I recently noticed these passages while reading the Book of Revelation (KJV):
2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
2:14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
2:15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
So, who were the Nicolaitanes, whose deeds and doctrines Jesus hated? You can read about them here:
This much is clear, they believed in and practiced various forms of idolatry, immorality, fornication, and the eating of things sacrificed unto idols.
The first three pretty much describe the daily life of modern-day Americans, but what's with the "eating of things sacrificed unto idols"?
One explanation of that practice can be found here:
https://spectrummagazine.org/culture/what-meat-offered-idols-means-today/
But I also have another explanation (or clarification). Christians participate in the sacrament of Holy Communion, which commemorates the Last Supper. As part of that sacrament they consume the body and blood which our Lord sacrificed on our behalf. Doing so brings us into the Body of Christ.
Eating things sacrificed unto idols, on the other hand, brings us into the body of Antichrist. And since no one can be in the Body of Christ and the body of Antichrist at the same time, that means many of us now belong in the latter.
It's not clear who (other than Satan) drew us into that practice, but it is clear (at least to me) that many modern churches do little to enlighten their flocks to the spiritual dangers found all around us.
We are on the threshold of The End Times. Pray hard, do NOT take the mark, and do NOT eat things sacrificed unto idols.
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