Pastor Mike Hoggard of Bethel Church - A LIAR and FALSE PROPHET!

There has been a widespread and growing 'deadly cancer' in the Christian church as of late and that 'cancer' is the pulpits profusely proclaiming that anyone who wishes to do 'JUST AS' Jesus did and to walk in the same manner as Jesus did, those who choose this path have fallen out of grace and are claimed to have joined a cult. So is this true?

In his March 5, 2013, Mike Hoggard vehemently shouted at the top of his lungs during his radio broadcast that the 4th Commandment of God was nailed to the cross. Now mind you, this is the ONE Commandment of God that contains the 'sign/mark" of His Covenant with all mankind that dates back to the seventh day of creation. So could the Jesus that Hoggard preaches be the true Messiah that never spoke against or did anything in disobedience to God the Father? I would say without a doubt, NO, Mike Hoggard is not proclaiming the true Messiah that Moses and the Prophets wrote about but a different messiah and a different gospel and here is why.

Deu 13:1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Exo 31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.

Isa 56:1 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. 3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people, ...6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; 7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. 8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him. ... 10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Mike Hoggard claims to be a watchman but teaches that His seventh day Sabbath is not for all mankind and those that claim it is are heretics and members of some cult. So what else do the Prophets have to say of His Sabbath as being valid for ALL mankind?

Eze 20:11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them (Rm 10:5). 12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.1 between them and Me, to know that I am יהוה who sets them apart. Footnote: 1See Ex. 31:13-17.

Eze 20:23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; 24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols. 25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live1. Footnote: 1Ps. 81:12, Isa. 30:28, Acts 7:42, Rom. 1:24-28, 2 Thess. 2:11.

Isa 66:19 "And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. ... 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

So we see that it was NOT prophesied that the Sabbath would be nailed to anything, but rather it will be restored in all its glory as it was in the beginning. So did Jesus of Nazareth speak to the continuation of the Father's perpetual and everlasting seventh day Sabbath for all mankind? Why yes Jesus of Nazareth certainly did.

Mat 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. ... 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 2 And because iniquity (lawlessness / transgression against the Law of God) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. ... 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the SABBATH DAY: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be."

So as this false prophet Mike Hoggard claims that his Jesus nailed the 4th Commandment to the cross and that we no longer are bound by this burdensome law, but as we can see, the true Jesus of Nazareth of the King James bible tells us just the opposite of what false prophet Mike Hoggard prophesies and that the true Jesus will be expecting us to keep and honor the 4th Commandment because as a disciple, one who imitates and emulates the Master, if one is a true disciple of Jesus, then one will joyfully do as Jesus did and not call ANY command of the Father burdensome.

Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

1Jn 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous (burdensome).

Rom 10:5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them (Ez 20:11). 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) 7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

Deu 30:10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. 11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden (too hard, too burdensome) from thee, neither is it far off. 12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

interestingly enough, Hoggard did quote from Paul about making void the Law of God, but then in the same breath he denied that which he just spoke while also ignoring the fact that Paull also taught us that we are to 'establish' the Law of God by doing it through faith just as Abraham 'established' the Law of God by doing it through faith.

Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

1Jn 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

We are sons and daughters of God through the begotten Son of God and therefore, as He did, we are to do likewise so that through the Son, we also can be transformed into the likeness of the Father.

2Co 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

1Jn 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

Now I implore the readers to remember, these are NOT my words or accusations, these are the words and accusations of God the Father and His only begotten Son that Hoggard claims to represent yet in the same breath Hoggard denies both the Father and the Son. Therefore, in denying that the WHOLE Word of God, from Genesis to Revelation is for ALL mankind, Hoggard is denying the very existence of the authority of God the Father and His only begotten Son and creating his own authority upon the earth with a new Gospel message of lawlessness towards God the Father that the only begotten Son of God never taught or preached.

Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

The 4th Commandment... rest on the Sabbath day.

Didn't Jesus say that man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath was made for the man. ?

