End Times Journal.

LUKE 17:28-37 (KJV)

2012-01-23T00:03:00.002-05:00

28Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 31In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. 32Remember Lot's wife. 33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. 34I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 36Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 37And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

MORE AND MORE SIGNS EVERYWHERE

2012-01-11T01:26:00.000-05:00

I don't look at much mainstream media, but when I do I see so many killings taking place. If we as a society weren't so desensitized and uncaring, we would be screaming 'What the hell is going on? What is wrong with people?' There is not just one murder of a family member by a family member, there are two or three or sometimes more. There's a new report of a missing child nearly every day if not every single day, or of one having been found. Unfortunately, usually not alive. It used to be big news, with Amber alerts being put out and nationwide postings, but not anymore - it's a commonplace event. The world grows a little colder everyday.A Russian naval flotilla is now flanking the Syrian coastline in support of President Assad who vows to not give up power, and we know that the NWO folks don't take too kindly to not rolling over when they say roll over. Reports are coming out that Iran is enriching uranium underground. Whether they are or they aren't, matters not. The blood in the streets in Damascus have the people questioning if the fight is worth the price of the amount of immense blood being shed. Yet, it is time for more war. It is knocking on the door while we are busy with football and all the other circuses that we so dearly love and hold our attention. It is easy to look away when we are not directly affected.We talk about the weather because it directly affects us. But we cannot discern the time we are in. Just as Jesus said. Everything is just as Jesus said it would be and it is directly upon us as we go about our daily business, carrying on like things are normal because we don't know what else to do so we keep on doing things the way we always do; . Soon there will be much more than the weather directly affecting us and many mens' hearts will fail them for what we are about to witness. But there is no fear because everything is as Jesus said it would be. He said to not let our hearts grow faint because we know these things will come. And then they will pass. This whole heaven and earth will pass away. Can we imagine witnessing that? Now there's something we should be discussing because each and every one of us will be affected for eternity. No wonder then we have to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. As the dark darkens though, the light brightens. Our God is with us. Our God will not forsake us. How do I know this? Because Jesus said so. Good riddance to the evil and the corrupted ones. God's judgment is righteous and just. I pray for it to be coming soon.

HOLD ON TIGHT TO THE PRICELESS WORD OF GOD

2012-01-02T02:42:00.000-05:00

If the beginning of this year is going to be an indication of what lies ahead, we are in for one terrific year. There are many reports of a fireball seen over New Mexico and Colorado, and while that in itself is not so strange as meteors aren't that of an uncommon occurence, but with all the other things going in, it is at least noteworthy. I don't live in Beebe, Arkansas so I can't verify it, and because it is almost unbelievable I would like to see it with my own eyes, that there were thousands of blackbirds which fell from their nests to their untimely deaths again on New Year's Eve just as at the beginning of 2011. Japan had a 7.0 quake which USGS reports as a 6.8, but with either reporting it was a tremendous tremor because it reportedly shook the whole entire island. Obama has waged war against Iran and the citizens of the US with the stroke of his pen. He has signed tough sanctions against Iran, which is an act of war and will be seen as such; and he has made indefinite detention of US citizens suspected of terrorism legal. First they came for those held at Guantanamo Bay and then they came for us. Unlike the unfortunate souls at Gitmo, we may be entitled to a trial. Or maybe not.Those who are prepetrating these crimes against all humanity, their time is limited and they are already defeated. Enjoy the show. Malachi 4:1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. Amen.And for those who love and fear Him; Malachi 4:2-3 But unto you that fear my name shall the Son of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts. Amen and amen!Stay blessed and keep looking up because our redemption is drawing near.

GOD'S TIME IS NOT OUR TIME

2011-12-31T03:03:00.001-05:00

Here we are on the cusp of a new year. The famed "2012" has almost arrived. We know this as man's time. but man's time is not God's time. At this point in time, I believe His servants hear His voice and know what time it is and it has little to do with the time that man goes by. Only the Father knows the hour when our Lord and Saviour's glorious return shall come, and giving a date to watch for in man's time is futile because God does not operate according to our time. Nonetheless, it is an exciting time to be alive and watch the old pass away and hold to all the promises that the New Jerusalem will bring when the heavens scroll back.Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and there was no more sea. Amen. He is coming to make all things new. Then will there be true joy and true peace on the earth.Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Amen. How mighty is our mighty God. The mightiest and the greatest. Come Lord Jesus, come quickly.

COMET LOVEJOY

2011-12-26T03:01:00.000-05:00

Greetings on this wonderful day the Lord has made. I am filled with hope recently with all the signs taking place in the Heavenlies. This whole year has been a rather astounding year in many different ways, but Comet Lovejoy has captured my rapt attention lately. Luke 21:25 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring. (amen).Comet Lovejoy perplexed scientists this week when it wasn't burned up by its' proximity to the sun. Instead it performed a slingshot around the sun and is now lighting up the pre-dawn skies with brilliant displays. Comet Lovejoy is named after the amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy of Australia who discovered it as recently as December 2nd. It came in on the heels of a blood-red lunar ecliplse and left on the winter solstice. I don't know if that means anything, but the timing seems rather exceptional as well as the size of Lovejoy as it was ten times the usual size of the Kreutz family comets. Yesterday the sun threw out a C-class coronal mass ejection, and today there were M-class flare eruptions that are directed at earth and Mars. The earth's magnetic field is due to be hit on the 28th and said to be arriving at the same time as solar winds which have nothing to do with the eruptions, but the solar winds are a storm in and of themselves. The earth's weakening magnetic field will receive a double hit. The sunspot causing the eruptions will be turning towards earth in the coming days and is being watched closely for more eruptions.And the comet's name alone, Lovejoy - you gotta love that.May it be a sign our redemption is drawing nigh.All praise and glory to the one and only true God.Blessings to all.

"ARE WE THERE YET?"

2011-12-18T02:35:00.000-05:00

This is a question that is frequently asked by young children of their parents when they are on a journey traveling to an unknown and unseen destination that really can't be envisioned by the child who asks the question. The child of course can't really make sense of the answers given to this question, but the child can most likely grasp that the longer they travel, the closer they are getting to the place they are traveling to. Like that child, we are getting closer to our destination. After a couple thousand years of sowing and growing, the harvest time is drawing near.Matthew 24:35-40King James Version (KJV) 35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Be strong in the Lord and know that all His words and true, and will never pass away. While this world is drawing to an end of this age, cling only to that which will remain. Philemon 1:25 KJVThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

EVERYTHING HE DOES IS PRICELESS

2011-12-09T00:21:00.001-05:00

1 John 2:28 KJV 28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. In a world that values nothing more as much as it does money, our Lord gives us so much more than anything that money can buy and it can't be purchased by any amount of money. The Lord paid the ultimate price to give it to us freely. A debt we can never repay. This amazing gift the Lord has bestowed on us who are so undeserving, should humble us into servitude for this profound gift of love. It is hard to imagine not being ashamed before him at his coming. Being made joint heirs with Christ in the Kingdom of God is a tremendous proposition; a very joyous and exciting proposition for those who choose wisely. All praise and glory to God our mighty Father in Heaven.

'SORROW AND SIGHING SHALL FLEE AWAY'

2011-12-05T00:25:00.001-05:00

Isaiah 35

¹The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
²It 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.
³Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
⁴Say 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.
⁵Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
⁶Then 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.
⁷And 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.
⁸And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
⁹No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
¹⁰And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

VOLCANOS, FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES AND SOLAR FLARES

2011-10-25T02:00:00.001-04:00

Our changing world...in so many ways our world is changing. Some in ways seen and some events are happening that are unseen, but they are all happening to bring about change. Not change the man in the White House spoke of, the man who now has accepted more money from Wall Street than all 9 GOP candidates combined according to Michael Moore on Democracy Now! People are fed up and people are ready for real change.

There are some interesting dates and events upcoming. Some real, some questionable but all interesting in their own way for these incredible times we live in.

The earth's magnetosphere is being hit with solar flares that are causing Northern Lights as far south as Ohio which is not that unusual, but reports are coming in from the southeastern states such as the Carolinas and Georgia. Scientists say the ionosphere is becoming weaker allowing the solar winds to penetrate deeper into our atmosphere. Mars will be hit with a CME on Wednesday the 26th. There is also a new moon on the 26th with an alignment of Earth, Mars and the Moon.

Many claim the actual end of the Mayan calendar ends on October 28th. If so, I don't know what that may mean if anything but something I came across recently. There is a movement that wants to shut down the system on October 28th but I don't think they are gaining much ground. But I bet the G20 that met recently n France made plenty of ground with their plans for economic strangulation in order to bring about their new world order.

Some are calling for a run on the banks on November 5th. On November 9th they are going to do a first-time ever national test of the emergency broadcasting system. Meaning for 3 minutes they will take over and shut down all cable and satellite transmissions. Feel safer?

The weather continues to wreak havoc on millions of human life as well as sea life. There are still mass fish kills being reported from around the world, even here on the east coast shores of the United States. Thailand's flooding is expected to remain for another six weeks with Bangkok residents being told to be ready to flee their homes. The earthquake in Turkey was a very shallow quake and with the magnitude of 7.2 must have felt like the earth was being ripped out from underneath their feet. Prayers for all who are suffering. We know the Lord knows of and holds every tear in His hands. Dublin is having flooding issues as well.

Obama has announced an end to the Iraq war at the end of the year. Not because he wants peace, but because we were going to stay past the deadline and Iraq announced there be no more immunity granted for our soldiers. Better get out while the getting is good. Afghanistan has said it will side with Pakistan in a major turn of events. Hillary Clinton is out there making jokes about the death of Ghadafi like this should make us all 'proud Americans'. I read Turkey is reportedly getting ready to invade Syria on behalf of NATO and nation continues to rise against nation.

Are the protesters going to bring about the change we desire? I do not know. I continue to watch and wait with a renewed groaning everyday that only the Lord understands. I believe all creation is groaning too even while it is still filled with His glory.

A time like no other indeed is upon us. And it is all in His hands. Everyday we grow closer to His glorious return and this is why we are seeing everything we are seeing.

2011-09-30T14:54:00.002-04:00

I wonder if people here are familiar with the prophecies of Siener Van Rensburg?

Among his startling prophecies was the death of Lady Diana, the Chernobyl Disaster, the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and the end of white rule in South Africa. He forsaw the AIDS epidemic as a result of immorality.

Of his homeland, South Africa, he foresaw the period from 1960 to 1994 when the South African government began to lose control of the situation on its own soil. From 1994 till the present he prophesied the false and violent peace of ANC rule which will continue until the death of Nelson Mandela.

As soon as Mandela dies, there will be a revolt and a civil war in 3 of the 7 provinces of South Africa. My current speculation is that Julius Malema will eventually be disciplined by the ANC leadership and, in response, lead his followers in the ANC Youth League in a rebellion against the party.

Van Rensburg, predicts the conflict will be brief and the rebellion smashed in the border town of Prieska. After this a new and balanced government will emerge and will rule until the Second Coming.

WHEREIN DWELLETH RIGHTEOUSNESS

2011-09-11T14:31:00.002-04:00

2 Peter 3:10-13 (KJV)
10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Hebrews 12:25-29 (KJV)

25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29 For our God is a consuming fire.

Amen.
There is nothing like the word of the Lord to empower, strengthen and comfort in ways anew every time you read them. The Bible is truly a living book for it comes alive within us when we read and our spirits are fed. Much in the same way when we take in nourishment for our physical bodies, the word of the Lord nourishes and feeds our spirit that lives within us. I love all the words of the Lord and all His ways. I yearn for the new earth and the new heavens and groan in ways only He can comprehend.

Looking back over the course of the past ten years, it is hard to believe that so many still do not the truth of what really happened on that day, those who still believe the lies. I watched a few minutes of the memorial for 911 taking place in New York and seen Guiliani reciting Psalms. I thought that was curious enough in and of itself, but there was quite a bit of ruccous caused over clergy not being allowed to speak at the event but those who perpetrated it can read from the Bible. I didn't watch for very long but had the thought of how 'they' are tempting God in ways we do not even think or know about. God knows everything. He sees all and is in control of it all. He will not be mocked. And there will be no place for them to hide themselves from His wrath when the appointed time arrives.

Stay strong in the Lord and never give up hope. His people will not be ashamed and He will not be ashamed to be our God. What a glorious thought; what a glorious day that will be.

2 Peter 3:28 (KJV)
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.

For when this corrupt earth passes away and all the things that can be removed are shaken and destroyed, the mighty word of the Lord will remain.

2011-09-09T00:53:00.002-04:00

If one was paying attention to the events that are taking place all around the world, one might start to think the Bible is an exceedingly accurate portrayal of exactly what is taking place. And they would be exactly correct because it is an exceedingly accurate portrayal of the prophecy that is to be fulfilled before the glorious return of Jesus Christ.

There are three new tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and the Gulf - after a battering by two recent storms Lee and Irene. There have been four solar flares from sunspot 1283 of which two were X-class (they are rated as X, M and C class flares with X-class being the most intense). There's the Texas wildfires and a flooding river in Pennslyvania causing forced evacuations for a million people. Prayers for all to find faith if they haven't already and for those who have faith to not be shaken but rather strengthened and renewed with the wisdom that all God's words are true. He is in control.

Lights are out for California, Arizona and parts of Mexico with no clear reason why, although they don't attribute it to terrorism. But, they are reporting that there is a new terror threat for the US on the anniversary of September thee 11th that is 'credible but unsubstantiated.'

Israel is making military preparations ahead of the UN vote on a Palestinian State. Turkey vows to challenge Israel at sea with an aid ship to Gaza. Iran announces that its' Bushehr Nuclear plant will be launched on Monday and that it is fully prepared for an attack. France has said a preemptive strike on Iran may be necessary. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says it is only a matter of time before an Iranian revolution happens and Iran has accused the West of meddling to spark the uprising.

Great calamities shall precede his Second Coming. Indeed, and it is.

Matthew 24:33 KJV
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Amen. Come Lord Jesus.

WILL THEY OR WON'T THEY?

2011-07-11T00:07:00.004-04:00

There is a lot of discussion about the debt ceiling and the clock is quickly running out. They have set August 2nd as the deadline for a decision and Obama says he needs a decision on or before July 22nd to implement the policy whatever the decision.

There are some interesting things being said surrounding this dilemma we now find ourselves in. Most people seem to think they will raise it again just as they always have and we will continue on borrowed time and credit as always. Maybe...but maybe not.

Rep. Charles Rangel is asking 'What would Jesus do?' in regards to cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits. The new IMF Chief has said that if the US defaults there will be 'really nasty consequences.' The Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on 'Meet the Press' said '..it's going to be--it's going to feel very hard, harder than anything they've experienced in their lifetime now, for a long time to come.'

It sounds like they already know that if we don't default, there are going to be very deep cuts coming. Either way, the people lose.

I see articles about the elite preparing for a catastrophic event. If the US defaults, it will certainly be catastrophic - not just for the United States, but for the whole world. We may well see Revelation 18 revealed; I leave it to the reader to read andt listen to what their spirit says. It will indeed be a time like no other.

Greece has defaulted and look at that fallout. There have been many articles lately comparing the US to Greece and maybe there is a reason for this. Our Congress may believe they are in control, but our Congress is controlled by a power more powerful than they whether or not they are aware of it. Greece knows this now too. The Greek military is threatening a coup stating 'they will not be sold to foreign powers.'

Many still want to believe the US is a righteous Christian nation. I would have to ask the question that if we are so righteous then why are we so morally and socially bankrupt - since the very beginning? I believe the United States of America is Mystery Babylon of which the Bible speaks and if so, our future is not very good for those who have placed their faith and trust in this system of things.

Their satanic New World Order agenda will be increased expotentially by taking down the US and while it may not be this time around, it will have to be accomplished sometime. Order out of chaos and they may well be preparing for chaos.

Time will soon tell, and all things will be revealed. These things must come so they can pass for it is written. I rejoice and give thanks for all His ways.

WATCHING AND WAITING

2011-07-03T12:56:00.003-04:00

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has put out a statement that they are on high alert for terrorists acts this 4th of July. They claim that the dead man they threw overboard this year, Osama bin Laden, said he wanted to attack the US either on the 4th of July or the tenth anniversary of September 11th. They say they will be working round the clock to keep us safe from those who hate our freedoms. They will be among the celebatory crowds in plain clothes, in tunnels and underground, watching and waiting for anything suspicious. For those who know what really happened on September 11, 2001, this should make us all a little apprehensive. We know who it is that really hates our freedom and his time is growing short. Woe to all the inhabitants of the earth at this time.

I have read recently that those who molest our children and elderly (and everyone in between also), in our airports to keep our friendly skies safe are getting cancer, and experiencing heart attacks and strokes from the radiation from the body scanners. While I wish them no ill will for their part of keeping the beast antichrist system strong and in tact, I have to wonder why these people willingly do what they do. It is a proven fact that when most people are given power and authority over another human being, the power and authority becomes aggravated quickly. I expect those who control our world are well aware of this phenomenon.

Many Americans this 4th of July are proudly displaying their flags and love for their nation - the greatest nation on earth. Pride always comes before the fall. How can one honor a nation that tortures, kills and rapes peoples of other nations? I cannot answer this. I don't think most think about it or concern themselves with it because they are 'safe' and it is done for their best interest. What you don't know can and will hurt you. In another rather ironic current happening, the US is asking Iraq for 6.2 billion dollars for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and the costs incurred from decimating their nation. Maybe our crooked politians think that if Iraq pays the US won't have to default on our national debt.

Greece has been granted and is accepting another bailout to the tune of millions, essentially taking the mark of the beast, and is cooperating with Israel in stopping the flotilla bound for the people of Palestine; they have arrested the captain of "The Audacity of Hope" and he is being held in deplorable conditions, but the people are determined to continue. Greece has a short-term memory loss over the angry words and threats they had for Israel when it illegally boarded the first flotilla ship in international waters and killed their citizens. Money is more important than human lives.

I too am watching and waiting, but for something entirely different than this world is expecting. All hope would be lost for this world if it were not for our amazing Lord and Savior. The hope of ALL nations, making us into one bride who patiently and longingly waits for the groom to arrive. The feast will be well worth the wait and worth enduring whatever pain and suffering we are enduring, even if many in the world do not concern themselves with the pain and suffering many are enduring because they are blinded by the lies that have been propagated and given to us since the beginning of time.

The bride is patient because she knows He is coming and will arrive at the perfect time.

GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS

2011-06-26T16:29:00.003-04:00

The world is full of bad news. But God who is good and faithful, has only good news.

Stay blessed and keep looking up.

1 Peter 1:12-25 (KJV)

12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:

18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

24For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Amen. The word of the Lord endureth for ever and ever. Which is fitting as it is the only true and beautiful valuable asset in the world. Cling to it, believe in it and treasure it for its lasting value.

"BEYOND ANYTHING OF THE PAST"

2011-06-16T23:34:00.003-04:00

Zechariah 8
In the last days, Jerusalem will be restored, Judah shall be gathered, and the Lord will bless his people beyond anything of the past.

Time is quickening and time grows short for this world as we know it. Revelations are everywhere for those who have been given eyes to see and ears to hear. I know many people are scared by what is becoming undeniable now; that our way of life as we currently know it is heading for a change. It will be a change of 'Biblical proportions' and this is cause for great joy even though the world would have you believe it is all about doom and gloom. It's a battle and the final battle at that and His people will be suited for the battle with swords. Swords of truth according to His word. We can rest assured that it will be a most powerful weapon for the enemy we face.

The Lord God Almighty has great things in store for His people. When the disciples received the Holy Ghost on that amazing day of Pentecost, they performed miracles, such as healing and imparting the Holy Ghost to others by touching them. Powerful acts to be sure, and yet the Lord tells us that His people will be 'blessed beyond this.' Indeed, beyond anything of the past. Yes, I am excited at the prospect of the Lord's Second Coming. We know it is impossible for the Lord to lie, we know it is true. He is coming. The change His people are patiently waiting for, and groaning ever more loudly for, is a restoration of His church. How the Lord will do this, I have no idea, but I do know that it is going to happen and when the Lord makes it happen, it will be done swiftly - in the twinkling of an eye.

May the unfolding events the world is witnessing cause hearts and minds to turn to the one and only true God of the whole world, Jesus Christ. There is light at the end of this tunnel. The most perfect and life-sustaining light that is the light of the world. The Savior Jesus. The world loves the darkness, but it will soon be destroyed by the light. Praise His holy name forever and ever.

COME LORD JESUS

2011-06-09T21:24:00.004-04:00

Habakkuk 3:18 (KJV)
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Everything we are witnessing in our world has been foretold, just as it was foretold Jesus would suffer no broken bones when He was sacrificed on the cross for our sins (thank you, Lord), and not a one was broken as was a customary practice to break leg bones in order to hasten death.

All His words are true. This is cause for great joy for those who believe all His words are true. He is the light unto our path. His words speak to us from the saints of old in the Bible and show us everything we need to know, but you have to believe. If you don't want to believe, He will continue to send the veil of delusion. It is all about a choice to seek and follow Him or not.

The days are so filled with prophecy right before our eyes and it is a time like no other. People are starting to take notice that our world is changing and wondering what it is going to change into once the dust settles. Recently I have had cashiers and people standing in lines randomly make comments about the Lord returning soon and soon all the world will see that we are feeling this way because it too is true because the Lord has said so. We are not to let our hearts be troubled by what we see and trust Him in all His ways. These things must come so they can pass and everything is just as it should be according to His word which strengthens and comforts.

The intensity and severity of the tribulation increases right along with the unveiling. The Lord tells us everything that has been done in secret will be revealed. He also tells us that many things are kept sealed until the time of the end and again we merely have to trust Him and believe that all His words are true. He says not to fear, for when we fear we are not trusting Him.

I believe when people are speaking to strangers in checkout lines and in public areas about Jesus coming back soon, they are the sons and daughters the Bible talks about that begin to prophesy at the time of the end, for the Lord's return is drawing close. How much time is left for this world as we now know it, I do not know but I do know that it is growing short and it appears that time has been sped up; a quickening of sorts of time with an increase of knowledge and wisdom. Of course, just as He said it would.

Hold tight to His truth and contend for the faith that was delivered unto the saints. He is our mighty refuge and I give thanks and praise for all He has done for us and is doing and all that is yet to come.

Rejoice for our God is coming to reign. When the wicked reign the people mourn and we mourn louder everyday.

Revelation 11:18-19 (KJV)
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake and great hail.
A truly amazing time is upon us. Believe it for it is true - just as He has said.

Zion 2012 - Iranian concern rings true

2011-05-08T14:26:00.000-04:00

ANTI - HAARP technology in ACTION!

2011-05-03T12:41:00.000-04:00

WAITING UPON THE LORD

2011-04-27T00:40:00.001-04:00

Isaiah 40:31 (King James Version)

31But 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.

The Lord our God will sustain us in all ways as He is a faithful God and wants good things for His people. He does not want us to worry or fret about anything. He simply wants us to trust Him. The Lord our God will even put words in our mouth so we don't have to worry about what to say. The victory is His and how gracious is our God to love us enough to die for our sins even while we were still yet sinners as well as ask for our forgiveness because of our utter ignorance, and include us into His kingdom.

He is so worthy of all our praise. Love the Lord your God with all your whole being and He will bring joy unending even amidst trials and tribulation. He is working everything out for the good for those who love Him.

He has set us free in ways we never should be. Rejoice and make a glad sound unto Jesus who loves us more than we can even imagine.

General Wesley Clark tells Democracy Now the truth about the U.S. Government!

2011-04-03T16:18:00.002-04:00

WAKING UP

2011-03-30T19:00:00.000-04:00

"STABLISH YOUR HEARTS"

2011-03-28T00:49:00.003-04:00

James 5:1-8 (King James Version)

1Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

4Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

5Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

6Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

Lifting the Veil

2011-03-18T16:50:00.000-04:00

Excellent Video - Eye Opening
Worth watching, Download it, Burn it, Spread it around

Lifting the Veil from S DN on Vimeo.

THE LORD WILL BE THE HOPE OF HIS PEOPLE

2011-03-11T21:38:00.003-05:00

Joel 3:11-16 (King James Version)

11Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.

12Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.

13Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

16The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. Amen.

The Lord our God is drawing near. The signs are everywhere and cannot be as easily dismissed any more. The events, catastrophes and signs are increasing in frequency and intensity. Whether the birthing pains have just begun or are near completion; whether the occurences we are witnessing are due to technology weaponry being used against 'terra' (latin for earth and inhabitants) or it is the very hand of God, we cannot know. Either way it is, the one thing for sure is, prophecy is being fulfilled. Rejoice for all His ways.

The Japan quake today was such a powerful event with devastating lasting results. Over a hundred aftershocks that must feel like a constant shaking to the survivors, with a 6.6 magnitude occuring on a different fault zone. The earth's crust has a new rift open approximately 200 miles long and the earth's axis was moved ten inches. Heartfelt prayers for all affected everywhere by this tragedy as well as every human everywhere in need of Jesus. Within hours of the quake, a volcano in Indonesia erupted. The destruction and suffering, the lives being interrupted and turned upside down, and all that we are witnessing is all in His hands and serving His plan. This is faith. The end of this system of things is the just the beginning. Ready or not, the tribulation will continue and the Lord will finish what He has begun.

Trust Him to whom all the glory is given, our mighty Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is the only One worthy to open the book of life and judge of the whole world. Where our strength comes from.

BEHOLD WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US

2011-02-26T01:23:00.002-05:00

2 Timothy 4:8 (King James Version)

8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

A crown of thorns for our Lord and Savior, yet a crown of righteousness for those who love Him.

He humbled Himself for us and He died for us.

Behold all what He has done for us and give Him thanks and praise. Love Him with all your heart, with all your mind and all your strength.

THE SON AND THE SUN

2011-02-11T00:35:00.002-05:00

Lately I have been reading a lot of articles regarding the changing weather and there is a lot of evidence showing that the unusual and extreme weather patterns are caused by that great solar ball of fire in the sky, the sun. It has astounded scientists with almost simultaneous coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on opposite ends of the giant sphere which is a phenomenon virtually unheard of. The scientists tell us we are entering into a period of increased solar activity after what has been a relatively calm period previously.

http://www2.nbc4i.com/weather/2011/feb/03/3/solar-weather-connection-ar-385613/

Those who worship creation, rather than the Creator, have made the sun their object of worship. It is known as pantheism and it is worship of a false god.

While life is dependent upon the sun, the sun is dependent upon the Son. As everything is dependent upon the Son. How amazingly awe-inspiring (as always) that it will be the sun that changes our physical world and brings havoc upon creation that was created by the Son.

Soon, it will darken and not be allowed to shine on the world. The world as we now know it will cease to be. But the Son will shine for eternity. The light of the world, the light unto our path, will never change or die out. Rejoice and give thanks to the Son, the real illuminator now and forever.

EVEN THE WEAKEST AMONG US

2011-01-30T14:37:00.003-05:00

WILL BE MADE STRONG IN THE LORD

Zechariah 12:8 King James Version

In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the House of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.

AMEN!

Oh, come that day when the House of David shall be as God.

He has wonderous things in store for those who love Him. Have no fear and let not your heart be faint for all we are witnessing, rather give your heart over to the Lord and He will be your refuge.

His wrath is reserved for the wicked. His glorious promises for His children.

