We, like you, were born as normal children of normal parents. But we have been transformed by the supernatural power of God into immortal children of God. Not even death can destroy us now. We are no longer a part of this world; but we have come to this world to warn you of events that are soon going to take place on this planet.
We are not talking about religion, exaggerations, or gimmicks. We are talking about real events, and real judgment from a real God. And we are also talking about a real escape, that can make you immortal too.
Immortality
Let us start by explaining what might sound like an exaggeration... our immortality. We do not want to mislead you. Not only will the bodies we now live in die one day, but they will more than likely die more quickly than your body will. The reason is that, as we succeed in getting people to hear the message that we preach, our enemies will become more extreme and more fanatical about destroying us. We are in a spiritual battle to the death, between God and the forces of evil. Our weapon is the Truth, and our target is the lies that have enslaved you from your childhood. You will be told that we are an evil cult. You will be told to tear up our literature without reading it. We will be dragged from meetings and condemned publicly for daring to share our message without approval from the religious authorities of the world. Eventually they will marshal enough support to imprison and kill us.But when they have killed us, they will have only succeeded in spreading our message further. For the seeds of truth always grow best in the blood of the martyrs. And because our message is one of immortality, our death will be a small price to pay... a prelude to an even greater life in even closer fellowship with our Father.
Cut us and we bleed like anyone else. We feel hunger, thirst, and pain. So you will not be able to decide whether we are speaking the truth by examining our flesh. What you must do is to examine our message... the one thing that the authorities fear you doing more than anything else.
Our Message
Our message is this: God sent his Son, Jesus, to earth about 2,000 years ago, not only to die for us, but also to tell us how to live. The entire world now measures time from the birth of Jesus. Although his name has become quite popular and there are so-called Christian denominations which number their membership in the millions, the fact is that none of these are following him. They have taken his name, "claimed" his promises, sung "Lord, Lord!" in almost every song they sing, but they stubbornly refuse to obey him. And God is not happy with that.This same Jesus is going to return to earth soon... but not as soon as some people think! Before he returns there will be a false Christ who will be followed and worshipped by the entire world (including these false churches). It is almost certain that you too will worship this false Christ. In fact, it is likely that you already do worship him. His power over the world will be represented by a "mark" without which you will not be able to buy or sell anything. Each time you express the belief that you cannot live without money, you are voicing the praises of this false Christ, the Antichrist.
Jesus taught that we cannot work for both God and money at the same time (Luke 16:13-15), that we will end up cheating one in order to be loyal to the other. The world today (including all the churches in it) has been more loyal to the god of this world (money) than to the Creator of the universe.
Jesus said that the test of loyalty to (i.e. faith in) him is our willingness to give up everything that we own (Luke 14:33), to stop working for the food that perishes (John 6:27), to take no thought for food or clothing (Matthew 6:19-34), and to go into all the world sharing this good news with others (Mark 16:15).
This is not some cunningly devised doctrine based on obscure and isolated proof texts. This is the heart of the teachings of Jesus, and it has been thrown out, along with all of the other teachings of Jesus. The churches today are full of adultery, lies, rebellion, and idolatry. And it is all justified on the basis of the "grace of God". You have been told that you can disobey Jesus all you like as long as you attend mass or say a little prayer "asking Jesus into your heart". But nowhere in the teachings of Jesus does he support such myths.
Your eternal salvation dangles on the slender thread of hope offered by the most obscure proof texts. Ephesians 2:8-9, for example, is the cornerstone of this whole perversion of Gods grace. But you only have to read the next verse ("For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works..." Ephesians 2:10) to realise that such "faith without works is dead" (James 2:26).
The time when you could hide behind your pastor, priest, or denomination is fast disappearing. If you want to be a part of God's family, then you, like us, must forsake all others and cleave only unto Jesus and his teachings. He said that when the storms come, only those who have heard his teachings and obeyed them will survive. Those who hear his teachings and disobey them will be like a foolish man who built on sand and was destroyed in the storm. (Matthew 7:24-28)
You will hear many lies about us. If you believe them without hearing our side, God can forgive you for that. But if you reject the voice of God's Spirit speaking through the message that we have just delivered to you, then there is no hope for you at all, not in this life nor in the next.
(See also Learning to See.)
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