In The Garden To, Love, Honor & Cherish Part 1 Marriage & Relationships. Ephesians 5:25-5:25 To, Love, Honor & Cherish Part 1. Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; How many remember their wedding vows? Remember the preacher saying to each; To, Love, Honor & Cherish? I would like to examine this phrase and compare marriage between man and woman and the marriage of Christ to the Church. In Eph 5:25 we see that Jesus loved His bride so much, he gave His life for Her (speaking of the body of the Church) What is Love? The two Greek words for "love" are distinct: phileo, the love of impulse, ardent affection and feeling; agapao, the love of esteem, regard. 1. An affection of the mind excited by beauty and worth of any kind, or by the qualities of an object, which communicate pleasure, sensual or intellectual. It is opposed to hatred. Love between the sexes, is a compound affection, consisting of esteem, benevolence, and animal desire. Pleasing qualities of any kind excites love, as by kindness, benevolence, charity, and by the qualities which render social intercourse agreeable. In the latter case, love is ardent friendship, or a strong attachment springing from good will and esteem, and the pleasure derived from the company, civilities and kindness of others. The love of God is the first duty of man, and this springs from just views of his attributes or Excellencies of character, which afford the highest delight to the sanctified heart. Esteem and reverence constitute ingredients in this affection, and a fear of offending him is its inseparable effect. A strong attachment springing from good will and esteem, this is the Love that God has for His Church. We must understand that the church is the central point of Gods focus. She must be cleaned, dressed and prepared for an eternal relationship with Him. Nothing else will do. The Bride of Christ must be the best of all things, and as we come closer to the wedding day or union of Christ and the Church, the preparations become more precise. Gentlemen, if your bride to be, showed up at the wedding dressed in a housecoat, curlers in her hair and cold cream all over her face, you would think twice about the union, wouldn’t you? You expect the best she has, and since she will represent your name, purity is expected. So if we as men expect this of our bride, then Christ has the right to expect the same. Jesus loves His bride but impurities will and must be eliminated. In Jewish law a woman about to be married, is given a makeup kit bought by the bridegroom and is given 1 year to learn how to use it. God has given us over 2,000 years to learn. Lets take a look at some expectations of bridegroom to bride. 1Titus 2:9-10 in like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment; [The meek shall inherit the Earth] but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works. [God expects good works from His Church] 1Titus 3:11 women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. [Come out from among the world and be ye a separated people] 1Peter 3:5 For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: This last phrase is very interesting, {being in subjection to their own husbands:} If you’ve ever heard these verses preached on before, most ministers use them to explain the roll of the woman in marriage. But here we see something different. Whose bride are we? Who do we answer to? Who will make our decisions for us as far as dress, communication and appearance? The Bridegroom, Jesus. Satan has, a throne, a kingdom, a church and a bride also. But the difference is extreme and is full of apostasy, greed, hatred, variance, ugliness and despair, the exact opposite of the Bride Of Christ. Revelations 2:9 I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they art not, but are a synagogue of Satan. John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof. Changing life styles is not enough for the Bride of Christ but a change of Heart is essential for a lasting relationship. John 8:38 I speak the things, which I have seen with my Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father. [Satan] Satan’s bride is, vulgar, unrulely, digenerate, dressed as a harlot and has no love for mankind. Remember what Love is in a union of husband and wife? “Pleasing qualities of any kind excites love, as by kindness, benevolence, charity, and by the qualities which render social intercourse agreeable. In the latter case, love is ardent friendship, or a strong attachment springing from good will and esteem, and the pleasure derived from the company, civilities and kindness of others.” These words have nothing to do with satins church [synagogue]. Satan is come to, kill, steel and destroy, all things that are good, righteous, worthy of acceptance from God, to make a mockery of Love. Satan will be and is married to a harlot that hates him as much as he hates her. We as the Bride of Christ are under subjection to Him and no other. Many people today have trouble in their marriages because of outside influences or should I say outside interferences. Not so with the Bride of Christ. There will be no outside interferences with her, but within there may be and is a division that must be handled and addressed before Christ will accept her to wed. John 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. Rev 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared [adorned, made up, finished with all premarital preparations] as a bride adorned for her husband. Rev 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride [the Church], the Lamb’s wife. Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride [this is the Church] say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. For the love of the Bride for the Bridegroom is, to make all preparations of herself in beauty and purity. If we love Christ, we will make all preparations that are required of Him for that day when the union and the marriage supper shall take place. So then what is Love. To give of yourself freely to your intended, being able to put all that you have into the relationship and not only all that you have but of all that you are. End part 1. To, Love, Honor & Cherish Part 2 Marriage & Relationships. To, Love Honor & Cherish. Part 2. John 8:49-14:21 To, Love Honor & Cherish. Part 2 Honor The Bible speaks of honor, honoring, mother & father, family, & God. So then what is honor? Reverence; veneration; or any act by which reverence and submission are expressed, as worship paid to the Supreme Being. Reputation; good name; as, his honor is unsullied. “beauty,” “majesty,” “honor” (Psa_111:3, the Revised Version (British and American) “honor”); ’ādhar, “to make honorable,” “illustrious” (Isa_42:21, “magnify the law, and make it honorable,” the Revised Version margin “make the teaching great and glorious”); , yākòār, “precious” (Psa_45:9); To honor, as in, honor thy father & mother, is to make no action that would cause any defamation to the name of your parents. For Christians, toward God, it means the same. As with husband toward wife and wife toward husband, neither is to commit any act that would degrade the name of the other, but to uphold the sanctity of the union with a good report. To dishonor is, 1. To disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to stain the character of; to lessen reputation. John 8:49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honor my Father, and ye do dishonour me. John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. : The Church is the Bride of Christ and there by must not commit any act that would bring shame upon the name of Christ. 2Co 6:3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed , No offence, doing nothing that would defame the name of the bridegroom. Here we talk about the bride not committing offences only, for we know that Jesus is perfect after the likeness of the Father so any offences would only come from the bride. Gal 1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. Here we speak of false doctrine, preachers, teachers, prophets and ministers that were never called by God to minister. Not everyone that says that they are a minister of the Gospel is. Gal 1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. Man made doctrine, changing the commandments of Christ to fit their own desires, for power and prestige. After mounts of planning for a wedding, why would a couple all of a sudden change all the rules and plans? Gal 2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? Why would any minister, want to change the wedding plans to fit the world, allowing guest in that Christ strictly forbids. Making unrighteousness welcome into the House of God. Don’t misunderstand, church is where we want those who are lost to be, but to allow unrighteousness to become part of the church, to hold office and place and preach and teach still under Satan and sin is corrupt. Now when these things are allowed to be, then the orator of these actions dishonors Christ and the Church. There are many today that dishonor God, Christ and The Holy Spirit of God. They have been and are corrupting the gospel and the church. These people are like unto a guest at a wedding supper that comes in and disrupts the supper by using vulgar language, dressing inappropriately and showing total lack of respect to the Bridegroom. Honor is more than just a word; it’s a state of mind, body and spirit. Many haven’t gotten the idea yet that the marriage or union of two is a solemn occasion and must be addressed as such. This is not a game that we are playing; it’s not a fantasy, its reality. Many whom say Lord, Lord, shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, because of disobedience and sin, a total lack of respect and belief in the Truth of the Gospel. Remember what Jesus said, “I have not a devil; but I honor my Father, and ye do dishonour me.” Many today dishonor ministers by trying to change them, by trying to get their interpretation to be the only one there is. By not believing the word that is preached and trying to bring in division and strife within the Church. Their pastor wasn’t voted in so, “I’m going to make it as hard as I can for this man.” I’ve seen it; it is going on in the body of Christ today. Christ said that He loved us first and that He has chosen us, He is in control, He has chosen His bride. Phi 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ [the Bride 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; [in preparation for the wedding] So then, what is to Honor? Reverence; veneration; or any act by which reverence and submission are expressed, as worship paid to the Supreme Being. Reputation; good name; as, his honor is unsullied. “Beauty,” “majesty,” “honor” “to make honorable,” Honor is understanding that the feelings of someone else and their name is more important than any thing else, as to the Honor and Majesty of God, which we must as Christians uphold. ars Justified, Qualified, Glorified. Marriage & Relationships. Leviticus 20:12-20:13 Justified, Qualified, Glorified. This sermon is considering these three words in marriage. The scripture is perfectly clear on marriage, between a man and a woman. All else is sin and an abomination in the sight of God. First lets look at the Biblical meaning of each word. Justified, (E.B.D.) As regards its nature, it is the judicial act of God, by which he pardons all the sins of those who believe in Christ, and accounts, accepts, and treats them as righteous in the eye of the law, i.e., as conformed to all its demands. In addition to the pardon (q.v.) of sin, justification declares that all the claims of the law are satisfied in respect of the justified. Qualified, (Webster) One who, by his services or actions, will or may justly obtain preferment or reward, or whose conduct tends to secure it; as a candidate for praise. A man who is qualified according to the rules of the church, to preach the gospel, and take the charge of a parish or religious society, and proposes to settle in the ministry. One who is in a state of trial or probation for a reward, in another life; as a candidate for heaven or for eternity. Glorified (Webster) this word has been used in an ill sense, but seems now correctly restricted to the sense here given, and implying something great, rare or excellent, in the object admired. To regard with affection; a familiar term for to love greatly. ADMI’RE, v.i. To wonder; to be affected with slight surprise; sometimes with at; as, to admire at his own contrivance. To admire at sometimes implies disapprobation. Gal 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Rom 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Lets take this one word at a time, first, Qualified. To be qualified in Gods Word for marriage, there must be an acceptance of the Law of Moses & The New Testament Law of Grace. Now I know that there may be some here that say that, “Jesus did away with the Law.” Actually you would be wrong. He fulfilled it. Marriage in the Old Testament Law did not change when Jesus Fulfilled the Law. It was brought forward. The Bible states, that, God changes not. So if we believe Gods word, then, Sin in the beginning is still sin today, an abomination to God in the Old Testament is an abomination in the New. Sin hasn’t changed, mankind changed. These are just a few passages to show what we mean. Lev 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Lev 20:12-13 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Exo 22:19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. To be qualified for marriage, there must be one male and one female, any combination otherwise is an abomination and sinful. We as Christians cannot accept anything lest that the Word of God and His Laws. Its not bigotry or raciest, its following what is right and acceptable to God. We cannot condone any marriage or union of any personages, other that what God will qualify. Now there are some that will argue that civil unions are all right to accept for the Homosexual community, but these people are wrong. If we accept anything other than the Word of God and bless these unions of Homosexuals, then we become partaker of their sin and will be judged accordingly. I can tell that you need proof, Lets read 2Jo 1:10-11 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. Homosexuality is, as the world sees it, a doctrine of Ideas that will be until the coming of Christ at Armageddon. I want to repeat that again, “Homosexuality is A Doctrine, made by man, under the influence of Satan.” Remember that. This doctrine of Homosexuality, being qualified, justified and ordained by God or scripture is False doctrine, that will lead the person committing these acts to be condemned to the Lake of Fire and those who condone such acts will also find their place there. God does not justify, Homosexual, Ministers, Teachers or Christians. He does not and will never Justify a marrage of any parties except man and woman. End Part 1. Justified, Qualified, Glorified part 2 Marriage & Relationships. Justified, Qualified, Glorified part 2 Galatians 2:17-2:17 Justified, Qualified, Glorified part 2 Justified, Qualified, Glorified. This sermon is considering these three words in marriage. The scripture is perfectly clear on marriage, between a man and a woman. All else is sin and an abomination in the sight of God. Part 2 deals with the justification of marriage. Justified, (WBD) In theology, remission of sin and absolution from guilt and punishment; or an act of free grace by which God pardons the sinner and accepts him as righteous, on account of the atonement of Christ. The act of justifying; a showing to be just or conformable to law, rectitude or propriety; vindication; defense. The court listened to the evidence and arguments in justification of the prisoner’s conduct. Our disobedience to God’s commands admits no justification. (ISBE)Forgiveness of Sins, Declaring or Approving as Righteous Mat 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Rom 2:13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. Gal 2:17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. Gal 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. Rom 10:16-17 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. How can the Law of man justify a marriage? Is there something in scripture that states that we are to sin because of man made laws? Or is there something in scripture that states that the Ministers of the word of God, can change the basses of marriage because he doesn’t believe Gods Idea of marriage? The Bible States that we are not justified by works alone but by faith & works. The working of man will not be just in the site of God. For man made laws that contradict Gods Word are evil. (WBD)Our disobedience to God’s commands admits no justification. Now justification in marriage means obedience to the word of God, Homosexual marriage or civil unions between same sex partners is sin. (USA TODAY)The report reflects "patronizing" efforts by North American churches to "subvert the Christian faith," "hell-bent on destroying the fabric of our common life." he "genuinely and deeply regrets" the pain this caused some believers, but he sees no need to repent because "the Holy Spirit led us."Branded the American actions as a "satanic attack" on the faith. Trying to justify marriage many get themselves entrapped by their own words. Yes, The institution of marriage is under attack. But look at the scripture and see if there are any verses that justify a Homosexual marriage, you wont find any. Remember now, we as Christians are not going to stop homosexuality or homosexual acts. Gen 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us that we may know {in scripture, to have sexual commerce with Gen 4.} them. Gen 19:9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. Now we all know that if God will not justify homosexuality, such as in Genesis, where he completely destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, then how can ministers or same sex couples try to justify same sex marriage. Lets look at Gal 5:4, If you have a pen, right this down and underline it. Not being justified by the Law, Law of Man & The Law of Moses. Remember that being justified is to be in conformance to Gods Word and His statutes. His ordained concept of marriage. Gal 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. Now what does the last part of this verse state? [ye are fallen from grace]. Now this brings back to my remembrance a discussion that I’ve had with others for many years, Christians must endure to the end. There are many who try to ignore the word “endure” in scripture, because it gives them a reason to try to change the lifestyle that God ordained man & woman to live by. Endurance with our faith in Gods word until the end of our personal lives is paramount to our justification, not only in our marriages but also in our life with Christ. Mat 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Mar 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; For a marriage to be justified, it must conform to the Laws of God & Christ, the Holy Spirit will never contradict Gods word, nor will He ever justify a marriage between same sex partners. Any minister that will marry a same sex union is just as guilty of the abomination as the people being married. Harsh words but words that are necessary to try to conform the unlearned to the justification that in in Christ concerning marriage. We cannot hate any one weather they are straight or gay, but we must tell them the truth so that they have the opportunity to repent and be saved. In part 1 we learned about the qualifications of a marriage and in part 2 we found how a marriage is justified in part 3 and the conclusion of this series we will learn how a marriage is Glorified by God and His Laws. I hope this series is helpful, in making the right choices. Ars. Justified, Qualified & Glorified,Conclusion. Marriage & Relationships. Leviticus 18:4-18:30 Justified, Qualified & Glorified The scripture is perfectly clear on marriage, between a man and a woman. All else is sin and an abomination in the sight of God. Part 3 deals with the Glorification of marriage. I thought about the last part of this sermon for a while and it came to me that the glorification of marriage comes thru the obedience to the word & will of God also. Lets look at the meaning first. There are a few words that we are going to touch on. GLO’RIFY, v.t. [L. gloria and facio, to make.] Honored; dignified; exalted to glory. To praise; to magnify and honor in worship; to ascribe honor to, in thought or words. Psa 86:92. To make glorious; to exalt to glory, or to celestial happiness. 3. To praise; to honor; to extol. To procure honor or praise to. The Best example I can give is with King David, starting at 2Sa 11:2 thru 2Sa 11:27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. The displeasure of God in this instance did lead to the corruption of David’s Household. This marriage was not ordained or Glorified by God because of adultery and lust. 2Sa 12:-14 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. Now Solomon was the saving grace from this marriage, but the pain, turmoil and suffering that Davids house went thru was almost unbearable. Lets go back for a moment and look at a few words from GLO’RIFY, honor {Reputation; good name; as, his honor is unsullied. True nobleness of mind; magnanimity; dignified respect for character, springing from probity, principle or moral rectitude; a distinguishing trait in the character of good men.} Dignified {Exalted; honored; invested with dignity; as the dignified clergy. Marked with dignity; noble; as dignified conduct, or manner.} Is your marriage filled with these few words, RESPECTIABLE, NOBLE, HONORED, DIGNIFIED, MORAL and EXAULTED to GLORY? These words are part of a God, Glorified Marriage. Heb 13:4 Marriages are honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. As this world turns away from the truth in scripture and turns to the lust of the flesh many are involved in animal practices, animal husbandry, homosexuality, prostitution and cults. There is no honor in these types of life styles. An Honorable marriage consists of two individual, consenting adults that are a male and a female. Even the animals understand that to propagate the species there must be two, different sexes. Even in the sight of man an honorable marriage is based on dual sex. We have found out that God has and will destroy any union that is not a glorified union. These consists of, 1. Man with Man 2. Woman with Woman & 3. Human with Animal. Lev 18:23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. These next verses are extremely important in the discussion of a Glorified marriage. Many want to ignore these verses and never revel that they even exist. Lets read: Lev 18:4-30 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness. The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness. Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her. And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God. Many in this world have and will throw away a glorified marriage due to animal lust and filth. Pleasing the flesh and not the spirit. Gods’ mandates for a glorified marriage are clear and might I say, to the point. Sin is sin, no matter what you wish to call it. Adultery is rampant in today’s society not only in the flesh but also in the spirit. Man will not always concede to the wantonness of the flesh but when he does, corruption and abominations always result. Justified, Qualified & Glorified, three words will have a monumental impact toward the soul of man and the institution of marriage. Sexual sins have been and will be the downfall of many. The world looks for freedom of religion and freedom to be happy but what about there eternal soul, what about the judgment what about the future generations, if Christ delays his coming for another 100 years or so, what will happen to families as a spiritual unit, Justified, Qualified and Glorified by God? The Three Cs in Marrage,Part one. Marriage & Relationships. Ephesians 5:20-5:33 The Three Cs of Marriage The three Cs that aid in a successful Marriage Ephesians 5:20-33 There are many different ways according to the scripture to have a successful marriage, here are the Cs in Marriage 1.Commitment, to give, to care for, to entrust, trust,etc. 2.Conversation, to speek to another, to communicate,talk. 3. Christ, The Anointed, The Anointed One. Lets take commitment first, in Ephesians 5: 25, The Bible tells us that the Husbands must Love their wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself for it..., We all know the basics of a commitment to a wife, but did you know that there is no where in scripture that tells a wife to love their husbands? Well take the men first. A husband must CARE for his wife as Christ cared for the church, not only in the short term but in the long term as Christ instructed. When Jesus cared for the church ,He set a plan into existence that He knew, would last for eternity. He GAVE Himself for her so that she would live. He ENTRUSTED others to look out after Her as He did His Mother Mary at the Cross. And He put His TRUST in the Disciples to carry on the nurturing of the church to build Her up to maturity. A husband must be Committed to his wife with no longing for another, giving himself fully to her and trusting in her to support his efforts to provide a suitable living, not only for her but their children, which is good and acceptable to God. There was a humorous story, that I heard a Pastor tell a while back, about a husband and wife that were talking one day of how much one loved the other, after the wife finished her side the husband said, "Honey, I love you so much, I would die for you." and the wife look at him with a serious look on her face and said, " John, Ive heard you say that for twenty years now, and you've never done it" It seems that women today have a different outlook on what a marriage is supposed to be. So it is often , good to look at what God says a marriage is supposed to be. If a man allows his wife to rule over the house, then they are dealing with witchcraft, and God will not be a part of that union. So men, we haft to be very careful to rule the house as God instructed, for the Scriptures say, if a man cannot rule his own house, then how can he rule the House of God ? Now remember a husband is not ruler or lord over the wife but she is subject unto him as Sara called Abraham Lord out of respect for him. We are not to enslave the wife or abuse her, for the scripture says that, there is no man that has hated his own flesh...., or would we harm our own flesh, and since husband and wife have become one body, we protect and nurture her as we would ourself. Ministers today and in the time of Paul, cared for their congregations as they would care for their own children, lovingly and with patience. If a man abuses his wife, he also condemns himself , being in transgression of Gods word. Now lets take the same word and delegate it ,to the women or wife. A little while ago, I said that a wife, in scripture, was not told to Love her husband. Ephesians 5:21 states to the wives, "Wives SUBMIT yourselves unto your own husbands , as unto the Lord. lets look at the word submit first, as the Hebrew and Greek translation states it, To surrender, to yield,to obey and to subordinate. As unlike the world, a Christian wife must be yielding and submissive unto her husband, and not as head of the house or him. This is as with the woman and God, having a humbleness and a Godly fear or we would call it a respectful attitude toward the stronger of the two. The Bible states that the wife is the weaker of the two, in strength and probably because of the transgression of Eve at the garden of will. Being an easier target for Satan and his deceptive powers. A wife must not only be a lover but also a friend to her husband. In my relationship to my wife ,we are best friends. Its good most times before marriage that a man and woman become friends first. Wives, TRUST in your husbands, knowing that as he has committed himself to you ,he has also committed himself to God to fulfill scripture in his relationship to you. Care for your husbands ,as one who cares for Christ in all things. GIVE yourself to your husbands, knowing that he is the one who has promised not only to you but to God himself, before wittinesses, to Love, Honor and Cherish you. So as you can see the "C" or commitment for the husband also applies equal for the wife. So wives, you must, Trust, Care and Give yourself to your OWN husband as God has instructed. If you look at that verse again, it tells a wife to submit to your OWN husband, stating that you are no longer under submission to anyone save him, whom you have married. End of Part 1   The Three Cs in Marriage,Part two. Marriage & Relationships. Ephesians 5:20-5:33 Ephesians 5:20-33 , Conversation. We found out in part 1, that there are three Cs in marriage. The first was commitment, now we will look at conversation. Many marriages fail due to the lack of conversation between the man and woman. A conversation is, to speek, communicate, to talk. Exchanging information in the form of our likes ,dislikes, emotions, feelings and thoughts. How much do you really know about each other? The Bible states that we should be slow to speek and quick to listen. The ability to listen to one another is vital to a healthy marriage. Not only between the husband and wife but also between the parents and children. Ive talked to a number of parents that say that their biggest problem is the way a spouse treats their children. We will cover children, in the last of the series. What a conversation is not, is, barking out orders like a drill Sargent, I talk and you listen. Wives ,have you ever heard this at home?,.. Your husband comes home from work and says, "Hi Honey, whats for dinner?" He sets down and eats and tells you its good, gets up from the table, grabs the paper and turns on the news, and for the next 4 hours nothing much is said because a great movie or ball game is on.? And husbands, how about you, have you ever come home and been told, "Hi dear, suppers on the stove." As she sits and talks to her sisters or mom on the phone, hour after hour? With just these two things, there starts a breakdown in communication between the two and the marriage suffers. Both parties have feelings and needs and wants, that must be expressed and without that expression a rift starts that may cause one or both parties to start to look at alternatives in being able to express themselves to someone else. Ive known people that sit and wait for the opportunity to step in on a marriage, that isn't quite going right, to be able to take advantage of a lonely woman or man. They tell them, " I know that they just don't understand you, sit down with me and tell me all about it." Do you know someone like this? Its the type of person that is willing to listen and console and take advantage. I heard a minister once tell a story of a husband and wife that were mad at each other and really didn't know why, so the wife wrote a note and placed it in a spot that she knew that her husband would see it. She hung it on the refrigerator, it read, "Bob. I hate you. Love Jill." We need to take time and just sit down and talk. Turning off the television, putting down the paper, hanging up the phone and sometimes, with children, hire a baby sitter and go out, away from the house ,just the two of you, maby you could even call it a date, and talk. Talk about each other, how you really feel, and I know you men, your macho and nothing bothers you, but thats what you've been taught all these years, let go and tell her everything, when Ive been hurt at work or passed over for a promotion or something was said that really bothered me, I told my wife and she understood and could relate to me and help me to deal with the situation from a different point of view. Women, I know that your just waiting for your husband to say lets talk to each other, it will be easier for you than for him ,so be patient. The Bible states, Be ye angry and sin not,. let not the sun go down on your wrath. Many preachers that Ive known have stated that it is a sin to be angry, and that is not true. Jesus was angry many times in scripture, the key is that he didn't sin. And so with us. We can be angry but we have to know the limit of it, knowing where to stop and being able and willing to say were sorry. Never, and I say again, Never, go to bed angry with each other, it will fester into a larger problem, and if Jesus would happen to come back at that time, you'd both be in trouble. Stop, talk and work it out. Thats why its so important to set up a dialog with each other day after day, take time to know each other and start trusting each other. That no matter what the problem is, the other will understand. And if nothing is wrong, still talk, it opens up an avenue of dependence, trust and respect for the marriage. Respect each other in your conversations, never put the other down for trying to express themselves. For its not the number of words that matter, but the quality of words that each of you use. Never talk down to you mate, never talk at your mate and never bring up each others past, some things are better off forgotten, but always talk to your mate. This is the second part of sermon ,on , marriage and a way to strengthen it. In part three we will discuss the last C in marriage, and that is Christ. We will also hit on the subject of children's place in the home. The Three Cs in Marriage,Part Three. Marriage & Relationships. Ephesians 5:20-5:33 This is the last part of a three part sermon on the way of a successful Marriage. But by all means not all. The scripture deals with marriage as Christ deals with the church. Many scriptures tell us how to have a good marriage and relationship with Christ and the Church. We've learned about, Commitment, Conversation and now we will learn about the last C. Christ, The Anointed or the Anointed One. Without Christ a marriage is only a have way union of a man and woman. Every person has or will have an opportunity to accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour. And in a marriage ,Jesus,guides both parties into a lasting relationship, built up on trust, understanding and love. As we've said before there are couples out there that are having trouble in marriage because of their children and I said that we would address this issue. The Bible states a law of God on the order of priority stated in this manner, 1.God, The Creator of all thing Visible and un-visible. 2. Jesus, or, The Christ, Son of God and Saviour 3. Man, The male of the species, or Human race. 4. Female, The mate of man and bearer of children.. Now as you've notice there is not listed any one else after the female. Children are not listed because they do not have a role in the decision making of the family according to scripture. God is the head of Jesus and Jesus is the head of man and man is the head of the woman. And thats Bible, you can alter it, rearrange it or change it. From the woman looking backwards this is how God wants us to be. We are all looking toward God the Father. Law, priority, sequence, line of authority. A woman once told me that, her children came before her husband, and that she didn't know why, but her and her husband were having trouble. Can you imagine why? This type of action , boarders on witchcraft. Now were not talking about the unbeliever here, were talking about the Christian family. For the Bible states, that, The carnal mind is not subject to the law of God and nether can be. For the carnal mind is at emenity with God. Most marriages fail because they break the commandments of God concerning Marriage and the order of responsibility from God to the female. Another rule set down by God is for the male, If a man does not take care of his own, especially those of his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel. Ive seen husbands, break this law, when they buy themselves things and allow their children and wife to be in want, doing without even the basics of life, food and clothing. Its a shame that a man will actually allow this to happen to people that he has promised to love ,honour and cherish. But it is happening, right now and probably in your own neighborhood. Christ is the leadership of the church, he is the one that causes it to grow, its not the pastor or the congregations but its Jesus. He said that he would add to the church daily. Our duty is to carry out his commandments as he has instructed. If we try to leave, God, Jesus, or the Holy Ghost out of the arrangements of our church or marriage it will fail. Now the word fail here doesn't mean in this life but in the next, the works that we do in our marriage or in our church will be for nothing. And the Bible goes on to say that if a man will stand up rightly before God, then God will save his entire household. So doesn't that tell you that the Husband has a lot to do with the salvation of his own family? Isn't there a promise and a condition there from God Himself? I strongly believe that there is a strong tie between the actions of the Husband and his families well being with God. Now does this mean that the family will not be saved if the husband dies lost?, No, it only means that the promise to the man is not valid unless he accepts the terms set down by God. Many councilors and ministers, don't teach these things, because aether they don't understand it or they are afraid of hurting someones feelings. A marriage based on Christ, is a marriage that will prosper, but there are the laws of terms and conditions set down in scripture. Look all the way back to Abraham and Sarah, God set down terms and conditions with them, all the promises of God in scripture are all based on this law. If you can find one in scripture that doesn't fit this law, let me know. Even John 3:16 is based on this law, that whomsoever shall believe on Him, this is the condition , and the terms of compliance, shall not perish. God wants you to do things His way and if you do, you are rewarded for obedience. This is a covenant partnership between God and the individual. The Same thing that Jesus wants the Husband and wife to have in their relationship. In closing, let Christ have a covenant relationship with you and you with your spouse. The terms and conditions of a successful marriage are based on scripture and are based on Christ and his love for the church. Take the words that He uses in describing Himself and the Love that He has for the Church and apply them to you relationship and you will never fail. ars. Satan's Grip. Why Children Go Bad. To understand our children's fall from grace we must look at whom they serve. Many parents ask and even blame themselves,”What did I do wrong?” Parents do have a certain amount of responsibility to guide their children into the righteousness which is God, they must teach and explain, what salvation is, further more this must begin at a young age. But after you've done these things, forget about blaming yourself on the state of your children. We cannot make the decisions for them and we cant hold their hand forever. A child goes bad many times, by choice, per- pressure and a falling society. There comes a time in each child's life that they must choose their walk in life. Then you say, “Who's to Blame?” Its not really blame that we must look for but Circumstances that have surrounded them. Its easy to see the, cause and or circumstances, for our children to fall away from the teachings of their parents. Lets look at a few things before we get into the scripture. 1. The government, because of one woman, took God out of the class room. 2. The media has brought in sex and violence into the children's everyday life. 3. The Church has failed them because of so much Hypocrisy within its walls. 4. The entire education system has let the children down by not discouraging binge drinking, pre-marital sex and violence on campus. The emphasis is more on sports and less on education. Then who is this man our children follow? Let take a close look. Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Satan was a teacher in Heaven, an Archangel, a Spirit of Beauty and Light. But Jesus stated that Satan's fall was because of Pride. 2nd Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. (Sometimes beauty kills.) Luke 22:31-32 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you ( Satan's desire is to cause the fall of anyone that will believe his lies. For He cannot return to the Kingdom of Heaven and will prevent as many as He can from doing so.) , that he may sift you as wheat (To tear into peaces.): But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. (Prayer is the best defense against the wiles of the Devil.) When a name is repeated in the Bible it is a sign that the event will take place twice, it also signifies, love and also a warning, just as we did when our children were out side playing and were about to get themselves into trouble. The first is to get their attention and the second is a warning. Satan is trying to destroy all who will not listen to the warning. Lets look at 2nd Corinthians 2:11; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. Many times our children fall because they do not know how cunning Satan is, nor what devices he uses to intimidate and confuse. Satan's grip on not only our children but mankind today has grown because of lack of social integrity. Society in large has become uncaring and disinterested in God. Wars and rumors of wars. Society has taught of children that gain is more important than the soul. The social decline and Lack of reverence to God has caused this world to come into turmoil. When I was a child, my parents taught me about, right and wrong, Jesus and God, responsibility and patriotism. Thou it took me many years after leaving home to realize for myself that I was missing something in my life. I had it all but still felt empty. When the Holy Spirit reminded me of who Jesus was and I was converted, I found that that empty place in my Heart was gone. If you've taught your children about the Bible, the word will never leave them, its still there in their mind. Many times children fall because what they see their parents do, just because a parent does something wrong doesn't mean that the parent cant explain what he did wrong, why he did it and the consequences of their actions to their child to help prevent another wrong. If the parents live in sin, the child will believe this action is normal, so we must be careful how we live and what kind of example we give. Children go bad, basically, because of lack of leadership. 