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THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “When we feel the stress of the storm we
learn the strength of the anchor” – Our Daily Bread
INTERESTING ARTICLES
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Trump’s real enemy is
not of this world
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The Messiah’s
scandalous Family Tree
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Hillary Clinton
pursuing preaching and possible ordination
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More Americans see
Polygamy as morally acceptable
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Ex-witch reveals
connection between Yoga and Satan
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Tiny superlatives and
God’s love
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GOD HAS A PURPOSE FOR
STORMS
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TRUMP'S REAL ENEMY IS NOT OF THIS WORLD
(Excerpt)
Pastor warns: 'It's spiritual and it's demonic'
WND – Aug. 7,
2017 -- Since Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States, the
American left seems to have lost its mind.
Violent
protests in the streets and attacks on Trump supporters.
The attempted
assassination of a Republican congressman
.
Threats
to murder the president, including calls by well-known left-wing activists for
“jihad” and gory depictions of Trump’s severed head.
Conspiracy
theories about Russian plots.
And hysterical
rhetoric about a “resistance” dedicated to overthrowing the duly elected
commander in chief.
The bottom
line is Trump is not only merely conventional political opposition.
One talk-show
host, former law-enforcement officer and current pastor believes President
Trump is facing nothing less than full-fledged spiritual warfare. Pastor Carl Gallups was one of President Trump’s earliest and most
vocal Christian backers. And he contends the opposition to Trump is demonic.
And in recent
media appearances he’s contending the depraved opposition to the president
was predicted in the Scriptures.
“The Bible
speaks in the last days of being given over to a depraved mind, of truth being
thrown to the ground, eventually there will come the man of lawlessness, who
the world will gather around and say … this man is like God,” the pastor
recently said on “The Jim Bakker Show.” “There will be a generation like
us that sees that, I don’t know if it’s us, but this is what I’m saying, it’s
complex. This is what’s happening before our eyes … truth has been turned
upside down.”
Gallups
suggested the country itself is under demonic attack.
“We are in the
throes of an attempted takeover of this nation,” he claimed. “And it’s been a
long time coming. We are the largest Christian nation the planet has ever seen.
With all of its evil, we’re the best there is. And that’s it. Satan hates us;
we’re his target. The globalists hate us because in order for the Antichrist to
come to power, America has to somehow go away. The constitutional republic, the
national sovereignty, the military might and the economic engine has to go away
or the globalists can’t seize control. We’re watching all of that in action.
“It’s spiritual
and it’s demonic,” the pastor said.
Yet why are
the forces of evil so opposed to the president?
A number of
pastors and spiritual leaders have claimed Trump’s election was a “reprieve”
for America and a response to prayer. One author, the “fireman prophet” Mark
Taylor, claims he received a direct prophecy from God in 2011 telling him Trump
would become president.
He also
predicted the ferocity of the opposition against Trump, but Taylor said the
president would overcome it all.
“They [the
enemy] will say things about this man, but it will not affect him, and they
shall say it rolls off of him like the duck, for as the feathers of a duck
protect it, so shall My feathers protect this next president,” according to
Taylor’s prophecy. Taylor also says “the enemy will quake and shake and fear
this man.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/claim-trumps-real-enemy-is-not-of-this-world/
THE MESSIAH’S SCANDALOUS FAMILY TREE
(Excerpt)
Israel365 Aug. 5, 2017 -- But you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah
least among the clans of Judah, From you shall come
forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; Whose origin is from of old,
from ancient times. Micah 5:1 (NABRE)
God is always
bringing about the restoration of His people through unlikely events and
individuals. This is the case when it comes both to the restoration of the Land
of Israel and the heralding of the Messiah.
Anyone who cares about the Messiah or is
trying to understand His role in the world, has to go
all the way back to the beginning, to the Book of Genesis.
The birth of
the Jewish Messiah begins with the unlikely, controversial and even scandalous
relationships between Lot and his daughter (Genesis 19) and between Judah – the
fourth son of the patriarch Jacob and his first wife, Leah – and Tamar, Judah’s
daughter-in-law.
Yehuda went up
to Timnah to his sheepshearers, together with his
friend Hirah the Adullamite.
And Tamar was told, ‘Your father-in-law is coming up to Timnah
for the sheepshearing.’ So, she took off her widow’s
garb, covered her face with a veil, and, wrapping herself up, sat down at the
entrance to Enamel, which is on the road to Timnah…When
Yehuda saw her, he took her for a harlot; for she had covered her face.
So he turned
aside to her by the road and said, “Here, let me sleep with you”—for he did not
know that she was his daughter-in-law…So he slept with her, and she conceived
by him… (Genesis 38: 12-18).
Ultimately,
Tamar gave birth to two sons, Peretz and Zerach. According to Jewish tradition, it is through Peretz that the Messiah will be born.
“Like a puppet master operating behind the
scenes and hidden from view, God is pulling the strings and directing events
without the knowledge or understanding of the participants themselves.” “From
the union between Yehuda and Tamar, the Davidic dynasty and ultimately the Messiah
himself would emerge. Precisely when life seems to be completely
unraveling, Hashem is directing events with His infinite wisdom, and is
carefully nurturing our redemption.”
One might
assume the Messiah would come from a line of “blue-blooded aristocracy” – the
most prestigious line the Jewish people could offer. Rather, we see from
Genesis, that the opposite occurs. The Messiah is born from the most
embarrassing, scandal-ridden ancestry one might imagine.
This situation
is not dissimilar to the restoration of the Land of Israel, which occurred thousands
of years later. Israel was re-birthed out of the ashes of the Holocaust and by
a group of secular – not religious – Jews.
HILLARY CLINTON PURSUING PREACHING AND
POSSIBLE ORDINATION – (Excerpt)
Charisma News – Aug.
10, 2017 -- Living in the
nation's capital for 24 years and also serving as a cultural commentator, I've
followed many such individuals. Hillary Clinton has been on my watchlist for decades, and now she's captured my attention
once again.
A
recent issue of The Atlantic features an article, "Hillary Wants
to Preach" by Emma Green that's going to "blow many people out of the
water" concerning the latest development in Hillary's life. It has
surfaced that this two-time presidential contender now has her sights set on
involvement in ministry.
You
read that correctly. This is not "fake news!"
Mrs.
Bill Clinton would like to fulfill a hidden dream she's had for years of being
involved in some aspects of preaching as well as securing some type of
ordination in pastoral ministry. You may recall that she is a professing
Methodist and reportedly carries a New Testament in her purse.
No
"specifics" have been revealed just yet, but those close to her do
not believe she will attend a Bible school or theological seminary at this
time.
The apostolic founder of the Methodist Church is one of my
historical heroes, John Wesley. I've stood on the exact spot at Aldersgate Street in England where he was converted when
his "heart was strangely warmed." I've also had the honor of going to
Bristol, where he trained young men for ministry and called them to be faithful
in their proclamation of Scripture.
Obviously, this is where scores of authentic Christians and I
have problems with the notion of Hillary in the pulpit. While she presents
herself as a proponent of social justice, many of her positions do not align
with historic Christian doctrine, especially regarding the sanctity of marriage
and the sanctity of human life.
