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QUESTION LIST; Page Number 40
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  1. Covering the topics of: Mormons; Fallen Angels; Danger To Endtime Women; Demonic Possession; Evil Spirits

  2. So, how are Christians to survive this Tribulation? 

  3. Kenites; are the Jews the Kenites?

  4. A Woman Asks: Is WBSG Racist?

  5. A Woman Asks: Is WBSG Misogynist (women hating)?

  6. Documenting That SOME Christians Shall Indeed Die In The Great Tribulation

  7. Where Are The Dead Now?

  8. Does God have a sense of humor, other emotions as we?

  9. To Those Who feel that They Are Unsaved Or Back-Slidden

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Question #1

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Covering the topics of: Mormons; Fallen Angels; Danger To Endtime Women; Demonic Possession; Evil Spirits

 

A Reader Writes:

Nick, 

First, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your truthful and disciplined teachings in such consistency with God's Word and without any worry about "political correctness"!  You are truly one of a kind! 

I'm hoping I can bother you with a couple of questions that I'm not totally sure about.  I know you are probably a very busy man, but it would be a great help to me if I could get your opinion on these matters because I know you have a great deal of wisdom of God's Word as well as a lot of knowledge on "other" topics.  

Could you please tell me what you know about the books of Mormon and the "supposed" prophets who wrote these books?  I was told by a Mormon group that these books were written by prophets of God, but that they were excluded from the rest of the scripture in the King James and I don't know how to prove or disprove it.  They claim that these books describe Christ's Spirit preaching to the Native Americans after His crucifixion.  Could this be possible?  I know that the only REAL scripture to rely on as truth are those that are canonized, so are these books of Mormon classified as written by Gnostics as some of the books of the Apocrypha, or could they be classified as part of the psuedipigrapha? 

I would also like to ask for your opinion on if there is a possibility of there being a group of fallen angels dwelling on the earth right now.  I know that Archangel Michael and his angels bound them in chains during Noah's flood, but is it possible that God allowed a few of them to remain on earth?  The reason that I ask is because it might explain the UFO sightings and abductions and possibly appearances of other giants after the flood (Goliath). 

And last, I was wondering if you could explain to me how some mammoth remains have been found with spearheads in them when my understanding was that these are prehistoric animals from the first earth age.  I am having trouble comprehending this because if the mammoths inhabited the first earth age, along with the angels, why would there be such primitive artifacts found in them?  The only explanation I can come up with is that they were a species that belonged to this earth age that became extinct in North America!  I realize that I may have some facts mixed up, so maybe you can clear them up for me if I do! 

Thank you for your time and teachings,

God be with you, 

R[....]


Answer:

Hello; thank you for the kind words.  You asked:

Could you please tell me what you know about the books of Mormon and the "supposed" prophets who wrote these books?  I was told by a Mormon group that these books were written by prophets of God, but that they were excluded from the rest of the scripture in the King James and I don't know how to prove or disprove it.

    The book of Mormon is an addition made by man.  Supposedly, Joseph Smith was met by the angel Moroni who deciphered a number of golden plates that Smith had supposedly found in a cave.  This document became known as the book of Mormon. 

 

[Note:  I had inadvertently supplied the Below Bible translation of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and said mistakenly that it was of the Mormons.  I apologize for the confusion, and thank the reader that quickly pointed it out.  But I will leave the Bible segment in, as it leads into other topics in this Q & A]  The version that they [Jehovah's Witnesses, not Mormons] use is called the New World Translation.  It is a very "New Age" version, which makes attacks the Deity of Jesus Christ.  For instance, in John 1:1 

John 1:1-3

1 In [the] beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. 2 This one was in [the] beginning with God. 3 All things came into existence through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into existence.  NWT 

Compared to the King James Version: 

John 1:1-3

1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.  KJV

Source of New World Translation excerpt:  http://www.watchtower.org/bible/

    You can search on-line for articles about the errors of Mormonism.  [Since I did not supply enough documentation, I will also add the below to this Q & A:

Satanic Symbols~~ What Every Latter-day Saint Should Know [Website no longer up!  But I have the whole article saved, with many such pictures of the satanic symbols in the Mormon temple, and can send a copy to any who wish to have it.]