When the bible tells us that God rested after he created the heavens and the earth in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested it means, all that God wanted to create was finished, no adding to it, no taking away.
Same thing when Jesus said " it is finished " .
The book of Hebrews tells us to be fearful of one thing ? least you don't enter into the rest of God.
Jesus Christ is our Sabbath.... all the work that God requires, all the demands, Jesus Christ finished it for us... in our stead.
No human can make him or her self holy in God's eyes, what Jesus meant by " be perfect for your father in heaven is perfect " is ? becoming born again, believing on Christ for your salvation, God's holiness is the gift he gives to us.
IN Christ we are made perfect, holy in God's eyes.
So yes, in effect Mike Hoggard is right, all the righteous demands, all the law requires was nailed to the cross because God killed the power of sin in the flesh by nailing it to the cross.
Saint Paul said that, had he not known the law he would not have known what sin is.
God's law is God's guilty verdict to us, all of us are made guilty in the sight of God's Law.... and no one can escape it, nor can anyone be made holy or righteous by keeping the law... so the solution was ? God sent his son Jesus Christ.
So you want to keep the law as God would have us to keep it perfectly and whole ? complete ? put on Christ, believe in Christ, and trust in Christ Jesus for your salvation.
But, we get those who say " yeah, but even the demons believe " ..... the problem is ? Jesus Christ didn't redeemed the fallen angels, nor did he die on the cross for them, nor can any fallen angel, that's what demons are, nor can demons become born again.... God decided their fate long before the world was created.
IN Christ, God took our guilty verdict and turned it into " NOT GUITLY " ... for we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

Jesus said be perfect for your father in heaven is perfect... how ? the imputed righteousness of Christ Jesus, that's how.

So now then ? our true Sabbath ? our true rest in God is ? Jesus Christ...

Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Yeshua Messiah, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from lawlessness and to purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

The Son, the Word of God therefore the Living Law of God reminded us of the fate of those who continue in disobedience.

John 3:36 “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

1Pet 2:21 For to this you were called, because Messiah also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: 22 “Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth”

Heb 4:6 Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience, 7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”[Ps 95:7-8; 1Cor 10:1-11] 8 For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remains therefore a Sabbath keeping for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

Unless one is dead and in the grave, ones work is not done. Therefore, the Sabbath command was not done away with in Messiah, but rather filled with meaning in Messiah.

The Sabbath commandment was fulfilled in Christ on our behalf.
Those who are in Christ have already satisfied God's righteous demands and satisfied God's justice.

The great big lie that the devil told Eve was that if they partake of the thing that God forbade : i.e. the tree of the knowledge of good and evil..... knowing the difference between what sin is, and what sin is not, that in that day that they shall not surely die, for God knows that in that day that Adam and Eve will become like God.

The law shows us that we are guilty before God, that we have failed, and that we can not become like God in our own efforts.
God said be ye holy for I am holy.

Jesus said, be ye perfect for our father in heaven is perfect.

The problem is ?

We can never become what God requires of us on our own, in our own efforts..
Jesus Christ himself said in Matthew 5:20 " For I say unto you, except that your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven..

WOW ! that's a real tall order.
Jesus Christ right there set a very high bar and standard didn't he ?

Now ?

Who can live a life that where their righteousness exceeds even that of the Jewish Scribes and Pharisees of his day ?

Anyone ?

Impossible.

So what is Jesus Christ actually saying here ?

It's impossible for man on his own to reach that standard that God has set to enter into heaven.

There is only one way.... it's through the blood of Christ.

That's the carnality of man's mind, that man can become like God on his own, in his own efforts.

That's what happen at the tower of babble.

The only way to become what God requires of us is in Christ, and in Christ alone.

In the true sense of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, what separates Christianity from all the rest of the world's religions is that all the other religions require you to appease God, works are a requirement to enter heaven.

In the true sense of the Gospel, Christianity is unique in that God himself came in the flesh, to die in our stead to save us.
We didn't appease him, he came to die the death that we deserved, he came to take the punishment that we deserved.

