I've seen several articles on Facebook regarding whether or not Christians should participate in the *holiday* called Halloween. In response to this article ...
http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/christian-trends/is-there-a-reasonable-middle-ground-for-christians-at-halloween.html
I wrote, "So now we're looking for "reasonable middle ground"? This is the path to apostasy. Once you are aware what the traditions of men stem from you should no longer follow as tho blind. NEVER seek *middle ground*, always seek Jesus & His will."
And this article http://www1.cbn.com/questions/should-christians-celebrate-halloween/ inspired me to write this blog post.
Here are more of my thoughts ...
* Compromising on the "traditions of men" is dangerous. Remember what Jesus said,
Mat 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mar 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
* Consider this, would God or Jesus go trick or treating? Will that be something we'll be celebrating in the millennial kingdom?
2Co 6:14-18 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
* Come out of the world, satan's ways ...
Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
I'm with the bible on this and that goes for Christmas & Easter. I think it's OK, for these two holidays, to have a nice turkey dinner and perhaps put up some lights for color and flare during an otherwise boring winter, but nothing to do with *santa* as that has nothing to do with Christ. We should not be celebrating Easter, it's not biblical, we should rather be celebrating the Hebrew Passover, which is all about Jesus.
The word *holiday* originates from the Hebrew words *Holy Days* in which in some form or other and mostly unknown to those that live in the land of Israel ... these days they celebrate are all about Jesus. These are the days we should celebrate, NOT the traditions of men.
That's my thoughts on the issue of pagan *holidays*. Once you know the origins of these *holidays* you are then responsible for your actions regarding them. I think the bible is pretty clear on the matter.
Finally, I am not against celebrating the fall harvest. Go ahead and display pumpkins (without the nasty teeth, etc), fall leaves & colors, and have a great fall harvest dinner. Remember to -give thanks- for His mercy endures forever!
God bless you in Jesus, thanks for reading ;o}
10/28/15 ~ Father, Son, Holy Spirit scriptures ...
.: Old Covenant/Testament :.
Gen 1:26; 11:6-7
Exo 3:15 {God of 3x}, 3:16, 4:5, 34:6
Deu 6:4 {plural, corporate}
1Sa 4:8
Psa 2:12 {Kiss the Son}, ?33:10?, 33:19, 34:5-6, 110:1
Pro 30:4
Isa 6:3 {Holy, Holy, Holy}, 6:8, 34:16 {my, mouth, spirit}, 44:6, 48:16, 49:7, 55:6-7, 64:4
Amo 4:11-12
.: New Covenant/Testament :.
Mat 3:16-17, 22:32, 28:19
Mar 12:26, 12:36 {Jesus quotes David}
Luk 1:35, 20:37
Jhn 3:34, 5:17, 10:30, 8:17-18, 14:26, 17:20-22
Act 2:32-33
Rom 8:11, 14:11
1Co 12:3-6
2Co 13:14
Gal 4:6
Eph 4:4-6
1Pe 1:2
1Jo 5:7
Rev 1:4-5, 4:8 {Holy, Holy, Holy}
I'm sure there are more, I'll add them as I find them ;o}
Gen 1:26; 11:6-7
Exo 3:15 {God of 3x}, 3:16, 4:5, 34:6
Deu 6:4 {plural, corporate}
1Sa 4:8
Psa 2:12 {Kiss the Son}, ?33:10?, 33:19, 34:5-6, 110:1
Pro 30:4
Isa 6:3 {Holy, Holy, Holy}, 6:8, 34:16 {my, mouth, spirit}, 44:6, 48:16, 49:7, 55:6-7, 64:4
Amo 4:11-12
.: New Covenant/Testament :.
Mat 3:16-17, 22:32, 28:19
Mar 12:26, 12:36 {Jesus quotes David}
Luk 1:35, 20:37
Jhn 3:34, 5:17, 10:30, 8:17-18, 14:26, 17:20-22
Act 2:32-33
Rom 8:11, 14:11
1Co 12:3-6
2Co 13:14
Gal 4:6
Eph 4:4-6
1Pe 1:2
1Jo 5:7
Rev 1:4-5, 4:8 {Holy, Holy, Holy}
I'm sure there are more, I'll add them as I find them ;o}
10/11/15 ~ Jesus said, "it is appointed unto men once to die"
If it's true for Jesus, that He die once for the sins of many; then it's true for all men {mankind} that we die once {and then the judgment} ...
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. {Heb 9:27-28 KJV}
Moses died and was buried ...
And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he {the LORD} buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. {Deu 34:4-6 KJV}
Enoch was translated that he should "not see death" ...
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. {Heb 11:5 KJV}
Elijah didn't die, he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire ...
And it came to pass, as they {Elijah & Elisha} still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. {2Ki 2:11 KJV}
The sixth angel blows his trumpet and the second woe begins as the two witnesses arrive ...
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. {Rev 11:3-4 KJV, referring to Zec 4:11}
Why then do we see Moses & Elias {Elijah} talking with Jesus during His transfiguation? Because Moses represented "the law" and Elijah represented "the prophets" and this also refers to the "err" mentioned in Mar 12:27. However, Jesus clearly points out that Elijah already came in the person of John the Baptist, and Jesus was the 2nd witness that would be killed also. Both John & Jesus were a type of the end-time two witnesses as seen in Revelation. Also notice: 1) "after six days" likely represents after six millennia {6,000 years of man's rule}, and 2) Peter offers that they should make them {Moses, Elijah, and Jesus} "tabernacles", this is significant in telling us about timing in the last days ...
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. {Mat 17:1-13 KJV}
This just proves to us that Moses, and Elias, are alive in spirit in heaven, nothing more, nothing less. Jesus reminds us by these three witnesses that:
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. {Mat 22:32 KJV}
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. {Mar 12:27 KJV, referred to above.}
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. {Luk 20:38 KJV}
Another thing of significance is that Jesus takes His *closest* followers and brings them "up into an high mountain apart". To me this signifies the resurrection of the saints. I don't believe we {the bride of Christ} will be here to see the two witnesses as I believe they will be a sign to Israel, who will despise them. I believe the Lord will take His bride out of the world first, then He'll turn His attention back to Israel for the final 3-1/2 years of human rule.
Of course, I could be *wrong*, it may be the church is here through the testimony of the two witnesses and after they are killed and dead for 3-1/2 days when they hear the great voice from heaven say, "Come up hither", that that occurs at the resurrection of the just {believers} and we're all taken up at the same time, perhaps they being the last two, or the first two to be resurrected. Time will tell ;o}
Revelation continues, Enoch & Elijah are the "two witnesses" ...
And when they {the two witnesses} shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city {Jerusalem}, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord {Jesus} was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets {witnesses} tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. {Rev 11:7-14 KJV}
In closing, neither Enoch nor Elijah have died. It stands to reason that since the two witnesses are here for 1,260 days and both of them DIE at the end of that time and then after 3-1/2 days both of them stand upon their feet and are taken up to heaven that these are the two witnesses. Since these two have not died yet, they alone qualify.
Thanks for reading and may God richly bless you in Jesus' name ;o}
{Curly bracket comments within scripture are mine.}
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. {Heb 9:27-28 KJV}
Moses died and was buried ...
And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he {the LORD} buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. {Deu 34:4-6 KJV}
Enoch was translated that he should "not see death" ...
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. {Heb 11:5 KJV}
Elijah didn't die, he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire ...
And it came to pass, as they {Elijah & Elisha} still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. {2Ki 2:11 KJV}
The sixth angel blows his trumpet and the second woe begins as the two witnesses arrive ...
