God Still Holds the Eating of Unclean Flesh as an Abomination!

God's law is applicable to all of mankind not just particularly a group or sect or particular religion. Pig belong to the forbidden animals, and not allowed to be eaten by the believers because Pig eats almost anything dirty and these creatures are scavengers and feed on the waste and filth of the earth, whether in the waters or on the land. Pigs are high in fat, cholesterol, deadly diseases, and trichina worms. God created them for the purpose of disposing of the earth's garbage.

1. Clean and unclean animals are listed in Lev. 11 and Deut. 14:

a)Unclean Land animals : Swine, Coyote, Dog, Fox, Hyena, Jackal, Wolf, Cat, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Panther, Tiger, Donkey, Horse, Mule, Onager, Quagga, Zebra, Badger, Coney, Hare, Monkey, Opossum, Porcupine, Raccoon, Skunk, Squirrel, Bear, Camel, Elephant, Gorilla, Hippo, Kangaroo, Lama, Rhino, Wallaby etc.

b)Unclean water animals lacking fins and scales: Catfish, Eel, Marlin, Shark, Sturgeon, Abalone, Clam, Crab, Crayfish, Lobster, Mussel, Prawn, Oyster, Scallop, Shrimp, Cuttlefish, Jellyfish, Limpet, Octopus, Squid, Dolphin, Otter, Seal, Walrus, Whale, Crocodile, Turtle, Frog, Newt, Salamander, Toad, Lizard

c)Unclean birds: Albatross, Bat, Bittern, Condor, Cormorant, Crane, Crow, Cuckoo, Eagle, Flamingo, Grosbeak, Gull, Hawk, Heron, Kite, Lapwing, Loon, Osprey, Ostrich, Owl, Pelican, Penguin, Plover, Raven, Stork, Swallow, Swan, Swift, Vulture, Water Hen, Woodpecker

2. Scriptures Forbid Pork/unclean meat:
Deuteronomy 14:7-8: However, of those that chew the cud or that have a split hoof completely divided you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the Coney. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a split hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you. The pig is also unclean; although it has a split hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

Isaiah 65:4: Who sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil; who eat the flesh of pigs, and whose pots hold broth of unclean meat.

Leviticus 11:7: And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

Isaiah 66:17: Those who eat the flesh of pigs and rats and other abominable things--they will meet their end together," declares the LORD.

Matthew 8:31: The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs

Deut 14:3 "You shall not eat any detestable thing.

Deut 12:23: Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life; you may not eat the life with the meat.

2 Peter 2:22 A dog returns to its vomit." And another says, "A washed pig returns to the mud."

Acts 10:28, "And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean."

3. Jesus Christ did not make unclean meat as clean: Satan is the author of confusion. Satan confuses many people with endless doubts and blatant errors continuously .

Satan leads others to give their own opinions and ideas. God wants us to be healthy and he has given instructions on everything but we always try to be disobedient to Gods word and his laws bring sickness on ourselves and expect God to heal us for the damage that we caused ourselves. Matthew 13:15 says "For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

Jesus did not abolish the law concerning clean and unclean meats, but He fulfilled it by setting an example of abiding by that law. As Isaiah 66:3 says "they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. Jesus and his disciples did not eat unclean meat since they follow the Law of Moses.

Matthew 5:17-19: Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be least in the Kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the Kingdom of heaven."

Since Hebrews 13:8 tells us that Jesus Christ is: the same yesterday, today and forever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines."

God's people must be holy just as God is holy. One of the identifying signs of being called and set apart from other peoples by God is to avoid eating unclean flesh.

Lev 20:23-26 says 'And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and therefore I abhor them. 'But I have said to you, "You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey." I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. 'You shall therefore distinguish between clean animals and unclean, between unclean birds and clean, and you shall not make yourselves abominable by beast or by bird, or by any kind of living thing that creeps on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. 'And you shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.

Jesus did command the unclean spirits to enter a herd of swine in (Mark 5:13). So how can people say that one can eat pork after Christ's death. Ezekiel criticized the priests for their failure to teach the people the difference between the clean and the unclean.

