THIS IMAGE IS PAUL THE APOSTLE- BRAVE AS A LION IN PREACHING THE WORD'S OF GOD.
JESUS RIDING TO JERUSALEM.JESUS WITH PILATE.
ISAIAH TELLS IT ALL.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
THE LAW OF THE MOST HIGH GOD
i TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD PAY FOR OUR SINS. READ THE FOLLOWING.
The "aul" is mentioned only two times in the Bible. Here are the references:
The "aul" is simply another spelling for the word "awl." Historically, this word has been spelled in many ways (given here in general historical order): ael, eal, awul, awel, al, owul, eawl, eaule, owel, ouel, el, oule, alle, aule, ele, awle, all, aul, awl. This is a small tool with a long, sharp point used for making holes, usually in leather or in wood (to prepare the wood to take a nail). However, in the Bible examples, it was clearly used to make a hole in the ear of the Hebrew servant who wanted to give up his chance to go free and surrender as a lifelong servant to his master.
Basically, it was a sign of voluntary slavery. The servant was brought to a door or a door post and the master would place the servant's ear up against the wood and use the aul to bore a hole in his ear. We are not told whether or not the servant placed an ornament such as an earring in his pierced ear. According to the "Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature," it was the practice in Lydia, India, and Persia to perforate the ears of boys dedicated to the service of the gods. Also, other Oriental countries employed the piercing of the ear as a sign of perpetual servitude.
An interesting use of this typical action is seen in the following prophecy in reference to Jesus Christ:
The opening of the ear in Psalm 40:6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
See All... is an allusion to the piercing of the ear of the servant as mentioned in the law. Yet, when this prophecy is quoted in the New Testament and applied to Christ, the opening of the ear takes on a new meaning.
In place of "mine ears hast thou opened" we read "a body hast thou prepared me." God is teaching us something. The opening or piercing of the ear is an act of voluntary surrender to full servitude. When Jesus came to earth and was born
The New Testament
The New Testament does not have any specific teachings about capital punishment. However, the Old Testament ideas of punishment became secondary to Jesus' message of love and redemption. Both reward and punishment are seen as properly taking place in eternity, rather than in this life.
Jesus said His mission was not to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17-20). However, He and His apostles greatly modified our understanding of God's intentions. Love is the principle that must guide all our actions (Matthew 5:43-48, 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-28, Romans 13:9-10, Galatians 5:14). Christians are bound by Jesus' commands to "Love the Lord your God" and "Love your neighbor as yourself." We are no longer bound by the harsh Old Testament Law (John 1:16-17, Romans 8:1-3, 1 Corinthians 9:20-21).
Jesus flatly rejected the Old Testament principle of taking equal revenge for a wrong done (Matthew 5:38-41, Luke 9:52-56). He also said that we are all sinners and do not have the right to pass judgment on one another (Matthew 7:1-5). In the case of a woman caught in adultery (a capital offense), Jesus said to those who wanted to stone her to death,
"Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" She said, "No one, sir." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again." (NRSV, John 8:7-11)
The apostle Paul also warned against taking revenge for a wrong done (Romans 12:17-21, 1 Thessalonians 5:15). Likewise, the apostle Peter warned us not to repay evil with evil (1 Peter 3:9).
Arguments for and against capital punishment
Christians, and our churches, are divided on the issue of whether capital punishment is right or wrong.
Some proponents of capital punishment see it as mandated by the Old Testament Law. However, Christians are no longer bound by the Old Testament Law. The argument of a Biblical mandate for capital punishment is also contradicted by the fact that many of the capital crimes in the Old Testament are considered relatively minor today. Very few people in the Christian world would support capital punishment for such things as doing work on the Sabbath, false prophecy or making false statements about a woman's virginity.
