If we believe the Holy Bible (and I do) every one has access to a source of truth. This source is not by man or by colleges or by deep studies by highly educated teachers. This source is the Holy Spirit.
The proof of this is in John 16: Jesus says:
12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
God has so much to teach us we cannot take it all in quickly but when we receive the Holy Spirit He will guide us to the truth as we are able to understand and accept it. The gift of the Holy Spirit is given freely to all true Christians so why do so many Christian individuals and Christian denominations disagree on many of God’s truths? This should not be. The Holy Spirit will not bring some to one truth and others to another truth because there can only be one set of truths.
There can only be one reason for so many different beliefs and that is the imperfection of mankind. Every human has freewill and that includes the freewill to listen to the Holy Spirit or to ourselves or to Satan. The Holy Spirit will guide us but He will not force us to listen and many do not listen to anything except traditions, our own pride, because we think we already know the truth, and what other men teach us. Is there other proof that those listening to the Holy Sprit should hold the same truths? For this answer we will look in Acts 2: 42-44
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common
They believed together and had all things common, they understood the same truths.
I know that many will read this and never change what they believe no matter how much proof is placed before them on any subject, this is the pride God hates so much. Do I know all the truth? No and I never will in this flesh body. Part of being humble means to accept the fact we may be wrong and search for the Holy Spirit and the truth no matter how much we think we know or how many traditions we have held onto.
For an example of holding to traditions let’s look at Acts 15: 1-10
I am not going to include the entire Bible text here so please read it to confirm for yourself what is said. Certain men of the brethren said the gentiles should need to be circumcised after the manner of Moses to be saved. These men were holding onto tradition and the teachings of Moses and ADDING to the qualifications Jesus put in place for our salvation. Jesus never said that man had to hold onto traditions in order to be saved. Circumcision was an ordinance from God, not a law, and it was also a blood sacrifice. The necessity for blood sacrifices ended when Jesus died on the cross.
I would like to move to a modern day example of people believing the Holy Spirit is speaking to them but may not be.
There are many Christians who are guided by the Holy Spirit to speak in tongues at which time the Holy Spirit speaks to another and gives that second person the translation of what was said. Is this the Holy Spirit guiding them? I don’t know, but I do know that the references to speaking in tongues in the Bible tell me a different story. When the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles on Pentecost they spoke in tongues that everyone present heard and completely understood in his or her own language and dialect. Paul mentioned that if a person was visiting a church that did not speak his or her own language (tongue) that person should bring a translator so what the visitor said could be interpreted so all could understand.
Since I do not know the entire Bible if a person can point out that I have missed where the Bible mentions this other “speaking in tongues” it would greatly increase my knowledge and I would gladly accept it. Until then I can only go by what I believe the Holy Spirit seems to be telling me and what I read in the Holy Bible. If I am correct where did the other belief come from? Regardless, these people believe the Holy Spirit is what is guiding them. Are they right or wrong?
The next big question we all need to ask ourselves is: Are we correct in our beliefs and how sure are we? It is a dangerous thing to go through life believing a lie about the Holy Spirit and God’s Word. Are we guided by the Holy Spirit or what traditions, mankind and perhaps even Satan are telling us? Beware; the great deceiver is in the churches, schools and even in some great teachers. Are we deceived? Are we too proud to believe we can be deceived?
May God bless the reader with understanding.
Ned Adams.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The Truth About the Rapture Part 1
Firstly, what is the rapture? I am going to define it here as when Jesus returns and Christians are changed “in the twinkling of an eye” and we are with Him forever. I know is not a complete or totally accurate description but let’s leave it as that for now. The reality of this will be explained in full later.
If this is the rapture then the important things to consider are: When will it happen and exactly what will happen leading up to this event. I will start with the when. Bible verses are in Red and comments are in Black.
1 Corinthians 15:
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
By the way, this is also when we will meet Jesus in the air.
Flesh and Blood cannot enter Heaven; we can only enter there in our Spiritual Bodies. When will it happen? At the LAST trump. Satan will be cast onto the earth BEFORE Christ returns.
What happens at the seventh (last) trump? Revelation 11:
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
The Seventh Angel has sounded. Now we go to Revelation 12:
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Satan and his followers are cast out of Heaven. Jesus is yet to return for His Bride.
