Why is the Pieta such a heart warming scene? Is it the lifeless body of Jesus? Is it the senseless death of an innocent child? Or it is the truth about death conquered that ends with peace with God and man?
And she grieved to have a son, who died, in an attempt to save the world…not my might, nor by power, but by His Spirit, Jesus died of broken heart. Crucified by the ones who wanted sin to end and strife to stop, they wanted an innocent to die, for them. When does this stop?
“About this time, John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the Judean wilderness ” (Matthew 3:1-3)
John is described as having the unique practice of baptism for the forgiveness of sins.[14] Most
scholars agree that John baptized Jesus.[15][16] Scholars generally believe Jesus was a follower or disciple of John[17][18][19] and several New Testament accounts report that some of Jesus’ early followers had previously been followers of John.[20] John the Baptist is also mentioned by Jewish historian Josephus.[21] Some scholars maintain that John was influenced by the semi-ascetic Essenes, who expected an apocalypse and practiced rituals corresponding strongly with baptism,[22] although no direct evidence substantiates this.[23]
According to the New Testament, John anticipated a messianic figure greater than himself,[24] and Jesus was the one whose coming John foretold. Christians commonly refer to John as the precursor or forerunner of Jesus,[25] since John announces Jesus’ coming. John is also identified with the prophet Elijah.[20] Wikipedia
Therefore: The still small voice of God, written on the Stone, must speak, through the Holy Spirit, to convict men, who are in the High Places of the Earth, thinking to change the times and Laws of God, and killing the Prophets.
“Thou shall commit adultery,” is not written in the Law or Prophets. We have become an abomination to the Muslim Nation! Why do we dare to think like Lucifer, that divorce and adultery will not destroy society….when we allow members and ministers, to think, the law of God can be changed?
If we become false leaders, false prophets, what good is it to have or call ourselves, THE CHURCH, WITH THE GIFT OF PROPHECY?
“The LORD told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or his height, for I’ve rejected him. Truly, God does not see what man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.(I Samuel 16:7) The people wanted a KING! So God answered their prayers. He gave them a KING. But God rejected Saul. Saul rejected the patience it took, to wait for God to lead.
But, when He comes again, will He find us FAITHFUL TO HIM?
What have you done with My Lord?
Why is He silent?
Have you come to pray?
Have to you come to help me find Him?
Is the Holy Spirit alive and well in the Hearts of the Leadership?
“A copy of the document was to be issued as law in each and every province and published for all
people, indicating that the Jewish people were to be ready to take vengeance on their enemies on that day. The couriers, mounted on the royal steeds, left quickly, urged on by the king’s command. The edict was also issued in Susa the capital. Mordecai left the king’s presence in royal robes of blue and white, wearing a large golden crown and a purple robe made of fine linen; and the city of Susa shouted with joy. For the Jewish people, there was light and joy, gladness and honor. In each and every province, and in each and every city, in the places where the king’s order and edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jewish people, along with a feast and a holiday. Many of the people of the land became Jews, because they had come to fear the Jewish people.(Esther 8:13-17).
ELLEN G WHITE QUOTE:
“Today, as the in the days of Esther and Mordecai, the Lord will vindicate His truth and his people.” Prophets and Kings, by Ellen White, page. 606.
“There is earnest work to be done in this age, and parents should educate their children to share in it. The words of Mordecai to Esther may apply to the men and youth of today: “Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Testimonies to the Church, Volume 5, p. 321.
“I was much encouraged while listening to a discourse from the words, I will “go in unto the king, ” ” and if I perish, I perish.” In his remarks the speaker referred to those who were wavering between hope and fear, longing to be saved from their sins and receive the pardoning love of Christ, yet held in doubt and bondage by timidity and fear of failure. He counseled such ones to surrender themselves to God, and venture upon His mercy without delay. They would find a gracious Savoir ready to present to them the scepter of mercy, even as Ahasuerus offered to Esther the signal of his favor. All that was required of the sinner, trembling in the presence of his Lord, was to put forth the hand of faith and touch the scepter of His grace. That touch ensured pardon and peace.”