Love Him, trust Him, praise Him and give Him thanks for His mercifulness and faithfulness. Our mighty God is about to reveal Himself to this lost and weary world. And every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is King.

It's all about Jesus.
The Savior of the world.

ISAIAH 61:11

2011-01-27T13:45:00.000-05:00

11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

NOW AND EVER

2011-01-22T15:09:00.001-05:00

Jude 1:24-25 (King James Version)

24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Love and blessings to all who are seeking Him.

EPHESIANS 6:24

2011-01-19T00:41:00.002-05:00

Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

The Passion of Jared Lee Loughner

2011-01-14T14:00:00.002-05:00

In the wake of the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, which resulted in the murder of six innocent people, among them a nine year old girl, Americans across the country are rightfully mourning this horrible event, and are attempting to understand what exactly happened.

** (As a side note, President Obama offered a wonderful tribute to the victims and the survivors, once again calling all Americans to a larger vision, one that seeks to raise the overall level of public discourse. I believe it was his finest moment , and you can see it here: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/01/12/us/1248069557385/obama-calls-for-civility-in-politics.html)**

The corporate media, eager to seize the story and sell it for advertising dollars, has offered its stock answer when things like this happen, which is that the violence was a single act of a “crazed shooter” a young man named Jared Lee Loughner. This is standard operating procedure for the media which seeks to simplify all stories for general consumption, making the story easier to sell. And while there is truth to the fact that Loughner was a deeply troubled young man, and likely did commit the murder on his own, much to the media’s chagrin, a sub-story has begun to emerge which seems to indicate that Loughner may have been influenced by powerful political and media movements and personalities. This revelation came shortly after the shootings from an unlikely source, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik. Below is an excerpt of some of Dupnik’s statements:

"The kind of rhetoric that flows from people like Rush Limbaugh, in my judgment he is irresponsible, uses partial information, sometimes wrong information," Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said today. "[Limbaugh] attacks people, angers them against government, angers them against elected officials and that kind of behavior in my opinion is not without consequences."
"The vitriol affects the [unstable] personality that we are talking about," he said. "You can say, 'Oh no, it doesn't,' but my opinion is that it does."
**(source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/arizona-sheriff-blasts-rush-limbaugh-spewing-irresponsible-vitriol/story?id=12583285)**

It is clear what Dupnik is saying: certain members of the media are responsible for inciting a disturbed young man to commit a horrible crime. And by extension, of course, he is accusing those who support them politically, and benefit directly from their shows, for creating an atmosphere of anger towards the government which, in Dupnik’s own words, “has consequences.” The media began noticing that more and more people were resonating with Dupnik’s comments. They then began to further question whether organizations like the Tea Party movement, led by folks like Sarah Palin, were not also somehow responsible for the violence because of the rhetoric and tactics used by many of these groups during the mid-term elections. For example, Network and Cable news showed a picture from Palin’s website, which at the time directed supporters to key midterm elections areas by covering their location on a map of the United States using an icon shaped like a rifle scope sight. Unfortunately, Gabrielle Giffords district was one of the areas in one of these rifle sights. Of course, no one is accusing Palin of advocating direct violence against Giffords or anyone else, however they are questioning her use of symbols.

Here is a link to a copy of the image:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x137918

Palin, for her part, is now accusing people like Dupnik, and others in the media, of “blood libel.” It is interesting that Palin would use this racist charge, which was directed by Anti-Semites at European Jews for the ridiculous crime of being a “Christ Killer.” However, we all know that Ms. Palin is not always on top of what she says, so an analysis of her words can wait for another post.

Here is Palin's official response:

http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/pages/rrnews.html?feed=393046&article=8045494

I leave it for you to decide whether Dupnik is being fair in his criticism, and whether the media is guilty of blood libel against Palin and the Tea Party movement. What is clear, however, is that Jared Lee Loughner, if he is indeed guilty of the crime of which he is accused, was more than just a lone crazed nut. While not a member of the Tea Party Movement, it is evident by his online activity that he was sympathetic to many of the ideas espoused by the Tea Party and others who hold similar political views.

The following link explains what is known about Loughner, his beliefs, and online activity:

http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/pages/rrnews.html?feed=393046&article=8026668

What can we learn from this horrible event? That America is a deeply divided country, and those divisions are used and exploited by those who seek to gain power, money, and influence. However, ideas are powerful, and always lead to action. Jared Lee Loughner, and the innocent victims he killed or wounded, are calling us all to examine our ideas because they will determine what kind of a country our children will inherit. Will it be a country unified and strong, or one divided and violent? This tragedy presents an opportunity, if we can learn from it.

WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM

2011-01-13T23:26:00.003-05:00

Romans 8:35-39 (King James Version)

35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Make a joyful noise unto the One who loved you enough to come down from His throne and die for you.
Give thanks unto the One who prays to the Father on our behalf.
Praise His holy name for all that He has done, is doing, and all that is to come.
Love the Lord your God, Jesus Christ, with all your heart, mind and soul. There is none like Him and none other that is worthy.

Psalm 91:2
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.

Psalm 97:12
12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

2012

2010-12-17T08:25:00.003-05:00

Hi all,

I hope that everyone is well, and not too overwhelmed by the times we live in. After all, what really is time? What is life but a series of events experienced by an observer of the events? (which is us of course LOL). And the events we are experiencing are fascinating, dangerous, and life altering. Quite a roller coaster ride indeed.

Things are speeding up. As we approach 2012, the spaceship earth is approaching hyper-speed as we all prepare to make a quantum jump into the next age. Information is accelerating. The powers that be, which wanted to create a war of Gog and Magog to stop what is happening (a colossal blood letting caused by the wayward Sons and Daughters of Abraham and Ishmael) failed, although they continue to hope for their blood letting. However, their time has passed. They missed their window of opportunity to control the singularity, and they know it. Not that they could control it, but each must play its part in the divine drama we call life.

What is happening? I cannot be sure, but I believe what is happening is that the collective mind, the vast cosmic reserve of 26,000 years of human thought, experience, pain, joy, etc is reaching critical mass. The hard drive is full, to use a computer metaphor, and the operating system we call humanity is in need of an update. God, the universe, (whatever you want to call it) is wiping the slate clean, and something new and very different is on its way. In many ways it is already here, but it will take time to fully take effect.

Will this happen in a instant on 2012? Not sure, and really I don't care because its happening right now. What makes the whole thing challenging is how will folks react to the change that is coming. How will the whole thing play out? I think it depends on the individual really as to how it plays out, because we will be transported to a place beyond time, as our HIS-story meets GOD's-story and is transformed, "in the twinkling of an eye."

The Norway Spiral is a sign. A dimensional door is opening. Will we drop our preconceptions and fearlessly face the future?

THE MOURNING HAS JUST BEGUN

2010-12-08T00:02:00.003-05:00

Proverbs 29:2 (King James Version)

2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

In the Eurozone, the government pillaging of the little people is called austerity measures. Here in America, curiously enough, they have changed their terminology. We will undergo quantative easing. From what I can gather, it is all the same form of theft by the governments from the little people to ensure there is enough for them but it is off with our heads for us useless eaters. I'm pretty sure God does not think of us as useless eaters. They are in for many more surprises too.

British officials are 'warning' of the Euro failure and while this is true, it has been planned. Doomed from the beginning for just this purpose. To make and destroy debtor nations who they placed into debt and then like the loan sharks they are (money changers), the enforce harsh and stringent means against the people. They think they are going to succeed because they are so deceived. These nations as they are called PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) have all been rioting against the injustice. They have drank the wine and were drunk, they adopted capitalism and it will be their downfall just as it will be the economic downfall in the States. When we are destroyed, the whole world will mourn. The wicked are ruling and the whole world is mourning, and it has only barely just begun.

Their plans do not come to fruitition, sayeth the Lord. So let them plan and plot weaving a wicked web that only they themselves will get caught in. For soon, we will be like calves leaping out of our stalls when the Shepherd calls. Set free at last from this bondage and leaping for joy. There is nothing they can do to take away the freedom we have in the mighty Lord Jesus Christ. There is no suffering they can bring on us that compares to the glory the Lord has promised His people.

John 6:31-40
31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

34Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

36But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

39And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

All eyes, hearts and minds on Jesus, the Savior of the world. The mighty King of Kings.

PATIENCE AND LONGSUFFERING

2010-11-19T21:01:00.004-05:00

Every once in a while when watching this corrupt system of things unravel before our eyes, I get a little impatient. Sometimes it's like watching every creeping thing crawl out from under the rocks where it used to be hidden well out of site, but is now in plain view.

In this land of the not-so-free, we see people, children included, being 'patted down' at the airports under the false pretense of safety and security for an event that didn't take place they way they say it did. Once again 911 is a pivotal point in our world. Those who still believe the 'official' story of 'September thee 11th' don't have a problem with the extreme measures they believe are necessary to secure their safety against those who hate our freedoms, while those who know 911 was an inside job, are most likely those who are crying foul over the loss of rights and we can be sure 'they' know this very well, and will be treated accordingly. The TSA, DHS, ICE and any other creative new branch of 'enforcement' is nothing more than a newly arisen Gestapo. Welcome to the brave new world in the land of the not-so-free.

Every illusion and every lie is going to be revealed. Some may find this frightening, for truth is always stanger than fiction, and the fiction itself has been pretty strange. For some it will be a time of refreshing cleansing.

The walls are shaking and are about to come down; not when I want them to, but when God wants them to. In the meantime, the shaking is real. This shaking that seems to be going on forever, albeit with increasing intensity, is a preparation for when the walls come tumbling down. For I believe when the walls finally start to fall, they will come down quickly. And there will be no place to hide.

At his Second Coming the Lord Jesus will take vengence upon the ungodly.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 (KJV)
7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
10 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.

Amen.
The Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was longsuffering and patient, and I am trying to do the same while I groan anew and louder everyday for His glorious appearing and an end to Satan's reign on this earth. How great is our God.

This was meant to be a comment..

2010-07-24T02:33:00.004-04:00

..but it was too long I guess so it wasn't allowed, and I didn't want to lose it, so this was the solution. My apologies for that.

I am enjoying the discussion and comments as well. A pleasant surprise to see you here, Dublin Mick and thanks for stopping in. I stop in at Visible's site regularly and enjoy your contributions and perspectives.

Regarding the discussion of Jesus' Second Coming and whether this miraculous event has already taken place. After Jesus was persecuted and crucified, He rose three days later and ministered on the earth in His glorified body for forty days to His disciples and many others as well as a crowd of 500 of which some of were asleep (didn't believe), and when the time arrived, He ascended into clouds to Heaven. I hope we can agree this far. The Bible says that in the same way Jesus was witnessed leaving the earth is the same way we will see Him return:

Acts 1:10-11 (King James Version)

10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

The disciples were taught and proclaimed that the Kingdom of God is at hand; very near because God in all His infinite wisdom and love for His creation wants to be sought after sooner rather than later. Most people are likely to take a matter more seriously if they believe something is imminent rather than later. We are to live each day as if it is the day that He will return because nobody knows but the Father. Which comes into the point of Jesus being God, or god of lesser substance. If nobody but the Father knows the hour of Jesus' physical return, then how can they be of the same entity. All things are possible with God and Jesus is God. The miracles He performed and the prophecy He fulfilled should be enough to substantiate His words (His words are sufficient enough for me), but surely to deny His works is to deny His deity. The best way I can put it into words is one God in different forms, and Jesus questioned Philip about not knowing who He is in John 14:9 :

9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?

...and the Jews accepted Jesus as the Son of God, but when He claimed equality with the Father, they wanted Him killed:

John 5:18 (King James Version)

18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Dave, the verse 5 of Revelation 1, I believe John is speaking of those the Lord had blessed to spread His message and rewarding and exalting them by making them kings and priests. We can walk as boldly as the disciples, as we should always be doing, and what is it you feel can be or should be done in order to destroy evil once and forever, and inherit the earth? I would just like to say that only God can make things new, and to inherit this world without the Lord Jesus making it new again, I wouldn't want to inherit it.

Thank you for giving me the chance to share my faith and my love for Jesus, complete man and complete God. How amazing is He. The Savior of the world and lover of your soul. Praise His holy name and give Him thanks. Stay blessed and keep looking up. For He is coming and it will be amazing.

I come in peace, too, Sandra! Hey, is Yakima still on fire? My state made the news today for missing radioactive material from the local hospital...but they don't think it was stolen, but they don't know. Yep, they walk among us! I ask because my sister who is visiting from Washington told me that Yakima is agricultural and it is very unusual to have a fire there. Dublin Mick knows that millions of seedlings were just mysteriously destroyed in Australia, and was thinking that maybe the fire is another attack on the food chain could possibly be taking place. Thinking out loud...probably shouldn't do that.

South America is having a snowstorm on one side and hundreds of penguins washing up dead on shores on the other side. Baby birds are falling dead out of their nests here (I have seen 3 in two days), possibly due to the extreme heat; others are leaving:

http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2010/07/american-robins-move-into-arctic.html

VENGENCE BELONGS TO THE LORD

2010-06-20T01:41:00.001-04:00

Revelation 11:18 (King James Version)

18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

2010-05-13T01:05:00.003-04:00

Praise to our God for all that He has done, is doing and all that is to come.

Today is Ascension Day. The day which the Lord ascended into the clouds after 40 days from His glorious resurrection. Sadly, it is a day that doesn't get much attention or recognition, but what an important event. The actual date may well be misconstrued, as man has a way of doing, but the Ascension is no less real and it is a cause for great rejoicing and giving thanks.

Acts 1:10-11 (KJV)

10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Amen.

Just imagine...if we only could, seeing Jesus come in like manner. What an amazingly truly blessed event that will be.

May the peace of the Lord be unto us all each and every day but prayerfully more abundantly on this Ascension Day of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

A RANT ABOUT OUR CHANGING WORLD CHANGING FOR THE BETTER

2010-04-15T01:27:00.003-04:00

Another devastating earthquake in China. The world continues to shake and rumble, groaning louder with the birthing pains arriving closer that are ushering in the (real) new world order; The New Jerusalem. We are witnessing the end of this system of things and the revelations may just be beginning. It is amazing watching it unfold both from the spiritual perspective and the worldly perspective.

Somalia is experiencing horrendous flooding that has wiped out 7,000 hectres of newly planted crops. Yemen that normally has very limited rainfall is experiencing very heavy rainfall. Afghanistan was pelted with hailstones last week and a glacier in Peru on Monday broke free and caused a 75 ft. tsunami which swept away three people and knocked out water and power supplies to over 60,000 people and is threatening bridges and other infrastructure. East India had a cyclone go through last night while people slept, and the only report given was earlier that stated about 100 people were believed dead, but more deaths were expected after going through the 100,000 homes that were leveled. It can be argued that these events have always been happening, which is true enough, but they are happening more frequently and with increased intensity.

It is nearly undeniable at this point that our world is changing. For those who read the Bible, it is everything the Lord tells us it would be.

A new, much more powerful eruption in Iceland and the mightiness seen while watching youtube clips of the eruption makes me think of the power of God. Great picture in this link that puts the massiveness of the volcano in perspective, and there is an ever bigger volcano in close proximity that as yet is not affected, but there is the potential now with this new eruption coming from under an iceberg. A volcano erupting under an iceberg. Flooding has already began:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-04/14/c_13251578.htm

Israel claims it will not sign the Non Proliferation Treaty under pressure. But it hasn’t signed while there wasn’t any pressure. The blatant hypocrisy is of no real surprise. They are telling us that Al-Quida has acquired or will soon acquire nuclear weapons and we should know what that means…another attack on the homeland by those who hate our freedoms. We have been warned, but the Lord’s words constantly and consistently comfort and He tells us that He will cut it short and their plans do not come to fulfillment. But His plans do. This is cause for major rejoicing. Among all the chaos, those who trust in Him have hope that the appointed time for His glorious Second Coming draws ever near with each passing day.

Unrest in Krygzystan (which is a land that is considered to be the spiritual land of the Khazars? I read the other day), the Mexican drug warriors - who are unrelentingly ruthless, are spilling their war into the US, then there's the economy, the lawlessness and increase in crime, hearing the word ‘nuclear’ on a daily basis has suddenly become expected, accepted and routine, unemployment is still soaring and our world is changing before our eyes at a quickened pace, but it has been coming for a very, very long time.

Nearly the whole government of Poland is done away with by one felled plane by one way or another for one reason or another, and we are left to our own devices in the matter as who can prove any of it either way. The sad irony is they were going to attend a memorial for all the Poles who lost their lives during the Holocaust. It is reported that this particular government was not pro Israel and it had also managed to reject the mass H1N1 vaccination hysteria last year. They were reportedly getting ready to devalue their currency which may not have served the agenda of the (fake) new world order.

President Karzai has said that the planned massacre in Khandahar is not going to take place. Maybe he will join the Taliban. The Iraqi Sunni and Shi’ites are said to be joining forces with the mutual interest of kicking the occupiers out once and for all. McCain says we are 'pointing the gun at Iran, and we need to pull the trigger.' The audacity; the recklessness, the evilness and they do not know how deeply deceived they are.

Yes, we are warned and forewarned. The Lord has told us about this time that would come. Seek Him while He can still be found. We were created that we might love Him because He first loved us even while we are in our fallen state. How truly very great is our God who suffered and died for us all. A most priceless and precious gift that brings all the fruits of the Spirit by mere faith and acceptance, but the ultimate price will be charged for those who reject the wonderfully amazing love that He poured out the day He died and continues to pour out.

No Jesus, No peace.
Know Jesus and know peace.

Psalm 140 (King James Version)
1Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
6I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

PALM SUNDAY: Hosanna to the King of Kings

2010-03-28T21:45:00.002-04:00

Palm Sunday begins the holiest week of the year for Christians, and the Passover Feast for the Jewish people. Our Lord and Savior Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on this day for the Jewish feast of Passover. In biblical times the donkey was a symbol of peace and it was understood that those who rode them were of peaceful intentions, and the palms were symbols of martyrdom or victory over death. Many people believed.

46But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. (John 11:46-48 KJV)

And from then on they plotted to kill Him. Jesus is just as much of a threat to their 'place and nation' today as He was then. Even more so because this time He is coming with vengeance in the final battle that ends satan’s reign on this earth and begins the glorious reign of Jesus. Hosanna to the King of Kings who is coming to reign.

5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
(1 Timothy 2:5-6 KJV)

He is the way, the truth and the life. Praise His holy name and give thanks for all He has done, and is doing and all that is to come.

“I am the way the truth and the life; NO MAN cometh unto the Father BUT BY ME.” — Jesus Christ (John 14:6)

…SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION?

2010-03-21T15:52:00.002-04:00

People are out in the streets in many countries with a recent report of protests against Putin in Russia. Last week the Thai people were throwing their own blood on the doors of parliament and in the streets. That is dreadful but it represents the level of dissatisfaction of those who are supposed to represent the people. Many people are starting to realize the lie of the façade that has been status quo for so long and we are seeing the desire for a revolution all across the whole world.

Revolution:
(n.) A fundamental change in political organization, or in a government or constitution; the overthrow or renunciation of one government, and the substitution of another, by the governed.

Yes, we the governed, want a change.

Proverbs 29:2 (KJV)
2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

The Lord is coming to lead His people out of slavery once again. This time the change, the revolution, will be permanent. Do people want the Lord to be their ruler? Adam and Eve rebelled against His will and it certainly did not serve them very well by being kicked out of the garden. We are still lost and floundering outside of the garden while trying to make it our own way and have failed miserably for being removed from God is misery.

Enough suffering and onto restoration, I say. Some say we are going to have a leaderless revolution. I say it is the Lord Himself who is the leader of this revolution that is coming. He was a revolutionary when He walked the earth and what a change He is about to make in world today.

Jeremiah 17:7-8 (KJV)

7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

The Lord is so good. Soon may all His people be rejoicing.

ISAIAH CHAPTER 12

2010-03-11T10:23:00.000-05:00

1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

5Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.

6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

HE HEARS EVERY CRY

2010-02-27T02:35:00.002-05:00

On a Christian radio station the other day they told of a great story out of Haiti, a land well-known for worship of many gods, and they reported witnessing shortly after the devastating quake, the name most being called upon was that of Jesus. May the one and only true God, who is the only real and true equal opportunity for every single person in the whole world for all time, comfort and strengthen them.

Romans 10:12-13
12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Jesus is the man of sorrows and He knows all the sufferings, and He hears and cares about every cry of those who cry out to Him. Every cry. There is an appointed time when all the tears will be dried, when there will be no more sorrow, but until that day when Heaven and nature sing, there will be tribulation. It will not get any better until God’s Kingdom in Heaven comes down to earth, the New Jerusalem. First will come the destruction of Babylon (the world), and then the glorious restoration of things when His will shall be done on this earth.

In a world full of bad news that grows worse with every passing day, we have the gospel, the good news of the Kingdom of God that there is hope for all for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ who paid the price of our sins. The most tremendous gift ever for the taking and He gives us the promise of Heaven on earth with His Second Coming. The Kingdom of Heaven spoken of in the Gospels with Jerusalem as its Capital City where the Lord will rule from, a literal Kingdom, is what His faithful flock are waiting for with patience and longing. Jesus tells us that heaven and earth will pass away, but His words by no means will pass away. God’s word is living and active today, tomorrow and forever and ever. The Lord will deliver us.

THE DAY COMETH

2010-02-06T13:57:00.003-05:00

Malachi 4:1-3
1For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2But 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.
3And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
I was going to write about the LORD of hosts in the coming great and awful day of the Lord that is surely approaching the appointed time given the signs we are witnessing, but instead the Lord has turned my interest to the healing in His wings that He will bring to His children that will grow up as calves of the stall. Amen.

I love this verse from Malachi because it shows that the Lord will use His people to tread down the wicked, but we cannot do it without Him and He tells us very clearly that "I SHALL DO THIS." We are nothing without Him. We can learn to walk in His ways by His grace and further His Kingdom as we are called to do every day by spreading the Gospel, but it is not by any of our doing apart from Him that will bring the Kingdom of God to the earth. The LORD of hosts tells us in Zechariah 4:6 that His temple will be rebuilt not by might, nor by power, but by His spirit, and previously in Chapter 3, verse 9 He tells us that iniquity will be removed in one day.

Back to the calves in the stall. What are we to make of those who fear the Lord’s name growing as calves in the stall? First, what do we know about calves in stalls. We know that if they are tended with care they grow very, very quickly, and when Spring and Summer arrive, they are let out to higher pastures for grazing. Higher pastures indeed. I believe the Lord gives us this analogy because in that day, He will grow the calves quickly in wisdom and knowledge of Him. His spirit will be poured out and miraculous things will happen. The Lord will complete the work He has begun; make no mistake about it and while we speak the calves are being tended to with loving care by the Good Shepherd who loves them very much. He will bring the calves to maturity, and this maturity may be what the Lord uses to fulfill prophecy of evil being treaded and made into ashes under our feet. Powerful words from a powerful God. An amazing God who is worthy of all our praise for He is the Alpha and the Omega; the One who was, who is and is yet to come. Come Lord Jesus.

There was an appointed time for the Lord’s First Coming and there is an appointed time for the Second Coming. To witness all evil be removed from the earth will be a most joyous day but even better than that is witnessing the majesty of His glory manifested. It is a win-win situation; no more evil and the Lord begins His reign on earth and all our tears will be wiped away.

Our Lord is coming to reign and He is bringing our redemption with Him with healing in His wings to restore His children.

I rejoice with thanks and praise for all His ways.

HOW LOW WILL WE GO?

2010-01-22T00:15:00.006-05:00

The Lord our God has foretold us all we are going to see in these end of days in this wicked system of things. In 2 Timothy 3:13 He tells us, But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

It would be hard to argue that things are not getting worse and worse. Their deception has increased in that it is hard to distinguish what may be God's hand at work or what may be manufactured by the evil men and the seducers. Their own deception deepens just as surely and just as deeply as they continue to weave a very wicked web. They really think they are in control. They believe their plans will be fruitful and they can rule the world with an iron fist because that is how deceived they are. Their making themselves to be God will be the cause of their destruction.

We now hear that Haiti has resources like gold and oil - allegedly more oil than Venezuela in fact. If true it would certainly explain the military presence in lieu of humanitarian personnel, and the shameless lack of aid getting through.

Goldman Sachs and the likes are posting billions in profits, so we read in the headlines. It's all in the bailout money. Money that was stolen from the people by their corrupt government and given to those who believe they control the world - the bankers. They think they have the power because they have the money. I am here to tell you that their bailout is nothing compared to our bailout that is coming.

The Lord tells us to be content with having food and raiment in 1 Timothy 6:8. In verse 6, He says, But godliness with contentment is great gain. Gain that cannot be lost and gain that will increase in value as we place more importance on heavenly treasures than the earthly treasures. The things of this world will pass away but His Kingdom will last forever and ever. They are never content and are always grabbing and stealing more and more. And they don't care what blood is shed to get it. Their deception is as deep as their depravity and they are extremely depraved.

The devil is roaming around seeking whom he can devour and greed is one of the main tools. Everything these days seems to have a price on it; we have sold roads, parks and monuments, corporations and trademarks over the last decade, and while politicians have always been controlled, it is now an accepted standard of business-as-usual to purchase them outwardly. Blurring the lines used to be unacceptable, but not anymore. The soul of our nation has been pimped out to the highest bidder with no shame whatsoever. Waxing worse and worse indeed. Corporation fascism at its best, or at its worst all depending on your perspective and which side of the battle you are on.

Their love of money will not serve them the way our love of God will. I say they can have it because it is what they deserve anyway. It's as worthless as the sinking sand they stand on. They are going down and they don't even know it.

THE GREATEST BOOK OF ALL

2009-12-09T21:19:00.007-05:00

Many people are searching for answers, solutions, an explanation of what is going on in our world today. People offer up an array of suggestions depending on their perspective of what it is exactly that they think is ailing our world.

If one views the culprit of the misery to be the economy, then people like to say and believe that things will turn around sooner or later. If it's the weather that being discussed as it is with many farmers, then it's just changing weather patterns - nothing out of the ordinary, move along. Others look at it from a political perspective, or societal and so on and so forth. Everybody has an answer about it even if it is denial that things are drastically out of whack everywhere, and I have a response as well. My take is a spiritual one that is written about in great detail in the Holy Bible about this very time in which we find ourselves. It is a book that was written for all people of every generation since the beginning of time that holds blessings of truth and guidance for those that search earnestly. An amazing wonder if you really grasp this fact in its' entire splendor. It's miraculous. And I believe in miracles. With God all things are possible, especially miracles.

There is a generation that is spoken about frequently in the gospels that will not pass away without seeing the Lord's second coming. Alive on this earth today is that generation. And this is the time prophesized about for that generation...a time like no other.

If this is not a time 'like no other' then why o'why are we seeing the things we are seeing - without or without the spiritual eye to see. Surely in the physical world we all can see more crime and hatred, more unrest, more war and bloodshed, more disease, more hunger, more greed, more deception, severe weather, more blatant references to occultism and increased lawlessness in general. Yet we talk about the weather like there's no tomorrow (pun intended). Biggest and main topic of conversation in the work office today, the weather was, with the engulfing storm snarling our daily lives. We can talk about the weather yet we cannot discern the time we are in. Jesus told us about that, too.

