Thursday, August 29, 2013

THE FORGOTTEN LAW.-----PART 2.


    Again my thanks to Amazing Facts, for their info in "Hidden Truth."
YES,   many a person having said, "Well I worship GOD, every day!"

To those I say: "Sorry but GOD has given us a day already, unless YOU think your voice is equal in authority to GOD' s perhaps you should learn which day HE set aside for us to REST!"

WHAT DAY IS THE BIBLE SABBATH AND WHO MADE IT?

  • Genesis 2:1-3. "Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
  • Exodus 20:10. "But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:"
  • Mark 16:1-2. "And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the rising of the sun."
  • Luke 23:54-56."And that day was the preparation, and the Sabbath drew on. And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulcher, and how his body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the Sabbath day according to the commandment"
  • Luke 25:1-3. "Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus."
NOTE Please remember these events: A. Christ was on the Cross until 3 PM on Friday. B. HE was taken down and placed into the tomb, late Friday, but before SUNDOWN, as the ladies need to buy the oils and spices to anoint His body, for burial. This MUST be done before sunset as this marks the beginning of the Sabbath- Saturday at sunset. C The Sabbath day from Friday's sunset to Sabbath's sunset. 
D. Sunday AM. the ladies came to anoint, but the tomb was already empty! Sunday is the First day of the week. . .look at your calendar!
    It was GOD, Himself, who created the Sabbath, and on the SEVENTH DAY! Sunday worship is a human Tradition, not found in the the Word of GOD, anywhere!
  • 1 Chronicles 17:27. "Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessed, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever."
  • Numbers 23:20. "Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it."
  • Mark 2:27-28. "And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath."
Note: Much has been said about the verse 27 above, and many take to mean that we can set our own Sabbath  or REST day! But does it say that? NO! The Sabbath' are man's days of rest, but also for all draft animals!
  • Exodus 20:10. "But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:"
OK, IS SATURDAY OR SUNDAY THE LORD'S DAY?
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2. "For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."
Note: The Day of the Lord or the Lord' s day, both are the same event, the Day of Christ' s return, the Second Advent! Thus not a thing to do with Revelation 1:10...
  • Revelation 1:10. "I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,"
Note: as this is yet future, how can this become the Sabbath other than by the Traditions of men, in Rome? While all her "DAUGHTERS" follow her ways!
  • Isaiah 58:13. "If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:"
  • Matthew 12:8. "For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day"
Note: Can we keep Resurrection Sunday, as a memorial? The Bible gives no such direction. Plus the Passover has been converted into The Last Supper, Communion and foot washing, as Jesus gave us the example, yes! As in....
  • John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
No wonder Jesus gave us this.....
  • Matthew 15:3,9 "But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 9.  But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
NOTE (J.B.)  please make note of Vs 9' s in vain to they worship me.... Vain - in Hebrew--MATEN [mat'-ane] Strong's concordance # 3155 in the idea of manipulations, unsuccessful search folly, to no purpose. 
 Please notice all human traditional worship doctrines are what, in vain!
   NEVER. . . ever take the words of men, no not even this one, for the Word of GOD, learn that for self, as only SELF shall stand in Judgment!

WHAT DOES GOD SAY ABOUT SABBATH KEEPING IN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS?
  • Exodus 20:8-11. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it."
  • Deuteronomy 9:10. "And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly."
Note: God began this commandment with  "REMEMBER" because He knew we would forget His Holy Sabbath!

WHY DID GOD MAKE THE SABBATH AND WHY SHOULD WE KEEP IT?
  • 1 Peter 2:21. "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:"
NOTE; Think YOU, reader, that all who call self a Christ man or woman, should not follow the example He set before us!  If you doubt this fact read Exodus 20:8-11 again!
  • Ezekiel 20:12. "Moreover also I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them."
Note: A SIGN? Who has not heard of the Mark of the Beast, which without it none can buy nor sell?
         Well. guess what folks, they are both signs! So whomever worships on Sunday, the first day of the week, whose sign are they under? Those who worship on the Sabbath Saturday, are under God's sign, right? Remember there are ONLY TWO SIDES: One side for GOD and the other side is for Satan! Simple right?
So chose life by choosing God, any other you chose death!
  • James 2:10. "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
  • 1 Peter 2:21. "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:"
Note: Remember GOD gave us a twofold sign (1) it is a sign that HE created all in 6 literal, 24 hour days, and (2) it is a sign of HIS might and power to redeem and sanctify men.
  • Isaiah 58:13-14. "If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it."
  • Luke 4:16. "And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read"
Note: Who is man, that we should be mindful of him and his traditions, that counter the set example given to us by our Savior Christ Jesus? Does this question asked of YOU demand an answer, even if only to self?
   Please look at this: The first time a number is mentioned in Scripture, three times is Gen 2:1-3 where GOD blessed the Seventh day three times. The last such mention is in Revelation 13:187 and the the number is 6 as in 6,6, 6. is an identifying sign of the beast power!

BUT HAVEN'T THE 10 PILLARS BEEN CHANGED?
  • Psalms 89:34. "My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips."
  • Deuteronomy 4:2. "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you."
  • Proverbs 30:5-6. "Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.  Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar."
NOTE: It is impossible to change GOD's law because  they are HIS character, and His Glory! Please note:. Exodus 20:1-3" And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.  Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

DOES SABBATH KEEPING REALLY AFFECT ME PERSONALLY?
  • John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
  • Romans 14:12. "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God."
  • James 4:1. " Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."
  • Revelation 22:14. "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."
Note: Love will create the desire within to obey and love without commandment keeping is but servitude against one's will.
  • 1 John 2:3-5. "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him."
Note: How long will the Sabbath and the 10 laws be in forced?
  • Isaiah 66:23. "And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD."
Note: the above's time frame is in the New Eden, on this the cleaned up earth Rev. 21:1-2 + 

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Monday, August 26, 2013

THE FORGOTTEN LAW. Part 1.


