Watchmen on the Wall
Presently there are many
ministries which intercede for the United States and for the nations of the
world. No serious Christian can doubt that evil men have come to power in
the world, whose purpose is to overthrow free forms of government and to
suppress the Gospel of Jesus Christ. However, few Christians seem to be
aware that this same anti-Christ network has infiltrated the Church with a
hidden agenda of subverting the true faith and converting believers to their
false religious system.
This quiet intrusion of false
brethren into the life of the Church was foretold in the New Testament.
Paul stated that, for three years, he did not cease to warn the Church day
and night with tears: “For I know this, that after my departing shall
grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own
selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples
after them.” (Acts 20:29-31)
The book of Jude confirms Paul's
prediction: "Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the
common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you
that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto
the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of
old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God
into lasciviousness, and deny the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ."
(Jude 4)
The Lord Jesus Christ must have
foreseen this great danger to His church when He related the following
parable: “Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and
gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the
porter to watch.” (Mark 13:34)
Just as some are called to
positions of authority within the Body of Christ and others to serve in various
ministries, there are also those who are called to be watchmen. In Israel, the
watchman stood on the wall and notified the porter or gatekeeper of the identity
of anyone who was approaching the city. Using a similar analogy, Jesus says that
the gatekeeper will only open the door of the sheepfold to the true Shepherd of
the sheep. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door
into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a
robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him
the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep
by name, and leadeth them out." (John 10:1-3)
Apparently, it was the duty of the
watchman to warn and of the porter to protect the city from foreign invaders.
Accordingly, there must be a parallel operation within the Church to protect it
from outside enemies. God has called some to be 'watchmen on the wall' to warn
those who labor inside and 'gatekeepers' to protect the sheep.
The Lord Jesus also prophesied that
the period just before His return would be a time of unprecedented deception. In
Matthew 24:24, He says that even the very elect would be deceived ~ if possible.
II Thessalonians 2:3 reveals that during this period there would be a great
'falling away' from the faith that was once delivered to the saints. It is
difficult to comprehend how this could happen, until it is understood that this
deception would come from within the Church ~ just as Paul said it would!
Today, the New Age Movement and
other elements of the New World Order have infiltrated the Bible-believing
churches and are posing as Christian ministries. According to New Age author,
Jeremy Rifkin, their expressed goal is to use the Evangelical Church as the
primary instrument to bring the New World Order with its One World Religion to
birth. As a result of this conspiracy, many sincere Christians are being
led into deception by the abundance of false teachers and prophets on the
Christian scene and organizations that have the appearance of doing good works,
but are apostate in their doctrine and practice.
The reader may naively
assume that the majority of professedly Christian leaders could not possibly
be false teachers and false prophets because they are so widely accepted.
For a more Scriptural perspective on this matter, we recommend reading “The Preacher As A False Prophet” by Rev. James Stalker who stated concerning
Israel, our example:
“The false prophets were strong, not only in their own numbers, but in
their popularity with the people. This told heavily against the
true prophets; for the people could not believe that the one man, who
was standing alone, was right, and that his opponents, who were many,
were wrong. The seats and the trappings of office always affect
the multitude, who are slow to come to the conclusion that the teachers
under whom they find themselves in providence can be misleading them...
If they are going wrong, they will generally get the majority of the
people to follow them. So completely may this be the case, that by
degrees the popular taste is vitiated and will not endure any other
teaching than that to which it has been accustomed, though it be false.
There is no sadder verse in all prophecy than the complaint of Jeremiah,
’The prophets prophesy falsely, and My people love to have it so.’
Like prophet, like people; the public mind may be so habituated to what
is false, and satisfied with it, that it has no taste or even tolerance
for the true. Jeremiah could not gain a hearing for his stern and
weighty message from ears accustomed to the light and frivolous views of
the false prophets; and to Baruch, his young coadjutor and amanuensis,
who was starting on the prophetic career with the high hopes of youth,
he had to deliver the chilling message, ’Seekest thou great things for
thyself? seek them not.’ The path to popularity and eminence was not
open to anyone who did not speak according to the prevailing fashion.”
Foreseeing the great end-time
apostasy, when the multitudes would not endure sound doctrine, our gracious Lord
advised us how to recognize and avoid the spiritual deception that would engulf
the Church. In many passages, such as Luke 21:34-36, He cautions his disciples
to 'watch and pray' that they may be accounted worthy to escape the time of
deception that will surely come to pass. I Peter 4:7 warns, “But the end
of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.” The
apostle Peter had learned well the antidote to temptation, for these were the
very words of warning that Jesus spoke to him prior to his own falling away and
denial of his Lord. (Mark 14:38) Because he had learned to heed these words of
Jesus, Peter ultimately glorified the Lord through his life and death.
Watch Unto Prayer is
comprised of those who believe that God has called them to watch and pray
for the Church. Over the past several years we have evolved into a
loosely-knit group of Christian researchers who live in
various parts of the United States. Our work is not pastoral ministry or
teaching, but investigation of the various New Age trends, movements and
change agents which have infiltrated the Christian community with a view to
subverting the Christian faith. Our objective is to report our findings to
interested Christians so they will become informed, pray and inform others.
Many pastors and others in Christian ministry do not have the time for this
kind of research and find our material helpful. We are not affiliated with
one particular church or denomination, but we do adhere to the following
STATEMENT OF FAITH.
If you also have a burden for the
spiritual condition of the Church, you are invited to subscribe to the Watch
Unto Prayer ministry. Each Watchman will receive notification of new reports via
e-mail. The reports are a means of sharing information on the serious issues
that warrant prayer for the Body of Christ. Although such knowledge is
personally necessary for each believer, it is not an end in itself. Ours is not
a ministry of merely exposing deception in the Church, although we are called to
do so. Rather, the Watch Unto Prayer ministry has the ultimate purpose of
rescuing God’s people from the present apostasy. Who among us can say we have
never been deceived? As we become informed of the deceptions that are presently
overtaking the Church, and perhaps even ourselves, may we look to the Word of
God with the sense of our own dependence upon God's grace for understanding and
for the proper guidelines for prayer.
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WATCH & PRAY…
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For spiritual discernment
within the Church and a disposition to try the spirits and to prove
all things, whether they are from God. (I John 4:1-3; I Thess. 5:21)
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That Christians will look
only to the Word of God as the foundation for sound doctrine and
prophecy, rather than trusting in men, experiences, or their own
understanding. (Prov. 3:5-7; II Tim. 3:16,17; Jer. 3:15, 23:28; II
Pet. 1:20)
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That pastors, teachers and
other Christian leaders will not be deceived, but will warn and
protect the flocks which are entrusted to their care and for which
they will give an account. (I Pet. 5:2; Acts 20:28; Heb. 13:17; see
also Jer. 23 and Ezek. 34)
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That those who are false
prophets posing as Christian leaders will be exposed, reproved, and
their teachings rejected by the Church. (II John 10; Titus 3:10,11;
II Tim. 3:8,9; Eph. 5:11)
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That God will raise up men
and women of true spiritual stature to contend for the faith that
was once delivered to the saints in Scripture. (Jude 3; Eph. 5:11)
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That God will enlist men
and women of prayer to intercede for the Body of Christ in these
perilous times. (Eph. 6:18; I Pet. 5:8; I John 5:16)
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