Pascha 2007 Message

Christ is Risen from the dead, by Death destroying death, and He gives life to those in the Tombs.

Dearly Beloved,

In the last days, "many will come in" the Name of Christ, saying, "I am the christ, follow me", but these ones are imposters and fakes, the deceivers of this world. "You will know them by their works" [of evil] and their folly shall be exposed.  "As a wolf in sheep's clothing, the deceiver and the thief has come and caught you unawares in your sins.  "Many will believe that they are doing service to God" but take no thought to the consequences of their actions, nor whether such is in harmony with charity (agape).

Beloved, we are advanced beyond many years, and the Kingdom of God is at hand.  Will we stand among the righteous and enter into the straight gates of Heaven, or will we accompany the scape-goat to perdition, the Lake of Fire called Gehenna?  Will we wake up against our sins and repent of them before it is too late?  Will we be numbered among the wise or the foolish virgins?  "REPENT, FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND".

Shall we follow the sons of disobedience into destruction?  Heaven, forbid it!  Before you support any action, be sure it is grounded in charity (agape) of God and neighbor, realizing that all have sinned, and fallen far short of the standard of God's Holiness.  Only by His Great Mercy, do we enter into the Bridal Chamber.  But will we be faithful to Him?  Are we the unfaithful bride of Christ?

The wolf will preach only a portion of the pathway to righteousness catching us unawares that the omissions are enough to condemn us.  Did we hear that right?  I hear you say, "You mean to tell me that the sons of disobedience can cloak themselves in 'doing a sufficient amount of good' to deceive the flock into believing a lie?"  Yes, my Beloved, our Lord taught us that "Many will come in my name and preach false doctrines and the kind of condemning heresies" that will lead many to destruction.  Our Lord said this by way of a warning that we should watch for this moment and guard against being taken in by the deception.

The wolf preaches Noahide Law to the Gentiles to the exclusion of the totality of the Ten Commandments.  The wolf preaches a system of salvation by works to the exclusion of Faith in Christ Jesus.  The wolf preaches killing and mass destruction in the name of "righteousness", where there is no righteousness at all, but a killing machine.  The wolf misrepresents God's justice and makes a mockery of His Righteousness.  The wolf preaches dispensationalism instead of the New Covenant that fulfills every portion of the Old Covenant and thereby distorts the Gospel of Christ Jesus; the wolf preaching a foreign gospel; a false gospel leading to destruction.  The wolf preaches a subtle message that "rings true", but is FULL OF ABSOLUTE FALSEHOODS.

So, let us repent and test our "religious leaders" and then join the One True Assembly of the Righteous that has the REAL JESUS CHRIST AS ITS HEAD.  Shall we stop following Rabbis, false witnesses, Popes, Protestantism, and other wolves and begin to follow Christ our ONLY TRUE GOD who takes away the sins of the world by teaching us and giving us, through Holy Baptism, His Holy Body and Blood for the remission of our sins; taking such in charity of God and neighbor?

Love in Christ,
Church Staff
Orthodox Church of Belize