Exposing the End-Times Apostasy – Traditions: Day of the Dead. #3

Exposing the End-Times Apostasy – Traditions: Day of the Dead. #3. We will talk about one of the apostate traditions, an idolatrous tradition, a tradition that is blasphemy toward the Lord and an abomination in His eyes: the celebration, the tradition of the Day of the Dead. Many churches, even many Christian churches of different […]

We will talk about one of the apostate traditions, an idolatrous tradition, a tradition that is blasphemy toward the Lord and an abomination in His eyes: the celebration, the tradition of the Day of the Dead. Many churches, even many Christian churches of different denominations, criticize, in this present time, the nations and other churches where death — 'Santa Muerte,' Saint Death — is celebrated and worshiped. And even though it's no secret, almost everyone already knows there are churches in many countries, especially Latin American ones, and also here in the United States, where Santa Muerte is worshiped, where she is their god.

Many denominations say, 'Oh, that's evil, that's idolatry, that's of the devil, that's witchcraft.' And certainly, every church and everyone who thinks that way about that Santa Muerte church is correct, because it is idolatry, it is witchcraft, it is of the devil. But there's a problem: the vast majority of Christian churches also celebrate Santa Muerte in a different way — they just don't know it.

So, in short, the devil disguises himself as an angel of light, and the devil, even in the Christian church, even among those who know that the practice of those Santa Muerte churches is evil — the devil, one way or another, since he disguises himself as an angel of light, masks and dresses up that very same deception in a different form, and makes it so that in Christian churches, in churches that claim to serve Jesus Christ, Santa Muerte is worshiped there too.

I invite you to stay with this teaching to the end, and by the end I will explain more clearly how the majority, so very many Christian churches, celebrate Santa Muerte — celebrate that very same demon, just under a different name. But before that, we're going to study many verses of the Bible, so that through the word of God we'll gain a deeper understanding of who death is, how the Lord views death, and whether it is something churches should celebrate, take part in, and practice.

There are six points I want you to understand from this teaching.

1) Death is a kingdom — it represents a kingdom, and that kingdom represents the devil.

These points I'm sharing with you, we'll examine more clearly through the word of God. Because in the end, what good is what any one of us thinks individually? What matters is what the word of God says.

2) Death entered through sin, and death reigns through sin.

Death is a kingdom, and what gives death the power to reign is sin.

3) Those who die with God are better off than we are. The truth will set you free.

In other words, we shouldn't grieve so much over those who have died, if they truly died in Christ — they're already better off than we are. The truth frees us even from sorrow.

4) God is not a God of the dead, but of the living.

5) Death is an enemy, and it will be destroyed.

And in the same way, all of you, and even those reading me, will likewise be destroyed if you don't repent of worshiping death. It is an enemy, and it will be destroyed, and those who worship it and serve it, if they don't repent, will also be destroyed along with it.

7) The way churches worship death.

I'll share with you how many churches that call themselves Christian, many churches that openly criticize those who worship Santa Muerte, are nevertheless, through the devil's deception, made to worship Santa Muerte themselves as well. The devil disguises himself as an angel of light, but glory to our Lord Jesus Christ, who is giving us understanding and exposing the works of the devil.

I'm going to read a short paragraph I took from Wikipedia, where Santa Muerte is described more or less. It says:

"Santa Muerte, Santísima Muerte, or Death, is an object of veneration…"

An image — right there we have a problem: idolatry. The word says, 'You shall not make for yourself an image.'

"…that personifies death, and is an object of veneration in Mexico, Latin America, and the world."

It's an image that personifies Santa Muerte, and it's an object of veneration, an object of worship. Now they've even built churches under the name Santa Muerte.

"Various Christian churches, such as the Catholic, Evangelical, Pentecostal, Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Anglican churches, among others, reject and condemn its veneration, considering it diabolical for their faithful. Death cannot be evil for them, since it is part of nature itself, just like life."

The devil makes things look very pretty: 'Death cannot be evil, because it's part of nature itself.' No — naturally, we were never meant to die; that's a lie from the devil.

