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God bless you, sisters in the Lord. Because someone is a servant to another does not make them less valuable or important. On the contrary, Jesus said, “The greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Gen.2:18) And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. The Hebrew words for “help meet” actually mean a “helper answering to” him. This qualifies the woman to be the servant Jesus wanted, who could be the greatest among us. To be great we must obey even the least commandment. {Mt.5:19} Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Please study the following verses and decide that the Lord is right and not your reason or traditions. If these verses are not ruling you, then in this you do not abide in Christ. (1 Jn.2:24) As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father. {26} These things have I written unto you concerning them that would lead you astray. Our doctrine must be that which we heard from the beginning, which was written in the Scriptures. If you add to the Word with the modern traditional doctrine of liberated women, you will fall under the curses of the Word (Rev.22:18,19; Gal.1:8,9). There are multitudes of sisters in this trap who are crying out to the Lord for someone to share their life with, not realizing that if He answered there would be two people in an unscriptural relationship that was unsuited to either one of them. What they seek as a blessing would be a curse because you cannot rebel against any point of God's Word and be blessed in it. (Heb.2:2) For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; {3} how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation?
What was fitting and proper two thousand years ago is still right. (Col.3:18) Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. This is not a question of interpretation. This is in black and white and a question of your obedience and respect for God and His Word. Even as babes in the Lord my wife and I knew we must obey these verses and God confirmed this with a special word to her. He said, “You must decrease and he must increase.” I am sure that this is true in some of your lives also. Some sisters have told me that their husband just will not take the lead so they have to. I have said that two wrongs do not make a right. Back off, pray and believe, so that he has to make decisions and soon enough he will learn to take the lead. (Epe.5:22) Wives, [be in subjection] unto your own husbands (not preachers or women's ministries), as unto the Lord. {23} For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, [being] himself the savior of the body. {24} But as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] the wives also [be] to their husbands in everything. {33} Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and [let] the wife [see] that she fear her husband. The relationship of obedience that the church should have to Christ is the same for a woman to her husband. When the church takes the lead, as she has in this day, judgment always comes. This is also true when the wife takes the lead. She is not abiding in the safety and blessing of Christ because she is not abiding in "that which ye heard from the beginning."
Many wives disobey their husbands with the excuse that he is unspiritual or does not obey the Word in some way. (1 Pet.3:1) In like manner, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives. This clearly makes the wife disobedient to the Lord and many times ends in divorce rather than winning the husband. A terrible thing is happening. Wives are being advised by false leaders to divorce their husbands for reasons other than fornication. Jesus gave only one grounds for divorce, fornication (Mt.5:32; 19:9). He also warned in (Mt.19:6) So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. (Rom.7:2) For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband. {3} So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man. Notice that she shall be called an adulteress. She doesn't just commit adultery one time. From then on she will be known as an adulteress. Even being married to an unbeliever is not a good grounds to leave them but only if they leave are you free. (1 Cor.7:12) But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her. {13} And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband. {14} For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. {15} Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us in peace.
(1 Pet.3:1) In like manner, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; {2} beholding your chaste behavior [coupled] with fear. This is the second time we have seen that the wife is commanded to fear her husband. The wife must fear the Lord and her husband for he is the Lord's authority. {3} Whose [adorning] let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; {4} but [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible [apparel] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. Sisters who desire to be valuable and beautiful in the sight of God can not be overbearing and domineering as the spirit of this perverse age. {5} For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: {6} as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror. Sisters, study the example of the great women of the Bible. If your husband is not your Lord, then the Lord is not either. Adorn yourselves with what pleases the Lord and your husband or don't be surprised if everything falls apart.
(Isa.3:12) As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. Since World War II, women have taken more and more authority in the church, and men have foolishly acquiesced. Proportionately, the church and society around it has become more and more corrupt. It was a shame and rebuke to Israel for the wives to manipulate and domineer their husbands. A sister recently said to me; "wasn't there a woman judge in the Old Testament?" I said to her, "First of all sister you are under the new covenant. The Old Covenant was made with the Jews and God refused to make it with the Gentiles. Don't break your covenant to go under one that was never made with you. Deborah was a prophetess, which is not an office of an elder or overseer in the New Testament. God prophesied through Deborah that a man, Barak, should take the lead to conquer the enemy. No man judge listed in the same chapters ever had to go find another man to take the lead. They conquered the enemy themselves. Neither Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Gideon, or Samson, called anyone else to do the job, not even a woman." She said, "Didn’t the man she prophesied to insist that she go with him to war?" I said, "And he got rebuked and shamed for it. (Jug.4:9) And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. For a woman to have been given the honor of killing Sisera was not honoring to the man."
