May 12, 2025

Episode 235: Today’s Pharisees: From Cain to the Beast—A Lineage of Deception

59 minutes

In this episode, Scott and John explore the enduring influence of the Pharisees—religious leaders Jesus openly condemned for their hypocrisy. But the spirit behind their actions didn’t die in the first century. It’s alive today, operating through modern religious systems rooted in man-made tradition, spiritual blindness, and rebellion against God’s truth.

Tracing the lineage of deception from Cain to the Pharisees and forward to today’s untoward generation, the hosts reveal how false religion continues to shape doctrine, confuse believers, and prepare the world for even greater apostasy.Key Topics Covered

The legacy of Cain and the origins of false worship

Pharisees as religious deceivers and blind guides

What Scripture calls an “untoward generation” (Acts 2:40)

Dispensational distinctions: Peter’s message vs. Paul’s gospel

How modern churches reflect ancient Babylonian systems

The danger of religious systems that lack spiritual fruit

What true worship and obedience look like in this age of grace

Scripture References (KJV)

Genesis 4:1–8 – Cain’s offering and rebellion

Jude 1:10–11 – The way of Cain

Matthew 3:7–12 – John the Baptist rebukes the Pharisees

Matthew 5:20 – Righteousness exceeding that of the Pharisees

Matthew 7:15–23 – False prophets in sheep’s clothing

Matthew 12:22–37 – Jesus confronts their blasphemy

Matthew 23:13–15, 27–33 – Woes pronounced on the Pharisees

Acts 2:38–40 – The “untoward generation”

Genesis 6:9; 7:1 – Righteousness in Noah’s generation

Deuteronomy 1:34–37 – Unbelief in the wilderness

Hebrews 3:7–11 – Hardened hearts of a rebellious generation

Ezekiel 31:3–18 – Assyrian pride and its fall

Ezekiel 34:12 – God seeks His scattered sheep

Proverbs 23:31–32 – The cup that bites like a serpent

Acts 4:12 – The only name by which we must be saved

Full Blog Post

Read the full blog for deeper study and reflection:

👉 Today's Pharisees – Bible Mysteries Blog https://www.biblemysteriespodcast.com/post/today-s-pharisees-unmasking-religious-hypocrisy-in-the-last-days-by-scott-mitchell

Takeaway

Religious tradition alone will not save you. The way of Cain—rooted in pride, self-righteousness, and man-made worship—lives on through religious systems that reject God’s truth in favor of appearance and control. The Pharisees were called vipers and children of the devil for a reason: they promoted religion over righteousness.

Now more than ever, we must be discerning. True faith is evidenced by the fruit of the Spirit—justice, mercy, love—not religious performance. Stay rooted in the gospel of grace and the rightly divided Word of God.

“He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” – Matthew 11:15

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