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Singapore Moses
► Survive the End Days by "Nathan Shephard" has too many errors based on Biblical doctrines
"Watch therfore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh" -Mathew 25:13
► This is the point illustrated by this story of an oriental wedding:
Jesus narrates, "You people on earth in the kingdom of heaven take a lesson from these virgins and be always watchful in view of My coming." The details must not be interpreted here any more than if they were used in an illustration outside the Bible. They were necessary in order to make the story to illustrate watchfulness, but to teach various doctrines from them is unscriptural. No less than a dozen false doctrines are based upon the details of this parable.
►Twelve False Doctrines:
1. Two kinds of Christians.
2. The oil is the Spirit baptism.
3. Wise are those with this baptism.
4. Foolish are those without it.
5. Born again people do not have the Holy Spirit.
6. Rapture will take place at midnight or middle of the tribulation.
7. One has to have the Spirit baptism to go in the rapture.
8. Only those baptized in the Spirit will be at the marriage of the Lamb.
9. Only those baptized in the Spirit will be in the bride of Christ.
10. One is not saved until he receives the Spirit baptism.
11. The door of mercy will be shut to the Gentiles after the rapture.
12. The bride is the church.
►The Truth Is:
1. There is only one kind of Christian, the born-again (Mt. 13:38-49; 18:3; Jn. 3:3-5 2Cor. 5:17-18 Rom. 6:7,18,22; 8:1-13 Gal. 5:19-24 Eph. 4:24; 1Jn. 2:29; 3:8-10; 5:1-4,18 Heb. 12:14).
2. The oil here is not the Holy Spirit (Mt. 25:8).
3. Born-again people do receive the Holy Spirit (Jn. 3:5; Rom. 8:9-16), but not always the Spirit baptism which is another experience (Lk. 11:13 Jn. 7:37-39; 14:16-17 Acts 1:4-8; 2:38-39; 5:32; 8:15-16; 19:1-6).
4. The rapture will not take place in the middle of the tribulation, but before it (Rapture is before Antichrist can be revealed).
5. The Spirit baptism is for the endowment of power from on high to do the works of Jesus (Lk. 24:49; Jn. 7:37-39; 14:12; Acts 1:4-8), not to save the soul or to qualify one for the rapture.
6. All Christians from Abel will be at the marriage supper of the Lamb, for all will go in the rapture.
7. All Christians will be in the bride of Christ, which is the New Jerusalem and not the church (Rev. 21:2,9-10).
8. Even Old Testament saints will be a part of the city (Heb. 11:10-16 cp. Heb. 13:14; Jn. 14:1-3).
9. The door of mercy will never be closed to Jews or Gentiles during the tribulation or any other time. 10. Multitudes will be saved during the tribulation (Acts 2:16-21 Rev. 7:1-17; 12:17; 15:2-4; 20:4-6).
vanessa pannuti
Hi Selva, I thank you again for answering my question about this video. I do not understand why you say that the bride is the church is a false doctrine.
Reading Ephesians 5:22-32, I understand that the bride IS indeed the church.
In Revelation 19:8 is clothed in fine linen, the righteous acts of the saints. I don't think a city can be clothed and I don't think that Christ died for a city.
There are however metaphors used in the bible depicting people as architectural parts of building:
Christ is the chief cornerstone Isaiah 28:16. Revelation 3:12 who overcome will be made a pillar this is referenced to the pillars built 1 Kings 7:21 and to the strength given to the prophet in Jeremiah 1:18
I understand that: with the bride/the body of Christ/the church God's strength and glory will be eternally, perfectly established like a strong fortified city. It's a mystery.
It is also interesting to note the precious stones worn on the priestly clothes and carried inside the square breast piece pouch in Exodus 28:15-30 and the description of the new Jerusalem Revelation 21:10-21.
I am also confused about your point 3. I do believe that to be born again you must receive the Holy Spirit and you receive Him in a Spirit baptism qualifying you for salvation and enabling you to obey the Lord doing His will. This gift is of God is of above. The water baptism alone may not be enough to qualify you for salvation unless it complements the other.
Singapore Moses
@Vanessa,
Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (Rev. 19:9). Many use this to teach that there are various classes of the redeemed: some being the bride part of the redeemed, some the guests, and some the servants; but this is a simple statement showing that all the redeemed are called to the marriage feast of the Lamb. All are inhabitants of the New Jerusalem and not just some of them. Therefore, all are a part of the bride, the Lamb's wife (Rev. 21:2,9-10).
➤ What Bride of Christ Is NOT ONLY:
1. Israel of O.T. times.
2. part of the N.T. church.
3. The whole N.T. church.
4. The 144,000 Jews.
5. The tribulation saints...
But all the above
➤ What the Bride of Christ Is:
It is "that great city, the holy Jerusalem" (Rev. 21:2,9-10). This is what the angel pointed out to John when he promised to show him the bride, the Lamb's wife--the Holy City, the heavenly Jerusalem.
What a simple revelation!
All redeemed will live in the city:
1. The O.T saints were promised the New Jerusalem (Heb. 11:10-16).
2. The early church was promised the city (Jn. 14:1-3 Heb. 13:14).
3. Every N.T Christian is promised the city (Rev. 3:12; Jn. 14:1-3 Heb. 12:23).
4. The 144,000 Jews (Rev. 7:1-8; 12:5; 14:1-5).
5. The tribulation saints (Rev. 6:9-11; 7:9-17; 15:2-4; 20:4-6).
Therefore, we conclude that since all saints in the first resurrection (from Abel to the last one saved in the future tribulation) will go to live in the New Jerusalem will be called his Bride
vanessa pannuti
Thank you you very much for this and other answers. Yes I heard these teachings as well on TBN television programme, there are a lot of teachings about different degrees of redemption and different degrees of punishment based on being rewarded according to personal deeds.