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Note: this was first posted June 15 2025ย www.ministryaiandi.com
I OWE THESE QUITE A LOT:
Mutual Prayer Warriors,ย Many Theologians, Authentic True Humans, various Worship Persons, Peaceful Family: I owe a LOT of HONOR to my Natural Father, M. Kimball Johnson, Jr (Sr Pastor, teacher but not a LP Authoritarian)and to my Mother, blessed Naomie Sands Simons Johnson and the Fathers and Mothers on both of sides of Godly happy contented Bible Scholar family. I would say Dr Billy Graham, founder of non celebrity Jesus People , charismatic renewal. and MANY CONTRITE OTHERS..Also to the MANY Spiritual Fathers and Mothers in many MOVES of God in Bible and Holy Spirit teaching and modeling, Among them faith, deliverance, prophetic worship, former board members,ย and all kinds in the natural barista fellowship (Acts 17:17 Realm) of natural Family Feel Normal Joyful Servant Ministry, (all races!) More surely…however,ย ย too many to list.
DEEP DIVE 1
GATEKEEPINGย DOCTRINES OF THE NICOLAITANS?**
**Which the Lord hates
Are WE in the Last Days or are the LAST DAYS IN AND AMONG US? 2 Tim 3:1-8, 1 Tim 6:5?
“LOVELESS”
They don’t RELATE, the “Ordinary Common Person” They Barely Respect
…Rather… They RULE. Andย Often RULE CRUEL”ย
“But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate”
Revelation 2:6 KJV
โSo hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.โ Revelation 2:15 KJV
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SUBTITLE ….”It’s ALL about “OUR “POWER, “OUR” STATUSย and SELECT.ย GIFTING”ย
Submitted as a Selah. And “Only when or if… any shoe fits, should one then wear it” Sister T
Also Taveauย note that this TOPIC may be WHY I was SENT to study the huge Christian Body since 1976. I did not know of “WELP or “ministry subcultures” as I do now.
(I deem a lotย of this ugly stuff as “as demonic ” WEAPONIZED”ย PRAYER)
THREE DIFFERENT PARTS
I. ODD PROPHETIC ACTS DONE MY NATIONAL PROPHETS (SIGNS)
II. TAVEAU’S USA CHRISTIAN MISSION..TO IDENTIFY AND OFFER SOBER SELAH’S TO THE LAST DAYS TRUE CHURCH.. Includesย Her Own Prophetic Understanding of This Group
III Then then lengthy, thought provoking and historical, Bible DEFINITION OF DOCTRINES OF THE NICOLAITANSย
All is submitted as Christian SELAH not Autocratic Dogma.
PART I
National Prophets “ODD YET GOD” Prophetic Acts”
1. Isaiah 20:2-4 Walked naked through the streets
2.ย Ezekiel Lay on his side 390 full length days…as a warning.
ย 1. ISAIAHโS ODD PROPHETIC ACT
ย Isaiah 20:2โ4 (KJV)โAt the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.โ
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What he did: Walked naked and barefoot for 3 years.
(Scholars note โnakedโ may mean stripped to undergarments โ still shocking for a dignified prophet.) -
Why: A visible sign that Egypt & Ethiopia would be shamed & led away captive by Assyria โ their trusted alliances could not save them.
ย Purpose:
To demonstrate by action the total humiliation & defeat that would come on these nations โ a living parable of political downfall
2.ย EZEKIELโS ODD PROPHETIC ACTS
Ezekiel is full of them! He acted out parables to grab hard-hearted Israelโs attention during exile.
Here are some major examples:
A) Lying on his side โ Israelโs & Judahโs sin
ย Ezekiel 4:4โ6 (KJV)
โLie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon itโฆ three hundred and ninety daysโฆ
And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty daysโฆโ
Summary:
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Ezekiel lay on one side for 390 days (symbolic of Israelโs years of rebellion)
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Then on the other side for 40 days (Judahโs rebellion)
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Purpose: A shocking street drama of Israelโs long judgment for sin.
B) Cooking food over dung
ย Ezekiel 4:12โ15 (KJV)โAnd thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sightโฆ
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been pollutedโฆ And he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cowโs dung for manโs dungโฆโ
ย Summary:
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Commanded to bake food over human dung (later switched to cow dung after Ezekiel pleaded).
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Purpose: To show how defiled the people would be โ eating unclean food in exile among the nations.
C) Shaving head & beard โ divided judgment
ย Ezekiel 5:1โ2 (KJV)โAnd thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barberโs razorโฆ and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beardโฆโ
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Shaved off all his hair & beard (humiliating for a priest).
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Divided the hair: burned a third, struck a third with a sword, scattered a third to the wind.
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Purpose: Graphic sign of how Jerusalemโs people would be killed, burned, or scattered by Babylon.
D) Packing bags & digging through the wall
ย Ezekiel 12:3โ7 (KJV)โPrepare thee stuff for removingโฆ carry it forthโฆ dig thou through the wall in their sightโฆโ
POINT Summary:
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Acted out an exile: packed a bag, dug a hole through his house wall, carried the bag on his shoulder.
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Purpose: To show Israelโs prince (Zedekiah) and people would flee Jerusalem in desperation and captivity.
ย PURPOSE OF THESE STRANGE ACTS
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Wake up spiritually deaf people: When words fail, God uses shocking visuals.
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Make prophecy undeniable: They could not ignore a man lying 390 days in public or walking half-naked!
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Symbolize real events: The acts were like living parables that exactly matched Godโs judgment plan.
