Author	: Bill Kochman
Publish	: Nov. 25, 2025
Update	: Nov. 25, 2025
Parts	: 03

Synopsis:



As many of my friends will know, one of the tactics which some people will sometimes use in order to try to pressure you into accepting their particular point of view as the only legitimate perspective, is what we might refer to as the "majority rules" tactic. In other words, they will try to shame and embarrass you, and attempt to make it appear as if you are the only person to see something, and to believe something, a certain way. They will try to isolate you from everybody else, and make you appear like the oddball rebel who doesn't know what he is talking about.

In other words, what they will basically do is create a "you versus them" situation by saying something similar to "Well, nobody else believes like that. I have never ever heard that before. This is the first time I am ever hearing this. Are you saying that everyone else is wrong and that you are the only one who is right?" And on and on they go with that sly method of attack. You see? They are trying to embarrass you. Such accusers will freely and frequently bandy about words such as "nobody", "everybody", and "no one" in order to make you feel like you are in the minority.

In short, such people presume to speak for the majority. Yet oddly enough, they constantly speak in generalities, and they NEVER provide any facts or figures to substantiate their own weak position. As far as the who, what, where, when and why are concerned, you can just forget it! Their entire argument rides on their misguided belief that because they are in the majority -- at least so they claim -- therefore they must be right, while you are clearly wrong. To such people, it is a constant game of psychological manipulation using a barrage of negative words in order to try to wear you down.

They will laugh at you, mock you, resort to name-calling and other such childish tactics and nonsense, but you will notice that rarely will they actually address the valid points which you have brought up during the discussion. That is, of course, if one can even refer to it as a two-way discussion occurring between two intelligent people. Now, how many times have you personally been confronted with that kind of situation before? I know that I have on multiple occasions over the years. As many of my readers will already know, such behavior is rampant on the social networks. The wolves abound everywhere, and they are just waiting to pounce on some unsuspecting sheep, so be on guard, my friends. I am reminded of what the Apostle Paul said in the Book of Acts, as well as a few other related verses:

"For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock."


"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."


"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."


"Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves."


So the wolves are indeed real, and the threat they can pose to us is real as well. However, here is the thing, folks. If you really stop and think about it, you come to realize that not only does this often used "you versus them" or "majority rules" tactic solve nothing, but it is in fact a misguided approach. So why do I say this? Because this tactic is based on the erroneous assumption that the majority is inexorably and always right, which is clearly and obviously not always the case whatsoever. Is it? Yet despite this plain truth, so many people resort to using it anyway if it helps them to win an argument.

My friends, this shouldn't really need to be said. After all, it should already be obvious to many of you that the simple fact of the matter is that just because one million people believe something to be true or right, does not necessarily make it so. They can still be dead wrong. If you doubt that this is so, simply look around this country and take stock of how many sickening and ungodly things are now being supported and promoted because a majority of folks have come to believe that there's nothing wrong with them. So a million people can believe something with all their hearts, souls and minds, and yet can still be so very wrong. In fact, unbeknownst to them, they could even very well be on their merry way to Hell. Now consider the following group of Bible verses and take heed:

"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."


"There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."


"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."


In short, my friends, trying to play the numbers game, or the "majority is always right" card in order to try to prove that you are right while some other person is wrong, is not always going to work. It may work on certain weak people, but not on all of them. Let me remind you that all of the people who the Lord mentioned in Matthew 7:13-14 -- who were the majority -- also thought that they were right. They were quite convinced that they were on the right path. They thought that they had the truth. Nevertheless, look at where they eventually ended up. They went through the wrong door and met with their very own destruction. In that particular case, I am reminded of the following verse:

"For many are called, but few are chosen."


In fact, back in August of 2012, I wrote an article with the very same title. You will find it listed at the end of this same series. So my point is this: As a wise, Bible-believing Christian, when someone tries to pull this same stunt on you by saying "You can’t possibly be right, because all of these other people are saying so-and-so," please remember that it does not matter what I say, or what you say, but only what the Holy Scriptures say. They are our final authority when it comes to Christian doctrine. Again, here are a few verses to confirm this point:

"GOD IS NOT A MAN, THAT HE SHOULD LIE; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"


"Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, MY COUNSEL SHALL STAND, AND I WILL DO ALL MY PLEASURE:"


"I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for THOU HAST MAGNIFIED THY WORD ABOVE ALL THY NAME."


". . . FOR EVER, O LORD, THY WORD IS SETTLED IN HEAVEN . . . Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word . . . Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever."


"I know that, whatsoever God doeth, IT SHALL BE FOR EVER: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past."


"God forbid: yea, LET GOD BE TRUE, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged."


