Friday, August 4, 2023

This is Viktor Shokin.

This is Viktor Shokin. He is the Ukrainian prosecutor that Biden accused of being corrupt and had removed.

In this video he responds to accusations that his investigation into Burisma was dormant or that he was corrupt. He tells the truth about why he was removed as prosecutor.

He accuses the Obama Admin of using Ukraine. He says exactly what he thinks of Joe Biden. It's brutal.

The State Department has refused to let him come to America to tell his story. 
https://twitter.com/mazemoore/status/1687253048995774464?s=20

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Madonna relies on the Kabbalah

 



Madonna has ''relied'' on the Kabbalah ever since she started studying it.

The 63-year-old star began learning about the school of thought shortly before the 1996 birth of her daughter Lourdes and whilst she admits that she ''doesn't understand'' everything connected with it, she is glad the discipline has provided her with some guidance throughout her career.

She said: ''I started studying Kabbalah when I was pregnant with my daughter, so I guess they're connected.

''It made me become more conscious of my choices, my decisions, what I wanted to say, how it affected people, stuff like that.

''I feel like it made me become a more responsible person. I mean there are aspects of Kabbalah that I still don't understand.

''But I would have to devote my life to studying it all the time and then I wouldn't be the person that I am. But I certainly have relied on it and it has informed me as a mother, as an artist, in many ways.

''[It] pushed me in the direction of asking more questions. Thou doth not protest too much.''

Whilst Madonna - who was born to a Catholic family - has previously admitted that her 1989 song 'Like A Prayer' stemmed from the uneasiness she feels about being punished for doing something wrong, she believes it is important to reference ''our institutions''.

Speaking about the single's catholic references, she added to MOJO magazine: ''The Catholic church needs to have a stick poked at it, for God sakes. Doesn't it?

''On the other hand, I love going to a beautiful Catholic church and hearing the mass in Latin and smelling the incense and the whole pomp and circumstance and drama of it all.

''It's beautiful, it's hypocrisy. But we have to poke at our institutions. If you can't poke at institutions, then you might as well just live in a fascist state.

''Which is what we're living in now. Yay! Woo!''


Some people want to know if I know the Kabbalah
And have trouble when the answer is "Why don't you ask Madonna?"


Protocols

Rav Shmuel

Some people ask me if I'm Jewish
Some people look at me and know
Some people want to know if I believe in Jesus
And have trouble when the answer is "Well, no"

Some people think that that's my right
Some people think that I am damned
Some people think that I'm a part of a conspiracy
To take over the world and rule with an iron hand

CHORUS:
Y'see, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are true
And I am a member of standing
Our goal is to milk all the money from you
It's world domination we're planning
Oh no, there I go, I've let the cat right out of the bag
Will you please keep my secret, I pray?
'Cause I'm under cover as a singer-songwriter
Right here at the Sidewalk Café

Some people ask if I'm Middle Eastern
Some people stare at me with hate
Some people want to know if I pick up every penny
So they toss them at me and quickly drive away
Some people think that that's my right
Some people think that I am damned
Some people think that I should pack up all my bags
And get out of the Promised Land

CHORUS

Some people ask if I speak English
Some people stare at me when I pray
Some people want to know if I know the Kabbalah
And have trouble when the answer is "Why don't you ask Madonna?"
Some people think that that's my right
Some people think that I am damned
Some people think that I'm a real threat to world freedom
And that I will turn their oil into sand

CHORUS

'Cause I'm under cover as a singer-songwriter
Right here at the Sidewalk Cafe


Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/people/2015/01/29/madonna-relies-on-kabbalah/22511473/

Monday, June 20, 2022

Putin’s answers to various important questions

TASS has gathered Putin’s answers to various important questions

ST. PETERSBURG, June 18. /TASS/. Russia does not mind Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, but is not ready to forget the 2014 state coup in the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, answering to questions during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum’s plenary session on Friday.

The Russian leader explained why the Russian forces do not storm Ukrainian defense lines near Donetsk, but was tight-lipped on the question about red lines whose violation will entail strikes at Ukraine’s "decision-making centers." He also explained that Russia would be producing "hemp and saddles" if it loses its sovereignty. In his opinion, army and fleet will remain the only security guarantors for Russia.

TASS has gathered Putin’s answers to various important questions.

