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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016

REPENTANCE

Religion would have us believe that “repentance” means NEVER-ENDING, GUILT RIDDEN, chest-beating mea culpa for past sins.

That’s why God hates religion. That’s why I hate it, and you should, too.

Once you confess your sin before God, and offer heartfelt repentance, that sin is FORGIVEN, NEVER TO BE REMEMBERED AGAIN. (Hebrews 8:12; 10:17)

THAT is what the NEW Covenant is ALL about. (Jeremiah 31:33-34)

God will not remember your sins, and NEITHER SHOULD YOU.

The word for repentance (metanoia, in Greek) actually means TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.

I would take it a step farther, I’d say it’s to RADICALLY change your mind.

By that I mean, we must CHANGE not just change THE WAY we think, but WHAT MIND WE THINK WITH.

Well, what other mind is there? There’s THE MIND OF THE SPIRIT. (Romans 8:27)

You have a mind in your head, your natural mind, which is presently corrupt because of sin. (Romans 8:7)

When you were born-again, God placed another mind, His Mind, in your spirit, which is located inside your mid-section (stomach-kidney area). (John 7:38-39)

That’s the Mind THAT AGREES WITH God’s Word. That’s the Mind that you MUST think with.

It takes a little practice, of course. The reason being, that we’re accustomed to thinking with the carnal mind.

It’s what we’ve done all our lives.

But the clear teaching in the New Testament is, that once we’re spiritually born-again, we must prefer and use the Mind of the Spirit over and above our own natural mind.

In fact, James refers to CONSTANTLY SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH between the carnal mind and the Mind of the Spirit as being “DOUBLE-MINDED”. (James 1:8)

And he warns that double minded people are UNSTABLE, and WON’T GET ANYTHING from the Lord. (James 1:7-8)

To think with the Spirit’s mind takes trust. Trust is another word for “faith”.

Eve sinned because SHE TRUSTED HER NATURAL MIND above God’s.

We reverse her mistake by TRUSTING OUR SPIRIT’S MIND.

Repentance is NOT to feel PERPETUALLY sorry for our sins.

We may feel sorry for them INITIALLY, then we RECEIVE GOD’S TOTAL FORGIVENESS, and then we forgive ourselves and MOVE ON.

Repentance means to CHANGE THE WAY we think.

It also means to CHANGE THE MIND WITH WHICH WE THINK.

Do you have the guts to trust God’s Mind above your own?

Jesus TOOK AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD. (John 1:29; Hebrews 9:26; 1 John 3:5)

FOREVER!!!

Therefore, God NO LONGER COUNTS ANY sin against those who are IN CHRIST. (Romans 4:8; 2 Corinthians 5:19)

For Pete’s sake Christians!

This great Truth is WHAT SETS OUR FAITH APART from ALL man-invented religion.

This great Truth is what makes THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE UNIQUE and INFINITELY SUPERIOR to ANY OTHER MESSAGE.

Which part of THAT MARVELOUS TRUTH don’t religious people get?

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016

CAN SATAN RAISE THE DEAD?

I just heard from someone who recently found our website.

She said she had understood ALL THE EVIDENCE about the Antichrist’s identity and was totally convinced, but upon sharing it with some “evangelical Christians” they flat-out told her that it’s impossible, since ONLY JESUS has power over death, and satan can’t raise anyone from the dead.

Don’t you just love it when “evangelical Christians” TELL GOD what He “can” and “CAN’T” do?

I thought Jesus said in Mark 10:27 that WITH GOD “ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE”, but maybe those “evangelical Christians” forgot that verse.

However, THEY ARE RIGHT, for the most part:

ONLY JESUS can and does OVERCOME DEATH.

ONLY JESUS HAS THE KEYS of death and Hades (Revelation 1:17-18)

ONLY JESUS HAS THE POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD.

Does satan have power over death?

NO.

Can satan raise someone from the dead?

HELL, NO!

On the other hand: Can ALMIGHTY GOD ALLOW satan to bring ONE person out of the abyss SO THAT HIS WRITTEN WORD IS FULFILLED?

YES, YES and YES!!

God can do ANYTHING.

And He doesn’t need your permission, my permission, or the permission of “evangelical Christians” in order to do it.

The ONLY things that are impossible for God are: SINNING AND LYING.