WHAT ARE THE 10 COMMANDMENTS, AND WHAT'S THEIR PURPOSE?
  • Deuteronomy 4:13. "And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone."
  • Proverbs 3:1-2. "My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee."
  • Proverbs 29:18. "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."
  • Romans 3:20. "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin."
Note: God wrote the Ten Pillars, read them in Exodus 20:1-18, on stone tablets, with His own finger. {Why stone? For permanency] Exodus 31:28 confirms it. For without law, there can only be terror, agree?They are meant to be a guide for happy, abundant living and to help people to determine what's right and wrong. They protect humanity from the impurities, from false-hoods, murder, idolatry theft and many other evils that destroy peace and joy.
  • James 1:2. " But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."
Note: GOD' s Law acts as a mirror, pointing out our wrongs, like a mirror shows us dirt on our faces. This is why those who reject Christ, hate the Law, because it shows them up for what they are, sin-filled.  Thus it is the hope for this world, as when we ignore them, the results are always pain, unrest and even tragedy!

AMAZING FACT: In 1998, Americans LOST $60 Billion in legal gambling, and it's getting worse! Almost every state has now some form of legal gambling and now the Internet and phone gambling have made it even easier! Gambling income and taxes now account for most states' revenue, so it's highly unlikely it will ever be outlawed! Money is what???? The root of all - - -.

BUT. . .  WHAT IS SIN?
  • 1 John 3:4. "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law."
Note: Sin is breaking GOD' s law, and since it, direct and within the spirit of the law is perfect Psalm 19:7 it covers every conceivable sin. It is NOT possible to commit a sin that is not somehow condemned by at least one of God' s ten Pillars.

But. . .but DID NOT JESUS' GRACE DO AWAY WITH THE LAW?   {no!}
  • Matthew 5:17. "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill."
  • Luke 16:17. "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail."
  • Romans 6:14-15. "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid."
  • Romans 3:31. "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law."
  • Ecclesiastes 12:12-14. "And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."
WHAT ABOUT THE LAW NAILED TO THE CROSS?
  • Colossians 2:14. "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;"
Note: Handwritten ORDINANCES,  Colossians 2:14. "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;  Deuteronomy 31:24. And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,  Deuteronomy 31:26. "Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee."
NOTE: This was, all the Ceremonial Laws, of blood, and food stuff, sacrifices, and the Annual Sabbaths, the Feast days, all of which pointed forwards to the REAL SACRIFICE by Christ!
AS there can be no greater sacrifice, the Laws of Ceremony where done away with and nailed to his cross! {Col. 2:14]

NOTE: All who use this teaching, are in point of fact, changing GOD' s GRACE to DISGRACE!

  • Isaiah 42:21. "The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable."
Note: He who hates his brother is guilty of murder!. 1 John 3:15. " Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."  #6 1 John 4:20. "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" [not bear false witness #9] Matthew 5:27-28. "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.} #7.

     Please know and remember, GOD' s Grace as as a Presidential Pardon. If we receive a pardon for our crimes-sins, would it be OK to keep on sinning, yes or no?

BUT,WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KEEP GOD' S LAW?

  • Romans 6:23. "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
  • James 2:12. "So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty." [Law of Liberty? Keeping the law frees us from Satan and the penalty of sin]
  • Isaiah 13:9. "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it."
  • Revelation 12:17 . "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Note: Near the time of the end [ no not the end of time] There shall be just two camps of people, those who follow God's Ways, and those who follow the ways of men and their Traditions! 
     Regarding the Judgment, all shall  be judged within the the Ten Commandments, for they are both GOD' s Standards and HIS character!
  • James 4:17. "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."
Note: Where do we find and learn what is good and what is not?  The Holy Bible!

OK, IS IT REALLY. . . POSSIBLE TO KEEP ALL THE COMMANDMENTS?
  • John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
  • 1 JOHN 5:3. "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."{BURDERSOME]
  • Hebrews 8:10-11. "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:  And they shall not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest"
Note: How can we humans do this within ourselves? We can not! BUT......
  • .Philippians 4:13. "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me"
  • .Revelation 14:12. "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
The Bible always ties obedience to love. Born from above { or again} Christians do not find it a burden to keep the Ten Commandments {Pillars] . Christ only pardons repentant sinners, but HE also restores the the Image of GOD within them. It is Jesus that brings us into harmony with the law, via the Holy Spirit, via the indwelling. God could not change His law, but He is able to change you and me through the blessing of Christ's gift to us of His perfect life on the Cross, and change the sinners heart/mind so that we can live up to the measure and meanings of the Law! 
  • Ezekiel 36:25-28. "Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God."
OK, BUT HOW DOES THE DEVIL FEEL ABOUT GOD'S LAW?

NOTE: Are you of a mind, that IF you desire to follow Jesus Christ as He set the example? If yes then.....
  • Exodus 20:8-11. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it."
  • Luke 4:16. "And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read."
Note Jesus Christ kept the Seventh day Sabbath, yet most "Christians keep the first day of the week for worship, why?  WHY? 
  • Revelation 12:17. "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Note: when Satan found out this did not work, during the great mass murders, the persecution of Christians, by Roman legions, he decided to deceive them instead by..... 
  • Daniel 7:24-25. "And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time."     [read my blogs on Daniel for deeper study]
Note. Satan, that old devil, "Slew-foot" hates all who hold up GOD's laws, which is fully based upon His government System. If you choose GOD' s ways, you'll soon feel Satan's anger, but our trust/faith in God will shield us from all of Satan attempts if we but give Jesus permission to do so on our behalf!
     Sadly, many think that they can combine both GOD's Laws and human traditions into the same single package, but that can not work! No man , nor men can change what God has set forth, the Sabbath is a Holy day, set apart for a Holy Purpose, and Sunday the first day of the week is but a common day and men can';t make it holy. no matter what they claim! Nor can any make a Holy day the Seventh Day into a common day no matter if it was Constantine or all the Popes since his day, what GOD has created no man can change, God even forecast it by using Daniel in the above verse!