Many proponents of capital punishment interpret the phrase, "authority does not bear the sword in vain!" in Romans 13:1-5 as New Testament authority for capital punishment. However, the point of this passage is that Christians must not use their freedom from the Old Testament religious Law as an excuse to violate the civil law. We must obey civil authority, which is instituted by God, because of fear of punishment as well as conscience (verse 5).
Opponents of capital punishment see it as exactly the kind of revenge and human judgment that Jesus and His apostles so often warned against. They believe the principles set forth by Jesus and the apostles restrict punishment to only that which is necessary to protect society (i.e., humane confinement of offenders).
Opponents of capital punishment also point out that Jesus taught great principles for us to apply in our lives, rather than specific laws. Thus, his failure to specifically condemn slavery, capital punishment and many other evils should not be interpreted as approval of those things. They see the mercy He showed to the woman caught in adultery (John 8:3-11) as His rejection of capital punishment. However, Jesus never specifically repudiated capital punishment.
Some opponents of capital punishment see a prohibition against capital punishment in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:13, "Thou shalt not kill" in the King James Version). The original Hebrew word ratsach, translated as "kill" or "murder" could refer to either killing in general or unlawful killing (murder). However, most authorities think this is not a prohibition against capital punishment because the death penalty is specifically authorized elsewhere in the Old Testament.
Church positions
The three largest Christian denominations in the United States are split on the issue of capital punishment. The Roman Catholic Church opposes it in virtually all cases; the Southern Baptist Convention approves of it in certain cases; the United Methodist Church opposes it in all cases.
Here are the official position statements:
Roman Catholic:
2267. Assuming that the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.
If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people's safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditions of the common good and more in conformity with the dignity of the human person.
Today, in fact, as a consequence of the possibilities which the state has for effectively preventing crime, by rendering one who has committed an offense incapable of doing harm-without definitively taking away from him the possibility of redeeming himself-the cases in which the execution of the offender is an absolute necessity "are very rare, if not practically non-existent."
From Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, copyright © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc., http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm
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GOD WORDS NEVER CHANGE; HE IS TODAY, YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW. GOD HAS NO MOTHER OR FATHER, HE GIVES THE COMMANDMENTS AS IT PLEASES HIM. WE MUST DO OUR BEST TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM. TODAY WE THANK GOD FOR GIVING US HIS SON.
of the Israelites from Egypt. the common
chronology places the date of this event at B.C. 1491, deriving it in this way:
--In ( 1 Kings 6:1
) it is stated that the building of the temple, in the forth year of Solomon,
was in the 480th year after the exodus. The fourth year of Solomon was bout
B.C. 1012. Add the 480 years (leaving off one years because neither the fourth
nor the 480th was a full year), and we have B.C. 1491 as the date of the
exodus. This is probably very nearly correct; but many Egyptologists place it
at 215 years later, --about B.C. 1300. Which date is right depends chiefly on
the interpretation of the Scripture period of 430 years, as denoting the
duration of the bondage of the Israelites. The period of bondage given in ( Genesis 15:13Genesis 15:14 ; Exodus 12:40Exodus 12:41 ) and
Gala 3:17 as 430 years has been interpreted to cover different periods. The
common chronology makes it extend from the call of Abraham to the exodus,
one-half of it, or 215 years, being spend in Egypt. Others make it to cover
only the period of bondage spend in Egypt. St. Paul says in ( Galatians 3:17 )
that from the covenant with (or call of) Abraham the giving of the law (less
than a year after the exodus) was 430 years. But in ( Genesis 15:13Genesis 15:14 ) it
is said that they should be strangers in a strange land,a nd be afflicted 400
years, and nearly the same is said in ( Exodus 12:40 ) But,
in very truth, the children of Israel were strangers in a strange land from the
time that Abraham left his home for the promised land, and during that whole
period of 430 years to the exodus they were nowhere rulers in the land. So in (
Exodus 12:40 )
it is said that the sojourning of the children of Israel who dwelt in Egypt was
