There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. (Ezek. 22:25)
Here the word of God tells us that there was a “conspiracy” amidst the prophets, in which they had “devoured” souls and taken “treasure” and “precious” things, even stealing from “widows.”
This is an Old Testament verse which speaks of the Prophets of old, who were not true prophets of God, rather false prophets, interested only in financial gain rather than truth and the things of God.
But think about this today. We can certainly spiritually apply this verse to Preachers in our age, and if we do, we don’t lack finding those today who also are only in it for the money. They are false teachers who the Bible says in 2 Peter 2:1-3, “…privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”
They are unsaved religious leaders using the name of God and the things of God to make a living off of others, i.e. financial gain.
It’s almost like there is a “conspiracy” in our day by certain religious leaders who desire only to lead people astray into heresy in order to line their pockets, rather than to instruct them in the way of righteousness and life eternal.
What else does the Bible say of these “conspirators” who do not preach the Gospel correctly, rather they devour and damn souls to hell with their pernicious ways?
Well, in 2 Peter 2:17-19, we read of them, “These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”
Here we are told that these evil sanctimonious spiritual bastards might be able to give good speeches, but they are nothing more than the basest, most vile and ungodly men who have ever lived, completely given over to wickedness. They are in bondage to it. Maybe this explains why men like Jimmy Swaggart can sound good while they preach, but then are out in the hotels with hookers in the evening.
The Bible further states of these false prophets that they desire not only fame and money, but to “deceive.” Jesus said in Matthew 24:11-12, “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because the iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
In other words, their wickedness leads them not only to hate and despise others, but to be cold towards them as well, as their only goal is to deceive others into following them rather than following God.
With this in mind, does the Bible tells us any more about their “conspiracy” against God and the truth? It most certainly does, and there is not greater type of these lying pseudo-religious leaders who are interested in misleading others than the Pharisees of old. We see that in Jesus time, they conspired against him and his teaching as well.
Matthew 12:14 is a good example. We read: “Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.”
The same people who killed Jesus and who claimed to be the very priests of the living God, were those vary same ones who sought to destroy Jesus Christ. The very one they claimed to be waiting for (their Messiah) was the very one they turned against and had crucified!
In our day it’s much the same. There are many who have turned against God, and are even conspiring against him. Certainly, in this world today there exists a great conspiracy against God and the Bible. Colleges are a prime example, in which many professors brag upon being “atheists” or “evolutionists” and the first thing they do is try to talk their students out of a believe in a supreme being, making fun of creation and the existence of a creator. They conspire together to try to bring in a world without God.
(One must ask why? And the answer is from the verses we have just seen. To believe in God is to believe he will judge us all someday, and anyone who is a “servant to corruption” and “full of sin” doesn’t wish to think about giving account to God one day for their sins. So it’s just easier to deny that he exists, and this appeases their conscience to go out and sin even the more. Especially if they are professors who are looking to “score” on young students in their classes!)
So not only is their a conspiracy afoot against God in the secular world, but there is also a conspiracy by religious leaders themselves against God’s teachings and way of salvation. What is this conspiracy exactly? The answer is it is to downgrade the efficacy of the blood atonement of Jesus Christ, and to exalt man and his own works as a means to obtain forgiveness of sins and entrance into heaven. In other words it takes the focus off of Jesus Christ, his payment for man’s sins, and his deity, and it makes the man try to become God himself, making his way to heaven on his own without God.
This conspiracy is plainly seen in the New Testament by those Jewish religious leaders who tried to enter into churches and lead people astray from the true Gospel of Christ. In Galatians, a book which was written to warn us of people like this, we read of Paul’s warning: “And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.” (Gal. 2:4-5)
Here the Apostle Paul tells us of “false brethren” (i.e. false religious leaders who are unsaved) who came into the Christian circles with one goal in mind, to put them in BONDAGE as they sought to undermine THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL.
We, then, see clearly the conspiracy and the conspirators. They are those who enter into Christians circles who are not true Christians, and they work to undermine the true Gospel of Jesus Christ, while they try to make their own converts to themselves or to their own heresies, making them their “subjects.”
