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Does Hell really exist?
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King David’s formative
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Why the Jews are proof
God exists
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Newly minted
Trump-Cyrus Temple coin prophetic confirmation
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Can Man become
immortal?
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DOES HELL ACTUALLY EXIST?
Charisma News
– Apr. 5, 2018 -- The concept of a person spending an eternity in hell is so
grave to me that I do not believe it is intellectually possible for me to fully
conceive it. As a matter of fact—I believe that most Christians live as though
there is no hell, because if we truly believed its existence, we would do much
more to spread the good news of Jesus.
The debate
over the existence of hell was just made front and center recently when Pope
Francis allegedly stated that bad souls just disappear, and hell does not
exist.
To quote the
story: Eugenio Scalfari, 93, wrote an article in
Thursday's La Repubblica. He asked the pope
where "bad souls" go and where they are punished. Scalfari
quoted the pope as saying:
"They are
not punished. Those who repent obtain God's forgiveness and take their place
among the ranks of those who contemplate him, but those who do not repent and
cannot be forgiven disappear. A hell doesn't exist,
the disappearance of sinning souls exists."
Whether the
pope said this or not is not the concern of this article. My main concern is
what the Bible teaches about this grave subject (I believe that Scripture
trumps church tradition, creeds, catechisms, church confessions, canon law and
statements or teachings by popes and other prelates).
Truly, if
there is a hell, then a wise person would make a lifestyle choice to avoid an
eternity in that place; if there is no hell—or if all people will eventually be
reconciled to God irrespective of what they believe—then Jesus died on the
cross in vain to save us and or it is not necessary to follow Jesus to reap the
benefits of the cross.
What the
Old Testament Jews Believed
Since this is
a brief article, I cannot go into detail regarding all the texts about hell in
both testaments. That being said, the Old Testament account of hell is sparse.
However, the Jews of antiquity believed in such a place reserved to punish
evildoers, as noted by the prophet Isaiah (66:24):
"And they
shall go forth and look on the corpses of the men who have transgressed against
Me. For their worm shall not die,
nor shall their fire be quenched. And they shall be an
abhorrence to all flesh."
The New
Testament Teachings of Jesus and the Apostles
That Jesus
believed in the existence of an eternal hell for unbelievers is
incontrovertible.
Hence, if a
person doesn't believe it exists—either they think they know more about
eternity than Jesus or they think Jesus was mistaken— (I would never bet
against Jesus!)
Jesus made it
clear there was an eternal state of suffering for unbelievers when He told the
story of "the Rich man and Lazarus" (Luke 16:19-21). Although cults
like the Jehovah's Witnesses (Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, who believe
in soul annihilation) wrest the Scriptures and say this was a parable, Luke
says "There was a rich man ..." If it was a parable, the New Testament
writer would have mentioned it was a parable as they did in other passages (see
Luke 18:1; 9; Mark 4:2, 13:30).
In this sober
story, the rich man died and went to a place of torment—being fully conscious
while suffering in agony in the flames of hell. Jesus also warned followers to
remove everything in their life that causes them to stumble or they risked
going to hell, into the unquenchable fire where their worm does not die and
their fire is not quenched (Mark 9:42-49). He also said to the Pharisees
"You serpents! You generation of vipers! How can you escape the judgment
of hell?" (Matt. 23:33).
The belief in
an eternal hell and judgment was carried over by the apostles of Christ. The
apostle Paul warned that "we must all appear before the judgment seat of
Christ, which should result in the fear of the Lord" (2 Cor. 5:10,11). The judgment seat for unbelievers is unpacked more
fully by the apostle John as shown in the book of Revelation (20:11-15).
This
eschatological passage regarding the final judgment is worth reading here:
Then I saw a
great white throne and Him who was seated on it. From His face the earth and
the heavens fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead,
small and great, standing before God. Books were opened. Then another book was
opened, which is the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their
works as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and
Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged,
each one by his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire.
This is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book
of Life was cast into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:11-15).
Notice—there
were "books" opened for unbelievers and only one book ("The Book
of Life") for believers. Why is this? Because all the sins and acts of
disobedience against God are recorded and shown to unbelievers to demonstrate
the justice of God before their final judgement; and only one book is needed
for (perhaps) billions of Christ followers because their sins have been washed
away through faith in the blood of Christ's vicarious death on the cross.