Has anyone been taken off the earth at this time? I know many will say yes because of some verses as in Luke 17:
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Many read these verses and point out this is an example of the rapture thinking the ones taken are taken by Jesus before the tribulations. What does Jesus say about this? The definite and uncompromising answer is in the next verse.
37And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
The apostles ask Jesus where these people are taken. They are taken by death which is another name for Satan, they are dead to God. These people followed the anti Christ. The eagles here are vultures. This does not sound like rapture to me.
What proof is there that Christians are still on the earth? Let’s pick up again in Revelation 12:
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Note: verse 10 says the accuser of our brethren is cast down. This refers to Christians and Christians are the subject of verse 11, ergo; THEY (Christians) over came him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb. Christians are still on the earth.
I know everyone needs more proof that these are not people who became Christians during the tribulations; proof is on the way in part 2.
Do you really desire the truth or would you rather cling to the traditions of man? Read on and prove me wrong. If I am wrong I truly desire the truth. I am not perfect and if I am wrong I would love to be corrected.
May God bless every reader.
If this is the rapture then the important things to consider are: When will it happen and exactly what will happen leading up to this event. I will start with the when. Bible verses are in Red and comments are in Black.
1 Corinthians 15:
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
By the way, this is also when we will meet Jesus in the air.
Flesh and Blood cannot enter Heaven; we can only enter there in our Spiritual Bodies. When will it happen? At the LAST trump. Satan will be cast onto the earth BEFORE Christ returns.
What happens at the seventh (last) trump? Revelation 11:
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
The Seventh Angel has sounded. Now we go to Revelation 12:
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Satan and his followers are cast out of Heaven. Jesus is yet to return for His Bride.
Has anyone been taken off the earth at this time? I know many will say yes because of some verses as in Luke 17:
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Many read these verses and point out this is an example of the rapture thinking the ones taken are taken by Jesus before the tribulations. What does Jesus say about this? The definite and uncompromising answer is in the next verse.
37And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
The apostles ask Jesus where these people are taken. They are taken by death which is another name for Satan, they are dead to God. These people followed the anti Christ. The eagles here are vultures. This does not sound like rapture to me.
What proof is there that Christians are still on the earth? Let’s pick up again in Revelation 12:
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Note: verse 10 says the accuser of our brethren is cast down. This refers to Christians and Christians are the subject of verse 11, ergo; THEY (Christians) over came him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb. Christians are still on the earth.
I know everyone needs more proof that these are not people who became Christians during the tribulations; proof is on the way in part 2.
Do you really desire the truth or would you rather cling to the traditions of man? Read on and prove me wrong. If I am wrong I truly desire the truth. I am not perfect and if I am wrong I would love to be corrected.
May God bless every reader.
Truth About The Rapture Part 2
THE TRUTH
About the Rapture Part 2
As we begin part 2 of this study I need to refer to some chapters and verses in the Bible that some believe show that Christians will not be exposed to the tribulations. In order to do this we need to separate what constitutes the hour of temptation, the tribulations and what is the wrath of God.
Firstly, the hour of temptation is when Christians are delivered up before the anti-Christ to testify for Christ Jesus, this does not refer to the tribulations. This is the time for a Christian to decide to stand up for Jesus or fear death (of the flesh body) at the hands of Satan and deny Christ. This is why it is called temptation. Remember the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness by Satan.
Secondly, the wrath of God is NOT directed toward Christians but only toward unbelievers or those that follow Satan. When the children of Israel were in bondage to Egypt and God’s wrath came upon Egypt in the form of plagues and the angel of death the children of Israel were not affected by this. They were “protected from the wrath of God” but NOT removed from Egypt DURING the plagues (tribulations). This same theme is described in many books of the Bible.
Thirdly, the tribulations are a mixture of God’s wrath on the un-Godly and Satan’s attempts to deceive and seduce God’s children. The only tribulation a true Christian may suffer would be death to the flesh body or failing God by not standing firm for Christ. Jesus gave His life for mine so my life is His to take; therefore I hope I am worthy enough and strong enough to take that stand.
In Part one of this study I offered more proofs that the Christians spoken of were not people who became Christians during the tribulations. Now I will continue with that subject.
Matthew 24:
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
This is the subject matter of this Chapter. Christ is about to explain occurrences that lead up to the Millennial Reign, ergo His return.