So, let's talk about the weather. Is it live or is it Memorex? We are told that emails were leaked alledgedly proving manipulation of 'scientific data' to sell the hoax of global warming. Was this done by a sincere whistle blower or is it done to suit a purpose for their agenda as well. It is harder and harder to tell. Did Russia really leak them from Siberia. They say it was not a job done by an amateur. Wonder whatever happended to Mr. Joseph Moshe who was briskly whisked away to Israel after attempting to blow the whistle and sound the alarm of H1N1 being used as a bioweapon. Whatever happened to the swine flu, and is the pandemic in the Ukraine real or propaganda to make us want to voluntarily take the vaccine thus separating us into those that are believing their lies and those who are not until they try to force it on us. The shots are free and I say anytime your government wants to give you something, it should be seriously considered why.

The (temporary) powers that be are convening right now to discuss the effects of warming temps while almost the whole US is engulfed in a snowstorm of varying degrees - which seems unnatural in the most unnatural way by the way aside from the fact that it is so widespread. Someone made the comment today that the snow looked like the fake snow stores put in the storefronts. I had already thought the same thing...except for the part about the storefronts. We see reports of icebergs twice the size of Hong Kong are heading for New Zealand. What do you do about that, if anything. Fifty foot waves in Hawaii has surfers flocking to catch the possiblity of the ride of their life. We are in for a ride alright. Last week New England had such severe storms in the morning that there was vast flooding with power knocked out to thousands, which subsided quickly, the sun returned and at least three states set record high temperatures for December. One guy that was interviewed who was dressed in shorts while walking his dog in the park described it best when asked what he thought about it, said 'it's bizarro.' I was inclined to agree with him. Many things are bizarro in our world today.

What is the real deal behind global warming...other than the huge profits. God said there would be flooding in these endtimes, and He certainly has the power to do so. They try to explain it with 'scientific data' and can't just like they can't completely explain away their (false) theory of evolution. Although maybe evolution is very real for the strangers that dwell among us and this is why they push it so hard even though it cannot be proven and they admit it...what does a fallen angel look like, by the way and what did they used to look like. But continue they do to try to explain the abnormalities we see while they mock and laugh at us and paint bizarro streaks in our skies. They continue to deceive and confuse. I believe we see both kingdoms at work in the weather - a gauge of sorts of both the seen and the unseen battle that is being waged. By now we know that HAARP is very real. China openly reports about manipulating the weather like Bush Sr. mentions the New World Order that the time has come for like it's normal conversation. Just a few weeks ago China made the heaviest snowfall on record in an attempt to lessen severe drought conditions. Jesus told us there would be droughts as well in these endtimes. It is all written and it is there for all to see and hear. Like that old saying of 'All I ever needed to know, I learned in kindergarten.' I say, all I ever needed to know is in the Bible. The most amazing story ever told - the history of mankind. How we got here, why we are here, what happened to get us into this fallen state and where we are going. There are lots of other books written by many people trying to explain things that cannot be fully explained, not accurately anyway without consulting the greatest book of all time The Bible, and most are a waste of time, energy and money. I hear people recommending different books all the time, but seldom does the Bible get recommended; the one that has all the answers. That's the state of the world in the endtimes which Jesus told us about that as well; when men would not believe sound doctrine. The somewhat success control of the weather is part of their tainted view for world dominance, and even worse than that, it could possibly be a feeble attempt at making themselves like Him. God knows and that is all I really need to know.

Apologies for the rambling. Bottom line is nothing in this world is as it seems but the Lord never changes; only the times and these times they are a'changin quickly and quickly may we soon be changed in the twinkling of an eye.

THE FATHER’S HOUSE

2009-12-05T21:03:00.002-05:00

John 14:2
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

In more than one place lately, I have seen reference to Jesus’ words of ‘many mansions in my Father’s house.’ Unfortunately, more of them have taken His words out of context and change the meaning. Maybe because Jesus does not speak of one big mansion where all His people dwell with Him, but rather says the word many, people think the mansions are different in some way with different ways used to get there. Nothing could be further than the truth because God’s word is never contradictory but always harmonious with complete syncrinicity throughout the whole Bible.

First off, let me say, I know the Father has good things, great things, in store for His children, and I know and believe ALL things are possible with God, but I do not believe that Jesus is referring to square footage (mansions) as much as He is telling us there is more than enough room for every son and daughter to be sanctified and glorified to dwell in His Father’s House. But the way into God’s Kingdom has only one way to belong in those dwelling places in Heaven and that is through God’s son Jesus Christ for He tells us so a little further on in John 14:6 :

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

I take Him at His word indeed. Jesus is the only way to the Father’s House. Our amazing Savior who never leaves any stone unturned, further tells us how it is that we come to the Him, the amazing Son:

John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Amen.

God created all the people of the earth and every ear will have a chance to hear the truth with equal opportunity to embrace it or reject it. This is our free will; real democracy in it’s purest form – the freedom to choose. Jesus tells us the way is narrow because it is. Only through Jesus can salvation be obtained. How or why would the Father accept anything other than those that follow His Son after what Jesus did for all mankind and to glorify the Father. Why should He indeed for it was only Jesus’ blood and Jesus’ blood alone that was shed for you and me, and every single person in the whole world over.

Praise His holy name.

The Danger of a "Conservative" Bible

2009-10-13T21:01:00.008-04:00

By now news of an upcoming Conservative Bible has spread throughout the media and Internet. This news can be viewed as just another flash-in-the-pan-soundbite: strange but harmless, or it can be recognized as part of a multi-staged campaign to hijack and destroy Christianity. Conservatives might consider that accusation as "unfounded", but in fact it is very deeply rooted in the very scriptures that Conservapedia is hoping to edit. For example, no matter how much conservative spin may be placed on the gospels, Jesus clearly implied his belief in the separation between church and state by many sayings, including: "give unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.", and "No person can serve two masters; he will hate one and despise the other", followed by something that should frighten many conservatives: "You cannot serve both God and money".

The Republican party and the mainstream "Conservative" church have become hopelessly addicted to one another. The relationship between these two groups reminds me of the unfaithful wife and her lover, as described in Proverbs and elsewhere in scripture. No good has come of this relationship, and no good ever can. The world has already witnessed how the religious right-wing handles power: with unquestioning devotion to their leadership, and vile contempt for their political adversaries. Unfortunately, there are also many Obama supporters today who have followed the conservative example, and are just about as deep in their own political trench.

The fact is that political trench warfare which defines modern American politics started with members of the right wing whispering about some sort of "vast left-wing conspiracy" against the Republican party. Because of this unfounded rumor, the religious right banded together, voted in blocks, and vowed to destroy their democratic adversaries. By creating the phantom menace of a vast left wing conspiracy, an actual right wing conspiracy was born; its purpose was to win at any cost, which happened in the stolen 2000 Presidential race. Now the same accusatory tactic is being used in dealing with scriptures. The argument made on Conservapedia makes it seem as though there is a vast left wing conspiracy in translating the scriptures. They are working to rally the troops in making a Conservative Bible by outlandishly claiming that Liberal Bibles already exist. There is strong evidence that the spirit behind conservative Christianity is not the spirit of Truth. A by-product of political trench war-fare is a filter of bias that clouds the judgement on both sides; the reason is impaired, and chances of changing course go way down. In other words, turning the political arena into a battlefield makes it very difficult for people to go through the process of repentance.

Various definitions of sinful behavior come from scripture. The process of repentance is described in detail from many perspectives in the Bible. The tricks of the devil's trade: his tactics and strategies are exposed in the Bible. It is from studying the Bible that I have come to realize that the mainstream conservative church has fallen into the hands of the enemy of God. Conservatives who have followed the fold, and remain largely ignorant of the information contained in the Bible are lost without the guidance and correction that is offered through the Bible. What is being proposed in creating a "Conservative Bible" is a way to bypass the glaring discrepancies between what scriptures teach, and what many conservatives believe. The idea that such a translation could be made without completely butchering the entire Bible is laughable. But Conservapedia is attempting to do just that.

I believe the Republican party is an interloper that is figuratively in bed with the unfaithful wife known as the church. When on the mountaintop, Jesus refused to be given complete power in the world because he could only obtain it through spiritual infidelity: worshipping another over God. I believe that the modern church was given a similar choice, and chose worldly power and affluence over the course of faithfulness. In America today, churches are everywhere; compare this modern fact to Ezekiel 16:24-25 which says,

"You build a mound for yourself and make a lofty shrine in every public square. At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty, offering your body with increasing promiscuity to anyone who passes by".

Furthermore, the conservative mainstream church gives the Republican party votes, the only currency that matters to the GOP, and has done so for decades. In exchange for this, the Republican party has delivered nothing but lip-service in return. No laws re-banning abortion, no real steps taken to abolish gay rights (which are the two main hot-button issues of the religious right). Every voting season the Republican party brings these issues out of storage, and uses fear and promises to obtain millions of votes from church-goers across America, but the politicians never deliver on their promises. This, too has striking resemblance to Ezekiel 16: 32-34:

"You adulterous wife! You prefer strangers to your own husband! Every prostitute receives a fee, but you give gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors. So in your prostitution you are the opposite of others: no one runs after you for your favors. You are the very opposite, for you give payment and none is given to you".

It is the responsibility of all Christians who are not under the spell that has hypnotized the religious right to stand up against such things as "the Conservative Bible", and to boldly hold powerful and persuasive church leaders accountable to the various ways that they consistently violate Biblical commands. That such misguidance has been allowed to flourish is evidence that we are very near the time of God's judgment. But judgment begins with the church.
Romans 13:10

"Give everyone what you owe him: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, pay revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. Let no debt be outstanding, except the continuous debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. The commandments, "Do not commit adultery" "Do not murder" "Do not steal" "Do not envy" and whatever other commandments there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself" Love does no harm to its neighbor, therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Passages like these do sound suspiciously liberal. That fact should be an alarm to self-proclaimed Christians who subscribe to conservative principles. The warning signs and red flags that saturate scriptures against a selfish conservative spirit cannot be ironed out as mere wrinkles. To do so would be to close off the only escape from a labyrinth of dogma and emotionality. The only way to love misguided religious conservatives is to explain to them the error of their ways, using scripture. The spirit that would inspire a Conservative Bible is the adversary of Christ.

2 Peter 3:1-18

2009-09-12T13:48:00.000-04:00

3:1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

3:2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

3:6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

STRANGE TIMES INDEED

2009-09-09T00:29:00.002-04:00

Even the weather is getting freakier; they don't even know if it was a tornado:

http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Freak_tornado_kills_17_in_Argentina_09082009.html

Tropical Storm Fred in the Atlantic is gaining strength and expected to be a hurricane soon. There are so many threats coming at us from so many directions and it is a waiting game to see which one will be what changes the world as we think we know it - if their plans get that far. It could be an economic crash, a 'natural' disaster, false flag or the pandemic. Surely they want us to think something dreadful is coming our way. And it has a lot of people uptight and on edge, even the ones pretending not to notice that our world is crumbling.

The truth is something wonderful is coming. To those who believe, nothing matters so much as to what is coming to this world other than the Lord God Almighty Himself. This is all about Jesus.

Many are looking for a major revelation to come in September, and indeed, the temporary powers that be have warned us as such. The deadline for Iran is the end of September, and Israel is defying the Obama adm. with the building of hundreds of settlement homes in the West Bank, the anniversary of 911 is coming, tomorrow is 9/9/9 and it all makes me think of 'harvest time' especially coupled with the unsettling, revealing news of those who say they are Jews and are not, harvesting body parts. When you think it can't get any worse, it does. Never think it can't get worse! It will get worse before it gets better, but better it will get. Thank you Lord for all you do and all that is to come.

We are not to know the day or the hour, and for good reasons that we can and cannot understand, but our Father in Heaven always knows best and that is more than sufficient for me. All is in His hands; everything in the whole world. Take comfort in knowing that everything we are witnessing is just as He foretold.

Our God is the greatest.

Hold fast to your faith in this momentous time we are living. It is and will be difficult, but a most blessed time as well.

Love and peace are coming to reign forever...something far, far better is on the way and He is more than worth the wait and whatever it takes to shake this world apart at the seams for His glory. All for His glory.

THE LORD WILL NOT DELAY

2009-08-30T23:14:00.002-04:00

Matthew 24:44-51 (King James Version)

44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. Amen.

As God's people we are to live each day rejoicing for the Lord has made it and we are to be glad in it. The Lord provides the blessings to do just so by the fruit of the Spirit; Galatians 5:22-23 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.,along with a sound mind; 2 Timothy 1:7 7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

In Matthew's verse 45 we are told that 'meat will be given in due season.' I believe the 'meat' is sustenance, as well as truth.

We are well equipped by our Lord and Savior with everything we need each and every single day. We are to always be prepared for His (unexpected) return; within our hearts and minds - our thoughts focused on spiritual things. One of my favorite spiritual things is believing tonight, this very night, could be the night when the whole world is awakened. Suddenly and unexpectedly, and while my mind has no accurate concept of what this great and awful day will really be like, my heart jumps for joy thinking about the 'twinkling of an eye' which will change everything in a mere instant. The New Jerusalem; Heaven on the earth that the meek ones are heirs to. The ones who are focusing on their meekness, as well as the other fruits of the Spirit, for we know our enemy is already defeated and the demise of that enemy is as imminent and swift as His return. Rejoice and make a joyful noise unto the Lord for He is the only One that is worthy of all our praise; the only One who is able to wage war with the beast; the only One worthy to open the Book of Life - Jesus Christ. The One who has equipped us to not only to endure the battle but to be the victors.

All our hope and trust in Him because all His words are true as are the promises to His people which are far better than anything this world has to offer. Be always willing to follow Him with knowing that there is nothing to look back for, not even for a second because the land of milk and honey is what lies ahead...and it's streets are paved in gold.

Time, Relativism & God

2009-08-07T12:47:00.013-04:00

Time is a wonderful teacher but unfortunately, it kills all of its students ??

Well, that statement is not as compelling as one might expect it to be. Because first of all its connotation is negative. At least for those of us who believe we have not been descended from monkeys and our societies’ driving forces shouldn’t be based on Natural Selection Theory of Darwin, this projection of time and future at the same time is brutal. I mean, accept that statement and inevitably become the victim of a brutal slayer, time!

"So what?" Dick Cheney said after reading the first paragraph! Here is a point:

According to experiments of quantum physics in science, an observer of a reality and the reality of being observed, are not accounted as separate. The observer simultaneously plays a part in creating the reality he or she is observing. Put simply is this; human mind creates and controls the reality and therefore it is always confined in his/her cage of point of view.

"My fellow citizens, as had been said before there is no God" Said a friend of Mr. Cheney, abruptly after reading the second paragraph!

Now having quantum physics saying this, It is crystal clear that as one challenges the intelligent account of life, he or she automatically becomes trapped into his personal version of reality simply because he is concluding based on only one of the facets of reality which is being observed by him or her. It is simple; because Our mind is not ubiquitous, challenge God and become known as a dumbest person who is trapped into his ever-limited world of point of views!

Therefore, if anyone cares to pursuit happiness, quantum physics also proves the necessity of referring to an ultimate, comprehensive, beyond humanity’s and supreme point of view of life rather than the humanistic or evolutionary account of being. Why? Because, the only standpoint that encompasses all the creations’ point of views is God’s one.

Now talking about the time here is an "objective" account of time from our creator and cited in Holy Quran.

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

I swear by the time,

Most surely man is in loss,

Except those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance.

Chapter 103. Al-Asr (Eventide, The epoch) - Holy Quran

And this is to show how I was inspired by this citation to make a film about our times. Needless to say at the end of the day, it is 'my' ever-limited story of our times and nothing more.

Keep the faith.

....LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT

2009-08-01T20:33:00.002-04:00

1 Thessalonians 5:2-4

2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

These words, as all the Lord’s words, are very compelling and thought provoking. When you think about a thief coming in the middle of the night, when you are most unaware and unprepared, it can be a rather frightening prospect. Not just for property stolen or damaged, but also for the possibility of personal harm.

He comes like a thief in the night because the vast majority of people are unaware and most definitely unprepared. They are asleep; going through the motion of their life with paying God very little heed, if any. The Lord tells us that if we knew when the thief was to arrive, we would have remained watchful and vigilant. But alas, there is no way to know when or even if the thief might arrive. It is even reasoned that since he has not yet arrived, who knows, maybe the thief will never come. This is what most people desire, for the thief to never come so they can remain safe and comfortable in their slumber.

Jesus is not an ordinary thief by any means just as He is not an ordinary man. By that I mean Jesus is 100% man and 100% God. Most thieves take goods which do not belong to them, but everything belongs to the Lord because He has created it. Isaiah 45:7 (King James Version) 7I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. And He is in control of it. All of it. From beginning to end because He is the Alpha and the Omega. A righteous man will find comfort in this while a wicked man should be greatly troubled.

The wicked do not want the Lord to come because He brings their destruction with Him, and there will be no place for which to hide themselves. They know He is coming but would rather deceive themselves and others that He is not because otherwise some would conduct their lives differently and possibly be saved. The Lord comes as a thief in the night because most people are not looking for Him to come. Actually, truth be known, they are not just not looking for His return, but more don’t want Him to come. Most people get pretty aggravated when their slumber is disturbed and for those who now sleep they will be very startled to say the least.
One reason most do not want Jesus to return is people love their lives. They are comfortable in their lives, even with all the strife taking place all around the world, they want to carry on as they are and always have, because that is the way it has been since the beginning of time. Peaks and valleys throughout history to be sure, but the world has and always will maintain because it always has, hasn’t it. We are supposed to love our God above everything and anybody else, even our parents. This includes ourselves as well as our own lives. John 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. And Matthew 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

This is not to say the Lord does not want us to be happy, quite the opposite and He is the joy and peace in our hearts because He is the giver and taker of all things. Jesus gives life more abundantly and makes this life bearable through the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.)

Jesus is not an ordinary thief because He does not come just to take away, He comes to give so much more than this life could ever offer under the current fallen condition. For those written in the Book of Life, He brings eternal life.

How one views the return of the Lord may well reveal the condition of the heart. The wicked ones do not ever want Him to return and deny that He will; the lost souls are comfortable in their slumber and do not want their eyes opened any sooner than they are ready to have them opened and are not ready for His return; and His people whom desire nothing else more than for His will to be done on earth, wait patiently and longingly trusting in all His ways.

As always, until the great and awful day of the Lord arrives, and arrive it will, He is our strength. Praise His holy name today and forever and ever.

THE GREATEST GIFT EVER

2009-07-14T13:15:00.005-04:00

John 3:31-36 (King James Version)

31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Can we fathom love like the Father hath for His Son? Or the love the Son has for His flock?

Few of us can really imagine actually doing what God has done for us through His Son. Abraham was willing to sacrifice Isaac in his faithfulness to God and what a test that was. I am not so sure I could pass such a test, and how thankful I am that I will most likely not have to be tried and tested in this way.

While we endure trials and tribulations of big and small proportions, we are usually very comfortable knowing that we are saved because the Father sacrificed His One and Only Begotten Son that reconciles us to the Heavenly Father. We give thanks, praise and honor to Jesus for dying on the cross for our sins.

In our comfort, do we really think about this incredibly amazing act of love on the Father's part as well as the Son's part? I know I don't; not often enough anyway.

If I could truly imagine, which I cannot, willingly and purposefully having a child of mine ridiculed, tortured and killed, it would certainly make me angry to hear any denial of the act. Thus, I can completely understand the wrath that awaits those who do dare to deny what Christ did for us with His suffering and death.

But Jesus, as a man, always knew the love of His Father in Heaven and never gave an indication of the slightest amount of doubt regarding that love. Jesus is our ultimate example for all things, and we should never have any doubt of the Son's love for us even in the most difficult or trying of times.

May that love give you good courage and boldness today and always, for there is nothing as precious and priceless as this love that saves us even while we are still sinners.

John 1:16 And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace.

How blessed are we.

What it takes to be a Disciple.

2009-06-11T18:30:00.001-04:00

In Luke 14:26-27, Jesus, who taught of love for one another, said this;

"Anyone who comes to me must hate his father and mother. He must hate his wife and children. He must hate his brothers and sisters. And he must hate even his own life. Unless he does, he can't be my disciple. Anyone who doesn't carry his cross and follow me can't be my disciple."

Sandra brought this verse up recently. She asked how it can be reconciled with the command to love. Are we being sent into two different directions by Christ? Is this a message for all who hope to be saved? What's going on here? To find an answer, first we should try to figure out what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.

As far as I can tell, being a disciple means to be in the type of relationship with Jesus where he is the master, and we are his apprentices, learning the skills of his own trade, and preparing to follow in his footsteps. That was the role of the twelve named disciples in Jesus' day, and of all 72 disciples that he sent out to preach the gospel in pairs (Luke 10:1-9). That can be the role of any of us, so long as we are up to the challenge.

Immediately following the "hate" passage of Luke 14:26-27, Jesus explains the level of commitment that it takes to be his disciple. He removes all of the sugar coating, perhaps because many people in the crowd that was following him around fancied themselves to be his disciples, simply because they were there. Jesus was a very perceptive son of God. He wanted them to make no mistake about what it took to be his disciple. There was and still is no such thing as a half-hearted commitment. Luke 14:28-35

"Suppose someone wants to build a tower. Won't he sit down first and figure out how much it will cost? Then he will see whether he has enough money to finish it.

Suppose he starts building and is not able to finish. Then everyone who sees what he has done will laugh at him. They will say, 'This fellow started to build. But he wasn't able to finish.'
"Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. And suppose he has 10,000 men, while the other has 20,000 coming against him. Won't he first sit down and think about whether he can win?
"And suppose he decides he can't win. Then he will send some men to ask how peace can be made. He will do this while the other king is still far away.
"In the same way, you must give up everything you have. If you don't, you can't be my disciple...
"Those who have ears should listen."

I have felt for a long time that Jesus knew, before he was crucified, exactly what would happen in the future, in his name, through the church. He saw with great clarity into his future. However, he went to the cross anyway because he was commanded to, and because he saw what is still ahead of us, the great Feast of the Kingdom of God.

There are plenty of halfhearted Christians out there, and there have been plenty throughout history. They believe there is no distinction between any John-Doe born-again Believer and the Apostle Paul, in the eyes of the Lord (because God doesn't show favoritism). However, what is missed by that simplified perception of grace is the principal that you get out of anything just as much as you are willing to put into it. Their religion is a spice that is added to their lives, not a whole new life.

What separates disciples (spiritual adults) from the millions of believers (spiritual babes) is a sense of determination and commitment to the ultimate goal of seeing this Kingdom become manifest in the earth, obeying and serving God for that purpose. Those that don't actively live with this priority may survive the refiners fire with their souls in tact, but they will certainly not have any heavenly rewards. In the process of making Christianity more palatable for the masses, the evangelical version of Christianity dismisses the fact that we are not our own but were bought with a price, and that we have each been given work to do, as servants of Christ...neglecting that work means forfeiting our heavenly treasure (1 Cor 3:10-15)

Jesus drew a line in the sand with his words in Luke 14. On the left were those who enjoyed their lives on this earth yet also enjoyed the teachings of Jesus. Those who followed him on foot only a few dozen miles away from their own village, before they turned back around and went home. These sort of people are like a field of wheat waiting to be harvested, or sheep in need of a shepherd.

On his right side were actual disciples. They were completely dedicated to Jesus. They gave up their lives, their jobs, their families to wander around from town to town with him. They chose homelessness so that they could hang on to every word Jesus said about his Father's Kingdom, they were taught by him to preach about it too, to perform miracles as he did. Theirs was a higher calling; to assist him in his purpose, and find their own new purpose through him. These are the laborers Jesus meant when he said, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few". And these are the people that Jesus referred to when he said, "Much will be required of those that are given much".

The disciples of Jesus come to see the world from his point of view as they grow in the spirit. The vision of God's fair and wonderful kingdom grows stronger in their minds as they meditate on it, and the inferiority of this current system becomes more and more obvious, until it becomes almost intolerable.

Many, many people are so charmed and/or tangled in this world system that they simply cannot imagine anything else. They are content in their stations in life, not looking to rock the boat, just trying to take care of their own needs and their families. They will actively resist radical change to the status quo while they are in this state. These people are the wives, husbands, children, parents, aunts, and uncles of the disciples of Christ. What Christ has given to us is a gospel of a completely different world order. There is always a choice given to the called when they try to respond to God, and only disciples would choose God over family, and they would do it without much of a second thought, because disciples are given eyes to see the ugliness of this current world system compared to the glory of the coming Kingdom of God. They recognize it's poisonous nature. They know that unless God is obeyed by those he calls, the world will continue down it's path to destruction.

Christ clearly said over and over again that we must leave everything to follow him. He also said that through him was life, and that he had the ability to cause springs of living water to flow through us. Therefore we must offer up what limited life we have without him (when we are called), in order to claim the eternal life that comes from him. In Christ we are no longer living for ourselves, or our families, but for Christ. Once we have access to the eternal life he gives us, we can return to our families and share it with them by our demonstration of Christ's love.

Whatever "hate" disciples have for their families is not lasting, but is an emotional part of the first step into new life. Our responsibility is to be true to our spiritual father first and foremost. Everything else will follow suit as long as we are faithful with that responsibility.

I believe that Jesus was very uncomfortable in the world, he constantly went to the mountains, or other secluded spots by himself to "get away from it all" and pray. He had a discontentment in his spirit that was given to him by God. He also wasn't very nice to his own mother and brothers when they came to visit him on one occassion, choosing to continue addressing the crowd, rather than step aside quietly for a little family time. He said, "Those that do the will of my Father are my mother and brothers" (Mark 3:31-35). Jesus seemed to be interested in destroying the family ties we have in our minds, and in our lives; in order that we might love all equally. Ironically, he seemed determined to take the Focus OFF of the Family, saying instead that family ties are more lasting on a spiritual level. Some famlies are spiritual, and do serve and follow Christ before the potential disciple is called. These families offer encouragement, support, and the example that we need to see how real this faith is.

The real issue is whether we will be willing to give up everything we have in this world for the sake of responding to God's invitation. The test before us is to keep God as God of our lives, and not as a separate, distant ruler figure (that might be ignored). Nothing and no one should ever come between us and God.

Luke 14: 16-24

"A certain man was preparing a big dinner. He invited many guests. Then the day of the dinner arrived. He sent his servant to those who had been invited. The servant told them, 'Come. Everything is ready now.'
"But they all had the same idea. They began to make excuses. The first one said, 'I have just bought a field. I have to go and see it. Please excuse me.'
"Another said, 'I have just bought five pairs of oxen. I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.'
"Still another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.'
"The servant came back and reported this to his master.
"Then the owner of the house became angry. He ordered his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the town. Bring in those who are poor. Also bring those who can't walk, the blind and the disabled.'
" 'Sir,' the servant said, 'what you ordered has been done. But there is still room.'
"Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads. Go out to the country lanes. Make the people come in. I want my house to be full. I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will get a taste of my dinner.' "

THE THIRD COMMANDMENT

2009-06-02T21:39:00.002-04:00

For your pleasure and/or preference, here are three versions of The Third Commandment, which is the topic of my discussion:

King James Version
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

New International Version
You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

New Living Translation
Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.

