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Mystery Babylon and the
One World Church have
many very sharp
characteristics. One of
those characteristics is
usually called
“Replacement Theology.”
There are certain
religious groups that
are Biblical in some
areas of their beliefs
but proponents of
“Replacement Theology”
in another area. I do
not believe we can
characterize all of
these as Mystery
Babylon, but they have a
tendency in that
direction. What is
“Replacement Theology”?
It is the belief that
the true Christian
church has taken
Israel’s place for the
whole of the church age
and for the whole of the
future. Israel as a
distinct people or a
specific nation has no
future prophetically
according to this
theological view.
Nothing could be more
wrong and contrary to
Scripture.
Anyone that denies
Israel as a chosen
people and a chosen
nation is aiding and
abetting the Antichrist
and his developing “One
World Religion.” I must
be fair to everyone, so
I say kindly that not
everyone that believes
this false idea of
“Replacement Theology”
hates the Jewish people.
But anti-Israel or
anti-Semitism is usually
the end result of
“Replacement Theology.”
When the chosen people
of the Father Himself
are relegated to the
back burner of Biblical
thinking, the process
that follows is
naturally contrary to
truth. There are several
major doctrines that
cannot be reconciled to
any idea that rejects
the nation of Israel.
The millennial reign of
one thousand years has a
profound Jewish
connection. The Seven
Years of the Great
Tribulation has a clear
connection to Israel as
a nation, to the Jews as
a people, and especially
to the third temple.
Every prophetic event on
the calendar is left in
confusion when Israel as
a nation and as a chosen
people is removed.
Anti-Israel designs of
any description are
demonic. Satan has hated
God’s chosen people from
the moment Abraham was
called. This occurred
many years preceding the
name of “Israel” being
given to Jacob as he
wrestled with God. It
was all part of the seed
of woman and the promise
of the Messiah. Trace
the Bible truth and its
history of revelation
from the first mention
of the seed of woman to
Abraham and, from there,
all the way to the
cross. Then, pull
Abraham and Israel out
and God’s great design
becomes absolute folly.
God is sovereign, and
His great plan of
redemption is absolutely
perfect. No stone has
ever been left unturned
as God has guided those
chosen to effect His
final plan. To read the
Bible from Genesis to
Revelation, to see the
prominence of the people
of the coming Prince and
King of Kings, and then
to try to remove them
out of this eternal
mosaic of redemption is
folly. The whole picture
of the harmony of the
Bible is full of holes
when Israel is rejected
in the end time events.
Nothing reveals the
missing links and
emptiness of present day
theology more than the
rejection or confusion
surrounding Israel. The
whole Bible is a Jewish
book. To throw the Jews
out is to render the
Bible broken and
destroyed. This effort
is out of the
imagination of
unconverted man. It is
inspired by none other
than the fallen angel
that God cast out of
heaven, and God has
prepared Hell as his
final abode. As we
approach the final hour,
it is to be expected
that Satan will take out
all the stops to destroy
God’s plan and the
family that was part of
the Father’s gift of His
only begotten Son.
Anti-Israel at the
Highest Level
Two extraordinary
movements are occurring
simultaneously in the
church world. These two
movements cannot be so
intimately related by
accident. The church
world has become
tolerant of everything
and everybody, including
homosexuals, Muslims,
and every kind of
religious faith right
down to paganism. At the
same time, the Jews are
out of favor. That kind
of thinking is bizarre
and mindless. The
Muslims are in, but the
nation of Israel is out.
The homosexuals are
becoming priests and
ministers, but the Jews
are the troublemakers
and the cause of world
tension and wars. The
liberals on the left in
the church are ready for
anything but Old
Testament believing Jews
and New Testament
believing Christians.
Satan is the only
possible source for such
diverse thinking right
in the house of God.
