Think of the kindest, most considerate person you know. This person has a smile on their face all the time and it seems, no matter what you do wrong, even if you spill your milk on the table cloth, they smile at you even bigger. They know you didn't do it on purpose. They even feel sorry for you that you feel so bad about spilling it, so they make excuses about how it's only an old table cloth that they don't even like.
Multiply that person's kindness and forgiving attitude by a thousand. There's nothing you can do wrong in their eyes. They have a mysterious, uncanny love for you that you know you don't deserve. Nothing can shake it. Nothing diminishes it. Not in the least. In fact, the love grows every second, every minute.
If you've never known anyone like that, try to imagine that person. Multiply their love by a thousand.
That wonderful person's personality doesn't even come near to God's personality.
God's love for us is indescribable, incomprehensible, unfathomable and beyond all we could ever ask or think. He loves us individually and uniquely as only He can. His love is as bountiful as the snow that has continued to fall all around us here in Barrie for the past several days. There seems to be no end to it.
You can shovel it into neat piles but, minutes later, more snow has accumulated so thickly that nobody would know how much snow you just moved off the walk! That's God's Love.
The biggest lie Satan likes to convince us of is that God is mean and law-enforcing, unmerciful and holding to unbearably high standards to which we will never attain. He wants us to think that it's God who lets little children starve and brings wars, famines and floods on us.
Even insurance companies call earth-quakes, tornadoes and tsunamis "acts of God" but they are not. God isn't going around judging us with weather, war and starvation. That's the Devil.
I don't like to talk about Satan because, really, it's hard to imagine a thing so wicked, so destructive, and so deceitful. But, let's just say that Satan likes to take the credit for God's goodness and blame his wickedness on God. He's very skillful at it and has duped a lot of people over the centuries.
Jesus said, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath."
He was telling the Pharisees that God made the law for our good and to protect and care for us. We were not made for the sake of the law. It's the other way around.
Knowing us as He does, God knew we would never be able to keep the law. He knew we were flawed and didn't expect perfection from us. How could He? He is the Only One Who is perfect. Not us. Not humans. We are deeply flawed.
And though, you may think, "Not our fault. That was Eve's fault." Well, actually, the fault was Satan's. Wasn't it?
Did God stop loving Adam and Eve after they disobeyed Him?
Well, did He?
No, He did not. In fact, He felt sorry for them. He was sorry that Satan hurt Adam and Eve with his poisonous deceit causing them untold suffering. That's why He arranged (from the beginning of time) to rescue the world by sending His most precious Offspring to the earth in human form.
Did God know Satan would succeed in having Jesus killed? Of course, He knew. God tricked Satan. He let him kill His Son in the flesh. How short-sighted was Satan? He thought he had won. He even had a heavy stone rolled in front of the tomb where Jesus's lifeless body was lain, thinking it would stop the miracle of the resurrection. (Seriously? That rock was a featherweight to God's angel. Just a joke.)
Satan is such a loser. The world's biggest loser. The biggest loser in the universe.
Everything he touches turns to destruction. Except not Jesus. He could not destroy Jesus.
Don't allow Satan to destroy your perception of God's personality, either. God is Satan's opposite.
Everything God touches turns to sweetness, success, health, beauty, wealth and joy. Everlasting joy!
God is loving, merciful, happy, kind, jolly, humourous, clever, artistic, creative, wonderful, romantic, generous, . . . He's past finding out. But, some day, we'll find out and we'll be amazed. Most of us have the wrong perception of Him. Where is our faith? What kind of God do we worship?
He is WORTHY. He's NOT a puny god. Yet, as great as He is, He loves puny old us.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Thursday, December 15, 2016
What I Don't Like About Christmas
Christmas is the one day of the year when there seem to be no rules. Anything is possible. People can even love each other and be kind to one another.
We buy gifts for each other and discover the joy of giving. That one time of year, we try hard to please a few other people by buying or making them the gift they have always wanted.