SO. . .WHO INVOKED THIS CHANGE FOR THE DAY OF WORSHIP?

 The Catholic Universe Bulletin, August 14,, 1942.  " The Church changed the a\observance to Sunday by divine right, infallible authority given her by her founder, Jesus Christ.   [Please book ,chapter and verse showing this authority} . The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. In this matter the Seventh day Adventist is the consistent Protestant."

Note: The Catholic Church did not come into existence as Christian {mostly} until nearly three hundred years after the Cross of 31 A.D! She did not come into what she is today, until 538 A.D. or nearly 350 years after John wrote the book of Revelations, the youngest/newest  one written!

Again many thanks to Amazing facts.org, for their "Hidden Truth."

My thanks to you dear reader, for your time, and please know God shall judge all me included.

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Part 2 DISTORTIONS AND BLUNDERS of MEN


     HOW LONG WILL HELL-FIRE LAST, AND WHAT WILL BE LEFT?

  • Isaiah 47:14. "Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it."
  • Revelation 21:1-2. "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. :4  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
  • Malachi 4:1-3. "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. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 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."
Note: After wards the Bible teaches that there will not be left, "A coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before.." 
  • Isaiah 47:14. "Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it."
Note: If GOD tortured sinners in a fiery horror chamber for eternity, He'd be more heartless and vicious than any war criminal has ever been!  Yet know that GOD loves each one of us, so eternal suffering would be as hell for God Himself!
  
    BUT WHAT ABOUT THE "FOREVER" IN REVELATION 14:11 AND OTHERS?

Note: The Greek word used here is "aion", or our word eon meaning an indefinitely long period of time, an age.  It is used many times in the Bible, in connection with things already ended. It use is as our word "Tall" each use is different depending if we speak about a man, a women a tree or a mountain. In Jonah 2:6 the "forever" meant three days and nights. Plus read Jonah 1:17.

  • Jonah 1:17. "Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights."
Note:Sodom was set a-blaze, forever and ever, is it still burning today?  In these cases we must think, "Until the job is done, or the desired point has been reached!" Therefore the wicked will burn in the fire as long as each deserves, until death> Satan and his demon angels shall burn the longest of all, next are the false preacher/teachers!
     THE false teachings of eternal torment has done more to drive people into atheism and insanity than any other invention of the devil! It is slander upon the loving character of of a tender and patient loving Heavenly Father and has done untold harm to the Christian cause. The devil, the Dragon, Satan, delights to see our loving Creator portrayed as such a monstrous tyrant! Because, that's most accurately his own description! 

AMAZING FACT: To simulate one-hundredth of a second of the complete processing of even a single nerve cell from the human eye requires several minutes of processing time on a super-computer. The human eye has 10 million or more such cells constantly interacting with each other in complex ways. This means it would take a minimum of 100 years of super-computing to simulate what takes place in your eye many times each second!
  So a QUESTION: How could all this even remotely come to us piece by piece over millions of years as Evolution?   Please THINK!

BUT. . .BUT IS NOT THE DEVIL IN CHARGE OF HELL? IS HE NOT IN CONTROL?

  • Ezekiel 28:18-19. "Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more."
  • Revelation 20:10. "And 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." [or until the the job is done, remember?]
  • Revelation 20:9. "And 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."
  • Matthew 13:40-43. "As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;  And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

           THEN WHAT IS GOD' S PURPOSE FOR HELL-FIRE?

  • Matthew 25:41. "Then 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:"
  • Revelation 20:14-15. "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
  • Psalms 37:10,20. " For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.:20  But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away."
  • 1 Corinthians 15:54-57. "So when this corruptible shall have put on in-corruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?   The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Note:   God' s purpose is that that death and sin shall be destroyed in hell, along with ALL that desire to remain in their sins, to make eternity safe. IF ONE SINNER remained, he or she would soon pollute as much as an deadly virus, thus threatening the earth and the Universe again!.
    Please know that NO ONE who will be in heaven because they feared hell, but because they loved and obeyed Jesus Christ!
  • John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
NEXT: The Forgotten Law

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Sunday, August 25, 2013

AMAZING FACTS: DISTORTIONS and BLUNDERS of MEN' S BIBLE TEACHINGS. PART !

AS FOR ALL OF THIS SERIES, MY THANKS TO AMAZING FACTS HIDDEN TRUTHS.

     DEATH. . . .and . . .  HELL. . .  are with little doubt, two of the most understood topics in the Holy Bible today!
     Both are enshrouded with mystery and corrupted with medieval myths, as well as human deceptions and of course human "Traditions!" This often causes fears and the sense of hopelessness, yet the Bible's real clear on the meanings and purpose of both, but sadly most do not read the Bible, and even most who do, just "Surface-read" without prayers, thus reject it without understanding it.
    This has caused many to go astray, and leave their churches, all without learning the truth that God has given us all!

    PLEASE, BE NOT FOOLED,  what YOU think of GOD, greatly impacts what you believe about death and hell, because most have no idea about the truth of GOD's character. This "Lesson", if you will, will correct some ideas about these two topics.

                    HOW DID MANKIND GET HERE IN FIRST PLACE?