Often when we think of using the Lord's name in vain we first think of swearing his name 'Jesus Christ' while angered or upset usually for added emphasis. This is bad enough. But I believe there is no depth to evil, how low it can really go, and killing in His name is misusing His name in an extremely detrimental and dangerous way, and as He tells us, it WILL NOT go unpunished. Killing in His name is dishonoring the Lord and using His name in vain for any reason and cannot be justified in any way. To do so would be to say the Lord contradicts Himself and that is an utter impossibility for He is perfect in every way.

People that try and say that the Lord used to sanctify killing of His peoples' enemies is true enough but not anymore. Many battles were waged to protect His people once upon a time. That was also the Old Testament times...before the sacrifice of our Savior. His death changed everything and there is no righteous killing being ordained. Vengence is His and His alone and we were supposed to learn to love our neighbors as ourselves. Many still fail at this plain and simple directive from Jesus and His teaching.

Abortion activists are hailing the shooter/killer of the late-term abortion doctor as a hero and (falsely) believing that it glorifies God. I believe nothing could be further from the truth. They are misguided and wandering after the beast and the beast's system and the do not have a clue because they do not know God. They are blinded by their hatred and hatred is never, never of God.

In wars enemies are created as well. Soldiers justify their perceived righteous killing(s) because of vengence in honor to their country. This does not glorify the Lord in any way whatsoever either no matter what anyone may say. There are no holy nations, not one.

We are never to repay evil with evil. We are to love our enemies and be kind to them for He tells us this is like heaping coals upon their heads. He is the righteous judge, not us or any nation. War is of the antichrist system as any killing is and shedding blood in the name of the Lord will bring His vengence upon those who do it.

Our Lord the Almighty Jesus Christ, is patient and longsuffering. Through Him we will endure and my prayers are for all to lift His holy name in love and praise which truly glorifies the Lord which can never be done by the shedding of blood since He shed His blood for us.

The Grand Inquisitor

2009-05-01T10:26:00.002-04:00

Wanted to offer this parable from Dostoyevsky's The Brother's Karamazov. In many ways, Dostoyevsky was a prophet, in that he saw clearly what type of beast would emerge during our life time, the same beast that ruled the Church of Rome for centuries. I hope everyone enjoys reading it, or re-reading it as the case may be.

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pol116/grand.htm

I Hope this is a Blessing

2009-04-21T14:46:00.001-04:00

People First

BEHOLDING THE NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH

2009-04-17T22:03:00.002-04:00

The Lord tells us that we cannot begin to imagine the good things He has in store for us, but He gives us many glimpses into what the new earth will be like.

When we think about Heaven, most would envision angels, harps, clouds and a beautiful throne upon which our Lord is rightfully exalted. I believe this is the way most people, myself included, view Heaven in the spiritual realm for as close as we can begin to imagine it. Let's think about Heaven in the physical realm and take a brief look at what our Lord shows us about this heavenly, blessed new earth to come.

Isaiah 65:17 (King James Version)
17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Slavery will be abolished:
Isaiah 65: 22
22They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

No more sorrow:
Isaiah 65:19
19And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

A true paradise:
Rev. 2:7
7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Righteous justice:
Rev. 22:8
8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

James 5:8
8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

The Purpose of Christ, and the Gospel he shared.

2009-04-01T16:27:00.003-04:00

When preaching the famous beatitudes, Jesus said to those who were following and listening to him:

‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot.

This was a prophecy to all who would claim to follow him at that time and in the future. Salt is not just a seasoning, it's a great preservative used throughout history (which sometimes meant the difference between life and death if the salt went bad). I believe Christ used the analogy of salt as a warning to preserve the integrity of what we are called to be. Failing to do so doesn't just diminish our worth, it makes us completely worthless. Unfortunately, Jesus gave a lot of warnings and words of caution that seem to have fallen on deaf ears.

However, there is no reason for average church goers to lose hope. It is not too late to reexamine the guidance and caution that Jesus gave to us, for as long as it is called "today", we can shake out of our religious comfort zones, and really apply ourselves to the commands of our faith. I believe the guilt is in the leaders who are charged with preserving the faith, not in those who have been led astray. If someone has been offered light, but has never been led completely from the darkness, it is still possible for them to find the light, and become transformed by it. For God does not desire the destruction of the wicked, but desires that all might come to repentance and do what is good in His sight. Demonstrating our obedience to the commands of Christ can be done at any time, and will always be accepted. God demonstrates his mercy to us by every day that does not end in Judgment. The catch is this: God cannot and will not change the terms of repentance, or the rules of his Kingdom...at the same time he will not fail to meet us if we turn ourselves to face Him.

I believe if people (in their flesh) try to redefine the terms of grace, the definition and duration of repentance, and the message we are called to share, they become the salt that loses it's savor. Though they might use the same Christian terms, and act as if they believed, they are worthless to Christ and to those who would feed off their teachings. They will be "trampled underfoot" (or overcome by the "feet" of the body of Christ).

It's really amazing how the Organized Christian system works: how thousands of different people can work together, building religious empires, recruiting millions of followers on behalf of a man whom they themselves know very little about. Traditions and assumptions have replaced the raw, and powerful message that started this faith in the first place. Churches have used the K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) method to compete for new recruits, and to maintain full pews.

Most modern pastors don't preach messages that will anger their rich members (though there is plenty that Jesus said on that subject). If they encounter scriptures that warn against the sort of war crimes and selfishness that the republican party endorses, they'll probably preach on something else. There are exceptions to this rule, thank God, but many pastors act this way because their incomes depend on an active and happy congregation. They work so hard at maintaining their flocks (and their livelihoods), at not rocking the boat, and preaching things that they think their congregations want to hear, that they have lost track of the very heart and soul of Christianity. To prove my point, I'm going to explore what should be a very basic and obvious question about America's most popular faith.

What was the purpose of Christ on earth?

The most tempting scripture to use in answering that question is John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life". This verse is true, and it's a great promise, but it's not the be-all end-all answer. Many trained evangelicals will say that the purpose of Christ on earth was simply to die on the cross as a price for our sins. While this is common Christian knowledge, it's not a complete answer, or even the correct answer, according to Jesus himself.
Luke 4:42-44

At daybreak he departed (the town of Capernaum) and went into a deserted place. And the crowds were looking for him; and when they reached him, they wanted to prevent him from leaving them. But he said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for I was sent for this purpose." So he continued proclaiming the message in the synagogues of Judea.

The purpose of Christ while on Earth was to preach the gospel (good news) of the kingdom of God. Jesus went out of his way to include the words "kingdom of God" when speaking of the good news, because there is power in his message, and the enemy of God will do whatever he can to disconnect us from that power. He knew there would be something less-than-complete, calling itself the gospel after he returned to heaven, because the church would be buried in assumptions and traditions for two thousand years before being resurrected. He knew there had to be clues for the last days people to find in the scripture. These people are not a part of the established church, just as new wine is not going to fill an old wine skin. But by the spirit they are being led to see through the facade, and Jesus knew we would need to be able to find out exactly what has gone missing from the gospel. Jesus said nothing carelessly. Every single word that comes from the mouth of the Logos (word) of God is deliberate, so that we might be able to go to the scriptures and validate what he is revealing by the spirit.

Even though millions assume it is their Christian duty to preach the gospel (good news) about Jesus; the truth is that all followers of Christ are called and commanded to imitate Christ, and by doing that, we must preach the same good news that he preached, as well as the good news about him. We cannot exclude either part from what is classically called "the Gospel", they both must be preserved and shared. That is how we obey Christ, that is how we love Christ, and that is how we can receive the promises of Christ. Thankfully, you don't have to take my word for it, when Christ is describing the end of days in Matthew 24:14, he says this:

"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."

The gospel is not just John 3:16, and Romans 5:8, and all of the other verses that talk about how our sins will be covered and we will be saved from the fires of hell. The Gospel is the promise made by God to us all time and time again about his coming Kingdom right here on Earth.

The Gospel of the Kingdom is weaved all throughout the scriptures. It is in the Psalms and in Proverbs, it is foretold by the Prophets, and Moses, and God Himself... In Genesis and Revelation...everywhere. It is precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little. There is no one verse or sentence that can contain the wonder of the mystery of the Kingdom Gospel. To be able to share it, we must faithfully make the ongoing effort to study the scriptures for ourselves; seeking in them clues and explanations of this coming Kingdom. No matter where you turn, you will be close to a message about the kingdom, because that is literally the cornerstone of Judaism, and Christianity (though it has been rejected by the builders). It was a message that Christ himself learned, and then shared for the rest of his life. When he was 12, he was giving full grown priests a run for their money because of his knowledge of the scriptures. To get this knowledge takes study, and dedication. We must all follow Jesus' footsteps in this regard, as in others, if we are to be prepared for what is still to come. By imitating him and by knowing what is promised, we will be able to overcome Babylon.

I originally published this in my other blog, but figured I should practice what I preached a few days ago in the comments section. We should all feel free to post on this blog as often as we like. With 9 official authors we should be a lot more active than we are right now. It is vitally important for us all to share with one another our perspectives of what we are going through, and what the Lord is showing us.

An Addendum

2009-03-09T13:06:00.004-04:00

I have written quite a bit on the Serpent Seed and their Imperial System. However, the real story is the battle between the Seed of the Serpent and the Seed of the Christ, which I believe is symbolized beautifully in Revelation chapters 12-20.

Quick Outline of Revelation 12-20

Chapter 12

In Chapter 12, Satan (the Dragon) is cast out of his lofty place in the heavens and down to earth by Michael and his angels, signifying how Jesus and the early church overcame Rome (whose symbol was the Red Dragon) through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, and the blood of the early Christian Martyrs. The Religion of Pagan Rome (the Serpent Seed) is overthrown when Constantine names Christianity the official religion of the empire, binding Satan for "1000 years", which is symbolic of the religion of the Serpent Seed being outlawed. This is the theme represented in Revelation 20, where Satan (the serpent, dragon) is chained or bound for 1000 years, signifying the repression of paganism, the official religion of the Sons of the Serpent. The Serpent Seed must go underground in order to preserve their secrets and mysteries, which they do, and wait for the moment when they can reestablish control over the world they have created for themselves and their spiritual advocates, the Annunaki. However, the Sons of the Serpent are fortunate for while they have been "thrown out of heaven" they have landed on the earth. In other words, they still control the governements and economies of the world through the structures of Imperial Babylon.

Chapter 13

To borrow a phrase form Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back.
The Beast re- forms as the Holy Roman Empire, or Imperial Europe, with a Second Beast which gives authority to the First Beast (the Babylonian Imperial System), and has the horns of a Lamb. This is a clear reference to the Roman Catholic Church, who ruled with the Holy Roman Empire, and Imperial Europe, during the Dark Ages. The Horns of a Lamb signify "outward" authority in Christ, the Lamb Of God. The number of the Beast, 666, corresponds to many Imperial Leaders, and also the Latin title for the Pope.

From: http://www.remnantofgod.org/666.htm

"The letters inscribed in the Pope's miter are these 'VICARIUS FILII DEI'. which is the Latin for 'VICAR OF THE SON OF GOD.' Catholics hold that the church, which is a visible society, must have a visible head...., as head of the church, was given the title, 'VICAR OF CHRIST'." Our Sunday Visitor, (Catholic Weekly) "Bureau of information," Huntington, Ind., April 18, 1915. (See actual facsimilie of this quote here... )
Since this evidence came forth regarding the title, "Vicarius Filii Dei" and it's obvious connection to the 666 calculation of Revelation. The Roman Church has opted to "teach" it's followers to declare this title bogus. They have gone to great lengths seeking to do just that so as to remove the overwhelming evidence against them. However, this ministry as well as many others have found additional documented facts regarding this title.
Vicarius Filii Dei, is cited by the rector of Berlin, Andreas Helwig [or Helwich] (1572-1643) in his Antichristus Romanus. PLUS, if you would like many more documented facts as well as copies of Roman Catholic publications with "Vicarius Filii Dei" displayed within them, see this page... http://www.aloha.net/~mikesch/666.htm
You also might want to take a look at the actual facsimilie of the NOV 15, 1914 edition of OUR SUNDAY VISITOR (A Catholic publication) that openly uses the term Vicarius Filli Dei. It also states that the name Vicarius Filli Dei IS INSCRIBED ON THE POPES MITRE! You can view it here...
New Discovery! Click here to view page 343 of an actual Vatican document (in Latin) "Deusdedit cardinalis ... collectio canonum, ed. a P. Martinucci" where they use the term VICARIUS FILII DEI! For decades they have lied about this title after the truth about 666 came out! Click here to see entire book "digitized" online. (The Latin title on the page "De Libertate Ecclesle Et Rervm Eivs Et Cleri" translated = "the liberty of the Church and her ministers") Also see Deusdedit's bio for further verification and publishing dates.
Not only does that publication show the title, Vicarius Filii Dei, it also explains that it IS considered a valid title as they do not refute that. Instead they attempt to explain why it is a trivial matter that it equals 666.
Roman Catholic Author Malachi Martin also uses the exact same title for the Pope on pages 114 and 122 of his book, "The Keys of this Blood."
One more note of interest! Why is it I ask, when you go to the archives of "Our Sunday Visitor" that this particular edition is missing? Why is it oh so difficult to get a copy of page THREE of the Nov 15, 1914 "Our Sunday Visitor?"
Chapter 14-The Lamb, Jesus, Sits atop Mount Zion. Mountains are symbolic of nations, powers, and religion. The mountain is composed of those who are faithful when facing the beast. This new beast and its false prophet, the Roman Catholic Church. They will oversee the final harvest of the Lord, when the Babylonian Imperial System and the religion of the Serpent Seed will be completely overcome. That is, the institutions of society will be transformed for Christ.

Chapter 15-16

These are a reference to the Exodus and Egypt, and Egypt is presented as a type of Babylonian System, and the Exodus as a foreshadowing of God’s great action against Babylon. The 7 last plagues result in an obstinate heart among God’s enemies, just like Pharaoh. They will not repent because the time for a change of heart has passed, and now the judgement of God is at hand.

Chapter 17-18

These chapters detail the destruction of Babylon the Great, the Imperial and Religious System that has enslaved and tortured God’s people throughout the millennia. This is just another name for the same phenomenon known as the Dragon, or the Beast. It is what I have termed the Babylonian Imperial System, the creation of the Sons of the Serpent.

Who are God’s people, the ones that the Beast/Babylon the Great have made war with throughout the ages? ? Matthew 25: 31-46 provides an answer:

31 the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

God’s people are the poor, the sick, the lonely, those in prison, etc and those who serve and minister to them. They are his sons and daughters, and these are the very ones who are oppressed and murdered in the Babylonian Imperial System.

Chapter 19-20

Ultimately, the consigning of the Imperial Beasts and Satan and his angels into the Lake of Fire, the destruction of Mystery, Babylon, the war of Armageddon, and the Final Conflict of Gog and Magog are all symbolic representations of the same events, and tell the same story. That story is the war between the Kingdom of the Serpent and the Kingdom of God. It will culminate with a massive defeat of the forces of the Serpent, who will have managed to decieve great numbers of people from the "four corners of the world" to fight against God and his people. Then, the New Age will begin. I believe we are witnessing the closing of the Book of Revelation right now.

Mystery Babylon Part 2

2009-02-27T07:52:00.004-05:00

The Babylonian Imperial System

I am arguing that the story of the fall of man reveals that the "secret knowledge" of good and evil (as given by the Anunaki to the Sons of the Serpent) was how to build (example: Masons are builders, and this is their "craft") a totalitarian system of total human control, in order to rule the lives of the "uninitiated barbarians" and exist as gods on earth. I am also arguing that this explains the doctrine of orignial sin, because the fall of the Serpent Seed has affected all of us, and we have wittingly or unwittingly participated in this fall up to this very day because of the systems they have created, and forced us to live under. I will refer to this systme as the Babylonian Imperial System which has SIX (the number of man) characteristics:

1. A powerful military/police state structure .that is well financed and is given powers to enforce orders, and destroy rebels.

This is the foundational societal institution in Babylon, and is the classic sign that the Babylonian Empire has emerged. This is because this imperial system is fundamentally exploitive and as a result it will cause anger and apathy in the population, and in vassal kingdoms, which must be tightly controlled or the empire will begin to crumble. If necessary, the empire will use its highly trained and well financed military and police to destroy or kill those who dare to want change. This is what happened to Judah when Zedekiah, the puppet King of Nebuchadnezzar, rebelled. His kingdom was destroyed, his people massacred and enslaved, and the Solomonic Temple was burned to the ground. Zedekiah was then forced to watch his sons executed, then his eyes were torn out, and he was beheaded. The Babylonian Imperial System must be feared in order to keep control.

2. Hierarchical, Pyramid Control Structure.

Babylonian Imperial Systems and their supporting institutions are always based upon hierarchy, symbolized by the pyramid, or Ziggurat. This makes sense since this organizing symbol guarantees power is concentrated in the hands of a privileged few, and a large number of powerless people remain at the bottom who can easily be dominated and controlled by being forced to fight with each other for the ascending space on the pyramid. And, by using the religious symbol of a pyramid, it imparts a message of divine authority which can easily be transferred into social relationships as “the divine wants us to rule, and for the majority to be our servants.” As a result, any effective revolt against imperial power can be nullified as each person is too busy fighting his neighbor for a competitive edge, even though they will likely never rise very far above their low station. Hierarchy also links empire symbolically with Egypt; the home of the Great Pyramids, and along with Mesopotamia, the world’s first empires. It also links empire symbolically to the Exodus, God’s magnificent event of liberation for those trapped at the bottom of the pyramid, which foreshadows what may well happen in our lifetime.

3. A well financed, organized, and committed propaganda machine to sell the empire’s vision of the world to the population and other empires, and to get them all to agree freely to live their lives according to the rules dictated by the command structure.

The empire must present themselves as good, peaceful, and decent and the world they have created must be presented as natural and just. Violence works best as a threat; if it is applied in its most brutal forms in all cases, then the population will become mobilized to fight back. Empires must gain the cooperation of most citizens, and convince them to accept the kingdom/empire freely. This can only happen through manipulation, lies, and other tricks which are all called propaganda. Babylon was a considered seat of culture and architecture, Rome was thought to be an empire of justice, Egypt was considered an enlightened center of science, mathematics, and religion. Babylonian Imperial Systems need a good propaganda machine to cover up the evil that supports their existence.

4. Economic and Political Power held mostly in the hands of a small elite, with a large middle class of managers and functionaries to help oversee and organize the accumulation of further wealth for the elites (like the task masters in Egypt during the Exodus), and a much larger group of poor and outcasts who are trapped in ruin, misery, and suffering.

The suffering on the part of the lowest members of society, who comprise the largest number of people, is rationalized as a failure in the individual, their race or religion, or both as a means of scapegoating and domination, but it also serves to help the elites to alleviate their conscience, which may be convicting them based upon their plundering, dominating behavior. Kingdoms/empires seem metaphysically to have to exist in a world in which the weak are deliberately dominated, exploited, murdered and abused, and where everyone believes this is natural and appropriate. It is as if their reason for existence depends on having large numbers of powerless people to dominate, exploit, and control. This seems to argue in favor of my thesis that the powerless are God’s people, and as such are attacked as enemies.

5. Apostate Religious Authority that supports the prevailing system giving it “divine authority” by which it benefits economically/socially as a result of its support.

Apostate Religious Authority, while not as foundational as the Police State structure, is perhaps empire’s most critical institution of support because it provides a divine mandate for the hierarchical system (which Apostate Religion also uses to its advantage) and support for the following lies as expressed by the imperial system:
• That God (or the gods) has blessed and chosen the empire, and the elites who control it, to be great, powerful, and rich thus giving them a divine mandate to dominate, accumulate obscene amounts of wealth, and use violence as a means of control.
• That the middle class must work harder and be more obedient to authority in order to advance in the divine kingdom. If that happens, God (the elites) will reward them through money, status, material goods, and community recognition.
• That the poor and marginalized are being punished by God or the gods, and that, while they may suffer now, God will reward their patient endurance in the next life. In other words, it is God’s will that they suffer now, are exploited, and have no hope, so they should accept it and not complain.
• In some extreme cases, the Apostate Religious Authority is given sanction to abuse and dominate the poor in a manner similar to the empire as a reward for their fidelity to the cause. Examples include the Inquisition, the role of churches in the European conquest and colonization of the New World, the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests and the cover-up by Ecclesiastical Authorities. In our day and age, the Apostate American Evangelical Church fully supports wars which cause harm and suffering to the poor and powerless around the world and at home. This confirms Apostate Religion as the Harlot of Revelation, drunk on the blood of the saints.

6. Attacks against true religion, and those who practice it.

In the West, agnosticism, devotion to pleasure and distraction, atheism, money and power, are presented by Hollywood and the Media as positive expressions of a clear thinking mind, while committed religious people are vilified as closed minded zealots and fanatics. Apostate Religious Authority confirms this view by presenting itself as opposed to science, debate, discussion, peace, and democracy, and interested only in the sexual and reproductive sins and temptations of the faithful. In America, it supports imperial ambitions, and is silent on its abuses. We pray for American troops, as we should, yet we do not pray for the millions slaughtered in war by America and the West. Churches punish gays but reward soldiers who murder in the name of God and Country. Mainline Apostate Churches such as the Catholic Church, or Episcopal Church, are in decline making membership seem pointless. Even if one joins a local mainline denomination, they are rarely challenged intellectually or spiritually, and simply sit in a pew every Sunday in an apathetic state of suspended animation, ensuring no real change will happen. Other denominations are more emotional, but try to use emotion and enthusiasm as a way of creating a religious ideologue who is more robot than disciple. He/she can then be easily mobilized to achieve certain political objectives which support the empire (Teri Shiaivo). As a result, true religion never emerges to challenge the heresy of Apostate Religion, or the Beast of Empire. If true religion ever does emerge as a movement for change, the leader of the movement is target for personal attacks, and if this fails, he/she is eliminated. This usually stops the movement dead in its tracks, and allows the kingdom/empire/Apostate Religion to claim the leader and movement as its own by creating memorials, or by recognizing them as a saint, which of course pacifies the vast majority of people who are victims of their already powerful propaganda machine. A great example of this is the Reverend Martin Luther King, who when he was alive was called a communist, traitor, anti-christ, was assassinated, and now that he is dead, everyone deeply connected to the American Imperial System invokes his name with reverence to make themselves seem righteous. It is the Beast of Revelation with the Mouth of a Lamb, hypocrites who destroy the righteous and then use their memory to control and dominate.

(you may refer also to this link H:\Dragon Society - Real History, Dragon Philosophy and The Importance of Royal Bloodlines.htm which details the divine right of Kings, which sheds further light on the Babylonian Imperial System)

The Babylonian Imperial System appears to have emerged in a powerful and organized way about 8000 BCE, which would make sense since this is the time period that the Sons of the Serpent first begin to spread out through the known world.

According to http://www.noogenesis.com/malama/nvc/domination.html:

"So how did this state of affairs came to be. Domination systems, dominator cultures, and hierarchical societies arose at the time of the Domestication revolution. approximately 8000 BC. According to this timeline, "The availability for the first time in human history of a dependable food supply ...made it possible to support larger societies. .... food surpluses became common.... freed some workers to do other forms of work, such as crafts leading to the division of labor. Surplus food and crafts were traded with others. (Trade) Durable goods could now be saved and some people accumulated more than others. (Accumulation of valued goods) People now had possessions worth fighting over. (Feuds and wars over possessions). Captives from battles were forced to do less appealing work. (Slavery) Some people accumulated much over time while others accumulated little. (Inequality increased). The wealthy wanted to pass their benefits on to their children. (Wealth became hereditary) Wealth and power became concentrated in the hands of a few. (Power becomes concentrated and chiefs, kings, and feudal society emerged). With the agricultural revolution 5500 BC "The invention of the plow drawn by animals made agricultural production vastly more efficient than before permitting far more land to be farmed by fewer people. This resulted in an even greater food surplus. It also freed far more people for other types of work, creating an even greater division of labor. Jared Diamond details some of the additional specifics of the process.
According to Walter Wink, since the time of Babylon (1250 BC): "The story that the rulers of domination societies told each other and their subordinates is what we today might call the Myth of Redemptive Violence. It enshrines the belief that violence saves, that war brings peace, that might makes right. It is one of the oldest continuously repeated stories in the world."

This historical situation can be confirmed in Genesis 4. Cain, a tiller of the soil murders his brother Abel, a shepherd. The Bible seems to be giving us a clue here: the emerging farming states, which become Babylonian Empires, are based upon domination of the weak. The knowledge of good and evil offered by the serpent is nothing more than the domination and murder of the weak accomplished by total insitiutional control of every aspect of human life. This process will enshrine the Serpent Seed as gods, who know and create the conditions of life and death, right and wrong, truth and falsehood. This is whay they are called the Sons of Cain, because Cain is their spiritual ancestor.

Mystery Babylon

2009-02-26T08:49:00.002-05:00

What is Mystery Babylon? In this post, I am attempting to argue that it is a religious cult that has ruled the world for centuries, who call themselves the Sons of the Serpent, the Serpent Seed, the Brotherhood of the Dragon, or other such names. The post is a bit long, and for that I apologize, but I feel strongly that this is the issue of our time, the Mystery that must be revelaed in order to bring them out of the shadows once and for all. I will post it in parts to make it easier to read

Part One: The Sons of the Serpent and the Babylonian Imperial System

The link below explains the Sons of the Serpent from the perspective of the secret societies dedicated to their teachings. It is useful for gathering information; however one should proceed with caution because some links deal with Magik and its application.

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sumer_anunnaki/reptiles/serpent_tribe/serpent_tribe01.htm

An interesting quote from the above link:
IT is probably no great exaggeration to state that the subjects we are covering in our work have inspired the pens of so many hack writers, the result being that tons of rubbish have been printed in the years since Gutenberg revolutionized moveable type. The subjects of this chapter, the Ophites, and, in general, the Serpent Cult, is no exception. The Serpent Cult is no dead artifact: it survives today. It is not some heinous bogey-man, out to lure innocent people away from the truth, whoever they are, and what ever THAT is.
Serpent worship figures prominently in Judaeo-Christianity, even the the so-called Christian of today is discouraged from it and told that the Serpent is the symbol of humankind's eternal damnation. Yet, were that the case, why was the Brazen Serpent a prominent feature in the religion of the Israelites until Hezekiah, the fanatic, destroyed it? And, if Serpent Worship is evil, as today's Christian is told to believe, by those responsible for telling them to believe it, then why did the Lord Jesus say to be wise as serpents? Or, why did he say that even as Moses lifted up the Serpent in the wilderness, so shall the Son of Man be lifted up? If anything, he was alluding to a fact of the Kabbalah, known to the Wise: that the Serpent = NaChaSh = 358 = MaShICh = Messiah. True, Gematria did not come into vogue until much later, but the Sethian Ophites regarded Seth as the Anointed One, the Messiah; and Seth, we have seen, is syncretized with Agathodaimon, by the Harranians.
It is, then, in the sect of Ophites that we find the earliest forms of the "Authentic Christianity" -- or, should we say, The Authentic Tradition in Christianity -- as far as the Initiatic Tradition is concerned. The Ebionites represented the Exoteric, public movement. The Esoteric current is that we have spoken of concerning the traditions that pass from the Ophites to the Dositheans to the Simonians to the Naasseni, to the Carpocratians, to the Phibionites, to the Sethians, to the Sethian Ophites, to the Barbelo-Gnostics, to the Borborites; to the Nusairi, to the Harranians, Druzes, and Yezidis: and from these again, to the Rose+Croix (SION + The Temple); to the Rosicrucians, Freemasons, Illuminati, the Asiatic Brethren; to the Thelemites and to ourselves, a composite of all of the above.