It's also the one time of year when we hear songs and carols in public about the birth and worship of our Saviour. So, hearing those familiar songs lifts our hearts. It's Christmas cheer.
Remember the "Spirit of Christmas Present" that comes to visit Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens? He held a horn of some kind full of Christmas cheer and when he waved his horn at people, they would suddenly forget to be mean to each other. Scrooge asked him what was in his horn and he said,
"It's a spirit, five times distilled, the spirit of Christmas cheer, of love, of all that's good and all that makes this time of year different from any other time."
Scrooge asks, "Is there a peculiar flavour in what you sprinkle?"
"An excellent flavour."
"Would it apply to any kind of dinner?" Scrooge asks.
"To a poor one most." the Spirit answers.
"Why to a poor one most?"
"Because it needs it most," he replies. They say that Charles Dickens was the man who invented Christmas. That's because, in his day, people were moving to the cities in droves and their employees did not like to give their workers a day off. Bob Cratchet's working conditions were similar to many others and many others were much worse off.
In the 17th Century, English Puritan Christians actually tried to outlaw Christmas but without much success. At the turn of the 19th Century, however, Christmas had almost vanished from the scene. It was thanks to Dickens' popular novel that Christmas was revived.
Many of us grew up on the story of Scrooge, revisited in movie and book form every Yule Tide.
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| A Manger Scene in front of a house in Calgary, Alberta |
Scrooge's nephew puts it in a nutshell:
"But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round --apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that-- as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!”
The part I don't like is where he says, "... in the long calendar of the year..."
That Christmas lasts for one day of the year and then, it's over is what I DON'T like about Christmas.
🎍 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Are the Fires in Jerusalem Fulfilling Prophecy?
Don't hate me for this. I understand Christians' sympathy and love for Israel and for Jerusalem. I also love the city of our Lord and what it represents to mankind, especially at this time of year when we celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
Sometimes love hurts and it definitely hurt God to give His begotten Son. That was total love.
God loves Israel so much, the children of Abraham and the children of the promised Isaac. But, we have to remember that the children of Israel broke God's heart many times. Not only that but she martyred God's servants and the followers of Jesus. This is fact. I'm not making this up. It's in the Bible.
The ONLY nation God has ever referred to as a "whore" and a "harlot" and "mother of harlots" is who?
If you don't know the answer to that question, you really haven't been reading the Bible. So, no point in finishing this article until you go back and read the old testament as well as the words of Jesus. If you read Matthew 23, you'll see that Jesus used the word "woe" 8 times to describe the leaders of the Sanhedrin.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. (That word 'desolate' is used to describe the Holy Place after the Antichrist is finished with it. He places the Abomination of what? Right. Desolation.)
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. (They sure weren't saying that to Jesus when they had him crucified. But, they WILL.) - Matthew 23:37-39
Like I was saying, Israel (NOT the SAVED ISRAELITES) broke God's heart.
So, because of his enormous LOVE for his beloved who went awhoring after other gods, he is going to allow her enemies to compass her, burn her with fire and bring her to desolation in one hour.
Don't stone the messenger. It's all in the Word. If you don't happen to agree, please do dig into the Word for yourself and come up with one verse to contradict this interpretation of prophecy.
I believe the "Mother of Harlots" or "Babylon the Whore" has to be Jerusalem and can be no other.
Do you mean to say that God actually called Israel by the name of her enemies? Yep! In Revelation 11:8 for one. He called her Sodom and Egypt. We can't mistake this for being anyone else but Jerusalem because in the same verse it says "where also our Lord was crucified". He was crucified in Jerusalem. We all know that much.
It may be difficult to read this for those who don't have a good grip on Bible prophecy. It's really not easy for anyone if we look at it in the flesh, which is why the Bible is full of analogies and parables. We have to look at things in the Spirit, the way God sees things.
It's sort of like a romantic fairy tale where God falls in love with his precious bride, Israel but she gets drawn away from Him by the devil and starts to go awhoring after other loves. (Granted, that part is not so romantic.) But, then, Satan turns on Israel and she begins to see the true colours of the imposter that drew her away from her First Love.
