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The Way of Salvation – Psalm 62

2012-02-04T13:06:00.000-05:00

February 4th, 2012

“Now the end of the commandment is charity out ofa pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faithunfeigned:” – 1st Timothy 1:5

Let me first state emphatically, if you say you are a Christian, and you read this article and do not agree with it whole-heartedly, then you have been victimized by the very things described below and you will not be an overcomer at the end of your life or this age - whichever comes first. Please read on and take serious heed knowing that what we are desperately in need of overcoming as described in our Bibles vividly in Genesis 3 and Genesis 6.

The goal of the gospel of Jesus Christ is for us to be transformed from a carnal, time and space focused and unclean soul into a spiritual, eternity focused and clean soul.

Jesus says “in your patience, take possession ofyour soul”. Obviously, SOMETHING besides me must have possessionof my soul. Now if Jesus said that, then it is true and I personally donot think that a single living human other than him has been excluded from thatstate of being. So every believer (small and great) must come to termswith what exactly has had possession of my soul. This is better stated “whohas had possession of my soul?” The “who” that has had possession of mysoul are demonic, unclean spirits that have been doing nothing but using us asvessels to express their lusts. Also, the higher the level of the demonspirit(s), the higher the level of worship that will be directed to the vesselcarrying the demon(s). This is how Satan’s kingdom operates. At the end of thischain of bondage is the highest level fallen cherub, the ‘prince of the powerof the air’, who has obscured from the worshipers the True and Living God – towhom alone the worship is due and should be directed to but instead Satan hasfunneled all of that worship to him via lies and deception, because we been enthralledwith this temporal life. So it becomes false worship to a false god. WhatChristians must do then is to humble themselves down and submit to the true LordJesus Christ – the Word of God – in order to be made clean from these intruders.

Here in the last days, those that claim to follow Jesus Christ need totruly come to terms with the fact that we have been so duped in church life,that we really have to STOP and think about what we are doing, and what we havebeen feeding on. It’s time to deal with forces that have Christians bound andblocking the flow of the Holy Spirit. Let’s not find ourselves saying “you need to (fill in the blank)…No –first of all – “I” need to... “I” need to come out of the world and beconverted. Let’s not find ourselves pointing out what’s wrong with otherswithout having first gotten the mess out of our own souls. This is not a presto-chango occurrence thathappened when you confessed Christ or came down to an altar call in a churchservice. This is a process that happens ONLYthrough a diligent and disciplined life style of identifying and denying thelust(s) of my flesh, the lust(s) of my eyes and the pride(s) of my life – this ishow we get the power to cast out demons. This is how we can become overcomers – sons of God – and then “…theprince of this world comes, and has NOTHING in me!”

Waiting on God – Possessing My Soul

“In your patience possess ye your souls” – Luke 21:9

Jesus says this in the midst of an end time discourse where he is telling usthat as Christians we will be rejected and slain by religious hypocrites justas He was. Those of us that enter into this confrontation with the power ofdarkness will have to have possession of our souls else we will compromise anddeny Him. So why does he mention patience in the same statement as possessingyour soul? The process of possessing our soul primarily comprises of waiting onGod as we go through the process of mortifying our members and dying to thethings of this world. The end result will be a resurrected life that willbecome a living sacrifice. Probably the hardest thing about a Christian lifethese days is waiting on God. Remember this: what is theprimary characteristic of ‘waiting’? Have you ever waited for a bus whilerunning down the street? Waiting means: to remain stationary inreadiness or expectation. I would add this as well – that for us asChristians by and large it also means “SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP – and soak Him inthrough his appointed messengers and the Holy Spirit in you – until we areendowed with POWER!!!”.

“For since the beginning of the worldmen have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God,beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that wait for him.” – Isaiah 64:4

“But as it is written, Eye hath notseen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the thingswhich God hath prepared for them that lovehim.” – 1^st Corinthians2:9

If we really wait on/love Him then we will be obedient and do this.

Let’s look at a beautiful illustration of “in your patience possess ye yoursouls” found in Psalm 62. Here are 2 sets of 2 verses thatshow us a progression:

Verse 1.) Truly my soul waiteth (waits silently) upon God: from him comethmy salvation.

Verse 2.) He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall notbe greatly moved (shaken).

Verse 5.) My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation (hope) isfrom him.

Verse 6.) He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall notbe moved (shaken).

In verse 1 and 2 we hear the psalmist talking ABOUT his soul in the firstperson. We recognize that from God alone comes our salvation and we recognizethat we must wait on Him for our deliverance. As we go through deliverancethere will be moments of doubt and stumbling thus “I will not be greatlyshaken”. He is saying we will waver some but not greatly…there will betimes of tribulation. I’m not talking about “persecution” typetribulation here but just trials and the testing of our faith – going througheveryday life in this dark foreboding world. Now look at verses 5 and 6. Herethe conversation changes from talking “about” my soul to actually talking TO mysoul. This is where I am taking possession of my soul! I say – rather, Icommand – “My soul…continue to wait on God. Although I have taken possession ofmy soul I am still mindful that I must wait on Him. But now (verse 6) I willNOT BE MOVED.” We must command our souls to deaden the old man and excesslusts. This is why it is hard to fast and pray – because the old carnal mandoes not like doing the things that will kill him and birth a new spiritualman. When I possess my soul, I will not care about the persecution that willcome from Satan’s kingdom and I will not be the least bit shaken. So while I amin the process of possessing my soul, I can be shaken but with the impartationof the divine nature of Jesus Christ comes the boldness and confidence (in HIM– not in myself) that will carry me through the persecution. It’s veryinteresting how verses 1 and 2 and verses 5 and 6 bookend verses 3 and 4.

Now look at what (actually “who”) is in between the waiting on God (verses 1and 2) and the possessing of our souls (verses 5 and 6):

Verse 3.) How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? yeshall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall yebe, and as a tottering fence.

Verse 4.) They only consult to cast him down from hisexcellency: they delight in lies: they blesswith their mouth, but they curse inwardly.

He is talking TO someone else in verse 3 and he’s talking ABOUT someone elsein verse 4. It is the demons that have strongholds in our souls! While we arewaiting on God and taking possession of our souls we are going to have to dealwith these nephilim. These intruders and invaders of our souls have had usscattered our minds and actually mutated our very make up (DNA if you will). Wemust bind and curse these invaders and cast them out of our souls. This is whatthe power of the sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ does for us and for that wethank Him and praise Him and adore Him! By the blood of Jesus they shall beslain – ALL OF THEM! In reality, they are as a leaningunsupported wall and a wavering tottering fence. Their purpose is to counsel(devise) to dethrone the Most High God from His place of preeminence whichshould be our very souls as we are to be temples (carriers or vessels) of HisHoly Spirit. These wicked ones delight in lies – they bless with their mouthsbut inwardly they are cursing us. Here is another aspect of waiting on God…weare bearing out the fruit of patience as we deal with other people that arecarriers of these nephilim. We deal with them not only in our souls but face toface all the time…in our families, on our jobs and in our church groups. Thisis why discerning of spirits is important. Realize that we are all in need ofdeliverance and not everyone is at the same place but if we really do have abroken spirit and a contrite heart God will be faithful to complete His work.But remember that there are some that put on a good show or a good act (hencethe word “hypocrite”). They talk really nice and the words that come out oftheir mouths sound real sweet but deep down they are cursing and despising thereal sons and daughters of God. In the Old Testament the whole story about theIsraelites taking possession of Canaan is a type of how we are to possess oursouls. We have to fight these “giants” (nephilim) and there’s no going aroundthem. Numbers 13:33 tells us that the ones that did notbelieve they could overcome (Joshua and Caleb where the only two that didbelieve) saw themselves as grasshoppers – and that’s how the giants saw themtoo. That’s not the reality though. Through their divination and mind controland keeping us embedded in fantasy and make believe (TV, news, sports, carnal religiousactivities etc.), the nephilim are ableto have us appear to ourselves as inadequate, unbelieving and as mostChristians today commonly say (cursing themselves): “I’m just a sinner” (Psalm62:4) – Please – we come in as filthy rags, sinners against our veryCreator and Mighty God – but we can and should be more than conquerors...thatwill be the time of the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The firstthing Jesus did coming out of the wilderness being tested by Satan was a.)Come out in the POWER of the Spirit; and b.) COME AGAINST ANDCAST OUT DEMONS. The first thing He prophecies over us for when we are togo forth to the world and preach the gospel is: “these signs shall followthem that believe – In my name they shall CAST OUT DEMONS…” – Mark16. The first thing!!! But this kind comes out only through muchprayer and fasting (which results in Ephesians 6).

Read the remainder of Psalm 62 and you’ll see that verses 8-12 equate tothis overcoming person now preaching the gospel – starting with “Trust inHIM you people…” and ending with “Also unto thee, O Lord, belongsmercy: for you render to every man according to his work.” (mercy andjudgment!).

“He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even ashe (Jesus) walked.” – 1st John 2:6 (may want to read that one agin, did hesay walk as Jesus walked?)

“Now unto him (Jesus) that is able to keep you and me from falling, andto present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion andpower, both now and ever. Amen.” – Jude 24-25 (did he say he was able to keep me from falling?)

Don't Let Soon Become a Thing of the Past

2012-01-03T13:50:00.000-05:00

January 3rd, 2012

Recently I sent out a few emails to people that I know personally or that have been in contact with our ministry at some point in the past. Also on my email list are some ministers that are located all around the globe that have been a blessing to us in the past. The purpose was to let people know about a fellowship meeting we are having this coming weekend (January 6-8, 2012 - titled A New Church Order). Someone recently replied to me personally asking if I knew about how I had CC’d (carbon copied) everyone on one of those emails and that people then started to email one another with ‘reply all’. As it turns out everyone’s email address was exposed (my terminology). Let me tell you something – I had actually planned on doing a BCC (blind carbon copy), but I (without thinking) clicked the CC button when I added my contact list – didn’t notice – clicked Send…and the result of my mistake was that a communication between people was stirred up and a few Christians stepped up to the plate to offer their financial assistance to some out of state folks that want to, but can’t afford the cost of coming to ATL.

We cannot afford to think that this (or any future gatherings) are just going to be ‘another church gathering’. Every one of us knows that there is nothing good down here in the world which could possibly be worth holding on to and to that end, every one of us believing knows that at some point – God is going to move mightily. We really have to let go of every preconceived notion about ‘church’ as we know it – even when we are still in the midst of even doing what seems to be ‘church’ as we know it. What’s important is that we are being prepared for something NEW. Nobody can possibly know what something NEW is going to be like because _________(fill in the blank). However, I can tell you with 100% certainty that this weekend is going to be nothing less than at a minimal – an outpouring of God’s spiritual blessings on His people. We are going to be so blessed with God’s favor this weekend because we are standing up to honor Him! Who would want to miss that? On the other hand, what I CANNOT tell you with 100% certainty is that God WILL pour out of His Spirit – the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit upon his people – which is indeed our expectation at some point in time. I wish I could tell you that but I really don’t know…BUT what if he does do it now and you are not partaking? What if this happens the week after and you are not a partaker – next month, next year? This past weekend we had a preview of this as we gathered together in prayer and sharing and afterward there has been numerous testimonies of refreshing and being energized (how many times have you been energized after only 3 or 4 hours of sleep – that’s not possible is it?:)

Again, especially to those that are local to Atlanta, but this does apply to people outside of Atlanta as well: It is time to be more inconvenienced. I'm not speaking with pride here but many of us locally have been inconvenienced ourselves at least one day a week (albeit for only a few hours anyway) for years now. And that in itself is just scratching the surface of being inconvenienced – so therefore it can’t be something to be proud of. The gospel is not convenient or comfortable to the flesh. The flesh does not like to be inconvenienced. It's time to step further out of our comfort zones. I’ll end this plea with this scripture (red letter’s included), that should instill the fear of the Lord that we absolutely and desperately need to walk this out to the end:

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad – Matthew 12:30.

The context of that verse has the Lord telling us about binding the strong man and spoiling his goods – destroying the works of Satan in our lives and then being able to deliver the captives! This is what it is all about – and we CANNOT be afraid of it and that is exactly what our main problem is – we’ve been afraid but we think we are not afraid. It’s time for us to face and conquer that fear! In that verse the Greek word for ‘gathers’ is sunago (4863) – it is a compound of 2 words – 1.) sun (union, association, companionship, possession, completeness), 2.) ago – to lead, to bring, to drive, to induce). The Spirit of the Lord is absolutely leading us into this union – and it will be and must be coordinated and led in the natural realm by males. I came up with my own little analogy :) – soon ago: he is coming soon, but if I don’t step up to the plate now I will be passed by (past – ago get it?) – i.e. ‘get thee behind me Satan’.

Dinner for 2 and a movie or a basketball game: $100 (probably more right?)…how many times have we dropped 100 bucks without even thinking about it. There is not much time left to count the cost for real.

At least come and join us for a few hours on Sunday but this entire weekend is going to be an important time of fellowship – not just listening to preachers!

For those that do have a regular church fellowship (which is the absolute necessary iron sharpening iron), I encourage you to gird up for war and not to be complacent with sitting within the friendly confines of your meeting place week after week. There are gates of hell that must be attacked by an offensive Body of Christ and it going to be brutal – we cannot emphasize enough the need to come together now so that we can be prepared to individually accost the powers of darkness in these last days. This cannot be done with intellect and mental ascension – we must have the mind of Christ formed in us. The appointed time is coming very soon and there is no Plan B for this.