430 years. But it does not say that the sojourning was all in Egypt, but this
pee who lived in Egypt had been sojourners for 430 years. (a) This is the
simplest way of making the various statements harmonize. (b) The chief
difficulty is the great increase of the children of Israel from 70 to 2,000,000
in so short a period as 215 years, while it is very easy in 430 years. But
under the circumstances it is perfectly possible in the shorter period. See on
ver. 7 (c) If we make the 430 years to include only the bondage in Egypt, we
must place the whole chronology of Abraham and the immigration of Jacob into Egypt
some 200 years earlier, or else the exodus 200 years later, or B.C. 1300. in
either case special difficulty is brought into the reckoning. (d) Therefore, on
the whole, it is well to retain the common chronology, though the later dates
may yet prove to be correct. The history of the exodus itself commences with
the close of that of the ten plagues. [PLAGUES,
THE TEN]
In the night in which, at midnight, the firstborn were slain, ( Exodus 12:29 )
Pharaoh urged the departure of the Israelites. vs. ( Exodus 12:31Exodus 12:32 ) They
at once set forth from Rameses, vs. ( Exodus 12:37Exodus 12:39 )
apparently during the night v. ( Exodus 12:42 ) but
towards morning on the 15th day of the first month. ( Numbers 33:3 ) They
made three journeys, and encamped by the Red Sea. Here Pharaoh overtook them,
and the great miracle occurred by which they were saved, while the pursuer and
his army were destroyed. [
The "aul" is mentioned only two times in the Bible. Here are the references:
Exodus 21:6Then his master shall bring him
unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post;
and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him
for ever.
See All... Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
See All... Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
Deuteronomy 15:17Then thou shalt take an aul,
and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for
ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
See All... Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
See All... Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
The "aul" is simply another spelling for the word "awl." Historically, this word has been spelled in many ways (given here in general historical order): ael, eal, awul, awel, al, owul, eawl, eaule, owel, ouel, el, oule, alle, aule, ele, awle, all, aul, awl. This is a small tool with a long, sharp point used for making holes, usually in leather or in wood (to prepare the wood to take a nail). However, in the Bible examples, it was clearly used to make a hole in the ear of the Hebrew servant who wanted to give up his chance to go free and surrender as a lifelong servant to his master.
Basically, it was a sign of voluntary slavery. The servant was brought to a door or a door post and the master would place the servant's ear up against the wood and use the aul to bore a hole in his ear. We are not told whether or not the servant placed an ornament such as an earring in his pierced ear. According to the "Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature," it was the practice in Lydia, India, and Persia to perforate the ears of boys dedicated to the service of the gods. Also, other Oriental countries employed the piercing of the ear as a sign of perpetual servitude.
An interesting use of this typical action is seen in the following prophecy in reference to Jesus Christ:
Psalm 40:6Sacrifice
and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering
and sin offering hast thou not required.
See All... Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
See All... Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
The opening of the ear in Psalm 40:6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
See All... is an allusion to the piercing of the ear of the servant as mentioned in the law. Yet, when this prophecy is quoted in the New Testament and applied to Christ, the opening of the ear takes on a new meaning.
Hebrews 10:5Wherefore when he cometh into the
world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou
prepared me:
See All... Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
See All... Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
In place of "mine ears hast thou opened" we read "a body hast thou prepared me." God is teaching us something. The opening or piercing of the ear is an act of voluntary surrender to full servitude. When Jesus came to earth and was born
Exodus 21:1-6 . LAWS FOR
MENSERVANTS.
1. judgments--rules for regulating the procedure of judges and magistrates
in the decision of cases and the trial of criminals. The government of the
Israelites being a theocracy, those public authorities were the servants of the
Divine Sovereign, and subject to His direction. Most of these laws here noticed
were primitive usages, founded on principles of natural equity, and
incorporated, with modifications and improvements, in the Mosaic code.