The quote above confirms my hypothesis that the Sons of the Serpent see Judaeo-Christianity as their biggest threat, and that they have tried repeatedly, and are still trying, to discredit the faith of Judaism and Christianity and reshape it as a form of serpent worship. This has been their purpose since Christianity overthrew Pagan Rome over 2000 years ago. They retained political and economic power, but lost the religious power that would return them to the status of gods on earth. Through what I will term later in this paper Apostate Religious Authority, they hope to undermine, discredit, pervert, and destroy the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and wreak vengeance upon God’s people. I believe this is called symbolically the War of Gog and Magog outlined in Revelation Chapter 20:

7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Below is a link to a map from the above source above which shows the area of the world where the beliefs of the Sons of the Serpent were prevalent. As you can see, the Serpent Seed were quite active and influential in the area of the world we call the Cradle of Civilization.

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sumer_anunnaki/reptiles/serpent_tribe/images/Map_Serp_Tribe.gif

The knowledge gained by the Sons of the Serpent was thought to have been given by a group of powerful spiritual beings known by a variety of names, the most well recognized name for them being what the Sumerians called them; the Annunaki. Even though this knowledge was kept secretly, and held by a very small group of well connected elites, it has affected every human being on the planet because the knowledge has been widely disseminated to powerful elites, and used to manipulate, control, and dominate large groups of people through what I will call the Babylonian Imperial System. Theologically, the effect of this system on all of humanity was called original sin. Original Sin states that humanity inherited a propensity towards evil that has been transmitted to each generation. This doctrine becomes clearer and more supportable when we discover the origins and development of the Serpent Seed and its influence throughout human history through the Babylonian Imperial System.

The complete knowledge that the Sons of the Serpent are said to possess is impossible to completely know. However, it was symbolized in the Book of Genesis by the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, the Tower of Babylon, and in the Story of the Nephilim, the Fallen Ones. The bible says clearly that this knowledge leads to death; however the serpent character in Genesis 3 claims that the knowledge would give one the ability to be a god, knowing good and evil. Clearly they cannot both be right, and the biblical narrative confirms that God is not the liar, the serpent is. The Bible also indicates that those who received this knowledge fell from a previous state of grace and eternal life, called the Fall, or Original Sin, and became something different, something lower and more depraved. This entire situation is presented as a catastrophe in scripture that gets progressively worse until creation itself rises up in a deluge of water which destroys the world in a fury of divine wrath. However after the deluge, the story shifts from one of fall and death to one of hope and salvation, as a man named Abram from the region of Babylon (Ur of the Chaldees) receives a message to Come out of Babylon and enter a land I will show you. This man by faith obeys this invitation, and thus begins the story of how the Sons of the Serpent, and their father Satan the accuser, will be overcome and their sin corrected, ultimately through a descendant of Abram, Jesus of Nazareth, and his faithful followers. It is a story that may well be concluding in our time period, the 21st century. Of course, this is the scriptural point of view, and that is the point of view that I will take in this paper. The Sons of the Serpent have a very different story to tell. However as Jesus tells us, the Devil (serpent/dragon) is a liar, and was a liar from the beginning. It is time to tell the truth again.

And while it is almost impossible to know all of the secret knowledge imparted to the Serpent Seed, I will argue that it was the most destructive and dominating knowledge, which constitutes the fall or original sin, was how to create a world system apart and separate from God, one that they would control and dominate in such a way that the Sons of the Serpent and their Annunaki Masters would be seen as gods, who know (create) the conditions of good and evil, life and death. This system is what I have termed the Babylonian Imperial System.

MOUNT ZION, The City of God

2009-02-05T00:59:00.002-05:00

The word Zion actually means ‘fortification.’ Zion is both the City of David and the City of God. As the Bible progresses, the word Zion is transitioned from being a physical city to a spiritual context. The spiritual Zion and the promises attached to it are a cause for great joy and peace.

The term ‘fortification’ conjures up a sense of strength, protection and safety. As it well should. A safe place in the midst of a raging storm, or defense and protection amidst the enemy.

Zion was originally the name of the ancient Jebusite fortress in the city of Jerusalem. Zion came to stand not only for the fortress itself but also for the city of Jerusalem in which the fortress stood. After King David captured the fortress of Zion it was then called the City of David, and God dwelled there with His people.

When David’s son Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem, the word Zion was expanded in meaning to include also the temple and the area surrounding it. Zion was eventually used as a name for the city of Jerusalem, the land of Judah and the people of Israel as a whole.

The most important use of the word Zion is when it is used figuratively in the spiritual sense for the true Israel, the people of God, for it is God’s spiritual kingdom.

Isaiah 12:1-6
1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. 2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. 3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. 4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. 5Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. 6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

Just as surely as God was with David in conquering Zion as well as with Solomon while building the temple, He is with us. We are told that the Lord loveth the gates of Zion, (Psalms 87:1-2) more than all the dwellings of Jacob. We are also shown that the highest Himself shall establish Zion (Psalms 87:5).

For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. Isaiah 62:1

Joel 3:16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

He tells us in Isaiah 62:12 that His holy people will be redeemed, called and sought out. A city not forsaken.A fortress built and established by God Himself. For His people; fully protected and strengthened by Him. Being sought out by the Lord is a tremendous blessing all by itself.

One day the real Zion will really stand up. It will not be by our own power, but by the very power that breathed life into Adam’s nostrils, the power that will destroy evil; the One who gives and takes away, Jesus Christ our Savior. Our refuge in the most literal sense of the word.

The Road Ahead in the Era of Responsibility.

2009-01-25T12:44:00.007-05:00

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On Tuesday, January 20th, just after 12pm, Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as America's 44th president. Approximately 2 million people flocked to Washington D.C. so that they could take part in this historic transfer of power. It must have been an intimidating show of support; Obama seemed calm, confident, and happy when he walked out to his seat, but when he swore in, his poise faltered in the first few lines of the oath. Conspiracy theorists everywhere are seeing that moment as a loophole in the transfer of power. But when I saw it, I was reminded of the fact that Barack Obama is a human being, facing down an army of 2 million jubilant supporters, and he was a little more nervous than he let himself show.

During the past two years, Barack Obama rose up from the ranks of campaign democrats, and successfully out-shined republican challenger John McCain, mostly fueled by peoples belief in one thing: Hope. He personified, and very eloquently expressed Hope from the very beginning. He even released a book called, "The Audacity of Hope". The hope for a change in leadership, hope for an affirmation of promises made by Civil Rights giants 40-50 years ago, and hope that we would be made to face the energy and environmental challenges that have been ignored for too long have made this rise to power possible. The first two hopes have been realized, and the third is next in line.

We have come this far on the fuel of hope, but all of the millions of people who have been mobilized so far need to start moving by another motivation. We need to step up to the plate, and change the way we relate to one another. We need to remember what it means to love our neighbors as ourselves, and we need to put that knowledge into practice. We need to see the light of the coming day of peace as something that is not coming from the white house, but is shining within our spirits, within our grasp, manifesting itself in every loving choice we make.

At this point, a lot of people are being tempted to sit back, and be passively led by our new president. The temptation is to dismiss the idea that the ball is in our court, that the challenges which face our president are facing us as well...Obama's charge and challenge is to correct this perception. That seems to be a high priority for him. His inauguration speech is a testimony of that.

We cannot see Barack Obama as our savior. We must maintain our composure, and understand that he is just a leader, who is trying to guide us in the right direction, and that the real anointing belongs to a larger group that Christ refers to as "the elect" in his explanation of the last days in Mark 13. This is a very sobering passage for any believers who are tempted to refuse their responsibilities in this day by deifying our new leader. Let me share just a few selections from it to show that Christ knew there would be real power from God in many people at the same time that there will be false saviors and false prophets in the earth. It's a very confusing time, but this is precisely as confusing as a field of wheat mixed with weeds at harvest (which is another, powerful last days parable given by Jesus in Matthew 13).

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The "Elect":

Mark 13:9-11,13

"You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit... All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved."

vs 20

If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.

vs. 27

And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

Warnings of False Saviors:

Mark 13:5-6

Jesus said to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and will deceive many.

vs 21-23

At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect—if that were possible. So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.
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A lot is going to be happening all at once; the "birth pains" of the last day are in full swing right now. We've got to set our eyes on the narrow road that leads to righteousness, take up our crosses, our burdens, and follow through, no matter what happens. We can overcome as long as we follow through.

George Bush was the kind of leader who told this nation to sit back, relax, and shop while he took care of the challenges and problems that we encountered under his reign. W assured the people that he would take care of security after 9-11-01 (our borders are still embarrassingly porous and vulnerable, and America has made more enemies under Bush's leadership than ever before). He also promised to rescue New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and let four crucial days go by without making any effort. Mark 13 contains the famous line, "Abomination that causes desolation", which I think is still clearly Bush. So far, Barack Obama has only inherited desolation, caused by the last abomination.

I think the main red flag we should look for from Barack Obama's leadership is if he ever tries to take away the burden of responsibility that he is placing on us now. That is the real test of the spirit behind him.

God does not seek to glorify any one man above his own begotten son, who was sent to Earth with the wonderful news of his Father's Kingdom burning in his heart, eager to be told. Jesus was embraced by many common, simple people; recognized and accepted for the light of the world that He is. Some teachers accepted him as well, but he was eventually murdered by a conspiracy of religious leaders. After his resurrection, there sprang a church that was anointed in power, filled with Joy, infecting the Roman empire with it's message of hope, love, King Jesus, and his coming Kingdom. The message of that kingdom has been lost over time, and the church is not the spotless, righteous institution that it wishes it were. Likewise, in this day, there will not be any single person who will prepare the earth for the return of Jesus. Jesus is the head of a body of promise. In proper birth, the head comes out first, and the feet are last. So will it be in the last days; not another child (like Jesus) but the completion of the body of Christ in a group of equally blessed, equally necessary people working together in common purpose (the feet).

The distinction between one messiah, and a group of anointed people is so crucial in developing our understanding, and our faith in what the last days will be like. It is not proud to believe and hope to be a part of God's plan to change the world, and to devote your life with integrity and honesty to that hope. If you focus on God, and his power and promise of deliverance, and you pledge to do whatever you can to serve and help God, He will use you. God is recruiting from the highways and bi-ways, calling all who are willing to take part in his great celebration of marrying his son (Christ) to his Bride (the real church, the remnant around the world). If you want to make the world a better place, figure out the best way that you can take action on that desire, and go for it! The time for this sort of revolutionary responsibility is right now.

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.”

On Trial: Zion vs. Zionism

2009-01-13T02:36:00.007-05:00

Daniel 7: 9-10

"And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment white as snow, And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne a fiery flame, Its wheels a burning fire; A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.

The court was seated, And the books were opened."

The passage above comes from the middle of Daniel's most famous end-times vision; of four beasts rising up from the sea, (combined to match precisely with the beast from the sea in Revelation 13) and a "Little horn", or pompous, and boastful leader of an empire in the days leading up to judgment. It reinforces the reality that these final days are like an actual trial, for each and every soul on the planet. As I said in my last post, a lot of religious leaders are behaving in terribly unrighteous and unmerciful ways, while thinking of themselves as prosecution attorneys for the heavenly court, and not co-defendants.

Thousands of years ago, lots of warnings were planted for believers living in the last days. These warnings have rested protected and mostly dormant in Bibles around the world. Scriptures warn of false teachings, covetous temptations, the trappings of worldliness, and the spread of false gospels. Mainstream churches sometimes ignore these passages, sometimes use them to accuse other congregations nearby or abroad, and very rarely compare them to their own behavior. Because of that, the benefits and wisdom of these warnings isn't really clear. and a great majority of so-called Christians will be caught unawares and unprepared in the time of his return.

After a few intense years of studying the scriptures, and coming from a strictly evangelical childhood, I have come to believe that very few Christians even know the full gospel. What is being passed as the gospel for saving souls is not complete. It is a mass-produced, misinterpreted, cliffs-notes version of the real thing. This is a gospel that pays lip service, but ignores the responsibility of those who are called of God. It produces millions of spiritual babes, who are then left in a perpetual state of spiritual infancy through a lack of mature nourishment, or proper direction.

There are two sections of "The gospel" according to the New Testament: The Milk and the Meat.
Paul constantly taught about that difference, using that same analogy. Jesus also talked about it on occasion, but in parables and riddle sentences like; "If I tell you of earthly things and you do not believe me, how can you believe me when I tell you of the things of heaven?"

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The milk of the Gospel is this:

Jesus Christ is the son of God, who came into the earth to teach us how to live righteously, and who died on the cross as a payment for our sins. It is by him that all who love him (and obey him) will be saved from eternal death through faith in Him, and by the grace of God. There are none who haven't sinned, and all who are saved by the blood of Christ will have eternal life.

The meat of the Gospel is this:

God plans on establishing his kingdom on earth. This establishment happens first in the hearts of people, then spills out into the rest of the earth. At an appointed time, there will be a massive awakening of the Holy Spirit in the living body of Christ. All that is wrong, sour, and bad about the earth will be removed; bound up for a millennium as the earth is restored to a state very close to what Eden might have been like. This advance of the army of God will be swift and definitive. All who follow Christ and serve him will have a place in that kingdom, for a thousand years of peace (after a very dark, relatively short time of tribulation). Most importantly: all must be ready to prepare the way for Christ to return. Those that have lived in readiness, and died before the return will be resurrected in this "Last day"; those who are alive when the time comes for it to be established will be a living army of God, the "feet on the ground" who will be led step by step, sealed and set aside, to subdue God's enemies by nothing less than the Power of his Holy Spirit.

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It is very important to remember that Jesus himself preached the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. That was the subject of most of his parables, and in Luke the first thing Jesus preaches after his baptism is: "Repent (change your hearts and lives) for the Kingdom of God is near!"

The way the evangelical movement glosses over this meat is very clever. The term "Kingdom of God" has been replaced with "Kingdom of Heaven". The power of God's promises are all stored away in an ethereal heavenly realm, to be enjoyed after death (or after a pre-tribulation "rapture"). Under these circumstances, Christians can see themselves as mighty warriors of the faith, even if they don't know how to put on their armor properly, or even how to swing their swords in the present world. If our eternal destiny is simply hinged on the passive belief that Christ died for our sins, there's not a whole lot left for us to do. Many Christians are content in simply watching the world come apart around them, because they are waiting for their rescue. They see themselves as damsels in distress, and Christ in the clouds as their White knight. It is a completely helpless, passive, and lazy approach to the gospel. According to this doctrine, the world is to be merely endured, and not overcome. But God does not promise to raise up damsels in the last day: he promises warriors.

In the days of Christ and the early church, spirits of the adversary were already at work trying to corrupt and compromise the Gospel. The entire book of 2 Peter is a reminder of our responsibility, potential, and destiny in Christ (1/3rd of it is also a warning against false teachings). He wrote it because he knew he was close to death, and he knew that the enemy would try to disconnect God's people from the power of faith in His promises. Within a few hundred years of the death of Christ, this effort succeeded. The body of Christ, and the potency of the gospel of the Kingdom of God were buried and bound by the religion of Christianity. Cells within that body were born, lived fruitful lives, and have died to be reserved for the last day, but the body as a whole has been dead for two millennial days. Darkness has crept in to take back the dominion of light that was established by Jesus Christ. But this light is being restored even now. Eyes and ears are being opened.

We, who have been born just before the first early morning rays of the third millennium after the crucifixion of Jesus, are blessed because of the promise of resurrection. Cells of this body who are alive now will venture forth into all the world, swiftly, and sure of foot, carrying the message of God's kingdom to all the corners of the earth. God has been preparing his messengers for years, working with each of us at a pace that we can bear, faithfully attending to all of our hearts with His personal attention.

Time and time again the prophets speak of the "army of God", the "wise", the "remnant", but the most common scriptural reference to this group of people is "Zion". The Zion of the last days is a group of believers who overcome the trappings of Babylon, the seduction of Satan, and the corruption of their own flesh. It is Zion that will prepare the way for the coming of the Lord. It is Zion that will crawl into the windows of Babylon like thieves in the night. It is Zion that will conquer the full Promised Land of earth, as the army of Joshua did in Israel.

What's more, this true army of Zion will not use Scud missiles, or tank shells filled with white phosphorous (which can burn through flesh like it was hot butter, right to the bone in seconds) in it's process of overcoming. The weapon that Zion will use in this conquest is the truth of the promise of God's kingdom. And the enemies of this Zion will be burned by the Glory of the coming of the Lord. That distinction is very crucial. Zionism is another doctrine of racial supremacy (just like Nazism). Nothing more, nothing less. Innocent people are suffering under the creed of Zionism because it is being guided by a spirit of evil.

If Barack Obama safetly takes office on Tuesday, and George Bush finally leaves the White House, I plan on writing a book about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, because it's a message that needs to be remembered. Over the last four years I have been engaged in a race against time to understand the nature of the last days, and the message of the scriptures. The full Gospel, and the promise of the Kingdom of God is that message.

I believe that anything could happen in the next four days, because it only took 3 days for the son of God to be arrested, tried, executed and resurrected. Plus, God's judgment will strike swiftly and suddenly, catching the world off-guard. But during these four years I have learned that the identity of the final Antichrist is not as important as the destiny and duty of the body of Christ. There have been antichrists since the first century AD, and there will continue to be antichrists until God decides to declare his great and terrible Day. Because of this, all who are a part of the body of Christ must always take up the cross of resisting the power that is behind these antichrists. The purpose of all cells of the body of Christ is to demonstrate to those around them what it means to live as though God were enthroned here on earth, ruling over us all, setting rules that we must follow as subjects of his kingdom. Thankfully, the rules are just, kind, and common sense.

We must believe that God is close in order to perceive that he truly is. We must live as though we were already in the kingdom of God, because as long as we have the light of Christ within us, we are. The rules and guidelines of this kingdom are saturating the scripture. It is our responsibility to take them seriously, and to act obediently. When we choose to do what is right, honest, merciful, loving and peaceful, we are advancing the light of Christ. We must be bold on behalf of truth, and not allow the corruption of fear, pride, or hatefulness to overcome us. We can only survive this battle if we are equally aware of the danger around us, and the power behind us. Our responsibility is to prepare ourselves spiritually for the time that the last trumpet sounds, and to demonstrate our readiness by living as strangers in this world, obeying the rules of the Kingdom of God even when no one else does. If anything disconnects us from love, we must resist it. And we must remind our children, our parents, our siblings and neighbors about the truly good news of the Kingdom of God.

Gaza -Zionism and the Ongoing Muslim Holocaust.

2009-01-02T19:18:00.011-05:00

On December 27th, Israel began bombarding the Gaza strip with missile air attacks, wiping out civilians without regard, blasting densely populated areas near schools in their supposed pursuit of Hamas leaders and retaliation for rocket fire. The entire middle east is up in arms because of the attacks, which have left 421 Palestinians dead (as of Friday, January 2nd), and thousands more injured so far. The Isreali army says that their campaign of state-sponsored terrorism is a response to smaller rockets that have been fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza. So far in the fighting, less than a dozen Israelis have died from Palestinian rockets. I do not mean to discount the value of life by saying, "Less than a dozen", but that is the comparison; more than 30 Palestinians dead for every 1 Israeli. There is no honor, or courage in this sort of overwhelming force.

It absolutely amazes me that Zionists (both Jew and Christian) can possibly imagine that they are sitting under the blessing of God when they spill the blood of innocent civilians so eagerly, and defiantly claim to be taking the high road while doing it. Jeremiah 6: 13-15a describes this exact mentality:

“From the least to the greatest their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, they are all frauds. They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace. Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions? Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush!"

People who think this way (and there are plenty of them) are so drunk with the wine of Babylon (That is, filled with a self-appointed sense of piety) that they have lost their sense of dignity, and conscience. They are acting, before God and all the world, like the spiritual equivalent of angry, drunken, violent jerks: and they see absolutely nothing wrong with their abusive behavior. But unlike normal drunks, they aren't just embarrassing and/or hurting themselves. In the case of this past week, hundreds of people have died, some of them schoolchildren; thousands have been wounded; power is lost to hospitals in Gaza, food supplies have been cut off, nobody knows when those crucial supply lines will be reconnected.

The atrocity of life in that narrow strip of land right now is beyond the scope of most people's comprehension. And so rather than force ourselves to go through the painful process of learning how to wrap our minds around it, we put it out of our heads. We rationalize to ourselves, "It can't be that bad." We thank God that we aren't Muslim (unless you are, in which case you probably thank Allah that you are, because the one true God is merciful to all who are oppressed, and fair in judging both the righteous, and the unrighteous).

In the 1940's, a lot of people around the world were hearing rumors of terrible mistreatment, demonization, and persecution of the Jews under Adolf Hitler. There were stories from those who escaped the Reich from time to time. Most would shake their heads and think about how terrible it was that the Jews were being singled out that way, and then concentrate on other matters of the war, or the world, or their own lives. People didn't allow themselves to believe that a holocaust actually existed until after it stopped, when they saw the evidence of it first hand. There was a blind spot that covered the eyes of the world 65 years ago. The same thing is happening right now in the world. Only this time some Jews are the attackers, and not the victims. The alliance between the United States and Israel has rendered the peacekeeping power of the United Nations obsolete. And the target of their war machine is Islam.

Think about it in these terms: There are three Monotheistic faiths that all claim Abraham as their father. The first Antichrist was Nero, who persecuted the Christians; the second Antichrist was Hitler, who persecuted the Jews; Our current Antichrist is Bush, who persecutes Muslims.

I believe that the Iraq war is not so much a terrible failure as it is a twisted, mislabled extermination project against the people of Iraq. This is also the motive behind the so-called "Global War On Terrorism". There is a massive, and totally inhumane campaign of American Empirical expansion (supported by Israel) which seeks to subdue and trample the entire Eurasian area, reforming them in an American image. It is not democracy that we wish to spread throughout that region, for Hamas is a democratically elected ruling party, and we are not coming to their assistance. We also didn't defend Lebanon from being riddled with advanced Israeli missles a couple of years ago, and they are another democracy. In fact, America's best friends in the region are Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Both nations are serious violators of the basic human rights and liberties that our constitution swears to defend and uphold...Our proud, patriotic, pro-democracy self image is a complete farce.

Friends, we must all pray that we never lose our sensitivity to God's impartial eye. He is a fair judge, who does not show any favoritism, but judges each of us based on our hearts and our actions. All those who repent must first come to terms with this fair, all seeing, all knowing power of God; but the principal can be easy to forget. That is exactly what's happened to the religious/political establishment of our time, in America and Israel. In the immediate aftermath of 9-11, the wounds of our national trauma were bandaged with bumper stickers that said "God Bless America". We are going boldly forth into the world, torturing, poisoning, exterminating both enemies and innocents along the way, and we believe that God is going to bless us...God will deliver the weak from their oppressors. He sees through the boastful, self-righteous posturing that has been used as a blanket to cover serious, ongoing crimes against humanity. God is very near to us, and near to them. This will not continue indefinitely. Vengeance will be his. But never forget that there is a remnant that belongs to the Lord in every Nation (including Israel). Those in Christ have brothers and sisters everywhere. God will sort them out. One of my favorite statements of Paul is, "Be not deceived, God will not be mocked: every person will reap what they sew".

Jeremiah 7:1-15

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: "Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the LORD. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. Do not trust in these deceptive words: 'This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.'
"For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm, then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your fathers forever.
"Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail. Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known, and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, 'We are delivered!'—only to go on doing all these abominations? Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? You know, I too am watching, declares the LORD.

Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel. And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and when I spoke to you persistently you did not listen, and when I called you, you did not answer, therefore I will do to the house that is called by my name, and in which you trust, and to the place that I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. And I will cast you out of my sight, as I cast out all your kinsmen, all the offspring of Ephraim.

Shoes, Bush and Feet in Scripture. ,

2008-12-19T12:57:00.007-05:00

Last weekend, President Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad, sneaking in under cover of darkness, like *ahem* a "Thief in the night", to pay his final respects to a country that he has been allowed to trample into dust. The next day, during a press conference, an Iraqi reporter threw both of his shoes at the president, and was then tackled, arrested, and severely beaten while in custody. His imprisonment has sparked tremendous protest in Iraq, and people throughout the middle east have been praising the shoe thrower for his boldness and bravery.

When Bush dodged the first shoe he came back smiling, and avoided the second shoe easily. He then laughed it off for the media, and said something presidential about how he should expect such things from "a free society". He said he was in no way insulted by the footwear assault. Good job Mr. President. If we take his words at face value, and then move on with our lives, we could judge this situation as an example of Bush's light-heartedness, and love for democracy. But everything about this president's history should warn us against taking anything he says at face value. By digging slightly, you can come to know that the journalist suffered many injuries, including broken bones and internal bleeding after he was arrested in the so-called "free society", with freedom of expression that Bush insists Iraq now is.

My view is that Bush smiled because he knew what would happen to the man after his fifteen seconds of protest, and he delighted in seeing how his own policy of destruction was affecting his victims. I hold this view because George Bush is historically sadistic. He actually delights in the suffering of others. Evidence of this mentality comes from a variety of sources; most notably his ritual of "branding" new fraternal initiates with a burning hot wire coat hanger when he was president of the Yale fraternity, DKE. Another revealing example is Bush's 1999 interview with Tucker Carlson concerning the execution of Karla Faye Tucker. In this interview, Bush was asked about his decision to execute this professed born again Christian, despite her high-profile interview with Larry King just before her death, and the potential backlash among popular opinion. Bush mockingly recounts her begging for her life on that show (even though she didn't), and in that moment, with Bush's guard down, Tucker Carlson and his viewers were exposed to his real self, and his own personal sense of humor. As soon as Bush realized his blunder, he then tried to recover by saying that being governor was a tough job and he had to make tough choices. But the damage was done, and the evidence was on TV. These are just two examples of Bush's cruel heart.

But for me, the irony of this incident is that this event brings feet to the spotlight. What amazing timing, considering what is going on right now in the world, and what the promise of the great day of the Lord is all about. I've been working on a teaching about the feet of the body of Christ for the past few months, and I recently came across an already published and very well written expose by 20th century prophet of God, Bill Britton. This teaching is well worth the time it takes to read, and I will give a link to it at the end of this post. But first, I'd like to share a few of my own thoughts and scriptural connections.

------ The Feet ------

Almost four years ago, when I prayed to God for my eyes to be opened, and I enlisted my life in his service, I was coming before him broken and humbled by the selfish waste of time that my late teens and early 20s were. I felt like the prodigal son at that moment, willing to bargain with my heavenly father for a seat in his house, no matter how meager. In my prayer, I offered to be a janitor for the kingdom of God if he would but accept me, actually imagining myself to be scrubbing heavenly toilets, and seeing that as more valuable than the most comfort filled life that this world had to offer. I knew I was a sinner, and knew that God knew, but I really wanted to serve him anyway. It was probably the most significant prayer of my life. I needed God to be real in my life, and nothing else mattered compared to it. His amazing response to that prayer is the reason I am here now, writing this. But it wasn't an instant response; that happened about two or three days later when I stumbled across the Bush is Antichrist website (but that's another story).

