In The Garden Because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. In todays world we see much anger and resentment over the teachings of Christ and those that are representing Him. We are a people that believe in things that we cannot see, among these are, God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. We see what others cannot see, hear what others cannot hear and understand what others call unintelligible. Each day is not like its predecessor nor will ever be. Tomorrow is gone and will never come back, today is a day of choices and paths and tomorrow is beyond our reach. Jesus called into question many of the lifestyles and religious entities that abounded in His life experience and that surrounded Him. We as Christians also do the same thing. Many Christians are too cautious about their faith and the commandments that Christ left to us. I wish to look at; John 8:42-49; Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. “If God were your Father.” God is love and every one that loves his neighbor as himself is of God, but those that hate their neighbour is not of God and has not the love of God in Him. This is what separates Christ followers from the other religions of the world, namely Love. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Rom 13:9-10; For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Who is my neighbour, not necessarily those that live next to us but He that does us a good deed When we, as Jesus did, call into question many of the lifestyles and religious entities that abound around us, we are called predigest and hypocrites. But which is better, one that tells the truth or one that hides the truth? I have been, many times, rejected by mainstream religions, because of controversial messages that I have preached and taught. But Jesus was also hated and despised among the Jews, Scribes, Pharisees and feared by all manner of religions, because He told the truth and brought into the world a New Testament, a new Covenant and the way of everlasting life. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. This statement by Christ sets many aback because of not only the words but the tone in which Jesus spoke them. “Ye are of your father the devil.” Father; “One who feeds and supports or exercises paternal care over another. The first ancestor; the progenitor of a race or family.” Progenitor; An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather. The truth is hard to take, especially after being indoctrinated from childbirth that Jesus and the Holy Bible are all lies. This indoctrination comes from ignorance of the truth and from the father of those that teach this, Satan. If we denie the Deity of Jesus, we in essence denie God. Harsh, you say, but it is of a truth. Who is a liar? 1Jn 2:22-23; Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. Rev 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Rev 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. We, at all times, must come out and proclaim that Jesus is Christ and anyone that states that he is not, is a lier and an anti-Christ. This is not hate but truth, and truth cuts, peoples, nations and religions to the core. Christians are always judged by what others have done in the past, as from so called Christians that were the cause of many to be murdered and the such, but we are to be judged by what we, as individuals, do and not the crowd. The most infamous of these is the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre of August 24, 1572. Suddenly—and without warning—the devilish work commenced. 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. Men, women, and children fell in heaps before the mobs and the bloodthirsty troops. 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 feel upon the decaying bodies of Frenchmen. The list of massacres was as endless as the list of the dead!(http://www.reformation.org/bart.html) 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. Why are Christians hated so much? Because we that are of God hear His words and speak them to all others that will hear the Truth. This is not to state that one that hears the truth will accept it. The words that we speak are not ours but are Gods. Don't misunderstand, there are those that say they are of God but are really speaking of their own, just as Satan does. When this happens we see all Christians judged by the acts of others, giving us all a bad name. True Christians never seek notoriety nor fame in their missions, they are seeking only to Glorify the Father and uplift the Name of the Son. 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. “And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?” Are you really offended by the truth? Why do many refuse to believe in the truth? Because it is contradictory to their religions, life styles and ambitions. To me blind ambition leads to blind followers. Many that lead other so called religions, have deceived others to gain prominence and rule over their lives. They seek only power, sending others to die and keeping themselves safe, to me this is a coward and a hypocrite, not believing what he has sent others to do for their religion. Christ never ask us to die for His cause but only to live. If we save our life we will loose it but if we loose it for Christ sake we will gain it. For God is the God of the living and not the God of the dead. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. If you dishonor Christ you dishonor God, If you reject Christ, you reject God, for God and Christ are one! “And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?” ars. Rev.A.R.Smith   The abomination of Desolation. There is a misconception of the prophecy's of Christ, Daniel, Isaiah, and Ezekiel concerning the time of the abomination of desolation. There have been many desolations and times of desolation in Israel. Many of these caused much hardships and even death to the House of Israel. The Babylonian Captivity, Jer 25:11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Jer 44:22 So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. Ezr 9:7 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day. The House of Israel has rejected Christ as the Messiah and are still under the law to a point. The Daily sacrifices have been put aside because of the natural law of man, but they justify this by the verse, “Obedience is better than Sacrifice.” This will end in the days of the anti-Christ, which will allow the renewing of the Red Heifer Sacrifices within the 3rd temple. Which I must say that many scholars do not believe in. Dan 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. What we are going to look deeper at is the end days. Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)(C.I.A. World Fact Book) The abomination of desolation. The Daily sacrifices and The abomination of desolation, as spoken of by Daniel, is a subject of much controversy among many bible Scholars. There are those that teach that these two events have already taken place in the Days of Caesar,as many are teaching. This prophecy has nothing to do with, Rome nor Caesar. Prophecy must be looked at very carefully and be regarded by not single events, but as a string or combination of events. Those things spoken of the abomination of desolation and the third temple are future events backed up by Scripture. Israel is not allowed by natural or should I say mans law, to accomplish animal sacrifices. This interpretation from T.S.K. Is one that I disagree with, take a look; the abomination: Heb. to set up the abomination, etc. Probably Mohammedanism, which sprang up in power the same year as the papal, ad 606; and 1,290 years from that time will be ad 1896, and 1,335 years ad 1941. The abomination of desolation will be a statue of the anti-Christ that will be placed inside the third temple. Many scripture back this up. This attempt to work time and dates to justify interpretation is not the way to interpret scripture, many try to look at past events and match Bible prophecy to it, this is a grave mistake and leads to faulty or false interpretations. Mar 