THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL DANGERS OF EATING UNCLEAN MEATS

The Truth—Untold, Ignored

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Today, as far as most modern Christians are concerned, God’s laws are done away with. Most Christians believe that one should not sin but don’t know what sin is according to the Bible—what determines the boundary—whether something is a sin or not. Most Christians believe that Jesus came to put an end to the laws—is that true? If Jesus had violated Leviticus 11, Deuteronomy 14, Isaiah 66:17, you and I will have no saviour. Whenever people discover you don’t eat pork, shellfish, or any of the meats classified as unclean according to Leviticus 11, Isaiah 66:17, and Deuteronomy 14, you are viewed as weird—how ironic! What is the real truth? If you want to hide things from people, especially the black man, write that thing inside a book—and yes, it is true and you will soon learn why. Have you ever taken time to think analytically on some of the pandemics the world has faced—past and present (COVID-19, for example)—their actual root cause?

Do you know that almost all of these pandemics have been largely linked by renowned scientists and researchers to animals—mostly animals the Bible instructs people not to eat because they are unclean.

We are going to take a look at facts and what can be proven, and you will soon see that what the Bible calls unclean is TRULY SCIENTIFICALLY UNCLEAN and are not good for your health and should not be eaten.

SCIENTIFIC DANGERS OF ANIMAL GOD DESIGNATES AS UNCLEAN

Pigs are disease carriers and it is known they carry up to 200 diseases and 18 different parasites and worms, including the deadly roundworm called trichinella spiralis. One reason God prohibits pork is that the stomach-related framework of a pig is distinctive from that of a cow. It is comparable to our own—human, in that the stomach is exceptionally acidic. Pigs are avaricious, never knowing when to halt eating. Their stomach acids ended up weakened because of the volume of nourishment, thus permitting all sorts of vermin to pass through the defensive boundary. Parasites, microscopic organisms, infections, and poisons can pass into the pig’s flesh because of over-eating. These poisons, viruses, bacterias, and infectious organisms can be passed on to people when they eat pig’s flesh.

Pigs will eat rubbish, faeces, and indeed rotting tissue. Aside from the infections routinely carried by swine, pork is additionally greasy meat. The poisons in pork are held particularly within the fat, which isn’t confined from the meat as in the case of cow’s meat (or other clean animals), but it is scattered all through the meat.

Further, pigs are ravenous scavengers and will eat any kind of food, including garbage, maggots, rodents, rotting carcasses, excrement—even their offspring. Swine are excellent incubators of toxic parasites and viruses, and often carry a variety of disease-causing organisms while appearing to be healthy (see Figure 1). The six most common food-borne parasitic infections of people are related to pork utilization.

Rabbits, as blameless as they show up, are the cause of tularemia—an infectious disease that attacks people. Thus, the rabbit is coprophagic—an animal that consumes its excrement.

What about shellfish? It has long been recognised that the meat of shellfish—shrimp, crabs, lobsters, crayfish, etc., is particularly unsafe. Numerous ailments like momentary loss of motion have destroyed some individuals each day as a result of eating shellfish.

Shellfish are often placed in a body of water that’s contaminated with cholera, bacteria, and that they will purify the water. Shrimps, oysters, crabs, scallops, crayfish, and mussels are particularly efficient at this. They filter large volumes of unclean water a day. Sewage laden with chemicals, toxins, harmful bacteria, parasites, and viruses become concentrated in those shellfish. The explanation for cholera outbreaks in several areas has been traced to contaminated shrimp, crayfish, crab, oysters, and clams (bivalves).

As a guiding principle, unclean sea animals are either scavengers or ruthless carnivores (such as most sharks). Most clean, eatable marine life—those with both fins and scales—are found in profound or fast-running waters and devour green aquatic vegetation like algae. Be that as it may, numerous varieties such as the common bass eat fish, frogs, and insects, etc., but clean fish don’t eat dead matter. Clean fishes have a proficient enzymatic framework of detoxification.

All oceanic scavengers—shellfish, shrimp, crayfish, catfish, crabs, lobster, squid—are harmful, and eating them breaks God’s commandment to secure human wellbeing. Why gamble with your wellbeing by eating what God has announced to be unclean? Has God not given mankind a wealth of clean fish to eat?