“Those who were waiting to make themselves more worthy of divine favor before they venture to claim the promises of God, were making a fatal mistake. Jesus alone cleanses from sin: He only can forgive our transgressions. He has pledged Himself to listen to the petition and grant the prayer of those who come to Him in faith. Many had a vague idea that they must make some wonderful effort in order to gain the favor of God. But all self-dependence is vain. It is only by connecting with Jesus through faith that the sinner becomes a hopeful, believing child of God. These words comforted me and gave me a view of what I must do to be saved.” Testimonies to the Church, Volume 1, p. 16
“Ahab sent for the Israelis and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel, where Elijah approached all the people and asked them, “How long will you keep hesitating between both sides? If the LORD is God, go after him. If Baal, go after him.” But the people didn’t say a word. So Elijah told the people, “I’m the only one left over as a prophet of the LORD, am I? But Baal’s prophets number 450 men?” (I Kings 18:20-21).
Before King Ahab and Jezebel lived here, this hill was one of Solomon’s outpost’s that could quarter some 450 horses in its stables. “Kings came to fight, then battled the kings of Canaan at Taanach near the waters of Megiddo. They took no silver as the spoils of war.” (Judges 5:19)
“Christian tradition identifies Megiddo as Armageddon, where the great battle of the End of Days will take place between the powers of good and evil (Revelation 16:15-16) “See, I am coming like a thief. How blessed is the person who remains alert and keeps his clothes on! He won’t have to go naked and let others see his shame.” The spirits gathered the kings to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew.”
The scene of John’s apocalyptic vision of the battle between the forces of good and evil, is to be followed by the Second Coming of Jesus. Inspiration for this vision seems to have been drawn from the prophet Zechariah, who also describes such a battle in Zechariah 12: 10-11, “I will pour out on the house of David and on the residents of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and of supplications, and they will look to me—the one whom they pierced. At that time, Jerusalem will mourn deeply, like the mourning about Hadad-rimmon that took place in the plain of Megiddo.”
The shadow of palm the sign waved by those who claimed Jesus as The Messiah, is the voice of Jesus, through His Disciple John, in Revelation 18:1-4 “After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was made bright by his splendor.
He cried out in a powerful voice, “Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a prison for every unclean spirit, a prison for every unclean bird, and a prison for every unclean and hated beast. For all the nations have drunk from the wine of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her. The world’s businesses have become rich from her luxurious excesses.” Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you don’t participate in her sins and also suffer from her diseases.
The voice of Elijah, the voice of John the Baptist, point to our time, as it was in the day’s of
Noah, when the earth was full of spiritual darkness directed by the underworld of supernatural demons, under the leadership of Lucifer, looking of a cure, a genetic GMO, that would give him eternal life. If we read the signs of the times correctly, and believe the Testimony of Jesus, is the Spirit of Prophecy, the spirits are gathering…the world…to the Northern border of Israel, not far from the Jezreel, in Hebrew, the name means: Valley of Decision.