On sovereignty

"Always, when making any decision, you need to identify the main thing. What is the main thing for us? To be independent, sovereign and ensure development for the future, now and for future generations. If we do not have sovereignty, then in the near future we will have to buy everything and we will produce only oil, gas, hemp, saddles."

On Western goods

Russia will learn to produce goods that are now disappearing from the market as a result of Western sanctions. "They will continue to sell to us packaging and other such things, even telephones and smartphone. But they have never shared and will never share critically important technologies with us."

According to Putin, many Western companies, at least from European countries, will return to the Russian market and "will be happy to work here." "I have no doubts about this. Life will make them just do it. And we will not prevent them from doing this, we are open to the whole world."

Western sanctions

"It is pretty clear that the blitzkrieg against our economy has failed. As Mark Twain once remarked, ‘"The report of my death was an exaggeration’," Putin said.

The Russian president pointed out that European politicians had dealt their economies a severe blow with their own hands. Western sanctions are having a serious negative effect on the global situation, primarily on the food market. "European politicians have landed a heavy blow on their economies. They did it themselves, with their own hands," Putin concluded

On Ukraine

Russia does not mind Ukraine’s accession to the European Union: "The EU is not a miliary organization or a military-political bloc, in contrast to NATO. We have always said, and I have always said that our stance is very consistent and clear in his respect: we have nothing against."

However, in this case Ukraine risks becoming a ‘semi-colony’ of the West: "It is unlikely that this [EU membership] will lead to the restoration of the lost aircraft industry, shipbuilding, the electronics industry and other critical industries. It is unlikely because the European "greats" will not create competitors for themselves."

At the same time, Putin criticized the notion that Ukraine’s political elites had made a "civilizational choice" in favor of the West: " What <…> civilizational choice are you talking about? They stole money from the Ukrainian people, hid it in banks and want to protect it. Here’s the best way to protect it: It’s to say that this is a ‘civilizational choice.’ They started to engage in anti-Russian policies in the hopes that whatever they do, their money will be protected there. And that’s, of course, what, in fact, is happening. Whatever they do, they get away with it. That’s the whole point of the ‘civilizational choice.’"

About military operation

Armed hostilities are always a tragedy, but the special military operation in Ukraine was a forced move. "We were simply pushed toward that line."

Storming Ukrainian strongholds near Donetsk created eight years ago is inexpedient and efforts are underway to overtake them from the rear, Putin said. "This is because this will lead to large casualties among the attacking forces," he explained. Systemic work is underway to overtake these strongholds from the rear. "This, of course, will require certain time. Counter-battery fighting is ongoing there," Putin stressed, adding that the Russian forces had "a huge advantage" in artillery. "We talk about conducting a special military operation and even in this special military operation we must not turn those cities and populated localities that we are liberating into something like Stalingrad."

Putin preferred to keep quiet when asked about the red lines beyond which strikes against decision-making centers in Ukraine might follow. "As for the red lines are concerned, I will prefer to keep it to myself, because on our side this would imply rather harsh actions against the decision-making centers that I was talking about that you have mentioned."

On past and future relations with Kiev

Russia will never agree to forget about the bloody state coup in Ukraine in 2014 as it is the root of today’s problems. At the same time, Putin believes that relations between Moscow and Kiev will eventually return to normal. ‘We assume that the situation will normalize sooner or later, and we want all our neighbors to flourish. And then <…> ties will be inevitably restored."

Recognition and future of Donbass

Russia had every right to recognize the Donbass republics under the UN Charter, in accordance with the Kosovo precedent, and will keep defending interests of Donbass residents. "When Kosovo declared independence, the International Court of Justice, pressured by Western countries, ruled that under the UN Charter, when a country declared independence, there was no need to seek permission from the central government," Putin said, adding that a precedent had been set then. "It means that the Donbass republics did not have to ask Kiev for permission."

The region’s future depends solely on its residents: "We will treat their every choice with respect," he said.

Meanwhile, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who was also present at the session, said his country regards the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics as quasi states and is unlikely to recognize their independence.

On relations with Kazakhstan

"We have allied relations with Kazakhstan. One might say, fraternal ones. We are members of the same defense bloc - the CSTO. Also, we are members of the same economic organization. Will it ever occur to anybody in Russia to spoil relations with Kazakhstan on any issues? This is nonsense. We are interested in strengthening such relations."

