ZEAL!
by Tony Alamo
Fundamental Christians are mostly passive, but GOD is not passive.1 Fundamental Christians are not to be passive. They are to be like JESUS, who warns us in Revelation 3:16, “So then because thou art lukewarm [passive], and neither cold nor hot, I [JESUS] will spue thee out of MY mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I [JESUS] counsel thee to buy of ME gold tried in the fire [JESUS is saying here that for your soul to be preserved, HE will put you through the fire (as gold must go through the fire to become pure)2, and HE advises you to go through the fire, willingly and gladly, along with the tribulations and the trials, and that you go through them, again, willingly, and if you do, you will be rich SPIRITUALLY, eternally and otherwise3], that thou mayest be rich; and [clothed in] white [clothing], that thou mayest be clothed [with righteousness], and that the shame of thy nakedness [your being unrighteous and lacking in zeal, since CHRIST’s zeal be not in you] do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve [get the Bible into your eyes, diligently read and study the WORD of GOD, the KJV Bible4], that thou mayest see [as the LORD sees]” (Rev. 3:16-18).
Mark 12:28-31 says, “And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that HE [JESUS] had answered them well, asked HIM, Which is the first commandment of all? And JESUS answered him, The first of all the commandments is, HEAR, O ISRAEL; THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD [not two or more]: AND THOU SHALT LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THY HEART [zealously], AND WITH ALL THY SOUL [zealously], AND WITH ALL THY MIND [zealously], AND WITH ALL THY STRENGTH [zealously, this is what zeal is!]: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself [zealously]. There is none other commandment greater than these” (also in Luke 10:27).
JESUS practiced what HE preached. Even as a child, HE was filled with ZEAL toward HIS FATHER in Heaven, with HIS whole heart, all HIS whole soul, all of HIS mind, and all of HIS strength. HIS mother, Mary, after searching for HIM for days, said, “Son, why hast Thou thus dealt with us [herself and HIS step-father Joseph]? behold, Thy father and I have sought Thee sorrowing.” It was really their business to watch over JESUS; they were negligent in their duty, but not JESUS. “HE [JESUS] said unto them, How is it that ye sought Me? [You were not to be lacking ZEAL, negligent. It is your job to always know where I am] wist ye not that I must be about MY FATHER’S business?” (Luke 2:48-49).
The devil is always busy about his wicked business.5 Therefore, we fundamental Christians are to be like JESUS, vigilant, diligent.6 The Apostle Peter instructs us by the HOLY SPIRIT in First Peter 5:8-10, “Be sober [not on drugs, or watching or listening to comedy], be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world [in other words, the Jews and all Gentiles that haven’t yet been saved are going through a variety of different troubles in the world, as you are, but with no consolation, no good reward]. But the GOD of all grace [mercy], who hath called us unto HIS eternal glory by CHRIST JESUS, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect [like fine gold], stablish, strengthen, settle you.”
Why do you suppose the whole Bible warns us, “Seek the LORD and HIS strength, seek HIS face continually” (I Chron. 16:11)? And why do you suppose the ignorant people of the world doubt the existence of the devil when he, by his lies, has deceived the whole world? We see this in Revelation 12:9b, but first we see this in the Garden of Eden, when the devil beguiled or deceived Eve (with flattery), then Adam.7 The whole world has to die, and all are on their way to Hell, then the Lake of Fire, if they are without JESUS, the LORD.
Both the book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, and the book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, tell us all that the devil “deceiveth the whole world” (Rev. 12:9b, Gen. 3:1-13). “The serpent beguiled me [flattered me and thereby deceived me]” said Eve unto God (Gen. 3:13). “And the great dragon was cast out [of Heaven], that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world” (Rev. 12:9).
The devil deceives all of the people in many different ways today, especially through most churches which are not fundamental born again Christian orthodox churches.8 GOD, in the book of Job, asked Satan, “Whence comest thou [as if HE didn’t know]? Then Satan answered the LORD [letting him know, of course, HE already knew how non-passive, how diligently evil he is], and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it” (Job 1:7). It is even worse today. These are the very last days. Satan has been thrown down out of Heaven and knows that he has but a short time.9 He really knows it, and has infiltrated into the world government and runs it; that’s why it is so crazy today that people are scratching their heads. GOD calls today’s Vatican/Islam-run government “the Beast” (Rev. 11:7, 13:1-2, 11, 15, 17, 17:7-8, 12-13, 16-17, 19:19-20, 20:4, 10). Satan is using this government to persecute fundamental born again orthodox Christians and Israel. He makes life miserable for the general public as well, but mainly for FUNDAMENTALIST BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS (Rev. 13:4, 6-8, 11-12). Those who serve the Beast (the one-world government) will spend eternity in the Lake of Fire with him and his evil angels.10
In Revelation 18:23 JESUS, speaking of the evil Vatican Roman Catholic cult (the head of the beast world government), says “And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth [politicians, bankers, insurance and health care corporate leaders, kings, queens, presidents, etc.]; for by thy sorceries [satanic lies] were all nations deceived” (Rev. 18:23). The devil and his one-world government are deliberately destroying the nations and the cities of the world (Isa. Ch. 14). The lies and confusion you are experiencing today are from the devil’s beast government and world media, all headquartered and controlled from Rome!