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: Isa 28:22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth. The best reference to this is in Revelations 19:20; “And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.” This is the abomination of desolation as the end of the anti-Christ; read and understand, “them that worshipped his image.” Mohammedanism(Islam) is not older than Christianity nor the Jewish religion, but it will play and important part in the desolation of Israel as spoken of by Christ. Therefore, Rameses, nor the Caesars of Rome, have not fulfilled prophecy of the end days. Many use this part of Mark 13:14, to justify calling Caesar the anti-Christ for He had an image of Himself constructed and forced many to worship his image as God, but there were Kings before and after that have done the same thing. Dan 3:14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? “But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not;”, The point of the matter with all these false god images is that they never fulfilled the prophecy's of the end days such as these; Rev 13:13-14; And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 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. Rev 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. Dan 7:25-26; 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. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 2Th 2:9-10; Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. What Caesar never fulfilled is this verse of prophecy; Dan 9:27; “And he(The Anti-Christ.) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.” Also this verse was not fulfilled by any King yet; 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:) Key words here; “the abomination of desolation (Image)stand in the holy place. Luke 21:32; “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.” This study is just the tip of the Prophecy of the abomination of desolation. ars. Rev.A.R.Smith The Brokenhearted. The Brokenhearted come from many walks of life. We see many that are brokenhearted because of; death of a loved one, financial problems, lost loves, and separation from family for one reason or another. Many people feel that they are alone and that no one else really understands them or their problems. Many people try to help those that are brokenhearted but really lack the understanding needed to help. How do you tell a mother that just lost a child that it will be all right or that you know what they are going threw? How do you tell someone that a lost love is a good thing and that they will get over it, or how about the man that is deep in debt that, he will be able to over come this and support his family? The brokenhearted are full of sorrow and most times in a state of mild or even severe depression. Depression makes a person weak and vulnerable to all manner of suggestions from Satan. The greatest example of deep depression in Scripture is located in Mat 27:4-5; Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. Acts 1:18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. You can't relieve the pain with idle words or sympathy, for sympathy is not what they need, they need answers. Luke 4:18-19; The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. People who feel their spiritual bankruptcy and helplessness are brokenhearted. Psa_69:20, Psa_69:21; Isa_61:1; Luk_4:18 the King James Version; “of a broken heart,” Psa_34:18; “broken in heart,” Psa_147:3): Contrite; Crushed, broken or bruised in spirit. For the brokenhearted, a true friend will tell them of the Love of God for them and His delivering power over all circumstances. How Jesus came to heal people just as they are, never leaving and always caring for them. They need to know that Jesus truly understand them and their feeling of helplessness. On the death of a loved one, Jesus knows the sorrow; John 11:33-36; Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, God knows those that are brokenhearted and knows their sorrow, “Come to me, He says, and I will give you rest.” Isa 66:2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. God gave us the Holy Spirit to comfort the brokenhearted, He is always with you and Loves you. Jesus came to the brokenhearted and the poor, He came to save that which was lost. Isa 61:1-4; The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; God is willing to heal and bind up the broken hearted. He is willing to trade your tears for joy, your mourning for laughter, your poor state for riches. To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. On financial problems; The meek shall certainly inherit the earth. Jesus came to proclaim liberty to the captives(Being captive or hostage to worldly interest and greed.), and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. Bound by mistakes and desires that all went wrong. A limit by which any excursion is restrained; the limit of indulgence or desire; as, the love of money knows no bounds. Isa 61:5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. Mat 7:7-11; Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? God is willing to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, life for death, mourning for dancing, sackcloth for gladness and the eternal for the mortal. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. ars. Luk 4:18 - to preach deliverance: Psa_102:20, Psa_107:10-16, Psa_146:7; Isa_42:7, Isa_45:13, Isa_49:9, Isa_49:24, Isa_49:25, Isa_52:2, Isa_52:3; Zec_9:11, Zec_9:12; Col_1:13 Spirit: Psa_45:7; Isa_11:2-5, Isa_42:1-4, Isa_50:4, Isa_59:21 anointed: Psa_2:2, Psa_2:6 *marg. Dan_9:24; Joh_1:41; Act_4:27, Act_10:38 Rev.A.R.Smith Religious Tolerance. (A message to all Nations.) Many today, as was in the beginning of so called religious freedoms, have introduced other strange gods and doctrines. This is accepted today as tolerance of religious freedom. This is the way of life that is acceptable to many creeds, nations, tongues and peoples, around the world. We as a nation accept all manner of religions; this has been made acceptable and tolerated by society. But what we as a nation can't tolerate, is for this country to be, associated with, or support these false gods. Gods’ word speaks of many false gods that we are neither to follow, nor fellowship with, from Baal to the Ephesians goddess Diana. Would Satanism be tolerated and acceptable to teach in our schools? Would this religion be tolerated in our houses of leadership? I think not. Many tolerate false gods and accept them as a religious right, just because we as a nation have been based on religious freedom. But I would say that even these types of religions would not be tolerated, in sort of a pick and choose society. What about Somalia and other countries in Africa that are physically under attack by Muslims trying to force their religion on entire countries? Is this also religious freedom for one religion to attempt this type of action? Christianity never try’s to force Gods word on anyone. We preach the truth and let the word convict, then it is between the individual and God. This was evident in the case of Jim Jones and David Corresh. All manner of false religions are in need of hearing the Gospel to be converted and saved, by Jesus, to assure that all have heard the truth. We see this commandment in the writings of Paul in 1st. Corinthians 10:21; “Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.” For Christians there is no fellowship with, devils, workers of darkness, nor any spirit of the anti-Christ. Php 2:15; “That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; “The light of the world”. Can we be a light mingled with dark clouds hanging around us and over us? Are we a light that has gone dim by associating, integrating and mingling ourselves with these workers of iniquity? Are we, as a Nation, to revert back from where we were just 2,000 years ago, worshiping and believing in every wind and doctrine, worshiping the devils of mans imagination? Will we fall from the grace of God and be a Nation of unknown gods? Are we to loose our identity, as a nation, a people a light, because of religious tolerance? This is the fact that Paul was bringing out to the Corinthians in, 1st.Co 10:20; “But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.” Putting great emphasis on; “I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.” 