The End Times are Lining up…the Middle East, the pope’s “unity”….be on guard.

It definitely appears we are watching prophecy being fulfilled before our very eyes and a couple of things are really screaming for attention…namely the geopolitical positioning and the pope with his “unity” game.

This is probably really two articles, but taken together, I believe these things are pointing us to His promise. Revelation chapter 21 verse 5: ⁵ And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

All things new will be pretty nice, and we have a lot to look forward to. There will definitely be some rough stuff before we get there!

First, I want to address the pope’s ideas as of late. Let me be REALLY clear. I LOVE my Catholic friends! I LOVE, LOVE LOVE them! This has nothing to do with hating people, or hurting their feelings. I CARE A LOT about what happens to them as well as those protestants who are falling for this global position, and I’m VERY concerned. Please understand that this is written in the spirit of love and concern. That’s why I’m writing this, just to present it…do what you want with it.

Beginning couple of years back, I read and article that floored me. I couldn’t believe what I was reading. The Lutherans had signed an agreement with the catholic church that said essentially since the catholics had finally decided we are saved by faith (snide comment: how big of them), that there is now no more disagreement between catholics and protestants and we are all united “as one”.

The Disagreement originally began when John Calvin pointed out that in Romans 3 verse 22,  “This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.” (an easier translation for newbies is the New Living Translation:We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.) This statement is often attributed to Martin Luther who wrote about faith, but see this link:Calvin, Council of Trent . Therefore, it is appalling that the Lutherans themselves has gone so against one of their own founding fathers. By the way, the Methodists (more Calvinistic) also did the same as well, along with Episcopals, Presbyterians, and Anglicans!! Then along came a number of evangelists!!! (mouth dropping open) And a few of them have been people I have recommended as wonderful teachers, but now I am ashamed. And I ‘m confounded at how a person who believes in the word of God could go along so willingly. Here is video the proof of the evangelists : Kenneth Copeland is Catholic?

There is another link which is to be looked at, although I don’t entirely agree with all the things Doug Batchelor says (he hails from the Seventh Day Adventist group), I will not question his expertise in many things Bible: Doug Batchelor comments on Kenneth Copeland and the Pope 

(I still learn a lot from these men, yet test these things for myself.) How can a Christian who has read the bible espouse such a thing? These are some big points:

Luke 4:8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'” That’s Jesus himself folks!  No Saints, No “mother of God”, no dead folks who have gone on to their reward.

Matthew 23 verse 9: “And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.”  Check out this link from a catholic magazine: Call no man Father (here is a quote explaining that) “Jesus criticized Jewish leaders who love “the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the market places, and being called ‘rabbi’ by men” (Matt. 23:6–7). His admonition here is a response to the Pharisees’ proud hearts and their grasping after marks of status and prestige. He was using hyperbole (exaggeration to make a point) to show the scribes and Pharisees how sinful and proud they were for not looking humbly to God as the source of all authority and fatherhood and teaching, and instead setting themselves up as the ultimate authorities, father figures, and teachers.” …..um okay, isn’t that what the catholic priests are doing??? I actually agree with what the defense is here, but doesn’t that exactly prove the verse??? Are they blinded among themselves?

Another catholic belief is “Why must we confess our sins (at least the serious ones) to a priest? Why is it not enough to confess them directly to God (Jesus)? First note that Catholics do not tell their sins to a priest “instead of to God,” but to God through a priest, appointed by our Lord as an official stand-in for Christ (alter Christus).”From Priests and confession    An alter-Christ??? I find that hard to believe….isn’t that blasphemy?