It seems as though it's too late. All is lost. She is attacked by Satan's forces (Islam) and burned with fire and totally destroyed. But, just as it looks like there's no hope, Jesus returns in the sky to rescue His bride! He utterly destroys Israel's enemies and forgives her for all of her backslidings.
She is overcome with remorse and repents, calling on the name of her God. ("Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.") All is forgiven. In fact, God has created a NEW JERUSALEM to take the place of the earthly ruins whose ashes are still smoking.
And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
That's the happy ending!
But, before all that, the Bible says there will be TEN HORNS who will HATE the whore.
Revelation 17:16 - And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
What's happening now in Israel is a terrible holocaust. We need to pray for Israel!
This may be a precursor of things to come or it could be a partial fulfillment of this verse. In other words, dearly beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, things are going to get MUCH worse in Israel before the end.
Matthew 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:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes...
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Note: Looking for scriptural evidence to PROVE that born-again, on-fire Christians WILL be going through the Great Tribulation? Take a look at 22. Just read it.
I'm not twisting scriptures here to prove a theory. If you just read the Bible word-for-word and ask the Holy Spirit to help you to understand it, it's a piece of cake. It's so clear.
As we get closer to the end, scripture is becoming clearer to me. How about you? One thing I started to realize a few years back is to just READ EXACTLY what it says. That's all.
If you don't get it the first time, go over each individual word until it RINGS YOUR BELL. God won't fail you. He won't give you misinterpretations. Anyone else might.
Before you go, let me ask you a question: If there's no such thing as the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, are you prepared to go through the Great Tribulation as a shining example and testimony to the power of God?
Oh, I do have another question: WHY do you believe in the Pre-Trib Rap if you do?
I think we all know the answer to that one.
I'd really love to hear any comments from friend or foe! Please feel free to let out all your frustrations on me. I've heard it all or at least some of people's frustrations, Catholics, Muslims and Christians. Hey, let's hear from some of you Buddhists, ha. I love you all! No kidding!
Sometimes love hurts and it definitely hurt God to give His begotten Son. That was total love.
God loves Israel so much, the children of Abraham and the children of the promised Isaac. But, we have to remember that the children of Israel broke God's heart many times. Not only that but she martyred God's servants and the followers of Jesus. This is fact. I'm not making this up. It's in the Bible.
The ONLY nation God has ever referred to as a "whore" and a "harlot" and "mother of harlots" is who?
If you don't know the answer to that question, you really haven't been reading the Bible. So, no point in finishing this article until you go back and read the old testament as well as the words of Jesus. If you read Matthew 23, you'll see that Jesus used the word "woe" 8 times to describe the leaders of the Sanhedrin.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. (That word 'desolate' is used to describe the Holy Place after the Antichrist is finished with it. He places the Abomination of what? Right. Desolation.)
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. (They sure weren't saying that to Jesus when they had him crucified. But, they WILL.) - Matthew 23:37-39
Like I was saying, Israel (NOT the SAVED ISRAELITES) broke God's heart.
So, because of his enormous LOVE for his beloved who went awhoring after other gods, he is going to allow her enemies to compass her, burn her with fire and bring her to desolation in one hour.
Don't stone the messenger. It's all in the Word. If you don't happen to agree, please do dig into the Word for yourself and come up with one verse to contradict this interpretation of prophecy.
I believe the "Mother of Harlots" or "Babylon the Whore" has to be Jerusalem and can be no other.
Do you mean to say that God actually called Israel by the name of her enemies? Yep! In Revelation 11:8 for one. He called her Sodom and Egypt. We can't mistake this for being anyone else but Jerusalem because in the same verse it says "where also our Lord was crucified". He was crucified in Jerusalem. We all know that much.
It may be difficult to read this for those who don't have a good grip on Bible prophecy. It's really not easy for anyone if we look at it in the flesh, which is why the Bible is full of analogies and parables. We have to look at things in the Spirit, the way God sees things.