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Point back to repentance: Even while warning of doom, the message was, โTurn back to God and live!โ
ย PART II
ย TD’S WALK THROUGH USA (MOSTLY) CHARISMATIC
Experience in Luke Eyewitness History ..From Christians PRE-SHOWBIZ-MEDIA Until NOW:
For this “one” has been SENT to this crop as a prophetic sign, as a Least of these to the Ornery Have Need of Nothing in DFW, VA and NC, SC,Sent to Florida and similar Floridians in Ministry which brought it up north. I do not own it and will not succumb to it’s mirthless joyless, slaving bondage. BUT YOU ALL CAN if YOUR to be UNDER that demonic.
I was knowingly SENT for the last 11 years…like this..and and for a sign to thisย USA prosperous ambitious Nation. I laid down myย ย ownย prosperity to live as the lowest of the Low (except in my soul, and joyful heart..I never FEEL that way, But itย would attack, governing with “the respecter of persons” dehumanizing, territorial and objectifying, even accusing misogynistic hard working spirit, which was the very first and ONLY TIME in my history of life in Christ and in ministry…to repeatedly be encounter and get ‘demonically attacked “for SITTING THEIR in James 3:17 Calm Fruit…That certain RED FLAGGED to get my attention.
I noted the avoidant “relationships” the lack of humility and”Ephesians 5:21 mutual submission, Also the elite NON I JOHN 1:7 historical pecking order,ย the lack of mercy, the hypocritical dysfunction (` Tim 6:5, 2 Tim 3:1-8) which does not bear resemblance to the Christ nor the First Church fruit and it entirely “authoritarian, top down which rose up during Constantine, Rome and orthodoxy. NOW it “tries to be rich” and wants it WAY and to be OVER all the rest of US. However, JESUS is the ONLY WAY Truth and the Life, NOT Obsessed Trying THESE.
HE JESUS is the NARROW WAY..meaning the low, humble,servant leader, carrying the towel, to wash the disciples feet, the Isaiah 53 Suffering Christ.
And I live this ‘abased” however, amazing mostly pleasant, happy…and also living “by faith”ย one day in ,one day out mirthful leader fashion… to restore my SOUL after ministry DFW…as well as lowering myself to be conformed to His Will, But on the Journey I gained a new ME, not a whimp or OVERLY POLITE but to rise up and to SAY IT on behalf of the Lord Jesus CHRIST, HIS PURE PEOPLE and the GOSPEL (not the GOSSIPS and MANDATORY MAMMON CENTRIC NOUVEAU RICHE ATTAINING SYSTEM)
I willingly submitted to the LORD GOD and wound up getting FEARLESS, counting ON THE LORD rather than myself or man kind, But I found how how FRIENDS are if they JUST LIKE YOU when you are WELL OFF of if they will ACCUSE, WORD CURSE YOU if YOU are not like Elite Like Them.
I own myself now (not ego, just no more (shaky) people pleasing over small identity) (means even if I upset theย the many regal “Powers that Be” in Ministry) And thisย ย at the LORD’S expense to please Him by submitting to winnowing , testing,ย fiery trials, and more…And as I know BOTH THE BOOK OF ACTS SPIRIT and HOLY WORD OF BIBLE SCRIPTURE ..I understand WHERE to go to healing and fast POWER, THE INSIGHT from being “IN THAT…”
However, because is a middle aged SISTER ( and not MALE) in this large size CROWD one dare not GO where one is picked out a large crowd and commented at or “occult witch watched, divined “targeted and office Defiled)
Thus one has to TURN TO HER GOD and rely on HIM for ย and HIS MERCY and REVELATION which I have..(rather than risk the control, the white witchcraft, the suspicious demeaning overlords who lack a speak of Jesus Hebrews 1:9 “office prophet JOY”
Celebrity System seen as TURF, CULT “factional fruit” (again, not all that LOOK like these ARE..it’s a one by one discernment)
And.I have NOT missed THEM as people, but I have missed immersing His power and presence, BUT IS OVER I know where to go NOW where they DO NOT APPEAR TO DO THIS. SO I will advertise this WHEN, AS GOD tells me to do.( and this said on behalf of the APOSTASY, the word curse, fault finding..also bias, indifference, money, politics ” DRIVING THEM AWAY, ..which has also happened during this same exact Elevated EGO TIME PERIOD)
IT IS SAD WHEN DYSFUNCTIONAL “FALSE” AUTHORITY AND FALSE WITNESS, FALSE UNTRUE DOCTRINE,HOLD GOD’S HOUSES HOSTAGE ..and SEEM TO PERPETUALLY ” GUIDE” A GREAT FANTASTIC YET POMPOUS.. “SUBCULTURE”
Yet,ย I know it far too tell well to ever SETTLE for going Back and being abused…and ongoing denied based Christian respect and value and I John 1:7 “relationship for “PURE COMMUNITY” (These ONLY WANT their OWN STYLE) And they actually ‘defeat “God’s purpose for “church “fellowship with the saints’ as so satanic…(meansย to devaluing by SIGHT, LOOKS, GENDER, VIBE and it’s skulking .. accusing, occult,ย white witchcraft, witch watching and being targeted by less than humble, hiding, targeting, seer divining occult.(effortless false religion)
HAVE PITY ON THESE.
DUE TO THIS Iย NOT SAINTLY ENOUGH TO BEย “ALLOWED”(as there are NOT MANY OF THESE.ย TO GO WHERE the Healing Worship power was due TO DIVINING WELP so it made this DFW Recoup Journey much longer.