On nuclear threat and security guarantees

When asked at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to comment on the West’s allegations about the threat of a nuclear war and the Third World War, the Russian leader noted that Moscow "hears such rhetoric."

"Where does it come from? From their own statements. Now and then irresponsible politicians would blurt out something like that, even high-ranking politicians - say, at the level of foreign ministries, the leaders are ranting and raving about it. Are we supposed to stay silent? We are responding correspondingly. As soon as we respond, they would pick on our words and say: look, Russia is threatening us. We are not threatening anyone, but everyone should know what we have and what we will use to defend our sovereignty. These are obvious things."

Moscow is ready to build relations with all countries, despite of what is happening today, but it will take care about its security on its own: "Solely the Army and the Fleet can be a guarantee of our security."

On those who are ashamed of being Russian

"Some people say they are ashamed of being from Russia. You know, those ashamed are the people who do not link their own future and life, as well as the future and lives of their children, with our country. They are not ashamed, they are afraid of having problems in regions where they want to live and want their children to live."

On optimism in global politics

Putin hopes that the situation in global affairs would finally calm down: "We are not happy that some countries may face any negative consequences. We don’t want it. We hope that common sense will ultimately win the upper hand and the situation in global affairs will finally calm down and everyone will respect each other’s interests, and we will be able to operate normally."

He pointed to a growing controversy in the United States. "If [US] policies remain the same, it will keep growing," Putin said, adding that he had "great respect for the American people."

"At the end of the day, relations will become what they should in these countries, in the United States and on the international stage. I am more of an optimist than a pessimist.".

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Friday, October 8, 2021

The Book of Revelations of John The Divine

This final Book of the Bible is often misunderstood as the rantings of a madman who is suffering a psychotic episode but has, nevertheless, been able to access a typewriter contrary to the rules of the institution. It is also thought of by ridiculing atheists and Catholics as a triumph of obscurity over clarity, which allows them to make up stupid explanations that just happen to be in line with their personal Satanic beliefs and Satan’s Plan for Mankind – ironically, these people are bringing about the events that unfold in the Book.

Introduction

  • John The Divine hears God telling him what will happen, Jesus is going to arrive soon and in force and so John should tell everyone
  • John, who is himself in exile because of persecution, is on Patmos, tells Christians that they are persecuted by Rome
  • John hears a voice and it’s Jesus who gives him the idea that he should write to the seven churches in Asia Minor telling them where they went wrong. They are in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. Jesus tells him what to say.
  • Jesus has white hair and his eyes of flames. His feet are made of bronze and his voice sounds like running water. He is surrounded by 7 candlesticks and carries seven stars in his right hand. A sharp sword comes out of his mouth
  • Jesus tells John to write down everything he sees in a vision that he will be given.

A Message for Ephesus

  • They’ve lost the idea of “love”.

A Message for Smyrna

  • Jesus knows the people in Smyrna have been persecuted but if they’re faithful ’til death they’ll live with Him, otherwise, it’s the Fiery Pit.

A Message for Pergamum

  • Jesus hears that some in the Church are teaching that it’s okay to make sacrifices to the Roman gods. But, Jesus clarifies, it is most definitely not.

A Message for Thyatira

  • Jesus knows that they’re doing good works. But He also knows there’s a woman called Jezabel whose been putting her favors about like a demoncrat, lieberal, hippy, and worshipping idols. They should stop this.

A Message for Sardis

  • Jesus tells this church that, half of them are OK, but the rest need to straighten themselves out with Him… or else.

A Message for Philadelphia

  • Just keep the faith, Jesus tells them. If they do, they’ll all get God’s name written on them.

Message for Laodicea

  • This church is kind of lukewarm and will be spewed out unless they change their ways

Stairway to Heaven

  • Jesus shows John Heaven with 24 Elders and God – God’s seat has a load of weird but Godly animals around it who sing His Praises day and night.

Seals (Not Navy)

  • John notices that God is holding a scroll with seven seals in his hand.
  • A slaughtered lamb with seven horns and seven eyes takes the scroll from God and everyone starts singing, cheering, shouting, rejoicing.