Hence, the
only thing recorded in "The Book of Life" are the "names"
(not the sins) of those who have received Jesus as Lord of their life (John
1:12,13; Rom. 10:9,10).
Finally, Jesus
said that hell was not created for humanity but for the devil and his angels
(Matt. 25:41). God is not willing for any (humans) to perish but all to come to
repentance because Jesus did not come to condemn the world but to save it (2
Pet. 3:19; John 3:17).
Consequently,
the choice of where a person spends eternity is up to them; believe in Jesus,
and you will not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
"He who
believes in the Son has eternal life. He who does not believe the Son shall not
see life, but the wrath of God remains on him" (John 3:36).
Israel365 – Feb. 11, 2018 -- King David was just one of
the great leaders of Israel who worked as a shepherd before stepping into a public leadership role. Working as a shepherd in
Biblical times, as well as working as a modern-day shepherd pictured above, is
a great responsibility. Each individual sheep must be cared for whilst tending
to the flock as a whole. Life as a shepherd is the perfect training for leaders
who must reign over an entire nation as well as maintain concern and compassion
for each individual under their leadership.
WHY THE JEWS ARE PROOF GOD EXISTS
"Blessed
are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by
the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their
heights" (Deut. 33:29).
Charisma News –
Mar. 27, 2018 -- When former Israeli National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen was
named head of the Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, he noted that Israel
was only established because of the help of God and that God's help is just as
needed today. And Cohen was right! It has often been said that Israel's secret
weapon is faith. More accurately, Israel's greatest weapon is God, yet it is
our faith in Him that activates His intervention.
In
Deuteronomy, after Moses had concluded blessing each of the 12 tribes of
Israel, just prior to his death, Moses gave a general blessing to the entire
nation. He said: "Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a
people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your
glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their
heights" (Deut. 33:29).
The Jewish
sages explain that it is precisely because Israel looks to God as our
"shield and helper" that God becomes our "glorious sword,"
allowing us to overcome our enemies. Indeed, our faith is what has helped
Israel overcome overwhelming odds and is the reason why we are still here.
In the 1800s,
the kaiser of Prussia asked his head adviser if he
could prove the existence of God. Otto Von Bismarck replied, "The Jews,
sir, the Jews." There is no natural explanation for how a tiny group of
people, twice exiled from their land, and persecuted repeatedly for millennia,
could still be around today.
Moreover, the
fact that the Jewish people have returned to their homeland, a feat never
accomplished by any other nation, is nothing less than miraculous. As Moses
said, "Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord?" The only
explanation for the miracle of the existence of the Jewish people and the State
of Israel, is the existence of God.
However, what
I love most about this verse is that it instills hope and inspires faith for
the future. Just as God has helped Israel beat the odds for the past 70 years,
we can be sure that He will continue to do so for the next 70 years—and
longer! Even as Israel faces unprecedented challenges today, we can trust in
God for unparalleled salvation.
We are
watching history unfold before our very eyes. We are watching ancient
prophecies come to fruition. And like Israel, when we activate our faith, we
can activate God's intervention during these tumultuous times. The God of
Israel is great. The God of Israel lives. And the God of Israel will protect
and guide all who call to Him.
As
the Scriptures say: "The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, to all who
call upon Him in truth" (Ps. 145:18). Let us say Amen!
NEWLY MINTED TRUMP-CYRUS-THIRD TEMPLE
COIN PROPHETIC CONFIRMATION DURING ISRAEL'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY (Excerpt)
Charisma News
– Apr. 13, 2018 -- A coin minted to celebrate Israel's 70th birthday has Donald
Trump's profile superimposed over King Cyrus on one side and the third temple
on the other. It's called the temple coin.
"The fact
that Orthodox Jews wanted to honor Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel and they minted this coin—a one-half silver shekel—is as if
they are confirming this word given by Christians as valid.