However I am there now. and so are MANY of the Remnant, who chose not to bow to the Christian Ministry System. It’s TOO paltry in SOUL and lacks RESPECT and PURE LOVE and it’s MONIED but MAMMON PLEASING.so i am OUT.
The Last Apostolic ministry Years, I pondered the “Globe “How not many MIGHTY are CALLED the ELITE and ATTAINED won’t always “make to Eternal Heaven” for it is the POOR who are called “RICH IN FAITH” by the Master
I fully recoupย my own “prophetic perspective” of this “myself” and of the “Christian “ministry” for I do NOT WANT TO BE BOUGHT. And a lot of his “authority” submissive stuff is about SELLING and BUYING STUFF, mainly ambition.
2021 VISION:ย I saw in 2021 after MY LAST BOSS prophetic harassment by WELP Divining “mind reading “targeting hugely occult also woman hating cult subculture, I got this vision in the spirit of these words which formed ”
THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST
AND THE FIRST SHALL BE LAST
And I saw this inner vision in May 2025 again.
For (said on behalf of many not a personal comment) I tried to relate but was attacked, avoided and targeted for I realize that cultish demonic spirit, I forgave and left but that spirit lingers as it is from the desperate dark pit and I have no reason to fellowship or ‘be owned, controlled and ruled by it” I saw it in the Dallas area.some not all but the powerful ones, who draw in lots of Christian wannabe famous.
I do not want or need Fame ..I have the Lord.
PART III
Lets investigate the โDoctrine of the Nicolaitansโ
In the King James Version (KJV), the Nicolaitans are named exactly twice, both in the letters to the churches in the Book of Revelation:
1. Revelation 2:6 (KJV)โBut this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.โ
NOTE: This was spoken to the church at Ephesus โ commending them for hating the deeds of the Nicolaitans.
2. Revelation 2:15 (KJV)
โSo hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.โ
NOTE:ย This was spoken to the church at Pergamos โ rebuking them because some held to the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which Jesus again says He hates.
Key Points (KJV context)
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Ephesus hated their deeds โ approved by Christ.
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Pergamos tolerated their doctrine โ rebuked by Christ.
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Both โdeedsโ and โdoctrineโ are described as detestable to Jesus.
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There is no long explanation given in the text โ but historically and linguistically (Greek root: nikaล + laos), it means โconquer/control the people.โ
ย POINT: Early church fathers linked it to immoral practice and religious hierarchy lording it over simple believers.
EARLY CHRISTIANS FATHERS COMMENTS
Double Standards in Ministry: “Addressed by the Early Church Fathers’ (See how these compare to issues today)
Early Church Writers on the Nicolaitans โ Who They Said They Were, and How They Described Them
Chat GPT AI replies:
1. ย IRENAEUS (c. 130โ202 AD)
Source: Against Heresies, Book I, Chapter 26
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Irenaeus calls the Nicolaitans a sect that โlead lives of unrestrained indulgence.โ
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He says they claimed Nicolas (one of the original seven deacons in Acts 6) as their founder โ but the early church believed he did not actually teach their immorality; they corrupted his name.
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They taught that it was permissible to commit fornication and eat things sacrificed to idols (matching Rev 2:14โ15)(
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Point:TD says “sounds like the Jezebel everyone knows about,except these Christian always train that is is a DOMINATING SHE”.
2. HIPPOLYTUS (c. 170โ235 AD)
Source: Refutation of All Heresies, Book VII, Chapter 24
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Hippolytus agrees: they misused Nicolasโs name.
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He links the Nicolaitans with the Gnostics: they claimed a secret knowledge that justified immoral behavior.
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They taught it was spiritually okay to gratify bodily lusts โ mixing Christianity with permissive pagan practices.
Apostle Taveau: “Reminds of certain parts of Christianity in Ministry now..
3. ย CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (c. 150โ215 AD)
Source: Stromata Book II, Chapter 20
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Clement defends Nicolas, saying he did not promote immorality โ rather, Nicolaitans misused his name.
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According to Clement, Nicolasโ real teaching was self-control, not license. The sect twisted it.
4.ย TERTULLIAN (c. 155โ240 AD)
Scattered references:
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Tertullian lumps the Nicolaitans with other early heretical groups: Gnostics, Cainites, and others who claimed hidden knowledge and promoted lawlessness.
VIEW:ย Summary of Early Church View:
Writer | What they said |
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Irenaeus | Nicolaitans were immoral, misused Nicolasโ name, taught idolatry and fornication were acceptable. |
Hippolytus | Tied them to Gnostics; same pattern: โsecret knowledgeโ โ moral lawlessness. |
Clement | Defended real Nicolas, blamed the sect for twisting his teaching. |
Tertullian | Grouped them with early cults that promoted sin disguised as spiritual freedom. |
LET’S RESEARCH ROOT WORD MEANINGS
Taveau asks Chat GPT AI
Please determine the Root words for โNicolaitansโ
Chat GPT AI replies
Letโs break it down carefully
1. Greek Root Words
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ฮฮนฮบฮฟฮปฮฑฮฯฮทฯ (Nikolaitฤs)
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Niko โ from ฮฝฮนฮบฮฌฯ (nikaล)
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Meaning: to conquer, subdue, overcome, control, or have victory
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Related word: Nike (ฮฮฏฮบฮท) โ the Greek goddess of victory.