The Four Horsemen

  • So, the Lamb opens the first of the seven seals.
  • Immediately, John sees a white horse. Its rider has a bow and is wearing a crown. He is called Faithful and True and is The Word of God – He is Righteousness who will ethnically cleanse the Earth of Evil.
  • The Lamb opens the second seal. John sees a bright red horse. The guy riding this horse has a huge sword… This is War.
  • Then, the Lamb opens the third seal and out comes a black horse. Its rider has a pair of scales in his hand. This is Famine and the only one of the horsemen to speak – He suggests investing in grain futures.
  • Next, the fourth seal is opened. John sees a pale green horse whose rider is Death himself. And Death is given authority to kill people all over the Earth.

More Seals 

  • The Lamb goes on to open the fifth seal. John sees all the Christians martyrs who are shouting for vengeance.
  • The Lamb then opens the sixth seal.
  • Suddenly the heavens go crazy. There’s an earthquake and the sun becomes black. The moon turns to blood and the stars fall out of the sky. All the kings and rich people and other powerful people on Earth try to run and hide from the Lamb.

The Elect Get Heaven

  • After this, John sees four angels standing at the four corners of the Earth holding back the winds, Another angel tells them that they still need to mark the foreheads of the 144,000 Elect.
  • Then, John sees many people from standing around God’s throne wearing white robes and holding palm leaves who are praising everyone around. These are the Elect and have tenure in Heaven.

The Seventh Seal

  • Next, John sees the Lamb open the seventh seal. And eventually seven angels with seven trumpets stand in front of God.

The Trump

  • When the first angel trumpets, hail and fire mixed with blood starts to rain down on the Earth.
  • The second angel blows his horn and a burning mountain falls into the sea.
  • The third angel blows and a star named Wormwood falls from the sky and pollutes the water.
  • The fourth angel blows his horn and the sun, moon, and stars get dimmer.
  • Then a horrific eagle sums up, saying, “Woe to the inhabitants of the Earth.”

Food

  • Then John sees another angel coming down from Heaven with a tiny scroll and that John must eat. John eats.

Two Candlesticks arrive
· Another voice tells John that two candlesticks are going to go into the world

  • They do but a beast comes up from the bottomless pit and attacks and kills them in the streets of Jerusalem while all the non-believers gloat and rejoice. But, after three and a half days, the candlesticks recover from death and start living again.
  • Then, the candlesticks fly up into Heaven and let loose a huge earthquake. Seven thousand people are killed, but the rest, wisely, repent and put their faith in Jesus.

Angel Number Seven

  • Finally, the seventh angel goes ahead and blows his trumpet.
  • John hears voices announcing that God’s reign on Earth has begun. The 24 elders start to worship God even more intensely and let everyone know that it’s almost time to start judging some people.

The Girl and the Dragon

  • Suddenly, John sees an omen—it’s a woman. She is clothed with sun, the moon is under her feet, and she wears a crown of stars. The woman is in the middle of giving birth and she’s screaming in pain.
  • There’s also a huge red dragon—it appears with seven heads with crowns on each of them and ten horns, who’s going to eat her when she’s given birth.
  • The woman delivers a baby boy and it just so happens that he’s going to rule all the nations of the world. He is promptly taken up into Heaven and the woman runs away before the Dragon can eat her.

Heavenly War

  • Then war breaks out in Heaven.
  • Michael the Archangel and his band of angel soldiers attack the Dragon and manage to throw him out of Heaven. The Dragon lands down to Earth and he finds the woman who gave birth to the son and chases after her. But she sprouts wings and flies away.
  • Then he opens his mouth and floods the Earth, trying to drown her. But the Earth comes to her rescue and swallows up the water. The Dragon decides to go off and attack the woman’s other children, i.e. the followers of Jesus.

Sea Monster

  • John sees a huge beast rising out of the sea and (seven heads and ten horns with a crown on each one.) It looks somewhat like a leopard, but has feet like a bear, and a mouth like a lion.
  • The Dragon gives the Sea Beast its power and everyone on Earth all worship the Sea Beast and the Dragon
  • John tells us that the Sea Beast loves to attack Christians and make them into martyrs and he reminds Christians they’d be better off dead than worshipping the Sea Beast.

