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01.06.09
Posted in Religion & More at 6:46 am by
Everything we sow has its own specific season for reaping its harvest. God has a time set in concrete for all harvesting. We cannot change God’s set time for the harvest of any seed we sow.
We can not arbitrarily plant a seed and tell God to “hurry up my harvest.” Your particular seed has a specific “season” to bring in the harvest.
Eccl 3:1 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: (KJV)
In other words, there is a set season or time for everything. We can’t sow a thing that does not have a set time or season for reaping. We can not arbitrarily change the reaping season.
Ps 104:23 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. (KJV)
Ps 104:27 27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. (KJV)
We work and labor. But the meat from this work and labor comes from God. And it comes in due season. We can not change God’s appointed season.
All our reaping will occur exactly when it is due and not before. God operates on a “due season” basis and He sets the due date.
When we sow financial seed into God’s work, each of them is assigned a “due date.” No harvest reaping will be possible before the assigned due date of each individual seed we have sown.
2 Cor 9:6 6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. (KJV)
Paul equates our giving financial offerings with sowing and reaping in the context of 2 Cor. 9:6 above. We readily see that, for Paul, offerings were the same as sowing.
Since sowing brings a harvest, we can expect a harvest of our financial seed sown, just like we can expect a harvest of cotton, corn or any other kind of seed.
This harvest from “kinds of seed sown,” in other than agricultural seed, is demonstrated from Paul’s statement below about “well doing.”
Gal 6:9 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (KJV)
Planting financial seed in God’s work is certainly “well doing.” And notice the harvest date for this planting! The harvest date is the first day of the month called “Due Season” for that particular seed.
Finally, we must know that different kinds of seeds require different lengths of time to reach their appointed harvest dates. So it is with planting financial seed.
Some come to their due season for harvest rather quickly. Some require, however, a rather lengthy time before their due harvest season.
The largest harvest usually requires the longest time to reach its due season. So be patient.
A certain person planted many seeds in a ministry that was qualified to bring forth the large harvest. They became impatient while waiting for their harvest.
Then they heard someone say, “If you are not reaping now, you have been sowing into the wrong field. Sow into my field and you will reap now.”
The problem with the above is this. If the above person changes the “field” where they give and start receiving immediately, the harvest they are reaping probably came from the field they just left. You see, it was the good ground after all.
For someone to say “my field causes quicker reaping” is nonsense. The large harvest takes the greatest time to reach its own “due season.” This so called new field, “my field,” can not generate an instant harvest.
Be patient. Your harvest will come in its own due season.
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01.05.09
Posted in Religion & More at 3:19 am by
‘Death to Israel, death to America’ Many Anti-Christian Nations
are calling for the Death of Israel and America because of Jesus
The Christ. We are the only true friends of Israel in the world,
even tho, in the end days America will turn against Israel for
Her own self preservation from the Muslim Nations, that now
surround Israel. Why? Because they also know Bible prophecy and
will try to change the course of History. Today the United
States is in a twicks between helping Israel and appeasing the
Muslim World. This will be the down fall of America, when they
turn to make peace with Gog and turn away from Israel. Tens of
thousands of Iranians staged anti-Israel protests across the
country on Friday, repeating calls by their ultraconservative
president for the Jewish state’s destruction. China, Russia,
Algeria, Syria, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan,
Afghanistan and Iran join together to help Syria. I will try to
explane the reason that Israel and these other Nations are so
important to all of us and why we must all support and pray for
Israel. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest
the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how
often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen
gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Jesus
loved the Israelites, for they were His people, not necessarily
from the flesh but from the spirit. Gog & Magog are gathering
together to steal from Israel. Hatred around the Muslim Nations
is growing like a plague. We must understand the nature of the
Battles that will come about over Israel and Her people. There
will be three battles over the Land of David. The First will be
Gog and Magog, the Second is Armageddon and the Last will be
after the 1000 Year reign of Christ in Jerusalem. The First
Battle; There are many, many Christians today that take the
Battles of The prophecy as only spiritually meaning and not in
the physical. These wars are physical, be not deceived by others
opinion for they have no Biblical proof of what they are saying.
These wars will take place. The Battle of Gog and Magog will be
for riches, China, Russia and India are in great financial need,
they are almost at the point of becoming bankrupt. Eze 38:11-19;
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled
villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely,
all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor
gates, To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand
upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the
people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten
cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
Sheba,(She is called by our Lord the “queen of the south”
(Mat_12:42). Southern Arabia.), and Dedan,(The fact that Sheba
and Dedan are represented as Cushite (Gen_10:7) would point to a
migration of part of these tribes to Ethiopia, and similarly
their derivation from Abraham (Gen_25:3) would indicate that
some families were located in Syria.), and the merchants of
Tarshish (Tartessus, a city and emporium of the Phoenicians in
the south of Spain), with all the young lions thereof, shall say
unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy
company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take
away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? Therefore, son of
man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that
day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not
know it? And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north
parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon
horses, a great company, and a mighty army: And thou shalt come
up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it
shall be in the latter days(The end of Times,Future tense), and
I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me,
when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in
old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied
in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come
against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury
shall come up in my face. For in my jealousy and in the fire of
my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a
great shaking in the land of Israel; A great Earth Quake, some
may say that volcanic activity will also be involved. But a
super-natural Earth Quake defiantly. These men will also start
to fight and kill among them selves till there are none left.