Blessings to all of God’s children!

Tom Gaughan

Judgment Begins at God’s House

2011-12-19T20:04:00.000-05:00

December 19th, 2011

It's important for us to realize that the 'judgment' spoken of here is not a judgement that has us looking at 'the body of Christ' (or others) but it is each individual first looking at themselves. Am I serving God or am I serving Baal. I must get the beam out of my own eyes so that I can see clearly to help others get their mind's clear as well - and to that end - judge a righteous judgement (that's what Jesus says). Even when Paul was chastising the 'foolish Galatians' for being under the influence of witchcraft he still calls them 'brethren'...

The following is a letter written by Derek Prince (date unknown)
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Dear Friend:

As American Christians, we are confronted by a grim, undeniable fact: our nation has come
under the judgment of God. For this there are many reasons, but they can be summed up in one
simple statement:
We have committed the sin for which Esau was rejected—we have despised our birthright (Heb. 12:15–17).

God judges us according to the measure of light we have received. Jesus told the Jews of His
day that their judgment would be much more severe than that of Sodom and Gomorrah, because
they had received a much greater revelation of the truth (Matthew 11:20–24).
The same applies to America in this century. No other nation has had the same access to the
Word of God that has been granted to the American people. Through culture and tradition,
through churches and evangelists, through radio and television, and through the printed word,
America has been blessed above all other nations with the knowledge of God’s truth. Our
judgment for rejecting it will be correspondingly severe.
Many Christians do not realize that God’s judgment does not begin with the people of the
world, but with the people of God. Peter told the Christians of his day, “For the time has come
for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of
those who do not obey the gospel of God?” (1 Peter 4:17). These words apply equally to the
church in America today.

Of all the sins that could be charged against the contemporary church, it is sufficient to
focus on two: materialism and compromise.
In Luke 17:26–30 Jesus predicted that the period before His return would be like the days of
Noah and Lot. He mentioned specifically eight activities characteristic of those days: eating,
drinking, marrying, giving in marriage, buying, selling, building, planting. Yet there is nothing
specifically sinful in any of these activities. What, then, was the problem?
The problem was materialism. The people of those days had become so engrossed in these
materialistic activities that they were unaware of the impending judgment of God on their
carnal lifestyle. When judgment came, they were totally unprepared.
The same is true today of most professing Christians in America. If the final judgments of
God should suddenly usher in the return of Christ, they would be totally unprepared.

Like materialism, the sin of compromise often goes unrecognized. About two years ago,
while praying, I had a mental picture of the interior of a typical church building with rows of
pews, a platform, a pulpit, a piano and so on. But the whole building was permeated with some
kind of fog. The outlines of objects could be discerned, but nothing was sharply defined. While
I was wondering what the fog represented, God gave me one clear word: compromise.
In the contemporary church, most of the main moral and doctrinal truths, so clearly
enunciated in the New Testament, have become blurred and ineffective. In 1 Corinthians 6:9–
10 Paul wrote: “Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
effeminate men, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.” Yet the church today is full of people who commit
these sins, but remain totally unconcerned. In fact, they often boast of such sins.
A church member lay in a hospital, dying of AIDS, which he had contracted through
homosexuality. Then he received Christ and was given a New Testament. After reading some
way in the New Testament, he sent an urgent message to the person who had led him to Christ:
“Come and pray for me. I need deliverance. I never knew there was anything wrong with my lifestyle.”

About seven years ago, at the Christmas season, our staff had committed Ruth and me to
appear on two television presentations of PTL. Since we do not watch television, we had no
idea what to expect. I was supposed to be the “main speaker.” Out of the first hour, I was given
ten minutes, and out of the second hour, twenty minutes. Most of the time was given to appealing
for money and selling Tammy dolls. As far as I can recall, Ruth and I were the only people who even mentioned Jesus.
Shortly afterwards there was a public exposure of the scandals that have now become
notorious. But for me personally the most shocking thing was not any sexual or financial misdoing,
grievous as that was. What shocked me then, and still shocks me today, is the realization that
millions of Americans were being continually confronted with a totally false picture of
Christianity—one that had no room for the cross, with its demands for humility, for holiness
and for sacrificial living. How terrible to realize that people who have been seduced by such a
presentation may never hear the real truth of the gospel!

The PTL scandal is now history, but it has left us with a question we need to answer: was it
simply an isolated phenomenon, or was it a symptom of a disease that affects the Body of Christ
throughout America?
Yet within the church there is still a remnant of sincere, devoted followers of Jesus. If we are
among that number, how does God require us to respond to the present crises?
One clear answer is given in 2 Chronicles 7:14: “If My people who are called by My name
will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I
will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” The phrase, “My people
who are called by My name,” applies to all Christians who take the name of Christ upon
themselves.

For at least 30 years I have been teaching on this Scripture, but recently I was confronted by
a shocking realization! God’s people in our day have never fulfilled the first condition. We have
never truly humbled ourselves. Our pride—both religious and racial—remains as a barrier that
holds back the answer to our prayers for ourselves and for our nation.
Through the severe dealings of God in my own life, I have learned the most effective way for
us to humble ourselves. Very simply, it is by confessing our sins. If we regularly and sincerely
confess our sins to God, it is impossible to approach Him with an attitude of pride.
Furthermore, I have seen that God has only committed Himself to forgive the sins we confess.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). Unconfessed sins are unforgiven sins. Thus the barrier of pride
builds up a second barrier of unforgiven sin.

The Bible exhorts us to confess our sins not merely to God, but also to one another. “Confess
your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed” (James 5:16).
Confessing our sins to God deals with vertical pride; confessing to one another deals with
horizontal pride. We can hardly maintain an attitude of pride towards someone to whom we
have just confessed our personal sins.
This applies especially to the relationship between husbands and wives. Those who regularly
confess their sins to one another are not kept apart by a barrier of pride.
Furthermore, confession of sin is an essential prerequisite to effective intercession. Daniel
was one of the most righteous characters in the Bible, but when he set out to intercede for his
people Israel, he began by acknowledging his own share in their sin (Daniel 9:3–13).
I believe that God is waiting for us as American Christians to humble ourselves before Him
and one another by confessing our sins. Only after we have done that, can we move on to claim
the healing of our land.

But I must add a word of warning. Do not begin to indulge in morbid introspection! The
Holy Spirit is “the finger of God” (Matthew 12:28; Luke 11:20). Ask God to place His finger on the
sins you need to confess. He will do it with unerring accuracy, probably bringing to light sins
which you never recognized!
I have confined this analysis to the situation in the United States. Much of what I have said,
however, applies to other nations who are heirs to the Judeo-Christian inheritance and to the
church worldwide. May God help each of us to accept our personal responsibility!

Yours in the Master’s service,

Derek Prince

Three Prayers to Live By

2011-10-09T17:50:00.004-04:00

Ocotober 9, 2011

We (I) Repent!

Daniel 9: 4-17

I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed:

“O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

“Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah and people of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. O LORD, we and our kings, our princes and our fathers are covered with shame because we have sinned against you. The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; we have not obeyed the LORD our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets. All Israel has transgressed your law and turned away, refusing to obey you.

   “Therefore the curses and sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against you. You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us great disaster. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth. The LORD did not hesitate to bring the disaster upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him.

“Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. O Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.

“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary. Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

Thank You Father for Bringing Forth Your Son to Save Us!

1st Samuel 2: 1-10

Then Hannah prayed and said:

   “My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.

“There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.

“Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.

“The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength. Those who were full hire themselves out for food, but those who were hungry hunger no more. She who was barren has borne seven children, but she who has had many sons pines away.

“The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up. The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor.

   “For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them he has set the world. He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness.

   “It is not by strength that one prevails; those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder against them from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth.

   “He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

Thank You Jesus for Delivering Us From Our Enemies and Giving Us Victory!

2nd Samuel

David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

He said:

“The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
   my shield and the horn of my salvation.He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
   from violent men you save me. I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

“The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.

“The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry. Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. He made darkness his canopy around him—the dark rain clouds of the sky. Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth. The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. He shot arrows and scattered the enemies, bolts of lightning and routed them. The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.

“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.

“The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.

“To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low. You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.

“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You give me your shield of victory; you stoop down to make me great. You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.

“I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet. You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes. They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but he did not answer. I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.

“You have delivered me from the attacks of my people; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know are subject to me, and foreigners come cringing to me; as soon as they hear me, they obey me. They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.

“The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior! He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me, who sets me free from my enemies.You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me. Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name. He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”

I Will Shake All Things

2011-09-19T00:00:00.001-04:00

Monday, September 19th, 2011

The following message preached by Derek Prince some years ago is extremely relevant and important for today and contains prophetic words that have truly come to pass in recent months. At this writing tomorrow is September 20th, 2011 which is the first official day of the lifting of the ban on homosexuals in the US military services. This is truly the beginning of the end. Only a rock solid relationship with our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ will keep us from being shaken when God does shake the heavens and the earth at the end of this age.

Psalm 94:12-13

“Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, OLORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

That thou mayest give him rest from the daysof adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.”

Hebrews 12:25-29

“See that ye refuse not him that speaketh.For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shallnot we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

Whose voice then shook the earth: but now hehath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but alsoheaven.

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth theremoving of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, thatthose things which cannot be shaken may remain.

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom whichcannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably withreverence and godly fear:

Forour God is a consuming fire.”

Haggai 2:6-7

“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once,it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens,and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I willfill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.”

Do youbelieve in the judgment of God?

John 16:8-11

And when heis come, he will reprove the world of sin,and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

Of righteousness, because I go to myFather, and ye see me no more;

Of judgment, because the prince of thisworld is judged.

Sin: Allunrighteousness is sin

Q: What iscrooked?

A: Anything that departs from that which is straight.

None of uscan escape God’s judgement.

Twodifferent judgements

Judgement of condemnation (sinners)
Judgement of reward (saints)

The sameperson who is the savior is also the judge and His name is Jesus. The apostles when preaching to the Gentilesalways presented Jesus as both savior and judge:

Acts 10:42-43

“And he commanded us to preach unto thepeople, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judgeof quick and dead.

To him give all the prophets witness, thatthrough his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.”

In fact God is first mentioned as judge – thensavior.

Acts 17:30-31

“And the times of this ignorance God winkedat; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which hewill judge the world in righteousnessby that man whom he hath ordained;whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.”

Jesus isequally efficient, thorough and faithful as a judge and a as savior. As a savior he omits nothing. As a judge he omits nothing.

We can seehow the modern day ‘church’ has not carried forth with the true doctrine of ourLord and apostle(s) when we look at the golden calves (high places) that wereput in Bethel and Dan by Jeroboam (1^st Kings 12 and 2^ndKings 10:29). Today’s Christianity has beenblinded by pride and idolatry in that they have done a two-fold disservice bydisallowing BOTH the power of God as Savior, which is represented by ‘Beth-el’ – which meansHouse of God (see 2^nd Samuel 22:3 and Psalms 62:7) and God as Judge, represented by Dan – which means‘Judge’.

2 Samuel 22:3

The God ofmy rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, myhigh tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

Psalms 62:7

In God is mysalvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God

TheParable of the Pounds

Luke 19:11-27

“And as they heard these things, he addedand spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thoughtthat the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

He said therefore, A certain nobleman wentinto a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

And he called his ten servants, anddelivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

But his citizens hated him, and sent amessage after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

And it came to pass, that when he wasreturned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to becalled unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how muchevery man had gained by trading.

Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy poundhath gained ten pounds.

And he said unto him, Well, thou goodservant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authorityover ten cities.

And the second came, saying, Lord, thy poundhath gained five pounds.

And he said likewise to him, Be thou alsoover five cities.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, hereis thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

For I feared thee, because thou art anaustere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thoudidst not sow.

And he saith unto him, Out of thine ownmouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was anaustere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money intothe bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

And he said unto them that stood by, Takefrom him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath tenpounds.)

For I say unto you, That unto every onewhich hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shallbe taken away from him.

But those mine enemies, which would not thatI should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.”

God expectsa return on his investment. To be a lazyChristian is to be a wicked servant.

Judgmentat the End of the Age

Nothing thatcan be shaken will not be unshaken.

Luke 6:47-49

“Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth mysayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

He is like a man which built an house, anddigged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock:and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and couldnot shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is likea man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against whichthe stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of thathouse was great.”

Both houseswere subjected to the storm. Justbecause we are ‘believers’ does not mean that things are always going to berosy – in fact it will be the opposite.

Q: What isthe evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit?

A: Trouble

Building onthe rock is simple – hearing and doing of the teaching of Jesus Christ!

The problemis not to tell people something that they do not know – but to remind them ofwhat they do know but don’t want to remember. Many of us can testify to this by having loved ones that were on theright way but have been swerved off course by doctrines of demons.

What are some of the things that CAN beshaken?

