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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

ALL THE CHURCHES

 11/29/23

The truth can hurt but it’s still the truth.  Truth is the only thing that can set you free.  Many are offended by the truth like a fool is but a wise person rejoices in being free from lies and deception.  No lie is of the truth. Only God through Jesus the mediator can teach the truth.  With all this in mind the following is going to offend many and be refused and rejected.  There will be many fools .

All churches , ALL OF THEM , are deceived by Satan.  They all have false doctrine mixed with a little truth.  But no lie is of the truth.  None of these churches are growing spiritually in grace and in knowledge.  None of these churches will repent even when someone shows them their errors.  Their ministry supplants the Holy Spirit of God and are nothing more than a barrier to the truth.  The churches false shepherds feed themselves and not the flock and long ago God removed them all from His true church.

None of the churches know God, Christ, the gospel, what salvation is, the law, grace or even what a human being is.  None of the ministry or the congregation has the Holy Spirit, they are carnal children of Satan who is their god.  The only hope they have they do not even know.  They are in the world cut off from God and condemned to everlasting death for their sins.  The go about in pride of what they think they are but a huge fall awaits them.  These are they who say Lord, Lord but the Lord will say, I never knew you, depart from me you who practice lawlessness.  The wonderful works they do are of their own self righteous selves and not by the power of God.  They are just like the scribes and Pharisees for by their works the deny both God and Christ.  They are the ungodly children of disobedience.  HOWEVER , they will be shown mercy in the millennium and second resurrection when they will know the truth, having their very first opportunity for the hope of salvation.  

Sunday, November 26, 2023

THE GIFT OF TONGUES


11/26/23


Acts 2:5-11  These verses describe clearly what speaking in tongues is.  It is not glossolalia, speaking in gibberish.  It is the miracle of speaking in a spiritual language which all people can understand in their own language .  Interpretation of tongues is the explanation of what was said.  An example; if you speak in tongues to a group of people who all are of different languages they will hear what you say in their own language but not necessarily understand the message.  A tongues interpreter is then needed to reveal what the message is.  If no one is available to do this then the one to whom the message was given should keep silent.  If you said in tongues, “ If I had known that there was so little time I would have made every second count “.  What does this mean ?  If you are able to interpret this message then you may say, “ In my mortal life with Christ that is so brief I must not waste a second. “  This is only an example but I hope it suffices.

Tongues is not needed today because the church is so scattered that the small groups of saints are of the same nation and language, also the Holy Spirit is the teacher through Jesus the mediator and you have no need for anyone to teach you.  If one in the group receives an understanding and shares it with the others the Holy Spirit will enable them to understand the same thing that was revealed to you. In this way the Holy Spirit of the Father is the only teacher and God receives all the glory. 

 People in some of the false churches attempt to imitate tongues without knowing things of the Spirit of God and make a pitiful spectacle of themselves.  They do this with all the things of the Spirit.  

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

 

12 LEGIONS OF ANGELS 

11/22/23


Matthew 26:53-54   Jesus could have called on his Father to prevent the mob from arresting him and eventually crucifying him by sending 12 legions of angels , that is 72,000 angels.  Earlier in the garden of Gethsemane Jesus asked the Father to, “ let this cup pass from me” ,  but 12 legions of angels did not appear.  If Jesus was asking to not go to the cross then why didn't God send the angels ?  It is because that is not what Jesus was asking.  Jesus was asking for relief from the Satanic attack that he felt would kill him. Matthew 26:38   God did send one angel to strengthen Jesus, to end this attack, Luke 22:43 then Jesus told Peter,  Matthew 26:56 , these things must be to fulfill the scriptures. Jesus made a statement before these events in John 12:27 ,  at no time did Jesus want to avoid the cross but actually Jesus had the exact opposite mind set,  Hebrews 12:2 , for the joy set before him he endured the cross despising the shame and is now at the right hand of God.

