The “Over Mountain Men” won a decisive battle at Kings Mountain, NC during some of the darkest days of the American fight for independence from England. These intrepid fighters, having been threatened by one of General Cornwallis’ subordinates, decided to hunt him down and destroy him. Ferguson had promised to hang their leaders and burn their settlements, if they did not swing their support to the Crown. Ferguson did not understand these people who had already defied the King by settling in the mountains of what is now Eastern Tennessee, an area designated as Indian territory. These hardy pioneers, who had hewed out a rough existence from the wilderness, were unwilling to be told what to do by a faraway king from another land. They were used to battling Indians and the environment and were ready to die, if necessary, to preserve their freedom from England. Our nation continues to recognize and celebrate their fierce independence and fighting spirit which significantly influenced the outcome of the Revolution.
It is one thing to throw off what might be considered the oppressive rule of a distant tyrant, but it is another matter altogether when such fierce independence manifests itself in opposition to God.
Since the Garden of Eden, humans in general have been in a prolonged war to throw off God’s rule and the limitations imposed by his Word, the Bible.
This, however, is a war we cannot possibly win. All those engaged in it have been deluded into fighting against the omnipotent ruler of the heavens and earth. King David wrote the following in Psalm Two.
Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD and against His Anointed [Jesus], saying, 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.” 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. Psalm 2:1–4 (NKJV)
When Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s direct command in the garden, they demonstrated that they were unwilling to be limited by what God told them. They chose to transgress or “go beyond” his command not to eat the forbidden fruit. This rebellious desire to go beyond the boundaries set for us has been passed down spiritually to every human being. Our most fundamental sin, therefore, is our refusal to acknowledge God’s right to rule over us. This is why it is essential that we confess that Jesus is Lord, if we want to be rescued from the bondage and death that resulted from our rebellion. (Romans 10:9-10)
The choice willingly to come back under God’s rule is the key action we must take to be restored to favor with God. Christ’s lordship is the focus. Acknowledge it and live. Defy it and be destroyed.
If we willingly bow the knee to Jesus, our sins are forgiven, we are restored to a proper relationship with God, and become one with the Holy Spirit, who is the fountain of eternal life. God begins to live his life through us, transforming us from the inside out to be more and more like him. We are promised that one day Jesus will raise our mortal bodies from the dead, after which we will share in his glory and rule for all eternity! Hallelujah!
However, there is another group of people who will not bow the knee to the Lord Jesus and insists that he has no right or say in their lives. They fiercely resist his rule and refuse to be limited or governed by his Word, the Bible.
But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’ Luke 19:14 (NLT)
The Bible says that these people make up the world system. They hate Jesus and his Word (the Bible) as much or more than the Over Mountain Men hated the King of England and his laws. This refusal to be limited by what God has revealed and commanded in the Bible manifests itself in many ways. It shows up very clearly in theoretical astrophysics. If we reject God’s description of the heavens and earth found in the Bible and his explanation of origins, we must come up with an alternate theory, one that, by default, is in error.
Whatever begins with false assumptions, will always lead to deep deception.
God’s Word is always true (John 17:17); therefore, we become opponents of truth in any area in which we resist the final authority of God’s Word.
It disturbs me that so many who acknowledge that Jesus rose from the dead still have reservations about accepting the authority of his Word regarding the origin and nature of the earth and heavens. If in any area we put more faith in the proclamations of men than in God’s Word, such as cosmology, we ally ourselves with the world system ruled by Satan, whose subjects prefer lies over truth, Satan over God, darkness over light, and death over life. (John 3:19-20)
Jesus addressed the religious leaders of Israel, who thought they were spiritually minded, but were actually under Satan’s rule. He told them that they were unable and unwilling to hear and believe the truth he spoke because they were children of the devil. (John 8:43-45) Those who have not been reborn by the Holy Spirit instinctively hate the truth and spurn God’s Word. Those in the world system highly esteem what God hates and hate what God loves. (Luke 16:15)
Whatever the world praises is most likely something that opposes God’s rule and defies the words of the Bible.
About a year ago I became convinced that the heliocentric model, which includes the spherical earth, is a lie that opposes the clear teaching of Genesis Chapter One. Holding this position puts me at odds with what most people believe is the truth about the cosmos, which, I contend, is a house of cards, built on a most shaky foundation of lies that leads to great deception.
When we begin with an assumption that contradicts the Bible, we cannot help becoming entangled in a web of deception.
Satan does not deceive us just for fun. He is not a mischievous prankster. His end game is to destroy us.
The highly esteemed heliocentric model, which opposes God’s Word in almost every way, is detestable in the eyes of God but idolized by mankind.
Those of us who have placed our faith in the Lord Jesus are faced with a choice: shall we embrace the Bible and turn our backs on the heliocentric lie, which will require us to endure the scorn of men, or shall we take the easy way out and go along with the lie?
The foundation of theoretical astrophysics is slowly eroding as more and more people are waking up to the truth about the earth’s design. The deceptions connected to the space program are unraveling before our eyes. The king has no clothes! Eventually the lies supporting this massive deception will be exposed. The house of cards built on the heliocentric lie is under God’s judgment. It is in danger of imminent collapse. Tension escalates as to the fate of those who are still inside. Will they get out before the whole thing comes crashing down?
For a long time now, it seems that God has “winked” at the deception surrounding globe earth, but that time is coming to an end.
I believe a time is approaching when having the right cosmology will save us from falling for Satan’s next big lie. Let’s put our faith in what agrees with the Bible. Let’s be steadfast and immovable in our allegiance to God and his Word. If we show allegiance to Jesus and his Word, we will have nothing of which to be ashamed.
For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. Luke 9:26 (NKJV)
