Satan in disguise, don’t be fooled.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ. But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So, it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.
Satan's number one desire is to be worshiped.
Isaiah 14:14 Satan has said in his heart, "I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."
Satan even tried to get Messiah to worship him. Notice how he offered Messiah all the kingdoms of this world?
Matthew 4:8-9 Again, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
Satan can offer Messiah all the kingdoms of this world because Satan is the god, and ruler, of this world.
2 Corinthians 4:4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe.
John 12:31 The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.
When Messiah returns to set up His eternal Kingdom, all the kingdoms of this world will be crushed.
Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of the heavens will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.
The promise of God is that His Son will crush all the pagan kingdoms of this world, including the Serpent's head, which is the Vatican kingdom. Remember, the Vatican is a country of its own.
Genesis 3:14-15 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Everything in mainline church today has its origin in Vatican, which is rooted in paganism.
Practically everything Protestants regard as essential or important they have received from the Catholic Church... The Protestant mind does not seem to realize that in accepting the Bible and observing the Sunday, in keeping Christmas and Easter, they are accepting the authority of the spokesman for the church, the Pope. ~ Our Sunday Visitor (February 5, 1950)
December 25th was observed as the birthday of the sun as part of the ancient Roman festival called Saturnalia. It was also the date of the birthday of the pagan sun-god Mithras (sometimes also spelled Mithra). {The Catholic Encyclopedia}
The Easter or Ishtar symbolism of the Sunday resurrection of the spring fertility cult (Easter, the Anglo-Saxon form of Ishtar), is a pagan system of worship that first penetrated Christianity in the second century. The symbolism stems from the death of Tammuz on Friday and his resurrection on Sunday. The 40 days of Lent were picked as one day for each year of his life since he died at age 40. The rest of the traditions of Easter were "Christianized" into the story of the death and resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah. "{WikiBooks & Wikipedia}
In Roman culture, Sunday was the day of the Sun god. In paganism, the Sun was a source of life, giving warmth and illumination to mankind. Sunday – Wikipedia
This is why the message for God’s people in these last days is to come out of Babylon. Babylon is a metaphor for all the beliefs and rituals of Babylonian sun god, having to do with worship.
Revelation 18:4 Then I heard another voice calling from heaven, “Come out of Babylon, my people. Do not take part in her sins, or you will be punished with her.”
God does not want His people worshiping Him the same way pagans worship their gods, including the god of this world, Satan.
Deuteronomy 12:4-5 Do not worship the LORD your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods. Rather, you must seek the LORD your God at the place of worship He himself will choose from among all the tribes—the place where His name will be honored.
Deuteronomy 12:29-31 When the Lord your God goes ahead of you and destroys the nations and you drive them out and live in their land, do not fall into the trap of following their customs and worshiping their gods. Do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations worship their gods? I want to follow their example.’ You must not worship the Lord your God the way the other nations worship their gods, for they perform for their gods every detestable act that the Lord hates.
It’s time to make the change…
