{"id":7423,"date":"2011-09-28T01:52:08","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T05:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=7423"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:26:33","slug":"a-challenge-for-calvary-chapel-pastors-to-take-a-stand-against-apostasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/a-challenge-for-calvary-chapel-pastors-to-take-a-stand-against-apostasy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Challenge For Calvary Chapel Pastors to Take a Stand Against Apostasy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Roger Oakland<br \/>\nUnderstand the Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bible teaches that a one-world religion will be a characteristic of the Last Days. While Jesus Christ is preparing His bride, Satan, God\u2019s adversary, is preparing the crowning of the harlot.<\/p>\n<p>This counterfeit harlot \u201cbride\u201d is being set up to prepare the way for the counterfeit \u201cChrist.\u201d This anti-Christ church will come in the name of the Church of Jesus Christ. This is the scenario that the Bible defines.<\/p>\n<p>We are seeing this happening right before our eyes, yet so few see it. Is this largely due to Christian leaders who are blinded by their pride (Obadiah 1:3); and, hiding behind their accomplishments, they are driven by this pride, refusing to listen to those who are trying to warn them? Do these shepherds really know they are pulling the wool over the eyes of the very sheep they are supposed to be protecting?<\/p>\n<p>This short commentary is another effort to warn those whom we know and love who are being seduced by Satan\u2019s plan. Satan is a world schemer, and he has done this through the ages. There are many ways and means that Satan uses to seduce those who have believed and those who have never believed. 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