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Deborah-Leigh:
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"THE KISS OF DEATH"
[Is your love pure or fake?]
I hear a lot of "huggie huggie kissie kissie" pious platitudes from the mouths of today’s religious hobbyists. Personally, it makes me a little ill in my midsection. Most of it is as phony as a three-dollar bill. Could you be guilty of using this emotional charade to deceive those you wish to impress?
There is nothing wrong with hugs, as I am quite fond of them myself. And there is nothing wrong with proper kissing. Paul instructs the assemblies to greet each with "an holy kiss" four times, and Peter instructs its use once, as a "kiss of charity."
The Greek word used is "philema." A "holy" kiss is merely a pure, sacred, ceremonial kiss—a simple kiss. Men no longer kiss men as a form of greeting non-family members in most western cultures—I’m personally kinda glad of that!
People also engage in "hugs and kisses" in their speech and writing. And this too can be fine and acceptable depending upon how it is done. At sixty-five, I still put a few xxxx’s and oooo’s at the bottom of a birthday card to my wife.
However, there is another way that hugs and kisses are used and overdone in which it is a camouflaged front to mask the real person that is no more holy than was Judas.
Had the twelve other Apostles already received the Holy Spirit of God, they would not have had to ask Jesus "who" is was that was about to betray Him—they would have known. Thank God that it is not possible to "deceive the very elect" (Matt. 24:24).
Like Satan’s ministers of righteousness (II Cor. 11:15), these deceivers are wolves, but they don’t come as wolves. These false teachers and deceivers:
"…come to you in SHEEP’S clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves" (Matt. 7:15).
But you could spot one of these "wolves" a mile off, couldn’t you? Just look for the GIANT TEETH that Little Red Riding Hood encountered, right?
"O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched [Gk: ‘to fascinate by false representations] you…" (Gal. 3:1).
The "wolves" COME IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING! You don’t see their teeth. They don’t show their teeth. They only show you a huggie huggie kissie kissie pious religious smile. THAT my friends, that pious front, IS the "sheep’s clothing." Wolves BITE, and their bite can be deadly:
"But if you bit and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another" (Gal. 5:15).
Now then, where are we to find these "wolves and sheep’s clothing" coming with hugs and kisses to deceive and devour? Well, wherever the SHEEP are found.
"For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous [savage] wolves enter in among YOU, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men [and women] arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them" (Acts 20:29-30).
Didn’t we all witness this ourselves in recent months? Are all the wolves gone now? Of course not—there will always be wolves wherever there are sheep.
I’m warning you: Wolves come in "sheep’s clothing," full of smiles, and hugs, and kisses. You will not see their teeth until it is too lake.
Judas was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The apostles saw a sheep—Jesus saw a wolf. What was Judas’ ultimate sheep’s camouflage? Why, wasn’t it a simple, sincere, pure, godly "kiss?" Think again.
"Now he that betrayed Him give them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, the same is He: hold Him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed Him" (Matt. 26:48-49).
You have all seen this drama acted out many times in films—a simple little peck on Jesus’ cheek. Oh really?
The five Scriptures using the word "kiss" from Paul and Peter, always used the Greek word "philema" which means "kiss" and nothing else. In Luke 22:48 we read this:
"But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betray you the Son of man with a kiss [Gk: a simple ‘philema’ kiss]?"
But in Matt. 26:48, we find something totally different. Judas told the elders and chief priest:
"…whomsoever I shall [PHILEO—passionate fondness] kiss, that same is He…"
Judas did not have a "philema" kiss in mind at all. The "kiss" in Matt. 26:48 is a "phileo" kiss, and it means a fond, affectionate, passionate kiss, not a simple "philemo kiss." And the elders and high priest knew the different in these two words. One was a peck on the cheek, but Judas determined to use a more a passionate, huggie huggie kissie kissie display in his attempt to betray Jesus to the devouring and ravaging wolves.
This is really intriguing stuff. Now after Judas tells the priest and elders what kind of a kiss he will give Jesus [a phileo kiss] to betray Jesus, He actually delivers this kiss. And how does he do that? He does it with yet another Greek word for kiss, which is, "kataphileo" mean "to kiss EARNESTLY."
This "kataphileo kiss" is used three other times in Scriptures:
Luke 7:45—"You gave me no kiss [no affectionate ‘phileo’ kiss, Jesus admonishes His disciples] but this woman since the time I came in has not ceased to kiss [‘kataphileo kisses’—earnestly] My feet."
Luke 15:20—"And he [the prodigal son] arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him [earnestly and passionately with a ‘kataphileo kisses’]."
Acts 20:37—"And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him [with ‘cataphileo kisses’ of great passion and earnest]."
Is it not abundantly clear that this super emotional use of hugs and kisses was used only on the most RARE occasions of deep and profound emotional circumstances? But this is not proper conduct for everyday behavior. See these over-pious charlatans for what they are. Be suspect of those who use super-pious and sanctimonious hugs and kisses every day of the week.