1. From the parents. 2. From the Schools and 3. From their minister. The Minister is the last line of defense for a child. A good minister, after trying all prayers, will do as Paul had to do to save those that were hard hearted. Lets read 1st Corinthians 5:5; “To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.” A minister that is well informed in the scriptures has the power to turn an individual over to Satan to teach the other side of life. And if this method doesn't work, He has no other recourse but to turn them over to God, to preform His will. 1Titus 1:20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. Society has taught teenagers that it is natural to have intercourse before marriage, it has taught them that getting pregnant and aborting the pregnancy is natural, it has taught them, having a baby hinders their fun in life (I.E. You can have the pleasure of sex but you don't have to accept the responsibility for it.) Ars. Killing God ! COLUMBUS, Ohio - A church that burned to the ground earlier month was deliberately set on fire, officials announced Wednesday. The fire took place on Feb. 10 at the Full Gospel Sons of God Church, located at 1200 Vera Place. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Assailants wearing uniforms detonated two bombs inside one of Iraq’s most revered Shiite shrines Wednesday, blowing the top off its landmark golden dome and spawning mass protests and reprisal attacks against dozens of Sunni mosques as leaders pleaded for calm. Alabama Burning; 6 Baptist Churches Burn to ground in the South. India News, 2006; India and Pakistan urged to build Nuclear weapons by U.S. Government. West Virginia; 2006; Another Baptist Church is burnt to the Ground, no arrest have been made. India 2006, Murder for Church Building was a frame. Apparently, members of the local Hindu nationalist political party advised the parents to dash their dead child's body against some rocks, breaking its bones. They then took the body to a doctor for a postmortem examination. Only after threats from the radical Hindus did the physician reluctantly file a false report, citing murder as the cause. Then the radicals advised the parents to file murder charges against Pastor Kasota and 10 other Believers Church members, including four other pastors, saying the murder was part of a plot to grab land for a church building. We have seen churches burned sense the early times of mans existence. Time after time, the ungodly take it upon themselves to try to change the course of mankind's involvement with God. Church buildings are not necessary to become involved with God and neither does it take one to become saved. Man today takes himself a little to seriously. The Buildings are considered an intricate part of their worship, prestige and notoriety. When you get people to donate $500.00 to buy a brick to place in a sidewalk, what you have is a $500.00 brick. God is not noted because of buildings nor any other structure that man can build but of His Awesome Power over creation. Before we go any further we must go to the scripture for Gods view on Buildings. 2Ch 6:18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! God cannot be contained in any House, Temple nor Universe. God is not in the Building of Rock and Stone but He dwells within the Individual. There have been many that have tried to kill God by burning down the Temple or Church. Not realizing that God is from everlasting to everlasting. Hitler tried, Cos cove tried and now the Spirit of Anti-Christ is trying. Removing the building is not going to kill God but in fact will make peoples resolve to worship God the more greater. You can kill a body but you cannot kill a spirit. God is Spirit. Acts 7:49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? Dwelleth: To kill you must find the victim. In Acts 7:49, we see that God has no one dwelling place. Wherever you find a believer, you will find God, wherever you are, The Mountains, The Valleys, The Rivers and Streams and the Oceans, you will find God. 1Co 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. For man to kill God he must also kill the people that believe in Him, not in the flesh but rather in the spirit. Here we see prophecy of the end times; Amos 9:10-12; All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this. And finally, Lets see what Jesus said about the most beautiful temple ever built by man for God, Solomon's Temple; Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Clark states of the destruction of the Temple; The temple was destroyed because of, 1st. Justly; because of the sins of the Jews. 2ndly. Mercifully; to take away from them the occasion of continuing in Judaism: and 3rdly. Mysteriously; to show that the ancient sacrifices were abolished, and that the whole Jewish economy was brought to an end, and the Christian dispensation introduced. If you remember your Bible Study, you should notice that Jesus was not upset with the knowledge that Solomon's temple would be destroyed. Even Jesus being the Son of God, was not upset about the destruction of a building, for He stated that, we were the stones, we were the Building, we were the Temple of the Most High God. A building is just a building, if Gods Spirit does not inhabit the building it is empty. Acts 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: To kill God, man has tried everything that is imaginable, fire, stones, war, rumors of War, genocide and selective breading. Their efforts have come to nothing. You can kill an animal but you still cannot kill its spirit. You say,”Does even an animal have a spirit.?” Yes. The Bible clearly states that this is true. To kill God you must kill the memory of Him, the Sanctity of Him, The very Idea of Him. Many have tried and still fail. In James 4:2, we see how limited man is, how week and unlearned. How week is man that he should try to fight against God? “Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.” Acts 5:39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. If mankind cannot even change the mind of God, change the prophecy's of God, nor change the will of God, he cannot kill God, but only quench the spirit of God in an uncontrolled setting. 1Th 5:19 Quench not the Spirit. In closing I wanted to add what Clark states of 1 Th.5:19; “The Holy Spirit is represented as a fire, because it is his province to enlighten and quicken the soul; and to purge, purify, and refine it. This Spirit is represented as being quenched when any act is done, word spoken, or temper indulged, contrary to its dictates. It is the Spirit of love, and therefore anger, malice, revenge, or any unkind or unholy temper, will quench it so that it will withdraw its influences; and then the heart is left in a state of hardness and darkness. It has been observed that fire may be quenched as well by heaping earth on it as by throwing water on it; and so the love of the world will as effectually grieve and quench the Spirit as any ordinary act of transgression. Every genuine Christian is made a partaker of the Spirit of God; and he who has not the spirit of Christ is none of his. It cannot be the miraculous gifts of the Spirit which the apostle means, for these were given to few, and not always; for even apostles could not work miracles when they pleased; but the direction in the text is general, and refers to a gift of which they were generally partakers.” ars. These References are extremely Important. 1Ki_9:7, 1Ki_9:8; Jer_26:18; Eze_7:20-22; Dan_9:26, Dan_9:27; Mic_3:12; Luk_19:44; 2Pe_3:11 Act_17:24, Act_17:25; 1Ki_8:27; 2Ch_2:5, 2Ch_2:6, 2Ch_6:18. as: Isa_66:1, Isa_66:2 The Prodical Son. Many look at the story of the Prodical Son as a contrast between two Brothers, one conservative and the other a non conformist, a rebel. But in essence it is way more than that. We can see many a lesson from this account. The first is between the Father and two different sons, the second is a conflict between God and two different religions, or should I say, interpretations. The View of the Gentiles (i.e. Christians.) and the other the Jewish House of Israel. (i.e. Gods Chosen People.) Now the third thing that we see here is the difference between the people of Israel, (The Poor and unlearned.) and the other the Pharisees.(The ruling class.) Luke 15:12 And the younger of them ( Barnes states;- By this younger son we are to understand the publicans and sinners to be represented. By the older, the Pharisees and scribes.) said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. (This was the separation of Lands between the twelve tribes of Israel. Historical Fact) Barnes was stating that the publicans and sinners, were rebellious because of the treatment that this class of people had gone thru. They were disillusioned with the religious right and wanted the freedom to seek God and their identity in other ways. This is historical fact, not only from the record books of the Isralies but from The Books of Moses. They found out later that the road to religious freedom required to be bought by a great price, that they were unable or unwilling to pay. Rejecting the Teaching that they had received from the Mosaic Law, these people became a target for Satan and the demons of Lust, Theft, Idolatry, Hunger, Depression and want, of things of the Body and those things of the Spirit. We still see this today in Israel, a separation of peoples, Brothers, divided only by religious differences but joined as one for preservation of a Nation. Now in contrast we see the Pharisees and scribes as a constant unmovable force that stayed with the Mosaic Law. Jesus was trying to teach that, If the people of Israel and the ruling Class of the Pharisees and the Temple Priest, could have come together and live as God had intended them to live, that there would have been no division between the two. The Eldest son, (The Religious Order.) Wanted everything for themselves. They said that they were loyal to the Law and The Prophets and Jesus was saying, “Why are you angry when your brothers come back to their senses and accept the rule and will of God?” Luke 15:17-27; And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare (Love. Remember Jesus stated that He was the Bread of Life.), and I perish with hunger! This is in reference to Matthew 5:6, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Righteousness at this time was missing from not only the House of Israel, (The people.) but also from The Temple, Priest, Pharisees, and Scribes. Need proof ? OK, lets look at Matthew 5:20; “For I (Jesus) say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees ( They practiced the Law in principle but not truly in Spirit. This is not to mean that there were none that were righteous but only a very few.) , ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.(Here, they had a form of religion, knowing the form and fashion of it, but none of the truth nor power of it.) Somewhere between the Prophets of Daniel, Isiaha and Ezekiel and Malachi the Righteousness of the Nation, as a whole, fell. I will arise and go to my father,( i.e. Return to the Law.), and will say, (Repent.) unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. (This verse is a repeat of the prior verse, for we must first admit to ourselves that we have sined, and then admit it to God.)- And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants (Angels.), Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: (This is the acceptance of non-jews as sons and daughters.) For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. (God cannot accept a Son of His as a servant no more than we could our own children.) Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. Now in Luke 15:28-32, we see the anger of the Israelites over Jesus accepting the poor and the lower class, also with the addition of the gentiles into salvation. This all was contradictory to what the Pharisees were teaching. And he was angry, and would not go in ( Not going in, was speaking of acceptance of Jesus as the messiah and the fulfiller of prophecy.)(Referencing Matthew 23:13; “But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.”) : therefore came his father out, and intreated him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid(Referencing a reward for service.), that I might make merry with my friends: (We see here the bitterness of the ruling class against Jesus and any change in their status regarding control over religious matters.) But as soon as this thy son(Gentiles) was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots(False gods and Idols.), thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. (God was telling the Religious order, that their place with Him was not taken away but was altered with the acceptance of the others, so that all mankind would have a place with Him. So long as they accepted Jesus as The Christ.) It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother(The gentiles and The other Tribes of Israel. We must remember that the other tribes, as it is today, were and still are separate of each other.) was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. Just as I stated in the beginning of this message, this is just one of three interpretations that are within the same scriptures. each interpretation has its place. Just as Paul stated; I have become all things to all men that by some means I might win some. I hope that this message has given you a little more insight into the understanding of Gods word. ars Luke_5:29-32, Luke_7:29, Luke_13:30; Eze_18:27; Mat_9:10-13, Mat_21:28-31; Rom_5:20; 1Ti_1:15 Bang, Bang,Your Dead. Zechariah 14:1-14:12 Preaching the Gospel is an exciting adventure into the past, present and future. Many believe that humanity will continue at its present rate and eventually come together in peace and love. I’m sorry to say that this is just another lie from the father of all lies, Satan. Man is destined to die, no matter what, age, race, color, weather they be rich or poor. Death will not be denighed. As a child, I believe that many of you played games with your friends, some played, Cops and Robbers, and others Cowboys and Indians. The game was always the same, when we came upon our opponent we said, Bang, Bang,Your Dead. Lets look at the reality of the truth. This part of verse comes from Zec 14:12; “Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.” This scripture is stating that the flesh of mankind, that refuse God, shall be obliterated as they stand, bang, bang, your dead for real. Gog & Magog, Armageddon, and the Last war with Satan, which follows the 1000 year reign of Christ, all have the same thing in common. Death and destruction of man-kinds way of life. We as ministers have just scratched the surface of the truth in scripture. Remember Sodom and Gomorrah? Remember how that God decided to destroy all because of the unrighteousness. How the people had forgotten about God and His laws and statutes. How they turned to false gods and idols, homo-sexuality and all manner of debochery? Gen 19:28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. Jud 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Well my friends, look around you today? “Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet,” No where to run ,no where to hide, no time to repent, no time to ask forgiveness nor say good by to this life. Consumed by fire as you stand upon your feet and at the next moment surrounded by everlasting fire, heat and smoke. Each day that we live brings us closer to death, for some the joy of death and others the shame of it. I am just an old country preacher, some call a Hell Fire and Brimstone Man. But as this world races closer to the end of times, we must warn them that are outside the will of God. Jude gives me the inspiration that I need to continue to preach. Jude 1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. As I have said before, I will say again, It doesn’t matter what you believe, what matters is what Gods word says. Many are going after, Scientology, Budism, Musleumism and many other isms. Science is the bigest false god that runs rampant in this world today. Christians are being attacked by scientist that are trying to prove the existance of some other way of evolution. Man has corrupted himself with, false doctrine, unrighteous laws and attrocities hand over fist. Christianity has been and will be blamed for all of mans woes. Jude 1:22-23, And of some have compassion, making a difference: There is still a place for compassion. Compassion among those that are willing to hear with their ears and for those that are willing see with their eyes. And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; {The fire of Hell} hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. The garment, the false religion and attitude of man. Every man has religion, every man believes in something, Buda, Allah, False Prophets, Money, Power, Prestige, Government and even themselves. They all believe that what they are doing is right. But their path is leading to a death of all deaths. All of this is religion. Psa 110:6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. When God says enough, then death will be reliesed, as it was in Egypt, but Death will strike quickly and with a vengeance, according to the will of God. Isa 66:15- 16 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. Man will not listen to God, man has refused to listen to His ambasitors, prophets and even His own Son. Isa 2:19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. This earth is going to rock and real, like a drunkard. [Extremely important references; Eze_38:18-22, Eze_39:17-20] Rev 9:5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. Rev 9:6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. Can you emagin, people , jumping from cliffs, shooting themselves, drinking poison and not being able to die? A Day of sadness and day of torment a Day of Vengeance. Zec 14:12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem;{Who are these nations that have fought against Jerusalem? All Nations.} Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. As a Nuclear blast only worse. Eze 39:13 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD. Eze 39:14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. Eze 39:15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog. Its time to stop playing around with space, its time to stop playing with scientology, its time to stop playing around with evolution, its time to stop condemning the Ten Commandments as being subversive to our Children. Coming soon will be, Bang, Bang, Your Dead, for real. Eternal Punishment By Ron Boatwright Man has tried to explain away eternal punishment with various false theories such as: Universalism, Purgatory, Annihilationism, etc. But Jesus says in Matthew 25:46, "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." Everlasting punishment in Hell will last just as long as eternal life in Heaven. Revelation 14:11 says, "And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night." The torment goes on day and night, forever and ever, without end. In eternal torment there will be no relief. In Luke 16:23-24 Christ is telling of a certain rich man, "And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom. Then he cried and said, Father Abraham have mercy on me and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame." There will be no relief. People will be begging for even just one drop of water, but they will not get it. Jesus is trying to warn us of Hell. He says in Mark 9:43-44, "If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to Hell, into fire that shall never be quenched, where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched." It will be horrible to be constantly eaten on by flesh eating maggots. In Hell people will be "cast into outer darkness where there will be weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 22:13, 13:42). The pain is indescribable and unbearable. No one has to go to Hell, but if one goes there he will only have himself to blame. Hell is not a fictitious place. Hell is a real place in which the vast majority of people will be thrown into (Matthew 7:13-14). It will be a nightmare that will never end. There will be no second chances. Today we must be serious about the eternity of our souls. Let’s make going to Heaven our number one priority in this life. Sown in Weakness. 1Co 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. The hope that Jesus Raised from the dead, is the Hope that dwells within us all, who believe. What does 1st.Co 15:42-54 really mean? We have went from the Cross to the Grave, but the grave is not the end of all things but just the beginning. I attended many a funeral this year, all family members that went to be with the Lord, all having the hope of the resurrection within themselves. The Cross for Jesus was two different things, 1. Giving His Life so that we might live. 2. Showing the Power of God, laying the sins of the entire world on to the shoulders of His Son. The Cross is our symbol, not of Death, but of Life, thru the one who hung between Heaven and Hell, between Heaven and Earth, between Us and God. Jesus was, and still is, our connection with God that before was impossible. A link of flesh and blood shed and a link of Spirits. The Resurrection of the Dead. 1Co 15:42-54. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. Sown in; 1.Corruption; Depravity; wickedness; perversion or deterioration of moral principles; loss of purity or integrity. 2. Dishonour; 1Co 15:43 - in dishonour — answering to “our vile body” (Phi_3:21); literally, “our body of humiliation”: liable to various humiliations of disease, injury, and decay at last. JFB. 3. Weakness; Want of physical strength; want of force or vigor; feebleness; as the weakness of a child; the weakness of an invalid feebleness of mind; foolishness. 4. Natural Body; This flesh that contains our spirit & Soul. All of these things, we are, or were. The Seed. The seed is the word of God, it is sown in many physical bodies, some believe and are saved and many more reject and are lost. The Word of God came to all by this sowing of seeds, thru a minister of God. This Depraved; wicked; perverse, the lacking of moral principles; and the loss of purity, came to us from sin and our acceptance of it. As we came to the knowledge of truth, we were weak in our bodys, accepting anything that this flesh wanted. We were not in control of our lives and we were not in control of our spirit, for our spirit, before Christ, lusted to envy. Therefore as by the offense of Adam judgment came upon all men for by Adam we were all condemned. For if you say, you never sinned, you become a lier and the truth is far from you. For all men have sinned and have fallen short of the Glory of God. Rom 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: The seeds of the truth; 1Co 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul(In the weakness of the Flesh.); the last Adam was made a quickening spirit(In the Power of God.). As we die, so shall we be raised, dieing in corruption ,we raise in corruption, as we die in sin, we also raise in sin, for the corrupt after death cannot be saved, those that die in sin cannot be forgiven of sin. For it is appointed unto man, once to be born, once to die and then the Judgment. There is no place after death, where men can receive forgiveness after he has rejected Christ in this life. To say or teach otherwise, is a deception and false doctrine. 1Co 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 1Co 15:53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1Co 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. For only by the Cross, can this corrupt put on the incorruption, this vile put on Cleanliness, this mortal body be made in the likeness of our Lord, and this weakness put on Power. For the resurrection of the Saints is by the Power of the Cross and the Power of The Holy Ghost. That same Spirit that Raised our Saviour from The Dead. The seeds of truth are sometimes harsh, gentile, easy to understood and sometimes hidden to only those that refeused to believe. To some; Phi 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: Phi 1:16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: Phi 1:17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. Brns. The earnest desire and hope which Paul had was not, primarily, that he might be released; but it was that, in all circumstances, he might be able to honor the gospel, living or dying. To that he looked as a much more important matter than to save his life. Life with him was the secondary consideration; the main thing was, to stand up everywhere as the advocate of the gospel, to maintain its truth, and to exhibit its spirit. For it is the preaching of the Gospel(Seeds.) and the living of the Commandments of Christ, that Saves, regenerates, revives and rejoins us, to Him that Died and raised, and to His Father that now accepts us into the Beloved. It is sown in Weakness; it is raised in Power: Ars. Your Covenant with Death, an Agreement with Hell. As we walk in the beautiful raze of the sun, we don’t take much time considering our death nor or eternal home. The Bible tells us that we have an appointment and a covenant, with death and an agreement with Hell. Isa 28:15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: Do men actually believe these doctrines will save them in the time of Christs reappearance? Do they believe, Wood, Hay and Stubble, will keep them from the fire of eternal damnation? Isa 28:15, are the thoughts and words of those that have, and will reject God and His son Jesus. From the Mosaic Law to the Law of Grace and Mercy. As was in the Days of the Mosaic Law, today there are multitudes that reject the word of God. The Bible is one of the most read books in the history of the world. Many read it to find salvation and guidance and others read it to find fault. Many scholars of the past and the present, have tried to avoid this subject, many saying that hell is just an imaginary place created by the church and death is just the end of life, no reward nor punishment. Isa 28:15, Covenant; A mutual consent or agreement of two or more persons, to do or to forbear some act or thing; a contract; stipulation. Agreement; Union of minds in regard to a transfer of interest; bargain; compact; contract; stipulation. The covenant with death came with the fall of Adam. We are all born into the curse that Adam and Eve placed us with. We are all of the Family of Man, from the beginning to the end. Now being born so, we also hold the same responsibility of abiding to the covenant that Adam brought upon all. So we are appointed to die. Rom 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. Act 17:26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; The agreement that many sign with hell, is the spiritual and not the physical body, that enters into a contract with hell to abide by no rules nor limitations on our actions as a physical being. Satisfying the flesh while letting Satan have the soul. Deu 32:22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. The word,”Hell” is mentioned 55 times in the KJV. All with the idea that it is a place of utter torment and a result of Gods anger with mankind. Psa 21:8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. Many say, they don’t need God, we are beautiful, we are intelligent, we are in control of our own destiny, we are gods of ourselves. We have attained the summit of intellect, wisdom, knowledge and understanding of our world, and the universe is ours to plunder and shape. Psa 21:9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. In Mat 23:13, we see an example of the things going on in the time of Jesus, but we also see things that are going on in our world today. There are many teachers, teaching for doctrines of man, things that are contrary to the Scriptures, false religions, false doctrines, books written by man, for man, by the will of man and not of God. Bibles that are written by man that alter Gods word, false prophets are made to be something when they are not, for example, the Books of, Nostradamus, Scientology, Joseph Smith, the Church of Satan bible, Marshal Applewhite, Jim Jones, the new world religion, and many many others. Man has created himself gods of stone, wood, gold and paper. Its not just these men but also those that believe in them. Mankind has, sense the time of Adam, sought to make gods many that would supply the lust of the flesh and make salvation easier to obtain, these times were the days of darkness. Mat 23:13; But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Just as with the followers of Nostradamus, his writings are so vague that anyone could intreprete any of his words, to mean anything they wanted. Its not the words but mans use of those words, that create a real and present danger. These writings are the writings of confusion and deception. If they would take the book as a fantasy, things would be different. But the use of these words create a stumbling block to them who teach, and a wall of ignorance to all who listen and believe. Just as Jesus stated; “ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.” Isa 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. Ignorance and Indifference make men susceptible to all manner of false doctrine, accepting these things, results in a pact with death and an appointment with hell. False preacher,Prophets and Ministers of Lies; Mat 23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Mat 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Ars Isa 28:9 - shall he teach: Isa_30:10-12; Psa_50:17; Pro_1:29; Jer_5:31, Jer_6:10; Joh_3:19, Joh_12:38, Joh_12:47, Joh_12:48 doctrine: Heb. The hearing, Isa_53:1 *marg. Weaned: Psa_131:2; Mat_11:25, Mat_21:15, Mat_21:16; Mar_10:15; 1Pe_2:2, Deu 32:22 - For a fire: Deu_29:20; Num_16:35; Psa_21:9, Psa_83:14, Psa_97:3; Isa_66:15, Isa_66:16; Jer_4:4, Jer_15:14; Jer_17:4; Lam_2:3, Lam_4:11; Eze_36:5; Nah_1:6; Mal_4:1, Mal_4:2; Mar_9:43-48; 2Th_1:8; Heb_12:29 shall burn: or, hath burned lowest: Psa_86:13; Isa_30:33; Zep_3:8; Mat_10:28, Mat_18:9, Mat_23:33 shall consume: or, hath consumed, Isa_24:6, Isa_24:19, Isa_24:20 foundations: Job_9:5, Job_9:6; Psa_46:2, Psa_144:5; Isa_54:10; Mic_1:4; Nah_1:5; Hab_3:10 Special Commentairy by Brother Herman Tiberend Subject: DON'T JUDGE THIS BOOK BY ITS COVER If you have children or grandchildren or you have neighbor children whose parents you know, please take note of the info below or pass it along to others. Schools are a distribution point to children for this book through the Scholastic Book Club. ~~~~~~ Beware of the book, Conversations with God. Dr. James Dobson talked about this book twice this week. It is devastating and parents and Christian schools need to be aware of this. Do pass it on to church/e-mail addressees, Parents, Grand parents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, friends. Please pay special attention not only to what your kids watch on TV and in movie theaters and the music they listen to, but we must also be alert regarding the books they read. Two particular books, "Conversations with God" and "Conversations with God for Teens," written by Neale D. Walsch, sound harmless enough by their titles alone. These books have been on the New York Times best sellers list for a number of weeks, and these publications make truth of the statement, "Don't judge a book by its cover/title." The author purports to answer various questions from kids using the "voice of God". However, the "answers" that he gives are not Bible-based and go against the very infallible word of God. For instance (and I paraphrase), when a girl asks the question "Why am I a lesbian?" His answer is that she was born that way because of genetics (just as you were born right-handed, with blue eyes, etc.). Then he tells her to go out and "celebrate" her differences. Another girls poses the question "I am living with my boyfriend. My parents say that I should marry him because I am living in sin. Should I marry him?" His reply is, "Who are you sinning against? Not me, because you have done nothing wrong." Another question asks about God's forgiveness of sin. His reply "I do not forgive anyone because there is nothing to forgive. There is no such thing as right or wrong and that is what I have been trying to tell everyone, do not judge people. People have chosen to judge one another and this is wrong, because the rule is "'judge not lest ye be judged.'" And the list goes on. Not only are these books the false doctrine of devils, but in some instances even quote (in error) the Word of God. These books (and others like it) are being sold to school children (The Scholastic Book Club), and we need to be aware of what is being fed to our children. Our children are under attack. So I pray that you be sober and vigilant about teaching your children the Word of God, and guarding their exposure to worldly mediums, because our adversary, the Devil, roams about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). And how many of us know that lions usually hunt for the slowest, and weakest and YOUNGEST of its prey. The Curse of Israel. pt.1. This message is a long one, concerning the truth about Israel, the Chosen of God, and the curse that Israel faces until the time of refreshing. This curse that I speak of is not attributed to the Crusifiction of Jesus but on the contrary, its the on-going curse that the Israeli people have lived with from the old Testament and will live under until the time of Refreshing in the Book of Revelations. There are two ways which the enemies of Israel have historically sought to destroy them. The first is by physical annihilation; the most recent attempt being the Holocaust. The second is through cultural assimilation.(Rabbi Kalman Packouz ) Mal 3:9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Gal 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. (a.c.) The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Pope Cyril VI. The only pre- colonial-Christian church of sub-saharan Africa, it claims a membership of close to 36 million people worldwide, and is thus the largest of all Oriental Orthodox churches. Jerome notes the existence in the 4th century of a Christian sect in Syria called the Ebionites who still observed the Mosaic Law, thus suggesting at least some Christians may not have believed in the salvatory qualities of the Passion The Didache doesn't have this concept. The E.O , who claim to be the only church free of Marcionism , still observe some Mosaic Law. Purim is the annual celebration of our physical survival. Hanukah is the annual celebration of our spiritual survival over the many who would have liked to destroy us through cultural assimilation. This message is in response to a reply, of a message I have written, “The Sins of Our Children". Pro 1:2-3; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; I am an energetic supporter of Israel and Her People. Quote: (This is how hatred gets spread. It is not a place to spread anti-Semitic hatred that the Jews are a cursed people. The very fact that you used the Jewish people as an example of a cursed nation displays the anti-Semitic views and hatred in your heart. I mean every word of this, and I am shocked at your statements. I lost almost my entire family in the Death Camps of Nazi Germany because of statements and views just like this.)Un-quote. What is a curse? An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something. The evil or misfortune that comes in or as if in response to such an appeal. One that is accursed. A source or cause of evil; a scourge. A profane word or phrase; a swear-word. Ecclesiastical. A censure, ban, or anathema. To invoke evil or misfortune upon; damn. Curses in the Bible not only include Israel but also the gentile race of people. The prophets were strong in denunciations of all iniquity, perverseness, and in announcing the curse of God which would certainly follow. It is often used in contrast with “bless” or “blessing” (Deu_11:29). When a curse is pronounced against any person, we are not to understand this as a mere wish, however violent, that disaster should overtake the person in question, any more than we are to understand that a corresponding “blessing” conveys simply a wish that prosperity should be the lot of the person on whom the blessing is invoked. A curse was considered to possess an inherent power of carrying itself into effect. The Bible, Old and New Testaments, are filled with curses from God on the Children of Israel for their disrespect for God and His Laws. This is what we are going to address. The House of Israel will be Saved, according to Scripture. They will accept Jesus as Lord and Christ. The Israeli people are our Brothers in spirit. The entire Christian Community must support and Love Israel. For we are the wild branch that God speaks of in scripture. We don't boast over our position with God. For we can be removed as fast as we were added. Here is one example of a Curse on people that have asked for one. Mat 27:25 Then answered all the people, and said, “His blood be on us, and on our children.” Darby states; “The prophecies of the Psalms are fulfilled in His Person, by means of those who little thought what they were doing. At the same time, the Jews succeeded in becoming to the last degree contemptible. Their King was hung. They must bear the shame in spite of themselves. Whose fault was it? But, hardened and senseless, they share with a malefactor the miserable satisfaction of insulting the Son of God, their King, the Messiah, to their own ruin, and quote, so blinding is un-belief, from their own scriptures, as the expression of their own mind, that which in them is put into the mouth of the unbelieving enemies of Jehovah.” Who Killed Jesus? All did. Jews and Gentiles. The Jews supplied the reason and the gentiles carried it out. My messages are never anti-Semantic, nor do I downgrade the Jews, but on the contrary, I Love and Pray for the House of Israel. We, as gentiles, must understand how we became a people under the sight of God. Learning from the scriptures, the rejection of Christ by the Israelie people and Gods acceptance of the Gentile race as a new people under His protection. end pt.1. The Curse of Israel. pt.2." Even tho God is a Loving God, He still has a measure of Respect that He demands of His people(Children). Lets read, Pro 1:23-31; “Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity ( “destruction” the King James Version); the devastation of war (Jer.46:21 adversities of any kind (Pro.27:10).); I will mock when your fear cometh; The significance of the covenant idea in the Old Testament can scarcely be overestimated. The prophets constantly make reference to it by insisting that the fate of Israel will always be determined by the extent to which its people are faithful or unfaithful to the obligations placed upon them by the covenant. When israel entered into a covenant relationship with God, they agreed to all stipulations that were laid down by God. When Israel broke this covenant they became a “Disobedient, Back-sliding and Gain-saying” People. Rom 10:20-21; But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. ( This was the Gentile race of people) But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gain-saying people. (The word,”gain-saying” means; to contest, argue, dispute, and challenge.") Jer 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby back-sliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. ( The people of Israel, as in the Days of Moses, were getting tired of following after The covenant relationship that they agreed to. They started to follow after strange gods and doctrines.) When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.= ( This last statement is Bible Prophecy that has come to pass, not only in the days of Roman occupation but also in recent history.) Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer they shall seek: (Psa.78:34-36; Hos.5:15, Hos.6:1-4;) they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:(Gen.6:3; Job.27:9, Job.35:12; Psa.18:41; Isa.1:15; Jer.11:11, Jer.14:12; Eze.8:18; Mic.3:4; Zec.7:13; Mat.7:22, Mat.7:23, Mat.25:10-12; Luke 13:25-28; James 4:3) For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord (They hated knowledge - This argues the deepest degree of intellectual and moral depravity).: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. ( Pro.1:30, Pro.5:12, Pro.12:1; Psa.81:11) Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. This statement is also prophecy. It not only represents the state of Israel but also includes the Gentile race. We are allowed by God to make our own decisions but we are held accountable for them. This is also prophecy in Jer 18:17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. I will provoke you - These words are taken from Deu.32:21. In that place the declaration refers to the idolatrous and wicked conduct of the Jews. God says that they had provoked him, or excited his indignation, by worshiping what was not God, that is, by idols; and he, in turn, would excite their envy and indignation by showing favors to those who were not regarded as a people; that is, to the Gentiles. They had shown favor, or affection, for what was not God, and by so doing had provoked him to anger; and he also would show favor to those whom they regarded as no people, and would thus excite their anger. Thus, he would illustrate the great principle of his government in 2Sa.22:26-27, “With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with the pure, thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the fro-ward thou wilt show thyself unsavory,” that is, fro-ward. Barnes states: Psa.18:26. In this passage the great doctrine which Paul was defending is abundantly established - that the Gentiles were to be brought into the favor of God; and the cause also is suggested to be the obstinacy and rebellion of the Jews. It is not clear that Moses had particularly in view the times of the gospel; but he affirms a great principle which is applicable to those times - that if the Jews should be rebellious, and prove themselves unworthy of his favor, that favor would be withdrawn, and conferred on other nations. The effect of this would be, of course, to excite their indignation. Rom 10:19-21; But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gain-saying people. The prophet Isaiah proceeds to specify in what this rebellion consisted, and to show that this was their character; Isa.65:2-7. The argument of the apostle is this; namely, the ancient character of the people was that of wickedness; God is represented as stretching out his hands in vain; they rejected him, and he was sought and found by others. It was implied, therefore, that the rebellious Jews would be rejected; and, of course, the apostle was advancing and defending no doctrine which was not found in the writings of the Jews themselves. Earnestness, especially in beseeching, is denoted by the passages, (Job.11:13; Psa.68:31; Psa.88:9).Jer 18:17 I will shew them the back - The hiding of God’s face is the sure sign of His displeasure Isa.1:15; Isa.59:2. “they gaze, they look” with joy “upon Me.” Psa.22:17. The rejoicing over them was doubtless, as among savages, accompanied with grimaces (as in Psa.35:19; Psa.38:16). Then follow words of insult. The enlarging of the mouth is uttering a tide of large words, here against the people of God; in Ezekiel, against Himself Eze.35:13 : “Thus with your mouth ye have enlarged against Me and have multiplied your words against Me. I have heard.” God states,”I have heard.” The dreadful words that God speakes against Israel. We are all bound by the words we speak. For the Bible states clearly that, ”We shall give account for every idle word that proceeds out of our mouth. Israel spoke against Gods rule and God heard. Bible prophecy; The name Jew - what ideas does it convey to all the nations of the earth? It is connected with reproach; a name regarded as belonging to a people accursed by God; a name more universally detested than any other known among people. And was it not because this name would be thus dishonored, reproached, and despised, that another was given to the true people of God - the name Christian - an honored name - denoting true attachment to the Messiah? Isa 65:15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name.(Christian.) Eze 22:4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. Isa 43:28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. Mal 3:9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Gal 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. (jfb)Mal 3:7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? Prophecy in Ezekiel chapter 5, shows the future of Israel. The Curse of Israel. pt.3. To understand prophecy we must not just look at it as a preview of the future but also as the past present and future. Many of the curses on Israel are past curses and present. God States; ”Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. When we read the words of the disciples and prophets are not their words but are the words of God. For example lets read; Mat 23:35 “That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel( The son of Adam) unto the blood of Zacharias(Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, 2Ch_24:20-21, and he may have been called "the son" of Barachias, from his grandfather. (B.C. 838). He is mentioned as being the martyr last recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures (as Abel was the first), Chronicles being the last book in their canon.) son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.” God and His prophecy's delivered by His servants are generally noted from;”The First and The Last.” Mat 27:23-25; And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude( This act was an attempt of Pilate to put the entire blame on the Jews but He was also held accountable.”, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.( This last phrase was the words that offend many of the House of Israel, not understanding what I was stating. This phrase was a curse asked for by,”all the people” ”His blood be on us, and on our children” Quote' ” the I am sick and tired of just about everyone blaming the Jews as a nation just because of some hateful words spoken by some fanatic individuals [there were Jews and Gentiles in that group] in a state of frenzy at the height of a particular moment. Did not Jesus declare on the Cross, "Father forgive them, they know not what they do?" That is a blatant lie! If the Jews were cursed that would mean they would of been destroyed.” un-quote. The Nation of Israel was destroyed, according to prophecy, but shall, as today, be rebuilt, again to fulfill prophecy. We must look at prophecy with our spirit and reasoning and not with our carnal mind, which only sees things in black and white. Again who Killed Jesus? All Did. Act 4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, Act 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. Our emotions, if not held in check, as we read prophecy, will leed us down the wrong path. The destruction of Israel began under the Mosaic Law according to Moses. Quote; ” If the Jews were cursed there would of been no Pentecost.” Pentecost was a fulfillment of prophecy. intended to acquaint us with the Holy Ghost and the power He delivered to all who believe, to the Jew first and the Gentile. The acts at Pentecost were for the redeemed and saved, those that believed in Jesus and not the un-believer. One must be saved to receive the Power of the Holy Ghost. (On the Pentecost after the resurrection of Jesus (50 days from the Passover in which He was crucified), the Holy Spirit, according to the Acts of the Apostles, descended on the disciples in the form of tongues of fire accompanied by the sound of a rush of wind, and gave them the power of speaking in such a way that people of different languages could understand them. The Holy Spirit only comes to those that are believers in Jesus as the Christ. The Christian feast of Pentecost is an annual commemoration of this event, and it is solemnly observed as the birthday of the church and the feast of the Holy Spirit.). The noun Shavuot has one meaning:(Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. So as you see here Pentecost ( a Christian celebration) and Shavuot ( A Hebrew celebration) is concerning two different celebrations. Quote; ” If the Jews were cursed I wouldn't be here believing in Christ the way I do. If the Jews were cursed the Apostle Paul would never of had the Divine experience with Jesus on the way to Damascus.” Un-quote. We must remember that its not the individual Jew that was cursed, for many Jews accepted Jesus as the Christ. Then and now. The curse was and still is on The NATION of Israel. Paul was exclusively a preacher to the gentiles. Acts 9:15 states; But the Lord said unto him, “Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:' This is showing Paul's anointing as a Minister 1. Gentiles. 2. Kings and 3. Jews. 1Co 10:32 Give none offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:(Give none offense — in things indifferent (1Co_8:13; Rom_14:13; 2Co_6:3); for in all essential things affecting Christian doctrine and practice, even in the smallest detail, we must not swerve from principle, whatever offense may be the result (1Co_1:23). Giving offense is unnecessary, if our own spirit cause it; necessary, if it be caused by the truth.) He (Paul) rebuked the disciples for being two-faced. Heres proof , Gal 2:11-14. But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; in-so-much that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? (jfb; literally, to Judaize, that is, to keep the ceremonial customs of the Jews: What had been formerly obedience to the law, is now mere Judaism. The high authority of Peter would constrain the Gentile Christians to regard Judaizing as necessary to all, since Jewish Christians could not consort with Gentile converts in communion without it.) Act 9:22-23; But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: Jer 24:9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. Jer 25:18 To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day; Dan 9:11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. Mal 2:2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. The Jews did not kill Christ. To think that God, who knows all things, would put a stumbling block in front of His own chosen people so that they could kill God, is blasphemy. It is written, "For God tempts no man with evil." Jesus Himself declared, "No man taketh my life, for I have the AUTHORITY to lay it down, and the AUTHORITY to raise it back up again." ( 1Pe 2:7 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, 1Pe 2:8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: where-unto also they were appointed.) No man took His life, for Jesus laid it down willingly as an atonement for our sins; for the sinfulness of all mankind. That is the Gospel. The Bible declares, "For when we were without strength, Christ died for the un-Godly." It is this lie, this conceit, this hatred that killed my family in the death camps, and over six million fellow Jews. I can only teach and preach on what Gods word says. Trying never to give offense but only to deliver the truth. Jer 24:9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. end pt. 3. Part 4 will be concerning the removal of this curse and the restoration of the Nation of Israel under the Leadership of the Chirst. The Judgment of Sand. To totally understand God and His judgments on sin and unrighteousness, we must seek out what God sees as a just testimony. The Judgment of the Sand, is a Jewish custom that Jesus uses as an example, of a practice, that goes back as far as the Law of Moses. Lets read a little from, Matthew 10:14-15; “And whosoever( This includes Jews and Gentiles) shall not receive you (Not as a person but as an Ambassador of Christ.), nor hear your words (The Truth of the Gospel.), when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. (This is The Judgment of Sand. A Testimony against those that have rejected you, there-by rejecting Christ.) Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. Sodom, Gomorrha, Admah and Zeboim, were destroyed by fire and brimstone on account of their great wickedness. The statement, “be more tolerable“, is meant as a greater punishment awaits those that have rejected Jesus as both Lord and Christ. The peoples of Sodom, Gomorrha, Admah and Zeboim, were all given a chance to repent from their sins and unrighteousness, by the testimony of prophets. Those that reject Christ have not only the prophets, but also the Testimony of God, Yahweh. This is what makes this punishment to be greater than the first. The Testimony or Judgment of the Sand, is remembered by God, very clearly, the separation between the two will be noticed. Many say that this verse is proof that there are different stages in Hell, neither does the Bible say so and neither can others, that believe this, prove their assumptions. God has a way of punishing those that refuse to believe in Him and His Son. We will just leave it at that. This is in contrast with the people of Nineveh, who after hearing the prophet Jonah, repented in sack cloth and ashes. We see this in, “Jonah 4:11”; “And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?” 1John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. Being bold enough to continue to preach Jesus Christ, in the last days, when many are turning away from the truth and turning to making peace at the cost of loosing their soul. Can we afford to make a pact with the forces of darkness? Barnes states of Mat 10:14-15; “To shake off the dust from the feet, therefore, was a significant act, denoting that they regarded them as impure, profane, and paganish, and that they declined any further connection with them. Forced religion is just that, forced. By no means will God, at this time, ever force anyone to Serve Him, nor believe in His Son. No one is Born Saved. I wish to repeat that fact; “No One Is Born Saved !” Gods tolerance for other religions is a short span. It doesn't matter what you call yourself, Baptist, Muslim, Buddhist, if you do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God, there is a judgment of Sand coming upon you. The Judgment of Sand is recorded and was actually done by some of the apostles.” See Acts 13:51; Acts 18:6. Admah and Zeboim occupied the place afterward covered by the Dead Sea, bounding Palestine on the southeast, Gen. 19:24-25. Christ said that their punishment will be more “tolerable” - that is, more easily borne - than that of the people who reject his gospel. The reason is, that they were not favored with so much light and instruction. The Gospel is signifying that, The more that people know of God, the more that they are held accountable for. This is right and just. We can prove this by the statements of the Apostal Paul in; Rom 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 1Co 9:21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. See Matthew 11:23-24; Luke 12:47-48. Sodom and Gomorrah are often referred to as signal instances of divine vengeance, and as sure proofs that the wicked shall not go unpunished. See 2nd.Peter 2:6; Judges1:7. The Judgment of God come not from mans sin but rather of mans rejection of Christ. For we all die because of sin, but we all are judged by our faith, or lack of Faith, in Jesus. For-by rejecting Christ they reject God. Gods judgments are based on Testimony from, The Angels, The Prophets and From The Testimony of the Sand. For God to Judge the world, He must not take into consideration, Names, Countries, lands, Status nor Religious Backgrounds. Gods Judgments are primarily based on weather a person believed in His Son Jesus. Without being covered by the Blood of The Lamb, all men are damed. Gal 3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Heb 2:1-5 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. Act 7:53 Who have received the law by the disposition ( Disposal; alienation; distribution; a giving away or giving over to another;) of angels, and have not kept it. Angels bring not forth any railing accusations against man but simply report on a mans activities. Satan is constantly testifying of our faults and inconsistency's. But the Greatest witness and Testifier of them all, for or against us, is God. We are to be judged by our acceptance or rejection of Christ. Even the young of all lands, that are at an age of understanding, will be judged on Gods word. There is no excuse oh man, when the time of refreshing and judgment comes. ars Praying in the will of God. Prayers are meant to join you with the Father. Making not just statements but a bond. We are always talking to our friends, family and loved ones on a personal basis, that is the type of communication that God desires. The first scripture that I want to look at is in James 4:15 ; For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. If we look closely we can see that the first thing that Paul mentions is our very life; "If the Lord will, we shall live", Gods will starts, not with our prayer, but with our very existence. If God desires us to continue to live, then we may be allowed to do the things that we desire to do. You must remember, as a child, your parents would tell you where you could go and what you could do, The same thing applys with The Father. God will never answer a prayer that He knows will be harmful to your soul. This isn't to apply that God will not give you the desire of your heart, but only that He is a caretaker of your soul first. Praying in the will of God, shows our total dependence upon Him and His will for us not only in the situation that we are in at the moment but also in all daily activities in our life. Many when a situation comes upon us, such as a sickness in the family or a dire circumstance, always panic and run to and fro not knowing what to do. This is where we must stop and pray that Gods will be done in the life of that person. Gods will is easily understood, by looking into His word and comparing scripture with scripture. In Hebrews 6:3 we see that we must have permission from God on our activities. “ And this will we do, if God permit.” Not knowing what our prayers will do, is the reason that we must always pray that God will allow us to have those things that we pray for. We cannot tie the hands of God because of our desires of our heart. For example lets read what Paul had to say about salvation. 1Co 5:5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. The destruction of the flesh, is one way that God will save many because of the hardness of their Hearts. Paul stated that it is better that the flesh be destroyed that the soul might be saved. When there comes a time that a person will not listen to the testimony of Christ, referencing our family, then it is better to turn them over to God. For only God knows weather a person will be save or not and He knows what it will take for that person to believe. With the salvation of a soul, our wishes and desires must be put off completely. This is the time of life and death, not of just the flesh but of the soul. There is very little usefulness in the flesh, for this flesh is spotted by sin and has become corrupt. The moment we were born was the day we started to die. This flesh will pass away. Many times people will become very sick and plague ridden, God will use these times to convince the lost to turn to Him for salvation. Yes, after salvation comes to these people, healing will take place. But in other circumstances, death will follow. God knows weather a person will remain faithful unto death and He also knows those that have a weak faith. We speak of the difference between a life of 70 years and a life of eternity, there is no comparison. Many in these latter days are praying for peace around the world, this prayer will not be answered, for God cannot change His word. These end times He states will be very perilous and we will face many dangers, but there will be no peace. It is not Gods will. Romans 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. Performing that which is good in our lives is only found in the will of God. Finding Gods will is only a moment away. You can understand how to pray in Gods will, just by reading His Word. I know its hard sometimes to just let a situation go and depend upon God, for we all are still in the flesh and we care so deeply for those that we pray for. But Knowing God as Father, we are bound to Him, to Love Him more than any other. We must fully trust in Him and upon His promises. I have no doubt about prayers being answered, but they must be prayed in Gods will. In John 6:63, we see; It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. Do we tie the Hands of God because of unbelief or untrust? Do we actually give our Life and those that we love to God to preform His will? The answer must be yes. Remember that God loves you with His very existence, I am that I am, Is His Name. ars (References;2Sa_15:25, 2Sa_15:26; Pro_19:21; Lam_3:37; Act_18:21; Rom_1:10, Rom_15:32; 1Co_4:19; 1Co_16:7; Heb_6:3.) Accepting all beliefs made U.S. Great ? Quote; “In a letter posted Nov. 3, the letter writer said that, "The law should be based on the Bible. God cannot lie."It is a fact that men, not God, wrote the Bible. Humans make mistakes and these men were no exception. The letter writer claims that "there are no errors in the Bible," or it would not be here today. If errors are the premise for the destruction of a book, there would be no books in existence. She states that "people of that time had a much better understanding of humanity, nature, and truth." We find it difficult to associate raping, plundering, stoning, public executions, slavery, human and animal sacrifice with "the better understanding of humanity, nature and truth." The Bible, as a literary work, is one of the most violent books ever written. If she believes that this country was founded because people wanted religious freedom, shouldn't that freedom be extended to every view? Our country prospered not because it was founded on "God's words" but because of separation of church and state. This country's prosperity is related to its ability to attract the best of the world. Our ancestors made this country what it is today. Certain "Christian" groups expect us to take their beliefs as gospel, yet they are unwilling to entertain others' beliefs.” Unquote. Mankind has placed itself at odds with the Creator. Mans ability to serve God is based on mans ability to believe God. And when man refuses to believe, there occurs a rift between himself and God. Mans idea of right and wrong become clouded by his ambition to gain worldly riches and to be the center of attention. In the preceding letter, I have found that the view of the people that had written it are also the view of not only those in the United States but around the world. They being clouded, in the mind and spirit, by the arch enemy of man, The Spirit of Anti-Christ. Who ever said that being a Christian was easy, who ever said the Gods government was one of compromise? Where did you ever see where The government of the Kingdom was a democracy? Lets look a little closer at the letter. 1. Quote; The law should be based on the Bible. Unquote. In Fact, the Law of many countries is based on the Bible. The greatest example of this is on the Supream Court Doors. The Ten Commandments. In 2nd Peter 2:10, We see the reason for most of mankind's failure to be at peace with each other. “ But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.” Now we see in, Isaiah 9:7, The result of The government of Jesus and His reign. “ Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.” 2. Quote;“It is a fact that men, not God, wrote the Bible. Humans make mistakes and these men were no exception.” Unquote . To be more precise, the absence of mistakes in the Bible proves, that man had no part in the contents or construction of the Scripture. According to scripture, man was inspired by the Spirit of God. They in essence were being secretary's of the dictation of the Word. 2Ti 3:16 – 17. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” The key words we look for in 2Ti 3:16 – 17 are these; “That the man of God,” here we see that the words of God, i.e. The Bible, are power to those that have received the word of truth willingly. There-by, we who believe in Gods word, are made acceptable in the Beloved. Being endowed with a spirit that the world cannot understand. What we, as believers, see cannot be seen of those that refuse to believe, in a Being, of Unlimited power and Vision. 3. Quote;“The Bible, as a literary work, is one of the most violent books ever written.” Unquote . Violence comes from the hearts of man. Man does not regard God, nor his precepts, nor his threatenings and judgments. The Bible being violent isn't the work of God but of mans disobedience to God and His Laws. Man, as was with the past in scripture, had made his own choices. The more that man walked away from God and His stipulations, the more violent man became. No one ever say anything about the books and movies of WWI, WWII, Viet Nam, or any other book that deals with mans violence to man. I wonder why? 4. Quote;“Our country prospered not because it was founded on "God's words" but because of separation of church and state.” Unquote. Being misled is mans ultimate downfall. There is no separation of Church and State, for without The Father, there would be no state. The clouds of unbelief are gathering stronger and darker. Man has turned away from God and has turned to fables and science. How do you believe, that mankind evolved from anything, how can you believe that man just appeared, how can you believe that man can survive on this earth for eternity? The Idea of Separation of Church and State came from idolaters and those that wanted a way out, so they could, use mans law for his own purpose. With a Nation based on Gods Laws, it was restricting to them and oppressive. Instead of wanting a Land protected by the Hand of God, they wanted to turn to their own imagination, which was and still is on evil continually. What have we gained by turning away from God? Homosexuality, Prostitution, Murder,Terrorism, Pornography, Drug addiction, open borders and all manner of False Religions. Bibles were taken out of Schools and in return we received an increase of Gangs, instead of students. Deception and corruption in government and all the way thru, what used to be a society serving God. Psalms 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. You say that this is violence? Why cant God destroy something that He created and owns? Mans violence against the week, is an oppressive man, He is no different than the animals of the wild, seeking the week as prey. Man has become the oppressor of man not God. When God says Love thy neighbor, He didn't tell us to accept, nor Love, the sinful abominations that they co-mitt. On the contrary, He tells us to warn them, and if they refuse to listen to turn our backs on them, for He will judge. Psalms 72:4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break (destroy.) in pieces the oppressor. All the nations that forget God - They will not live in his fear. There are both nations and individuals who, though they know God, forget him, that is, are unmindful of him, do not acknowledge him in their designs, ways and works. These are all to be thrust down into hell. Reader, art thou forgetful of thy Maker, and of Him who died for thee? 5. Quote;“If she believes that this country was founded because people wanted religious freedom, shouldn't that freedom be extended to every view? “Unquote. Here is the view of God and His accepting all views as being right; 1Co_6:9, 1Co_6:10; Gal_5:19-21; Heb_13:4; Rev_21:8, Rev_22:15. Pro 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. What is evil, all those things that Our Father calls sin and a abomination is evil. My Father hates it and therefore we hate it. Psalms 9:20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Psalms 9:15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 6. Quote;“Our ancestors made this country what it is today. Certain "Christian" groups expect us to take their beliefs as gospel, yet they are unwilling to entertain others' beliefs.” Luke 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. How can God accept lifestyles, opinions, and views that are contrary to His word.? 2nd Co 6:14-18; Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Barnes states; Come out from among them - That is, from among idolaters and unbelievers; from a frivolous and vicious world. The underlying principle is that in a moral universe it is impossible for God to fully bless and use His children who are in compromise or complicity with evil. The unequal yoke is anything which unites a child of God and an unbeliever in a common purpose. We cannot call Good evil nor evil Good, for it is in contradiction to what we know is true. (Deu_22:10). (Ref; Psa_7:15, Psa_7:16, Psa_35:8, Psa_37:15, Psa_57:6, Psa_94:23; Pro_5:22, Pro_22:8) T.L.H.F.M.H. Part 1. Truth, Love, Honesty, Fruitfulness, Meekness, Honor. Disappointment comes in many forms and ways. In these end times, we see many refusing to hear the truth and many more refusing to stay within the will of God. There is, and will continue to be, a falling away from the Gospel. This great falling away is spoken of in Scripture, as an end times event. Differences in interpretation give us two separate views. 1. A falling away of the Church, believing lies and being deceived. Going out into the world instead of worshiping God. 2. The Rapture. We see wars and rumors of wars in the news papers and television, on a daily basis. There are few that seek after God, and many are seeking after salvation in many different ways. In Romans 3:10-11, we see this; As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. Peoples and Nations do not understand God, nor Salvation, they neither seek after Him in righteousness and Truth. The Cares of this world have blocked out the light and has plunged all into darkness. And if so how great is this darkness? There are those that say salvation is not necessary because there is no resurrection of the body nor the soul. If this were so, we, as a people, would be most miserable and lost. Here we have the most purest form of love and salvation known to man, and the populace is turning away from it to become ensnared in todays problems. Truth is sometimes hard to face, after we have been in darkness, so many years. We dig up the past trying to bring a close to the terrible things that came upon us, with no relief in sight. That which is past is past. Jesus said, “Let the Dead bury their Dead.” We cannot change that which has already happened but we must look to our own salvation and future, as long as God gives us time, here upon this earth. Salvation is a matter of Faith in God and His word. We cannot use faith in any form that denies Jesus as Lord and Christ. The Bible states,”Anything that is not of Faith is Sin.” The Bible is under attack from all sides, science, paleontology and even religion. Christians have become a target of ridicule and hatred. We see each day as another day of hope and others consider each day, as another chance to live their own dreams of wealth and conquest. The First part of this series will be on the letter,”T”. Truth. Prophecy is sometimes subtle and unobtrusive. It is sometimes difficult to detect or grasp by the mind, Faint and difficult to analyze at times. It is the combination of not only one verse and an event, but a combination of many. We cannot look at the events of today and match up prophecy, many have tried this in the past and have made themselves look foolish and unlearned, but we must see prophecy in todays attitudes. Its the thinking and attitude, of people, that is fulfilling prophecy. Wars and rumors of wars, are just the beginning of sorrows, so these events cannot be used as a single line of prophetic word, but only a beginning of it. Many see prophecy as a chance to harm and degrade those that are trying to interpret the scriptures, for the enlightenment of others. Many are teaching, that those that are prophecy minded, are unlearned, because there are no prophecy's in the Bible only history. Here we see again, a falling away from the truth. Lets read Psalms 14:1; To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool( In scripture, the word “fool” is often used for a wicked or depraved person; one who acts contrary to sound wisdom in his moral deportment; one who follows his own inclinations, who prefers trifling and temporary pleasures to the service of God and eternal happiness.) hath said in his heart, There is no God. (In the last 30 years or so, we have all seen a big change in the world, school books, television and colleges. They are all teaching, there is no God, allowing the fall of our nation and the world. This fall comes into being a form of witchcraft and deception. This is also part of the great falling away.) They are corrupt (To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of. To ruin morally; pervert. To taint; contaminate.), they have done abominable (Unequivocally detestable; loathsome.) works, there is none that doeth good. Truth in these end days is hard to find. Men are going after what is so called science. Trying to refute the Bible and God Himself, all the while trying to act as gods themselves, cloning, computer chip insertion, changing the real to the unreal, trying to conquer space and not able to harness their own surroundings on this earth. Accepting evolution as a viable alternative to the Bible. Many are seeking equality in education, wanting the right to teach evolution and denying the truth of the Scripture. This right to all forms of education, is bringing down our standard of living, and confusing our children. This is also fulfilling prophecy. In Romans 1:25, we see this prophecy coming to pass in our lifetime; “Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” Jeremiah 13:25 This is thy lot (Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you.), the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. In Psalms 14:2-3;, we see that our every move and our very attitudes are known to God. “The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. (Isaiah 56:10-11; His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.) They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy(As a people, not as an individual.): there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (This is the individual.)” Deuteronomy 23:18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God. End Pt. 1. ars T.L.H.F.M.H. pt.2. In part 2 we will see the lack of understanding of skeptics and Gods understanding of man. As we said before, prophecy is brought about by the attitudes of people. From Moses to Christ, many prophecy's happened because of the lack of understanding of the worlds place with God. Why can't we change prophecy? Because we cannot change mans attitude. They are truly worshiping the creature more than the Creator. Mans lack of knowledge, creates the situations that, cause prophecy to be fulled. John 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now(Now sometimes expresses or implies a connection between the subsequent and preceding proposition; often it introduces an inference or an explanation of what precedes.) is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. In John 4:23, we see a prophecy being fulfilled in the present tense and also in the future tense. Prophecy doesn't necessarily mean a view of future disaster. Its the attitudes, of the true worshipers of God, that Jesus was speaking of. Remember the words that we read have many an explanation within themselves. Each one of these prophetic words, lead to another, that leads to the beginning of the end. Lets read Psalms 14:4, “Have all the workers of iniquity(Injustice; unrighteousness; a deviation from rectitude; “crookedness,” “perverseness,” evil regarded as that which is not straight or upright, moral distortion) no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.” Truth leads us to many a verse in scripture. Many will take one part of a verse and try to rewrite history. The world will not be totally destroyed. Lets read Jeremiah 4:27-29, For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. “I not make a full end.” again we see the key words of this verse; “Full End” This is explained in Jeremiah 30:11, For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end (Complete end) of all nations( This is not to say that the nations shall not exist, but rather their power to rule is taken away. Zechariah 14:16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem(Here we see the punishment and judgment of the nations of the earth that came against Israel. This is also lined up with the destruction of people as listed in Rev.8:7, Rev.8:10, Rev.8:12, Rev.16:3; Exodus.7:21; Zec.13:8 We also see this in Rev 9:4 “And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.”) shall even go up from year to year to worship the King(Jesus), the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles( "Booths" or "Tabernacles" Succoch; A harvest festival commemorating the booths in which the Israelites resided during their 40 years in the wilderness, lasting for either 8 or 9 days and beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri.) whither I have scattered thee, (This prophecy has come to pass. Israel was scattered to the four winds of the earth and not until 1945, did Israel start coming together. Slavery, persecution and genocide plagued Israel for centuries.) yet will I not make a full end of thee:(This also was prophecy that has come to pass. Israel, being captives of King Nebuchadnezzar survived and once again began to flourish.) but I will correct thee in measure(Bit by Bit), and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. (The last part of this verse is also prophecy that has been fulfilled. By the actions taken against Israel thru out history.) We make observations of Israel, for She is the key to all prophecy. Gods plan of salvation is not only the saving of those that are lost, but also the saving of a Nation and a people that are called, The Children of God. Israel. The Truth in Jeremiah 4:28-29, For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black:(It is hard for man to realize, that space is only a covering for Heaven. Distance and line of sight for us is measurable, but these things, that we see above us, are an illusion, placed there by God to prevent mankind from seeing Heaven.) because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein. The Bible speaks of a time to come, when man will throw their Gold and Silver into the caves, where the moles and bats are, for these things will no longer have any value.) Isaiah 2:20, In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; How difficult is this to believe, when even as this day unfolds, the value of the dollar and other foreign currency, is falling? The Bible speaks of a day when the work of one day will be the cost of bread. We then must also compare Jeremiah 4:28-29 to Revelations 6:12, And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; This is not a spiritual meaning but a physical meaning, simply spoken and emanate. The universe is under the Control of God. Man has sought the beginnings of life in the heavens, with no results, for life didn't begin in the stars, but from the power of God. The most miraculous thing about the end time prophecy's, is that, we can see and understand, why these things will and can take place. Iran, Iraq, Syria, Russia, China and other countries are in pains of greed and the desire of power. Control of your neighbors is on the mind of multitudes. We can see a one world religion, government, bank and leader starting to form. The biggest fear that man has today, is the thought of someone, who is unstable, acquiring and using a nuclear weapon. But be not dismayed, No one will be able to launch a nuclear attack against Israel, this will never take place. End part 2. ars T.L.H.F.M.H. pt.3. T.L.H.F.M.H. Part 3. In part 3, we will start with the four horses of Revelations, and take them one at a time. As we get deeper into prophecy, there are many that are seeking a guide as to what prophecy is, and how prophecy is understood. Interpretation of prophecy is not a learned experience, but rather a gift from God. To learn how a prophecy is understood, I want to look deeper into the Four Horsemen, in Revelations. Rev 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. In Revelations 6:2, we see our first prophecy, that has become some what controversial. Theologians have been divided by their Interpretation, not as of the what, but of the who? The who being the rider. Here is the first Interpretation; (tsk); “This seems to be a representation of the person and dignity of Christ, and the mild and beneficent triumphs of his Gospel over all the powers of paganism.” This view stems, not from the material, that was given to the rider, but the color of the horse. They reference, Rev 19:11; “And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.” This verse is speaking of The Christ, Jesus. But where we must look, as to the identity of the rider is not just the color of the horse, but also the item that was given to him. 1. A Crown, which represents power(How could Jesus be given something that He already Has? With the assention of Christ, He was restored to His former Glory.), and 2. He had a bow. Reference, Rev. 14:14, Jesus, in Scripture is never mentioned as having a bow, but always as with a sword or sickle. The four horses are representations of prejudgment and punishment of man upon the earth. These horsemen bring forth great fear. This is done not only to punish those that will not believe, but also to have mankind to repent. We see this by referencing Jude 1:22, And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. “he went forth conquering, and to conquer.” This prophecy has not been fulfilled. The reasoning of many is the wars and rumors of wars that have taken place in history, was the fulfillment of this prophecy. This isn't so, for a number of reasons. 1. This verse in Rev 13:7, “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and Nations.” This has not been fulfilled. This also indicates that its not Rome that will be the beast, but rather a man of extraordinary influence. 2. These verses of prophecy are congruent of each other, in other words, they will happen in succession. 