Babylon the Great -Continued

 Why can religions that profess to be Christians properly be viewed as a part of Babylon the Great, along with those who know nothing of the God of the Bible? 

James 4:4: Adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world  is enmity with God? Whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of God." (So, though they know what the Bible says about God, they make themselves his enemies if they choose friendship with the world by  imitating its ways.)

2 Corinthians 4:4; 11:14, 15: "The god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through."  Satan himself keeps transforming himself into angel of light. It is therefore nothing great if his ministers also keep transforming themselves into ministers of righteousness..  But their end shall be according to their works."  (Thus Jehovah's chief adversary, Satan the Devil himself, if really being honored by all who do not worship the true God in the manner that He has appointed, even though they may claim to be Christians. See also  (1 Corinthians 10:20.)

Matthew 7:21-23: "Not everyone saying to me [Jesus Christ], 'Lord, lord," will enter into the Kingdom fo the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will.  Many will say to me in that day,  'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many powerful works in your name?  And yet then I will confess to them: "I never knew you! Get away from Me, you coworkers of lawlessness.

Note: When the true God is mentioned here, it does not mean the one of tradition mean celebrating all holidays and birthdays, it means the true God, Jehovah who never ever celebrated any of that phony crap.  Most of that is paganism, which is not true Christianity.  Nor did Jesus Christ celebrate anything. 

Next time: Babylon the Great - Conclusion

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