"The great significance is that on one
side the coin has the image of Cyrus and Trump. On the other side it has the
image of the third temple yet to be built. The one half-silver shekel during
the time of the temple was required to be paid as an offering by each male of a
Jewish household during Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) that was earmarked
for the upkeep of the holy temple! It is the hope of the Orthodox Jews who
minted this coin that this coin will be actually used to pay that offering
again for the upkeep of the third temple," Marcus says.
Many
modern-day prophets, including Lance Wallnau and Mak Taylor, prophesied Trump would be like King Cyrus of
the Bible.
The prophet
Isaiah wrote: "Thus says the Lord to Cyrus, His anointed, whose right hand
I have held—to subdue nations before him and to loosen the loins of kings, to
open doors before him so that the gates will not be shut: I will go before you
and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of
bronze and shatter the bars of iron. And I will give you the treasures of
darkness and hidden riches of secret places so that you may know that I, the
Lord, who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel" (Isa. 45:1-3).
The coin, a
joint effort of the nascent Sanhedrin, the Mikdash
(Temple) Educational Center and the United Temple Movements, was prepared to
honor Israel's 70th anniversary next week on April 19, Breaking Israel News reports.
"In the
context of the coin, we are expressing gratitude for President Trump's bold
decision to transfer the American Embassy to Jerusalem, thereby recognizing
King David's capital and the site of Solomon's temple as the true capital of
Israel," Mordechai Persoff, head of the Mikdash Educational Center, a non-profit organization for
education about the Temple, tells Breaking Israel News.
"They are
non-Jewish leaders who played an essential role in the return of the Jews to
Jerusalem. Hopefully, Trump will continue in this path and, like Cyrus, play a
central role in the building of the temple," Persoff
says.
Marcus says
the coin is an example of further biblical prophecies coming to fruition.
"We are
truly living in the end times," Marcus says. "The parable of the fig
tree blooming speaks of Israel becoming a nation again. The recapturing of
Jerusalem during the six-day war helped serve as the fulfillment of Jesus'
prophecy. He said, 'This generation will not pass away without seeing the
millennial kingdom of God established in the earth.'"
CAN MAN BECOME IMMORTAL?
Psalm 23:4
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I
will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort
me.”
Creation
Moments – Apr. 9, 2018 -- When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, they
brought death into the world. Death is an enemy, but for the believer who has
eternal life, death provides a doorway out of a sinful world and into Christ's
presence. Modern science has learned that our cells themselves carry the
information that will result in their death one day. Add to this the wear and
tear of everyday life, and accidents, and death becomes inevitable.
However, some
modern scientists believe that they are within reach of doubling our lifespans.
Some even think they can do away with death completely. Each time a cell
divides the tips of the DNA become shorter. When the DNA chains shorten to a
preprogrammed length, the cell dies instead of dividing again. Researchers have
now discovered a protein that can restore those tips, theoretically preventing
a timed death. Scientists have also learned how to inject new neurons into the
brain to restore it to youth. They are also experimenting with methods of
growing new organs for transplantation. These and other procedures, they say,
could end death forever. Unfortunately, some of these advances come at the cost
of the lives of aborted babies and lab-grown human embryos.
Can man
reverse the death that has resulted from his own sin? Only one Man can. Jesus
Christ, the man-God, gives eternal life to all who believe in Him as their Lord
and Savior and makes death but a shadow for the believer.
TRIUMPH THROUGH FAILURE
We’ve all left
footprints in the valley of failure. What matters is how we respond afterwards.
Do we give up and live a defeated life, or do we believe God can restore us?
The story of
Peter’s failure and subsequent restoration gives us tremendous encouragement.
Jesus warned that Peter would fall short, but He also prayed for the disciple’s
faith not to fail. Jesus assured Peter ahead of time that his failure would not
be the end of the story—he would stand up again and strengthen the others (Luke 22:31-32).
The Lord knew
that before Peter could be molded into a strong yet humble leader, his pride
and self-confidence had to be brought low and his heart broken. Although Satan
wanted to sift the disciple to make him useless, Christ commandeered the
process to make Peter useful.
In the same
way, God can use our failures to prepare us to be more effective servants for
Him. Although we may feel as though we have slipped from His grasp, Jesus has
promised that nothing and no one can separate us from His love. He sits at the
Father’s right hand, always interceding for us (Rom. 8:34).