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. {Rev 11:3-4 KJV, referring to Zec 4:11}
Why then do we see Moses & Elias {Elijah} talking with Jesus during His transfiguation? Because Moses represented "the law" and Elijah represented "the prophets" and this also refers to the "err" mentioned in Mar 12:27. However, Jesus clearly points out that Elijah already came in the person of John the Baptist, and Jesus was the 2nd witness that would be killed also. Both John & Jesus were a type of the end-time two witnesses as seen in Revelation. Also notice: 1) "after six days" likely represents after six millennia {6,000 years of man's rule}, and 2) Peter offers that they should make them {Moses, Elijah, and Jesus} "tabernacles", this is significant in telling us about timing in the last days ...
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. {Mat 17:1-13 KJV}
This just proves to us that Moses, and Elias, are alive in spirit in heaven, nothing more, nothing less. Jesus reminds us by these three witnesses that:
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. {Mat 22:32 KJV}
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. {Mar 12:27 KJV, referred to above.}
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. {Luk 20:38 KJV}
Another thing of significance is that Jesus takes His *closest* followers and brings them "up into an high mountain apart". To me this signifies the resurrection of the saints. I don't believe we {the bride of Christ} will be here to see the two witnesses as I believe they will be a sign to Israel, who will despise them. I believe the Lord will take His bride out of the world first, then He'll turn His attention back to Israel for the final 3-1/2 years of human rule.
Of course, I could be *wrong*, it may be the church is here through the testimony of the two witnesses and after they are killed and dead for 3-1/2 days when they hear the great voice from heaven say, "Come up hither", that that occurs at the resurrection of the just {believers} and we're all taken up at the same time, perhaps they being the last two, or the first two to be resurrected. Time will tell ;o}
Revelation continues, Enoch & Elijah are the "two witnesses" ...
And when they {the two witnesses} shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city {Jerusalem}, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord {Jesus} was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets {witnesses} tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. {Rev 11:7-14 KJV}
In closing, neither Enoch nor Elijah have died. It stands to reason that since the two witnesses are here for 1,260 days and both of them DIE at the end of that time and then after 3-1/2 days both of them stand upon their feet and are taken up to heaven that these are the two witnesses. Since these two have not died yet, they alone qualify.
Thanks for reading and may God richly bless you in Jesus' name ;o}
{Curly bracket comments within scripture are mine.}
10/04/15 ~ Will there be *another temple* built?
{This post is inspired by someone on Facebook today that said the following: }
"For the false prophets who say there will be no coming temple in Jerusalem. Be reminded that the Apostle John discipled Bishop Polycarp who taught Bishop Irenaeus with this knowledge about the events in the book of Revelation.
Bishop Irenaeus (A.D. 180)Ante Nicene Fathers vol.1 Against Heresies book 5 ,chap 26, verse 1.
"and shall give their kingdom to the beast(Antichrist), and put the Church to flight."
Bishop Irenaeus (A.D. 180) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.1 pg.560 book 5 chap 30 verse 4.
“But when this Antichrist shall have devastated all things in this world, he will reign for three years and six months, and sit in the temple at Jerusalem”"
{Firstly, he calls people that don't believe as he does "false prophets". I take exception to that and this was my reply to his post: }
Name calling should be beneath you. Lots of us have different opinions/understanding as to how things are going to happen, NO ONE knows for sure. We'll all find out when said things happen and Jesus returns. In the meantime be at peace one with another.
And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. {Zec 6:12-13 KJV}
From this I understand it to say that the temple will be built by the LORD at His return.
Other places in scripture (quoted below) say that we believers ARE the temple, therefore there is no need of another. He IS building His temple and has been for almost 2,000 years. There will not be any need for animal sacrifices once the LORD returns. In the meantime, He has many in willing subjection now for which He rules & reigns in their hearts. {In fact, there has been NO NEED of animal/blood sacrifices since His death}.
1Co 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1Co 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
I really don't think these types of things are an issue that should divide us, resulting in name calling when others disagree with someone's point of view. None of us has it all right and none of us knows for sure how things will unfold until they've done so and we see it in hindsight. My parting comment, pray for one another. God bless you in Jesus.
{Curly bracket comments on this blog only.}
"For the false prophets who say there will be no coming temple in Jerusalem. Be reminded that the Apostle John discipled Bishop Polycarp who taught Bishop Irenaeus with this knowledge about the events in the book of Revelation.
Bishop Irenaeus (A.D. 180)Ante Nicene Fathers vol.1 Against Heresies book 5 ,chap 26, verse 1.
"and shall give their kingdom to the beast(Antichrist), and put the Church to flight."
Bishop Irenaeus (A.D. 180) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.1 pg.560 book 5 chap 30 verse 4.
“But when this Antichrist shall have devastated all things in this world, he will reign for three years and six months, and sit in the temple at Jerusalem”"
{Firstly, he calls people that don't believe as he does "false prophets". I take exception to that and this was my reply to his post: }
Name calling should be beneath you. Lots of us have different opinions/understanding as to how things are going to happen, NO ONE knows for sure. We'll all find out when said things happen and Jesus returns. In the meantime be at peace one with another.
And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. {Zec 6:12-13 KJV}
From this I understand it to say that the temple will be built by the LORD at His return.
Other places in scripture (quoted below) say that we believers ARE the temple, therefore there is no need of another. He IS building His temple and has been for almost 2,000 years. There will not be any need for animal sacrifices once the LORD returns. In the meantime, He has many in willing subjection now for which He rules & reigns in their hearts. {In fact, there has been NO NEED of animal/blood sacrifices since His death}.
1Co 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1Co 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
I really don't think these types of things are an issue that should divide us, resulting in name calling when others disagree with someone's point of view. None of us has it all right and none of us knows for sure how things will unfold until they've done so and we see it in hindsight. My parting comment, pray for one another. God bless you in Jesus.
{Curly bracket comments on this blog only.}
09/27/15 ~ Blood Moon TETRADs & Israel ...
I have really been *too lazy* to give you these figures until now, my bad. Here's what I found out about the *Blood Moon* TETRADs (that supposedly affect Israel) dates:
>>>1492 The Spanish Inquisition — 1492 (Spain kicked all the Jews out)
Jul 30, 1492 - one day, 9th of AV {Tisha b'Av}
*** TETRAD HAPPENS *AFTER* ... 1493-1494
1493 Apr 02
1493 Sep 25
1494 Mar 22
1494 Sep 15
>>>1948 The War of Independence — 1948 (Israel became a nation)
May 15, 1948 - January 1949
*** TETRAD HAPPENS *AFTER* ... 1949-1950
1949 Apr 13 Passover Partially visible
1949 Oct 07 Tabernacles Partially visible
1950 Apr 02 Passover Visible
1950 Sep 26 Tabernacles Partially visible
>>>1967 The Six-Day War — 1967 (Israel recaptured Jerusalem)
Jun 5 - 10, 1967
*** TETRAD HAPPENS *just AFTER Apr 24th blood moon lunar eclipse* that was NOT visible in Israel ... 1967-1968
1967 Apr 24 Passover >>> Not visible <<<
1967 Oct 18 Tabernacles Not visible
1968 Apr 13 Passover Partially visible
1968 Oct 06 Tabernacles Not visible
>>>2015 Nothing significant happened in Israel.
*** TETRAD HAPPENS *BEFORE*??? ... 2014-2015
2014 Apr 15 Passover Not visible
2014 Oct 08 Tabernacles Not visible
2015 Apr 04 Passover Not visible
2015 Sep 28 Tabernacles Partially visible
^^^ This is also a *supermoon*
Visibility noted above is from Israel, I didn't bother to find the 1493-4 years.
If God were using these TETRADs/Blood Moons as a warning to any nation, let alone Israel, surely they would have been visible to that/those nation(s); and surely they would have happened BEFORE the events, not after??? Because said occurrences (that are said to relate to these TETRADs) happen -BEFORE- said TETRADs I feel there is no special significance. The order of most of these are: 1) event happens, then 2) TETRAD *AFTER*.