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Laos (ฮปฮฑฯฯ) โ means the people, common people, the laity.
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2. Combined meaning
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So, Nicolaitans = โConquerors of the peopleโ
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In context: it implies dominion over the common believers or control over the congregation.
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This fits the Greek idea AND aligns with what some early interpreters believed:
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Not only did they teach moral compromise, they also formed a power hierarchy โ lording it over believers.
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3. How this applies today
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The literal meaning supports two warnings:
POINT:ย Abusive church authority: Leaders controlling people instead of serving them (cf. 1 Peter 5:3).
POINT:ย Compromise teaching: Using authority to lead people into spiritual mixture.
ย Root Word Reference
Greek | Meaning | Scripture Tie |
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ฮฝฮนฮบฮฌฯ (nikaล) | to conquer, overcome | Rev 2:7 โto him who overcomesโฆโ |
ฮปฮฑฯฯ (laos) | the people, common folk | laity โ distinct from clergy |
Early Church context
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In Revelation, the Nicolaitans misled Christians into:
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Eating food sacrificed to idols
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Sexual immorality
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Blending pagan practices into faith
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Chief Point Compromise + Control.
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Some church fathers (e.g., Irenaeus) wrote they were a sect twisting Nicolasโs teachings โ whether or not Nicolas really started it is debated.
POINT: Historical outworking: โConquering the laityโ
POINT: Early Christianity:
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Jesus & apostles taught servant leadership: โNot so among you: whoever wants to be great must be your servant.โ (Mark 10:42โ45)
POINT: Post-apostolic era:
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By the 2ndโ3rd centuries, churches started forming hierarchical clergy structures:
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Bishops gained authority over multiple congregations.
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The bishop-priest-laity split appeared.
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Ordinary believers lost voice & function โ the clergy ruled, laity followed.
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POINT: Medieval Church:
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Institutionalized priesthood.
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Bible kept in Latin; common people couldnโt read it.
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Heavy control over daily life, politics, and kings.
POINT Protestant Reformers:
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Many saw papal hierarchy as Nicolaitan in spirit: controlling people and keeping them dependent.
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Sola Scriptura was a push back: every believer can read, discern, and approach God directly.
Point:ย How โNicolaitan spiritโ shows up today
POINT Possible forms:
Area | Nicolaitan Pattern |
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1. Doctrine | Teachings that twist grace into license for sin. |
2. Leadership | Authoritarian pastors / leaders demanding blind loyalty, manipulating followers. |
3. Finances | Leaders exploiting people for gain, not accountability. |
4. Celebrity Culture | Elevating โsuper apostlesโ or โprophetsโ over the common believerโs relationship with Christ. |
5. Control over access to God | Insisting people canโt know truth without a โcoveringโ or special mediator. |
AGAIN
โNicolaitanโ literally = โVictory over the peopleโ = controlling or dominating them.
Christ hates both:(TD adds….BUT NOT THE PEOPLE, for He is there to CORRECT, HEAL, FORGIVE and DELIVER) spiritual compromise + people-conquering systems.
The Summary
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Nicolaitans = literal Greek: conquerors of the people
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Spiritually: systems or leaders who dominate and compromise the peopleโs faith.
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Jesus hates it โ so should we.
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Biblical pattern: servant leadership, Spirit-led believers, mutual accountability.
Apostle Taveau says to ChatGPT
Please expoundย uponย the Nicolaitan spirit: Biblical, historical, modern discernment, and practical signs
Chat GPT replies
1. BIBLICAL FOUNDATION
“Relationships, The Community, Every One Valued, Respected, ‘in Jesus Beloved”(Ephesians 1:6, Mutual Submission First Church,Paul Ephesians 5:21)
A. Jesusโ standard for leaders
Scripture | Key idea |
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Mark 10:42โ45 | โNot so among youโฆ whoever desires to be first shall be servant of all.โ |
1 Peter 5:2โ3 | โShepherd the flockโฆ not as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples.โ |
Matthew 23:8โ12 | โOne is your Teacher, and you are all brethrenโฆ whoever exalts himself will be humbled.โ |
** MAIN POINT: Jesus explicitly forbids controlling leadership. True leadership = serving, feeding, protecting โ not lording over.
B. Jesusโ rebuke of Nicolaitans
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Revelation 2:6, 2:15: He hates their deeds & doctrines.
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They taught compromise with idolatry & immorality โ and oppressed the people.
C. Related NT Warnings
Verse | How it connects |
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2 Peter 2:1โ3 | False teachers exploit with deceptive words. |
Jude 1:4, 11 | Ungodly men turn grace into license; compare to Balaamโs error. |
Acts 20:29โ30 | Paul warns elders: wolves will come in, even from among leaders. |
Pattern: False leaders mix truth with sin & use control.
ย 2. HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
++ Early simplicity:
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Apostles met in homes; elders were multiple, equal, and plural.
++ Growing hierarchy:
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After apostles died, some bishops took sole control.
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By 3rd century: monarchical bishop system โ one bishop ruled other elders.
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By 4th century: state church under Constantine = heavy hierarchy.
++ Reformation:
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Protestants fought Nicolaitan-like structures (Papal control, Latin-only Bibles, indulgences).
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Key idea: priesthood of all believers โ no spiritual class dominating the people.