It's sort of like a romantic fairy tale where God falls in love with his precious bride, Israel but she gets drawn away from Him by the devil and starts to go awhoring after other loves. (Granted, that part is not so romantic.) But, then, Satan turns on Israel and she begins to see the true colours of the imposter that drew her away from her First Love.
It seems as though it's too late. All is lost. She is attacked by Satan's forces (Islam) and burned with fire and totally destroyed. But, just as it looks like there's no hope, Jesus returns in the sky to rescue His bride! He utterly destroys Israel's enemies and forgives her for all of her backslidings.
She is overcome with remorse and repents, calling on the name of her God. ("Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.") All is forgiven. In fact, God has created a NEW JERUSALEM to take the place of the earthly ruins whose ashes are still smoking.
And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
That's the happy ending!
But, before all that, the Bible says there will be TEN HORNS who will HATE the whore.
Revelation 17:16 - And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
What's happening now in Israel is a terrible holocaust. We need to pray for Israel!
This may be a precursor of things to come or it could be a partial fulfillment of this verse. In other words, dearly beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, things are going to get MUCH worse in Israel before the end.
Matthew 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:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes...
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Note: Looking for scriptural evidence to PROVE that born-again, on-fire Christians WILL be going through the Great Tribulation? Take a look at 22. Just read it.
I'm not twisting scriptures here to prove a theory. If you just read the Bible word-for-word and ask the Holy Spirit to help you to understand it, it's a piece of cake. It's so clear.
As we get closer to the end, scripture is becoming clearer to me. How about you? One thing I started to realize a few years back is to just READ EXACTLY what it says. That's all.
If you don't get it the first time, go over each individual word until it RINGS YOUR BELL. God won't fail you. He won't give you misinterpretations. Anyone else might.
Before you go, let me ask you a question: If there's no such thing as the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, are you prepared to go through the Great Tribulation as a shining example and testimony to the power of God?
Oh, I do have another question: WHY do you believe in the Pre-Trib Rap if you do?
I think we all know the answer to that one.
I'd really love to hear any comments from friend or foe! Please feel free to let out all your frustrations on me. I've heard it all or at least some of people's frustrations, Catholics, Muslims and Christians. Hey, let's hear from some of you Buddhists, ha. I love you all! No kidding!
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Soldiers
The war is on. It's time to get militant with the enemy. Like never before in the history of the world, the battle is intensifying. Why?
Because Satan knows that his time is short. If his time was short before, it's a lot shorter now.
He's pulling out his big guns so we have to pull out ours. We wrestle not against flesh and blood but we DO wrestle. Every day is a battle. Every day the enemy's tactics take a new little twist.
He'll never get ahead of us if we are staying close to the Lord and hidden in His Word because God knows everything way ahead of time. Our God knows the end from the beginning. The question is:
Are we hearing from God?
Little details, little hints and leadings from the Holy Spirit can set us out of the enemy's reach. God doesn't often yell in your ear. It does happen rarely.
One time, though, I remember hearing the voice of God very distinctly as though it was an actual person talking to me. The effect was very strengthening.
I was sitting at the back of a small commercial plane and we were landing in Siem Reap, Cambodia when I heard a voice that came sort of "out of the blue" or just detached from my normal thoughts. Of course, I was in a posture of praying and preparing to transition into a country where I'd never been before.
Often in these times of change, we get a chance to stretch our faith and get our character tested. And, for me, the area of finances has always been my "Achilles heel". (God knows me so well.) So, when the voice said,
"You're not going to like this," I knew it was going to have something to do with money.
At the same time, I had to smile. It was like a warning but in an ironic sort of way. It made me relax and "go with the flow" knowing that I had to face whatever there was to face and try to grin and bear it.
Sure enough, inside the airport, I was informed that Immigrations wanted $50 US to enter the country. Holy cow! Skimming right off the top. My usual attitude would have been. . . bad. With this warning under my belt, I straightened up and put on a grin to give the impression I had lots of money and could have put out ten times more.
The voice sure was right. It was prophetic in fact. I didn't like it.