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She is a rabid pro-abortionist supporting dismemberment of the
unborn child up until the moment of birth. Planned Parenthood, which performs
almost 900 abortions daily, hailed her with massive financial support as well
as awarded her for unwavering advocacy of their work.
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Hillary is a strong proponent of the LGBTQ agenda in all
aspects plus an outspoken advocate for homosexual and lesbian marriage.
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Hillary and her husband continue under a dark cloud of corruption
charges for their Clinton Foundation dealings and her email scandal.
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While her husband lied to the American people, was disbarred and
impeached by the House of Representatives for the Monica Lewinsky affair, plus
was entangled in a series of alleged sexual abuse situations with numerous
women, Hillary besmirched the female accusers in a way that millions found
unwarranted and disgraceful.
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During her campaign to become the first female president of the
United States, she branded half the supporters of her opponent as "Deplorables" which shocked the sensibilities of scores
of God-fearing, patriotic Americans.
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And who can forget when she was president of her class at
Wellesley College that she did her thesis honoring radical agitator, Saul Alinsky, who devoted his book on Rules for Radicals
to Lucifer!
MORE AMERICANS SEE POLYGAMY AS MORALLY
ACCEPTABLE
Americans may
be warming up to the idea of polygamy for one big reason -- television.
Weekend News
today – Jul. 30, 2017 -- A new Gallup poll on American values and
beliefs found that the percentage of people who believe polygamy is
"morally acceptable" has risen to 17 percent since 2003.
While the poll
cited the country's increasingly liberal views on
marriage as one reason, it turns out television shows like "Sister
Wives" has made the practice more popular.
"The TLC
show "Sister Wives" premiered in 2010, and according to The
Washington Post, humanized a family of polygamists," the Gallup reports says. "Notably, over the time it has been on
the air, Gallup has seen support for polygamy rise by nearly 10 percentage
points."
However,
television might not be the only contributor to the rising acceptance of
polygamy.
Gallup Analyst
Andrew Dugan says "it is impossible to establish any direct causality
between the show and changing attitudes."
Despite these
new numbers, polygamy is still considered one of the most morally taboo
behaviors and is illegal in all 50 states.
However, some
private religious sects of Islam and Christianity do practice it.
TINY SUPERLATIVES AND GOD’S LOVE
Psalm 10:14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and
spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself
unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Creation
Moments – Aug. 4, 2017 -- Hummingbirds are among the most exquisite jewels in
God’s creation. Many of their activities and habits seem almost unreal.
I know of no
one who has ever tired of watching a hummingbird hover or fly backward. Our
sense of wonder is not decreased because we understand how the bird can do
these tricks. Perhaps an even greater wonder is how these tiny, fragile
creatures can make their way in a large and often hostile world.
Consider the
broad-tailed hummingbird, for instance. This tiny hummingbird migrates 1,200
miles between Mexico and the Colorado Rockies each year. Its nesting site in
the Rockies is filled with predators. In this setting, the mother searches for
a protected branch where she will build her fragile nest. It’s best if there is
another branch right above the nesting branch to provide shelter from the
elements as well as visual cover from hawks and blue jays. She weaves her nest,
about the size of half a golf ball, from spider webs and down from plants. It
will take two and one-half weeks for her two pea-sized eggs to hatch. In the
meantime, the tiny mother, who weighs less than one-eighth of an ounce, must
keep herself and her eggs warm in temperatures that can drop below freezing.
God has
equipped the delicate hummingbird with intelligence and excellent flying ability,
so that even though it is tiny and weak, it can make its living. The continued
existence of this fragile creature glorifies its Creator, not the principle of
survival of the fittest!
GOD HAS A PURPOSE FOR STORMS
Perhaps you’ve
seen a TV show in which a distracted person is about to step in front of a
moving vehicle. Then suddenly another character races onto the scene, tackling
him to prevent a catastrophe. Stunned and indignant, the near-victim fumes and
swats at his rescuer—that is, until realizing he has just been saved from a far
worse outcome. What at first seemed like a bad thing turns out to be very good.
Storms in our
life can at times serve a similar purpose. It’s easy to get so caught up in the
daily grind or preoccupied with chasing a goal that we miss the good that the
Lord has in mind to give us. When we’re this focused on our own desires, we
also become more vulnerable to making choices that don’t align with His Word.
But wanting
the best for His children, our heavenly Father will go to great lengths to make
sure we are positioned for His blessing in our life. That’s when we may
suddenly find ourselves in the middle of a storm—where life was once sunny, we
are now faced with turmoil or even pain. Disappointment like that can catch us
off guard and make us wonder, Why is God
letting this happen to me? It just may be that He’s trying to protect us
and draw us closer to Him.
Though the
Lord sometimes allows storms in the form of problems and hardships, His goal
isn’t ever to hurt you. If you’re going through a trial right now, God may be
trying to draw your attention back to Him. It is possible He’s disrupting your
plans so He can implement His.
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VIDEO -THE TEMPLE AND THE TEMPLE MOUNT LOCATION - BOB CORNUKE (THIS IS A MUST
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URL - RESEARCHER GIVES SEAL OF APPROVAL TO 53 BIBLICAL CHARACTERS’
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “I don't care what you
have attempted. What you have succeeded at, or what has been your work in
Christ's name while you are here on earth - only one thing matters when you
have reached the last step before you go to stand before Christ:
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Did you tell men and women who Jesus is?
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Did you bring them to some comprehension of His
redeeming love?
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Did you make it plain to them that He alone can pay
their way to heaven throughout His atoning death on the cross?” - Bob
Pierce
INTERESTING ARTICLES
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Can you lose your
Salvation?
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Following the desires
of your heart and the glances of your eyes
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Huge spike in religious
freedom violations
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Bibles Studies underway
at White House
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Fewer Americans are
getting married as millennials postpose nuptials indefinitely
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The lost home of Jesus’
Apostles has just been found?
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The salt of the Earth
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GOD’S WAYS: ORDINARY
AND MIRACULOUS
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‘CAN YOU LOSE YOUR SALVATION?’
Christian
Headline News – Aug. 4, 2017 -- “Can you lose your salvation?” This is
a hotly debated question within Christianity. Renowned evangelist the Rev.
Billy Graham recently provided a biblically-based answer to this controversial
question.
A reader asked
Billy Graham the following question:
“If we repent
of our sins (like the Bible says we're supposed to do), does this mean that if we
ever commit another sin, we'll lose our salvation? I worry about this.”
Graham
responded by assuring the believer that God does not revoke our salvation, no
matter what we do: “One of the devil’s oldest tricks is to make us believe that
God will turn against us and take away our salvation if we ever commit another
sin. But it simply isn’t true!”
“The reason is
because when He died on the cross, Jesus Christ became the final and complete
sacrifice for all our sins—without exception. Remember: Jesus Christ was
without sin, because He was God in human flesh—and God cannot sin. But on the
cross, all our sins were transferred to Him, and He took upon Himself all our
guilt and all our condemnation,” the evangelist continued.