Eze 38:20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the
heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things
that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the
face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains
shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every
wall shall fall to the ground. These army’s will be destroyed by
God and Israel will not have to fight. Eze 38:21-22 And I will
call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith
the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
(They will kill each other) And I will plead against him with
pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon
his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an
overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and
brimstone.(Volcano or asteroid shower) Ezekiel 39:11 And it
shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a
place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on
the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the
passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude:
and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.(They will be
burried where they fall) The Second Battle; Armageddon. Luke
19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies
shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep
thee in on every side, Revelation 20:8 And shall go out to
deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth,
Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of
whom is as the sand of the sea. “Meshech “They were in all
probability the Moschi, a people inhabiting the Moschian
Mountains, between the Black and the Caspian Seas. In Ps. 120:5
the name occurs as simply a synonym for foreigners or
barbarians. “During the ascendency of the Babylonians and
Persians in Western Asia, the Moschi were subdued; but it seems
probable that a large number of them crossed the Caucasus range
and spread over the northern steppes, mingling with the
Scythians. There they became known as Muscovs, and gave that
name to the Russian nation and its ancient capital by which they
are still generally known throughout the East” “Tubal” (1.) The
fifth son of Japheth (Gen. 10:2). (2.) A nation, probably
descended from the son of Japheth. It is mentioned by Isaiah
(66:19), along with Javan, and by Ezekiel (27:13), along with
Meshech, among the traders with Tyre, also among the
confederates of Gog (Ezek. 38:2, 3; 39:1), and with Meshech
among the nations which were to be destroyed (32:26). This
nation was probably the Tiberini of the Greek historian
Herodotus, a people of the Asiatic highland west of the Upper
Euphrates, the southern range of the Caucasus, on the east of
the Black Sea.” Magog; “The Latin father Jerome says that this
word denotes “Scythian nations, fierce and innumerable, who live
beyond the Caucasus and the Lake Maeotis, and near the Caspian
Sea, and spread out even onward to India.” Perhaps the name
“represents the Assyrian Mat Gugi, or ‘country of Gugu, ‘ the
Gyges of the Greeks” Assyria; It was a mountainous region lying
to the north of Babylonia, extending along the Tigris as far as
to the high mountain range of Armenia, the Gordiaean or
Carduchian mountains. It was founded in B.C. 1700 under
Bel-kap-kapu, and became an independent and a conquering power,
and shook off the yoke of its Babylonian masters. It subdued the
whole of Northern Asia. What we must understand that The names,
Gog & Magog , are used to describe multi-nations. Many say that
the battle of Gog & Magog has already taken place according to
scripture in the old Testament times, in a way they are correct,
but there are proofs that these battles under this name are
future also. Isa 41:22 Let them bring them forth, and shew us
what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they
be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them;
or declare us things for to come. Eze 38:16 And thou shalt come
up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it
shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my
land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified
in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. The second instance of Gog
and Magog; Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them
with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. The Last Battle of Gog and
Magog. The Last Battle of Gog and Magog is after the Thousand
year Reign of The Christ from Jerusalem. Rev 20:7-10 And when
the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his
prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the
four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them
together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the
sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed
the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire
came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the
devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall
be tormented day and night for ever and ever. So as you can see
the words, Gog and Magog, are used to describe multiple battles.
If you have any questions please let me know. ars
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01.02.09
Posted in Religion & More at 11:21 am by
The first question to be asked about the Bible story account is “why, God created the heaven and the earth?” The plot, to be a story, has to define this “why” of this act thought by God. The Bible sequence of events in the story account has to confirm this fact of the “why” God made. The “why” forms the realities of the creation? There in those realities are the beginnings and ends of the creation and the intent of its formation. The beginning “why” of the creation has an end and fulfillment of its made intent. God states in the Bible story the words spoken by Him will come to past. God breath/words in the Bible story account made the heaven and the earth. The teller starts the story stating God created the heaven and the earth. The teller now has to define the “why” which cause God act of creation.
The seeker of the truth has to realize this Bible account is a story. Like any story details have to be provided by its teller. The “why” to this creation act by God has a bottom line? The Bible story states “In the beginning [a moment with the host of angel] God created the heaven and the earth”. The teller relating to Moses God made the heaven and earth then states the host thought to exist had no fact of existence. The Bible story sequence states when Satan told the host of angel about those others. Satan thought of others, besides the world of angel, took debate. The discussion on this debate, in the world of angel, starts before the creation of the heaven and the earth. Satan, to bring forth a reality to this world, imagination took an opposite state to angel known existence. Satan twisted the realities of this other world and placed it under the heaven of angel world. Angel in this cast reality dwelt in light and those others in the state of darkness.
The Bible story answers the creation “why” God created the heaven and the earth. The “why” of God creation is the lie about the existence. Satan thought of other life forms outside their world. The Bible story state “and the earth was without form, and void”. Here in this statement is the purpose of the creation of the heaven and the earth. The Bible story account relates Satan is the reason “why” God create the heaven and the earth. The truth of this “why” led to members of the host of angel to be cast under the light of its heaven existence. Satan, and those who fell from heaven [the world of angel] were cast to the earth. The Bible tells the sequence of events of this battle among the host of angel. The Bible story relates a war/debate among the host of angel. The outside thought by Satan and the fact by God which came to yield the lake of fire. The story states the old heaven and the old earth had past away. The Bible story relates the old heaven and the old earth became the lake of fire. The lake of fire cast Satan and those who fell into their eternal state.
This was the statement of Satan and the Bible statement of him being the father of the lie. Satan thought about others could not be denied as fact. Satan proclaimed a world in the state of the darkness. Satan statements of those others in the state of the darkness cross the truth about the life. Satan approach to the throne of God is a call for reality. God made this state a reality. The Bible sequence in the story states “and darkness was upon the face of the deep”. God resolution to the proclaimed existence which was not there is “the deep”. God form this state into the existence in the world of angel. The formation of “the deep” brought a new wonder to the host of angel. Satan tried to convey this was a gateway to those others in the darkness. The “deep” cast in the world of darkness with those others. The Bible story states “and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters”.