"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"


"In hope of eternal life, which God, THAT CANNOT LIE, promised before the world began;"


"We have also A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts . . . For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."


Thus, if as a wise Christian you have already conducted your due diligence by carefully examining the Scriptures, and if after doing so you have arrived at a certain conclusion, and you're fully persuaded that it is true, sound and Biblically correct, then strive to be humble about it, but do NOT allow anyone to knock you from your perch, regardless of the silly tactics they may try to use against you. As the Apostle Paul admonished his readers in the fourteenth chapter of his Epistle to the Romans:

"One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind."


As some of my longtime readers will know, I embrace certain views -- particularly regarding the interpretation of Bible prophecy -- which some Christians have a hard time accepting. In fact, they don't accept them at all, because they've been deceived by the doctrine known as Futurism, as I more amply explain in other articles, such as "Fight Against Futurism". Now, if I wanted to make friends and be politically correct, I could very easily soften my tone. However, I won't do that for the sake of being popular or well-accepted by my peers. That is just not me. I am more interested in the Scriptural truth than in bowing to peer pressure.

What about you, my friend? Are you likewise willing to stand your ground come hell or high water? Do you have conviction regarding what you believe? Do you stand fast in the faith? Are you able to resist the taunts and false accusations made by those who claim to be your brethren in the Lord, or will you buckle under pressure? Following are some Bible verses for your inspiration and encouragement:

"Therefore, brethren, STAND FAST, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle."


"Watch ye, STAND FAST in the faith, quit you like men, be strong."


"STAND FAST therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage [meaning Jewish legalism]."


"Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye STAND FAST in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;"


"Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so STAND FAST in the Lord, my dearly beloved."


"For now we live, if ye STAND FAST in the Lord."


You know, the thing about standing fast is that in order to even do that, you need to make sure that you are standing on solid ground to begin with. In other words, you need to make certain that you are firmly anchored in God's Word, and NOT in the false, popular doctrines of men. Your house of beliefs must be built upon the rock of the Scriptures, and NOT on the sand of the ever-changing doctrines of men. The Lord himself warned in the Gospels of what would happen to those who build on the wrong foundation. That house would be swept away by the rising water. In this case, the flood can symbolize all of the opinions of the people who oppose you, and the winds of false doctrines which buffet you. The Apostles Peter and Paul knew of such things. Thus, they wrote accordingly:

"That we henceforth be no more children, TOSSED TO AND FRO, AND CARRIED ABOUT WITH EVERY WIND OF DOCTRINE, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:"


"BE NOT CARRIED ABOUT WITH DIVERS AND STRANGE DOCTRINES. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein."


"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to SEDUCING SPIRITS, AND DOCTRINES OF DEVILS;"


So as I just explained to you, in order for us to effectively stand strong against the winds of adversity and the misguided opinions of those people who resist you -- sometimes including even our very own Christian brethren -- we need to be firmly anchored in, and stand upon, the solid truth of God's Word. If we fail to do this, we may be swept away. Furthermore, we know that Jesus is the Rock and the Living Word of God, as we see by the following group of Bible verses:

"And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and THAT ROCK WAS CHRIST."


"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."


"The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes."


"Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"


"And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"


"This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner."


"To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed [that is disapproved, rejected, repudiated] indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed."


As I have mentioned on previous occasions, upon examining the Bible, we discover that many of the Lord's servants had no choice but to stand alone in the face of adversity. Sadly, in many instances, the resistance came from the very people they were trying to save. Just look at the stubborn and rebellious people that Moses had to lead who were constantly whining and complaining, until that older generation died in the desert. In fact, the day eventually arrived when Moses was so sick of their constant rebellion that he complained before the Lord. Consider the following group of Bible verses:

"Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD. Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you . . . Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you."


"Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?"


"And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?"


This very same stubborn and rebellious attitude likewise had to be confronted and dealt with by many of God's servants in the future who prophesied of coming chastisement and terrible destruction, unless the people chose to repent. Whether we are talking about Isaiah, Jeremiah, Elijah, John the Baptist, the Apostle Peter or Jesus, to name a few, in the end, they were all forced to stand alone against the sinful majority, as God's lone voice of truth to the backslidden people of Israel.

Thus, tragically, many centuries after the time of Moses, the Israelites STILL continued in their rebellion against God. As I amply explain in a number of other BBB articles, their apostasy grew so great that they even worshipped the false gods of the pagan nations that surrounded them, and sacrificed their very own children to them. Thus, as I fully explain in the series "The Fruits of Disobedience", time and time again, God used those very foreign nations and their armies as His tools of punishment against the Israelites.

