Conspiracy theories abound and
exactly how many there are,
is up for grabs.
Some conspiracies are recent,
others are decades
or even centuries old.
Lists of popular theories abound
on the Internet, though new ones
seem to be born every year,
especially in recent days.
Leaders in government, science,
medicine, and the media have
discredited themselves through
inept and dishonest policies
affecting peoples and
nations--thus giving rise to
skepticism, distrust, and some
of the most wildly speculative
theories ever conceived.
And with social media, come
speculations on steroids.
On today's Tomorrow's World
program, we'll look at some
of the most popular conspiracy
theories that have
ever been told.
I'll also reveal the greatest
conspiracy of all--one that is
not theory, but fact.
And we'll be offering to you one
of the most insightful resources
we've ever produced.
Our booklet, Restoring Original
Christianity, written by the
late Dr. Roderick C.
Meredith, will be sent to you
free of charge upon your
request, so be sure to
take down the contact
information that will be shown
during this program.
Stay with me as we review some
of the most popular urban
legends and reveal the greatest
conspiracy of all.
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Welcome to Tomorrow's World
where we give you the good news
of the coming Kingdom of God,
explain prophecies of the Bible,
and bring new insights
from the Word of God.
On today's program, we'll
look at some of the most
popular conspiracy theories
along with the greatest
conspiracy of all time--one
that affects your life.
Some conspiracies involve famous
people faking their own death.
Other narratives are about how
prominent people died,
or didn't die, contrary
to the official story.
And some are rather
laughable, such as,
Elvis is still alive and
was seen at,
a gas station, grocery store,
or, according to a supermarket
tabloid, he was spotted at
Graceland, his legendary home,
on his 85th birthday, along with
a grainy picture.
Other famous death
conspiracies involve,
JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald,
Martin Luther King,
Princess Diana.
And, would you believe,
even Jesus,
where a false story was
circulated to explain away
the resurrection.
We read of it in
Matthew 28th chapter,
beginning in verse 11...
As with that example,
some conspiracies are
more than theories.
Some have proven to be true
beyond internet blogs and
questionable sources.
One came to light from a Top
Secret document that was made
public November 18, 1997:
The plan was given to President
Kennedy, who had the good sense
to turn it down, but the fact
that a false flag of this
magnitude was considered by high
ranking government officials,
involving sacrificing the lives
of American citizens,
is it any wonder that such
schemes have contributed
to wild speculations?
Less than four years after
Operation Northwoods came to
light, Muslim extremists flew
passenger planes into the
World Trade Center towers
and the Pentagon.
Some allege that the CIA was
complicit, and that the attack
was a ruse to create fear
so that Americans would
give up greater control
over their lives.
Others believe it was an excuse
for President Bush to invade
Iraq and depose Saddam
Hussain--finishing the job his
father left undone.
Sadly, some conspiracy theories
have ruined the lives of those
caught up in them.
One example is,
QAnon
Or as others
refer to it,
QAnonsense.
Following the January 6, 2021
storming of the U.S.
Capitol building in
Washington, D.C., BBC news
explained this phenomenon:
This elaborately evolving theory
began in October 2017 when an
anonymous person, supposedly in
the Trump administration, with
Department of Energy high level
Q security clearance, made a
post on the 4chan message board
and signed off as "Q."
The very nature of Q is that it
becomes an obsessive game where
clues are dropped like
breadcrumbs, creating an
addiction to find and unravel
the next cryptic post.
Some estimate that there are
millions following Q, and if you
meet one of them, you understand
how obsessed someone can become
to an unproven theory from
an anonymous source.
Stories abound of ruined
relationships as believers
become consumed in a fantasy
world where anyone who
disagrees is shut out and
considered the enemy.
It may surprise you to know that
the greatest conspiracy of all
is exposed in the Bible.
Do you realize, dear friends,
that you may very well have been
taken in by this conspiracy?
I'll show you exactly what that
conspiracy is, and who is behind
it, but before I do,
I want to offer you a
free eye-opening resource.
Restoring Original Christianity
is a thoroughly documented
booklet that gives the history
of Christianity and points out
easy to understand prophecies
that gave the history of
Christianity in advance.
