--Elijah here:
Let me tell you how I see the Word teaching it.
I will agree that 'some' have it fairly hard to follow Christ! Saul in Acts 9 perhaps?? Think of what all he had to give up to do as Christ COMMANDED of him in Acts 9:6? Think perhaps of his even having to leave a Mrs. Saul in the ex/virgin fold? because she would have nothing to do with his nonsense as she might have thought?? And the prestige forfeited! & the sufferings to follow, + he was told to go to this 'church' that he had been having some executed.. [and being told what he MUST to do]??? Sure, and some might loose their false church membership! or even their ministerial salary, + many other supplements or sustenance. And it might be like pulling teeth, huh? So what do most do??? See John 12:42-43
And these ones with their many posts against simple plain truths from the Word itself are 'led' of the Holy Ghost?? Rom. 8:14. Even [teaching] that Christ will be in the church's who have [OPEN SIN IN THEM!]
'And He came unto His OWN, and His own received Him NOT'! John 1:11
Matt. 27
[24] When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
[25] Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
(remember that theses are His Own! And Eccl. 3:15 finds these ones again in today's setting! Heb. 6:6 +!!!!)
[26] Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
[27] Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
[28] And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
[29] And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
[30] And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
[31] And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
And what did his own do? They cried out that 'we have NO King but Caesar.! (John 19:15) PARTAKERS FOR SURE!
John 10;
[16] And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
(OK: If Christ were in these Rev. 17:5 false abominable folds, why are they required to leave? And still yet! when Christ has been put out with these satanic false doctrines, who now takes His place? again Rev. 3:9)
Rev.17
[1] And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
[2] With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. (false satanic garbage doctrines!)
[3] So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (see Daniel 7:25)
[4] And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
(even inside of this mess there are ignorant ones who still will leave this trite, Not of only false doctrines taught for years, but also the daily documented open filth of the priests!)
[5] And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. (can this stuff be spotted by Christ very own??)
Rev.18
[1] And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
(this message is CLEAR for those who have their 'spiritual' eyes open! what Christian could miss seeing 'THE' ABOMINATION OF THE EARTH ONES???? And take note that the Holy Ghost has enlightened the SINCERE ONES! Acts 3:19... but most will not recognize the latter Rain anymore than did most the Early Rain of the Holy Spirit!)
[2] And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
[3] For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
[4] And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
[5] For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
[6] Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.