Here’s why I say that. In the book of Hebrews chapter 10 verse 20 “By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.”(New Living Translation)…we don’t need a priest to access God Hallelujah!!!  This confessional behavior actually makes Jesus and His perfect sacrifice of no account. AND IT BREAKS MY HEART! Jesus said it himself in John chapter 14 verse 6: “Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

And folks by the way….1 John Chapter 1 verse 9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Again I want to say this is written in the spirit of LOVE and concern. Why on earth would anyone, especially someone who is expert in the words of God join forces with the catholic church??? Why would the pope be bothered with protestants? I believe this may be why:

Jesus explained to his disciples in Matthew chapter 24 verse 24: “For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.” There haven’t been any signs from the pope thus far in the sense of calling down fire from heaven or anything…that would be a really big red flag.., but it seems a spirit of deception is raising it’s head.

I also believe there is a terrible misinterpretation of the verse in John chapter 17 verse 21 Jesus prayed for all humanity at the last supper before he was crucified and asked God: “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” This means he wanted us to be one in the Holy Spirit who would be living in us in the future, as He was living in the presence of God. It did not mean “one world religion”.

I don’t believe the pope is mean, or wishes to harm people, I think in fact he genuinely believes he’s doing right, same goes for Kenneth Copeland. But it is up to us to be VERY AWARE and know what the word says. It is up to us to pay attention.

Another word came to me at night…I think that’s when Holy Spirit likes to speak to mes best….my mind unclutters and something brilliant just sort of pops in. He brought up the Tower of Babel from Genesis in the old Testament. In a nutshell, King Nimrod (yep, that’s where the insult comes from!) had become renowned, idolized, and very powerful. I’d say he was a precursor to the antichrist.  ( it’s Genesis Chapter 11 verses 1-9) Especially in verse 6 “The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.” Now here’s the thing….God doesn’t mind us doing good things together, but here’s the problem.  If one evil person or even a small leading group of evil people unite the world…”then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them”.  What it amounted to was unopposed evil. Think for a minute about that….think about the holocaust and the murder of millions upon millions. Hitler was very evil and an entire country was in agreement with him.  And it looked like no one was going to stop him. Praise God with His help that terrible, gruesome, monstrous society was stopped! So again, be very aware of the guises of “unity” and where they will lead.

Okay….next part, the geopolitical stuff….funny because I felt inspired to write this just before the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem was opened.

I think the situation in the Middle East is lining up in striking accord with the words of the Bible. Russia, a possible King of the North/Magog from both Revelation and the Book of Daniel, as well as Ezekiel,  has aligned itself with Persia, which is now Iran.

Here’s more from John Ankerberg:

John Ankerberg

Russia took over Crimea, pretty much unopposed, shame on us (not that I invite war), and Putin has even built a bridge from Russia to Crimean area. This seems to be the beginning of carving a path straight down to Israel. The Ukraine (where Crimea was stolen from) was a major supplier of natural gas the Europe. Big money. Now Israel is starting to take on this role with new discoveries off the Mediterranean coast. Perhaps Russia has a beef, perhaps not, but it does draw speculation. Iran has become friends with Russia, even more disturbing considering their anti Israel rhetoric. The Hamas operates out of Lebanon from the North. And Russia has been getting cozy with Turkey which is the former countries of Gomer and Tubal, mentioned in the endtimes wars.

Add to that the highly provocative U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.  This historical event, which I for one am very proud of, is no doubt a spark that could set off a real spiral of events…..pray for the peace of Jerusalem and all that love her! Israel finds herself quite surrounded, but on the positive side, some of Israel’s neighbors, because of the increasing boldness if the Iranians have actually said Israel has the right to exist…they would be Saudi Arabia and Jordan, along with a few others. (They have even given Israel access to airspace….they don’t much care for the antics of Iran themselves and Israeli cooperation is currently a blessing for them. Funny, who ever thought 20 years ago the Saudi’s the Jordanians and even Egypt would be even relatively supportive?)

 

Why waste any more time? If you would like to invite Jesus into your life, say these words out loud:

Dear Lord Jesus, I’m asking you into my heart and my life.  I know I am a sinner. I ask your forgiveness for every sin I’ve ever committed.  I believe you died on the cross for my sins, that you stood in my place and took all the punishment that was due to me when you were there. I believe that you rose from the dead and are alive. I thank you for forgiving me and cleansing me of sin with your blood. Thank you for making me right with our heavenly Father. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen!

