Post by Jo Smith on Nov 25, 2008 20:04:03 GMT -5
~~ A Living Soul ~~~ or Brute Beast? ~~
This message should follow and be studied with the message, ‘A Living Soul’. Who are the ‘brute beasts’ which the Word of God speaks of? Are they the same as those who are ‘living souls’? The contrast is clear in the Scripture, and will prove the truth of these two messages.
2pe 2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
Jude 1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
There is the two witnesses of this truth and from their words, we will solidly prove the true nature of these brute beast and who they really are. The Word very clearly identifies these brute beasts and leaves nothing to guess-work.
Now, for some a common-sense question, which will pin-point the true identity of the brute beasts. Notice that Peter said these beasts SPEAK evil of the things that they do not understand. So if it means four-legged animals, how do these animals speak evil of things which they do not understand? Of course, we all know, that cannot be the truth. No animals SPEAK evil of things. Jude gives us the very same information. These beasts SPEAK evil of things which they know not. Both prophets said that they will perish in their own corruption. So now, this solidly proves that these beasts are not Christians, or Living Souls.
Let’s go back to Peter for more identification. 2pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 2pe 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
There is full identification of these brute beasts right here in these few verses, alone. First, we see that they were FALSE PROPHETS. Then we see they shall be FALSE TEACHERS, bringing in damnable heresies, ever to denying the Lord that bought them. Notice one of their main identification marks is MAKING MERCHANDISE OF YOU. This thing of MERCHANDIZING the things of God is the sure mark of these brute beasts. Merchandizing the things of God is the MARK OF THE BEAST. These false prophets/teachers, are BEASTS. They are not Living Souls. ( Living souls are the same thing as the Living Creature, in Ezekiel.) They are brute beasts, made to be taken, (notice that ‘taken), and destroyed. See how they brought in a damnable heresy, saying that the saints of God are the ones who will be ‘taken’. It is a lie of these beasts. They know that they are the ones who will be TAKEN, and destroyed. The Saints, or Living souls, are the ones who will be LEFT to inherit this earth, and rule it. How these brute beasts want to hide this truth! The sinful kingdom, or brute beasts, has always made MERCHANDISE of the people of God. They have bought and sold even forgiveness of sins. They have sold the people all kinds of junk, calling it relics or other foolish things, which they claim are of God, or will bring the people blessings of God.
Peter told the sorcerer, Simon, that the things of God cannot be bought with money. And this truth is borne out in many Scriptures. Yet the beasts will deceive the vast majority of people with this thing of paying a preacher, priest, or other false workers of ‘god’. They are brute beasts, who will utterly perish in their own corruption. Yet they claim to be a Living Soul. It is simply lies of these beasts, who speak evil of things which they do not understand. They slander all the gifts of the Spirit. They slander receiving the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, according to the Book of Acts. They slander water baptism, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins. They scream loud and long that this has nothing to do with having our sins remitted. They are calling God a lie. They are brute beasts.
Remember, we used this Scripture >> Eph 2:3, in the other message. Look at it now, in connection with the above: Eph 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins: Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Eph 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Eph 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: Eph 2:7 That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
See, Jesus quickened us while we are in this life. That is when he ‘breathes’ on us and says, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. He then fills us with the Holy Ghost, and by this Spirit of God, we are QUICKENED, or made ALIVE, or become a LIVING SOUL. Before that took place, we were by NATURE children of wrath, even as others and were DEAD. After Jesus quickened us, then we sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. We are baptized INTO Christ, so we are then a living soul. Jesus breathed into our ‘nostrils’ the BREATH of LIFE, and in doing so, he took of the ‘dust’, (which we are), and he made a MAN of us. He made us into a living soul. Glory to God. Now, we are no longer brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed. We are now a living soul, a son of God.
We were, by NATURE, children of wrath. They are NATURALLY brute beasts. By nature, they are brute beasts, not living souls. We must be quickened by Jesus in order to become a living soul. Then we sit together in heavenly places. We are then in Christ Jesus, where there is neither male, nor female. We are all one in Christ Jesus.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph 2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
See that we are CREATED in Christ Jesus. This is a new CREATION, not the one we think of in the past, with the first man/woman. It is a new creation, performed by Jesus Christ, when he breathes on us and brings us to LIFE. This is when he took the dust and made a man and the man became a living soul. It is this new creation in Christ Jesus. Before this, in time PAST, we were walking in the flesh, being no more than a brute beast. He said to REMEMBER THIS.
Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
The above is how Jesus took the dust and made a man. We are the dust. I proved that in the first message. We are dust. Jesus took this dust, removed the enmity, the law of commandments, and made in himself of twain, (Jews and Gentiles), one NEW MAN. So Jesus took this dust and made a MAN, He made this man to become a Living Soul. Before that, he was a brute beast. Glory to God for the real truth, at last.