3.ย MODERN SIGNS of Nicolaitan influence
Nicolaitan Sign | Real-life example |
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++ Top-down control | Leaders demand total submission: โTouch not the Lordโs anointed!โ used to silence questions. |
++ Celebrity worship | Super-apostles exalted; people feel spiritually inferior or dependent on a โguruโ. |
++ No accountability | Leaders rule alone, dismiss dissenters as โrebelliousโ. |
++ Compromised morals | Some leaders excuse or hide immorality while preaching โgrace covers allโ. |
++ Mixing worldliness | Accepting ungodly trends to draw crowds; moral lines blurred. |
4. HOW TO GUARD AGAINST IT (A SECRET TO THE PRESENT CHURCH ..THAT’S NOT WORTH KEEPING)
** Know Scripture for yourself โ donโt depend on someone elseโs private revelations only (Acts 17:11 โ Bereans).
** Value servant leaders โ real overseers equip & release, not dominate (Ephesians 4:11โ13).
**Test teachings โ does it mix truth with sin? (1 John 4:1).
** Watch fruit & character โ humble, transparent, and teachable? Or prideful & manipulative?
** Remember: You have direct access to Christ (Hebrews 4:16) โ no earthly controller should stand between
ย 5.ย A SHORT WARNING SERMON
Title: โJesus Hates the Nicolaitan Spirit โ So Should Weโ
Text: Revelation 2:6, 2:15
Points:
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Meaning: Nicolaitans = โthose who conquer the peopleโ.
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Danger: Spiritual compromise + controlling leaders.
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Godโs pattern: Servant leadership โ not domination (Mark 10:42โ45).
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Modern test: Is your leader a shepherd or a wolf? (Acts 20:28โ30).
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Your part: Read the Word, walk in holiness, test spirits, refuse manipulation.
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Closing: Jesus loves His sheep and fights for their freedom โ stay close to Him!
BOTTOM LINE
** Root: nikaล = conquer; laos = the people.
** Historic pattern: control & compromise always reappear.
** Modern check: churches must teach truth, reject moral mixture, and serve โ not control โ Godโs people.
What Are Signs of the Nicolaitan Spirit Today ?
A. Charismatic / Prophetic streams
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Celebrity prophets & apostles: Elevated above normal believers; people fear questioning them.
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โTouch not the anointed!โ used abusively: The top leadership, governing elders Discourage healthy accountability.
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Control through so-called words: Using โprophecyโ to direct peopleโs private choices or manipulate loyalty.
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Unquestionable covering doctrine: Leaders claiming they alone have spiritual authority over peopleโs lives.
B. Hyper-grace circles
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Extreme teaching: โAll is forgiven, no repentance needed,โ so sin is tolerated โ moral compromise.
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Weak teaching on holiness or correction.
C. Authoritarian churches (non-charismatic too)
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Heavy shepherding: members need permission for personal choices (jobs, marriage).
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โSpiritual fathersโ or โcoveringsโ become spiritual dictators.
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Blind loyalty demanded; dissenters labeled rebellious or under judgment.
D. Off Balance KINDS of “so called”Prosperity or โcelebrity pastorโ cultures (
++TD SAYS ” USE CAUTION PLEASE
REASON : The Visceral..base…Knee Jerk Many Reactions: For many folks rush to TYPECAST, STEREOTYPE and BELIEVE THE EVIL REPORT, THE GOSSIP…but I am not for THAT.
All Born Again TV Ministries….We must note (also maturely)..thatย each one who is far off, on media, in your local area MIGHT RESEMBLES “ONE ” but may not genuinely (the character, fruit, people that follow them’s FRUIT) actually “BE ” a same ONE.
FOR MANY “LOOK SIMILAR” due to theย modern media business presentation, many followers, NOTE that now, please as it is the Salvation Core doctrine and the abiding CHARACTER FRUIT and measured by the VALUE and RESPECT for all kinds, types of human persons (it’s not just about the MONEY, THE SHOW but the LORD and HIS Work) Plus this means character fruit being produced at the “TOP” and also at the “Professional BOTTOM (emulating many followers)
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Focus on leaderโs personality, brand, power โ not Christ.
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Financial manipulation: controlling people through tithes/seed teachings without accountability.
ย 2. WE MUST REVIEW FOR THE Bottom line โ modern Nicolaitan traits
+ Over-controlling leadership
+ Spiritual intimidation
+ Moral compromise
+ Mixing worldliness to gain influence
+ Blocking believers from direct relationship with Jesus
Deep Research
TD Means : Good foundational ministry doctrines vs. misused control doctrines โ history, real modern movements by name, description, how they drifted, and Biblical context
Chat GPT AI in depth replies
1.ย Healthy, Biblical Ministry Doctrines (the good foundations)
Here are some core teachings that freed the Church from fear and bondage when they were recovered or emphasized afresh in the 20th century:
Doctrine | What it means (Biblical) | Key Scriptures |
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The Authority of the Believer | Every born-again Christian has authority in Christ over darkness; not passive victims | Luke 10:19, Mark 16:17โ18, Ephesians 1:19โ23 |
The Priesthood of All Believers | No special priest class; every believer has direct access to God | 1 Peter 2:9, Hebrews 4:16 |
The Full Redemption by the Cross | Jesus paid all โ forgiveness, healing, freedom | Colossians 2:14โ15, Isaiah 53:4โ5 |
The Mutual Submission & Body Unity | Leaders equip; all submit to Christ first, then each other in love | Ephesians 5:21, Ephesians 4:1โ6 |
The Freedom in the Spirit | Spirit leads each believer personally; no forced control | 2 Corinthians 3:17, Romans 8:14
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TD Says:
These flourished especially in the Healing Revivals (1950s), Charismatic Renewal (1960sโ70s), and Word of Faith (1970sโ80s) โ when properly balanced.