Excerpt from above, showing satanic symbols on the 1984 Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City:


Entrance doors and "History Panel Mural" above, at the Church History and Art Museum.
This building was built in 1984.

SaltLake16.gif (92137 bytes)

Near the top left hand corner in the circle on the right, you can see the pagan sun god Baal
as it appeared on the Nauvoo Temple.

The below Website is still up:

 

Excerpt from http://www.chick.com/bc/2001/mormons.asp

 
Mormons Maneuvering to Appear More Christian

 
Issue Date: May/June 2001

As Salt Lake City gears up for next year's Winter Olympics, the Mormon leadership is taking another step to appear more "Christian." Six years ago they redesigned the church logo to emphasize the name of Jesus Christ. Now a new directive has gone out from Mormon President Gordon B. Hinckley to the "faithful."

"As the Church grows across boundaries, cultures and languages, the use of the revealed name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is increasingly important in our responsibility to proclaim the name of the Savior throughout all the world," says the letter to be posted in all local Mormon churches.

But who is this "Savior?" Is it the same One described in the Bible? The average Mormon layman would be surprised at the question and would probably answer, "Of course. There is only one "Jesus."

But, a careful study of the Book of Mormon and other central Mormon literature reveals a very different person than the biblical Savior.

Three major differences emerge. Instead of the eternal Jesus co-equal with the Father, the Mormon Jesus was once a man who achieved godhood by his own virtuousness during a pre-incarnate existence. His spirit was then impregnated into the virgin Mary by the "Eternal Father" who came from the planet Kolob for the physical union with her.

Second, Mormonism teaches that Jesus and Lucifer are brothers who competed for the opportunity to become the savior of planet earth. Jesus' plan won approval and Lucifer rebelled and became the tempter and deceiver of planet earth.

Third, Jesus is only one of many saviors who are each responsible for the salvation of the population of other planets like earth. Mormon men are working with the promise that they, too, will eventually become gods and be given a planet of their own to populate. This will be accomplished by their intercourse with many wives who will bear millions of spirit children to inhabit the bodies of the people on their planet.

Mormons are actively recruiting through TV and other media. They are presenting themselves as a church of Jesus Christ which most people assume is "Christian."

We must use literature and all other means available to make sure everyone knows what makes a person a real Christian. Only this will prevent people from being fooled by Mormonism's slick packaging.

Read a Chick tract on Mormonism: The Visitors

 

[Continuing original] But one thing I will mention specifically is that they believe that Jesus was Lucifer's brother, and that Jesus was just a normal man until God made Him the Christ for a time.  They also believe that they too shall become godseach ruling a planet of their own as the god of it.  This is typical New Age thinking. 

    And that is the same spirit that manifests in the Lance Knight people (and other like minded groups) written of here on the Website in other Q & A'sthey think themselves to be the Manifest Sons Of God (which Scripture they skew).  In other words, in effect, they believe themselves to be on a higher plain, soon to be as God, gods themselves.  Can one think of any higher blasphemy?  Incidentally, this is what the Pharisees sought to execute Christ for.

John 10:32-33
32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.  KJV

Only difference was, Jesus was Lord and God, so He wasn't blaspheming:

John 20:28-29
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.  KJV

    Lance Knight's people are not gods, they are men and women, and they have an abrupt destiny with fate.  Are they going to hell?  That is up to God.  But I wouldn't want to be in their shoes when they meet Him.  Pray for them. 

    Back to Mormonism: they are a corrupt blasphemous religion, and nothing akin to Christianity.  Their new temple in Salt Lake City is covered with occult Masonic symbols.  Joseph Smith was a Freemason.  Need I say more? 

You asked:

I would also like to ask for your opinion on if there is a possibility of there being a group of fallen angels dwelling on the earth right now.  I know that Archangel Michael and his angels bound them in chains during Noah's flood, but is it possible that God allowed a few of them to remain on earth?  The reason that I ask is because it might explain the UFO sightings and abductions and possibly appearances of other giants after the flood (Goliath).

    No, they are not yet here.  There would be no purpose in sending them before the time, and would hinder God's plan.  When fallen angels are here things start happening!  And when they come, they have but a short while.  As for the ones after the Flood of Noah, the Bible makes room for them:

Genesis 6:4
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.  KJV

    The UFO sightings are probably natural phenomenon and/or secret military experimentation.  Isn't it odd that there weren't these UFO sightings until after we entered the aircraft era? 