When the Lord created the first human beings — the first man and the first woman — He did not create them with the purpose that they would die. They died because they disobeyed the word of God. They die, we all die. Now, that's not because of nature itself, but because of the sin that entered through them. But through Christ we are redeemed. Therefore, whoever believes in Him, whoever receives His word and keeps it, no longer dies. Because He is the way, He is the resurrection, and He is the life, and through Him we have life, and life in abundance.

Let's read some of the passages that speak about death, so we can truly know who death is, and whether it's wise for men and women to worship it.

1) Death is a kingdom — it represents a kingdom, and that kingdom represents the devil.

Romans 5:17 says:

"For if by the one man's offense death reigned…"

Very important — by the transgression of one man, death reigned. This isn't saying that death is a kingdom outright, but that it reigned because of the transgression — that is, because of sin — because before sin, it did not reign, it did not reign over mankind. It reigned because of sin.

And the word continues:

"…much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ."

Here, the word itself, the very first word we read in Romans 5:17, is drawing a contrast for us. On one side it sets death reigning through sin, but then on the other side, at the opposite extreme, it sets grace, which will reign through righteousness by the One, Jesus Christ. Through Jesus Christ we are justified from sin. Through sin, death entered and we died, but through Jesus Christ, through His grace and mercy, life enters and we live. Death leads us to destruction; Jesus Christ leads to redemption and eternal life. Here the word is telling us that death and the Lord are worlds apart — they're like water and oil, standing at two opposite poles.

Hebrews 2:14-15 says:

"Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage."

Here once again the word confirms that death is an empire, and that many were in bondage out of fear of death. In other words, death is an empire — it is the devil who enslaves — but the word clearly says that it is the devil who holds the power of death, and the Lord came to set free those who were held in bondage by fear of death, because through Him we live.

Through the Lord Jesus Christ we have life in abundance; therefore, we no longer have to fear death — we are no longer slaves to death, to the fear of death, because through Him we have life, and life in abundance.

1 Corinthians 15:21-22 says:

"For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive."

How wonderful the word of God is. Can anyone see that, even with just these three passages we've read, it is clear that death and Jesus Christ are not the same thing? Here the word says, in 1 Corinthians 15:21-22:

"For since by man came death."

Through Adam — through one man we all die. There death reigned, there the empire of death entered — but through one Man, Jesus Christ, that empire falls, because through Him, all of us who believe in Him, give Him our lives, and keep His word, have life, and life in abundance. We no longer belong to, nor are we under the dominion of, that empire of death — now we are under the dominion of the kingdom of God, the kingdom of life, the kingdom of light.

2) Death entered through sin, and death reigns through sin.

Romans 6:23 says:

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Through sin, death entered, but life, which is the opposite of death, enters through the salvation the Lord offers us. Through the Lord we have eternal life. Through sin we were all dying, but the Lord has given us life — He has raised us up together with Him.

1 Corinthians 15:55-57 says:

"O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

The sting — what gave death its power — is sin. But the Lord has come to redeem us from our sin. If we believe in Him, if we truly receive His true word and repent, the Lord delivers us from sin.

Through Jesus Christ we are a new creation. Those sins, black as night, the Lord cleanses and makes white as snow. What does it take for our sins to disappear, to be blotted out, to be forgotten by the Lord? We must receive His word, we must receive Him, and we must repent of sin and turn away from it. Because if we ask forgiveness but then go right back to sinning, it does us no good. But if we repent from the heart, if we understand that He is merciful and that when we repent He forgives us and cleanses us of our wickedness, and we turn away from sin, then our sins are forgiven. So if we keep His word, we have life, and life in abundance.

3) Those who die with God are better off than we are. The truth will set you free.

Another important point — one of the ways the devil deceives the world when there's a lack of understanding — is when a loved one dies, when someone close to us or an acquaintance dies. The devil makes the world believe it's the end for that person, and that we should mourn as though someone leaving this place — this place we're in right now, full of evil — were something to be devastated by. Because this world, and here's a secret, this world is under the power of the evil one. The word of God says Satan is the prince of this age.