2-6. If thou buy an
Hebrew servant--Every Israelite was
free-born; but slavery was permitted under certain restrictions. An Hebrew
might be made a slave through poverty, debt, or crime; but at the end of six
years he was entitled to freedom, and his wife, if she had voluntarily shared
his state of bondage, also obtained release. Should he, however, have married a
female slave, she and the children, after the husband's liberation, remained
the master's property; and if, through attachment to his family, the Hebrew
chose to forfeit his privilege and abide as he was, a formal process was gone
through in a public court, and a brand of servitude stamped on his ear ( Psalms 40:6 ) for life, or at least till the Jubilee ( Deuteronomy 15:17 ).
7-11. if a man sell his daughter--Hebrew girls might be redeemed for a
reasonable sum. But in the event of her parents or friends being unable to pay
the redemption money, her owner was not at liberty to sell her elsewhere.
Should she have been betrothed to him or his son, and either change their
minds, a maintenance must be provided for her suitable to her condition as his
intended wife, or her freedom instantly granted.
23-25. eye for eye--The law which authorized retaliation (a
principle acted upon by all primitive people) was a civil one. It was given to
regulate the procedure of the public magistrate in determining the amount of
compensation in every case of injury, but did not encourage feelings of private
revenge. The later Jews, however, mistook it for a moral precept, and were
corrected by our Lord ( Matthew 5:38-42 ).
28-36. If an ox gore a
man or a woman, that they die--For the purpose of sanctifying human blood, and representing
all injuries affecting life in a serious light, an animal that occasioned death
was to be killed or suffer punishment proportioned to the degree of damage it
had caused. Punishments are still inflicted on this principle in Persia and
other countries of the East; and among a rude people greater effect is thus
produced in inspiring caution, and making them keep noxious animals under
restraint, than a penalty imposed on the owners.
30. If there be laid on him a sum of money, &c.--Blood fines are common among the
Arabs as they were once general throughout the East. This is the only case where
a money compensation, instead of capital punishment, was expressly allowed in
the Mosaic law.
The New Testament
The New Testament does not have any specific teachings about capital punishment. However, the Old Testament ideas of punishment became secondary to Jesus' message of love and redemption. Both reward and punishment are seen as properly taking place in eternity, rather than in this life.
Jesus said His mission was not to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17-20). However, He and His apostles greatly modified our understanding of God's intentions. Love is the principle that must guide all our actions (Matthew 5:43-48, 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-28, Romans 13:9-10, Galatians 5:14). Christians are bound by Jesus' commands to "Love the Lord your God" and "Love your neighbor as yourself." We are no longer bound by the harsh Old Testament Law (John 1:16-17, Romans 8:1-3, 1 Corinthians 9:20-21).
Jesus flatly rejected the Old Testament principle of taking equal revenge for a wrong done (Matthew 5:38-41, Luke 9:52-56). He also said that we are all sinners and do not have the right to pass judgment on one another (Matthew 7:1-5). In the case of a woman caught in adultery (a capital offense), Jesus said to those who wanted to stone her to death,
"Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" She said, "No one, sir." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again." (NRSV, John 8:7-11)
The apostle Paul also warned against taking revenge for a wrong done (Romans 12:17-21, 1 Thessalonians 5:15). Likewise, the apostle Peter warned us not to repay evil with evil (1 Peter 3:9).
Arguments for and against capital punishment
Christians, and our churches, are divided on the issue of whether capital punishment is right or wrong.
Some proponents of capital punishment see it as mandated by the Old Testament Law. However, Christians are no longer bound by the Old Testament Law. The argument of a Biblical mandate for capital punishment is also contradicted by the fact that many of the capital crimes in the Old Testament are considered relatively minor today. Very few people in the Christian world would support capital punishment for such things as doing work on the Sabbath, false prophecy or making false statements about a woman's virginity.
Many proponents of capital punishment interpret the phrase, "authority does not bear the sword in vain!" in Romans 13:1-5 as New Testament authority for capital punishment. However, the point of this passage is that Christians must not use their freedom from the Old Testament religious Law as an excuse to violate the civil law. We must obey civil authority, which is instituted by God, because of fear of punishment as well as conscience (verse 5).
