Friday, May 22, 2026
This writer is burdened for the many Christians who simply believe what they’re told to believe by their favorite pastor or Bible teacher, which is commonplace. It occurs more often than not, because that’s the comfort zone Western Christians have come to rely upon. Many assume they can without personal investigation believe what comes from their favorite pastor. But what they fail to realize is the power and grip of deceit, that in order for their favorite pastor to acquire his evangelical credentials, he must submit and agree to Darby’s and C.I Scofield’s Dispensational Theology taught in most seminaries, without which, he would not receive ministry credentials.
God’s end-time word by itself is inerrant and true, never needing the revisionism’s of men who are discontent. But John Nelson Darby (1800–1882) being fearful of the truth changed that with his 1830s epiphany which became Dispensationalism and then supercharged by the C.I. Scofield Bible first published in 1909. Darby and Scofield’s work deceitfully changed God’s inerrant and perfect end-time word by changing the teaching of Jesus’ post-tribulation resurrection rapture to being a pre-tribulation secret rapture, and then married the church to unbelieving Christ-hating Jews of Israel whom God divorced. The result between God’s word and crowd-pleasing deceits of Dispensationalism “making the word of God of no effect” (Mark 7:13), will be epic and will precipitate the falling away, 2 Thess. 2:3; indeed, it’s the Laodicean church, Rev. 3:15–20.
The Holy Spirit said of Jesus “His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” (Matt 3:12). The Holy Spirit also said, “For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book” (Rev. 22:18–19). Are we wheat or chaff? Do we actually believe Jesus, or Darby’s and Scofield’s deceptively crafted Dispensational traditions of men?
Many church leaders bask in the glow of their popularity and praise of men, as many believers have literally been swindled by the propaganda of Dispensationalism and its intoxicating pre-trib rapture lie that they have no need to pay attention to Christ’s end-time teachings and warnings of the seven-year tribulation that’s now very near. It’s that way because Christ is not King in many churches today. Ancient Israel was guilty of the same. “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Jdg. 17:6). Yes, it’s so true: “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which it may be said, ‘See, this is new’? It has already been in ancient times before us” (Eccl. 1:9–10). God divorced Israel for her idolatry. Is today’s idolatry any different?
What came to my mind when I saw Trump’s gaudy statue, was King Nebuchadnezzar’s image recorded at Dan. 3:1 and following. Now, I’ve read the disclaimers that this isn’t idol worship, but one cannot deny that it looks like idolatry, especially in the eyes of unbelievers. Scripture commands believers to “Abstain from all appearance of evil” (1 Thess. 5:22). But this golden proud image of a mere man with Christians gathered around it in adoration certainly doesn’t dispel what the unbelieving world knows as idolatry. It’s preposterous and it will cause many, especially unbelievers, to mock believers and the Christian faith because those Christians give unbelievers justification to mock. But further, where’s the spiritual discernment of pastors rejecting the “appearance of evil” in the sight and witness of unbelievers? It’s swept aside in unrepentant pride and rebellion. It’s spiritual wickedness in high places and it’s destructive.
Idolatry of President Trump by celebrity pastors and their millions of followers is not the only overt unrepentant sin of idolatry in which this end-of-days Laodicean church participates. And before going on, it’s important that we discern the difference between the biblical values of the majority vs the minority; discerning the difference between the many vs the few; and discerning going with the crowd of popular opinion vs unpopular opinion. The basis for that discernment is Jesus’ teachings when He contrasted the many who take the wide gate and broad road leading to destruction vs the few who take the narrow gate and difficult road leading to life, Matt. 7:13–14. The same biblical discernment is further accentuated by the biblical example of ancient Israel at the edge of Canaan, Num. 13, 14 when the majority rebelled against God, Moses, Aaron, Joshua and Caleb. It was there the majority suffered God’s 40-year judgment of destruction for insolent rebellion and unbelief, while the minority who believed God inherited their Promised Land! That discernment is absolutely required today. Do we go with the crowd of popular Christian opinion, the many, or with the few, the disliked, the less traveled and difficult road of unpopular opinion?
Due to the false teachings of Dispensationalism many pastors have been brainwashed by it, and the large majority of believers also find unity with unbelieving, Christ-hating Israel. Its forbidden idolatry comingling the holy with the profane. Christians are commanded to “have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them” (Eph. 5:11). And modern Israel is wholly unbelieving and anti-Christ. Yet blinded by deceit the popular Christian crowd, the many, find proud unity with an ungodly people to whom God “gave a certificate of divorce” (Jer. 3:8). And the unbelieving world is watching! It’s the final generation Laodicean church in operation. It’s ungodly and wrong. God said born again believers are His true Jews, Rom. 2:28–29. It was Jesus who said of unbelieving Jews: “…I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan” (Rev. 2:9), and yet again, “Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you” (Rev. 3:9).
