PRÉCIS ON THE HYPOCRISY OF THE AMERICAN PASTOR: REPENTANCE OR HELLFIRE

SCRIPTURE. “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.” – MATTHEW 23:13, NKJV

KEY TERM: “HYPOCRITES!” – ‘Hupokrités’ [ὑποκριτής]: “From a root word meaning ‘to dissemble or feign; to act or speak under a false pretense;’ as with an actor or player under an assumed character in respect to religion; a pretender [or liar]; a two-faced person; a ‘hypocrite,’ whose profession does not

match their practice – i.e. someone who ‘says one thing but does another;’ one who has the form of godliness without the power, or who assumes an appearance of piety and virtue, when he is destitute of true religion.”

QUOTATION. “Stand up to Hypocrisy!’ If you don’t, the Hypocrites will teach. Stand up to Ignorance, because if you don’t, the Ignorant will run free to spread Ignorance like a disease. Stand up for Truth. If you don’t, then there is no Truth to your existence. If you don’t stand up for all that is right, then understand that you are part of the reason why there is so much wrong in the world.” ― SUZY KASSEM,

Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem, 2011; edited

COMMENTARY. “‘Woe unto you!’ – You are guilty, and Punishment will come upon you! Jesus proceeds to state wherein they were guilty. This most eloquent, most appalling, and most terrible of all discourses ever delivered to mortals was pronounced in the Temple, in the presence of multitudes. Never was there more faithful dealing, more terrible reproof, more profound knowledge of the workings of Hypocrisy, or more skill in detecting the concealments of sin. ‘This was the last of the Saviour’s public discourses;’ and it is a most impressive Summary of all that He had ever said, or that He had to say, of a wicked and hypocritical generation …

‘Ye shut up the kingdom of heaven!’ – Note, (Matthew 3:2). They shut it up by teaching false doctrines respecting the Messiah; by binding the people to an observance of their traditions; by opposing Jesus and attempting to convince the people that He was an impostor [‘by presenting a False Christ’], thus preventing many from becoming His followers. Many were ready to embrace Him as the Messiah and were about entering into the Kingdom of Heaven – that is, the Church – but they prevented it. Luke says (Luke 11:52) they had taken away the Key of Knowledge, and thus prevented their entering in – that is, ‘they had taken away the right interpretation of the ancient Prophecies respecting the Messiah,’ and thus had done all that they could to prevent the people from receiving Jesus as their Redeemer.” – ALBERT BARNES, Notes on the Old and New Testament, 1884; edited

DK. Let me waste neither time nor words here. PASTORS: All of you who continue to either ignore or join with the seditious doctrines of Christian Nationalism while refusing to warn God’s people about its treachery of the Gospel, shall surely be punished in a most severe fashion imaginable. JESUS SPOKE PLAIN:

“You serpents! You spawn of vipers! How can you escape the penalty to be suffered in hell (Gehenna)?” – MATTHEW 23:33, AMPC

My Interpretation: ‘Turn or burn!’ Not used to His speaking to you in such harsh manner, Pastor? That is precisely the problem. You have excluded ‘This Jesus’ from your sermons and led the people astray, for which you are being held accountable. I truly hope for your sakes (and theirs) that y’all are finally listening. Selah.