Jeremiah 5:31
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it that way. But what will you do in the end?”

Have you ever wondered about the state of the church? There are many self proclaimed prophets out there and many pastors operating in their own authority. Yet, they have hundreds of thousands of followers, books for sale, conventions and schools. They lead a people, that although have access to the Word, fail to read it. They are not like the Berean’s, searching the Scriptures daily to see if what they are being taught lines up, or even adds up. No, they swallow it whole and regurgitate the falsehoods. Where are the Jeremiah’s, the Isaiah’s, the Ezekiel’s, the Enoch’s? Where are the Peter’s, Paul’s, and John’s?

Instead we have TikTok prophets, unschooled and unlearned babblers in pulpits. The blind leading the blind. They read a book from a false prophet and are now spewing the same falsehoods in ignorance. But what does the Word say? They don’t care, they will take one verse out of context and shout you down with it. They are weak willed individuals with no discernment. How can i be so harsh? Who am i to say such things? What gives me the right? i am not the one saying it, Jeremiah is: “The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priest rule by their own power; And My (Elohim’s) people love to have it that way. But what will you do in the end?”

“Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail. Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have known, then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’ – that you may do all these abominations? Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight”? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” declares Yahweh.” Jeremiah 7:8-11

What is a false prophet? What is considered false teachings? Yahoshua (Jesus) tells us through Matthew’s writing: “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. you will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs form thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits. Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Adonai, Adonai,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Adonai, Adonai, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; Depart from Me, You who PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS (TORAHLESSNESS).'” Matthew 7:15-23

When Yahoshua is teaching on false prophets He was drawing on the Word, the Torah. Where it teaches about false prophets. He also throughout His ministry challenged those teaching the commandments of men rather than the Commandments of the Father. Let’s look at Deuteronomy 13:1-4.

“If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign of a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your Elohim is testing you to find out if you love Yahweh your Elohim with all your hear and with all your soul. You shall follow Yahweh your Elohim and fear Him; and you shall KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS, LISTEN TO HIS VOICE, SERVE HIM, and CLING TO HIM.”

Anytime that we do mans commandments over Elohim’s commandments we are essentially following other gods. If a prophet teaches us to obey other commands than he is a false prophet, and that would include the Greco-Roman Jesus. But Yahoshua never taught a different way, in fact He said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” He was the very unchanging Word of Elohim made flesh. To do away with the commandments of God would have been to do away with Himself.

No, He said, “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill (Bring fullness or clarity to). For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law (Torah) until all is accomplished. (Note, heaven and earth have yet to pass away. See Revelation 21) Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and the Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 7:17-20.

Many will say that we cannot be more righteous than the Scribe or the Pharisees and therefore Jesus meant we actually didn’t have to. However, that isn’t at all what Yahoshua was getting at! For time and time again He challenged the Pharisees that they were teaching the commandments of men rather than the commandments of God. And by definition righteousness is “the things commanded by God to be obeyed by man.” Therefore righteousness is obedience to God’s Torah. It is that simple. The Torah is not a burden, mans tradition is the burden. God is not a yoke that we cannot bear and to say so means you lack understanding.

Time is drawing short. Even if you live to be 90 before Yahoshua returns. Why? Because, deception is growing. Hearts are growing cold, sound doctrine is drying up, the wheat and the tares are being separated. What pile do you want to find yourself in? As Jeremiah said, “But, what will you do in the end?”

You are loved,
cj