When we wallow
in our failures and build walls around our heart to deny the Lord access, we
are resisting much-needed brokenness and healing. If we want God to use us, we
must allow Him to get rid of the chaff that keeps us from being who He desires
us to be. But if we will humbly turn to the Lord, He’ll give us a fresh start
and a renewed understanding of His goodness and purpose.
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DOES THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST MATTER RIGHT
NOW? (Excerpt)
The Christian
Post – Apr. 2, 2018 -- There is a day coming when every Christian will stand
before the Judgement Seat of Christ. On that day we will see our Lord face to
face and He will give us our rewards or we will suffer loss based on what we do
for His kingdom in this life. With that sobering thought in mind, we need to
examine our hearts and motives to be intentional about Judgment (Bema) Seat
living. 1 Corinthians 3:15
Bema is the
Greek translation for judgment seat. In the days of the early church, you would
go into a town and find a raised platform and a judgment (bema) seat. Before we
continue, let's differentiate between the two key judgments mentioned in the
New Testament regarding the end time scenario.
There is the
Great White Throne Judgement. This is where all of those who did not repent and
rejected God's gift of salvation through the atoning work of Jesus on the cross
for their sins will be judged guilty. No Old Testament era saint or Christian
will be at this judgment because it is for the unrepentant. Revelation 20:12
The Bema Seat
is where all Christians must all appear so that each one may receive what is
due for what they have done in the body, whether good or evil. 2 Corinthians 5:9
Now that we
see the difference between these two distinct times of judgment, let's examine
why we should prepare for the Bema Seat.
Jesus should
be the foundation of our work. 1 Corinthians 3:12 is the benchmark for our work,
deeds, or labor for the kingdom. All work that is placed upon the foundation is
tried by fire. If our work is gold, silver, or precious stones, it will be
evident at the Bema Seat. If the work is wood, hay, or straw, it will be
consumed. The Judgment Seat of Christ matters now, therefore, the quality of
the work we perform on earth matters greatly.
In the daily
life of a self-identifying disciple of Jesus, the quality, and authenticity of
our work depends on one word: motives. Luke 21:1-4
Is it possible
for a born-again believer to get caught up in the fast pace business of
fellowship, programs, activities, small group, and serving only to lose
perspective and work with the wrong motives? The answer is yes because it's
easy to start off doing any good work with the motive of bringing Glory to God
but what happens over the years if the joy of our salvation turns into apathy?
We take our eyes off of the reason we live, move, and have our being. We must
examine our heart and ask the Lord to give us a renewed desire to glorify Him.
He needs to be the reason we are doing the kingdom work we do.
If we
volunteer to serve, help, give, and work for any other motive but God's glory,
we are not engaged in Bema seat living. If I'm seeking to bolster my standing
in the local church by being seen in all the right places, doing all the right
work, in front of all the right people, then I receive the glory and already
have my reward.
Along the
lines of God's glory and our motives, we need to remember the church is no
place for bravado driven self-congratulatory applause from other believers for
good works and service. We come together for one reason and it's to exalt
Jesus, not ourselves. Jesus gives a perfect and practical example of heart motive
in Matthew 6:1
What would
happen to your walk with the Lord if you live each day with the Bema Seat as
the starting point and not look at it as something that will occur way off in
the distant future? If we really begin to comprehend the amazing rewards and
joys Christ has planned for us at His judgment seat, we would be increasingly
focused on what brings Him glory and not settle for an apathetic Christian
walk.
And whatever
you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17
At the Bema
Seat, we will stand before the Lord and give an account. Will He comfort us
with His nail-pierced hands as we place our crowns at His feet? It's only
wonderful conjecture now, but one day we will all stand before Jesus, the one
who has given us eternal life.
Revelation 22:12 "Behold, I am coming soon,
bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.
He made the laver of brass and its stand of brass, from the mirrors of the
women who performed tasks at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. (Exodus
38:8)
Israel365 –
Feb. 2o, 2018 -- While in the desert, the women of the Nation of Israel donated
their mirrors to provide copper for the laver of the tabernacle. In Egypt, the
women would use these mirrors to beautify themselves in order to enliven the
spirits of their husbands after returning from the day's slave labor. These
righteous women never lost faith in God and His promise of redemption, and
ensuring the continuity of the Nation of Israel through the use of these
mirrors. Due to the merit of the righteous women in the generation of the
exodus, the brass from their mirrors were used to
construct a vessel in the tabernacle.