In it, the late Dr. Roderick C.
Meredith asks the
thought-provoking question:
"Is it possible that Satan has
deceived millions of
sincere Christians?"
My friends, you need to know the
answer to that important
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of all--right from the
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On today's Tomorrow's World
program, we're looking
at some widely held
conspiracy theories.
Few of them have anything to do
with how you live your life and
even if true, which most are
not, what can you do about it?
But, before the break I said
we'll explore the greatest
conspiracy of all time--right
from the pages of the Bible.
But let me first remind you of
how skeptical we have become.
Many are convinced that the U.S.
government is not being truthful
about a number of current and
historical events.
For example:
It is alleged that the Moon
Landing was faked, an alien
spacecraft crashed at Roswell,
New Mexico, and contrails are
really chemtrails.
And, then there is:
The HAARP project
HAARP, an acronym for
High-Frequency Active Auroral
Research Program, is a real
U.S. government program.
The only question is the alleged
interpretation of its purpose.
Its official website states:
Researchers say they hope to
learn about the ionosphere to
enhance our communication and
navigation technology.
But a committed group of
conspiracy theorists have long
claimed HAARP is used to cause
natural disasters, such as
earthquakes, hurricanes,
and even tsunamis.
And others believe HAARP is used
for mind control purposes.
Wise king Solomon wrote...
No, conspiracy theories are not
new, but the Internet, social
media, and photo doctoring
techniques put them on steroids.
But do you realize that there
are commonly believed theories
about Christ that have no
basis in biblical fact?
For example, many claim that
Jesus was married to Mary
Magdalene and that the
Church has hidden the
evidence for centuries.
Made popular by the book Holy
Blood, Holy Grail and the Dan
Brown novel The Da Vinci Code,
this conspiracy theory has been
around a long time.
Some claim that this supposed
marriage produced a lineage of
children that were eventually
brought to France.
In 2012, Harvard historian Karen
King claimed to have found an
ancient, second-century writing
in which Jesus supposedly
calls Mary "My wife."
But four years later,
she conceded that she had
been duped by a forgery.
Still, the theory persists, as
conspiracy theorists claim Mary
Magdalene's role in the early
Church has been hidden and
suppressed to maintain the
power structure of the
male "patriarchy."
Of course the Bible says no such
thing, but this is an example of
how little understanding, and
how little faith individuals
have in the one and only
authoritative source of
the life of Jesus.
Books can be exciting.
Movies can be thrilling.
But neither secular books nor
movies should guide us on
this important subject.
As blasphemous as this theory
is, and the conspiracy about the
disciples stealing the body of
Jesus, there is an even more
important one--the greatest
conspiracy of all.
And I'll reveal it in a moment,
but we'll take a very
short break as a reminder to
order your free copy of
Restoring Original Christianity.
The late Dr. Roderick C.
Meredith asks and
answers these questions:
Is it possible that Satan has
deceived millions of
sincere Christians?
What type of church would Jesus
recognize as His own?
[And]
Does our worship
please Jesus Christ and
God the Father?
Order your free copy of
Restoring Original Christianity.
And when I come back, I'll
reveal the greatest conspiracy
of all--one that you must not
ignore, as it affects your life
today, and you may already have
been deceived by it.
This clear and straight-forward
resource will help you
understand this vital truth--
straight from the
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Before the break I said
when I come back, I would
reveal the greatest conspiracy
of all--one that you must not
ignore, as it affects your life
today, and you may already have
been deceived by it.
True first century followers of
Christ took the truth seriously.
For them, it was no game, no
social club, but a way of life.
The questions must be asked,
is the Christianity of
today the same as that of
the first century?
Is it Original Christianity, or
a shallow counterfeit?
Here's the answer from mainline
Protestant scholar, Jesse Lyman
Hurlbut, in his book The Story
of the Christian Church.
In the chapter that he titled,
"The Age of Shadows" he wrote:
Now what were those changes
that he refers to?
How significant were they?
Were they minor cosmetic
changes or changes in
frontline doctrines?