“Don’t trust
yourself or your own goodness for your salvation—for you and I can never be
good enough. Instead, trust Christ and what He has already done for you.”
FOLLOWING THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART AND
THE GLANCES OF YOUR EYES
Israel365 –
Aug. 5, 2017 -- The Hebrew word for ‘youth’ is bachur (בחור), related to the word bachar (בחר)
which means to ‘chose.’ The years of one’s youth, from adolescence to early
adulthood, are specifically a time of life-impacting choices. The young adult
observes the world critically, and makes decisions that can impact the rest of
his or her life regarding where to live, who to marry and what to do
professionally. The young person mentioned here is encouraged to “follow the
desires of your heart and the glances of your eyes,” but is cautioned not to be
led astray by desires, and is reminded that there will be accountability for
these choices.
HUGE SPIKE IN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
VIOLATIONS IN LAST 3 YEARS
Newsmax
– Jul. 25, 2017 -- A new report released by a pro-marriage and pro-life
organization says there's a 76 percent increase in religious freedom violations
over the last three years.
"The
recent spike in government driven religious hostility is sadly not surprising,
especially considering the Obama administration's antagonism toward biblical
Christianity," said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.
"The
report underscores the legitimacy of the actions taken by the Trump
administration to end the policies and practices in federal agencies that fan
the flames of this religious intolerance."
Hostility
toward people who believe in natural marriage between a man and a woman and who
denounce homosexuality has increased the most, with 48 incidents reported since
2014 when the RFC released its first edition. That's double the amount recorded
in the first report, which spanned over a decade and contained 90 incidents –
including 42 due to religious beliefs on natural marriage and human sexuality.
The attack on
religious teaching on marriage and sexuality, "is
the product of more insidious forces which ultimately will erode civil
liberties for all Americans, even if they hold a different viewpoint than our
own," the report stated in its introduction.
BIBLE STUDIES UNDERWAY AT WHITE HOUSE
Newsmax
– Jul. 31, 2017 -- About a dozen members of President Donald Trump's cabinet
gather each week for Bible study at the White House, CBN News reports.
Tom Price,
Betsy DeVos, Rick Perry, Mike Pompeo, Jeff Sessions
and Sonny Perdue are among the cabinet members who take part, CBN reports.
"These
are godly individuals that God has risen to a position
of prominence in our culture," Ralph Drollinger
of Capitol Ministries told CBN. "It's the best Bible study that I've ever
taught in my life. They are so teachable; they're so noble; they're so
learned."
Trump gets a
copy of Drollinger's teachings for the week, and Vice
President Mike Pence has vowed to attend as time permits, CBN reported.
"I just
praise God for them," Drollinger told CBN.
"And I praise God for Mike Pence, who I think with Donald Trump chose great
people to lead our nation."
FEWER AMERICANS ARE GETTING MARRIED AS
MANY MILLENNIALS POSTPONE NUPTIALS INDEFINITELY (Excerpt)
Weekend News
Today – Aug. 2, 2017 -- Not only are fewer Americans getting married, but many
are delaying marriage, and those who are choosing to say, "I do," are
inviting fewer guests, according to a report in Bloomberg, which looked at the
latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and private research firms.
The marriage
rate, which is measured with the number of new marriages per 1,000 people, has
been falling for decades, and it fell especially fast during the recession in
2008 and 2009, says a Bloomberg report, adding that it's unlikely people
started getting married again even as the economy recovered.
This declining
marriage rate might not be visible in the total number of marriages, as the
population rises, but the number of U.S. weddings still fell last year, by 0.5
percent, to 2.162 million, according to estimates by the Wedding Report, a
market-research firm specializing in the wedding industry, the report says.
"In
Europe, and increasingly in the U.S., many couples are postponing marriage
indefinitely, as it becomes more socially acceptable for couples to live
together and have children together outside the bonds of marriage," it
notes.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS: THE LOST HOME OF JESUS'
APOSTLES HAS JUST BEEN FOUND
Newsmax
– Aug. 6, 2017 -- The ancient Roman city of Julias —
home of Jesus' apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip — may have been uncovered on
the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee on a modern-day nature reserve, Haaretz reported.
Within a
multi-layered site of el-Araj in the Bethsaida Valley
Nature Reserve is an advanced Roman-style bathhouse — indicating a city was
there, and not just a fishing village as had been believed, archaeologist
Mordechai Aviam of Kinneret
College told Haaretz.
Two other
candidates for the ancient Roman city Julias include
nearby sites by the lake, Haaretz reported.
But after
finding the bathhouse and other Roman-era remains below the Byzantine ruins at
el-Araj, archaeologists think it's the strongest
candidate for the lost city where Christ's apostles lived, Haaretz
reported.
A key argument
in favor of el-Araj being Julias
lies in a mistake about the level of the Sea of Galilee, Haaretz
reported.
Most
archaeologists assume the level of the lake was 209 meters below sea level
during the Roman period; the Roman layer discovered is 211 meters below sea
level.
"El-Araj most certainly was not under water in the Roman
period," the archaeologists say, the newspaper reported.
Geologists
Prof. Noam Greenbaum from Haifa University and Dr. Nati Bergman from the Yigal Alon Kinneret Limnological
Laboratory studied the layers of the site and concluded the site was covered
with mud and clay carried by the Jordan River in the late Roman period.
THE SALT OF THE EARTH
Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the
earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and
to be trodden under foot of men.
Creation Moments – Aug. 3, 2017 -- There are many different kinds of
salts that occur naturally in our environment. Yet, only one of those salts
stirs our taste buds. That salt – sodium chloride – is the tastiest of all the
salts and the one that all living things need. The amazing chemistry behind
this mystery shows that this is no accident.
The sodium in
common table salt is crucially important in keeping the body’s water in
balance. That makes common table salt irreplaceable for most land animals and
humans. We cannot taste anything unless its molecules are able to get into the
dense network of filaments that coat our taste buds. Most salts, such as
aluminum or magnesium salts, offer no appealing flavor. This is because the
molecules that make up these salts are too large to get through the filaments
around our taste buds.
So sodium
chloride, common table salt, is a carefully designed molecule. We need the
sodium, but can’t really taste it. The chloride, however, is small enough to
get into our taste buds and provide that salty taste. Linked together, each
part of the molecule serves a crucial purpose in
giving salt its flavor.
There are many
beliefs among humans and many types of behavior. However, there is no other way
to come to our Creator and God than through the forgiveness of sins that’s
found in Jesus Christ. Nor is there any other way for us to be truly God’s salt
in the world than by making His forgiveness, Word and will part of our very
beings.
GOD’S WAYS: ORDINARY AND MIRACULOUS
In Isaiah 55:8, God declared, “My thoughts are not
your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways.” And in
fact, one of the biggest frustrations of the Christian life stems from a lack
of understanding about God’s ways. There are times when we could really use a
miracle, but He does not come through for us the way we think He should. Our
unmet expectations lead to confusion, disappointment, and even anger. We might
think, Why did the Lord let me down?
