1st of all, here are a pair of dictionary definitions of the word ‘mystic’ and mysticism. christian mysticism are from Collins English Dictionary and the second established of definitions are from The Concise Oxford Dictionary: “mystic: to a mystery to secret spiritual rites symbolical of spiritual truth peculiar – n one who thinks in mysticism a single who seeks to have direct speak to with the divine by way of spiritual ecstasy and contemplation. Mysticism: the doctrine of the mystics who seek out direct communion with God study of the non secular expertise obscurity of doctrine hence mystification. Mystic: one. Spiritually allegorical occult esoteric of concealed that means mysterious mysterious and awe-inspiring. 2. One who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to get union with or absorption into the deity, or who believes in religious apprehension of truths beyond the understanding, that’s why mysticism n.”
Now just before I start I would like to propose to you a research of my latest post below at Ezines entitled: “What is THE Mystery of Mystery Babylon The Great?” in get to gain a new feeling of what THE Secret is. Mysticism, whether Christian or otherwise, is other items as nicely, but the over report will give you new comprehension with regards to the origins of every little thing mysterious, ministerial, and mystical.
Ok, again to those dictionary definitions and, straight away, we can see that there appears to be a contradiction in these definitions or there are two meanings to the very same term. What are they? Initial we have a url to the occult and the esoteric which, as we know, is the function of the Devil. Then we have “symbolical of non secular fact,” not Non secular Fact correct, but only spiritual symbolism. However, when we seem much more closely there in fact are not two meanings and there is no contradiction at all. In buy to show what I am declaring, is true, we need to have to be ready to identify the give away symptoms in these two definitions that expose mystics for what they are and, expose mysticism for what it is – the works of The Devil.
Now that’s a fairly generalised condemnatory assertion is it not? Oh indeed, and I can nearly listen to so known as mystics, and individuals of the ‘consciousness movement’, howling in disbelief at my statement and properly they may well, but that does not change the simple fact that what I am expressing is The Truth. How can I be so sure? Simple, all that’s involved is just 1 phrase that provides them all absent the phrase ‘seek’ or 1 who ‘seeks’ direct communion with a god. This is standard esoterical, consciousness primarily based, New Age nonsense and/or in its Cainite-Judeo-Christian Spiritual kind – monasticism or monastic Catholic/Orthodox quasi-Christian mumbo jumbo. This is them placing their foot in it without having even realising what they are expressing and carrying out. It is just one more instance of the ‘tail wagging the dog’ scenario in their self initiated or self induced religious connection with a god that they believe is God. Baptism (full immersion) into Yashua Anointed’s (The Lord Jesus Christ’s) identify by yourself and the reward of The Holy Spirit doesn’t occur into it.
Right here is a issue: If, when we are born of God (Born Again) and The Holy Spirit helps make a permanent house with us, why do we then have to go ‘seeking’ God in purchase to be in communion or conversation with Him. Why do we have to sit in contemplation (no matter what that signifies) for several hours on finish in order to connect with God. Here is what Yashua Anointed (The Lord Jesus Christ) explained on this subject:
John fourteen:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Nevertheless a small whilst, and the world seeth me no far more but ye see me: due to the fact I stay, ye shall stay also. 20 At that working day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
There it is in black and white, Yashua Anointed (The Lord Jesus Christ) is in us through His Holy Spirit, and He also states categorically that He will appear to us, not the other way spherical or us seeking Him. Now, if this is the situation, and we know that it is due to the fact Yashua Anointed explained so Himself, why do these mystics come to feel the require to find God and which god are they in search of in ignorance? When they say and do these items, what are they telling us? Well which is effortless to solution also they are telling us they are a bunch of deluded con-artists, charlatans, phonies and/or tricksters. If they are seeking a god, it tells us straight that Yashua Anointed (The Lord Jesus Christ) has not produced His property with them, so they are devoid of The Holy Spirit – it’s as straight forward as that. As a born of God (Born Once again) son of God I don’t have to seek Yashua Anointed (The Lord Jesus Christ), He is appropriate here with me 24/7, even as I am creating this write-up to you now, so what are these mystic kinds on about?
We are going to reply that by returning to the authentic questions: what are mystics and what do they do? Or, yet another issue could be, what is their agenda? The solutions to these concerns are all extremely easy and the least difficult way to reply them is to reveal what mystics are not and what mysticism is not.
