Saul pretentiously honors the mercy of David: Anti-Christians pretentiously honors the respect and dignity Christians give to them.

1 Samuel 24:16.

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“So it was, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.” 1 Samuel 24:16 

David was not the son of Saul, but David was the son of Jesse. Likewise, Jesus Christ is not the son of the global “democratic” government of the beast, He is the Son of God. No matter all the humbleness and respect we show to the governing authorities, we will never be the children of this world, we are the children of God through Jesus Christ.

David cut a piece from Saul’s robe when it would have been just as easy to cut his throat. Saul was constantly conspiring against David and hunting him down to kill him. Although Saul meant harm for David, David responded to Saul with mercy by sparing his life. David showed Saul the piece of robe and David made it clear that he honored Saul as the governing authority and meant him no harm. David would leave the judgment of Saul in God’s hands. Repeatedly, Saul became very nice towards David every time David spoke nice to Saul. However, the nice words of Saul faded away as soon as the two parted ways and David returned to serve the Living God. Saul would again begin to look for ways to kill David.

The hallmark of antiChristian behavior is to welcome the honor, respect, and dignity towards themselves which the followers of Jesus Christ give to them, but they deny God, reject Jesus Christ, and blaspheme the Holy Spirit. They detest criticism. The only intention of their heart is to eliminate Christianity, so they accept the goodwill given to them to deflect the honor given to Jesus Christ. It is a form of behavior modification to give positive feedback for honoring the creature human being while bringing affliction to those who honor God the Creator.

Anti-Christian behavior seems very sincere and genuine when we honor them, like Saul who said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.” However, as soon as we return to lift up God through Jesus Christ, they once again return to their hostile ways against us as Christians.

Those who live by the thing which forms what they think, feel, do, and speak are allowing the image of the beast to live and speak through them. By what they say and do, they do not allow any criticism to be spoken against them but expect to be honored in the place of the honor we give to the Lord Jesus. What is living through them sits in the temple of God, the body, as if it were God, “…it opposes and exalts itself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that it sits as God in the temple of God, showing itself that it is God.” As it lives and speaks through them, they are conformed to their place in life by what they say and do. They are conformed to their mark in life as they ae groomed to the mark of the beast.

“…let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:33-23

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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, 3:1