Some people
don’t believe God performs big miracles at all, while others are convinced that
if He’s not doing the miraculous every day, then something is wrong with their
faith. Neither belief is true. We need a balanced perspective, which we find in
the Bible.
God works in
both supernatural and ordinary ways, and He determines the method. Elijah ate
food miraculously delivered by ravens, but his water supply from a brook was
completely natural. When the water dried up, the Lord could have made more
spring from the ground, but He didn’t.
Sometimes God
uses ordinary means to move us in a new direction. The curtailment of Elijah’s
water supply opened the door for his next assignment. When the Lord withholds
miraculous intervention and lets your brook dry up, He has something else
planned for you.
Seeing the
work of God in the miraculous is easy. But He’s just as involved in the
everyday aspects of life as He is in any supernatural event. Look for His
fingerprint in the day’s mundane activities. He is there, opening and closing
doors, drying up one opportunity but initiating another.
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SECTION II - SPECIAL ARTICLES/ BOOK
REVIEWS
IN THIS
SECTION:
· WHAT HAPPENS
AFTER WE DIE? (WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS)
· WHAT’S IN A
NAME?
· "BOB
PIERCE - THIS ONE THING I DO" - A
BOOKREVIEW/SUMMARY
· "THE
HIDDEN CODES OF THE BIBLE" - A BOOK REVIEW/SUMMARY
· "SIGNS
OF THE TIME” - A BOOK REVIEW/SUMMARY
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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE?
By D.E. Davis
For Christians, we are told in Scripture in 2Cr 5:8 that to be
absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. For those who turn away
from God, we are told that they are eternally separated from God and go to a
place called Hell. Rev 14:11 says that
the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and
ever.
The question that everyone ponders is: What really happens after we
die? Do we just lay dormant until the Lord takes us to be with him or until
judgement is handed out at the Great White Throne as called out in Rev. 20:11?
Are we conscience? Do we feel, touch, think, recognize loved ones, know what is happening around us? All questions that we have
ask ourselves, no doubt, at some time in our life.
My own personal review of the Scriptures has led me to believe that
after we die, even though our body may be dead and buried, our Spirit is alive
and fully conscience. Chuck Missler likens this state
of conscienceness to the software that runs the
Computer; once the hardware goes, the software remains intact and available for
further applications.
There are two illustrations in the Bible that makes it clear as to
what happens after death, when we're in the spirit.
The first one is illustrated in the Luke account of Lazarus and the
rich man in Chapter 16. After death, Lazarus, a man of God, is escorted into
Abraham’s Bosom, a holding compartment in Hell for the Believers prior to the
Cross. The non-believing rich man was "buried" and went into a
separate compartment in Hell (Hades), apart from Abraham’s Bosom, where he was
in Torment according to Scripture. Both were in a Spirit state; yet by the
account, they could see each other and speak to each other.
The second account is in Revelation, where John is taken (in the
Spirit) to Heaven to see those things that shall come to pass prior to the
return of Jesus Christ to the Earth, or Second Coming (not the Rapture).
I had to conclude from the study, based on the following Scripture,
that all of the senses we have here on earth will be with us throughout
eternity, even unto death.
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THE
ABILITY TO LOOK/SEE - Luke 16:23;Rev. 1:12;4:1,4; 5:1,2; 6:1,2,8,9; 7:1,2; 8:2;
9:1,17; 10:1,5; 13:1,2,3;14:1,6; 15:1,2; 16:13; 17:3,6; 18:1; 19:11,17,19;
20:1,4,11,12; 21:1,2,22; 22:8
·
THE
ABILITY TO HEAR - Rev. 1:10; 4:1; 5:11; 6:1,3,5,6,7; 7:4; 9:13,16; 10:4,8;
12:10; 14:2,13; 16:1,5,7; 18:4; 19:1,6; 21: 3; 22:8
·
THE
ABILITY TO BEHOLD ( to obtain knowledge of: understand: perceive) - Rev.
5:6,11; 6:5,8,12; 7:9; 8:13; 13:11
·
THE
ABILITY TO REASON - Luke 16:30
·
THE
ABILITY TO CRY (even though there will be no more crying in Heaven) - Rev.
5:4,5; Luke 16:24
·
THE
ABILITY TO SPEAK - Rev. 5:13; 10:9; 21:6,15; Luke 16:24, 29,30,31
·
THE
ABILITY TO FEEL/TOUCH - Luke 16:23, 24,25
·
THE
ABILITY TO REMEMBER - Luke 16:25
·
THE
ABILITY TO WONDER - Rev. 17:6
·
THE
ABILITY TO WRITE - Rev. 1:11; 10:4; 19:9
·
THE
ABILITY TO QUESTION - Rev. 7:13
·
THE
ABILITY TO TAKE (THE BOOK/ROD) - Rev. 10:8,9,10
·
THE
ABILITY TO FALL (ON KNEES) - Rev. 19:10; 22:8
·
THE
ABILITY TO STAND - Rev. 13:1
·
THE
ABILITY TO WORSHIP - Rev. 19:10; 22:8
·
THE
ABILITY TO PERFORM TASKS - Rev. 11:1
God has promised in 1 Thess 4:16 and 1
Cor. 15:52,53 that one day, we shall be reunited with Him in body and will be
transformed and conformed to Him - in the twinkling of an eye. We are also told
in Scripture that we shall see Him face to face- see the Lamb that was slain
for you and me. We know by His Word, that we will Praise Him, Worship Him and
Rule with Him.
One thing in the study that I found extremely fascinating was the
difference in treatment between Lazarus and the non-believing rich man.
Scripture says that Lazarus was escorted to Heaven by an Angel, but there is no
indication in Scripture about how the rich man arrived at Hell. Could it be
that God had a specific purpose why He chose not to tell us in Scripture?
Finally, knowing that others may have varying interpretations of
these Scriptures, I strongly urge you to review the Scriptures yourselves to
determine what you find as the truth according to God’s Word.
WHAT’S IN
A NAME?
For those who
wish you had some other name because you don't like the name you were given,
you had better think twice. It is most
likely that the name your parents picked out for you was not their choice but
God's choice. Let’ s
face it, the word of the Lord is true.
That's why in Eph. 1:4, God proclaimed that He had chosen us from before
the very beginning of the world.
If you follow
the Genealogy of Adam in Genesis, Chapter 5 (*) you will receive an insight
into what importance God put in names - It's an exciting message:
Genealogy Meaning
Adam Man
Seth Appointed
Enosh Mortal
Kenan Sorrow
Mahalalel The
blessed God
Jared Shall
come down
Enoch Teaching
Methuselah His
Death shall bring
Lamech The Despairing
Noah Rest,
Comfort
Now let us look
at God’s Plan for Redemption:
"Man (is)
appointed mortal sorrow; (but) the Blessed God shall come down teaching (that)
His death shall bring (the) despairing rest."