Here Jesus is Alpha and relates his beginning as the Word. Jesus expose Satan lie about the new wonder/the “deep”. Jesus expose there was not just one water composing this state but waters. Jesus had opposition among the host of angel. This aroused rebellion against the truth about the new wonder motivates God. Its then the Bible story account the things “God said”. The Bible story theme is Jesus and Satan face-off about existence. If Jesus, is the teller, gave this account of the creation of the heaven and the earth? Will Satan try to cover its fact? If true the message of the Bible would be under attack as well? Satan not able to destroy the given account of the Bible story has to illusion its fact. The Bible conclusion is Satan held state in God created earth. Satan will be the host of this world. Satan and those who fell with him come to be cast into the lake of fire.
Angel came to the acknowledgement of God through the things they have heard Him speak and the acts done. Satan through the justice by God will dwell in his proclaimed world state. The Bible story relates Satan cast from heaven with his army. The lake of fire the state of the world proclaimed to exist by Satan. This lake of fire barred from the other world of the existence. The lake of fire has not been structure into the creation. The lake of fire is the Bible story conclusion of the debate among the host of man [angel and adam]. The “why” of this act by God to create the heaven and the earth was this lake of fire.
May we all grow in the wisdom and prosperity of God will,
Alexander Coppedge
TPAC Manager
http://www.tpacmindfood.com
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12.31.08
Posted in Religion & More at 11:52 pm by
The Will To Do is the greatest power in the world that is
concerned with human accomplishment and no one can in advance
determine its limits.
The things that we do now would have been a few ages ago
impossibilities. Today the safe maxim is: “All things are
possible.”
The Will To Do is a force that is strictly practical, yet it is
difficult to explain just what it is. It can be compared to
electricity because we know it only through its cause and
effects. It is a power we can direct and to just the extent we
direct it do we determine our future. Every time you accomplish
any definite act, consciously or unconsciously, you use the
principle of the Will. You can Will to do anything whether it is
right or wrong, and therefore the way you use your will makes a
big difference in your life.
Every person possesses some “Will To Do.” It is the inner energy
which controls all conscious acts. What you will to do directs
your life forces. All habits, good or bad, are the result of what
you will to do. You improve or lower your condition in life by
what you will to do. Your will has a connection with all avenues
of knowledge, all activities, all accomplishment.
You probably know of cases where people have shown wonderful
strength under some excitement, similar to the following: The
house of a farmer’s wife caught on fire. No one was around to
help her move anything. She was a frail woman, and ordinarily was
considered weak. On this occasion she removed things from the
house that it later took three men to handle. It was the “Will To
Do” that she used to accomplish her task.
Genius Is But A Will To Do Little Things With Infinite Pains.
Little Things Well Done Open The Door Of Opportunity For Bigger
Things.
The Will accomplishes its greater results through activities that
grow out of great Psychic - Concentration in acquiring the power of
voluntary attention to such an extent that we can direct it where
we will and hold it steadily to its task until our aim is
accomplished. When you learn so to use it, your Will Power
becomes a mighty force. Almost everything can be accomplished
through its proper use. It is greater than physical force because
it can be used to control not only physical but mental and moral
forces.
There are very few that possess perfectly developed and balanced
Will Power, but those who do easily crush out their weak
qualities. Study yourself carefully. Find out your greatest
weakness and then use your will power to overcome it. In this way
eradicate your faults, one by one, until you have built up a
strong character and personality.
Rules for Improvement. A desire arises. Now think whether this
would be good for you. If it is not, use your Will Power to kill
out the desire, but, on the other hand, if it is a righteous
desire, summon all your Will Power to your aid, crush all
obstacles that confront you and secure possession of the coveted
Good.
Slowness in Making Decisions. This is a weakness of Will Power.
You know you should do something, but you delay doing it through
lack of decision. It is easier not to do a certain thing than to
do it, but conscience says to do it. The vast majority of persons
are failures because of the lack of deciding to do a thing when
it should be done. Those that are successful have been quick to
grasp opportunities by making a quick decision. This power of
will can be used to bring culture, wealth and health.
Some Special Pointers. For the next week try to make quicker
decisions in your little daily affairs. Set the hour you wish to
get up and arise exactly at the fixed time. Anything that you
should accomplish, do on or ahead of time. You want, of course,
to give due deliberation to weighty matters, but by making quick
decisions on little things you will acquire the ability to make
quick decisions in bigger things. Never procrastinate. Decide
quickly one way or the other even at the risk of deciding wrong.
Practice this for a week or two and notice your improvement.
The Lack of Initiative. This, too, keeps many men from
succeeding. They have fallen into the way of imitating others in
all that they do. Very often we hear the expression, “He seems
clever enough, but he lacks initiative.” Life for them is one
continuous grind. Day after day they go through the same
monotonous round of duties, while those that are “getting along”
are using their initiative to get greater fullness of life. There
is nothing so responsible for poverty as this lack of initiative,
this power to think and do for ourselves.
You Are as Good as Anyone. You have will power, and if you use
it, you will get your share of the luxuries of life. So use it to
claim your own. Don’t depend on anyone else to help you. We have
to fight our own battles. All the world loves a fighter, while
the coward is despised by all.
Every person’s problems are different, so I can only say “analyze
your opportunities and conditions and study your natural
abilities.” Form plans for improvement and then put them into
operation. Now, as I said before, don’t just say, “I am going to
do so and so,” but carry your plan into execution. Don’t make an
indefinite plan, but a definite one, and then don’t give up until
your object has been accomplished. Put these suggestions into
practice with true earnestness, and you will soon note
astonishing results, and your whole life will be completely
changed. An excellent motto for one of pure motives is: Through
my will power I dare do what I want to. You will find this
affirmation has a very strengthening effect.