If the TETRADs happened -BEFORE- said events or during said events then I'd think there was something special going on ... BUT, only if the full lunar eclipse/blood moon was seen in the nation affected! Also, many of these blood moons, which are actually full lunar eclipses, did not show themselves to Israel at all so to relate the *AFTER* TETRADs to Israel when they didn't even see most of the blood moon/full lunar eclipses is not reasonable IMHO.
As for the 2014-2015, for which the final of the 4 Blood Moons occurs tonight, nothing happened beforehand and nothing happened during. If they are a harbinger for Israel, who will see this one in partiality, that is yet to be determined. No event happened -BEFORE- this TETRAD, we'll see if anything happens *AFTER*. The 2014-2015 TETRAD is the ONLY one that may qualify as a future warning since nothing significant happened before then we look to see what it's warning of after.
All the same, tis a kewl occurrence ;o}
Here's NASA's link to five millennium of Lunar Eclipses, including TETRADs.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEcat5/LE1401-1500.html
>>>1492 The Spanish Inquisition — 1492 (Spain kicked all the Jews out)
Jul 30, 1492 - one day, 9th of AV {Tisha b'Av}
*** TETRAD HAPPENS *AFTER* ... 1493-1494
1493 Apr 02
1493 Sep 25
1494 Mar 22
1494 Sep 15
>>>1948 The War of Independence — 1948 (Israel became a nation)
May 15, 1948 - January 1949
*** TETRAD HAPPENS *AFTER* ... 1949-1950
1949 Apr 13 Passover Partially visible
1949 Oct 07 Tabernacles Partially visible
1950 Apr 02 Passover Visible
1950 Sep 26 Tabernacles Partially visible
>>>1967 The Six-Day War — 1967 (Israel recaptured Jerusalem)
Jun 5 - 10, 1967
*** TETRAD HAPPENS *just AFTER Apr 24th blood moon lunar eclipse* that was NOT visible in Israel ... 1967-1968
1967 Apr 24 Passover >>> Not visible <<<
1967 Oct 18 Tabernacles Not visible
1968 Apr 13 Passover Partially visible
1968 Oct 06 Tabernacles Not visible
>>>2015 Nothing significant happened in Israel.
*** TETRAD HAPPENS *BEFORE*??? ... 2014-2015
2014 Apr 15 Passover Not visible
2014 Oct 08 Tabernacles Not visible
2015 Apr 04 Passover Not visible
2015 Sep 28 Tabernacles Partially visible
^^^ This is also a *supermoon*
Visibility noted above is from Israel, I didn't bother to find the 1493-4 years.
If God were using these TETRADs/Blood Moons as a warning to any nation, let alone Israel, surely they would have been visible to that/those nation(s); and surely they would have happened BEFORE the events, not after??? Because said occurrences (that are said to relate to these TETRADs) happen -BEFORE- said TETRADs I feel there is no special significance. The order of most of these are: 1) event happens, then 2) TETRAD *AFTER*.
If the TETRADs happened -BEFORE- said events or during said events then I'd think there was something special going on ... BUT, only if the full lunar eclipse/blood moon was seen in the nation affected! Also, many of these blood moons, which are actually full lunar eclipses, did not show themselves to Israel at all so to relate the *AFTER* TETRADs to Israel when they didn't even see most of the blood moon/full lunar eclipses is not reasonable IMHO.
As for the 2014-2015, for which the final of the 4 Blood Moons occurs tonight, nothing happened beforehand and nothing happened during. If they are a harbinger for Israel, who will see this one in partiality, that is yet to be determined. No event happened -BEFORE- this TETRAD, we'll see if anything happens *AFTER*. The 2014-2015 TETRAD is the ONLY one that may qualify as a future warning since nothing significant happened before then we look to see what it's warning of after.
All the same, tis a kewl occurrence ;o}
Here's NASA's link to five millennium of Lunar Eclipses, including TETRADs.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEcat5/LE1401-1500.html
09/02/15 No man knows the day or hour ...
Do you believe that scripture says that He is coming when you least expect it? and that we cannot know when that will be? and that anyone giving warnings in this day and age are nothing but *false teachers*? We are told to: 1) watch, so that that time does not overtake us, and 2) the scripture regarding the "thief in the night" is speaking of UN-believers, not believers. Mat 24 & 25, Mar 13, Luk 17 & 21, 1Th 4 & 5, much of Rev as well as many other passages, speak quite clearly about when He will return, and the signs thereof.
--> These speak of what "hour" &/or "day", it does not say we won't know the month, season, or year ...
Mat 24:36 "But of >>>that day and hour<<< knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only."
Mat 24:42 "Watch therefore: for ye know not what >>>hour<<< your Lord doth come."
Mat 25:13 "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the >>>day nor the hour<<< wherein the Son of man cometh."
--> These speak of those that are NOT watching for His return ...
Mat 24:48-51 "But and if that >>>evil servant<<< shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of >>>that servant<<< shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Rev 3:3 "Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt >>>not watch<<<, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what >>>hour<<< I will come upon thee."
Rev 16:15 "Behold, I come as a thief. >>>Blessed is he that watcheth<<<, and keepeth his garments, >>>lest<<< he walk naked, and they see his shame.
--> As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be when the Lord returns.
Mat 24:37 "But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
Luk 17:26-27 "And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all."
What was it like in the days of Noah? Did the Lord give Noah any notice? Yes! He did ...
Gen 7:4 "For yet >>>seven days<<<, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Gen 7:10 "And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth."
Gen 7:16 "And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in."
--> As it was in the days of Lot, so it will be when the Lord returns.
Luk 17:28-30 "Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed."
Was Lot notified before Sodom & Gomorrah were destroyed? Well, yes, he was ...
Gen 19:1 "And there came two angels to Sodom >>>at even<<<; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; ...
Gen 19:12-13 "And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it."
Gen 19:16-17 "And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed."
Gen 19:20-22 "Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. Haste thee, escape thither; >>>for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither<<<. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar."
Gen 19:23-25 ">>>The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar<<<. Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground."
I think we CAN know: anytime from a year, a season, a month and possibly even a week in advance; we will know by the *signs* ...
Mar 13:35-37 "Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch." - Jesus {at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing (dawn), or in the morning ... all parts of >>>a day<<<}
--> These speak of what "hour" &/or "day", it does not say we won't know the month, season, or year ...
Mat 24:36 "But of >>>that day and hour<<< knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only."
Mat 24:42 "Watch therefore: for ye know not what >>>hour<<< your Lord doth come."
Mat 25:13 "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the >>>day nor the hour<<< wherein the Son of man cometh."
--> These speak of those that are NOT watching for His return ...
Mat 24:48-51 "But and if that >>>evil servant<<< shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of >>>that servant<<< shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Rev 3:3 "Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt >>>not watch<<<, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what >>>hour<<< I will come upon thee."
Rev 16:15 "Behold, I come as a thief. >>>Blessed is he that watcheth<<<, and keepeth his garments, >>>lest<<< he walk naked, and they see his shame.
--> As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be when the Lord returns.
Mat 24:37 "But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
Luk 17:26-27 "And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all."
What was it like in the days of Noah? Did the Lord give Noah any notice? Yes! He did ...
Gen 7:4 "For yet >>>seven days<<<, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Gen 7:10 "And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth."
Gen 7:16 "And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in."
--> As it was in the days of Lot, so it will be when the Lord returns.
Luk 17:28-30 "Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed."
Was Lot notified before Sodom & Gomorrah were destroyed? Well, yes, he was ...
Gen 19:1 "And there came two angels to Sodom >>>at even<<<; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; ...
Gen 19:12-13 "And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it."
Gen 19:16-17 "And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed."
Gen 19:20-22 "Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. Haste thee, escape thither; >>>for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither<<<. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar."
Gen 19:23-25 ">>>The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar<<<. Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground."
I think we CAN know: anytime from a year, a season, a month and possibly even a week in advance; we will know by the *signs* ...