The reason I'm mentioning this prayer is that while I was in a bargaining state, I also said that I'd be willing to be a part of the little toe of the foot of the body of Christ. I said that because at the time, I thought that the feet of the Body of Christ were not very honorable. How little I knew! Through reading the scripture, and listening to the teaching Spirit of God, I have come to understand that the feet of the body of Christ have special honor and purpose.

Those who are a part of the "feet" are those who will be alive on earth, overcoming the evils of a world ripe for judgment when Christ returns to manifest his kingdom. They are the ones who will be perfected in their natural lives, by nothing less than the power of the promise of Christ. I believe it is the "feet" that will bind up the enemies of God, preparing the way for the coming of the Lord. The feet will be anointed by the spirit, and be granted the power to invade and conquer the earth on behalf of Christ, for it is nothing less than the entire earth which is God's full and final "Promised Land". Remember how Jesus's feet were anointed with tears, and again with expensive perfume? Remember how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples clean the evening of the last supper? These were signs of something that was yet to happen in the greater story of Christ and his body. Have the feet been washed or anointed yet? I don't think so, but I believe it's coming, and I sincerely hope to be a part of it.

I believe that Satan imitates God to an obsessive degree. I also believe that there are patterns throughout the universe, and that there is a certain amount of balance and symmetry that pleases God (for why else would he have made things this way?) Paul referred to this phenomenon as "types and shadows". When you read the scriptures on an ongoing basis, you can see these patterns emerge.

One such pattern is in Belshazzar's dream in Daniel chapter 2. This dream ends up being a prophetic vision for the future of empires in the world, up to the point of their destruction and inevitable collapse. It is a vision of a great statue of a man whose head is made of solid gold, his shoulders chest and arms likewise of silver, his belly and upper legs are brass, his lower legs are made of iron, and his feet made of iron mixed with clay. In the dream, King Belshazzar sees a great stone, "not cut by human hands" that soars through heaven and smashes the feet of this statue, causing the whole thing to crumble and topple. It is upon this great stone that a new kingdom is built in place of the one that is destroyed. Daniel reveals to the king that this statue represents great empires, from Babylon through to the final empire that is trampling the world when God comes back to judge it and destroy it's hold over the earth.

In interpreting the dream, Daniel tells the king that it's talking about the future. It is a dream of a timeline, which begins with:

1. King Belshazzar of Babylon as the head of Gold. This gold represents a majesty and purity that gets lost over time, as the value of the body diminishes further down.

-> Likewise, the body of Christ began with the head, Jesus, who was perfect in his purity, like gold. So we have the starting point of the body of empire, and the body of Christ beginning with a head.

2. An inferior kingdom that will replace Babylon rises up second (Medo-Persia). This is represented by the arms and chest of silver.

-> In the body of Christ, it was the early, spirit filled church of Pentecost which rose up in place of Jesus. It had power and a strong anointing of the spirit, but was still populated by men and women who made mistakes. It was not as pure and superior as Jesus.

3. A third kingdom comes to replace the chest of silver. This belly of Brass (Alexander's Greece) is also inferior in value to the first two, but it shines almost as brightly as the head of gold, appearing more valuable than it is.

-> Introduce the Roman Catholic church, established by the counsel of Nicea, it rises to replace the underground, power-filled early days church. With all of it's government-backed power, and it's tendency for grand , shining, and magnificent symbols of it's divine authority, (combined with a staggering collection of worldly treasures), this historical part of the body of Christ reminds me most of a belly of brass.

4. A fourth kingdom rises up that is like iron. This is represented by two legs. It is very strong, and very fierce, but not very rich in it's own way. The upper parts of the body give this part it's value. So was Rome: a thief of Greek culture, a strong and uncompromising conqueror.

-> Likewise, (after Rome fell) in the dark ages, and during the reformation: The church split (like two legs), and strengthened it's roots in the world. It also took part in several ugly and militant centuries. This was a time filled with trials, accusations, crusades, witch hunts and inquisitions. Countless tribes were slaughtered in the Americas in the name of Christianity; their cultures were destroyed. The church was on a mission to move and conquer, much like the Roman empire. There was as much resemblance between this church and Jesus as there is between Iron and Gold. Because of that, the power and Holy Ghost manifestations known by the early church were but distant memories of glory days. Men of faith who knew and served Christ lived in the church at that time (as throughout all stages of this body), but they were often persecuted by the established order. Martin Luther and Saint Frances of Assisi are good examples of these men.

5. Finally, the feet of this statue are partly of Iron and partly of clay. As far as metal goes, it's pretty much worthless: no comparison between the feet and the head; no logical reason that these feet should be entrusted to support the weight of such a large, and strangely arranged statue, but they stand firm, until God acts.

Just the same, when Rome fell, there weren't many other major world empires. England expanded her reach throughout Asia and Africa, but never rose to the stature of Rome. likewise, France and Spain attempted to permanently spread their influence abroad, but weren't able. In the 20th century the British empire fell apart (in part thanks to the power of the spirit of Ghandi, who I believe is a forerunner of the feet of Christ). Meanwhile, empirically minded nations such as Russia, Germany, Japan, and America attempted to rise to the top of the world. All have fallen but America, which could be falling even now (because God may be acting right before our eyes).

My point is that a bumbling, sadistic, fool like George Bush is in fact representing, in our day, the kingship of a long and sordid tradition of great empire kingdoms throughout history. He has about as much structural integrity in his leadership as Iron-and-Clay feet have at the base of such a large statue. But yet, somehow, here we are, America is still an occupying empirical country unchallenged by the global community, the Economic heartbeat of our country determines that of the global economy, for better or for worse. We have about 5% of the world's population, yet we consume about 1/4 of all the world's resources. Against all logic this arrangement exists in the world today: somehow, some way, it has managed to stand so far. I believe this is because God has allowed it to be so, and is getting ready to destroy it in front of everyone. I believe that modern, institutional churches are in the same position. But God has something else in mind. The chains of empire are about to be taken from off of the backs of all oppressed people because that is God's plan, and the time for that deliverance is now.

The feet of the kingdom of men are about to be crushed by the kingdom of God. The feet of the body of Christ complete the body, and connect the head to the earth once again. People living on earth will be selected from the earth to be used by God to destroy this lineage of empire. Just like the mountain that is cut from the earth without human hands, and is hurled at the feet of this statue. Only by God could something like this be done, but by God this will certainly be done! Praise the Lord!

Please press on to read what Bill Britton has to say about the feet of the body of Christ in prophecy. I agree with his message, he says it very well, and he cites many scriptures throughout his teaching about the feet to back it up. You can find it in this link. May you be blessed and inspired, and may the Lord reveal to you the truth of this matter.

Is Prophecy Prophetic?

2008-12-04T23:01:00.002-05:00

Amos:3:7: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets.

The word Prophecy means both to foretell as well as to tell forth.
1. the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
2. something that is declared by a prophet, esp. a divinely inspired prediction, instruction, or exhortation.
3. a divinely inspired utterance or revelation

So we understand that prophecy does not necessarily mean that it is foretelling it could mean it is a divine revelation of wisdom or insight, but it also was most certainly used by the prophets of God to tell before hand those things that were and are yet to come. As the scripture says in Amos, God will do nothing until He reveals it to His servants the prophets. The scripture is full of predications. Many modern "Scholars" who profess to be wise I believe became fools (Romans 1:22). We have what is known as the "School of Higher Criticism", that claim there were at least two Isaiahs, and after reading their discussion it would seem that their whole basis for making that statement is because Isaiah was too accurate, therefore one of them must have been much latter. This was never what the early church believed nor did the Jews of old, also Jesus quotes from several sections of the book as though they are the same. Some of this controversy arises because of Isaiah 45:1-3 Here we see the Prophet calling Cyrus (Cyrus the Great) by name over 120 years before he was even born. In Daniel we see the fulfillment of this scripture and even though Daniel is only seeing a few hours into the future, he is foretelling what was about to happen to Belshazzar King of Babylon Dan. 5: 22-31 The famous "Hand writing on the wall" story. Isaiah in his prophecy actually describes how the city would fall. Cyrus damned up the Euphrates River that ran under the wall of Babylon, then he broke through the iron bars that went into the water, this allowed his armies to enter the city under the wall.

Some prophecies are very specific and have to do with one particular thing, others are done as types and shadows, showing us an image or a pattern Heb: 8.5. Remember the story of how Isaac was born. This was a foreshowing of the birth of Jesus. It was a miraculous birth, both Abraham and Sarah were too old to have a child but God brought forth His promise. Then again when God called on Abraham to sacrifice his only son and then the Lord provided a substitute lamb that was caught in the thicket. This was a picture of God's plan that He would not withhold His only begotten Son and that Jesus was the Lamb of God, the substitute for our sins. The name Isaac means laughs or DELIGHT, when Yeshuah (Jesus) was baptized by John and the heavens opened and the Spirit descended on Him and a voice was heard saying " This is my beloved Son in whom I am DELIGHTED" A reference to Isaac.

Now there is yet another form of prophecy. I like to call it a wheel within a wheel. We have all heard the expression that history repeats itself. This is true, we see the same patterns happening over and over. Eccl:1:9: "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun". I believe that Ezekiel's wheels are describing this very thing;(Ez.1 is not flying saucers as some claim) The wheels are cycles within cycles within cycles yet moving forward. The four faces that are described are the four standards of the banner tribes of Israel as they wondered through the wilderness they helped provide direction to the people. Ephraim, carried the Ox banner; Dan, the Eagle; Judah, the Lion; and Ruben, the Face of a Man. It is also thought they represent the four gospels that provide the path for us and give us light for our journey. Mathew seems to portray the Royal line and Christ as King therefore represented by the Lion. Mark portrays Christ as the servant and the sacrifice and is thus the Ox. Luke shows us Christ "the Son of Man" Yeshuah as a man and so of course this is "the Face of a Man". John reveals Yeshuah as God, One and the same as the Father, so we have an Eagle that can sore in the heavens.
We see the same images again in Revelation before the throne of God Rev.4:7: And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

Many people thought that Adolph Hitler was "The Antichrist" (the son of perdition from 2Thes.2). He seemed to fulfill much of the image of evil, but apparently not all things had yet been fulfilled. So the wheel went around again and another Antichrist was raised up in the person of George W. Bush. Many in the 911 truth movement have pointed out how Bush has followed in the same pattern as Hitler. Hitler started a fire in the Reichstag and blamed it on communist terrorists and executed a young retarded Polish man and started an unprovoked war against Poland while using these things to pass the Enabling Act which took away many of the rights of the German people. The World Trade Center was Bush's Reichstag giving him the ability to invade Iraq and the Patriot Act has taken away our rights. If you remember there was another before them that also played the same deception. Nero set fire to Rome and blamed it on the Christians.

Scripture has several levels of meaning, first would be its literal meaning, next you would have a spiritual meaning then you may have hidden messages and meaning, not to mention the the Hebrew letter meanings and their numerical values.

Now with this ground work we can begin to see what Daniel and Revelation are saying to us.
The idea has been presented that Daniel was not a prophet because it is only showing an account of history and that his Book was not counted with the prophets. It was also claimed that Daniel's word about the Abomination that makes Desolate was completely fulfilled with Antiochus Dan. 9:27 and 11:31. Antiochus ruled from aprox 175 to 164BC. Daniel's powers of foretelling are only called into question here if you subscribe to the critics that claim Daniel was written by someone else and much latter than what is claimed and believed by Orthodoxy; that is aprox 527BC. Thus you do not believe that Daniel was written by Daniel. This is a matter of faith, and not of fact. You would also have to believe that Yeshuah was wrong, deceived or lying, and/or you would also have to discount the Gospels. While it is accurate to interpret Daniel's prophecies as having "A" fulfillment in Antiochus It is obviously not "THE" fulfillment. Mt: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:)" also Mk 13:14. This verse makes two things very clear, 1. Yeshuah calls Daniel a Prophet and 2. He is warning those that he was speaking to to watch for the an event yet to come.

In this same manner, "The Book of Revelation" and "Daniel" should not be seen as just a sequence of events but as a series of patterns to watch for that lead to an ultimate fulfillment. Revelation was not meant to be easily understood so don't buy any "made easy" books. It is written in code and took some understanding of the Prophets before John. It is also not meant to be understood as literal but as word pictures understood in the Spirit, as it was written in the Spirit Rev.1:10 "I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11: Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book,"

In Rev. 13:17-18 we see the use of numerology in describing the Beast. We are exhorted to use wisdom and understand the meaning of the number. Letters were used to represent numbers so you could evaluate the number value of names.Using this system, it is quite probable that the most direct reference for that time was Caesar Nero, but George W. Bush also fits many numerology formulas Is he the final Antichrist? We shall soon find out. It is also important to understand the spirit of antichrist may be what is in the heart of a man. Six is the number for man, and three is the number for divinity. Christ was God making himself man, Antichrist is man making himself god. The mark in the forehead represents who you serve with your mind (soul) and the mark in the hand represents the service of your body. Who do you serve with your body and soul?

End of the End Times?

2008-11-27T08:33:00.004-05:00

The first "antichrist" described by Scripture was in the Old Testament. This was Antiochus Epiphanes (left). It was about him that "Daniel" wrote: "He shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall make sacrifice and offering cease; and in their place shall be an abomination that desolates, until the decreed end is poured out upon the desolation. (Dan 9:27; New Revised Standard Version)

The "abomination" which "desolated" was the statue of Zeus which Antiochus had erected in the Jewish temple.

The Book of Daniel contains a style of literature known as "apocalyptic." The same style is also found in the Book of Revelation. Apocalyptic is the literature of crisis. Suffering people always turn to future hope in an effort to ameliorate their current travails. When reading apocalyptic literature, we need to understand the worldview of people suffering oppression, hardship, or persecution. Biblical examples: Daniel was written with the aim of comforting and supporting the faith of those suffering under Antiochus Epiphanes; Revelation was composed close to the year 70 CE to assist those who were suffering under the persecution of Nero. What these writings share is the idea that people were to look to the future rather than now for the day of their deliverance.

What then is "prophecy?" The dictionary says: 1: an inspired utterance of a prophet 2: the function or vocation of a prophet ; specifically : the inspired declaration of divine will and purpose 3: a prediction of something to come Most people focus on the third definition.

The primary definition of "apocalypse" is: "One of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 BCE to 150 CE marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom.

It is worthy to note, in English versions of the Bible, the Book of Daniel is found among the Prophets. In the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, Daniel is found in the third division, the Writings (Kethuvim.) The editors of the Tanakh did not consider Daniel a "Prophet" but something else. This is correct, because Daniel is not prophetic literature, but apocalyptic. The first six chapters of the book contain stories of the dream interpreter and faithful servant of G-d in difficult times. Chapters 7-12 contain the apocalyptic visions written under the name of "Daniel" during difficult days. These "visions" are simply intended to show that faithful men and women that, in spite of the power of their enemies, G-d was still the king of the universe, and that they need be unafraid.

The early Christians were mainly Jews who were familiar with their Scripture. They were people who found themselves in similar straights as their forebearers in the time of "Daniel." The genius in the Book of Revelation is that it was written in the same style as Daniel, but adapted to the author's time and place. Here the evil tyrant was Nero (left) and the rest of the "prophecies" were but thinly veiled social commentary. The original readers of Revelation understood the content in the context of their world.

With this in mind, the Book of Revelation should not be seen as a book of prophecies. It is evident down through history that much mischief has been made of this book when viewed this way. In today's world, not only is it stupid to see the Book of Revelation as containing prophecies for our time, it is also dangerous.

Although "evangelical/fundamentalist" branches like to believe they are the only true Christians in the world, thankfully, there is no one "Christianity" today. By the time the full consequences of their theology are made manifest, Nero down in Hell will be laughing at their expense. It will be the responsibility of the remaining branches of Christianity to denounce Dispensationalism as a heresy and engage in appropriate damage control.

For the last eight years we have endured yet another "antichrist" in the form of President George W. Bush. He was a "Christian antichrist;" therefore most of the evangelical/fundamentalist crowd did not recognize the hour of his coming. As of now, it appears the time of Antichrist Bush is drawing to a close. For those who were not deceived, they may rejoice that they have lived and remained faithful to the end. Yet it can not be emphasized enough that the kingdom Jesus spoke of was not of this world. The kingdom is within. Therefore, don't go looking for New Jerusalems to be dropping out of the sky.

The end of the end times can be a bit of a let down; especially if you're looking for some kind of cosmic justice. Perhaps a new revelation is needed.

Let me offer this. Daniel and Revelation were written during and about the times their authors lived in. They were written in a style that is vague and hard to understand today. A revelation written today will not need to be written in the same way. A revelation today will not gain immediate acceptance, but gain credence over time.

Here is what I propose to reveal. The United States is an empire. It is presumed to have a democratic form of state, but this is questionable. For the last eight years the United States Empire has been ruled by an idiot who is likewise the enemy of G-d and the entire human race. I speculate that he will meet his doom from alcohol-related causes. Those who were faithful and resisited Bush's evil will be rewarded by inheriting the world he created; they will have to make the best of it.

G-d save us all.

Amen.

Romans 13 in the news: Manipulation and Manifestation.

2008-11-21T00:33:00.000-05:00

The above video is at least a year old, but it's a chilling expose' of Bush's Department of Homeland Security approaching clergymen across the country, and training them to use their propaganda, mixed with Romans 13 as a way to pacify their congregations in the event of Martial Law. The preachers are being prepared to minimize dissent by painting any declaration of Martial Law, for any reason, to be the action of God's appointed leader, whom they should trust.

This is one of many warning signs that the Bush administration fully plans to still be in power when the nation descends into a new level of chaos, and that they have no problem with exploiting God and Christ to obtain their empirical goals. The "Posse Comitatus" law, mentioned in the video, which strictly forbids US troops from policing American streets has been recently undone, by the deployment of a brigade of troops who are fresh out of the Iraq war-zone to a military base in Georgia...their mission objectives are explicitly to put a lid on domestic dissent "just in case" there is a reason for martial law to be declared. Troops were sent to New Orleans after Katrina, and local police forcefully removed guns from citizens, including an old woman, that was tackled by a 250lb police officer. Strange policing actions also took place from the military and local police during the disastrous floods in the Mississippi region this summer.

These are localized practice-runs for a national transformation to martial law. Law Enforcement and Military are both working to train their people to disarm and consider all citizens to be potential enemies of the state. That's the sort of mentality they had in communist Russia. This is all very real, and painfully close. Annon recently shared this mp3 link to a very interesting radio broadcast from John Stadtmiller that paints an eerily possible picture of what could happen between now and the inauguration. It's well worth a listen, if you haven't heard it yet, you can come back to read the rest.

The problem we face, of course, is the fact that Romans 13 seems to support the idea of Christians submitting to ruling kings and governments without exception. Is that really the case, or is there something deeper going on?

Romans 13:1-5

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.

By isolating the first 5 verses of this chapter, clergy can advise submission to even the most despotic, and lawless of "rulers". Logic would suggest that only the cunning and deceptive minds of despotic rulers would think to use this passage as a way to pacify the masses. When we are interpreting scripture, it is always important for us to remember context. This is not limited to a chapter, or a book, but the entirety of Scriptures works together to preach one great message. There are paradoxes littered throughout, but no real contradictions. That statement is much easier said than learned, but it is true.

It must be established that our allegiance is to God first, and then to the "ruling authorities" that God has sanctioned. If our earthly leaders are in defiance to God, we must stand strong in the light that has been given to us by Christ, and be prepared to die, if necessary, for the sake of our faith. There is no compromise to that order of authority. When we are told to serve our earthly leaders (or ourselves, or anything) above our heavenly king, we are being lied to by a very old, very sinister fallen angel who twists scriptures to promote his own agenda.

In the desert, when he tempted Christ, the Devil offered to give Jesus dominion over all the kingdoms of the world, if Christ would only bow before him. This temptation demonstrates his ultimate desire to divert people's worship of God. I have no doubt that Lucifer was whispering into the minds of the mob that judged Jesus. John 19:15 reveals this twisted reasoning:

(The mob) shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!"
"Shall I crucify your king?" Pilate asked.
"We have no king but Caesar," the chief priests answered.

Romans 13, then is a very dangerous passage, if and when it is misinterpreted.

Verse 1 says that "every soul must be subject to the governing authorities", which implies that if a leader does not honor the laws that he has sworn to uphold, that leader is in violation to Romans 13. Only people who violate the law have any reason to fear the law. The Antichrist is described in scripture as being a very boastful, strong and fierce leader who "seeks to change the times and laws" in Daniel 7:25. He is called "The Lawless one" in several other prophetic references. The fact remains on display, that while Bush swore to uphold the constitution on inauguration day, he has actually moved in strong, strident steps to dismantle that constitution (which is the "governing authority" that is above him). Our rights and liberties have been stolen right before our very eyes. Sainthood: the compulsion to love your neighbors and to love your enemies, is now illegal according to the Patriot Act.

I see the constitution as something that God has sanctioned, because the heart of this governing document is wise, and just and fair.

The severe partisanship of the religious right, on the other hand, is not very fair. Think about this: Were leaders of the religious right citing Romans 13 in defense of Bill Clinton? Most pastors actually encouraged people's loathing of Clinton...whipping them up to a partisan frenzy that helped deliver the 2000, and 2004 presidential elections to George Bush. There is a massive anti-government, anti-tax sentiment that partially defines the religious right, and this sentiment runs completely contrary to Roman's 13, not just in verses 1-5, but the entire chapter.

Romans 13:6-7

For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

I believe that Paul is actually warning us not to engage in violent resistance to tyranny, for he knew that the Christians in Rome, and true followers of Christ in the future would be persecuted without cause, just as Jesus was. That persecution can stand as a testimony, as long as we remain blameless, refraining from any evil, even in our resistance to tyranny. This principle was Echoed by the apostle Peter, in the other, oft-interpreted teaching from 2 Peter 2:13-25.

We are commanded to "Bless those that curse us, bless and do not curse". Paul also taught, "Do not confront evil with evil, but overcome evil with good". That is one of the ultimate expressions of self denial. I don't think any of us would have the strength or the will to behave that way without the spirit of Christ within us. But we can do all things through Christ, who strengthens us.

Dick Chaney is on the receiving end of that sword wielded by the governing authority of the law of the land. In the past three days, he was indicted in a tiny Texas town. This is a time of consequences, a time to pay the piper. The problem is, the Bush Administration is very dangerous, especially when cornered. Justice will be served, if not sooner, certainly later...(and not much later at that).

Romans 13:8-14

Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

Gospel of John (part 2)

2008-11-13T00:00:00.000-05:00

By popular demand (and a successful search on Google Video). I present the second installment of the Gospel of John film. I would encourage all who have been moved by the accurate account of the most poetic gospel to purchase a copy of the film. I know it's available at amazon.com here.

The Gospel of John (Part 1).

2008-11-09T02:01:00.000-05:00

I love this film. It is a very heartfelt and precise reproduction of the entire gospel of John. We are all feeling the oppressive weight of these times, dragging us down. Watching this film is a refreshing reminder of how the world is supposed to be, destined to be. Come Lord Jesus!

5 Dollar/10 Dollar

2008-10-27T16:57:00.001-04:00

If anyone has the 5 or 10 dollar bills please check it out...I have two of them watermarked and did a comparison and one of them is NOT of abe lincoln (looked like dave rockfeller). The other one was a 10 dollar bill and check on the ones that is supposedly hamilton. (Please correct me on this one) The image does not look like hamilton. I have seen the 20 dollar bill not only from youtube but also from the ones I withdrew...keep that in mind that they are usually mocking us...I try to find a way to upload it on this site...

Gog and Magog

2008-10-27T13:49:00.000-04:00

Ok, here is my post. Remember, these are MY refelctions and are not meant to be taken as the last word.

I believe that George Walker Bush is the world leader who Ezekiel the prophet symbolically names Gog from the land of Magog. I believe he will pull (Meshech can mean to pull in Hebrew) and draw (Tubal can mean to draw out in Hebrew) the world into the final war to end all wars, which will be followed shortly after by the second coming of Jesus Christ. While the story of Gog and Magog is an ancient one, dealing with power, conquest, and the oppression of the weak, I believe the move towards the final confrontation and destruction of Gog, described in the Book of Ezekiel and the Book of Revelation, is currently under way. I believe the war of Gog from Magog began in 1991 when Bush’s father, George HW Bush attacked Saddam Hussein in Gulf War I, and shortly after proclaimed the creation of a New World Order. However I believe his son, George, will take on the final personality of Gog and will consign, by his actions, the Beast of Imperialism into what the Book of Revelation calls the lake of fire forever, signaling the arrival of the Kingdom of God in its full majesty, what has traditionally been called the Second Coming of Jesus the Christ.

This New World Order that Bush senior referred to is a Satanic/Corporate/Fascist organization, often called the Illuminati, that is designed to enslave the majority of humanity and establish a Kingdom of Some Humans (elites, the so-called Illuminati Blood Line, etc.) as gods (the fulfillment of the prophecy encoded in the story of Adam and Eve, where the fruit of the knowledge of Good and Evil makes one equal to god). For a further explanation of this, see http://marcellusunleashed.blogspot.com/

This Kingdom’s primary legend centers around the Grail and the Grail Bloodline, made famous in the book The DaVinci Code. In opposition stands God’s vision of a Kingdom in which God re-creates humanity in the image of his divine son, Jesus, making all human beings divine. As such, the NWO is the biblical Anti-Christ (against Christ), the Final Beast of Revelation, Gog and Magog. It is called by all three names in the New Testament. I believe the incarnate symbols of this reality are the person, George Bush, and the nation he rules, America: Gog from Magog. This essay will not focus directly on the details and history of the NWO, but instead on the identity of Gog and Magog, and some possible implications for the future. If you wish to research the phenomenon of the New World Order further, I suggest

http://www.threeworldwars.com/new-world-order.htm, or the numerous works of David Icke.

I believe that the final phase of the war of Gog from Magog began on 9-11 2001 with the World Trade Center attack in New York, continued in Afghanistan and Iraq, but its deadly conclusion has not yet happened. I believe this will commence when Israel attacks and occupies the remaining Palestinian territories with the approval of America, and help from NATO.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7837

This appears to be under way as I write this essay. I believe that shortly after that a conflict will emerge in the Mid East region between NATO, the Shanghai Cooperative (China, Russia and many of the former Soviet Republics, India, North Korea-the Biblical Kings of the East), Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, a coalition of Arab States; in other words all the nations of the earth will gather in the Mid East for a final battle that has traditionally been called the Battle of Armageddon. This will not be a war of a “good side” versus a “bad side” but a war of dominion and conquest as the Kings of the World fight for their share of the New Empire, the NWO. In the end, Gog from Magog (Bush) will lead all the nations of the earth to their doom, what is symbolically referred to in Revelation as the Lake of Fire. I believe this war can still be mitigated or avoided all together if conditions change, and conditions have changed somewhat. I believe that the prophecy has been delayed at least 6 years because of the prayers, works, and sacrifices of truly religious people in this country and around the world, and the sacrifice of innocents (martyrs) the world over through whom God has chosen to reveal his goodness. God has allowed many to suffer in order to wake up the rest of us to the colossal evil that we all allowed to grow unchecked by our greed and selfishness, and to give us a little more time to have a change of heart and mind. The poor in such diverse places as Africa, Palestine, India, Thailand, the Americas, and other desperate places around the world, embody the spirit of the two witnesses from Revelation, and I believe have been used by God to delay the inevitable. However, our time may be running out.