But slowly, at the local grass roots, servant style compassionate humiltiy fled, hurriedmoney centrism entered and a lot of this (yet depending upon the Pastor, The Group and The authority of the Christians (usually charismatic, pentecostal, tongue talking) emulating Christian fellowship began began to develop(TD’s words)’ NEO PHARISEEISM (new authority standards, such as gatekeeping (monitoring, keeping tabs, turf guarding, spying church hoppers, rumoring that persons were “unsubmitted” and “not under “THEIR FORM of (LP Levitical Patriarchal(an ongoing sign of Christian Ministry Boys will be Boys “patriarchy” and the subservient indirect, cultlike fierce L Matriarchy) Chris peace keeping, dire, patrolling (seer spying) formidable and attacking, prophetic, can be leader out of order “sick aggressive” and Falseย Immature Authoritarian and legalistic, reporting, spying and often slave -master style (fearsome) often, totalitarian, evenย a local or renown celebrity worship cult (also these are generally NOT pro Salvation but more into their ORDER, TITLES, FOLLOWING LEADER ORDER and GIFT RENOWN GIFTS)for these are OFFย Key Holy Bibleย “winsome, hopeful” servant leader Doctrine…more “gate keeping ” “pecking order” and ‘Dominating’ often subliminal even silent ” witchcraft…controlling authority)
I owe these a lot for this discovery both POOR and GREAT.
Speaking of “witch” (I Samuel 15:23 Style) False Authority
2.ย When good doctrines got twisted into cult-like control
Over time, some genuine truths got mixed with flesh, ambition, and elite control systems.
Hereโs a list you can cite by name, with plain explanations:
A. Shepherding Movement (1970sโ80s)
What it taught (good intent):
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Discipleship, personal accountability, submit to spiritual elders.
What went wrong:
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Leaders became controlling โshepherdsโ who made life choices for members: whom to date, what job to take, who could leave.
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Members could not question shepherds.
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Many churches split or collapsed under spiritual abuse.
Modern echoes:
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Some charismatic house churches or accountability networks still quietly replicate it.
B. NAR (New Apostolic Reformation) โ Apostles inย the Gates of the City “(my woe)
What it teaches (good aim):
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Ephesians 4 โfivefoldโ offices must fully function.
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Modern โapostlesโ should govern cities, culture, governments.
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TD cautions” ‘Absolute power corrupts absolutely” For the First Church was CONSENSUS with everyone “mutual submission” and humility NOT ONE MINISTRY STYLE over the Rest (ask GPT AI yourself) I have already written that) and TOP DOWN CHURCH (which is also this not ‘servant leader”ย ย
What goes wrong:
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โApostlesโ exalted as spiritual kings with unchecked power.
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City-wide networks where dissent is โrebellion.โ
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Tends to drift into forced submission and titles over organic servanthood.
Key leaders linked (by researchers):
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Peter Wagner (coined โNARโ term)
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Many big apostolic networks in the 90sโ2000s
C. Elite Fan Clubs & Mega-Ministries
What it looks like:
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Personality-driven leader is the โoracle of God.โ
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Large donations = inside access.
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Loyalty tests: disagree = outcast.
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Many high-profile TV ministries & conferences have subtle fan club spirit.
Core problem:
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Jesus becomes a product, not the Head.
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No real mutual accountability.
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Flattery culture โ โtouch not the anointed.โ
D. Witch-Watching & Inner Diviningย Cult Leader, Staff, Elders, Devout Lay Type of Invasive, Prying Spirit
Modern twist:
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Some prophetic/charismatic groups practice spiritual scanning:
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Claim to โsee inner woundsโ or secret sins.
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Label people witches, Jezebels, or rebellious โ often with zero facts.
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Rely on โspectral evidenceโ (like Salem Witch Trials).
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Key trait:
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No healthy (plus respectful, relationship VALUING) authority in theirย biblical protocol: Matthew 18:15โ17, meek one to one,respectful private Paul Galatians 6:1 ..ย ignored.
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1 John 1:7 (walk in the light, open confession, mutual respect) is missing.
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Gossip & suspicion replace actual shepherding.
Fruit:
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Evil Divisions, trauma,ย emotional mind games, bias, witch hunting, endless drama, materialism, emphasis on ‘personal gifts, experiences, status, funds, promotion)…never ending false witness “Salem Witch trials” seeming accusations, ..cult, group by control by fear. It ‘authoritarian” Cult Worship.
TD’S PERSONAL REVELATION OF THIS AFTER WONDERING WHY SHE WAS IN SUCH DEMONIC STRESS..national level.
THE PSALM 144 “BEWARE THE STRANGE CHILDREN
“Anti Christ “appearing” Hollywood Effects on the Church followers” (much targeted evil eye, pray against, word cursing, high level eagle divining, tale bearing WASP ELITE LP)
(she is STILL Recovering)
“Be it avarice, The Demas Subculture, Poverty, Ambition, Competition, Wannabeism and Turf Guarding..it make is a desperate condition ..if YOU are not WELL KNOWN, WELL OFF and TRYย to attend a “From such turn away commanded “Lovers of themselves”Fellowship” (Described in 2 Timothy 3:1-8, I Timothy 6:5 )..hard nosed, devious, deceptive, predatory, playing, targeting, undermining, praying against…it’s “ROUGH”
I define “praying AGAINST somebody” (especially if you have ever tried to relate, to get to know!!!) as foolish mean”witchcraft”
For the apostolic ministry USA Iย invoke:
Lord God, Please repay EACH OF US for all of THEIR hiding, darting, targeting,weak demeaning High Horse BIG CRAFT.