This end-time Christian church of popular opinion, the many, the majority, due to the deceitful traditions of men “making the word of God of no effect” (Mark 7:13) unites itself to that which Almighty God in Christ divorced! It’s the blind leading the blind. God further commanded “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God” (2 Cor. 6:14–16). That’s a command and not a suggestion! Yet, deceived pastors are leading millions of professing believers astray.
Consider how this last generation church has decided it’s a good thing to unite itself in solidarity with the Jews of Israel who God divorced. Consider it by the Law God gave Moses, for God will never violate His own Law. “When a man takes a wife and marries her, [and that’s what God did when He delivered Jews out of Egypt, see Exo. 19:5–6] and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, [which God did after many decades of the Jews’ unrepentant rebellion, idolatry and harlotry, Jer. 3:8] puts it in her hand … then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance” (Deut. 24:1, 4). [My emphasis] Consider that the unfaithful, unbelieving Jews God divorced are, according to Dispensationalism, still God’s chosen people! Its deception, and church leaders in rebellion and idolatry have married the church to unbelieving Christ-hating Jews of Israel as if we’re one! God said “that is an abomination before the LORD, and you shall not bring sin on the land…” At least in part, the sin that’s upon America is likely due to the church uniting with the Jews God divorced for their unrepentant sin, relentless rebellion, foreign idolatry and harlotry! The true church is married solely to Christ, having no unity with unbelieving Jews!
God said “You will say then, ‘Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.’ Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again” (Rom. 11:19–23). [My emphasis] Under Dispensational leadership the church illegally and rebelliously married itself to unbelieving Christ-hating Jews of Judaism! That’s an abomination! Yet the majority of evangelical Christians actually believe their pastors. Where’s wisdom? The counsel of many equals rebellion when the many agree together against the word of God in Christ, Num. 14.
But who discerns these truths? Not the many, not the majority, nor the popular, but the few, the minority, the unpopular, the ones who actually believe and are faithful to the Gospel of Christ. I ask you in all sincerity, do you find unity and solidarity with unbelieving Christ-hating Jews of Judaism? If so, you seriously need to repent your position in light of the truths of God’s word. And again, the catalyst for that motivation is that the Holy Spirit said “have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them” (Eph. 5:11). The unbelieving Jews of Judaism produce “unfruitful works of darkness”, and true believers are disallowed from uniting or finding solidarity with them, but are commanded to “rather expose them”. That’s not a mere suggestion, but a clear command. Yet, in unbelief and rebellion, Dispensational churches find solidarity with unbelieving Jews of Israel according to their own self-serving traditions of men.
The Laodicean church of this last generation will reap what it’s sown. That’s a promise of God. Keep this truth in your heart and mind. “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves” (Matt. 7:13–15). [My emphasis] Reflect often on those truths God in Christ gave us. Are we among the many who take the more traveled and wide road, the road of the majority, or will we account the narrow gate and difficult road of the few, willing to suffer rebuke and rejection by the majority for the sake of Jesus and His teachings? We have free will. The popular most traveled road leads to destruction, but the less traveled difficult road of true faith leads to life. The Laodicean church is rich in material things and unbelief, and it’s so designed to blind spiritual eyes to God’s truths.
Let me be perfectly clear, there is no room for any form of hatred or antisemitism in the life of any true Christian, nor for any animosity or hatred of any people group, because all are made in the image of God. As a true Christian, I, and I hope and pray you also, love every people group without partiality, because “if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors” (James 2:9). [My emphasis] But despite that command, Dispensational Zionist believers zealously show overt partiality toward unbelieving Jews of Israel and it’s a sin before God in Christ! We as true Christians are commanded to “love your neighbor as yourself” no less than 7 times in the New Testament, and that without partiality. Think about this: “These 1,000 pastors represent tens of millions of Americans and have major media and social media influence.” (Source) There is no other people group on planet earth to which Christians show such an overt partiality to as to unbelieving Jews in Israel! And that’s straight up idolatry and partiality as the world watches! Where is the obedience, discernment and wisdom? All gone!
I didn’t intend for today’s Letter to become this lengthy, but was impressed by the Holy Spirit to address this spiritual life and death issue. God did not give us the example of ancient Israel to be ignored, but to be taught by it. Israel was about to inherit its Promised Land, but seeing the giants “the descendants of Anak” (Num. 13:33), they became fearful and were ready to literally murder their leaders, Moses and Aaron! Consider, we too, today, are about to occupy our Promised Land of eternal life, and when the Dispensational church sees the Antichrist and it absolutely will, then the response will be a mirror image of what the majority of Israel did. “And all the congregation said to stone them with stones” (Num. 14:10). And as the Holy Spirit said “Now all these things happened to them [ancient Israel] as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come” (1 Cor. 10:11). Yes, what was will be again, Eccl. 1:9.
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Marlin J. Yoder