The Chosen People, are those who choose Jesus Christ to be the Head of His Church. Those who chose Jesus Christ, come to obey Him, not our force, but out of love, for their best friend, who died for them. Jesus pleads again, “If you love me, keep my commandments. I will ask the Father to give you another Helper, to be with you always. He is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor recognizes him. But you recognize him, because he lives with you and will be in you. I am not going to forsake you like orphans. I will come back to you. “In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also. At that time you will know that I am in my Father, that you are in me, and that I am in you. The person who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I, too, will love him and reveal myself to him.” (John 14:15-21)
The Pride of the Jews, must be humbled, by God revealing Himself, as Jesus, Our Messiah with the living blood of the alien, Jesus Christ, found by Ron Watt, along with Ark of the Covenant, with the four angels, who have held back the winds of strife…awaiting the LOUD CRY…..He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the time for him to judge has arrived. Worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.” Then another angel, a second one, followed him, saying, “Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has made all nations drink the wine, the wrath earned for her sexual sins.” Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying in a loud voice, “Whoever worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or his hand will drink the wine of God’s wrath, which has been poured undiluted into the cup of his anger. He will be tortured with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the lamb. The smoke from their torture goes up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to their faithfulness in Jesus: I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: How blessed are the dead, that is, those who die in the Lord from now on!” “Yes,” says the Spirit. “Let them rest from their labors, for their actions follow them.” Then I looked, and there was a white cloud! On the cloud sat someone who was like the Son of Man, with a gold victor’s crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. (Revelation 14: 7-14)
Revelation 14, are the kinds of words the great preacher Spurgeon recoiled upon his congregations: “Whoever worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or his hand will drink the wine of God’s wrath, which has been poured undiluted into the cup of his anger. He will be tortured with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the lamb. The smoke from their torture goes up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
The fear of God, His power to save to the utmost, all who call upon His name, assure mankind, that Lucifer will die with his angels. The harvest is ripe, the world is being sealed! God has an agreement with Satan, that those like Satan, who wish to change His time and laws, are free to follow Satan’s Government of lawlessness. And, “Whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13.)
“You know brother Jean, when I was young and very young and impressionable, by folks like him, especially him, the preacher….the Spirit convicted me through him, of sin and righteousness and judgments to come, told me, “If a person goes to church and leaves happy, there is something wrong with what he heard, he should be convicted, every time he hears THE WORD.” When the Word of God is preached, each should be convicted of their own violation of God’s Law. It happens to the most of us on a regular basis. It’s an on going struggle, you have to keep at it each day. Don’t give up, He knew what would happen today. He will grant you more strength tomorrow if you will just seek it.” Quote from the son of R. L. Wisdom (1914-1993)
“God has not rejected his people whom he chose long ago. Do you not know what the Scripture
says in the story about Elijah, when he pleads with God against Israel? “Lord, they have killed your prophets and demolished your altars. I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life.” But what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for myself 7,000 people who have not knelt to worship Baal.” (Romans 11:2-4).
Not all have denied the Holy Spirit and walked away to gods of flesh, money, and pride. The sin of sexual immorality, reflects on the 7th Commandment. The Bridegroom is Jesus, the Bride is His Church, She the Bride, comes with virgin bridesmaids, awaiting the coming of her King, Jesus. When the call comes, “Jesus is Coming,” They have all slept. Before Jesus comes, the Holy Spirit prepares His people, to meet their King. They awaken and light their Lamp….and Jesus comes to see His Church, to look upon the heart, not as man look upon the outward appearance, but as God looks upon the heart. This pre-advent judgment, happens like a shaking, when Jesus appears, He will bring His reward with Him. When you meet Jesus, He will ask you, “Where are you sheep?” “Where is your flock?” His answer will be that knows you or he does not know you.
Does Jesus know you? Are you His friend? Can He trust you to keep His back? Can you be loyal to Jesus and false gods too?
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P. S. Credit to Ellen Quotes pointing back to Bible and hearing the voice of Elijah and John the Baptist in the last days, TESTIMONIES TO THE CHURCH, Volume 8, starting on page 9.
About this time, John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the Judean wilderness and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!” He was the one the prophet Isaiah was referring to when he said, “He is a voice calling out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!'” (Matthew 3:1-3).
Rev 18:20 Be happy about her, heaven, saints, apostles, and prophets, for God has condemned
her for you!”
Rev 18:21 Then a powerful angel picked up a stone that was like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “The great city Babylon will be thrown down violently—and will never be found again.
Rev 18:22 The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters will never be heard within you again. No artisan of any trade will ever be found within you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard within you again.
Rev 18:23 The light from a lamp will never shine within you again. The voice of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard within you again. For your merchants were the important people of the world, and all the nations were deceived by your witchcraft.
Rev 18:24 The blood of the world’s prophets, saints, and all who had been murdered was found within her.”
