Jeremiah 23:9-32Revised Standard Version (RSV)
False Prophets of Hope Denounced
9 Concerning the prophets:
My heart is broken within me,
all my bones shake;
I am like a drunken man,
like a man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord
and because of his holy words.
10 For the land is full of adulterers;
because of the curse the land mourns,
and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up.
Their course is evil,
and their might is not right.
11 “Both prophet and priest are ungodly;
even in my house I have found their wickedness,
says the Lord.
12 Therefore their way shall be to them
like slippery paths in the darkness,
into which they shall be driven and fall;
for I will bring evil upon them
in the year of their punishment,
says the Lord.
13 In the prophets of Samar′ia
I saw an unsavory thing:
all my bones shake;
I am like a drunken man,
like a man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord
and because of his holy words.
10 For the land is full of adulterers;
because of the curse the land mourns,
and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up.
Their course is evil,
and their might is not right.
11 “Both prophet and priest are ungodly;
even in my house I have found their wickedness,
says the Lord.
12 Therefore their way shall be to them
like slippery paths in the darkness,
into which they shall be driven and fall;
for I will bring evil upon them
in the year of their punishment,
says the Lord.
13 In the prophets of Samar′ia
I saw an unsavory thing:
they prophesied by Ba′al
and led my people Israel astray.
14 But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing:
they commit adultery and walk in lies;
they strengthen the hands of evildoers,
so that no one turns from his wickedness;
all of them have become like Sodom to me,
and its inhabitants like Gomor′rah.”
and led my people Israel astray.
14 But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing:
they commit adultery and walk in lies;
they strengthen the hands of evildoers,
so that no one turns from his wickedness;
all of them have become like Sodom to me,
and its inhabitants like Gomor′rah.”
15 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
“Behold, I will feed them with wormwood,
and give them poisoned water to drink;
for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has gone forth into all the land.”
and give them poisoned water to drink;
for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has gone forth into all the land.”
16 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes; they speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. 17 They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, ‘It shall be well with you’; and to every one who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, ‘No evil shall come upon you.’”
18 For who among them has stood in the council of the Lord
to perceive and to hear his word,
or who has given heed to his word and listened?
19 Behold, the storm of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
20 The anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he has executed and accomplished
the intents of his mind.In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
to perceive and to hear his word,
or who has given heed to his word and listened?
19 Behold, the storm of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
20 The anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he has executed and accomplished
the intents of his mind.In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
21 “I did not send the prophets,
yet they ran;
I did not speak to them,
yet they prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in my council,
then they would have proclaimed my words to my people,
and they would have turned them from their evil way,
and from the evil of their doings.
yet they ran;
I did not speak to them,
yet they prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in my council,
then they would have proclaimed my words to my people,
and they would have turned them from their evil way,
and from the evil of their doings.
23 “Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off? 24 Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord. 25 I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ 26 How long shall there be lies[a] in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart, 27 who think to make my people forget my name by their dreams which they tell one another, even as their fathers forgot my name for Ba′al? 28 Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? says the Lord. 29 Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer which breaks the rock in pieces? 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who steal my words from one another. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who use their tongues and say, ‘Says the Lord.’32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, says the Lord, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them; so they do not profit this people at all, says the Lord.'
There are now many poeple say 'the Lord says this...and this includes people for their own glorification. In the ancient times, all the Prophets who have been called are for one purpose and especially so in these precarous times, This is to return people to the right way and focus on the Lord. Non of the Prophets sought fame ...They were put in a position for correction and repentance to prevent the destruction taking place.
If the Lord tells me 'Write to me - He might be saying to someone else, speak for me, and to someone else, paint for me and to someone else Heal for me..these are examples with one common ground that we all share. We are all part of a symphony that is orchestrated by the Lord...We are not different or more superior on our calling, however lowly our life circumstances are....
There are poeple who have been holding positons and wealth, while there are poeple impoverished...did they decide to help the pepole or did they make their life more difficult? Did they choose to waste your taxes to fund non urgent ideas and even their own self serving agenda, or did they work actively to fulfill a strategy that allows people to be nourished and to flourish..There are many people at the lowest point of their lfie and in weakness and illness, it is a struggle to get by. God can see all those who are laughing and mocking the suffering..Then one day Karma can come and it will happen when least expected that those who caused the suffering will suffer.
There is no excuse to turn anyone away, or exclude people from prayers who ask for this but the greatest prayer is said with sincere heart by the individual.
It is all too easy for someone to make a prayer and even tell pedophiles that they are forgiven and anyone who causes the children or the anointed ones to suffer, even stave and to cause physical injury. In the same way when people are being asked to pray tokeep the Queen, her heirs and successors in health and wealth = with a long life while people are being impoverished and made ill by the system they serve.
There is NO JUDGE who can stand and face God Almighty and say HE IS WRONG because they invite Judgement a to why they refuse to serve Justice.
The establishment of the court of Justice and the good shephards do not lead the people like innocent lambs to the slaughter. Christ overturned the tables of the money changersin the ancient times, what busines dealings is taknng place today using the church as front...the door closed to the people who need this house of shelter. Who seek out a man of the cloth who claim to serve God = what if he does not>
So this is why we return to the understanding of the Body being a Temple that houses our soul and that anywhere day or night can people pray.
We wait ever so patiently for Christ to set up the New Law that protects the people from ever being abused, or violated or made destitude by blatant God Mockers....while we know if we are put in this position, we ar enot perfect but we are INSTRUMENTS being used while those oathtakers who have abused the name and title of the Lord also have to be tested...and the way that people are tested is how we are least expecting it.
The people who are armed with the knowlege of demon spirits and evil forces, the people who know the danger of demonic posseion and the antichrist - they have stayed quiet about it. Instead of protecting people they kept them in darkness. They must ask themselves who do they really serve in truth. Are they saving souls of the people?
We read about what defines a false prophet but what about an evil Priest. There are the most terrible abominations taken place and being hidden...There are people involved in unholy rituals - human sacrifice is happening, rape is happening, child abuse is happening, calling upon other so called gods and spiritis is happening...
There are people who actually beleive they are untouchable and can get away with their crimes against humanity....no one gets away with anything,
Peace be with you
Pauline Maria
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