Man's carnal mind tells man , that some how, some way, man has to put his hand to the plow and make a effort by his works to earn his way to heaven.
The natural mind of man without God's holy spirit is called " Carnal " .... that's where we get the word carnivorous, carnivore i.e. meaty.
For the the natural man ( religious, carnal ) can not receive the things of the spirit of God.
Here's the scripture.
King James Bible: 1 Corinthians 2:14

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

The natural unsaved, not born again man thinks in his natural carnal mind.
For the natural man thinketh that he must some how earn his way into heaven by his works.
That's what is called man made " Religion " .... and Religion is what Crucified Christ to the cross.

God's law tells us, that we are all guilty and no matter how much we try we fail.

This is what Pastor Mike Hoggard was talking about by nailing the 4th Commandment to the cross.... yes, it's there, in the bible, in the scriptures....

Colossians 2:14

King James

14. Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Here is what Saint Paul had to say about the " LAW " that was written on stones.... the only law that was written on stones was the 10 Commandmants...
The reason why it was written on stones is became God wanted to show that it was a unrevocable, unchangeable, permanent condemnation, verdict against mankind against a holy God.
This is what Saint Paul had to say being inspired by the holy spirit.
And the only reason why some people bulk and reject this is because they are resisting the holy spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:7

King James

But if the ministry of death, written and engraved in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

Did you read that ? the law, the 10 commandments, was the ministry of death, written and engraved in stones.
" Which glory was to be done away "

That was the old covenant of God between God and the nation of Israel.... where in the bible does God demand that the gentile nations keep the 10 Commandments ?
That was exclusively between God and the nation of Israel.
God was going to create a new and better covenant that was going to be everlasting between him and all of mankind.

" who did not believe the truth "

Those who reject " THE TRUTH " of the Gospel... that's what that verse is talking about.... and it has nothing to do with keeping the law or doing good works.
On the contrary, those who think that they are justified by doing good works, by keeping the law will get their way into heaven are the ones who are deluded, who believe the lie of man made religion.

And what truth may that be ?

The truth of the Gospel.

John 1:17

King James
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ, Yeshua Messiah.

You can't separate the two, grace from truth.
See the ( and ) in there ?

It's a conjunction word that ties both together.
Grace and Truth is a person, Jesus Christ, no wonder why they called it: THE GOSPLE OF JESUS CHRIST.....
Gospel, means, God's word....
The Gospel is the good news of God's salvation in Jesus Christ.... there is no other way.... not even " good works " , or keeping the law.

Most CULTS require you to do good works, or keep the law apart from Jesus Christ, or some mixture of both apart from God's grace.
Most CULTS are ruled by a iron rod dogma that you must do this, must do that, must keep the law to get into heaven.
It's a form of control over another human being.
Yes, study it yourself.... most CULTs preach, and teach about doing good works and keeping the law.

In the New Testament ?

Where you see " unrighteousness " ? ungodly ?

Are those who are not either born again and are not in Christ, or have not yet been born again yet, or those who reject Christ and God's way of salvation.

Doing " good works " and keeping the law ? but reject God's way of salvation ?
Those are workers of unrighteousness, iniquity.

A different Gospel ?

Paul says if either a man or a angel who preaches another Gospel then what he preached ?

Let him be accursed.

He brought that up twice in the book of Galations.

Go read it your self, Paul says in the book of Galations in chapter 2 or 3 that no man is made righteous by keeping the law..... go read it, it's there.... in your own bible.

Those who are in Christ now have been made righteous, holy, justified.

You can trow as many scriptures at me all you want about keeping the law for justification, or salvation, but the bible clearly shows that we are saved by grace through faith.

Saint Paul even said in the book of Galatians that no man is made justified in the sight of God by the law.

Unrighteousness ? is rejecting Jesus Christ and his blood atonement.