Individual lives will be shaken

· Sickness/disease, poverty, broken marriages

o Not that these things can’t happen to truebelievers but we will be given the strength to endure

Every house divided against itself will beshaken (Matthew 12:25)

· No unity, love and peace (in the faith)

· Un-parented children

o Not really such a thing as a juvenile delinquentbut more so delinquent parents

o A police force can maintain order when the majority ofthe population is under proper order (not rebellious). But when the majority is under a spirit of rebellion it will not be controlled.

o At 24:50 in this video a prophetic statement is madepointing to the recent riots in London that were primary orchestrated by youngpeople – even pre-teens were looting and causing destruction. The police had their hands tied due to thenumbers of rioters in the streets and were for the most part neutralized.

o The root of this problem is due to parents lackof proper training and discipline

Any institution not found on the teaching ofJesus will be shaken

· Banks

o At the time of this video (I’m guessing late 80’searly 90’s) the US had recently been through the Savings and Loan scandal whichcaused an upheaval (or downheaval) in the US economy. This shifting caused a personal debt of $500per citizen to be incurred. Allegedly, thecurrent day 2011 incurred per person debt is approximated $47,000

· Businesses

· Governments

o Back then, the old Soviet Union and East Germany

o Today – name a country

· Religions

o Many, many Christian churches will be shaken

Material structures (buildings) will beshaken

Question to Remember: What is the one thing that God HATES the most?

Isaiah2:12-19

“Forthe day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every onethat is lifted up; and he shall bebrought low:

Andupon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are highand lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

Andupon all the high mountains, and upon allthe hills that are lifted up,

Andupon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

Andupon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

Andthe loftiness of man shall be bowed down,and the haughtiness of men shall be madelow: and the LORD alone shall beexalted in that day.

Andthe idols he shall utterly abolish.”

Isaiah30:25

“And there shall be upon every highmountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day ofthe great slaughter, when the towers fall.”

The WHOLE Earth will be shaken

Revelation 6:12-14

“And I beheld when he had opened the sixthseal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black assackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth,even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mightywind.

And the heaven departed as a scroll when itis rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of theirplaces.”

The Heavenly bodies will be shaken

Matthew 24:29

“Immediately after the tribulation of thosedays shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and thestars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:”

Nobodyoutside of Christ will not be affected

Isaiah 24:1-6

“Behold, theLORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down,and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

And it shallbe, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with hismaster; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with theseller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury,so with the giver of usury to him.

The landshall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken thisword.

The earthmourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughtypeople of the earth do languish.

The earthalso is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressedthe laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

Thereforehath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate:therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.”

Threereasons why this happens (verse 5) – Charges Against Humanity:

1. Transgressed the law

a. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall hisblood be shed: for in the image of God made he man – Genesis 9:6.

b. An eternal edict set by God

2. Changed the ordinance

a. Changing the pattern of living that God hasinstituted for us – The Family

i. Women’s liberation movement

ii. Homosexual marriages

3. Broken the everlasting covenant

a. The covenant God has made with men and womenthrough Jesus Christ

Isaiah 24:17-23

“Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are uponthee, O inhabitant of the earth.

And it shall come to pass, that he whofleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comethup out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windowsfrom on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

The earth is utterly broken down, the earthis clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

The earth shall reel to and fro like adrunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereofshall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

And it shall come to pass in that day, thatthe LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kingsof the earth upon the earth.

And they shall be gathered together, asprisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, andafter many days shall they be visited.

Then the moon shall be confounded, and thesun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and inJerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.”

This is nota negative message being preached! Thisis what is going to happen!

Revelation 6:14-17

“And the heaven departed as a scroll when itis rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of theirplaces.

And the kings of the earth, and the greatmen, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and everybondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of themountains;

And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall onus, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from thewrath of the Lamb:

For the great day of his wrath is come; andwho shall be able to stand?”

Answer to Remember: PRIDE (See Question toRemember above).

Q: What isthe root cause of His wrath?

A: Thedegeneration of human character, which is rooted in pride/idolatry.

Definitionof carnality: anytime we being to think and act and live as if this world isour home, and we have something permanent here (Hebrews 13:14).

Thank youLord for being patient with us.

2^nd Timothy 3:1-5

“This know also, that in the last daysperilous times shall come.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves,covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,unholy,

Without natural affection, trucebreakers,false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers ofpleasures more than lovers of God;

Having a form of godliness, but denying thepower thereof: from such turn away.”

Corruptionis irreversible. The only solution is a newcreation – a new birth.

Deliveranceis for the desperate!

Secret underminingforce to this corruption is the occult (witchcraft/sorcery) which emanates fromfalse religion

2^nd Timothy 3:8

“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses,so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerningthe faith.”

2^nd Timothy 3:13

“But evil men and seducers shall wax worseand worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

Seducers =Enchanters

2^nd Timothy 3:16-17

“Allscripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, forreproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the manof God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

The answerto this corruption and satanic working is: PREACH THE WORD!!!

2^nd Timothy 4:1-2

“I charge thee therefore before God, and theLord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing andhis kingdom;

Preach the word; be instant in season, outof season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”

Matthew 24:14

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall bepreached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall theend come.”

Methuselah

2011-06-05T12:06:00.005-04:00

June 5th, 2011

God always sends PLENTY of warning to all people before judgment comes. We have it for ourselves in the form of the Old Testament prophets and in the sayings of Jesus and his disciples in the New Testament. A beautiful type of this, His mercy and grace, is shown in Methuselah prior to the days of Noah and the flood. It is widely known that Methuselah is recorded in the Bible as the oldest living person ever – living to the ripe old age of 969. What’s in a name you ask?

Methuselah (Mthuwshelach) comes from two Hebrew words:

The first word:

math (Strong’s 4962), which basically means “an adult (as of full length);”. The word is from mathay (Strong’s 4970) meaning: to extend, extent (of time), when

The second word:

shelach (Strong’s 7973) meaning “a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch:--dart, plant, put off, sword, weapon.” The root of the word is shalach (Strong’s 7971) which means: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications):-- any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

So this guy’s name essentially says: “When I am dead, God’s judgment will come!”

We can prove from the Bible, by the time lines of Adam’s lineage, that this is true.

Enoch (the seventh from Adam) is 65 years old when his son Methuselah is born (Genesis 5:21). Methuselah is 187 years old when his son Lamech is born (Genesis 5:25). Methuselah dies when he is 969 years old (Genesis 5:27). Lamech is 182 years old (Methuselah is now 369) when his son Noah is born (Genesis 5:28). Then the Bible says that Noah was 500 years old when he had his sons Shem, Ham and Japheth (Genesis 5:32). This puts Methuselah at 869 years old. At this point, Genesis 5, the chapter on Adam’s pre-flood lineage ends and we begin the ill-fated Genesis chapter 6. At the beginning of chapter 6 we learn about how the host of heaven (God’s angelic created beings), crossed the boundaries of created life types (angelic, human and animal) and made physical, sexual contact with humans and animals. This was no doubt occurring throughout the verses of chapter 5 but God’s grace was upon the part of the lineage from Enoch down through Noah (four generations). Obviously, this also pertained to the animal domain as well because later we see that Noah was told to bring both “clean” and “unclean” animals into the ark (Genesis 7:2). In Genesis 6:10, in the midst of the description of the reprobation of mankind and God’s instructions to Noah, he repeats the fact that Noah begat his three sons (Genesis 6:10). Then we read in Genesis 7:6: “And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.” This puts Methuselah at 969 years old and DEAD – because we know that 1.) He dies and 2.) He was not on the ark. This also tells us that the ark was being prepared for roughly 100 years.

So we can picture this Methuselah walking around the earth all those long years, bearing a name that cries out: “When I am dead, God’s judgment will come!”. Also, factor in Noah preaching this for nearly 100 years, preaching which contained the testimony of prophecy that was handed down from Enoch. Still, only eight people made it on that ark. This has given me pause to be re-convicted about what it means to ‘die daily in Christ’ (1^st Corinthians 15:31). I have not been dying daily enough lately. I pray for us all to take on the name Methuselah.

7 Years Left?

2010-11-02T18:54:00.090-04:00

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Someone emailed us a link to the video below and there is merit to responding to it because there are many people that are into trying to figure out when the tribulation period is going to start. While our focus should be on the Word of God and seeking truth via the Holy Spirit, it is necessary to create a contrast between teachings in order to sway the gainsayers (Titus 1:9) and contend for the faith (Jude 1:3).

Folks are now actually saying that the tribulation period, Daniel's last week, the 70th week - whatever we want to call it - is going to actually begin on November 8th, 2010. That sounds good and I actually hope that it does but what's striking is this: The narrator in the video and others say that they believe this AND they also believe that there is going to be a PRE-tribulation RAPTURE!

Now it does not take a rocket scientist to figure the math on this one...

I Believe the Tribulation Begins on 11/8/2010

I Believe in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture

I Will be 'Raptured' Before (pre) 11/8/2010

I'm writing this on Saturday, November 6th, 2010. People that believe this equation supposedly now have less than 24 hours left on this planet. Time will roll on and we'll watch the 8th go by, the 9th, the 10th, 11th...etc. Now obviously, at some point those that believed this would have to humble themselves to accept the truth that they were WRONG about the starting of the tribulation being 11/8/2010. Hopefully they will then take it one very crucial step further and humbly take a look at what the Word of God says:

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Revelation 6:9-11
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Now look at Matthew 24. Read verse 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.

What has happened before verse 9? Wars, racial and political strife, famines, pestilence, earthquakes - pretty much exactly what is happening right now in the world. Jesus is saying that these things are the beginning of sorrows...THEN verse 9 hits. He's not referring to the disciples that he was speaking to at that point in time. He is talking to the end time disciple. Furthermore, this is the mark of the beginning of the last week (7 years). Christian 'gentiles' will be martyred. Some could be 'Jewish' Christians at this point but it doesn't really matter too much because we are both one new man in Christ (Ephesians 2). In verse 16 Jesus' turns our attention to Judea - which is speaking of the natural Jews who will begin to have the veil removed from their eyes and turn to Him. This is happening about mid-week (3 1/2 years into the 7 years) This is what is known as Jacob's trouble where the incarnate man of sin will begin annihilation of the Jews in a last attempt to extinguish the seed of David/Jesus. The last 7 years will be bloody for Christians. How can it be any different for us now than it was for those 2000 years ago after Pentecost? Nothing adds up to a pre-tribulation escape for 'Christians' unless you have a mind that is fantasy prone...this is a fantastic lie sent by the devil to deceive multitudes. May the Lord have mercy on those that believe this error.

We should be more focused on when this thing ends and not when the end begins (i.e. focus on Jesus Christ and being transformed into his image so we will know Him and we won't be surprised at his coming). I also know that this is very interesting stuff to contemplate and to bounce off one another. This is not necessarily a bad thing...so with that, and since we're dealing with the number 7, which indicates completion - how about this as some food for thought:

The world population is set to exceed 7 billion somewhere between 2011 and 2012. Could be a good a time as any for the beginning of the end - just a thought...that's about as far as I'm going to go with that because I don't know :)

A few points about the video and a few of the referenced links:

The guy narrating in the video believes in a pre-tribulation rapture, so at that point take what he says with a grain of salt. Belief in a pre-tribulation rapture is a serious doctrinal flaw because it will not have you prepared to deal with the reality of what is going to happen here on Earth. Steer clear of any one that teaches it (2^nd John 1:10-11). Consider the source.

The article he linked to states that '...the US proposed that Israel lease parts of the Jordan Valley from the Palestinians for an additional seven years' - so this is a 'lease' that is apparently already in progress because it’s requesting an additional seven years, therefore forget about the 7 year thing applying here. It doesn't make sense to say that this so called treaty is 'part of' the 'covenant with many for one week' (one week being 7 years) in Daniel 9:27 when it's not an explicitly a 7 year treaty. We need to start looking at what Daniel is really telling us with regard to this 'covenant' and more importantly who the 'he' is in the context of those verses, but that is out of the scope of this article (let's pray for the wisdom from Holy Spirit in the matter).

How long can you watch a guy on a stage dressed up like an old Jew or whatever he is supposed to be? Plus, he said that God broke the covenant with He made Abraham?!?Sorry Mr. Rood - that covenant is good right now – we know that because Abraham is in glory (John 8:56)! God does not break the promises he makes with those that love him (Daniel 9:4), we might break off - but He is TRUE to His Word.

The rabbi from the 1200's (New Testament - post Pentecost era) has an interesting 'prophesy' but so did guys like Nostradamus. Was either of them called by God? Was either of them believers in Jesus Christ of the Bible? It all sounds good but again - consider the source (Prophecy of Jubilees). It should be noted that the author of that 2010 rapture site also teaches a 'once saved always saved' lie.

Let’s not get hung up on dates. Many are saying they are having dreams where they are being told by the Lord that certain things were going to happen within a certain time-frame or even by a certain date. I've experienced it myself and witnessed it in others close to me over the last few years and guess what - they haven't panned out! This date stuff is just more information being thrown out there to try to distract us from the mission - which is to get filled with the Holy Ghost, KNOW Jesus Christ and do our Father's service. I look at my own personal experience as an opportunity to humble myself before God and say 'hey - I thought I knew something - but I didn't - but I want to hear from You My Lord, so I turn to You and not my own understanding'.