Next, Peter tells about how God destroyed the old world with the flood, Sodom and evil angels, while delivering just Lot. Then he said, 2pe 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: 2pe 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 2pe 2:11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
2pe 2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
Now he gave a lot of explanation of who these beast are: they are those who walk in the flesh, lust of uncleanness, (my, how many today fall here, lusting for uncleanness; pornography and all such filth), and they are selfwilled and despise government. They are natural brute beasts who speak evil of things which they do not understand. They are false prophets and teachers. The world is filled with them, today. You watch those who speak evil of the gifts of the Spirit, of speaking in tongues, etc. These are the brute beasts. Yet the world struggles and struggles, trying to ‘figure’ out who or what the BEAST is. All they have to do is look in the mirror. There is the face of that beast, unless you are filled with the Holy Ghost and walking in the Spirit.
But see, they wish to put this off on someone else. They want the pope to be the beast, or the anti-Christ. They do not wish for the world to know that it is really all these false teachers and lustful people. They do not wish to acknowledge that it is themselves.
Now for more sure-proof identification of who these beasts are: 2pe 2:14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 2pe 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
They have eyes full of adultery. They cannot cease from sin. They preach it. When you hear all these churches and preachers, who declare over and over, that they cannot cease from their sinning, know that you are listening to a brute beast. He is a false teacher. He is full of lust. That is why they cannot stop their sinning. It is not that Jesus is not sufficient to give us the victory. It is that they themselves do not wish to give up their sin and lust. Then the big one, THEY LOVE MONEY. Yep. They make merchandise of you. They make you pay them to preach. You must pay them to prophesy to you. You must pay them to pastor your church, sweep the floor, cut the grass, close the door, and some even require pay to pray for people! They love the WAGES of unrighteousness. It is unrighteousness to accept or give PAY, or buy and sell, the things of God. It is the sure MARK OF THE BEAST. They are brute BEASTS, Not a living soul.
Don’t forget now, that this entire chapter is about these BRUTE BEASTS.
2pe 2:17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. (They are not an animal; they are a well, a dry well, no water. They refused the right baptism. This is not speaking of an animal. It is a beast, according to God. Darkness is reserved for them, forever.)
2pe 2:18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 2pe 2:19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. (These beasts can speak with great, high-sounding words and appeal to folks who are filled with lusts. They promise you liberty, (preachers), but they are servants of corruption, themselves. If most churches could see their preachers, in private, they would be shocked at the filthy living which they are paying to be their leader!)
2pe 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. (This verse alone, does away with their false teaching of once saved, always saved. See, they are false teachers. You can escape the pollution of the world through the knowledge of Jesus, then turn and be entangled again, ending up worse than to begin with. If you still had salvation, this could not be true. Better stop listening to these beasts = false teachers.)
2pe 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
2pe 2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. (If this back-sliding beast still had salvation, it would not be better if he had never known the way of righteousness. So when you hear folks claiming that you are still saved, after you turn again to your sins, know that you are listening to a brute beast, made to be taken and destroyed. And if you follow their pernicious ways, you too, will end up destroyed.)
Jude is also speaking of these brute beasts. He said, Jude 1:4 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 denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now see that he did not say this is an animal. He said it is certain MEN. They are ungodly men, denying Jesus, as Peter also told us. Jude 1:8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
Jude also tells us that these beasts are filthy and hate dominion.
Here he fully agrees with Peter: Jude 1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
He calls them natural brute beasts, corrupt and seeking reward, greedy lovers of money and lust. These are the beasts of the Word of God, who have not been made a Living Soul. They are dead in trespasses and sins. That is everyone who teaches these false doctrines, and those who follow them. It is those who receive pay or make merchandise of the things of God. It is those of you who think you must pay them. It is all the same sin.
Jude 1:12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Jude 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. (Here Jude shows us the same thing which Peter said about these beasts. They are twice DEAD, plucked up by the roots. They were dead before they turned from their sins. Then they are dead again, as they revert right back as a pig does to her wallowing. They will be taken up by the roots and destroyed. They are the dry clouds and the raging waves of the sea.)
Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. (Once again they are identified as murmurers, complainers, speaking ungodly speeches against Jesus. But see that the saints of God will come and execute judgment upon them all.)
Jude 1:17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; Jude 1:18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. (This thing of mocking the things of God is one of their true marks. And the fact that they walk after their own ungodly lusts. This is too clearly laid out for anyone to not understand how to tell a beast when you run into them. You may also judge yourselves by these Scriptures and know if you be in the true Faith or if you are one of these beasts. If you cannot stop your sinning, your lusts, your complaining and mocking the things of God, you are a brute beast. You have not been made or become a Living Soul. You are just deceived.)
