Let's begin with the two events recorded in the Bible I am referring to.
Daniel in the Lions' Den
Daniel, while he was captive in Babylon, refused to bow to the king's idol. As a result he was thrown into a den of extremely ferocious and hungry lions.
The Bible tells us that God sent an angel to shut the mouths of the lions and the next morning Daniel was still alive and untouched. It demonstrated what a tremendous amount of faith Daniel had that he was prepared to face a gruesome death in order to remain true to God.
Daniel 6 (Daniel in the Lions' Den)
Jesus CLEANSES the Temple
When Jesus was in Jerusalem, he saw a bunch of people in the Temple courts selling things, making a large profit and cheating those who came to worship God.
Jesus became very angry, but instead of just losing his temper, he sat down to weave a whip. Then he gets up and uses it on the money-grubbers and overturns all their tables.
He yells at them, "My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of robbers."
John 2 (Jesus Clears the Temple)
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These days there are 2 groups of Christians:
The First Group are those who remain faithful to Jesus no matter what the consequences are.
The Second Group are those who make a profit from those who remain faithful to Jesus no matter what the consequences are.
Ministries and Christian musical artists who are Monetized by YouTube (with some very anti-Christian Ads on their channels) and/or selling Christian merchandise (at a large profit) and/or are asking for Donations are simply using Jesus and God's Holy Word to "Make a Buck off the Bible." 🤑
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One thing I always wondered about the story of Jesus clearing the temple is, while He was sitting and weaving the whip, which must have taken a substantial amount of time,
What was he thinking?
What kind of look did He have on his face?
Why did He take the time to do it instead of immediately venting His zealous wrath?
What were his apostles thinking while they watched him making the whip?
Did any of them dare to question Him about what He was doing?
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I think we should all be asking those questions right now because Jesus is about to "clear the Temple" again
and if you are making money from being a Christian and think God is just going to let that slide...
...you have another Think coming! 🤨
You have been warned and given...
The Truth with Love,
Always by Laura-Lee
Dr. Charles Stanley had a very large, international Ministry ( In Touch ) but never asked for Donations.
Please Note: My blogs and YouTube channel have NO ADS nor do I have a store to "Hock my Merch".
