From Rabbi Jack...
2 Timothy {3:5-7} "5) having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. 6) They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7) always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Today we are finding more and more Messianic Believers, and Christians, seeking after knowledge rather than relying on and putting their trust in the Holy Spirit to lead them into all truth and righteousness. I suppose they think that the more knowledge they have the more they will understand God and the more God will be pleased with them. Such people search the internet, and any other sources they can find, trying to gobble up as much knowledge as they can thinking that the wisdom of man is better than the wisdom of God's written Word (Genesis-Revelation). I would like to counter this understanding with the following teaching by showing that it is power and not knowledge that we will need as we approach the end of this age. That type of power is only obtained through the Holy Spirit working in the life of a Believer.
It took four demonstrations of power before the magicians of Egypt were defeated and three of them Pharaoh's magicians were able to duplicate. I want us to see in this the way it is going to be at the close of this age. In the Tanach (Hebrew Scriptures), there are three forms of the Satanic supernatural; the magicians of Egypt, Balaam and Jezebel. It is interesting to see that when we look into the Renewed Covenant every one of these are referred to in the context of the church.
Know this; the ultimate battle at the end of this age, which we are fast approaching, is not going to be a battle over theology or knowledge, it's going to be a battle of power; Satan vs. Yeshua.
The beginning of the history of the nation of Israel was not with knowledge, it began with a demonstration of power through the Holy Spirit, Pharaoh vs. God. As we read in the Book of Revelation 19:11-21, this age will end the same way! History began with a demonstration of power and it will end with a demonstration of power. Knowledge puffs up, the Holy Spirit powers up!
Yours in Messiah Yeshua, "…while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Messiah Yeshua." (Titus 2:13)
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