  • Genesis 2:7. "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."
Note: To correctly understand what happens at death, we need to be at the beginning, and  how GOD gave life to man in the beginning. As YOU have just read it clearly states God made Adam from dust, the earth's elements, at our dawning day. PLEASE note if does NOT say God gave man a soul, as some think of a soul as an addition to our bodies, but we became a living soul AFTER GOD supplied HIS "Breath of Life", into HIS Creation! Thus we became a living soul, and all life-forms that cam move of their own accord, are by this definition a living soul!

               WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?
  • Ecclesiastes 12:7. "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it."
Note: Who can fail to see, that this is the opposite of our creation? SPIRIT...  in Hebrew-- Ruwach [roo-'akh] Strong' s Concordance # 7307, breath [in this case GOD' s] life, wind.
Thus death is really the reverse of creation, and the body returns to the earth as dust! While the "Breath of Life, returns to HE who created it, whether from a righteous or a wicked person! There is no Biblical mystery about this "spirit" the "Breath of Life" has no life within it, and in no place in the Word of GOD does it say that this has life, or feeling when a person dies. In fact....
  • Ecclesiastes 9:5. "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.  Job 27:3  All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; "
Note: this means only the Breath of Life", and as only GOD is the source of life, all life!

                   THEN WHAT IS A "SOUL" AND DOESN'T IT LIVE ON AFTER WE DIE?

  • Revelation 16:3. "And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. Ezekiel 18:20  The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him."
Note:  A soul is a living being--- a combination of two things,: a body plus breath. A soul can NOT exist unless a body and breath are combined. As you can learn for Revelation' s verse above, all life alive is called a soul! GOD tells us that souls are NOT alive at death.Only God has immortality we do not. . . .yet! Therefore there is NO such a thing as a disembodied soul, ghosts, poltergeist [German for ghost], ect! All that is the devil's works! Plus the growing belief in reincarnation is not Biblical but another of Satan's lies.

        THIS MEANS PEOPLE ARE N O T  CONSCIOUS AFTER THEY DIE!

  • Ecclesiastes 9:5-6. "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun  Ecclesiastes 9:10  Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."
  • Job 14:12. "So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep."
  • Job 14:21. "His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them."
  • Psalms 146:4. "His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."
Note:  WHY?
  • Genesis 3:19. "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

             HOW DID THE DEVIL, SATAN, FIRST LIE ABOUT DEATH?
  • Genesis 3:4. "And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:"
Note: Satan, speaking through the serpent, told Eve that sin would not bring death. "Ye shall not surely die" he said, even though GOD told both Adam and Eve, that eating the fruit from the ONE forbidden tree, would cause their deaths. The devil is the first one who said man is immortal despite GOD's clear teaching to the contrary, for all flesh, until Jesus returns to gather His just ones.
   Throughout history Satan has worked powerful miracles in the sigh of men, through people who CLAIM to receive their powers from the spirits of the dead.
 
EXAMPLES: Magicians of Egypt; Exodus 7:10-11. "And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments."

The witch of Endor: 1 Samuel 28:3-25 and Daniel 2:2.  Satan will again use sorcery to deceive the world in Revelation 18:23. "And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived..

Note: the Voice of the Bridegroom  is Christ's voice, the bride is His Just ones. Sorcery is a supernatural agency of the dead. So posing as godly loved ones who have died, Bible Prophets, or even apostles, or one's loved ones, Satan and his demonic angels will deceive millions. Those who believe the dead are still alive, in any form will most assuredly be deceived!
  • 2 Corinthians 11:1. " For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ."
Note (J.B.)  If you have doubts we are near to the return of Christ, ask your selves why, "WHY all these T.V. programs, Movies, and books about Speaking to the dead?  Why all these wispy images of Mary? Why all those bleeding, crying pure blood stone or wood carvings? All  by Satan' s works. Please THINK!

BUT. . .don't all people go to heaven and bad people go to hell as soon as they die?
  • John 5:28-29. "Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."
  • Acts 2:29. "Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. Acts 2:3. " For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,"
  • Job 17:13. "If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness."
  • 2 Peter 2:9. "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:"
  • Matthew 13:38-42 . "The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;  And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
Note: (J.B) Man' s legal system does not punish [usually] without a trail-judgement, and GOD will never do so either, and so far only the dead have been judged, while the living are still building their characters, for good or for evil!  Which is why I say,"Repent and seek forgiveness, today, as tomorrow may not be ours, and we can't ask for forgiveness from the grave nor repent  of our sins, can we, our reward or sentence is fixed at our death?"
  • Job 21:30-32. "That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.  Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb."
  • John 12:47-48. "And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day"
  • John 11:11-14."These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead."  [Please read the rest of this event}
Note Please stop and think about this. Would GOD punish a person before judgment?  Or would he burn a petty thief who died 5,000 years ago, and have him burn longer than the mass murderer who died but a few months ago?????? Remember the Ten Commandments ARE a reflection of God's character, and righteousness!

            BUT, WHAT ABOUT THE THIEF ON THE CROSS IN LUKE 23:43?
  • Luke 23:43  And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
  • Luke 23:43  And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee today,  shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Note: the old manuscripts did NOT have any punctuation, nor chapters , nor verses, all this came during the Middle Ages. Does this not remind one of this telegram: 
Wife: Found lovely dress, $5,000.00
Husband's reply NO cost to high.
She though OH, he loves me very much, and bought the dress.
When she got home she learned about the missing comma NO, cost to high!

