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Concerning the faith in the end times, Jesus Christ revealed two things: (1) That many people would abandon the church in the last days and (2) many false prophets would appear.
Here's what Christ said: "At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." (Matthew 24:10-11)
Christ clearly revealed that not only would many folks renounce Christianity in the last days, but that many would also leave the faith for an ecumenical counterfeit that would embrace all religions as valid paths to heaven.
It's obvious that many people are being led into a burgeoning end time ecumenical counterfeit by the very false prophets that Christ warned us to look out for. And by doing so, these folks are not only betraying their Lord Jesus Christ, but they're becoming spiteful of those who refuse to sell out Christ and join them in their ecumenical rebellion against God.
Who are some of these false prophets? They include such big names such as Luis Palau, Rick Warren, Rick Joyner, Jack Van Impe and even the legendary Billy Graham.
Palau is an evangelist who has traveled the globe for many years promoting the Christian gospel. On his website (palau.org) his statement of faith proclaims the Trinity as God and the Bible as God's inspired word.
And yet, here's what Palau said in the past concerning God: "The bottom line is you can be any religion you want to be, as long as what you believe about God corresponds to reality."
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/ecumenism.htm
You can't "be any religion you want to be" if you believe that Jesus Christ is God's only true path to eternal life. (John 14:6) Islam doesn't believe that, nor does any other non-Christian faith. Their beliefs concerning God certainly don't correspond to the Bible's revelation of who God is. And yet, Palau believes that you can find God in any religion.
Warren, the pastor of Saddleback, a megachurch located in Lake Forest, California, believes that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, even though the Bible identifies God as Triune (three persons: God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ and God the Holy Spirit) while the Koran claims Allah is only one person.
http://slaughteringthesheep.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/rick-warren-christians-and-muslims-serve-the-same-god/
The Rev. Graham, now in the winter of his life, has often praised the Roman Catholic Church and its commitment to the gospel even though the Catholic gospel is an unbiblical one based on works that can't save anyone.
In fact, Graham has been a close ally of the Vatican for over 50 years and has done more to legitimize Catholicism among Evangelicals and Protestants than anyone else outside of Rome.
And Graham also doesn't believe that a person needs to be born again in Christ in order to inherit eternal life. Here's what he said several years ago during an interview with Robert Schuller: "I believe that. I've met people in various parts of the world in tribal situations, that they have never seen a Bible or heard about a Bible, and never heard of Jesus, but they've believed in their hearts that there was a God, and they've tried to live a life that was quite apart from the surrounding community in which they lived."
http://apprising.org/2012/05/08/john-macarthur-on-roman-catholicism-billy-graham-and-evangelical-inclusivism/
Of course, when Palau, Warren, Graham and others are confronted with their heresies, they often claim that their comments were either taken out of context or they've been misquoted. But they haven't been misquoted. They've betrayed Christ.
And that's their prerogative if they choose to do so. But by doing that they're leading millions astray by promoting the ageless lie that all religions are valid and lead to God. They don't.
There's only one path to God and that's through Jesus Christ. Concerning that path, Christ said this: "I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Heavenly Father except through me." (John 14:6)
When he was nearing the end of his life, the apostle Paul said this: "I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock." (Acts 20:29)
And certainly, Paul's prophecy is being fulfilled in these very last days preceding Christ's return. The savage wolves are hard for many to spot because they're wearing sheep's clothing.
Palau is an evangelist who has traveled the globe for many years promoting the Christian gospel. On his website (palau.org) his statement of faith proclaims the Trinity as God and the Bible as God's inspired word.
And yet, here's what Palau said in the past concerning God: "The bottom line is you can be any religion you want to be, as long as what you believe about God corresponds to reality."
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/ecumenism.htm
You can't "be any religion you want to be" if you believe that Jesus Christ is God's only true path to eternal life. (John 14:6) Islam doesn't believe that, nor does any other non-Christian faith. Their beliefs concerning God certainly don't correspond to the Bible's revelation of who God is. And yet, Palau believes that you can find God in any religion.
Warren, the pastor of Saddleback, a megachurch located in Lake Forest, California, believes that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, even though the Bible identifies God as Triune (three persons: God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ and God the Holy Spirit) while the Koran claims Allah is only one person.
http://slaughteringthesheep.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/rick-warren-christians-and-muslims-serve-the-same-god/
The Rev. Graham, now in the winter of his life, has often praised the Roman Catholic Church and its commitment to the gospel even though the Catholic gospel is an unbiblical one based on works that can't save anyone.
In fact, Graham has been a close ally of the Vatican for over 50 years and has done more to legitimize Catholicism among Evangelicals and Protestants than anyone else outside of Rome.
And Graham also doesn't believe that a person needs to be born again in Christ in order to inherit eternal life. Here's what he said several years ago during an interview with Robert Schuller: "I believe that. I've met people in various parts of the world in tribal situations, that they have never seen a Bible or heard about a Bible, and never heard of Jesus, but they've believed in their hearts that there was a God, and they've tried to live a life that was quite apart from the surrounding community in which they lived."
http://apprising.org/2012/05/08/john-macarthur-on-roman-catholicism-billy-graham-and-evangelical-inclusivism/
Of course, when Palau, Warren, Graham and others are confronted with their heresies, they often claim that their comments were either taken out of context or they've been misquoted. But they haven't been misquoted. They've betrayed Christ.
And that's their prerogative if they choose to do so. But by doing that they're leading millions astray by promoting the ageless lie that all religions are valid and lead to God. They don't.
There's only one path to God and that's through Jesus Christ. Concerning that path, Christ said this: "I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Heavenly Father except through me." (John 14:6)
When he was nearing the end of his life, the apostle Paul said this: "I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock." (Acts 20:29)
And certainly, Paul's prophecy is being fulfilled in these very last days preceding Christ's return. The savage wolves are hard for many to spot because they're wearing sheep's clothing.
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