Bats, dogs, cats, vultures, etc.,—all unclean animals, have been known to be natural hosts to infectious diseases and deadly viruses. The COVID-19 is strongly believed by researchers working on the origin of this deadly virus to have originated from pangolins and bats—both unclean animals.

You can see that almost all unclean animals are scavengers/eat one unclean thing. They clean our environment by consuming dead things. A catfish cleans the bottom of a pond by scavenging; lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish clean the bottom of the ocean. A pig cleans the earth. Vultures are very well known for their scavenger habits.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT EATING UNCLEAN FOODS

Millions of Christians (including holiness preachers) today believe that Christians should pay their tithe (tithe is part of the whole law) but teach their members that they can eat pork, catfish, crayfish, lobster, shrimp, dog, and other unclean meats in the name of “the law is done away with”. If the law is done away with, why do you have to pay tithe? Remember we have established at the start of this article that God does not change; if He has declared something to be sin in the past, it is still sin today—he doesn’t flip-flop. God declares eating all unclean meat abomination.

We can see God declares all these animals to be unclean (not good for human consumption)—eating these unclean animals is an abomination. How can God say eating pork, shrimp, catfish, lobster, crayfish, etc, is an abomination and later on send Apostle Paul (as many believers erroneously claim) to tell His children that it is no longer sin? How can this be? This is confusion, and God is not the author of confusion. So many people have misinterpreted the writings of Apostle Paul to Timothy:

Paul is not saying that people can now eat unclean animals; these very verses, when studied carefully, destroy the claim that people can now eat unclean meats.

GOD said eating pork and all unclean meats is an abomination (Isaiah 66:17; 65:4; Isaiah 65:4):

• How can God say you can now receive pork and all unclean meats with thanksgiving (I Timothy 4:3)—something He condemns and calls sin in Leviticus 11:7-8, Isaiah 66:17, Isaiah 65:4, Deuteronomy 14, Acts 15:20—How can this be?
• If it is received with thanksgiving (I Timothy 4:4): God declares eating pork, shrimp, lobster, crayfish, catfish, and all unclean meats an abomination ( Leviticus 11:7-8, Isaiah 65:4 and Isaiah 66:17; Deuteronomy 14, Acts 15:21)—today, these animals are still unclean, how can God say you can now receive these unclean animals with thanksgiving? God is not the author of confusion.
• For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer (I Timothy 4:4): two conditions must be met before the meat can be received: Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, Isaiah 66:17, Deuteronomy 14, and Proverbs 28:9 must be satisfied.  The word of God has already sanctified (set apart) meats that may be eaten (Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, Isaiah 66:17, Deuteronomy 14,); how can God be telling people that they can now eat meats not sanctified by the Bible? Can God be condemning certain meats in one part of the Bible and at the same time be telling people to eat the same?  God is not the author of confusion.

We can see clearly that God is not, through Apostle Paul, telling people to eat something He has already called sin and an abomination. This passage is simply saying that all animals God has called clean, we are to receive them with thanksgiving and prayer—because His word has already sanctified (set apart) these animals.

Therefore, eating pork, shrimp, lobster, catfish, crayfish and all unclean meats is SIN—breaking God’s commandment (1 John 3:4). These animals are not good for human health and have poor digestive systems—they are garbage cans of the earth—God created them for balance in the ecosystem and not for human consumption. Anyone teaching people to eat these animals is not teaching people the truth.

MATTHEW 15:17-20

Here, the context is eating with an unwashed hand and not about changing the food laws given in Leviticus 11, Deuteronomy 14, and Isaiah 66:17. In those days, the tradition of designating eating with an unwashed hand as defilement was a tradition instituted by man and not by God. Anyone who eats with an unwashed hand is seen as defiled. Jesus had to explain to them that this is your tradition and not the word of God. So, anyone who uses this verse as the basis for eating unclean meats prohibited in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 is in error. If Jesus had eaten unclean meats like catfish, crayfish, pig, camel, etc, he would have been disqualified as saviour—that’s a fact!