Ezekiel 22:26:Her priest have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and the profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean and have hid their eyes form my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

God gave these unclean meats instructions in the Old Testament for our instruction now today to follow and ever to follow.

4. Misinterpreted scriptures to justify eating of unclean meats.: Word of God has been Perverted by many preachers and pastors who have misinterpreted scriptures by not rightly dividing the Gods word have led many into sickness and disease just like the scriptures said would happen to all of His people who are disobedient unto Him. Jude 1:3-4 warns us about the spiritual perverts who pervert Gods message and teaching. Once we know the truth of Gods word, the truth will set us free and God requires His people to abstain from swine's flesh, He will convict them on the matter. There are a lot of people out there with "itching ears"; and a lot of people who are "ever learning but never able to come to an understanding of the truth" (2 Timothy 4:3). In Luke 16:8 scripture reminds us that Worldly people are cleverer than spiritually-minded people when it comes to dealing with others. Only clean animals were sacrificed on any altar during Noah's (Gen 8:20, Gen 9:3) Abraham (Gen 26:5 ), Moses, and Daniel (Dan 1:8-Dan 1:20, Exo 15:26) time.

God said something was unclean once, how dare mere man try and make God out of a lie and said he has changed it and made it clean. Does being a Christian make unclean

meat any less "unclean" in God's eyes? God does not change. I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. Malachi 3:6.. God accused His people of destroying themselves for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6), and promised freedom from disease if they followed His laws (Exodus 15:26). In Leviticus 11:44 god says: For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. In Matthew 5:16-19 and Luke 16:17 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

a) Acts 10:9-16: Peter's conclusion is shown in verse 28. Notice that he did not interpret it as meaning he could begin eating unclean meats.

Acts 10:28: Then he said to them, "You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

What did God show Peter? Peter said God hath showed me that I should not call any MAN common or unclean. God created ONLY clean meats to be received, not unclean meats.

In the vision, Peter refuses by saying "I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean." why did he strongly refuse to eat the unclean things that he saw in the vision? Paul did not eat unclean meat or he would not have been able to say "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all" (Acts 25:8; Acts 21:24). Only clean meats are food to Paul who was also a Jew.

God was showing Peter that Christians were no longer separate from gentiles. Because in those days the gentiles were considered as unclean and the Israelites were considered as clean to God. Many have grossly misinterpreted, misapplied scriptural interpretation and said the unclean animal was clean. Paul also says that for you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps (1 Peter 2:21). Peter then concludes with a look at Jesus as our Chief Shepherd. "For ye were as sheep going astray, but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls" (1 Peter 2:25). Thus we may follow, obey, and conform to the life of Jesus (Heb. 12:1,2). Let us therefore be followers of Christ. To violate the commands of God is sin which says in 1 John 3:4.

"Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?" 1 Cor. 1:10-13.

Notice how God is revealing things. Peter Never came to a conclusion that it was now okay to eat unclean animals. And as Peter doubted what his vision meant, the three men that Cornelius sent arrived - and the Spirit told him to arise and meet them, doubting nothing. So Peter did as the Spirit told him and the men of Cornelius explained the purpose of their visit. So the next day Peter went with them and met Cornelius.

By further reading of Acts 10 one will not be able to find Peter coming to conclusion that it was okay to eat unclean animals. Instead Peter realized that God was revealing to him that he should not call Gentiles or any man "common or unclean".

Peters Vision clearly states that God had opened salvation to the Gentiles and therefore the Gentiles should no longer be regarded as "common" or unclean. Again, this passage has nothing to do with clean and unclean animals.

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Note: I myself I have eaten unclean meats out of ignorance. I have truly repented and have forsaken completely.

Also visit the website to read more about Dangers of pork "http://www.giveshare.org/Health/porkeatdanger.html"

Blessings to all of you in Jesus Christ our Lord!

Further read my article" Old Testament is just as inspired as New Testament. But still why many will ignore OT?"

http://christian-topics.info/Article/Old-Testament-is-just-as-inspired-as-New-Testament--But-still-why-many-will-ignore-OT-/6398