WHY WE NEED TO HEED GOD'S WARNINGS IN THE

SCRIPTURES AND BUILD OUR HOUSE ON THE ROCK (Matthew 7:24-25)

John 14:26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

The same old pre-Tribulation versus other interpretations rocked the boat again rather severely this time because it was a double dose. It is not the pre-Tribulation believers who cause division, but those who believe otherwise. For some reason they can't tolerate the truth and wish to leave. .
The Book of Daniel was sealed until the latter days, it would have been impossible to understand. Because of industrial progress today the Book of Daniel is open to us and spells out what is to come. I study the AMG Key Study Bible and so does Nicholas.

Spiros Zodhiates, Th.D., the editor of notes, is a Greek, who chose Greek language as his major in college. He added a Greek and Hebrew Lexical Aids, as well as Strong's Dictionaries and Concordance to his study Bibles which are extremely useful. I'm not going to go into details here why the pre tribulation resurrection / rapture (snatching up) applies to 1 Thessalonians 5:2 . We have over 40 studies collected in the Bible studies. http://bible-studies.cephasministry.com

The Gospel calls for it but the rest of them who are believers Post Tribulation, Pre-Wrath etc. for some reason can't tolerate the Rapture.

Nicholas was witnessed to by an Israeli who was a believer and believed that the Rapture as we know it, does not exist, that it is dividing Christians from Jews and that there is a second coming of Jesus Christ at Armageddon at which point Jesus will begin to reign the world. Nicholas became convicted and roughed in a Scroll that addressed the issue that Cephas Ministry teaches: "the Pre-Tribulation Rapture." that doesn't exist according to the spirit in him.

I had received an audio tape from Texe Marrs named "Exploding the Israel Deception." I was shocked because this audio revealed a 180 degree turn about from Texe's personal letter to me in February of 2005 praising the great "Great Cephas Newsletter" (his words) about his belief. I had warned him about his anti Semitism he was teaching because people had complained to me that I should remove Texe's material from our library.

In his words here are excerpts of what he wrote: "Now, because I expose Jewish hatred of Christianity, Jewish greed, Jewish conspiracy, the denizens of hell are angry… The devil is making great headway today by deceiving the masses, if it were possible the very, by mixing Christianity with the same false religion that Jesus said is from hell - Judaism. And the devil is conquering the multitudes, even causing many "Christians" to fall away (2 Thessalonians 2) by presenting the system and city God warns is "Sodom and Egypt" spiritually - Jerusalem, in Revelation, as something holy and desirable. … What the devil hates most is a man's exposing of the Judaisers, the Jewish vices, and earthy Jerusalem (Sodom & Egypt)". "It is impossible for me to "condemn all Jews to hell without exception." Indeed this would be a grievous sin and a devilish act. It is exactly the opposite of what I truly teach. "

"Whatseover believeth in Him shall be saved. This is the New Covenant, and it is for Jews and Gentiles and I love them all and want to see all Jews and Gentiles in heaven with me forever!"
"Finally, though the subject pales in comparison with the truth and doctrine of salvation by faith in Jesus, there is the rapture. The Scriptures tell us of the "catching up" of the saints, that the dead in our Lord shall rise first and we who remain will meet them in the air at the last Trump. Isiah 26-27 tell us this will occur before God's great wrath punishes the inhabitants of Earth who rejected Christ Jesus. This, then, is rapture before the Great Tribulation. This is what I teach. "

"And so all Israel shall be saved," Paul testified. Yes, all Israel - the Israel of God. "In Isaac is thy name called," Paid of believers in Jesus, "Abraham's seed," "heirs according to the promise." For salavation and citizenship in Zion, in Heavenly Jerusalem, in Israel My Glory, is not a matter of race, but of a changed, purified heart through faith in Jesus. And that alone."

"This is my heart. I pray for you, for Nicholas, and for Cephas. We shall see each other by and by, of that I am sure. All God's Love, Texe - Daniel 12:10
Daniel 12:10 " Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand."

Daniel 12:2 addresses the second Resurrection at the end of the Millennium and here is why. Both believers and the wicked will awake to the final White Throne Judgment. Daniel 12:2 "And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt."
In Daniel 12:7 "And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

Daniel 12:11 "And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days."
What Daniel is being told here going backwards from Daniel 7 through 11, the period from the end of the tribulation is a time, times and an half, 3.5 years. The daily sacrifice in the rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem is stopped when the Antichrist ascends and impersonates our Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Jesus Christ and begins his reign. He declares himself God People world wide are asked to take the mark or die. The Scripture Texe quotes at the end refers to the Tribulation Saints not to the Body of Christ what has been removed from earth prior to this event.

Texe adopted a position that is 180 degrees from what I just related from his letter. In researching the book "Exploding the Israel Deception," that will be addressed in the Cephas Newsletter in November 2006, I found it was published in 1996 and the interview for all I know maybe an old interview which is neither here nor there. The issue stands as is. What is being addressed in the interview is the issue and being taught today on the "Power of Prophecy" radio show.