Jude 1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, Jude 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and for ever. Amen.
Cont.
This message should follow and be studied with the message, ‘A Living Soul’. Who are the ‘brute beasts’ which the Word of God speaks of? Are they the same as those who are ‘living souls’? The contrast is clear in the Scripture, and will prove the truth of these two messages.
2pe 2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
Jude 1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
There is the two witnesses of this truth and from their words, we will solidly prove the true nature of these brute beast and who they really are. The Word very clearly identifies these brute beasts and leaves nothing to guess-work.
Now, for some a common-sense question, which will pin-point the true identity of the brute beasts. Notice that Peter said these beasts SPEAK evil of the things that they do not understand. So if it means four-legged animals, how do these animals speak evil of things which they do not understand? Of course, we all know, that cannot be the truth. No animals SPEAK evil of things. Jude gives us the very same information. These beasts SPEAK evil of things which they know not. Both prophets said that they will perish in their own corruption. So now, this solidly proves that these beasts are not Christians, or Living Souls.
Let’s go back to Peter for more identification. 2pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 2pe 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
There is full identification of these brute beasts right here in these few verses, alone. First, we see that they were FALSE PROPHETS. Then we see they shall be FALSE TEACHERS, bringing in damnable heresies, ever to denying the Lord that bought them. Notice one of their main identification marks is MAKING MERCHANDISE OF YOU. This thing of MERCHANDIZING the things of God is the sure mark of these brute beasts. Merchandizing the things of God is the MARK OF THE BEAST. These false prophets/teachers, are BEASTS. They are not Living Souls. ( Living souls are the same thing as the Living Creature, in Ezekiel.) They are brute beasts, made to be taken, (notice that ‘taken), and destroyed. See how they brought in a damnable heresy, saying that the saints of God are the ones who will be ‘taken’. It is a lie of these beasts. They know that they are the ones who will be TAKEN, and destroyed. The Saints, or Living souls, are the ones who will be LEFT to inherit this earth, and rule it. How these brute beasts want to hide this truth! The sinful kingdom, or brute beasts, has always made MERCHANDISE of the people of God. They have bought and sold even forgiveness of sins. They have sold the people all kinds of junk, calling it relics or other foolish things, which they claim are of God, or will bring the people blessings of God.
Peter told the sorcerer, Simon, that the things of God cannot be bought with money. And this truth is borne out in many Scriptures. Yet the beasts will deceive the vast majority of people with this thing of paying a preacher, priest, or other false workers of ‘god’. They are brute beasts, who will utterly perish in their own corruption. Yet they claim to be a Living Soul. It is simply lies of these beasts, who speak evil of things which they do not understand. They slander all the gifts of the Spirit. They slander receiving the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, according to the Book of Acts. They slander water baptism, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins. They scream loud and long that this has nothing to do with having our sins remitted. They are calling God a lie. They are brute beasts.
Remember, we used this Scripture >> Eph 2:3, in the other message. Look at it now, in connection with the above: Eph 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins: Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Eph 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Eph 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: Eph 2:7 That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
See, Jesus quickened us while we are in this life. That is when he ‘breathes’ on us and says, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. He then fills us with the Holy Ghost, and by this Spirit of God, we are QUICKENED, or made ALIVE, or become a LIVING SOUL. Before that took place, we were by NATURE children of wrath, even as others and were DEAD. After Jesus quickened us, then we sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. We are baptized INTO Christ, so we are then a living soul. Jesus breathed into our ‘nostrils’ the BREATH of LIFE, and in doing so, he took of the ‘dust’, (which we are), and he made a MAN of us. He made us into a living soul. Glory to God. Now, we are no longer brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed. We are now a living soul, a son of God.
We were, by NATURE, children of wrath. They are NATURALLY brute beasts. By nature, they are brute beasts, not living souls. We must be quickened by Jesus in order to become a living soul. Then we sit together in heavenly places. We are then in Christ Jesus, where there is neither male, nor female. We are all one in Christ Jesus.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph 2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
See that we are CREATED in Christ Jesus. This is a new CREATION, not the one we think of in the past, with the first man/woman. It is a new creation, performed by Jesus Christ, when he breathes on us and brings us to LIFE. This is when he took the dust and made a man and the man became a living soul. It is this new creation in Christ Jesus. Before this, in time PAST, we were walking in the flesh, being no more than a brute beast. He said to REMEMBER THIS.
Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
The above is how Jesus took the dust and made a man. We are the dust. I proved that in the first message. We are dust. Jesus took this dust, removed the enmity, the law of commandments, and made in himself of twain, (Jews and Gentiles), one NEW MAN. So Jesus took this dust and made a MAN, He made this man to become a Living Soul. Before that, he was a brute beast. Glory to God for the real truth, at last.
