The End of the Sixth Church
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, ministered throughout Israel.
When he was about to ascend
into heaven, he sent out his disciples with a fresh
mandate: “To go to every corner of the world and
minister to people and baptize them in the name of
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matt
28:19).
They did as told and ministered to many peoples. It
is for this reason that people today are able to read
of the great works that God did through them in the
Bible. Evil people had other plans though. They
killed and persecuted God’s people. Paul’s murder
is documented in the Bible, so is the stoning to
death of Stephen. Peter was beheaded in Rome
and Thomas was speared to death in India. John
was killed in Patmos and others followed suit.
These murders helped replace God’s Church with
man’s own designs. Many pagan ways were
introduced and continue to be accepted as
Christianity. Serving God would become a career
like any other – a way to earn a livelihood and even
make a fortune.
For the first time since Eden, God had no prophets
in the earth. Therefore, the Word of God became
something to be read and studied and interpreted
by human beings instead of the Holy Spirit. The role
of the Holy Spirit in ordaining Prophets, Pastors,
Teachers, and Evangelists was eradicated.
Therefore, unlike in the time of Paul and his
colleagues there remained no way of knowing who
5
had been called to serve – and no way of knowing
God’s will at any given time.
Many changes were instituted. What were
previously pagan festivals replaced the true days of
worship, or holidays for God’s people. It would now
become a popular history that: “Once upon a time,
God spoke to men”. Whatever had changed,
nobody bothered to explain.
The Lord God speaks though his servants before
he acts (Amos 3:7).
into heaven, he sent out his disciples with a fresh
mandate: “To go to every corner of the world and
minister to people and baptize them in the name of
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matt
28:19).
They did as told and ministered to many peoples. It
is for this reason that people today are able to read
of the great works that God did through them in the
Bible. Evil people had other plans though. They
killed and persecuted God’s people. Paul’s murder
is documented in the Bible, so is the stoning to
death of Stephen. Peter was beheaded in Rome
and Thomas was speared to death in India. John
was killed in Patmos and others followed suit.
These murders helped replace God’s Church with
man’s own designs. Many pagan ways were
introduced and continue to be accepted as
Christianity. Serving God would become a career
like any other – a way to earn a livelihood and even
make a fortune.
For the first time since Eden, God had no prophets
in the earth. Therefore, the Word of God became
something to be read and studied and interpreted
by human beings instead of the Holy Spirit. The role
of the Holy Spirit in ordaining Prophets, Pastors,
Teachers, and Evangelists was eradicated.
Therefore, unlike in the time of Paul and his
colleagues there remained no way of knowing who
5
had been called to serve – and no way of knowing
God’s will at any given time.
Many changes were instituted. What were
previously pagan festivals replaced the true days of
worship, or holidays for God’s people. It would now
become a popular history that: “Once upon a time,
God spoke to men”. Whatever had changed,
nobody bothered to explain.
The Lord God speaks though his servants before
he acts (Amos 3:7).
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