Roman Catholicism, Medjugorje, Ecumenism, Mary As Co-Redemptress/Co-Mediatrix and more

Excerpts From LYING WONDERS OF THE ENDTIME! : PART 1

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Last Updated : July 23, 2006

Medjugorje Apparitions, My Feelings Towards Roman Catholics,
Doctrinal Purity And Ecumenism, Sincerity A Poor Criterion,
Test The Spirits

In my controversial article, 'Mary Worship, Christianity And
Catholicism', I express some serious reservations regarding
the practice of praying to Mary, as well as to other Roman
Catholic saints and icons. In addition, I offer my thoughts
regarding the so-called Marian 'apparitions' in Medjugorje,
Bosnia Herzegovina, and then leave it up to the reader to
draw their own conclusions. If you have already read that
article, then you may recall that I stop short of totally
condemning the Medjugorje 'apparitions', or referring to
them as a demonic manifestation. As I clarify there, the
reason for this hesitancy on my part, is that, at the time
I wrote that article, I was not absolutely certain of the
true nature of the Medjugorje 'apparitions'.

Technically-speaking, perhaps 'apparition' is not the best
word to use to describe these events. Most people think of
ghosts when they hear the word 'apparition'. According to my
understanding, outside of the so-called 'visionaries', very
few people have actually seen the Marian appearances. The
only real 'evidence' that we possess, for lack of a better
word, is what the 'visionaries' tell us they see and hear.
From the standpoint of an observer, these 'visionaries'
appear to enter a trance-like state when 'Mary' appears to
them. Their lips are also seen to move while they converse
with this 'apparition'. Assuming then that they really are
seeing and hearing something, the question is: What is its
true source and nature? Is it of Divine Origin, or is it the
deceptive work of Satan? Answering this question, as well as
addressing other important issues which are directly related
to Endtime deception will be the focus of this in-depth
series.

Before continuing, I think it is important to mention here
that, contrary to some of the false accusations which have
been levelled against me by staunch Roman Catholics, I do
not have a personal vendetta, or 'an axe to grind' against
Catholic people as a whole. In fact, in my lifetime, I have
met many sweet, humble people who are Roman Catholics; and
that includes my now-deceased grandmother. These people do
believe in God, and acknowledge Jesus Christ as the Son of
God. Thus, my basic attitude towards Roman Catholics, is the
same as it towards any other church or organization which
claims to be a part of modern Christianity. I have no doubt
that there are many sincere, God-fearing, Christ-believing
people scattered throughout the various branches of our
faith; however, it is when we begin to examine more deeply
some of the doctrines which are held by some of these
branches, that we encounter problems and strong deception.

As I point out in the aforementioned article, as well as in
other articles, such as 'To Pray Or Not To Pray?', and 'Have
You Read The New Scriptures Yet?', my primary objection with
Roman Catholicism, is with the various false doctrines and
traditions which are being taught and practiced by the Roman
Catholic spiritual hierarchy; whether they be Sunday school
teachers, priests, bishops, archbishops, cardinals, or the
Pope himself. Lest you erroneously think that I have singled
out the Roman Catholics, may I suggest that you also read my
two-part article entitled 'Modern False Prophets And Worldly
Ecumenism'. As will become clear to you, I am diametrically
opposed to the modern false spirit of ecumenism, which seeks
to unite Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Baptists, Protestants,
Eastern Orthodox Christians, and even Buddhists, into some
kind of a One World Religion, through compromising our
Christian heritage, as it was passed down to us by Christ
and His followers. So again, it is the false doctrines and
practices, which are rampant amongst some of these faiths,
which is of utmost concern to me; as it should be to all
Christians everywhere. In short, worldwide spiritual unity
is being sought for at the price of sacrificing doctrinal
purity; and thus, the Church has compromised herself.

Returning to the 'visionaries' of Medjugorje, I do not doubt
the sincerity of those children who have in the past, or who
now, as adults, are still receiving 'visions' and messages,
any more than I can doubt the sincerity of the children of
Fatima, Portugal, who are said to have also received similar
messages decades ago. If we consider how long these events
have been occurring, it becomes apparent that these people
have experienced something which others have not; either
that, or they are being manipulated by someone or something
beyond their comprehension; or else they are under some very
strong delusion due to some personal sin in their lives.

