If the Lord is God, Follow Him. Not the World or Man

Everyday each of us in someway, serve or fall prey to the Kingdom of Darkness, and its minions.

Elijah's words should speak to all who claim The Eternal Word, Jesus Christ, as Lord and Savior:

And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.

1 Kings 18:21 (ESV)

 
There are only two kingdoms: the Kingdom of Heaven, and the kingdom of darkness.

• The Battle is actually, Jerusalem vs Babylon....
• The natural man knows not the things of God.

Whether "Christianity", or Islam, or Hindu, or Judaism...or...you fill in the blank... it does not matter... 
 If you are not following the Word of the Kingdom God and instead cling to the evils of the kingdom of darkness, you can and will be deceived and be capable of committing radical atrocities such as those which have been attributed to "Christianity" in ages past, and those of recent history, even today.

This should be a wake up call to those who are in Babylon, and really are not be applicable to a person who knows The Truth... 
The Truth is The Word of God. That Word of God became flesh so that all would be capable of being with Him for all Eternity. That is the meat of the message.

Those who actually know this, and believe this, do not commit the heinous crimes of genocide, mass murder, hate killings or the like.

We can reflect on the events of the middle ages and see it as just secular world history which includes atrocities attributed to those who believed they were following the True God, but only thought so because they were told by those who had exclusive access to the Bible. Those "in the know" taught their followers what they wanted them to know, and indoctrinated them into the thinking that what the "universal church" taught, with its traditions and echelons of piety... was actually the divine truth.

The Papacy claims to be the Vicar of Christ and infallible. There is only One who is Holy and Infallible.

 "Vicar" means, "instead, or in place of". The title "Vicar of Christ" implies that the Pope wields all the powers rightly attributed to The Almighty.... 

This obviously, is false doctrine.

Homework for all is to figure it out, study, and determine which kingdom those so called "Christians" were a part of, whether they knew it or not.

Rome dispatched its legions not only against the Muslims, but the Christian's as well.
When its dominance over all people was being threatened, then the stage had been set for the horrific events in history such as the crusades, the counter-reformation and the various inquisitions.

We would all be well advised to note that in our present age, nothing has changed. The deception is still alive and well today, and this is as it should be. 

Even more events of horror will come, as the pangs of birth get stronger and in tighter intervals, until we reach the final consummation of His Plan.:

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” ⁴ And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. ⁵ For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. 

Matt 24:3-8 (ESV)

His Anger Has Not Turned Away, And His Hand Is Stretched Out Still

The Eternal has made plain His warning that those who reject His existence, His Power, His Glory, are without hope. He brings His arguments to those He loves, the world He created, the world He died for.

He proclaims with a saddened heart:

In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."
(Psa 10:4 ESV)

 Although many reject Him, or even His existence, He is waiting:

• He is waiting to make right all the wrongs in the world...
• He is waiting to stop the suffering and tears...
• He is waiting to purge the enemies of His Elect and His Bride from His Creation...
• He is waiting for all those who would; to come to believe and have faith in Him
• He is waiting for the lost, those without hope, to come to Him
  

 He stands with His nail pierced hand outstretched, "Come, and follow Me..."

All the cosmos in its splendor and mystery; the earth, and all upon it; as well as the vast expanse of the unreachable realms of the universe; all scream the awesome power of The Almighty Creator

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
(Psa 19:1-6 ESV)

For what can be known of God is made plain to us, in His Creation, all around us...

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith." For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
(Rom 1:17-20 ESV)

Hear the word of The LORD, The Almighty, Creator of All Things, The Alpha and the Omega, The Beginning and the End

Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes, who say: "Let him be quick, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it!" Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight! Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink, who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right! Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and the mountains quaked; and their corpses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.        (Isa 5:18-25 ESV)