Where in scripture did any word from the Lord to his prophets/apostles/disciples involve dates or time-frames? Of course Daniel was given visions pertaining to time frames but in fact if we look at New Testament instances where someone received word from the Lord – it was pretty much just in command form (go here and do this) and done via a vision - not a dream occurring while asleep. I wonder about what Joel 2:28 means when he says that 'your old men will dream dreams and your young men will see visions'. Is there a difference between a dream and a vision? A dream is something we see or experience when we're sleeping but a vision is something 'seen' when not sleeping. Although, the Bible says in Acts 11:5 that Peter had a vision during the daytime and he was in a 'trance'. The word 'trance' is ekstasis - defined as a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy" to be amazed, amazement, astonishment, trance. Other new testament visions that we read about do not indicate that a trance-like state is involved so I would think that it is not a requirement to have a vision. I've not found any 'dreams' per se in the post-Pentecostal accounts in the New Testament. Could it be that Joel is telling us that the 'young men' are New Testament believers/prophets whereas the 'dreamers' are pointing to the Old Testament prophets - with regard to communications to humans from God? I'm pretty much tired of hearing about someone's dreams. It's not that we can't have relevant dreams or that godly people cannot offer help in understanding a dream but I think that the dreams we have are more of way for us to see things about ourselves - about our 'Old Man' - that besides our own selves only really God knows...the really deep things about a human soul that God can bring to our attention through a dream. Another positive aspect of a dream would be a channel used by God for prompting us to pray for people in our dreams that are known to us as he may use the dream to bring them to our remembrance. As far as I can tell we really don't have any guidance from the apostles regarding dreams and the meaning of them nor anything about interpreting them. That's why I am very leery of anyone you see with a ministry of interpreting people's dreams.

So aside from all this dreamy stuff, I want some pay dirt. I want a vision and the subsequent affects like what I'm reading about in this Bible. At some point we have to come to a place where SOMEONE has vision - carries out the orders contained in the vision and then we have the results/evidence seen by other eye-witnesses, which therefore provides the PROOF that this came from the Most High God. When this starts happening, this will truly be and indicator that the end is beginning. This will be a sure sign that the called out ones are moving out to bring the age to an end and reap a harvest of souls to rejoice at the coming of our Lord and King! That's when WE will know that the last 7 years has begun!

Will the REAL Jesus Christ - Please Stand Up!

2010-07-31T16:52:00.004-04:00

This ENTIRE "testimony" is totally dis-empowered by:
A.) the fact that she sows to his flesh by telling him he has beautiful eyes...
B.) the fact that she cussed, and...
C.) the fact that SHE LIED.

What does anyone's looks have to do with their salvation?

The cuss word is obvious, but sadly many "Christian" don't even notice this because of the fact that so many have unclean lips because they are infested with unclean spirits.

You should also be able to pick up even in her voice the fact that when she said that "they would charge her for the money" if he robbed the store - that was a flat out LIE, and she knows it! And don't try to pass it off as a "fib" or a "white" lie (whatever that is). A lie is a lie and ALL LIARS will have their place in the lake of fire. That is in our Bible folks!

It seems like a warm and fuzzy encounter but why would the world put this story out there front and center if it really brought forth the REAL Jesus of Nazareth? The "Jesus" she has sows to the flesh, cusses and lies...That's not the Jesus of the Bible that I know. Is this the one that you all know?

A large part of the problem is that young people are not being TAUGHT correctly from the Bible. They are being fed a compromising Jesus Christ - not the Jesus of Holiness and Righteousness, but a Jesus that the world can embrace as non-offensive and all encompassing...HE IS NOT. He is calling out for a peculiar and special people that will set themselves apart from this life and truly be a SAINT (a sanctified one). The alternative is to be a SODOMITE and that's why the world can put this story out there for ignorant masses to gobble up.

Don't get me wrong - we must progress into being transformed into saints - we are all born messed up. Being brought up under proper teaching and headship is necessary for this transformation to take place so that we can properly mature and truly be converted. Anything less will result in denying Jesus Christ - especially in these last days as wickedness and lawlessness grows by leaps and bounds.

WAKE UP CHURCH! If you think this story is a real testimony of Jesus Christ you are being deceived. I pray for both that young lady and for that man to come to know the REAL Jesus Christ.

Watch and Pray

2010-01-30T10:29:00.046-05:00

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

“Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.”
Mark 13:33

Mark 13:33 says in today’s English: “Pay attention! Stay awake/don’t be hypnotized AND pray!...because you do not know when the appointed time is”. The appointed time spoken of here is the end of this present and evil age. Jesus had just spoken of the end time scenario and the parable of the fig tree. The fig tree being the modern nation of Israel springing forth (branches still tender and putting forth leaves) in 1948. Therefore, once this happens summer is near and everyone knows that once summer passes it will be fall – which is the time of harvest.

This generation shall not pass till all these things (all that He said in Mark 13) are done or fulfilled – verse 30. But of that day and of that hour knows no man, nor the angels in heaven, not even the Son – but only the Father – verse 32. So take heed, watch and pray: for you do not know when the time is – verse 33.

“[For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey, who left his house (the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof - Psalms 24:1), and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.” – Mark 13:34

…And I Don’t Mean Just Watch TV and Videos!

The Lord has commanded us to “watch”. We have to watch because we do not know at what precise EXACT moment He is returning. If we are watching we therefore will not be sleeping and we will not be “surprised” at His appearing. I believe that though we do not know the exact day or hour of His coming, we know that the overall time or “season” is at hand. Summer is about over and it is about to be the season of harvest! If we are sleeping it will appear to those sleeping that the Lord comes “suddenly” or unexpectedly. In other words, if we really do not LONG for His appearing He will appear as a thief in the night. The longing is having a fervent desire for His Kingdom to come and a fervent desire to see an end of this daily wickedness.

Other reasons to watch and pray (and what to watch and pray for):

Pray that we do not enter into temptation - the spirit is willing to watch and pray but the flesh is weak and does not watch and pray. - Matthew 26:41 and therefore if we DO NOT watch and pray - we WILL enter into temptation - Mark 14:38

Watch and pay attention to ourselves so that our hearts are not overtaken with overeating and drunkenness and the cares of this life - if this happens will will be caught unaware and unprepared - Luke 21:34

Pray always that we are accounted worthy to escape all the terrible tribulations that will come to the earth and that we will be able to stand before the Lord Himself (Psalms 24:3-4) - Luke 21:36

There are many things billowing forth in today’s world. At this particular time we are a week away from the most “watched” event in television – The Super Bowl. Most people that watch this 3 hour plus broadcast probably care more about the commercials than the game itself. This year there seems to be a lot of focus on social issues being presented which – in the opinion of many is not right because we should be focusing on celebrating “football” and not trying to inject “values” into this showcase event. Interestingly, the issues are abortion and homosexuality...

It’s amazing how they won’t flinch with (WARNING!) Beyonce’s new perverted ad for her new “scent’ called Heat, put on by an admitted “seductress”, but when there’s an ad focused on a message featuring young Tim Tebow implying an anti-abortion message – then the “heat” gets turn up to attempt to disengage this discussion. At the same time – CBS who is broadcasting the game and apparently the anti-abortion message – has disallowed a commercial featuring a “gay” (sodomite) dating service and a GoDaddy commercial featuring an effeminate ex-football player named “Lola” (somebody actually get’s paid money for thinking this garbage up). All the while CBS appears to be having a moral backbone yet most of their programming is perverted, features perverts and/or is extremely violent in nature. It could have been very easy for CBS to have never opened up that can of worms - but there is a reason for all of this. Also, this week the man that murdered murderer “Dr.” George Tiller was swiftly convicted of murder in an American court of law. This trial could have easily been put off for a year or two - as in the case of Casey Anthony down in Florida (which will no doubt be used as a major distraction) but it is all coming together at the right time.

What this is all boiling down to is that the world wants to disguise this as a “conversation”, “discussion” or “debate ” on “values”. My fervent prayer is the beginning of the opening of a “door of utterance” (Colossians 4:3). This utterance will not be in the form of conversation, discussion or debate – but solely a proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! What we do not need is so-called Christians like Tim Tebow standing up in a public forum and stating that he stands firm in what he believes and he just wants people to respect that. That is not going far enough Tim, in fact that is compromise...you had better change that tune to “abortion is an abominination - just like homosexulity - and it is time for all to repent or be damned for sinning against the Most High God”!!! The reason people like Tebow really don't step up to the plate and tell it like it is - is because they love the world and they're trying to make this life work - IT DOES NOT WORK - IT NEEDS TO END! We need Jesus Christ front and center and quite trying make believe that there is some good in this world - the WHOLE world lies in wickedness! The time is rapidly approaching for the separation of the wheat and the tares - the goats and the sheep.

Barack Obama is a Christian?

If church attendance is one measure of a man's faith, then President Obama may appear to have lost some of his. The first family, once regular churchgoers, have publicly attended services in Washington just three times in the past year, by ABC News' count, even bypassing the pews on Christmas Day.

Obama quit Chicago's embattled Trinity United Church of Christ months before taking office in 2008 and has not formally joined a new one in his new hometown.

But sources familiar with the president's personal life say Obama remains a faithful Christian while in the White House, practicing his beliefs regularly in private with family and the aid of his BlackBerry.

“Barack Obama is a Christian. He's always been clear and unapologetic about that, and he's comfortable with his own faith,” Rev. Jim Wallis, an Obama friend and spiritual adviser, said. “But I think the president, particularly a president, needs the kind of pastoral care or spiritual counsel with people who don't have a political agenda. And it's hard for a president to get that.”

Obama’s “friend” and “spiritual advisor” - Jim Wallis - heads up a pseudo-Christian, very homosexual (sodomite) and abortion tolerant organization, called Sojourners:

In the video below, notice the announcer’s “Freudian” slip as he started to announce Wallis as the head of a “large Christian, progressive” – but changed it to “progressive, Christian” The term “progressive” is now the new adjective for “liberal”. What this new terminology really says is that to be a “progressive thinker” is to be advancing or evolving intellectually and if you do not think like us you are primitive and archaic...Wallis’ new book is titled: Rediscovering Values: A Moral Compass for the New Economy

Apparently we must be about to enter into a new economy...and along with that will be a “moral” stance, that will have a form of godliness, but MUST accept abortion AND homosexuality. The only thing that will not be tolerated will be an absolute Bible believing Christian - and death be to you if you have signs and wonders following after you when you speak in real FAITH! That's the way it will be.

Side Note:

Obama administration may take action on BCS

Around the time that Obama was “elected” president, I speculated that Obama would use this issue as a pacifier. A way to satisfy a vast number of the population by doing something that is totally meaningless - create a playoff system for college football! When almost every other major college sport has a "normal" type of playoff elimination system in place - the most popular sport has an idiotic approach and people have been clamoring for years for a change.

Obama is about “change” now isn't he? Do you want to talk about straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel? They want a college football playoff system with between 2,000 and 3,000 babies being murdered every DAY! And this is a Christian right?

Watch for when the road gets rougher the legalization of marijuana will be used in a similar fashion...to pacify the masses. This will also serve a multi-purpose of stimulating the economy, and having compassion on the sick (as marijuana is claimed to be used for a medicinal substitute) and covertly assisting in the further intoxication of the people as they are systematically accepting the mark of the beast by being hypnotized and being put to sleep.

Addendum: Monday, February 8th, 2010

The "Tim Tebow" ad that aired during the Super Bowl is more of the same matriarchal presentation coming from the so-called "church". We see the "tough" woman with little boy in tow and the father nowhere to be seen. If there really is to be any relevance to this ad, what we would see would be the FATHER - NOT THE MOTHER - speaking of how there was no way he was going to allow satanic influences to convince HIM, as the authority in his family, to abort their child. But what we see is Focus on the Family goose-stepping to Satan's marching orders and to add insult to injury the boy tackles his mother to show how "tough" mom is, but it is really disrespectful and out of order...just like their daddy.

All the World's a Stage

2010-01-16T21:49:00.009-05:00

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

This video is a strange sight. What we see in this "parade" are mostly women. You see a few children sprinkled in as well as a few men - some just milling around and a few laboring and not really a part of the procession. What is really happening in these "parades"? These women are incanting demon spirits. The female reporter makes it sound as if they are praying to ease the pain of their suffering. She says they are "singing and chanting and marching peacefully...there is a faithful community of predominately Catholics...proving to be a tremendous source of strength for these people". So she lays the groundwork of this report by letting us know that these women of "faith" are a tremendous source of strength.

The male reporter on location says: "...when they are injured and there is little hope for the future - where else do you turn but to spirituality and religion...a beautiful moment in these trying times.". How is it possible that from the bowels of the demonic inspiration that inhabits the Haitian culture - the world is presented by the media a beautiful, spiritual communing. We'll soon be seeing the parade of "celebraties" and political and religious "leaders" swooning over the scene with their hypocritical cries for help. CNN sends it's crack team of reporters to feed the public the sad and pitiful sights - Anderson Cooper tells of the death and destruction and reports on the survivors harrowing tales and how their "prayers" were answered and how extremely "lucky" they are to be alive. Geraldo Rivera plays the part of a "saviour" and films a scene of him bringing supplies to the desperate people.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta comes to the rescue of an infant with a head wound...he careful inspects the baby and quickly announces that she is free of any skull fracture??? Are you kidding me?!?!?...if this same child were brought to an American hospital, it would be X-Rays, CAT scans, MRIs, tests and more tests - ending in a bill for the parents of $24,000. But miraculously, this child is fine? You can tell just by the way that that small infant is moving - an making almost NO sounds??? What infant wouldn't be screeching at the top of their lungs unless there was some kind of head trauma?