Let us now look
at the Genealogy of Abraham (*):
Genealogy Meaning
Abraham Predestination
Isaac Called
Jacob Justified
Joseph Glorified
(*) Source:
Chuck Missler’s Briefing package: “A Walk Thru the
Bible”
WELL YOU SAY!
BUT THAT WAS ALL OLD TESTAMENT AND WOULDN'T BE APPLICABLE FOR TODAY - WOULD IT?
Well, let us see.................. As a Christian, did God not choose you by name at the same time he chose Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph - before the very foundation of the world? If God had a purpose for their name, would you expect anything less for your name since He chose you at the same time?
As a Christian,
You ought to thank God daily that you, by your given name, was written in the
Lamb's book of life before the very foundation of the world and that you will
be a partaker in all the promises of Rev
21:27.
Within the last
couple of years, researchers have found many startling discoveries through the
use of super computers, specifically, hidden codes that God supernaturally
placed within the Hebrew text of the Bible.
Over 2000 years ago, the names of historical and current leader’s names
were placed in the Bible. Such names as Adolph Hitler, Eichmann, Arafat, Peres,
Rabin, Rabin's murderer Amir, Ben-Zion Netanyahu, Saddan
Hussein, George Bush, Schwarzkoph, Peter Arnet (CNN), Timithy McVeigh,
Bill Clinton.
Do you think
that God would limit His calling out to just those who had a highly visible
historical impact on this world? There
is no doubt that He had a purpose in doing this, if nothing else, just to get
your attention that He is the Creator; that He alone knows the beginning from
the end.
It is my firm
belief that as we advance further with our computer technology and peel back
the layers of the Hebrew text of the scriptures, we will make many more
startling and exciting discoveries. One
being that God has written each and every one of our names in His Word.
HERE IS WHAT GOD
SAID: Isaiah 66:22 "For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will
make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so
shall your seed and your name remain."
BOOK REVIEW by D. E. Davis (September 1997)
BOB
PIERCE -"THIS ONE THING I DO"
By Franklin Graham with Jeanette Lockerbie
It is amazing the worlds that open up to an individual, once the
Power of the Holy Spirit comes upon him. Just three years ago, where once I was
blind to Missions, to all the inspired men and women God has called to service
and the multitude of people all over the world who have been saved,
new worlds are ever opening to me to see how awesome the power of God is in our
Christian lives.
Such was the power and strength of faith Bob Pierce had in our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is
difficult for me to even attempt to assess where God has put Bob along
with other past great men of the faith, but from what I read about his life
with Christ, he certainly had his eyes focused on Jesus! I personally feel inadequate and humbled to
even put in words, my thoughts about this man.
Bob was a man Blessed by God. I feel sad that I never had an opportunity to
know him, but look forward to meeting him one day in heaven.
If ever there was a verse of scripture that represented Bob Pierce,
it had to be the title of this book as taken from Philippians 3:13,14 ".......this
one thing I do,....I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of
God in Jesus Christ."
Bob was raised in Los Angeles and at the age of 12, gave his life
to Christ and was baptized in the Nazarene Church. "God simply called me to
give my heart to Jesus, and I followed Him." He died in 1978 of leukemia but lived his
life for Christ in between in between those dates as if Christ was coming
tomorrow and he still had to witness to the whole world before dawn broke. Throughout his career, he dedicated his life
mainly to Missions and over the years was responsible for founding such World
re-noun programs as "World Vision", an organization dedicated to
meeting the emergency needs in crisis areas such as Korea after the Korean war. During that time
of need, he established
a Korean Orphanage, serving over 30 thousand Korean war
orphans. Bob was also responsible for
starting the World re-noun Korean Orphan's Choir. As an outgrowth of "World Vision"
he founded "World Medical Mission" which covered all emergency
medical needs in countries all over the world which had no medical
facilities. He was also founder of
"Samaritan's Purse" and organization dedicated to funding World
emergency need, no matter where they were.
These organizations are still meeting the needs of those in crisis
today.
If his work through these organizations was not enough, he became a
United Nations War Correspondent during World War II; was Co-founder for
"Youth for Christ"; and became a Motion Picture producer/Radio
program host, author and a lecturer, but first and last, he always considered
himself an evangelist! Even though Bob knew that he was "extraordinarily
gifted by God, he was never impressed with himself - he considered himself just
an earthly vessel, available at all times for the exclusive use of the
Lord".
In his own words, he had "many flaws, failings but had
abundant faith in God who lives and cares about people."
If I had to pick four areas of the Christian life that I feel truly
represented Bob Pierce, they would be 1) Unwavering Faith, 2) Compassion for
others, 3) Obedience to God and 4) Commitment to accomplish the Will of God in
his life.
From the Beginning, Bob knew his calling was for Missions to the
Asian Countries. His first mission led him
through Hawaii to Hong Kong and eventually to China. Getting to China was his first big test of
faith - he had no money, even for the first leg to Hawaii. Bob held the opinion that God knows ones
needs already and if He has called you to a task, He will provide and enable
you - just move out! He did just that and went to the L.A. airport that day
without any money in his pocket. His
faith paid off as God provided the funding for each leg of his trip just at the
moment he needed it. This was the norm rather than the
exception throughout his career as an evangelist. What ever
it was, where ever it was, if God called, Bob would act no matter what the
circumstance......he knew that God would always provide.....and He did!
Bob had a compassion for the spiritually and physically suffering
of the world. "He was the friend of
the little people, the forgotten, the hurting, the maimed, the unheard and the
unsung". Bob's theme was "Let
my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God". It was Bob's
personal belief that "wherever you find men and women who really love
Jesus Christ, you find the compassion of Christ spilling out of them to meet
human need." Over the years World Vision, Samaritan's Purse and other
organizations like them; one in particular, Mission Aviation Fellowship Pilots
(MAF), who flew Missionaries around the world in crisis situations, helped so
many helpless and needy men, women and children. They knew first
hand the healing power of God.
Bob dared it all to be obedient to the Lord's call. Once he had in focus the mission that God
wanted him to accomplish, he followed in Faith to bring the unsaved to
Christ. It was his opinion that " If you are an ambassador, act like one!"- no matter where you are. Bob would bring to memory how other
great men of Faith were obedient even in the face of death. During World War II, a young South Korean
Pastor, Mr. Im was mistaken for a North Korean
Communist and imprisoned. During his
internment, he would go around camp singing "Jesus Loves Me" and
other Christian songs. He not only
uplifted and inspired other fellow Christian prisoners to come together, he brought many more to Christ. Together he and another prisoner, Chaplain Voelkel, established a Bible Study where over 6,000
prisoners finished a six month Bible Study.
Six Hundred (600) of those finishing the Bible Study became pastors and came back to Korea
to preach the Gospel. In another
instance, he related how a Korean school teacher was put to death in front of
his students because of his faith and obedience to the Lord.
To be an ambassador for the Lord "is one of the greatest
things that could ever have happened to anyone - to let God put a fish hook
into you so deep that there is no way of ever getting off the hook."