You are in the Heart of Jesus Christ! In His mind, You are His! However, the chosen people, did not include the Gentiles. . .their sin was condoning the death of an innocent child of God. . .that led to the Great Holocuast. . .a reminder…forever…of loosing their power…to claim Jesus Christ, as their MESSIAH…..and this exposs the PRIDE…of any man, who thinks to change the times and laws of God, and condones THE DEATH OF JESUS…to pay the penalty of SIN….when that SIN…is an OPEN SIN…and OPEN REBELLION AGAINST GOD….the principal runs all through the Bible….Isa 63:10 Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; so he changed and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.
The Jews are no longer “the chosen” if they continue to deny the Holy Spirit in Jesus The Prophet of God….
Who is keeping Jesus from coming? YOU?
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones to death those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you people were unwilling! Look! Your house is left vacant to you. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'” (Luke 13:34-35).
Will the JEWS hear the GOOD NEWS, they are saved by the Blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ, their Messiah? Seems God has sent them a messenger, or two. Many are studying the New Testament, to find the prophecies in the Old Testament have been fulfilled in Jesus! Many of those who dislike the Old Testament, are finding the Truth, in the prophecies of John, that takes us back to Babylon, and the Prophet Daniel, and the FALL OF BABYLON…that shall NEVER RISE again!
May God Bless and Keep You!
I would like to dedicate this photo from space, HER, THE CHURCH, weary and tired of being the SACRIFICE. . .the ones in the world, who give up their life, in defending NO MORE BLOOD SACRIFICE……because DEATH has no sting….to the ONE who believes, they are covered by the BLOOD OF CHRIST, when they follow the Lamb, to be a living sacrifice.
How are Christians different than a Jihadist? JIHAD are willing to KILL IN THE NAME OF THEIR GOD…….CHRISITANS CANNOT KILL, because the death of Christ, makes us all brothers and sisters in OUR GOD. DYING IN CHRIST, is to follow His example….like the Jews to the slaughter, like lambs to the slaughter……dying for their belief……to obey is better than sacrifice….THE LAMB OF GOD.
In defending our right to live on this earth….to be aware of sin to immensely dislike sin….to be aware of our generous, loving God who died for us….Jesus has become our best friend…..Will we then….lay down our life, for Him?
The old lady in the sky, holding unto the light she has, in hand, in her heart….is troubled with war, that divides and conquers land, when she The Bride, understands, God looks at the heart, Man looks at the outward appearance…..and God does not ask, IF THE HEART, belongs to which color man or woman…..
No wonder The Bride is anxiously awaiting the return of Her Bridegroom, like an Old Lady, in the Sky….she holds in the palm of her hand, the little light, like a virgin, a Bridesmaid….hoping God will see her plight…in the darkest days of the earths history.
When will He come? Jesus says, “You shall not see me, Your Bridegroom, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the NAME OF THE LORD.'”
WILL THE CHURCH RECOGNIZE THE BRIDE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD LIKE A BRIDESMAID TO THE WEDDING?
That thing on her head, does it looks like the hat of Mrs. Santa Claus?
Is she like an elf with big ears, listening to hear…..who is naughty and nice?
Will Jesus come to your house, THIS YEAR?
Are we ready to receive OUR REWARD…WHEN HE COMES?
Why is she so intently looking at the LIGHT?
I have more questions, than insight! This display of LIGHTS IN THE SKY…I believe will never end…with this creative friend…who can move mountains…to prove….HIS REIN WILL NEVER END…..AND HIS CREATIVE BENT…means we haven’t seen nothing YET!
We’ve only see a SHADOW…of WHAT HE HAS PLANNED NEXT….to occur in the SKY….as He brings His reward with Him….a covey of angels….a living choir….a light in the darkness of the sky…growing brighter….by far…than other light….yet it comes like DARK FEARFUL CLOUD…AND ASTEROID ON FIRE….TOWARDS THE EARTH FROM THE EAST…APPARENTLY GOING TO DESTROY….as the false prophets…repeat…we will ALL DIE….AN INSTANT DEATH…and return to primordial slime….to grow again…from the cell, to a human life…form…that an uncaring, wicked, angel, can DESTROY AGAIN….using the weather, science and fiction…to describe this UNKIND GOD….named Jesus….