Our God says to us in our covenant, (1 Tim 2:11) Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. {12} But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. (Notice the words “a man” are used here, not any word that means “husband.” This likely means that this submission to the man is meant to include society at large; business, secular government, etc. Anything a woman speaks to a man that he does not already know could be construed as teaching but we could not possibly interpret this so broadly. I haven't found another verse that says that a woman cannot witness to a lost man what God did for her and we cannot forbid what the Scriptures do not forbid. Anna the prophetess "spake of him (Jesus) to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem" (Lk.2:38). On the other hand the woman is forbidden to hold the office of an Evangelist just a few verses after this as we shall see.) {13} For Adam was first formed, then Eve; {14} and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression. Notice that this is as valid a reason today as it was then. Satan knows that the woman can be more easily beguiled, and the man can be more easily tempted to follow her, as with Adam. (Gen.3:12) And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. {13} And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. {16} To the woman He [the Lord] said, I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth, in pain you shall bring forth children; Yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you (A command from the Lord). (17) And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake…. Notice the first sin that brought the curse on humanity was the man submitting to his wife instead of the Lord and do you think it would not bring a curse today?
(1 Cor.14:33)… As in all the churches of the saints, {34} let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. Notice that this is not just an outdated Jewish custom as some say because God was speaking to the Gentiles in Corinthians. Notice that “all the churches” obeyed this and both the law and the New Testament gave this as a "commandment of the Lord." {37} If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. One sister wrote me recently saying, "I can’t find any law in the scriptures stating this. Perhaps it was the law in the synagogue, being a Roman law." I wrote, "The law of the Lord says, (Gen.3:16)… and he shall rule over thee. (3:17) And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife… cursed is the ground for thy sake. Notice that it was a law with the curse as a consequence. The law of the Lord was before the law of Moses and is differentiated in Scripture. (LK.2:22) And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord (23) (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), (24) and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. The law of the Lord here was quoted from Ex.13:2,12 while the law of Moses was not until Ex.20. The law of the Lord was even in Psalms. (Jn.10:34) Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods (Ps.82:6)? Here is another. (Jn.15:25) But [this cometh to pass], that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause (Ps.69:4). The law of the Lord was given to Adam before the law of Moses. (Gen.2:17) but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. In Num. 30 under the law of Moses, a woman was under the authority of her father or later her husband even to the extent of binding or loosing her very words.
(1 Cor.14:35) And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home (The husband is spiritual leader of the wife, not pastors or women’s ministries.): for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church. {36} What? was it from you that the Word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone? {37} If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. (Obviously, God knew that many calling themselves prophet or spiritual would come along thinking that they know more than the Word.) {38} But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
(1 Cor.14:33)… As in all the churches of the saints, {34} let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak…. The silence here is prohibiting teaching and taking authority as we see in Timothy. (1 Tim.2:12) But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. Paul said the woman can pray or prophesy. (1 Cor.11:5) But every woman praying or prophesying... So this silence or quietness does not include praying because that is to God and not to men. Neither does this include prophesying because that is from God and not the woman. A prophetess has the gift of prophecy but is not a prophet, which is an office of an overseer, having authority to teach and command in the Church. Women can have many ministries but not the five-fold ministries. Only men are permitted to be bishops or overseers, which include the offices of the five-fold ministries of apostle, prophet, pastor, teacher, and evangelist. (1 Tim 3:1) Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop (overseer), he desireth a good work. {2} The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach; {3} no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money; {4} one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity; {5} (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) {6} not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil. {7} moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
(1 Tim 3:1) Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop (overseer), he desireth a good work. {2} The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband (Gr: Aner: i.e. male, man). One man pointed out to me that the word “man” in 1 Tim.3:1 above is “anthropos” meaning “one”, which is true. Then I pointed out to him that verse two says that a bishop must be a man of one wife and he could not accept it. Then I pointed out that this is in agreement with the verses which are just above this. (2:11) Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. 12) But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. Here he said that this only spoke of wives submitting to their husbands. I pointed out that the Greek: "gune," here is used all over the New Testament of both married and unmarried women so the word means “women”. Also I pointed out that women were married commonly as young teenagers in pre-arraigned agreements and so most all women were married unless widowed. So this would mean that the young teenagers could teach and exercise authority over the men but the elder, wiser women could not. This simple Bible reasoning did not phase him for he was raised with the woman in authority in his house and in his church and had a Jezebel spirit. I told him that since he had done so much research to prove me wrong and had only come up with these desperate twistings of the Word, he had proved my point.