1Co 8:5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) “as there be gods many, and lords many.” Many gods and many lords, but whom do we worship? There is a Church in China that has announced that Christ has arrived in the flesh, in the appearance of a woman, a female that was born of mother and father. This is a fulfillment of prophecy that you have already read. Go not to this woman, seek not her counsel, and seek not to proclaim her as Christ, for she is not the Christ. She is a false, Christ, prophet, doctrine and teacher. She was sent and proclaimed by this church to deceive. Ask yourself a question, “Would I tolerate this Christ” in our country or even my neighborhood?” If not then where is her religious tolerance? Where does religious tolerance start becoming a type of heathenism?” Can we as a Nation, or in fact other nations, fall by rejecting the Truth of the Gospel? Lets read, Oba 1:3; “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?” Pro 26:26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. Has pride overshadowed our fear of the Most High God? 1st.John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. Mark 7:20-23; And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. Can Mark, 7:20-23, also be associated with a nation, can a nation be defiled by tolerating false gods? Yes. Psa 33:8-12; Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. The Bible states; “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.” “froward mouth”; Perverse, that is, turning from, with aversion or reluctance; not willing to yield or comply with what is required; unyielding; ungovernable; refractory; disobedient; peevish.(KJD) Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. We must be a Nation that is known as a land of God the Almighty, for the Gospel states, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” Being otherwise brings a curse with it. For God will bless whom He will Bless and Curse whom He will Curse. Pro 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Isa 23:9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. 1Co 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. Gal 4:8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. Leave the unrighteous, ungodly, anti-Christ religions alone, let them do as they will, for God shall separate the unbeliever at the time of judgment, but be not partakers with them nor stand with them for their causes. Do not be partakers of their sin, this is a commandment of God. Here is the end of the matter of religious tolerance as prescribed by God; 2nd.John 1:9-10; “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 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. Rev.A.R.Smith 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 threw, 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 threw 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 threw. 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 threw 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 Rev.A.R.Smith An Uproar Within The Church. Infighting within the Church is devastating to all concerned. The ability for the Church to grow, and prosper, is based on the love within the Church. Do you not believe that, you will be held accountable for everything done within the Church? Do you not know that, not only does the Church suffer, but the community also suffers? If the outside world hears of such infighting, it will turn away from the Church, and the ministry will suffer. I hear that there are differences within the Church, and disputes also. This I can believe because of the end days prophecy's of Scripture. Faith, and loving kindness, shall be in short supply before Christ returns. We must be careful, what we say, do, and think, for we all shall answer to God. There is none greater than the other. Give honor to whom honor is due, double honor, to those that preach the Gospel, but remember that, we are or shall I say, we all were sinners at one time, we were saved by grace threw faith in Jesus Christ, making us all equal. Remember where you have come from. We see an example of this, even among the unbelievers, lets read;Acts 19:32, Acts 19:39-40; Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. “In a lawful assembly.” We see that even among the Idol worshipers of the world, they have a code of conduct, that the Christian Church has some how forgotten. There is no reason that any member of the church, or even another church body, cannot come together, and reason among themselves, to reconcile any differences between them. There are rules, set down in the Gospel, that address those that cause devisions within the Church. Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. (Romans 16:17) “mark them which cause divisions, and offences, contrary to the doctrine.” This is the way to separate those that bring in, envy, strife, seditions, and false doctrine, within the church. Do you have someone that disagrees with you over an interpretation? This is not a heretic, but another interpretation. We do not separate ourselves from such, but rather embrace them. For even the most learned is still learning. For the Bible states; “ For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.” In Romans 16:17, Paul was not talking of interpretation of the Gospel, but those that have tried to introduce, another Gospel. Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. (1Co 1:10) How can we be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment, if we are fighting among ourselves? We are supposed to be the light of the world, and not the extinguisher of the flame. For as to you, that cause devision, and infighting, within the Church, you are still carnally minded, and have lost sight of whom you represent. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? (1Co 3:3) As The Apostle Paul stated; “Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.” 1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; If you have come together, within the confines of the Sanctuary, to argue, fight, and have uproar, over the triflings things of sin, and Satan, or to cause devision, I praise you not, but call shame upon all that are involved. The Sanctuary is Holy, and will be maintained as such. We are in the world, but we are not of the world. Leave earthly things outside the Church. Do you believe that one is greater than another, do you believe that you deserve a post that someone else has? Then shame upon you. Have you sought out Gods will within these matters? Do you hunger or thirst? Have you called upon your Father to address these issues? Have you lost faith in God, and His promises? Have you then become carnal in mind? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? (1Co 6:4-5) These difficulties, that you are going threw, set them before the least member of the Church, and let him judge, who is right, and who is wrong. The Holy Spirit will give him the answer. Let this be accepted by those involved. All must be done according to the scripture. We are not a church of vagabonds nor strangers, we are a Church of Brothers and Sisters, join fitly together as one, in mind, body, soul, and spirit. We will act as such, or be judged by God as outsiders. “From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.” Remember that there are consequences for your actions, “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (Mat 7:22-23 “We will do and we will listen.” I wanted to start this message out with a quote from, Yitzchak Reuven, from, THE TEMPLE INSTITUTE. When 600,000 souls, the forefathers of all who would accept the yoke of Torah upon themselves, stood at the foot of Mount Sinai, their commitment was unconditional: “We will do and we will listen.” (Exodus 24:7) These are the first and last words of a Torah life. The first words because the oath of obedience is necessarily followed by a lifetime of study and exploration of how to perform the commandments we received at Sinai, how to make them real. The last words because only such a profound commitment awakens within us the resolve never to throw up our hands and say, “I just can’t do it. I just can’t bring myself to fulfill the commandments.” (Exodus 24:7) Yitzchak Reuven, THE TEMPLE INSTITUTE, PO Box 31876 Jerusalem, Israel 97500 www.templeinstitute.org Here is the life of a Christian; Dedication to God, and His Christ. Dedication to the Gospel. A Profound Commitment. Unconditional Loyalty. Truth above all else. A Fulfillment of the Commandments,and Faith without fear. Dedication to God, and His Christ. From the depths of ones heart, to a joining of another spirit to yours, in the personage of the Almighty God. We who believe in God, believe in an absolute power, we who believe in Christ, believe in an absolute sacrifice, We who believe in the Holy Spirit, believe we all need a teacher. Our dedication to God and Christ, comes from, 1. Fear, and 2. Of faith. 