Now to the Judas Kiss of Death:
"And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Master; and KISSED HIM."
The Greek is "kisses"—multiple kisses, with ‘kataphilio kisses, just as we find in every single use of this word in Scriptures I showed above.
No, Judas did not betray Jesus with a peck on the cheek; he deceitfully delivered a "huggie huggie kissie kissie, fraudulent hugs and KISSES OF DEATH!
What must we learn from all this? Whenever we pretend to be Christ-like but it’s all a charade, we too are guilty of giving Christ a Judas kiss of death. What a disgusting display of the carnal mind and flesh, Judas has left us. Some have vengeance in their heart, others vanity, others bitterness and hatred, and yet others uncontrollable sins of the flesh, but they try to camouflage their evils with a plethora of hugs and kisses to all.
Don’t be afraid to hug; don’t be afraid to kiss, but beware of such phony displays of pious emotions, as they could be your "KISS OF DEATH."
A spiritual hug to you all, from my heart,
Ray
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Phil3:10:
Arcturus,
I so agree with your view of today's church system. If real discernment were practiced, instead of the gooey, gushy, hugs, kissses and false piety we would have real revival within all church systems. Each denomination feels it is right in it's own mind. Each judges the other and most are happy those outside their belief system are hell bound.
I find Ray's sarcasm to be most instructive when he addresses the people of Babylon. It does break my heart when I witness ever day comments about pastor so-in-so and his great sermon, the gossip within all church systems, and the pious efforts to be more like CHRIST.
I am so thankful that I don't feel that I have to try to be accepted by GOD, just to know HE has me where He wants me right now and what HIS love really is. I also am thankful for this forum as it has given me the wonderful opportunity to share with like-minded believers.
Phil3:10
dewey:
Hey forum friends , I would have said brothers and sisters , but it seems that some do not think of me like that .I have opened up a can of worms . I can see a lot of upset people , that was not my intention. Tomorrow Lord willing Iwill tell each and every one of you , just exactly what I was speaking of ,I hopefully can tell you that I have not judged any one. I have a lengthy post but I will not go into that tonight ,
At the risk of being MUSHY GUSHY i am going to say,
I LOVE Y'ALL!! Yep thats right,, yes you arc , and sorin and randy ,open your eyes craig .
Dewey said it
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: dewey on February 24, 2008, 08:51:38 PM ---Hey forum friends , I would have said brothers and sisters , but it seems that some do not think of me like that .I have opened up a can of worms . I can see a lot of upset people , that was not my intention. Tomorrow Lord willing Iwill tell each and every one of you , just exactly what I was speaking of ,I hopefully can tell you that I have not judged any one. I have a lengthy post but I will not go into that tonight ,
At the risk of being MUSHY GUSHY i am going to say,
I LOVE Y'ALL!! Yep thats right,, yes you arc , and sorin and randy ,open your eyes craig .
Dewey said it
--- End quote ---
Well i can't wait for that post! I don't see anyone upset here but i think ill wait and see what you have before i jump the gun. =]
God bless,
Alex
Deborah-Leigh:
Hi Phil 3 :10
I am grateful that Ray has highlighted the truth of where Satan resides and where his throne is. I had no idea of this important fact that is shown to us in God's Word that does not lie.
When Jesus was speaking of Pergamos which is one of the seven Church's which are all ONE and the same, Jesus says quote : Rev 2 : 13 I know where you live - A PLACE WHERE SATAN SITS ENTHRONED, you are clinging to and holding fast My Name, and you did not deny My faith, even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed IN YOUR MIDST - WHERE SATAN DWELLS.
I think this Scripture is so enlightening especially the part about "in your midst" as we read and learn that we are the Beast who displaces Christ on the throne within ourselves until such time as our house falls and we repent.
I believe Paul offers the second witness to the above Scripture in 1 Cor 10 : 20 ....what the pagans sacrifice they offer in effect to demons, to evil spiritual powers and not to God at all. I do not want you to fellowship and be partners with diabolical spirits....
For me, Gods call to COME OUT OF HER is plain. The membership in the participation with diabolical evil spirits, do not want to come out. They believe in their mentally positioned idols of Christ. They fantasise on who Christ is not knowing HIM or His Power and they worship Satan not knowing Satan and his deception. This is all in God's Plan.
Their deceptions, what they are willing to do to cling to them and how far they will go to hold onto them, this too will be made plane to them but until then, they can only come off their addictions to illusion through and by the Spirit of Christ and even then, they, like us will have to be dragged. :) to repentance.
Ray said somewhere in one of his teachings that he too had to repent before the Truths of God were given to him. We have to know what it is we are repenting of before we can repent and only Gods Spirit provides us through His Goodness, with Repentance. He does the choosing!
We can lead a horse to water but we can not make it drink. It has to know it is thirsty first and comprehend what water is. :) Babylon believes in itself and does not know, realize or understand that it is Rev 3 : 17 wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked.
Peace to you brother
Arcturus :)
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