Frankly this is disgusting to say the least. Anderson and Sanjay will be leaving Haiti soon...back to their swank New York apartments and their luxurious lifestyles ...well I don't know how luxurious the Hershey Highway is but nevertheless...Is anyone else sick and tired of the devil having his way?

I personally believe that this earthquake was not a "natural" event. I think that it's quite probable that this event was staged by Satan. Humans wouldn't need the technology to alter the weather or create earthquakes (although they may actually have the technology or are close to attaining it)...more so, what kind of power does Satan have:

Job 1:7

And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Job 1:12

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

Job 1:19

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

So we see how Satan can walk to and fro IN the earth and down IN it...The Lord told him he could do whatever he wanted to Job just don't lay a hand on him...then a wind came and blew up the house of Job's children.

Was this a "judgement" of God as we are sometimes so quick to think or is this part of a master satanic scheme to knit together a new world order? I lean to the later. We are dealing with a powerful and resourceful being in Satan. Satan does not care one iota about the people of Haiti or the people that are making their vain attempts at rescue...if they cared that much wouldn't there be just some way for enough money and resources - as much as there is in this world - to find it's way to Haiti, or any other similarly desolate location?

Hypocrites and play-actors is what you have on a stage. Let's pray to the Most High for REALITY to come to the forefront!

Carnal vs. Spiritual

2010-01-02T22:27:00.031-05:00

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:” – 1st Timothy 1:5
The goal of the gospel of Jesus Christ is for us to be transformed from a carnal soul into a spiritual soul.
Jesus says “in your patience, take possession of your soul”. Obviously, SOMETHING besides me must have possession of my soul. Now if Jesus said that, then it is true and I personally do not think that a single living human other than him has been excluded from that state of being. So every believer (small and great) must come to terms with what exactly has had possession of my soul. Better stated “who has had possession of my soul?” Who has had possession of my soul are demonic, unclean spirits that have been doing nothing but using us as vessels to express their lusts. Also, the higher the level of the demon spirit(s), the higher the level of worship that will be directed to the vessel carrying the demon(s). This is how Satan’s kingdom operates. At the end of this chain of bondage is the highest level fallen cherub, the ‘prince of the power of the air’, who has obscured from the worshipers the True and Living God – to whom alone the worship is due and should be directed to but instead Satan has funneled all of that worship to him via lies and deception. So it becomes false worship to a false god. What Christians must do then is to humble themselves down and submit to the Lord Jesus Christ – the Word of God – in order to be made clean from these intruders.

Here in the last days, those that claim to follow Jesus Christ need to truly come to terms with the fact that we have been so duped in church life, that we really have to STOP and think about what we are doing. It’s time to deal with religious nephilim that have Christians bound and blocking the flow of the Holy Spirit. Let’s not find ourselves saying “you need to (fill in the blank)…No – first off – “we” need to... “We” need to come out of the world and be converted. Let’s not find ourselves pointing out what’s wrong with others without having first gotten the mess out of our own souls.

Waiting on God – Possessing My Soul

“In your patience possess ye your souls” – Luke 21:9

Jesus says this in the midst of an end time discourse where he is telling us that as Christians we will be rejected and slain by religious hypocrites just as He was. Those of us that enter into this confrontation with the power of darkness will have to have possession of our souls else we will compromise and deny Him. So why does he mention patience in the same statement as possessing your soul? The process of possessing our soul primarily comprises of waiting on God as we go through the process of mortifying our members and dying to the things of this world. The end result will be a resurrected life that will become a living sacrifice. Probably the hardest thing about a Christian life these days is waiting on God. Remember this: what is the primary characteristic of ‘waiting’? Have you ever waited for a bus while running down the street? Waiting means: to remain stationary in readiness or expectation. I would add this as well – that for us as Christians by and large it also means “SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP – until we are endowed with POWER!!!”

Let’s look at a beautiful illustration of “in your patience possess ye your souls” found in Psalm 62. Here are 2 sets of 2 verses that show us a progression:

Verse 1.) Truly my soul waiteth (waits silently) upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

Verse 2.) He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved (shaken).

Verse 5.) My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation (hope) is from him.

Verse 6.) He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved (shaken).

In verse 1 and 2 we hear the psalmist talking ABOUT his soul in the first person. We recognize that from God alone comes our salvation and we recognize that we must wait on Him for our deliverance. As we go through deliverance there will be moments of doubt and stumbling thus “I will not be greatly shaken”. He is saying we will waver some but not greatly…there will be times of tribulation. I’m not talking about “persecution” type tribulation here but just trials and the testing of our faith – going through everyday life in this dark foreboding world. Now look at verses 5 and 6. Here the conversation changes from talking “about” my soul to actually talking TO my soul. This is where I am taking possession of my soul! I say – rather, I command – “My soul…continue to wait on God. Although I have taken possession of my soul I am still mindful that I must wait on Him. But now (verse 6) I will NOT BE MOVED.” We must command our souls to deaden the old man and excess lusts. This is why it is hard to fast and pray – because the old carnal man does not like doing the things that will kill him and birth a new spiritual man. When I possess my soul, I will not care about the persecution that will come from Satan’s kingdom and I will not be the least bit shaken. So while I am in the process of possessing my soul, I can be shaken but with the impartation of the divine nature of Jesus Christ comes the boldness and confidence (in HIM – not in myself) that will carry me through the persecution. It’s very interesting how verses 1 and 2 and verses 5 and 6 bookend verses 3 and 4.

Now look at what (actually “who”) is in between the waiting on God (verses 1 and 2) and the possessing of our souls (verses 5 and 6):

Verse 3.) How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

Verse 4.) They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.

He is talking TO someone else in verse 3 and he’s talking ABOUT someone else in verse 4. It is the demons and nephilim! While we are waiting on God and taking possession of our souls we are going to have to deal with these nephilim. These intruders and invaders of our souls have had us scattered our minds and actually mutated our very make up (DNA if you will). We must bind and curse these invaders and cast them out of our souls. This is what the power of the sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ does for us and for that we thank Him and praise Him and adore Him! By the blood of Jesus they shall be slain – ALL OF THEM! In reality, they are as a leaning unsupported wall and a wavering tottering fence. Their purpose is to counsel (devise) to dethrone the Most High God from His place of preeminence which should be our very souls as we are to be temples (carriers or vessels) of His Holy Spirit. These wicked ones delight in lies – they bless with their mouths but inwardly they are cursing us. Here is another aspect of waiting on God…we are bearing out the fruit of patience as we deal with other people that are carriers of these nephilim. We deal with them not only in our souls but face to face all the time…in our families, on our jobs and in our church groups. This is why discerning of spirits is important. Realize that we are all in need of deliverance and not everyone is at the same place but if we really do have a broken spirit and a contrite heart God will be faithful to complete His work. But remember that there are some that put on a good show or a good act (hence the word “hypocrite”). They talk really nice and the words that come out of their mouths sound real sweet but deep down they are cursing and despising the real sons and daughters of God. In the Old Testament the whole story about the Israelites taking possession of Canaan is a type of how we are to possess our souls. We have to fight these “giants” (nephilim) and there’s no going around them. Numbers 13:33 tells us that the ones that did not believe they could overcome (Joshua and Caleb where the only two that did believe) saw themselves as grasshoppers – and that’s how the giants saw them too. That’s not the reality though. Through their divination and mind control and keeping us embedded in fantasy and make believe (TV, news, sports etc.), the nephilim are able to have us appear to ourselves as inadequate, unbelieving and as most Christians today commonly say (cursing themselves): “I’m just a sinner” (Psalm 62:4) – Please – we come in as filthy rags, sinners against our very Creator and Mighty God – but we can and should be more than conquerors...that will be the time of the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The first thing Jesus did coming out of the wilderness being tested by Satan was a.) Come out in the POWER of the Spirit; and b.) COME AGAINST AND CAST OUT DEMONS. The first thing He prophecies over us for when we are to go forth to the world and preach the gospel is: “these signs shall follow them that believe – In my name they shall CAST OUT DEMONS…” – Mark 16. The first thing!!! But this kind comes out only through much prayer and fasting (and Ephesians 6).

Read the remainder of Psalm 62 and you’ll see that verses 8-12 equate to this overcoming person now preaching the gospel – starting with “Trust in HIM you people…” and ending with “Also unto thee, O Lord, belongs mercy: for you render to every man according to his work.” (mercy and judgment!).

“He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he (Jesus) walked.”
1st John 2:6 (you may want to read that one agin)

“Now unto him (Jesus) that is able to keep you and me from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.”
Jude 24-25

(did he say he was able to keep me from falling?)

2nd Peter 1-10 talks about how Jesus’ divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness (God-likeness), through the knowing of Him who has called us to glory and virtue. He has made his exceeding great and precious promises that we can be partakers of His divine nature as we escape the corruption that is in the world THROUGH LUST! So as we possess our souls we start with believing in Jesus Christ (faith)…we add virtue…we add knowledge…we add self-control…we add patience…we add godliness…we add brotherly kindness…we end up with love – thus we end up as self-less spiritual beings not the selfish carnal creatures we were born into the world as. And if these things are in us…if we really do posses the very attributes of God’s nature – and these attributes abound and flourish, we will not be barren or unfruitful in the personal relationship – the knowing of our Lord Jesus Christ – not the “knowledge” about him, as in “knowing” biblical data and information – but we actually “know” Him personally! BUT – if we lack these attributes – we are blind, we cannot see and we forget that he has purged us from our old sin nature by His precious blood…we get a blood transfusion and we take possession of our soul as we are renewed with His divine nature. Therefore, be diligent to make your calling and election sure – if you do these things you shall NEVER fall! As we go through the process of transformation and possessing our souls we may trip and stumble but do you know it’s possible to trip but yet not to completely fall? If you’re walking on a path tripping and stumbling, though it will obviously make for a more difficult walk, you can still NOT FALL. And just as when dealing with a child or a friend that you know are making mistakes along the way – you can warn them and tell them that there is a cliff at the end of the path and you had better turn another direction. They have every right to not heed your warnings and they can stomp off all proud thinking that you’re really the one that’s wrong. All you can do is warn them – you cannot walk it out for them.

Similarly, it is impossible for a vessel that is cleansed of unclean spirits internally to live in a dirty home externally – it will be against the person’s nature. However, it is possible for a vessel who is still housing unclean spirits internally to put forth an image of cleanliness on the outside by keeping a clean home. It is also impossible for a person who claims to be delivered of unclean spirits internally – but is not really delivered – to live in a filthy home externally. The latter two cases are cases of hypocrisy and self deception. And if we still have the nephilim thinking (“they delight in lies”) in our soul we increase our risk of being deceived because these groves that are cut into our souls will cause us to compromise the truth of Jesus Christ and salvation. Only a contrite and broken person can stop and pay heed to a righteous warning. God's children will also undergo chastening for not harkening to His Word.

Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water
(But the water’s dirty and we’re throwing out the water and refilling the tub!)

“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” – 2nd Timothy 20-22

“Whether it’s welcome or unwelcome, you as preachers of the Word, are to show people in what ways their lives are wrong.” – G. Craig Lewis, EX Ministries (intro to True Church Perspective broadcast).

That sounds like a hard statement but it is true. In essence it is the very same thing spoken by Isaiah (58:1) and others. So then – if the shoe fits – wear it…

There are more than 10 signs of a carnal church. Satan is a slick creature so these additional “signs” may not be so obvious to “church folk”…

Flamboyant dressing and decorations: The Bible says that their outer countenance (the way they look) witnesses against them (Isaiah 3:9). Obviously we can rule out tattooing as being Godly. It is one thing to have tattoos and to have repented and to then witness against tattoos and quite another to be tattooing “Jesus” or a cross or scripture quotations all over your body. No discussion needed – “Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.” – Leviticus 19:28. Body piercings are in the same category, and to take it one step further we will address someone that is always “dressed to the nines”. There’s a difference between someone dressing nicely and looking presentable and respectable and someone dressing to be seeking for attention. When you see a lady with rings on all sorts of fingers (there is a reason why we have a “ring” finger) – especially on the thumbs, know that you have a flesh pot. The same goes if you see a guy with pinky rings and rings on his index fingers or if he's wearing bracelets (especially those silly “Livestrong’ yellow bracelets). Okay, maybe a bracelet could be put in the “my opinion” category but it just seems girly to me (but then again, what if my opinion is the same as God's on the matter?:). But as far as the excess rings go, you might as well go slap in a few ear-rings then while you’re at it.

Book signings: So I wrote a book…why do I need to “autograph” my book for someone to glory in? It already has my name on it! It’s one thing to write a book and put your name on it as to declare “Yeah – I wrote this…I’m standing up for the Lord” and quite another to parade around like the world does handing out autographs. This is a totally selfish endeavor on both the signor and the signee. Where do you draw the line between that and someone getting a pro football player or a movie star's autograph? It is all a form of personality worship.

Your picture is plastered everywhere: Who cares what you look like? How long did it take for the shoot? How many shoots have you done? How long did it take to decide which picture to use? I like the one where you’re humbly looking down…I like the one that you are smiling in…I like the one where you have a serious look…I like the silhouette one with your nose sticking proudly up in the air…again – it’s a form of personality worship.

