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Katididaustralia 66F
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5/3/2015 7:07 pm
What Is Behind The Spirit Of Rebellion


Rebellion - Protest, Mutiny, Revolution, Subversion, Terrorism

We don't have to listen to the daily news for very long on any given day to hear of many instances of rebellion, in one form or another, in the world today.
It is increasing exponentially as we get near to Jehovah's Great Day.

There have been many major instances in the world.
We also face many minor instances in our daily lives - in our families, our work places, in schools etc....

Is Rebellion The Answer?

History repeatedly shows us the answer.

Beginning with the first rebellion we can see that rebellion never improves 'our lot' -

Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was the most cautious of all the wild animals of the field that Jehovah God had made. So it said to the woman: “Did God really say that you must not eat from every tree of the garden?
Casting doubt.
Genesis 3:2+3  At this the woman said to the serpent: “We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden but God has said about the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden: ‘You must not eat from it, no, you must not touch it; otherwise you will die.’”
Statement of fact.
Genesis 3:4 At this the serpent said to the woman: “You certainly will not die.
The challenge.
Genesis 3:5For God knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and bad.”
The lie - saying that God was withholding something good.
Genesis 3:6 Consequently, the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was something desirable to the eyes, yes, the tree was pleasing to look at. So she began taking of its fruit and eating it.
Successful deceit - appealing to selfish desire.

We can clearly see the outcome of rebellion -

Genesis 3: 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made loin coverings for themselves
Shame.
Genesis 3:12 The man said: “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate.”
Blame - even blaming God!
Genesis 3:13 Jehovah God then said to the woman: “What is this you have done?” The woman replied: “The serpent deceived me, so I ate.”
Justification.
Genesis 3:16-19 To the woman he said: “I will greatly increase the pain of your pregnancy; in pain you will give birth to , and your longing will be for your husband, and he will dominate you.”
And to Adam he said: “Because you listened to your wife’s voice and ate from the tree concerning which I gave you this command, ‘You must not eat from it,’ cursed is the ground on your account. In pain you will eat its produce all the days of your life. It will grow thorns and thistles for you, and you must eat the vegetation of the field. In the sweat of your face you will eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return.
The consequence.

Unhappily, Eve rebelled against Adam's headship over her and both Adam and Eve rebelled against Jehovah God's headship over His creation.

We well know the outcome of that horrible day.

1John 5:19 We know that we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.

Ephesians 2:2 in which you at one time walked according to the system of things of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience.

The earth has become to us like a confined space which has accumulated the poisoned gas of satan's spirit.
If poison gas was in the air around us we would suddenly think about every breath we took.
Likewise, it should be so with every breath of spirit that we take.
Are we breathing in the spirit of God or of satan?
The poison air of satan's spirit in this system(world) promotes rebellion against God's right of sovereign rulership.
Even more so when we allow the world's desires to come first in our lives as opposed to God's standards and principles.

James 1:14+15 But each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire. Then the desire, when it has become fertile, gives birth to sin; in turn sin, when it has been carried out, brings forth death.
1John 2:16+17 because everything in the world—the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one’s means of life—does not originate with the Father, but originates with the world.  Furthermore, the world is passing away and so is its desire.

Such poison air overtakes our clear thinking and reasonableness.

James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, reasonable, ready to obey, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, not hypocritical
Philippians 4:5 Let your reasonableness become known to all men.
Titus 3:1+2 Continue reminding them to be in subjection and to be obedient to governments and authorities, to be ready for every good work, to speak injuriously of no one, not to be quarrelsome, but to be reasonable, displaying all mildness toward all men

Mankind does not want to be told what to do by anyone, especially by God!

The 'spirit of the air now operating in the sons of man' promotes situations such as against parents, husbands against wives and wives against husbands, people against economic imbalance and political injustice, organizations against damage to the ecology, mankind against Jehovah God and religion against truth.

Motives can seem to be right and to be sincere but often it is selfishness and pride that is really involved.

Korah is a prime example of this. He rebelled against God's appointed leadership under Moses and Aaron because he desired to have a more prestigious position amoung the people.
Numbers 16:1+2 Then Korah the of Izhar, the of Kohath, the of Le′vi, got up together with Dathan and Abiram the sons of E·liab, and On the of Peleth, of the sons of Reuben. They rose up against Moses along with 250 Israelite men, chieftains of the assembly, chosen ones of the congregation, prominent men.