Opponents of capital punishment see it as exactly the kind of revenge and human judgment that Jesus and His apostles so often warned against. They believe the principles set forth by Jesus and the apostles restrict punishment to only that which is necessary to protect society (i.e., humane confinement of offenders).
Opponents of capital punishment also point out that Jesus taught great principles for us to apply in our lives, rather than specific laws. Thus, his failure to specifically condemn slavery, capital punishment and many other evils should not be interpreted as approval of those things. They see the mercy He showed to the woman caught in adultery (John 8:3-11) as His rejection of capital punishment. However, Jesus never specifically repudiated capital punishment.
Some opponents of capital punishment see a prohibition against capital punishment in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:13, "Thou shalt not kill" in the King James Version). The original Hebrew word ratsach, translated as "kill" or "murder" could refer to either killing in general or unlawful killing (murder). However, most authorities think this is not a prohibition against capital punishment because the death penalty is specifically authorized elsewhere in the Old Testament.
Church positions
The three largest Christian denominations in the United States are split on the issue of capital punishment. The Roman Catholic Church opposes it in virtually all cases; the Southern Baptist Convention approves of it in certain cases; the United Methodist Church opposes it in all cases.
Here are the official position statements:
Roman Catholic:
2267. Assuming that the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.
If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people's safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditions of the common good and more in conformity with the dignity of the human person.
Today, in fact, as a consequence of the possibilities which the state has for effectively preventing crime, by rendering one who has committed an offense incapable of doing harm-without definitively taking away from him the possibility of redeeming himself-the cases in which the execution of the offender is an absolute necessity "are very rare, if not practically non-existent."
From Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, copyright © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc., http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm
----Monday, January 28, 2013
LIVE IN PEACE
GOD LOVE PEACE. HE CREATED US TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND LIVE IN PEACE.
Global Warning- the people of the world need to come together and live in peace with themselves and we will have a better world and a better tomorrow. For example, James the Apostle asks," from whence commeth war and fighting around you.?" James 3:1- what we must understand is that God is not a "war boat" he is a man of compassion , love and mercy. The war against one another must be stop in the name of Jesus. We need to pray against "Lust" it is the lust of the eyes that is causing trouble in this world. People of God, let us find a day when christian come together and pray for world peace. In addition, if we are children of the living God, we must persue peace. Heb. 12: 14 said, " Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
Today, parents fighting chiling, siblings fighting siblings, the world fighting for power. My God, what is going on with man kind? it boilds down to this, with all the wealth of this world that mankind fighting for, you dare not take nothing with you to the grave. So love one another and live in peace.
EACH TIME YOU FEEL LIKE WARING WITH SOMEBODY, READ THESE VERSES:
Psalm 34:14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
Romans 14:19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification
Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Hebrews 12:10 Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness
MY FRIEND, GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU HIS BLESSINGS, BUT HE CANNOT GIVE IT TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE LIVING IN WAR WITH YOURSELF AND OTHERS. GOD LOVES ALL OF US, BUT WE DENIEDS THE RIGHT TO LOV
E HIM BACK. PERSUE PEACE AND YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER.
BLESSED OR THE PEACE MAKER, FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU, LIVE IN PEACE!
Global Warning- the people of the world need to come together and live in peace with themselves and we will have a better world and a better tomorrow. For example, James the Apostle asks," from whence commeth war and fighting around you.?" James 3:1- what we must understand is that God is not a "war boat" he is a man of compassion , love and mercy. The war against one another must be stop in the name of Jesus. We need to pray against "Lust" it is the lust of the eyes that is causing trouble in this world. People of God, let us find a day when christian come together and pray for world peace. In addition, if we are children of the living God, we must persue peace. Heb. 12: 14 said, " Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
Today, parents fighting chiling, siblings fighting siblings, the world fighting for power. My God, what is going on with man kind? it boilds down to this, with all the wealth of this world that mankind fighting for, you dare not take nothing with you to the grave. So love one another and live in peace.
