"The Great Whore"
Revelation 17:1
The standing symbol of
false religion in the Word of God is whoredom. When men and women worship for
God that which is not God, give their hearts to false gods, or institute
doctrines, ordinances and practices into the church to replace what God has
revealed and appointed, they have begun to practice adultery and fornication.
Their religion is whoredom. Their church is a whore. And when they go to their
places of worship in the name of God, they are going to a brothel to buy
gratification for their carnal hearts (Jer. 3:6-9; Ezek.
I would be remiss in my
responsibility to God and to you, if I did not plainly identify the most
prevalent and most damning form of idolatry this great whore has produced in
our day. It is not the worship of stocks, stones and statues. The whorish
religion of our day and our society is the worship of a god who is weak,
frustrated and defeated, the worship of a redeemer who tries but fails to
redeem, and the worship of a spirit who seeks but is not able to save. The time
for pretty speech and polite words is gone. The souls of men, the gospel of
Christ, and the glory of God are at stake! With Solomon of old, I warn you to
stay away from the strange woman "which flattereth with her words."
Free-will, works religion is the house of the great whore. "Her house is
the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death." "Let not thine
heart decline unto her ways, go not astray in her paths."
Don Fortner