With this in mind, we much then look at the true Gospel of Jesus Christ, in order to compare it with what the Conspirators are preaching. It is in 1 Cor. 15:1-4 that we find the true gospel:
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Right away we see that the Gospel is all about Jesus! It’s all what he did for man in dying in their place for their sins! But that’s not all he did. He rose again from the dead (something no man can ever do), and now he sits on his throne in heaven waiting for people to come to him alone for the forgiveness of sins.
Now contrast this with the Conspirators who conspire against God. They don’t want people to come to Jesus and his shed blood alone for salvation, so they divert people to other avenues. For example, the following are common things people say nowadays in instructing people to “get saved:”
Just make your commitment to Jesus
Commit your life to God
Ask Jesus to come into your life
Beg God to forgive you of your sins
Ask Jesus into your heart
Turn over a new leave and give your heart to God
Notice how all of these have one thing in common: They all instruct the sinner to DO something, rather than simply accept by faith what Jesus has already DONE for the sinner!
The true Gospel is believing in what Jesus did. It salvation by faith without works! It is believing in what Jesus did for you. It’s TRUSTING in his finished work, and not trying to get to heaven by any of your own works.
Be careful of the Satanic “Conspiracy” against the word of God and against the Gospel. For if you accept the conspiracy, you will not be saved. You cannot get to heaven by anything you do. You must trust in what Jesus did for you. For the only thing that you can do that is not a work is believe.
The Bible is careful to speak about Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection as a blood atonement. In the Old Testament, we see Jesus in type as the sacrifice for the sins of mankind in the many animal sacrifices which were demanded for sin in the Old testament law. In the old days, they sacrifeid a lamb for their sins. But Jesus was THE LAMB OF GOD who sacrificed himself for the sins of mankind.
And in the Bible we read that there is no salvation without blood atonement. Heb. 9:22 says it best, “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”
God demands blood for sin. And someone or something must shed it’s blood for forgiveness. When Jesus came, thankfully, he was the one sacrifice forever for sin, shedding his own blood for the sins of the world. And now, the Bible instructs us to accept by faith his blood atonement as sufficient to cleanse us of our sins and take us to heaven. That’s salvation in a nutshell!
It is no wonder, then that in Romans 3:24-26 we read:
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
These verses tell us that redemption (or salvation) is only in Christ Jesus and it’s through FAITH IN HIS shed BLOOD! And when a person trusts that blood shed on his behalf for his sins, then he is made just and righteous in the eyes of God! It’s all about what Jesus did.
How different this is from what’s taught today by many religious leaders who all try to get to heaven while bypassing the blood of Jesus. Truly there is a conspiracy, but why does it always leave out the blood?
Could it be that it is more than just false religious leaders preaching for money or power or recognition? Or could it be something more sinister? Could it be a “SATANIC CONSPIRACY” against the blood of Christ?
I declare unto you that this is exactly what it is. The scriptures are very clear that in the last days there will be mass deception. And the Bible tells us it is because of demonic influence upon many. Just look at Paul said would happen in 1 Tim. 4:1-2:
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.
Here we are told of seducing spirits (demons) who have their own doctrines who make people depart from the faith! These are devils who hate the blood of Christ Jesus and who are continually trying to divert people’s attention from it.
Sadly, they will get many to turn towards them and away from God, for in 2 Thes. 2:10-13, we read of many who will not be saved:
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
These are those who allowed themselves to be seduced by demons and deluded in their minds to follow pleasure rather than following the truth. In fact, the verse says they didn’t even love the truth, and that’s why they are damned. They didn’t care about what was right, only what would make them happy. They are victims of the conspiracy.
With all this said, the question then must be presented to you, “Are you a part of the conspiracy, a victim of the conspiracy, or someone who is against the conspiracy, doing all you can to preach against it?”
For as our opening verse proves, souls hang in the balance. There are people who are going to heaven and those going to hell. Sadly, there are more hell-bound then heaven-bound, all because the conspiracy is working, and it deceiving people, turning them from the truth of the Gospel.
I’ll close with the words of the Apostle Paul who also saw the conspiracy in his age. In speaking to those in Corinth in 2 Cor. 11:3, he states, “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
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