Deuteronomy 13 – 15
Verses 13:1 – 3 are a critical warning against the coming anti-Christ:
1 “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods’, which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them’, 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Initially I was looking at just using verse 1 and then read the rest; this is very important and needs to be addressed. We are in a time where signs and miracles are happening all around us and we don’t even notice them. At the same time science is progressing to a point where it’s making many miracles possible. Please be vigilant as new technology becomes revealed and test it. One of the potential got-ya’s is with nanotechnology and the healing abilities. Right now, from what I have gathered, they are further along they we know and before being completely revealed it will be used in an evil way. Possible uses are with the “anti-Christ” healing using this technology to fool the masses into following them.
The key this verse is telling us and what John told us in the last reading is TEST all spirits, the “deceiver” is an expert and sucking us away from the one true uncreated God. Don’t let a technological wonder make you wonder if God even exists. That is exactly what “they” want to do, ironically many who lead this movement worship Lucifer. It can be seen in much of the symbols in pop culture today. One example is how often the “all seeing eye” in a pyramid is used. This is a cult symbol and many are concerned it’s on the dollar today.
Now if you are still with me, since this kind of talk creeps people out and has been categorized at talk of loony conspiracy theorists. May be true, but also what a great way to deflect the truth. It’s done all the time in elections, so why not with cults. Hitler was a master and if he wasn’t evil than no one else is either.
Verse 14:3 starts a chapter on food and tithing:
You shall not eat any abomination.
Now I have often said eat kosher since it’s the food God deemed worthy to the body. Also, I have suggested that maybe the Israelites got this wrong and legalized a “suggestion”. In reading this it’s clear, this is God’s Law for the Israelites. It is a sin to those under the Law to eat pork, and I believe this to be true for Messianic Jews also. Now for Gentile’s who become Christians I am still trying to figure out if we are bound to the same laws. I know this is NOT a common or even slightly considered notion since I can’t count the number of Church dinners with pork as the main dish.
As Christians do we have a duty to honor the parts of the Law Jesus’ sacrifice did not fulfill? Should we follow the Law because it’s good living and not a sin? Or does it not apply and is just a nifty historical document to understand Jesus’ roots. As you know when addressed with questions concerning the Law, Jesus stepped it up. Some examples include lusting in your heart being the same as the actual act of adultery. The widow giving it all becomes the standard for giving and not just a tithe.
Or standard is MUCH higher than the Law and my belief is we should honor it, not as a document of sins, but rather to glorify God.