EACH TIME YOU FEEL LIKE WARING WITH SOMEBODY, READ THESE VERSES:
Psalm 34:14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
Romans 14:19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification
Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Hebrews 12:10 Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness
MY FRIEND, GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU HIS BLESSINGS, BUT HE CANNOT GIVE IT TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE LIVING IN WAR WITH YOURSELF AND OTHERS. GOD LOVES ALL OF US, BUT WE DENIEDS THE RIGHT TO LOV
E HIM BACK. PERSUE PEACE AND YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER.BLESSED OR THE PEACE MAKER, FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD.GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU, LIVE IN PEACE!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
LIVING ON THE EDGEY -EALLING ANGEL
End of time, we are living on the edge. Unbelievers, and others who feel like their are christians, but not yet bein delivered. Make a U turn and call unto the Lord for forgiveness. Going to church every Sunday cannot save you. Reading the bible daily cannot save you. Speaking great swollen words to be seen cannot save you. You can only be saved through faith by the Lord Jesus Christ. Doing his will- keeps the commandments, cater for the poor and the needy, and moreover keep away from ungodly people who harden their hearts against God. Most and foremost, have a relationship with God.
Live bless and worship your God.
Live bless and worship your God.
THE ANTICHRIST, THE
IMAGE, AND THE MARK OF THE BEAST
One of the major events to occur just before the
return of Christ as Conquering King is the appearance of an individual called
the Antichrist. Most people who have studied the personality and deeds of this
individual have totally misunderstood the essential factors associated with this
person.
Many view the Antichrist, the image, the mark of the
Beast, and the Beast's alliance of nations as things that will be easily
recognized as evil and sinister. The reality is that the Antichrist and his
religious system of government will look like the greatest and most wonderful
religious, political, and economic system the world has ever seen. The leader of
this alliance of nations will appear as a dynamic and charismatic individual who
will lead his alliance of nations and the world into a time of unparalleled
peace and prosperity.
A Great
Deception
Jesus said that the deception surrounding the
Antichrist will be so clever that only the elect of God will recognize him and
understand his true intent and purpose:
"And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder,
whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the
world, seeing the beast, that it was a thing, and is not and yet now is"
(Rev.17:8 Para.). See also Dan.12:9-10; Rev.1:1-8.
All others on earth will be deceived into thinking
that this person is indeed a savior of humanity. Therefore, it is extremely
important to be able to recognize some of the characteristics and powers that
this person may exhibit as he imposes his will on the world.
One must realize that deceived people do not know
that they are deceived, and that a person will remain deceived unless they
diligently and honestly put forth the effort to search for and accept truth. No
one on earth is immune to being deceived or causing deception. In fact, the
Bible says that the whole world has been deceived except for the elect of
God.
The truth is that, there is not a person alive who
knows every biblical truth in exact detail. Therefore, no one can totally rely
upon another person for their understanding of God's word. This is why the elect
are instructed to study to show themselves approved before God and to work out
their own salvation in fear and trembling. See 2.Tim.2:14-16; Eph.2:12-13.
Who is the
Antichrist?
First let us remove some of the mystique about the
name Antichrist. Simply put the Antichrist is an individual who is against the
true Christ and/or is attempting to pass himself off as the true Christ. In
either case this individual is in opposition to God the Father and Jesus Christ
and their teachings.
The Antichrist is the same dynamic and charismatic
individual described elsewhere in the Bible as the Beast who is the leader of a
powerful religious governmental system that controls an alliance of nations
called the Beast. The Antichrist is the individual who has absolute authority,
power, and control over all religious, philosophical, economic, and political
aspects of people who live under his control.