Quit playing “Church”: Why is it that Christians think we’re supposed to have “church service” where we just come and sit in front a “preacher”? What we need is to be filled with the Holy Ghost and blast out into the streets with power and not be thinking in terms of going to some building that will remain virtually closed down for 160 hours out of the 168 total hours in a week. And when we're in the building, where does all this “turn to your neighbor and say ______” come from? It’s not to say that there will not be gatherings in buildings in the tribulation but when you are in a building are you going to ask the crowd “can I preach in here”? Oh, maybe that's just in the "black" church...add another bullet to the list...There is no such thing as a "black" church or a "white" church. This is plain carnal foolishness!

Don’t be so dramatic: Quit that silly “preacher” voice. God does not come sensually and emotionally…that is Satan’s way. We don’t need the dramatic pauses and tonal inflections. It’s not that there won’t be humor or emotion shown but we have got to be delivered of these religious demons!

Grow your hair (both men and women): A bald guy looks just as sissified as a man with long hair and a woman should have long hair not a butch man cut. It is all a shame.

Lose the “funky” background music. Did you know that there’s a familiar spirit lurking in that music and it ain't the Holy Spirit?

Quit the flattering and boasting: We don’t need to keep going into blog comment areas just to say “Great post” and “you truly are a man of Gawd”. That’s flattery and a work of the flesh that will engender pride.

Freely receive and freely give: Don’t tell people to not copy your stuff. If it’s true let it go man. Can the Lord not supply? Sure, have a point of sale for some ministry resources but tell the people to copy as many as they want and give them out…The Holy Spirit will direct people to support our efforts. What are you going to do – take a Christian to the world court for copyright violations?

Quit celebrating Christmas: Now is not the time to be wishy-washy. We have to call a spade a spade and not try to soften the blow by saying things like “I’m not trying to sway anyone into observing or not observing but pray that you receive wisdom”. The truth is that the wisdom of God will sway you to NOT participate in this worldly practice, just like the wisdom of God will sway you to pay heed on any matter. Christmas is at a minimal stupid and at a maximum it is the worship of Baal (I lean toward the latter). If it’s stupid why do it? – if it’s Baal worship you had better not do it! Just because you like it and it felt good when you were a kid and now you want your kids to feel the same way does not make it right and acceptable to God. If you’re not going to drag the stupid tree into your house because of Jeremiah 10 then why not just cut off the whole traditional Babylonian worship ceremony of Baal (Nimrod, Tammuz etc) and see it as “another Jesus and another spirit” which is exactly what it is. What we’re actually doing when we incant “Merry (Mary) Christmas” to everyone and anyone (fellow Babylonians) is paying homage to Semiramis a.k.a. The Roman Catholic “Virgin” (Whore) Mary! What makes you think Halloween can be evil and Christmas is not…it’s the world people – WAKE UP! Stop it! Cast it out!

It is absolutely time to separate from carnal work and be made holy in order to do a spiritual end time work for God. Those still alive and lost in this world are NOT going to be drawn to the Lord by a work of the flesh – they will be drawn ONLY by God’s Spirit. It’s no different now then when the Lord speaks to His children the Israelites in the Old Testament. He speaks in love (although it does not sound very pleasant now does it?) but He abhors the acts (nature) of wickedness. The thing Jesus hates more than anything is a hypocrite. He called the religious hypocrites vipers for a reason. We all must shed the serpentine nature of Satan and be made holy…He says we must first be converted – then go forth and heal and do the works of God. This will all transpire at the appointed time but we must be purged of that adamic, nephilim nature or we will be compromised and deny Jesus Christ at the most inopportune time. If what I say offends you then you ought to stop and consider if perhaps you have too much to lose. God has a way of taking stuff away from us in order for us to see and it’s hard to forsake all if we think we have too much to lose. That is why we must deny ourselves of all the lusty desires and take possession of our souls from the demons that have had us bound. That carnal mind that is still in covenant with the thoughts of the nephilim that control it will have a person pointing their fingers everywhere else – but when Nathan comes up and says “you are the man” it becomes a different story.

It seems hard but He does love us and He is faithful. We must comply and be the same.

“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” – Romans 8:7

For Ever

2009-10-24T20:41:00.074-04:00

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

“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.”
Matthew 6:13

The first real encounter with death for me was probably the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. That was 10 days after my 5th birthday and although it wasn’t a traumatic experience in the sense that I remember family members crying and weeping, because I don’t, but it was more about the images that were impressed upon my mind that I attribute to the pictures that I remember seeing from the Life and Look magazines that I’d see at my grandparents house for sometime after that. I can distinctly remember being in my bedroom, which was converted from a back porch of our 2nd story duplex home on the west side of Cleveland (did you know if you jumble the letters around you get “See and Leave”?) and lying still in my bed with the covers over my head. I used to pretend that the covers were the American flag and I was dead JFK lying in that casket that I had seen in the magazine pictures. I can distinctly remember imagining what it must be like being dead. At that time I knew enough to know that once you were dead – you were dead and there was no coming back, so I’d lay there, a 5 year old, pretending I was dead and trying to process the thought of eternity…just existing for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever…without end…I can actually recall being startled into reality because my mind was actually entering into a sort of endless loop. It was kind of scary but yet it wasn’t. I’d lay there and repeat the sequence of going into eternity…for ever and ever and ever and ever…and coming back to reality. It was pretty exhilarating. I can also remember as a young child lying around on the grass on a summer day looking up at the sky and just being so enamored with the overwhelming wonder and beauty of the sky and the clouds or the stars and how big it all seemed. It seemed to me even back then that there was something beyond comprehension behind life and I even had the inclination to believe that I must have some purpose or reason for living. Thinking back on those thoughts I can easier appreciate what the Bible means in Romans 1:20: “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse”.

I suppose many have had the same type of reflections (at least the looking up at the sky part…I’m not so sure about the pretending to be dead JFK part:) and I think that as mature adults it should be a normal part of life to contemplate and come to terms with death and what lies ahead after the death of our mortal bodies.

Eternity

One day recently, while reading the Bible, the phrase “endureth for ever” caught my attention. I discovered that this exact phrase is used exactly 50 times, however there is only 1 Hebrew word that has been translated into this phrase which is `owlam. (Strong’s #5769).

Here is the definition:

“from '`alam' (5956); properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always:--alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end).”

The root meaning of this word is to veil from sight; to conceal. So it really makes sense how we can hardly put our minds around eternity – because we cannot see it!

There are numerous objects in the Bible that this word applies to other than the 50 occurrences that I just pointed out. First are some of the English words that have been translated from `owlam:

Always, ancient, continuance, end, eternal, ever, everlasting, evermore, lasting, long, never, old, perpetual, time, times, world.

Here are some samples of things that actually endure forever:

Genesis 9:16 – an everlasting covenant
Genesis 17:8 – the land as an everlasting possession
Genesis 21:33 – the name of the LORD – the everlasting God
Exodus 40:15 – an everlasting priesthood
Deuteronomy 33:15 – lasting hills
Deuteronomy 33:27 – the everlasting arms (strength/power)
Psalms 145:13 – an everlasting kingdom
Psalms 89:36 – His seed
Psalms 93:5 – holiness becomes thine house, O LORD, for ever
Psalms 119:112 – thy statutes
Hosea 2:19 – the marriage of Jesus Christ and his bride

“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it; if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned (contemptible).” – Song of Solomon 8:7

Here it says that many waters cannot quench love. That tells me that love is unquenchable (everlasting) and also that any love that man may have is incomparable to the love of God. This is why love is not an expression or a feeling. It is the actual presence of God. And from His abundant love we find grace and mercy…

Grace, Mercy and Faith

Among the 50 occurrences of the specific English term “endureth for ever” we find:

1. “His mercy” 42 times (the most occurrences)
2. “His (or thy) righteousness” 3 times (how ironic!)…and the rest occur a single time;
3. “His praise”
4. “The truth of the Lord (his truth)”
5. “His (or thy) righteous judgments”
6. “Thy name (his name)”, and finally
7. “The Word of the Lord” (his Word)

Notice that each of these characteristics is possessive to God Almighty. It is not enough to say that “mercy endures” or “praise endures”…it is the Lord’s mercy and the Lord’s praise that endures! In other words, there is nothing intrinsic to the human that can be applied to these eternal attributes of our God. Nothing that a human can put forth is sufficient – only God’s grace is sufficient in order for us to be saved. “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” – John 6:63

On the subject of mercy and grace: it is common for us to consider mercy and grace as one and the same. They are similar but there is a noticeable difference as seen through scripture and a breakdown of the Hebrew words. Let me preface the breakdown by stating something that may sound odd: Grace is temporary while mercy is not…grace is not eternal but mercy is eternal. This can be seen when comparing the Hebrew words used for grace and mercy.

Grace (or favor):
chanan (Strong’s #2583); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition):--beseech, X fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, X very.

Mercy (or favor):
chacad (Strong’s #2603)) in courtesy to an equal), i.e. to be kind; also (by euphem. (compare l288), but rarely) to reprove:--shew self merciful, put to shame.

The two definitions are very similar except for grace being “kindness to an inferior” and mercy being “courtesy (or kindness) to an equal”. We’ve learned and believe that the time that Jesus came forth; lived, died, resurrected and ascended until now is what can be defined as the age of grace as seen through Daniel 9:24-27:

“24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.”

In the ancient Hebrew culture a week is defined as a time period consisting of 7 years. So from the time of the command to restore the temple in Jerusalem until the time that Jesus was crucified is a total of 69 weeks or 483 years (verse 25). So from the time of Jesus’ ascension we have been in a parenthetical time period of grace or in a sense – suspended animation. The beginning of the end of this age will be the seven year tribulation period or the 70th week. The age will culminate with God’s wrath on the wicked as he harvests a remnant of his people. Jesus came as a sacrificial lamb to be an offer of redemption for all of mankind so through Jesus’ flesh, God’s hand of grace has been extended for over 2,000 years. At the point when God’s wrath is being poured out during the 70th (or last) week (Daniel 9:27), he will be drawing back this hand of grace and the age will come to an end. This is the return of Jesus Christ as the Lion of Judah (Revelation 5:5) – he will sit for ever enthroned as the Lamb of God (Revelation 5:13), but there’s no getting around the Lion of Judah. So we can see that grace is extended to temporal sinners (kindness to an inferior – or a sinner) but mercy endures for ever for God’s children (kindness to an equal – or a saint).

Ephesians 2:5-9 says:

“5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved).

6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

In verse 5 he says by grace we are saved but then there is a slight modification to this statement in verse 8 where he says that by grace we are saved through faith. People that believe that salvation cannot be lost because we are saved by grace are missing something. They are missing faith. We must believe by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and as we grow and mature we are being separated from the world and converted in order to be saved (the just shall live eternally by faith). Verse 9 says that this salvation by grace through faith is not of works. This correlates to Jesus responding to the people in John 6 after he had fed them with food for their bellies and they later went searching for him again (because they were hungry for more belly food). He chastises them by saying in verses 26 and 27 – “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”

Then they asked him in excellent carnal, devilish and religious fashion: “What should we do that we can work the works of God?”

Jesus answered and said unto them, “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”. The just shall live eternally by faith and faith alone…no works of the flesh allowed. We can do all the works we can think up but they are not regarded. Let us then also not be confused when someone says “the Bible says – we must show our faith by our works” – referring to James chapter 2. But these “works” that he is talking about are really the fruit of Jesus Christ which is the result of a nature changing from darkness to light. James previously wrote (chapter 1) that we should not just be hearers of the Word but “doers” of the Word. Does that mean we should be “workers”? No – a “doer” is someone who by nature walks in obedience to the God the Father.

“But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” – Romans 10:16-17

So, similar to those that would maintain that “grace” alone saves us, many would say that all we have to do is “hear” the Word of God by any old preacher or that we should just read the Bible as a requirement once a day or so, but it all really stems from a real heart change not just a religious work of reading the Bible or praying or fasting.

Jesus drives the point home in John 6 when they further questioned him again in more typical devil fashion – by quoting scripture!...

“30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.”

Even though the Israelites survived on the manna from heaven to sustain them in the wilderness, Jesus is telling us that we cannot depend on just the written words of the scripture (Moses is used here to symbolize this), because he later says that they ate of the manna but they still died! (John 6:49), but it is the Spirit of God that gives us eternal life…we’re not talking about physical, biological life anymore – God doesn’t really care all that much about our physical bodies because they are temporary. Jesus goes on to say that HE is this bread of life and that He has come only to be a “doer” of the will of His Father, and then: “And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”

At this many got offended, murmured and even his followers just walked away from him at that point. Jesus then asks his 12 chosen ones:

“Will you also leave me?”

Departing from the Faith

Some are even teaching now that ALL men are saved. If that’s the case why does God even bother letting the world continue spinning around with as much wickedness and depravity that exudes from it every day? If everyone is saved by grace only then Jesus should just show up and we can all live happily ever after. I’m not detracting from grace but the fact of the matter is that a person must receive that which is given and on top of that – a real born again believing Christian is a chosen, elected soul (“Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father” – John 6:65). That teaching is another example of people walking after their own lusts and coming up with something conjured up by demons and calling it doctrine. Many Christians are in danger of losing their salvation because of doctrines of demons:

“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;” – 1st Timothy 4:1-2

In order to depart from the faith you have to at some point have been IN the faith…you can’t depart from JFK airport without ever having been in JFK airport.