The Sea Monster’s Friend

  • Next, another beast comes out of the Earth. It has two horns like the Lamb, but sounds like the Dragon — it makes everyone worship the Sea Beast. Its number—666.

Breaking News

  • John sees the Lamb standing on Mount Zion. With him are the 144,000 Elect. Then, John hears several angels. One tells them all to fear and worship God, otherwise there is going to be some serious judgment going on. Another tells them that Babylon has fallen. A third one lets everyone know that the people who worship the Beast are going to burn.

The Two Reapers
· Next, John sees someone who looks like the Son of Man floating down on a cloud. He’s wearing a gold crown and holding a sickle with which He reap all the faithful people from the Earth.

  • Another angel comes down with a sickle and reaps all the not-so-faithful people. Then he throws them into a wine press of God’s wrath. It squirts out blood all over the place.

Many Plagues

  • After this, John sees seven angels carrying seven plagues. (I’m not sure if this is 7 or 49 plagues)
  • He also sees that the people who brought down the Beast are in heaven playing harps. And then a creature of some sort hand out bowls of God’s Wrath to people

Curses

  • A voice tells the angels to go ahead and serve up a heaping helping of Gods wrath on the Earth. So, the angels pour out their bowls one by one.
  • The first angel dumps out his bowl, and all the non-believers who have the mark of the Beast on them break out in painful sores.
  • The second angel turns the sea into blood.
  • The third angel turns the rivers into blood.
  • The fourth angel turns up the heat on the sun and burns all the people.
  • The fifth angel plunges the entire city of Rome into darkness.
  • The sixth angel dries up the Euphrates River
  • The seventh angel pours his bowl out and a voice tells everyone that, “It is done
  • There’s lightning and thunder and an earthquake. An earthquake that splits Rome into thirds. And destroys every nation on Earth.

Beauty and the Beast

  • Next, John sees the Whore of Babylon. She is a woman riding the Sea Beast She is dressed in red and purple robes and dripping with gold and jewels and pearls
  • John tells us she’s been drinking the blood of the faithful.
  • An angel explains the Whore of Babylon. The woman represents Rome who seduces everyone with its beauty and charm, but is really just a prostitute.

Woe unto Babylon

  • John sees yet another angel coming down from Heaven. This angel announces that Babylon (i.e., Rome) has fallen.
  • However, some of the non-believers on Earth are too busy mourning the loss of Rome, which has provided much need business but the angels aren’t swayed much by this. One of them picks up a giant stone and throws it into the ocean.

Armageddon

  • Everyone in Heaven is celebrating but John sees a white horse (not the same one as came with the 4 horsemen) with Jesus riding out on it. Jesus has flames for eyes and the sword coming out of his mouth. But this time, he’s wearing lots of crowns and his robe is dipped in blood. All the heavenly armies are there, too and they’re following Jesus in triumph.
  • An angel tells everyone to gather for God’s supper.
  • But before this can happen, John sees the Sea Beast and its armies.
  • Jesus and his heavenly squadron get rid of the Beast pretty quickly. They toss him into a Lake of Fire. All the other baddies are killed with Jesus’s sword.

Satan’s Last Stand

  • John sees that another angel has gotten hold of the Dragon and locked him in the bottomless pit. He’s going to stay there for 1,000 years. After that, he’ll be let out for a little while.
  • So then John sees thrones with people seated on them. These people get to judge. Obviously, anyone who was killed for believing in Jesus gets a pass. They will get to reign in Heaven for 1,000 years.
  • But remember, once that 1,000 years is up, the Dragon is going to be let out of the pit and gather another army to destroy Heaven.
  • But, don’t worry, this war is going to end a lot like the first one—with the Dragon as the big loser. Except this time, he’ll be thrown into the Lake of Fire for good.

The Final Judgement 

  • Once this happens, everyone is going to be judged by God. Even people who have been dead for years are going to have to answer for their actions on Earth.
  • God will open up his Book and look over his records and give you either the thumbs up or the thumbs down. If God realizes you’re not in his Book, it’s the Lake of Fire for you, too.