Note: Jesus did ascend to heaven, having died on Friday mid day, Sabbath-ed -Rested in the tomb, until the First day of the week Sunday before sunrise. HE told Mary...
  • John 20:17. "Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God."
AFTER THE RESURRECTION, WILL THE WICKED ENTER THE LAKE OF FIRE, BODILY?
  • Matthew 5:29-30. "And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.  And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."
Note: (J.B) At the Resurrections [there are two, first for all the just, 2nd for all the evil ones] the Just will arise with a glorified body just as Christ's, mature and youthful, but the unjust will arise in the same shape and the same ills that they died with! For all who think in terms of forever punishments, read.....
  • Malachi 4:3. "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."
Note (J.B.) How long does it take for a body to be reduced to ashes in a cremation? Only a few hours!  Not even Satan can come back from ashes!

WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE IN THE LAKE OF FIRE'S ONE AND ONLY USE?
  • Revelation 21:8. "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whore-mongers, 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."
Note: The Bible is clear, the wicked are totally destroyed in the fire, which shall be on this earth, as to destroy all remnants of man's previous existence and to make earth pure again from human pollution!
  • 1 Timothy 6:15-16."Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen."
  • Romans 6:23."For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
NOTE (J.B.) We either accept Jesus, who paid this sin debt, or we shall die for our sins ourselves! So all who cling to sin, shall be burned up with their sins!
  • "DESTRUCTION"   Job 21:30. SHALL PERISH  Psalm 37:20. "BURN UP" Malachi 4:1.
Note: The Bible does speak to the wicked who will receive their just rewards.. some greater than others, based upon their works.. Satan will have all sins,. for all times, placed upon his shoulders...
  • Revelation 22:12. "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be"
  • .Matthew 16:27. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."
  • Luke 12:47-48. "And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."
Note: But they do not live forever in misery!

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NEXT: PART TWO.

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Friday, August 23, 2013

HOW. . . WILL THE WORLD OF FLESH-MAN, END?

   IN THE 14TH CENTURY, THE AZTEC EMPIRE, AS BEST AS WE KNOW WAS 2, MILLION STRONG.
   It was one of the most powerful civilization in the western hemisphere, yet it was taken by a force of only 600 Spanish people!

   How could that have occurred?
Aztec prophecy predicted Quetzalcoatl, a legendary feathered god-king who was light skinned and bearded, who would return from across the sea, and this just coincided with the arrival of Cortez and his galleons. Fernando Cortez was fast enough to assume this role, of their deity, and took their capital, which they soon plundered, and kill the soldiers.

   The Aztec nation was overcome, due to their very nebular and vague prophecy, but the Bible, has many specific identifying points for its prophecies.

As this comes from a booklet "Hidden Truth" by Amazing Facts.com Box 1058 Roseville Ca. 95678, and my thanks for them.


  • Matthew 24:24. "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." Mark 13:22.
These would deceive much of the world, with false testimonies and Bible interpretations! One of the greatest deceptions can be found in....


  • 2 Thessalonians 2:1-9. "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,  That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Note: The Tribulations have just begun, and by this we know that Jesus' return will be only weeks away! 

  • Vs.3.Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
Note: Please Read Daniel 7:25 and know this:  "We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty." Pope Leo XIII, in an Encyclical letter, June 20, 1894.! {HIS WORDS, none else's]  In The Catholic [meaning Universal] National [magazine] July 1895-- "The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ Himselfd hidden under veil of flesh"! {wow! talk about ego that matches Satan' s]
  • Vs6. And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.  For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 
  • VS9. Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
IN WHAT MANNER WILL CHRIST RETURN THE SECOND TIME?
  • Acts 1:9-11. "And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which 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."
  • Matthew 24:30. "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
WILL THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST, BE VISIBLE TO ALL?
  • Revelation 1:7. "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."
  • Matthew 24:30. "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
  • Matthew 24:27. "For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
  • Luke 17:24. "For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day."
Note: 1. every eye shall see Him, just as each can see the sun or the moon.
         2. He shall come as He left, in the clouds, BUT will NOT set foot on earth, that the Counterfeit shall.
         3. It, as every growing bright spot, will come out of the east.
         4, His brightness, will outshine the sun, and cause all unjust humans, then living to perish why?
  • Revelation 22:12. "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."
Note:  Please know,  HIS REWARD,(*nb) all HIS saints, is with HIM, then Judgement is rendered and done. right? This means all yet living will have been judged, and the Just are His reward, thus the unjust perish! So now it the time to "Get Right with Christ" if you want to live, if not reject Him and die for your sins! Simple. right?

THE BIBLE SAYS, " I WILL COME AS A THIEF: DOES THIS MEAN, IT SHALL BE A SECRET"?
  • 2 Peter 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."
Note: How much of a "SECRET" can this be for YOU?  The ONLY "Secret" about the Secret Rapture, is how much money this garbage has earned the writers and publishers, right?
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4  .. "For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For 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. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief."
Note: The "Day of the LORD" shall come as a thief in the night, to only those who are unlearned in the Bible, thus unprepared!

WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF HIS RETURN?
  • John 14:3. "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."
  • Acts 3:20-21. ""And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began."
  • (*nb) Revelation 22:12. "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."
Note: He shall restore to all who claim Him as the Payer of their sins, and restore us to the glory and joys of Eden that Adam and Eve lost by sin!

WHAT SHALL HAPPEN TO THE JUST WHEN JESUS RETURNS?
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18. "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
  • 1 Corinthians 15:50-55\. "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit in-corruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on in-corruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on in-corruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
  • Philippians 3:20-21. "For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:  Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.?
Note: A word about the Deceiver's role just before Christ' s return!
  • Matthew 24:23-27 . "hen if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
Note: Jesus will NOT put His feet on the earth at this time, and why we meet Him in the clouds! Satan as the counterfeit Jesus shall walk on earth and the T.V. news will proclaim his as the true Christ, and shall deceive millions! So watch him NOT!  The Just shall be raised perfect in youth and health, and be so forever.