Considering that all of these 'visionaries' had their first
experiences as young children, makes it even more difficult
for some people to accept this negative scenario; but we
should not dismiss this possibility altogether. As mature
Christians, we must be concerned with, and question, the
true source, and content, of these messages and 'visions'.
Furthermore, we must realize that sincerity simply is not a
very valid, or even a very safe, criterion for determining
the true nature of such occurrences. As will become clear by
the time you have finished reading this series, there are
many people in the world today who are very sincere about
their beliefs, but they are also sincerely deceived.

Having said the above, anyone who just blindly accepts these
things as coming from the Hand of God, without question, is
doing so in direct contradiction to the Scriptures; and may
even be setting themselves up for similar delusion in their
own lives. In his Epistles, the Apostle John warns us to
'try', or to test, the spirits, to see whether or not they
are truly of God. He also warns us to not have anything to
do with those people who are yielded to a spirit which
teaches something other than the sound Gospel of Jesus
Christ:

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits
whether they are of God: because many false prophets are
gone out into the world." (1 John 4:1)

"Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of
Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of
Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come
any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not
into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that
biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds."
(2 John 1:9-11)

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Medjugorje 'Visionaries', Mary As Co-Redemptress?, Jesus
Our Only Mediator, Goddess Diana, Roman Catholic Empire

Let us return now to the topic which began this series; and
that is the Medjugorje 'visionaries', and deception within
the Body of Christ. One of the things which I find most
disturbing regarding the Medjugorje events, is that I have
read with my own eyes, messages from the 'visionaries', as
well as from other Roman Catholic prophets and prophetesses,
in which 'Mary' claims to be the mediator between God and
man. In fact, in recent years, the members of the 'one true
faith', as some Rome Catholics view themselves, have begun
to refer to Mary as the Co-Mediatrix or Co-Redemptress; thus
making her an equal with Jesus Christ Himself. As sincere,
Bible-believing Christians, we know that this is an absolute
satanic lie; and that it is in direct contradiction to the
Scriptures. The Bible clearly tells us that Jesus is the
only Mediator between God and man; He alone is the Captain
of our Salvation. These verses make this point very clear:

"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus;" (1 Timothy 2:5)

"But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how
much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was
established upon better promises." (Hebrews 8:6)

"And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament,
that by means of death, for the redemption of the
transgressions that were under the first testament, they
which are called might receive the promise of eternal
inheritance." (Hebrews 9:15)

"And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the
blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that
of Abel." (Hebrews 12:24)

"For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are
all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the
captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings."
Hebrews 2:10, KJV

There should be no doubt in our hearts whatsoever, that any
spiritual manifestation, such as a 'miraculous' appearance,
or a statue which seems to display some kind of 'miraculous'
characteristics, or any other type of manifestation which
detracts from Jesus Christ as being the point of focus of
our Christian faith, and places worship on another person or
object, is not of God, and is one of Satan's counterfeits.
The creation of, and worship of statues of divine goddesses
is by no means a modern concept. As the Bible clearly tells
us, it has been a lucrative business for literally thousands
of years. Consider this incident found in the Book of Acts:

"And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made
silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the
craftsmen; Whom he called together with the workmen of like
occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we
have our wealth. Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at
Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath
persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be
no gods, which are made with hands: So that not only this
our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that
the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised,
and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and
the world worshippeth. And when they heard these sayings,
they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is
Diana of the Ephesians." (Acts 19:23-28)