The funny thing? I LOVED hearing that funny warning. It was worth much more than fifty bucks. God can take the pain out of life. And He really does have a great sense of humour. Of course He does, He invented it.
The point I was trying to make is that, these days, with the battle intensifying, we must be able to hear from God. Always be open to hearing from God. Give the Holy Spirit a chance to speak.
Be still and know that He is God.
Another thing too: I really feel that the Great Tribulation is going to be worse for unbelievers, those who don't have the Holy Spirit's protection and those who profess to be Christians without the power of God.
Those believers who are serious about their faith and read the Word, those who trust in Jesus and call on His name in trouble, those who are not playing games with God, these people will see the power of God during the Great Tribulation. They will receive power from on high.
When darkness falls, a little bit of light will be seen for miles. When there's nothing left but God, we'll discover that God is enough. God is sufficient. He is much more than enough.
Don't be afraid of your fear. Give it to Jesus. He's more than able to take all your fears and weaknesses on Himself. He'll heal every disease and provide every need. He never fails.
Has He ever failed you yet?
Because Satan knows that his time is short. If his time was short before, it's a lot shorter now.
He's pulling out his big guns so we have to pull out ours. We wrestle not against flesh and blood but we DO wrestle. Every day is a battle. Every day the enemy's tactics take a new little twist.
He'll never get ahead of us if we are staying close to the Lord and hidden in His Word because God knows everything way ahead of time. Our God knows the end from the beginning. The question is:
Are we hearing from God?
Little details, little hints and leadings from the Holy Spirit can set us out of the enemy's reach. God doesn't often yell in your ear. It does happen rarely.
One time, though, I remember hearing the voice of God very distinctly as though it was an actual person talking to me. The effect was very strengthening.
I was sitting at the back of a small commercial plane and we were landing in Siem Reap, Cambodia when I heard a voice that came sort of "out of the blue" or just detached from my normal thoughts. Of course, I was in a posture of praying and preparing to transition into a country where I'd never been before.
Often in these times of change, we get a chance to stretch our faith and get our character tested. And, for me, the area of finances has always been my "Achilles heel". (God knows me so well.) So, when the voice said,
"You're not going to like this," I knew it was going to have something to do with money.
At the same time, I had to smile. It was like a warning but in an ironic sort of way. It made me relax and "go with the flow" knowing that I had to face whatever there was to face and try to grin and bear it.
Sure enough, inside the airport, I was informed that Immigrations wanted $50 US to enter the country. Holy cow! Skimming right off the top. My usual attitude would have been. . . bad. With this warning under my belt, I straightened up and put on a grin to give the impression I had lots of money and could have put out ten times more.
The voice sure was right. It was prophetic in fact. I didn't like it.
The funny thing? I LOVED hearing that funny warning. It was worth much more than fifty bucks. God can take the pain out of life. And He really does have a great sense of humour. Of course He does, He invented it.
The point I was trying to make is that, these days, with the battle intensifying, we must be able to hear from God. Always be open to hearing from God. Give the Holy Spirit a chance to speak.
Be still and know that He is God.
Another thing too: I really feel that the Great Tribulation is going to be worse for unbelievers, those who don't have the Holy Spirit's protection and those who profess to be Christians without the power of God.
Those believers who are serious about their faith and read the Word, those who trust in Jesus and call on His name in trouble, those who are not playing games with God, these people will see the power of God during the Great Tribulation. They will receive power from on high.
When darkness falls, a little bit of light will be seen for miles. When there's nothing left but God, we'll discover that God is enough. God is sufficient. He is much more than enough.
Don't be afraid of your fear. Give it to Jesus. He's more than able to take all your fears and weaknesses on Himself. He'll heal every disease and provide every need. He never fails.
Has He ever failed you yet?
THE WRATH OF GOD
When is the Wrath of God?
The Wrath happens after the Resurrection of the saints, or what some call the Rapture.
The Rapture happens after the Great Tribulation.
According to scripture, the Final Seven Years begins with the confirming of the "Holy Covenant" by the Beast/Antichrist.
