Apostasy/healing/prosperity? — Zac Poonen

The Warning of Apostasy in the Last Days

Let me show you that verse. 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2. This is how we miss certain sections of scripture, and then if you're a leader it gets miss missing in your church as well. 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 we read it says here about the last days he's talking about the coming of Jesus Christ in the first verse and The day is immediately preceding it and it says in verse 3 don't be deceived before that day.

Two things are to happen before Jesus comes again. One is many Christians are going to fall away from the true faith. That doesn't mean they'll denounce Jesus Christ. No. They will not seek a gospel of holiness.

Prosperity, Healing, and Falling Away

They'll seek a gospel of earthly prosperity. That is a falling away. It definitely is a falling away if you are more interested in holiness. If you are more interested in money than in holiness. If you are more interested in healing from physical sickness.

Than you are from deliverance from sin. You've already fallen away. You may not realize it but it is a falling away and I see all around me Christians have fallen away From the gospel that Jesus and the Apostles preached.

The New Testament Does Not Preach Material Wealth

Now if you don't believe me Take some time to read the New Testament and read the Gospels and read The epistles and see how much did the Jesus and the Apostles teach people how they could become materially rich.

Show me one verse. You don't have to show me two or three show me one and Show me how many sermons they preached on physical healing. Shall I surprise you that Jesus never preached a single sermon on physical healing.

Jesus Healed the Sick Without Preaching on Healing

People ask me brother Zach. Why don't you preach on physical healing? I say show me one sermon Jesus preached on physical healing then I'll do that. Not even one he healed thousands. But he never preached one sermon on healing.

The Deception of Healing and Miracles

Today, we have thousands of sermons and books on healing and very few people really healed. It's a deception what's going on? Those who have the gift of healing will heal the sick. They won't preach sermons on it.

Jesus did not those who have the gift of miracles will do miracles. They won't preach sermons about it. This is the deception going on today in the world and Multitudes of Christians sit there with their mouths open and they are thoroughly fooled by all this.

Receiving Light Through Honest Self-Examination

I'm not fooled. I see through the whole thing. It's deception and I'll tell you something if you want to know how I got light personally. I haven't got light on everything. But how I got the little bit of light I have which I have shared with you in these last 31 years.

It is through one reason. Whenever God has shown me anything about myself the corruption in my flesh. I've said yes Lord. It's true I have never never Tried to justify myself and say no. No, no, no. No, it was not because of that.

Recognizing Selfishness in Relationships

Sometimes God has shown me that Thing about myself in my relationship with other people. Sometimes I've seen selfishness in myself in my relationship with my wife. And I the Lord says that was very selfish the way you Did that or didn't do that and I say yes Lord.

Loving the Truth and Resisting Deception

Absolutely, right? Sometimes it's been in relation with my fellow elders and other brothers I I get light on myself and I say Lord, that's right. I got some light in that situation. I God is my witness that for 30 years.

I have loved the truth about myself and God has protected me from a lot of deception. He's given me light on the areas where people are being deceived left right and center and Christendom today. You can get that light to God is not partial.

He does not love me more than he loves you. He'll give you the same light if You love the truth about yourself when God shows it to you and don't try to justify yourself.