We need to put our trust fully in Jehovah God's sovereignty and not in mankind's fickle leadership.
Psalm 146:3 Do not put your trust in princes nor in a of man, who cannot bring salvation
Proverbs 24:21+22 My , fear Jehovah and the king(earthly authorities) and do not associate with dissenters, for their disaster will arise suddenly. Who knows what ruin both will bring upon them?

Justice and the solution to all mankind's problems belongs only to Jah and His Kingdom.
His Kingdom is real!
It is loving, peaceful, unifying, effective and stable.
With Jesus as the King of the Kingdom, established in the Heavens since 1914, we have available to us an education system surpassed by none.
Such Bible based education allows us to leave behind the poison air of satan's rebellion and his worldly way of life, transforming us by God's standards, principles and truths, bringing together in impartiality, peoples' of all nations, ethnic backgrounds and cultural groups into one united, loving family ruled by Jehovah God.
The Israel of God.
All things that abound in satan's worldly system such as racism, hatred, materialism, war, greed, unruliness and rebellion are overcome in God's Kingdom which is alive today and exerting power by the Word found in Jehovah's personal letter to us all, the Bible.
Hebrews 4:11-13 Let us therefore do our utmost to enter into that rest, so that no one may fall into the same pattern of disobedience. For the word of God is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints from the marrow, and is able to discern thoughts and intentions of the heart and there is not a creation that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of the one to whom we must give an account.

Truly, it can be said that 'many are roving about' with God's Kingdom now being made up of 8,000,000+ zealous proclaimers today.
Daniel 12:4 “As for you, Daniel, keep the words secret, and seal up the book until the time of the end. Many will rove about, and the true knowledge will become abundant
More importantly it can truly be said that 'many are roving about' in The Book, examining it for the truth of Scripture and that by God's light truth is now being brought into the open.
No longer kept in the dark by the false doctrine of men wanting to keep the glory of this world's 'air' for themselves.

God Himself tells us that to rebel against the earthly authorities is to actually rebel against Him because although we live in a system ruled by satan, still God is the rightful, sovereign ruler of all, and He alone guides His purpose to clear His great name of all derision and slander.
Part of that purpose are governments and authorities to act as a bulwark for us against the wickedness in this system.
Romans 13:1+7 Let every person be in subjection to the superior authorities, for there is no authority except by God; the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God. Therefore, whoever opposes the authority has taken a stand against the arrangement of God; those who have taken a stand against it will bring judgment against themselves. For those rulers are an object of fear, not to the good deed, but to the bad. Do you want to be free of fear of the authority? Keep doing good, and you will have praise from it; for it is God’s minister to you for your good. But if you are doing what is bad, be in fear, for it is not without purpose that it bears the sword. It is God’s minister, an avenger to express wrath against the one practicing what is bad. There is therefore compelling reason for you to be in subjection, not only on account of that wrath but also on account of your conscience. That is why you are also paying taxes; for they are God’s public servants constantly serving this very purpose. Render to all their dues: to the one who calls for the tax, the tax; to the one who calls for the tribute, the tribute; to the one who calls for fear, such fear; to the one who calls for honor, such honor.
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So much to meditate upon.
Please give great thought to your position as the stream of time approaches nearer and nearer to the end of this lousy satan system leading us to the Great Day of Jehovah God when all will know that His name is Jehovah.
Zechariah 14:9 And Jehovah will be King over all the earth. In that day Jehovah will be one, and his name one.

2Corinthians 6:2 For he says: “In an acceptable time I heard you, and in a day of salvation I helped you.” Look! Now is the especially acceptable time. Look! Now is the day of salvation.

Zephaniah 2: 2+3 Before the decree takes effect, Before the day passes by like chaff, Before the burning anger of Jehovah comes upon you, Before the day of Jehovah’s anger comes upon you, Seek Jehovah, all you meek ones of the earth, Who observe his righteous decrees. Seek righteousness, seek meekness. Probably you will be concealed on the day of Jehovah’s anger.

In love,
Katidid.