The Tribulation begins half-way through the Final Seven Years when the Antichrist breaks the "Holy Covenant". He will place the "Abomination of Desolation" in the "Holy Place". [Note: Just because it is referred to as a Holy Place does not mean that God sees it as being holy.]
Timeline:
[That is not to say that there will not be church-goers and nominal, so-called "Christians" on the earth. Jesus said that He simply would not even know some of these people who think they have been serving God. Only God knows His own.]
Know Jesus
If you know Jesus like I know Jesus, you know we will not be here during the Wrath.
So, why am I talking about the Wrath?
It's something to avoid, that's why. There's a description of the Wrath of God in Joel, chapter 2 which will blow your socks off. This is what's going to happen to all those who are deceived by the False Prophet and all those who receive the Mark of the Beast.
That ain't us. That's our enemies who tribulated us. We really need to know the difference between the "Great Tribulation" and "The Wrath of God" because they are two very different things.
The Second Return of Jesus with His army of 144 thousand is going to be a thing of AWE. (The first time Jesus returns, He will gather together His elect and we will go flying UP to meet Him in the air. The second time, He will land ON the earth on the Mount of Olives [Rev. 14:1] with His army to pour out His wrath and to avenge the gentiles for their destruction of Jerusalem.)
Joel 2
1 Blow ye the trumpets in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the Day of the Lord cometh, for it is night at hand;
2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be an more after it, even to the years of many generations.
3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
[A picture of scorching the land, leaving nothing behind.]
4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
[Bet they're sorry now for not repenting. Those mega bunkers won't save them now.]
7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
[Nothing can stop these beings, this army of God!]
8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
[They cannot be killed!]
9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
10 The earth shall quake before them; [That places the Wrath of God immediately after the "Great Earthquake" of Revelation 6:12, Rev. 11:13 and Rev. 16:18. That "Great Earthquake" is a time-marker, if you will.] the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
11 And the Lord shall utter his voice before His army: for His camp is very great: for He is strong that executeth His word: for the Day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
[God is going to fulfill His Word. He goes on to warn Israel and all non-believers.]
12 Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
[All it takes is a sincere turning to the Lord to receive His "great kindness".]
14 Who knoweth if He will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind Him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
17 Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thing heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
The Happy Ending/Beginning
18 Then will the Lord be jealous for His land, and pity His people.
19 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto His people, (God is still referring to Israel as His people. He loves Israel so much and wants them to come back to him.) Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. (the Antichrist)
21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for He hath given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
(It seems that there will still be farming on the earth after the return of Christ. There will be a Millennium of peace while the Devil is languishing in the bottomless pit.)
25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
The Wrath happens after the Resurrection of the saints, or what some call the Rapture.
The Rapture happens after the Great Tribulation.
According to scripture, the Final Seven Years begins with the confirming of the "Holy Covenant" by the Beast/Antichrist.
The Tribulation begins half-way through the Final Seven Years when the Antichrist breaks the "Holy Covenant". He will place the "Abomination of Desolation" in the "Holy Place". [Note: Just because it is referred to as a Holy Place does not mean that God sees it as being holy.]
Timeline:
- Confirming of the Covenant
- Building of the Temple in Jerusalem
- Daily Sacrifice
- Breaking of the Covenant
- Daily Sacrifice Stopped
- Placing of the Abomination of Desolation
- Great Tribulation and Enforcing of the Mark of the Beast
- End of the Tribulation
- Death and Resurrection of the Two Witnesses in Jerusalem
- Resurrection/Rapture of the Saints
- Marriage Supper
- WRATH
[That is not to say that there will not be church-goers and nominal, so-called "Christians" on the earth. Jesus said that He simply would not even know some of these people who think they have been serving God. Only God knows His own.]
Know Jesus
If you know Jesus like I know Jesus, you know we will not be here during the Wrath.
So, why am I talking about the Wrath?