Those who think and believe that their works will get them into heaven are the one's who have believed the lie of religion..... and are trying to " justify them selves before God without God's blood atoning sacrifice that is in Christ Jesus.

Have you forgotten ?

That the nation of Israel, after a whole year of trying to keep the law that the high priest still had to bring a spotless lamb before God to atone for their sins ? ... yes, it's in there, in your own bible, I am not making this up.... yes, it's in there, a blood atonement yearly by the high preist to God to atone for their sins...
Go read the whole book of Hebrews, that was ? written to ? you guessed it, to the HEBREWS ! wow.

It didn't matter how many good works they did, or how well they kept the law, God still required a blood sacrifice to cover their sins for that year.

I am not going to even get into the foolish argument that some will say " ohh grace is not a excuse to sin as much as you want ".

THE only reason why some want to say that is because those who do say that want to try to justify them selves before God by their works and keeping the law without the blood.
Yup, that's correct, that want to justify themselves before God by their works, deeds, and keeping the law without God's blood atonement in Christ Jesus.
They think, and say " see God how good I keep your laws better than them ? see God how I am so deserving of being in heaven more than them ? .... " yup, it's called PRIDE.

I hate to tell you this, but, Jesus Christ is going to reject those " good works " and say " I never knew you "

They will say at the last day " LORD , LORD, but, didn't we do this, didn't we do that in your name, didn't we keep the law, didn't we do good deeds."

Yes, I noticed that you put in there the scripture bible verse 2 Th 2:11 : 2Th 2:11 And for this reason God sends them a working of delusion, for them to believe the falsehood, 12 in order that all should be judged who did not believe the truth, but have delighted in the unrighteousness.........

Making religious dogma out of cherry picking selected bible verse and not putting it into it's proper context.

Here it is in it's proper contextual meaning, and what the writer meant.

Well, now, we need to go back to the beginning of those whole chapter, shall we ?

Hope you don't mind me just using just the King James Version ?

2 Thessalonians 1 (Authorized (King James) Version)

1. Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2. grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ( ahh yes, there's that dreaded word of the law preachers, works preachers.... GRACE ... Paul says, Grace unto you ... now that's a good start of this bible book ).... he didn't say... Works be unto you, or the keeping of the law be unto you..... didn't he ?

He also says... PEACE.... be at rest.... Sabbath.

3. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
4. so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: ( perhaps ? they were being persecuted by those who are " RELIGIOUS " Jewish and non Jewish...... naa.. can't be ).
5. which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
6. seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; ( wait a minute ? is says that God will pay recompense to those who are persecuting his church... God will judge those who are " Religious " ).
7. and to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8. in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:( wow ! did you read that ? that God will take vengeance of them that know not God, i.e. that know not God through Jesus Christ and his blood atonement.... and ? and that READ CAREFULLY.. : OBEY, OBEY, NOT THE GOSPLE ( the Gospel of Jesus Christ is good news, the truth of God's salvation in Jesus Christ, for " GRACE and TRUTH " came by Jesus Christ )....
( obeying not the Gospel means ? rejecting it's truth, rejecting that God's grace saves us, not or works, not keeping the law, not by our own efforts ).
9. who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
10. when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
( see that ? all them that believe, not all them that do good works, or all them that keep the law ).
11. Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work ( the word " WORK " here means, not works, or good deeds, or keeping the law, it means.... ACTION ) of faith with power:
12. that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.... ( see that word here ? GRACE ?

