Today, as I joined the prayer group CYM with Apostle Tomi Arayomi, (1) he mentioned something that gave me insight into the reality of what happens in the body of Christ and the world, where we have discovered the culprit of so much betrayal, slander, gossip, and defamation of character against those who are speaking the truth of the Gospel and are living for the praise of the glory of God.
The Apostle said that “the spirit of betrayal is kin to the spirit of poverty” (32:30 min.). This means that those who are easily led to speak against others to make sure their name is tainted and to punish them for speaking and living the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and especially seek to shine bright at the cost of the good name of those they defame, are being led by a spirit of poverty.
Said another way, in other posts I have mentioned that the system of gain of the enemy and those who serve him is through covetousness, and this covetousness happens when someone desires and goes after what belongs to another. The majority of the time these covetous people don't operate in a covert way but seek to steal by, as mentioned, accusing, slandering, and tainting the name of those they want to hurt and punish for being who they are. This is especially true of sorcerers and those who seek them and pay them money to steal from others by accusation and cursing.
The Bible states from the times of the Old Testament that covetousness is a sin, and it is greatly punished. In my studies about covetousness, in every passage in the Bible that I read about a person who coveted something God had given to another, the covetous person ended up removed with violence. That is because, as I have taught in other posts, and the Lord is again highlighting, covetousness is not tolerated in the Kingdom and is punishable by confrontation that is followed by death, removal, casting down, or uprooting.
Exodus 20:17
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.'” NKJV
Satan was the first example of this when he coveted God's throne and worship of Him in our hearts. The Bible says that for this reason, he was cast down (see Revelation 12:1-10). And Isaiah 14:12-13 says,
“'How
you are fallen from heaven,
O
Lucifer, son of the morning!
How
you
are cut down to the ground,
You
who weakened the nations!
13
For you have said in your heart:
‘I
will ascend into heaven,
I
will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I
will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On
the farthest sides of the north;”
NKJV
Another example is Korah, who, together with Abiram, Dathan, and On, Levites and men of renown among the camp of the Israelites, rose up against Moses and Aaron to complain that they were not the right leaders for the congregation of God's people. By this, they rebelled against their leaders appointed by God and lured 250 others to rebel with them, igniting this way, the wrath of God.
These perpetrators were called to minister to the Lord and serve the people (Vs. 8-11), but they were after the priesthood of Moses, not realizing that by doing this, they had gathered themselves against the Lord who had called Moses to lead His people. To their constant complaints and defiance, Moses responded in Numbers 16:15 by stating that he was not a covetous person and therefore had not taken anything that was theirs, and due to this, he had the legal right to ask God to reject their offering unto Him.
“Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, 'Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them.'”
The grounds for Moses' request are found in Isaiah 61:8. God was directing His work through Moses in truth and out of the covenant He had made with him concerning his calling of leading the people of Israel safely to their destination. Thus, the injustice of the rebellion of Korah and those who rose up with him against their leaders was an attempt to rob Moses and Aaron of what God had called, chosen, and appointed them to do on behalf of His Kingdom and on behalf of His people. The Scripture says,
“For
I, the Lord,
love justice;
I
hate robbery for burnt offering;
I
will direct their work in truth,
And
will make with them an everlasting covenant.”
NKJV
That is why God, who is known for doing creative miracles, responded to the words of Moses, His servant, by performing exactly what he said would happen to those who rejected the Lord by rejecting the people He chose. Verses 28-32 say,
28 “And Moses said: 'By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will. 29 If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me. 30 But if the Lord creates a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the Lord.'
31 Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods.” NKJV
There are more examples of this crime throughout the Old and New Testaments, led by people who lived with a poverty and scarcity mentality, including leaders like Ahab and Jezebel, who stole Naboth's vineyard by defaming his character and accusing him of speaking against God and the king, and for this reason he died by stoning (1 Kings 21). But as a result of their covetousness and violence against Naboth, King Ahab was first confronted by the Prophet Elijah and later died in battle, and Queen Jezebel was thrown down from her balcony by the eunuchs who served her, at the command of Jehu, a former commander of Ahab's army, who was later anointed as king over Israel.
Likewise, in Acts 5:1-11, there was a powerful move of the Holy Spirit, manifested in the grace for generosity among His people who were selling their lands and possessions and laying the money they received at the feet of the Apostles. But Ananias and Sapphira, a husband and wife, conspired to sell a land and lie about how much money they received from the sale in order to give less. The Holy Spirit, moving through Peter to confront them for their actions, influenced by the enemy to quench the grace of generosity among God's people, sentenced them both to death within hours of each other and they died the same day. The people's giving was voluntary, and they gave according to what they had purposed. But this couple lied and died for trying to quench the move of God by coveting money and lying to keep more of it.
Covetous people who live by this wrong belief don't realize that God is a God of abundance, and He owns the earth that is also filled with abundance. For this reason, He gives us things designed and tailored only for us to fulfill our purpose and destiny that no one can take from us. And those who believe the lies of the enemy and think there's not enough for us and them, and also believe they have to steal what belongs to God, and He gives to us His people to steward while we do His will, are rejecting Him, as well as what He Himself designed and tailored for them.
By their actions and wrong belief, they're telling God that they reject Him and what He has for them and instead want what He gave to others. And thus, many who have this wrong mindset have actively engaged in stealing marriages, children, businesses, ministries, positions and titles, lands, souls, stars, glory, and much more from others who paid the price for them. And God's only response to them if they do not repent (turn away from this wrong path and mindset) before their time of grace for repentance expires (Revelation 2:21), is by confronting them, then shaking away from them what they stole from another, and then removing them from the earth because they rejected what He wanted for them. That is, their rejection and covetousness spoke to the heavenlies that they did not need to continue existing on the earth.
This is a very sober teaching about the higher ways and higher thoughts of God that many in His body and the world ignore, and for this reason, end up on the wrong side of destiny for violating many laws of the Kingdom of heaven due to their ignorance of them and their effects, and also do it without ever repenting.
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