ACTS 10:9-11:18

So many people use the above verse as a basis for eating unclean meats but the context here is about Jews and Gentiles; God was using this to tell Peter that He (God) has opened a way for the gentile nations to be saved and that Peter should not call them unclean.  This passage even shows Apostle Peter was still keeping the dietary law—for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean! If peter kept the dietary law, what excuse do you and I have not to keep the dietary law?

FURTHER THINKING ROOM FOR 1 TIMOTHY 4

The context of 1 Timothy 4 is about brethren that will backslide and have the following qualities:

• Depart from the faith.
• Giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.
• Speaking lies in hypocrisy.
• Having their conscience seared with a hot iron.
• Forbidding to marry.
• Commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Certain backslidden brethren with the above characteristics, in latter times, will teach true believers to reject meats that God has already sanctified and called clean. Paul is not teaching people to go against Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, Deuteronomy, Acts 15:20, and Isaiah 66:17—He is not.

Sadly, so many people today believe that 1 Timothy 4 speaks against the law—which is not the truth. However, anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws in Leviticus 11 or teaches against it, is in error. The implication of teaching that 1 Timothy 4 cancels Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 is monumental: go into the thinking room and answer these questions:   

• Question: Is Leviticus 11 a doctrine of devils? Anyone who believes that 1Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is believing that Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 is the doctrine of devils!
• Question: Did Moses and the prophets who teach the dietary law also taught people not to marry?  Certainly not!
• Question: Since when is keeping God’s commands in Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 a thing of the devil?    Anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is believing that Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 are things of devils!
• Question: Did Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 come from the Devil?  Anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is saying that Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 come from devils!
• Question: Is teaching God’s dietary instructions doctrines of devils and seducing spirits? Anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is saying that Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 is a doctrine of devils and seducing spirits!
• Question: Is teaching obedience to God’s whole word departing from the faith? Anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is saying that teaching Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 is departing from the Faith.
• Question: Is teaching that God has set apart certain animals as food speaking lies in hypocrisies? Anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is saying that teaching Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 is speaking lies in hypocrisies.
• Question: Does God’s law which the Scripture defines as the truth (Psalm 119:142) states nothing about animals being clean and unclean, and that all animals were always to be received with thanksgiving? Anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is saying that Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 are not the truth!
• Question: Did God create all animals to be eaten? Anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is saying that Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 are false!
• Question: Is teaching God’s commandments in Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 profane & ungodly? Anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is saying that teaching Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 is profane & ungodly.
• Question: Is teaching God’s commandments in Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 old wise fables? Anyone who believes that 1 Timothy 4 cancels the dietary laws is saying that teaching Leviticus 11, Isaiah 65:4, and Isaiah 66:17 is teaching old wise fables.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE BREAKING THE DIETARY LAW WHEN JESUS COMES BACK?

So many people who claim the law is done away will be in big shock when Jesus comes back; if they know what Jesus will do to those breaking the law, they will keep it. People say all that matters is accepting Jesus; you can disregard the dietary law. Is the dietary law important? Is obedience to the laws and commandments essential for salvation? Let us find out:

Is Jesus serious about people keeping the laws and the prophets?

How important is this? Let us dig deeper:

The above passage is about a future prophecy of the coming Day of the Lord (Isaiah 66:15-18); Verse 17 specifically says He will destroy all people eating swine’s flesh (pig’s meat), mouse and all unclean meats, and abominable things. Now, here is a question: why will Jesus destroy those eating pig (swine) and all unclean meats at His second coming? Because God has already instructed people through His servant Moses to keep the dietary law (Leviticus 11, Deuteronomy 14, Isaiah 66:17). Anyone eating these meats supposedly thinking the laws are done away with will be in for a big shock when Christ comes back.

DISCUSSION

So many Christians and pastors teach their members to eat unclean meats supposedly thinking the Law is done away with. We can see that this is a lie from the father of lies—the Devil. Only the sacrificial law and associated rituals are done away with but other laws are still in place. Why is it that these animals remain unclean and people keep getting infected when they are eaten? Scientifically, all evidence point to the fact that these animals are still unclean; almost all the viruses that have infected humans—past and present—originated from unclean animals. Why is it that no amount of prayers and spiritual activities can cleanse these animals?