This system we live in out there, this system of the antichrist, of the beast, is full of wickedness. But in order for us to discern the great evil that surrounds us in every corner of the world, we need to draw closer to God, we need to walk in the spirit. Because if we walk in the flesh, everything looks nice, but if we walk in the spirit, everything out there is darkness.

But the point is this: if someone dies and dies with God — and here's another lie from the devil, he wants to make everyone believe of anyone who dies, 'He was so good,' 'She was such a good woman.' But she was sexually immoral, an adulteress, a drunk, a drug addict. He was a drunk, sexually immoral, an adulterer, a drug addict, a liar, ungrateful, unrepentant. But once they die, suddenly they were so good, and everyone supposedly mourns them — yet while they were alive, nobody shared the word with them. But if they were truly that good, and if they truly died with God, they died being good, because God is good.

A person who can be justified, so to speak — only a justified person can be said to have something good in them, not that they are good, but that they have something good — is someone who keeps the word of God. Because everyone who doesn't keep His word is evil, because God is good and His word is good, and everyone who doesn't keep His word is bad, and their deeds are bad. But if someone truly dies, and dies with the Lord — well, of course, I understand that if it's someone close to us, for a few days one feels grief, mostly because there is now a separation.

It's like someone we want, someone we love, moving off to China while we stay in one of our Latin American countries, for instance — the truth is, there's a distance created. And if that person suddenly leaves and we have no way of traveling there, or we know that person is leaving and will never be able to come back, then honestly, that's quite a long separation.

It's understandable that one grieves when separated from someone one loves. But if we understand the truth, that grief doesn't last long. How could it last long if they truly died with God, if they truly died keeping the word of God? We understand they're going to a place better than where we are. If I know someone I love has gone to be with the Lord, I would weep at first — maybe the first day, the second, the third — because I won't see them again until I go to be with the Lord too. But after that I would weep for myself, because they are with God and I am not. Whoever dies with Christ is better off than we are.

Can anyone grasp what Paul said — that he 'would rather depart, but for your sakes it is better for me to remain here a little longer'? Is it really better to be in this world full of evil than to be with the Lord? Blessed are those who die in the Lord. The word says in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14:

"But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus."

So we know that those who are with Him are alive. If we know, if we believe that the Lord rose from the dead and that He also raises those who believe in Him, why do we grieve?

In John 11:25-26 the Lord says:

"Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.'"

How wonderful — whoever believes in Him will never die. Does anyone believe that word, that whoever believes in the Lord does not die? Because I do believe it. I do believe that in Him we have life, and life in abundance. I do believe He is faithful and true. So if they died with the Lord, they are alive, they are with Him. Now they're like the angels; now they no longer worry about bills, they no longer have sickness, they no longer have headaches, they no longer have those neighbors and other demonized people out there who practically want to kill you. We no longer have anyone persecuting us and accusing us and hating us because we carry light in us. So why should we grieve over someone who is better off than we are?

In Luke 16:23-24 the word says:

"And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.'"

I want you to understand this parable — here there are two men who died. One went to that place of torment because he did not repent, did not receive the truth; the other, the poor man, was in a place of rest, in the bosom of Abraham.

I believe you understand that here both of them were alive — it was the physical body that had died. This body the Lord made from dust, and to dust it returns, but for our soul there are two paths: one leads to death, for those who don't repent, and those who worship death go with death.

This is the point of this Exposing the Apostasy teaching. It is apostasy to celebrate our enemy. We cannot celebrate the enemy — we fight the enemy. Death is an enemy. In this church, death manifests very frequently, almost every day when I minister, because here, by the grace of God, we pray 8, 10, 12, 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and death is an enemy that manifests very regularly.

But here we have both men who died, one on one side and the other on the other side. That's how it is with people who die close to us — either they're on the devil's side, or if they truly repented, they're with God. But if you look at that parable, read it for yourselves in Luke 16 from verse 23 on, the word says Lazarus lacked nothing, that he was comforted. Lazarus lacked nothing at all — why would I weep for him? Here the rich man was the one who had abundance, but now he's the one in desperation, burning for a single drop of water, while Lazarus lacked nothing. That's how it is with those who die in the Lord — they're alive, like these two, but the one who died with Christ lacks nothing anymore, he's fine now, while the one who died without Christ is in torment.