If you believe the lies of Satan….and his angels…there is NO HOPE…for mankind!
If you believe, God will bring a liar, into heaven, to start this war over HIS GOVERNMENT again….you must think HE IS REALLY DIZZY, DOPY AND DUMB!
Jesus knew He had the power to destroy Lucifer….soon after the cross….when Lucifer was behind the slaughter of an innocent “man”.…Lucifer knew exactly what he was doing….speaking into the ear of religious leader…that ONE MAN MIGHT DIE….so we could save our own life…..and the lives or our children…
We are in DANGER, of becoming LIKE THE JEWS…who thought the DEATH OF ONE MAN….would CURE US FROM HAVING DEATH COME TO US……but death IS THE CURSE OF SIN….our only course of action….IN THE LAST DAYS…is to DIE TO SELF…and LET THE RISEN CHRIST…STAND UP….to DEFEND THOSE WHO DEFEND HIS GOVERNMENT...that is not of this world...
HER THE CHURCH, is growing old, like the ones who forget, the price He paid, to bring us home!
(This old lady wants no part in forgetting what Jesus has done for me…I want no part in hanging Him upon a cross…for my sins. I would rather obey the Government of God, and LET JESUS LIVE! I would rather die like the man on Tienanmen Square in China, who took on a Armored TANK….GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!)
“Not everyone who keeps saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will get into the kingdom from heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name, drove out demons in your name, and performed many miracles in your name, didn’t we?'(Matthew 7:21-22)
What is the SIGN OF A CHRISTIAN? Do the will of My Father.
“Stop judging, so that you won’t be judged, because the way that you judge others will be the way that you will be judged, and you will be evaluated by the standard with which you evaluate others. (Matthew 7:1-2)
THE RED HORSE is in Ebook form at the web site: decodingbibleprophecy.com it is simple book of pictures, teaching the riddles…of the last message…to our world in crisis….including 9-11-2001. . .in the New Testament.
When God used creative men, to think creative thoughts, their words came out in poetic rhymes and riddles. David was good at making men like grass, clothes like lily, or small work of lion or bear
ready to destroy his flock. When riddles are opened….like an old scroll…out of it falls..the mystery of God and His plan to restore His Kingdom…..and it begins with Daniel in Babylon…and compares the works of man and demons to the works of God and His Kingdom……
For some the Kingdom of God, is like an unknown….like a Potter…thumping us like clay, making us into a “pot” or “vessel” that can hold water. . .this persecution…He deems necessary to humiliate and humble us….to become something that we are not….naturally…included to do….but someone HE NEEDS..to be an instrument in HIS BAND of music to our ears…as we agree…HE IS THE ONE FOR YOU AND ME….
The RED HORSE is symbol for a man, on a horse, a life, a warrior, who thinks this BEAST, can take us…to the Promised Land….But without the direction of the Holy Spirit, this rider on the beast…is just a BIG WHEEL, blessed by going around in circles…There must be others…in Daniels ARMY…who wish to go into the tent…and see the little ones…know, they have a friend who does not condemn…but says, “Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more.”….like Jesus did…no less…no more….move on…with His blessings!
She looks like an old lady, the “her” in the Bible, the one who looks after the lamps…the light…the Holy Spirit…in the Sky. She may even be wearing glasses…holding out the LIGHT of the HOLY SPIRIT…to come down in POWER…for us to see the folly…of sin and Joy in knowing Jesus as our kin…What more can He do…to amaze you too?
“Signs and wonders?” Does she have a silly hat, with star on top? Is she wearing glasses? Its that bit of pink, the palm of her hand…holding a glowing crown of light? If so, let the Holy Spirit be poured out on ALL NATIONS, on ALL PEOPLE, to see the wonders God has displayed…to show us a glimpse of Heaven!
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.” — Psalm 46:10
As we go through life, we encounter so many challenges. At the same time, God has given us brains so that we may solve our problems. That’s a good thing because that’s how we learn and become better equipped to handle adversity in the future.