Most of the deadly viruses originated from pigs, bats, camels, unclean birds, etc—all unclean meats. If these are ok for us to eat—as claimed by so many pastors, why do these animals remain infectious and people keep on getting infected when they are eaten? The truth is that these animals’ nature has not changed since creation. The pig is still the pig—the garbage can of the earth. The bat is still the bat—it is a natural host to dangerous viruses.  The catfish is still the catfish—it is a scavenger in water just like a pig on earth—it has an elevated level of toxins and bacteria not acceptable for human consumption. Crayfish, shrimp, prawns, and other shellfish are aquatic cockroaches—they clean ponds and oceans just like a pig cleanse our environment. Crayfish have elevated levels of toxins not good for human consumption. No amount of prayer or spiritual activities can remove viruses, bacteria, elevated toxins, poisonous elements from bat, pig, crayfish, catfish, bat, camel, duck, cats, dogs, etc—none. You can pray for the whole of your life and the nature of these animals will not change. Prayers of sanctification don’t work on these animals.

The scientific pieces of evidence that these animals are harmful are overwhelming, and the Bible clearly instructs us not to eat these unclean animals, why do we continue to deceive ourselves that the food laws are done away with? Why would people eat unclean meats, then get infected, then spend hours fasting & praying to God for healing? Does it make any sense? Only the spiritually unwise would do such a thing.  If prayers can sanctify these animals, why do we keep getting infected with viruses and sicknesses when we eat these animals? People have misinterpreted God’s laws and think that they can eat unclean meats.

The long-term utilization of unclean meats regularly comes about within the moderate, inveterate degeneration of one’s health—it is a gradual suicide—something that cannot be effectively followed to a particular cause. If the meat is biblically unclean, don’t count on cooking to protect you. A pig digests whatever it eats rather quickly in four hours or less. This fast transit time does not allow for the efficient removal of toxins from the pig’s system—these toxins are then stored in fats, organs, and flesh of pig which are then eaten by humans. Pigs lack toxin-eliminating sweat glands and therefore have a severe build-up of toxins—no amount of heat can remove these toxins.

THE THINKING ROOM!

Do you still want to keep on eating abominable meats? Pause for a moment, think, and answer the following:

1. Take a pig (or any unclean meat) with its elevated level of toxins, viruses, and bacteria; pray a prayer of sanctification to remove the toxins, viruses, and bacteria. Do you think God will answer such a prayer? You will discover that God will not answer such payer.  It is like telling God: God, bless this meat that You told me not to eat.
2. Take a crayfish, catfish and pray over it: ask God to remove the elevated level of toxins these aquatic scavengers carry. No prayer will change the nature of these creatures.
3. If all animals are now unclean, why do humans keep on getting infected with diseases when these animals are eaten?
4. The Coronavirus is believed to originate from bats, why is something that is supposedly now clean still posing danger to humans?
5. If keeping the food laws was good for the people when it was first given, why is it that it is not good for us today if the nature of these animals remains the same?

DOES GOD HONOUR ALL SCRIPTURES?

Why would God honour Isaiah 53:5 and not honour Isaiah 65:4, Isaiah 66:3 & Isaiah 66:17?

WHY DID GOD CREATE THESE ANIMALS?

God created these animals to maintain a balance in the ecosystem. All creatures of God are good but not all are good for food. They perform various functions and are not meant for human consumptions. Most of the infections and pandemics are down to the fact that people have disobeyed God’s instructions. God calls eating unclean food an ABOMINATION. If you are still eating pig, bat, catfish, crayfish, camel, rabbit, etc, you are sinning and putting your health and that of others in danger and you need to repent and start obeying what God says.  Pig and other scavengers were designed to clean the environment and God created their systems to adapt to this purpose. Pigs and shellfish are unhealthy because their diet consists of society’s disease-laden refuse. Shellfish, crayfish, lobster, catfish—all perform the job of cleaning but inside the water—and that’s why they have elevated levels of toxins. Even commercially raised catfish and crayfish have bacteria counts that are greater than 27 million per gram of flesh. Even a fish with fins and scales with bacteria counts that are greater than 10 million per gram of flesh is considered not fit for human consumption.

WHAT CAN BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN OBEYING INSTRUCTIONS GEARED TOWARDS GUARDING YOUR HEALTH?