But I tell you, it is also a sin to worship those who died in sin, because they are already with the devil, and your prayers, or whatever you do for those who died, won't accomplish anything. The opportunity to be saved is now; our opportunity to save a soul is now. That's why we should grieve and weep over our family, over our children — but over the living, not over the dead. Because the living are dead in their sin. But if we share the truth with them in love, with God's mercy, we can save souls, at least some of them. The goal would be to save everyone, but unfortunately not everyone belongs to God.

Even our own children — blessed are those of us whose sons and daughters all belong to God, but it isn't always so. David had several sons, and Absalom pursued him trying to kill him — one of his very own sons, and from a man with a heart like God's own. Cain and Abel were two, and one belonged to the devil, the other to God. In other words, not everyone belongs to God — that's something we, as fathers and mothers, need to understand: not everyone belongs to God. So we should weep and mourn over the living — alive because they breathe and walk around out here, but dead because of sin.

That's why the Lord told the disciple who wanted to follow Him: 'Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of heaven.' Because the dead are also those out there who are living in sin. Everyone out there — which right now represents the whole world, under the power of the evil one; we're in the great apostasy, much darkness even in the churches — they are dead.

That's why there will be a great final revival before the coming of the Lord, which is already near. A revival — revival means to revive, because people will be revived, because they were dead. Even the churches are dead; they have to be revived, which is why there has to be a revival. That's why we have to expose the great apostasy, that's why we have to expose death, so that death no longer reigns in the hearts of those who hear the truth and repent.

4) God is not a God of the dead, but a God of the living.

The word says in Mark 12:26-27:

"But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly mistaken."

God is not a God of the dead, but a God of the living. Because those who die, if they are truly dead, it's because they didn't repent. Because if they repented, they are alive. Because whoever is in Christ is a new creation, and has life in abundance, and does not die.

Does anyone believe the Lord is faithful and true? Does anyone believe that whoever is in Him does not die, as the word says? Or do you believe God is a liar? Did Elijah and Moses not appear when the Lord was transfigured? If they were dead, why did they appear? Because they weren't dead — because they were alive, because they died in the Lord, and whoever dies in Him does not die; he has life and lives in abundance, eternal life. Moses and Elijah appeared to the Lord. Many years before the Lord's coming, both of them had already passed on, but they appeared to the Lord, and they appeared speaking, because they were alive. Elijah's body was caught up, but Moses' body, the shell, remained here — yet his soul was living, was alive, because God is not a God of the dead, but of the living.

John 8:51 says:

"Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death."

Wow, what a wonderful word! How can it be that someone who can understand that word still doesn't repent? People say they're afraid of death, they say they don't want to die — and here the Lord clearly says that whoever keeps His word will never die. I've said this before: whoever doesn't repent, in one way or another, has a mental problem. Judge for yourselves — it practically takes being mentally unwell to reject life. It takes being mentally unwell to say, 'I don't want to die, I don't want to die, death is bad, I don't want to, I don't want to die.' But here the Lord says whoever believes in Him has eternal life, that he will never die. Yet they don't repent, and they don't receive His word — that's insanity. They say no, they don't want to die, and they have the opportunity to live forever, and yet they don't receive that life. Something is wrong; something is wrong.

These are diabolical mental and emotional chains the devil creates so our loved ones reject the life we offer them when we share the word of God with them. When we share the word with them, if we tell them, 'Look, most assuredly I tell you, the word says whoever keeps His word will never die,' they respond, 'What are you telling me? I want to go drinking, I want sexual immorality.' And we go on: 'But the word says whoever commits sexual immorality will die, will go to the lake of fire. The word says drunkards will go to the lake of fire.' But they answer, 'No, that's a lie, because of this and that…'

But that is what the word says, and the word is true. And it takes being mentally unwell to reject the word of God, to reject eternal life.