WHAT SHALL HAPPEN TO THE WICKED?
  • Isaiah 11:4. "But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked."
  • 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9  In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:  Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;    John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."   
Note: God's government is love because HE is love! 1 John 4:8. "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8. "For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:"
Note: Please, do not be upset at the sinner's destruction, BECAUSE if they want nothing to do with Jesus or the Father, then HE loves them enough to grant their desire! However all must know that without GOD, no life is possible!

HOW WILL CHRIST' S SECOND COMING AFFECT THIS EARTH?
  • Revelation 16:18-20. "And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found."
Note: With all this ongoing, just much of a "Secret Rapture" do YOU think this can be? Plus all living unrepentant people shall perish at His sight! Still a secret? The ONLY thing secret. . . .  is the dollars made by the authors and publishers of this "Left-Behind", trash! As you can now see none of this is Biblical!

HOW WILL CHRIST' S 2ND COMING AFFECT THE EARTH ITSELF?
  • Revelation 16:18-21"And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great."
  • Jeremiah 4:23-28. "I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it."
Note: Genesis 1:2. "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."    {God will tear down all of man's works, and get it ready to re-build Eden, after the 1,000 years. Then humans will see God's creative powers at work!}
  • Isaiah 24:1-3. "Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.  And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.  The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word."
HOW CLOSE ARE WE, TO THESE EVENTS? 
  1. Wars and rumors of war: Luke 21:9. "But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, [disorder] be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.  [is this not world-wide, today?]
  2. Unrest, fear and upheaval: Luke 21:25-26. "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken" [The above signs have passed in the 1750's and 1850's ' day without night, Meteor showers so intense, it turned night into near day] .
  3. Increase knowledge: Daniel 12:4. "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." [Many hold that 80% of all human knowledge has been brought forth in the 20th Century.]
  4. Scoffers and Bible skeptics who turn away from Bible truth: 2 Peter 3:3-6. "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 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:  Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:" [Remember only 8 people were inside the Ark, the rest rejected God!. "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry..[ Even Christian leaders deny Creation, the Flood, the Divinity of Christ!]
  5. Moral Degeneracy--decline of spirituality: 2 Timothy 3:1-5. "This 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, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,  Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
NOTE: Does the above passage not reflect mankind's behaviors these days? Yet there's more......

  •   CRAZE FOR PLEASURE:Repeat # 5, with knowing the world has gone pleasure - mad. People      jam pleasure resorts and gambling casinos by the millions and spend billions, while many starve to death or died from unsanitary water and living conditions!
  • Increasing lawlessness, bloody crimes and violence: Matthew 24:12. "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.   2 Timothy 3:13  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.   Ezekiel 7:23  Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence."
  • Destructive quakes,storms, and famines: Luke 21:11. "And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven."
Note: Between storms,quakes, and slides many are increasingly lost, but many also die of famine and many more hunger each day.
  • A TURNING TO SPIRITISM: 1 Timothy 4:1. "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;  Revelation 16:14  For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty."
Note: Ever since the early 1990's T.V. has been filled with the Oxy-moron "THE LIVING DEAD." [ the dead are dead, period, Genesis 3:19]  Or shows declaring that we humans, can speak to the dead! Little do these 'devotees' realize they are playing with Satan and his demons!Who use human psychics, channelers, and spiritualists as their proxies or gobetweens!

Summery: Can there be any doubt we are in that last days, with all these signs being fulfilled at such an alarming rate? Jesus said: "When ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors." Matthew 24:33.

JUST HOW NEAR IS THE LORD'S SECOND COMING?
  • Matthew 24:32-34. "Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.  Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled."
Note: In 1948 By a U.N. vote Israel became a nation once more for the first time since 70 A.D. Now since both the Fig and Olive trees are symbolic of Israel as a nation, we need only to look from that date forwards to know these sins are upon humanity in ever increasing rates, agree?
  • Matthew 24:36-37. "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe [Grk. for Noah]were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be".     .Genesis 6:5. "And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
Note: Genesis 6:5 gives us the information of the WHY God destroyed all earthly creatures save the 8 in the Ark! Out of how many? Remember Methuselah, lived 969 years passing only one year before the Flood!
  •  Romans 9:28. "For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth."
  • Matthew 24:22. "And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened."
Note: This is the time of Tribulations The Father will cut short, for our sake. As you can see we have never been this close to Christ' s return, are YOU ready for HIM or will you be among the lost?

HOW CAN I NOT BE DECEIVED BY THE LIES OF SATAN ABOUT THE END TIMES?
  • Matthew 24:23-24. "Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
Note: what about many Churches and their teaching?
  • Isaiah 8:20. "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."
Note: In Matthew 24:4. Christ warned: "Take heed that no man deceive you" He did this 2x more and referred to it another 2x all in this one chapter, ask self why? Read His Word {John1:1-3,14} and know there is not one reason to be deceived unless it's a willingness on our part!  [Never, ever take the words of men over the Word of God, no not even this man, LEARN IT FOR YOURSELF! Is not your eternal life worth some effort on your part?

HOW can I be certain to be ready when Jesus comes back?
  • John 6:37. "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. John 1:12  But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Hebrews 8:10  For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: Romans 9:8  That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."
Note Read John 3:16, and all who claim Christ in love and trust/faith, are children of the promise, "Spiritual Israel" . Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door [of your heart/mind] and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in" Revelation 3:20.
  • John 1:12-13. "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:  Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."
Note: Please know at Baptism, if you in faith and trust believe, YOU shall be reborn from above, into a new being, the old  ways, you used to use,will slowly disappear. 