    Now, the above is for UFO sightings only.  But there is another phenomenon that happens, and it only happens to to non-Christians.  That being the Alien Abduction phenomenon.  These are not aliens, and they are not fallen angels; but rather, they are evil spirits.  Demons, if you will (they have no body, and are only spirit).  The only people who experience these abductions are people already opened up to the occult.  They have already attempted communication beyond the realm of flesh.  This is how an evil spirit finds its host.  That is the great danger of séances and, like that recent popular TV show where they try to talk to dead people on the other side--they are collectively opening up themselves to demonic possession. 

    So the poor widow, not trusting God, goes to a witch with a crystal ball to reach into the other realm and speak to her dearly missed husbandonly to open herself up to demonic possession!  And if she's not careful, she may never see her husband again. 

God warn about this, He called it Necromancy (consorting with the deceased):

Deuteronomy 18:10-13
10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.  KJV

    It is my firm belief that Horoscopes (Astrology, not Astronomy) are a low level entry point into the occult.  And I am not at all comfortable with certain people's work regarding "the Bible being written in the stars."  Not at all comfortable! 

    One more word about "Alien Abductions":  There are reports, though widely suppressed, that these "aliens" leave the instant a person (Christian) rebukes them in Jesus Christ' name.  Not one Abductee was ever a Christian!  That says tons to me!  And thus, at once proves that they are not monsters from mars, but rather demons from the abyss. 

You asked:

And last, I was wondering if you could explain to me how some mammoth remains have been found with spearheads in them when my understanding was that these are prehistoric animals from the first earth age.  I am having trouble comprehending this because if the mammoths inhabited the first earth age, along with the angels, why would there be such primitive artifacts found in them?  The only explanation I can come up with is that they were a species that belonged to this earth age that became extinct in North America!  I realize that I may have some facts mixed up, so maybe you can clear them up for me if I do!

    Um, I don't recall them being found with spearheads; but it wouldn't matter if they were.  I believe that something on the order of 100-300 species a day go extinct on the Earth (Reference).  Many of these remains that we find once lived in this age.  And how do you know that no Mammoth species lived in this age?  The Elephant sure looks like a species of the Mammoth family to me!  It is my belief that the animals that lived in the First Earth Age were created here again in this Second Age, just not all of them. 

    And regarding how it was for us in the First Earth Age, how do you know that we weren't living the natural primitive life on Earth?  Yes, we were in a different type of body which never died, but are you so sure that we didn't eat?  The angels that visited Abraham ate dinner with him.  And we know that the fallen angels of Genesis chapter six seduced human women and had some sort of sexual activity with them; for:

Genesis 6:2
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.  KJV

And then:

Genesis 6:4
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.  KJV

    This has been almost completely glossed-over by the churchesto the hurt of women!  God warned women, but they will not listen.  They have been "liberated" don't you know:

1 Corinthians 11:8-10
8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.  KJV

    And, the fallen angels are coming back, and when they do they shall once again seduce human women.  And today's women are just so set-up to fall for them once again.  Today's women are in total disobedience to the way that God commanded them to be, yet they say: "I have not sinned." (see also Prov 30:20)  

Women are in great danger here pretty soon.  Jesus hinted at it:

Matthew 24:38
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,  KJV

    When the angels once again come here and make "use" of the lately, "liberated," "I am woman hear me roar," very carnal-minded human women: there will be many a broken-hearted manand many a broken-soul woman.  Will they go to hell for it?  I don't know; if you were God, what would you do to a daughter of your's who "played wife" (to put it mildly) to a demonic fallen angel?  And don't think for one moment that these fallen angels will not compel these women to blaspheme God!  Pray for them as well.  