 

GOG & MAGOG

11/21/23


Many churches are, because of current events in the world, convinced that the rapture could happen at any moment.  John 17:15   Jesus prayed that his God and Father would not take the saints out of the world but protect them from the evil one.  This means no rapture will happen as many falsely believe.  Another prophetic event is when Gog & Magog appear.  Many think that it is very soon.  In Revelation 20:7-9  you only have three verses about this event.  In Ezekiel chapters 38 & 39 you have two chapters that go into greater detail.  Ezekiel 38:8  says, “a land that has recovered from war, it’s people gathered from many nations, they dwell securely “.  Ezekiel 38:11 says that these people have no walls, gates or bars and are a tranquil people.  Now the timing of this event is, “in the latter days”.  Many say this event occurs before Christ returns but to get a correct timing you must go to Ezekiel 37:1-14 .   This is the prophecy of the valley of dry bones.  Verses 4 to 6 describe a physical resurrection of the whole house of carnal Israel.  This is the second resurrection, a mortal fleshly resurrection as it speaks of bones, breath, tendons and skin. Verse 14 says God will put His Spirit in them and settle them in their own land.  Carnal Israel will be converted at this time and all the tribes will be joined together.  Ezekiel 37:24 says that King David will be their king.  King David was resurrected from the dead 1,000 years beforehand in the first resurrection so this must be the second resurrection where Israel is raised.  Notice in Ezekiel 37:25 says they will live there FOREVER and David their prince FOREVER .  Ezekiel 37:26-28  says God will make an everlasting

covenant of peace with them, FOREVER.  These are the conditions that exist when Gog and Magog hatch the plan to invade which the account of is in the next two chapters of Ezekiel 38 & 39 .  Just as Satan has a false messiah, prophet, tribulation and millennium he could possibly have a false Gog & Magog event.  Satan copies Gods prophesied events making them appear to happen sooner than they actually do; Satan will change TIMES and LAWS, Daniel 7:25 .  This is part of the end time great deception before Jesus returns.  We have seen though that the Gog & Magog event happens after the millennium and second resurrection when Satan is released to again deceive.  


Saturday, November 11, 2023

PREDESTINATION

 PREDESTINATION

  11 /11/23

Predestination is God's ability to know and effect events that have not yet happened.  An example, Jesus was predestined and before his existence and was a prophetic figure. The church, the elect saints or 144,000 were predestined.  The Church existed before Pentecost,  before Jesus , as people were called and chosen, had the Holy Spirit and knew the gospel.  PreChrist saints were looking forward to Jesus post-Christ saints look back but both in faith. All these will be in the first resurrection,  along with another group called the innumerable multitude; they will not be made perfect without us. People who repent during the great tribulation will live into the millennium and will have the Holy Spirit and their first opportunity and hope of salvation.  They are not in the kingdom of God but are ruled over by it.  A thousand years later is the second resurrection, a first opportunity for those people then.  All of these groups were predestined but at different times.  So being one of the 144,000 is not the end of God's salvation plan, it is the beginning.  This is why scripture calls them the first fruits of God.  In those days before Jesus , God alone called and chose, there was no human ministry and this is how it is today as the church, the elect are in the wilderness once again as false Christianity now dominates the world.  

God indeed predestined all these groups and He also knows who will not be in His kingdom, example; the beast and false prophet  the later at the great white throne. Humanity has free will and even with the Holy Spirit a few will blasphem the Spirit.  Only those who commit the upardonable sin will either be thrown into the lake of fire at the great white throne or never be resurrected. I believe that the ultimate number who are saved will greatly outnumber those who are not.  In truth, all things were predestinated when you understand Gods attributes.


Friday, November 10, 2023

OMNISCIENCE

 GOD IS PRESENT IN ALL TIMES AND PLACES WITH ALL POWER AND KNOWLEDGE SIMULTANEOUSLY AND ETERNALLY 



When born into the world we are all cut off from God and under sentence of everlasting death.  Under this situation we cannot of ourselves using our free will contact God.  No man can come to the Father or Jesus unless God draws him .  Just because God has absolutely all knowledge does not mean He causes everything that happens to happen. God can allow things to happen as He knows the would or He can intervene,  however these interventions were also pre-planned in eternity.  Before God created anything He knew the end from the beginning of all of what He would create. Even the interventions were pre-planned.   Even converted saints need a mediator so what about those who have none  ?   God created us with free will and we are responsible for our sins.  God did not make us sinners. However in eternity God knew what all our sins would be.  Omniscience literally means knowing all things but if you say He does not then you deny God. God has eternally been omnipotent and omnipresent but you say not omniscient.  This idea amounts to a false God because you are not worshipping Him in Spirit and in truth.  Your knowledge of the most high is lacking.  King David in Psalm 149 speaks of God's omniscience,  how can God give us the sure word of prophecy with His words coming to pass exactly as He said  ?  God says there is nothing to hard for Him, Jesus said with God all things are possible.   What about our hope of salvation if we have a God who is not truly and totally omniscient?