Flat-pack Jerusalem is delivered

  • After all the pesky non-believers and manifestations of extreme evil are gone, it’s time to bring about a new Earth.
  • John sees it happen—a New Jerusalem comes down from Heaven to Earth
  • The Elect will live there with God. No one will ever mourn or die or be in pain. It will simply be God and his children living together forever and ever.
  • But people who haven’t led such upstanding lives will get thrown into the Lake of Fire.
  • The city of New Jerusalem itself is probably the most incredible thing John has seen. The whole city is made of gold and glitters with all different kinds of jewels and gemstones.
  • It has twelve gates (with the names of the tribes of Israel written on them) and twelve foundations (with the names of the apostles written on them).
  • This New Jerusalem doesn’t have a temple, though, because God himself is the temple. They also don’t have to worry about lamps, because the presence of God provides all the light they need. It’s always sunny in New Jerusalem.
  • Crime is also non-existent, because no one ever does anything even remotely bad there.

 

New Jerusalem on Earth

Size of New Jerusalem

A River Runs Through It

  • An angel shows John a beautiful river flowing from God’s throne. It’s the water of life flowing in it. On the banks of the river is the tree of life, which grows twelve kinds of fruit.
  • Nothing bad is ever going to happen in this new city. Everyone will just hang with God and rejoice and love each other all day.

The Truth and Nothing but the Truth

  • The angel assures John that everything he’s seen and heard is true. All of this is actually going to happen. This is not some sort of story – it’s real folks!
  • He also tells John to go ahead and share all this with the world. After all, Jesus will be coming very, very soon. People need this information because they need to do the right thing.
  • God’s judgment is coming. People who lead good lives will be able to live inside the walls of an awesome city made of gold. People who don’t will get to take a little swim in a Lake of Fire… for all eternity.
  • John also tells us that if anyone changes what he’s written down, God is going to include them in all those terrible plagues.
  • But really, Jesus is coming soon, John tells us. He ends the book with this hope and a short prayer for the faithful.
  • That’s it.

So, there you are – it’s all pretty straightforward and obvious when you think why you became a True Christian.

The Truth About the Book of Revelations Elaine Pagels [Clip]

 

The Original Book of Revelation





Friday, May 28, 2021

Tithe Teaching Detriments



*** “Some people say tithing is Old Testament law. No, it's not. It's an Old Testament principle.”? ~ Via a Pastor on giving! 


Believers are responsible to measure 'the church*' teachings in the light of the truth of the Bible. It is our duty to recognize error. 


The Levitical tithe was to meet a need, that of the Levitical priesthood and to help the poor. The Levitical priesthood and all laws and ceremonies pertaining to it ceased when the temple was destroyed in 70 CE.  the Books of the Christian New Testament do not teach tithing. "The New Testament" offices or callings of a pastor, etc., are not the same as the Levitical priesthood, which was based on lineage and the Mosaic ceremonial laws, and that the "church*" building is not the same as the Temple. 

Detriments of the Tithe Teaching
1. The "churchs" tithe teaching can cause tithers to have an erroneous feeling of self-satisfaction, a feeling that they have "paid the bill" and placated God. This can become akin to a superstitious practice of "pleasing of the gods" we see in pagan cultures. Are tithers in some cases even attempting to buy their way into heaven? Wouldn’t this be the same as buying spiritual favor by purchasing indulgences? This practice was soundly condemned in Martin Luther's "Ninety-Five Theses."

2. Mal. 3:8 says, "’ Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.’ But you ask, "How do we rob you?" ‘In tithes and offerings….’" This verse is used prior to the passing of the offering plate in many "church" services to coax the congregation to get out their wallets. But, contrary to the meaning of the verse under the Mosaic Law to which it refers, today people ARE robbing God, not of tithes, but of proper giving to the work of God and to the poor. When people "pay their bill" to the "church", they aren’t as apt to give that cup of water or $20 to a needy person around them.  Therefore, they have robbed God by neglecting opportunities to perform a mitzvah in the form of helping the poor. People write out tithe checks in a dogged, joyless manner as if in bondage. They, too, are robbed. They are robbed of the joy of giving to real needs they can see with their own eyes.

3. Tithing can cause an undue financial burden on givers. Young families with children often are living hand to mouth anyway. So are many single parents, college students, and the elderly. They themselves are actually the poor who need help occasionally, yet by sitting in "the church", they are told that they must give up ten percent to a "church" that often is wealthy.