I also pointed out that all elders, bishops, pastors, etc. had to be men. {1 Tim.3:2} The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband (Gr: Aner: i.e. male, man). Since the bishops must be men and the elders were called bishops in the Word, then all elders must be men. Acts {20:17} And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church. Here he said unto them, {28} Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood. Elders in the early church were not assistants to the pastors but the offices of the fivefold ministries of apostle, prophet, pastor, teacher, and evangelist. Now you see that these must all be men. Also notice the word “feed” here. It is the Greek word “poimaino,” which means to act as shepherd or pastor. Now you see that pastors, whether in the wider sense of the five-fold ministries or in the narrower sense of the individual pastors position among the five-fold ministries, cannot be women. The Lord clearly separates the office of bishops from the service of deacons, which is the Greek word “diakonos,” meaning a servant. Paul separated these too in order to point out that the bishops have spiritual headship while the deacons are other ministries or services that do not have this office. {Phl. 1:1} Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.) {1 Tim.3:8} Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; {9} holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. {10} And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless. {11} Women (Greek: "gune," is used of both married and unmarried; hence the word means “women”) in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. {12} Let deacons be husbands of one wife (Greek: "gune," woman) ruling [their] children and their own houses well. Notice the command in both cases is to the women of the deacon who is the husband. {13} For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Deacons are not described as an office in any Greek manuscript. Only the KJV mis-translates this as “used the office” rather than the original meaning “served well.” The word deacon just means to serve. This word is used in the New Testament in a church capacity all the way down to a household servant.
In this text the deacons are those who have been given an administration that could necessitate taking authority over men as in Acts. {Acts 6:1} Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. {2} And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God, and serve (Greek: "Diakoneo" i.e. serve) tables. {3} Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. In this case only a man could be placed in an administrative capacity because it was over men too who were concerned with their widows. In a case where authority over men is not involved women can be a deacons. {Jn.12:2} So they made him a supper there: and Martha served (Greek: "Diakoneo" i.e. serve); but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him. In a larger sense we are all called to be deacons. {12:26} If any man serve (Greek: "Diakoneo" i.e. serve as deacon) me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant (Greek: "Diakonos" i.e. servant) be: if any man serve (Greek: "Diakoneo" i.e. serve) me, him will the Father honor. From physical laborers (Jn.2:5,9) to our Lord Himself who said, "I am in the midst of you as he that serveth (Greek: "Diakoneo" i.e. serve)" {Lk.22:27}; one who serves or ministers is a deacon. Some say that women can be elders in the Church because the Word mentions "elder women." {1 Tim.5:1} Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: {2} the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity. Both the Greek word for elder, "presbuteros," and the English word "elder" are used for both the physically older and the spiritually older. In this text God is clearly speaking of the physically older because the opposite is mentioned too; the younger men and younger sisters. Since the spiritual elders were in the early Church ordained, five fold ministers, and a woman is not permitted to teach or take authority over the man or be an overseer, we know that this verse cannot be used in that way. Both Peter and John who were apostles called themselves elders (1 Pet.5:1; 1 Jn.1; 3 Jn.1). Vines Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words says of this verse: "The feminine of the adjective is used of elder women in the churches, 1 Tim.5:2, not in respect of position but in seniority of age."