This false idea casts doubt on everything God has said and destroys faith. We are to believe in faith what God has said, how do we do that when we limit Him ?

You cannot believe that God in eternity knew who would and wouldn't be in His kingdom.  You think God's will is unfair because you think being predestined to everlasting life or death is beyond God's abilities. This thought terrifies you. That's good because we should fear Him who can destroy body and spirit in hell fire.

God predestined those, who He new in eternity ,that would commit the unpardonable sin, to everlasting death and those who would love and obey Him to everlasting life. The actual spiritual reality of all this has already been done but we live in a bubble called time where it seems to us that these things happen in the passing of time. God is not bound by time, He speaks and it is done His words accomplish what He sent them to do and do not return to Him void. Your error is thinking you can know absolutely everything about God then judge God when you think He is wrong. You do the same to those saints that do know God better than you because they have diligently sought Him.  It is possible to know some of the deep things of God but not by denying His total and complete omniscience. 

Thursday, November 9, 2023

THE 144,000 ELECT OF GOD

 

 

by Doug Batchelor


  

The 12 apostles were a type of special-forces unit during the time of Jesus' first coming. After three and one-half years of intensive personal training with Jesus, God was able to use them to achieve great victories. They were able to penetrate Satan's dominion and  fulfill the great commission.

The book of Revelation tells us of another special-forces unit that will do a mighty work in the last days.  Daniel 11:32   Known as the 144,000, they have a critical mission to prepare the world for Jesus' second coming. They enjoy a special relationship with the Lamb, sing a special song, and are sealed with a special name. Who is this holy army? To find out, let's first look at the two main passages that describe this grand assembly.

Who Are They?
Revelation 7:1-4 states: "After these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel."

Then the Scripture lists 12,000 from each of the following 12 tribes: Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin.

The next main passage that describes the 144,000 is Revelation 14:1-5: "And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion [Mount Zion], and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.  Romans 8:23 And in their mouth was found no guile [deceit]: for they are without fault before the throne of God."

I should mention that when we explore these things, we venture on holy ground. I share the following study with confidence, but I also realize and respect that others may have a different interpretation.

The Twelve Tribes
Perhaps one of the first things we should ask is whether or not the 144,000 are actually 12,000 literal Israelites from each of these respective tribes. I don't want to be tedious, but to really understand this subject we should briefly review what the Bible says about the Old Testament tribes. First, there were actually 13 tribes. Twelve tribes came from the 12 sons of Jacob, who the Lord renamed Israel. But because Joseph was sold into slavery by his older brothers, he was separated from his family for many years. After Joseph finally reunited with his father, Jacob promised to compensate by adopting Joseph's two sons as his own, to be numbered with his sons in place of Joseph. "Now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine." Genesis 48:5. Hence, Joseph would be numbered twice through his sons. Josephs two sons were born to a gentile mother.

One reason you still find only 12 tribes mentioned throughout the Bible is that after the Levites were chosen to be the priests for Israel, they were excluded from receiving a specific territory inheritance (Deuteronomy 10:8, 9; 18:1) and from census figures (Numbers 1:49). Instead, they were to spread out among all the tribes as teachers and priests.

There are several reasons why the tribes mentioned in Revelation chapter 7 can't possibly be literal Israelite tribes. The Old Testament reveals that 10 of the 12 tribes were carried away by the Assyrians in 722 B.C. "In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes." 2 Kings 17:6.