Matthew 24 continued: 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Beginning of sorrows is the beginning of tribulations. To shorten this study it is necessary to skip some verses but please read the entire chapter with an open mind. I’m just setting up the time frame and the FACT that Jesus is speaking to the apostles about the tribulations, the end times.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. Notice you and ye in this verse, Christians will suffer this in the tribulations.
Remember Jesus is talking to His apostles (Christians) about the end times, this is important. Who shall do the evil Jesus is talking about? In this verse it is the non-believers. Christians are alive and on the earth. No rapture has happened.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. Jesus still talking to Christians, this time about what Christians will do to one another.
Many Christians will be offended and betray one another. Why would this happen? This would happen because Christians have been taught they will escape the tribulations by the rapture. With this belief in their minds and the power of Satan to seduce and confuse people Christians will argue and even betray other Christians to the anti-Christ because the anti-Christ will convince MANY that he is truly Christ. Family members will hope that (anti) “Christ” will help save a loved one.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
There are many false prophets (teachers) today. Whether these teachers have been fooled and are teaching falsely because of ignorance or they are following Satan does not matter. We are talking about life and death here, this is serious business. These are teachers and preachers who teach that Christians will escape the tribulations.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Satan will cause many to follow him. This brings on iniquity.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Endure to the end. This means the end of your physical life or the return of Jesus. To endure is to refuse to follow Satan or believe Satan is Christ.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 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:)
The abomination of desolation, what does this mean? Satan is the desolator and the abomination is Satan standing in the temple proclaiming to be Christ Jesus. Christ is still speaking to Christians. How can Christians SEE this take place if the rapture has occurred?
Hold on, more truth is about to be revealed. Part 3 is next.
About the Rapture Part 2
As we begin part 2 of this study I need to refer to some chapters and verses in the Bible that some believe show that Christians will not be exposed to the tribulations. In order to do this we need to separate what constitutes the hour of temptation, the tribulations and what is the wrath of God.
Firstly, the hour of temptation is when Christians are delivered up before the anti-Christ to testify for Christ Jesus, this does not refer to the tribulations. This is the time for a Christian to decide to stand up for Jesus or fear death (of the flesh body) at the hands of Satan and deny Christ. This is why it is called temptation. Remember the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness by Satan.
Secondly, the wrath of God is NOT directed toward Christians but only toward unbelievers or those that follow Satan. When the children of Israel were in bondage to Egypt and God’s wrath came upon Egypt in the form of plagues and the angel of death the children of Israel were not affected by this. They were “protected from the wrath of God” but NOT removed from Egypt DURING the plagues (tribulations). This same theme is described in many books of the Bible.
Thirdly, the tribulations are a mixture of God’s wrath on the un-Godly and Satan’s attempts to deceive and seduce God’s children. The only tribulation a true Christian may suffer would be death to the flesh body or failing God by not standing firm for Christ. Jesus gave His life for mine so my life is His to take; therefore I hope I am worthy enough and strong enough to take that stand.
In Part one of this study I offered more proofs that the Christians spoken of were not people who became Christians during the tribulations. Now I will continue with that subject.
Matthew 24:
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
This is the subject matter of this Chapter. Christ is about to explain occurrences that lead up to the Millennial Reign, ergo His return.
Matthew 24 continued: 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Beginning of sorrows is the beginning of tribulations. To shorten this study it is necessary to skip some verses but please read the entire chapter with an open mind. I’m just setting up the time frame and the FACT that Jesus is speaking to the apostles about the tribulations, the end times.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. Notice you and ye in this verse, Christians will suffer this in the tribulations.
Remember Jesus is talking to His apostles (Christians) about the end times, this is important. Who shall do the evil Jesus is talking about? In this verse it is the non-believers. Christians are alive and on the earth. No rapture has happened.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. Jesus still talking to Christians, this time about what Christians will do to one another.
Many Christians will be offended and betray one another. Why would this happen? This would happen because Christians have been taught they will escape the tribulations by the rapture. With this belief in their minds and the power of Satan to seduce and confuse people Christians will argue and even betray other Christians to the anti-Christ because the anti-Christ will convince MANY that he is truly Christ. Family members will hope that (anti) “Christ” will help save a loved one.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
There are many false prophets (teachers) today. Whether these teachers have been fooled and are teaching falsely because of ignorance or they are following Satan does not matter. We are talking about life and death here, this is serious business. These are teachers and preachers who teach that Christians will escape the tribulations.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Satan will cause many to follow him. This brings on iniquity.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Endure to the end. This means the end of your physical life or the return of Jesus. To endure is to refuse to follow Satan or believe Satan is Christ.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 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:)
The abomination of desolation, what does this mean? Satan is the desolator and the abomination is Satan standing in the temple proclaiming to be Christ Jesus. Christ is still speaking to Christians. How can Christians SEE this take place if the rapture has occurred?