FALLING ANGEL. THIS IS WHO THE DEVIL USE TO DESTROY GOD'S PEOPLE WHO ARE WEAK IN THEIR FAITH.
FALLING ANGEL. THIS IS WHO THE DEVIL USE TO DESTROY GOD'S PEOPLE WHO ARE WEAK IN THEIR FAITH.WE ALL NEEDS BLISSINGS
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We all need blessings from God, moreover we will not do what it takes to receive it. In order to be blessed, we must keep the commandment of God. Pareventure, if i perish I perish,but the truth of the gospel I have to preach to everyone who are willing to listen.
As Paul the Apostle said, Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctr...ine. 2 Timothy 4: 2. When someone wants to be a soldier in the Army he or she must show strength and preserverance. You need these things to be a good soldier in any army in the world. Now if you are a soldier in the Army of God you must prove your self. Which means that you must follower the rules that is given to you by your supervisor. We have Earthly supervisor, we have God as our heavenly Supervisor.See More
As Paul the Apostle said, Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctr...ine. 2 Timothy 4: 2. When someone wants to be a soldier in the Army he or she must show strength and preserverance. You need these things to be a good soldier in any army in the world. Now if you are a soldier in the Army of God you must prove your self. Which means that you must follower the rules that is given to you by your supervisor. We have Earthly supervisor, we have God as our heavenly Supervisor.See More
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
FALSE PROPHETS
THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD:
"ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD." EZEKIEL 13: 21-23
Those of you who are not called by God to be a Prophet or prophetess, becare how you use the name of the Almighty God of Israel. A profet is one who hears from God. It's like a manager giving dictation to his Secretary. Woe unto those who using the name of the Lord in vain to obtain money and fame.
Live right and live bless.
Revelation KJV Chapter 13:11-14
It seems like the TV makes the laws of life and conduct for us.
Its like a little devil with an angel mask on
sitting in our living room
continually spitting sin into our faces
with its warm glow
Then [NU changes I to he] stood on the sand of the sea. And
I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten
horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous
name. Now the beast, which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like
the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The
dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority…
And the dragon was
enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her
offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus.
Then he stood on the sand of the sea… Revelation 12:17-13:1a
"ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD." EZEKIEL 13: 21-23
Those of you who are not called by God to be a Prophet or prophetess, becare how you use the name of the Almighty God of Israel. A profet is one who hears from God. It's like a manager giving dictation to his Secretary. Woe unto those who using the name of the Lord in vain to obtain money and fame.
Live right and live bless.
Revelation KJV Chapter 13:11-14
Second Beast Prophet
Rev 13:11 And I beheld
another beast coming up out of the earth;
and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon
and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon
It seems like the TV makes the laws of life and conduct for us.
Its like a little devil with an angel mask on
sitting in our living room
continually spitting sin into our faces
with its warm glow
If you wish discuss & learn more about what television is
doing to this country then click here on Television Discussion & Recent
News!
Rev. 13:12
THE BEAST WHO ARISES OUT OF THE SEA
We are still in the third
interlude here in chapters 12 and 13. Chapter 13 is a new vision, but the
scene is still down on the earth. I must admit that NU’s correction of
the text threw me a bit of a curve at first. I had always assumed that it
was John who was standing on the seashore when he saw this vision but the better
reading here is not I but he, referring back to
Satan in chapter 12. So, the last verse in chapter 12, combined with the first
verse of chapter 13, reads,
So, it was Satan who John saw standing on the
seashore. Then, as John watched, slowly, ten horns with ten crowns upon them
began to rise up from the sea. Eventually, seven grotesque heads were exposed
from which the ten horns protruded. Furthermore, each dripping head was
emblazoned with its own blasphemous name. Finally,
the entire beast came wading out to Satan like a great frankensteinian monster
coming home to its master. In appearance, its body was like a leopard, its feet
like a bear, and its mouth was like a lion. If you are a student of the prophet
Daniel, you will sense that there is something quite familiar about this beast
because each of the animals that make up its body, are also found in Daniel
7:18. There, using the imagery of four different beasts, God revealed to Daniel
that, in the future, four great world dominating empires would arise upon the
Earth. Daniel described them as
follows:
The first was like a lion. It was explained
to Daniel that the lion represented the Babylonian Empire under which he was
living at the time having been taken there as a captive by
Nebuchadnezzar.