Excerpts from his tape side 2 from Texe Marrs' lips: "We have ordered a sufficient quantity of the this book "Exploding the Israel Deception" because we want you to know the truth. Talking with Steve Wohlberg, I realize what heart he has for God's Word and how he loves the Jewish people and Israel. He himself comes from a Jewish heritage and maybe that's why God has put it in his heart to bring this message of hope. It is a message of hope. And friends listen there is an antichrist force out there that doesn't want the world to know about it and they will call you every name in the book. They call me Anti Semite, bigot, hater, narrow minded.. oh my goodness, I can't even tell you. I have spoken out against Islam, I did a whole program on the lies of Islam.

I actually had a study of the Koran and showed where this is not of God. And you know what? And I think from all the mail I got from Muslims, I only got three letters, but the very first program I had talking about Israel and God's truth and the same things that brother Steve is talking about today, I got so many Christian dispensationalist kind of people and Jews threatening me, saying the most horrible things and one Jewish man wrote and said that we are going to make your life a living hell. We Jews will destroy you. I didn't get that from Muslims and Arabs. Isn't that an amazing thing. Now I'm not trying to say one thing is better than another.

God forbid, I'm simply saying that as much as Satan has a grip on Islam and he does, isn't it true, that Satan also has a grip on these Pharisees and these apostates and the Christians? I'm telling yo they are just deceived. They are good people, sincere people and I feel so bad when they say to take me off your mailing list. I don't want to take them off my mailing list. I want to keep them on the list because I want them to know the truth. And sometimes I'll send them a free book or a free video just because I want to give'm the truth. And I want you to know the truth.

I know you are going to be blessed by this book… advertising of the book ....
Lets forget about what Steve and Texe says lets see what Steve says the Bible says today and then you will be greatly impressed because God's Word will just blow you over… advertising..
Next Texe states: "Steve, welcome back to our program. You know one of the things you were talking about was this partition, this wall between Jews and Gentiles. But you say that wall doesn't exist anymore.
Steve on the phone: "That's right. When you read Ephesians chapter 2 and this has been one of the cornerstones that I have put into "Exploding the Israel Deception" Paul is very very clear. Let me just take a look at this. People have their Bibles at Ephesians 2:11-16

Paul wrote Ephesians 2:11-16
"Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:"

Steve: "Here Paul is writing specifically to the Gentiles. He said, they were Gentiles. They were called Uncircumcision by that which is Circumcision of the Jew;"
Texe: "In times past they were."
Steve: "In times past."
Texe: "ahh!"
Steve: "At that time in the past you were without Christ, you were an aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, you were strangers from the covenants of promise, and without God in the world. And then he says that now in Christ Jesus, ye who sometimes were far off you are made near by the blood of Christ. Fpr he is our peace, who hath made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us. He abolished in his flesh the enmity. And then he says, to make in himself of two one new man, so making peace that he might reconcile both to God by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.
So when you really study this chapter carefully, it is very clear Paul is saying that Gentiles used to be separate from the commonwealth of Israel. Now through Christ, through the cross, his shed blood, Jesus broke down that middle wall between Jews and Gentiles. He makes both of them one in Christ. That is the blessing of Ephesians 2.
It is also in 3:4 Ephesians 3:4 "Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ." Paul calls this the mystery of Christ. And then verse 6 he says: "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:".
So if you are a Gentile out there and if you believe in Jesus, or if you are a Jew out there and you believe in Jesus, like me, Paul says: that we both are now combined and we are in the same body, the spiritual body of Christ which Paul also calls the commonwealth of Israel.

In Galatians 3:29 he called it the seed of Abraham.
["And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."]
In Galatians 6:16 he calls it the Israel of God..
["And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God."] and we can all be part of Israel.

Texe: Now, I'm a little confused here. Excuse me I'm sort tongue in cheek here, but think of this, there are millions of Christians, sincere Christians, Southern Baptists, Pentecostals and others who say now wait Steve Wohlberg, you must be mistaken, because you are talking about God's chosen people. The commonwealth of Israel, citizens of the Commonwealth of Israel, Israelites of today and you are saying that God's chosen people can be Gentile or Jews. In fact you are saying that there are not Gentiles or Jews any longer. Once they come to know Jesus, they are just Jesus people. They are part of the family of God. The have been joined together as one. And you actually read Scripture to prove that. Now this is revolutionary because we have been told and I'm speaking for these millions of Christians, sincere, wonderful people who say Steve we have been told that only the Jewish bloodline and DNA are God's chosen, we are the church but we are not God's chosen if we are Gentiles. Where did you come up with those Bible verses? We have never heard of those.