I believe the Gog Magog prophecy does not refer to a direct invasion of the Zionist Nation-State of Israel by a country such as Russia as many so-called prophecy experts have claimed. However, Gaza and the West Bank will be occupied by NATO to herald the impending catastrophe. The reason I believe this to be true is because the language in the prophecy is highly symbolic, and if Ezekiel was speaking of a direct invasion of a restored nation of Israel by a Northern Power, then I believe Ezekiel would speak more literally and directly. For example, Ezekiel states that Gog attacks the mountains of Israel, yet falls on the mountains and in the open fields. Also, Gog’s horde is buried in a field, and yet the birds eat the flesh of kings and generals. These statements are contradictory, and must then be interpreted figuratively or they make no sense. Also, there are real questions among Torah believing Jews whether the Zionist State of Israel breaks the covenant established at Mount Sinai, and should be peacefully dismantled at once.

http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/.

The site referenced, and others like it, raise the possibility that the Zionist State was established by the NWO to be a counterfeit of the real Israel. The confusion caused by the Zionist Counterfeit could be used to fool honest religious people around the world into believing that God had delivered Israel to the Jews as a divine promise, and that he has ordained that they destroy their enemies. As a result, the Zionist State may actually be in league with the imperial NWO, Gog from Magog, and therefore would be working against the God they claim gave them their land. Paradoxically, this may also mean that the Palestinians are one representative of the Israel that is attacked by the hordes of Gog in the prophet's account, but there are many others.

Gog’s attack as presented by Ezekiel the prophet on Israel, for the reasons cited above, appears to be symbolic of a wider attack against God’s people around the world: the weak, the powerless, the poor, and the outcast which will lead to Gog’s ruin, and the final ruin of all kingdoms and empires forever. I believe this is also symbolized and foreshadowed in the story of the Exodus, when Pharaoh enslaves and oppresses the powerless children of Israel, and they are redeemed by faith in the power and majesty of their God, who creates his people at the foot of a mountain (Sinai) in order to create a powerful mountain of people who can war in Spirit and Truth against the Anti-Christ systems of empire which oppress and devour the powerless of the world. The culminating event of Gog;s war may have been foreshadowed thousands of years ago in Egypt, and may well happen in our lifetime.

The operating plan of the Illuminati, symbolized as Gog and his coalition, is to destroy, seize, and sell entire countries and people’s (mountains) to corporate interests, and bludgeon the people with a repressive police state, with a never ending war on terrorism as its excuse for existence. For a full description of this phenomenon and how it has been developed and perfected in America, and exported around the world, see Naomi Klein’s fantastic book, The Shock Doctrine. http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine

The goal of Gog (George Bush) and his coalition will be to turn the entire world into a corporate police state, herding the poor, outcast, and marginalized into massive ghettos and work camps, the likes of which have never been seen before, and never will be again, all in the name of corporate profit, naked power, and the hegemony of the NWO and their clients. The final war will take place when the coalition of Gog turns their “swords” on each other, perhaps because of treachery, fear, but most likely greed. It appears it will happen after some massive sign by God that he is coming in power, perhaps a massive earthquake, but this may be symbolic as well. While the war will have physical manifestations, it will be a spiritual war of light versus darkness, good versus evil, flesh versus spirit. True Israel around the world will be empowered by God with the weapons of Word and Spirit in order to fight the darkness, as they have always done throughout history, but the power of empire always has prevailed or retreated to plan its next attack. However, now the Holy Mountain of Israel, which is symbolic of God’s people, will spread with power throughout the whole earth, and overcome completely those who hate them: the kings, despots, and religious hypocrites that comprise the Babylonian/NWO Imperial System. Fallen, Fallen is Babylon the Great!

The Deception and Disinformation Exposed

2008-10-20T14:05:00.000-04:00

The truth about World War 3 and the NWO

There has been a lot of deception mixed in with truth being spread around by the Zeitgeist films The first one and now the new one called Zeitgeist Addendum. The have very good information on 911 and the Federal Reserve and even the deception of the religious systems, but beware. These videos are very well done which shows that they are not amateur, and were obviously funded by powerful groups with there own agenda
Here are some good videos that unmask the sources.

Zeitgeist Addendum = NWO Propaganda

Disassociating from the Establishment

2008-10-08T14:01:00.000-04:00

Many so-called religions have made the dangerous decision to mix their faith in with politics, thereby profiting from the people. The so-called nations who claim to be Muslim (i.e. Iran, Saudi Arabia, etc) or Christian (i.e. USA) have used dangerous, ideological actions of aggression and evil- while claiming to be holy and perfect nations. How can anyone claim to be affiliated in a particular religion based on love, while they are condemning others and even using that condemnation as an attempt to justify their own position? Why would being in a church on Sunday, and showing everyone how sanctimonious you are, seeking the praise, respect and regard of people...why would this be considered a path to holiness, when it actually causes people to become morally bankrupt (which the Bible warns about)?

In order to be a part of your faith (Christian, Muslim, Judaism) you must not associate with any sorts of particular party as part of man or serve false gods or wear any idols. In theory the ones who were part of the religious system (the real ones) were not part of the establishment and the only one they should follow is God. How has this world gone so wrong that many actually believe that being in a particular party will grant you to be part of God's people?

When Jesus was being tempted, the Devil offered him great power, to rule all of the nations of the world, if only Jesus would worship the Devil…of course that offer was refused. The reason is that no amount of power in the world was worth sacrificing his allegiance to his Father. Jesus said later, “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet loses his soul?” Yet in this country, religious right groups led by men such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson are engaged in a massive, and ruthless campaign to take political power into their own hands...and George Bush has in fact given leaders like them “a seat at the table”, holding weekly phone conferences with them, and inviting them to the White House on occasion. This power-hunger works not only to serve the Republican party but also has acted as a means of destroying Christianity, which has been an igniter for the other religions: Islam and Judaism.

They act as though God and their political agenda were in cahoots. As though God were giving his stamp of approval on anything and everything they do, regardless of whether it was based on fear or love. How dare they commit such abomination?! As if they are an exclusive private party that knows god had supposed to have a relationship with the lord. In other words "$@% you, you're not worthy and we are the best." This elitist, careless, blasphemous mindset is what has helped to build the New World Order. This effect of the religious right is shown also from other posts that they have the one world government and one "religion" under the guise of Christianity. This agenda in no way serves Christ, or honors his teaching…instead it serves power and money and the all seeing eye of Lucifer. One simply needs to read what Christ taught to see this. Modern Christian doctrines and mainstream teachings and interpretations are more pornography for consumers to buy and producers to profit from, instead of anything that would help the poor and persecuted.

Seeing such shows like Left Behind, Veggie Tales, and FOX (beast) claim to use Christian values and the lord's name is BLASPHEMY! If you recognize that, you should confront it. “Be not deceived, God will not be mocked, Every person will reap what they sew”. Watching Beast News I have seen guests who use a cross to show their holiness. Ann Coulter and Danny Bonnaduce were a few people who play as this type of victim of the persecution complex. Even though they are paid to lie in public with their fabrication against the 9/11 truth! Do not let this fool you, the source of their tactics can be known from their fruits.

Veggie tales is a children's show on NBC that is usually educational or supposedly educational for young kids and teaches about Gods meaning. It consists of the typical fruits and veggies, and deals with Christian values…but what type of Christian values do they serve? One of the articles shown in the Landover Baptist church admits that veggie tales were such an abomination that it is more about getting money instead of values where you can get it for free like the bible. Aside of their sexual innuendoes that looked like more of an adult toy instead of being a toy for children what type of message are they sending out? So what kind of values does it show with sexual innuendoes? “The Veggie Tales corporation is watering down scripture and promoting a lack of respect for the sanctity of God's Holy Word by producing videos where a talking head of lettuce with a New York accent skips through uncomfortable Bible passages in order to make a story more appealing to children.” I have never heard anything about them discussing real issues like love, compassion, loving one another regardless of sex, orientation, skin color, or other cornerstones of the philosophy of what Jesus says. I think in my point of view something about this Veggie Tales does not take the Lord very seriously and does not seem to show Christian ways even though it seems Christian on the surface. Other media like the Left Behind series is known to be blasphemous.

Left Behind is another blasphemous show consists of Todd Friel and Kirk Cameron. Both claim that they are trying to convert people to serve God. This was based off from a book that is more of a science fiction with spins on rapture and certain characters who are using personality tests which consists of occultic practices. Since the Zionists controls the media the bible rejects the pre Tribulation to Post tribulation myths. Such things use prophecy (but twist them, and so use false prophecy).These deviancies are known to dumb down subjects and make them part of the matrix. Think about it…if you are raised on lies that say they are truths, you will never know the nourishment that real truth gives…and you will remain complacent, unaffected and unmotivated on a diet of false truth. Examples of those are not only typical but common among the “herds”. By withholding the person's name and location I have found a blog written in a way with the illusion of the left/right/liberal/conservative viewpoints.

One of the most illogical and ungodly garbage is known as "Can a Christian be a Democrat?" Now what kind of condescending post is that? How can a Christian post a drivel that has nothing to do with Christianity! Reading along there were all of these small mini subjects that are less relevant to what is going on around the world. As if subjects like abortion and gays are more important to that post rather than greed and not turning to your fellow man. As I read about his blog it praises about another four more years with the antichrist (Bush). Every subject consists of what the democrats are for and republicans are against. It is considered preposterous and foolish to think with that attitude. One of the smoking guns here was he claims to say about homosexuality and abortion to but there are no cites or references that he can back it up:

Example 1:
2. Gay Marriage (Democrats for, Republicans against)- this is a difficult issue to understand when it comes to equal rights. The bible is obviously against all forms of homosexuality and polygamy, no matter how badly we might want it to be otherwise.
Government has adopted marriage in recognition of a civil act between one man and one woman, and therefore has no ethical right to manipulate it from its origin. This is another issue, despite indecisiveness, that bears no middle ground. Would it be politically correct to have "Pedophilia Pride Day," if it's "just who they are" and it's "beautiful?"
"The bible is obviously against all forms of homosexuality and polygamy, no matter how badly we might want it to be otherwise. The Holy Bible is written in black and white and God's laws are non-negotiable. In a political sense, marriage should not make two people superior over anyone else." "Well, the only difference between domestic partnership and marriage is that domestic partnership does not infiltrate God's law. It denies moral legitimacy to those who refuse the natural law of marriage, and this upsets them. "
The hypocrisy of reading and analyzing that portion of the post, it never shows anything what it says or ever referenced from the bible. Mormons are allowing polygamy and certain Mormons who are practicing it shows they are against what it says on the bible. Questioning his logic, denying the right of people's love and condemning them for loyalty instead of being alone. Once again it falls within the fallacies pedophilia pride day which has nothing to do with gay marriage.

Example 2: I cannot verify this personally, but I have heard (from a reliable source) that from the official ACLU website, there were instructions on how to get a young boy into bed with you. Now, if you are a Christian Democrat (still keep in mind that we're not all perfect), is this the kind of organization and are these the kind of people that you want to walk hand-in-hand with to the voting ballots? When we vote, we usually don't get all that we hope for. Each of us are caught in a "pickle" of balancing the goods with the bads. As a republican, I know (less my preferences) that no matter what republican I vote for, that I will not have something this absurd on my hands. Democrats, give me one example of republicans being so disgustingly absurd as this.

This does not make any sense at all. If he proved to me what reliable source he is talking about, that is called pedophilia and it has nothing to do with the ACLU. It does not make any sense about voting ballots. What is it about the voting ballots: if you vote republican or democrats it will be better or worse…? The truth is that the elite chooses who will run as president for the bidding and it has been that way for a least a century. This blog has proven to me with this type of logic he is still stuck in the left/right matrix. With the so called Muslim nations like Iran would they do the same thing like the so called Christians?

In the documentary made by the CBC called "Gay in Iran" there is an approximation 7% of Iranians who are considered gay or living in a gay lifestyle. Illuminati president Ahmadinejad claimed statements such as there are no homosexuals in Iran. Such preposterous statement from a man who claims to be Muslim or living in a Muslim state. Punishment for Iranians being homosexuals in public will consequently result in death such as stoning. Other barbaric punishments they used were lashing the back 100 times. With homosexual Iranians they are treated not only the worse from police but also clients who beat them. It is a real sad case of people who uses any justification from the Koran to condemn others. Using this action they are no different than the Pharisees and legalists back then. This similarity is especially true this country which is no difference than any other place around the world, yet claims to be the best and the brightest beacon of freedom in the world.

Bush (the self proclaimed Christian and antichrist) has used Christianity in a way that twists and manipulates fellow Christians that brought into a war of catastrophe. With fellow Satanist Karl Rove, he helped him to be portrayed as a man of the cloth. From Yb's post wolf in sheep's clothing people should know Christ by the actions and not its tongue. With the use of 9/11 as the match to light the world on fire, he had created a scapegoat with the use of another religion connecting with the Taliban which has nothing to do with the Muslim religion at all, then head towards Iraq, always siding with the Zionists of Israel. As usual the so called establishment Christianity is abandoning the teachings of spirituality and siding with a political party by man.

If you are supposed to be part of religion why would you wear a cross, claim to be a holy person and yet proudly associate yourself with an establishment that does not make any sense? It is ok for you to be a part of a healthy ongoing relationship with the Lord. So called Muslims, Judaism and Christians who serve to a falsehood politician do not deserve to be labeled as holy nor do they deserve to be associated with Christianity, Judaism or Islam. The religious right are known to be among the unholiest people, who use hate and fear to establish themselves in politics for their own agenda instead of being established with the Lord. Shows like Veggie Tales and Left Behind are just a few that claim to use abomination against the lord. Nations who used to condemn others of their orientation proves to be more sanctimonious and morally bankrupt. It is proven that not knowing the lord and serving to an establishment that is Godly only on the surface is unholy and detestable. Everyone thinks that they are on the right track, but only the genuine people can explain in detail, without shame, why they are on that track.

Rev 3:1-6

“I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’

(by N with the help and interpretations by Kevin)

http://www.leftbehindlie.com
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0502/veggietales.html
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/tim_and_beverly_lahaye_exposed.htm
http://killdevilhill.com/z/ychristiand/THEBIBLEhall/cas/13.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu_tiFZjNQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atb5xZZ7fPY
http://911antichrist.blogspot.com/2006/10/failure-of-state-on-911.html

American Dollar Total Collapse worth less than toilet paper

2008-09-28T13:30:00.000-04:00

Does it Really Work like this?

Hugo Chavez at the UN 2006, calls Bush The Devil.

2008-09-26T00:34:00.000-04:00

I linked this video in the comments section of the post below. This is an amazing speech that I hope everyone here has had the chance to see. There is a spiritual uprising going on, an "awakening" that affects everyone in the world some way or another. Chavez spoke of the spiritual war that is being waged against all of the people of the world. Notice how he discusses the "people of the South" who are rising up. Obviously, Chavez is from South America, but he extends his hand out to nations around the world (many of which have been attacked, ignored, and/or exploited by the American empire) and he seems to be addressing them in his speech, and not just the Venezuelan people. Chavez is a Believer in Christ, and since his speech is clearly rich with Biblical language, perhaps Chavez read something that makes him relate to "people of the South", and see George Bush as an evil "King of the North".

Introduce Daniel 11:20-24, which is the story of the "Kings of the North" and "Kings of the South" fighting through several wars and generations throughout history, until the final Day of Judgment.
Vs:20

There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle."

This verse, I think, describes George H.W. Bush. His biggest political blunder was saying "read my lips, no new taxes" before hiking up taxes. That cost him the '92 election, where he was removed from power in the wake of his victory in Iraq.
Vs:21

And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

Bush jr. wasn't elected by a popular vote, hence he did not have "the honor of royalty"...he didn't get in power by the usual means.
Vs:22

With the force of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, and also the prince of the covenant.

This seems to be referring to 9-11, which was an attack on America, and an attack on Christ's teaching of how we should treat our enemies.
Vs:23

And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people.

This represents the natural effect of a boastful liar who claims to be good, but whose actions are evil. Only the brainwashed "base" will stay with him, but by law he has tremendous power, and despite high disapproval ratings, he has successfully gathered more executive power than any president in history.

He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.

This seems familiar when looking at the $700Billion Wall Street Bail Out, but it also applies to other aspects of his presidency. War Profiteering also comes to mind, for instance.

Likewise, the powerful Last Days prophecy of Joel chapter 2 (read it here) says,

"never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations. I will drive the northern army far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land."

Chavez wasn't calling for a political revolution. He saw spiritual revolution on the horizon, indeed happening at the time, and strengthening now. Chavez announced this before the United Nations. Praise the Lord!

I have deactivated comments to this post in order to continue the conversation below. If any of you feel led to publish a post of your own view about what the next step should be, please do so. This is a good time to have in depth discussion about the matter of what our idea of "the next step" is... What has been shared so far about the subject is very strong meat, and very timely.

How wonderful it is to be a part of such a unique, set-apart group. Coming here and hearing so many common views from different sources is a great blessing. I don't know about you all, but I have felt stronger in the spirit since yesterday...more confident. I had a good friend call me up with a "you've been right all along" remark while Bush was addressing the nation last night. I really think that Bush is stepping over the line this time, and people are snapping out of their apathetic hypnosis.

The devil Will Not Win! People are getting ready to listen! The masses are coming to realize how serious this time is. May the Light of God's truth continue to spread throughout this dark world, through all of his servants.

The Economy From Hell

2008-09-20T05:36:00.000-04:00

The events of the past week have caused the entire worldwide capitalist system to tremble at it's very foundation. This sort of economic virus clearly shows why "globalism" isn't such a good idea after all. But it's too late to stop. "Globalism" is the politically correct term for the New World Order, which, like Babel, seeks to create what Peter calls A brotherhood of men without the Fatherhood of God.

I was reading through the Psalms tonight, and was blessed to find something very interesting.

On Monday 9-15 Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and Merrill Lynch was bought out by Bank of America.

Psalm 9:15 says,

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

The U.S. government had to "bail out" yet another major company, AIG on Wednesday. AIG was given a "Bridge Loan" for $85Billion . Mind you, all of this happened about a week after the massive U.S. government takeover of Mortgage Gurus Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Remember? The one that could cost taxpayers $5 Trillion! This truly is the economy from hell.

Earlier this year, I remarked that the food crisis was a fulfillment of Revelation 6:5-6 which describes the "Third Horseman of the Apocalypse". The Amplified Bible version says:

When He broke open the third seal, I heard the third living creature call out, Come and look ! And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and in his hand the rider had a pair of scales (a balance). And I heard what seemed to be a voice from the midst of the four living creatures, saying, A quart of wheat for a denarius [a whole day's wages], and three quarts of barley for a denarius; but do not harm the oil and the wine!

There can be no rational doubt that American capitalism is the keystone of the world economy. This week we saw a domino effect of economic ruin that forced Russia to stop trading entirely midway through the week. A global rise in food and fuel prices has added 9 million people to the number of those who are starving to death because of their extreme poverty. Before this year, there were almost no cases of someone paying an entire days wages for a loaf of bread... but that part was being fulfilled in several countries by April of this year. But the second part, "And do not harm the oil and the wine", is referring to the upper crust, the elite. While the poor are being gouged, the rich are being protected and rewarded...does that sound familiar?

The Bush-approved stock market boosting "solution" to this catastrophe was to cancel the debt of the reckless, lawless bankers by writing a check on behalf of American taxpayers worth up to $700 Billion. Instead of distributing that money to citizens who are about to miss their mortgage payment one too many times...instead of using the people's money to help the people, Bush is paying off the Tycoon's debts. Bush has offered all sorts of blessings to the super-wealth that trades among the rest on Wall Street. I see this as nothing less than an overly-publicized bribe from Bush to his Cronies, at our expense. But this was all foretold. As the Shaking continues may you all stand firm and tall!

Psalm9:15-20

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Psalm 10
Why do You stand afar off, O LORD?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?
The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire;
He blesses the greedy and renounces the LORD.
The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
God is in none of his thoughts.

His ways are always prospering;
Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
I shall never be in adversity.”
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the secret places he murders the innocent;
His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
So he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his strength.
He has said in his heart,
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”

Arise, O LORD!
O God, lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the humble.
Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”

But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

The LORD is King forever and ever;
The nations have perished out of His land.
LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may oppress no more.

9-11, Seven Years of Ripening.

2008-09-17T12:52:00.001-04:00

Although Peter makes an excellent point that 9-11-08 was the last day of peace before Hurricane Ike caused gas prices to skyrocket even further, which was followed by the current escalation in the economic downward spiral...that's obviously not what I was "predicting". The Lord will be glorified no matter what happens, so I am not too worried, and I am very relieved not to have said "Thus Saith the Lord" about 9-11-08. I've had glimpses and snippets of visions before, but I'm much more comfortable in learning about the past, and analyzing our present than I am in predicting the future.

That being said, it is possible for us to understand what will likely happen in the future, if we do the hard work of learning the hidden details of history (like the Media-ignored comparisons between Bush's 9-11, and Hitler's Reichstag fire). We can also understand what will likely happen in the future if we pay close attention to current events. Most people don't have the time for that, because their time is spent on their jobs, families, or other priorities of this world. But those people who have studied, because of a hunger to know the truth no matter what cost...people who come to know what's going on, who's behind it, and why it's happening are entrusted with "a message of hope for those who receive it, and a warning to those who will not".

The above quote is a lyric from the Psycho-spiritual-Metal band, "Tool". This band produced an album in the spring of 2001 that eerily predicted the post-9-11 world. Read the lyrics to Laturalus here. It's amazing.

What's more amazing, Alex Grey, who has painted the artwork for their album covers since 2001, actually predicted the post-9-11 world in a painting he made in 1989. The picture below shows two airplanes flying towards the twin towers in the background, and in the foreground, there are three characters: a "terrorist", a dark suit wearing gentlemen who looks suspiciously like George W Bush, and a "Dick" (as in, Dick Cheney). I am publishing this painting because of it's foresight and significance to the greater spiritual picture. I hope that I will not offend anyone by doing so.

This painting shows what I see as a combination of the tree of life, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It also expresses the two paths ahead of us that I saw in my vision at the church in the week after 9-11. Those who choose the way of light, and life and God have been transforming during the past seven years into a greater awareness, empathy and understanding of the universe. Those who choose the way of darkness, and selfishness, and vengeance have experienced an atrophy of the spirit. The lost are suffering from this. They have no idea what's going on. They do not see the writing on the wall, or the dots connecting themselves. The Biblical analogy of "light" and "darkness" is about comprehension. Spiritual darkness is a plague that effects the lost (who are guided by liars, and agents of the adversary). This plague also affects the wicked themselves.

I believe that because both the lost and the wicked are in darkness, we must not condemn those who are in darkness. "Done" recently remarked on that, warning those gathered here not to get sucked up into the same condemning spirit that has it's grip on most people. He makes a very important point. We must confront and stand up when we're facing a lie, but we must not eternally condemn the liar, because it is God's duty to judge who is a deceiver, and who has simply been deceived.

God will distinguish what to keep and what to throw away, and always has. Even still, Light must penetrate the darkness. The lost will not like light shining in their eyes at first, but it's the only way to get them out. The wicked will fight to destroy the light. None of us has perfect light, but we do all have some of that light within us. It is our sacred duty to share it, in love (patience, kindness, etc). That task is certainly difficult, but in Christ it is possible, and we must be in Christ to share the light. We know the darkness will be done away with, let us continue to proclaim it. To our friends, relatives, neighbors, and strangers. The harvest is plentiful, and ripening even now. This is a wonderful time to be rooted in the Rock of Christ.

John 1:4-5

In Him (Jesus, the Word) was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Jesus says in John 15:1-12

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Love is the Key. We know this, but it's good to remember it constantly, and not to be lured away from it for any reason. If we begin to argue with others purely for the thrill of winning, we are not abiding in love. The truth can only be received if it is offered in love. We must act out of love, for God, for brother, for neighbor, for enemy, and for self. We must teach in love, share in love, and most importantly, demonstrate love. Love is the Light that has been given to us, and that we must give out. Praise the Lord!

1 Cor 13:1-3

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. more...

Wake Up America

2008-09-15T17:07:00.000-04:00

Well here we go.
Perhaps Kevin's prophecy was that 9/11 would be the last peaceful day. as my night blooming Sirius bloomed to give peace and beauty, the shaking started.
Ike , Russia, Sara Palin and Lord knows what else behind the scene.
Today the Dow Jones was down 504 points, the worst day since 9/11
Capitalism is after all a religion, it is a economic system that is built on faith and usury. Could this be what Revelation is talking about
Rv:18:2: And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.3: For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.4: And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.5: For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.6: Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.7: How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.8: Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.9: And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,10: Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.11: And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
12: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,13: And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.14: And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.15: The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,16: And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!17: For in one hour so great riches is come to naught.
Sad thing is most on Wall Street don't understand

Let the bank runs begin!
By Patrick Wood, Editor September 15, 2008
The immediate aftermath of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy will be a massive and manic flight to liquidity and withdrawal of funds and credit from banks, S&L's, insurance companies and brokerages, leading to more failures.
Nothing can stop it at this point.
http://www.augustreview.com/news_commentary/global_banking/let_the_bank_runs_begin!_2008091599/

Interesting article on Sara Palin
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/bess/index.html

Flower in the night!

2008-09-11T17:42:00.000-04:00

This happened last night in my back yard.

Even in the night there is light and beauty

Will America Be Attacked on 9-11-08?

2008-09-04T22:55:00.001-04:00

Could America be the victim of another surprise attack on September 11th, 2008? I believe it's not only possible, it's extremely likely. Knowing how risky it is to make such a bold statement, I am willing to stake my claim at Prophecy by saying that yes, it will happen.

I have been pondering and hesitating over the post you are about to read for a very long time. But that is because I haven't heard the deep, separate, and echoey voice of God saying "Yes, America will be attacked by that Wolf who cries Terrorist (George Bush) on 9-11-08". I also don't know what will happen on the day itself.

What I have experienced are ideas, observations, and random thoughts that are more solid than my normal thoughts. These thoughts make me feel as though I know with certainty things that I have no business of knowing. I have always been very skeptical about those thoughts, and ashamed to experience them, because I knew that thoughts like that are a symptom of insanity. But I have come to believe that the prophets of the Old Testament also have those thoughts. And I'm willing to take the gamble and stake my reputation on this prophecy. We'll know for certain next Thursday.

Below is an account of when those "more solid thoughts" about Bush and 9-11-08 struck me:

1. In late November 2000, while the first Bush election was still up for grabs, I was in the car with my cousin Matt, and we were listening to "Antichrist Superstar"...Suddenly, I was compelled to tell him, "If Bush somehow wins this election, and then proves that he has been lying about all of his Christian morals of peace and compassion, and he somehow invades Iraq, you just watch, he'll turn out to be the Antichrist, because God wouldn't stand for it." I didn't take my own advice, and didn't really come to believe that Bush is the Antichrist until December 2004, but that was the first heavy thought.

