Daily Devotional, Year 4, December 20 (How a Joke Killed, Part 5: “Vernon McGee: Teacher of Babylon?”)
By admin On September 10th, 2024.
.
Daily Devotional, Year 4 – December 20
.
.
.
.
How a Joke Killed!
.
Part 5:
“Vernon McGee: Teacher of Babylon?”
To go to Part 1, click here… ” JANUARY 10th (How a Joke Killed!)”
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
“But…all uncleanness…
let it not be once named among you,
as becometh saints;
Neither filthiness, NOR FOOLISH TALKING, NOR JESTING…“
Ephesians 5:3, 4, 6 (Condensed for brevity)
.
.
.
.
.
.
Since the 1970’s, much of the Christian community has depended on the daily Bible studies conducted by John Vernon McGee.
.
Five days a week for about 25-minutes, McGee took us through the Bible, Chapter-by-Chapter, from Genesis to Revelation in a 5-year period.
.
McGee’s thick southern accent and downhome wit captivated millions over the decades.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Now, while Vernon McGee may have truly been a genuine Believer, he nevertheless held to some very damnable heresies.
.
The fact is, having been seminary trained, McGee got a great amount of his beliefs from various theologians of his day.
.
Unfortunately, one of those theologians was a heretic of the first-degree by the name, Cyrus I. Scofield.
And Vernon became infected by those poisonous doctrines, such as “Pre-Adamic Creation”.
Another was the Darby-Scofield heresy of “The Pre-Tribulation Rapture Theory”.
Still another was the Scofield heresy known as “Dispensationalism”.
.
.
.
.
.
.
And of course, McGee also bought into all the Catholic holidays, probably including the Sunday Sabbath.
.
McGee also was deceived into the heresy of Eternal Torment, as well as other Catholic traditions.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
But today’s devotional is dedicated to one heresy in particular, which is perhaps the most beloved heresy of the entire Christian community.
.
J. Vernon McGee loved jesting!
And so did his audience!
This is one of the primary ingredients to his wildly successful daily broadcast!
.
His plain, simple talk, southern drawl, and folksy witticisms made his daily podcasts so interesting and captivating.
(Not to mention that a great percentage of his theology was seemingly very correct!)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Nevertheless, even though God’s people had not yet been called to flee out of spiritual Babylon, McGee unknowingly taught a compromised Gospel, mingling much truth with the aforementioned heresies.
.
And while “Thru the Bible in 5-Years” may (or may not) have been a legitimate Bible study, it has unknowingly misled millions in the aforementioned heresies!
.
And while this five-year study may (or may not) have been a great discipline for his followers to systematically go chapter-by-chapter through the Bible, yet it has led many astray on those various heresies.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
God is now calling His people to “Come out of her My people” Revelation 18:4
.
And to leave the many comforts which churches and denominations have provided is understandably a very difficult thing to do!
.
Especially for those who do not fully grasp this End-time Exodus of coming out of Babylon.
.
The Good News is that God will provide all the necessary information for all those who are “Noble Bereans”, willing to accept new truth, prayerfully and carefully.
.
And God will provide all the living bread and waters of grace, much more than we can even imagine as we flee to the mountains in these last hours of history!
.
.
.
.
.
.
“They preach more to please the ear
than to profit the heart…
False teachers handle holy things
rather with wit and trifling,
rather than with fear and reverence.
False teachers are soul-murderers.
They are like evil surgeons,
that skin over the wound—but never heal it…
False teachers are Hell’s greatest enrichers.”
Thomas Brooks on, “The 7 Chacteristics of False Teachers”
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to get control and complete victory over my tongue!
Open my eyes to Your Holy Word, that I might understand just what it says.
Give me the joy that is sure to come when I finally do get that victory…
Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.
.
.
.
.
READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… February 20th (“Picture of a Very Grave Man, Part 1″),
or you can also read… January 22nd (“He That Keepeth His Mouth…”)
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
.
.
.
.
.
THE END
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
.
.
.
THE SEEKER (THE SADDUCEE)
.
(LOCATING THIS 3RD FACE)
.
The 3rd face of the Moon is a bit more difficult to locate, because it is mostly upside down.
But this photo and this sketch are how this face would appear if it was turned right side up.
(In the southern hemisphere, however, this is how the Moon would appear.)
.
The third face is the most difficult to see northern hemisphere, but once you do, it then becomes easy.
This face is like a furry creature of the field.
Maybe a rabbit.
Maybe a squirrel.
Perhaps a chipmunk.
Probably a mouse.
All “seekers”; all foragers or scavengers.
And while this picture shows this little “beast of the field” right side up, this 3rd face is always pretty much in an upside-down position.
The other two faces appear right-side-up, and are easier to locate.
.
ABOVE PICTURE: moon – 3rd face – Sadducee Seeker
.
.
.
.
.
.
READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon into Blood Trilogy: 3rd Face: The Sadducee Seeker”
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
TOMORROW…
December 21 (Eternal Torment? Part 33: “Outer Darkness”)
.
Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Man In Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. 
WHITE
.
Dear Noble Berean, This 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.
.
Chapter 34 – Can Our Dead Speak To Us
.
.
Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
.
.
.
.
.
.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM 
QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
.
To all Truth-Seekers, this is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #86
.
.
ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.