AMERICAN CHURCHGOERS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE
TERM 'GREAT COMMISSION'
Koenig’s
Int’l News – Mr. 30, 2018 --A little over half of American churchgoers are not
familiar with the term "Great Commission," according to a study
conducted by the Barna Group and the Seed Company.
The
"Great Commission" is a term used to describe Jesus' call to
evangelism in Matthew 28:18-20: "All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you
always, to the very end of the age."
In a
report released Tuesday, Barna found that 51 percent
of church attendees in the United States were unfamiliar with the term
"Great Commission."
From
there, 25 percent of respondents said they heard of it but did not recall its
"exact meaning," 17 percent knew for sure, and 6 percent said they
were not sure.
"The
data indicates that churches are using the phrase less, which may reveal a lack
of prioritizing or focusing on the work of the Great Commission, but may also
indicate that the phrase, rather than the scriptures or the labor, has simply
fallen out of favor with some," noted Barna.
Barna
drew from data based off of interviews conducted last October of 1,004 American
adult churchgoers, with the term "churchgoers" being defined as
someone who had attended worship within the past six months.
The
report found mixed results for millennial respondents. Compared to older
generations, Millennials were not only the least likely to correctly identify
the Great Commission based on the verse in Matthew,
they were also the least likely among adult generations to not know what the
Great Commission is.
"Roughly
two in five people among the three oldest generations correctly identify the
Great Commission (43% of Elders, 42% of Boomers, 41% of Gen X). Churchgoing
Millennials, however, are about as likely to misidentify (36%) as to correctly
identify (34%) the Great Commission," the Barna
report noted.
Barna
researchers nevertheless cautioned that "this study cannot conclude
whether respondents are ignorant of the scriptural mandate itself, or just
unaware that it is commonly called the Great Commission."
Barna's
report on the familiarity American Christians have with the term "Great
Commission" comes a few months after the American Culture & Faith
Institute released a study showing that American churches are not emphasizing
evangelism.
An
organization headed by Barna Group founder George Barna, the ACFI, noted last December that a decreasing
number of churches "emphasize and equip people for evangelism these days,
and the results are obvious and undeniable."
"The
implications of ignoring gospel outreach — especially among children, who are
the most receptive audience to the gospel — are enormous," stated ACFI.
"All
the 'church growth' strategies in the world cannot compensate for the absence
of an authentic transmission of the good news of what Jesus Christ has done for
humanity."
PALESTINIANS:
A MARCH TO DESTROY ISRAEL
Weekend
News Today – Apr. 3, 2018 -- Based on statements made by Hamas leaders, the "March of
Return" campaign is not about improving the living conditions of the
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Nor is it about finding ways to solve the
"humanitarian" and "economic" crises in the Gaza Strip.
The mass
protests are aimed at forcing Israel to accept millions of Palestinian
"refugees" as a first step towards turning Jews into a minority in
their own country. The next step would be to kill or expel the Jews and replace
Israel with an Islamic state. Did they expect the Israeli soldiers to greet
them with flowers?
The
Palestinian "March of Return" is being mistakenly referred to by some
journalists and political analysts as a "peaceful and popular" drive
by Palestinians demanding freedom and better living conditions.
Palestinians'
living conditions in the Gaza Strip could be improved if the Egyptians only
opened the Rafah border crossing and allowed Palestinians to leave and allowed
Arabs and others to come and help the people there. Their lives could be
improved if Hamas stopped building terror tunnels and smuggling weapons.
On March 30,
an attempt by tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to infiltrate
the border with Israel launched a six-week campaign of mass protests -- called
the "March of Return" -- organized by Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other
radical Palestinian groups.
The groups
encouraged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to head to the areas adjacent to the
border with Israel. The protesters were also encouraged to try to infiltrate
the border, thus putting their lives at risk.