4. This brings us to the next point. It is not uncommon today for the incomes of "church"es (some of whom teach tithing and some of whom don’t), especially large ones in America, to have such enormous incomes that they have investment portfolios. They hire experts to help them manage their funds to make it grow. Why? So they can give to missions or the poor? So they can build more buildings, gyms, bowling alleys, climbing walls? So they can have huge paid staffs? Daycare centers? The kingdom of God has nothing to do with buildings. The early "church" grew by great leaps without buildings. 

2 Corinthians 9:7  Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion 


Trillion Dollar Church!
The American church system through its thousands of schemes to gather money has amassed over a trillion dollars worth of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance programs, real estate, etc. The interest they pay on the mortgages of their buildings could literally feed all the poor in the world! 

The deceptive means 10’s of thousands of ministers use to raise money, of which the modern tithe is one of them, has drained our country of resources that could tremendously bless the world. But the church is sitting on the money. Now they are beginning to be fleeced themselves.
Recently, hundreds of the leading Christian organizations lost millions of dollars investing in a fund named "New Era." It was a scam called a "Ponze scheme." An evangelical, named Bennett, dropping the right names such as Billy Graham and Rockerfeller, convinced most of the leading Protestant ministries to invest as much as over 500 million dollars into a fund that promised them a doubling of their money over a 6 month period of time. Now anyone with a little sense should smell something amiss here, especially since conservative Christians should be looking at conservative investments that usually give a low return on investment. But top Christian ministries invested hundreds of millions of dollars in a fund started by another Christian, whose sole purpose in setting up the fund was to defraud them of their, or should I say "your" money. The federal authorities finally shut it down, but not before millions of dollars were lost. (See Dew from Mount Hermon, issue number 7 for more details.)


A person who teaches tithing robs God’s people from hearing from God Himself about what and whom to give to each and every day. Someone who pays their taxes, and gives 10 per cent of their income to their pastor, plus offerings for missions, building fund, bake and rummage sales, etc., because the law or tradition of their organization pressures them to do so, is likely to develop an attitude that their giving is finished at the offering plate. They are so drained of finances that when Jesus arrives at their door for a piece of bread, their response might be, "Oh, I gave already at the church!" Laws such as the modern tithing law, instituted by either ignorant or deceiving ministers keep God’s children from hearing what they should be doing on a day to day basis! Yes, Mr. or Mrs. or Reverend Tithing Teacher, you are robbing people, God, and the world from the blessings He wants to pour out on them and through us! Now repent and stop it! His mercy endures forever! Go to the fountain of grace, HaShem, and discover how to enter into His rest yourself! Then and only then can you lead God’s sheep into that rest themselves. Until then all you will do is fleece them and eat them yourself!

"Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock? You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock. The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them." (Ezekiel 34:2-4)

"My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray; they have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their resting place. All who found them have devoured them." (Jeremiah 50:6-7)

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that those who twist the Mosaic Law to say what it doesn’t say, are robbing God even though they may not be aware of it. They are also robbing themselves of much-needed rest, and they are robbing the world around them of the true blessings they are to bestow upon their neighbors.

Church

 the words "church" and "circus" both come from a similar pagan origin



circ- + (is a Latin root word meaning: circle [a ring; wheel], round). 

Circe 
Latinized form of Greek Κιρκη (Kirke, Kirkh ), which possibly meant "bird". In Greek mythology Circe was a sorceress who hypnotized men, and changed men into animals, and made them her slaves. 

circle 
c.1305, from O.Fr. cercle, from L. circulus "small ring," dim. of circus (q.v.). Replaced O.E. trendel and hring. Meaning "group of persons surrounding a center of interest" is from 1714. 

circus 
c.1380, from L. circus "ring," applied by Romans to circular arenas for performances and contests (esp. the Circus Maximus), from or akin to Gk. kirkos "a circle," from PIE *kirk- from base *(s)ker- "to turn, bend." First attested use for "traveling show" is 1791. 

Church 
O.E. cirice "church," from W.Gmc. *kirika, from Gk. kyriake (oikia) "Lord's (house)," from kyrios "ruler, lord."

Among Pope Francis' challenges will be oversight of the sprawling, lucrative -- but embattled -- American organization.


A Jewish response to a Pastor
 



Source: Tithe Teaching Detriments https://natzrim.blogspot.com/2012/06/tithe-teaching-detriments.html -