Luke 23:28-30 says:

"But Jesus, turning to them, said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, "Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!" Then they will begin to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"'"

Here the Lord was on His way, carrying His cross, about to be led to His death by crucifixion. The women weeping were saying, 'They're going to crucify Him.' And the Lord stopped, looked at them, and said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for Me, weep for your children.' Because though He was supposedly going to die, He knew He was the author of life, and that He would rise victorious from the dead. He knew that their sons and daughters were dead in sin.

So if we have understanding, whom do we weep for? For those who live in the Lord, even if they depart? Or for those who are dead in sin, who, if they don't repent, will go to death and eternal torment?

Does anyone understand what I'm trying to say? Does anyone grasp it? That if we truly understand there are two paths — one leading to life, one to death — we should weep for those who have not received the Lord, even though they're still walking around, because they are dead in sin. But those who are in Christ are new creations and have life in abundance — that's why we rejoice, and if they have already departed, and departed with the Lord, we rejoice even more, because they have already won the victory.

I want to win; I press on in my race, toward the goal. Because it isn't the one who starts the race who is saved — those who receive the crown of eternal life are those of us who persevere to the end. That's why I persevere, in the fear of God. But those who have already reached the finish line, on that road, who can say like Paul, 'I have finished my race.'

We don't have to weep for those who reached the moment of finishing their race in victory in the Lord — instead, we have to learn from them. Because of them we should give glory to God, because the mercy of God is shown in their lives, because they already received life in abundance, and overcame through the Lamb. If we understand the truth about those who depart with the Lord, instead of mourning, the response is to give God glory and say, 'Lord, have mercy on me, just as You had mercy on him or her, because I want to go with You too.'

Can anyone grasp that being with the Lord is more important and more valuable than everything this world has to offer? But false teachings don't show us things properly. Even in churches where people wail, 'Oh, so-and-so has died, dear sister!' If they don't truly show things as they are, because they don't speak with understanding, the way I'm explaining it to you, something is wrong there.

Those who worship death are themselves the dead, because they are dead. If we live in Christ and know the truth, we know that those who have died with the Lord are better off than we are. Those who lack understanding judge people like me, saying, 'That man has no love — so-and-so died and look how he doesn't mourn.' If they died in their sins, they are with the devil. If they were slaves while they lived, now that they're dead they are even more enslaved, and they belong to the devil.

I fight the devil constantly, in prayer, and he manifests very often. And those who die in sin, if they didn't escape their bondage while they lived, once they're dead they are already with him, and they're serving the devil, even working to destroy their own family. But those who died with the Lord are better off than I am. If they died with the devil, why should I mourn for those who died with the devil, since they're my enemies now? But if they died with Christ, they're better off than I am. Why would I weep for those who are better off than I am? I want to go where they are.

When we have understanding, it's liberating. That's why the Lord said, 'Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of heaven.' It's liberating when we know the truth — the truth sets us free.

5) Death is an enemy, and it will be destroyed.

Those who worship death, if they don't repent in time, will also be destroyed.

The word tells us in 1 Corinthians 15:26:

"The last enemy that will be destroyed is death."

What does the word say? The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. In other words, we will no longer die, there will be no more death. Death, too, will be destroyed — that's why it's the last enemy to be destroyed.

Does the word say, go and worship an enemy? No — it's an enemy that will be destroyed. Does the word say, go and celebrate the dead? No — let the dead bury their own dead. And if we believe in Christ and are His disciples, the word commands us to go preach the kingdom of heaven. In short: don't celebrate death, don't take part in the things of death, because that belongs to another kingdom. But if you are Mine, go preach the kingdom of heaven, which is life, which is the opposite of death. Can anyone see the distinction here?

6) The way churches worship death.

I'll clearly lay out this point using something else I found on Wikipedia, titled 'All Souls' Day.' Who is speaking here? The Catholic Church.

"It is a commemoration, a remembrance the church observes on behalf of all those who have died in this world — the faithful departed."

Notice — they call everyone who has died in this world 'the faithful departed.' The word says the way that leads to salvation is narrow and few find it. How is it that everyone who died in this world was 'faithful'? Right there, we're already off track.