It's something to avoid, that's why. There's a description of the Wrath of God in Joel, chapter 2 which will blow your socks off. This is what's going to happen to all those who are deceived by the False Prophet and all those who receive the Mark of the Beast.
That ain't us. That's our enemies who tribulated us. We really need to know the difference between the "Great Tribulation" and "The Wrath of God" because they are two very different things.
The Second Return of Jesus with His army of 144 thousand is going to be a thing of AWE. (The first time Jesus returns, He will gather together His elect and we will go flying UP to meet Him in the air. The second time, He will land ON the earth on the Mount of Olives [Rev. 14:1] with His army to pour out His wrath and to avenge the gentiles for their destruction of Jerusalem.)
Joel 2
1 Blow ye the trumpets in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the Day of the Lord cometh, for it is night at hand;
2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be an more after it, even to the years of many generations.
3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
[A picture of scorching the land, leaving nothing behind.]
4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
[Bet they're sorry now for not repenting. Those mega bunkers won't save them now.]
7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
[Nothing can stop these beings, this army of God!]
8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
[They cannot be killed!]
9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
10 The earth shall quake before them; [That places the Wrath of God immediately after the "Great Earthquake" of Revelation 6:12, Rev. 11:13 and Rev. 16:18. That "Great Earthquake" is a time-marker, if you will.] the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
11 And the Lord shall utter his voice before His army: for His camp is very great: for He is strong that executeth His word: for the Day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
[God is going to fulfill His Word. He goes on to warn Israel and all non-believers.]
12 Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
[All it takes is a sincere turning to the Lord to receive His "great kindness".]
14 Who knoweth if He will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind Him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
17 Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thing heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
The Happy Ending/Beginning
18 Then will the Lord be jealous for His land, and pity His people.
19 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto His people, (God is still referring to Israel as His people. He loves Israel so much and wants them to come back to him.) Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. (the Antichrist)
21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for He hath given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
(It seems that there will still be farming on the earth after the return of Christ. There will be a Millennium of peace while the Devil is languishing in the bottomless pit.)
25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
Monday, September 26, 2016
What is Witchcraft?
Witches are modern "soothsayers" or "diviners", people who tell you your future or perform curses on other people for you.
They may use tarot cards, tea leaf reading, palm reading or crystal balls, etc. These sort of objects that draw demons to them are like talismans. We don't want to give any ground to the enemy by having these sort of items in our homes.
Neither should we have books, DVD's or other material that refers to witches and witchcraft or idols of gods or even figurines of gods. In fact, we shouldn't even have statues of the Virgin Mary in our home because Mary was never a god.
All that to say that we should be very careful about things of witchcraft and the occult.
Three Ways to Summon Demons:
Idols draw demons through sight. Pounding drums and noise or humming draws them through sound. And incense draws them through smell.
When we burn incense to an idol, the demons know they are being worshipped (even if we don't know that ourselves). Offering incense to an idol is the same as idol worship. Of course, no Christian should ever take part in this.
The "Dragon Dance" or the "Lion Dance" of the Chinese is also a form of devil-worship. Demons love noise, clanging and the beat of the drum. They also love the sound of "Om" used for meditation.
Rebelliousness is Witchcraft
Why does the Bible say that rebellion is like the sin of witchcraft? Because, when we rebel against God, we are denying His power and authority and handing it over to the devil.
Give no place to the devil. Make sure your home is not accidentally inviting demons in. Allow the Holy Spirit to do a thorough cleansing of your heart and home if you have any heaviness or depression in your life.
Fill up on the Heavenly Holy Ghost and let Him haunt your house.
They may use tarot cards, tea leaf reading, palm reading or crystal balls, etc. These sort of objects that draw demons to them are like talismans. We don't want to give any ground to the enemy by having these sort of items in our homes.
Neither should we have books, DVD's or other material that refers to witches and witchcraft or idols of gods or even figurines of gods. In fact, we shouldn't even have statues of the Virgin Mary in our home because Mary was never a god.
All that to say that we should be very careful about things of witchcraft and the occult.