While living in the Mojave Desert, finding donkeys that survive, among the petroglyphs of ancient and extinct Indian Tribes reminded me, if God could take care of the wild burros He certainly could find and take care of me! lol
God put hair, feathers, fur and clothes on the animals….and man? Well, we have our peacocks, and mud hens…lol
“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. ” (Malachi 4:2).
“And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third
part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. Rev 8:12
The four blood moons over two years, with the Partial Solar Eclipse, between them, refers to Jesus Christ, the Sun of Righteousness. The moon, the “church” is not reflecting the light of the Son of God, JESUS CHRIST, as it should. Jesus comes with healing in his wings!
To some, salvation coming from a Jew, will come to make us humble. Humble ain’t all bad. There is only One Jesus Christ, and blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!
The parable of the Sun of Righteousness, comes with His great suffering and sacrifice for all mankind. The Son of God came to teach us about His Father’s love and His Father’s Character. What father wants to see his sons and daughters facing death or suffering? But, God the Father did, hold back his power to destroy those who destroyed His son. Now the vengeance of God will be satisfied, because we clearly see, good from evil. The Devil’s name is found in Revelation 9:11. His name is The Destroyer. Heaven has judged the devil, at the cross, where Lucifer inspired men to use Jesus as a SCAPEGOAT. Now God turns upon the real SCAPEGOAT, and places the sins for all ages, upon the Head of Lucifer. The angel of God comes down, like He did to the slaves in Egypt, under the King of Egypt, Pharaoh! Once again the world is asking, “What is the Name of the One who sent you?” His Name is the Great I AM KING OF THIS WORLD AND THE UNIVERSE.
THE PLAGUES ARE JUST THE BEGINNING OF HIS WRATH! But no one will repent and turn
from their wicked ways. Like proud Pharoah who bowed down to his god, man~king has found his god among the idols of flesh and gold.
To those who understand the meaning of the Day of Atonement, in Heaven and on earth, it comes between the Blood Moon of Passover and the Blood Moon, after the Day of Atonement. Are we ready to meet Our Maker, Jesus Christ, a Jew? Or will we bow down to man, 666? He gave His life for you, will you bow down to “a chip” a computer to take care of you?
“And he (Lucifer is behind all confusion) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: (Pharaoh would not listen to the GREAT I AM GOD. He died and did not go to Heaven. His son died and Pharaoh could do nothing!) And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Revelation 13:16-17)
Have courage, to not take the Mark, or the Name of the Beast, or the number of His
Name! 666, just a man not God 777.
Matthew 24:16-21 “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Mat 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Mat 24:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Mat 24:18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
Mat 24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Mat 24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Mat 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Wikipedia:
An eclipse is a natural phenomenon. Nevertheless, in some ancient and modern cultures, solar eclipses have been attributed to supernatural causes or regarded as bad omens. A total solar eclipse can be frightening to people who are unaware of its astronomical explanation, as the Sun seems to disappear during the day and the sky darkens in a matter of minutes.
Since looking directly at the Sun can lead to permanent eye damage or blindness, special eye protection or indirect viewing techniques are used when viewing a solar eclipse. It is technically safe to view only the total phase of a total solar eclipse with the unaided eye and without protection, however this is a dangerous practice as most people are not trained to recognize the phases of an eclipse which can span over two hours while the total phase can only last up to 7.5 minutes for any one location. People referred to as eclipse chasers or umbraphiles will travel to remote locations to observe or witness predicted central solar eclipses.[3][4]
Happy Birthday Caleb! The Day the Sun was darkened by a third. God Bless You!
Ellen White Quote: “Young men and young women should realize that to be one with Christ is the highest honor to which they can attain . . . Consecrate all that there is of you – soul, body, and spirit – to the Lord. Yield every power you have to the control of the Holy Spirit.” SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD, Ellen White, ©1955, Review and Herald, Washington, D.C.