And it also says:

"But they cannot yet enjoy the presence of God, because they are being purified — they are in purgatory."

This truly makes me angry. What purgatory? What is purgatory? Purgatory is a lie from the devil. Purgatory does not exist — not in my Bible. If anyone believes purgatory exists, send me the verse that says purgatory exists, that God created it.

The word says there is only one life, and after this life comes death, and it's clear that whoever dies with God is with Him, and whoever does not die with Him goes to hell, goes to be with the rich man from the parable.

And this very church speaking here represents Babylon, the mother of all abominations, the Great Harlot. That church is the one that has taught men and women to commit sexual immorality and to eat things sacrificed to idols. That Great Harlot, the Catholic Church, is also the one that has taught the Reformed denominations that came out of her to celebrate death as well. And they celebrate death on All Souls' Day, or All Saints' Day, as the Christian churches call it. What 'All Saints' Day'?

But then, on the other hand, where does the word say to celebrate death? Every year people go and light little candles, bring food supposedly to where their father or mother died, at the cemetery — they put up a candle, they set up an altar with roses and things and photos. That is a celebration of death.

Christian churches, Pentecostal ones and many others, say, 'Oh, it's wrong to celebrate Santa Muerte, that's diabolical.' I say to you, in the love of Christ, that it is equally diabolical for you to go light candles and bring things to the dead. You commit the very same sin — both those who celebrate and take part in the Santa Muerte church, and you, who celebrate the Day of the Dead, All Saints' Day. There is no difference; it's the same sin, just dressed up differently.

It is part of the Great Apostasy, part of the Great Harlot of Babylon. And the Lord says, 'Come out of her, My people, lest you share in her plagues.' Because plagues are coming upon Babylon; Babylon will be destroyed. And the Lord says, 'Come out of her, My people, so her plagues do not touch you.'

It is wickedness, it is an abomination before God, to celebrate the dead. The traditions of the world are an abomination against God — it is part of the apostasy. In other words, it's supposedly being with God, supposedly worshiping Him, while being far removed from Him, through the devil's deception.

Every church that celebrates All Saints' Day, the Day of the Departed, the Day of the Dead, whatever they call it, is celebrating the devil. The word clearly says the empire of death belongs to the devil, and that death reigned through sin. Death is the last enemy that will be defeated, and whoever is celebrating death and the dead also belongs to the devil. And if they don't repent, they will go to the lake of fire.

Someone once asked the Lord, 'Who were the greater sinners, those who died when the tower fell and killed many people?' The Lord answered, 'Do not think that they were greater sinners than everyone else here in Jerusalem. I tell you the truth, unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.'

I say to you, just as the Lord said: do not think that those who celebrate Santa Muerte are greater sinners than those who celebrate the Day of the Dead. I tell you the truth, if you also do not repent, you will perish just like them. So both must repent and truly mourn. Let your joy turn into weeping — weep and mourn, because it is an abomination before God.

It is witchcraft, it is idolatry, when you go and light a candle for someone who died ten years ago — you are presenting your body as a living sacrifice. Through that, you are worshiping death, and through that, Satan draws strength from you. With that strength he draws from you, he fights against us, those of us who are with Christ.

Every time there are pagan days, diabolical days, those of us fighting the battle face an enormous war, because on those days the darkness is greatly strengthened. Something the Lord allowed me to understand, a revelation I'll share with you, is that on days like Christmas, and other days where the world celebrates the devil in ignorance, it's like plugging something into an outlet and drawing current from it. It's as if people connect themselves to a line where the devil also connects and draws strength from them, draws life energy from them. That makes those demons very strong, and we face enormous retaliation and an enormous fight on those days.

On those days many people get hurt; on those days those of us who serve Christ are a little more vulnerable, because the devil is very strengthened on those days. And all of that because of those idolatrous days.

Everyone who celebrates those days is serving the devil, even if they don't believe it. Catholics believe worshiping the Virgin is nothing. Those who worship an image of Buddha think it's nothing. But what you believe doesn't matter — the truth is what sets us free, what gives life in abundance. Because narrow is the way that leads to salvation, and few find it.