"Bob did one thing all
of his life, and that was to lead people to the foot of the Cross where they
would put their faith in a risen Lord Jesus Christ. He lived every minute completely amazed that
God could use him. No matter how much he
was able to do in how many places, it was never enough." This was the kind of commitment Bob made to
Jesus; "to commit yourself, give yourself away to God irrevocably, forever. Say to Him, go ahead and burn me up. Spend
me. Eat me up. Use me for you
Glory." And that's exactly what he did.
Being a man of God was not always easy for Bob and he paid a high
price. In one measure or another he had
to forsake his wife, his family, his Mother and Father, his brothers and
sisters and other worldly possessions to follow Jesus. He not only lost his health, he lost his
Daughter, Sharon, to death.
Committing your life to Christ in a Godless society is never easy;
many times you feel like you may be the only one putting your life, your self image, your social acceptance on the line. As Bob came to realize, ". Someone has to go and pay that humiliating
price of literally letting your ego be stomped on- not just pushed in and
suppressed, but laid out there for people to stomp on. We need to do this by the grace of God with
love and patience: sow the seed on rocky soil, nurture it, and maybe never be
applauded."
Committing your life to Christ really comes down to this; What really matters
to you in Life?
On his death bed in the City of Hope, Bob left us this one message
- "I don't care what you have attempted. What you have succeeded at, or
what has been your work in Christ's name while you are here on earth - only one
thing matters when you have reached the last step before you go to stand before
Christ:
- Did you tell men and women who Jesus is?
- Did you bring them to some comprehension of His redeeming love?
- Did you make it plain to them that He alone can pay their way to
heaven throughout His atoning death on the cross?"
Such was the life of a man of God, Bob Pierce.
HIDDEN CODES OF THE BIBLE
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ACT 17:11 - Exhorts you to daily review the scriptures
to see if what is being said is true
References: Grant
R. Jeffrey - "The Signature of God"- RECOMMENDED READING
Other reading: "The Hebrew Factor" by Yacov
Rambsel
Prepared
by D. E. Davis
Daniel 12: 4 - "But thou, O Daniel, shut
up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to
and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
Here is undeniable proof, the third in the
series, that every word, every letter and every punctuation in Bible text was
put their by the inspiration of God. It gives new meaning to the words
"increase knowledge". It's
just one of the many signs, and without a doubt, the most exciting revelation
that God said he would reveal to man in the "end time". As you will see, God has put his signature
throughout the Bible, has revealed History before it ever happened, all through
hidden codes that were supernaturally placed into text which was written over
2,000 years ago; which could only be found with today's computer technological
advances. The codes are found in what
scholars call "Equidistant Letter Sequences" or ESL. That is, each sequential letter in an encoded
word or phrase was found the same distance apart numerically; The exact interval designed by God.
Actually, the discovery of hidden codes in
scripture dates back to before WWI and it was not until 1988 that the use of computers were able to detect a significant amount of
coding in scripture. Since then, the
research that Grant Jeffrey and others have done has just exploded and new
discoveries are happening every day.
Here is a summary of what has been found and
outlined in Grant's book, referenced above.
It is my understanding that he is in the process of writing another book
to tell what he has found subsequent to "The Signature of God".
Luke 21:15 - " For I will give you a
mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay
(refute) nor resist."
Proverbs 25:2 - "It is the glory of God
to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter."
What follows is what most of the human race
would find hard to believe. It
unfathomable to think that the Hebrew Bible, containing 304,805 Hebrew letters,
written by 40 individuals could contain hidden messages that if one letter was
taken out of the text, one word was removed, the hidden message could not be
revealed......yet the message has been sustained for over 2,000 years and has
been revealed to man just as Jesus said it would be. Jesus has actually placed His name and other
messages about Himself into text which proves he is the creator of all; King of
Kings and Lord of Lords.
GOD'S
SIGNATURE
God has personally signed scriptures
throughout the Old and New Testaments in various ways. For example in the Old Testament, he has
encoded his name, Jesus, in the following scripture:
God has also encoded unbelievable detail
about many of the things we read about and which touch our lives daily. For example, he outlines:
PLACES
AND THINGS
·
Gen. 2: 4-10 - The key word "Eden" was
spelled out sixteen (16) times in the span of 379 Hebrew letters. The letters were all equidistant from each
other.
·Gen. 2
- In this chapter which deals with the garden of Eden, scientists found
encoded in the Hebrew text, Twenty-five (25) names of trees that were in the
Garden
of Eden.
·
Gen. 1:1 - Starting with the first appearance of the
Hebrew letter "Tav", the word
"Torah" was found every 50th letter.
·
Ex. 1: 1 - Again, starting with the first appearance of
the letter "Tav" and counting every 50th
letter, the word "Torah" was spelled. Num./Deut.
- In the book of Numbers the word "Torah" was found spelled backwards
every 50th letter. In the book of Deuteronomy,
"Torah" was found again spelled backwards, but this time every
forty-ninth (49) letter.
NAMES
AND EVENTS
·
Holocaust
·
Deut. 10: 17-22 - Beginning with the second to last
appearance of the Hebrew letter "bet" in this passage, they found
every Thirteenth (13) letter, the phrase "b'yam marah Auschwitz" which means "in the bitter sea
of Auschwitz." Also encoded in
this passage were the names of the other Nazi Concentration camp, "Belsen".
·
Deut. 33:21 - Beginning with the letter (resh) that appeared in the Hebrew word "Yisreal," and counting every twenty-second (22) letter
from the left to right they found the phrase "re'tzach
alm" discribing the
Holocaust, which when translated, means "a people cry murder,
slaughter."
·
Adolph Hitler
·
Deut. 10: 17-22 - The word "Hitler" spelled
out in Hebrew was found every twenty-second (22) letter.
·
Deut. 33:16 - Beginning with the first appearance of the
Hebrew letter "mem" and every two hundred and forty-sixth (246)
letter from left to right you find that the coded letters spelled out the
phrase, "Melek Natzim,"
which translates as the "king of the Nazis."
·
Eichmann
·
Deut. 32:52 - Beginning with the appearance of the first
letter (aleph) and counting from left to right every six hundred and seventy
(670) letters, the name "Aik'man" is
spelled, which is the Hebrew form of the name "Eichmann."
·
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
·
"Sadat occurred together with the name of the
leader of the Moslem Brotherhood
assassinating team that killed him.......it contained the year of his
assassination, 1981, and the words
"president," "gunfire," "shot'" and
'Murder".
·
Desert Storm
·
Beginning in Gen. 1:7 and continuing through the rest of
Genesis, Grant Jeffrey indicated at the Prophesy Conference in Irvine,Ca. on 27 Sept. 1996 that
they had recently found information in hidden code in scripture relating to
Desert Storm. I believe more details
will be available in Grant's next book.
·
The French Revolution
·
Gen. 39,41 - "Another
passage in the Book of Genesis revealed a cluster of encoded words that deals
with the French Revolution. The
following words are clustered ogether" "Mapecha HaSarfatit" which
spells "the French Revolution" in Hebrew, "Louis," the name
of the French king, and the word "Beit (house of Bourbon,") his royal
dynasty. In the same cluster were the
following words: "Hamarseilles" (the name of the French anthem) and the
word "Bastillia" (the infamous French
prison for political prisoners........"