Hold on, more truth is about to be revealed. Part 3 is next.
The Truth About the Rapture Part 3
In Matthew 24 we have come to the great tribulation and Jesus is still talking to Christians about what they WILL face. How do I know they are Christians who were Christians before tribulations? That is answered in Matthew 24 verse 22. Who are the elect? The elect are those that God has chosen, they are those that God knows He can count on. God will not call someone elect unless He knows they will stand for Him. Since this is true why were the elect NOT taken off the earth before the tribulations? Because God wants us to stand firm for Him and prove we are willing to give up our flesh life so that we can live forever with Him.
Matthew 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.
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.
The great tribulation was to be three and a half years but God is going to shorten that time. The elect will be here and so will Christians. If the elect can be fooled so can everyone else.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Verse 26 is very important to this study. Jesus is telling the apostles that when He returns there will not be enough time to even mention that Christ has returned. Why? The reason for this is so that when the anti-Christ arrives everyone will KNOW he is not Christ if he or she understands this verse. God knows all and He knew that a pre tribulation rapture theory would be taught by false teachers and that Christians would see the anti-Christ. As in Matthew 24:27
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. It will be a sudden and final appearance.
Jesus will not become known to the world slowly as the false Christ probably will. Jesus will arrive and when He does NO ONE will doubt it is Christ.
For an example of God not wanting Christians to desire escape from the tribulations let’s look at:
EZE 13:
4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
Foxes are cunning and sneaky, are these lying or false prophets? Yes!
5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. The day of the Lord is the beginning of the Millennial Reign of Christ.
Verse 5: “not gone up into the gaps” and “made up the hedge” indicates not protecting a place from attack or battle. This shows a desire to escape the hardships of the tribulations. A military man would call these people deserters in the face of the enemy, an offense worthy of death. The false prophets are teaching that Christians will not be on earth to stand against the son of perdition, the dragon. They are teaching escape. Would you really want to escape the chance to stand firm for the Lord Jesus?
If we expect to escape the tribulations then we will not be prepared to do battle when we are delivered up to the antichrist. We would think this is the true Christ we are facing. This is what Satan would want to happen, thus Christians betraying Christians. If we are not expecting to do battle then we could be seduced into thinking that what we face when we are delivered up to the antichrist is the real Christ and for that reason we may not allow the Holy Spirit to speak through us. The antichrist will probably claim he is holding back the rapture until more people can be saved. If there is a chance Satan can fool the very elect he can fool YOU.
For a final few verses from the Bible proving Christians will remain on the earth and the wicked removed from the earth read the truth for yourself.
John 17:15 (JESUS praying to The Father) "I pray NOT that thou shouldest TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WORLD, but that thou should keep them from evil."
Verse 20 - Neither pray I for these alone but for them also which shall believe on me through their word. (True Christians.)
Proverbs 2:21, 22 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect (Christians) shall REMAIN in it, but THE WICKED shall be cut off (taken/destroyed) from the earth and the transgressors shall be rooted OUT of it.
Proverbs 10:30 The righteous (Christians) shall NEVER be REMOVED; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Psalm 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land (earth) and dwell therein FOREVER.
Psalm 37:9 For evildoers (WICKED) shall be cut off (destroyed); but those that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the earth.
It is our destiny, our honor and our duty to stand against the false Christ and stand for the glory of the true Christ Jesus who gave His life so that we could have everlasting life.
Not convinced yet, please let me know. There is MUCH more.
May God bless the reader with understanding, knowledge and Truth of his Word. Amen
Matthew 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.
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.
The great tribulation was to be three and a half years but God is going to shorten that time. The elect will be here and so will Christians. If the elect can be fooled so can everyone else.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Verse 26 is very important to this study. Jesus is telling the apostles that when He returns there will not be enough time to even mention that Christ has returned. Why? The reason for this is so that when the anti-Christ arrives everyone will KNOW he is not Christ if he or she understands this verse. God knows all and He knew that a pre tribulation rapture theory would be taught by false teachers and that Christians would see the anti-Christ. As in Matthew 24:27
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. It will be a sudden and final appearance.