Next, Peter tells about how God destroyed the old world with the flood, Sodom and evil angels, while delivering just Lot. Then he said, 2pe 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: 2pe 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 2pe 2:11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
2pe 2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
Now he gave a lot of explanation of who these beast are: they are those who walk in the flesh, lust of uncleanness, (my, how many today fall here, lusting for uncleanness; pornography and all such filth), and they are selfwilled and despise government. They are natural brute beasts who speak evil of things which they do not understand. They are false prophets and teachers. The world is filled with them, today. You watch those who speak evil of the gifts of the Spirit, of speaking in tongues, etc. These are the brute beasts. Yet the world struggles and struggles, trying to ‘figure’ out who or what the BEAST is. All they have to do is look in the mirror. There is the face of that beast, unless you are filled with the Holy Ghost and walking in the Spirit.
But see, they wish to put this off on someone else. They want the pope to be the beast, or the anti-Christ. They do not wish for the world to know that it is really all these false teachers and lustful people. They do not wish to acknowledge that it is themselves.
Now for more sure-proof identification of who these beasts are: 2pe 2:14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 2pe 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
They have eyes full of adultery. They cannot cease from sin. They preach it. When you hear all these churches and preachers, who declare over and over, that they cannot cease from their sinning, know that you are listening to a brute beast. He is a false teacher. He is full of lust. That is why they cannot stop their sinning. It is not that Jesus is not sufficient to give us the victory. It is that they themselves do not wish to give up their sin and lust. Then the big one, THEY LOVE MONEY. Yep. They make merchandise of you. They make you pay them to preach. You must pay them to prophesy to you. You must pay them to pastor your church, sweep the floor, cut the grass, close the door, and some even require pay to pray for people! They love the WAGES of unrighteousness. It is unrighteousness to accept or give PAY, or buy and sell, the things of God. It is the sure MARK OF THE BEAST. They are brute BEASTS, Not a living soul.
Don’t forget now, that this entire chapter is about these BRUTE BEASTS.
2pe 2:17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. (They are not an animal; they are a well, a dry well, no water. They refused the right baptism. This is not speaking of an animal. It is a beast, according to God. Darkness is reserved for them, forever.)
2pe 2:18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 2pe 2:19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. (These beasts can speak with great, high-sounding words and appeal to folks who are filled with lusts. They promise you liberty, (preachers), but they are servants of corruption, themselves. If most churches could see their preachers, in private, they would be shocked at the filthy living which they are paying to be their leader!)
2pe 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. (This verse alone, does away with their false teaching of once saved, always saved. See, they are false teachers. You can escape the pollution of the world through the knowledge of Jesus, then turn and be entangled again, ending up worse than to begin with. If you still had salvation, this could not be true. Better stop listening to these beasts = false teachers.)
2pe 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
2pe 2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. (If this back-sliding beast still had salvation, it would not be better if he had never known the way of righteousness. So when you hear folks claiming that you are still saved, after you turn again to your sins, know that you are listening to a brute beast, made to be taken and destroyed. And if you follow their pernicious ways, you too, will end up destroyed.)
Jude is also speaking of these brute beasts. He said, Jude 1:4 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 denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now see that he did not say this is an animal. He said it is certain MEN. They are ungodly men, denying Jesus, as Peter also told us. Jude 1:8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
Jude also tells us that these beasts are filthy and hate dominion.
Here he fully agrees with Peter: Jude 1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
He calls them natural brute beasts, corrupt and seeking reward, greedy lovers of money and lust. These are the beasts of the Word of God, who have not been made a Living Soul. They are dead in trespasses and sins. That is everyone who teaches these false doctrines, and those who follow them. It is those who receive pay or make merchandise of the things of God. It is those of you who think you must pay them. It is all the same sin.
Jude 1:12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Jude 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. (Here Jude shows us the same thing which Peter said about these beasts. They are twice DEAD, plucked up by the roots. They were dead before they turned from their sins. Then they are dead again, as they revert right back as a pig does to her wallowing. They will be taken up by the roots and destroyed. They are the dry clouds and the raging waves of the sea.)
Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. (Once again they are identified as murmurers, complainers, speaking ungodly speeches against Jesus. But see that the saints of God will come and execute judgment upon them all.)
Jude 1:17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; Jude 1:18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. (This thing of mocking the things of God is one of their true marks. And the fact that they walk after their own ungodly lusts. This is too clearly laid out for anyone to not understand how to tell a beast when you run into them. You may also judge yourselves by these Scriptures and know if you be in the true Faith or if you are one of these beasts. If you cannot stop your sinning, your lusts, your complaining and mocking the things of God, you are a brute beast. You have not been made or become a Living Soul. You are just deceived.)
Jude 1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, Jude 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and for ever. Amen.
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