Glory to Him from everlasting to everlasting!

Satan ONLY HAS POWER TO DO what God, or man, ALLOWS HIM to do.

He COULDN’T touch Job, UNTIL God allowed it.

He COULDN’T touch Jesus, UNTIL God allowed it.

And WHEN GOD ALLOWED IT, he touched Jesus, and he got his ugly head CRUSHED.

The creep’s still reeling from the experience.

Satan will be locked up in the abyss for A THOUSAND YEARS.

He CAN’T GET OUT of there UNLESS God allows it.

He can’t go out and deceive nations and INCITE THEM TO INVADE Israel UNLESS God allows it.

God will ALLOW BOTH at the end of the Millennium.

And satan will come out and form a multinational coalition to ATTACK ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM.

Does that mean satan has power to emerge from the abyss?

No.

It will happen because GOD WILL ALLOW IT.

And this time, not only will satan get HIS UGLY HEAD CRUSHED, HELL BE DUMPED INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE FOR ALL ETERNITY. Amen and amen. (Revelation 20:8-10)

So, the argument that Alexander can’t be the Antichrist because ONLY Jesus can overcome death is a lame one.

Yes, ONLY JESUS can overcome death.

Therefore, if Jesus ALLOWS THIS GUY, for His eternal purpose, to rise from the dead, and allows satan to energize him and bring him out of the pit, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN. (Revelation 13:1)

And that is EXACTLY what the Bible has told us FOR 2,500 HUNDRED YEARS that will happen.

What’s IMPOSSIBLE is FOR GOD TO LIE. (Numbers 23:19; Romans 3:4; Hebrews 6:18)

When these “evangelical Christians” say that “it’s impossible”: are they suggesting that GOD LIED TO US in Daniel 8:19-21; 11:28-30; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9, Isaiah 14:19, Revelation 11:7, Revelation 17:8, and 17:10-11?

After the Church is removed from the earth, God WILL ALLOW SATAN to rule the earth through his Antichrist for 3½ years. (Daniel 7:25; 12:7)

He will allow this in order to judge wicked, unrepentant, Jesus-rejecting mankind, and to give them, albeit briefly, their evil hearts’ desire.

And then it’ll be ALL OVER and THE SAINTS will possess the Kingdom… (Daniel 7:22) FOREVER!

These things WILL HAPPEN, whether anyone thinks they're possible or not.

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016

REVELATION: THE 4 & 24

There’s a passage in Revelation chapter 5 that some find confusing:

Here’s how it reads in the traditional King James Bible:

“And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, HAVING EVERY ONE OF THEM HARPS, AND GOLDEN VIALS FULL OF ODOURS, WHICH ARE THE PRAYERS OF SAINTS.

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and HAST REDEEMED US to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And HAST MADE US unto our God kings and priests: and WE SHALL REIGN on the earth.” (Revelation 5:8-10)

It SEEMS, at first glance, as though the 4 living creatures and 24 elders are singing (saying) these things ABOUT THEMSELVES.

Which begs the questions: did the 4 living creatures and 24 elders NEED REDEMPTION?

Are THEY THE ONES who get TO RULE THE EARTH during the Millennium?

This is one instance where the King James Version DOES NOT offer the most accurate translation.

Please King James fanatics: don’t write me any silly messages: I LOVE the King James Version, BUT I LOVE THE TRUTH A LOT MORE.

Here is the CORRECT translation:

“When the lamb had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the 24 leaders bowed in front of him. Each held a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, the prayers of God's holy people. Then they sang a new song, "You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. YOU BOUGHT PEOPLE WITH YOUR BLOOD TO BE GOD'S OWN. THEY ARE FROM EVERY TRIBE, LANGUAGE, PEOPLE, AND NATION.

You MADE THEM a kingdom and priests for our God. THEY WILL RULE AS KINGS ON THE EARTH."  (God's Word Translation)

Throughout this passage the original Greek UNEQUIVOCALLY speaks in THIRD PERSON PLURAL (“they”) and NOT first person plural (“we”).

Therefore, they are talking about THIRD PARTIES, NOT about themselves.

Matter of fact, in verse 9 which in the King James reads “hast redeemed US”, the word “us” is NOWHERE in the original text.