We invoke YOUR HOLY WORD: that Blessed are the PURE IN HEART they SHALL see (inner perceive the mighty Just God . work on their behalf.
SAY AMEN if you need thisย
Dr Taveau’s Apostolic Finding in USA charismatic dysfunction, many of which are grass roots these:ย
The Psalm 144 “STRANGE CHILDREN”
Taveau says to Chat GPT AI
Please expound upon Psalm 144:7โ11 and apply it to Nicolaitan govering authority (control) โ if that applies. Also give a full explanation, verses, and how it connects to modern Christian ministry โfruits & flowsโ…if it does.
ChatGPT AI replies:
1. Psalm 144:7โ11 (KJV)
7 โSend thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
2.ย How it applies to Nicolaitan spiritual abuse & false doctrine
A. โGreat watersโ (v7)
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In Hebrew poetry, โgreat watersโ = overwhelming chaos, enemies, threats.
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Spiritually: False teachings, controlling leaders, manipulative doctrines can feel like drowning in spiritual confusion.
POINT: Modern Nicolaitan tie: When abusive leaders twist grace, mix worldliness, and drown people in confusing, contradictory teachings โ it feels like โgreat waters.โ
B. โStrange childrenโ (v7, 11)
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Strange = foreign, alien, not truly part of Godโs covenant family.
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Children = people claiming family status but acting deceitfully.
POINT Modern Nicolaitan tie: False prophets, controlling pastors, or leaders who call themselves โshepherdsโ but are wolves โ spiritually foreign in behavior, though claiming to be family.
C. โMouth speaks vanity, right hand falsehoodโ (v8, 11)
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Vanity: empty talk, lies, flattery, false promises.
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Right hand: symbolizes authority, power โ but here itโs deceitful.
POINT Modern Nicolaitan tie:
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Fake prophecies.
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Promises of blessings for money.
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Authoritative โwordsโ meant to control life choices.
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Leaders who appear holy but secretly exploit the flock.
D. โRid me, deliver meโ
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David cries for rescue from these deceptive, oppressive influences.
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So must believers today: โLord, deliver us from spiritual controllers and false teaching!โ
3. Application to real ministry โfruits & flowsโ
Hereโs how Psalm 144:7โ11 can help you test modern ministries:
Biblical Test | Healthy Ministry Fruits | Nicolaitan/Abusive Signs |
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Mouth speaks truth or vanity? | Teaches sound doctrine; consistent with Bible; no twisting for gain. | Many big promises, few results; hype over holiness. |
Right hand = honest authority or false? | Humble servant leadership; transparent; accountable. | Authoritarian; secretive; manipulative; no checks & balances. |
Fellowship = true spiritual family or โstrange childrenโ? | Genuine love; open relationship; mutual support. | Clique-ish; controlling; condemning dissent; heavy loyalty demands. |
Impact = brings freedom or entrapment? | Equips people to stand in Christ, walk in truth, free from sin. | Makes people dependent on leader or โcoveringโ; constant fear. |
THE CLOSING (at least starting to wind down)
TD APOSTOLIC MINISTRY CLEAR POINT
. ย Bible: Godโs clear standard against all this
Bible truth | False spin |
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All authority is under Christ alone โ Eph 1:20โ23 | โApostleโ or โShepherdโ is untouchable king |
Walk in the light, confess freely โ 1 John 1:7 | โInner readingโ behind your back; never direct Matthew 18 approach |
Love covers a multitude of sins โ 1 Peter 4:8 | Gossip & exposure for power |
Test all spirits, even prophets โ 1 John 4:1 | โDonโt touch my anointing!โ used to silence questions |
Servant leaders, not lords โ 1 Peter 5:2โ3 | Spiritual domination and fear |
Assessing Today’s Revered Doctrinesโ that mirror Nicolaitan control
Below are real teachings and systems that operate with the same DNA โ โrule the people spiritually.โ
Modern Nicolaitan Example | How it conquers the people | Obvious fruits |
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Shepherding/Heavy Discipleship | Teaches you need a personal shepherd to approve every life choice. | Fear of freedom; passive believers; spiritual dependency; abuse when shepherd sins. |
โCovering Doctrineโ Twisted | Says you are cursed or unprotected if you leave โthe coveringโ of your leader. | Spiritual blackmail; gossip; fear of leaving; blind loyalty to human leader over Jesus. |
NAR โSuper-Apostleโ Model | Claims a few modern apostles rule entire cities & nations, all churches must submit. | Mega-networks that silence dissent; tithes funneled upward; people afraid to question false prophecies. |
Celebrity Prophet/Fan Club | Leader claims unique revelation; followers become fans instead of disciples of Jesus. | Immature believers; dependence on new โwordโ; money-driven โpropheticโ conferences. |
Witch-Hunting / Inner Reading Cult | Claims hidden knowledge about peopleโs hearts but no biblical Matthew 18 process. | Character assassination; paranoia; suspicion; Christians accuse each other instead of loving, restoring. |
Heavy Tithing Threats | Implies that all blessing stops if you donโt tithe to that ministry specifically. | Guilt giving; controlling leaders get rich; poor stay poor; no grace teaching. |
Inner Circle Access Model | Promotes hierarchy: normal people must โpay duesโ or prove loyalty to get closer to โthe man of Godโ. | Cliques, pride, rank-based fellowship, same as ancient priestly castes. |
Tips to Detect: Fruits of Modern Nicolaitan Doctrines
POINT Whenever these show up, you know โNike-laosโ is working โ conquer the people:
+ Bad fruits:
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Fear, not faith
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Suspicion, not fellowship
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Control, not freedom in Christ
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Dependence on a human, not direct access to God
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Spiritual abuse scandals
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People burned out, leaving the church but still loving Jesus
+ Good fruits (if doctrine is rejected):
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Mutual respect (Eph 5:21)
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Joyful freedom (Gal 5:1)
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Open accountability (Matt 18:15โ17)
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Jesus as sole Head (Eph 1:22โ23)
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Leaders SERVING, not ruling (1 Peter 5:2โ3)
Key Scripture for Discernment
Scripture | How it crushes Nicolaitan control |
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Matthew 20:25โ28 | Be a servant, not a ruler. |
Revelation 2:6, 15 | Jesus hates Nicolaitan deeds & doctrines. |
1 Peter 5:3 | Leaders: โnot as lords over Godโs heritage.โ |
Galatians 5:1 | โStand fast in libertyโฆ be not entangled again with a yoke of bondage.โ |
1 John 1:7 | Walk in the light; no hidden manipulation. |
If you spot โNike-laosโ โ run to Jesus!
