Che Shepherd's Chapel P.O. Box 416, Gravette, AR 727 501-787-6026 Dr. Arnold Murray, DRE We must diseipline ouvelves. 10 recognize the difference between what men say and what God says, Unfor- tunately, many people rarely open their Bibles. ‘They listen to what the man ‘or woman standing behind the pulpit say and don't wke aime ¢ eheck out what i being Suid in God's Word. Your Father weate you a Iter, You have no excuse to nok know ‘what God says. It is all right there in the Jetter- Don't ‘rust your soul to whet men say. Tt is God you will face ‘on judgement day, and no one else will be standing between you and Him, Lots begin our study in Jeremiah WEREMIAH 231-2 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy 2nd scatter the sheep of My gssturet salih the LORD, 3 Therelore thus saith the LORD God of lsvae! agains! lhe pastors that feed iy People; Yo have scattered My floes, and riven thom away, and have not visited them Behold. | will visit upan you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD. Who said this? The Lord said this. Focus! Pastors are supposed to tend the pasture which is Gods Word, They ‘are supposed 10 feed God's ehildren the wuth of His Word ‘This is a very serious responsibility and should nol be taken lighily. Judgement begins at the pulpit, Don't be mislead by what men say. Let's go to verse eleven. WEREMIAH 28:11-12 For both prophe! and priest aro pelane; yea, ft My house have | found thelr wickedness, Sst The LOB. freer er way shal be nts arn BE tipper) ways in ine. carsness" trey n fn, ao fay therein: for’) will bring evi upon tem. oven ho year of thelr vislaton, sein" ihe ‘Those that profess to be preachers, but mislead the sheep with their own words, are in for-a rude awakening when Christ returns. Unfortunately, so are those that have been deceived by the words of men and women JEREMIAH 29:19-14 And f have soon folly in the proph- ‘ets of Samana; they prophesied in Baal. and caused My People israel 10 ert, 1 | have seen also 9 the prophets of Jerusalem an hornble thiag: they commit adultery, and weik' in lies" they strengthen also the hands of evMdoers, That none. doth coturn trom his wiekedness: they aro. ail ‘of thom unto Mo 2s Sodom, and the inhabitants iheroes 88. Gomorrah. Wat happened to Sodom and Gomorrah? Fire rained down on them. False teachers and prophets will go. into the lake of fite at the end of the millennium, if they don't change their ways. Follaw God's words, or you may end Up following the filse teachers ino the lake of fire JEREMIAH 23:18 Thorafore thus seith the LORD of haste concerning. the prophets; Behold! wil eo thom with yormyood, and make them drink the water of gal. for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone fort Nowsleter #243 - March @ 1999 SCN 1999) foto all the tenet Students of Revelation would know Men Say & Gon Saye jwhat time this verse refers to. “Oh, but Pastor Murray my preacher says me don't need to understand the Book of Revelation. We are going to be gone”. Listen to what God says! ‘The worm wood comes with the star chat will fall from heaven, antichrist, YfBEae 201017 Thus sath the LORD of hosts “Heathen rat unto tao words of tre aropiets that prophes Unie you they make "you vale: ey speak a sion et trate bom Host ‘and nat ut ef tha radu of the LOAD, i2'Thay cap att unto thom that Gespise Ma, The LORD ina said, "Yo shal havo poace," and they say unto every One that walkers ater the imagination cf his aun head, Ho’ evil shallcome ‘upon you The false prophets uilize the rapture as a sccurity blanket. Placing words in God's mouth is very dangerous, Believing these words is also dangerous. Think for your- self. Believe only what God has said in the lelter He wrote to you JEREMIAH 2318-19 For whe hath stoed in the counsel of ihe LOAD, and ath porooived and heard His word? tho hath marked Hs word, and hoard Ti?" and, thin Chie GRG 2 gone orth in fy. evan ous whi i shelf (al greviously upon ‘Whe noad Pie. wicked, aioe How are you doing, friends? ‘This is one whirlwind ‘you had beticr hope you never experience firsthand. JEBEWAH 23:20 The anger of the LORD shall not Tetum, unt” He have executed, and til He have performed he -thoughts.-of his hearin ine lattar days ye shall ‘consider it perfectly. The Lard does not change His mind. You can count ‘on His prophecies ani promises. In these later days we lunderstand His prophecy concerning the falss prophets ahd preachers completly. Millions of ove brothers and sisters fre being deceived EREMIAH 23:21.22 1 have not sont these prophets, yet hey ran: have fot spoken f0 them, ye! tay prophected. 32 But if they trad stood in My counsel, and had caused Ty People to hear My words, then they shouts nave lumed them from their evil way, and from tho ov of fair ings. Stick ith God's words. They are writen for you Have you read them? JEREMIAH 23:23. AM { @ Ged at hand, sith the LORD, and not s God sfar off? a: Can any hide nimselt in secret places that | shal not see him? saith the LORD. Bo not # fil) heaven and earth? saith the LOAD.