Mar 13:35-37 "Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch." - Jesus {at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing (dawn), or in the morning ... all parts of >>>a day<<<}
08/08/15 The 10 Commandments, especially the Sabbath day ...
I don't believe the Lord did away with the basic 10 commandments ... He did away with the 613 Mosaic laws but not the 10 commandments. We're still suppose to NOT kill, steal, covet, etc, all written on the hearts of believers.
The one commandment of the 10 most choose to believe has been abolished is the Sabbath for which we should "remember" it and "keep it holy". I don't believe that means to do this is a ritual or religious way but to keep it as we try to keep "thou shalt not kill" or "thou shalt not steal". It is the Lord's day, a day He thought enough of to take it for His day of rest after 6 days of creating. The Sabbath is a particular day of the week, and it's not Sunday. Further, it's from sundown to sundown (Fri eve to Sat eve). NO I am NOT SDA or any other offshoot of such. I just believe we are to keep ALL 10 of the commandments, NOT just nine of them. I believe, the others from Acts 15 (not to fornicate, don't eat things offered to idols, etc) were an *in addition to* not a replacement of the 10.
If you can justify not obeying the Sabbath (as being the 7th day of the week) then you have to likewise justify murder, stealing, etc. You CANNOT separate out that one and say you *try* to keep them all. Again, I do NOT advocate ritualistic or religious keeping of the Sabbath, if you can't do it from your heart to honor the Lord then don't do it at all, but then ... that goes for the other nine as well doesn't it. Jesus summed up the first four commandments as loving God, and the last six as loving your neighbor as yourself. He never did away with any of those 10 commandments, they are the basis for our living. The 7th-day Sabbath commandment is significant and points us to the upcoming millennial reign of Christ where there will be rest and peace on earth.
Jesus never did away with the Sabbath, He kept it & honored it from His heart because it was on THAT DAY that HE rested from creating.
I hope this has blessed you, thanks for reading!
The one commandment of the 10 most choose to believe has been abolished is the Sabbath for which we should "remember" it and "keep it holy". I don't believe that means to do this is a ritual or religious way but to keep it as we try to keep "thou shalt not kill" or "thou shalt not steal". It is the Lord's day, a day He thought enough of to take it for His day of rest after 6 days of creating. The Sabbath is a particular day of the week, and it's not Sunday. Further, it's from sundown to sundown (Fri eve to Sat eve). NO I am NOT SDA or any other offshoot of such. I just believe we are to keep ALL 10 of the commandments, NOT just nine of them. I believe, the others from Acts 15 (not to fornicate, don't eat things offered to idols, etc) were an *in addition to* not a replacement of the 10.
If you can justify not obeying the Sabbath (as being the 7th day of the week) then you have to likewise justify murder, stealing, etc. You CANNOT separate out that one and say you *try* to keep them all. Again, I do NOT advocate ritualistic or religious keeping of the Sabbath, if you can't do it from your heart to honor the Lord then don't do it at all, but then ... that goes for the other nine as well doesn't it. Jesus summed up the first four commandments as loving God, and the last six as loving your neighbor as yourself. He never did away with any of those 10 commandments, they are the basis for our living. The 7th-day Sabbath commandment is significant and points us to the upcoming millennial reign of Christ where there will be rest and peace on earth.
Jesus never did away with the Sabbath, He kept it & honored it from His heart because it was on THAT DAY that HE rested from creating.
I hope this has blessed you, thanks for reading!
07/15/15 ... Come out of her my people!
"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." {Rev 18:4}
As I lay in bed with just a few hours sleep between last night and tonight (it's currently 2:12 AM) I am thinking about my brethren in Christ and the hardships some of you may be going through. This post, I hope, will bring you to some stark realizations that I have already come to discover in my walk with the Lord.
As you all know, we are born and raised into this world, and thus it's ways. The world's ways are NOT God's ways as we are taught here "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD."
God allows hardships & testing (or tribulation) to come into our lives when we are rooted in this world's ways and not relying solely on Him. He will take away the things that mean the most in your life if you don't get a grasp on this truth ... "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows." {Luk 12:7} He also allows troubles as a means of building your testimony to Him and how wondrously He works in your life. Remember Job.
Now, although this scripture is addressed to "Babylon", there is truth to it for every individual believer: "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." {Jer 29:11-13}
We must learn to seek the Lord, all the more passionately during times of hardship. So, here's my advice on how to "come out of her" - "her" being the world system:
1) Work to pay off any debts you owe. The way to do this is to pay the minimum due on all bills except one. That one go after with every spare penny you can give. For instance, rather than going out for dinner put that money towards that one bill besides the minimum, always pay the minimum on all bills but that one you are going after in pit-bull fashion. Debt is an addiction of sorts, and it's one thing God does not want His people enslaved to. Like all addictions, it's easy to get into but not so easy to get out of. You have to work hard at it, with the Lord's help. Most importantly, CUT UP all credit cards, they are a trap to enslave you. Do not charge any more to a future payment you cannot even guarantee you can pay. If you can't afford to pay cash then you don't need it. Concentrate on paying off your debt, your regular monthly bills such as power, phone, etc, and feeding yourself ... ALL spending should go towards these necessities and paying off your debts. Don't be enslaved into this society, remember: "The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender." {Pro 22:7} Once you have that one paid off, go to the next one and put all you were putting from the first and all you can spare for that second one and pay it off, then move on to the next.
2) Cut down on all non-essentials. For instance, cancel your cable TV or internet for a short time. Be willing to give up things that you don't really need. For news, listen to the radio, it's free and most places get some sort of signal. For internet access (to get your emails at least) go to the local library. Take yourself, willingly, out of your comfort zone. Do without the non-essentials for a time, especially where you can save money and put those savings towards 1) above. Trust in this: "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." {Phl 4:19} Notice, it says NEEDS, not *wants*.
3) Downsize! If you don't need it as a matter of life & death, consider getting rid of it. It may be that the value in dollars will help you more toward getting out of debt than having it hang in your closet or being otherwise there in your life but unused. If you aren't actually using it then you can afford to get rid of it. For instance, if you have two vehicles and can do with one then sell the other to help get some money to put towards 1). Remember, the less you have in this world the less you will be attached to. Think on this: "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." {Rom 12:2}
4) Don't look to other people to solve your problems: "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man." {Psa 118:8} Earnestly seek the Lord in all matters of your life from your finances to the food on your table and the roof over your head. Allow Him to BE God, He will work miracles in your life IF you submit to Him and trust Him 100%. This may including giving up those things in the world that you love the most ... willingly ... should He ask it of you. Remember Abraham's willingness to give up his beloved only son. You may loose everything, but if this happens it will be for your good, even though it doesn't seem so at the time.
5) Trust in the Lord and lean not to your own understanding. As this scripture says, "Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed." {Psa 37:3} Ask of the Lord, He will provide in ways you can't even fathom! "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." {Pro 3:5-6}
6) Give of yourself to others without expectation of reward. God loves a cheerful giver. "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." {2Co 9:7} He also expects us, when we are able, to take care of the widows and orphans. The Lord instructed us: "But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just." {Luk 14:13-14} Look for ways to bless the needy and God will richly bless you. When you help others less fortunate than yourself God promises to bless you more than you can imagine. "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." {Mal 3:10}
7) Don't worry about tomorrow and it's troubles, sufficient the day the trouble therein. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." {Mat 6:34} And besides that, you can't add a day to your life by worrying anyway. "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? {Mat 6:26-27} Worry is not of God, but is of satan. The devil is trying to shake your very foundations so that, as Eve did in the garden of Eden, you will loose trust in God and turn to the world's ways to solve your problems. If you are fearful consider that the bible tells us that fear is NOT of the Lord. Trials and tribulations come to believers so that the Lord can get you to this place: "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe." {Pro 29:25} I remind you also of these scriptures, if fear is not of God then there's only one other option - the devil. "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." {1Jo 4:18} And, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." {2Ti 1:7}
I am not just blowing smoke, I know full well what hardship is ... but more importantly I understand WHY it happens ... and that is to prepare you to rely on Him alone. A time of severe testing is coming upon this world, and if you aren't looking solely to Him for your sustenance, you will be sorely affected. "Come out of her my people" ... be prepared to walk away from it ALL and not look back. Remember Lot's wife.
