Thessalonians part 61

The LORD had other plans for Israel is clear. But how do we know the Truth? And what is the difference between a false and the true prophets? With all that has taken place over the past 1986 years since Peter and Paul's death and the corruption of the Church that they knew, how do we as individuals learn and know what is True? By the exposing of them, this can be seen in the following passages, true Prophets in Jeremiah 28:1-17, Christ Himself in John 13:21-38, and the Apostles in Acts 5:1-11, 12-16. As spoken of above.

The next has to do with false witnesses which are defind as: deceptive in Proverbs 12, cruel in Proverbs 25, they carry the sin of in, the corrupt heart in Matthew 15, hated by God in Proverbs 6, forbidden false witness in Exodus 20, cause suffering in Psalm 27, merit punishment in Proverbs 19. Their punishment is seen in; specified in Leviticus 6, described in Deuteronomy 19, is visualized in Zachariah 5. There are many examples of such as; Abimelach in 1Samuel 22, Naboth in 1Kings 21, Jeremiah in Jeremiah 37, Jesus in Matthew 26, Stephen in Acts 6, Paul in Acts 16. With each group and passage listed there are more then I have selected as examples as with all of those already looked at. I'll allow each of you to do the reseach on your own to gain more understanding and eating of the hidden manna or bread of life, that brings newness of life, to each one of us, as we eat and drink in of the water and meat of the word.

 

Deception in Proverbs 12:17 states this: “He that speaks truth shows forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.”

 

Cruelity in Proverbs 25:18 states this: “A man that bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.”

 

A corrupt heart in Matthew 15:19, beginnings at verse 15 through the end of 20 states this: “Peter said to Him, Declare to us this parable. And Jesus said, Are you also yet without understanding? Do you not yet understand, that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defiles not a man.”

 

Hated by God is our next one and it is found in Proverbs 6:16-19 where we find this statement: “These six things does the LORD hate: yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.”

 

The false witness is forebidden in Exodus 20:16 which states this: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

 

Causing suffering in Psalm 27:12, I'll pick this up at verse 11 through 14 where we have this: “Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of my enemies. Deliver me not over to the will of my enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”


The above actions all merit punishment.