The Spirit of Perseverance. The spirit of “sticktoitiveness” is
the one that wins. Many go just so far and then give up, whereas,
if they had persevered a little longer, they would have won out.
Many have much initiative, but instead of concentrating it into
one channel, they diffuse it through several, thereby dissipating
it to such an extent that its effect is lost.
Develop more determination, which is only the Will To Do, and
when you start out to do something stick to it until you get
results. Of course, before starting anything you must look ahead
and see what the “finish leads to.” You must select a road that
will lead to “somewhere,” rather than “nowhere.” The journey must
be productive of some kind of substantial results. The trouble
with so many young men is that they launch enterprises without
any end in sight. It is not so much the start as the finish of a
journey that counts. Each little move should bring you nearer the
goal which you planned to reach before the enterprise began.
Lack of Perseverance is nothing but the lack of the Will To Do.
It takes the same energy to say, “I will continue,” as to say, “I
give up.” Just the moment you say the latter you shut off your
dynamo, and your determination is gone. Every time you allow your
determination to be broken you weaken it. Don’t forget this. Just
the instant you notice your determination beginning to weaken,
concentrate on it and by sheer Will Power make it continue on the
“job.”
Never try to make a decision when you are not in a calm state of
mind. If in a “quick temper,” you are likely to say things you
afterwards regret. In anger, you follow impulse rather than
reason. No one can expect to achieve success if he makes
decisions when not in full control of his mental forces.
Therefore make it a fixed rule to make decisions only when at
your best. If you have a “quick temper,” you can quickly gain
control over it by simple rule of counting backwards. To count
backwards requires Psychic - Concentration, and you thus quickly regain a
calm state. In this way you can break the “temper habit.”
It will do you a lot of good to think over what you said and
thought the last time you were angry. Persevere until you see
yourself as others see you. It would do no harm to write the
scene out in story form and then sit in judgment of the character
that played your part.
Special Instructions to Develop the Will To Do. This is a form of
mental energy, but requires the proper mental attitude to make it
manifest. We hear of people having wonderful will power, which
really is wrong. It should be said that they use their will power
while with many it is a latent force. I want you to realize that
no one has a monopoly on will power. There is plenty for all.
What we speak of as will power is but the gathering together of
mental energy, the Psychic - Concentration power at one point. So never
think of that person as having a stronger will than yours. Each
person will be supplied with just that amount of will power that
he demands. You don’t have to develop will power if you
constantly make use of all you have, and remember the way in
which you use it determines your fate, for your life is moulded
to great extent by the use you make of your will. Unless you make
proper use of it you have neither independence nor firmness. You
are unable to control yourself and become a mere machine for
others to use. It is more important to learn to use your will
than to develop your intellect. The man that has not learned how
to use his will rarely decides things for himself, but allows his
resolutions to be changed by others. He fluctuates from one
opinion to another, and of course does not accomplish anything
out of the ordinary, while his brother with the trained will
takes his place among the world’s leaders.
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Jeremiah 14:14-14:14. What is Deceit? The intentional misleading or beguiling of another; in Scripture represented as a companion of many other forms of wickedness, as cursing (Psa 10:7), hatred (Pro 26:24), theft, covetousness, adultery, murder (Mar 7:22; Rom 1:29). The Revised Version (British and American) introduces the word in Pro 14:25; 2Th 2:10; but in such passages as Psa 55:11; Pro 20:17; Pro 26:26; 1Th 2:3, renders a variety of words, more accurately than the King James Version, by “oppression,” “falsehood,” “guile,” “error.”
The face of deceit is not always an ugly one sometimes it comes in the form of a smile, a wave, an angel of beauty and glorious appearance. Sometimes it comes in the form of a sweet smelling rose or a friend. Sin doesn’t always take on an appearance of ugliness, sometimes its beautiful. Some of the most beautiful things that we see in this life are sometimes the most deadly. The Face of Deception takes not only thankfulness away from among men [we forget, or fail, or wont acknowledge God for the substance of our life], but also lifted up with the glorious words of lewd persons [people with only their interest in mind], that were never good [the plans of these people are evil in nature], they think to escape the justice [Judgment] of God, that seeth all things and hateth evil.
Oftentimes also fair speech of those that are put in trust to manage their friends’ affairs hath caused many that are in authority to be par-takers of innocent blood, and hath en-wrapped them in remediless [no way to escape] calamities:
Beguiling with the falsehood and deceit of their lewd [vulgar] disposition the innocence and goodness of princes.
Jer 14:14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not [Many preach and teach in their own name, they were neither called nor ordained by God for service], neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination [Division comes with false, preachers, teachers and Prophets], and a thing of nought [Their words will come to nothing, neither can they save nor prolong the judgment], and the deceit of their heart[They have lied to themselves].
Deceit sometimes says one thing and then does another, it twists the truth into a lie so conveniently that we have a hard time telling the truth from a lie. Have you ever been deceived by a pretty face or a friend that confesses that you are the center of their world, just to be put down in front of someone else? You’ve all seen the face of deceit, on television, a handsome face a pretty smile, great swelling words of utopia in this world and all the while these faces attempt to rob you of your finances and livelihood in the name of God. Or have you considered that a man can lie to himself? Why would a man lie to himself, you may ask, its simple many people deceive themselves to gain self importance, self pride, not wanting to admit that there are limitations to their very existence or to justify the evil that they have done to someone else.