OTHER
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
·
Word pairs - "In their initial experiment,
.......the scientists arbitrarily chose three hundred (300) Hebrew
word-pairs that were logically related in meaning, such as hammer and anvil, or
tree and leaf, or man and woman." ".....the researchers were
astonished to find that every single word-pair had been located in Genesis in
close proximity to each other."
·
King David's Ancestors
·
Gen. 28 - " Every one of the five Hebrew names of
these ancestor of King
David (Pharez, Zerah,
Boaz, Obed, Jesse) were found encoded at forty-nine (49) letter intervals, hidden
within the text of Genesis 38".
·
Famous Jewish Rabbi - "The Jewish people celebrate the
memory of their famous sages by commemorating their date of death. Incredibly, the computer program found every
single one of the sixty-six names of these famous rabbis embedded in the text
of Genesis paired at significantly close proximity with their actual date of
birth or their date of death."
IS
THE HEBREW BIBLE UNIQUE TO GOD' S INSPIRED EMBEDDED CODES?
Grant points out that "The researchers
attempted to reproduce these results by running the computer program on other
religious Hebrew texts outside the Bible, including the Samaritan Pentateuch.
.......the researchers could not detect word pairs in the Samaritan Pentateuch
or any other Hebrew text outside the Bible.
In fact, an exhaustive analysis reveals that no other Hebrew text
outside the Old testament contains these mysterious
codes, not even the Hebrew apocryphal books written during the four hundred
years before the birth of Christ"
A
WORD OF CAUTION
"No one can search the Torah using these
codes to foretell future events. The
reason is that it is impossible to extract the encoded information unless you
already know what the future facts are."
"The prophet Isaiah warned against false prophets and declared that
only God can Prophesy
future events accurately
(Isa. 46: 9,10).
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"Computer tapes are now available so
that anyone with a computer can personally verify the existence of these codes
beneath the text of the Scriptures.
As Christians, we can stand firm in the word and shout for joy. God has given us "the words and the wisdom that none of our adversaries will be able to refute or contradict", no matter how much they try!
PRAISE
THE LORD!
SIGNS OF THE TIME
References: Grant
R. Jeffrey - "The Signature of God"- RECOMMENDED READING
Prepared by D. E. Davis
June 10, 1997
Prelude
How do we know that Jesus is the one true God when there
are so many religions, cultures and cults that claim that they serve the one
true god? How about Buddha, Allah?
Scripture says that God alone knows the beginning from the
end. The way that God establishes His
authority is through Biblical Prophesy. There are over 500 prophesies that were
prophesied over 2,000 years ago that have all come to pass. There are still some Old Testament that have
yet have to be fulfilled (Daniel Ezekiel), but there has never been an event
prophesied that has not come to pass in it’s time.
100% accuracy tells us that the God of the Bible is the only true God. No one else in the history of the world,
living or dead, can make this claim.
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In Matthew 24:3, just before Jesus' ascension
into heaven, the disciples of Jesus ask Him what would be the sign of His
second coming. Over the centuries
various groups have attempted to guess when Christ would return to the earth to
claim His inheritance as promised throughout scripture. As we know, no one has been right yet!. God clearly states
in Matthew 24:36 that no man, not even the angels, know the day or the time
when Christ will return. Only God the Father knows.
This summary is
clearly not another attempt to forecast this event. This summary does, however, attempt to
provide an awareness of what is happening around you so that you will not be
caught unaware. (Ref. Luke 21:34 and Matthew. 24:42).
ACT
17:11- Exhorts you to daily review the scriptures to see if what is being said
is true.
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SIGNS OF THE TIME-------------------
Grant Jeffrey has done a wonderful job of
providing critical information about events that are happening in this
generation that all Christians need to know;
Events that were prophesied over 2,500 years ago. Approximately 90% of the material contained
herein was extracted and summarized from Grant's book. I highly recommend reading this book as it
contains so much more that you will want to know.
THE
REBIRTH OF ISRAEL
The rebirth of Israel was prophesied in
several scriptures throughout the Bible.
Isaiah 66: 8 predicted that Israel would be born again in
"one" day. Ezekiel 4:3-6 and Levitcus
26:18 foretold the exact number of days that it would take Israel to
re-establish themselves as a nation in the last days. ( The
exact calculation can be found in Grant Jeffrey's book referenced above). On
May 14, 1948, the Jews proclaimed their independence of the reborn state of
Israel.....The exact day that was predicted over twenty-five (25) centuries
ago.......No other ancient nation ever ceased to exist for a period of
centuries and then returned to take its place on the stage of world
history."
PRESENT
ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
In Psalms 83:2-8, God inspired King David to
predict that upon Israel's rebirth as a nation it would be immediately
surrounded by their enemies. The modern
names of those nations named in scripture include Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
and Syria....the nations that have now joined the Palestinians in their attempt
to destroy Israel.
In Gen. 12: 3, God has promised to punish those
nations that come against Israel.
"I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth
be blessed."
RESTORATION
OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE
When Israel was captured by Nebuchadnezzar in
approx. 562 B.C., Israel was no longer allowed to speak the Hebrew language,
but had to learn the language of the Chaldeans.
The Lord predicted, however, through Zephaniah 3:9, that he would
restore a pure language to Israel so that they may "serve him with one consent".
It was in the early part of this Century that the Hebrew language was
revived from the dead language. Today,
Hebrew is a living language to over 5 million Israelis.
THE
FERTILITY OF ISRAEL
In Isaiah 27:6; 35:7 and Joel 2:23, the Lord
prophesied through these prophets that the deserted, unproductive, barren land
of Israel would once again become productive in the last days and that Israel
would experience tremendous increases of rain.
Ever since Israel has returned to the land, they have flourished in the
land and now supply over 90 percent of the citrus fruit consumed in
Europe. Rainfall has increased by more
than "10 percent every decade for the last century and Israel has planted
in excess of two hundred (200) million trees and transformed the complete
environment of the Promised Land."
According to the United Nations, Israel is now "the most
agriculturally efficient land on earth."
THE
UNWALLED CITY
Ezekiel 38:11 speaks of the future invasion
of Gog and Magog (Russia) saying "And thou shalt say, I will go up to the
land of un-walled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell
safely, all of them dwelling without walls and having neither bars nor
gates". Grant explains that "even army bases and Israel's settlements
in the West Bank and Gaza have no walls today.........How could Ezekiel have
known twenty-five centuries ago that the development of modern weapons such as
bombs, airplanes and missiles, would have made walls and gates irrelevant for
defensive purposes in the last days. In
the ancient past even small villages as well as cities depended on walls for
defense against invading armies."
PLANS
FOR REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE
Revelations 11:1, 2 foretells of Israel
rebuilding the Temple in the last days.