The Presbyterian Church
(PCUSA) recently made
the decision to begin
the process of divesting
its monies from all
companies that do
business with the nation
of Israel. After the
Presbyterians made this
decision, the World
Council of Churches,
representing three
hundred and forty
denominations, issued a
call to member churches
to do the same. We are
talking about
Presbyterians,
Episcopalians,
Methodists, United
Church of Christ,
Lutherans, and almost
every worldwide church.
Numerous visits by
delegations of religious
leaders to Israel or
Arab countries have
ended in statements of
support for almost
anyone and everyone,
except Israel. One group
of Presbyterians met
with the terrorist group
Hezbollah, and later
issued a statement
blaming Israel for the
conflicts.
Let me share a report by
the “Institute on
Religion and Democracy”
that studies the human
rights efforts of
mainline churches. This
report included the
United Methodist,
Evangelical Lutheran,
Episcopal Church,
Presbyterian Church
(USA), and the World and
National Council of
Churches. The report was
for the years 2000-2003.
They found, “…that one
hundred ninety-seven
human-rights criticisms
by mainline churches and
groups, thirty-seven
percent were aimed at
Israel and thirty-two
percent at the United
States. (That translates
to seventy-three
incidents attributed to
Israel and sixty-three
attributed to the Untied
States. Ed. Note) Only
nineteen percent of
these criticisms were
directed at nations
listed as ‘unfree’ in
Freedom House’s
respected annual listing
of free, partly free,
and unfree nations. So
Israel was twice as
likely to be hammered by
the mainliners as all
the unfree authoritarian
nations put together.
The fixation on Israel
left little time and
inclination for these
churches to notice the
most dangerous
violations of human
rights around the world.
Not one nation bordering
Israel was criticized by
a single mainline church
or group, the IRD report
says. No criticisms at
all were leveled at
China, Libya, Syria, or
North Korea.” (Institute
on Religion and
Democracy) What a
travesty of judgment by
religious leaders.
Bishops of the Episcopal
Church in Massachusetts
conducted a
demonstration in front
of the Israeli Consulate
proclaiming a
“Christian-Muslim
alliance”. South African
Anglican Bishop, Desmond
Tutu, announced that
Israel is an “apartheid
state.” Liberal
religious leaders are
happily using this
charge to promote their
“hate Israel” campaign.
The Catholic Church has
preached “Replacement
Theology” for hundreds
of years and promoted
their Amillennial view
that Israel has no
future as part of the
Kingdom of Jesus Christ
on this earth. It has
become impossible to
find fellowship with
local religious leaders
without embracing the
Muslims, the Hindus, the
Mormons, and almost
every conceivable
expression of religion.
Bible believers must
prepare for religious
isolation in every
community of the world.
It is not future; it is
present.
It’s a Miracle:
America is Still
Pro-Israel
Only God could have
enabled America to still
be so strongly
pro-Israel. The Pat
Buchanans and the Robert
Novaks (both
anti-Israel) are out
there, with many others,
and the liberal left is
extremely soft, when not
critical, on Israel.
Were there not many Jews
in Hollywood and
Washington, both
politicians and wealthy
businessmen, the
liberals would quickly
follow the anti-Israel
rhetoric of Europe. The
Clintons embraced Arafat
during their eight years
in the White House, but
President George W. Bush
is staunchly pro-Israel.
His decision to support
a Palestinian state in
the nation of Israel is
prophetically demanded,
although I would imagine
obnoxious to him. If
there is one God-fearing
characteristic of
America that is honored
by God, it is our
defense of this tiny
nation called Israel.
Because of this, I am
expecting a sovereign
move of the Holy Spirit
in revival to at least
touch the godly remnant
of saints in America
with a harvest of souls.
There is a host of
Evangelicals that are
strongly pro-Israel but
are slowly melting into
the framework of the One
World Church. The
Catholics are making
incredible in-roads in
Evangelical circles. No
religious denomination
in the world has been
more openly anti-Israel
than Catholicism. Arafat
and other terrorists
have been embraced by
the Pope and by Catholic
spokesmen. A growing
attitude that you meet
among Protestants and
Evangelicals is the
false assumption that
the Catholic Church is
the Mother Church, and
all of the denominations
are breakaways from
them. Nothing could be
further from the truth.