2Ti 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
These men that Our Lord speaks of are liars to themselves. They know the truth but still they become involved in the cares of the world and self-pride, bringing themselves to believe a lie and have pride in lying to others. These deceivers are not only deceiving themselves but they deceive those who are not strong in the faith or in the word of God. They’ve pulled a veil over their eyes and try to put a veil over the eyes of others. Hearing that they cannot understand and seeing that they cannot perceive, the blind leading the blind, both heading for a Devils Hell. The face of deceit loves company, just as Satan wants to drag as many with him to Hell as He can. Deceit knows no boundaries, love, hate, compassion or guilt. Sometimes the face of Deceit is the one in the mirror, that is the greatest deceiver of all.
Jam 1:23-24 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Ask yourself a question and be honest with yourself; Have you ever heard a sermon that touched your heart and then without taking the steps to change your life or give yourself to Christ, you let that moment slip away into history? Have you looked in the mirror later at home still under conviction and said to yourself, “That message was for someone else”? If you said yes, then you have deceived and lied to yourself, I’m afraid my friends, that decision may come back to haunt you.
Psa 10:7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
A good description of Satan and the face of Deceit. So then what can we do about the Face of Deceit?
Psa 101:7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
There is nothing wrong with stopping it at the door, you know whom you can trust, you know whom you can believe.
My dad told me a long time ago; “Son, You can lock out a thief but its hard to lock out a liar.”
Come out from among the world and be ye a separated people. This, starts at home, start controlling what you, watch, read, hear and invite into your home, make it a place that Jesus would be pleased with. Take back possession of the blessings of God, go to that enemy camp and reclaim all that God desired you to have, take back your home and branch out from there. Those of you that are lost, take back that face in the mirror, when the Holy Spirit draws you, take back your inheritance that Satan tried to steel, give your life over to Jesus and take back the time you lost. Don’t let that Face of Deceit steel from you ever again. What do you do after you’ve taken it all back; Dan 12:13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. Start taking back your, friends, loved ones, family and enemies, show them the face of deceit, put a bright spotlight in its face and be a witness of the graciousness of God.
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12.29.08
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What is Reverence?
Matthew 6:9-6:13 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV)
Reverence? What is A new look at Matthew 6:9 thru 13. Many call Matthew 6:9-13, The Lords Prayer but it actually isn’t. Its the prayer that Jesus gave to us, so in essence its our prayer. What I want to do is break it down to make it more personal. How many here today love Jesus? How many here today love God? How many here today do the commandments of Christ? You know, Love your neighbor as yourself, pray for those who despitfully use you, forgive others, pray for your enemies, ect, ect, ect? If you are sure, then this is your prayer. Mat 6:9 …Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Now lets make it personal, between you and the Father. 1.”Our” Belonging to, in possession of, to abide in oneself. God belongs to us and we to the Father. By the purchase of our body and soul with the blood of His Son. 2.”Father”A man who begets or raises or nurtures a child. To procreate (offspring) as the male parent. To act or serve as a father to (a child). To create, found, or originate. To acknowledge responsibility for. Isn’t the meaning of Father, everything that God is? “To acknowledge responsibility for.” God acknowledges us as His children, His seed, His Creation and he fully takes responsibility for us. To Teach and Nurture, to Feed and cloth, to Save and protect. Now what about those who refuse God as Father, refuse His Chastisement? Heb 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. “Bastard”, The Talmud and the rabbis are probably therefore right in explaining mamzer, not illegitimate children in general, but those begotten in incest or adultery: from mazar, “to be corrupt.” The only other occurrence of mamzer is Zec_9:6; “a bastard (a vile alien) shall dwell in Ashdod.” One who is without the conjoining of Father (God) to themselves. We must look at this from the spiritual and not the physical for all children have a physical father(dad). 3.”which art” “Which Art”, residing at, being in a certain place or time, without doubt as to where or who.Positive. Without our Faith knowing where God our Father resides, we would not believe in a Diety, that is in controll of all manner of life. We must first believe in Heaven and Hell, Reward and punishment, Resurrection and Damnation, on a grand scale, up to and including, the very soul that makes us who we are. Rom 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 4a.”in heaven” 4.”IN” Within the limits, bounds, or area of: From the outside to a point within;. To or at a situation or condition of. 5.”Heaven” The sky or universe as seen from the earth; the firmament.The abode of God, the angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation. An eternal state of communion with God; everlasting bliss. Any of the places in or beyond the sky conceived of as domains of a divine being. A place of great happiness, delight, or pleasure: Jesus promised all who believed in Him a place. John 14:2-3 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. Heaven is not the place that Jesus spoke of, but a place in the Family of God, an abiding of spirits together as one with the Father.
6. “Hallowed”Sanctified, Blessed, Holy, Sacred..
7. “be” Happen, occur, take place. 8.”thy” your; belonging to you 9.”name”
1.El-Elyon as “Maker of heaven and earth.”
2.El Olam “God of Eternity.” 3.EL Berith “God of the Covenant.” 4.EL Roi “God of Vision.” 5.EL Hoseem “God of Creation.” 6.Elohim ” Creator of the Universe.” 7.Eloi, “My God.” 8.Yeshua “The Lord of Salvation” 9.Yahweh “Jehova is the Lord,The Lord of Miracles.”.
10.Yahew Jireh ” The Lord will provide.” 11.Yahweh Nissi, ” The Lord is My Banner.” 12.YAHWEH MEKADDESH, “THE LORD Sanctifes.” 13.Yahweh Shalom “The Lord of Peace.” 14.Yahweh Sabaoth.”Lord of Hosts.” 15.Yahweh Rohi,”The Lord is my Shepard.” 16.Yahweh Rophe,”I am the Lord that Heals You.”
17.Yahweh Tsidkenu, The Lord is our Righteousness.” 18.Yahweh Shammah, “The Lord is there.” 19.Adon. 20.Adonai 21.Jehova Adonai.