You see WHY, when something doesn’t jibe, we need to check different translations and, if that doesn’t clarify the issue, CHECK THE ORIGINAL TEXT.

Verse 8 clearly says the 4 & 24 are offering THE PRAYERS OF THE SAINTS.

Evidently, then, they’re singing ABOUT THE SAINTS, NOT about themselves.

In context, who, exactly, ARE “the saints”?

Because from earth’s perspective this takes place BEFORE the Church is raptured.

To the extent that it says that He redeemed them from “every tribe, language, people and nation”, “THEY” COULD (potentially) INCLUDE the Church.

Even though, from earth’s perspective the Rapture hasn’t occurred, it’s ABOUT TO… and there is neither space nor time in the spirit realm.

As far as God is concerned the Rapture’s already happened: IT’S A DONE DEAL:

It COULD BE that the Church is praying IN SPIRIT -- in anticipation of what’s about to happen.

This passage, AT A MINIMUM, refers to the Old Testament saints that were taken up AFTER Jesus rose from the dead, who ascended with Him. (Mathew 27:52-53; Ephesians 4:8)

Jesus ascended TWICE: first when He presented Himself as ETERNALLY SUFFICIENT SIN OFFERING to the Father. (John 20:17; Hebrews 9:12; 10:14)

He returned to earth soon after that. (Matthew 28:7)

And He ascended again LATER, after communing 40 days with the disciples. (Acts 1:3-9)

Those Old Testament saints went up in the FIRST Ascension.

Since they were mostly natural Israelites in the Diaspora they, too, would have come from “every tribe, language, people, and nation”.

So this passage could refer ONLY TO THEM, or to them and the Church.

To sum up:

No, the 4 living creatures and 24 elders DID NOT need redemption.

And NO, the 4 & 24 were NOT singing about themselves, but ABOUT THE SAINTS.

God’s Word is SO PRECIOUS!

MONDAY, JULY 18, 2016

THE PREVIOUS RAPTURE

What? Oh, you mean when Enoch was taken by God…

No.

Oh, you mean when Elijah was taken up by God…

No.

You mean when JESUS ascended to heaven…

YES!

But I’m not talking about AN INDIVIDUAL Rapture, but about A COLLECTIVE Rapture.

It wasn’t JUST JESUS that ascended.

He took up A WHOLE BUNCH OF SAINTS WITH HIM!

What are you talking about? I never heard THAT before…

Well, it’s been in your Bibles for 2,000 years, 3,000 if we count Psalm 68:18 where it was first prophesied by King David.

The Rapture of the Church is not – REPEAT, IS NOT – the first collective Rapture in the Bible.

There WAS A PREVIOUS COLLECTIVE RAPTURE that took place ALMOST 2,000 YEARS AGO.

Mathew 27:52-53 very clearly states:

“And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks were split;

And THE GRAVES WERE OPENED; AND MANY BODIES OF THE SAINTS THAT SLEPT AROSE,

And CAME OUT OF THE GRAVES AFTER HIS RESURRECTION, AND WENT INTO THE HOLY CITY, AND APPEARED UNTO MANY.”

Those Old Testament saints were RESURRECTED and they ASCENDED to heaven, BODY AND SOUL, along with Jesus.

Since they all rose from the dead on First Fruits of the Barley, He doubtlessly presented them to the Father, as FIRST FRUITS of the Old Testament. (1 Corinthians 15:20, 23)

Ephesians 4:8 says about Jesus’ Ascension:

“WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, and he gave gifts to men.”

Those saints in Paradise (which, at the time, was in the center of the earth) were being held captive by satan… (Luke 23:43; Ephesians 4:9)

…UNTIL Christ rose from the dead, overcame death, defeated satan, TOOK THE KEYS OF DEATH AND HADES AWAY from satan, SET FREE the Old Testament captives, resurrected them (glory to His Name!) and TOOK THEM UP TO HEAVEN with Him. (Revelation 1:17-18)

They were Old Testament saints, most of which had lived under the Law and tried to observe the 10 Commandments.

And not one of them made it to heaven by trying to keep the 10 Commandments or observing the 24-hour weekly Sabbath.

It took the Blood of Jesus, and FAITH (trust) in His PERFECT Work of Redemption -- TRUST that He'd removed their sins as far as the east is from the west -- for them to be saved. (Psalm 103:12; Hebrews 9:12, 26; Titus 3:5)

Well, what do you know? There’s already been a collective Rapture – and IT WAS PRE-TRIB!

SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016

APART AT THE SEAMS

To say it’s been “ONE HELL of a week” would be a hell of an understatement.

When former Secretary of State Madeline Albright (a DEMOCRAT) was asked about what was going on in the world about a year ago, she replied “the world is A MESS”.

I wonder what Albright’s assessment might have been THIS WEEK:

We’ve seen YET ANOTHER HORRIBLE terrorist attack in Nice, France.

Scores killed or injured, including many children. All brought about by Islamic terror.

Our hearts and prayers, AND OUR LOVE, go out to the people of France, especially to the victims and their families.

Keep praying for them, precious intercessors – THANK YOU.

This is THE THIRD MAJOR terrorist attack in France in the past year, and the SEVENTH terrorist attack on that nation also within the past year.

That’s not counting OTHER recent acts of Islamic terror in neighboring Brussels.

We also learned that France had kept horrific details about the previous major attack under wraps, where terrorists murdered and TORTURED many who were attending a concert at the Bataclán theatre on November 13, 2015.

The details are supremely revolting and too gruesome to share in this message.

France, as most of you know, has A LARGE Muslim population.

It seems that terrorists can strike in France, VIRTUALLY AT WILL.

And there was also an attempt to topple the government of Turkey, which appears to have failed.

Turkey has long been considered a key NATO ally because of its strategic location. I’ll address Turkey, Lord willing, in another message.

And there was the awful, uncalled for killing of cops in Dallas, as well as disturbances in Baton Rouge, St. Paul and other U.S. cities.

But back to France:

NOTHING HAPPENS ON EARTH that hasn’t already taken place in heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12)

It seems that evil spirits have not only formed STRONGHOLDS OVER that nation, but are working overtime to carry out satan’s agenda which is to “KILL, steal, and DESTROY”. (John 10:10)

When they can't even celebrate their own "independence day" in peace... something's SERIOUSLY WRONG.

We in the United States and other parts of the world can pray for them, and stand with them, but BORN-AGAIN BELIEVERS IN FRANCE NEED TO GET INVOLVED.

They need to exercise Jesus’ Authority over that nation, DESTROY and DEMOLISH those SPIRITUAL strongholds, and KEEP THEM FROM forming again, or they will see these horrendous acts repeated again and again.

And France’s President Francoise Hollande has much to answer for.

To his credit, he did call the former terrorist attack “an act of war” something that the gutless Mr. Incompetent sitting in the Oval Office has yet to do.

But France’s security forces seem WOEFULLY INEPT at screening potential terrorists, interrogating them, and handling crisis in general.

However, Hollande’s BIGGEST mistake has been taking a hard pro-Palestinian and anti Israel stance:

While he CLAIMS to “have Israel’s back” on Iran (talk is cheap), he has opposed so-called “Israeli settlements”, and called for Jerusalem to be the capital of BOTH Israel and “Palestine”.

THAT will NEVER happen.

Someone needs to bring Genesis 12:3 to the attention of France’s leaders:

God speaking to Abraham about his COVENANT DESCENDANTS:

“And I WILL BLESS THEM THAT BLESS YOU, AND CURSE HIM THAT CURSES YOU:

And in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.”

This brings us to Mr. Incompetent, sitting on a tree, S-M-I-L-I-N-G…

And SMILING is ALL he seems to be “good” at…

The Western world, and even portions of the Islamic world, have learned – THE HARD WAY – that these aren’t “jayvees” as the Surrenderer in Chief once dismissively called them:

THESE ARE ATROCIOUSLY EVIL people, WHO WANT TO KILL US!

They are WICKED, MURDEROUS; PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED ASSASSINS who want to DESTROY OUR FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE and subjugate us to their SATANIC RELIGION.

He professes to be “Christian” (for his sake -- and ours -- since we still have to endure his ineptness 6 more months) I HOPE that he is Christian, even if only nominally.

But the fact is HE WAS BROUGHT UP Muslim.

            THIS is what YOU ELECTED, America... TWICE.

I’m no fan of Bill O’Reilly, but he raised that point this week and, by golly, HE’S RIGHT.