Like a piece of a puzzle, each witness is part of the body of Christ, with Jesus Christ as the head of His Church. By being redeemed by the Name of Jesus, every knee will bow, including the knees of Lucifer. Every heart will quake with knowing our freedom purchased by the blood of the Lamb, will lead us to condemn ourselves by the way we treat the His sons and daughters.
Freedom cannot be forced or can we demand God to bow down to us. Obedience to His will, is a
voluntary choice. Man must first be humbled by an all wise, all knowing God, who gives us the experience to learn what is good and what is bad. Sad but not mad, men and women learn by their mistakes, to turn back to God, cease to sin, and never ask God to “think to change his times and laws.” Gods Government was challenged, His Laws were deemed to be oppressive, by Lucifer. This is the reason we were created by God, to know the end result of lawlessness that comes by living with both good and evil.
Lawlessness must show its ugly head, led by Lucifer, to destroy to the utmost, like a man without a soul. Purely evil, set to not care who he hurts, this kind of man and woman, destroys his own soul, rather than be humbled and turned to obedience.
My dear friend, Humility ain’t that bad. Sitting at the feet of Jesus, below Him, is assurance I am not destroying Him and His power to save to the utmost! I can only pray for you and myself, that day will come quickly, when the Holy Spirit shows us by a guilty conscience, that we need to turn back toward Home, and our loving Father, waiting to welcome us Home, with open arms.
It is the Holy Spirit that convicts of sin, righteousness and judgment. No man can force that on any other human. A heart hardened by sin, will still hear that voice, that still small voice, that spoke to Moses, and Elijah.
“IF THEY WON”T LISTEN TO THE GOD ON MOUNT SINAI, THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO ME” said the angel.
Deu 11:13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, Deu 11:14 That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. Deu 11:15 And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
Deu 11:16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside,
and serve other gods, and worship them; Deu 11:17 And then the LORD’S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
Deu 11:18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. Deu 11:19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deu 11:20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: Deu 11:21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. Deu 11:22 For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him; Deu 11:23 Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.
No one can force you to diligently keep all these commandments, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave to Him. Heaven is all about this kind of love, coming down from God, to test our spirits. Voluntarily, we seek Him, voluntarily we hear His voice and follow Him.
The devil is being exposed as the man of sin. God is exposed as the Sons and Daughters of God who hate evil, because it separates us from God and His love, as He cries as He watches us walk away from Him.
THE PLAGUES BEGIN:
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. Rev 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. Rev 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. Rev 16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. Rev 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. Rev 16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. Rev 16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
THE PROPHECY IS REPEATED:
Rev 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to
sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Rev 10:8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. Rev 10:9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. Rev 10:10 And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. Rev 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
THE LAW OF GOD CANNOT BE BROKEN IF IT COULD JESUS WOULD NOT HAVE TO DIE
Instead of being obedient to the Law that points out sin, some would like to crucify Jesus again!
Crucifying the Lamb of God again is pure blasphemy against God. It breaks His heart.
A number of years ago, an art gallery ran a contest to see who could create the best painting that portrayed the idea of peace. There were many worthy submissions. There was a magnificent painting of a sun setting over the tranquil waters of a pristine beach. Another depicted lush pastures with rolling green hills and a placid lake. Still another entry showed fresh snow in the mountains with a small log cabin glowing with the light of a warm fire within.
Yet, none of these peaceful scenes won the prize. Instead a most unlikely contender was awarded first place. It was a painting of a storm with lightning flashing and winds blowing through the trees of a rocky cliff. But if you looked a bit closer, you could see why it was the winner. In the cleft of the rocks was a mother eagle with her wings spread out over her six sleeping chicks. It was the picture of peace.
Friends, peace isn’t the absence of storms in our lives. There will always be storms that come and go. Peace is the ability to remain tranquil through the storms, taking shelter under the wings of our God like the baby eagles in the painting.