22.Yeshua-”The Lord Of Salvation”
10. “Thy kingdom.”The domain in which God is dominant 11. “Come”Move toward, travel toward, approach,Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress,Come to pass; arrive, as in due course. 12. “Thy will” Decree or ordain,A fixed and persistent intent or purpose. 13. “be done” Gods Intent and purpose to come about, into existence. 14. “in earth, as it is in heaven.” In the un-limitless expanse of His Power and Reign.
15. “Give us this day” Matthew 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 16.”our daily bread.” The Spiritual bread of the Word of God. 1Ti 6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
17.”And forgive us”Alleviate or remove, Free from a burden, evil, or distress, Grant exemption or release. 18. “our debts,”Anything that is owed to someone else, The state of being legally obliged and responsible. 19. “as we forgive our debtors.” “Anyone that owes us,
20.”And lead us not into temptation,” God never leads us into temptation but our prayer here is stating that we desire God to correct our wavering from the right path, back to where we should be. Our temptations come from our own lusts and being weak in the flesh ,we are dependant upon God to help our short comings. 21.” but deliver us from evil:”Recover or preserve from loss or danger. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. So as you can see, The Lords Prayer is our own personal prayer to God. Our future lyes with Him and His mercy. Take the Scripture personally as thou it was written especially for you. For It Was. ars
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The push to democratize the world is gaining momentum around the world since the recent demise of communism. But that alone isn’t the reason for the renewed interest in democracy. If you were to question those seeking democratization anywhere in the world, you would be surprised to find their reasons have little to do with patriotism or national pride. The answer is always the economy.
The rest of the world wants what America and Western Europe have, and that simply put is, plenty of everything. Materials and goods coupled with the hope of the good life are driving the world to democracy. The day of revolutions that are driven by the desire to be free of tyranny is almost dead. The common desire to have a higher standard of living, to be secure and to he in need of nothing is what drives the winds of democracy. Alone this seems like a good desire but if it is the only desire it will culminate in sure disaster.
Were the United States to undergo a full economic collapse, the will and the resolve for independence would be hammered and twisted more easily than we might expect. Picture a nation one moment clamoring for lower gas prices, a greater supply of beanie babies and Madonna paraphernalia suddenly finding itself in desperate need of virtually every basic consumer item needed just to live. Enter antichrist, with a new and tested economy that is lifting nations out of poverty all over the world. Make no mistake about it; even though it seems hard to see this happening, when it does the ears of our nation will be well attuned and inclined to take the offer. As a nation we have shown that we can hardly endure the lack of only some of the consumer goods we have grown accustomed to. The lack of almost every one of them would drive most Americans to a pact with the Devil himself.
This is a picture I can easily see happening and it conjuncts with the revelation God gave to me many years ago. God indicated to me that we will not he missing a few things, we will be in need of everything. Extreme poverty and scarcity means just that. The old adage that mans extremity is God’s opportunity is about to he engaged full force.
Unfortunately, we always think of mans extremity as being when he has reached the end of his rope and has gone about as low as he can go. In our case, the extremity is that we have gone as high as we can go. In America we now hear terms like extreme sports, extreme wealth or extreme lifestyles, and that is just what it is. God is going to use this extremity as much as he does when people reach their all time lows. In this case he will simply pull the rug out from under us. It won’t be a television survival show trying to pass itself off as reality, it will he reality waking us up to the hardship of survival. We will tumble down a steep embankment, going from plenty to nothing in less time than it takes to say America. Anyone undergoing such a sudden change is thrust into a search for the way out as fast as possible. There will he a way out, but it will come from the most unlikely place, the very heart of the kingdom of darkness.
On my own I wouldn’t dare propose the notion of a financial collapse to the richest people on earth during the peak of their power. Life is hard enough without telling people something they would rather not hear anytime, much less at this time. I knew I’d sound ridiculous, but I also knew that I had little choice. I guess I’m in good company since Rev David Wilkerson of The Cross and the Switchblade fame made similar predictions over a quarter century ago.
What amazes me the most is that when I first received this revelation I had no means of understanding how it could he possible? But God is gracious and has given me more insight into just how and more importantly why this must happen to America. He left off telling me just when this is going to happen but I am growing more sure every day, that it is only a very short time from now
Rev Bresciani has written many articles over the past thirty years in such periodicals as Guideposts and Catholic Digest. He is the author of two books available on Amazon.com, Alibris, Barnes and Noble and many other places. Rev Bresciani wrote “Hook Line and Sinker or what has Your Church Been Teaching You,” publisher, PublishAmerica of Baltimore MD. He also wrote a book published by Xulon Press entitled “An American Prophet and His Message, Questions and Answers on the Second Coming of Christ.” His book is now being heralded as the clearest book on the subject of the second coming of Christ since Hal Lindsey’s “Late Great Planet Earth” Rev Bresciani’s website is,
http://americanprophet.org
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12.27.08
Posted in Religion & More at 7:09 pm by
One of the most important questions which needs to be answered today is the title of this article: “What Must I Do To Be Saved?” The answer to this question is important for those professing to be Christians and sinners alike. Why? Because the answer is given in the Bible and it is specific. The main thrust of our ministry is the admonition of those professing to follow Christ to be “Doers of the Word,” or as the NIV renders it “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22) Allow me to paraphrase this another way: “Do not listen to what men teach, and let them deceive you. Do what the word says.”