 

 

The Glory..what is it?

Hi! Happy Thanksgiving!

It’s been a while, not so easy to blog w/ a full time job, but I woke up early because this answers a question I’ve had for a while.

I concerns the famous Deuteronomy 28 blessing that Moses pronounced over the people when they came into the promised land after 4o years. The first part of this book in the old testament speaks of the blessings that will come upon them if they obey the voice of the Lord!

One of the verses had me curious, because it didn’t make much sense, given the present day we live in. I asked God about it a few years back.  How did I do this? Simple, I asked out loud, like speaking to my best friend. “God please show me what this means, I’d really like to know.”  Then I went on with my day. Whenever I came across the scripture, I’d wonder again.

Check this out.  I was reading a book by Kevin Zadai, awesome Holy Spirit filled dude, and I was dropped. It really came together.

Here’s the verse: (actually 2 Deut 28: verses 9-10) 9 And the Lord will establish you as a people holy to himself, as He has sworn to you, if you keep His commandments and walk in His ways. 10 And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord and they shall be afraid of you.

The thing that always struck me that was almost no human is afraid of Christians or Jews at this point in time. There is some respect that is unfortunately dwindling and in many parts of the world we’re both hated and even murdered.  Doesn’t sound like much fear there either. Hmmm. So if it’s not now….then it must be in the future. I began to feel strongly that this bit of Deuteronomy 28 is actually and endtimes prophecy. More importantly I believe it’s a New Millenium prophecy of what Christian beleivers will be like when Jesus Christ returns and establishes His kingdom. This is mentioned in the last book of the bible, Revelation 11 verse 15 says ” Thenthe 7th angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.  Also, Revelation 21 verse 3 ” And I heard a great voice from the throne saying. ” Behold the dwelling of God is with men. He shall dwell with them and they shall be his people and God himself shall be with them.”

That’s awesome stuff in itself. Well now in 2nd Timothy 2 verse 12, Apostle Paul, the most famous converted Jew in history writes to a young minister friend who was also raised in a jewish family and says this: 11This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; 12if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; 13if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.…

Also very importantly in Paul’s letter to the Romans (chapter 8 verse 17) he says this: “17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ–if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.”

Yeah! There’s that word ….GLORIFIED. So there’s a big chunk of it.  We will reign with Him and we will be GLORIFIED.

We will have spent time at the marriage supper of Jesus, the lamb of God and in His presence.

Do you remember what happened to Moses when he went to see God? Check this out.

In Exodus Chapter 34 Verse 29 and 30 reports this! 29It came about when Moses was coming down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the testimony were in Moses’ hand as he was coming down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with Him. 30So when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were AFRAID to come near him.

This shining is the appearance of what is called the Glory of God. It’s what happens when a being comes in close contact with God. Jesus was transformed into His true self in front of the disciples. That was related in Matthew Chapter 17 verses 1 through 9

17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. ² There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. ³ Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.

⁴ Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

⁵ While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”

⁶ When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground, TERRIFIED. ⁷ But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” ⁸ When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

⁹ As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

 

That’s the glory!  The bright cloud mentioned is also glory. It comes in forms of light and clouds when heaven and earth touch. The glory was so intense that the people asked Moses to cover his face with a veil because it freaked them out. Big time.

So going back to Deuteronomy….The people will SEE that you are called be the name of the LORD and they will be AFRAID of you.  It’s because we will have been changed into our new bodies as Paul told us in his first letter to the Corinthians Chapter 15 verse 53: 51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

There you go! Our changed and transformed bodies will be filled with the glory of God. And all the people will be afraid….not that I want people to be afraid…but it’s an answer to a question I’ve had for a long time.