Steve: "I found them right in Ephesians 2 and Galtians 3, Galatians 16, in 1 Peter 1, there are so many passages in the New Testament and it is so amazing to me that were the truth is so clear, that there could be so much deception and delusion, that has just overtaken the Christian world. That is why I wrote "Exploding the Israel Deception."

Basically what is happening here in Ephesians 2, that all that all the saints that Jesus Christ broke down the wall between the Jews and the Gentiles. Both are together part of the same body. They are now one in Christ. And what I have learned from all of my research and study about prophecy that dispensationalism, what it is basically doing Texe is rebuilding the wall that Jesus Christ broke down and it has created an entire scenario of end time events that we are now supposedly in the church age until the Rapture. And then the church is removed and then the church goes to heaven in the Rapture and then there is seven years of tribulation based on their interpretation of Daniel 9:27 which is a whole other subject and then God will refocus his attention upon the Jews. And Israel in the Middle East will be the center, the temple will be rebuilt, the Antichrist will go inside this rebuilt temple claiming he is God and the whole world all the nations will be gathered by the Antichrist to fight against the Jews and God will deliver the Jews at Armageddon.

That is the basic dispensational scenario. And so what they are doing. They are rebuilding the wall. They are separating the church on the one side and Israel on the other side and that is exactly what Paul said in Ephesians that Jesus broke down that wall. He makes both groups into one and I really believe strongly, I know this is going to be a radical statement I'm about to make you know think it through. When Ephesians 2 says that through the cross, Christ broke down the wall that's what Jesus did. When dispensationalism rebuilt that wall and creates a whole end time scenario separating the church and Israel to me what could be more ANTICHRIST or anti cross. Jesus broke down the wall. We rebuilt the wall. What is that but ANTICHRIST anti cross.

Texe: "It's in a spiritual sense it is worse than the Berlin Wall. That separated the people of Germany from freedom from liberty. You know Steve, in Christ Jesus there is liberty. It seems that we are separating people from the liberty that is in Jesus and I you know in the wedding ceremonies what God has joined together let no man as under. So you have given us the Biblical understanding here. God's Word, God joined all His people together. You know he even prayed that they be one.
Steve: "That's right."

Texe: "These dispensationalists so called Christians, bless their hearts, they have come up and let us divide Christians or let us divide peoples. We should put on in this category, and we'll build up a wall and put the other on the other side never the twain shall meet. But God said but pardons to Roger Kipling that east is east and west is west, never the twsin shall meet well that's worldy talk because God said they will meet. And they will be one under me. And I just think that is so powerful. Another big phony question for you. I love putting Steve Wohlberg on the griddle here. He is pretty good at..

Steve: "Hey Texe before you go to that question, let me just share one more insight here in Ephesians 3:4 Paul calls this the mystery of Christ.

Texe: "The mystery of Christ."

Steve: "Right and then verse 6 he tells us what that mystery is. It says that the mystery is that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body and partake of the promise in Christ by the Gospel. So the mystery of Christ is in bringing Jews who believe in Jesus and Gentiles who believe in Jesus, bringing them together as one people. That's the mystery of Christ. Now, in Revelation chapter 17 you are familiar with Babylon which represents confusion and religious deception and a conglomeration of delusion. Babylon verse 5 in Revelation 17 is called mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots. So we have two mysteries. In Ephesians 3 the mystery of Christ brings Jews and Gentiles who are believers into one body. And in Revelation 17 you have another mystery that of mystery Babylon and I believe that part of mystery Babylon is the rebuilding of that wall and going against the mystery of Christ."
Texe: "I believe that too. 'Cause we are real King James believers, we are also about the mystery of godliness versus the mystery of iniquity."

Steve: "That's exactly right."

Texe: "And it is sad that many Christians have bought into maybe unwittingly even, the mystery of iniquity.

Steve: "Right."

Texe: "Okay, I have another question for you. .. I have a gentleman who wrote to me, dear Texe, I don't understand the Bible. I read in the Old Testament that Israel, the people of Israel, God's people were a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation of peculiar people. And then I got to 1 Peter 2: 9,10 Peter was talking to Christians and he said but ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation who killed your people, the people of God?"
1 Peter 2:2 "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby" 1 Peter 2:9-10 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy." …

Texe: "It looks like Peter took this out of the Old Testament but Peter is referring to Christians. There seems to be contradiction here. Do you have an answer?"

Steve: "Yes, there is no contradiction. What Peter is doing in quoting the Old Testament, he is applying it to believers in Christ. He is simply showing the continuity from the Old to the New, the continuity of one true people of God. The way I understand it.. "
Texe: "The faith line you called it…. "

There is more but I don't think it would help matters to go into more detail. We have enough written to show what is going on in this conversation and with these teachers. It about obviously about selling their books and tapes. They will say whatever they have to to be sensational to get their books sold. One can't simply just take a few verses out of the Bible and build a whole new concept on it.

John the Baptist warned us in Matthew 3:11-12 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

Heed Ephesians chapter 4 and especially Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;. Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

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