Satan has deceived the whole world to make them believe in global warming, now called climate change, to separate people even more then they already are. Satan is deceiving the people into accepting government-controlled medical care and government control of everything. All peace will soon be gone if we don’t wake up!11 The devil has deceived people into committing first-degree murder, abortions; deceived people into believing that our children don’t belong to us, into believing fundamental born again of the Spirit churches are dangerous when they, the people of Satan’s beast, are the only dangerous ones. The people in government act haughty and very smug, but their time is almost over! There are hundreds of government takeovers, no more freedoms, the teaching of homosexuality in public schools, and sex, free sex with pre-teens who have not reached puberty and are unmarried, and you wonder why the LORD tells us to get right with HIM now before it’s too late!
Second John, verse 7 says, “For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that JESUS CHRIST is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.” Look at the world government (the beast), and see if you don’t see Satan operating in the open now that his time is short. Christians, if you are passive, wake up! GOD is not passive, nor is Satan, so wake up! CHRIST really means it when HE says HE will spue you out of HIS mouth! Repent, or JESUS will surely spue you out of HIS mouth (Rev. 3:16) and send you to the same place Satan and his people are going! Say this prayer so you may be saved; JESUS is coming back to earth again soon!
My Lord and my God, have mercy upon my soul, a sinner. 1 I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God. 2 I believe that He died on the cross and shed His precious blood for the forgiveness of all my sins. 3 I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit 4 and that He sits on the right hand of God at this moment, hearing my confession of sin and this prayer. 5 I open up the door of my heart and I invite You into my heart, Lord Jesus. 6 Wash all of my filthy sins away in the precious blood that You shed in my place on the cross at Calvary. 7 You will not turn me away, Lord Jesus, You will forgive my sins and save my soul. I know because Your Word, the Bible says so. 8 Your Word says that You will turn no one away, and that includes me. 9 Therefore, I know that You have heard me, and I know that You have answered me, and I know that I am saved. 10 And I thank You, Lord Jesus, for saving my soul, and I will show my thankfulness by doing as You command and sin no more. 11
You've just completed the first step in a series of five steps which are necessary to receive salvation. Your second step is to deny yourself and take up the cross daily for the purpose of mortifying yourself, that is, for putting to death your own will, your soulful self, and the world with all of its lusts. All these must be baptized into the death of Christ.
Step three is your resurrection from the satanic life of Adam unto the sinless life of Christ. Step four is your ascension into a position of authority to reign for God on earth, and the fifth step is to reign for God on earth to the end for the purpose of bringing about the kingdom of Heaven on earth. You must learn the Word of God, then submit yourself and do what the Word says, so that the Church and the world may see evidence of your submission to God's Word, His order, and His authority in and by you.
Praise the Lord. May God reward you abundantly.
Pastor Tony Alamo
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Zeal! footnotes:
1. Josh. 24:14-15, Deut. 7:9-10, 8:20, Isa. 42:13-14, 55:10-11, Jer. 51:56, Ezek. 20:31-34, 24:14, Mic. 3:8, Rev. 11:17 return
2. Job 23:10, Prov. 17:3, Zech. 13:9, Mal. 3:2-3, I Pet. 1:6-7 return
3. Matt. 5:10-12, 39, 44, Luke 6:22-23, Acts 5:40-41, 16:22-26, Rom. 12:14, II Thes. 1:4-5, I Pet. 4:12-14 return
4. Josh. 1:8, Psa. 1:1-2, 77:12, 119:11, 15-16, 48, 97-99, 148, II Tim. 2:15 return
5. Isa. 14:12-17, Matt. 13:24-30, 38-40, Luke 4:1-13, 8:11-12, Rev. 12:9-10, 12 return
6. Eph. 4:27, 5:15-16, 6:11, James 4:7 return
7. Gen. 3:1-6, Rev. 12:9 return
8. Matt. 24:4-5, 11, 24, Mark 13:5, Luke 21:8, Eph. 4:14, 5:6-7, II Thes. 2:3-4, II Tim. 3:13, Rev. 18:20-24 return
9. Isa. 14:12-15, Luke 10:18, Rev. 12:3-4, 12 return
10. Rev. 19:20, 20:10-15 return
Prayer footnotes:
1. Psa. 51:5, Rom. 3:10-12, 23 return
2. Matt. 26:63-64, 27:54, Luke 1:30-33, John 9:35-37, Rom. 1:3-4 return
3. Acts 4:12, 20:28, Rom. 3:25, I John 1:7, Rev. 5:9 return
4. Psa. 16:9-10, Matt. 28:5-7, Mark 16:9, 12, 14, John 2:19, 21, 10:17-18, 11:25, Acts 2:24, 3:15, Rom. 8:11, I Cor. 15:3-7 return
5. Luke 22:69, Acts 2:25-36, Heb. 10:12-13 return
6. I Cor. 3:16, Rev. 3:20 return
7. Eph. 2:13-22, Heb. 9:22, 13:12, 20-21, I John 1:7, Rev. 1:5, 7:14 return
8. Matt. 26:28, Acts 2:21, 4:12, Eph. 1:7, Col. 1:14 return
9. Matt. 21:22, John 6:35, 37-40, Rom. 10:13 return
10. Heb. 11:6 return
11. John 5:14, 8:11, Rom. 6:4, I Cor. 15:10, Rev. 7:14, 22:14 return