Catholicism hijacked the
church in the capital
city of Rome in the
fourth century, but God
had a true church that
never bowed to this
pagan imitation. In
spite of the apostasy in
religious circles, the
Eternal God will inspire
enough Americans to
continue to be
pro-Israel until the
end.
Theological-Bent
Toward Mystery Babylon
The Charismatic movement
has utterly robbed the
large portion of
Pentecostals of their
prior fundamental
foundation. The
Pre-Tribulation,
Pre-Millennial truths
were foundational to the
Pentecostal world until
the Charismatic movement
emerged. Many of the
leaders of the early
Charismatic days came
out of churches that
were mainline
denominations with very
little theological
strength. They knew
practically nothing
about end-time theology,
and what they did know
was skewed. This
weakness in
understanding the great
eschatological
revelations left them
vulnerable to any human
revelation that
developed. Consequently,
the “Kingdom Dominion”
theology has swept a
large portion of them
into this ancient
Catholic thinking. Fifty
years ago, when I came
to faith in Christ, the
great strength of these
churches was a yearly
prophecy conference
where everybody packed
the churches to learn
about our Biblical
future. That day is long
gone among Pentecostals.
“Replacement Theology”
is automatically the new
thinking when anyone
embraces “Kingdom
Dominion” theology. It
cannot be both ways.
There is no kingdom
future for the nation of
Israel if the church is
going to establish the
kingdom. If the Paul
Crouches, Pat
Robertsons, and Rick
Joyners are going to
lead the world into a
one-world church, then
Israel as a nation is
out and has no national
future. Either Jesus
Christ returns with His
saints after the seven
years of Tribulation to
establish the Kingdom,
or this mind-distorted
view of an unbiblical
church does it with
their schemes and
mystery revelations.
Benny Hinn had a
revelation on television
with Paul Crouch in
which he saw Trinity
Broadcasting Network
becoming the revelation
of Heaven on earth. He
said, “Men won’t need to
go to heaven to see it,
they can look at TBN and
see heaven.” (Benny Hinn
on worldwide
television). It’s all a
progressive slide into
“Mystery Babylon”.
The Biblical Truth
Will Prevail
It’s thrilling to
proclaim the absolute
infallible Word of God
that Biblical truth will
prevail. It is not
maybe, but factual,
that: “Till heaven and
earth pass, one jot or
one tittle shall in no
wise pass from the law,
till all be fulfilled.”
(St. Matthew 5:18b) It
is beautiful to search
the Word of God and to
view God’s future plans,
written in advance.
There are some great
Bible truths that “…we
see through a glass
darkly” (1 Corinthians
13:12), but there are
many great truths that
cannot be confused.
Biblical eschatology has
been laid out in the
Book of Revelation in
perfect chronological
fashion. The two books
studied the least, and
denied the most are
Genesis and Revelation,
yet those are the two
books where every
foundation of Scripture
is beautifully provided.
The chronological
picture of the end time
events is given to us by
Jesus Christ in that
great piece of Divine
literature called “The
Book of Revelation”. The
order is simple. The
church age ends at the
conclusion of chapter
three. The church is
never called the church
from chapter four until
the end of the book
except one time when He
is reaching back before
chapter four to warn the
church of His coming.
The saints are called
elders from chapter four
until chapter nineteen,
verse fourteen, where
they become His army and
follow Him back to the
earth as He and the
saintly army defeat the
Antichrist and proceed
to establish His kingdom
on earth. “And he was
clothed with a vesture
dipped in blood: and his
name is called The Word
of God. And the armies
which were in heaven
followed him upon white
horses, clothed in fine
linen, white and clean.”
(Revelation 19:13-14)
Between the time when
His elders are seen in
Heaven after the
supernatural Rapture in
chapters four and five,
and the scene in chapter
nineteen, a seven year
tribulation or
redemption for mankind
and this earth will
occur on this planet.