History records that long before the time of Jesus, some of the 10 tribes returned to Samaria after intermarrying with the Assyrians. Their descendants, known as Samaritans, were hated by the Jews because they were no longer "pure" Israelites in blood or religion. In fact, because the 10 tribes have been so thoroughly scattered around the world and absorbed by their host nations, today a person would be hard pressed to find even one pure descendant from the tribe of Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, or Simeon-much less 12,000 of them!   Also God divorced Israel and would choose another people Jeremiah 3:8-10 the calling of the gentiles was to provoke Israel to jealously and Israels unbelieving branches would be broken off the olive tree and gentiles grafted in thus making them Israel just as Israel adopted Josephs sons.

Another strong clue that Revelation is not speaking of the literal Israelite tribes is that in the Old Testament, the 12 tribes were very unequal in population numbers. Judah was very large, while Benjamin was very small. God divided the promised land in proportion to each tribe's needs. But the 144,000 is composed of 12,000 per tribe, right across the board.

So who does make up this group? I believe the answer to this question lies in the fact that God's promises to literal Israel now apply to spiritual Israel. Since the year A.D. 34, the prophecies and attention of Scripture have focused on the children of faith-either Jew or Gentile. "For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit." Romans 2:28, 29. "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." Galatians 3:29.

What's in a Name?
My first clue that there must be a spiritual meaning to the 144,000 was the way in which the tribes are listed in Revelation 7:5-8. This is the only time in Scripture that the names of the tribes appear in this order. Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob, is listed as second while Judah, fourth in birth order, is listed as first. Joseph and Levi are included, while Ephraim and Dan are left out. Why?

Because "Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder [viper] in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward" (Genesis 49:17), and "Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone" (Hosea 4:17).

In the Bible, a serpent is a symbol of Satan. The critical, backbiting nature of Dan aligned this tribe with the kingdom of Satan instead of the kingdom of God. Likewise, the tribe of Ephraim had forsaken the God of Israel and had embraced paganism. Hence, Ephraim and Dan are left out of the 144,000.

Jewish names always had a meaning that depicted some characteristic of the child or an event connected with his birth. For example, Genesis 29:32-35 says: "Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now I will praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah."

In fact, Rachel and Leah made prophetic statements for all 12 of Jacob's sons. Here are the names of the tribes that make up the 144,000 (in the order listed in Revelation chapter 7), together with the meaning of each name:

1. Judah   =   "I will praise the Lord"
2. Reuben   =   "He has looked on me"
3. Gad   =   "Granted good fortune"
4. Asher   =   "Happy am I"
5. Naphtali   =   "My wrestling"
6. Manasseh   =   "Making me to forget"
7. Simeon   =   "God hears me"
8. Levi   =   "Joined to me"
9. Issachar   =   "Purchased Me"
10. Zebulun   =   "Dwelling"
11. Joseph   =   "God will add to me"
12. Benjamin   =   "Son of His right hand"

Now notice what happens when the meaning of the names are combined, in the same order, into a paragraph:

"I will praise the Lord for He has looked on me and granted good fortune. Happy am I because my wrestling God is making me to forget. God hears me and is joined to me. He has purchased me a dwelling. God will add to me the Son of His right hand." (The words in italics are supplied to complete each thought.)

These names describe the story of the church's struggle, redemption, victory, and marriage to the Lamb.

How Many?
Now let's address the next big question. Is 144,000 a literal number? Well, perhaps I should answer that question with another question. Are the other numbers in Revelation literal? Will there be 12 gates and 12 foundations in the holy city? Are there really 12 different kinds of fruit on the tree of life? Yes, of course. Our understanding of the dimensions of the New Jerusalem is likewise based upon the assumption that these numbers are real.

Even the numbers used to describe prophetic time periods in the book of Revelation are precise measures. The numbers would be useless for reckoning if they were merely symbolic.

Although the number of the 144,000 may be exact, it will be humanly impossible to identify the individuals who make up this special group. When Jesus walked the earth, it was easy to determine His 12 most devoted followers. But the 144,000 in the last days are spiritual Jews, scattered across the circle of the earth.

Now some may be thinking, "How can you say that the names are symbolic but the number is literal?" It's simple. Jesus did. He did not seem to care which tribes the 12 apostles came from, but He did purposely choose 12 of them. Also remember that all of the numbers in Revelation depict a specific value, while all the proper names in Revelation are symbols (the Lamb, the Dragon, the Lion, Balaam, Jezebel, etc.).