1. Fear. Luke 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. 1Peter 2:17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Of Faith. Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. “I just can’t do it.” “I cant believe in God. There is no proof, there is too much going wrong in my life, my friends don’t believe either.” Will you always lie to yourself? Dedication; The act of consecrating to a Divine Being, Consecrating; Making sacred; appropriating to a sacred use; dedicating to the service of God; devoting. There must be something in your life, that you dedicate yourself to. There must be something in this life, that you deem as, Holy or special, above all that you have, or wish to possess. Maybe you have dedicated yourself to, family, friends, job or career, but you still know, in your heart, that all these, will pass away. You may have dedicated yourself to other things except God, but you have not consecrated yourself to any one. In 1Peter 2:17, we see four different categories of persons, men, brotherhood, king, and God, and only God is to be feared. Isn’t this strange to you? Why? Men, brotherhoods, and kings, cannot destroy a soul, only God. So who then should you fear? Remember this, Our needs, desires, nor wants, are for the greater good, only to satisfy ourselves. Our dedication must be to one, who is seeking the greater good, for all mankind, and not for just the individual. Our dedication must be, pure, sanctified, concentrated, and single. We have not the gift of time to try all the other spirits within this world, for not all spirits are of God. Dedication to the Gospel. Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 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.(2Jn 1:9-11) Our dedication to God and Christ, has many aspects to it. Not only do we dedicate our selves to them, but also to their word. For God and Christ are one within the other, they cannot be separated. By lending yourself to another doctrine, you alienate yourself from God. How then do we know what doctrine is true, in a world of many religions, and doctrines? That is simple. The doctrine of Christ, is one of love, peace, sacrifice, and most importantly, resurrection of the righteous. The gospel of Christ, admits all men to the kingdom of God, no matter who they may be, or have been, on this earth. The only requirement is that you believe in Him, as the Son of God. This gospel does not reject any race, creed, color or national origin, as many other doctrines and religions do. This doctrine doesn’t require, killing of those who don’t believe, but rather a service to all with prayer. We do not sacrifice the living, for God will not accept any other sacrifice, other than the one His Son made. This doctrine doesn’t forcefully convert any one, but rather all have the freedom of choice. Here is the commandment of God; “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.” A Profound Commitment. Profound; Situated at, extending to, or coming from a great depth; Coming as if from the depths of one’s being. Commitment; The trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action. We must all, commit ourselves to what we believe. This is not a fancy, or day by day Gospel, but one of faith and a changed heart and life style, that is constant from day to day. I believe today, tonight, and tomorrow, if it is Gods will, that tomorrow appears. This commitment must come from the heart and soul. It must not be one of doubt, or one that is brought into question, for the word of God is the paramount law in all creation, which supersedes all man made law, from the beast of the fields, the birds of the sky, to the life of all mankind. We who believe are steadfast, and fixed in purpose, to the holding on of our faith in Christ, as the Son of God. We are bound by our acceptance of Christ as the Messiah of the Jews, and the Gentiles. For as it is written, there is neither Jew nor Greek, all men have fallen short of the Glory of God. As it is written for all, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” This is the greatest commandment, and must be, the way we live our lives. Unconditional Loyalty. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? (Mat 10:25) Our loyalty to this Gospel, must be total, for God cannot be second to any other gods, for there are lords many, and gods many. Our loyalty to God and His Christ, must be without reservation. We cannot serve God and mammon, for we shall love the one, and hate the other. We are to be as Christ and not of this world, for we are in the world, but not of the world, its laws, commitments, its values, nor its commitment to becoming a world of a unified false religion, just for the sake of peace. We must be willing to sacrifice all to God. Our homes, family, mother, dad, and even our very lives, to express the truth to those that are lost. We must be found worthy of Him who gave His life for us. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. (Mat 10:37 ) Truth above all else. “Of a truth thou art the Son of God.” God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. (John 4.) What is truth? Real fact of just principle; real state of things. There are innumerable truths with which we are not acquainted. Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be. This gospel gives us all things, the past, the present, and the future. The things that were, are, and still, shall be. We see the ultimate truth with God, and Christ. There is nothing hid from us, only those things that we may not still understand, or comprehend. For God has stated, This Gospel is not for any private interpretation. It is open up to all, and can be understood by all, not as some others cry about their religion. For they say only those of certain backgrounds, and cultures, can understand what they read. Truth, sometimes gets in the way of religion, not allowing false doctrines to grow or flourish. For the truth holds all men accountable for their works, and actions, even their most idol words shall come to light and be judged by a higher authority. But we have been warned by God, that in these end days, men shall turn the truth into a lie, so we must not be deceived by the beautiful, learned, nor the most majestic of men. A Fulfillment of the Commandments.The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. All the works of the law, the Commandments, and the New Covenant, are bound, and tied to these few words. Can we truly love our neighbor as ourselves? Can we truly love God with all we are? The answer is yes. If we are loosed by Christ, from the chains, and fetters, that Satan has our minds held bondage to, we can. But if we choose to live a life, with doctrines and religions, that are contrary to sound judgment, we shall all perish, who do not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. To love our enemy, as ourselves, is a step in the pathway to God. But to only love those that love us, is shallow and frivolousness, with little substance and courage. Faith without fear. Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.(Mat 10:26 ) 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. (Mat 10:28) Fear is not of God, but of Satan. We fear God with a reverent fear, and not the fear of the physical. Its true that God can shorten a life, but it is His good pleasure that brought us to life, fulfilling His desire to have children. Fear is used by many false religions, setting up, laws and doctrines, that put grave fear into those that will not align themselves with them. Fear of the death of the body, fear of torture, and maiming. This is not of God. Can you not tell the difference between righteous behavior, and the unrighteous elements of the world? Can you not tell the difference between, God and Satan, right and wrong, good nor bad? We as believers, fear not what the world can do to us. Yes we suffer as our fellow brothers suffer, but we also rejoice that we may be found worthy to suffer persecution, and even death, for the cause of the Gospel. Ars. I Can Pray. I Can Pray. When I'm feeling down and out, I can pray. When I'm sick, and alone, I can pray. When this world seams to be falling all around me, I can pray. I'm never alone, I'm never deserted, I can pray. Jesus taught us the importance of prayer. He knew that we needed a way to directly contact the Father. Open words among man were not in the design of Christ, for the children to talk to the Father. We see this in Matthew 6:5; “And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.” Prayer is In worship, to address the Supreme Being with solemnity and reverence, with adoration, confession of sins, supplication for mercy, and thanksgiving for blessings received.(Webster.) Prayer is not a time to address God, for riches nor wealth, for God is The Almighty. When we pray, we pray for our daily needs, and always, with thanksgiving to the Father. For He is our source and supply. God is not a financial institution. Ask, but always ask, in the Fathers will. For many times we ask for specific things, forgetting that it may, or may not be, in His will to answer your prayer. Prayer has power, if you know how to address the Father. We pray not to Jesus, but rather we pray to the Father, in the Name, of Jesus. That is the only way to approach the Throne room of God. Why is this? Many think that since Jesus died for our sins, we should pray to Him. This is not so. We cannot pray to any other deity, nor person, for answered prayer. Jesus was our example for the way of living, and also the way to prayer. Lets read; Matthew 26:53; “Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?” This example, shows that even Jesus prayed to the Father. Many believe that they must pray to Mary to reach God. This in not Biblical, even Mary had to pray to God, in the name of the saviour. Are you a righteous person? Are you, who you ought to be, in Christ, are there any sins in your life that haven't been forgiven? Then you can pray. Luke 18:1; And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;. This verse is extremely important to prayer being answered. Many will ask but never receive, because of unbelief. Many will not have their prayers answered because they ask to consume it upon, and for, themselves. “And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.” (Luke 12:29) The Bible tells us that, “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”, are you then righteous, according to the life style that Jesus told us to live in? For as the Bible States; “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” So then can I also say that there is an opposite to this verse? Yes, for if the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much, then the effectual fervent prayer of an unrighteous man availeth nothing. For God will only listen to the prayers of the righteous and not the unrighteous, unless they are repenting. We must believe that we can pray for ourselves, not to consume, but to advance in the mercies of God, the truth of the scriptures, the gifts of the spirit, and the power of walking in the Holy Ghost. This is our power. I can pray for others to be healed, for others to be financially blessed, for others to be blessed by God, but again, I always pray that the Fathers will, to be done in all things concerning the individuals, and within the Church. Mar 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Believe and receive. That is the way with prayers and God. Pray and then accept His will for you. Believe that you have already received and thank Him for His excellent Greatness. Gods power is limitless and boundless. Many try to make God out as a small God, only giving what He can, but this is not so. We receive according to His riches in Heaven. When a man asked from God and then doubts, his prayer is stopped and will not be answered. We must all remember not to doubt and not to be impatient with God. For God is from everlasting to everlasting and is in no hurry. When you are a being with unlimited power and strength, time has no meaning. This is the way it was with God in the beginning of creation, and will be again at the time of the end. Time will be no more. For Adam, made time an enemy to all, that are in the flesh. For even with this knowledge, I can Pray, for God is still the creator of time. Jesus wondered if man will still have faith, or shall I say, will there be faith upon the earth when He returns? For when man stops praying to the true and living God, then the time of the gentile will be over, and judgment will soon follow. I can pray when the fire falls from heaven, I can pray, when the seas roar out of their boarders. I can pray when 1/3rd of all green trees are consumed by fire, I can pray when 1/3rd of all men upon ships shall die. Is there a time when prayer will be useless? Yes. There is coming a time when Gods spirit will no longer strive with man, for man will forget about prayer, and refuse to even ask for forgiveness. Man will love pleasure more than God, the flesh more than salvation. 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: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. (Rev 9:20-21) Can you not remember the verse that says, seek ye God, while He still may be found.? 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. Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. We must read,and understand, Job 3:17-26; “There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master. Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave? Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.” I can Pray. ars References Websters, TSK and Easton. The Lying Words. Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal(False Religions), and walk after other gods whom ye know not; And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.(Jer 7:8-11) The lies of these end days gods, and religions, are sweeping this world, deceiving, killing, and maiming, all that touch the unclean thing. Shall you take the unclean into the house of the Lord? Shall you accept those that say, “God says,” when you know it is man made visions, and prophecy's? Is not Gods word enough for you, or shall you seek out another, with kinder words, easier yokes, and better visions? Are you also saying that your sins will be covered by those that have no power to forgive sins? Are you also saying; “We are delivered to do all these abominations?” When has God ever forced any man to sin? Jeremiah stated, from God; “Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.” Lying words that cause many to ere from the truth, and sin the abdominal sins of fornication. We see many around the world calling for a one world religion. A religion that is acceptable to the Catholic Church, Muslims, Jews, and also Christians. This will become fact in the future, but not with those that know Christ, and His word of prophecy. True Christians will never accept any religion, that rejects Christ as Lord. Jesus is the Son of God, and this fact will not change for any religion, nor doctrine, that comes from the imagination of man. A one world religion is the aim of the anti-Christ and