At the end of John chapter 6 when Jesus asked his apostles if they would depart from the faith, the response was:

“And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.”

What follows is an ominous warning from the Lord:
“Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?”

The Lord personally knows those that are his (“But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.” – John 6:64), and I pray for all who seek Him to become meek and lowly in doing so.

I don’t want to have any of the devil in me and that’s why we are exhorted to examine OURSELVES to see if we are IN the faith!

To close on a somewhat lighter note (but still being serious) - I have a personal axe to grind with the crazy world and the crazy Christian religion that continues to this day to refer to my namesake Thomas, one of the12 apostles, as “doubting Thomas”. Leave it to the world to be continually contrary to the Word of God. Jesus told Thomas:
“Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.”

The last thing we heard from Thomas was “My LORD and My God!”…and Jesus says to him: “Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”

Let us (Thomas’s and non-Thomas’s :) not be found doubting but believing the true report until the end – that we may be partakers of eternal life – to be For Ever with the Lord, Amen!

“For since the beginning of the world (`owlam) men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has eye seen, O God, beside you what he has prepared for him that waits for him. Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance (`owlam), and we shall be saved. But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” – Isaiah 64:4-6

“But as it is written (the eternal Word of God), Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him.” – 1st Corinthians 2:9

“Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.” – Psalms 9:5

“And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.” – Psalms 41:12

A Dreamer of Dreams

2009-10-12T23:34:00.045-04:00

Monday, October 12th, 2009

“Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.”
Deuteronomy 13:3-4

Any Christian who does not believe that we are now in the “last days” would have to be a fool. The Word of God is perfect and defies the naysayers in the beginning of 2nd Peter 3 warning us in no uncertain terms that we must: “know this first; there will come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts. These scoffers will say (are saying now) “where is the promise of his coming – they’ve been saying it’s the last days for generations – come on now…get for real”. When the first disciples of Jesus asked him what the signs would be of the end of the age – the first thing from his mouth was: “Beware that no one deceives you…” It is my sincere prayer that we are not deceived and walking after their own lusts – which is what every last one of us does by nature…until we come to the point of truly being broken in heart and in spirit and repenting before the Most High.

The Holy Spirit will be faithful to lead us out of the realm of soulish “churchianity” (religion) and into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ – for which there is no other way to know God the Father. He has been faithful to deliver us from the captivity of the Babylon and Egyptian existence. Not every one is at the same level of deliverance. This is where patience is wrought. Some have more Babylonian baggage to be loosed from. Some have more Egyptian baggage to be free from. This is depicted in bondage to religion (Babylon) and bondage to government/politics (Egypt). These are the two pillars that a blind Samson knocked down. Samson being a type of the end time called out people of God (commonly known as “the church”). This people can see through the illusion created by religion and politics and obey the command to “come out of her my people”. But this is not a people that can be seen by the masses (at least not yet). In fact, there is one thing that we really have to understand: where there are masses of people that are following after something, you can be pretty sure that it is a deception. Those of you that know the Bible, know that God always uses the unassuming – the meek and lowly – the one that most would say “no that can’t be God – look at him…he doesn’t have a following”. Today they would say “he’s in a cult”, but would they ever stop and consider that one billion people follow Roman Catholicism? Why isn’t Roman Catholicism considered a cult? Why isn’t Mormonism a cult? This is the result of spiritual brainwashing that is at a fever pitch right now! Why aren’t the ones following Oprah and Eckhart Tolle and Dr. Phil in a cult? Why aren’t the ones following Charles Stanley in a cult? Millions follow Tweeters and Facebook – why isn’t that a cult? Let’s be honest with ourselves. The truth is not always pleasant. Notice how when an apostle preached the gospel truth – people were cut to their hearts and riots were breaking out. That’s what the Holy Ghost does – he CONVICTS people of sin so that they can repent and be saved. But therein lies a choice and God is definitely “pro-choice”. There is now a very strong spirit of anti-Christ working on people to have them even subliminally deny the Word of God by allowing other beliefs or even fellowshipping with people that have other beliefs. Don’t take my word for it – read it yourself in the Bible:

“Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is a deceiver and an antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him. Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work.” – 2nd John 1:7-11

The Word of the Lord does not return to him void. I began to let go of my two sons a few years ago after many battles in the flesh trying to make them obey my commands etc., but they had a free will to do as they desired, which is exactly what they did. And as was the fate of most of us who grew up as children in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s (of course it is getting worse to this day) we fell into sex, drugs and rock and roll. They heard a lot of preaching but the eye-rolling and sighing comes with the territory when one is walking in a spirit of the mind that “thinks” they know something. This is why the sledge hammer of life (Satan) is used by God (gracefully) to beat us down until we snap out of our drunken stupor. This is what my sons are doing now. They are now coming to terms with dealing with the demons that they allowed in by opening the spiritual doors (portals) of darkness of sex, drugs and music and fighting for their own minds (Eph 4:23, Romans 12:2).

God is going to launch his last move primarily on the backs of this last generation. This will not be a religious move. This will be a supernatural move of the Holy Spirit. However, most of today’s “church” youth is going through the same religious gymnastics that they have been raised in by their parents (traditions of men) and they have not truly been born again. Now it’s worse because now they are more than ever allowing the styles of the world (kosmos) to influence them. Look at the way they dress, the way they act, the skateboards, the tattoos and piercing. This is not just a “cultural” thing. This is demonic. God is not a head-banger or a hip-hopper. He does not like long hair on men, butch haircuts on women, tattoos and body piercing. The problem with this younger generation is the same problem we had or still have (as we are being systematically delivered). The problem is: they love the world…they are walking after their own lusts. They are idolaters! The dry bones that God is going to raise up in the end are not going to care about this life. They are not going to care about extreme rock climbing and paint ball. They are only going to care about Jesus Christ returning to end this miserable mutation of life that Satan and his minions have molded since the Garden of Eden. Christians are not here to “change the world”; we are here to end this world. Jesus told them that if His Kingdom were of this world then his followers would fight the system. So what is a Christian doing today writing a congressman or a senator or marching with tape on their mouths in protest in an effort to change the laws? We have been duped! Jesus says those that overcome this kingdom of Satan “love not their lives to the death”. Everything about what the god of this world does to the human mind revolves around generating fear – and the number one fear that a human has is the fear of death. Jesus says that if we hang on to this life, we will lose our eternal life…if we let go of this life then we will have eternal life.

Whether you want to admit it or not, some of you have left your first love. You came up in a time that was not as travailing as today. Sure there were trials and tests in family life and life in general but it is different today. The reason that this warfare is more intense today is because of what has happened to us over the last 40 years. Starting with the removal of prayer in school in 1962, the doors opened up for the spiritual invasion the came in primarily through the music of the age. This opened up the door for the drugs. Then along came the “free love” and the hippies. Bear in mind that this “hippie” generation is now the ones who are hooked on the “legal” drugs of the day – this is all pharmekia: sorcery. Follow this with the worse case scenario – mass legalized abortions. At the same time the “women’s liberation” movement mounts up and this is soon followed by a loosing of mass homosexuality. Forty-plus years ago the demon of homosexuality was a shame, now it is exalted and those that speak against it as an abominable nature are accused of “hate speech” and are “homophobic”. Now we can see people today and very frequently cannot tell who is male and who is female. We are in the last days – and to that I say “THANK GOD!” What we must all sincerely do now is examine ourselves to see if we are really in the faith. Are we really going to be accounted worthy to escape the things that are very soon about to come on the earth? Remember what he said in 2nd John – we must watch out that we do not lose what we have worked for. This is not “once saved, always saved”.

Warning about God’s Dream

“God’s Dream” is the subject title and this is being passed along because it is important and it lends itself to what I have said at the beginning…we must take heed that we are not deceived. Some of you have joined yourselves to ministries that have promoted this theme. Have you asked – is this scriptural? Or does it just sound good – does it simply appeal to your feelings. This is witchcraft. For those of you that are now eye-rolling and sighing you had better ask yourself why does the Bible from beginning to end talk about witchcraft, sorcery, divination, incantations etc…and most Christians do not? The answer is because it is these very things that are at work against the mind of Christians (and non-Christians) who take it lightly.

Witchcraft is generally thought of as some kind of fictional fantasy that involves an African witch doctor or a lady with a black hat and a stew of bat wings and eye of newt. This is how Satan gets people to blow it off – he brainwashes through the centuries with these images of how he wants humans to perceive what witchcraft “really is” and then when someone talks about real witchcraft, which we can tangibly site examples of, those who have had these images burned into their psyches (souls) automatically reject the real factual presentation. The fact is, from birth the default religion of every human being is – witchcraft. Though there are varying levels of witchcraft, the base premise of witchcraft is mind control and manipulation. We have all been guilty of it to some degree at some point in our lives. We’ve manipulated people and circumstances in various ways to accomplish “our” will. Even when we think we have given advice or council we have actually manipulated and controlled. This is why religion is so damnable. It is nothing more then manipulation and control. The same goes for government (and its offshoots – education, finance etc.). This is running rampant today and is especially typified in behavior between men and women, husbands and wives. Most churches today are operating in witchcraft which operates through very subtle upside down authority. Even in ministries that appear to have male headship established – in most cases it will be a Jezebel spirit behind the scenes manipulating and controlling the environment. It is the very work of the serpent in the Garden of Eden.

Case in point: Bruce Wilkinson interviewing Rick Warren:

Bruce: “Everybody has a dream inside of their heart”
Rick: “Oh absolutely – I think – because we’re created in God’s image, God made us to be dreamers – God is a dreamer and we’re most like him when we’re creative.”
Bruce: “…do we invent our dream do you think?”
Rick: “Oh no, no, no, no – it’s placed in us from birth and it’s based on how we are shaped – the Bible says ‘I formed you in my mother’s womb’”

The most dangerous thing Rick Warren says is “the Bible says”. Is Rick Warren really rightly dividing the Word of God? Where does he come up with “God is a dreamer”? Where in the Bible does it say anything like this? God is a dreamer? God will give us dreams, he can to appear or talk to us in dreams but nowhere in the Bible can you find anything remotely close to God being a dreamer himself. How then does all this mumbo-jumbo equate to “we all have a dream to live out”? This is foolishness at a minimal and witchcraft at a maximum. So be alert to these liars and people like Bill Johnson who claims we should be “Dreaming with God”. Just by looking at his website (http://www.bjm.org/home.html) we should be able to see that this (along with countless ministries) is nothing more than a personality cult. If you look at this website for example, the proof is right in front of you. Why does anyone need to inundate their website with pictures of themselves? The caption on his site reads: “I cannot afford to have a thought in my head about me that is not in His”. The operative words to look for are “I, me, my, mine” etc….anytime you hear someone continually using those words you know you are dealing with the spirit of anti-Christ, in this case AKA - a carnal Christian. Obviously we cannot escape using those words when giving a personal testimony but this is far from someone giving a personal testimony.

You don’t have to dig to deep to find that there is evil afoot in these ministries. You should easily see this when you examine who they fellowship with…Bennie Hinn, TBN, Todd Bentley, Rick Joyner…etc. Again, when you see that masses are following it – especially when you see them sitting with the likes of Larry King and Sean Hannity – you better know that they are barking up the wrong tree.

I implore you to examine these things. God says that his people are destroyed because they are ignorant. If the ignorant are destroyed then what is the fate of those who know and choose to ignore the warnings? The following link gives a more detailed look at the root of this “dream” teaching which is steeped in new age mysticism: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2008/08/gods-dream-peace.html. At its core is the promotion of “peace” but it is a false peace because Jesus Christ as Lord of all is not the focal point.

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” – John 14:27

“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.” – 1st Thessalonians 5:3

This teaching is grounded in the new age “peace” movement. This is not the peace of Jesus Christ but this is the peace of the world…it is the peace that says all faiths can “co-exist”. It says we do not need a redeemer…that we do not need someone to believe in or a redeemer…we just “are”. It is teaching that “I am” a god…this is the very lie the serpent told Eve.

Consider this illustration: We’ve all seen the Federal Express logo below:

How many of you have seen the arrow between the orange letter “E” and the letter “X”? If you haven’t seen it before now you know it is there, but before you noticed it, you had no idea it was there – yet it was there the entire time. This is how Satan works. He’s right in front of us and right in our midst but we cannot see or hear him until we have eyes to see and ears to hear. Until then we cannot see the truth and we cannot hear truth – even if we “think” otherwise.

What Do You Believe?

This is not about finger-pointing, ministry bashing or “I told you so”. It is about exposing darkness and more importantly this is about a balanced walk with Jesus Christ via the Holy Spirit. What makes us evil is our selfish need of attention. The more we are still inundated with the fallen state the more we will “think” we are serving God but we are really selfishly looking for attention and glory. What we have around us today is the most pathetic state of existence in the history of mankind. Reality has to be dealt with though – we don’t want to be in a “dreamland”. In our own families are things that have been swept under the rug because of pride, ignorance, blood-line curses, witchcraft…it is important to realize and understand the cause but what is more important is the outcome. I have opened my mouth in the past before some of you. How do you explain the cursing and yelling and anger and middle finger pointing?

Something got stirred up in them and it wasn’t the Holy Spirit.