POINT: If any ministry teaches:
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โYou canโt go directly to Jesus; you need ME (the famous chief apostle, bishop, pastor, cell leader, area prophet) or our elite group to “APPROVE” as YOU are UNDER MY “OUR” AUTHORITY (no Pauline Phil 2:12 there!)โ
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โObey me or YOU’RE cursed/uncovered. YOU WILL FAILโ
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โDonโt question US. Our Authority is GOD CALLED. And. Your are “unsubmitted” and “OUR PIECE OF property” And God will punish you for “rebelling” “Going against the apostle, prophet pastor”
- You’re JUST a woman..and we realize that YOU all are seductive, in rebelling and unsubmitted. Also asย as a people group (Bible) well known to be” easily fooled,deceived”, prone to 2 Timothy 3:6-7ย “weak” andย willing” meaning…so we can USE YOU.” You’re simply one moreย piece of our hard earned patriarchalย property, a piece of meat , our sacrificial and devoted contributing, praying, volunteering … winsome slave. “
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I can saying ANYTHING about and AGAINST YOU but never love YOU enough to verify it in a proper Bible private, face to face confrontation, but because WE are in DEEP WITH LORD, my board and I have “SEEN YOU IN THE SPIRIT” and find that YOU are “blaspheming” and “undermining” and also “Not in FAITH” and “touching MY anointing.โ YOU are ACCUSING US and have BIG BAGGAGE..*Typical WELP movement..NO LOVE
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โWe alone ‘know more” “we are the in crowd of all the Christian ministry “types” Only WE can determine YOUR call, Future, mate, finance…and the inner mostย secrets of YOUR soul โ trust our dark “deep scan’ (demon consicous), rather Jesus pure hearted joy and knowledge ofย your Bible.โ
MAJOR POINT Then it is Nicolaitan in root.
Christ hates it โ and He wants you free.
3.ย PRAYER TO BREAK NICOLAITAN INFLUENCE
Prayer Against Nicolaitan Control & Compromise
Heavenly Father,
I come to You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for His sheep.
Lord, I renounce any spirit or system that tries to conquer, control, or manipulate Your people.
I renounce ALL “spirits of witchcraft to control, to thwart and sabatoge and block, I renounce all skilled witchcraft with it’sย lazyiness(witch watching, evil eye,ย cutting corners by using convenient occult”mind reading” “divining”t”all methods of false authority, including” (Salem Witch Trials) reading persons minds, souls their ‘thirst and vibes..ALSO I repent for not “walking in the Light (no I John 1:7 , Galatians 6;1 ) and for avoiding, trying to control…avoid chatting, getting to know on purpose. And for devaluing and marginalizing, objectifying and using people Also for bearing false witness.
I repent for using Jesus Christ Name in Vain for each person in our Christian church, ministry which means: We profess to be Christians and use Jesusย Christ holy name to advertise and to draw people in. But when they come and they do not resemble OUR PREFERRED TYPE, STYLE GENDER, RACE,ย AGES OR SOCIAL STRATA we avoid, disrespect, pray soulish prayersย against.ย andย will onlyย “ACCEPT RESPECT..and “befriendย “our pet Style.. This an Anathema in Celebrity. And it is ANTI CHRIST Exodus 20:3 and will be assessed by the Most High God and JUDGED.for it is proud, biased “respecter of persons” and has NO PLACE in Jesus HOUSES. It does not “like” “respect” and” valuing’ genuine human persons.
I reject the Nicolaitan spirit โ all forms of spiritual domination, compromise, and ungodly hierarchy.
I ask You to expose every false teaching, hidden sin, and abusive control in my life, my church, and the wider Body of Christ.
Lord, restore pure servant leadership โ humble overseers who equip the saints and point everyone back to Jesus.
Holy Spirit, fill me with discernment. Strengthen me to stand firm in truth and freedom.
By the blood of Jesus, I declare my spiritual freedom.
No man, no system, no false teacher will stand between me and my Savior.I receive Your wisdom, courage, and protection.
Let Your flock be free and pure until You return.In Jesusโ powerful name, Amen.
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