My son was not yet two years old. We found him dead in our swimming pool, without heart beat or breathing, we started CPR. His life was in God’s hands. The final hospital was Oakland Children’s Hospital in California. Their “Near Drowning Unit” had placed him a drug induced paralysis, so he would not move, but he was aware of us. When Uncle Dennis said, “Walter, you want a bean burrito.” Walter could not move, but tear ran down his check. We stood adding our tears to his, he could not move, but he could think, and that conflict sent acid to his stomach, so they gave him meds, to prevent ulcers. Our voices could not comfort him, our voices only made him aware, of this strange world he was in.
A park near our house, was a good place to walk, to think, to wait, a small cloud to east was dark to the east, it blocked the sun, but around the dark gray, was silver lining. Behind the cloud, the sun was shining. And amid the thoughts a hurricane hunter, who had flown through the eye of hurricane, had told me, the center of the hurricane, at the eye of the hurricane, there is no wind, it is peace. Somehow I was flooded with peace, in the eye of hurricane around me. There was more than hope, there was a sense, that in this struggle, God had already won. The little one would come home. The little one now 31 would go through many more storms, knowing God had chosen Him, to live again.
We have a saying, we repeat, as watch Walter swim like a Salmon up river, against the falls, the heights above, we just shake our head and say, “Oh Walter.” Why has God seemingly brought his kid out of a storm, to face so many more storms? “Oh Walter.” We laugh as we seem to know within his heart, Walter will never stop! He will never stop fighting the storms, the struggles. And that is the reason, he was given the trophy for the Rookie of the Year in High School. He never stopped trying.
Yesterday, was a first. I was delighted and wanted to share the joy of my day, and Walter was down. He wasn’t his peppy self. I called back. I questioned his flagging energy. Then my heart dropped too. Empathy for son, empathy for his mother, drew us together, as we prayed for others. When the list was opened up, we found the pains of others, far outnumbered ours. We could still unite in prayer, and invite God to share the pain, and with that love of God, that will of God, that no pain, no suffering, no sickness, no worry in Heaven, is His will on earth, as it is Heaven.
Bringing God into the equation, bringing hope of God’s intervention into our lives, and out to each other, and out those we knew in pain, brought Gods energy, to see, these folks were already saved. Their heart was ready for the grave. And that is after all, the greatest gift, facing death without a fear of the hereafter.
1.) Problem – What do I know about Jesus?
2.) Information – Nature, Science, History, Art, Growth, Personal Feelings, Personal Experience, Peace of Mind.
3.) Hypothesis – “If the Word of God is true, then the Words of the true prophet are true.”
4.) Experiment – Set up the Experiment – The Mission of Evangelism is not over until their members are Evangelists. “The true Prophet of God, is willing to die voluntarily, defending his or her Lord.”
5.) Observations – The True Prophet, Jesus Christ said, “You shall not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he/she who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ” “Whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.” Romans 10:13, Acts 2:7,8.
6.) The True Prophet, Jesus Christ, gives us hope, like an eye in the sky, of a light in the darkest night, that shines like a full moon, stars and galaxies, as the storms move around us, to the North, South, East and West. Jesus is the light in the time of trouble.
7.) Conclusion – The true witness, the disciple of God looses all fear of death, while dying, he/she understands the suffering, compassion and love of Jesus, who died for us, to offer us Freedom of Choice and Eternal Life.
This path leads to another question. Will we see a man, with power, arrive to force us, to bow down into submission to a Government, not under the control or blessing of God? Will we find ourselves in a civil war, started by a Government, attempting to control our minds, and take away the freedom Jesus purchased for our freedom of speech, and freedom of religion, freedom to have our voice heard, the like voices of the angels, on a cold night in Bethlehem?
The identification of the term “Star of David” or “Shield of David” with the hexagram shape dates to the 17th century. The term “Shield of David” is also used in the Siddur (Jewish prayer book) as a title of the God of Israel. However, the emblem, taken for the Jewish Flag, was a copy of cut stone, found in the wall today in the carved stones, patched together to hold up the walls of the Old Jerusalem City, in Israel. I’ve seen it there myself.
The Red Horse War Against Gods Government understood by the parables of Jesus 