Watchpersons who do not warn the people answer for those going astray. 

Ezekiel 33:6

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“But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’” Ezekiel 33:6

A watchman over a city was positioned on top of a wall that surrounded a city or was positioned in a watch tower. If the watchman saw an attack coming against the city, he would blow a trumpet to warn everyone. If the watchman did not blow the trumpet, failing to warn the people of the city, the watchman would be responsible for whatever tragedy happened to the people.

When Jesus Christ came 2000 years ago in the flesh, He established His Church on people who realize that He is the Christ, the Son of God, “He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:15-18

Every manmade church that we see today is intended to be filled with people who live in the Holy Spirit with a testimony flowing that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. The church is a watchtower with followers of Jesus Christ as the watchpersons. As watchpersons [whether as part of the manmade church or not], we are supposed to declare the return of Jesus Christ and prepare others for His coming by warning them of the consequences of sin for unbelief and the reward of eternal life for believing. The Gospel of Christ is summed up like this, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

The Apostle Paul describes the Gospel, “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

What happens when the churches abandon the Gospel of Christ and people are not hearing the warning against unbelief, rejection of Jesus Christ, and oppression of the Holy Spirit? The watchpersons in the churches are responsible for all those people who came into the churches and walked out not hearing that the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life. The ministers, teachers, and leaders of the churches are responsible for all the people who die without the opportunity of receiving Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sin. All the watchpersons who had the opportunity to blow the trumpet to warn against unbelief, and did not, God will hold them accountable. In this context, this verse is given life, “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.” Mark 12:36 Many idle words are spoken by the “watchpersons” in the fallen churches of today.

As followers of Jesus Christ, whether attending a manmade church or not, there is something we need to warn people against whenever the opportunity arises. The warning is against the atheistic entity that replaces the conscience to give people what to think, feel, say, and do. A wall is being built against receiving Jesus Christ. This entity spreads unbelief in God, scoffs at the need for the forgiveness of sin through Jesus Christ, and mocks the presence of the Holy Spirit. This entity enlivens the image of the beast to speak and live through people and by what they are given to say and do are groomed to the mark of the beast.

Today, we who really desire to sound the warning against the wages of sin, and to make known the prophecies being fulfilled presently, find it extremely difficult to do so. Today’s culture is very unwelcoming of Christianity. Our Lord Jesus knew these dark times of night would come; He knew a time would come when no person would be able to work to spread His testimony. Jesus said, “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” John 9:4-5

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11