Jesus will not become known to the world slowly as the false Christ probably will. Jesus will arrive and when He does NO ONE will doubt it is Christ.
For an example of God not wanting Christians to desire escape from the tribulations let’s look at:
EZE 13:
4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
Foxes are cunning and sneaky, are these lying or false prophets? Yes!
5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. The day of the Lord is the beginning of the Millennial Reign of Christ.
Verse 5: “not gone up into the gaps” and “made up the hedge” indicates not protecting a place from attack or battle. This shows a desire to escape the hardships of the tribulations. A military man would call these people deserters in the face of the enemy, an offense worthy of death. The false prophets are teaching that Christians will not be on earth to stand against the son of perdition, the dragon. They are teaching escape. Would you really want to escape the chance to stand firm for the Lord Jesus?
If we expect to escape the tribulations then we will not be prepared to do battle when we are delivered up to the antichrist. We would think this is the true Christ we are facing. This is what Satan would want to happen, thus Christians betraying Christians. If we are not expecting to do battle then we could be seduced into thinking that what we face when we are delivered up to the antichrist is the real Christ and for that reason we may not allow the Holy Spirit to speak through us. The antichrist will probably claim he is holding back the rapture until more people can be saved. If there is a chance Satan can fool the very elect he can fool YOU.
For a final few verses from the Bible proving Christians will remain on the earth and the wicked removed from the earth read the truth for yourself.
John 17:15 (JESUS praying to The Father) "I pray NOT that thou shouldest TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WORLD, but that thou should keep them from evil."
Verse 20 - Neither pray I for these alone but for them also which shall believe on me through their word. (True Christians.)
Proverbs 2:21, 22 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect (Christians) shall REMAIN in it, but THE WICKED shall be cut off (taken/destroyed) from the earth and the transgressors shall be rooted OUT of it.
Proverbs 10:30 The righteous (Christians) shall NEVER be REMOVED; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Psalm 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land (earth) and dwell therein FOREVER.
Psalm 37:9 For evildoers (WICKED) shall be cut off (destroyed); but those that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the earth.
It is our destiny, our honor and our duty to stand against the false Christ and stand for the glory of the true Christ Jesus who gave His life so that we could have everlasting life.
Not convinced yet, please let me know. There is MUCH more.
May God bless the reader with understanding, knowledge and Truth of his Word. Amen
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Being Born, The Reason for Mankind
Did you know you chose to be born?
God created the Heaven and the earth and sometime after that He created all the spiritual beings.
Satan (one of the spiritual beings) revolted and tried to take the place of God and Satan also fooled one third of the spiritual beings into following him.
God destroyed the earth with water (NOT the flood of Noah) then God renewed the earth for the habitation of mankind and then He created man. Man was created for the purpose of giving every spiritual being a new chance to decide who to follow, God or Satan.
God does this by sending ALL the spiritual beings (who choose to obey Him on this) to earth by being born through woman with little or no knowledge of where they stood in the revolt. (Yes even some in the revolt are given this chance). Special note: Being born of woman is also stated as being born of water or born from above.
Since these beings have free will it is up to them to choose if they want to come through this world being born of woman and get that chance or refuse and be condemned.
In Genesis chapter 3 Satan appears and he was not born of woman because to date no one had been born.
In Genesis 6:4 some spiritual beings, fallen angels just like Satan, came to earth without being born of woman and these beings attempted to corrupt the bloodline through which Christ Jesus would be born (thus the flood of Noah). These chose to NOT be born of woman. This is why Satan and those that decide to KEEP following Satan will be CAST down to earth. Every spiritual being will come here one way or another. Just like in this life we only have so much time to choose. If you die before choosing to give your life to Jesus you may have already made your choice. There is no middle ground, it is God or Satan.
In John3:13 Jesus says: And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. All spiritual beings have to come down from heaven before they can return to heaven. Those that choose to be born of woman have a chance to return to heaven and remain there. Those that choose the other way will return to Heaven only to be judged.
This shows even God obeyed His own law. Jesus (God) came down by being born of woman.
In Jude 1: 6 it says: And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. These angels left Heaven, they were not sent by God.
If God sends angels to earth it is to either do His will or be born of woman. These angels were NOT born of woman.