Paul's testimony puts it like this: "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." {Phl 4:11} Do whatever you have to do, give up whatever you have to give up to get to this place of peace in the Lord, and trust Him alone to provide all your needs.
Here is truth for those walking with the Lord on the narrow way ... "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread." {Psa 37:25}
Thanks for reading. God bless you in Jesus ;o}
{All scripture quotes are KJV unless otherwise noted, curly bracket comments, if any, are mine.}
As I lay in bed with just a few hours sleep between last night and tonight (it's currently 2:12 AM) I am thinking about my brethren in Christ and the hardships some of you may be going through. This post, I hope, will bring you to some stark realizations that I have already come to discover in my walk with the Lord.
As you all know, we are born and raised into this world, and thus it's ways. The world's ways are NOT God's ways as we are taught here "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD."
God allows hardships & testing (or tribulation) to come into our lives when we are rooted in this world's ways and not relying solely on Him. He will take away the things that mean the most in your life if you don't get a grasp on this truth ... "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows." {Luk 12:7} He also allows troubles as a means of building your testimony to Him and how wondrously He works in your life. Remember Job.
Now, although this scripture is addressed to "Babylon", there is truth to it for every individual believer: "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." {Jer 29:11-13}
We must learn to seek the Lord, all the more passionately during times of hardship. So, here's my advice on how to "come out of her" - "her" being the world system:
1) Work to pay off any debts you owe. The way to do this is to pay the minimum due on all bills except one. That one go after with every spare penny you can give. For instance, rather than going out for dinner put that money towards that one bill besides the minimum, always pay the minimum on all bills but that one you are going after in pit-bull fashion. Debt is an addiction of sorts, and it's one thing God does not want His people enslaved to. Like all addictions, it's easy to get into but not so easy to get out of. You have to work hard at it, with the Lord's help. Most importantly, CUT UP all credit cards, they are a trap to enslave you. Do not charge any more to a future payment you cannot even guarantee you can pay. If you can't afford to pay cash then you don't need it. Concentrate on paying off your debt, your regular monthly bills such as power, phone, etc, and feeding yourself ... ALL spending should go towards these necessities and paying off your debts. Don't be enslaved into this society, remember: "The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender." {Pro 22:7} Once you have that one paid off, go to the next one and put all you were putting from the first and all you can spare for that second one and pay it off, then move on to the next.
2) Cut down on all non-essentials. For instance, cancel your cable TV or internet for a short time. Be willing to give up things that you don't really need. For news, listen to the radio, it's free and most places get some sort of signal. For internet access (to get your emails at least) go to the local library. Take yourself, willingly, out of your comfort zone. Do without the non-essentials for a time, especially where you can save money and put those savings towards 1) above. Trust in this: "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." {Phl 4:19} Notice, it says NEEDS, not *wants*.
3) Downsize! If you don't need it as a matter of life & death, consider getting rid of it. It may be that the value in dollars will help you more toward getting out of debt than having it hang in your closet or being otherwise there in your life but unused. If you aren't actually using it then you can afford to get rid of it. For instance, if you have two vehicles and can do with one then sell the other to help get some money to put towards 1). Remember, the less you have in this world the less you will be attached to. Think on this: "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." {Rom 12:2}
4) Don't look to other people to solve your problems: "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man." {Psa 118:8} Earnestly seek the Lord in all matters of your life from your finances to the food on your table and the roof over your head. Allow Him to BE God, He will work miracles in your life IF you submit to Him and trust Him 100%. This may including giving up those things in the world that you love the most ... willingly ... should He ask it of you. Remember Abraham's willingness to give up his beloved only son. You may loose everything, but if this happens it will be for your good, even though it doesn't seem so at the time.
5) Trust in the Lord and lean not to your own understanding. As this scripture says, "Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed." {Psa 37:3} Ask of the Lord, He will provide in ways you can't even fathom! "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." {Pro 3:5-6}
6) Give of yourself to others without expectation of reward. God loves a cheerful giver. "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." {2Co 9:7} He also expects us, when we are able, to take care of the widows and orphans. The Lord instructed us: "But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just." {Luk 14:13-14} Look for ways to bless the needy and God will richly bless you. When you help others less fortunate than yourself God promises to bless you more than you can imagine. "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." {Mal 3:10}
7) Don't worry about tomorrow and it's troubles, sufficient the day the trouble therein. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." {Mat 6:34} And besides that, you can't add a day to your life by worrying anyway. "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? {Mat 6:26-27} Worry is not of God, but is of satan. The devil is trying to shake your very foundations so that, as Eve did in the garden of Eden, you will loose trust in God and turn to the world's ways to solve your problems. If you are fearful consider that the bible tells us that fear is NOT of the Lord. Trials and tribulations come to believers so that the Lord can get you to this place: "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe." {Pro 29:25} I remind you also of these scriptures, if fear is not of God then there's only one other option - the devil. "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." {1Jo 4:18} And, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." {2Ti 1:7}
I am not just blowing smoke, I know full well what hardship is ... but more importantly I understand WHY it happens ... and that is to prepare you to rely on Him alone. A time of severe testing is coming upon this world, and if you aren't looking solely to Him for your sustenance, you will be sorely affected. "Come out of her my people" ... be prepared to walk away from it ALL and not look back. Remember Lot's wife.
Paul's testimony puts it like this: "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." {Phl 4:11} Do whatever you have to do, give up whatever you have to give up to get to this place of peace in the Lord, and trust Him alone to provide all your needs.
Here is truth for those walking with the Lord on the narrow way ... "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread." {Psa 37:25}
Thanks for reading. God bless you in Jesus ;o}
{All scripture quotes are KJV unless otherwise noted, curly bracket comments, if any, are mine.}
06/01/15 ~ HELL
It would be nice, and convenient, if hell didn't exist. Then people wouldn't have to worry about what happens when they reject a Holy God in favor of a -god- made of their own imagination {IDOLatry}. The KJV bible uses the word "hell" 54 times and Jesus Himself gave us plenty of scriptures to chew on about the subject.
Hell is a place where God is not. Not choosing God {through His Only Begotten Son ... Jesus} is choosing eternity without Him, thus hell - separation from God and everything good. God is a perfect gentleman and will give you your desire to be separate from Him for all eternity, if that is what you choose. Life is about choices ... choose life. As Moses so astutely put it ...
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them." {Deu 30:19-20 KJV}
Don't believe something just because you find others that agree with *your theology* (wishful thinking) ... rather, study it out for yourselves, from God's word. Remember, Jesus is God made flesh ... God came into His creation as One of us. Jesus is the Word made flesh Who dwelt among us. His Word (the Bible) is truth. Jhn 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Here's a biblical study on the subject ...
HELL (Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, Pyr {or Hell Fire}, Tartarus)
Page 1 of 2 ... http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=hell&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
Page 2 of 2 ... http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=hell&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_2
*** Check STRONG's box at the TOP of each page to get the Strong's concordance numbers as they apply to each scripture listed. Below is what the Strong's or Vine's definitions are. ***
OLD TESTAMENT ...
H7585 Sheol
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=H7585&t=KJV
sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit
the underworld
Sheol - the OT designation for the abode of the dead
place of no return
without praise of God
wicked sent there for punishment
righteous not abandoned to it
of the place of exile (fig)
of extreme degradation in sin
The KJV translates Strongs H7585 in the following manner: grave (31x), hell (31x), pit (3x).
NEW TESTAMENT ...