Well, as you may know, the threat of war between the Syrians and the Israelites was on the horizon once again. In fact, cross-border skirmishes had been the case since the days of King David and his son, Solomon. However, the coming war was going to be a major invasion by Assyria. Thus, just as they would again try to do some one hundred and fifty years later during the time of Prophet Jeremiah, some of those rebellious Israelites thought that they could escape the Lord's judgment against them by seeking refuge down in Egypt. Of course, the Lord was privy to their evil intentions, and He called out their rebellion through the Prophet Isaiah, as we see here:

"Woe to the REBELLIOUS CHILDREN, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion . . . Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: That THIS IS A REBELLIOUS PEOPLE, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, PROPHESY NOT UNTO US RIGHT THINGS, SPEAK UNTO US SMOOTH THINGS, PROPHESY DECEITS:"


"I have spread out my hands all the day unto A REBELLIOUS PEOPLE, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;"


Do you see that? They were so deceived, and so rebellious, that they basically told the Prophets to keep quiet, and to not even prophesy to them, if all they were going to do was to speak gloom and doom and coming judgement against them. In their foolish deception, they only wanted to hear nice, kind, smooth things. They wanted to be deceived. Wow! Does that sound familiar? Does it kind of sound like the modern false prosperity preachers who promise abundance, wealth and the blessings of God on America?

Sadly, despite that Syrian invasion which resulted in many thousands of Israelites being deported to other provinces of the Assyrian Empire -- and the Israelite bloodline also being polluted with foreign blood in northern Israel -- as I mentioned a moment ago, over a century later, those Jews were STILL in rebellion against the Lord. Thus, God raised up a young Prophet by the name of Jeremiah, who prophesied and warned them for about forty years, until the Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem three times. It was during the final siege that Jerusalem and the temple met their destruction in about 587 BC.

But aside from their outright rebellion and apostasy -- which Jeremiah duly pointed out to them -- what really amazes me is the fact that just as their brethren had done over a century earlier, those people wanted to be deceived. They already knew that their prophets were prophesying falsely to them when they spoke of peace. They already knew that the Babylonians would eventually launch an assault against Israel and Jerusalem, but they simply did NOT want to hear that. They wanted to hear all the lies from their false prophets. They wanted to hear those very same, smooth, lying words. As the verses below state, "My people love to have it so." Wow!:

"But this people hath A REVOLTING AND A REBELLIOUS HEART; they are revolted and gone . . . The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and MY PEOPLE LOVE TO HAVE IT SO: and what will ye do in the end thereof?"


"For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry . . . "


Considering the stiff warning message that Jeremiah preached, it is no wonder that he was hated by the people, or that all of the false prophets ganged up against him and accused him of being both a false prophet, and a traitor to his very own nation. As I explain in other BBB articles, and likewise in my poem below, eventually, dear Jeremiah was cast into prison and even thrown into a mud pit after that. Thankfully, he was eventually rescued by the Ethiopian slave named Ebedmelech:

PROPHET JEREMIAH

by Bill Kochman

01-09-2017

Once there was a Prophet named Jeremiah,
That boy loved his people so very deep,
But when that young lad began to prophesy,
They told him "Don't you dare make a peep!"

You see, Jeremiah was the Lord's true seer,
Not like false prophets politicians love,
So once that poor boy gave the Lord's Word,
The people's push soon turned into shove.

Those fools accused him of being a traitor,
"How unpatriotic!" they all cried out loud,
From there the situation only grew worse,
As angry murmurs spread throughout the crowd.

They were so happy with their false priests,
Thus they claimed Jer's words were not true,
Next, they shoved God's Prophet into prison,
Now what was dear Jeremiah supposed to do?

But the ire of nonbelievers was yet kindled,
The prison court simply would not suffice,
So full of rage they threw him in a mud pit,
By now poor Jeremiah wasn't feeling too nice.

But one eunuch believed in God's true Prophet,
Ebedmelech the Ethiopian was that man's name,
He approached the king and pleaded for mercy,
And thus thirty helpful men to Jeremiah came.

You may already know the end of this story,
Prophet Jeremiah was vindicated by the Lord,
About forty years after he began prophesying,
Nebuchadnezzar arrived with a terrible sword.

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So as you can see, similar to all of the other Prophets who came before him -- and who would come after him -- which the Lord sent to Israel over literally centuries to warn them to repent of their rebellion -- Jeremiah stood alone. He was one righteous man, one lonely voice against the much greater sinful majority. And yet, just like the other Prophets, he stood his ground, even when it brought him nothing but a lot of hatred, persecution and personal inconvenience.

Please go to part two for the continuation of this series.

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