For these reasons and others, I believe the number 144,000 is a precise figure. Just as there were actually 12 literal tribes in the Old Testament and exactly 12 apostles in the New Testament, there will be 12 times 12,000 spiritual apostles in the last days.

Many have wondered, "If this number is not just a symbol, then will the 144,000 be the only ones saved in the last days? And if only 144,000 will be saved, then what are my chances?"

Let's do some simple figuring. The ratio of 144,000 to six billion (the approximate world population at the present time) would mean that one person in 41,666 alive would be saved if Jesus were to come today. This statistic is much better than the odds offered by most state lotteries, but we would all agree that it's pretty slim for the hope of salvation.

The Bible does not teach that the 144,000 are to be the only ones saved in the last days. Immediately after listing the tribes of the 144,000, the prophet sees that "a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands." Revelation 7:9.

In verse 13, one of the 24 elders asks John who these people are that are clothed in white robes, and from where they came. Then in verse 14, he answers his own question: "These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

  The "great tribulation" must refer to the time just before Christ's second coming, as referred to in Daniel 12:1, 2: "And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt."

 

The Number Twelve
The key to understanding the 144,000 may be the number itself. In the Bible, the number 12 almost always represents leadership of the church. There were 12 patriarchs from Seth to Noah, then 12 from Shem to Jacob. Twelve spies led the way to the promised land, and there were 12 judges from Othniel to Samuel.

 God's church is also pictured in Revelation 12:1, which says: "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars." The 12 stars above the woman's head are a symbol of the inspired leadership of the church (1 Corinthians 11:10).

Exodus 39:14 tells us that there were 12 precious stones on Aaron's breastplate, "according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes." These stones appear to be identical to the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem (see Revelation 21:19, 20). "That great city, the holy Jerusalem ... had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel." "And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb." Revelation 21:10, 12, 14.

The number 12 appears time after time throughout Scripture. King David appointed 24 groups of 12 (a total of 288) to lead music of praise in the temple (1 Chronicles chapter 25). Similarly, Revelation 4:4 describes two groups of 12 (a total of 24) elders who sit around the throne of God. This represents the 12 tribes of the Old Testament and the 12 apostles of the New Testament.

Jesus promised His disciples, "Ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." Matthew 19:28. And in Revelation, Jesus makes a similar promise to some who will come out of the last age of the church, known as Laodicea (which means "judging the people"). He says, "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne." Revelation 3:21.

In heaven, it seems there will be an expanding square formation around God's throne. First there is God Himself on His throne. Then the four creatures, then the 24 elders in a square around them with six on each side, then the 144,000 in a perfect square with 36,000 on each side, then the great multitude all around them. The perfect order and harmony of this assembly is astounding!

Their Mission
The 144,000 live during the last age of the church and share the experience of the early apostles.

At the time of His first coming, Jesus chose 12 men whose primary mission was to reach Israel. And as a result of the outpouring of the former rain during the Pentecost revival, the 12 apostles reached thousands. Matthew 10:5, 6 says: "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

In the last days, Jesus will use 144,000 (12 times 12,000) spiritual apostles, whose primary mission is to reach the world with the news of His second coming. The great multitude spoken of in Revelation chapter 7 includes those converted by the influence and preaching of the 144,000 following the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the latter rain.

The prophet Joel referred to both of these events when he wrote: "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit." Joel 2:28, 29.

Please keep in mind that the 144,000 are not the only ones preaching the gospel in the last days. Just as the 12 apostles were part of a larger group of 120 disciples leading out in the Pentecostal event, so the 144,000 are leaders in the end-time event, but not the only ones preaching.

I believe it is also significant to note that Jesus chose the 12 apostles from ordinary Jews, not the priesthood. In the same way, the 144,000 will be composed only of the church. 

Acts chapter 1 describes an interesting sequence of events that took place just before the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the former rain. First, the disciples focused on Jesus (verses 10, 11). Then they prayed and put aside their differences (verses 13, 14). Finally, they chose Matthias to replace Judas, the apostle who had died (verses 16-26). Notice that as soon as the number 12 was complete, the Holy Spirit was poured out in the Upper Room (Acts chapter 2).

