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Meditation’s Role—continued from previous page
deceive you. For many shall come
in my name, saying, I am Christ;
and shall deceive many. . . .
In light of the many who will be coming
in Christ’s name, I also believe the occultist
Alice Bailey prophecies can provide further
insight into what the apostle Paul called in
2 Thessalonians the falling away. Bailey
eagerly foretold of what she termed “the
regeneration of the churches.” Her rationale
for this was obvious:
The Christian church in its many
branches can serve as a St. John
the Baptist, as a voice crying in the
wilderness, and as a nucleus through
which world illumination may be
accomplished. 2
Las Vegas Shooting—continued from page 1
Many in the media and various sectors
of leadership around the world will specu-
late as to why this and other shootings are
happening and will offer their solutions
of gun control, unity, and oneness. But
as born-again, Bible-believing Christians
who have been utterly concerned about
the state of the church for many years, we
are reminded today about Scriptures that
instruct the church to be “the salt of the
earth” and “the light [small l] of the world.”
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the
salt have lost his savour, wherewith
shall it be salted? it is thenceforth
good for nothing, but to be cast
out, and to be trodden under foot
of men. Ye are the light of the world.
A city that is set on an hill cannot
be hid. Neither do men light a
candle, and put it under a bushel,
but on a candlestick; and it giveth
light unto all that are in the house.
Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in
heaven. (Matthew 5:13-16)
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In other words, instead of opposing
Christianity, the occult would capture
and blend itself with Christianity and
then use it as its primary vehicle for
spreading and instilling New Age con-
sciousness! The various churches would
still have their outer trappings of Chris-
tianity and still use much of the same
lingo. If asked certain questions about
traditional Christian doctrine, the same
answers would be given. But it would all
be on the outside; on the inside a con-
templative spirituality would be drawing
in those open to it.
The world is opening its arms to wholly
embrace a spirituality that will exist under
the umbrella of mysticism. The correlating
theme will be—we are all One. When the
man of lawlessness does rise to power with
a one-world economy and political base, he will seduce many into searching for their
own Christ consciousness rather than the
Messiah, Jesus Christ.
We mourn for the present condition
of the Christian church because as a
whole, the majority of the proclaiming
church in the Western world has suc-
cumbed to leaders, educational systems,
organizations, and mega pastors who
are leading the flock away from being
the salt of the earth and the light of
the world (i.e., from bringing the good
news of the preaching of the Cross) and
rather toward being “culturally relevant,”
emerging, mystical, seeker-friendly, and
biblically illiterate and heading toward a
false apostate world religion. We mourn
this loss of biblical integrity in the church
because the world (those who have not
come to Christ) is in desperate need of a
church that can lead those seeking truth
to the Truth and the Light of the World.
Jesus said: (not to mention many of their own agendas
to be financially successful), have ignored
the Bible’s warnings of spiritual deception
that will deceive many. They have turned
a blind eye to occultic, mystical practices
that have entered the church via Spiritual
Formation, contemplative prayer, and even
Yoga; and they have replaced The Gospel
with a flimsy social-justice gospel that does
not offend anyone (nor does it save anyone).
During this time as we all reflect and are
so saddened by this latest shooting and all
that it implies, wouldn’t it be a great time
for Christian leaders to stop trying to be
LIKE the world and begin becoming like
salt that has flavor so that the world will be
pointed to t