G86 Hades
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=G86&t=KJV
name Hades or Pluto, the god of the lower regions
Orcus, the nether world, the realm of the dead
later use of this word: the grave, death, hell
The KJV translates Strongs G86 in the following manner: hell (10x), grave (1x).
G1067 Ge-enna (or Gehenna)
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=G1067&t=KJV
Hell is the place of the future punishment called "Gehenna" or "Gehenna of fire". This was originally the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their future destruction.
The KJV translates Strongs G1067 in the following manner: hell (9x), hell fire (with G4442) (3x).
G4442 Pyr (goes with G1067) or Hell Fire
http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=hell+fire*+G4442+G1067&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
fire
The KJV translates Strongs G4442 in the following manner: fire (73x), fiery (1x).
G5020 Tartaros (the deepest abyss of Hell) or Tartarus
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=G5020&t=KJV
the name of the subterranean region, doleful and dark, regarded by the ancient Greeks as the abode of the wicked dead, where they suffer punishment for their evil deeds; it answers to Gehenna of the Jews
to thrust down to Tartarus, to hold captive in Tartarus
The KJV translates Strongs G5020 in the following manner: cast down to hell (1x).
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." {Rom 12:1-3 KJV}
"Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry." {1Co 10:14 KJV}
I pray our merciful God bless you with knowledge of His Son Jesus!
Thanks for reading ... ;o}
Hell is a place where God is not. Not choosing God {through His Only Begotten Son ... Jesus} is choosing eternity without Him, thus hell - separation from God and everything good. God is a perfect gentleman and will give you your desire to be separate from Him for all eternity, if that is what you choose. Life is about choices ... choose life. As Moses so astutely put it ...
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them." {Deu 30:19-20 KJV}
Don't believe something just because you find others that agree with *your theology* (wishful thinking) ... rather, study it out for yourselves, from God's word. Remember, Jesus is God made flesh ... God came into His creation as One of us. Jesus is the Word made flesh Who dwelt among us. His Word (the Bible) is truth. Jhn 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Here's a biblical study on the subject ...
HELL (Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, Pyr {or Hell Fire}, Tartarus)
Page 1 of 2 ... http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=hell&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
Page 2 of 2 ... http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=hell&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_2
*** Check STRONG's box at the TOP of each page to get the Strong's concordance numbers as they apply to each scripture listed. Below is what the Strong's or Vine's definitions are. ***
OLD TESTAMENT ...
H7585 Sheol
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=H7585&t=KJV
sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit
the underworld
Sheol - the OT designation for the abode of the dead
place of no return
without praise of God
wicked sent there for punishment
righteous not abandoned to it
of the place of exile (fig)
of extreme degradation in sin
The KJV translates Strongs H7585 in the following manner: grave (31x), hell (31x), pit (3x).
NEW TESTAMENT ...
G86 Hades
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=G86&t=KJV
name Hades or Pluto, the god of the lower regions
Orcus, the nether world, the realm of the dead
later use of this word: the grave, death, hell
The KJV translates Strongs G86 in the following manner: hell (10x), grave (1x).
G1067 Ge-enna (or Gehenna)
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=G1067&t=KJV
Hell is the place of the future punishment called "Gehenna" or "Gehenna of fire". This was originally the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their future destruction.
The KJV translates Strongs G1067 in the following manner: hell (9x), hell fire (with G4442) (3x).
G4442 Pyr (goes with G1067) or Hell Fire
http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=hell+fire*+G4442+G1067&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
fire
The KJV translates Strongs G4442 in the following manner: fire (73x), fiery (1x).
G5020 Tartaros (the deepest abyss of Hell) or Tartarus
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=G5020&t=KJV
the name of the subterranean region, doleful and dark, regarded by the ancient Greeks as the abode of the wicked dead, where they suffer punishment for their evil deeds; it answers to Gehenna of the Jews
to thrust down to Tartarus, to hold captive in Tartarus
The KJV translates Strongs G5020 in the following manner: cast down to hell (1x).
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." {Rom 12:1-3 KJV}
"Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry." {1Co 10:14 KJV}
I pray our merciful God bless you with knowledge of His Son Jesus!
Thanks for reading ... ;o}
05/16/15 Shavuot Epiphany!
I've been mulling over the significance of Shavuot (Pentecost) and the counting of the Omer (50 days counting between the Sabbath after Passover to Pentecost). Most believers think that the Holy Spirit fulfills this Hebrew holy day but I'm inclined to believe the Holy Spirit is like an engagement ring ... He is the *seal* inside each believer, a gift or token of our betrothal to the Lord. He did not, and indeed is not, the fulfillment of Shavuot/Pentecost.
Like the days when the Hebrews (Israelites), after leaving Egypt the day after Passover eve, made their way to Mt Sinai (in Saudi Arabia) to *meet with God*. The Jews, and many ancient writings of the Jews/Israelis, attest to the fact that they believed they were married to God at that time when He came to the mount and spoke to the nation, giving them His marriage contract (the 10 commandments). If indeed they were married to God for Shavuot/Pentecost then we are likewise married to Christ during the same holy day.
My epiphany was that if the Jews/Israelis were married to God at Mt Sinai, perhaps God was making a place for them and Jesus came to consummate that marriage at His first coming ... but ... the Jews/Israel were not prepared, and in fact didn't recognize the occasion. If this is true then Jesus at His second coming will likewise come to consummate His marriage with us --- the bride of Christ --- the question is: Are YOU ready?
I am going to do a study to see if the years between their meeting with God at Mt Sinai to the time of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey colt in any way correlates timing wise from then until now (or up to 2017-2018). I'll post again if I find anything significant.
05/15/15 Comparing words ...
It's been a long time since I've posted anything significant since Facebook (The Lamb's Wife) has been my communication of choice lately. I feel that I should go ahead and post my understanding of some words here:
TRIBULATION is something we've been experiencing since Jesus' death & resurrection during this "times of the Gentiles". I believe this represents the first four seals of Revelation (so called "the four horsemen"). Something I think most believers miss is that the seals began to be opened when the "Lamb that was slain" arrived at the throne of God in heaven and received the scroll! NO ONE was worthy to "open the seals" until Jesus arrived and He alone qualified.
As we get closer to Jesus' return the tribulation is getting worse and troubles are closer together, like "birth pangs" (labor pains). We have been seeing wars, rumors of wars, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, signs in the sun, moon & stars: such as comets coming into the earth's atmosphere (a cosmic *close call* happened in 1993 when a comet broke up into 21 fragments striking Jupiter); mass animal & fish kills, massive insect & rodent invasions, etc, and those are increasing in severity with less time in between events.
IMHO, pre-tribulation folks make the fatal mistake of counting Tribulation as an -end of the age 7 year period- but in truth it's been going on for almost 2,000 years (2 days if counting a day as a thousand years) during this "times of the Gentiles" we are currently living in. I don't think we have another 7 years to wait before God's millennial kingdom arrives with Jesus, but rather I think we may see an end time 3-1/2 years of tribulation towards the Jewish nation and that will be the time of "Great Tribulation" that Jesus spoke of. At the end of that time He will come back to rule & reign. I believe there will be some sort of significant *treaty* with Israel, likely the dividing of the land with the *Palestinian state*, that will decay within 3-1/2 years culminating in Jesus' return to save the remnant of Israel at the hands of maybe Persia (Iran) who's deadly wound is being healed and it is arising to try to take power (over Israel) once again. That's my speculation anyway, time will tell.
TIMES OF THE GENTILES is this past nearly 2,000 years from Jesus' day ending soon ... I believe by the fall holy days between 2017-2018. I think we are nearing the end of these "times". After much research & study, I've come to the conclusion that the 50 days of counting the Omer between Passover (the day after the Sabbath - a Sunday) to Pentecost (the day the Lord sent the Holy Spirit to the church, considered the church's *birthday*) is significant in the long time count as well. If you consider that 50 day count, converted to years, and you liken it to the counting of the Omer & even counting the Jubilees (a 50 day/year count) you can see that for 2,000 years divided by 50 = 40 cycles/counts. In other words, these past 2,000 years not only relate to counting the Omer but also to counting Jubilees. Also, it may not be a -full 2,000 years- IF this is when the Lord will *cut the days short*. Even so, if you do the math using significant years for Israel you can see the numbers are very prophetic, more on that below.