not God. We as Christians will never convert this world to Christianity. Why? Its against Biblical Prophecy, and Gods word will be fulfilled. Man, from the beginning, has rejected the, truth, Gods Commandments, and Gods laws. Mans hearts, in these end days, have grown cold and hard. Man will, and is turning to anyone that says peace and safety. These men are deceivers, rulers, governments and nations are deceived, if they believe peace is possible among all men. There are many similarities between Revelations 3:14-16, and the Church of the end days, lets read; “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” Have you not seen the seas roar, the earth quake, the army's fight, and the sky blackened by volcanic ash? Treas burning, fires everywhere, and the sky getting hotter? Have you not seen mans hearts failing because of fear of the unknown? Have you not seen man calling good evil, and evil good? Have you not seen the rich stealing from the poor, and no punishment being delivered to them? Jeremiah; 7:8-11, is stated as prophecy. God knew, before the foundation of the World, that man would seek out friendlier gods and religions to worship. Some to animals and others to men, who were born of the flesh, who would die in their sins. “Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.” The lies of man are seen clearly in the spiritual eyes. Gods Commandments, and Gods laws are being ignored today, even among the most prominent groups. Are His commandments grievous? Do you feel chained by His words? Where is your reverence to God, where is your loyalty to God, where is your belief in God? Job 32:21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man. There are those that are called, Rabbi, Father, and Master, which is against all laws of God. They say this is correct, but they speak lying words. “But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.” (Mat 23:8-10) Many call themselves healers, but cannot heal, many call themselves teachers, and prophets, but were never sent by God. Who are these that speak lying words? They are the ones that preform vain religion. They are the ones that seek out national, and international, recognition, even those of small towns, seek only a name for themselves, believing that they are something, when they are nothing. “For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.” (Gal 6:3) Where are these false healers, when the ones they lie to, are dieing? Where is their faith, when they pick out, who to pray for? Where is their god, when it comes to opening up the ears of the deaf, the eyes of the blind, putting strength into the arms, and legs, of the crippled? 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.(Jer 23:31-32) Do we have the gift of healing? Yes, but only to those that are given the gift. Jer 16:19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. Jer 16:20 Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? 2Ti 2:14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. These false prophets, teachers, preachers, leaders and kings, are attempting to entirely destroy the faith of many. This is the sign of anti-Christian efforts to lure away all they can to a religion, a belief, a doctrine, that is not of God. “Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.” ars 1Sa_12:21; Jer_2:8, Jer_2:11, Jer_7:8, Jer_16:19, Jer_23:32; Hab_2:18; Mat_16:26; 1Ti_4:8; Heb_13:9 the subverting: Jer_23:36; Act_13:10, Act_15:24; Gal_1:7; Tit_3:11 if: Gal_2:6; Pro_25:14, Pro_26:12; Luk_18:11; Rom_12:3, Rom_12:16; 1Co_3:18, 1Co_8:2 when: 1Co_13:2; 2Co_3:5, 2Co_12:11 he deceiveth: 1Co_3:18; 2Ti_3:13; Jam_1:22, Jam_1:26; 1Jo_1:8 References Websters, TSK and Easton. Broken Wings. There are many types of wings, strong, wide, weak, and also, the broken. Broken wings are those, that trust in the Lord, with all their hearts. They have been hurt by this world of hate, and scoffing. Broken wings of the lame, blind, crippled, and disease ridden. I have suffered, and also know, those that still suffer. My wings were broken, but were never apart from me. My heart felt as though it was breaking. I cried night, and day, tears of joy, for I knew that the Lord was with me, and tears of pain, for I was still in this body of flesh. When a bird falls with a broken wing, there are none to help it, none that care for a small creature. But when a child is crippled, or a man is blind, or a woman looses a child, there is someone that can mend these broken wings. Tears of sorrow, joy, pain, disillusionment, and confusion, all set upon us at one time or another. I am here to tell you that, the Lord is your God. He hurts when you hurt, He crys when you cry and, He is with you, when you die. But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isa 40:31.) Though this body be broken, the spirit is free from pain and suffering. Those of you that are, lame, blind, crippled, and disease ridden, can run the longest journey, swim the deepest recesses of the Heavens, climb the highest mountain, and sing the sweetest songs. For though we are trapped in this body, our spirit is free, though you may be in prison, your soul can soar. Will not the Lord cover you with His wings of Love, and Understanding? Can He not relieve the pain and suffering of this body? Can He not set your spirit free? But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (Mal 4:2.) And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. (Eze 1:24.) Can you not feel the power of these broken wings. Can you not envision them spreading outward, many feathers, many colors, and strong? Have you not a cool breeze on a hot day, or a feeling of a warm fire when it is cold? Then you have heard from the Lord, His wings are covering you. Your tears of sorrow are not falling upon the ground, nor is your suffering, gone without notice. “I will not forget thee, sayest the Lord.” I know, I feel, I understand. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. (Psa 91:4.) And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. (Isa 42:16.) He shall make the blind to see, the lame to walk, the down hearted to rejoice, the forgotten glorified, and the lost to be saved. The highest mountains are not strangers to you, nor is the depths of the sea. The wind beneath your wings comes from the Lord. He shall lift you up on high, He shall walk with you, and talk with you, all the days of your life. And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. (Psa 55:6.) Oh the joy of the Lord. It brings sunshine on a day of darkness, He brings cool water that flows into your soul, He sends down manna to a hungry child, and cloths to those that are naked. These broken wings do not hold you down, they try your faith and patience, for the Bible states; “ In your patience possess ye your souls.” “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.” Your dreams may be shattered, but not forgotten, you hope may dwindle, but not vanish, your body may be week, but He shall make it strong. Does your family feel sorry so you, your friends and neighbors? Tell them then of you hope, your dreams, and about, your Lord. For you shall mount upon the wings of eagles, and the wings of doves, and angels. How do I know this? A dear friend of mine was a paraplegic, He also had dreams and visions of Glory, of being able to walk, run and play with the other children, but he knew that his broken wings were to be replaced with brand new ones. He told of a time, and a place with streets of Gold, and gates of pearl. He dreamed of walking and talking with the Lord. Playing with the Angels throughout Heaven. Oh the faith of this young man, crying tears of sorrow, but able to fly with the wings of faith. We feel sorrow, not for the crippled, but compassion. We feel sorrow for those that have eyes, that cannot see, ears that will not listen, and hearts that are hard as diamonds. For those that are most blind, are those that will not see, will not walk, will not hear. Isa 42:18-20; “Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant? Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.” These are the ones that are truly crippled. For it is not this flesh that God judges but the soul. Not the body that cannot walk, talk, see, or hear, but rather the spirit. But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? (Exo 4:11.) The Lord knows all, sees all, and will recompence all as to their works. Lets read; Isa 35:1-7; “The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. Deu 32:11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: ars. Isa 42:18 - ye deaf: Isa_29:18, Isa_43:8; Exo_4:11; Pro_20:12; Mar_7:34-37; Luk_7:22; Rev_3:17, Rev_3:18 have need: Deu_8:12-14; Pro_30:9; Jer_2:31; Mat_9:12 knowest: Rom_2:17-23 wretched: Mat_5:3; Rom_7:24 blind: Isa_42:19; Joh_9:40,Joh_9:41; 2Pe_1:9 naked: Rev_16:15; Gen_3:7, Gen_3:10,Gen_3:11; Exo_32:35 Let Us Reason Together. To Reason; A faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes truth from falsehood, and good from evil, and which enables the possessor to deduce inferences from facts or from propositions. To debate; to confer or inquire by discussion or mutual communication of thoughts, arguments or reasons.(Webster.) Shall we say that, good is evil, and evil good? Shall we say that, we will do evil, so that God may be Glorified? Shall we say that, we are the ultimate authority over our surroundings, and we will judge what is good, and what is evil? Shall we be a judge, of mens thoughts? This faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes truth from falsehood, and good from evil, has been closed off by multitudes around the world. Men seek their own wisdom, and not the wisdom, that which is Gods. When will mans hypocrisy, open his eyes to the fact, that he is headed down a road of death, and destruction? Can we not all come together, and reason one with another, and then with God? 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. (1Co 14:26) We cannot say that our interpretation is the only one, for we all know, only, in part. These parts must come together to show the whole picture. One may have the color blue, the other white, and then another may have, a picture of a bird. These things, being separate, show very little, but joined together, it shows, a blue sky, clouds, and life. Can the hand say that it the head of the body, how about, the legs, torso, head, neck, and the heart? Can one part say it doesn't need the rest to function? Can we say all these things, that are contrary to sound judgment, without consulting with the Creator? Can we not all come together as one, and reason with God? Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. (Job 13:3.) Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? (Job 15:3.) 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. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. (Isa 1:18-20.) Must a man, with an interpretation, that may be false, be separated from a discussion of Scripture? No. For if we neglect another's thoughts, we also are alienating God from us. We must take the unlearned, and teach him, what we know of the truth. Bringing him up to a level of understanding, that we have been given, by the Holy Spirit. For freely we have received and freely we give. The reason I say these things, is that, many have been taught by the unlearned, or single minded person, who has listened to man made doctrine for so long, that they actually believe, what they are teaching. This is not their fault, but they also must learn for themselves, for as the scriptures state, do those that teach need to be retaught themselves.? For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. (Heb 5:12.) We who teach, are in need of teaching each and every day, with the truth from the Holy Spirit. I am constantly learning new things from Him. Just because we disagree with an interpretation, doesn't mean that we alienate ourselves from all others. We all have the right to disagree. Many believe in the Trinity, of which I am one, many believe in the rapture, of which I am one, many believe in the gifts of the spirit, of which I am one, as directed and taught in 1Co 12:7-31. “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” If we would all stop, and listen to others, we may learn something ourselves, and if we find a brother with an interpretation that is wrong, we go to him in love and understanding, not pushing our interpretation on him, but rather taking the scriptures, and show him a better way, a more sound doctrine. We must keep ourselves humble, for at one time, we also, were ignorant of the truth. False teachers, preachers, and doctrine, have come into the world, confusing and infecting, many with their doctrine, not knowing the Lord, not being sent by Him, and even denieing the one, that they say, sent them, making themselves reprobate. They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. We must come together and distinguish, truth from falsehood, good from evil, facts from fiction. We must come together and reason with the Father, who knows all, sees all, and understands all. We must seek out the truth from the Holy Spirit, who teaches us, fact from fiction. These end times are full of deceivers and false doctrines. This is the reason there are many different doctrines, and churches around the world. We have one guide, one Lord, one Faith, and one Baptism. Why then do we argue and quarrel over the Scripture? Are we not becoming carnal minded again, as it was when we were lost? We are the Children of the almighty God, and being so, we are to be as one, with each other, and with the Father. Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? Does not the scripture state; “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;.” Many things in scripture, warn us of those that try to disrupt, reasoning among those, that wish to learn; But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. (2Ti 2:23-26.) Here are other examples; 2Ti_2:14, 2Ti_2:16; 1Ti_1:4, 1Ti_4:7, 1Ti_6:4, 1Ti_6:5; Tit_3:9.(TSK) We do not come together to destroy one another, but rather to teach one another. Not subverting the truth, but admonishing the truth among each other. Admonish; In ecclesiastical affairs, to reprove a member of the church for a fault, either publicly or privately; the first step of church discipline. It is followed by of, or against; as, to admonish of a fault committed, or against committing a fault. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove with mildness. To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise. Let us remember, For freely we have received and freely we give. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD. ars The Controversy of Zion. There are many verses, that come to my mind, being significant to todays world. This verse in Isaiah, is one of them. “For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.” Many people are extremely interested in Biblical prophecy, and want answers to their questions. There are also many in this world, that do not wish to know, and neither want any one else to seek answers. They believe that all prophecy's have been fulfilled, and they desire all knowledge of Scripture suppressed, and only obtainable to a select few. These Holy Scriptures are not open to any private interpretation, but are open to all. All the prophecy's of the return of Christ have been fulfilled, and He can return at anytime, this only at the direction of the Father. But many scriptures have not been fulfilled, and are coming upon us quickly. Remember that prophecy is not a single event, but a series of events. Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt,The Palestinians, and the old Syrian Empire states, are all after Zion; (Israel.) Isa 34:8-10; For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. Scripture after scripture, warns all mankind, that Zion is the Lords, and will not be taken away from the people, that He gave it, to be an inheritance, the Children of Israel, the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Babylon is fallen, is fallen; A sign of the end times, when the political and religious system of Babylon will fall forever, being replaced by the Covenant of the Lord, The New Testament. (Psa_87:2; Psa_149:2; Isa_33:14; Joe_2:1) to denote Jerusalem in general, and sometimes God's chosen Israel (Psa_51:18; Psa_87:5). Here we see the true, legal owners of Zion(Sion). The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. (Psa 51:17-19.) Those that despise the Lord, take the prophets to be their own, straining the words to make them fit, changing the words, to justify their hatred of Israel. They desire this land to be their own, from hatred of thousands of years ago, when Isaac and Ishmael, were step brothers. Ishmael was rejected by God, for he was not the son of promise to Abraham. This is where the unruly race of people, started their quest of destruction of all peoples of Israel, the seed of Abraham. This is why they also reject Jesus, for God stated that Christ would rule from the City of David, with a rod of Iron. Many are seeking out prophets that will say what is pleasing to their ears, false prophets and teachers, saying, “This be our word from God, this is our inheritance, this is our land. For the prophets told us the truth” The King of Israel, and Jerusalem; Yet have I set my king(Jesus, the Christ.) upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son(Jesus Christ.); this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. (Psa 2:6-9.) For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. (Psa 69:35.) Many today are fighting over the possession of Zion. Syria is one of the most extreme harborer of hatred of Israel, along with Iraq, and Egypt. These nations have rejected the truth, and demand lands from Israel that are not theirs to inhabit. God gave these lands to Israel for an eternal possession. The Children of Zion; 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. 'Elle haddabharim, i.e., “These are the words.” (Easton.) Deu 11:23-24; Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves. Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. Gen_15:18-21; Exo_23:31; Num_34:3-15; Jos_1:3, Jos_1:4, Jos_14:9; 1Ki_4:21, 1Ki_4:24; 2Ch_9:26 Jos 14:9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God. Isa 10:24-26. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction. And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt. Isa 14:25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. Isa 19:23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. You may deny the Prophets, Moses, The Word of the Lord, but you cannot fight against God. Ars. Isa_9:4, Isa_10:16-19, Isa_10:32-34, Isa_17:12-14, Isa_30:30-33, Isa_31:8, Isa_31:9, Isa_37:36-38; Eze_39:4 Isa 34:8 - Isa_26:21, Isa_35:4, Isa_49:26, Isa_59:17, Isa_59:18, Isa_61:2, Isa_63:4; Deu_32:35, Deu_32:41-43; Psa_94:1; Jer_46:10; Mic_6:1; Luk_18:7; Rom_2:5, Rom_2:8, Rom_2:9; 2Th_1:6-10; Rev_6:10,Rev_6:11; Rev_18:20, Rev_19:2 As Is The Earthy. I have seen, and experienced, many things in my life, the physical, and also the spiritual. I have seen, love, hatred, and indifference, of which indifference stands out the most. Mankind thinks nothing of death, nor killing, thinks nothing of the sanctity of the home, nor the privacy of his neighbor. I have seen the enemies of the Cross, killing each other, even so they be of the same religion, this is madness. Do not they also know that, as a tree falls, so shall it also be raised? I see adultery in open view of the children, I have seen people who marry and are given in marriage. Fornicators, thieves, and liars. The laws and commandments of God are ignored by most of society, who search for peace and happiness, which is not to be found. The Bible tells us to seek peace and pursue it, but so many people are so miserable with their lives, that they seek to make everyone, that is around them, just as miserable as they are. A man, that comes to the end of his life, weather it be a believer, in God or not, shall face the after life, for there is no one, that can say, there is no judgment after death. There is no such thing as an atheist, only a man in denial. But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: (1Co 15:35-36) Each man knows that he will eventually die. This body of flesh will return back to the earth, from which it came. But what kind of remembrance shall men have of him? Shall men say that, he was a good man, or a murderer, a kind man, or an atheist, a gentle man, or a man of many sins? Shall men say that he was a, fornicator, thief, and a liar? Does any man that says, “I kill in the name of God”, actually believe that God desires the murder of other men? Do men, who commit, adultery, murder, drunkenness, or a man, or woman, that are effeminate, actually believe that there are rewards for them after death, have men become blind to the truth? Yes God does love all men, but He will not allow mans sins to enter into His kingdom. For the Bible states that, neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. When mans relationship, with the truth of God, becomes a truth of lies, and hypocrisy, men open up their own sanctuary, cut out all reference to their sinful life style, and say we are of God, we are saved from hell and destruction. God cannot, nor will He, accept praise from those, that reject His truth, and change His word. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. (1Co 15:50) If a man dies in sin, he shall also, be raised as a sinner. He shall be judged on his works, weather they be good or evil. Evil and corruption cannot enter into the rest of God, for God cannot sin. Immortality is the destiny of all men, some shall be raised in honor, and others in dishonor, some shall be raised incorruptible, while others shall be raised corruptible. Some shall be raised in Glory, and other shall be raised in darkness. Do you say that, God is not a God of revenge, nor a God of restitution? Do you say that, God cannot send the corruptible to hell, for eternity? Do you say that, a life of 70 years cannot be damed for eternity, do you say that God is an unjust judge of those that reject Christ? If you then say these things, you do not understand Gods word, you do not understand the sacrifice of His Son Jesus. For you still do not understand that, corruption cannot inherit incorruption. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. (Gal 6:7-8) There is pleasure in sin, but only for a season. What shall a man do when the sins of the flesh, no longer satisfy him, or when a man reaches an age where sin is harder, or impossible, for him to act upon, what then? Do you say that even though a man sins against God, all his life, and dies lost, God will still accept him into the Kingdom? Shall this man be translated into the Kingdom of His dear Son? Without repentance, and belief in Jesus, as Lord and Christ, still be counted for righteousness? Shall a man enter into Heaven, without the Blood of Christ, shall a man enter into Heaven on his own righteousness? If you believe this, then to you, Christ died for nothing, and all men are saved. But have you not read these words from the Lord; “And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm(Soul.) shall not die, neither shall their fire(Torment) be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.” “And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.” “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe(because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.” Flesh and blood cannot become the spiritual, no more than a seed of corn become a rose, without the power of God. To enter into the spiritual, this flesh must die, and take on the incorruptible. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. (1Co 15:48) Job states; “Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.” We have not the power within ourselves, to become clean before God.We have no power to make our own religion based on hate or slavery, to make ourselves righteous, before the Almighty. We are earthly. ars Isa 66:24; Rev 14:11; 2Th 1:8-10.; Isa_34:9, Isa_66:24; Mat_18:8, Mat_25:41, Mat_25:46; Mar_9:43-49; Luk_16:23-26; 2Th_1:8; Rev_14:10, Rev_20:10; Mat_25:41, Mat_25:46; 2Th_1:9; Rev_14:10,Rev_14:11, Rev_20:10,Rev_20:15, Rev_21:8   For Him Web Designs