There are many churches that may teach, or even read from the Bible, but are not for God. A false profit does not want you to be in a true Christian church. I previously posted about a false church. One thing they teach is to leave your current church if they teach certain things. However, the preacher says things in direct contradiction to the Bible.

As we see in Jeremiah 23:31-32: "I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, 'The LORD declares.' Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams," declares the LORD. "They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the least," declares the LORD.

Revelation 13:11-12: Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. 12It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 

Many think the second beast is a church leader. There have been speculations made on many of the famous and well known church leaders throughout the world.

The sad fact is we have many churches that are compromising the Bible by accepting what God calls sin into the church. False profits are nothing compared to these once good churches that have now turned their backs on God.

This was also portrayed in a movie called Left Behind (2001). In it a priest tries to convince another man the anti-Christ is a good thing.

There are many different religions around the world. If the second beast is coming from a 'Christian' church, we have many churches that can fit that bill. Anyone one of there bad ministers can be the coming second beast that works for the anti-Christ.

In a sermon for a good pastor, he stated we should not concern ourselves with trying to identify the anti-Christ. We should be concerning ourselves with reaching the lost with the good news of Jesus. He stated the anti-Christ will not be revealed until after the rapture of Christ's church from the Earth. So if you know who the anti-Christ is, then you have been left behind for not putting your faith in Jesus.

If you are in a church and they read out of the Bible, this is a good thing. But you still need to read the Bible yourself. As they read and teach the Bible, verse by verse, be sure they are teaching what is true. If you find what they are teaching about a verse that is contradicted to other parts of the Bible, then it may not be a good Bible based church. Especially if the preacher reads a verse then says 'I don't know what that means'. Remember he is there to teach you. If he does not know, then he needs to become a student again. The best answer a minster can give you is that he will research it and get back to you.

The Bible is big, but if the preacher is not full prepared when he is giving a sermon, then he should not be giving a sermon.

Make sure you are in a good Bible based church, and resist those who tell you to leave the church.

Give honor to God.