The Lord says that in the last days there will be growing apostasy. False doctrines are currently rife in the evangelical church. They are not only listened too but promoted strongly. Heresies along with a faithless church has promoted an aberration Jesus has already described will come. The parables of the Kingdom of God that Jesus teaches highlights this. These aren't the popular "feel good" interpretations.
There is the parable of the mustard seed. It grows into a great tree. I've seen some great trees in my time but there aren't any great sized mustard trees- they are usually a bush, and at best, a smallish tree but certainly never anything substantial i.e.. what is described is an aberration from what was intended from the genetic material within the seed. This aberration then provides a home for the birds of the air that nest in its branches and under it. Jesus explains that the birds of the air represent Satan and his angels in other parables. So we have a church that grows from a minute beginning into something far larger than anything ever intended, that provides a home/resting place for the devil and his hordes (akin to the tares being sown among the wheat). Not a very charming description but a true one. So yes, the devil is harbored, and takes refuge in the church.
In another parable He describes the Kingdom as a woman kneeding leaven in three measures of meal. Leaven is always a synonym for sin. So the church hides sin/falsehood in three loaves - a 'would be' offering to God.
What are some of these falsehoods and heresies? I will begin to add information to this post or outline some in subsequent posts, highlighting the current flavor, and describing the common themes amongst them all.