3. Reference Daniel 7:24, “And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.” The wars and rumors of wars we see are just a prelude to the end times, a sign, a warning, but not the end. We learn this truth from Jesus; Mat 24:6-8; And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. As we look at Rev 6:1 we see definitely that the rider of the 1st horse is not Christ. “And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.” The Lamb was the one opening up the seals, to introduce, plagues and punishment upon the Earth. The Lamb is the representation of Christ. The wars and rumors of wars that we see not only in the past but today are a direct result of mans changing attitudes towards one another, and they will continue until the first seal is opened and the anti-Christ is given power to wage war. The rider of the first horse was given the power to conquer, these wars are again in secession. This is in reference to Daniel 7:24 again, where three Kings are subdued and the other seven give their power to the beast for a season. The events that we are speaking of here, have not taken place as of yet, but they are to come. To fully understand these events of the first horse, we must look at the reasoning behind him being given power.(To fulfill prophecy.) Barnes states of the anti-Christ; Whose look was more stout than his fellows - literally, “whose aspect was greater than that of its companions.” This does not mean that its look or aspect was more fierce or severe than that of the others, but that the appearance of the horn was greater - In Dan. 7:8, this is described as a “little horn;” and to understand this, and reconcile the two, we must suppose that the seer watched this as it grew until it became the largest of the number. Three fell before it, and it outgrew in size all the others until it became the most prominent. This would clearly denote that the kingdom or the authority referred to by this eleventh horn would be more distinct and prominent than either of the others - would become so conspicuous and important as in fact to concentrate and embody all the power of the beast. Dan 7:20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. To finish with part 3 we need to read a bit of Daniel and consider His words. Dan 7:21-25; I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. T.L.H.F.M.H. pt.4. T.L.H.F.M.H. Part 4. Rev 6:3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. Rev 6:4 And there went out another horse that was red(Bay or red is more properly translated “strong” Hebrew, to descend, to bring down. L. gradior, also to correct, to teach, erudio.): and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth (This Power was also given to Him by God.), and that they should(Future tense.) kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword (The power of War.). Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday called Israel an ``unending and unrestrained threat'' to the Islamic world. Ahmadinejad's remarks came at the opening of a two-day conference that is intended to rally support for the Palestinian cause. More than 600 delegates from 50 countries, including representatives of the militant Islamic groups Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah. “Power to take peace from the earth.” We have seen this throughout history, but more prevalent in this century. We have seen in this century, many forms of peace taking people. Hitler, Stallen, and Islam. This power to take peace is not just a military act but also, an act of propaganda. The following nations are part of that propaganda. Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, The Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. This would also include the new Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza Strip. What we haven't included are the satellites that support this area of hatred of, Israel and the Christian Nations of the World. Habakkuk 1:4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. Luke 21:20-24; Deu. 28:49-58; Psa.37:12, 37:13; Dan. 9:26-27, Matthew 22:7, 23:37-39; Mark 13:14-20; 1Th.2:15, 2:16. Luke 19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, Luke 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. This red Horse is representative of Blood shed and war. Many of these wars are, and will be, caused by false words spoken in silence, and in anger, to influence the weak minded to act as they otherwise normally wouldn't. When you raise up a child to hate, they hate, when you raise a child to kill, he will kill. These members of the anti-Christian nations, have raised up a generation of killers and haters, willing to die for a cause that, they believe, they understand. Willing to fight over lands and powers that are not theirs to take. With the Red Horse rider, Deception will be a great weapon to use to take peace from the earth. These false religions, that are, and will, continue to rise, will say, “Convert the innocent and weak of mind at any cost, and kill the guilty, those that refuse to believe in our god, our way, our demands.” "The Zionist regime is an injustice and by its very nature a permanent threat," Ahmadinejad said during his speech at the conference. "Whether you like it or not, the Zionist regime is on the road to being eliminated." He referred to Israel as a "rotten, dried tree" that would collapse in "one storm." Doesn't this remind you of Isaiah 14:12-14? How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Pro.21:31, “The horse is prepared against the day of battle.” Barnes states of the sword; that the particular form of that confusion was civil discord, producing mutual slaughter: “that they should kill one another.”The sword is an emblem of war, of slaughter, of authority Rom_13:4, and is used here as signifying that that period would be characterized by carnage. Compare Isa_34:5; Rev_19:17-18. Darby implys of the 4 seals; “The first seals are simple; nor have I anything to offer very new upon them: first, imperial conquests then wars, then famine, then pestilence, carrying with it what Ezekiel calls God's four sore plagues (sword, famine, pestilence, and the beasts of the earth). They speak of the providential course of God's dealings, and hence the four beasts call attention to it; but they have God's voice in them, the voice of the Almighty: that, the ear of him who has the Spirit hears. These complete providential plagues, as spoken of in scripture.” Mat 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. Lev_26:25; Gen_27:40; Mat_10:34; Mat_26:52. Rev_12:3, Rev_17:3, Rev_17:6; Zec_1:8, Zec_6: T.L.H.F.M.H. pt.5. T.L.H.F.M.H. Part 5.One of the most exciting parts of prophecy, is the research that we must all go thru to understand what the Bible has to say. Learning from the Schoolmaster(The Old Testament.) we can see the things that happened in the past are also able to come to pass in this generation. The causes of Famine often vary, but we must include, Bird Flu, Mad Cow Disease, drought, locust, among other causes. The Greatest cause in these end days, will be mans failure to Declare God as supreme. Failure to listen to the truth and turn from his wicked ways. The fulfillment of prophecy. FEWSNET; THE food situation in Zimbabwe has deteriorated significantly with rural households surviving on wild foods such as mushrooms and amacimbi/madora (edible worms), says the latest Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) report. Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Kenya. 11 Million people effected. Rev 6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse(The color of the horse, denotes distress and calamity - for black has been regarded always as such a symbol.); and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. The Balances, denote, weight in measure. Rev 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny(A laborer's day's wages.), and three measures of barley for a penny (In Rev.6:6 "a measure (choenix, two or three pints) of wheat for a penny," implies comparative scarcity when a man's whole day's wages would only buy a day's provisions, instead of, as ordinarily, buying 16 to 20 measures.)(Fausset)A measure: “The word choenix signifieth a measure containing one wine-quart and the twelfth part of a quart.”Portion allotted, To allot or distribute by measure. a dry measure containing about a quart (Rev.6:6).(JFB)three measures of barley for a penny — the cheaper and less nutritious grain, bought by the laborer who could not buy enough wheat for his family with his day’s wages, a denarius, and, therefore, buys barley. ; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. (JFB)see thou hurt not the oil, and the wine — the luxuries of life, rather than necessaries; the oil and wine were to be spared for the refreshment of the sufferers. (Lev.26:26), They shall deliver your bread to you by weight. Lets take the plague of famine and petulance. We see it in the time of Moses and in the words of (Lev.26:26), They shall deliver your bread to you by weight. Lev 26:25-32; And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. The world is coming into a world wide famine, drought, and global warming are cutting off food supply's to many nations. Every virus affects world wide availability for food. With what we know today about these viruses, is it that hard to believe that there will come a day that the food supply will be so short, that a days wage will be the cost for food for a day? (References; 2Ki 6:25; And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. 2Ki 6:28-29; And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow. So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.) And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors. And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 2Ki 7:18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria: What we are seeing today is just the beginning. ars The Millennium and Beyond. There is a misunderstanding of the Millennium and the future of man upon this earth. No where do I find in Scripture, the statement that God, destroys all of mankind upon the earth. This message is not a continuation to, Comets, UFOs and The Bible, but rather an addition to it. Many believe that Space is, or, will be inhabited by man, but the Bible doesn't state this in any form, but on the contrary, it speaks contrary to this belief. What we see, as space and the universe, is just a curtain according to the Bible. This is only a 3D representation in our mind. Its as the distance between the audience of a play to the stage. For our time, until prophecy is fulfilled, The Sun, Moon, Planets and the Solar System is real and in place. Man cannot inhabit, what doesn't exist. In Revelations 6:14 (And the heaven departed=(Not present; having left, Well in the past; former, Absent.) as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.) we see a continuation of fact from Issiah 34:4 And all the “host of heaven”=(Sun, Moon and Stars.(Deu.4:19; 17:3; Amos 5:26; compare Acts7:42-43), but shall be dissolved=(Come to an end, will no longer exist. ), and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll( Here we see the curtain removed.): and all their host(The Sun, Moon, Planets and the Solar System.) shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. The place we call space(“the heaven departed”) is just a curtain between us and the realization of Gods kingdom behind that curtain. In Isaiah 65:19-20, shows that man kinds age expectancy will be a minimum of 100 years. “And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die a hundred years old; but the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed. Barnes interpretation of verse 20 is this; The sense of this appears to be, ‘not all who reach to a great age shall be judged to be the friends and favorites of God. Though a sinner shall reach that advanced period of life, yet he shall be cursed of God and shall be cut down in his sins. He shall be held to be a sinner and shall die, and shall be regarded as accursed.’ A Millennium is A period of a thousand years foretold in the Book of Revelation. During the millennium, those who have been faithful to Jesus and who have not worshiped the Antichrist will reign with Jesus over the Earth. According to the Book of Revelation, the millennium will precede the final battle for control of the universe; Judgment Day will come afterward. An apprehension of danger; a certain anticipation of ruin if the gospel is not embraced; a conviction that ‘there is salvation in no other,’ is often a means of leading people to seek the Saviour. That will not serve thee - That will not become the servant of the church of God: that is, that will not promote its interests, obey its laws, and maintain the true religion. Shall perish - This is applied particularly here to a ‘nation’ and a ‘kingdom.’ The idea is, that no nation can flourish that does not obey the law of God, or where the worship of the true God is not maintained. Isa 60:11-12; Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. In This verse we see the penalty for disobedience to God. “For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.” In this next verse we see the remnant of those that fought against Israel and the remnant of the ones that were not killed at the last battle of Gog and May gog. Zec 14:16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. Here we see the penalty of disobedience. Zec 14:17-19; And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. So as you can see, That which is flesh is flesh and that which is spirit is spirit. Remember mankind is flesh and flesh cannot inherit the Kingdom of Heaven and cannot enter into it. Remember, Man cannot inhabit, that which, Doesn't exist. Ars. Psa_2:8-12, Psa_110:5, Psa_110:6; Isa_45:23, Isa_60:12; Jer_10:25; Rom_14:10,Rom_14:11 Social Commentary. A Social commentary is the act of expressing an opinion, on the nature of society. This is most often done with the idea of implementing or promoting change by informing the general populace about a given problem and appealing to people's sense of justice. Note that social commentary is not necessarily connected with the idea of instigating change or edifying the public through literature. It could also be a part of an everyday conversation. The best example of social commentary, that I know of is, The War of The Worlds by H.G.Wells. This book was speaking of the state of England and its Army. The other Book that I will Reference is The Quatrains of Nostradamus. Called a book of prophecy, but is in reality, only social commentary, Sort of a rise and fall type of book. The Quatrains of Nostradamus is the biggest book of deception that I know of. Many say that The Words of the Bible are social commentary, but in reality, they are not. Jesus spoke of many things happening in the present day world openly, but never as a commentary. Even His remarks of the political system were void of any hidden message. Social Commentary's are statements of social injustice, hidden in the words of poetry and novels. The phrase that Jesus used to indicate the condition of world events came from Luke 12:49, “I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?” This verse is not a social commentary but a statement of fact. This verse is indicating that religious differences were at a kindled state and that the fire, which is a broader devision of religious beliefs, were going to come. We see this in todays society between the believers in Islam and the Peoples of, Christianity and Israel. We can say this because of recent events around the world, with the hatred of Christians and especially Israel by the Islamic Union. Even when the Apostle Paul rebuking Peter for removing himself from the gentiles as the Jews entered, was not any type of Hidden message, but just pure fact. In John 18:36, we see that Jesus knew of the state of the world but had not come to interfere with the short term but rather to make a difference in the long term, of humanity from birth to death. A kingdom on earth would not have changed man ideas of right and wrong but a kingdom not of this earth would. John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. If you've noticed, in His statement, His remarks were directed toward the Jews and not at the Gentiles, for they were the biggest hindrance to His ministry. In John 6:15, we again see, that Jesus was not intended to be made a King, but rather a savior to the world. When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. Jesus had no need of social commentary, for every one knew of the oppressive state that the Romans had made of the Jewish State of Israel. Israel had been saved from The Pharaoh and were in need of deliverance from the Romans. Israel expected The Messiah to be another Moses, David and Solomon all rolled up into one. This is what they wanted, but didn't receive. In Revelations 13:14 we see again, not a social commentary but a prediction of future events. There are no hidden verses in scripture that cannot be understood. The fact that many want to say that The Bible is a Book of Hidden social commentary, have either, never read it, or, Understood it. As in Revelations 13:14, as with all verses, The Holy Spirit uses, either, Parables, Metaphors, Visions, Dreams and Interpretations, to explane many of the passages or words in Scripture. Nothing is hidden and all can be understood clearly. Revelations 13:14, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. In these next verses, we see that the Bible speaks, not of the social climate but of the individual or individuals, in respect, not toward the society nor government, but of their relationship toward God. Lets read Mark 12:14-17 and see if you can understand; And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marveled at him. Mark 12:1- 12:12 are verses of parables, teaching to those that are and will condemn Him to death and also will condemn themselves to Hell. Jesus is showing, not only the past, but the present and future. Nothing is hidden, nothing is written in secret. Mark 4:2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine. Why is all this important to us who read the Bible? The Reason is in, Rev 13:5, Dan 7:11, 7:25 & 11:36. Rev 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. Dan 7:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. Dan 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. Dan 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. To change the Bible into a Social commentary, The Anti-Christ can deceive many into believing that His way will be the way to everlasting peace upon this earth and the Predictions of the Bible can be changed. In assuming infallibility, professing to forgive sins, and to open and shut heaven, thundering out bulls and anathemas, excommunicating princes, absolving subjects from their allegiance, and exacting obedience to his decrees in open violation of reason and Scripture. (tsk.) ars. References for Luke 12:49 - come: Luke_12:51, Luke_12:52; Isa_11:4; Joe_2:30,Joe_2:31; Mal_3:2, Mal_3:3, Mal_4:1; Mat_3:10-12 and: Luke_11:53, Luke_11:54, Luke_13:31-33, Luke_19:39, Luke_19:40; John_9:4, John_11:8-10, John_12:17-19 Mar_4:11, Mar_4:34, Mar_3:23; Psa_49:4, Psa_78:2; Mat_13:3, Mat_13:10,Mat_13:34, Mat_13:35 Mark 12:38; Mat.7:28; John 7:16, 7:17, 18:19 The Anchor Holds The Anchor Holds, Tho the Sails are Torn. Matthew 8:24-26. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. The Anchor held in the midst of the storm, the Sails of Faith, were torn and nothing would do except Faith in the Saviour. There is a tempest in all of our lives one day or another. A Tempest so large we believe that we are to perish in the waves and wind. We all have been there, a death, a lost opportunity, financial ruin, disease, sickness running rampant in our body or our family. But Remember that the Anchor Holds in the Midst of all storms. Lets read Psalms 89:9, “Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.” In 1999, I was pronounced dead of a massive heart attack. My wife, Juanita, Daughter, Tiffine and a close friend, Jack, were there to witness the greatest storm of their lives. I can't imagine what they were going thru, the tears, pain, suffering, disbelief and hopelessness. Their sails were tearing when this storm came upon them unexpectedly. This was a tempest that they would not want to happen but it came never the less. And as for me, I was without pain for the very first time in my life. Darkness engulfed me, as it were a soothing blanket, no pain, sorrow, trouble, worrys, I was at peace. There came crys' of painful desperation as My wife, came into the room and declared that the Anchor Holds. The storm was raging and the sails were tearing apart but she knew that Jesus, as the Anchor, was Holding. She turned to the only one that could calm the storm, and with tears of helplessness, she spoke to The Lord God Almighty. “Dear Lord, My Husband is dead and we need Him so much. If it be thy will Lord, give Him back to me, for His work on this earth isn't done. Give Him Lord another chance to make a difference and to preach the Gospel. I need Him Lord, let him return to me. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen.” I came alive and the pain fell on me, as a great millstone falling upon the surface of the waters. God took us both thru the tempest. Her fears were relieved and Her Sails were strengthened, as God wove the Fabric Himself. After Six months of rehabilitation, I was able to preach once again. These storms, that we all go thou, are storms of testing and storms of faith in the Creator. There are many storms and tempest in this life, Iraq, Iran, Islam, Murder, Theft, Wars and Rumors of Wars, Doubt, Confusion, Helplessness, and Mens hearts failing them for fear. We mention many false religions because they are storms within themselves, worshiping, dead men, animals, doctrines that were written by man, without the inspiration of God, which all have one thing in common, hatred of Christianity. These storms result in division of nations, wars of idealogical ideas and threats of violence upon the light givers of the world. These are all signs of the end days, when man is a lover of himself, more than lovers of God, and are lovers of darkness, more than lovers of light. When the sky is blue, we see only rainbows and pretty flowers, but as the unexpected tempest arises, we see doom and despair. Many, when the tempest arises, have no light to guide them, they run to and fro seeking answers, but none are found. The sails, are the fabric of the faith, that man has in God, even tho many do not believe and never will. These are the dark clouds that contain no water but are just for show. Our fabric must be repaired as each new storm arises. Satan trys' to rip and tear at this fabric until the wind passes thru. The wind and sails together move the ship forward upon a set course that will eventually land the believer in the shores of Heaven. But if the sails remain torn and shredded, they stop the forward movement of the ship, bobbing aimlessly, with no direction and no destination. These rips and gashes are easily seen, The attacks of 911, Iraq, Afghanistan, corrupt government, Islam, Evolution, Storms, Hurricanes, Floods, Fires,and the entire Middle East situation, from Africa to Syria, its all interconnected, to bring about fear to multitudes, shaking the foundation of our spirits. Lets read Psa 107:25-30 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. Barnes states of Psa 107:28 - Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble Sailors pray. If they do not pray elsewhere, they often do in a storm, when in danger of being wrecked and lost. A storm at sea brings hundreds on their knees who never prayed before - for they feel that their only help is in God, and that it is a fearful thing to die. Then they do “right.” They do what “ought” to be done. But they do then only what people ought always to do, for it is as plain a duty to pray when we are in safety as when we are in danger; when sailing on a smooth sea as in a storm; when on the land as on the ocean. People anywhere, and at any time may die; and people everywhere and at all times “should,” therefore, call upon God. Storms, tempests, fire, disease, and danger, only impel people to do what they should do always from higher motives, and when their motives will be likely to be more disinterested and pure. And thru all this the Anchor Holds. When we can do no more, we stand, stand with the anchor down, until the Storm Passes and is subdued. Can we pray for the Anchor to lead us, Guide us and deliver Us from these storms? Yes. The Anchor is always on the ship and is at the ready to aid in times of need. Ars. See Psa_107:6, Psa_107:13, Psa_107:19. Mat 8:26 - Why: Mat_6:30, Mat_14:30,Mat_14:31, Mat_16:8; Isa_41:10-14; Mar_4:40; Luke_8:25; Rom_4:20 and rebuked: Mat_8:27; Job_38:8-11; Psa_65:7, Psa_89:9, Psa_93:3, Psa_93:4, Psa_104:6-9, Psa_107:28-30, Psa_114:3-7; Pro_8:28, Pro_8:29; Isa_50:2-4, Isa_63:12; Nah_1:4; Hab_3:8; Mar_4:39, Mar_4:41, Mar_6:48-51; Luke_8:24, Luke_8:25; Rev_10:2 The Light. Many in the World are taking concern and truth, for hatred and condemnation of other religions by Christians. In some circumstances they are correct, but in the majority they are wrong. Christians are not reactionaries, confrontationalist, nor an army, seeking the death of all non believers. We must look closely at the messages and comments that are being made by concerned Christians over false religions, and their lack of, being able to provide salvation for the soul of man. In John 9:4-5, we see the reason that many Christians have, and are still, speaking out, for the time is come to prepare to meet the Lord. Jesus Stated; "I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work." Here He was speaking of the proclamation of God, when He stated, "My Spirit shall not always strive with Man." Once the Spirit of God is withdrawn from this earth, Darkness Falls. Jesus Was and still is, doing the works of the Father, for He stated that without Him we can do nothing. The Spirit of Christ is manifest thru us, as witnesses of the Light. "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." This was speaking of the Spirit Of Christ that dwells within every believer. As Long as there are believers in Jesus and His light, He will be upon the Earth. Jesus exists within us, because we believe, without faith is would be impossible for any man to be saved. Where there is light, there is also the possibility of darkness just around the corner. We have seen darkness and hatred of Christianity, Israel and Jesus. That old serpent Satan, has in the past weeks showed His willingness to kill converts to Christianity because they desired to come into the light, rather than to stay in Darkness. Many of the so called peaceful religions have showed here recently, that they are Hippocritical within their own beliefs and have showed that they are, the darkness in a frightened world. These false religions would rather kill a convert rather than to allow many more, to convert to Christianity, believing that they would eventually lose their power over those they have kept in Darkness these many years. This is where Christians, that have total faith would give their life instead of saving it, and speak out against this darkness. In Matthew 16:25 we see this. "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it." This world wide darkness is just a shadow, a lie, a deception, that keeps the unlearned and frightened, subject to the temporary power of Satan and His followers. Many evangelicals are getting involved in politics and mans business rather than being about the Fathers Business. We are not to break the law but rather obey the law and not aid those that would break established law. In Luke 1:79 we see that many are sitting in darkness and at the point of immanent death. "To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." John 1:9 That was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. Every man that comes into this world, born of woman is introduced to the light, at the age of accountability, after, they must chose for themselves. There will be no excuse come judgment day. John 3:19 And this is the condemnation,(condemnation= an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable. blame, censure, denunciation, reprehension, reprobation.) that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Darkness takes many forms in many religions, here is an example; Koran; [9.5] So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.(This shows forced religion.) [9.29] Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Apostle have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection. [9.30] And the Jews say: Uzair is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah(Jesus) is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away! [9.31] They have taken their doctors of law and their monks for lords besides Allah, and (also) the Messiah son of Marium and they were enjoined that they should serve one God only, there is no god but He; far from His glory be what they set up (with Him). Luke 12:49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? This fire is, a fire of religious differences, hatred of the Light of Jesus by all other religions. Barnes states of Luke 14:49; And what will I ... - This passage might be better expressed in this manner: "And what would I, but that it were kindled. Since it is "necessary" for the advancement of religion that such divisions should take place; since the gospel cannot be established without conflicts, and strifes, and hatreds, I am even desirous that they should come. Since the greatest blessing which mankind can receive must be attended with such unhappy divisions, I am willing, nay, desirous that they should come." He did not wish evil in itself; but, as it was the occasion of good, he was desirous, if it "must" take place, that it should take place soon. From this we learn: 1.That the promotion of religion may be expected to produce many contests and bitter feelings. 2.That the heart of man must be exceedingly wicked, or it would not oppose a work like the Christian religion. 3.That though God cannot look on evil with approbation, yet, for the sake of the benefit which may grow out of it, he is willing to permit it, and suffer it to come into the world. In Luke 9:52 we see that Jesus did not desire the death of those that would not believe, but rather rebuked the Disciples for even considering it. Luke 9:52-56; And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. Here we see a spirit within James and John, that Jesus recognized but these two didn't. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives(No killing, Murder, not to kill but to save.), but to save them. And they went to another village. When people reject Jesus and the Bible as being Light, we do not condemn but we simply leave them to God and Move on. Remember we don't, As Christians, Condemn the people, for it is not within our Power, but we condemn only the darkness and sin that is within them. John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. So what does this all meen? The Darkness is runing rampent, and the Light is about to be extinguished so that no man can work(Ministers, Preachers, Teachers of the Truth.) Isa 66:3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. Isa 66:4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spoke, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. Psa_81:11, Psa_81:12, Psa_109:17; Isa_29:9-14; Joh_12:39-43; Rom_1:21-25, Rom_1:28 1Ki_22:18-22; 2Ch_18:18-22; Isa_6:9, Isa_6:10; Eze_14:9 Isa_44:20, Isa_66:4; Jer_27:10; Eze_21:29; Mat_24:5, Mat_24:11; 1Ti_4:1. ars Science, Blessing or Curse? Why must mankind try to ignore the God of Creation. Many use drugs, alcohol, Idols and deception. The conversion of man must begin at the House of the Lord, and our efforts must be according to the Will of God. Every historical society trys to use science to downgrade the truth of the Gospel. Why is man so afraid that there is a God, and that no one else is in this expanse called space? When mankind looks to the stars, they are actually saying, "We cannot fix this earth, so lets see how many other planets we can mess up." When nations fight against nations, the exploration of the expanse of space, is a useless project. When so many billions of dollars are spent to send rockets to planets, that man will never inhabit, they refuse to admit that the money they waist could feed millions. Why is it so important to man to refute the Bible and its Truths? Is there some hidden agenda, is there some military agenda for going to where no man has gone before? 1Ti 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust,( This is the Truth, not only of Creation, but of the Son of God.) avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:(These oppositions are those concerning the Scripture. For if Gods word is true, then all of the scientific, papers and journals, of the past two generations must be destroyed, being proven false.) The vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called, is explaining that man will and has become a creature of unknown ideals and wisdom that is useless to God and to man Himself. If knowledge doesn't help our fellow man, it is useless. What profit does science have when it doesn't help mankind? What usefulness is mans science to God, when God already knows what man will do? God knows all and His wisdom is far above man. Man babbles about many subjects that they cant prove and say that it is the truth. Scientist say that there are billions of pounds of space dust falling on the earth, each and every year. They say that mankind evolved from this dust, God said that He created man from the dust of the earth. These babblings are for their own vanity and pride. Their assumptions neglect the truth, that man could not evolve from dust unless it was designed by a higher being. Science looks in the dirt of the past and the water of the present to negate the Bible. Jesus said,"Let the Dead, Bury their Dead." Those that have died are no longer a factor in our lives. Sodom and Gamorah was an example of science and sin that resulted in two sister citys being destroyed. We have no need in diging up these relecs, all we have to do is read Gods word to find out what happened to them. 1Ti 6:21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. Fausset states of Science; "knowledge falsely so-called" (1Ti_6:20). There was a true "knowledge," a charism or "gift" of the Spirit, abused by some (1Co_8:1; 1Co_12:8; 1Co_13:2; 1Co_14:6). This was counterfeited by false teachers, as preeminently and exclusively theirs (Col_2:8; Col_2:18; Col_2:23). This abuse of the gift of knowledge, has plagued man for centuries.God stated that man would think up many sinful devices. Is space made for man or was it Made for Gods good pleasure? Col 2:23 Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh. Mankinds obsession with science is hindering him from knowing the truth. Going after self accomplishment and recognition, negates what this gift of knowledge, from God, was given to him to do. As we go forward day after day, we see many a child that has become unruelly and disorented because they are taught one thing then see man doing another. When will this madness of mans vanity come to an end. We cannot say what is at the far reaches of our own oceans and still man ignores these close to home mistries and seeks a home away from home. Our society is slowly but shurely killing itself from within. ars Who is God? I believe that this is the most asked question in todays world. As mankind races toward Armageddon and the end of Days. Many are seeking a place of peace and safety, not knowing what is on the rise for tomorrow. The general conception of God may be said to be that of an infinite being who is supremely good, who created the world, who knows all and can do all, who is transcendent over and immanent in the world, and who loves humanity. By the majority of Christians God is believed to have lived on earth in the flesh as Jesus. To find out who God is we must also look at who He isn’t. Lets Read from Gods word. Exodus 3:14-15; And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. I am, that I am – That is, “I am what I am.” The words express absolute, and therefore unchanging and eternal Being. The Eternal, who passes not away. I am he who exists. John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. God is; 1. The Eternal. 2. Spirit. 3. Lord Jehovah. 4. The Holy One of Israel. Isa 45:21-23; Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? Who hath told it from that time? Have not I the LORD? And there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Here we see the absoluteness of God. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.(A declaration from God on His of Being the only God that there, was, and is, and ever will be.) I have sworn by myself,( God cannot swear an oath to any one that is higher in power, so He must swear to Himself.) the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return,( All mankind shall hear the word of God. Being preached by those that He, has and will call unto Himself. There will be no excuse as to mans state when he dies.) That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.( This includes the saved and the unsaved.) God is all power and His demands will be required by everyone born upon this earth and those spirits in Heaven and under the earth. This includes Satan. Col 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers ( These are those that Christ took captive after the resurrection.), he made a shew of them openly( These are the unrighteous, Devils, Demons also including Satan. Which were paraded before God in Heaven, as a defeated foe.), triumphing over them in it.( making Death, Hell and the Grave his to control.) This is repeated in Phi 2:10-11; That at the name of Jesus ( We see that at the declaration of the name of Jesus, all will bow, and all tongs will declair, Jesus as Lord and Christ.) every knee should bow, of things in heaven,(The Spiritual angels in Heaven) and things in earth,( Those that are present upon the Earth. Teaching that the earth will burn with fire but it will survive and man will be present, under new Laws set down by Jesus from Jerusalem.) and things under the earth;( These are the ones that have been in captivity in Hell.) And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.(God is not a respecter of man.) Romans 11:4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. God is all knowing, knowledge and wisdom. Mans actions upon this earth are being recorded daily. God knows who is and is not true to Him. God being a jealous God, will not be put in second place by anyone, For He has declared it. Jesus stated that there are many false gods, but these are formed, not by God, but by the hands and the imagination of man. Such as, Mohamid, Buddah, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Mohandas Gandhi, Gopala- cowherd; protector of cows . Govinda-protector of cows, Hari-the fawn (or yellow or gold) colored one, Hrshikesha- master of the senses , Jagannatha-lord of the universe, Keshava- long haired; in some accounts, the killer of Kesi, Madhava-bringer of springtime, and Vasudeva. These are but a few. The word,”God”, is mentioned 1196 times in the New Testament and 2705 in the Old. Scripture. Gen 6:5-7 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. Why? Because God had made man in His image and gave man of His spirit. When man walked away from God and His spirit, man became unrighteous and fell from Gods grace. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. God not only destroyed man the first time but also the animals and Birds. Why? Because mankind had violated animals and the Birds. Having introduced animal husbandry and using all animals as sacrifices to false Gods. They had to be destroyed. We see the same thing today, Animal Husbandry, False religions trying to say that Jehovah is their God but De nighing Jesus and His word. The filthiness of man is coming again, full circle. God sent down His judgment upon all mankind and only found 8, that were worthy of Salvation. God is, and will do this again as the world comes to an end. Henry States of God; Does God thus hate sin? And shall we not hate it? Has our sin grieved him to the heart? And shall we not be grieved and pricked to the heart for it? O that this consideration may humble us and shame us, and that we may look on him whom we have thus grieved, and mourn! Zec. 12:10. It does not imply any change of God's mind; for he is in one mind, and who can turn him? With him there is not variableness. But it expressed a change of his way. When God had made man upright, he rested and was refreshed (Ex. 31:17), and his way towards him was such as showed he was pleased with the work of his own hands; but, now that man had apostatized, he could not do otherwise than show himself displeased; so that the change was in man, not in God. God repented that he had made man; but we never find him repenting that he redeemed man. What God is not, is, unrighteous, uncaring, hateful, deceitful, a murder, a thief, a lier, unforgiving and self centered. These are all the attributes of all other false gods. The Demon Seed. Demons,Devils and Darkness.pt.1. The Unseen Forces of Darkness. To watch or read the news is an effort in trying to see what this world is coming to. The Bible is full of the reality of Demons, Devils and Darkness. We see the effect of Demons and Devils every day and no longer wonder why this world has been thrown into darkness. The Word, "Demon", has a number of meanings, all related to the idea of a spirit that inhabited a place, or that accompanied a person. In Hebrew demons were workers of harm. To them were ascribed the various diseases, particularly such as affect the brain and the inner parts. For by controlling the brain and thoughts, Demons and Devils can control the physical body. The Word, ”Devil”, means, A subordinate evil spirit, A bad or fallen Angel . When a seed of unrighteousness is planted in a mans mind, he rejects any other thing that would alter what he has already accepted as truth. Here is one example of thought control, speaking of Homosexual rights; "I am humbled that I am the one given the honor to sign the bill," she said. "It took the tenacity of many people to make this day possible." A demon seed was planted in the minds of lawmakers to further the growth of homo-sexuality and it became law. Here is another example from the spirit of greed; A dead body can be worth tens of thousands of dollars when it is dissected for parts. Millions of dollars a year are made from stealing body parts and selling them to hospitals. Here is another example from Matthew 17:15, "Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water." (Strong’s G4582), the moon, one who was affected with his disorder at the change and full of the moon. This is the case in some kinds of madness and epilepsy. This youth was no doubt epileptic; but it was evidently either produced or taken advantage of by a demon or evil spirit. A lunatic is a commonly used term for a person who is mentally ill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable. Another great example is in the Book of Job, 2:7. Matthew 8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: The word, “possessed” means, Controlled by or as if by a spirit or other force; bewitched. These demon seeds are present in the following types of people, sorcerers, whoremongers, murderers, idolaters, liars, fornicators, adulterers, drunkards, effeminate, extortioners, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies and Envyings. Demon seeds come in various manifestations. Most of them in this modern times, are seeds of theft by law. This is stating of the many companies around the world that steal from their employees by using the law to protect their theft, such as retirement, medical benefits, ect. Other demons seed, such as rape, theft by deception(Using the Law of Emanate Domain to steel land from others to profit from their loss.) and even war, are gaining strength in this world. Isaiah 56:10-11; His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. No one wakes up in the morning determined to rape, murder, steal nor deceive anyone. These actions take place when a demon seed is planted in their mind. Demons and Devils work independently from one another and even independent from Satan. Demons and Devils mainly go after the weak and unsaved. For in those that are saved, the Demons and Devils fear the Spirit of God that dwells within the Believer. Many times these seeds come not from the planting in the mind but from permission from God. Even Satan cannot harm a believer unless He is given permission from God, as in the experience of Job. We see this in, Matthew 8:29, And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? Demons and Devils know that their time of controlling man, is a short time. Demons and Devils cannot reconcile themselves with God, for their sin was a grevious sin. They have already been judged unrighteous and will spend eternity in the lake of fire. Here are examples of different Demons and Devils in Scripture. Mark 5:9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. The Demon Legion, is the most famous or should I say Infamous in Scripture. He controlled the multitude of the others demons and devils that were present. Legion, also known as the Gadarene demon, ie; generally or often considered a vulgar demon. Luke 8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. Luke 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not. Demons and Devils fear not mankind, for they seek to control them, but they are afraid of the spirit of God. Acts 16:16-18; And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. The spirit of divination is world wide today, false prophets, teachers, preachers and doctrine. If you noticed in Acts 16:16-18, Paul didn't address the woman but the demon directly. Each Demon and Devil has a name. To controll them and remove them from our lives, we must do as Jesus and Paul instructed us. We call each unclean spirit by name and rebuke them in the Name of Jesus Christ. By doing so we gain control of them and can command them to depart. One Thing that a Christian can not do to an unclean spirit is send it to Hell. That is not within our Power. Proving this, all we have to do is look at all the spirits cast out by Jesus and the other disciples. None cast a demon to hell but simply out. Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; End Pt.1.ars (References; Gen_38:16; Jdg_16:5, Jdg_17:10, Jdg_18:19, Jdg_18:20; Isa_56:11; 1Ti_3:3, 1Ti_6:9, 1Ti_6:10; 2Pe_2:3, 2Pe_2:14, 2Pe_2:15 Mat_27:3-5; Gen_37:26-28; Zec_11:12, Zec_11:13; Act_1:18) The Demon Seed. Demons,Devils and Darkness.pt.2. The Demon Seed. Demons, Devils and Darkness. pt.2. Demons and Devils are evil spirits that are unseen by the natural eye, but their effect on mankind has been from the beginning of mans knowledge of his surroundings. Weather you believe or not doesn't matter to them, for if you believe Gods Word, you must also believe in the existence of them. These Demon seeds have manifested themselves from the beginning of Satan and starting with Eve in the Garden. They have grown in number as man has reproduced. These Demons have controlled many famous and infamous men not only in the regular populace but also in the clergy. 1. The most famous of these were the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. Beginning at Paris, the French soldiers and the Roman Catholic clergy fell upon the unarmed people, and blood flowed like a river throughout the entire country. In one week, almost 100,100 Protestants perished. The rivers of France were so filled with corpses that for many months no fish were eaten. In the valley of the Loire, wolves came down from the hills to feed upon the decaying bodies of Protestants. The list of massacres was as endless as the list of the dead. When news of the Massacre reached the Vatican there was jubilation. Cannons roared—bells rung—and a special commemorative medal was struck—to honor the occasion. The Pope commissioned Italian artist Vasari to paint a mural of the Massacre—which still hangs in the Vatican. 2. The next is the Massacre of 1641. At the beginning of October, 1641, the leading Catholic clergy and laity met at a Franciscan Abbey in Westmeath, to discuss what course of action was to be taken against the Protestant settlers. Those who died first were never buried, but were left to be devoured by dogs, and rats and swine. Some were driven into rivers and drowned, some hanged, some mutilated, some ripped with knives. They flung babies into boiling pots, or tossed them into the ditches to the pigs. They plucked out grown men’s eyes, turned them adrift to wander, and starved them to death. The priests told the people "that Protestants were worse than dogs, they were devils and served the devil, and the killing of them was a meritorious act." 3. The latest is after the outbreak of World War II. Hitler, Who was obsessed by the occult, established death camps to secretly implement what he called "the final solution of the Jewish question." By the end of the war 6 million Jews had been systematically murdered. Many men have fallen for these Demons of Darkness, being played like a violin and dancing to the music of bloodshed. So what is this darkness that we speak of ? Lets look at the Bible for our answers. Matthew 6:23, Jesus said; “But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!” and in Luke 11:34; “The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.” This darkness is what causes men and women to do the things that we mentioned in part 1. Even those that we say are upright and sociable, never robing, stealing, murdering, you know the type, the very good neighbour who pays his taxes and takes care of his family, but who are not saved, these also are in darkness, for the greatest sin that I know of is unbeliefe. For without the Spirit of Christ within them, they are in darkness. Here we see the sum of the whole matter of Darkness in Isaiah 44:18, “They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand”; and in Isaiah 8:20, “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” This darkness comes from the Demons and Devils, which fill the man. As the man must accept this darkness he turns away from the truth, which is Gods word. Accepting rather to live in this darkness rather than to remain or turn to the light. The Bible says we can have more hope in a fool than one who turns from the truth. Pro 26:11-12 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. How many people have turned away from the truth because of an charismatic man, or an institution or even a Church, because of seeds being planted into their mind growing untill they believe a Lie? The Bible proves that men will be turned over to a reprobate mind letting them believe a lie and be damned. Saved and unsaved will be tempted by these seeds and because of this darkness that fills their eyes many will be led to believe that there is no Heaven, Hell or Judgment. As the old saying goes, “Let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we may die.” In Luke 11:35, We see a warning from Jesus, "Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness." This is stating that we must constantly review ourselves and what we believe so that we are not led astray from the truth. These that Jesus was speaking of were the self righteous, who believed that they were light but instead were in Darkness. Hypocrites. John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Eph 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. Reprove; 1. To blame; to censure 2. To charge with a fault to the face; to chide; to reprehend. 3. To blame for; with of; as, to reprove one of laziness 4. To convince of a fault, or to make it manifest. 5. To refute; to disprove. 6. To excite a sense of guilt. 7. To manifest silent disapprobation or blame The vicious cannot bear the presence of the good, whose very looks reprove them, and whose life is a severe, though silent admonition. Men murder in the name of God, nether knowing Him nor following His ways. We all die because of sin but we all will be judged on our works in this life, weather they be good or evil. Come out from the darkness of your soul before its too late. It doesn't have to be the end of the world for a man to die, it only has to be him time. ars. Mat_20:15; Isa_44:18-20; Mar_7:22; Eph_4:18, Eph_5:8; 1Jo_2:11 If: Mat_23:16-28; Pro_26:12; Isa_5:20, Isa_5:21, Isa_8:20; Jer_4:22, Jer_8:8, Jer_8:9; Luk_8:10; Joh_9:39-41; Rom_1:22, Rom_2:17-23; 1Co_1:18-20, 1Co_2:14, 1Co_3:18, 1Co_3:19; Rev_3:17, Rev_3:18 As the Eagle. Obadiah 1:3-4; The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD. Men think to be higher in knowledge than God. Men seek an easy way of seeing into the future and to rewrite the scriptures. The Bible Code does not exist, and the Da Vinci Code is a farce. Men wear the long robes and fine apparial and exalt themselves as being the greatest there is saying. ” I know the truth, follow me, for I am all knowledge.” Many of the books coming out are misleading and take away from the time that should be spent in doing the will of the Father. Many are saying that they have the answers but require you to pay for the knowledge that they say has come from God. Why? To build sanctuaries and monoliths to themselves as a monument to themselves, saying,”Look at what I've done for the Lord.” Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbor. Our reward in Heaven is not based on how much we build, but on our works, weather they were good or evil. We will be judged by our responsiveness to the Holy Spirits direction to Gods will in our lives. What house will you build the Lord, how big, how glorious, and how will God live in a house built by man? Vanity is mans name. Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, your righteousness is as filthy rags. Amos 9:2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: Hell is not deep enough nor Heaven high enough to keep God from reaching out to take his revenge upon those that say they are workers for the Lord and do lie. Jeremiah 23:23-32; Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. God stands with mankind. He sits upon His throne and knows, sees and judges mans thoughts and actions. I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;. Deceivers run rampant among man, saying things that are not from God, the spirit of anti Christ is among us. Its not only the populace but also many clergy, those that say they are from the Lord. Teaching false doctrine and not knowing God nor His word. Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.( The practice of sacred prostitution seems to have been associated with the worship of Baal in Palestine and the cult was vehemently denounced by the prophets, especially Hosea and Jeremiah. The abhorrence in which the cult was held probably explains the substitution of Ish-bosheth for Esh-baal, of Jerubbesheth for Jerubbaal (a name of Gideon), and of Mephibosheth for Merib-baal. The substituted term probably means “shame.” The same abhorrence is evident the use of the pejorative name, Baal-zebub. ) The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? (Stating what do the Followers of God have to do with the followers of Satan.)saith the LORD. Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbor. Here we see that there are many who do not hear from God, stealing dreams, visions and knowledge from their neighbors and call them their own. Many are going about telling lies and calling them scripture, this is stealing from their neighbors the truth of Gods word. Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD. In these end days, many who say they are prophets are not. Many are calling out today, “Come to me and I will tell you when the end of the world is.” “I know the days and the seasons, I am the Christ follow me.” Doesn't this sound like Jim Jones and David Corresh? Doesn't this sound like Bud-ah and Mohamid? Deceivers all, killing men in the name of the Lord, teaching heresys( beliefs or views held by a member of a church that contradict its orthodoxy, or core doctrines. It is distinguished from apostasy, which is a complete abandonment of faith that makes the apostate a deserter, or former member. Heresy is also distinguished from schism, which is a splitting of or from the church brought about by disputes over hierarchy or discipline, rather than over matters of doctrine. The heretic considers himself or herself not only a church member but, in a doctrinal controversy, the true believer; indeed, some persons originally labeled heretical were rehabilitated after once abhorred views become accepted. ) and false doctrine, teaching children to hate and kill. Wearing the Long robes and fine apparial, seeking only people that will not doubt their word, the Blind leading the Blind. Mat 15:13-14; But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Many today, as in the past, are corrupting the word of God for their own lust and greed for power. You must always remember, It is a terrible thing to fall into the Hands of an angry God. ars Understanding Your Faith. Understanding your faith in God and His promises is extremely important for your salvation and continuation in this life. Before we start I want to ask you some questions. 1. Do you believe in the Promises of God? 2. Do you use what God says that you have? 3. Do you pray expecting to receive? 4. Do you pray believing that God is able to deliver? 5. Do you look for your prayers to be answered? 6. Are you praying in the will of God? 7. Do you know what the will of God is? 8. Do you get disappointed when God doesn't answer your prayers? Our faith is based on Believing that God is and that He is able to deliver on His promises. Many wonder why Gods acceptance of us into Heaven is based on; 1. Believing on Him. 2. Accepting His Son Jesus as Lord and Christ. and 3. Living the life that God directs us in by the guidance of the Holy Ghost. First we must look at our justification. Justification is Gods act making a sinner righteous before Him by His grace, received through the faith given to the person by God, for Christ's sake, because of his life, death, and resurrection. No sacrament or any church ritual is at all relevant in this matter; (in other words mans idea of being justified before God has little effect on the salvation of man,(Churches doctrine and rituals cannot justify.) full justification takes place at the moment a sinner admits sin, recognizing that without faith in Jesus, being the son of God, he is lost and separated from God, and trusts in the sacrifice of Christ who took the punishment for that sin. Sanctification is what follows as a result of gratitude for Justification already completed; it must never be confused with justification. Romans 5:1-2; Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: As Paul states in Romans 5:1, we are justified by faith. Faith in who? Jesus the Christ. The word, “Christ” is not a name but a Title of Royalty. (Jesus is the only one delegated by God to hold this title.) By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Having peace with God, gives us the blessings of the Father, thru His Son, and He acquaints us as being a Child of His. We then are given the Titles and Status as, Kings and Priests before Him. 1Co 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 2Co 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) Mans wisdom is limited to the physical, things that can be seen. The Bible states that, the Sun and Rain, are all given out to the just and the unjust, and this will be so untill the end of time. Faith is; Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting on his authority and veracity, without other evidence; the judgment that what another states or testifies is the truth. Faith is a firm, cordial belief in the veracity of God, in all the declarations of his word; or a full and affectionate confidence in the certainty of those things which God has declared, and because he has declared them. Romans 10:17; So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. We see in Romans 10:17 how faith comes, by hearing Gods word preached, but faith in God brings about a faith in the reality of Satan and His legions as well. Yes as we believe in God, we also gain a belief in Satan as well. Why? When we believe in God, we also believe in His instructions on dealing with this other side of mankinds life, unrighteousness. The Bible teaches us how to rebuke and controll the evil elements that are sent against the righteous, by Satan, to destroy our Faith in God. From evil comes all the bad sides of man, rape, theft, murder, ect. Why does God declare that even the sociable individual must believe? Lets look at; Romans 9:21, Hath not the potter(God) power over the clay(Mankind), of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? (The acceptance of one and the rejection of another.) Isaiah 64:8, “But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” This passage is preceded in Isaiah by one declaring “the depravity of man;” Isaiah 64:6, “We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” Barnes states; As they were polluted with sin, as they had transgressed the Law of God. The passage in Isaiah proves that God has the right of a sovereign over guilty individuals; that in Jeremiah, that he has the same right over nations; thus meeting the whole case as it was in the mind of the apostle. These passages, however, assert only the right of God to do it, without affirming anything about the manner in which it is done. He refers to man as fallen and lost. His argument is this: “Man is in ruins: he is fallen; he has no claim on God; all deserve to die; on this mass, where none have any claim, he may bestow life on whom he pleases, without injury to others; he may exercise the right of a sovereign to pardon whom he pleases; or of a potter to mould any part of the useless mass to purposes of utility and beauty.” When Jesus died, we all fell into the same lump, the same category, the same unrighteousness. There were none good nor justified. God granted us all a chance at life everlasting in Heaven, but with the stipulation that we believed in His Son and Honored His word. As the prophets stated, God will not inter-fear with mans life as one who rejects His offer, but at the end of a mans life, God promises him that he will be judged on his works, weather they be good or evil. Without acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Christ, mans works become evil and will be judged as such., condemning him to life everlasting in the Lake of Fire. In this life, do you not have the right to do what ever you desire with the things you possess? You car, money, home, ect. When a man comes in and steal from you, don't you require him to pay for his theft, and if someone enters into your family and kills one, done you require his life as restitution? If so, then God also requires payment for His Sons death and sacrifice. There is no difference. Now the answer to the questions is this. It should have been ,”Yes.” to all. 2Co 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? Number 8. Do you get disappointed when God doesn't answer your prayers? WE all do at times because we are still in the flesh. God understands. ars Dealing with Controversy James 2:2-2:4 Dealing with Controversy. As we enter into this end time era, I feel that we all need to know how to deal with controversy. Jesus dealt with it; from the time He started His Ministry until the Day He was crucified. Have you ever dealt with areas of life that caused a division among you and your friends, your spouse or your entire family? It’s difficult to be different, isn’t it? Lets deal with specifics of controversy. Controversy is a disagreement, or debate. Here is one that James dealt with ; James 2:2-4 For if there come into your synagogue ( church, place of worship) a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile ( loathsome, nasty, obnoxious, odious, base, degraded, foul, etc) clothing; and ye have regard (look upon, gaze at, have preference to, etc) to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool; Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? These three verses are pretty self-explanatory aren’t they? Controversy starts with a difference of opinion, or a difference in policy. So you ask, “Where s the controversy here?” Its everywhere a poor man cant come into a church, to seek after God, dressed the way he is, maybe all he has are a pare of blue jeans and a clean shirt, some churches would stop Him at the door and refuse him entrance, Yes, its true, I’ve seen it. Have we gotten to the point that salvation is only for the best dressed or only for those that can afford it? Isn’t salvation a free gift from God? Have we become a Nation of judges, having evil thoughts? Maybe so, or maybe, we have lost sight of who we are in Christ. The end days are a negative time that needs to be addressed and opened up. If we are to endure and be faithful witnesses for Christ, we must bring out the worst of mankind to help others make a complex decision on their place in eternity. Dealing with controversy here is learning to deal with, church doctrine and making it line up with the word of God, instead of contradicting it. Hebrews 13:2-3 Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are illtreated, as being yourselves also in the body. We have a responsibility to others that are in bondage as once we were, to help set them free, and those that are illtreated (abused, neglected), to suffer with them, showing compassion. Lets stop and think for a moment, has there ever been a time in your life that you’ve met someone, talked to him or her for a moment and turned around and they were gone from sight? Or you needed help along side the road, and all of a sudden someone was there? Have you ever passed by someone on the road and looked in your rear view mirror and couldn’t see them? Have you ever turned away someone away from the church because of the way they were dressed? Someone that may have been turned away from the church doors, could have been an angel. Now we all know the difference between vile raiment and just plain vulgar clothing, the latter must be stopped at the door and addressed. But to turn away some one because of a dress code or other doctrine, that, might I say, is contrary to sound doctrine, is very dangerous. Because of James 2:2-4 and Hebrews 13:2-3. Matthew 19:23-25And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. (The Sadducee's and Pharisees, were fixed on or had an fixation on clothing and fine apparel, which became part of their downfall) And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye (a passage way, very narrow, that camels had to be unloaded to pass thru, on the trade route), than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be saved? Controversy, because something hadn’t been taught before makes it difficult for people to comprehend and understand. Sometimes people have been taught wrong for so long that they begin to take it as being right. Controversy on the salvation of the rich over the poor. Jesus was asking in His teachings, “Who among you have made the Rich better than the Poor as far as salvation, as far as sin, as far as condemnation, as far as the Law and as far as Gods love for each?” Matthew 19:30 But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last. Your status or station on earth will not be the status that you will receive in Heaven. {M.H.} There will be reversals; those rich on earth, but poor hereafter; those high in station, degraded hereafter; and the lowly on earth, exalted hereafter. The right man to follow any cause, be it what it will, is he who loves it well enough to fling to it everything he has in the world, and then think that not enough, and so fling himself after it. This last item often weighs down the scales in heaven, and the man gets what he gave himself for. This is where many controversies lie. Being exalted of ourselves here, self-righteousness, does nothing to change the destiny that is ours in the afterlife. Jesus once said of John the Baptist, Matthew 11:11 “Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” This in itself, is a controversial, statement, because of mans pride wanting to be the best of everything. If the smallest in Heaven is to be greater than the greatest man born of woman, then where are we as man, not born the greatest of woman, going to stand? Humbleness is a virtue that we all need to work on. Our station in Heaven is only secure if we are obedient to the will of God. This does not take away from our rewards, for the labor that we have done in the name of the Gospel. It is only teaching that rich or poor there is no difference in the eyes of God. Want more proof, lets read a little more in Matthew. Matthew 20:9-12 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling. And when they received it, they murmured against the householder, saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. Who has made us higher than God, who has made us judges of what is right and wrong? Who among us can tell God who deserves what type of reward? Mat 20:15-16 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Or is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last. When we start thinking that we are better than others, then we inter into sin. Controversy is not just the sins of the flesh but also sins of the mind. Matthew 5:27-28 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. John 6:53-60 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me. This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever. These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, said, this is a hard saying; who can hear it? Speaking things contrary to popular beliefs brings forth controversy and debate. Speaking of controversy, Jesus opened the eyes of the religious community, by telling them; it’s not only the sins of the flesh that you have to worry about but also the sins of the mind. What is controversy? Jesus is. Jesus was and is, the most controversial man in history. What other man do you know in history, ever took 12 unimpressive men and turned the world upside down. Jesus took controversy and changed this world forever. Believing in Jesus and the Gospel has always been controversial; it is not for us as believers to deal with controversy but just the opposite. It’s the world of unbelief that has to deal with Jesus. Religion and worldly laws must come to grips with the teachings of Jesus. God gave man, law and man failed to abide by them. All controversy stems from the righteous teachings of Jesus. Why? Because the teachings of Jesus allow for the inclusion of all man kind and not just a chosen few. Wars, rumors of wars, hate, strife, abortion, homosexuality, infighting among the church, pride, arrogants, etc, all come from resistance of the Gospel. 1Titus 1:8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, Those who are unbelievers are lost due to their knowledge of carnal sin and must repent to have everlasting life. For where there is no law there is no knowledge of sin. Paul stated that he only knew sin by the knowledge of the law. The teachings, of Jesus, were and still are, so much more advanced than any other, and controversy is always around. He opens all the locked closets, turns on all the lights to brighten the dark places, reveals all the dirty laundry, tells all the hidden secrets and tells all the truths of your life, making them known to all the world, He lays all sins bare before the world, He makes the crooked straight, and the mountains flat, the lame to walk, the blind to see, the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak. He humbles the mighty, and exalts the weak. He has made the impossible, possible, the wrongs, right and the united, divided. He came not to bring peace but a sword, not to bring adhesion but division, among nations, leaders and families. All the controversial issues of life, abortion, same sex marriages, homosexuality, politics, nation, church leadership, women’s rights, baptism of babies, ECT, all answered in the word. So then if all answers are given in the Scripture, why are we having such a hard time in coming together as one body, “Pride”. Answers are only as good as the ability of a person to accept them; otherwise they become only words on a page. You all know this next set of verses, lets get to the point. Mark 4:12-20, emphasis on Mark 4:19-20 and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. We deal with controversy by dealing with Christ and the Word of God. Once we believe in Him that sent His Son to die for us, we no longer live or have to deal with controversy. As believers in Christ we have been made over comers by the word of God and by our testimony. All controversy stems from the Gospel, because it is contrary to the laws of man and mans idea of what life should be. Sin and unrighteousness are contradictions of the Gospel and result in controversy. Many don’t and will never believe in Jesus or God. Their lives are spent in trying to discredit the Gospel to justify their lifestyle. Dealing with controversy is as easy as praying. Cast all your cares on the Lord, for He cares for you. Ars Dealing with Death John 11:1-11:23 Dealing with Death From the Bible and a personal experience I believe that the most famous passage in scripture dealing with death is in John 11:1-43. We read of a man named Lazarus the brother of Mary and Martha and the friend of Jesus. We wont look at the condition of his sisters at his death but at the condition of Jesus. Who is our example. There are a lot of people that will look to others for leadership in time of distress instead of looking to Jesus. Mary and Martha had sent a servant to Jesus ,hopeing that when Jesus heard that his friend was ill, that he would come and heal him. But it didn't happen, didn't Jesus love Lazarus as He had stated? Yes, but so that the will of His Father, to glorify the Son be fulfilled, Jesus delayed. So what was Jesus doing these few days that Lazarus was dead? Jesus was in reality, teaching us how to deal with death, even thou He Himself had never experienced it with someone that He loved as a brother ,a family, member so to speak. As Jesus tarried, I suspect, that He was thinking about all the good times that He and Lazarus had together. The walks they took in the hill sides, looking about seeing all the beautiful things that God had created, talking about family and friends and the events of the day. Maby religion and politics, maby not even speaking at all, just enjoying each others company. Remember that Jesus was also human, with human emotions, He had to be so that He could relate to the Father how we were. Maby these were the things that He was thinking on, preparing Himself for the confrontation between Him and Death and not only Death, but Death of a friend that He considered a brother. We've all considered death at one time or another, not really knowing the finality of it or entering the great unknown. I had prayed for family before that were dieing, my mother in law especially comes into mind. At her death she asked me to, Pray Her Home. My wife and I knew that her time was approaching and had prepared our selfs for the final moment. I took her hand, ever so softly and began to pray with her, we prayed the Lords prayer, after we had finished, she smiled and went to be with the Lord. Yes that was a sad time, yes there were tears and morning but the end was easier than any one had expected. In 1999, I was working and preparing to preach that night after my shift was over. I started to feel odd, not just right, after a little while, great pains hit my chest and I knew that I was having a heart attack, my supervisor called an ambulance and I began to rebuke Satan for this spirit of infirmity, the pain became worse and I fell to the floor, praying the 23 Psalm, I never finished it. John 11:14-15.....Lazarus is Dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe.... The Bible tells us in many places that the death of saints is compared to a restful sleep and its true. It wasn't that Jesus wasn't there with Lazarus or that He wasn't there with me, but to glorify His Father in Heaven, these things were allowed to happen. By the statements of Cardiac Specialist, from John Hopkins University Hospital, I was pronounced dead. When the doctors told my wife that I was gone,dead, she began to pray, Father that you may be glorified ,give my husband another chance, you know that he is doing your work, let him live. In Jesus name. Amen. After three unsuccessful attempts at electro shock, the attending doctor decided, to try one more time. With shock and amazement I rose from the bed, and they shouted ,hes alive, get a helicopter here, well get him to the regional trauma center. The shortest scripture in the Bible, has one of the greatest meanings, JESUS WEPT. Dealing with death is a combined process of rememberence and grief . Jesus has taught us how to deal with death, from a personal insight. Some people want to shut out the memories of dead loved ones, saying that it would make it easier to forget. But ,we don't want them to be forgotten, for all the good times that we have spent together, and the work that they've done for God. Remember it all with joy in your heart and maby thru your example they wont forget you. And second, yes, grieve, cry, let it out, this shows your love for them, cry until you cant cry any more, release the grief, the hurt , the loneliness of separation. Jesus was the best example that we could ever have at dealing with death, He was mine and my wifes. Oh, and me? Six months of rehabilitation and therapy and I was preaching again, 1 year and a haft later, I had another massive heart attack, this time thanks to God I was only laid up for 1 week and a have. We've look at ,dealing with disappointment and death, in the next installment we will, by the Grace of God, talk about dealing with Life. ars. Dealing with Disappointment Philippians 4:11-4:21 Dealing with Disappointment. How did the people in the Bible and How do we deal with Disappointment? Philippians 4:11, Not that I speek in respect of want, for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am , therewith to be content. David and Saul and many others of the Old Testament when faced with disappointment, rent their clothes and put on sack cloth an dashes, in repentance to God for not only their sins but for the sins of the people of Israel. They cried and wept bitterly, prayed and made sacrifices. What is disappointment, Strong's Dictionary of Bible words, says it, to frustrate, to disesteem, to cease, neutralize. So what is it in our life? Sometimes its when we think that something is going to happen and it doesn't when you don't get the promotion that you've been waiting for, or the loan from the bank falls thru or when you always wanted to do something and the opportunity comes and everything looks great and you anticipation is at an all time high and suddenly something happens. Your back where you started from. Disappointment leads to depression and depression leads to lack of confidence and lack of confidence leads to low self esteem. How did Paul deal with this spirit, and yes ,its a spirit. If one action leads to another which brings torment, then its a spirit. Paul, after all that He had to go thru, finally realized that the only way to defeat this spirit, was to be content with whatsoever state that He was in. Ive been disappointed many times in my life, promotions that should have come to me was given to others that had less experience, bank loans, that should have went good, were denied, prayers that I knew that would be answered, weren't. But we can always go to scripture and find the answers. Philippians 4:6, Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God. This doesn't mean that He will grant your request, but He will know your intent. Remember that sometimes the best answer from God on your prayers are NO. Verse 4 tells us to rejoice, in everything, rejoice. This is a good way to get rid of that disappointing spirit. Your not the first person that has had prayers not answered or been disappointed about how life has treated you. We've all been thru it, and we have all survived. Disappointment is one of the biggest causes of suicide in the world, because it leads to other things. We have to get a handle upon it and rebuke it, before it starts to grow. At times it will also cause you to stop going to church. When disappointment sets in, we start feeling sorry for ourselves and then we want the world to have a pity party for us. I refuse to have these spirits in my life and home. I tell others that have this spirit that visit me, I can help you but I'm not going to join in the pity party that this spirit wants. We then proceed to cast it out and then work on the rest. Did Jesus ever feel disappointment? Yes, but he knew how to deal with it. When the deciles couldn't cast out a demon from a child, Jesus rebuked them, How much longer must I suffer you. Bring the child to me. He rebuked the spirit and finished the work. And that is what we are supposed to do. Jesus has given us all an example of all situations and the means to deal with them. Lets look at Paul again as an example. Phil.cpt 4:12, I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound, every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. Powerful statement, wasn't it? But we have to, as Christians, be able and willing to, share in the need of another that has a spirit of disappointment, to help bear one another's burdens. To be willing to say, Ive been there and know what your going thru, lets sit down and talk about it. Can you do that? I believe that you can. Lets get rid of disappointment as quickly as we can before it gets rid of us. ars. Dealing With Life John 11:9-11:10 Dealing with Life. A Bibles point of view. Part three How do we deal with the living, others and our selfs. Knowing how to deal with life is just as important as knowing how to deal with death. The life we lead on this earth, determines, how and where we spend eternity in the next life. Jesus said, that a man who believes on him ,even thou he be dead the same shall live again. He told us that he came to give life and to give it more abundantly. What is life? Life is a series of trial and error. A way of relating to our present exsistance, spirit,heart, mind, and soul, of being. Life is a period of time that has been given to us by God to reconcile ourselves to Him thru Jesus. There is none of us that ever asked to be born . We made no decisions about our parents, color, race, sex, geographical location, whether to be rich or poor. This is who we are. We may not have the education of others, or we may not even be whole, we may be handicapped, lame, halt, blind or deaf. But the exsistance that we have ,is what we have to work with. You nor I can change our features or physical status, but we can learn to adapt thru the grace of God. Most people that I have met, make their life decisions on experience or change in the economy, geographical location, government or religious regulations. But if we make our decisions based upon the Bible then we will endure this life much better. Dealing with life is being able to deal with decisions. Lets look at what Jesus says. John 11:9-10, .. Are there not 12 hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. Jesus was talking about decisions of life and how a man has two ways of dealing with them. We can make our life decisions based upon the light of day, where by we can see clearly to make our decisions by the word of God, or we can make them by the darkness of this worlds systems. Our lives are full of decisions, who we marry, jobs, education, clothes, food ,transportation, where we live and who we associate with. But if you notice , there is a lot of complaining in this life, you've heard it, time and time again. If a man comes to you complaining that he has no shoes, remind him of the man who has no feet. That is dealing with life. If a man comes complaining that the bread that he has is two days old, remind him of the children that have no bread at all. Church, there is coming a time where all your decisions on life will be made for you, government officials will enact laws governing everything about your life, right down to your religion. Its even possible for them to outlaw all religions to stop trouble between false religions and Christianity. Didn't Jesus say that, it was better to enter into life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into hell fire? Matthew 18:8-9. The apostle Paul stated that, He learned that whatever state that he was in, to therewith to be content. We have to learn to deal with whatever state that were in. To be content, if we cant be content with what we have, how church, can God bless us with something better? If God cant trust you with 1 dollar, how can he trust you with 2? Are you looking for a perfect life here on earth, well your not going to get it, so we all have to deal with the reality that Jesus came to give life but he didn't say here. He said that, My kingdom is not on this earth, if it were, wouldn't my disciples fight? This life is a dressing room, a staging ground, a stage, a training camp for something higher or lower depending on the decisions you make. We were born into this life for one reason only, it was for Gods good pleasure, and nothing else, can the clay tell the potter what it wants to be? No. So this is how we deal with life. We do the best we can with what God has given us and maby he will bless us with better, when we show him that we can take care of it. Remember these few things, some of the ways God answers prayer are these, 1.Yes. 2. No. 3. Maby ars. Dealing with Memories Romans 8:13-8:15 Dealing with Memory This message is part of the Dealing With Series. How do we as Christians deal with memories of the past, (good or bad)? What is a memory? The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of past events, or ideas, which are past. A distinction is made between memory and recollection. Memory retains past ideas without any, or with little effort; recollection implies an effort to recall ideas that are past. Is it an affliction at times? Yes. So then, what is an affliction? 1. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress, burden. 2. A cause of pain, suffering, or distress. Inflected forms: af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on, Middle English afflighten, from afflight, disturbed, frightened, from Latin afflictum, to cast down, to strike afflict, agonize, rack, torment, torture These verbs mean to bring great harm or suffering to someone: tortured by painful memories. Heb 10:32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 1Co 4:17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. 1Ti 4:6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 2Pe 1:15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. John 11:35 Jesus wept. To the unsaved, memories are primarily, recollections of past sins that were pleasurable and badges of conquests, the jobs that you beat others out of, the sexual encounter that went your way, the money you acquired by the loss of others, etc. But to the saved they are pricks to the soul and spirit. Many are hurtful and bring harm to the spirit of the individual. Heb 10:32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; the word afflictions here represents, not physical only, but of mental anguish. The past of a Christian always bring to each a separate set of problems. Other Christians bring many of those problems on, Yes, I said other Christians, bringing up your past. Many of your friends that are still in the world will always bring up you’re past trying to get you to revert to the way you once were. They don’t understand what you have and wish only to have you back the way they remember you. Many times I’ve noticed, that people that are miserable with their life, wish to have everyone else just as miserable as they are, so they bring up your past to remind you of your faults. When this happens, the old memories start flowing, as a river, not to refreshen you but to drown you in you’re past faults. The types of memories depend upon the individual. Satan knows your past and will use the most painful to cause you loss of sleep, loss of concentration and confusion in your daily walk with God. Do you have, Bad dreams, nightmares, dreams that once brought you pleasure that you thought were gone, are you happily married and still have recollections of lost loves of your youth? Do you sometimes have doubts about the choices that you made in the past? If you said yes to any of these, these are the things that the Bible says are fights of afflictions. After ye were illuminated, most of your memories never affected you until after you were saved, true of false? There are good memories and bad. The good memories are those of departed loved ones, happy times as a child, accomplishments you’ve attained, etc. These are no burden to you and Satan will not bother with them. The ones he uses are those that we have discussed before. Do all men have memories? Yes, even Jesus had memories of past events, not as the Son of God only, but also as the Son of Man. John 11:35 Jesus wept. The shortest verse in scripture but one that reveals a lot. Why did Jesus cry? His friend Lazarus had died, when Jesus was confronted with the reality of the passing, sometimes memories are invoked by the, confrontation of reality in this life. The memories Jesus had, of his friend, came flooding back to him and he wept. These were good memories. Now how can I say this about Jesus and memory? Remember that Jesus had prior knowledge of the death of Lazarus and the scripture doesn’t state that Jesus cried after telling the disciples that Lazarus had died. The actual burden never came upon Jesus until after the memories came to Him, until after He came, face to face, with the reality of death itself of a loved one. Think of this for a moment and you will understand. What makes us cry when a loved one passes away? Not only the actual death itself but the memories of them and the knowledge that there will be no more contact with them. An end to future good times and bad, an end to plans, hopes and dreams of better times ahead, a parting of spirits never to reunite in this life. Of all the funerals that I have attended, the main subject upon everyone’s mind was, memories. But what about the bad memories that cause torment? These are not of God. God does not bring torment to His children, so we have to look at the source of this burden. Satan and his demons (aka) evil spirits are the source. How then do we deal with this? Different means are and can be used in relieving torment. Recognition, Revitalization and Rebuking. 1. Recognition. Recognizing a good memory from a bad one. Knowing weather a memory is from God or Satan, otherwise as the scripture states, discerning of spirits [1Co 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits;], those that are of God and those that are of Satan. This is one of the spiritual gifts. Once we recognize that the spirit we are dealing with is from Satan then we know how to contend with it. 2.Revitalization. Renewing your faith in God. Faith plays an important part in dealing with the past and its memories. Knowing that God no longer remembers your past nor does He remember your sins of the past. Many may disagree at this next point but I want to bring it forward for discussion. If a memory of a past sin haunts you and brings you torment, many people try to ask God to help you with it. But, remember, that when God forgave you of your sins, He forgave you of all not just some. So when you bring up a past sin to God, He has no memory of it. The Father has no idea what you are speaking of. Psa 103:12, As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Reference; Psa_50:1, Psa_113:3; Isa_45:6 Isa_43:25; Jer_31:34, Jer_50:20; Mic_7:18; Heb_10:2; 1Jo_1:7 3. Rebuking. Tit 2:15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. What is to rebuke? In Scripture, chastisement; punishment; affliction for the purpose of restraint and correction. Ezek 5. To check or restrain. We must restrain or check these spirits that bring upon us bad memories. How you may ask? First by recognizing the spirit and calling it out by name. Each spirit of Satan has a name, such as, spirit of; evil, Legion (many), heartache, sickness (various), unclean thoughts, depression, anxiety, nightmares, lust, greed, hate, bondage, confrontation, ECT. In the following verse, the Lord calls the spirit out by name. The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan. Zec 3. Isa 17. Act 19:15-16 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the spirit is spirit. Rom 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; Rom 8:26 Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities: So you can see thru these examples, that we must take control of these spirits, rebuking them and restraining them from using our memories from harming us. Our memories are just fragments of our past, some of them are of failures in life and others are accomplishments, we have to discern which and control them. God has given us power over all the enemy, and we must learn to use it effectively. Remember you can’t change the past, and even if you could ask yourself, “ would I want to? “ Sometimes the things you want are not necessarily the things that you need. Ars. Dealing with Terror Isaiah 8:12-8:13 How do we as Christians deal with terror? Terror has been an effective tool of Satan from the beginning and He will continue to use it until Christ does away with it. Terror is a spirit and if left unchecked will destroy a mans faith in Gods promises. From Vietnam, Racial discord and the Cold War, we have been dealing with terror on our own terms. Viet Nam was a terror in a distant land; we knew where the front line was and whom the enemy was. By, The Grace of God, we overcame racial Discord and predigest. . The Cold war, we knew who our enemies were and it was dealt with by prayer and persistence. Our greatest threat today is September 11th.Fighting a cowardly enemy who knows neither decency nor boundaries to murder. An army with no face nor uniform, no rules of conduct or set country. The enemy here is religion, false religion. It has come in as a thief, to steal souls and lives of the innocent. The basis for their terror is found in the Koran;” The Guilty may be killed”, and who are the guilty according to Mohamed? Any one who is not Muslim. Christians around the world are being martyred every single day, beheadings are on the increase, bombings, imprisonment, rape and abductions are common practices for the anti-Christian nations. We should and must be able to defend our religion with meekness, in the fear of God. There is no room for any other fears where this great fear is; it disturbs not. The Fear of the Lord should be our only concern, for Christ said,” Mat 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” The conscience (principles or the sense of right and wrong) is good, when it does its office well. But when the conscious deters from its intended purpose it brings forth death (spiritual and physical) and sin and all manner of abominations. Lacking truth and wisdom in God. In the case of our Lord’s suffering, he that knew no sin, suffered instead of those who knew no righteousness. The spirit of terror has no righteousness within itself; it has no shame and no love for mankind. Terror wishes to destroy the spirit of the people and bring them into bondage. If terror is allowed to accomplish its mission we as Christians are in bondage to it and not to the freedom that we have in God. Who is stronger, man or God? If you suffer the anxiety of terror you must renew you strength in God by renewing your Fear of God and your Joy in Him. Rom 13:3 for rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 2Co 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. 1Pe 3:14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; Lets look a little closer at, 1st Peter 3; 14; For righteousness, "not the suffering, but the cause for which one suffers, makes the martyr" [AUGUSTINE]. Augustine was indicating that the suffering of Jesus was not for the suffering itself, which was in the flesh, but the suffering was for the cause of righteousness and our salvation. Without a cause, suffering is pointless. Many today are suffering for the cause of Christianity this makes them martyrs for God and the Gospel. Happy, Not even can suffering take away your blessedness, but rather promotes it. Terror cannot take away your blessedness or salvation unless you allow it to. Our suffering, again, must have a purpose or we suffer for nothing. Our safety is based on the Power of God and His Grace and not on the things that man can do. 2Co 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Heb 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. We are made strong thru our weakness and terror is overcome by our strength in our faith. If man kills the body there is no more that he can do. This body must return back to the dust of the earth but the soul will live forever. 2Co 13:4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. Jesus dealt with terror or should I say the spirit of terror, in the garden of Gethsemane and on the cross. Mat 26:38-39 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Overcoming terror for Jesus was accomplished by Joy, “for the Joy set before Him, endured the Cross, Despising the shame.” Joy overcomes terror and grief. The Joy of the Lord is my strength, my stay and my salvation; with the Joy of God we are over-comers of this world and its terror. Does not the scripture say that we are more than conquers? Jesus dealt with and overcame every spirit that we deal with today, we can do no less than our savior did, and we also must overcome. Look at Revelations, Jesus spoke of “He that Overcometh.” And the overcoming of terror is thru and by the Word of God, knowing that if we are martyred for the cause of the Gospel, we are assured of Life everlasting in the arms of the Almighty. And--Greek, "but." Do not impair (damage or weaken) your blessing (1Pe 3:9) by fearing man’s terror in your times of adversity. Literally, "Be not terrified with their terror," that is, with that which they try to strike into you, and which strikes them when in adversity. This verse and 1Pe 3:15 is quoted from Isa 8:12-13. God alone is to be feared; he that fears God has none else to fear. God alone is to be feared, knowledge begins with the fear of God. Not a physical fear but a reverent fear, there is a difference. Neither be troubled--the threat of the law, Lev 26:36; Deut 28:65-66; in contrast to which the Gospel gives the believer a heart assured of God’s favor, and therefore unruffled, amidst all adversities. Not only be not afraid, but also be not even agitated. When you hear or see signs of terror, take it with stride, understand the cause and be not afraid. Terror always has a cause and understanding it and facing it will relieve the fear of it. I pray that this message will strengthen your resolve to endure and to strengthen your faith. We are never alone; Jesus promised that He would always be with you even until the end of the world. Ars. Dealing with the Past 1 Corinthians 13:10-13:12 There are many things that we as Christians have to deal with, when we give our life to Christ. One of these things is our past life, before we were changed into a new creature. As we grow in Jesus we start to expand our testimony to those that we use to know, hoping to get them to join in the family of God. But as we prepare our testimony and present our case to them, they always bring up our past and Satan tries to defeat us with it. So how do we deal with our past? Lets get some scripture and start to learn about, Dealing with the Past. Romans 8:6-7. We’ve all at one time or another ,been hurt, by those that bring up our past as if we were still living it. The scripture tells us that we all at one time were unruly. Most people that are miserable with their lives, want to make others, just as miserable as they are. This seems to be a way of forgetting their failures in life and passing the hurt to someone else. Consequently, they bring up your past, to help themselves to feel better about their failures in life. They don’t count the consequences of the hurt that they will cause you, and believe me ,it does hurt, especially when you’ve fought for a long time to forgive yourself for your mistakes. yes ,you do have to forgive yourself also. When Jesus forgives, He and God no longer remember what you’ve done, but you also have to forgive and forget,for, yourself. Romans 8:33, Who shall lay anything to the charge of Gods elect ? It is God that justifieth. Who are these people that condemn you,for your past, we are and all have been unruly. Christ made the sacrifice for us, He paid the debt, He did not owe, so it is to Him weather to forgive and judge, and not others. Just remember, when Satan reminds you of your past, remind him of his future. Rebuke these spirits that torment you, and yes these are spirits that bring up your past, because torment is not of God. There is a lot about mans ignorance that shows thru when they remember your past, but we must be willing to deal with it, to be a good witness for Jesus. Showing them that, the sins of the past are forgiven and the sins of the future are hidden under the blood, for a Christian will not sin willfully. For we as, reborn creatures ,can no longer live in sin, for we are of the seed of God. John 8:6-7, 1Corinthians 13:10-12, and many others tell us us people that will bring up the past to hurt or justify their anger at situations that they cant control. 1st Corin., 13:10 speaks of ,”But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. “ Dreams, visions, etc, will come and go, but to end, the way to deal with the past is to, rebuke the spirit of torment, calling it by name. Remember to bind on earth, is to bind in Heaven. Call these spirits by name ,rebuking them in the name of Jesus, believing that they will no longer bother you and ,forgive yourself as Christ has forgiven you. Paul said, “let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of dead works, unto repentance.” Read the scriptures and understand, what God has forgiven, He no longer remembers. We serve God not man. ars. Dealing with Heart Disease. There are two different types of Heart Disease, the disease of the flesh and the disease of the spirit. For a moment I would like to talk to you about the Heart Disease of the flesh. In 1999 I had a massive heart attack, in fact I had three. On the first one I was pronounced dead by a Doctor from a prestigious Hospital. God in His mercy raised me up to continue my ministry, but He also allowed my body to maintain the Disease. I understand what many go thru when their hearts fail them. I know the pain and sometimes the despair that follows the attack. Fear wasn't with me but was rebuked. I was ready to leave this world and be with my Saviour. Living with this disease is sometimes difficult because the symptoms don't show outwardly. Have you ever heard people say, ” I don't see a thing wrong with you.?” I have. Heart disease is a silent killer that gives little or no warning just as Cancer. There sometimes is no outward sign that a person has the disease. I have experienced, nights without sleep, pains that come and go and depression that I have to rebuke. Yes, ministers also are attacked by Satan. I know how it affects family and friends. Many friends walk away from you, because they don't want to deal with it. The best friend I have is my wife Juanita. She is always there with words of encouragement and comfort. This reminds me of the times Jesus sent out the disciples by twos, one would be able to lean on the other and help each other. Thats how I feel about my wife, she is my best friend. To be able to live with this debilitating Disease, I turned to the Bible for my answers, the first question I had for God was, 1. Why Me? The answer I received was, 1Pe 4:16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. 2Co 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. But the most surprising of His answers was, ”Why Not You, My Son also had to suffer.” I accepted these answers and went on. 2. How will I continue on with my ministry? 1Co 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 2Co 8:7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. The key word here was grace. His Grace would be sufficient for me to continue in His path. Unlike the Scientologist, I accepted the help of my doctors, took my medication, blessed each pill by the grace of God and trusted in Him. I don't think about dieing, for its up to the Lord. I learned one thing real fast, I have no control over my time to die, so why worry about it. The Joy of the Lord is my strength. The best example that God showed me was the life of Job. Job 1:6-12 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. So I put myself in Jobs shoes. Satan have you considered my servant Anthony? So put yourself in Jobs shoes. Satan have you considered my servant ..................? To live with Heart disease, 1. Live. Don't let the disease rule you. 2. Grace. Let Gods grace fill you with understanding of why you. For God Grace is sufficient. 3. Faith. Let your faith in God deliver you thru all the pain and suffering that you go thru. 4. Believe. Believe that God has a reason that you are allowed to be inflicted. 5. Show. Show the world what your God can do. 6. Witness. Be a witness to His majesty and Power. 7. Rebuke. Rebuke the spirit of infirmity. 8. Stand. Stand, and when you've done all, stand on Gods word. 9. Don't Fear. Don't fear or fret about the body but consider the soul and the one who has power over body and soul. 10. Read. Read Gods word daily, it comforts the Body, Mind and Soul. Remember this one thing, Prayer isn't automatic. Many Christians believe that God will answer all prayers because of the statement by Christ. Mat 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. This statement has a condition that goes along with it, ”If it be Gods Will !” Mat 26:39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Praying in the will of God is important,” not as I will, but as thou wilt.” Luke 21:25-26 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. Now to the Spirit. Rev 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. Mans heart is a complex thing not just in the flesh but especially in the spirit. Man has come from the creation of God in His image to a creature that is being killed in spirit by the cancer that has taken over this world. I just want to share with you a letter that I received today from a good friend of mine. “Dear Brother Smith, It has been a long time you never heard from me, an incident occurred that completely took me off my feet. My wife was shot by armed robbers on September 10th, over $30,000 collected from her as she was working on her new clinic site, 8 bullets has so far been removed from her head, the rib's were broken by bullets and the right leg. She will be injected for 28days and no one is permitted to see her during these period. Brother it's a tormenting period for me, help me in prayers please. Bishop Dr. Joseph Rankin” This world is dieing. Many are calling for peace, but peace is unattainable in this life. Prostitution, Homo-sexuality, Rape, Murder, Theft, Unrighteousness, war, rumors of war, Earthquakes, Floods, Fires, And man still fails to repent or to see the signs of the times. There are many that say that they belong to God, but which god do they belong to. John 8:44-47, Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. The cancer of mans spirit is growing each and every day. Many worldwide are calling for an alliance of Christian, Judaism and Islam, to bring about world peace and prosperity. They want to join all three under one universal name. But there can only be two that can align themselves together, Judaism and Christianity, for the Jews and Christians are brothers. All other, so called religions that denigh the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are not of God but of that spiritual cancer. You cannot make an alliance with the Devil. His promises to you are worthless and misleading. Death and destruction are in the paths of man, for he knows not the God of our fathers. Rejection has become the norm around the world. Many are ignoring the signs of the times, many are being cautious stating that the things that have are are going to happen are fulfillment of prophecy. The cancer in man has blinded him from the truth. He no longer sees the suffering of others, he no longer sees the signs of the times, the signs in the heavens, the signs in the earth and the signs on the earth. Hell enlarges its boarders daily and is never full. Man is on a course that puts him in the number that will have not only one death but will die a second time. Heb 3:10-12, Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 1Jo 3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. Apostasy; An abandonment of what one has professed; a total desertion, or departure from one's faith or religion. Rev 18:7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 2Pe 2:14-22; Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. Apostasy; An abandonment of God for the lust of the flesh, power, corruption, instability, hypocrites all. Lost and dieing without hope of a resurrection in Glory. Falling as a tree in the woods with no sound to be heard, falling with cancer without any truth within them. False teachers, false preachers, false prophets, without understanding, without knowledge, without wisdom. As a tree falls, so shall it be raised. My words are nothing compared to the words of God. ars Dealing with Divorce. Many divorces happen because of an unequal alliance. A joining of two, separately dividing, different people. Many times its a matter of rich and poor, Immaturity, educated and uneducated, Christian and non-Christian. But most of the time, its a joining of two different people, out of the will of God. Marriages made by lust, convenience, and popularity. In most of the instances I've seen and councled, its a matter of, abuse and adultery, and or, childish lust that gives way to an act that is not justified. The joining of two different people, is what God warns of being unequally yoked together. There is no reason nor cause for abuse in any form, mental or physical, for this is a violation of the Laws of God and man. This is a violation of the Gospel, and will be dealt with by God. Eph 5:28-29; So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: The sins of Adultery. Pro 5:18-20; Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished(delighted to ecstasy.) with a strange woman,(A woman, not your wife.) and embrace the bosom of a stranger? These sins of man are equal to the same sins created by the woman, having a relationship with a man, not her husband. JFB. States of this; unequally yoked — “yoked with one alien in spirit.” The image is from the symbolical precept of the law (Lev_19:19), “Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind”; or the precept (Deu_22:10), “Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass together.” Compare Deu_7:3, forbidding marriages with the heathen; also 1Co_7:39. The believer and unbeliever are utterly heterogeneous. Too close intercourse with unbelievers in other relations also is included (2Co_6:16; 1Co_8:10; 1Co_10:14). A marriage of people that haven't grown up and still think as a child. Many times its the parents that cause a division between the wife and husband and often it's just childishness that is the cause. 1Co 7:15 - if ... depart — that is, wishes for separation. Translate, “separateth himself”: offended with her Christianity, and refusing to live with her unless she renounce it. brother or a sister is not under bondage — is not bound to renounce the faith for the sake of retaining her unbelieving husband [Hammond]. Deu_13:6; Mat_10:35-37; Luk_14:26. The believer does not lie under the same obligation in the case of a union with an unbeliever, as in the case of one with a believer. In the former case he is not bound not to separate, if the unbeliever separate or “depart,” in the latter nothing but “fornication” justifies separation [Photius in Aecumenius]. but God hath called us to peace — Our Christian calling is one that tends to “peace” (Rom_12:18), not quarreling; therefore the believer should not ordinarily depart from the unbelieving consort (1Co_7:12-14), on the one hand; and on the other, in the exceptional case of the unbeliever desiring to depart, the believer is not bound to force the other party to stay in a state of continual discord (Mat_5:32). Better still it would be not to enter into such unequal alliances at all (1Co_7:40; 2Co_6:14).(Clark.) bill of divorce — literally, “a writing of cuttings off.” The plural implies the completeness of the severance. The use of this metaphor here, as in the former discourse (Jer_3:1), implies a close connection between the discourses. The epithets are characteristic; Israel “apostate” (as the Hebrew for “backsliding” is better rendered); Judah, not as yet utterly apostate, but treacherous or faithless. jfb Jer 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 1Co 7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. 1Co 7:28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. Mat 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. The sins of some churches. 1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 1Co 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.1Co 7:15 - But if the unbelieving depart - If they choose to leave you. Let him depart - You cannot prevent it, and you are to submit to it patiently, and bear it as a Christian. brns. Divorce does not mean the end of ones ability to love or remarry, if they chose to do so. We cannot condemn the divorce for abiding to the word of God and Jesus, concerning divorce. If the circumstances arise, then we must not condemn ourselves, for if the individual does all to reconcile to the other and is refused, then the person is not bound any more but has retain peace between them and God. In these cases, do not try to bear the burden of blame or fault with yourself, this is self condemnation. Those that are not saved, the laws of God are not in force with them, for the carnal mind is not subject to the law of God. Proof? Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Jfb. In such a state of mind there neither is nor can be the least subjection to the law of God. The reason here is explained, that, a person, an unbeliever is not, or will not, be bound to the laws of God and will do as he or she desires to do. There by, being not subject to the Laws of God. This is where many say that a person being married in or as sinners, after divorce, cannot remarry. This is untrue, for being out in sin, and then being saved, God no longer remembers the sins of their past. In so that a person can remarry and still be in the will of God, without a judgment being leveled against that person. This is not to say that they are not bound by the plan of salvation, for all will give an answer for their actions. Fornication; 1. The incontinence or lewdness of unmarried persons, male or female; also, the criminal conversation of a married man with an unmarried woman. 2. Adultery. Mat 5. 3. Incest. 1 Cor 5. 4. Idolatry; a forsaking of the true God, and worshipping of idols. 5.conjugal infidelity 2 Chr 21. Rev 19. ars. Gen_2:23, Gen_2:24, Gen_24:67; Pro_5:18, Pro_5:19; Ecc_9:9; Mal_2:14-16; Luk_14:26; Eph_5:25, Eph_5:28, Eph_5:29, Eph_5:33; 1Pe_3:7 Then, what is the real Holy Spirit? Christianity is not just a religion but it is a way of Life. None of us could remain a Christian if it wasn't for someone, always with us, to help us thru this walk. Our understanding of Prophecy nor Scripture would be complete without someone teaching us what the truth was. Beginning with Genesis thru the Book of Revelations the Holy Ghost {Holy Spirit} has always been with God for He is Gods Spirit. The Holy Ghost is mentioned 89 times in the new Testament alone. The Holy Ghost is our comforter and He leads us into all truths of the Bible. To say that the Holy Ghost has not yet arrived, would be saying that Jesus did not do what He said He would do. John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Without the leadership of the Holy Ghost, the Bible would never have been written. Lets talk a little about the Baptisms of John the Baptist. If you've noticed in Scripture, the passages that speak of our salvation, the Holy Ghost when instructing what is to be written, He never speaks of Himself, as was promised by Jesus. [Eph_3:5; 1Pe_1:12.] John 16:13-14; Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 1Co 2:10-13; But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 1Co 2:10-13 tells us that without the guidance of the Spirit, man would only know the things of man, carnal things. The Bible cannot be understood by the carnal mind, why, because the carnal mind is at em-empty with God, it is not subject to the laws of God and neither can be. Mans wisdom and knowledge is limited to the carnal, the things of the flesh. We must separate the flesh from the spirit and start thinking in the spiritual and not the physical. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. “Comparing spiritual things with spiritual”, This is where many find trouble with Bible interpretation, they try to compare Spiritual with the physical, the temperial with the immortal. Now to understand who the Holy Ghost is, in John 16:13-14 & 1Co 2:10-13, the Holy Ghost is called ”The Spirit Of Truth, “The Holy Ghost”, ”The Comforter”, “The Holy Spirit” & ”The Spirit of God.” This tells us that all these are one with God, for the Spirit spoken of, is God. He is part of what we call the “Holy Trinity.” Many dispute this assumption, but its hard to kick against what the Scriptures are stating. Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: The Baptisms that John performed were a prelude to the real Baptisms under the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. John Baptized unto Repentance, but under the name of Jesus we are Baptized under Salvation. Jesus emphasized great importance on the Holy Ghost. Even John the Baptist mentions His importance, not for Himself but for the Testimony from Him of The Christ. Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Why? Because these three are one, you cannot have one without the other. The Holy Ghost gives power unto the Believer, to perform the things of the Christ. This is where the end times Church is missing out on all the blessings of God, because of their belief that the Gifts of the Spirit were for an earlier age. Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. A Director of Man; Act 13:4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. Act 15:28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; The commission of the Holy Ghost;John 16:7-15; Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: “Reprove"1. To blame; to censure. 2. To charge with a fault to the face; to chide; to reprehend. Luke 3. 3. To blame for; with of; as, to reprove one of laziness. 4. To convince of a fault, or to make it manifest. 5. To refute; to disprove. 6. To excite a sense of guilt. The heart or conscience reproves us. I'm not to fond of the word, ”conscience” for what people call conscience, is the spirit within the man. 7. To manifest silent disapprobation or blame. [The vicious cannot bear the presence of the good, whose very looks reprove them, and whose life is a severe, though silent admonition. The Holy Ghost is the one who convicts us of our sin.] Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. Part of the commission of The Spirit is to also help us thru our many infirmities . Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Sin is the fault of man, who has chosen to sin. Sin was not forgiven under the Law but were only put off for another year. Even David and the prophets of the Old Testament were directed by the Holy Ghost{Spirit} Mar 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. Mat 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.What is the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost? An indignity offered to God by words or writing; reproachful, contemptuous or irreverent words uttered impiously against Jehovah. Blasphemy is an injury offered to God, by denying that which is due and belonging to him, or attributing to him that which is not agreeable to his nature. In the middle ages, blasphemy was used to denote simply the blaming or condemning of a person or thing. Among the Greeks, to blaspheme was to use words of ill omen, which they were careful to avoid. 1. That which derogates from the prerogatives of God. Mark 2. To speak of the Supreme Being in terms of impious irreverence; to revile or speak reproachfully of God, or the Holy Spirit. 1 Ki 21. Mark 3. 2. To speak evil of; to utter abuse or calumny against; to speak reproachfully of. 1. To arrogate the prerogatives of God. This man blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins but God? Math.9. Mark 2. IMPI'ETY, n. [L. impietas;in and pietas, pius.] 1. Ungodliness; irreverence towards the Supreme being; contempt of the divine character and authority; neglect of the divine precepts. These constitute different degrees of impiety. 2. Any act of wickedness,as blasphemy and scoffing at the Supreme Being, or at his authority; profaneness. Any expression of contempt for God or his laws, constitutes an impiety of the highest degree of criminality. Disobedience to the divine commands or neglect of duty implies contempt for his authority,and is therefore impiety. Impiety, when it expresses the temper or disposition, has no plural; but it is otherwise when it expresses an act of wickedness, for all such acts are impieties.Here Jesus tells His Deciples not to think about what to say but that the Holy Ghost would direct their words. Mar 13:11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. Luke 2:26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. Luke 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. This next verse is the reason why we can preach and testify of God. John 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Act 1:2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 2Co 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.1st Cor. is giving the difference between Charity and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit to man. Gifts will eventually cease but Charity will never cease. These are just a few verses that teach us that the Holy Ghost came to us as was promised by Christ. Judging the Bible in one's own way. Oral teachings and traditions of ministers are to be tested by the written word (Act_17:11). 1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Gal 6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. This statement is understood, ”Prove to yourself that which you teach and preach is correct so that you can rejoice in yourself that the Holy Spirit has taught you new Remas from God. Our wisdom and knowledge in Gods word is not of ourself but from the Spirit that teaches us. We cannot understand the Gospel with the carnal mind, it is Spiritually discerned.Not taking joy from another mans work. Prophecy, unlike the speaking in tongs, is for the un-believer that he may be turned from his path and to follow after Christ. Not everyone that teaches prophecy has full insight into the scripture. There we must be careful to prove them. How do we prove them, according to scripture, we compare scripture with scripture. Any interpretation that is contrary to scripture is to be view as sceptiable untill proven wrong. In other words we do not teach or preach, untill we have proven to ourselves that what we teach or preach is true to the intent of the Holy Ghost concerning man. As Far as prophecy being changed by the jews lets read about false christ that came to Israel before Christ. Act 5:35-39; And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. As you can see in these passages, the prophecy of the Christ could not be changed. Even John the Baptist could not change prophecy, even thou he had a great following, but instead preached, Mat 3:11-12; “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Going further he ask of Jesus,” Mat 11:2-6; Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” As you see, Judas of Galilee and neither Theudas, could change prophecy, why, because they didn't fulfill the prophecy to the letter. So what was these passages stating? That John proved Jesus according to Scripture and prophecy. [Knowing: 2Pe_3:3; Rom_6:6, Rom_13:11; 1Ti_1:9; Jam_1:3 that: Rom_12:6] Rom 12:5-6; So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 2Pe 1:20-21; Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 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. This phrase proves that the Holy Ghost was already with man, teaching and bringing insight into the scripture. Ye do well, as knowing this, that no scripture prophecy is of private interpretation - It is not any man's own word. It is God, not the prophet himself, who thereby interprets things till then unknown. It will be sufficient to remark, preparatory to endeavoring to ascertain the true sense of the passage, that some have held that it teaches that no prophecy can be interpreted of itself, but can be understood only by comparing it with the event; others, that it teaches that the prophets did not themselves understand what they wrote, but were mere passive organs under the dictation of the Holy Spirit to communicate to future times what they could not themselves explain; others, that it teaches that “no prophecy is of self-interpretation,” (Horsley;) others, that it teaches that the prophecies, besides having a literal signification, have also a hidden and mystical sense which cannot be learned from the prophecies themselves, but is to be perceived by a special power of insight imparted by the Holy Spirit, enabling men to understand their recondite mysteries. In other words, "let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith”; There are many that prophecy in their own name and others prophecy, not knowing the scripture. Many others teach the Bible not being sent nor ordained by God and neither-have the insight of the Holy Spirit. Here we must be careful to prove them, weather they be of God on not. As in the days of the reformation and the prodistent church arrival, the Catholic Church then as today, preferred that only the priest interpreted scripture. This is contrary to the intent of the Bible. The Apostle Paul stated; Rom 12:6 “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;” 1Ti 4:14 “Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.” 