2. On 9-11-01, when everything was falling apart, and everyone was in some state of shock, I had a certain thought that the Antichrist was behind the attacks, and that there would be another event, but not for another seven years (9-11-08). Sure enough, with Anthrax, and Snipers and School shootings plaguing America in the years between, there has not been a single attack on America that has been linked to Al Qaeda in the seven years since 9-11. I didn't believe that Bush was the Antichrist on that day. Like many, I suspected that it was Osama Bin Laden. But I knew the Antichrist was behind the attacks.

3. A week after 9-11-01, I went to church with my Mom, and instead of the normal Wednesday night Bible study, Trinity Broadcasting Network was holding a nationally televised prayer meeting in the sanctuary. At first, I just sat and listened to the angry, hurt, and vengeful prayers. I hoped that someone in line would set the course straight and pray for forgiveness...but none did. When I realized that none would say that, I got in the line. As I stood there I prayed that I was being rash, that there wasn't a spiritual cancer in the heart of the congregation that forgot forgiveness when it was needed the most. I prayed that someone else, anyone else, would say what was on my heart. None did.

At that time, I saw a very clear vision of America's destiny. I saw two paths ahead of the intersection of 9-11, and I knew that our reaction would determine which path we would go on. I knew for certain that we had to make the right choice, and go on the right path as soon as possible, because God would allow only seven years of this gross misrepresentation of Christ. I knew that if we fed the fear and the hatred in our souls, and if we believed that it was righteous, we would be doomed as a nation. I knew that we would be withered up in seven years time...and here we are. I also saw another pathway ahead of America, the high road. The way of peace, and mercy, and love. The way that normal Americans were when they responded to the victims of 9-11. I knew the greatest obstacle ahead of us was learning how important it is to love our enemies. And I knew that if we couldn't learn that, like the unforgiving servant, we would be judged as guilty by God himself.

4. In late December 2004, when the Tsunami hit, I felt like I was snapped out of a trance by the massive tragedy. It was then that I prayed for God to show me what was really going on in the world; if these were signs of the end; and if the Antichrist really was in power somewhere. I had an incredible hunger to get to the bottom of this "end of days" question, and to seek the truth at any cost. In short, I finally gave weight to some suspicions that I had for years...and my life was forever changed because of it. Two days later, I first saw the "Bush Is Antichrist" website, and a lot of things about the world seemed to come into sharp focus and make more sense.

5. In August 2005, eight months after coming to believe that Bush is the Antichrist, I started doing some real research about the 9-11 attacks. I soon realized that amazingly enough, 9-11 itself was carried out by a shadowy Western elite (and George Bush was in on it...which explains the strange behavior of the Secret Service that morning, along with a whole series of spiritual and moral questions). I later found out that Adolph Hitler created the Nazi dictatorship out of a German democracy based on "false flag" terrorist attacks, and the promise of enhanced security. But more on the serious Hitler/Bush connections in a later post.

6. Leading up to the 2006 elections, The head of the house I am living in was speculating that the Bush administration would stage another false-flag "terrorist attack" before the '06 Congressional elections. He felt that Bush couldn't afford to lose control of Congress to the Democrats that year, and so he would have to attack, or risk impeachment. My view was different. We all had our moments of speculation and analysis. We all wanted to know what would happen. This was the fall of 2006. My speculation felt more like a proclamation, and while it seemed pretty unlikely, I was very sure that it would happen. This is what I said:

"I believe that the Bush administration will wait until they're ready. I don't think they will be impeached unless it's part of the plan, But when they do strike, Karl Rove is going to be in legal trouble, and Bush is going to be going through some sort of Impeachment process. His impeachment will probably still be in debate on the house floor when it happens. Why do that? Because it would create a wave of sentiment for the Bush administration. They will go through the motions of being held accountable to what's left of the law, and then we will be attacked, to break the sovereignty of the law by the urgent need for security. The next major "Terrorist Attack" against America will happen right near the end of his term, because why would Bush waste his official time in office? He has no reason to attack until the clock is almost up, and he has to have some sort of excuse to continue in office, and that excuse will come from chaos. He will at least try to spin declaring Martial Law as a "public service", or a "last resort"...but it's really a massive power grab. I also think he struck a deal with some of the corporate heads who are a part of this Bohemian Grove / Bilderberg conspiracy. Bush promised to keep things peaceful for a set amount of time, so that they could maximize their profits, and maximize the debt of the masses during that time. I believe it's going to happen on September 11th 2008".

And here we are today...The economy is in shambles: we are experiencing a worldwide food and fuel crisis, an above-average abundance of Natural Disasters. In May of this year Asia experienced two extremely devastating natural disasters, Typhoon Nagis, and an earthquake in China. In June the Mississippi River flooded many areas along it's coast in the great floods of '08, and Dennis Kusinich introduced 35 articles for impeachment against George W Bush. In July, Karl Rove was held in Contempt of Congress because he didn't show up to testify in regards to the recent Justice Department scandal. So my improbable "speculation" has been coming true exactly so far.

On August 8th, The morning of the Olympics grand opening, Georgia (believing they were backed by NATO) began bombing the separatist region of South Ossetia (which is largely composed of Russian-speakers, and is part of the pre-communist Russian empire)...Russia fought back with a massive demonstration of military might, and there is talk now about how we are in a New Cold War. On August 18th, Perez Musharraf stepped down as president, leaving Pakistan in a "political vacuum". Things are shaky right now, and they could tip over very easily, but people are still looking away, still hoping for deliverance in the next presidential administration.

If there is a terrorist attack on September 11th, it would cause at least part of the "9-11 truth" movement to hit the streets in hope of starting a revolution. An attack on that day might also cause some gun-loving evangelicals to snap, and go on a crusade to kill liberals and "secular humanists" in the name of the Lord. Seven years is, after all, a very significant time-frame for people who are fascinated with the apocalypse in the mainstream church, and there are plenty of dangerous people who are obsessed with Armageddon, and have been taught for the past seven years that the "War on Terrorism" is righteous. So in some ways, 9-11 is the Achilles heel of America. After the reaction from the masses, Bush would have no choice but to declare Martial law, and use those Halliburton-built concentration camps to "quell domestic dissent".

In the movie, The Devils' Advocate, Al Pacino (the Devil) says, "I'm a surprise, they don't see me coming". Bush's plan is simple, and devious: it is to take over the world. He has the same ambition as Adolph Hitler...but for some reason, most people aren't willing or able to see that about him. He will strike on 9-11, and use the strike as an excuse to gather more power. And most just don't see him coming. But some do, praise God.

The Doomsday Clock Has No Snooze Button.

2008-09-04T01:59:00.000-04:00

I found this video on youtube about a year ago, when World War 3 seemed much less of an immanent threat than it is today. But I found out that as of 2007, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the so-called "Doomsday Clock" has been bumped up to 5 minutes 'till midnight.

To see the timeline of the Doomsday Clock, visit this link.

Most people these days are so totally preoccupied with just getting by, that they are completely oblivious to the very real danger that the world is in right now. Pakistan, the only Arab nation in the world that has a confirmed Nuclear Weapons program, is in political turmoil since Perez Musharraf resigned on August 18th. The U.S. and NATO are trying to eat away at traditional Russia, behaving in a way that could escalate easily and quickly into a Nuclear Holocaust. Truthfully, the bullying attitude pf NATO has worked for years, but Russia is calling their bluff, and things could get very ugly very quickly. The tribulation days are supposed to be worse than anything the world would ever see. A lot of the descriptions of the day of God's Wrath seem eerily similar to a post-nuclear apocalypse. The threat is real, and stronger than ever. May God have mercy when things do get out of control. He is our rock and our refuge, ever present in our time of trouble.

The end is near!

2008-09-01T20:23:00.000-04:00

Many apologies. I've disappeared as sorts. I've been trying to focus on the events surrounding me right now and have been avoiding this blog for the most part. I love the spiritual company here and am most certainly looking forward to meeting you all (perhaps in the next life). But being here reminds me so specifically what is about to happen, and its something that I like to pretend to ignore.

I've been heavily fretting about the path that is in front of me right now, with the knowledge of current world events so transparent to me. I feel as though our spiritual "work" will be tenfold when the dam breaks. I am trying to focus on spreading seeds of belief, but I feel as though my work will be specific when I see certain signs start to appear more quickly. I feel more each day that my actions and mental preparations are guided directly by the Lords hand.

I feel that I have an understanding of how future events will unfold as sorts, and what I must do. I have been worrying too much recently, and I had a very profound dream two nights ago, one that I could not shake. Please read? :]

There's a car in front of me. It's me driving this car, but I'm looking at it from a 3rd person perspective. Its dark and I'm driving down an icy road slipping all over the place, almost hitting traffic or road barriers. I drift a bit and try to correct the steering and end up crashing into this glacier/snow mound that is next to the road. The car pushes through the glacier about 10 feet and comes to a stop. I get out and fall through a weak spot in the ice into a tunnel. I start sliding down the tunnel, looking up and seeing crystals embedded just behind the ice. The crystals are every color and form a line down the tunnel, and I slide down the path. I feel compelled to punch through the ice wall, and as I do I pull out a crystal sword. I do this a second time on the other side of the wall and pull out a crystal shield. Both of them clear and harder than any normal shield and sword, but both weighed almost nothing. The tunnel ends in a large underground crystal cavern, and I slowly slide to a halt. The room is illuminated by the crystals behind the ice, they start to light up the room more as I start to walk around and examine where I am at. I see tables set up in rows with a variety of items. There was food, backpacks, cooking supplies, weapons, armor, and many specific items to help me. I gather what I feel I need and walk through a doorway.

I'm teleported? Everyone is in fear around me. There's a giant man-eating serpant in the main water way/ watering hole. I see it swimming around looking for flesh to devour. I trick it into a small cove and I build a metal gate to keep him confined. The serpent trying to break through and cannot, it stirs up the water violently. The water becomes really muddy, but soon it settles and the serpent is revealed. A dead and lifeless thing.

I felt like I was nudged by God. I couldn't shake the dream, and I've meditated on its simple message.

Now that I've hopefully passed a small message of hope to you all, I have found something interesting. September 11th – the 7th year anniversary will be here in 10 days. YB and I discussed lightly how this might be an important date. I've been keeping my eyes and ears open to any signs, and have found the recent LHC news to be disturbing. Scientists around the world are trying to shut it down before its Sept
10th/11th “doomsday date”- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1051070/Landmark-experiment-unlock-secrets-Big-Bang-cause-end-world-say-scientists-court-bid-halt-it.html

It seems like right at and around Sept 11th some crazy things are going to happen. Keeps your eyes open and we'll see what happens right? I'm a skeptic with most “signs” but occasionally something hits me harder than normal, and I feel as this date will be important. I do love you all and I hope we can continue with some form of communication. FF, Sandra, and YB you are in my prayers and it saddens me that Stephen's site was shut down. Do not despair! The end is near but soon I will see you all in paradise.

//Josh

In 3 Days, After 3 Days, or Both?

2008-08-30T01:49:00.000-04:00

In my last post, I suggested that the spiritual awakening that is going on right now in the hearts of a few believers in every nation around the world was directly linked to the resurrection of Christ. I compared the resurrection story, according to the gospels, linking to the scripture in 2 Peter 3:8-9,

But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

We are seeing the signs of the end of the age being fulfilled all around us. At the same time an amazing spiritual awakening is touching the hearts of a remnant of believers throughout the world, all at once. The church is considered "the body of Christ", and we are in the early hours of the third millennial "day" since Christ died, and so I concluded that this awakening was a "resurrection of the Body of Christ". I have found that the best subjects to write about are researched in reverse: where you have an idea that strikes you suddenly, and then do some homework to check it out, and get a resounding confirmation that you're thinking on the right track. The last post was like that. I had assumed that the Nicene Counsel had written the Apostles creed, but when I found out the truth (that the apostles creed was written in the 1st century with "resurrection of the body" and the Nicene Creed was written 200 years later, when the Holy Spirit anointing was gone, the term "body" changed to "dead")...when I found that out, the concept I had made even more sense.

Recently, Thomas brought up Jesus' words in Matt 12:40

"For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

He pointed out that if Jesus was talking about his resurrection, than my concept was a thousand years ahead of us, and not going on right now, because we are in the early hours of the "third day" since Jesus died. Thomas raised a good point. but when he brought it up, I had just finished a long and difficult exchange with Dan, and was feeling attacked, so my quick responses didn't completely explain what that verse is talking about, and how my teaching could be considered valid. If I am teaching in a way that contradicts the overall story of the scripture, then my teaching is worth nothing. But thankfully, the Bible is full of explanations.

The most important way to find answers to the deep questions we have, is to seek out those answers ourselves, and to remain in prayer. Thankfully, the truth is available to all who will seek it. Seeking the truth is hard work, but it's not an impossible task. You don't have to know everything in order to recognize the truth. And the more of it you do know, and embrace it, the more free you become from the influence of deceivers (so it's worth the effort). Also the more truth you encounter, the more love you have for it.

First, I will reinforce the concept of God's remnant and Jesus raising up in the third day, and then we will read what is supposed to happen after the third day. Thomas was correct in pointing out Matt 12:40, and asking the needed question. That verse is a "technicality", in that it is "a detail meaningful only to a specialist". However, we are called to study the scriptures in order to show ourselves approved to God, so we should all be studying the scriptures continuously, looking to the scriptures (and prayer) directly as the best resources for finding answers to our questions.

I will use the gospel of Matthew and the book of Hosea to plead my case, but there are certainly more verses that discuss this topic, buried like gems throughout the scriptures. Matt 16:21,

"From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day."

This verse introduces the concept of the personal resurrection of Jesus would happen in the third day, not after the third day. (but something will certainly happen after the third day). Matt 17:22-23,

Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them,“The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly sorrowful.

Again, this is saying that the resurrection will happen in the third day, not after. Now as far as the Passover Sabbath goes, I have done a little homework (thanks to leads given by Sandra and Thomas), and found that Passover is the holiday which comes immediately before the week-long Feast of Unleavened Bread. Jesus was not betrayed on the passover, because his conspirators were afraid that the people would riot against them. Matt:26-2-5 starts with Jesus telling his disciples:

“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him. But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.”

In the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the first and the last days are considered Sabbaths. The days in between are not. Although they are part of the celebration, work can be done. This is significant. The conspirators needed to get rid of Jesus, but they were afraid of the people. What better time to strike than when the people were mostly pre-occupied with the week long feast of Passover? They couldn't do it on the opening feast day, because no one was allowed to work that day (neither Judges, nor Chief Priests, nor Elders). But they could do it after sun set on that day, in the middle of the night, while most of Jerusalem was sleeping. Matt 26:17 makes it clear that the Last Supper was on that day.

Now on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

The rest of Matt 26, gives the account of Jesus' betrayal. Matt 27 opens up the next morning, and it is on that day that Jesus is sentenced by Pilot and crucified. Jesus died in the "9th hour" of that day, which is three hours before the beginning of the "day of preparation". The Jews counted their days from evening to evening. Matt 27:57 says that when Jesus was crucified, he was buried that evening, and the next morning the elders and priests convinced Pilot to place a seal on his grave. The next day was the Sabbath. Since the Last Supper was shared on the special Sabbath of the Unleavened Bread Feast, and he was crucified the next day, it would be impossible for the Sabbath before his resurrection to be a double sabbath.

So he was buried and sealed in one day, he remained in the grave for the next day (the sabbath), and his resurrection was discovered the morning of the third day after his death. Now, it should be noted that none of the gospels give an account of the actual resurrection. All of the accounts are of discovering the empty tomb. But even though no one knows the hour of his resurrection, and none of us were there to witness it personally...there is no doubt in my mind that Jesus was alive again before the 72 hours of "three days and three nights" were up, and that he was dead for two full days, before being resurrected within the third day after his death. In that case, since Jesus wasn't a liar, he must have been talking about something else in Matt 12:40, when he says that "the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth".

My view is that Christ wasn't talking about his resurrection in that passage, but was instead talking about the future of the church, and his own future. Since we are flesh, and come from the "dust of the earth", and Jesus is in the hearts of his believers, he has been in "the heart of the earth" since he died, and will continue to be there even after he returns to rule the earth for 1000 years of peace. So that prophecy will not be fulfilled until after that 1000 years is over. We have an extra day ahead of us, where the body of Christ will be resurrected, and both head and body will remain in the heart of the earth, to rule together...this I believe to be "the last day" that Jesus spoke so much about. Hosea 6:1-3 also has a great promise for God's people. That is the promise that I shared in my last post.

Come, and let us return to the LORD; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

So the restoration will come after two days. Then for a thousand years, Satan will be bound, Christ will rule this earth, and there will be peace and joy like never before. After that thousand years Satan will be loosed, there will be one more war, and then this heaven and this earth will be judged and done away with (and replaced with a new heaven and a new Earth).

Please read through Revelation 20-21 to confirm that this is what the scriptures teach will happen. In Mat 12, Christ is talking about the days leading up to final judgment. The sign that will be given to those who demand a sign is this: the presence of Christ in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. (the entire history of the real church, including the next 1000 years). Judgment will come for all immediately after that appointed time. Matt 12:38-42

"Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.

Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. After his death, his mind and his spirit have lived on in those who belong to him. This will continue, even in the earth's new state of existence, after Jesus the head comes back to the Earth, for the next day and the next evening. Only after three days and three nights will the final judgment come. But we are eagerly awaiting what is happening now, because it signals the deliverance of the church, and victory that was promised for the last day.

The Resurrection of the Body of Christ.

2008-08-15T00:56:00.000-04:00

The Apostles Creed is a summary of the common beliefs held by all Christians, of all denominations, and was written during the time of the apostles (while miraculous power still defined the baby church) . One of the beliefs listed in this creed is "The resurrection of the body". While many assume that this refers to our physical bodies, we should remember that in the New Testament, "body" is a metaphor for the church itself. I believe that the "ressurection of the body" is referring to a new spiritual life that will come into the church in the days leading up to the return of Christ. If you read the New Testament, you'll see that the promises, callings and definitions of our faith stretch very far above and beyond the experience of most. The Holy Spirit empowered believers when the church was first forming, and I believe that Spiritual anointing was a "first fruit", or a taste of what was certain to come at God's appointed time. I believe that God is powerful, purposeful and patient, and that all things he has promised will certainly come true.

I also believe that the timing for this "resurrection of the body" is now. Because "1000 years is as a day to the Lord and a day is as 1000 years", Jesus was resurrected "in the early hours of the third day", and he also claimed that he would be "perfected in the third day". Have no doubt, by considering that this Resurrection of the Body applies to the church, I am also saying that the Body of Christ has been "dead" for almost all of the past 2000 years. This is a very humbling and frightening concept for church-goers who don't want to rock the boat. However, if you are familiar with Church History and become willing to question the foundation of your doctrines, traditions etc, you will clearly see how this applies. The deceptiveness of Lucifer is uncanny. The truth of this is not something that people can be convinced of by others. To see it, you have to look for the signs of deception for yourself. You have to plead with God to help you in discerning truth. You have to be willing to always reexamine the ground on which you stand.

In 325 A.D., by order of Roman Emperor Constantine, the church became the official religion of Rome and was organized by the Nicene Counsel. This counsel created it's own creed which is very similar to the Apostles Creed, but rephrases the "resurrection of the body" to the "resurrection of the dead". That subtle difference is very significant. Earlier in this blog, PeterZ taught, "I personally believe that the council was a grave stone to the Church because it went from being an organism to an organization. It set the cannon but it also made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire and now had the authority of the State rather than the anointing of God." Since then, numerous atrocities have been carried out by the church, in the name of Christ, and have caused many non-believers to dismiss Christianity as a hypocritical, judgmental and violent religion. Fortunately, the teachings of Christ and the Apostles have little if anything to do with the horrors of the post-Nicene church. While scriptures have been plucked up and twisted to help the accuser to cast millions of Christians back into darkness, if a believer will study the scriptures faithfully in context (and pray for understanding), the nature of Christ's spirit becomes very clear. Even though the church has fallen away, Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. The Gospel is truly good news, not some verbal formula; God's love for us is unconditional (agape), not simply "tough love"; and the time of restoration and resurrection is upon us. Hallelujah!

Many believers came to the church in the first place because they didn't want to go to hell when they died. Messages of Hellfire and Brimstone are terrific motivators, and successful evangelists have been using that angle to beef up their recruitment numbers for many generations. And while it's true that "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom", I can tell you for certain that the fear of the Lord and the fear of Hell are two entirely different things. Throughout most of the church age, Fear of personal destruction has been used to control people, to keep them submissive and obedient to their worldly authorities. But God did not sacrifice his only begotten son so that we would be scared into submission...He did it because He "so loved the world". To fear the Lord is to acknowledge that he knows everything about us all. That he sees into our hearts, he knows our secrets, and he isn't fooled by lies (even if we persuade ourselves to believe pleasurable lies...such as condemning a group of people and calling that condemnation "love"). To fear the Lord is to follow Him, to serve him, even if your own life is threatened because of that dedication. If you have the fear of the Lord it means you are willing to stand alone, against the crowd, despite great objection because you don't care about the judgment of people so much as you care about the judgment of God. Many people who belong to the church institution aren't willing to stand out of the crowd. They follow the rest of the herd, instead of the good Shepherd. They lack the "Fear of the Lord", and therefore lack wisdom.

Growing up, I would recite the Apostles Creed at its designated time every Sunday morning church service, along with the rest of the "flock". It always struck me as strange that people in my church could recite such a radical list of beliefs with little to no emotion. As though people were embarrassed, and competing with each other to see who could sound the least sincere or interested. But at the same time, these same people were too afraid or self conscious to do anything but recite it, on command, every week. Lots of things about the church always puzzled me. The history, the routines, the traditions, the repetition and the methods of recruitment. What we were reading from, learning about, and claiming to believe was much more urgent, inspired and extreme than what we were in the habit of doing. It all seemed so very wrong. But it was easier for me back then to believe that there was something wrong with my perception, instead of something wrong with the entire church.

When the church was young, it was full of life, energy, love and joy...then very quickly after it's birth, it began to die. The Official Catholic Church introduced a heavy system of rules and traditions that Jesus never spoke of (but the old pagan Roman religion practiced)....and for almost the entirety of these past twenty centuries, the power, life, love, faith, and hope of the church has died...but even that was a part of God's greater plan.

The faith of Christ's disciples was shaken when he died. For two days, they remained hidden from the outside world. The rug was pulled out from under their feet. The 11 remaining Disciples, and numerous other men and women had dedicated their lives to following a man who was supposed to deliver Israel...and he died. For two days (the day it happened, and the day after) there was nothing...the future looked very grim for Christ's followers. But then on the third day he rose again: and all doubt, discouragement and uncertainty was put to rest. Followers of Christ are in a similar predicament today, but resurrection is coming. When it does, everything will change.

That's the reason why the global elite have been scrambling to establish their New World Order: Lucifer (who rules them) knows that his time is short; he knows that the resurrection is coming, and he is in a race against time to establish his rule before he is overthrown and put in chains.

Also, Jesus knew that there would be atrocities carried out in his name. As a prophet, he saw not just this point in history, but across the entire landscape of the past 2000 years. It has been marked by misinterpretation and the spiritual death of his teaching. His teachings and spirit have been rejected by the established authority. Throughout the ages, a remnant has survived, and has been blessed with an understanding of Christ's spirit. But it has only been a remnant. And here is hope: despite knowing what would happen under the banner of Christianity between then and now, Jesus also knew what would happen in our future. And the final judgment of Father and Son is that Christianity was worth the price. We haven't seen anything yet when it comes to the Glory that has been promised to the Son, and his bride. He will return to rule the world, along with his saints who will rule under his authority. The seventh "Day of Rest", the third "Day of Resurrection" and the 1000 years reign of Christ in Revelation 20 are prophecies of the same exact promise. So as bad as everything may seem to us, we must rest assured that the King of kings will be given his throne very soon, and what happens then will be more wonderful than anything we can imagine.

Romans 8:18-25

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

Interesting Weekend

2008-08-11T22:11:00.001-04:00

Hi all,
Just got back from a family vacation. I actually survived it!
Interesting confluence of events, and events are going to take off from here. Those with wisdom will see the Illuminati playing chess with human lives:
The Olympics are centered around the confluence of the date 8-8-2008,and the date 8-11-2008. Numerologically, regrding 8-8-2008, 8+8= 16, 1+6= 7 + 2 =9 + 8 = 17. 1+7 = 8. in essense this number is 8888, or 32. There is a lot of significance ot these numbers for occultists, but specifically the relationship between 32 and its inverse 23 , and of course the famous Skull and Bones 322. It is no coincidence that the Olympics are in China at this moment, or that Russia is invading Georgia.
http://the-number-23.blogspot.com/2007/02/religion-sects-and-occult.html
Georgia invades South Ossestia, and Russia responds by invading Georgia. Russia "takes the bait" and invades Georgia (surprise, surprise. And Bush and Putin were gladhanding at the opening ceremonies the other night, like they had no idea that this would take place. LOL). The invasion by Russia was essentially on 8-11-2008. Numerologically, this date 8-11-2008 adds up to (surprise surprise) 11, the master number. Also, 8 x 11= 88, and this number has some interesting meanings and historical connections, especially regarding the host nation of this years homage to the reptilian demon hordes(or the Olympics as it is popularly known), China:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_(number)
In addition, 23 divided by 88= 27, and we have seen the importance of this number for occultists. It implies rule and kingship, which would correspond to the events of the last eight years or so, and the ANA-POLIS MARY-LAND (the conncetiosn to their goddess Isis, Columba, Ishtar is so transparent that it is laughable) summit of 11-27-2007. There are direct links between Anapolis and the events pertaining to and surrounding the Olympic Games. For example, the nation of Israel, which was prominent at the Anapolis summit, was featured in a 60Minutes "report" on 8-10-2008 about the Israeli air force, and how they might have to attack Iran in order to prevent a repeat of Nazi Germany's Holocaust, because Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the same as Hitler (God, they realy do believe in programming people through repeating lies. After all, Ahmadinejad is in league with these guys, but he is in competition with them for power). The comparison was made with the successful attack on Iraq in the 1980's, and it was implied that the Israelis are so well trained that they can do it to Iran with a minimum of civilian casualties. What a load of crap, but interesting that this story would run this weekend. Coinicidence? I think not. And the date 8-10-2008 can be added as 8+1= 9 + 2= 11 + 8 = 88, or 8-11, and we are of course seeing a pattern here.
What does this all mean? Clearly the US, Europe, Russia, China, Israel and Iran are all part of the same occult network which is jockeying for position in the NWO. Its like the Mafia, they believe the smae things, and work for similar objectives, but they are in competition with one another and every now and then, they go to war to serve their owns needs.
The number 27 keeps popping up, and it is the number of Kingship, or Divine rule of a King. It is the number of Empire, of the resetablishment of the ancient order of the Dragon (the National Symbol of China) which has been surpressed (thrown to earth) for 2000 years by Christ. This is their moment, and the game is on to see who will rule the Earth on 2012. Boy are they in for a surprise!
One last thing. We are entering a period of increased Sun Spot activity. The last one began in 2001 and ended in 2006 or 2007. The current cycle will last until, drum roll please, 2012, when it will peak and begin to diminish. Clearly these occult "sun" worshipers see the cycles of increased sun spot activity as integral to their plans of domination, so I believe that the events will begin to speed up very soon. Stay tuned and stay awake my brothers and sisters.