Jesus Our Shepherd.

    In most nations, the shepherd is in the back of his flock and the dogs running on the sides keep the sheep in line.


    This is NOT the way it is even yet today, in the Lands where Jesus walked. True the flocks may not be as large, but in the Holy Lands the sheep as lambs are held, and cared for thus imprinted upon their owners, and THEY FOLLOW THEIR SHEPHERDS! All without dogs, just their shepherds voice, when he begins to walk in front of them, they all follow!

    That's the picture YOU need to see about Jesus as the Shepherd of Humanity! However, these days in the lands where Jesus walked, and they THINK that there's a remotest connection to Him, these places have become a shrine. People who visit, think or hope they receive some kind of sanctification for having touched a spot He may have also touched. This has no basis for fact. In honest truth, you can meet Jesus in your closet, far better then by jostling in  crowd, on your knees, or sitting, and,  reading your Bible!

     Yes, there is  cave, which is reportedly the stable where the Babe Jesus was born! And there are still nearby fields where the shepherds tended their flocks, but NOT in the winter's December 25th, as the world believes it! They, have even dug out a small church, with many paintings depicting the familiar story, but have also included many of the signs of pagan deities.{to attract all peoples?}

Matthew 9:36. "But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd."

Matthew 25:32. "And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:"

 John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."

     If any think that the above verse does NOT separate His Flock, then you know not that millions hold to the Bible's Sabbath beginning at Sundown Friday, the Preparation Day, to Saturday, the day of Worship, up to its Sundown time frame! Gen. 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11 ( this hold God's "Seal of Office" name LORD, Title Creator/Maker, Territory- heaven and Earth Vs.11) Rev. 14:6-7; 4:11; Ehp. 3:9; Mk. 2:27,28; Deut. 5:12-15; Matt. 12:1-13 Jn.9; 19:30 Lk. 4:16; 23:53-56;24:1.[think, who pushes this?]
 
Mark 15:42 proves which day is the Sabbath IF YOU know the day of His death is "Good Friday, and the day of resurrection was Sunday dawn, and He rested upon the Sabbath! THE DAY BETWEEN THE TWO!

Matthew 24:4-5. "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."

     There ARE already many great deceptions in this world, not all come from non-believers, sadly, most come from Christian Church leaderships, in the form of false doctrines, and spoken to a Biblical Illiterate congregation!

     
    IT IS FOR THIS REASON THIS MAN SAYS, "NEVER THE WORDS OF MEN, NOR MAN, FOR THE WORD OF GOD, LEARN THIS FOR YOURSELF!"
 

 Matthew 26:31. "Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad."

 Mark 6:34. "And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things."

 John 10:11. "I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."

John 10:16. "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."

    There are those who as so called Christians, that use the above verse, to back up their Ecumenical movement, to bring all religions into the Roman sphere! However we know that Jesus Christ is the True Shepherd, and no human is nor could ever be!
     These must be either willingly illiterate of Revelations two camps, or they just ignore it? The two camps are those who have the Seal of God, within their foreheads, meaning Biblical Knowledge and its full acceptance. The other' s the one with the Mark of the Beast!

John 10:10-13. "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.  The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. "

 John 10:14. "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine."

 Hebrews 13:20. "Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,"

    Our LORD Jesus, willingly gave His life and shed His blood for each one of God's children, even those who do not believe and or reject Him! That is  love beyond human understanding, is it not?

Hebrews 13:21. "Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."

   We can't really change our character can we, because no matter how hard we try, we just can't become sinless, without help from above, to change us from within!


1 Peter 2:25. "For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls."


 1 Peter 5:4. "And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away."

 Ephesians 5:6. "Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience."

Romans 8:16. "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"

 Romans 9:11. "(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)"

    Can YOU not see, that no matter the parents, it's God that decides, each of are born yes or no, right? So by what right do any have to abort any human in their growth process, is this not stealing from both God, and the child? {All those who say "My body" remember the child in your womb belongs to God and to ITSELF} Learn  we are NOT to be "lovers of self, and is not the argument of "It's MY body, all about self?"

2 Timothy 3:1-7. "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,  Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."

    The above is one of a few passages that are as a "mirror" held up to humanity at large! Many see themselves, and they just do NOT like the picture, I hope this is not YOU!

 1 Corinthians 6:8-10. "Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.  Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God."

       Sadly, wee also have these in our midst, yet even they are NOT beyond God's free gift of Grace, but all, and that means ALL, must ask for forgiveness, with an honest and repentant heart, in Jesus Christ' s name, and it shall be granted unto you! [God reads our hearts and knows our thoughts, so we, none of us, can Con-God]

Born once- Die twice     Born twice -die once!  Chose Christ chose life, Reject Christ chooses death, both life and death SHALL BE ETERNAL!

 John 14:1-3. "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 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. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."

   How is that for a promise?  Does God really and truly LOVE YOU?

John 3:16. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

John 3:18-19. "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."

      Now we know the one true reason why crimes are committed during the hours of darkness, because they, that commit crimes are children of the dark power, Satan, even if they know this not!

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