Even now, Jesus is training an army of special forces to lead in this final mission of rescuing God's children, who have become Satan's prisoners of war. Revelation 14:4 proclaims of the 144,000: "These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth."

It is God who calls and chooses the 144,000, only God added to the church such as should be saved. From the time of Jesus until today many men have crept in unawares and have defiled the church causing confusion and chaos that produced one splinter group after another. The degree of deception is immense, far beyond what people know.  Even during the days of the Apostles the deception was growing as Paul, Jude and John wrote about.  It was necessary for God to take over the church and teach His people directly by divine revelation as Ezekiel and Joel prophesied.  This act by God is what Jesus called the Elijah to come and restore all things, it had to be done because of the great deception in the world. Revelation 12:9  God has provided four opportunities for salvation; today, during the great tribulation, in the millennium and finally the second resurrection. Currently God and Christ are working to call and choose the elect saints, the 144,000, and when this number is achieved only then can the great tribulation begin. 




 

 



 

 

 

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Paganism

 11/08/23


PAGANISM

Paganism is defined by the Century Dictionary as any religious belief, opinion, worship and conduct which is not Christian, Jewish or Islamic as in the worship of idols or false gods, polytheism.

Of three religions mentioned above the easiest one to prove false is Islamic. Anyone who is not Islamic but is familiar with its teachings should instantly recognize Islam as a product of Satan. What about Christianity ?  Anyone who has truly been called and chosen by God and is made a Christian by Him should be able to identify worldly Christianity as pagan by the definition given above.  According to Jesus there is only one true God and that Jesus is the messiah, the prophetic fulfillment of the man who would be the second Adam. Modern worldly Christianity’s teachings concerning God, Jesus and the gospel are all wrong and have their origin in paganism.  Judaism is no better.  The Jews according to the Apostle Paul are enemies of the gospel, Romans 11:28 , Matthew 21:43 , Acts 13:45-46 .  The Apostle Johns definition of antichrist fits the Jews.  1 John 4:2  .

This is the world you live in. Currently all three of these religions are at war with each other in the Middle East.  One big happy family.  It is always fitting to speak or write the truth. The truth has two possibilities, it will either offend you or set you free.  Jesus offended many people by speaking the truth. Do you think he should have kept quiet?  The world is a spiritual Babylon, a confusing mess of different opinions all being false.  The only answer to this seemingly hopeless situation is to come out of it, give up on men and go to God.  When God said, come out of her my people He was saying come out of Babylon, come out of the unclean things, the churches of this world.  Many are called but few are chosen because they refuse to come out.  This is a shadowy repeat of when Ezra and Nehemiah under the decree of Cyrus led the Israelites out of Babylon and back to Jerusalem.  Most of the Israelites stayed in Babylon because they were rich and increased with goods and had need of nothing so only a small percentage returned.  This was a physical shadow of a future spiritual event.  When that day arrives it will be to late, the decision to come out of Babylon must be made prior to the time of its rise.  

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Matthew 10:28

 11/5/23

Matthew 10:28 “Fear not those who can kill the body  but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell fire”


