Satan's DeceptionThe second reason for so many different Christian denominations is Satan's deception. In the early days of
the church, Satan started his Master Deception and tried to destroy the true church from within.
―For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no
marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers
also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works" (2 Cor
11:13-15).
Yes, Satan has ministers and even churches designed to counterfeit Yah's true church (Rev 2:9; 3:9).
Moreover, there are many pseudo-Christian ministers who truly think they are serving the true Elohim, but
are themselves deceived into serving as ministers of Satan.
The reality is that the vast majority of professing Christians today are deceived into thinking they are
worshiping the true Elohim because of Satan's deception:
―And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole
world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him". (Rev 12:9 KJV)
Y‘shua knew this would happen and warned, ―Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in
my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall deceive many". (Matt 24:4-5 KJV)
Gal 1:6-9 makes it very clear what Y‘shua was saying. He was prophesying the time when Satan's ministers
would preach another Gospel in His name, and many would be deceived into thinking they were following
Him.
Y‘shua‘s prophecy has come true. Most professing Christians today believe and preach a false Gospel and
false doctrines; not because they have predetermined to do so, but because Satan has deceived them.
Satan is indeed the master deceiver. Moreover, deceived people do not know that they are deceived;
otherwise, they would not be deceived.
It is obvious that the early Church was not divided into many different denominations. It is also obvious that if
all professing Christians submitted to YHWH's rule in their lives, denominations would disappear.
Contrary to what most believe, Y‘shua does not sanction the many different competing church organisations
and congregational associations that exist today. Y‘shua said, ―I will build my church; and the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it" (Matt 16:18 KJV). He did not say he would build many different competing
churches – he said that he would build his church (assembly of called-out ones) and it would endure.
After being crucified and resurrected from the dead, Y‘shua instructed his disciples on how he wanted his
church to be constructed:
―Therefore, you go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you, and lo, I am with
you always, even to the end of the world". (Matt 28:19-20 KJV Para)
Y‘shua told his disciples to teach the things that he had commanded. Y‘shua was not only referring to the
things he had taught during his earthly ministry in human form. He also meant for them to teach the things he
had taught Israel when He was their Elohim before He became a human being.
Hated by Popular ChristianityThere are tens of thousands of different competing groups and organisations that profess to follow the
teachings of Y‘shua; actually, there are over 37,000 and counting as of 2012. All of these feel that their
particular interpretation of Jesus' teachings and the Bible is acceptable to YHWH.
Because both the Old and New Testaments record that there is only one faith and one method of worship
that is acceptable to YHWH; logically, if any one of these thousands of different groups is correct in their
worship of YHWH, then all the others are incorrect and stand condemned as worshiping a false god.