We had the enormous pleasure and blessing of having Jacob Prasch, from Moriel Ministries, to speak to us at the Newport branch of the PWMI on November 26th.
Fresh from his three successive Thursday appearances on Revelation TV's "Q&A" programmes with Howard Conder, Jacob was in his usual dynamic and confrontational manner as he had the full house attendance of 140 spellbound at the impressive worship centre at Newport's Salvation Army Citadel.
Taking three seminars in four hours, before moving on to Swansea to deliver two more in the evening, this amazing man of God displayed tremendous stamina, and no little skill, as his clearly anointed messages were delivered in excellent and stunning fashion.
The first presentation was titled "The Ninth Judge" based on just one name, in one verse from that splendid chapter from Hebrews eleven highlighting the great men of overcoming faith. At first the almost forgotten name of Jephthae from verse 32 can be dismissed and overlooked!
But in a sensational talk lasting an hour and a half, this larger than life orator from Moriel took us through the extraordinary life of the ninth judge of Israel from Judges chapter eleven.
He challenged us not to make impulsive and emotional vows to the Lord, even when we are in the centre of His will, for we are all sinners and sometimes make decisions which will come back to haunt us.
Jephthae ended up killing his one and only offspring, the daughter he doted on, cutting her into several pieces, then making her a burnt offering unto the Lord, because of an ill advised vow he made to God, if only the Almighty would deliver the enemies of Israel into his hands.
How can anyone capable of such slaughter and murder be a champion for God? You could ask the same question about Moses, David, and the great Apostle Paul who all became murderers, or assisted in murder during their colourful lives. Amazingly God not only forgives them, but uses them in mighty and powerful ways!
Our wonderful Saviour not only overlooks our sins because of His precious blood shed on Calvary, he refuses to remember them, and even blots them out of His memory (and ours when we see Him in glory).
Jephthae was an overcomer of enormous faith, as is recorded in Heb 11:32, and Jacob challenged us all to emulate this fine man, even if we make some bad sinful errors in our lives because of irrational and emotional vows we make to Him.
Seminars two and three were devoted to those interesting characters Aholah and Aholibah from Ezekiel chapters 23, 24, and 25. This section of the Word describes Aholah as representing Samaria, or Israel, and Aholibah representing Jerusalem, or Judah.
Jacob described how these women (and tribes) gave up their first love and went whoring after strange lovers which were forbidden under the law. He contrasted how young lovers, especially today, start with the lure of temptation and titillation, before moving on to foreplay, then eventually succumbing to the seduction of fornication and adultery.
The Church, the Body and Bride of Christ, is betrothed to Him, yet the accuser of the brethren comes along as "the god of this world" and as "an angel of light" and tempts and seduces her with his false and empty promises of what this world has to offer, much of which is clothed with glitter and glamour, but is nevertheless grounded in heresy, in false religion, and in preaching a false Jesus! The Anti-Christ will come like this and be received by all religions, including many Christians who are not grounded and mature in the truth of the Holy Scriptures.
Jacob pulled no punches in his usual dynamic style. There is no sitting on the fence with this superb expositor of the Word of God. He accused the standard bearers of Christianity from the Catholics, the Anglicans, the Methodists, the Baptists, the Brethren, and even the Pentecostals, and just about every denomination (as well as the obvious cults such as Mormons, JW's etc, and the false religions of Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, etc) for going whoring after Satan's lie rather than God's truth!
He challenged everyone present to leave their current local church, if it does not support God's people of Israel, it does not differentiate between Israel and the Church in this age of grace, and if it does not hold one hundred per cent to the inerrancy and inspiration of the Holy Bible from Genesis through to Revelation.....and live by what it exhorts!
He proclaimed that true believers will not be deceived in these vital last days of God's end time programme for this dispensation of grace, before the Anti-Christ appears and the church is raptured to glory.
However, the Lord will not be mocked, and for followers of this false messiah he quoted the following: "For they will perish, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.And for this cause, God shall send them strong delusion, that they should BELIEVE A LIE. That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness" (2 Thess 2:10-12, AV).
He will send a lying delusion to those who go whoring after another Jesus, particularly the emerging church of the new age, "people who pursue the purpose driven lie" propogated by Rick Warren, churches who preach a social gospel leaving out sin, atonement, true repentance, the Cross of Calvary, and those who couch their message in glittery deception through the money-making spin of a prosperity gospel.
He criticised just about every delusion being presented by the so-called Christian channels on the Sky platform, with the possible exception of Revelation TV and UCB! Jacob named an awful lot of deceivers on television who preach for personal gain, power, and recognition, but who have little time for the true gospel of the true Lord Jesus Christ. Too many to name here, but be aware, for their lies are instigated by the father of all lies, the deceiving angel of light, the anointed cherub, namely Lucifer!
Over seventy per cent of those in the audience raised their hands when Jacob asked if anyone had left a church because of similar poor teachings, to find alternative places of worship who preach the REAL JESUS, and who remain faithful to the Scriptures, to His Word, to His teachings, and to His chosen people of Israel.
As Paul puts it, "If we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed....I said it before and so I say now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed" (Galatians 1:8,9).
Jacob stated that this was the sad, but truthful indictment of the church in Wales, in the UK, in Europe, in the USA, and the former Christian Commonwealth countries of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, etc!
Jacob closed by urging everyone to remain faithful in these dark and dismal last days of this age of grace, as we look for the Rapture, and His Appearing. and to look to "pick up" the stragglers who will come out of these false churches who preach heresy!
All three sessions were received with huge appreciative applause, and when asked if they wanted Jacob to come back to Newport again next year, the audience responded with a deafening "YES"!! If the Lord tarries, Jacob will always be welcome back to South East Wales.
Although these superb presentations were not recorded in Newport at the time, Jacob does have these expositions available on DVD at his website at http://www.moriel.org.uk/. They are certainly well worth listening to, and well worth purchasing, along with so many other splendid teachings from this great man of God, who is one the champions of grace through Jesus in these latter days.
Neville Stephens.
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