Whether she is referred to as Aphrodite, Artemis, Ashtar,
Diana, Ishtar, Isis, Venus or Mary, it is all the same thing
under a different wrapper. As I point out in 'Mary Worship,
Christianity And Roman Catholicism', the creation of icons
to Mary, or to any other departed Saint, is nothing short of
pagan idol worship; and the Lord frowned upon such things
throughout the entire Bible. Any religion which encourages
the creation of such statues, which are then kissed, blessed
reverenced, and carried through city streets on a raised
platform, is simply a false idolatrous religion; whether it
be Roman Catholicism or otherwise. Many times in the Bible,
we are told that the Lord is a jealous God, and that He will
have no other gods before Him. One can only imagine how many
millions of dollars must flow into Roman Catholic coffers,
due to the mass production and sale of idols and trinkets,
and due to the many Roman Catholic tourist traps, where the
Catholic faithful go to see 'visions', or to witness their
so-called 'miracles'. It is a worldwide business venture
which Jesus Himself clearly exposed in His own day. Many of
us are familiar with the following scene from the Gospels:

"And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all
them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the
tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold
doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be
called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of
thieves." (Matthew 21:12-13)

What I find so hypocritical about such practices, is that
where I live, there is a strong Catholic movement to keep
legalized gambling out of our area. While this is indeed a
good thing with which I can agree, at the very same time, on
a worldwide level, the Roman Catholic moneychangers probably
earn billions of dollars from their bingo enterprises, and
other multi-million dollar business ventures and real estate
investments. To me, this certainly sounds like trying to
cast the mote out of their brother's eye, while they still
have a beam in their own eyes; and a very big one at that!

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Last Updated : July 23, 2006

Temptation Of Secrets

One of the most enticing aspects of Roman Catholic Saint and
idol worship, is that of the concept of secrets. This is one
of Satan's favorite tricks with occult religions. He is the
master when it comes to arousing the curiosity of we humans,
through some purported hidden knowledge, which will only be
revealed to those who have been found worthy of such honor.
We find this very same ploy being used in kabalism, masonry,
satanism, illuminism, etc. Please don't ever forget that
Satan knows exactly how to use human pride and vanity, in
order to bring about our downfall. Isn't this exactly what
he did with Adam and Eve? Didn't he convince them that God
was holding back important information from them? Consider
the tempting words which that subtle serpent used in order
to bring rebellion, sin and death into the world:

"Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field
which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman,
Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the
garden?" (Genesis 3:1)

You see; Satan was basically saying, 'Hey, I know something
that you don't know. I have a secret that I want to share
with you. God hasn't told you everything, and He is afraid
for you to find this out.'. If one carefully examines the
history of Fatima, and closely studies the messages from
Medjugorje, as I did for a time, this is precisely what he
will discover. The 'visionaries' have supposedly been given
some secret knowledge which is not meant to be revealed to
the world yet; and it attracts the unwary and the ignorant
like flies to a pile of garbage! If you doubt that this is
so, consider the years of controversy which have surrounded
the third secret of Fatima. All of these deceptive religions
and brotherhoods boast of some level of secret wisdom and
knowledge which is hidden below the surface, and just out of
sight. Well, if it is below the surface, then it is in the
dark; and it is a work of darkness; and we are not to have
anything to do with it. We will look at this topic again in
part eight of this series.

So again, this idea of secrets is all a well-laid-out plan
by Satan, because God's true Word is open to the entire
world, both to read and to study. It isn't just meant for a
chosen few, such as when the Roman Catholic hierarchy kept
the Scriptures in Latin for literally centuries, in order to
keep the truth out of the hands of the common people. The
Word of God is meant for anyone, and for everyone, who has a
sincere desire to know and to understand it, in order that
he might freely receive Eternal Life. As the Scriptures tell
us plainly:

"...freely ye have received, freely give." Matthew 10:8, KJV

"And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under
a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a
candlestick? For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it
should come abroad." Mark 4:21,22, KJV

"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us
all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all
things?" Romans 8:32, KJV

"And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst
of the fountain of the water of life freely."
Revelation 21:6, KJV

"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that
heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And
whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."
Revelation 22:17, KJV

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth
to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be
given him." James 1:5, KJV

"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." John 14:26, KJV

So again, any belief system which claims to possess some
esoteric knowledge, or some secret wisdom which is only
reserved for a chosen few, such as the set of secrets which
were supposedly revealed only to the children at Medjugorje,
should be viewed with extreme suspicion. Through his subtle,
deceptive works, Satan, the false angel of light, will cause
a person to fall into disbelief, or to accept a counterfeit
religion; such as we see today in Roman Catholicism, and in
many other false religions around the world as well. Is it
really any wonder that in this age of strong delusion and
lying wonders, that many people are attracted by the occult,
by self-styled psychics, by horoscopes, by New Age thought,
by aliens and UFO's, and by other similar satanic traps? All
of these things use knowlege of the unknown to attract their
victims; and the secrets of Fatima and Medjugorje are no
different.