Some will destroy every other verse on the subject by making this verse say that Junias was a woman apostle: (Rom.16:7) Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me. The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible says, "Whether the name here is masculine or feminine is uncertain." If it is saying Junias, or Junia as is sometimes translated, is an apostle then Junias must be a man by every other text on the subject. God's Word does not contradict. If Junias is a woman then the verse is not saying she is an Apostle but only noted by them. This is the only way that this verse fits with every other verse.
Older women (in the Lord) are called to teach the younger women things concerning the home, children, and right relationships to the husbands but not doctrine. (Tit.2:1) But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine: {3} that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; {4} that they may train the young women to love their husbands (Christ, our husband, tells us that the only way we can love Him is to keep His commandments, and so it is with the woman and her husband.), to love their children, {5} [to be] sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. In God's ideal society, the women should be "workers at home," not competing with men as the bread winners unless of course they are the only bread winners. If the world would obey this there would be many more jobs for men and far fewer homes that had no bread winner at all. This would distribute the wealth more and have less people on welfare. The woman has authority under the husband and over the household and the children. (Epe.6:1,2) Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise). {1 Tim.5:14} I desire therefore that the younger [widows] marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling.
When I was young, there was a woman who I thought taught very well in our denomination. When I read these verses, I was confused. I felt that the Lord told me that he would use for good anyone that put themselves in the position of authority. All vessels of honor or dishonor are God's (Rom.9). We prayed for a man in a mental institution to be saved. The next day two mentally deranged people came up to him and were suddenly in their right mind. One man said, "Take this bible and read it." The other one brought him about twenty scriptures to read and told him she didn't know why she was to give him this message. As soon as they did this they went right back to being crazy by hugging the wall or cringing in the corner. That man was saved. He went to thank them for their kindness but they didn't know what he was talking about. The man said he didn't own a Bible. The lady said she had never spoken to him. There was no sign that they were even believers. That God uses people does not mean that they are in His will, nor does it mean that they will even be saved if they are in personal disobedience. (Mt.7:21) Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. {22} Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? {23} And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. We can preach, teach, cast out demons, and prophesy but if we are not sent by God and just doing our own egotistical will, we are building our house on sand. Paul said that if he didn't keep his body in submission he would be reprobated. {1 Cor.9:27} but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected (Greek: "adokimos" i.e. reprobated). God's people need help and He will use whoever they submit to but that does not mean these ministers are personally submitted to God. {26} And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: {27} and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. Some say, “Wouldn’t God speak to these women to warn them against exercising authority over men?” He has many times. The rich man wanted Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his family. (Lk.16:29} But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. (In other words they have the Word with all these commands and they are responsible to obey them.) {30} And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent. {31} And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead (As Jesus did). Those that hear God’s Word and willfully rebel will have judgment. Their house will fall. (Heb.10:26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, {27} but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries. Warn these women so that they repent while there is time. I am not saying all will be lost who are ignorant of these verses or their true application for our day but they certainly may not be as great in the kingdom as they were thought to be on earth. {Mt.5:19} Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Some use this verse given through Paul to say that all these other verses do not apply. (Gal.3:28) There can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female, for ye are all one (man) in Christ Jesus. This is not saying we are not distinct but we are not divided and are all one in Christ. This does not mean that the woman need not obey the man any more than it means that the children need not obey the woman (Epe.6:1) or bond-servants their free-masters (Col.3:22). Paul, by the Lord, wrote these other verses too. Do you think the Lord or Paul was schizophrenic? The Lord through Paul made it plain that even though they are one there is a difference between a man and a woman. (1 Cor.11:3) But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God…. (Those who would destroy this distinction would destroy society and bring us under the curse.) {9} for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. Notice the word “man” is used here, not “husband,” meaning that this submission carries over to the work place, church government, and secular government. Also the woman is still "for the man" today so this is still in effect. I am only asking you to believe the Word so you don’t get deceived by this perverted society. Not one elder in our New Covenant was a woman. None of the 12 or the 70 or those that followed after them were women. God just corrected me. He said, “Except Jezebel. That is one I had not thought of. Jezebel illegally exercised authority in the church. (Rev.2:20) But I have [this] against thee, that thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication (To receive the seed or word of the world in this matter is fornication for a Christian.), and to eat things sacrificed to idols. (Spiritually it is idolatry to obey a harlot religious system rather than the Word on this matter.) {21} And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication. {22} Behold, I cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of her works. {23} And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works. Do you think it is an accident that this rebellious woman elder was threatened, along with those who submitted to her, with great tribulation? Ahab was destroyed because he followed his wife Jezebel. She was the leader who represented the harlot who was destroyed by the beast. (1 Kings 21:23) And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. {24} Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat. {25} (But there was none like unto Ahab, who did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. In a perfect parallel to this, the beast (dog) in Revelation 17:16 devours the corporate harlot; and the birds (Rev.19:17) devoured the corporate beast that she rode (Rev.17:3). (Rev.18:4) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Notice that both Jezebels were women who illegally took authority over men.