The above verse was incorrectly translated due to the translator’s ignorance of the fact that the soul is the complete human being composed of spirit and body. A person, a human being is a soul. The soul is not a third part but the whole man.  James 2:26 (first part) As the body without the spirit is dead…….  The spirit is what gives life to the flesh or body.  John 6:63 The spirit gives life, the flesh profits nothing.   The verse Matthew 10:28 should read; “fear not those who can kill the body but cannot kill the spirit. Rather fear Him who can destroy both body and spirit in hell fire.”  At death the human spirit also called the breath of life returns to God while the body returns to dust.  The body is destroyed but the spirit is not. In this sense only we all came from heaven and return there at death. 2 Corinthians 5:1 “For we know that if this body we live in is destroyed we have a body from God an everlasting body in heaven not built by human hands.” The human spirit is the real you and the body is temporary.  Your spirit in heaven is totally inoperative because it must have a body in which to operate.  In the first resurrection your spirit will have a spirit body to live in forever.  The destruction of both body and spirit in hell fire refers to the lake of fire reserved for those who commit the unpardonable sin.  To destroy the soul  would be destroying the complete person both body and spirit but destruction of only the body has the spirit remaining. Most churches believe that man is three parts; body, soul and spirit and then compare this to the trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit saying this is how man was made in the image of God. In Genesis 1:27  the word “image” is in Strongs concordance article #H6754 and the Hebrew word is “teslem” and that means a phantom or illusion a resemblance, a representative figure, an idol.  Adam was created to be the Elohim of the world, a god with the little “g”.  God gave Adam dominion over the Earth. Genesis 1:26  In this sense only was Adam “in Gods image”. Satan became the Elohim or god of this world when Adam sinned against God and rendered himself to obey Satan and eat the forbidden fruit. 2 Corinthians 4:4  Adam lost dominion and Satan gained it.  Luke 4:6 , Romans 6:16   Adam harkened to the voice of his wife rather than of his God because Adam loved Eve more than God.  Eve was deceived but Adam was not and yet he still knowingly sinned.  This proves that neither Adam or Eve had the Holy Spirit as their sin would have been unpardonable.  Also the Holy Spirit was in the tree of life from which they were cut off from after they sinned.  Adam and Eve when first created had no knowledge of what good and evil is.  Adam only knew it was wrong to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree.  It was only after Adam ate of the forbidden fruit that the eyes of both of them were opened in spite of the fact that Eve ate first. Genesis 3:6   Adam was present during the entire conversation Eve had with the serpent and at that time while still having dominion could have ordered the serpent out of Eden, but he did not.  Adam failed to be the leader and use the authority God gave him to protect his wife.  In everything Adam failed to do and everything Eve failed to do God would command them both to do by assigning them their roles and responsibilities as man and woman.  These commands apply to all , even to this day.  The nature of innocence was the original nature of Adam and Eve but the human nature humans have today is from Satan. Acts 26:18  1 John 3:10  Matthew 13:38  2 Corinthians 4:4 .   It is a fact of history that the New Testament scriptures fell into the hands of pagans masquerading as Christians who crept in unawares bringing with them damnable heresies thus giving birth to what claims to be the Christian churches today.   A Catholic priest was asked what he thought about Protestants.  He replied, they are just bad Catholics.  The Catholic Church is a bad tree and over the years was recognized as such by those of the Protestant reformation and in spite of this Protestants failed to identify all the false doctrines of Catholicism therefore how should Protestantism be viewed ?  Here is how Jesus judged on this matter.  Matthew 7:17-23  the evil tree, Catholicism produced Protestantism or as that priest said, bad Catholics.  From the reformation forward splinter groups formed by the thousands, about 55,000 last time I checked.  What should this tell you about the worlds churches ?  


Thursday, November 2, 2023

GOVERNMENT CONTROL LEADS TO CORRUPTION

 11/04/23


The media; television, newspapers and radio were to serve as a watchdog over the Federal government and report to the citizens anything government would do that was unacceptable.  The media is protected by the first article of the constitution. The media is to be unbiased, nonpartisan and fair and honest in their reporting. This is not the case today.  Without an honest media no nation will have freedom for long.

As the media is to be the watchdog the church is to be the moral conscience of a nation but this too has been discarded.  The Federal government now determines what a church is and has rules against the church speaking out against immorality in government or supporting any political party or cause.  According to the same article in the constitution that protects the media , article one, contains protection for religion or churches.  Government cannot interfere in churches or prevent them from expressing their faith and beliefs or establish a state religion. This however is a sham now because of unconstitutional government control. This government control of the churches is called 501 C3 under title 26 of the U.S. code of nonprofit organizations.  Without the church having the ability to directly be involved in a nations governance to act as a moral compass the government operates outside of morality and can lead a  nation into abominations and perversions.  This is what has happened in the U.S. and the world as it is very obvious to those who keep informed that the world is a cesspool of perversion and evil.  If a church would violate the 501 C3 rules their tax exempt status would be revoked and that church would be taxed on all monies and property that would in effect bankrupt them.  So then we have both the watchdog and the moral conscience of the U.S. , the media and the church under government control.  This is only part of the reason nations fall and the fall of the U.S. is near.  The church you attend, in order to be a recognized church, must be under the government’s 501 C3 rules.  To find out about your church go online and ask about your church by name and you will find that it is controlled by the government.  My church is the invisible church and it is not controlled by the government, it is controlled by Jesus by the will of God.  This church does not entangle itself in the affairs of men and has no man as their leader or teacher as God and Christ lead them and teach them.  Worldly politics and religion have no place in this invisible church because the invisible church is not of this world.  Their citizenship is in heaven.