Hamas and its
allies told the protesters that the "March of Return" marked the
beginning of the "liberation of all of Palestine, from the Mediterranean
Sea to the Jordan River." In other words, the Palestinians were told that
infiltrating the border with Israel would be the first step toward destroying
Israel.
Hamas leaders
Ismail Haniyeh and Yehya Sinwar,
who joined the March 30 mass protests along the border with Israel, did not
hide the real goal behind the "March of Return" -- to destroy Israel
and thwart US President Donald Trump's yet-to-be-announced plan for peace in
the Middle East.
The two Hamas
leaders told the protesters that the March 30 demonstrations marked the
beginning of a "new phase in the Palestinians' national struggle on the
road to liberating all of Palestine, from the river to the sea." Haniyeh
and Sinwar also made it clear that the "March of
Return" had another goal: to foil any attempt by the Arabs to make peace
or normalize their relations with Israel.
Based on
statements made by Hamas leaders, the "March of Return" campaign is
not about improving the living conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza
Strip. Nor is it about finding ways to solve the "humanitarian" and
"economic" crises in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas and its
allies did not send the protesters to the border with Israel to demand jobs and
medicine. They did not encourage Palestinians to risk their lives at the border
with Israel because of the lack of electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip.
Instead, the
organizers sent the Palestinians to the border after assuring them that this
was the only way to flood Israel with hundreds of thousands of Palestinian
"refugees" as part of the "right of return." The
"right of return" refers to the Palestinian demand that Israel allow
Palestinian "refugees" and their descendants to move to Israel.
THE GARDEN ON A HILL
\Genesis 2:8
“And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he
put the man whom he had formed.”
Creation
Moments – Apr. 5, 2018 -- In C.S. Lewis’s book about the creation of Narnia, The
Magician’s Nephew, there is an “Enclosed Garden”. This is the place where
Aslan sent Digory so that he could get the fruit
which would heal his mother. It is clear that Lewis is referencing the Garden
of Eden in his account, and it is interesting that he chose to position this
Garden on top of a hill. The Garden of Eden must also have been on a hill.
We don’t often
think about the topography of the early world, but God created the world with
hills and valleys and places of interest. It must have been a beautiful world.
Today, the places that we think are beautiful often involve hills, valleys,
rivers, lakes and waterfalls, so the early world probably had these features.
A river came
out of Eden. This river divided into four rivers. Water runs downhill.
Therefore, it follows that the Garden from which the river flowed must have
been on higher ground than the lands mentioned that were by the four rivers.
This means that Eden was on high ground; perhaps it was on a hill, like Lewis’s
Enclosed Garden.
Eden is the
world that we lost by our sin. Every description of it is as a place of
perfection and beauty. Jesus promised the repentant thief that “today you will
be with me in paradise” – a word for the perfection of the Garden. Eden is
descriptive of what we have been promised, having repented of our sins and trusted
in the Savior, because it is a place with the presence of God.
A LIFE-CHANGING PRAYER
When the
apostle Paul wrote to the believers at Colossae, his letter included a
life-changing prayer that is still impactful all these centuries later. It
remains powerful because every request is in agreement with God’s will.
The first
petition is for the Colossians to know the Lord’s desires. In order to please
God, we must comprehend what His plans are and help carry them out. These
include such things as loving God and our neighbors as well as His specific
purposes for each believer’s life (Luke 10:27; Eph. 2:10).
Paul’s second
request is for God to give spiritual wisdom and understanding with regard to
such knowledge. He knew that to apply what we learn, we need the insight and clarity
that can come only from the Holy Spirit (John 16:13). The result of these two petitions
will be the ability to see better from God’s viewpoint. We’ll perceive our
choices and situations as they really are, not just as they appear to be.
Another
wonderful thing about these requests is that we can make them for those who do
not trust in the Savior. Our Father offers salvation to all who believe in
Christ. It is not His desire for any to perish (2 Peter 3:9). If unbelievers know God’s will, their
minds could be opened to His offer of forgiveness, and they might accept the
sacrifice Jesus made.
God’s Word
says that those who pray in agreement with His purposes will receive
what they ask. That’s why it is important to start by discovering what His
plans are. Try incorporating scriptural prayers—like the one from today’s
passage—into your conversations with the Lord.
In Touch
Ministry
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
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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.
·
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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