Is there anyway mystics can be of the Godhead for there are these who get in touch with by themselves Christian Mystics and who think there is this sort of a point as Christian Mysticism? Are these folks accurate followers of Yashua Anointed or just silly deceived folks? This is a clue: mystics ‘contemplate’ mainstream Christians have their ‘quiet times’ exactly where they ‘try and get closer to God’. Location the variation, if you can.
Are Mystics Sciptural? Effectively sure and no is the answer to this question. I say no due to the fact the words and phrases ‘mystic’, ‘mystics’ and ‘mysticism’ are not prepared in The Holy Scriptures. There is no mention of them by that title in the Holy Scriptures inside of the King James Bible – none, but are they in there someplace, by another identify, I listen to you ask? Oh indeed, they’re in there alright!! Ok, so if they’re in there, but not by that identify, how do we know how to recognize them? Easy, wherever The Holy Scriptures demonstrates their shenanigans at function i.e. mystical or magical activities, normally known as sorceries, we can then recognize them. It is that basic. Below is an instance:
Exodus 7:10-twelve And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as The LORD experienced commanded: and Aaron solid down his rod just before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it grew to become a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also referred to as the sensible men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like way with their enchantments. 12 For they forged down each and every man his rod, and they grew to become serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
Listed here we can see the Energy of God in action and the futility of the steps of these sorcerers with their mystical methods and it is mystical tricks that are their determining signs. My title for them is “tricksters” and we can see the tricksters in motion once more in the Holy Scriptures only this time in King Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon:
Daniel 2:two Then the king commanded to phone the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans (philosophers), for to shew the king his goals. So they arrived and stood ahead of the king.
Below in Daniel we have the tale of King Nebuchadnezzar’s desire for which he phone calls on all his mystical men to interpret. The difficulty is, with out the King supplying them some idea of what the desire is about, they are at a loss and are not able to interpret it. God’s Electrical power, through Daniel and his revelation of the aspiration, again, demonstrates up the sorcerers for what they are – phonies, charlatans and tricksters. Make sure you read the relaxation of this educational fascinating story in Daniel 2.
So below we can plainly see these mystics ended up very lively in ancient occasions as they still are to this day. All the heathen nations with their futile pagan thriller religions of this planet (age or program) have mystics, shamans, sorcerers, magicians, enchanters, soothsayers, astrologers, witch-physicians, snake charmers, hypnotists, fortune tellers (untrue prophets) Tarot card viewers, palmists, practitioners of levitation, practitioners of voodoo, practitioners of divination (drinking water diviners), mediums, necromancers or spiritualists. We could even include performers of the Indian rope trick and now we have come full circle and returned to the mystical term: ‘tricks’.
As I was expressing earlier, all these individuals are tricksters and they are tricksters who utilize adverse non secular powers (demons) in get to deceive and impress naïve and gullible men and women. There is even a Cainite-Judeo-Christian Religious organisation that employs and can make use of methods constantly in order to deceive their millions of adherents and the Holy Scriptures can make mention of them. Paul refers to this whole spiritual company as “THE Mystery OF INIQUITY” and we all need to have to be mindful of what this ‘mystery’ is, for it contains mysticism i.e. all the tips in the e-book:
The shell recreation trinity god of now you see 1, oops, no it’s not, it truly is now morphed into a few ‘Holy’ waters that supposedly mend relics or useless heaps of aged bones, stone statues that weep, stone pictures of a ‘Jesus’ that bleed in the palms of their arms and individuals who have visions of a lady whom they believe is Mary, but in truth are demons taking part in methods and exhibiting the mythical queen of heaven – Ishtar/Ashtoreth and so forth. and so on. etc. – all manner of issues that the Holy Scriptures contact “lying wonders” or fake miracles.
2 Thessalonians two:7 For the Thriller OF INIQUITY doth already operate: only he who now letteth will enable, till he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be uncovered, whom the Lord shall eat with The Spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His Coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is right after the working of Satan with all energy and indications and lying wonders.
There it is, living Scriptural proof exposing the mystical tricksters for what they are – servants of the Satan. It really is time to wake up to their deceptions and lying wonders folks, for Satan is the arch-deceiver whose vicars, ministers and monks pose as ministers of gentle:
2 Corinthians eleven:thirteen For this sort of are bogus apostles, deceitful employees, reworking by themselves into the apostles (messengers) of Christ. fourteen And no marvel for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of mild. fifteen Consequently it is no fantastic thing if his ministers also be remodeled as the ministers of righteousness whose end shall be in accordance to their works.