2 Thessalonians 2

Authorized (King James) Version>

1. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2. that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us,( he says here, " AS FROM US " being ? not actually from us, but pretending to be from them ) as that the day of Christ is at hand. ( shaken by whom ? the law preachers ? the Gnostic ? the works preachers ? yup, it could be those whom Paul is talking about here ).
3. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;... ( yup, a world wide religion based upon works, and bowing to a false God, the Anti-Christ ).
4. who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
( anything, any religion, and teaching, any belief that's apart from God's grace and teaches as does our " CULTure " the worldly system, man made religion teaches, that there are " MANY WAYS TO GOD " and that teaches works get us to heaven apart from Christ is a CULT and anti-Christ.... so ? do not be deceived )
5. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? ( yes, they seemed to have forgotten the simplicity of Christ, God's grace in our salvation )
6. And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:( go back to chapter one in this book and this is the same thing here ).
9. even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,( the anti-Christ.... " there are many ways to GOD and to heaven " world religion system APART from Christ and God's grace )
10. and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; ( those that are perishing ? those who are not saved... i.e. " BORN AGAIN " .
Watch this closely and read : ( Because they received not the love of the truth, ) see that ? the truth ? the truth of the Gospel )That ? read ( that they might be saved. ) see that ? that they might be saved ... i.e. " BORN AGAIN " ...
They received not the truth, for Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ, but rather loved their " GOOD WORKS " and deeds..... and rejected the truth of the Gospel... i.e. OBEYED NOT the Gospel...

( now we get to the crux of the whole thing here... )
( for this cause ? since they rejected the truth of the Gospel, they reject Christ himself.... so ? God sends them strong delusions, i.e. the lie of religion, that some one can be saved by their " GOOD WORKS, GOOD DEEDS, by KEEPING THE LAW ).
11. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.... ( obeyed NOT the TRUTH.. for Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ.... ).... go back to chapter 1 ( " they obeyed not the Gosple " )..... but rather ? had pleasure in doing their " GOOD WORKS, GOOD DEEDS,, BY KEEPING THE LAW AND REJECTING AND NOT OBEYING THE GOSPLE...)
13. But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: ( see there ? there's that word " TRUTH ".... and the doctrine of election )...
14. whereunto he called you by our gospel; to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.( wow, it was God who calls his own.... by the Gospel, God's grace in Jesus Christ... there is no " I never knew you here " ...
15. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
16. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,( it does not say " Good hope in the law, or good deeds, or good works, it says, good hope through grace i.e. Jesus Christ.
17. comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. ( good works are only what we do after we get saved unto God's glory,,, good works are NOT, are NOT to earn our salvation..... our salvation was bought and earned on the cross in what Jesus Christ has done for us )...

Ah, the great falling away that comes because of who?

2Thess 2:7 for the mystery of iniquity ... (G458 anomia - Lawlessness, violation of the Law that stems from apostasy, the falling away from God's Law which is God's Truth that the heavens and earth are witnesses to that it still stands as it stood in the beginning)

1Ti 1:9 Knowing this, that the Law(G3551 nomos - specifically the Law of Moses, davar: the uttered Word, the voice of God; torah: custom, manner; mitzvah: commands, verdict, right ruling) is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane,

Therefore, anomia is the opposite of nomos and just because King James chose to use iniquity rather than the plain hard truth which is lawlessness, the meaning is still the same and it begins with ungodliness, unholiness and profanity which are the foundation of the seed of hasatan from which all other sin is built upon.

Titus 2:14 says that "He came to redeem us from all "lawlessness" to cleanse us in order that we should do His good works", not so that we could continue walking in lawlessness and all that is opposed to Him.

Grace has been from the beginning when the lamb was slain to make covering for Adam and Eve. Noah found grace in the eyes of God and because of his obedience, his family was spared, and so on, and so on. Grace is important as it comes from the Father, redemption comes through the Son, through His shedding of blood that sealed the covenant. There is a relationship between salvation, faith and works and the works are the evidence that His good fruit is producing His fruit on the branches. Grace has been given to the WHOLE WORLD! But as to the rest, well that is up to us to walk out His example to prove that He is in us and we in Him as He is the head, not the King James only false prophets. You will know them by their fruits". Does a good tree bring forth bad fruit? Does a bad tree bring forth good fruit?