Three Ways to Summon Demons:
- Sight
- Sound
- Smell
Idols draw demons through sight. Pounding drums and noise or humming draws them through sound. And incense draws them through smell.
When we burn incense to an idol, the demons know they are being worshipped (even if we don't know that ourselves). Offering incense to an idol is the same as idol worship. Of course, no Christian should ever take part in this.
The "Dragon Dance" or the "Lion Dance" of the Chinese is also a form of devil-worship. Demons love noise, clanging and the beat of the drum. They also love the sound of "Om" used for meditation.
Rebelliousness is Witchcraft
Why does the Bible say that rebellion is like the sin of witchcraft? Because, when we rebel against God, we are denying His power and authority and handing it over to the devil.
Give no place to the devil. Make sure your home is not accidentally inviting demons in. Allow the Holy Spirit to do a thorough cleansing of your heart and home if you have any heaviness or depression in your life.
Fill up on the Heavenly Holy Ghost and let Him haunt your house.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Earth's Final Hours
The New World Order enters the world's stage. In the midst of economic failure and threats of another World War, heads of state gather at a G20 in China to come up with solutions.
When a 7 year Peace Agreement is confirmed, the final 7 years of the world's history will commence. There will be a certain relief at first and calm. Political correctness, acceptance, tolerance and even a common unity of religion will bring about a sense of peace. But, it will be fake.
The price for this peace will be a total surrender of freedom and basic human rights to a one-world government that demands control of our every move. This government is not to be trusted.
When the Mark of the Beast becomes mandatory, our lives will be in constant danger. We will need to learn how to survive without money in a world without mercy.
Our only hope will be Jesus. Our survival will depend on our relationship with God, our leading of the Holy Spirit, our protection of God's angels.
Do you know Jesus enough to love and trust Him with your life? Have you put your life in His hands? He knows you better than you know yourself because He is your creator. He loves you more than anyone in this world and He knows what's best for you.
Will you be spending eternity in the loving presence of our wonderful Creator, God and His Son?
Don't be duped by the deceptions of the New World Order. Don't take the Mark of the Beast computer chipping to be able to buy and sell. Don't put your trust in this world's system. It's all a scam. The biggest scam in the history of mankind.
Get your directions from the Saviour. Keep your eyes on Jesus. Be led of His Holy Spirit and the Word. Follow the road-map of the Bible. Depend on the Truth.
WATCH AND PRAY beloved that you don't enter into temptation. We are at constant spiritual warfare. This is a serious, life or death situation we are entering into. God help us to be brave.
It's time to pray like never before. And remember, a little light shines brightest in great darkness.
When a 7 year Peace Agreement is confirmed, the final 7 years of the world's history will commence. There will be a certain relief at first and calm. Political correctness, acceptance, tolerance and even a common unity of religion will bring about a sense of peace. But, it will be fake.
The price for this peace will be a total surrender of freedom and basic human rights to a one-world government that demands control of our every move. This government is not to be trusted.
When the Mark of the Beast becomes mandatory, our lives will be in constant danger. We will need to learn how to survive without money in a world without mercy.
Our only hope will be Jesus. Our survival will depend on our relationship with God, our leading of the Holy Spirit, our protection of God's angels.
Do you know Jesus enough to love and trust Him with your life? Have you put your life in His hands? He knows you better than you know yourself because He is your creator. He loves you more than anyone in this world and He knows what's best for you.
Will you be spending eternity in the loving presence of our wonderful Creator, God and His Son?
Don't be duped by the deceptions of the New World Order. Don't take the Mark of the Beast computer chipping to be able to buy and sell. Don't put your trust in this world's system. It's all a scam. The biggest scam in the history of mankind.
Get your directions from the Saviour. Keep your eyes on Jesus. Be led of His Holy Spirit and the Word. Follow the road-map of the Bible. Depend on the Truth.
WATCH AND PRAY beloved that you don't enter into temptation. We are at constant spiritual warfare. This is a serious, life or death situation we are entering into. God help us to be brave.
It's time to pray like never before. And remember, a little light shines brightest in great darkness.
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