22ND JULY, 2022
PASTOR OLUBI JOHNSON
UNDERSTANDING THE SPIRIT OF BABYLON
OLUBI JOHNSON
Matthew 23:23 KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Satan through the spirit of Babylon, has deceived the majority of the Church, by the subtle error of overemphasis on material blessings and omission of teaching on the fear of the Lord and faith for perfection and maturity, to keep the Church carnal.
Babylon in this third day, refers symbolically to the Church that is in captivity to carnal Christianity and spiritual immaturity. The spirit of Babylon is symbolically depicted in the book of Revelation as a harlot that causes men to commit fornication, both spiritual and physical, but primarily spiritual (Rev. 17:1-5).
Now, spiritual fornication or adultery is described as friendship with the world (the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life (Jas. 4:4, 1Jn. 2:15-16)).
The lust of the flesh is an inordinate love for physical indulgences like eating, sleeping and sex.
The lust of the eyes is an inordinate love for material things.
The pride of life is an inordinate love for human recognition, ambition and position.
Any Christian who loves the world, is controlled by the spirit of Babylon.
An inordinate love for something is a desire that makes you neglect your fellowship with God, in prayer and in the Word (Col. 3:5).
The influence of the spirit of Babylon sadly, and very subtly, is prevalent and widespread in the Church today (Eph. 2:2-3).
This spirit is released in the preaching and teaching of many genuinely born-again, Spirit-filled ministers of the gospel, who deliberately or unconsciously emphasize only material blessings in their ministry, and omit the weightier matters of the Word: judgement and mercy, which give the fear of the Lord, and faith for the total salvation of our souls (1 Pet. 1:9).
Today, the majority of the Church do not want to leave Babylon and go up to Zion: they are comfortable in spiritual Babylon and do not desire to make the necessary spiritual sacrifice and discipline it will take to leave Babylon and go to Zion (Mk. 4:19; Psa. 106:15).
However, God is about to bring judgment to the Church in spiritual Babylon and is now commanding His people to leave Babylon and go up to Jerusalem and Zion to build the temple of God: the third-day perfect Church (Rev. 18:2-4; Ezra 1:1-3; Isa. 2:2-3).
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