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(Cont. from Page
861A).
861B.
2 Thessalonians 2:4 teaches
how followers of satan
belonging
to the "man of lawlessness"
gain access to the
temple of The God:
By the "operation of satan with every powerful
work and lying signs and portents".
(2:9). And 1 Corinthians 3:16,17 conveys who the temple of God is:
Faithful Spirit anointed sons of God that have His laws written in their hearts.
(Heb 10:16).
The Greek Interlinear Translation describes the location of the "man of lawlessness"
as the "Divine habitation of the God", which means they
have apostatized against the
sanctifying Holy Spirit of anointed sons of God.
The
apostle Paul was not referring to forms of false worship
being
practiced in his time, for although
"the
mystery of this lawlessness"
was "already at work", it was not due to be revealed in his time.
The important question to be
considered is the reason for this "powerful work" with
"lying signs
and portents".
The answer: So
that satan could "lift himself up over everyone called "god" or an object
of reverence… publicly showing himself to be a god." (2:4). By
fashioning himself as a god through the use of apostate
covenant leavers he
attempted to prove God a liar. But they will be brought to nothing by The
Christ. (2:8). To fulfil his ambition satan gave consideration to JW covenant-leavers and led them
into apostasy by means of smooth words.
(Dan 11:30 32). God let an operation of error to go to them for having
sinned against His
Holy Spirit. (2:11,12). As a
"son of destruction" satan is "set in opposition" to
holy ones of the heavenly "woman" of God and tries to dispirit and
destroy them.
(Rev 12:13,14
&
13:7). The following examples of
"opposition"
are from the sect falsely calling themselves Jehovah's Witnesses:
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The
apostate JW teaching that all anointed sealed ones of God were gathered by
1935CE.
This
attempt to change the "times
and
Law" of God was intended to deject the hearts of righteous anointed
ones gathered after that date with falsehood. (Dan 7:25.
Ezek 13:22. Hab 2:9,10. See Page
849 for evidence of the apostasy of JWs during the
2,300 evenings and mornings of
Daniel 8:13,14). |
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The
apostate JW teaching that the headdress of a woman's long hair is a headcovering
that gives women (man's glory) authority to teach men (God's glory).
Wearing a headcovering to teach is a "lying sign" of
authority and an attempt to change the "times and
Law" of God.
Wearing a headcovering is a countermeasure from God against women
teaching and/or exercising authority over men.
(1 Tim 2:12). |
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The
apostate JW interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's vision that "seven times"
mean
2,520 years of Gentile domination,
when in fact they are the seven years that Nebuchadnezzar was punished for
denying the majesty of the Most High.
(Dan 4:25 & 11:14). |
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The
apostate misuse of Ezra 3:8 to give license to the appointment of unsealed men
as
'elders'
in JW congregations to mislead congregation members to do obeisance to these
unsealed ones instead of to God. Changing the "times and
Law" of
God to facilitate the shifting of responsibilities from faithful anointed sons
of God to unsealed JW apostates.
(See Page 841). |
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The
apostate teaching that all baptized members of JW congregations are holy, so
that they may acquire a house of "intense lovers" for themselves
but progressively perish in the rebellious talk of Korah. (Num 16:1 3 & 16:32,33.
Jude V.4 &
11. Zech 13:4-6). |
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The
apostate JW teaching and "lying sign" that
'Gentile Times'
of
'trampling'
would end in
1914CE,
when in fact they "trampled"
upon
anointed members of the Holy City
of God for 42 months, a period which
ended January 19th
1979.
(See
Rev 11:1-3 and Page 849). |
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Apostate
covenant-leavers and unsealed
'elders'
performing worthless baptisms of JW members during the 2,300 evenings and
mornings after having removed the "constant feature" of Holy
Spirit by removing faithful anointed members of the "sanctuary"
class of God.
(Dan 8:11-14).
Those involved in their removal proved themselves lawless ones that could not be
subjected to God, and their baptisms were for the purpose of being dead ones. (1 Cor 15:28,29).
These lawless ones and their apostasy
"the Lord Jesus will do away with
by the Spirit of his mouth and bring to nothing by the manifestation of his
presence". (2:8). |
(Cont. on Page 861C).
15/7/79.
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