Lk 8:11 tells us that the good "seed" is the Word of God. Paul tells us in Roman's that the "seed" of Abraham is Messiah,and not seeds of many, but of one. Messiah is the "ONE" Living Word of God that put on flesh that is the same from beginning to end, so to say that that Word changed any part of Himself is to blasphemy God and the Son and call the Son imperfect and not fit to be the Son of God.<.p>

So ask yourself, since God says neither He or His Word ever changes, if God says something is truth, can it ever be false? If God says something is good for us can it ever be bad for us? If God calls something an abomination and is bad for us, can it ever be good for us?

Rom 7:12 Wherefore the Law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commands: for this is the whole duty of all mankind. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

The King James Bible ? .... well, it seems, no, the truth is ? no one had a problem with it 100 years ago, or 200 years ago, it was our standard bible at the founding of our country.
Anyway, God's word, the bible tells us to test the spirits to see whether they are from God or not.
I John 4

1. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3. and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Do you believe that Jesus Christ, Yeshua Messiah came in the flesh 2000 years ago ?
Do you believe that Jesus Christ Yeshua Messiah was GOD himself in the flesh, who came in a human body and died on the cross for our sins ?

John 1:

1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2. The same was in the beginning with God.
3. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

And yes, the bible, God's word says that the " WORD " was with God in the beginning, and the " WORD " was GOD and that " WORD " Jesus Christ Yeshua Messiah became human flesh.
Verse 14 : And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Anything, any spirit, any group, any doctrine, any belief, that separates salvation from God's grace and the blood atonement of Jesus Christ saying that you can't be saved by Christ's blood alone, there has to be works..... is a CULT.

Have you never read and understood John 14-17 and the importance of the Spirit of Truth whom Yeshua Messiah sends to us, to teach us, to guide us in order that we may walk our His truth?

Have you never read and understood Yeshua Messiah's words,

Joh 14:10 “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak from Myself. But the Father who stays in Me does His works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, otherwise believe Me because of the works themselves. 12 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he shall do also." (See 1Pet 2:21-22)

Joh 14:15 “If you love Me, you shall guard My commands. (See Ex. 20:6, vv. 21&23, 1 John 5:2-3, 2 John v. 6) 16 And I shall ask the Father, and He shall give you another Helper, to stay with you forever – 17 the Spirit of the Truth, whom the world is unable to receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. But you know Him, for He stays with you and shall be in you."

Joh 14:20 “In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you."

So much for the big lie being promulgated that "He did it all so we do not have to because we are temporarily in this corruptible flesh". The Word of God put on corruptible flesh to prove to us that we can overcome, but not of ourselves, but of the Spirit of Truth that is sent to those who truly believe in Him. Where there is no trust in His Spirit of Truth, there the branches do not bear fruit because they prove that the seed of the Word of God is not truly in them for them to hear the words,

"Well done good and trustworthy servant"

. So, since we are servants, then who is our Master? Is it not written that we are slaves to whom we serve? So if one chooses to obey Messiah and serve the Father as He served the Father and commanded us to do likewise, how can there be any condemnation in that?

Joh 3:36 “He who believes (G4100) in the Son possesses everlasting life, but he who does not obey (G544) the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

KJV: Joh 3:36 He that believeth G4100 on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth G544 not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

G4100 pisteuō = From G4102; to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), that is, credit; by implication to entrust (especially one’s spiritual well being to Christ): - believe (-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.

G544 apeitheō = From G545; to disbelieve (willfully and perversely): - not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving. So according to Hoggard's own bible translation, Hoggard is an unbelieving false prophet because he does not obey the Word of God. Hoggard's own "pure word of God according to Hoggard" convicts Hoggard but yet Hoggard refuses to see because of the darkness that he walks in out of his rejection of God's Spirit of Truth.

Jesus Christ Yeshua Messiah says to use those who have a ear let him hear, and those who have eyes let him see.

Can't walk in the spirit unless you deny self, deny self efforts, walking in the flesh..... i.e. works, trying to justify your self before God by keeping the law... i.e. works.
Did Jesus Christ God in the flesh whom is the one who gave the law break the law when the religious leaders saw him and his disciples eating corn in the field on the Sabbath ?
Yes ? or No ?

