Some Christians are preparing to dump Yeshua. It is not a farfetched idea, nor is it mere opinion. Let us face the facts. Which version of Abraham on Moriah will we accept? How many times do we hear that Jesus is not God or that there is no Trinity. The idea that the buck does not stop at Messiah’s desk is preposterous. Counterfeit christs and prophets with “Christ” on their lips are not fictional, and they are preparing millions of people who say they are believers to dump Christ.

Psalms 45:6-7 records love talk in the godhead.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

This love conversation, leaves no room for Jews, Muslims or any other thoughtful people to dispute that Mary’s child is God. People do not seem to mind at all having holy food, holy cities and holy lands. They have a major objection to a perfectly holy man. Go figure!

Isaiah’s emphatic saying (43:11) is more than clear, with its double “I” and only Saviour.

I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.

People can name Yeshua as ‘lord’ and ‘saviour’ and still be pushing him out of the spotlight, giving priority to other authority figures, from Moses to contemporary leaders. The 21st century is particularly deception-prone in this regard, because the era remains in the grip of 18th and 19th century religious movements, all of which descend into cults and death row associations.

Nobody but Mohammed, anybody but Jesus or Moses

• The Muslims are breathing down our necks about monotheism
• The Jews are ignoring the inescapable meaning of their history and language in order to make Moses the sole biblical authority
• Christians do not seem courageous enough to embrace the validity of the Hebrew Bible without antisemitic diatribes (cutting off the nose to spite the face?)
• In the area of ancient texts we should recognize that the Quran is an infant

The devil knows that the preacher from Nazareth has destroyed his hold on human minds because demons immediately recognize Yeshua. In his presence and at the informed mention of his name demons tremble. The influence of demons over eastern religions is well known. Unlike some other revelations the Way is not mediated by angels and is therefore not vulnerable to manipulation by demons (fallen angels).

Headlong into the arms of messengers: prophets and angels

He said to him, “I also am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him.

1 Kings 13:18, NASB

One can see from this narrative in the book of Kings that people would seek validation by appealing to the fact that an angel had spoken to them. Stephen, in his defense before the Sanhedrin, asserted that the Mosaic economy and all of its instruction came through angels.

“I said, “You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High.”

(Psalms 82:6, NASB)

It should not be strange that God would have a person to speak for him: someone more than human, someone more than sons who die like humans, and someone higher than angels. The speech is emphatic. Anî amartî elohîm attem, I myself say “you are angels”. Ordinary Jewish people were called elohim.  The Hebrew term elohîm, when specifically plural and not a reference to God, means angels. It is truly a breathtaking plunge to have prophets whose speeches cannot be reviewed, because any human who is not uniquely endowed deserves no reverence, but we dare not tell that to the disciples of those prophets and messengers with millions of disciples worldwide. It is from these worldwide groups that the catalyst for de-messianizing will come. The least common denominator for spiritual life will be a mix of the same meaningless social standards that have been around the camp for hundreds of years with the sword as incentive.