When you look at why the Hebrews had to do this count and you see that Jesus Himself fulfilled the first three Hebrew Feasts and then we just skip over the significance of the Omer count right on to the fall feasts, we're missing something very important. Jesus did fulfill the first three spring feasts to the day. But, He left planet earth 40 days after His resurrection, leaving 10 days unfulfilled by Him. Again, significant. I don't believe the Holy Spirit's arrival into the church is that fulfillment, rather, the Holy Spirit is a token or a seal to the believers of Christ and having Him in us is how we are redeemed/resurrected. So the Holy Spirit isn't the fulfillment but rather the means to our resurrection. Jesus will return to fulfill Pentecost/Shavuot Himself, in the very near future ... it may be within the next few days as Pentecost is near but it may be within the next couple of years also. I am awaiting His return as a virgin with her lamp and her cruse of oil (awake & ready to go). I hope you are as well. As for the fall feasts, I believe this is the time when Jesus deals with the nation of Israel, after his interlude with the church is concluded at the end of the "times of the Gentiles". Be ready to go as our Bridegroom/King could arrive soon ... that's my advice!
WRATH in the book of Revelation is in regard to Jesus coming back in God's Wrath to take vengeance for the saints of this "times of the Gentiles" against the evil on this planet. God's Wrath is near, it will be swift and there will be few people left (compared to the current population) to enter the millennial kingdom. This is the time we should be watching for, which I believe is upon us now and will find it's conclusion by fall of 2017-2018. Jesus is coming back, sooner than most believe.
RAPTURE or "catching away" is something every Christian should agree on, it's biblical ... we are awaiting the return of Jesus and our being "caught up" to meet the Lord in the air and from then on to forever be with our Lord. I'm not concerned about the word "rapture", rather, I think the disagreement is WHEN this will occur (see above for my thoughts on that).
RESURRECTION is also called our redemption, or being redeemed. Resurrection is something only Jesus has achieved. Resurrection is the change from the physical body to a body "like Jesus", a new creation in which the old (physical) body is *changed* to a new body that we won't understand until we "see Him face to face". Most people say when a person has -come back to life- they've been resurrected, nothing could be further from the truth. Lazarus was NOT resurrected. Elijah & Enoch (the only two humans that haven't died yet) have not been resurrected. ONLY JESUS has been resurrected. Everyone else has been "revived" (see below).
REVIVED is something that happens to some people that have died and come back to life. The reason we shouldn't call this resurrection is pretty plain ... you are still in the same physical body, therefore it's revived. ONLY JESUS has a new body and therefore ONLY JESUS is resurrected. We await that day when we will be "like Him" but no other person has been anything but revived from the dead. Same body = revived ... NOT resurrected!
TWO WITNESSES will be Enoch & Elijah, the only two humans that have NOT died. They still have their physical bodies and God is preserving them somewhere unknown to us. They will probably be revealed soon, during the final 3-1/2 years where they will minister to Israel and the world and at the end of that time they will be killed ... then, after their dead bodies have laid in the streets of Jerusalem for three days the Spirit of God will enter them and they too will be Resurrected (new bodies) and be caught up to God in heaven. At the end of that time the Lord will return to rule & reign and the Millennial kingdom will begin. They do not need a resurrected body during the time of their ministry, God will keep them protected until their time of death. I believe they know of their mission and are ready to perform their tasks at the Lord's command.
So, in summary, don't confuse: tribulation with wrath -nor- revived with resurrection
Now for the count of significant years for Israel (as mentioned above) ...
1217 + 800 years = 2017
-----> Rabbi Samuel ben Judah *10 Jubilees* prophecy
-------(10x50=500 years total) prophecy predicted in 1217
1517 + 500 years = 2017
-----> Rabbi's prophecy begins in 1517, 300 years after he predicted.
-------Ottoman Turks take control of Israel/Jerusalem for 400 years
1897 + 120 years = 2017
-----> First Jewish Zionist Congress
1917 + 100 years = 2017
-----> Rabbi's prophecy fulfilled from 1917-1947 (400 years)
-------Ottoman Turks ruled Israel/Jerusalem 1917-1947 (400 yrs)
-------Ottoman Turks defeated by Brits, The Balfour Declaration decreed
-------Jerusalem (British control) no-man's-land 1917-1967 (50 yrs)
1918 + 100 years = 2018
-------Battle of Megiddo began in 1918, interesting *name*!
1947 + 70 years = 2017
-------UN Partition Proposal to "divide Palestine"
1948 + 70 years = 2018
-------Israel declares itself a State, USA first to recognize it as such
1967 + 50 years = 2017
-------Six-Day War, Jerusalem back to Israel's control
2017 - 2018 Jesus returns?
-----> Rabbi's prophecy ends in 2017 with the final jubilee (50 years)
-------400+50+50=500 years (Rabbi's 10 Jubilees) from 1517-2017
-------800 years after Rabbi predicted 1217-2017.
More *math* to come, perhaps in another post ;o}
I know of the "blood moons" (total lunar eclipses - TETRAD) of 2014-2015 being on Hebrew Holy Days and I do believe they are significant. I also know of Rabbi Jonathan Cahn's "Shemitah years of 2014-2015" followed by what he believes to be the final "Jubilee" of Fall 2015-2016. Time will tell if he's right or not. In the meantime ... "people get ready, Jesus IS coming"!
For the record: I don't believe the current state of Israel is an *occupation*. They are divinely in the land as prophecy said they would be! It was long ago predicted that Judah would return to the land before all of Israel.
God bless you in Jesus, He is coming sooner than most believe!
Thanks for reading ;o}
TRIBULATION is something we've been experiencing since Jesus' death & resurrection during this "times of the Gentiles". I believe this represents the first four seals of Revelation (so called "the four horsemen"). Something I think most believers miss is that the seals began to be opened when the "Lamb that was slain" arrived at the throne of God in heaven and received the scroll! NO ONE was worthy to "open the seals" until Jesus arrived and He alone qualified.
As we get closer to Jesus' return the tribulation is getting worse and troubles are closer together, like "birth pangs" (labor pains). We have been seeing wars, rumors of wars, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, signs in the sun, moon & stars: such as comets coming into the earth's atmosphere (a cosmic *close call* happened in 1993 when a comet broke up into 21 fragments striking Jupiter); mass animal & fish kills, massive insect & rodent invasions, etc, and those are increasing in severity with less time in between events.
IMHO, pre-tribulation folks make the fatal mistake of counting Tribulation as an -end of the age 7 year period- but in truth it's been going on for almost 2,000 years (2 days if counting a day as a thousand years) during this "times of the Gentiles" we are currently living in. I don't think we have another 7 years to wait before God's millennial kingdom arrives with Jesus, but rather I think we may see an end time 3-1/2 years of tribulation towards the Jewish nation and that will be the time of "Great Tribulation" that Jesus spoke of. At the end of that time He will come back to rule & reign. I believe there will be some sort of significant *treaty* with Israel, likely the dividing of the land with the *Palestinian state*, that will decay within 3-1/2 years culminating in Jesus' return to save the remnant of Israel at the hands of maybe Persia (Iran) who's deadly wound is being healed and it is arising to try to take power (over Israel) once again. That's my speculation anyway, time will tell.