According to your standard, Yeshua Messiah broke the 10 Commandments.

Many things and miracles Jesus Yeshuah had done on the Sabbath, did he break the Sabbath ?

if he did ? he would not have qualified to have been the Messiah, or Savior.

What I believe ? how could be have broke the Sabbath commandment ? when ? he was the one who gave the law.
Also ? He even said himself that the Sabbath was " MADE " for the man... and not the other way around.

God wants us at rest.

Jesus Christ Yeshua Messiah told the religious leaders that man was not made for the Sabbath even though God gave that commandment as one of the 10 commandments, but rather, the Sabbath was made for the man to rest.

I ask you ?

Can you ? obtain that goal ?

The high standard that God has set to obtain the righteousness that God requires to be accepted into the Kingdom of God and into Heaven ?

This is what Jesus Christ Yeshua Messiah said about that and I'll even use the NIV.
Youngs Translation

and the King James.

New International Version

For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Young's Literal Translation

`For I say to you, that if your righteousness may not abound above that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye may not enter to the reign of the heavens.

King James

For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees , ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

What is the spirit saying to you in this verse ?

What is these words of Jesus Christ Jeshua Messiah saying to you ?
What does it mean ?

I think it's clear as day what this verse and these words of the LORD is saying.

It's saying it's impossible to achieve that high standard that God requires of us on our own in our flesh by keeping the law.

There has to be another way.

And that is ? the blood atonement.

Nothing but the blood of Jesus Christ Yeshua Messiah.

There is no other way that a man or women can enter into the Kingdom of God and Heaven..

Must be born again, Must be born again, Must be born again, Must be born again.... how many times does it have to be said to make it clear to people ?

Unless ?

They are blinded by the devil to not receive " THE TRUTH ".

Patlin ? does your own righteousness exceed even that of the Scribes and Pharisees of Jesus's day ?

Yes or no ?

Let him who has ears let him hear, and let him who has eyes let him see.

He who has ears let him hear what the spirit is saying to the Church.

The devil has people blinded to think that they can achieve immortality by keeping the law, to enter into heaven by their words...

The devil has people blinded to think that God would accept them into heaven by their works or obtain salvation by their works, and justification by their works, by keeping the law.

Nothing but the blood of Yeshua Messiah.

There would be no need of a Messiah or Savior if people could have obtain salvation and justification by their works.

They could NOT be cleaned of their sins if it was by the law, by their works.

What's the point then ? for God to have sent Yeshua Messiah if ? all men and women had to do was keep the law ?

In Romans chapter 8 even Paul says that the LAW was weak because of human flesh.

Those who try to earn their salvation by their works or keeping the law deny Christ.

Those who think that their works will get them into heaven deny the Christ, the Messiah,

and ?

Will be fooled by the anti-Christ when he comes.

The basic principle of the anti-Christ's false religion will be upon " WORKS " .

The difference between the true Messiah Yeshua who was born over 2000 years ago by a " VIRGIN " woman ? ( the NIV bible does not say he was born of a " VIRGIN BIRTH " so I just wanted to let you know that ) and between the false messiah whom the devil sets up to rule this world ?

The main difference ? God's Grace....

The anti-Christ means just that.

Against everything that Christ Yeshua stood for and was sent for.

It's strange ? isn't it ?

All the other false religions of this world: i.e. Islam, Buddhism, are based upon ? WORKS...

Once the false prophets of Christianity get Christians who are NOT saved into a " WORKS " based religion,

then ? and only then ?

Will all the other religions and the fake Christianity will be meshed into a ONE WORLD RELIGION that will be ruled and headed by the anti-christ.

The devil, the anti-Christ would have you believe that you don't need Christ, Yeshua Messiah to get into heaven, to be accepted of God, they want you to believe it's based upon how good you live your lives, how good you keep the law, how many " WORKS " you have done.... but ? the LORD will say to those who say " LORD LORD " he will say " I NEVER KNEW YOU " .

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