Voice of One Crying by John Bevere

Author:John Bevere
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Protestant, Evangelism, Repentance, Christian Ministry, Christian Life, General, Religion, Christianity
ISBN: 9780963317612
Publisher: J. Bevere
Published: 1993-01-14T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Depart From Me: I Never Knew You

WHO ARE THESE MANY NOT GRANTED ENTRANCE TO THE KINGDOM?

”Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor [can] a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

”Not everyone who says to Me. 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'” (emphasis added)

Matthew 7:15-23

"Many Will Say To Me In That Day"

Jesus made it clear we would know false prophets by their fruit. As discussed in the last chapter, we can discern them by the fruit in their personal lives and the fruit of their ministries. We see here that the fruit of ministry that Jesus was looking for was not signs, wonders, or miracles. If it was, He would have welcomed them because they prophesied, cast out devils, and performed miracles in the name of Jesus. The fruit produced by the ministry of a true prophet or any of the other fivefold ministry offices we are to look for is obedience to the will of God. That is why He says, ”Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”

These false prophets will lead many astray by deception. They themselves will be deceived because they will not be doers of the will or Word of God. James 1:22 says, ”But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” They themselves will be deceived, thinking that what they do will gain them an entrance to the kingdom of God. Paul tells Timothy, ”But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived” (emphasis added)(2 Timothy 3:13). The dictionary defines "impostor" as one who deceives others by an assumed character or false pretenses. The character they assume is a true minister of Jesus Christ, but in reality they are wolves in sheep's clothing. They themselves are deceived and in their deception deceive others. They are the blind leading the blind into the pit.

Jesus said that many would come to Him in that day calling Him "Lord" but would not be granted entrance into the kingdom. These many will be deceived by the false prophets. Jesus warned us about this in Matthew 24:11-12:

”Then many false

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