There is a finite number of spiritual beings and that is what will determine when Jesus returns. When the last spiritual being makes the decision to be born of woman or not then that is when Jesus will return (simply stated). This is why God said “be fruitful and multiply”. The faster the children (spiritual beings) are born the quicker Jesus will return. This is also one reason God hates the act of homosexuality, because it cannot conceive children and thus it delays the return of Christ Jesus and this is also the reason Satan promotes homosexuality. Homosexuality is also an abomination against nature and God knows because He created nature.
If you were born of woman you have made that choice and you have a chance therefore congratulations!
This is the truth in a nutshell but of course there is more. If anyone desires more clarity on the please ask.
May God bless the reader with understanding.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
False Teachings and Beliefs
The most common False Teachings and Beliefs.
Chapter and verse will not be quoted here because these truths require multiple quotations and in depth study from the Bible to be completely understood. More information can be found in the studies on this site.
1: Christians living before the tribulations begin will not face the anti-Christ. False. Christians will be on the earth until Christ Jesus returns which will not happen until after the anti-Christ is revealed. Remember the anti-Christ will arrive at the sixth trump BEFORE Christ Jesus who arrives at the seventh trump.
2: You can sin and do whatever you please because the Blood of Jesus covers your sins. False. Once you have given your life to the Lord you will desire to do the will of God and the will of God is for us to be as much like Christ as humanly possible. Once you know what a sin is and you willingly commit that sin there is no more forgiveness (see Hebrews 10: 26-29 for proof and better understanding). Forgiveness here will be up to God.
3: God changes with the times. False. God is the same from eternity past into eternity future.
4: Prayer does not change anything. False. God would not mention prayer if it were not useful and beneficial or could not effect change. Many verses cover this subject. One example: Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
5: God wants people to handle snakes and drink poison to show their faith. False.
6: The Holy Spirit leads people to speak in tongues that are no known language. False.
7: A person can gain Heaven by good works: False
8: Only 144,000 people will gain Heaven. False
9: The earth is only 7,000 -12,000 years old. False
10: We all are predestined to Hell or Heaven. False. God is not willing that any should perish but all come to repentance. Christ died on the cross for forgiveness of everyone’s sins.
11: The first sin was eating a fruit. False
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Living Forever, The Simple Truth
Fact 1: The punishment for any sin is death, not death of the flesh body but death of the spiritual body, the final death. (Romans 6:23)
Fact 2: Every person sins and every person deserves death; even just one single sin of lying is punishable by death (spiritual death). (Romans 3:23)
Fact 3: Good deeds or works do NOT erase the sin or relieve anyone from the justice due to each of us. The punishment of death has to be endured. We cannot balance out the sin no matter how many “good deeds” we do. (Ephesians 2:8-9) (Romans 11:6)
Fact 4: Christ Jesus died in the flesh body and received the punishment for everyone that accepts Him as their personal Savior. He endured the punishment that was due us all. (John 3:16)
His blood was the sacrifice that was needed for justice to be satisfied for the sins we all have committed. Our only hope for life is to believe and follow this truth: Jesus gave His life so that we may live and if we believe that He was the Son of God born in a flesh body and sacrificed for our sins and we repent of our sins we will be saved from spiritual death. The only other stipulation is that we love God with all our hearts, minds, strength and souls.
The rest will take care of it’s self.
Other that this there is nothing we can do that will give us life. This is a free gift. This is what is meant by God’s grace: unearned favor, an unearned gift, and unmerited Love from God.
We do not have the promise of another breath in this life so the offer of this free gift can be lost at any time. Satan will whisper in your ear telling you that there is plenty of time to give your life to Christ but that is a lie.
A word of caution here: God knows our hearts and minds and therefore if we do not genuinely love God or give our life to Christ he will know.
Question: how do we know we are truly saved?
Answer: When a person gives his or her life to Christ that person will truly want to do the will of God and to please God. You will begin to hunger for the Word of God. Thoughts and actions will change and outlook on life will finally be clear and your understanding of God will grow day by day. You will notice God working in your life.
Although good works will not get you to heaven once you have true faith in Jesus and a Godly love you will begin to show good works because faith without works is dead. (John 10:37)
It is that simple. It is your choice to reach out and accept the free gift of a truly great and glorious carefree, trouble free, disease free, death free and pain free unending life after this one is over or face true death at the hands of Satan. God will not force His gift on you. May God bless you all with understanding. Pass this along to anyone you love that may not know or understand the truth.
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