From chapter six through
chapter eighteen, Jesus
lays out the scene of
darkness and judgment on
this earth. Instead of a
great church movement of
dominion on earth, it is
an apostate church of
Mystery Babylon, led by
religious harlots and
big-time preachers doing
the business of Mystery
Babylon. We have a world
full of “big-time
religionists” who have
denied “old-time
religion”, and they are
preparing to do the
business of the
Antichrist and his false
prophet. Many are
denying that there will
be a literal Antichrist
individual. Rick Joyner
says that “the man of
sin is the sin of man.”
They are obligated by
their theological
confusion to deny many
great revelations of the
“Book of Revelation.”
The “preterists” say
that the book of
Revelation was all
fulfilled in the first
century when Rome
destroyed Jerusalem.
Another false idea is to
relegate this book to a
non-literal mosaic
depicting spiritual
warfare between good and
evil. The latter view is
popular with
Charismatics in Dominion
Theology. Nobody has the
right to deny literal
truth.
Israel is clearly in the
very center of these
developing events. It
was Biblically
proclaimed that Israel
would be back in her
nation and that it would
be in a
trouble-saturated time.
“Behold, I will make
Jerusalem a cup of
trembling unto all the
people round about, when
they shall be in the
siege both against Judah
and against Jerusalem.
And in that day will I
make Jerusalem a
burdensome stone for all
people: all that burden
themselves with it shall
be cut in pieces, though
all the people of the
earth be gathered
together against it.”
(Zechariah 12:2-3)
The prophets spoke of
the Seven Years of
Tribulation as “Jacob’s
Trouble”. “Alas! for
that day is great, so
that none is like it: it
is even the time of
Jacob's trouble; but he
shall be saved out of
it.” (Jeremiah 30:7)
But then, the prophet
Isaiah saw the hand of
God bringing Israel to
her knees in repentance.
“And I will pour upon
the house of David, and
upon the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, the spirit of
grace and of
supplications: and they
shall look upon me whom
they have pierced, and
they shall mourn for
him, as one mourneth for
his only son, and shall
be in bitterness for
him, as one that is in
bitterness for his
firstborn.” (Zechariah
12:10)
When Jesus returns with
the Raptured church,
then to be called “His
army”, the nation of
Israel will rejoice at
His coming and receive
Him as their King. Even
the Eastern Gate
entering onto the Temple
Mount has been closed
for centuries awaiting
the Messiah to enter
triumphantly. Jesus
Christ will make
Jerusalem His world
capital, and He will
rule Israel and the
world from the throne of
David. To remove Israel
out of this developing
triumph and glory is the
ultimate blasphemy. All
that do so shall pay a
bitter price. For one
thousand years, He and
His national family of
Israel, and His glorious
Bride, the saints of the
ages, will reign over a
new paradise of earthly
glory. The long-awaited
Sabbath will have come.
Mystery Babylon, and her
hordes of deceived
church denominations and
members, will be judged
with the Antichrist, the
false prophet, and the
“One World Church”. The
Bible tells us that they
will worship at our
feet, and confess the
error of their religious
schemes. “Behold, I will
make them of the
synagogue of Satan,
which say they are Jews,
and are not, but do lie;
behold, I will make them
to come and worship
before thy feet, and to
know that I have loved
thee. Because thou hast
kept the word of my
patience, I also will
keep thee from the hour
of temptation, which
shall come upon all the
world, to try them that
dwell upon the earth.”
(Revelation 3:9-10)
Be faithful to the
infallible truth of
holiness and Biblical
living. Come out of
Babylon and all the
religious facades. If it
is not totally true to
the Bible, you must not
allow its error to fill
your heart or mind. Some
will say “pick the meat
off the bones”, but
half-truth is always
more dangerous than
lies.
Joseph
R. Chambers
jrc@pawcreek.org
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