Blessed are those of you who listen and who have sensitivity of heart to hear my word, understand it, and turn away from evil. Time is running out, and the Lord will not hold the guilty as innocent.

That's why there are wise virgins and foolish virgins. The wise ones are those who hear the word and repent, who keep their lamp full because they live in prayer, in fasting, with a contrite heart. But the foolish ones represent those who take part in these things — they are in apostasy, celebrating Buddha, the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Carmen, Our Lady of Cobre, the Black Virgin, the White Virgin, the Brown Virgin, the Short Virgin. There are something like 800 virgins.

The foolish ones also represent those who worship images of Jesus, of which there are about 800 as well, and those who do things like this — when they hear correction, instead of saying, 'Lord, forgive me, this is sin against You,' no, they do what one of the men crucified with the Lord did, who, even hanging on the cross, still went on blaspheming God. That one represents the foolish virgins. But the one on the other side looked over and said, 'We indeed deserve this punishment, but He has done nothing wrong.' That one represents a wise virgin, because he repented, he recognized his wrongdoing.

Blessed are those who learn from the man who, even while being crucified, at that very moment recognized his wrongdoing and repented, because that's how they can have life. But those who hear, and having heard, instead of saying, 'Lord, I have sinned against You, forgive me, I repent, Lord — I am going to throw away that idol of death, I will no longer celebrate the dead, because if they died with You, they are with You, they are better off than I am' — no, instead they go right back to lighting a candle, bringing flowers, and singing to the one who died. They too will die, and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

In Deuteronomy 30:15 the word says:

"See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil."

I've been sharing with you, in the love of Christ, life and death, good and evil. You decide — what do you choose, death or life? Blessed are those who chose life.

And to conclude, I'll simply summarize the six points this teaching covered:

1) Death is a kingdom and represents the devil. I hope that's clear to you.

2) Death entered through sin and reigns through sin.

3) If they died with God, they are better off than we are. The truth will set you free.

4) God is not a God of the dead, but of the living. Those who worship the dead are with the devil — they are worshiping the devil.

5) Death is an enemy that will be destroyed, and those who worship death, if they don't repent, will be destroyed along with it.

6) This is how many churches celebrate death — by celebrating the Day of the Dead, the Day of the Departed, All Saints' Day, or whatever they want to call it — they are celebrating the devil.

May the Lord bless you. Thank you for reading this teaching.

Now let's take a moment to pray. We're going to pray against the last enemy that will be destroyed. This truly is sensible, this truly is prudent, this truly is right to do — we must pray against our adversaries, and death is one of them. So, in the name of Jesus Christ, I ask everyone to stand and let's pray against the last adversary that will be destroyed, which is death.

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, we thank You for this opportunity You give us. We thank You, Lord, for Your word. We thank You for exposing our adversary, our enemy, and the empire of death. And in Your name, Lord, we come against death and its entire kingdom. We come against the empire of death, and in the name of Jesus Christ I bind the throne of death, the strongman of that throne — I bind you in the name of Jesus.

Let an atomic bomb come down on the throne of death and cause devastation and ruin, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let all the waters of the empire and throne of death turn to blood, in the name of Jesus. I send every kind of plague upon the throne of death, in the name of Jesus. Let there be a firestorm over that throne, in the name of Jesus Christ.

I bind the devil's deception, in the name of Jesus. I bind Santa Muerte, in the name of Jesus. I bind the false saints who are worshiped on the Day of the Dead, in the name of Jesus Christ. I bind every demon that receives worship on the Day of the Dead, in the name of Jesus. Let every control system that people connect to on that day, when they celebrate these things, short-circuit, disintegrate, and explode, in the name of Jesus.

Let there be division between death, hell, and destruction; let them divide and attack one another, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let them eat each other's flesh and drink each other's blood, in the name of Jesus. Let them get drunk on each other's blood as if it were wine, in the name of Jesus.

I strike the enemy's horses and riders with confusion and blindness. There is power in the name of Jesus. The gates of Hades will not prevail against the church of God. Greater is He who is with us than he who is in the world.