There is much controversy between the Israelis and the Muslim's because
the Dome of the Rock (Al-Aqsa Mosque) it is believed, sits on the very spot
where the Temple is suppose to be built. In recent years, however, aerial Infra-red
photography shows that this may not be the case. Ezekiel 44:14-18, tell about the sacred
vessels and linen robes that must be used in the Temple. "The Temple Institute in Jerusalem has
already prepared over 75 of the objects, vessels, and linen garments required
for future Temple service.......over 500 men from the tribe of Levi have
already been trained to fulfill the duties of Temple worship and
sacrifice."
Update:
Just recently in the Washington Post on May
28, 1997, it was reported that a 10 month old heifer named "Melody" is the
first red heifer to be born in Israel in over 2,000 years. "In ancient times, the ashes of a red
heifer were mixed with spring water to purify high priests before they entered
the Temple."
THE
REBUILDING OF BABYLON
We know that the old city of Babylon (now
called Iraq) will be built again in the end times because Isaiah 13:6, 19
foretells of its destruction. In Isaiah
34:8-10 it is prophesied that the rebuilt City of Babylon will burn for ever.
"As unlikely as it seems, the Iraqi
government of Saddam Hussein has spent over one billion dollars rebuilding the
ancient city of Babylon and intends that it will become the center of their
future renewed Babylonian Empire.
Interestingly, the whole city of Babylon was built over an underground
lake of asphalt and oil."
THE
ANOINTING OIL
The prophet Daniel prophesied in Dan. 9:24
that the when Jesus returns, that the most Holy of Holies will be anointed with
the anointing oil. "One of the five
ingredients, afars' mon, was
thought lost forever, when the Temple was destroyed in A.D. 70 and the only two
groves of afars'mon trees in existence were burned
to the ground. Incredibly, several years ago, archeologists
in Israel found a clay flask buried near the Dead Sea caves filled with the ancient
oil of anointing. Scientists confirmed
that the oil is two thousand years old and is composed of the precise
ingredients described in Exodus 30:25,26."
PESTILENCE/FAMINES/EARTHQUAKES
Matthew 24:7 prophesied that in the last days
"For nation shall rise against nation and Kingdom against Kingdom: and
there shall be famines, and pestilence, and earthquakes, in divers (various)
places." Grand Jeffrey writes
regarding these matters:
·
Pestilence - In 1991, the Central Intelligence Agency
produced a report which "concluded that up to 75% of the population of
Africa living in the area south of the Sahara Desert may become infected with
AIDS over the next 12 years. This will
mean the death by AIDS of over three hundred million people in Africa alone. In July 1991, the South African Medical
Journal reported that a staggering 47% of black male and female blood donors
tested positive for AIDS during 1989."
In Nov. 1996, the
Associated Press reported that "Sexually transmitted diseases are
diagnosed 12 million times a year in the United States - including a staggering
3 million cases among teen-agers".
·
Famine - The
United Nations today "claim that over thirty million in Africa are now at
risk of dying from the most devastating famine in this century. The UN estimates that one billion people are
in danger of starvation while another billion lack proper nutrition. North American food reserves (grain and corn)
are at the lowest level in sixty years."
·
Major killer earthquakes – “Major Killer earthquakes
(7.2 or greater on the Richter scale) occurred
only once per decade throughout history until our century. However, since A. D. 1900, the growth in
major earthquakes has been
relentless. From 1900 to
1949 it averaged three major quakes per decade.
From 1949 the increase became awesome with 9 killer quakes in the
1950's; 13 in the 1960's; 56 in the 1970's and an amazing 74 major quakes in
the 1980's. Finally, in the 1990's, at
the present rate, we will experience 125 major killer quakes in this
decade."
WORLD
WIDE COMMUNICATION
In Revelation 11:9,10,
it is prophesied that during the tribulation period, the antichrist will have
the two witnesses that God sent killed and their bodies will lay in the street
for three and a half days while the whole world watches.
Did not the whole world watch Desert Storm on
CNN television? With all the
technological advances in telecommunications, including the recent opening of
the World Wide Net to our computer industry, any event happening in any part of
the world can now be viewed while it is happening. The prophesy of the two witnesses could literally be fulfilled
today. This could not have happened just
10 or 15 years ago.
INCREASED
KNOWLEDGE AND TRAVEL
Daniel 12:4 prophesies how much knowledge and
travel will increase in the end time. "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the
words, and seal the Book, even to the time of the end: Many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall
be increased."
Today, it is estimated that "Human
knowledge is growing so quickly that it literally doubles every twenty-four
months." With the discovery
through the use of modern "Super" computers by Grant Jeffrey and
other researchers of the hidden codes that God supernaturally designed into the
original Hebrew text of the Torah describing not only the history of the world
in advance, but also verifying his Authority through His personal signature
throughout his scripture, we realize that God chose this generation to reveal
this unique aspect about himself.
It is also amazing that in this century, we
have gone from horses to cars, from cars to supersonic spacecraft; not only can
we now travel the world in a matter of hours, but in the case of the U.S. Space
Shuttle Discovery, we can now travel at speeds in excess of eighteen thousand
miles per hour.
REVIVAL
OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Daniel 2:40-44 predicts that the old Roman
Empire will be revived in the end times into a ten Nation alliance. We currently see the foundation being laid
today through the European Economic Community. "In 1957, six (6) Countries
signed the Treaty of Rome laying the foundation for the future United States of
Europe.............Since then the Maastricht Treaty consolidated the fifteen
(15) Nations of the European Union into the worlds
first superstate." All it will take is the re-shuffling and/or
the consolidation of Nations to bring this prophesy to
a literal fulfillment.
ODDS
THAT THESE PROPHECIES WERE FULFILLED BY CHANCE IN THIS GENERATION
"In the Bible there are several types of
generations. One generation is defined
as the length of life of the average person - seventy or eighty years. However, a generation of governing is usually
defined as forty years,...........During the last two
thousand years since the days of Christ, there were fifty such forty-year
generations. Therefore, the odds are one
chance in fifty that any one of these specific prophecies happened by chance in
our generation rather than some other generation."
"The odds that more than one event
happening in our life time are:
"Another way of looking at this is that
the chance that the prophets of the Bible correctly guessed these prophecies is
also one in 97,500 trillion............in other words, it is simply impossible
that men alone could
have written the Bible
without the supernatural assistance and inspiration of God."
Matthew 24:32-35 - "Now learn a parable
of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth
forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see
all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my
words shall not pass away."
Luke 21:28 - "And when these things
begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your
redemption draweth nigh."
ANTI-CHRIST
TO BE REVEALED
As of today, no one knows who the Anti-Christ
is, but we do know what God has told us about him:
Many people try to spiritualize or say the
events prophesied in the Bible are just symbolic. Any doubt about how God handles these
prophetic events should have been erased on May 14,1948. God is literally fulfilling scriptural
prophesy before our very eyes. Can we
expect anything less for those few remaining prophesies for which He has
promised the world; 1) the removal of the one who restrains the man of
lawlessness/Sin (the rapture of the Church), 2) His second coming to take
possession of His inheritance, 3) The millennial kingdom and 4) the new heaven and new earth.
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Ezekiel 33:6 - "But if the watchman see
the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the
sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his
iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand."
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