The Surrenderer in Chief seems UNABLE, UNWILLING, or both, to cut the religious, cultural and emotional umbilical cord to that UTTERLY SATANIC, AND MOST EVIL religion on earth.

All religion is evil. All religion is an instrument of satan:

but there is NO MORE EVIL religion anywhere than Islam.

Fact is Christianity and Islam DO NOT MIX.

And NO we DO NOT “worship the same God”.

Again: we DO NOT “worship the same God”.

We worship the One true God, Yahweh and His Son Jesus Christ. (Exodus 3:14; Proverbs 30:4)

They say that “god” (allah) has no son. And their “god” is NOT the God of the Bible, in fact he’s no “god” at all, but A DEMONIC INVENTION.

Our President needs to make up his mind – about this, if nothing else:

Is he Christian or is he Muslim?

He CANNOT be BOTH.

 

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2016

GOD'S LAW: ONE OR TWO?

But you don't understand: Jesus ONLY FULFILLED "the ceremonial" part of the Law pertaining to animal sacrifices. He DID NOT fulfill "the moral" part of the Law.

Really?

Please show me ONE verse - just ONE - from Genesis to Revelation that says the Law is separated into a "ceremonial" part and a "moral" part.

If you can find ONE, please send it to: [e-mail]

While you're at, find me ONE verse - just ONE - that says Christ ONLY fulfilled the "ceremonial" part of the Law, and NOT the moral part.

If you can find ONE, please send it to: [e-mail]

There AREN'T ANY! 

God didn't say that.  Your denomination's leader INVENTED that lie.

Even if the Law were SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS, there are at least four verses in the Bible that say that ALL IT TAKES IS ONE INFRACTION of ANY part, and YOU'RE TOAST!

And that infraction has NOTHING to do with any "ceremonial" part, or any "animal sacrifice".

So, either God IS LYING, OR your religion IS.

HOW can you even CALL YOURSELF "Christian" when you just said THAT CHRIST'S SACRIFICE was INCOMPLETE and, consequently, IMPERFECT and INSUFFICIENT TO SAVE?

HOW can you even CALL YOURSELF "Christian" when you just said THAT Christ ONLY fulfilled "ceremonies" BUT NOT THE MORAL PART OF GOD'S LAW, thereby making Him IMMORAL?

HOW can you even CALL YOURSELF "Christian" when you just BLASPHEMED Christ and said THAT He IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO SAVE, hence NOT the ONLY SAVIOR?

But even if your mortal-invented religious BLASPHEMY were true, YOU STILL COULDN'T BE SAVED by "works of obedience" or by (ALLEGEDLY AND MENDACIOUSLY) "keeping the Law".

The New Testament DOES NOT ALLOW for a combination of Law plus Grace:

"And IF BY GRACE, then IT IS NOT BY WORKS; OTHERWISE, GRACE IS NO LONGER GRACE" (Romans 11:6).

No matter how much you try to twist it, there is NO WAY to be saved by keeping ALL of the Law, or even PART OF the Law:

"By the works of the Law (of the Torah) NO ONE will be justified" (Romans 3:20; Galatians 2:16).

What part of "NO ONE will be justified by works" DON'T YOU GET?

But James said "faith without works is dead".

Yes. he did. Where did James say we are to keep God's Law?

Find me ONE verse in James, OR IN THE ENTIRE NEW TESTAMENT that says WE ARE JUSTIFIED wholly or partially by keeping the Law (Torah).

There ISN'T ONE.

James said if you keep ALL THE TORAH, ALL YOUR LIFE and BREAK JUST ONE OF ITS 613 COMMANDMENTS, YOU ARE A LAW-BREAKER! (James 2:10-11)

James ALSO said the ONLY commandment we are to follow is to "love our neighbor" as ourselves (James 2:8).

So, don't use James as an excuse, because HE NEVER TOLD ANYONE TO KEEP the Sinai LAW.

In Acts 15:19-29 James SPECIFICALLY said Law keeping is not required.

You DELIBERATELY IGNORE Peter, Paul, John, all the apostles, AND JESUS HIMSELF just so you can follow your rotten religion!

The ONLY WAY TO BE SAVED is to receive Jesus into your heart, TRUST COMPLETELY in His PERFECT Salvation, and be born again of His Spirit (John 3:5).