We have not yet seen a real full outpouring of God’s Spirit. He will really cast out demons. He will really heal that which has been defiled and mutated. He will really heal the broken hearted. He will really heal the sick and raise the dead. This is not dream stuff – this will be reality! I believe that this will happen soon! Are you prepared to die because of this? If you claim to be a “warrior for Christ” or a “Holy Ghost filled believer” then you had better be prepared to die because that is just what is going to happen to those vessels that are carrying this outpouring of God’s Spirit. Just as they plotted to kill Jesus and even plotted to kill the evidence of his power (Lazarus for example); the same will happen to the body of Christ in the end. Don’t believe the fable that says that display was only appointed to the apostles of that day…not when you have Jesus telling us we will be delivered up to be killed at the end of the age. They are not going to be killing solely because of words that were spoken – they will kill because God showed up and demonstrated who He is. That is what they hate. They hate God! Yes, this is radical…being beaten to a pulp, hanging on a cross, being stoned to death or beheaded is radical too. Do you think the end time saint will be exempt from this? The reason why we haven’t seen it for nearly two thousand years is because the “church” got drunk and fell asleep. Now it is time to wake up!

This latter day mission is to reach and teach those whom God has chosen and for all to know that “it is written”. Broad is the way of destruction and many will go that way – but narrow is the way to truth and life. We cannot walk in our “feelings” in this. We must take the whole roll and only the whole roll – the Bible, and that’s it. The “day of the Lord” is defined as “great” and “terrible” and it is coming rapidly upon us. God’s grace is “great” but his wrath is “terrible”. If we do not separate from Babylon and Egypt we will be deceived and we will have “the mark of the beast”. This is a nature and a mind-set. It is not about physically having a chip in your hand or forehead (although I would not discount that as a probability on a large scale). It is more about the spiritual right hand of authority and following the proper headship in the person of the one true God – Jesus Christ of Nazareth. It is about truly being converted from that serpentine seed that mingled itself with man via the fallen host of heaven by that old man being killed off and resurrected by the Spirit of God.

Ask yourself – Do I really believe that the very same person that walked on this earth two thousand years ago – who came as the Lamb of God to save those that would receive him (grace)…was martyred by religion and government (the whore and the beast) and rose bodily from the grave and ascended to his eternal throne with God the Father…who will come back to this earth – physically – the very same person that told Thomas to put his hand in his side…who will judge the earth as the Lion of Judah (wrath)…and will sit as King in Jerusalem? Do you believe that? If you do and you have sincerely asked Him to forgive you and to baptize you with the Holy Spirit AND fire…then two should truly be able to walk together because they are agreed – they believe in the same person, the same Lord. If two cannot walk together because there is disagreement then you know there is another Jesus, another spirit and another gospel at work in at least one of the two.

Somebody has to really (for real) come to this point:

Praying for God’s people to come together into the unity of faith – to repent so that they shall truly be able to discern (judge) between right and wrong and to be able to discern (judge) who serves the Lord and who does not,

“And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.” – Malachi 3:17-18

“Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” – 1st Timothy 1:4-17

Whores, Homos and Hindus

2009-01-31T12:47:00.028-05:00

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

As we wind down the sands of time, the final conflict between good and evil is about to take place. This war is between the pureness and goodness of the nature of the Lord’s creation versus the defiled and perverted nature of Satan’s creation: Truth versus Lies. God’s Kingdom, which we do not physically see right now, has a foundation of Truth in the person of Jesus Christ. Satan’s kingdom, which is really all we physically see now, has a foundation based on lies.

“It’s Just the Way It Is”

The most important part of becoming a new creature in Christ is BELIEF. God tells us that if we believe in Him (Jesus Christ) we will be saved. The problem is…what else do we believe in? Everything about life on Earth is skewed. Essentially, it is Satanic. All of our lives we have been told how things operate and this is “just the way it is”. Guess what? It’s not “just the way it is”. In fact, things are not what they really seem to be. Why? Because it is all a lie! According to Jesus, Satan is the god of this world. The Bible says that Satan offered to Jesus all the kingdoms of this world for him to rule. Satan had authority to do this because authority over the world had been betrayed to him (Luke 4:6). Jesus did not refute that and what he said next is very important “Get behind me Satan: for it is written, ‘you shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve’”. As Christians this is how we must walk. We must have nothing of this world in front of us. All we should see is Christ and then we will really experience the Kingdom of God. Jesus says it best when he says in John 14:30: “the prince of this world has nothing in me”. We must have no faith (belief) in the things of this world. Why should we serve this world in any way when it is God only that we should serve – not the world, not any man’s will, and most importantly not our own will? But because we worship and serve the things of this world we are by default left to believe in the things of this world. We believe in the political/legal system. We believe in the religious system, the education system and the financial system. Many times we kid ourselves and think that we don’t care about this world and the things in this world but we really do rely on them instead of relying on the Lord. The proof of this is shown when you experience losing a house or a job. The reason we go through so much anxiety at a time like that is because the thing has a grip on our very soul. We care about it! Even going through a trying sickness will have a person stressed about dying. But if we really have our souls anchored in the Rock of Salvation then there really is nothing to fear. Even our very lives on this earth are temporary let alone material possessions. We must totally detach from every yoke of bondage that the world wraps around our minds. These yokes are all empowered by the deception of this world spoken to us by the father of lies and his minions. This entire world lies in wickedness (pun intended). It is all a lie! None of these things are real because they are not of the Kingdom of God the Father. I repeat – none of these things are real! But yet we believe in them. We believe that this is all real because we’ve been told by the ever elusive “them” that this is “just the way it is”. Life on earth as we know it has been altered from its original conception and has been morphed into a gigantic fantasy all designed to steal, kill and destroy humans and at a minimal to keep us captive naturally and spiritual by supernatural powers of darkness and evil. The captivity in the natural, seeing realm is empowered primarily through the financial system. We’ve been brainwashed into believing that we’re supposed buy a house (debt), buy some cars (more debt), take out 2nd mortgages so that we can have even more stuff (even more debt). The list goes on. The captivity of the natural realm (Egypt) that has had us bound is bad but what is worse is the captivity of the spiritual realm (Babylon). This bondage is typified by the King of Sodom telling Abram to “give me the people (souls) and I’ll give you physical goods” (Genesis 14:21). This is where the destruction of the human soul is most effective and widespread. Primary is the destruction that is done spiritually to the human soul and there is an outward manifestation of this damage being shown forth and growing rapidly more apparent. The problem is that people are caught in it do not even realize it is happening to them and what is worse, they consider themselves normal. In fact, to them I’ll be the weirdo for telling this…The key to overcoming the bondage is to overcome the fear of death (Hebrews 2:9-15). In fact, a person in their right mind would not want to live in this wicked world. Are you ready to meet your maker?

The Pyramid of Hell

The recent 2009 Academy Awards showed us a very telling sign of the way things are spiritually in our global culture today. This sign is being seen outwardly (flesh) in the natural realm and inwardly (spirit) in the collective soul of humanity. First keep in mind that what we are dealing with in Hollywood and the entertainment industry as a whole is idolatry and worship. This idolatry and worship is being divined on people through witchcraft and sorcery. After all, a movie or TV show is what is known as a “medium” (the plural is “media”). The essence of this word indicates something that is in the middle, a go-between or an intermediary. A few other definitions include: “a means of effecting or conveying something”; “a substance regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect”. We have been put into hypnotic trances thousands of times by becoming enthralled with Hollywood “stars” and the fantasies they project through the screen. These imaginations intrude into our souls through our minds and keep us seeking after a life of fantasy. Then they lie even more by saying that “hey, it’s just a form of relaxation” or they’ll qualify it as an “escape”. Sadly, the reason we “escape” into fantasy is because we don’t really want to deal with the hell that is this life on this corrupted in infected planet so we escape into a temporary fantasy to soothe our troubled souls. How pitiful this really is.

So what about the Oscars of 2009? In Hollywood, the three most notable awards ascend in order from Best Actress, Best Actor and at the top is the Best Picture. This year, the Best Actress awards were introduced by past winners such as Nicole Kidman, Shirley MacLaine and Halle Berry. They each made pretentious boasts about the current nominees which amounts to nothing more than flattery and incantations. Sadly, the truth is what we see here are older whores passing the mantle to other newer whores. These women have portrayed whores in their movies and have been rewarded for it. You may say that Shirley MacLaine has never done a sex scene in her movies – but I can tell you with complete certainty that even if they hadn’t projected a pornographic scene in a movie their real lives fit that bill to a tee. The men followed suit for Best Actor with a similar parade of proud boasts phony accolades. As a side note, one of the nominated actors – Mickey Rourke – is in deep spiritual trouble. Having seen him recently talk about the skid that his life took he has since been taken into a deep soul tie with his old Chihuahua dog. This dog is essentially now his “soul mate”. Rourke has taken on the spirit of this dog and it shows even in his face which now carries the characteristic traits of shaking and twitching which is common in this breed. Anyway, back to this pyramid…The Best Actor award went to Sean Penn for his portrayal of a homosexual activist.

So what we have at the base of this pyramid is whores and homosexuals. The pinnacle of the awards is the Best Movie. This is the top of the pyramid. This year the award went to an Indian movie. This may seem innocuous, but there is more to this than meets the eye (pun intended). And it is no wonder that the award was presented by modern day wizard Steven Spielberg, who is a major force behind “Bollywood” which is a moniker given to the largest film production enterprise in India (based in Mumbai which is formerly Bombay). Similar to how America has been invaded spiritually by the influx of aliens from Mexico (Roman Catholicism), the Middle East (Muslims), and Asia (Buddhists and Hindus), this picture is that of sowing a seed of corrupt spiritualism. It is very subtle but it is high level sorcery and is nothing less than a demonic invasion into human souls. People, especially those that have been raised on a foundation of Christianity (no matter what denomination) are having that foundation eroded away – and Christians are the predominant target. After all, this is an insane devil’s master plan – to eradicate and replace Christ. The reason this is being done so effectively is because Christians are not disciplined. We have a tendency to become complacent even in our walk with the Lord. Through the years, there has not been a sense of urgency and a serious longing for the return of our Lord largely because we have been resting on the laurel of the blessings God has bestowed upon America which has been spread across the globe in the form of capitalism and democracy. The nation that forgets God is turned into hell. Now is the time for that to change. I’m not talking about a revitalized America that will rise up after a great fall. That is going to happen but it will still be a part of the satanic kingdom as prophesied in the Bible. What matters is the people repenting and forsaking everything about this life including America and the culture. The urgency becomes apparent when we really see what it is that we are being saved from through the poured out blood of Jesus Christ. We truly are being saved from being turned into sodomites. Satan’s main goal is to so pervert and twist God’s good creation that the result of this mutation will be a man being turned effeminate and weak and essentially being turned into the opposite of what he was created by God to be. A woman will likewise be turned masculine and domineering essentially being turned into a man. Many times this transformation becomes obvious in physical appearances. Men act like women, have no manly attributes and women become butch-like in their appearances with short hair and will even grow facial hair.

Pyramid Power

And upon her forehead (a type of Hindu third eye) was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS (whores) AND ABOMINATIONS (homosexuals) OF THE EARTH.
Revelation 17:5

So in this picture, the movie being the oracle or the thing that we see with our eyes that becomes a gateway to our soul transmits a spirit of witchcraft that casts spells and divines the purposes of Satan which is the control and destruction of humans. Satan’s idea of complete success would be to create a race of androgynous humans and to allow the race to continue reproducing artificially. This is why we see so much artificial insemination and cloning. There is a plan afoot to wipe out billions of people in order to more effectively manipulate and control the human race. According to the Bible, it is the religious whore that sits atop the governmental beast and thus really rules the roost instead of how we are lead to believe that it is the governmental authority that rules. This is all about spiritual powers. So in the devil’s schematic, perverted men and women are being divined on to accept homosexuality through a religious spirit. The pyramid is a reflection of the inner human sanctuary. Inside of the pyramid is an idol. Actually, there can be multitudes of idols but the primary idol is self which is what the Bible calls “the image of the beast”. The beast is self love.

There is a spiritual marriage taking place which is consummated in the form of a perverted spiritual union. This is why homosexuals are so adamant about having the right to “marriage”. Why are they so forceful about being able to marry? Isn’t it enough to be joined in a civil union? There are provisions made for spousal benefits in a civil union but why do they insist on being married? It is because marriage is ordained by God Almighty to be between a man and a woman. This is the very nature of God’s creation and the perverse spirit ruling the homosexual community must by their perverted nature come against all that is God. This gives more meaning to Matthew 24:38-39 “For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”.

God’s pyramid has a normal man and a normal woman joined together in natural affection and a normal marriage union which is designed for procreation of the same kind. So at the base of God’s pyramid, which too is spiritual, are a man and a woman typified by Adam and Eve before they fell. This is also seen in totality as the Body of Christ (Ephesians 5:22-33). As man and woman submit to the proper headship and nature of God through Jesus we can then enter into a holy communion with God. Here we will find the Holy of Holies as we keep our eye singly focused on Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God which is proper headship and authority at the top of this pyramid. This is accomplished as we stay focused on heavenly things and not temporal things. As we lift up the Lord Almighty with praise and worship the inside of our temple (also a pyramid) will be housed only by the image of Christ – the Ark of the Covenant. The end result is a transformed human being made complete and restored wholly to our original intended state as children of God our Father and thus we are welcomed into His presence.