Hurlbut lists a few of the many
that took place during the
shadowy time and the centuries
that followed:
Hurlbut is one of many mainline
scholars and historians who
admit that the Christian church
of today is not the same as that
of Jesus, His apostles, and His
first-century followers.
Original Christianity
was corrupted by a
grand conspiracy.
One common narrative is that
Roman Emperor Constantine
converted to Christianity and
made Christianity the religion
of Europe and much of the world.
But how converted was
Constantine, and what kind
of Christianity did he
bring to the world?
Historian Paul Johnson observes
the following in this regard:
The record of history shows
original Christianity of the
first century was very different
from that of today,
but does this matter as long
as we worship Jesus?
How does the Bible
answer this question?
And how does it describe first
century Christianity?
I'll answer these questions
after reminding you once more of
today's important resource:
Restoring Original Christianity.
If we compare the practices of
Constantine to Christ, or the
teaching of the Papacy to those
of the biblical Peter, or the
doctrines of Protestantism
to the biblical Paul,
we have some choices to make.
Restoring Original Christianity
is a must read for anyone
desiring to please God,
so pick up the phone and
order your free copy.
And in the last portion of
today's program, we'll look to
the Bible to see if how we
worship God matters.
We'll also contrast the
Christianity of Jesus, Peter,
and Paul with that of today.
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We've been looking
at conspiracies on today's
Tomorrow's World program.
In the previous segments, I read
from scholars and historians how
the Christianity of Christ is
not the same as that of today.
But do you realize that this
greatest conspiracy of all, to
transform Original Christianity
into an apostate religion
of confusion and heathenism,
was foretold in the
pages of the Bible?
That modern professing
Christianity has been supplanted
is not in dispute.
The real questions are,
who did it?
And, what should you
do about it?
The answers to both are
found in the Bible.
Let's answer the first question.
Who is behind this conspiracy?
Speaking of the time yet ahead,
we read in Revelation the 12th
chapter and verse 9 that there
is a great deceiver...
In Ephesians 2, verse 2, we
learn how he deceives the
world--by broadcasting attitudes
and moods through the air.
Satan does not direct the
course of this world alone.
He uses human beings
who themselves are
most often deceived.
And that deception is not
in moral values alone,
but in Christianity itself.
There are many warnings in the
New Testament against a Satanic
false Christianity--more
than I have time to fully
cover in this program.
One passage shows the Apostle
Paul soundly correcting the
church at Corinth over their
careless acceptance of doctrines
contrary to the truth--
2 Corinthians the 11th
chapter, verse 4...
Paul then went on to explain the
source of the problem and he
minced no words in doing so.
He would not be viewed as
politically correct today.
Notice it in verses 13-15...
Yes, there was a conspiracy to
transform Christianity into
something very different
from that of Jesus and
his early followers.
Jesus' half-brother Jude,
writing in the first century,
admonished those of his day that
they needed to strive to
preserve the truth which was
already delivered to them.
And by doing so, he put a
nail in the coffin of the idea
that original Christianity
should evolve over time.
Notice in Jude verse 3...
Jesus warned against following
men who claim to represent Him,
men who say Jesus is the Christ,
but deceive the people
in the process.
The first sign Jesus gave when
asked by His disciples about the
sign of His coming, was
false Christianity...
[That is, representing Him.]
[That is Jesus.]
Jesus said in Matthew 5:17...
So what do people do?
They think exactly what He said
not to think--that the law of
God is done away.
No wonder Jesus asks...
The highly respected philosopher
and theologian Søren
Kierkegaard, sums it up with
brutal clarity:
So what are you,
dear friends, going to do?
Will you follow the traditions
of men, as they have been
handed down to you?
That's the easy course.
Or are you courageous
enough to turn back
to original Christianity?
You won't be alone as there are
others, and if you would like to
learn more about Original
Christianity, order our free
booklet on the subject and let
us know if you would like to
talk to someone.
And be sure to come back again
next week when Richard Ames,
Wallace Smith, Rod McNair, and I
will continue to share with you
the revelation of Jesus Christ,
the good news of the
coming Kingdom of God,
and the exciting end-time
prophecies and their meaning.
So be sure to join us right here
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