ELIJAH TO COME IS THE HOLY SPIRIT

 11/02/23


The Elijah to come will restore all things. Matthew 17:11  It will be necessary to restore what massive deception by Satan has done since Jesus preached the gospel. John 14:15-16 , the spirit of truth. The world cannot receive the Spirit of truth because the church is not of the world and has the Holy Spirit. The world has 55,000 churches that are separated by their beliefs which was caused by Satan.  John 14:25-26 , the Spirit teaches you all things, restores all things and reminds the saints of everything Jesus said.  John 15:26 , the Holy Spirit from the Father testifies about Jesus.  John 16:7-11 Jesus had to ascend and be glorified in order to send the Elijah to come, the Holy Spirit.  Jesus was not glorified when raised from the dead but when he ascended because the Holy Spirit could not be given until Jesus was glorified. John 7:39  The Spirit will do all the things in verses 8 through 11.  John 16: 12-15 , the Spirit of truth , not some preacher, will guide you into all truth and expose all the great deception that is in all the worlds churches.  The Spirit will declare what is to come and glorify Jesus.  Zechariah 4:6 , it is the Spirit of the Father not the might or power of men that will accomplish Gods will.  The shepherds of Israel, in this prophecy spiritual Israel, will be removed from feeding the flock, the church.  Read Ezekiel 34: 1-19 with this in mind.  When Ezekiel wrote this prophecy both Israel and Judah were in captivity;  this is not about carnal Israel but to the 12 tribes scattered abroad. James 1:1   The carnal Jewish people deny Jesus as the son of God and messiah. 2 John 1:7 , 1 John 4:3 , 1 John 2:22  Messianic Jews believe Jesus is the messiah and God the Son.  The deception in the world is tremendous but God has called and chosen a small remnant of believers who do not associate with the worlds deceived churches as Gods call is to come out of the synagogues of Satan  John 4:21-24 ,  Revelation 3:9  remember how Paul defined a true Jew, Romans 2:29 , this is describing the church.  Worldly churches have preachers that think they can do what only the Holy Spirit can do.  This post should speak to those of the Israel of God .






Wednesday, November 1, 2023

THE HOPE WITHIN US

   11/01/23


What is the only answer to all the horrible things we see in this world ?   Should we vote for better leadership ?  Should we become involved in a group or organization to fight these evils ?

Should we March in demonstrations to protest these evils ?  Should we give money to groups or organizations that want to address and solve these evils ?  How about starting our own organization to address these evils ?  

All these things have been tried for many years and none of them have eliminated these evils, they are all still with us and seem to be growing.   As Christians we see all these horrible things and our hearts are broken over them but we should know that we have no power or authority to change any of it.  All the evil we see was prophesied to happen by the Prophets, Jesus and the Apostles but we should know that whatever Satan has done God can and will undo.  Revelation 7:17 ,  Revelation 21:4   This is the Christian hope, not only for themselves but for all people.  In this current evil world we can do nothing and the desire to become an activist will only lead to folly.  We should never attempt to intervene into things that only God has the power to change because if we do we become part of the problem rather than the answer.  The answer, as I have said in other posts is, thy kingdom come thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.  When Moses was a young man he already knew that God was going to use him , Acts 7:22-29 to deliver the Israelites out of Egypt and Moses thought his brethren understood this but they did not.  Moses jumped the gun, acted when God was not ready to act.  What we see in the world now is not for us to act upon because God is not ready yet to act.  It was after 40 years that God was ready and we read,  Acts 7:30-36 .  

The time for us to act will be when Christ returns and our part in that event is recorded in Psalm 149:1-9 .   Luke 21:19 , is good advice given by Jesus to the elect saints, we must have patience and wait and continue our struggle despite all the evil around us without losing the hope that is within us.   

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