To reiterate what I said earlier; as far as I am concerned,
any being, whether human, 'alien' or spiritual, which denies
the Divinity and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ, is a liar and
a deceiver. They are antichrist! Any church, organization,
fellowship, faith or religious doctrine which seeks to lower
Jesus from His unique status as the only begotten Son of God
who alone died for the sins of the world, is also promoting
a lie and a deception. As I explain in my article 'The Holy
Qur'an: Doctrine Of Devils', this is exactly what is taught
by Islam. While the Muslims accept Jesus Christ as a great
Prophet of God, they do not believe that God has a Son. Not
only that, but they also claim that Muhammad was the final,
and the greatest prophet, who likewise ascended bodily into
paradise. Allow me to remind you of what Jesus taught us
concerning those who came before Him, and those who would
come after Him as well:

"All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but
the sheep did not hear them." (John 10:8)

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,
and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
(Matthew 24:24)

Let me warn you. Satan is so subtle, that there are even
some people who claim to believe in Jesus as the Son of God,
yet they teach that His Blood Sacrifice was not necessary
for our Salvation. Such is the case with that damnable book
of heretics, the Urantia Book, which I mentioned earlier.
That damnable tome casts serious doubt upon the necessity of
our Lord's Sacrifice. The Urantia Book is nothing but New
Age psychobabble, full of lies and subtle distortions of the
truth, so don't you believe it! It is poison for your soul!

Let us return now to our discussion on false manifestations.
The sad truth is that some Christians are so eager for real,
physical proof in order to boost their faith, that they will
readily accept anything which appears to be miraculous in
nature, as automatically coming from the Hand of God; and
this is a serious error. If there is one lesson which I am
constantly trying to impress upon my readers, it is that
they should not accept things on their face value.

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Conclusions

With these thoughts, we have now come full circle in our
expose on the lying wonders of the Endtime. We began with a
discussion on the so-called Medjugorje 'visionaries', and we
have ended with a final look at the deception within modern
Christianity. We have seen that this delusion is not limited
to one area of the world, or to one specific culture, or to
one specific religion, but rather that its dark shadow truly
pervades every part of our modern society. From Endtime
prophetic events, to international politics, to science and
medicine, to the modern education system, to economics, to
religion, to foreign relations, our entire society is sick
with this dark disease of deception and delusion. Truly, the
gross spiritual darkness prophesied by Isaiah over twenty-
seven hundred years ago, is coming upon us in every way,
shape and form; and only the Light of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ can truly set men free; for as Jesus said:

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free...If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be
free indeed." John 8:32, 36, KJV

"...I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh
unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6b, KJV

With this series, I have now given you the information that
you need in order to make a wise decision. Now you must ask
yourself; does your current faith or belief system point you
directly to Jesus Christ alone for your Salvation; or does
it point you to Mary, the Saints and the Catholic Church; or
perhaps to aliens, UFO's and the 'Space Brothers'; or to
Muhammad; or to Confucius; or to Buddha; or to Krishna; or
to Maitreya; or to Sai Baba; or to Reverend Moon; or to
Joseph Smith; or to some other modern-day false prophet or
guru?

Do you quote directly from the Word of God, or from the
works of these other people? If your choice isn't Jesus,
then you are in trouble and you need to change your course
as quickly as possible. If you don't, then as I have clearly
explained in this series, in God's appointed time, any works
which you have built upon your false foundation will be
burned, and you will be left with absolutely nothing. If you
have not already made the wise choice to accept Jesus
Christ, then I truly hope that you will do so today. Only He
can set you free, for as He also said:

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed
me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal
the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives,
and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them
that are bruised," Luke 4:18, KJV

May God bless and keep you as you follow the Light of His
Eternal Word. I pray that this series has been a blessing
and an inspiration in your life.