‘Yes, He is a God at hand. If you don't 50, just ty hiding from Him. These is no place to hide in heaven of am earth. JEREMIAH 23:28-26 | have heard what the prophets Sai) thet prophesy ies My) namo, saying, ave teamed, (have dreamed." ea How Jong shall this be in the hoart of the prophats that prophesy Vee? you, they 16 prophois of iho decer oF ‘hair oivn oar How do you know whothor a man i teuihful? Check ‘out what he siys vith what God says. IF what he is saying oesnl¢ align with Gods Word he is a liar JEREMIAH 29:27-28 Which think to cause My Peaple ie forgot Rij name by thorr roams which thoy a0 Iman f hig neighbour a3 thelt fathers have forgotton My fame for Baal az The prophet that hath 2 cream, ‘et him'teite dean, and ne that at My word let him speck hiy word fatfaty, What i the chalf (0 the wheat? Saith the. LORD, Those that have God's Word plant seeds that mature and bear fruit. ‘Those that have only snan's ward may as well not even bother planting. VEREMIAH 28:29-0 is not My word like as a fio? saith The LORD; and iiko a harimor that breakeln the rock in pioces? sa Therefore, Behold, J am against the proph- fs, saith the LOAD, that etoa! My words suary one Rem fis’ poigneour Doa't believe the words of men without checking them out ia God's Ward, UEREMIAN 28:91:92 Behold, | am against the prophets, Sar tho LORD, that uso thor tonguas, and sey” He gait ge Gehold Jam againat then chat prophosy false Stead saith the CORD and do tel thom aed cause Iiy Pobpio to ort By. toit hes. and by Their ighintss, Yet sant them not, hor commanded wel: ihrefere te Shat ‘not promt this Poopie at al saith tha LOAD. Beware of those that say, “T talked to God last night, and He said ...". God does'talk to men, But those that He has lked to dext go around boasting abst it JEREMIAH 28.23 And when this People, oF the prophot, of @ priest shail ask thee, saying, What ic the burda of the LORD?" mou she then say unia them, What burden?” Twill even dorsaka you, Salih the LORD. God dogsn't place burdens on His children. If you want some real trouble, just (ry accusing Him of this. He will forsake you. SEREMIAH 29:94:85 And as for the prophet, and tha Brees snd the People, thal shall say! “The burden of ine LORD,’ f wit even’ punish that man and Als. house, Thue chall'ye Say) every ane 10 Tue neighbour and Bvery one to “his. trother, What halt the LORD an Snefed?" and, ‘What ‘sin’ ihe LORD spoken?” ‘What the Lord has spoken is what you should pay attention to. You won't find any burdens in His. words, The false priests, false prophets, and those that fellow them bring burdsns on themselves. JEREMIAH 25:36.97 And the burden of the LORD shalt imentign no more: for every, man’s word shall be hic inden for ye have perverted the words of the fuing God, of the LORD ‘of hasts aur God. sr Thus shalt thou say to the prophel, ‘What hath the LORD answered tnd0?" and, What hath the LORD spoken? “Those: that blame God for their burdens are sentene- ing themselves to that burden and probably many mere, Don't blame God for your troubles! JEREMUAH 29:28-39 But since yo say, The burden of tie LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; ‘Boeaueo yo Say this word, "Tha burden of the LORD,’ and f have Sent unio you, saying, “Ye shall not say, ‘The. burden of the LORD;'' a2 Theratore, Behold, 1, even 1, will uterly forget you, and 1 wil forsake you, and the aly thal | gave you and your fathers, ang cast you out of My Brosovioa: ‘You faven't seen troubles like you will experience, i the Lord forsakes and forgets you, We are going lo the New Testament as we continue our study, We will pick i up with the Pharisces having spoken to Jesus. UKE 17:20 And when He was demanded of tha Fhanisees, when the kingdom of Ged should’ come, He answered them and said, “Tha kingdom of God eometh hot with abservation: ‘The kingdom of God doesrit come with hostile watching, Those that have studied Mathew 24 and Mark 13 know the ovenis that must transpie before the kingdom of God appears on earth, LUKE 17:21 Neltnor shall hey say, ‘Lo, here!" of, 10 Therefor Behold, the kingdom of God le within you.* There is a kingdom that with be established before the kingdom of Ged. The false preachers will be deelae- ing it i the Kingdem af Ged tight here ot right over there. Ics the kingdom of antichrist, Will you listen to And Ha said unto the disciples, ‘The days LUKE 722 i ‘wil come, when yo shall desire ta see One Of tho days of tho Son of man, and ye shall not see it 1 am certain the days did come that the disciples ‘would desire to see the Son of man which was Jesus ‘Christ im the flesh. Can you imagine how wonderful it must have been to be able to consult Him? 23 nd tay shal say 10 you See hove’ or ‘see there” go not alter them, ar tellew thom, When men say the kingdom of God is here oF theve, don't follow them. You won't need a man to tell you the kingdom of God has sppeared on arth, LUKE 17:24 For as the iightning, that fightansthy out ‘of Ihe"one part under heaven, shine unio the ether pad under heaven; 50 shall also the Son of man bo to His day. ‘You will know when the Light appears ia His day No one vill have tn cell you, ‘Those that listen to the false preachers will he deceived by antichrist. ‘They are Primed and ready for his appewanee. Stay in he field of the wold, working, Be walchful and patiently wait for Messiah, Believe your Pather's Words, not what men say. In His Service Amold Murray