Some men would have you believe that all that you must do to be saved is to “call upon the name of the Lord.” They even give you a sample “sinner’s prayer” to pray, and having prayed that prayer they declare, “praise God, you are now saved!” But is this what the Bible teaches? The scripture which is used to prove this teaching is Romans 10:13, where Paul says, “For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
I once heard a very wise preacher say, “If you ever put an interpretation on a scripture that makes another scripture appear to be wrong, then you have the wrong interpretation.” Let’s examine Romans 10:13 to see what Paul is really teaching. First of all you need to know to whom Paul was teaching in the book of Romans. To properly interpret scripture, you must know to whom the message was given. In Romans, Paul is teaching the Christians in the church at Rome which had former Jews as well as Gentiles. Therefore, the book of Romans is a treatise of some things which should be considered by both Jew and Gentile.
Chapter ten teaches that Israel rejected Christ, but this did not mean that Jews could not accept Christ. In verse twelve Paul writes, “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.” In other words, both Jew and Greek (Gentile) can call upon the Lord for salvation. If either a Jew or a Gentile seeks salvation through Christ based upon the New Testament teachings, they shall receive salvation. Then Paul reaffirms what he said in verse twelve by stating in verse thirteen, “For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” In other words, it doesn’t make any difference if you are a Jew or a Gentile, if you call upon the Lord for salvation, you shall receive salvation.
Now please note that Paul was not teaching on the subject of HOW you receive salvation, but WHO is eligible to receive salvation.
There are many other “plans” for salvation which have been developed by men. Some say you have to have that “special feeling”, others say you have to “pray through,” and still others will put some other form of man-made qualification on receiving salvation. No person here on earth will ever produce a plan of salvation equal to, or that will take the place of, that plan which Christ gave us. The New Testament gives us the plan of salvation which was given to the Apostles by Christ, and was practiced by them throughout their ministries.
So what is the plan of salvation? The plan of salvation consists of five steps, all of which are necessary for the person to receive salvation and gain the eventual reward of eternal life with Jesus Christ. Those five steps are: Belief, Repentance, Confession, Baptism, and Faithful Living.
Belief
Belief, or faith is the first step in receiving salvation. Paul, in his epistle to the Romans says as much, “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed.” (Romans 10:14a) How do we develop this faith or belief in Christ? Paul continues the above passage by saying, “And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:14b) And, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) So we see that we come to a realization that God does truly exist, and that He is able to do that which He has promised, by hearing the word of God. Of course this usually happens by listening to a preacher, Sunday School teacher, Bible study, or some other means of learning what God tells us in His word.
This should go without saying, but I shall say it anyway, faith (or belief) is absolutely necessary if we are to receive salvation. How can we have dealings with One who is unseen, and whose chief rewards lie beyond this present life, unless we believe that God exists and will bring eternal life. We see this explicitly spelled out in the Bible, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6)
We also read in the Bible that our faith must be in Jesus Christ, “but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and that believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:31)
Faith was also preached by the Apostles, “So they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.’” (Acts 16:31) Jesus Himself emphasized faith when He said, “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” (Mark 16:16)
Repentance
The result of faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God is repentance. Not just saying, “I’m sorry for the sins I’ve committed,” but a deep feeling of remorse in the knowledge that we have not been pleasing to God. In the same way that faith is not merely intellectual agreement that God does exist, repentance is not merely acknowledging that we have sinned and saying, “I’m sorry.”
Let’s compare for a moment a child who has been caught breaking his parents’ rules. He may acknowledge that he has broken the rule, and he may (probably will) say, “I’m sorry and I won’t do it anymore.” But his real motive may be to avoid the punishment that his parents have warned him would be given to him if he disobeyed. However, given the opportunity, he may break the rule again, and not feel any guilt unless he gets caught again. This is not repentance.
On the other hand, if the child realizes that his disobedience has caused his parents to grieve (as God does for our disobedience), and he decides that he is going to do his very best to not break his parents’ rules again, we would say that he has shown repentance.
It is the same with us when we become Christians. We need to be repentant for our shortcomings toward God, and strive to not repeat our errors in the future.
Repentance then, is a change of heart and mind. Unless we change the way we live, we have not repented. Unless there is a re-orientation of the ethics and values in our lives, there has been no repentance.
Repentance is a command in the Bible: “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.” (Acts 17:30,31) It is also a warning. Jesus said, “I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:3)
The gospel message produces repentance. When Peter was preaching to the people on the day of Pentecost he said, “Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38) We read in this same account that thousands were added to the church that day.
God’s love for us also produces repentance in our hearts and lives. You don’t need to study the Bible very much to realize just how much God really loves us. God’s love for His creation, man, is all through the Bible. Romans 2:4 brings this into focus: “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?”
Confession
A person shows that he is not ashamed of Christ, or to be know as a Christian, when he confesses Him before men. We see in the book of Romans that the confession should be made with the mouth: “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation.” (Romans 10:9,10)
We also see that the confession should be of Christ, or that we believe that Jesus is the Christ. In Matthew, Jesus was asking His disciples who the people said that He was. Then we read, “He (Jesus) said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ And Simon Peter answered and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’” (Matthew 16:15,16) It should be before witnesses. “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” (1 Timothy 6:12)
And finally, confession should precede baptism. In the account of Philip preaching to the Ethiopian eunuch we find that the Ethiopian made his confession prior to Philip baptizing him. This account is in Acts 8:35-38.
Baptism
You must come into contact with Christ’s death. This is done through baptism. Baptism depicts a death to sin or a coming alive in Christ. It also is a picture of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ.
Baptism is commanded by Christ as we see in Mark 16:16: “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” It was also practiced by the apostles. In the book of Acts (which could also be referred to as the book of conversions), there are eight accounts of people being saved. In each account, baptism was part of the person or persons being saved. For example, in Acts 2:41 we read this passage, “Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.”
