Prov 8
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own
soul: all they that hate me love death.
There are many in these last days that love and court death. These people may or may not be religious. They all have the same thing in common. The trend to darkness and the occult is a very acceptable and enjoyable practice!
Let me speak briefly about the Harry Potter movement. This occultic wizard is a "nice guy" who uses the Satanic occultic arts in his many adventures. The books and movies show lots of spells and wizardry. Audiences flock to the movies and the books are sell-outs. Many schools (that reject the Bible) have Potter as required reading for the children.
It is interesting to note that the Bible is forbidden in school but witchcraft, spells, wizardry, and other forms of the occult are acceptable and encouraged.
However, God's attitude toward the occult has never changed. All forms of the occult are a great sin before the Lord. He refers to such a great sin as an abomination. Read the following from the Word of God:
Deut 18
10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh
his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that
useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter,
or a witch,
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a
wizard, or a necromancer.
12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the
LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God
doth drive them out from before thee.
As you can see there is no room for debate. The occult with its spellcasting, witchcraft, divination etc is all an abomination to God. This Satanic and occultic garbage is not harmless fun. It is deadly dangerous and will be avoided and rejected by all those who belong to and love the Lord Jesus.
Sadly, many do not love the Lord in these last days before the return of the Lord Jesus! Instead they hate the Lord and their rebellion and love of evil is manifested in their acceptance of Satan's occultism.
Therefore we have the main verse of this article:
Prov 8
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own
soul: all they that hate me love death.
People who love the occult and gladly partake of it are sinning against God AND they are sinning against their own soul. Also, to love the occult is to hate God and to love death. Those are very serious charges God makes to all who enjoy Harry Potter and other forms of occultism!
There are many false Christian tares in the Churches in these last days. Twenty years ago they were very hard to spot as the wheat and the tares blended together closely.
However, today we are in the midst of the great falling away mentioned in Scriptures. This will happen prior to the rapture and rise of the antichrist. The tares have become very easy to spot in these last days.
The false Christian tares are not only limited to church-goers but also to some pastors! Believe it or not but there are many pastors who reject the Word of God and who do not love God! They are in the ministry for other personal gain type of reasons than obedience and love for the Lord. Such pastors will be severly judged by the Lord!
Here are some things to look for in a tare:
- They love the occult! They love reading Harry Potter books and seeing the Potter movies. They love other forms of the occult as well. These tares speak highly of the Lord of the Rings. They play occult games that are filled with witchcraft and spellcasting. Of course if anyone warns them they react in anger. They scream out: Pharisee, legalistic, unloving and other insults as they justify their rebellion and hatred of God. To the false Christian tare the occult is harmless fun to be enjoyed! To God the occult is a great sin and an abomination.
- Rock music. This has been a problem in churches since the late 1970's. However, today the tares have transformed many once-solid churches into liberal doctrine rejecting church assemblies where rebellion and disobedience is the norm. Today rebellious and religious young tares are addicted to the latest secular rock and roll groups. They too (like the occult lovers) insult anyone who speaks against their rebellion and hatred of God.
But hell is coming for these tares within the church and all lost people who have rejected and hated the Lord.
Prov 14
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but
the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
The end of the occult and rock and roll pathway is an eternity separated from God. Burning in the lake of fire is where all the tares and other lost people will be spending their eternity! In fact, it is where they belong since they hate and have rejected the Lord! Here are some verses describing their eternal fate:
Matt 13
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall
be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Rev 14
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever
and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship
the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the
mark of his name.
Rev 21
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters,
and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which
burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
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