TIMES OF THE GENTILES is this past nearly 2,000 years from Jesus' day ending soon ... I believe by the fall holy days between 2017-2018. I think we are nearing the end of these "times". After much research & study, I've come to the conclusion that the 50 days of counting the Omer between Passover (the day after the Sabbath - a Sunday) to Pentecost (the day the Lord sent the Holy Spirit to the church, considered the church's *birthday*) is significant in the long time count as well. If you consider that 50 day count, converted to years, and you liken it to the counting of the Omer & even counting the Jubilees (a 50 day/year count) you can see that for 2,000 years divided by 50 = 40 cycles/counts. In other words, these past 2,000 years not only relate to counting the Omer but also to counting Jubilees. Also, it may not be a -full 2,000 years- IF this is when the Lord will *cut the days short*. Even so, if you do the math using significant years for Israel you can see the numbers are very prophetic, more on that below.
When you look at why the Hebrews had to do this count and you see that Jesus Himself fulfilled the first three Hebrew Feasts and then we just skip over the significance of the Omer count right on to the fall feasts, we're missing something very important. Jesus did fulfill the first three spring feasts to the day. But, He left planet earth 40 days after His resurrection, leaving 10 days unfulfilled by Him. Again, significant. I don't believe the Holy Spirit's arrival into the church is that fulfillment, rather, the Holy Spirit is a token or a seal to the believers of Christ and having Him in us is how we are redeemed/resurrected. So the Holy Spirit isn't the fulfillment but rather the means to our resurrection. Jesus will return to fulfill Pentecost/Shavuot Himself, in the very near future ... it may be within the next few days as Pentecost is near but it may be within the next couple of years also. I am awaiting His return as a virgin with her lamp and her cruse of oil (awake & ready to go). I hope you are as well. As for the fall feasts, I believe this is the time when Jesus deals with the nation of Israel, after his interlude with the church is concluded at the end of the "times of the Gentiles". Be ready to go as our Bridegroom/King could arrive soon ... that's my advice!
WRATH in the book of Revelation is in regard to Jesus coming back in God's Wrath to take vengeance for the saints of this "times of the Gentiles" against the evil on this planet. God's Wrath is near, it will be swift and there will be few people left (compared to the current population) to enter the millennial kingdom. This is the time we should be watching for, which I believe is upon us now and will find it's conclusion by fall of 2017-2018. Jesus is coming back, sooner than most believe.
RAPTURE or "catching away" is something every Christian should agree on, it's biblical ... we are awaiting the return of Jesus and our being "caught up" to meet the Lord in the air and from then on to forever be with our Lord. I'm not concerned about the word "rapture", rather, I think the disagreement is WHEN this will occur (see above for my thoughts on that).
RESURRECTION is also called our redemption, or being redeemed. Resurrection is something only Jesus has achieved. Resurrection is the change from the physical body to a body "like Jesus", a new creation in which the old (physical) body is *changed* to a new body that we won't understand until we "see Him face to face". Most people say when a person has -come back to life- they've been resurrected, nothing could be further from the truth. Lazarus was NOT resurrected. Elijah & Enoch (the only two humans that haven't died yet) have not been resurrected. ONLY JESUS has been resurrected. Everyone else has been "revived" (see below).
REVIVED is something that happens to some people that have died and come back to life. The reason we shouldn't call this resurrection is pretty plain ... you are still in the same physical body, therefore it's revived. ONLY JESUS has a new body and therefore ONLY JESUS is resurrected. We await that day when we will be "like Him" but no other person has been anything but revived from the dead. Same body = revived ... NOT resurrected!
TWO WITNESSES will be Enoch & Elijah, the only two humans that have NOT died. They still have their physical bodies and God is preserving them somewhere unknown to us. They will probably be revealed soon, during the final 3-1/2 years where they will minister to Israel and the world and at the end of that time they will be killed ... then, after their dead bodies have laid in the streets of Jerusalem for three days the Spirit of God will enter them and they too will be Resurrected (new bodies) and be caught up to God in heaven. At the end of that time the Lord will return to rule & reign and the Millennial kingdom will begin. They do not need a resurrected body during the time of their ministry, God will keep them protected until their time of death. I believe they know of their mission and are ready to perform their tasks at the Lord's command.
So, in summary, don't confuse: tribulation with wrath -nor- revived with resurrection
Now for the count of significant years for Israel (as mentioned above) ...
1217 + 800 years = 2017
-----> Rabbi Samuel ben Judah *10 Jubilees* prophecy
-------(10x50=500 years total) prophecy predicted in 1217
1517 + 500 years = 2017
-----> Rabbi's prophecy begins in 1517, 300 years after he predicted.
-------Ottoman Turks take control of Israel/Jerusalem for 400 years
1897 + 120 years = 2017
-----> First Jewish Zionist Congress
1917 + 100 years = 2017
-----> Rabbi's prophecy fulfilled from 1917-1947 (400 years)
-------Ottoman Turks ruled Israel/Jerusalem 1917-1947 (400 yrs)
-------Ottoman Turks defeated by Brits, The Balfour Declaration decreed
-------Jerusalem (British control) no-man's-land 1917-1967 (50 yrs)
1918 + 100 years = 2018
-------Battle of Megiddo began in 1918, interesting *name*!
1947 + 70 years = 2017
-------UN Partition Proposal to "divide Palestine"
1948 + 70 years = 2018
-------Israel declares itself a State, USA first to recognize it as such
1967 + 50 years = 2017
-------Six-Day War, Jerusalem back to Israel's control
2017 - 2018 Jesus returns?
-----> Rabbi's prophecy ends in 2017 with the final jubilee (50 years)
-------400+50+50=500 years (Rabbi's 10 Jubilees) from 1517-2017
-------800 years after Rabbi predicted 1217-2017.
More *math* to come, perhaps in another post ;o}
I know of the "blood moons" (total lunar eclipses - TETRAD) of 2014-2015 being on Hebrew Holy Days and I do believe they are significant. I also know of Rabbi Jonathan Cahn's "Shemitah years of 2014-2015" followed by what he believes to be the final "Jubilee" of Fall 2015-2016. Time will tell if he's right or not. In the meantime ... "people get ready, Jesus IS coming"!
For the record: I don't believe the current state of Israel is an *occupation*. They are divinely in the land as prophecy said they would be! It was long ago predicted that Judah would return to the land before all of Israel.
God bless you in Jesus, He is coming sooner than most believe!
Thanks for reading ;o}
04/24/15 Not to worry!
I'm still kickin'! I'm on Facebook mostly tho. I'll post here now n then ... *waves from afar* ;o}
04/22/14 ~ I'm still here!
LOL I'm notoriously bad at maintaining this site aren't I! My bad. Well, I'm still here ... checking in, and out ... be back again sometime in the future God willing ;o}
Check out my newest blog called Raven Air Ministries, created today, May 28, 2012 ... ;o}
http://ravenairministries.blogspot.com/
Come out of her my people ...
"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." -Rev 18:4
The "her" spoken of above is the idolatrous world system that looks to itself instead of God. If you are relying on the world's ways, such as your job, or family & friends, to get you through the hard times ahead, you will be one of the victims, not a victor. Look to Jesus alone, learn God's ways (which are NOT man's ways) before it's too late.
We ARE in the end times and this age of grace is coming to an end soon. Please turn to Jesus now while there is still time!
The "her" spoken of above is the idolatrous world system that looks to itself instead of God. If you are relying on the world's ways, such as your job, or family & friends, to get you through the hard times ahead, you will be one of the victims, not a victor. Look to Jesus alone, learn God's ways (which are NOT man's ways) before it's too late.
We ARE in the end times and this age of grace is coming to an end soon. Please turn to Jesus now while there is still time!
Workin ...
The Lord has been blessing me so much these days. Just let Him have control and trust Him completely, He won't let you down! Don't trust in the world and her ways, she is the harlot of Babylon! Follow Jesus and live ...
I have been working for the past month, it's nice to have a job, thank You Father!
Needless to say, I'm not on here as much as I could be, but I'm alive & well ;o}
I have been working for the past month, it's nice to have a job, thank You Father!
Needless to say, I'm not on here as much as I could be, but I'm alive & well ;o}
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