The second
was
like a bear. It represented the Medo-Persian Empire that
followed Babylon. Daniel lived during the reign of that empire as
well.
The third was like a leopard. In retrospect,
we know that it symbolized the next empire to step out on the stage of world
history. That would be the Grecian Empire.
The fourth beast Daniel said was dreadful and terrible.
It symbolized the fourth empire that would come … the Roman Empire … in
both of its future stages. Its first stage manifested itself a couple of
hundred years before and then, well past, Jesus' day. Daniel’s vision of that
beast included its second stage, as well, when it will rise up once again, far
down in history during days of the Tribulation. In Daniel’s vision, this second
stage was symbolized by the beast’s ten horns along with its
little horn that Daniel saw. So, the prophecy of Daniel 7 not only
foretold the rise of the Roman Empire but it also prophesied that it would
reappear on Earth at the end of the last days. This second stage of the
Roman Empire is very important to our study here in
Revelation.
The beast, that John saw stalk up out of the sea to Satan, is a composite
of all four of the beasts from Daniel’s vision. The significance of its
composite nature is that this last world-dominating kingdom will contain
elements of all four of the great and dominating Gentile empires that preceded
it. As such, it will be the epitome of Gentile reign on Earth. This is the
political/governmental side of the beast symbol here in
Revelation 13. However, we will discover that it represents even more than that.
It also represents a person. This second meaning of the symbol is its
personality/dictator side. Let’s break it down. The beast John saw:
… came out of the Mediterranean
sea. This is
PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THE ENEMY
ALMIGHTY GOD THE ROCK OF MY SALVATION. LEAD ME IN THE PART OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. DO NOT ALLOW MY ENEMY TO HAVE DOMINION OVER ME, HOLY FATHER, LET ME HAVE DOMINION OVER MY ENEMY. FIGHT AGAINST THOSE WHO FIGHT AGAINST ME. GIVE ME THE EYES OF AN EAGLE TO SEE THE DOWN FALL OF MY ENEMY. I CANNOT FIGHT THEM MIGHTY GOD, THEY ARE MORE THAN THE HAIR OF MY HEAD. HOWEVER, YOU WITH YOUR DOMINION AND POWER CAN UTILIZE YOUR WARING ELEMENTS AMONG THEM LIKE THE MANY STARS IN THE HEAVENS.
ALMIGHTY GOD, SAVE ME FROM THE WICKED AND DESTRUCTIVE ENEMY WHO LIE IN SECRET PLACE TO DESTROY MY SOUL. LET THEIR TRAP BECOME A BLESSING TO ME. HIDE ME UNDER YOUR WINGS OF SAFETY, AND FEED ME WITH THE JOY OF YOUR SALVATION. IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON JESUS.
THE BATTLE IS IN THE HANDS OF THE LORD. KEEP ON PRAYING, AND WAIT FOR AN ANSWER.
SERVE GOD IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH AND LIVE BLESS.
ALMIGHTY GOD, SAVE ME FROM THE WICKED AND DESTRUCTIVE ENEMY WHO LIE IN SECRET PLACE TO DESTROY MY SOUL. LET THEIR TRAP BECOME A BLESSING TO ME. HIDE ME UNDER YOUR WINGS OF SAFETY, AND FEED ME WITH THE JOY OF YOUR SALVATION. IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON JESUS.
THE BATTLE IS IN THE HANDS OF THE LORD. KEEP ON PRAYING, AND WAIT FOR AN ANSWER.SERVE GOD IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH AND LIVE BLESS.
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