I strike death and all its armies with light. Let a sword pierce the heart of the throne of death, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let a great earthquake shake the entire throne of death and cause devastation, in the name of Jesus. I strike death and all its armies with light. Let the skin of the strongman of death and of its guardians rot away while they are still standing, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let death's tongue rot away in its mouth, in the name of Jesus. Let death's eyes rot away in their sockets, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let a great panic from the Lord fall upon death and all its armies, in the name of Jesus. Let there be a storm of lightning and thunder over the throne of death, in the name of Jesus Christ.

There is power in the name of Jesus. Darkness and light met, and darkness did not prevail. Darkness will not prevail against the light. If God is with us, who can be against us?

I command death and its army to kneel, in the name of Jesus. I strike all of death's armies with light. Let there be terror and confusion over death and those who are with it, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let a great panic from the Lord fall upon death and its entire kingdom, in the name of Jesus.

It is written that even the captives of the mighty can be taken away, and the Lord will contend with those who contend against us. And He will make our oppressors eat each other's flesh, and they will be drunk with each other's blood as with sweet wine. And the Lord will rescue our children, and all flesh will know that the Almighty, the Mighty One of Jacob, is with us.

Let death and all its armies divide and attack one another, in the name of Jesus. Let them eat each other's flesh and drink each other's blood, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let them get drunk on each other's blood as if it were wine, in the name of Jesus. There is power in the name of Jesus. Let the entire army of death divide and attack itself, in the name of Jesus. I strike death and those who are with it with light. Let fire come down on death and those who are with it, in the name of Jesus Christ. I strike death and those who are with it with light. Let there be a firestorm over death and its armies, in the name of Jesus. Let the skin of death rot away while it is still standing. Let death, and each one of its armies, starting with the strongmen of death, burst into flames, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let there be terror and confusion over the entire kingdom of death, in the name of Jesus.

Every curse of death affecting our family line through idolatry, through sin, I break in the name of Jesus. Every curse of premature death, of being confined to a sickbed, because of idolatry, because of celebrating the Day of the Dead, because of lighting candles for the dead, because of praying for the dead — it is also a sin to pray for the dead. There's nothing more we can do for the dead — pray for those who still breathe.

Every curse, every covenant made with death through celebrating death, I break in the name of Jesus Christ. Every curse from having taken part in the supposed nine days for the dead, I break in the name of Jesus.

I cover the entire bloodline of everyone listening with the blood of Jesus Christ. Let there be fire and light in the bloodline of each one of you, in the name of Jesus. Let every generational demon burst into flames and burn, in the name of Jesus Christ.

I strike the enemy's horses and riders with confusion and blindness. I strike all darkness with light. Let all darkness burst into flame, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let the skin of every demon rot away while they are still standing, in the name of Jesus.

I strike death and its armies with light. Fire of God upon death, in the name of Jesus Christ. There is power in the name of Jesus.

We receive power and authority to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means harm us. They will surely gather against us, but not by Him, and those who join together against us will fall because of us.

I strike the horses and riders of death with confusion and blindness, in the name of Jesus. Let death, hell, and destruction divide and attack one another among themselves, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Let them eat each other's flesh and drink each other's blood, in the name of Jesus. Let them get drunk on each other's blood as if it were wine, in the name of Jesus. I strike death and those who are with it with light.

There is power in the name of Jesus. Let terror and confusion come down on the entire throne of death, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let the foundation of the throne of death disintegrate and fall, in the name of Jesus. I strike its entire kingdom with light, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let the light shine throughout the whole kingdom of death, and let every demon of that kingdom begin to disintegrate, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Let every chain and shackle of death that was on our loved ones be broken, in the name of Jesus. Where the Spirit of God is, there is liberty. If God is with us, who can be against us?

I cover every family member of each one of us, and of those reading this, with the blood of Jesus Christ. Let there be fire and light in each one of them, in the name of Jesus. Let everything that brought death upon them, which is sin, be burned, in the name of Jesus. Let every one of those demons of bondage that kept them enslaved to sin burst into flames and burn, in the name of Jesus Christ.

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