Amazing Fact: The European Cuckoo bird is a "brood parasite". The female lays her eggs in the nests of other smaller birds, which unwittingly incubate, feed and raise the young impostor. nearly always at the expense of their own young. One of the tragedies of nature is when you see a little reed warbler working itself to death to satisfy the voracious hunger of the fat cuckoo chick, while her own starving young are pushed out of their nest! Satan works in a same fashion, keeping you from the the truth that is Christ.  Even from the pulpits, trying to keep you from eternal life!
  • Romans 3:24-25. "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;"
WHAT GREAT DANGER does Christ solemnly warn?
  • Luke 21:34  And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, [ over eating] and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Note: Even here we are given a health message, over eating make one obese, thus overcharging or overworking our hearts, and becoming a alcoholic, and becoming so busy with life that we forget to live.
  • Matthew 24:37. "But as the days of Noe [ Grk for Noah] were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:44. "Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh."
Note: His return is never been this near, are YOU ready for HIM?

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Monday, August 19, 2013

HOW DOES JESUS SAVE?

  HERE'S what The Bible says about the last days.....>


  • Matthew 24:12. "And because iniquity [lawlessness] shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."
  • If you disbelieve this , you have heard any news for years!
Happily, GOD's love for all remains warm in cold world!


  • Jeremiah 31:3. "The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee"
  • John 16:27. "For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, ....."
  • 1 John 4:8."He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
HOW HAS GOD'S LOVE BEEN SHOWN TO ALL?

  • John 3:14-16. "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 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."
  • 1 John 4:9-10. "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
WE mere mortals can not graps the full measure if this AGAPE love that God has for each of us!  HE was willing to see His only Son suffer and die, rather than be separated from, YOU for eternity. We will not be able to understand it fully, but HE did it . . . . . JUST FOR YOU!

BUT. . .  but how can GOD love me a sinner?

Romans 5:8. "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." 
Note: God does NOT see us as we are, but what we can become, in the image if Jesus. Certainly not because we earned it, or deserve it! Not one of us has earned anything except the wages of sin.....>

  • Romans 6:23. "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Note: God knows that sins always leads to misery and pain not only to the sinners but to those who love him/her, and in the end to death, plus, HE wants none to perish.  That's why He gave His life for us, willingly!

What does the Death of Jesus do for YOU?

  • 1 John 3:1. "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not."
  • John 1:12. "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"
Note: Christ died to satisfy the death penalty against us all. He was born as a man, lived a perfect life, never using His Divinity for Himself, but to do good for others, heal, to raise. Thus HIS sin-less life is counted by GOD towards us, having died in our place! His death is accepted by the Father, as PAYMENT IN FULL for our sins, by our accepting Him and His gift of life everlasting., we are then taken into the Family of God, as His children!

Think over these simple but huge facts:

  1. Because all have sinned, all have earned a death sentence. 
  2. If I pay that penalty and die for my sins, I shall perish with my sins.
  3. I owe something I can't pay, but a friend, Jesus has payed this price for you, because He died for YOUR and Mine sins.
  4. I therefore, must accept and believe on HIM and His offer! Simple is it not?The moment each accepts His death for their sins, each becomes a son or daughter of GOD The Father!
  • Amazing Fact: May 24th 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message over an experimental line, from Washington D.C. to Baltimore.
  • Numbers 23:23  "......... What hath God wrought!"
HOW DOES ONE RECEIVE HIM, AND GAIN ETERNAL LIFE?

The Bible tells us....>
To admit three things......
  1.  I am a sinner.... Romans 3:23. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
  2. I am doomed to die.... Romans 6:23. "For the wages of sin is death; ...."
  3. I can't save myself.... John 15:5  ".........without me ye can do nothing."
Then Believe in three things:
  1. He died for me...... Hebrews 2:9 "That He..... should taste death for every man." 
  2. He forgives me.... 1 John 1:9. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
  3. He saves me.....John 6:47. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life."
BY our asking for, in honesty, and believing in, and accepting the great gift of God's grace, our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ!

WHAT must one do to obtain His gift of salvation?

  • Romans 3:24. "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:"
  • Romans 3:28. "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law."
The only things we must do, is to believe, to accept, and to learn His word, means to begin to Love both The Father and The Son, It is our love that will help us to fully obey His law. The worst sinner will be accepted on the same basis as the moral person. The past does not count, when one come before Christ!
  • Ephesians 2:8-9. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
If one does all the above, what changes?

  • 2 Corinthians 5:17. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
All who are sincere, shall no longer be interested, in much of what they used to do, to read, or watch, and will steadily progress towards their projecting the character of Christ! Thus discarding all the ways of the worldly, over a short time!  They will soon learn that one minute with God, provides more and deeper joy that a lifetime serving Satan.. What an exchange, so why wait?

WILL THE CHANGES LIFE REALLY BE HAPPIER THAN THE PLEASURES OF THE OLD LIFE?

  • John 15:11. "These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full."
  • John 8:36. "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."    NOTE: free from what? Harmful habits to health,as these are chains, Satan has devised.
  •  John 10:10. "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."
Sadly many think that with all those "Thou shalt nots", live tends to be dull, but that is 180 degrees from the truth! When YOU accept the Love of Jesus, a fantastic joy fills your heart, plus the peace of mind the world can't understand. All your troubles, we can now give to Jesus to solve and carry!

BUT. . . BUT CAN WE MAKE OURSELVES NOT DO ALL THESE THINGS?

  • Jeremiah 13:23. "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil."
  • Galatians 2:20. "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
  • Philippians 4:13 . " can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
   There is no forcing self, to be good, but in Christ, the Holy Spirit, guides us, and directs us to that which is good. To please a loved one is not a burden but a joy right?

  • .Psalms 40:8. "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart."
God's Laws can be shown in only ten Commandments, while in the U.S. of A. there are about 2 Million laws! Yet if all obeyed the Spirit of God's Laws, none else would be needed!  Read them in Exodus 20.