I woke up about two o’clock one morning and began talking to the Lord about some things. One of them was the scriptural foundation for what we call women’s ministries. I had noticed some women getting more self willed and rebellious against their husbands after associating with a women’s ministry. He told me that there were a lot of independent and/or divorced women in these ministries and if the commands to women are not taught to them they would leaven the whole body. He said that if the elder women did not teach these commands that all would be in rebellion. (Peter said that if any man speaks, he should speak as an oracle of God. Meaning we should teach what God teaches in His Word.) He said if they were teaching other doctrines than those covered by those commands that they were out of order. These other doctrines were to be taught by His elders or the husbands at home (1 Cor.14:33). (This is probably because the woman was beguiled [1 Tim.2:14]). Then He told me to take my concordance and to survey the direct commands in the New Testament given to women.
I did a quick survey and was shocked. Under the word “wife” there were six commands, all of them concerning submission to the man. Under the word “wives” there were six commands. Five were clearly concerning submission to the man and one was commanding her to be “faithful in all things” (1 Tim.3:11), which has to include submission. Under the word “woman” there were twelve commands, all of them concerning submission to the man. One more command was given to Timothy to tell the woman to take care of their widows. Under the word “women” there were seven commands, six concerning submission to the man and one was concerning modesty so she would not tempt the man (1 Tim.2:9).
I was surprised at these results and went back to the Lord in prayer. I said, “Lord, all of these commands are concerning the woman’s submission to the man or not tempting the man by dressing modestly.” He said, “The reason that I gave the woman no other commands than these is because all other commands were to be given through the man. Even these scriptural commands were given through men. The woman is under the man’s authority; he is her head. I will not go around him. I have not done so even in the Scriptures.” God showed me that He was being careful to not undermine the authority of men. (1 Cor.11:3) But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man . . . Single women scripturally are under the authority of their father when younger (1 Cor.7:34-38) or the elders if they are widowed or probably divorced (1 Tim.5:1-16). However, it is only proper that elders counsel single women in other company (1 Thes.5:22). Widowed or divorced women are responsible for their own words and actions but the married and younger women have a covering as Moses taught. (Num.30:3} Also when a woman voweth a vow unto Jehovah, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth, {4} and her father heareth her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father holdeth his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. {5} But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and Jehovah will forgive her, because her father disallowed her. {6} And if she be [married] to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul, {7} and her husband hear it, and hold his peace at her in the day that he heareth it; then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. {8} But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul: and Jehovah will forgive her. {9} But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, [even] everything wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her. We were taught by the Word not to make vows or promises but I have disallowed my wife or daughters when they have made rash statements that were against the promises or that would bring a curse if they were not disallowed. I have fellowshipped with many churches, and many sisters in ministry, that do not have this conviction. I do not feel under the law to correct them. I try to be led by the Holy Spirit. It is God’s business to correct His people. It is my job to obey Him. I have done so. I will not judge you but the Word of God will. (Jn.12:48) He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day. Please be sure you are on the right side on this subject.
In the following vision consider what will happen in the tribulation to come to the women who rule and the men who submit. God said He would not protect them from death. (Please also read Hearken and Escape.)
The following is a powerful prophecy given through Steven Crowder which points out the rebellion of the corporate woman America and a general rebellion of women in the church, government and home, leading to destruction.
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