My own experience was when I woke up choking one night. I couldn’t breathe and at all. Someone appeared by my bed and He told me not to look at His face. He told me to form a curl with my tongue….hey I’m about to die, so I’ll do pretty much anything You say. I did that and he said, ” now drink”.  When I put the water by my bed to my mouth, my tongue became unstuck from the back of my throat.  I thought to myself I wish I could have more water, and the glass filled right before my eyes.   I drank it too.  Then He said you can look at my face now.  I told Him I wouldn’t because I wanted to remember so I could tell people. Then he placed is hand on my forehead and I felt such incredible LOVE.. and I fell right back to sleep. I KNOW if I had looked, I would’nt have been able to handle it. .The intense Glory was on Him. How amazing!

More detail on Revelation

Jimmy Evans  – Revelation

Hello!

I haven’t been able to speak with you lately….a full time job make it very difficult to do this work.

Jimmy Evans is a wonderful minister and I think you may be interested on this insight. Follow the link below and to get to the information quickly, jump to about 19 minutes in.  the first stuff is good too of course! (just more archeology)

http://www.daystar.com/ondemand/video/?video=5576273544001

I post these to help people believe in the Lord Jesus, and to help them to know where we may be at on God’s timetable.

If you would like to invite Jesus into your life, say these words out loud:

Dear Lord Jesus, I’m asking you into my heart and my life.  I know I am a sinner. I ask your forgiveness for every sin I’ve ever committed.  I believe you died on the cross for my sins, that you stood in my place and took all the punishment that was due to me when you were there. I believe that you rose from the dead and are alive. I thank you for forgiving me and cleansing me of sin with your blood. Thank you for making me right with our heavenly Father. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen!

 

Tattoos and 666

I was at a church meeting, very informal, and at the end of it, people get to ask questions at the end.  One question a young man was about his tattoos.  He was so worried that he might not be acceptable to Jesus because he had been involved in the occult and had the ink to prove it.

Poor thing!  Okay! So about tattoos….you really shouldn’t get them as it says in Leviticus 19 verse 28 ‘You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.”  This passage, taken in context with surrounding verses say pretty expressly not to get tattoos based on paganism.

Does this mean you’re not acceptable to Jesus?  Far from it!  The first thing that popped into my mind was the story where Jesus cured the servant of a Roman centurion.  It’s in Luke Chapter 7, verses 1- 10: After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. ² Now a centurion had a servant^[a] who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. ³ When the centurion^[b] heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. ⁴ And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, ⁵ for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.” ⁶ And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am 9 not worthy to have you come under my roof. ⁷ Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. ⁸ For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” ⁹ When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” ¹⁰ And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

Here’s the thing about Centurions.  Roman soldiers were made to take a mark, a tattoo SPQR, which stood for “The Senate and The People of Rome” (Senātus Populusque Rōmānus).  Which means their total loyalty was upon the state and that was their highest calling.  In other words they deified, or idolized, if you will, their government.

Yet Jesus paid the highest compliment to the Centurion, and clearly was not bothered by his tattoo!  This Roman leader recognized Jesus for who he was and was very humble before him, knowing he was “not worthy”….are any of us?  So don’t worry about a little ink. If you’ve made a decision for Jesus to be your savior, and establish him as part of your life everyday…talking with Him, reading His bible, even while driving or taking a walk, you are saved, period.

The mark you DO have to think twice about is the hideous 666. NEVER, EVER, EVER, TAKE THAT MARK!!! That’s the governmental number you want nothing to do with.  If you take that mark you will NEVER end up in heaven.  It’s spoken of in Revelation 13 verses 16 – 18

¹⁶ And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

¹⁷ And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

¹⁸ Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

More follows in Revelation 14 9-11⁹ A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, ¹⁰ they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. ¹¹ And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

Raid dumpsters if you have to, but you will have no chance to avoid the very worst if you take that one world government mark. Avoid it all all cost.

May the deepest peace of God and His everlasting mercy and deep love be with you.