Read each of the eight accounts:
Jews on Pentacost ………. Acts 2:36-38
The Samaritans …………… Acts 8:12-13
The Ethiopian Eusuch …… Acts 8:35-39
Cornelius (1st Gentile) ….. Acts 10:34-48
Lydia ………………………… Acts 16:14-15
The Jailor …………………… Acts 16:25-34
The Corinthians …………… Acts 18:6-8
The Ephesians …………….. Acts 19:1-5
Paul ………………………….. Acts 22:16
Baptism brings remission of sins: “And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” (Acts 22:16) And also, baptism saves us: “There is also an antitype which now saves us, namely baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 3:21)
Faithful Living
Through faith, repentance, confession and baptism we receive the salvation promised by God through His son Jesus Christ. But this is not where the process stops. In some respects, it is just the beginning.
We must continue to live faithfully. Faithful living means continuing steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, in observing communion, and in prayer. (See Acts 2:42) We should study our Bible. A daily walk through God’s word is important to spiritual growth. We should grow in the fruit of the Spirit. (See Galatians 5:22,23) We should be a soul winner, sharing our faith in Christ with others. We should have Christian virtues. (See 2 Peter 1:5- 
And we should worship regularly with God’s people. (See Hebrews 10:25)
So, what must you do to be saved? The answer, as given in the New Testament, is faith (or belief), repentance, confession, baptism, and life-long faithful living. If you don’t know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, please consider carefully what You have read here. Being a Christian is a wonderful life.
All scriptures quoted are from the New King James Version, unless otherwise noted.
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12.26.08
Posted in Religion & More at 10:28 pm by
Church of God minister Arlen Berkey, in “The Work of God in the Laodicean Era,” makes a statement nobody in God’s Church would disagree with: “The whole world will soon know about the two witnesses. They will not be welcome by this world.”
We are not responsible for how the world reacts to these two men (it does NOT say ministers), however, we should question whether the two witnesses will be welcome by God’s Church!
Does that sound preposterous? Presumptuous? Not if you’re well-versed in holy Scripture! It was often the religious who opposed the Prophets and it was the religious leaders who stirred up the people to cry out against Jesus: “Crucify Him!” There is nothing new under the sun.
The two witnesses will be sent by God in the spirit of Elijah. The chief spokesman between the two will hail from the royal house of David and fulfills the Elijah role and will shake up the earth by his God-given MESSAGE and MIRACLES! (Zechariah 12:8).
Herbert W. Armstrong, in the spirit of Elijah, laid the foundation for such a great Work, and restored precious truths to God’s CHURCH. Jesus Christ will restore God’s government to the entire Earth (Acts 3:21). The interlude finds the leader of the two witnesses, in the spirit of Elijah/HWA, restoring truth to the NATION of Israel (Malachi 4:4). There is no contradiction. This is based upon the Law and the Covenant and is testifed to by the Prophets.
Some might initially resist God’s choice of men to fulfill the controversial roles of the two witnesses (Jeremiah 15:10). Even Moses’ met rejection by his own people God sent him to save (Acts 7:25, 35). Moses and Aaron met first with the elders of Israel before going before pharaoh (Exodus 4:29). God’s Church will know the identity of the two witnesses before the world sees them take the stand in Jerusalem.
God’s apostle, Herbert W. Armstrong, saw we must reach “the cities of Judah” and yet God didn’t permit him to do it. But God will give Judah His Message, last but not least! God has been raising up someone for this very purpose (Isaiah 41:27).
Herbert Armstrong also began to see that God’s Church has a divine commission to help physically prepare for Christ’s coming to Jerusalem: a Mideast Mideast Commission. Read and believe it for yourself in Mr. Armstrong’s autobiography and wonder why you haven’t heard any of your ministers preaching about it or chomping at the bit to get it done.
Soon the the two witnesses will rise and shine in this world of darkness, and finish the Work that God has given us to do. Jesus Christ is returning in this generation! May we be found worthy to escape the nuclear blitzkrieg about to strike, and to stand before Christ when He returns to claim David’s Throne in Jerusalem!
Here’s some kosher food for thought:
Will an earthquake bring water to the deserts? Preparing the way for the Church of God to enter “Her Place?” (Isaiah 43:20).
For Zion’s Sake,
David Ben-Ariel is a Christian-Zionist writer in Ohio and author of Beyond Babylon: Europe’s Rise and Fall. With a focus on the Middle East and Jerusalem, his analytical articles help others improve their understanding of that troubled region. Visit the Beyond Babylon blog.
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11.18.08
Posted in Religion & More at 5:56 am by
Multilevel marketing companies are always looking for team members who they believe can perform and believe in their product. The easiest way to find someone who can very quickly latch onto the concept and put it into their believe system is someone of a religious faith.
This is because someone who already believes in something so strongly because their brain formatted as certain way, which would allow them to believe in something else. A multilevel marketing recruiter can use this to their advantage by signing up people with a certain type of brain that believes very easily in things. Religious folks who go to church and such and participate in an organized religion generally are very easy to be led and can have their feelings manipulated so they believe just about anything.
Multi level marketing companies can target the psychology of these individuals and bring them into the herd as their down line so they can make money off of these people. The religious type of a person makes it easier to convince them to sign up for multilevel marketing and many times these people believe they can get rich quick without doing any work. Just like people pray to God for a free new car; it is the silliest friggin thing in the world you see?
However the seasoned multilevel marketing recruiter knows that those people who were simply out to make something for nothing will probably through attrition quit early and this will not be good for the amount of time they have to spend sponsoring them or helping them or coaxing them along. Nevertheless multilevel marketing recruiter will often use bogus sales tactics, deception and prey upon the weak winds of religious folks.
I do not want anybody to try to argue this with me because it has been my actual observation and I know darn good in well what I’m talking about. Multilevel marketers love to talk to people who are religious because they know they can shape their minds and get those people into believing in their product or service. Consider this in 2006 and no I am not down on multi level marketing; I just thought you should know.
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