{"id":10418,"date":"2022-11-17T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=10418"},"modified":"2022-11-09T15:20:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T20:20:49","slug":"false-prophets-messiahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/false-prophets-messiahs\/","title":{"rendered":"False Prophets &#038; Messiahs!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"False Prophets &#038; Messiahs! 11\/17\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=t5gh4-130dd7e-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=0&#038;download=0&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=60a0c8\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Several years ago, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks did a comedy skit. In the skit, Reiner interviews Brooks, who is an elderly gentleman. At one point, Reiner asks the old man,&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Did you always believe in the Lord?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooks replied:&nbsp;<strong><em>&#8220;No. We had a guy in our village named Phil, and for a time we worshiped him.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reiner:&nbsp;<strong><em>\u201cYou worshiped a guy named Phil? Why?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooks:&nbsp;<strong><em>\u201cBecause he was big, and mean, and he could break you in two with his bare hands!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reiner:\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cDid you have prayers?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooks:&nbsp;<strong><em>\u201cYes, would you like to hear one? O Phil, please don&#8217;t be mean, and hurt us, or break us in two with your bare hands.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reiner:&nbsp;<strong><em>\u201cSo when did you start worshiping the Lord?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooks:&nbsp;<strong><em>\u201cWell, one day a big thunderstorm came up, and a lightning bolt hit Phil. We gathered around and saw that he was dead. Then we said to one another, \u2018There&#8217;s somthin&#8217; bigger than Phil!\u2019&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who have YOU idolized that eventually has brought YOU to the same conclusion as they felt toward Phil?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHEN PRAYERS GO UP, BLESSINGS COME DOWN. KEEP GOD FIRST!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several years ago, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks did a comedy skit. In the skit, Reiner interviews Brooks, who is an elderly gentleman. 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