What sacred act seal the love relationship with Christ?

Romans 6:3-7 ."Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin."

Note: "...Buried with Him unto death.... How are we buried with baptism? We are to be totally submerged under the water, in order to be as the Bible describes this.

Baptism symbolizes what?
  • death to sin
  • birth to a new life in Christ
  • marriage to Christ for eternity
  • a new  and deeper love, which in which our desire is to obey and serve Him
How can we know that our faith and love for Christ will continue to grow?
  • John 5:39. "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me"
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:17. "Pray without ceasing.} [without omission]
  • Luke 8:39. "Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him."
Any relationship requires a two communication, and we read what God tells us in His Word the Bible, and we speak to Him in our actions, words, and by prayers in private. Psalm, 55:22; Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5 and will help you grow in  Matthew 6:25-34.

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SATAN's M.O. of DECEPTIONS.

    GUESS WHAT JESUS TOLD THE TEMPLE LEADERS......? My Thanks to Amazing Facts.org


  • John 8:44. "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it "
NOW lets see if history repeats: What sayeth the Word?


  • .Ecclesiastes 1:9. "he 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."
Note: Well as now just as then, we have false teachers, right? I mean Jesus was born of a Jew lady, grew up within the Jewish traditions and religions, and HE and all the 12 apostle worshiped on the same Sabbath as Jews still do today right? SO WHY, why do most "Christians," worship on the Venerable day of the Sun-god? The first day rather than the Seventh day as per Scripture? Gen 2:-1-3 and Exodus 20:8-11????? Are we smarter or better than GOD?

Here are some of his methods he and his demons use. Anything direct, he uses human allies.


  • Deceives/Persecutes --Revelation 12:9. "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child."   [ the woman here is His true Church i.e. Rev. 12:1 and not the woman of Rev.17:4-6]
  • Quotes/Misquotes the Bible-- Matthew 4:4-5. "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,"
  • Falsely accuses/murders--Revelation 12:10. "And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.1 Peter 5:8  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"
  • Wars against God' s people [ everyone else he already has] Revelation 12:17. "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." [who  R GOD'S people? The underlined as shown here.]
  • Traps/ensnares-- 2 Timothy 2:25-26. "In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
  • Binds/prompts betrayal-- Luke 13:16."And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day? John 13:2. "And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;"
  • Imprisons-- Revelation 2:10. "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." [the tribulations to come  before Christ's return]
  • Possesses?hinders--1 Thessalonians 2:18. "Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.Luke 22:2-3  And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve."
  • Works miracles/ lies--Revelation 16:13-14. "And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.John 8:44  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."
  • Brings afflictions/disease--Job 2:7. "So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown."
  • INSPIRES FALSE PASTORS--  Matthew 24:5. "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."
  • Call down fire from Heaven--Revelation 13:13. "And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,"   [in Bible numeric s 13 is oft used in verses and or chapters about rebellion]
2 Corinthians 11:14. "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." Yes Satan will appear DE-FACTO, in His visible to all body, and be seen walking upon this earth, claiming to be Christ! The true Christ however will come in the clouds of heaven with all the Angels and the Father and Revelation 1:7. "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen." But He shall remain in the clouds and His feet shall NOT touch earth! 1 Thessalonians 4:17. "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."

    THEREFORE. IF YOUR Pastor, teacher Rabbi or Priest, teaches you different than from the Bible, never ever take the WORDS OF MEN FOR THE WORD OF GOD learn that for yourself! Then look for church that uses GOD' s Word and not ant man" s ideas.
WHY?
Man can't save self. nor YOU!

HOW POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE ARE SATAN' S TEMPTATIONS?


  • Revelation 12:4. "And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born."   [STARS of heaven are God' s angels 1/3rd he fooled out of millions]
WHAT SHALL BE SATAN'S PUNISHMENT?


  • Revelation 20:10. "And 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."
  • Matthew 25:41. "Then 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:"    {note J.B--these are all who have rejected Christ}
  • Ezekiel 28:18-19. "Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more."
Note: The devil shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, when GOD creates it, and places ALL sins for all time upon him! The fire will devour Satan, turn him all those with him into ashes, and end theirs and his existence for forever.

BUT. . . but why didn't GOD just destroy the devil when he sinned, thus end this problem of sin?


  • 1 Corinthians 4:9. "For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle [ theater- living examples] unto the world, and to angels, and to men."
Note: Until Satan rebelled against God, there had been no sin in the universe. Lucifer introduced it, by rumor, by innuendo, by backbiting, all of which our Father hates!  What did he, Satan, say? Unknown and unknowable for now to us. However as God's governing and government is love, if He had destroyed Satan at the onset, rather than love being the binding force, it would have been fear! This way all can see and live with the results of sin, until none wants it, and turns to Christ,m for HIS righteousness covering us!
    Who can't see this playing out? Angel please do not differ with GOD or he'll destroy you! Thus nothing would have been settled, as all of God's living Creations have a free-will, to chose, Stan chose self over GOD!

HOW POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE ARE SATAN'S TEMPTATIONS AND DECEPTIONS?


  • Revelation 12:3-9. "And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.  And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
  • PLUS  Adam and Eve Genesis 3. Plus all but 8 people in Noah's time!
  • 1 Peter 3:20. "Which sometime were disobedient, when once the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water."
  • Matthew 7:21. "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." [note many of these will think they are saved yet are not, as they worship HIM not according to the Bible but human traditions]


 HOW MANY WILL FOLLOW SATAN, THINKING THEY FOLLOW CHRIST?


  • Revelation 13:3. "And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast."
  • Matthew 7:14-15. "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."
NOTE: Please know this is a "Wolf-Free Zone". All is Bible based.

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