1Co 14:26 ” How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.” This last statement is concerning the difference in interpretation and revelation of the individual. Paul has no problem with differences in interpretation nor revelation from each individual. For he states ;“Neglect not the gift that is in thee". So where does this difference in interpretation come from? The Holy Spirit. As time goes by and we get closer to the return of Christ, we see many changes in the world status and a different interpretation and revelation must come out to explain the changes, in the state of man and the earth. Remember that not only do we interpret the changes in man but also the changes in the earth itself. These two things are tied together by prophecy. In other words 50 years ago the Ministers of God could not understand what some of the prophecy's ment but as things changed the prophecy's and revelations had to change when situations also changed. For example the establishment of the State of Israel from obscurity to becoming a nation again. The best example of this is in Daniel, Dan 12:4 “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Computers, Jets, Satilites, Communication from one country to another, ect. We today interpret scripture, not for our own edification but for the edification of the Church Body.”Let all things be done unto edifying.” Gal 1:7-9 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. Where I draw the line with some Ministers today, is when a Revelation or a New Rema Word from God is delivered to Men, some will try to sell the information, we have received freely and we are also to give freely, for the revelations come not from man but from God. Act 8:19-21; Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Act 2:17-21 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:17-21 would be nullified if we were not able to receive insight , wisdom and knowledge today from the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we are able to interpret Scripture, Have, Revelations, Dreams and Visions, of these end times that are true to the prophecy and intent of the Bible. ars Let us go on to Perfection Hebrews 6:1-6:2 Let us go on to perfection, An exhortation to remain steadfast in the Faith. Soon we shall see the portals of Glory, soon we shall see the Great I Am, The Almighty Living God. What does every Church need, what are the people looking for? What are you seeking in this world and especially in the next? Hebrews 6:1-2, Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection; How, by getting nearer the cross. Do you believe in the Book and the Blood, I mean, really believe? Shout Glory, to the God of Heaven, I am who I am By the will of God, the Joy of the Lord is my strength and I will not be moved. Joy, Grace, Peace, Power and understanding, all attributes of God, yes but of His children, us. We have the Power of the Holy Ghost, we have the Power of Jesus, we Have the Power of the Cross. What separates us from the world and the un-believers? Hebrews 13:10, We have an alter, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. We have been grafted into the branch, which is Christ Jesus our Lord and no man can take us out. We are a separated people a royal priest-hood, a diferent people we are the Children of God, and we shall not be moved. Joy, Power in us, rejoice, I say again, Rejoice. You are the saints of Heaven, the Saints of God. We need no man to declare us saints, we have one of greater power that has already set us apart, He is the one in scripture that has declared and given us sainthood. The power of the resurrection is at our finger tips, all we have to do is by faith, reach out and touch the same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead. Reach out children, reach out and touch the Living God. And the same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies. Do you believe in the power of the Holy Ghost, I do, I believe in resurrection, I believe in healing I believe in the Blood. In 1999 I was declared dead of a massive heart attack, Glory to God. My wife as per instruction of the Holy Ghost, came into the room, laid hands upon me, invoked the name of Jesus and the Power of the Blood of the Lamb, and I arose. I'm alive, I'm alive, all my sins have been forgiving and Heavens gates are opened wide. To the glory of God, I've survived two massive heart attacks, Reflux Sympathetic Dystrophy and Diabetes. Let us go on to perfection, lets not set around and wait on Jesus to return, he said occupy till I come, occupy means, do business, go on, do the work that He's called us all to do, preach the gospel, be instant in season and out of season, do the work of an evangelist. Just because you say, that you wernt called to be an evangelist doesn't mean that you cant evangelise. Hebrews 6:18, That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.an Anchor. Lets go back to verse 1 again. let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God. What you did yesterday was fine, if it was for the Glory of the Lord, but the works that you did are gone, what about today, have you moved forward, today, lets go on. There should be Joy in your heart as you inter the portals of the Church there should be excitement in you step, anxious to know what God is going to do in the service, chills running down you spine as the songs begin, waiting upon the Lord, your prayers should have been prayed before you left your house, This is the time to praise the Lord, lifting up Holy Hands, singing in the spirit. My Jesus, my Savior, Lord there is none like you, all of my days, I long to praise the wonder of you mighty, Love. Its not time to be still, Its time to rejoice, you are in the presence of God. Expect the foundation to shake as He enters, expect miracles to happen. And the scriptures states, And the place where they prayed, WAS SHAKEN. Our God is alive for evermore. Thats what separates us from other religions, that don't believe in Jesus, Our God is alive, He's not made into an image of Gold, Silver, bronze, stone or wood, He's alive. Say out loud, I am somebody, I am a Child of the King, I am who I am by the grace of God and I will not be moved. Now, my brothers and sisters , now we can go on to perfection, We are in the world but not of the world, let the world do what it wants, we are a separated people, lets rejoice in the Lord . As Martin Luther King once said, I'm free at last, I'm free at last, Thank God almighty, I'm free at last. IN the Light of Day Philippians 1:21-1:23 In the Light of Day Philippians 1:21-23 For to me to Live is Christ, and to die is gain. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better. Jesus said that we can only walk in the day when we are able to see clearly and that there will come a time that no man can work because of the night. He was always comparing day and night , life and death as a form of choice that we all have to make. The Apostle Paul had already made his choice, he was willing to let go of this life so that he could enjoy the next. Paul was always set to defend the Gospel, willing to give up all for the joy of walking in the light with Jesus. We don't know what we will be, but we know that we will be like Him. I am the way, the truth and the Life, the light of the world. Just imagine what it will be like, never having to sleep or see another sun set. Imagine for a moment seeing the gates of Heaven , those two great pearls opened wide and the brilliant light of home. This reminds me of a song that we used to sing, There's a light in the window, and the tables spread with splendor, There's someone standing by an open door, I can see a cristial river, Lord I must be near forever, Lord I've never been this Homesick before. The time of our sojourning here is but a space of time that will end. We've had to endure so many hardships and troubles and trials, sometimes it seems like its been an eternity. But its just been a vapor of smoke. Are we willing to give all for an eternity with Jesus. Are you ready to go home church, are you ready to walk in the light forever, Its not going to be like what We've all gotten use to down here, our victory has only just begun. Can you feel a change in the weather, can you feel a change in the spirit, can you see the angels gathering around the table, ready to seat us, to serve us and to teach us all the mysteries of Heaven, at the Masters command. Walking into the throne room of God with boldness as a son toward his Father. Paul in Hebrews states it this way, 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Thats Pauls instruction for now, but when we all get to Heaven we can go to the throne at any time, shouting and leaping and praising God. There will be no more curse upon the earth, no more sickness, no more death, no more crying over lost loved ones, no more night. The government will be honest, the judge will be righteous, for he will be the Son of God. No more night, for we will be all consumed in the light of love from the throne. Revelations 22:5 And there shall be no night there, and they need no candle, neither light of the sun, for the Lord God giveth them light, and they shall reign for ever and ever. Get ready for a change church, get ready for a blessing, get ready for the trump of God is about to sound the end of our night and an opening of a brand new day. Just think of it being able to play among the stars, and the earth, no more seas being able to walk completely around the earth, seeing things that no man has ever seen before. Being as little children in a brand new amusement park, created by God. This is our vision in the end days, that we live in, this is our vision that will get us thru. This is the light of a brand new day. Did Paul see a vision or have a dream that caused him to ponder the two things that would affect his life or death? He was wanting to leave this world and be with Jesus, He wanted to leave this darkness that we call life. Are we just existing as christians or are we living life as christians, being full of grace and mercy from the Father of Lights. Can we say that our existence is well worth spent or are we tired and now willing to leave this world and be with Christ? Paul said it this way, it was more needful for them , for him to stay. As it is with us, we have an obligation to others to endure the night so that others can also see the light of day. A man once asked me, If I walk at night down an alley, and trip and break my leg, was it satans fault? My answer to him was. If you walk in the dark expect to get hurt. We walk in the light because we are a pacular people, a royal priest-hood, a separated people, you are somebody special. The streets of gold await you, a new body, a new song, a new beginning. Just like the old song, I'm on my way to that fare land where the soul of man never dies, my darkest nights shall turn to day, where the soul of man never dies. What a glorious day awaits us. To walk in the light of our Lord forever. ars. You cant Go Home Again. Matthew 10:34-10:36 You Cant Go Home Again You cant return to the life you've left as a child and the home that you remember is no longer there. Matthew 10:34-36 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth, I am come not to send peace, but a sword. and a mans foes shall be they of his own household. To be able to understand the spiritual side of the scripture, you have to understand the physical side of life. The scriptures are spiritually understood, I've named this sermon, You cant Go Home Again, because it was delivered to me by the spirit especially to show me, that the things that I remember from my childhood are no longer there. So lets look at the physical first, At a glance you can see the people that you used to know are grown up, moved on and some have passed on. Do you remember people of your youth, that you haven't seen in years, you remember them as pretty and handsome and strong, and then all of a sudden you see them and cant believe the condition that they are in. The home you grew up in is gone, the town you remember has changed so much, you don't recognize anything. I ran into a friend of mine, that I haven't seen in 30 years, they didn't match the memory I had of them, it broke my heart. My mother in laws house that I use to visit was gone and in its place was nothing but weeds, children grew up there and I was married there, all gone. The family that I once knew were not the same, they became, not really family , not really friends and not really enemies, but a mixture of all three, supportive of my ministry, no, concerned with my feelings, no, worried over my health, not really. Then the spirit said again, You cant go Home Again. Jesus said in Matthew 10:39. He that findeth his life shall lose it, and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. This verse, as with many in scripture, holds more than one meaning, for me I found a special meaning, a meaning that reveled the message from the Holy Spirit, I cant go Home, because, it no longer exists and what I find will hurt me. But we've found a better life, that we must commit, body, mind and soul to. That life with Jesus. He told us that He would be everything that we needed, Father, Mother, Sister and Brother. If you can say that nothing has changed in your life, then you've become the exception to the rule. In Matthew 13:57 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. Your home-town, will turn away from you and your own family will turn away from you, thats what Jesus was saying. The word, SAVE, here means, except. Your honor is not with those that you remember fondly, as you were growing up, but with strangers that you've never met. We are now in a different life with a different lifestyle, a different leadership has taken hold of us, we cant go home again. The account of the young rich man, in 19:16-22, demonstrates the point that Jesus was making, once we've left home, or the old life of sin, we cant go back, we have to let everything go and begin anew. We have to release everything, including, money, homes, lands, family, everything, because once we've been born again, our life starts over in Christ, Behold, all things have passed away, behold all things become new. If this isn't the way your living, as a christian, then your still wanting to turn back, trying to hang on to the old memories of people and things in your past. Its a dream world brothers and sisters, its a fantasy. Its time to let go of the dream and face the reality of this present world that we live in. Don't be mistaken, memories are fine, memories of loved ones that have gone on to meet Jesus, memories of a happier time, but keep them in perspective. Once we have put our hands to the plow and turned back, Jesus Said, that you are not fit for the kingdom of heaven, in otherwise, once you've accepted, Jesus, as Lord of your life and Savior of your soul, you cant go home, you cant go back from where you came from, its no longer there, its gone. Satan will use these memories to tempt and torment you, he will try to give you a fantasy world to live in, using up valuable time from your work for God, in endless, dreams of a by gone time, of memories of home, that was sweet and peaceful, safe and serine. He will come to you as an angel of light, pretending to be a friend, he will try to tell you that he can take you home again, to relive past honor and glory to revive past loves and accomplishments. All the while, trying to drown you in sorrow and disappointments of things that no longer exists. Cherish your memories, but consintrait on making new ones, fresh ones, memories of people that you've lead to Jesus, church gatherings that you've really been blessed and look for the joy of your new life in heaven. You cant go Home any more, but why would you want to, you've got a brand new home, just over the next sunrise, just past the next prayer, just a step beyond the river. A Home where you'll never have to keep anymore memories of the old days because the day will never end. ars. Part time Christians,Hafe way Salvation. Matthew 23:4-23:4 Jesus was teaching to pick up your cross and follow me. Letting the dead bury the dead.A look into part time christians , ready only at a weeks notice. Many people call upon God when its eather convient or when they are in trouble, haveing only faith for the moment and not for the long run. Matthew 23:4, Jesus said, For they bind heavy burdens and grevious to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. Can you say that when youve seen a fellow christian at a fault, that you have helped him to return to the right path or did you start accuseing them or start rumors at church? Have you looked in the Bible quickly to find fault with someone else , trying to find the right scripture to condemn them and to justify yourself, makeing yourself selfrightious? Jesus called these types of people hypocrites, for they say one thing and then do another. Jesus goes on to say, Even so ye also outwardly appear rightious unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Are we so ready to condemn that we condemn ourselves, Luke 6:23.....condemn not and ye shall not be condemned....., What is a part time christian? You know, they show up at special gatherings of the church, homecomings, song fests, business meatings, these are the ones that give a dollar or two to the offering and then want their say heard. Their the first ones there on Easter and the last to be seen when it comes to doing the work at the church building. Sounds harsh? Jesus said more., Jesus wasnt afraid to call people what they were. Jesus wasnt afraid to tell the truth. Isnt that what being saved is all about, not being afraid any more? Are we not to be about our Fathers business, going out into the highways and by ways ,compelling them to come in? Being a christian doesnt stop at midnight Sunday night. Jesus had to rebuke the Pharises many times, today we call them part time christians, in His day He called them, hypocrits, they wanted the best seats, the best tables,the best clothes, the best food, they wanted attention for everything that they did. But they wanted the work to go to everyone else, sound familiar? You may ask yourself, why would someone want to preach a sermon like this? The answer, Look around you, look at the world, look at the neighbourhood, look at the church, its changeing by the minute, Jesus said it would. God wants wariers, he wants people to be able to stand and endure when the preasure comes on, when the heat goes up, when the decision that his people make are not decisions of what to wear to church, but decisions of weather we are willing to give our life for Jesus. Yes there is comming a time when we will hafe to make that decision and much more. Strength in the Church of God, thats why, strength in numbers that God can count on, if we are part time christians we can be changed into someone that God can depend on. We hafe to put on the whole armour of God and be willing to stand. There are people in the churches today that will judge others so much that we lose good working christians. Its time this all stops, were all in this together. Jesus said ,if we cant love our brother that we can see, how then can we say that we love God who we cannot see? Lets get back to business and if you are a part time christian, come back into the fold, be one of the sheep again, Jesus will lead you into the paths of rightiouness. ars. If Jesus Never Came. part 1. 2 Peter 2:4-2:11 If Jesus Never Came. part 1. A look at, Athiest, Agnostice, Humanist and Freethinkers. There are many people that call themselves atheist, to me an atheist is an agnostic without a clue. I believe if we took a poll on atheist from ever major war, we would find out many Atheist were turned into Agnostics and Agnostics were turned into believers. An atheist is; One who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods. An agnostic is;One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism. Why are Athiest, Agnostice, Humanist, Freethinkers and the like so preoccupied about proveing that God and His Son Jesus dont exist? Is there something in the Bible that scares them so much that we have become a threat to them? It doesnt take much not to believe in something, but it takes all to believe in God. Christianity, in mankind, is not perfect by any means. The Apostil Paul stated, “Let us go on to perfection...”Heb 6:1. We disagree many times over many subjects but we all have come to the agreement that we can all disagree. I think that is pretty civil of us, dont you? Well lets put it this way, If God didnt exist then neither would, Athiest, Agnostice, Humanist or Freethinkers. Now lets take a look at the world as If Jesus Never Came. An atheist states that God or gods dont exist, this is not entirely the truth on their part. An Atheist doesnt believe in the Theory of Darwin so that makes him a believer in a higher power. They believe, or are interested, in spirituallity and sense spirituallity is a religious term they lie to themselves. So we will look at it from that point of view. The question that these people should be asking is “Who created religion?” Athieism, Agnosticeism, Humanism or Freethinkers are terms that constitute a religion. Religion is actually; Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship. The life or condition of a person in a religious order. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion. Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. In this statement the Bible speaks not a word about religion or worship, you would be, in fact, hard pressed to find any mention of these subjects untill Chapter 4. A covenant relationship didnt arrive untill chapter 6. Again religion is still not mentioned, so what was God doing with man? He was making a pact, a promise and a covenant, not religion. Religion came into effect begining in chapter 10 with Nimrod. The Hebrew name Nimrod means "let us rebel," given by his contemporaries to Nimrod as one who ever had in his mouth such words to stir up his band to rebellion. Nimrod subverted the existing patriarchal order of society by setting up a chieftainship based on personal valor and maintained by aggression. [Fausset] This is an athesist comment; ”I am interested in spirituality, and I have a general interest in the history of Christianity and the bible. I find most of the active Christians I meet to be nice people, and I am fascinated by how they twist and avoid the truth in order to claim the Bible is somehow holy. I also see it mis-used often in Politics, and I always urge people to read the bible, line for line, so in that respect we have the same goals. I would love for bible reading to be compulsury in public schools, line for line, without Christian spin.” Most athesist fall under the catigory in religionism; A state of often extreme religious ardour; {Fiery intensity of feeling.} Morris notes, "The essential identity of the various gods and goddesses of Rome, Greece, India, Egypt, and other nations with the original pantheon of the Babylonians is well established. [In fact], Nimrod himself was apparently later deified as the chief god (’Merodach’ or ’Marduk’) of Babylon.(Rom. 1:23)And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Babylon means the “Gate of God.” The citizens of Babylon had rejected the knowledge of the true God. Therefore, we should expect the creation of a false religion as part of their dubious cultural achievements. Again, the Bible speaks of "mystery Babylon," that is, of the reality symbolized by the earthly city, saying that it is "the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth" (Rev. 17:5). This refers, as do the ideas of prostitution and abomination throughout the Bible, to false religion.Turn to any book on astrology and you will find that it was the Chaldeans (another name for the inhabitants of Babylon) who first developed the zodiac by dividing the sky into sections and giving meanings to each on the basis of the stars that are found there. A person’s destiny is said to be determined by whatever section or "sign"he is born under. [THE TOWER OF BABEL AND THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES] by Lambert Dolphin So as you can see in just the 1st couple of Chapters in Genisus, that it was man that started religion and not God. God, in the begining of man had to deal with rebellion and hatred of His athourity by man, because of the Fall of Adam. Remember the meaning of religion,A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion. Quote”I am fascinated by how they twist and avoid the truth in order to claim the Bible is somehow holy.”Unquote Holy means; 1.Regarded with particular reverence or respect: blessed, hallowed, sacred. 2. Protected from violation or abuse by custom, law, or feelings of reverence: inviolable,Protected from violation or abuse by custom, law, or feelings of reverence Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred. Regarded with or worthy of worship or veneration; revered: a holy book. Living according to a strict or highly moral religious or spiritual system; saintly: a holy person. Specified or set apart for a religious purpose: a holy place. Solemnly undertaken; sacrosanct: a holy pledge. Regarded as deserving special respect or reverence: Athiest, Agnostice, Humanist, Freethinkers very seldom attack The New Testiment for they see the Old Testiment as a key to destroy all beliefe. War in the old Testiment is a key target of many people. They fail to understand that it was mans lack of understanding, compassion and duty to all mankind that caused war. James 4:1, puts it this way; From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Lusts is the key word here. Man in the, Old as well as the New Testiment, even continueing on today, is the primary cause of death and destruction. In the Old Testiment, God had to destroy man so that mankind could survive, or evolve, eather way you wish to look at it. The reason for the flood and the death of all but a few lets look at; Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.Gen 6:13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. The question here is,”Did God give mankind a chance to repent?” The answer is Yes.Here is their answer for death of men, women and children in the Old Testiment. 2Pe 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 2Pe 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 2Pe 2:6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 2Pe 2:7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 2Pe 2:8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 2Pe 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: 2Pe 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 2Pe 2:11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. 2Pe 2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; Mans, corruption, evil, lust, greed and disreguard for other human life, brought about their own destruction, remember that evil brings forth evil and cannot change for it is not in its nature to do so. As for the wars that Israel fought but the order of God, 2nd Peter 2:4 thru 10, also answers that question. End Part 1. ars I Believe. Pro 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. What do you believe? Do you believe that you will live forever, that this world will not end, Or do you believe that you are a mortal that will be judged at your death? Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. “Let thine heart retain my words.” These words are the words of knowledge and wisdom, the words of understanding and life, is this what you believe? Or have you become hard hearted, and will not believe that your life and soul are in the hands of a loving and sometimes an angry God? For It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, a God that not only promises but is able to deliver, deliver on punishment or reward, a God of Life everlasting or a God of Life eternal at torment. The choice is clearly up to you. The Bible states two basic faiths; 1.How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And 2. How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? Many people have the belief that God hears all prayers from, the sinner to the Saint, from the Lost to the saved, this is not so. We see the proof of this in John 9:31; Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. 1.How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? We cannot believe without the Spirit that calls us and convicts us of our sins. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. Our belief comes from believing on those things that are not visible. We can easily believe in air, or gravity, thou we see it not, so we can also believe in God, Jesus, Angles and even Satan. Just because we cannot see God doesn't mean that we cannot believe in God. Just because we cannot see Heaven doesn't mean we cant believe in Heaven and just because we cannot see Hell doesn't mean that we cannot believe in damnation. John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. 1Pe 1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Rom 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Lets look at a few definitions. Predestinate; To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose. Called; Invited; summoned; addressed; named; appointed; invoked; assembled by order. Justified; To prove or show to be just, or conformable to law, right, justice, propriety or duty; to defend or maintain; to vindicate as right. To pardon and clear form guilt; to absolve or acquit from guilt and merited punishment, and to accept as righteous on account of the merits of the Savior, or by the application of Christ's atonement to the offender. Glorified; Honored; dignified; exalted to glory. 1Jo 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. God regards no man, but sees all in two households, 1. The Household of 1st Adam and 2nd. The Household of Last Adam. 1st.Adam is the Flesh and 2nd Adam is the Spirit. To enter into salvation with belief you must 1st.Confess with your mouth and 2nd Believe in your heart. Believe what? That Jesus is both Lord and Christ, the Son of God. For confession with the mouth, tells the world that you believe that Jesus is Lord and belief with the Heart tells God that you believe Him about His Son. Mat 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. Rom 10:9-10; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. And 2. How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. For an individual to believe he first must hear the Gospel preached. The gospel is preached each and every day around the world. Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. To believe in the name of Jesus is not enough, but we must also have faith in His name. It is the same with the gospel, you believe in the gospel but you must also have faith in the gospel, faith knowing that all words are true and are alive, and that anything that you ask in the name of Jesus will be delivered as promised. The world has its own gospel, a way of transversing the truth of the True Gospel. We hear day after day, the false religions preaching hate and murder, confusion and self indulgence. The True Gospel is easy to listen to and offers hope and peace, not of this life but of the next. This world is under a curse because of sin, it will be destroyed. Just by reading this message you have been listening to the Gospel being preached. Preaching is a delivery of the truth, no matter what form or style you hear it. When you sing Christmas songs of Jesus, you hear the Gospel, when you send Christmas cards with, Angels, Jesus or even the Manger depicted, you are hearing the Gospel. Phi 1:15-18; Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. So all in all, there will be no excuse before God, when it comes to judgment. All mankind will have heard the word preached and must give an account as to why or why not they have believed or rejected the truth. Ars. Rom 9:24 - whom: Rom_8:28-30; 1Co_1:9; Heb_3:1; 1Pe_5:10; Rev_19:9 he called: Rom_3:22-26; 1Co_6:11; Tit_3:4-7 he justified: Rom_8:1, Rom_8:17, Rom_8:18, Rom_8:33-35, Rom_5:8-10; John_5:24, John_6:39, John_6:40, John_17:22, John_17:24; 2Co_4:17; Eph_2:6; Col_3:4; 1Th_2:12; 2Th_1:10-12, 2Th_2:13, 2Th_2:14; 2Ti_2:11; Heb_9:15; 1Pe_3:9, 1Pe_4:13, 1Pe_4:14, 1Pe_5:10 Why yet am I also Judged as a Sinner? In these days of constant trouble, we wonder why so many people are accusing the true believers of Jesus Christ of being sinners and hypocrites. We have Gay Churches, that have cut many a verse from the Bible to continue to operate, Gay ministers and lay persons, that have no idea what salvation is all about. Church leaders being arrested for sex crimes on children, these people know not the same God that we worship. Rom 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. This is speaking of those that profess God but not Possessing God nor His Son. This is speaking of those that are, wantingly and willingly, sinning and desire others of like mind to join with them. Trying to use the word of God as an excuse. These are those that when, the truth is preached and their sin is revealed, it becomes a matter of pride for them, to lash out at those that preach the truth, to try and discredit them. Do we preach Christ for Gain? God forbid, we are but servants to the most High, and there by we belong to Him, for He is our Lord and Saviour. Do we seek gain from the suffering of others? God forbid, for we ourselves must suffer as our Christ suffered, we are not seeking worldly gain but rather a Kingdom in Heaven. The true believers and ministers in Christ are constantly, falsely being accused of crime after crime. These are surely the end of days. We must not allow our own inconsistency's, to be blamed on the gospel, but allow our faults to be our own responsibility. Rom 3:7-8; For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. We cannot, as Christians, Glorify God thru lies nor deception. When we are judged sinners, for telling the truth, we see mankind's laws and righteousness as a standard for our condemnation. We are judged by society as sinners and non-conformist, alienating all except those that believe in Christ. To be “slanderously reported” is stating that a minister of God has stated a lie to get worldly gain or glory. Telling a lie to further the Gospel, this is an attempt by Satan to dissuade others from believing the Truth, an to discredit the ministers. Paul was lied on many times, but instead of accusing them He declared the truth, God will Recompense all evil. 2Th 1:6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Rom 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. There are many, as whom I spoke of, that have turned the truth of the Gospel, into lies and vain imaginations. They are lieing not only to themselves, but those that hear and believe them, and also, to God Himself. We are judged as sinners because we uphold the word of God and defend the Gospel of Jesus Christ, here are some verses that show you of which I speak of; Rom 1:22 - 32; Rom_11:25; Pro_25:14, Pro_26:12; Isa_47:10; Jer_8:8, Jer_8:9, Jer_10:14; Mat_6:23; 1Co_1:19-21, 1Co_3:18, 1Co_3:19. This next verse shows the deceivers and their handy work; Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. LASCIV'IOUSNESS; 1. Looseness; irregular indulgence of animal desires; wantonness; lustfulness. Who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lasciviousness. Eph 4. 2. Tendency to excite lust, and promote irregular indulgences. “licentiousness,” “wantonness,” “unbridled lust,” “shamelessness,” “outrageousness”): Jud 1:7-8; Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Dignities; Rank or position, not nobility or austerity of personal character or bearing. Barnes states of these verses; They are not afraid to speak evil of dignities - The word rendered “dignities” here, (doxas,) means properly honor, glory, splendor; then that which is fitted to inspire respect; that which is dignified or exalted. It is applied here to men of exalted rank; and the meaning is, that they did not regard rank, or station, or office - thus violating the plainest rules of propriety and of religion. See the notes at Act_23:4-5. Jude, between whose language and that of Peter in this chapter there is a remarkable resemblance, has expressed this more fully. He says, 2Pe_2:8, “These filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.” It is one of the effects of religion to produce respect for superiors; but when men are self-willed, and when they purpose to give indulgence to corrupt propensities, it is natural for them to dislike all government. Accordingly, it is by no means an un-frequent effect of certain forms of error to lead men to speak disrespectfully of those in authority, and to attempt to throw off all the restraints of law. It is a very certain indication that men hold wrong opinions when they show disrespect to those in authority, and despise the restraints of law. So let your hearts rest easy with the fellowship of the Saints, which you are, God will judge those that persecute you now and will redeem you at the appointed time. Ars. Rom 1:32 - knowing: Rom_1:18, Rom_1:21, Rom_2:1-5, Rom_2:21-23 worthy: Rom_6:21 have pleasure in them: or, consent with them, Psa_50:18; Hos_7:3; Mar_14:10,Mar_14:11Rom 1:21 - when: Rom_1:19, Rom_1:28; Joh_3:19 they glorified: Rom_15:9; Psa_50:23, Psa_86:9; Hos_2:8; Hab_1:15, Hab_1:16; Luk_17:15-18; 2Ti_3:2; Rev_14:7, Rev_15:4 but became: Gen_6:5, Gen_8:21; 2Ki_17:15; Psa_81:12; Ecc_7:29; Isa_44:9-20; Jer_2:5; Jer_10:3-8, Jer_10:14, Jer_10:15, Jer_16:19; Eph_4:17, Eph_4:18; 1Pe_1:18 their foolish: Rom_11:10; Deu_28:29; Isa_60:2; Act_26:18; 1Pe_2:9 The Anointing. We as Christians are anointed by the calling of God and the consecration of the Holy Spirit. Consecration; The act or ceremony of separating from a common form, to a sacred use, or of devoting and dedicating a person or thing to the service and worship of God, by certain rites or solemnities. Consecration does not make a person or thing really holy, but declares it to be sacred, that is, devoted to God or to divine service. We must strive to be Holy because our Heavenly Father is Holy. We are anointed by the act of Baptism, Faith and the indwelling of the Holy Ghost. Here is proof of the Trinity; 1John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. If we are endowed with one we have all three, for one cannot exist without the other for, God is. The Anointing; This is done primarily by the anointing of Oil, on the head of an individual. Anointing in Holy Scripture, is either, I. Material -- with oil -- or II. Spiritual -- with the Holy Ghost. The Spiritual anointing is accomplished in many was from the time of Repentance to Baptism to the physical anointing by Oil. The Oil many times is mixed with perfume, but this is not necessary. An anointing gives an individual many types of ability, that is and was, ordained by God. Such as being a teacher, preacher,, etc. We see this in the Book of Ephesians. Eph 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; each one of these offices within the Church, must come from an anointing. Many Churches today try to ignore many of the anointings because of fear, unbelief or ignorance of the ability's that God ordains for some people. The Bible calls these anointings, “Gifts.” Rom 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. Gifts = anointings or Favors. Calling = A profession, or as we usually say, a vocation (1Co.7:20). The “hope of your calling” in Eph.4:4 is the hope resulting from your being called into the kingdom of God. Faith in Gods word, is paramount in obtain these anointings, God nor the Holy Ghost, will not anoint a person with a gift, if that individual doesn't believe or is low in faith, in that operation. Rom 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Rom 12:7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Not everyone can do these ministries, there must again be an anointing. 1Co 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Brns; And God hath set - That is, has appointed, constituted, ordained. He has established these various orders or ranks in the church. The apostle, having illustrated the main idea that God had conferred various endowments on the members of the church, proceeds here to specify particularly what he meant, and to refer more directly to the various ranks which existed in the church. Num 23:19-20; 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? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. These anointings are for specific purposes; Eph 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Eph 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: Eph 4:14 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; Eph 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 1Jo 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him(God) abideth in you(An Indwelling of the Spirit of Christ.), and ye need not that any man teach you(Man does not know the Truth unless instructed by The Holy Spirit.): but as the same anointing(Of The Holy Ghost.) teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 1Pe 1:23 Being born again(An Anointing.), not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. ars. 1Jo 2:27 - the anointing: 1Jo_2:20, 1Jo_3:24; Joh_4:14; 1Pe_1:23; 2Jo_1:2 and ye: 1Jo_2:20,1Jo_2:21; Jer_31:33, Jer_31:34; Joh_14:26, Joh_16:13; Heb_8:10,Heb_8:11 but: 1Co_2:13; Eph_4:21; 1Th_2:13; 1Ti_2:7; 2Pe_1:16, 2Pe_1:17 ye shall: 1Jo_2:28; Joh_8:31, Joh_8:32, Joh_15:4-7; Col_2:6 Rom 11:29 - Num_23:19; Hos_13:14; Mal_3:6 The Other Side of Trust. This message will look at the other side of trust, gambling and the flesh. As Christians, who do we put our trust in? 1Ti 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; Putting trust in uncertain riches has begun to inhabit many that are seeking a quick way of becoming rich and prosperous. Gambling away Gods gifts, is not the way to become wealthy. We must remember that the gold and silver of this world will be useless at the day of Retribution. Isa 2:19; And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. What then do we consider wealth? 1Co 10:23-24; All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. “things are lawful” many states have made gambling lawful, but does this edify God? expedient=Useful; profitable. “but all things edify not.” This means to instruct and improve the mind in knowledge generally, and particularly in moral and religious knowledge, in faith and holiness. Weather these things are lawful in the sight of man, does this also lead to hurting a younger Christian not well versed in the word? 1Co 8:10-13; For if any man(The Younger) see thee which hast knowledge (The Elder) sit at meat in the idol's temple(Do things that are lawful but not to edification.), shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; (believe that these things edify the Church and Christ.) And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? (Even thou you may be able to control you own actions, the weaker may, by your example, fall, being able not to control His actions.) But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. (If what you do causes the younger to fall, would not you be held responsible?) Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend. “offend”, To draw to evil, or hinder in obedience; to cause to sin or neglect duty. The word flesh, as stated here, is not only the flesh as of meat, but rather also of the worldly things. If what we are doing in this world offends a younger or elder Christian, then we have the responsibility to stop these actions. Are we our brothers keeper? Yes. We are to help others, week in faith, to grow in faith and in knowledge of the Lord. 1Co 10:23 - things are lawful: 1Co_6:12, 1Co_8:9; Rom_14:15, Rom_14:20 edify: 1Co_8:1, 1Co_14:3-5, 1Co_14:12, 1Co_14:17, 1Co_14:26; Rom_14:19, Rom_15:1, Rom_15:2; 2Co_12:19; Eph_4:29; 1Th_5:11; 1Ti_1:4 Money will burn and coins will melt. Gold and Silver will be thrown into the caves for the Bats and the Moles. Isa 2:20-21; “In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.” We do not seek an earthly fortune, but rather a Heavenly Kingdom. We are strangers in this life, we, being Children of God, do not belong here on this earth, for it is a foreign land. Act 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. If we, being the Joint heirs to the Kingdom of Heaven, must depend upon games of chance, to obtain material possessions, do we then not trust in God, but rather our trust has dependence upon man and the flesh? By doing this are we making a testimony to God that we do not believe that He has the power to supply our every need and desire? Now if this is our testimony, then how shall God, being Righteous, able to reward Evil with Good? Act 20:33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. By gambling we actually covet what another man has, thereby we commit sin. Now God cannot reward sin. “Covet” To desire or wish for, with eagerness; to desire earnestly to obtain or possess. To desire inordinately; to desire that which it is unlawful to obtain or possess; in a bad sense. Rom 3:5-6; But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? Act 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. 1Pe 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; Rev 9:20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Thou you say that these things will benefit the community, the poor, the the down trodden, we must remember that, the end does not justify the means. For God shall Judge our works, weather they be Good or Evil. Think about it. Ars. Lev_17:7; Deu_32:16, Deu_32:17; 2Ch_11:15; Psa_106:37-39; 2Co_4:4; Rev_9:20 1Co 10:24 - seek: 1Co_10:33, 1Co_9:19-23, 1Co_13:5; Phi_2:4, Phi_2:5, Phi_2:21 1Co 8:13 - if meat: 1Co_6:12, 1Co_9:12, 1Co_9:19-23, 1Co_10:33, 1Co_11:1, 1Co_13:5; Rom_14:21; 2Co_11:29; 2Ti_3:8, 2Ti_3:9 What Must I Do to be Heard! As in the days of Christ, where many rejected His words of Salvation and warning, we see ourselves in the same condition today. The more the Gospel is preached the more the people reject the word of truth. They become transfixed with the cares of this world and cannot see the destruction that is upon them. They run to and fro, ever learning and never able to come unto the knowledge of the truth. They seek out other religions that are more permissive to their life style and reject the purity of the Laws of God. “Come with us, we have found a better way, we can sin and still be pure.” This is their motto, this is their creed, this is their cry. When the people hear,”Thou Shalt Not”, they say ,”Why Not.” They become offended by the word and everything that deals with the truth. They become offended by prophecy, not only of the old days but also of these end times. Curses that God has placed on nations will be fulfilled before the curses are lifted. Sin is sin, no matter what we think. We were all in the bondage of sin and Satan at one time or another, but we that believed that the only way was thru Jesus, came into the knowledge of truth and accepted it. Acts 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves = (This expression here denotes, preserve yourselves from the influence, opinions, and fate of this generation) from this untoward = (1. Froward; perverse; refractory; not easily guided or taught. 2. Awkward; ungraceful.) generation. It means “perverse,” “willful,” “crooked,” and is so translated in Revised Version: “this crooked generation” Why do many become offended by the truth, why do many reject the idea that there is a judgment coming upon all that refuse to believe, why do you think that mankind cannot see the death and destruction all about them. We are seeing the blind leading the blind, in government and in religion. “ Its in other places, we have food, we have shelter, we have money, we have all we need.” “ Leave us alone to our life, we are not hurting anyone.” The state of this world was developed by mankind in his search for a utopia. Man had two choices, especially in these end days, 1. To Become Rich and 2. Feed the poor and helpless. They have chosen to become rich. The thought that they must give so that others could live is beyond reason for many. Mans Idea of helping, is to wait for a cause then step out and give, Jesus told us not to wait but seek out those that were hungry and poor and destitute. The corruption of many charitable organizations is obvious and the countries that are receiving the aid are squandering it, and the poor still suffer. 1John 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? We have become a world of watered down religion. Seeking all the good things in this life and not wanting to recognize all the bad that comes alone with it. Gods word is not a word of compromise, it never has been and never will be. Many are offended by its truths and graphic depiction of the end days. Fire, Flood, Petulance, Famines, Earthquakes, War. In Matthew 16:3-4, Jesus stated; “And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.” And he left them, and departed. People once said of World War 1,” This is the end Days.” They said it about World War 2, They said it about the black plague and other events, but this was only the beginning. All these events from our past and present are bringing in the end times. Ask yourself this question, How much food is left that will be able to be eaten, how much more will this earth be able to produce with its bounding population, how much longer will the air be fit to breath or the water be fit to drink, how much longer will the oil or coal last before it runs out, 100, 200, or 300 years? How many more diseases will mankind face without a cure? How much longer will it be before terrorist have a Nuclear weapon and start using it? Then what? Its not one individual incident that brings out the truth of prophecy, as it is not one event that brings out the truth of a curse. It a combination of prophecy, a combination of events, actions, times and hafe times, that brings out the truth. As all these things begin to happen, out comes the scoffers, the skeptics, here comes the scientist. To the Christians I say, ”Prophecy must be Fulfilled.” To the un-believer I say,” Prophecy will catch you asleep.” Prophecy of future events? {Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?} and what about { Rev 18:8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.} Can we stop, persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword(War), hatred? No. But we must prepare ourselves and others. For in the end, no man will be with excuse, not to have known what was approaching. There laughter will be turned to tears and joy to anguish. Do we forget about compassion on those that suffer? No. If we did, then how could the Love of God dwell within us? Can we help all men who suffer? No. Why? Bible Prophecy, Gods word of future events will take place. Then you ask, ”Is then not God unrighteous, in allowing these things to occur?” No. For it is not God that is causing these things to take place but mankind is the unrighteous. Gods prophets are just reporting the future state of mans compassion on his fellow man. Man desired, and still does, to have a freedom of choice and God allows him to have his desire. 2Pe 3:3-4; Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. Heb 5:2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. [Heb 5:2 Who can(Greek, “being able”; not pleasing himself ) have compassion(Greek, “estimate mildly,” “feel leniently,” or “moderately towards”; “to make allowance for”) on the ignorant(sins not committed in resistance of light and knowledge), and on them that are out of the way(not deliberately and altogether willfully erring, but deluded through the fraud of Satan and their own carnal frailty and thoughtlessness. jfb); for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity(The Preacher).] Look at the world around us, Famines all about, Africa, Nigeria, India, Philippens, Aisa, Earthquakes, Japan, Pakistan, can we feed all that are in need, can we have compassion one toward another, can we save the lives of countless children dieing each day? No. Mankind is not able to do any of these things, for it was mankinds rejection of the truth and of righteousness that was the centering cause of all this. Acts 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Is society today become an untoward generation, or , A wicked and adulterous generation ? Yes. Order? this untoward generation? - Untoward: “Perverse, refractory, not easily guided or taught” (Webster). The same character our Saviour had given of that generation in Mat-11:16-19. This character they had shown uniformly. this is the same character that this world is displaying today, nation against nation, peoples against peoples, sons and daughters rebelling against the parents. They are smooth, cunning, plausible; but they are corrupt in principle, and wicked in conduct. Our courts have become a play ground for special interest groups, turning the truth into a lie. Trying to justify themselves with the law. (Barnes states; The Pharisees had a vast hold on the people. To break away from them was to set at defiance all their power and doctrines; to alienate themselves from their teachers and friends; to brave the authority of those in office, and those who had long claimed the right of teaching and guiding the nation. The chief danger of those who were now awakened was from that generation; that they would deride, or denounce, or persecute them, and induce them to abandon their seriousness, and turn back to their sins. And hence, Peter exhorted them at once to break off from them (The world), and give themselves to Christ.) We may hence learn 1. This generation is becoming as those of the times of the Pharisees, wanting not to sway away from instruction of those that they deem are in full knowledge of Gods Laws for fear of being persecuted and alienated. 2. Following after every wind and doctrine that comes along, offering a better and easier way. You are not born saved, as you are not born into any religion, you must accept Christ and be born again. Hear the Word of God, take what Peter said to heart; ”Break off from them, and give themselves to Christ.” Almost persuaded. "Acts 26: 24-28 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." Here is a letter I received the other day. “I believe this is one of saddest stories in the Bible. The king was almost Home. He was almost persuaded to make a heart commitment to Jesus and live with Him eternally in Heaven. Many of us have loved ones and friends who are almost persuaded to be a Christian. We need to search our heart and see if our actions and words to our family and friends are turning them away from Jesus. If we want our loved ones to make that final commitment to Jesus, then we need to pray for them and extend the Love of Jesus to them on a daily basis. Sometimes we get so busy with our schedules during the day that we don’t make the time to fellowship with our loved ones and friends. How would we feel if Jesus didn’t make time for us on a daily basis? Let’s live so that others will never say to us, "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian" Joanne Lowe. September 3, 2005 King Agrippa, believed the prophets but he couldn't bring himself to believe that the words of the prophets had come true in his lifetime. Thats the way it is today. Many are almost persuaded to believe in Jesus but because of one thing or another they have decided to wait. Politics, religion, peer pressure are all getting in the way of many that otherwise would be persuaded to join in on the Family of God. I've heard from many around the world that are confused by their friends, and religious people that know nothing of the intent of God in the lives of mankind. This world is not what it used to be and never will return back to that place and time that many of us remember. Too much has changed, too much has happened, to ignore the signs of the times. We preach love and compassion but there comes a time that love and compassion will not work. Fear and dread of the destruction of this earth will have to be used. Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Can this happen? It already is happening, there are many that preach the Bible that denigh the Jesus Christ actually exist, some preach God only, some preach Jesus only and others preach what their congregations want to hear to appease man. Not accounting for the salvation of their listeners. We cannot persuade anyone by preaching one above the other, for as with Jude, he states, ”denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” Here we see again the separation of the two even thou they are one. We must persuade those that are lost by using the entire Scripture. Telling the truth and getting by man made doctrine. We have, The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost, as was stated by Jesus. How can we denigh this? The plan of salvation come to us in three steps, The Father sacrificing His Son, The Son Sacrificing His Mortal Life and The Holy Ghost leading us into all truths. Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.[1Co_9:19-22.] Mat 19:21-22; Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. Almost persuaded, riches became this mans god, his idol, his life, and rather to give heed to the will of God by distributing all that he had to the poor he chose to keep his type of religion and go about his ways. Observing religious practices from his youth up was by no means salvation. Many get into habits that become second nature to them and become more of a spectacle than worship. If a man is not born again of the spirit he has not attained salvation. If he has no circumcision of the heart there is no change. Religious practices are not what Jesus wanted from this man and neither from us. He wants mankind to worship God in Spirit & Truth. Baptism without repentance is useless. What was this young ruler actually missing? The Love of God over all, he was violating the first two commandments, Mat 22:37-40; Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Isa 1:11-15; To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. Again; We must persuade those that are lost by using the entire Scripture. Bring no more vain oblations, for what kind of sacrifice can you bring before God? There is none that can satisfy Him except the Blood of the Lamb. Persuasion of the lost by the word of God, not choosing what you want and letting the rest go, but using all, showing a pattern of useless situations that God will no longer accept, false religious practices, false religion, false doctrine, false prayers, willing to be heard above the crowd but not meaning any of the words coming from your mouth. We must persuade by example, by acts, by faith, by demonstration of Power of the Holy Ghost. Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Are you almost persuaded or are you still in doubt, God says come to Him and reason with Him, ask Him any question on salvation, tell Him the reason that you refuse to serve Him and He will answer all your questions. God is willing to go another step with you if you are willing to listen. All the answers to all the questions are in the Bible. There is nothing covered that will not be shown, nothing hidden that will not be reveled and nothing said that will not be shouted out from the house top. Its all there. Are you listening to your friends, do you believe that everything is one big party, do you believe that you can escape the judgment, or have you listened to Satan telling you that, there is no God, no Heaven, no Hell, no Judgment? Who are you listening too? Seek out your own salvation, seek out the God that has created and can destroy. Don't die and wake up in Hell saying,”I was Almost persuaded.”ars. Your Trial of Faith. Faith is a substance that we all can feel and recognize. Especially at times of great stress and anxiety. Does being a believer in Christ mean an easy walk? No. You can understand and feel the trials of Faith in these end days. Wars rumors of Wars, Fire, Flood, Petulance. Are you being touched by these things and still believe? Faith is not hope, hope is something that you do not posses and Faith is something that you have, a substance, a possession, something that only you control. Have you had it all, fame, fortune, wealth, possessions and suddenly had nothing? Is these end days taking a toll on your faith or are you strong in your faith in God and His promises of help in times of need? Enlarge my faith O' Lord, help me to become what you would desire me to be, let me walk the paths of righteousness and speak you words with strength. My beloved in Christ, Wealth comes and goes with the wind, Fame by its very nature falls with the passing seasons and Possessions rust and corrode with time. But Faith will endure if it is tested and tried even as by fire. Why are we as Christians tried? Because God is strengthening us for the tribulations ahead of us. Will we suffer persecutions and tribulations, for those that follow after Christ, it is inevitable. Daniel 11:35, puts it this way; “And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.” When many have all that they desire, they sometimes, more than often, consume it, not thinking of their actions and neither thinking more of the one that gave them these things but thinking only more about the things. You cannot have faith in worldly goods, services or governments, these things become gods in your life, and false gods and idols are just that, false. They neither can talk nor save the individual. Do you turn to God when your substance is threaten, or do you turn to man, do you take a chance that everything will be alright and put your trust in your own understanding of events? Are you hanging on to goods with one hand and trying to hold on to God with the other. Isn't it time to let go? Let me tell you a short story about two Mountain Climbers. Two Climbers found a great treasure on the side of a mountain. It sparkled and shown in the sunlight. It had great wealth and beauty, they had never seen such a prize in all their lives. When they had all that they could carry they started back down, suddenly a storm caught them off guard and they were in intolerable trouble. The rescuers had to climb down to them, to rescue each from certain death. The 1st., reached out his hand to the rescuer and was told;” You must let your pack fall, I cannot hold you and that extra weight.””Trust me and have faith, Ill save you.” The 1st, let his pack fall and was rescued. This man was able, later on, to retrieve his treasure at the bottom of the mountain. The 2nd., reached out his hand to the other rescuer and was told; ”You must let your pack fall, I cannot hold you and that extra weight.” ”Trust me and have faith, Ill save you.” But unlike the 1st. He refused, grabbing hold with only one hand, he tried to pull himself up, but the weight was to much for the both of them and he fell to his death, the treasure still shining in the light, thru the blood of the man, running down upon the dust of the earth. 2Co 8:2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. Faith and the abundance of joy, doesn't seem possible at times, but that is what a trial of faith is, knowing that you are never alone nor forsaken by the one who loves and cares for you. Our true riches are those of liberty. Liberty to chose, to act and to change our future and destiny. 1Pe 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: Don't feel sad when these things come upon you, have you ever considered that with food and clothing, you aught to be content, or haven't you ever considered the alternative? The alternative is suffering without a hope, without a saviour, without a redeemer, to lead, guide and sustain you. 1Pe 4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. Rejoice and be of good cheer, you are being strengthened for the days ahead, you are becoming a part of Christs suffering. So be glad also with exceeding joy, for you are in Christ and Christ is in you. 2Ti 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 1Co 9:10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.ars. think: 1Pe_4:4; Isa_28:21 the fiery: 1Pe_1:7; Dan_11:35; 1Co_3:13 as: 1Pe_5:9; 1Co_10:13; 1Th_3:2-4; 2Ti_3:12 Trust in the LORD. Proverbs 3:5-6.Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. The Bible tells us that we are to trust in the Lord and not to lean to our own understanding. What Does this actually mean? Exactly what it says. Many skeptics of the Gospel state and pursue a stance of, ”The Bible doesn't mean what it says, it's all just a story of how we should live.” Many times they will state passages in Revelations, Daniel and Isaiah as an example. Rev 17:11-12; And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These skeptics are refusing to believe that these passages and many more are for the end time. They refuse to believe that God will destroy this earth and everything in it. Man believes in predestination and fait only to the point as to their own interest, they cannot or should I say will not Trust in the Lord that His word is True. When we trust in the LORD with all our heart, we do not doubt His word. Lets take Gods promises to Israel for example. There is war in Israel today, but over the years from before the time of Jesus, the Nation of Israel was almost constantly at war with many factions, wanting to see the total destruction of Israel. Many see Israel today as the enemy, but if you look at the promises of God to Israel, we see that the Land being fought over belongs to Israel, given to Her by God, for an everlasting possession. Abraham trusted God to fulfill His promises and He will. Gen 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Who then can judge another mans servant, or who makes us a divider of times, lands and possessions? When we start leaning on our own understanding, of events, the world and especially scripture, we are missing the whole truth. We have no truth within us and must no take ourselves too seriously. The heart that God wants us to trust with, is actually the inner man, the soul, the part of us that separates us from the rest of the world. The heart of man is an organ that pumps blood and oxygen to the body for it to survive. The spiritual heart is also pumping life within us so that we are able to believe and trust in someone more than ourselves. We cannot make decisions within ourselves, most times when we attempt to, our decisions come back to haunt us. 2Sa 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. God is a tower of strength, He is a refuge in times of trouble, a haven of rest for all that are weary. When we see no way out and we trust in God, our deliverance and a way of escape is always provided. His shield is a barrier to all that come against you, in the flesh and especially in the spirit. Can you trust in God to believe that all manner of salvation for you is provided, or that all manner of spiritual gifts are there for you to use? Who shall declare that God is a lier and untrue? Who shall stand and declare that God is unfaithful and without understanding? No one. In Job 12:8: Job speaks of Trust and in whom to trust; “Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.” Job 12:16-24; With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. The Bible states a truth of God and Man, a simple truth that we all must understand; “For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.” Pro 3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. ars. 2Sa 22:3 - in him: Heb_2:13 shield: Gen_15:1; Deu_33:29; Psa_3:3, Psa_5:12, Psa_28:7, Psa_84:9, Psa_84:11, Psa_115:9-11; Pro_30:5 the horn: 1Sa_2:1; Luk_1:69 my high: 2Sa_22:51; Psa_61:3, Psa_144:2; Pro_18:10 my refuge: Psa_9:9, Psa_14:6, Psa_18:2, Psa_27:5, Psa_32:7, Psa_46:1, Psa_46:7, Psa_46:11, Psa_59:16, Psa_71:7, Psa_142:4; Isa_32:2; Jer_16:9 my saviour: Isa_12:2, Isa_45:21; Luk_1:47, Luk_1:71; Tit_3:4, Tit_3:6 thou savest: 2Sa_22:49; Psa_55:9, Psa_72:14, Psa_86:14, Psa_140:1, Psa_140:4, Psa_140:11 Pro 3:5 - Trust: Pro_22:19; Job_13:15; Psa_37:3, Psa_37:5, Psa_37:7, Psa_62:8, Psa_115:9-11, Psa_125:1, Psa_146:3-5; Isa_12:2, Isa_26:3, Isa_26:4; Jer_17:7, Jer_17:8; Eph_1:12 and: Pro_3:7, Pro_23:4, Pro_28:26; Jer_9:23, Jer_10:23; Rom_12:16; 1Co_3:18-20, 1Co_8:1, 1Co_8:2 Silver and Gold. If ever there was a time to repent of your sins and accept Jesus as Lord, today is the day. The financial world is lieing to all. They are saying that this world is in great shape. China and the United States are spending money like there is no tomorrow. Both are becoming broke. [CNN; Bush's proposed Pentagon budget for the fiscal year that began October 1 is $419 billion, not including as much as $50 billion that Congress is likely to add to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and against terror worldwide(Babylon?). He mentioned no budget figures, but the U.S. Defense Department has earlier said China might be spending $90 billion on defense this year -- three times the announced total.(Gog and Maygog?)] [''People should not be forced out their homes at the will of any private development,'' said Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., ?The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in June that local governments could take homes for private development projects that generate jobs and tax revenue.] Psa 146:3-5 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: We hear lie after lie concerning the financial positions of not only this country but all. This is one of the things that the anti-christ will use to get the world to trust in Him. Many today are wanting signs from God that His word is true, but, He has showed you signs and wonders, time and time again. Floods, earthquakes, fires, Hurricanes, Tsunamis, signs in the heavens, but still people are blinded by what they do see. Science is blinding people to the truth, always coming up with some logical reason for each and every catastrophe. We have seen man at his best and at his worst. Can you not see, that man cannot handel all these catastrophes, money is becoming tighter and tighter. You cannot put your trust in man and his money. Isa 2:19-22 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ? Who is man that you can put your trust in? Where is it stated that this world will last forever? Where is it stated that your savings will be there when you need it? No where. There is no guarantee for tomorrow. Just look at the news here lately, Company after company are taking the benefits and retirement away from there employees, a man who has worked for 25 or even 30 years for his retirement, loses all and has to start over again. The rich getting richer and the poor are paying the bill. Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ? Think, Think about what is going on, think about the prophecys of the Bible, Think about your future in eternity. There is no such thing as "Social Security", who can guarentee your future? (Barnes)A man shall cast ... - That is, "all" who have idols, or who have been trusting in them. Valuable as they may be - made of gold and silver; and much as he may "now" rely on them or worship them, yet he shall then see their vanity, and shall cast them into dark, obscure places, or holes, where are moles and bats. Isa 31:7-9; For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. The destruction of Babylon is simple enough. Rev 18:16-19; And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. The idea that Silver and Gold will continue to be of great price is a deception that many are believeing. When just the debt of this country is over $7,000,000,000,000, where will the rest of the world be in the next couple of years? Who are we to turn to, who are we to trust? Each day the debt grows and grows around the world. Do you really believe that things can continue on. There are going to be great wars coming. The anti-christ will rise up, He will make war and He will decieve the world into thinking He has all the worlds problems solved. Do you really want to put your trust in man and Silver and Gold? ars 666 666! Quote;”So, 666 is the culmination or best/worst effort of the three primary areas of humanity and will initiate the "worst times the earth has ever seen or will ever see again"=Total Deception.” Unquote. This was a nice effort on your part to try to Identify the meaning of 666, but this is not what the Bible states is the meaning or purpose. Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. This is indicating that the number is not a conglomeration of mankind's faults or attributes, but of a charismatic man, of uncommon speaking ability, that will turn the world to him, one way or another. Here we see A religion or copy of a religion, brokered by the Beast (Anti-Christ.) that will seduce many, this will be his trade mark. To be anti-Christ is to denigh the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, for all three are one. Mankind's faults or attributes, are all based on one thing and one thing only, Sin. So the, so called, three primary areas of humanity have no connection to the identity of the Anti-Christ but will only add to his power. The number 666 is an attribute of the Anti-Christ. This is his way of controlling all religions, until he can eliminate all but his. His religion may be a form of Christianity and Judaism combined together to deceive the very elect of God. Could Mohammedanism or another form of Judaism be the religion that takes over the world, or could a man of peace call for a combination of the three major religions to bring about peace. We see that Mohammedanism (aka; Islam.)is the major religion in the middle east, this being a major player in the instability of the region. The number, 666, could be a numerical value of an Islamic Individual with Jewish ties of the past, making Him acceptable to both the Islamic world and the Jews. This man must be able to broker a pact between the Jews and the Islamic factions. Islam will never give up Jerusalem nor the Dome of the Rock, where the Third Temple must be built, The site of the Temple of Solomon. The Anti-Christ and His number,666, must be an individual and not just human attributes, for Israel is looking for a Messiah, this must be fulfilled according to prophecy. There fore the Anti-Christ being a man will give good reason to the Muslims, why Israel should be given this area to rebuild their temple. Is there proof of this in Scripture? Yes, We see this in the statement of Luke 18:7; And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? For the Apostle Paul stated that we are Jews inwardly, so we become the elect of God by adoption thru Christ and into the House of Israel thru belief, Gods Chosen. Continuing with Mark 13:19-20; For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. ELECT', n. One chosen or set apart; applied to Christ. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. Isa 42. 1. Chosen or designated by God to salvation; predestinated to glory as the end, and to sanctification as the means; usually with a plural signification, the elect. Shall not God avenge his own elect? Luke 18. If it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Mat 24. He shall send his angels--and they shall gather his elect from the four winds. Mat 24. 2.Chosen; selected; set apart as a peculiar church and people; applied to the Israelites. Isa 45. Dan 8:12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. Dan 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? Mat 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Lengerke; According to this, the meaning is, that the “host,” or the Jewish people, were given to him at the same time, or in connection with the daily sacrifice. The conquest over the people, and the command respecting the daily sacrifice, were simultaneous. Both passed into his hands, and he exercised jurisdiction over them both. Where Jesus is righteousness, Love and Compassion, the Anti-Christ will be Hate, Control and destruction, especially of his enemies and Jews. Rev 17:10-11; And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. Perdition here meaning the like character and destiny of the individual and his religion. The number, 666, is a sign or banner of Control and conquest, signifying the power of the anti-Christ. This number will be forced on many, it will not be a computer chip or anything else that is not visible. The mark will be such as can be seen by the eye and be recognized as a property mark showing ownership of that person by the anti-Christ. Barnes states of the number; The plain meaning is, that the number 666 would be so connected with his name, or with what would properly designate him, that it could be determined who was meant by finding that number in his name or in his proper designation. Rev 13:16-17; And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Be not deceived by people setting dates, times, or years, the end will not come until all prophecy is fulfilled and no man knows the day nor hour and neither can man figure it out. ars Mar 13:20 - for: Isa_1:9, Isa_6:13, Isa_65:8, Isa_65:9; Zec_13:8, Zec_13:9; Mat_24:22; Rom_11:5-7, Rom_11:23, Rom_11:24, Rom_11:28-32 The Uncompromising Truth. The Uncompromising Truth. We have seen many people in the past and also today, that wanted the masses to believe that they knew when the world would come to and end. They were wrong and anyone that says that they know, is a lier and the truth is not in them. There are also many that say, not to be involved or concerned by prophecy, for we can't stop the end anyway, so why bother learning? I am not here to say when the end will come, because I don't know, the thing I want to express is the Uncompromising Truth about the signs of the end days. Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. Matthew tells us that not only the Gospel was a thing to be desired but also the fulfillment of prophecy and the continuance of future prophecy. We cannot ignore the happenings of the past 2,000 years, it would be a terrible mistake on our part. The whole truth is what we seek. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Israel today, is under attack by the Palestinians, Islamic Militants, Hezbollah, Hamas and the Lebanese, threats have been made by Iran, Egypt and Syria. Russia and China have expressed the concern that Israel is at fault for the trouble in the middle east and should be stopped. Every nation on this earth, with the exception of the United States, has condemned Israel for one reason or another. Dan 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. Why are all of these things happening? 1. Land. Land is the most important thing in the minds of Israels enemies. Israel is beginning to prosper, according to prophecy, Iran, Iraq, Russia, China and the other militant nations see an opportunity to gain wealth by the destruction of Israel, remember that the Soviet Union went broke in 1998, and China on the other hand is spending money like its going out of style, building a kingdom with no inhabitants. Here we see, in the end days, Israel will bloom again, desert to green fields, dry ground into a spring of clear water. The Jezreel Valley (east of the 'hill of Megiddo/Armageddon'), is surrounding by Mt. Carmel and its Shephelah (Lowland) on the west, the hills of Samaria to the south, faulted mountains (including Mt. Gilboa) and valleys on the east and the ridges of Lower Galilee to the north. See map at; www.bibback.com/Land-RSM5.html. Isa 51:3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. Rev 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. Rev 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. A political, and military agreement between all Islamic and militant nations will take place, with the goal of destroying Israel once and for all. The main goal of all militants today is the securing of Jerusalem for Islam, killing all Jews and Christians alike, removing their influence on the City of David, and forcing the world to accept Islam as the one world religion. The anti-Christ will have other ideas. Rev 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. (Many say that this is the verse confirming the rapture.) Rev 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. The following information comes from BibArch. The oval-shaped valley, also known as the Plain of Esdraelon, is now commonly known as the Valley of Jezreel. Revelation states that it is Satan's demons, through influencing key political and military leaders, who are responsible for inciting this concentration of forces (Revelation 16:13-16). Absent the intervention of God, in the clash between these two great protagonists, the destruction of all living things would occur, presumably, in a final nuclear holocaust and its aftermath Math.24:22. Western leaders concentrate their combined forces at Armageddon apparently planning to engage eastern forces by a land invasion. The immediate objective appears to be the taking of the rich petroleum fields to the east. The focal point of the battle is the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:2, 3:12), also called the Valley of Decision (Joe 3:1-3. For, behold, in those days, and in that time(This is the time that God has preordained for this war to happen.), when I (God has declared that Israel and Jerusalem, shall be held captive again, all except those that escape Jerusalem thru the mountains per prophecy.) shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, (Judah is the Southern Kingdom which includes the City of Jerusalem.)I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat(The Kidron Valley.), and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.) (Joel 3:14) situated between the Old City of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, now known as the Kidron Valley after the brook Kidron passing through it. This valley is a deep ravine having very steep sides. Jehoshaphat means "Judgment of YHWH". Here the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, and his supernatural force will engage both eastern and western forces engaged in battle when he returns and stands, just east of the old city, on the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:1-4). A description of the battle is given in Revelation 19:11-21. The West bank is north of Jerusalem, Judah and the Gaza Strip is south west of Judah. Jesus stated that;”I am, the Way, The Truth and the Life.” If we believe Jesus, then we must believe His words of Prophecy. Jesus foretold of many an action against Israel and also told Israel how and when to escape, the coming destruction in chapter 24 of Matthew. Mat 24:25 Behold, I have told you before. We all know that Jesus was Truth, we know that this times of great tribulation is almost certainly upon us. We are without excuse, in not knowing what is happening and about to happen. ars   For Him Web Designs