    And yes, fallen angels are very sexual beings.  And evil spirits are very sexually minded as well.  I had contact with a possessed woman who told me that the demon had her to masturbate in vile ways as an offering to him!  I am not lying about this.  I have her E-mails (some 4 or 5 long ones going back into her childhood and her association with occultic pseudo-Christian groups, and of her final failed attempts at liberation from these demons by the Pentecostal/Baptist churches [she even named preachers by name who had failed her exorcisms], these letters are quite believable and very compelling, but I shall keep them safe, as promised.  You believe what you will.  (Sadly, this woman abruptly broke off all E-mail contact with me, and dumped her E-mail address, after she told me that the demon had told her that I was evil and that she wasn't to write to me anymore.  I had asked her to meet in person; but that was the last that I ever heard of her.  I have never heard from her again.  This was two years ago or so.  Pray for her as well.)  

    Incidentally, this woman was a Christian who professed Christ.  And she would not blaspheme Christ, though the demon challenged her to (tormented her to) many many times, as she stated to me.  

    So how could she, being a Christian, become possessed, you ask?  Answer:  SHE INVITED THE DEMON IN herself after he told her that the only way that he could be saved was if she allowed him into her.  She pitied him (she seemed like a very compassionate type from her writings), she yielded to him and allowed him in; and as of last contact with her--he had never left.  That is why we are not to speak directly to an evil spirit or to satan, save to say: "In the name of Jesus Christ, leave!"  Then say nothing more, unless to rebuke them away again.  NOTHING MORE!  Do not argue with them, do not debate with them, do not insult them, do not prod them, and do not try to convert them!  

    They are damned and cannot be justified; not in this world, the world that was, nor the one to come.  If you foolishly try to outsmart a supernatural being you will become quite absolutely destroyed.  God has His to deal with this sort.  Never get out too far in front of God; or, by choice, you will inadvertently be on your own!  Enough said?  Never "play" in that realm.  Never. 

    But anyway, that's how a Christian can become possessed--they can invite them in, often times unawares at the first.  Many many people in the "Talking in Tongues/Slain in the Spirit type Churches are unwittingly entertaining into themselves demons a many!  They wanted a carnal religious experience, and satan gave them quite a show.  Pray for them as well. 

You closed with:

Thank you for your time and teachings,
God be with you

You are welcome, and He does bless me; more than I could ever deserve.

He is good. 

Peace to you as well.

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God bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!
Nick Goggin

 

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So, how are Christians to survive this Tribulation? 

 

A Reader Writes:

Hi Nick, 

In the tribulation, if a person has a mortgage on there home, and say it is paid ahead, how many months should it be paid ahead on? Will that make a difference on whether or not "they" can come and take it? We live in the country, in a very small town, remote area. Trying very hard to get it paid off early, we don't owe much. 

Thank you for all that you do! God Bless You!

Xxxxx


Answer:

Hello, thank you for the blessing; I'll take it. 

    You asked about mortgages.  And I know what you are getting at.  There is thinking going around that if we can just pay our electric and gas bills ahead to cover the time that antichrist will be here; and that if we have fully paid our mortgages; and if we stockpile food and water: then we can live self-sufficient and not have to go to the beast system to "buy or sell" (Rev 13:17)  In doing this, many think that they will not be required to participate in the beast system of antichrist, won't have to take the mark of the beast to survive, and that they will be left alone until the Second Advent. 

Would to God that it were that easy, dear.  

I refer to:

Revelation 13:11-18
11 And I beheld another beast [antichrist/satan] coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.  KJV

    Nevertheless, 48 months is the answer to your question.  42 months for the first part of the Tribulation, and 5 months for the second part of the Tribulation when satan himself is here (as antichrist).  That makes 47, I know; but, I always say to add a month just in case you jump the gun and start early, or our Lord tarries. 

    A studied look at current events will lead one to the conclusion that private ownership of land shall be nullified in the time of troubles.  So, your money is better spent elsewhere.  Already they are flooding the market with engineered food that will not germinate a new plantit is sterile in the seed.  The seed only works one time, then it passes on no genetic information for a next generation plant.  Farmers today are given this seed by measure, and may not stockpile it.  The next year they must go back to them to get that year's crop seed.  Why do you think that they are doing this?  To make a better tasting tomato?  I think not! 

    If they find you they will deliver you up to their image; where, under threat of death you must renounce Jesus Christ and worship the god of this world (antichrist/satan).  Will God help some who can't help themselves?  I believe YES. 

So, how are Christians to survive this Tribulation? 

What to say? 

    May I just say this?  As the time nears you shall be told.  We shall all be told.  And the answer is different for us all.  Some are to run and hide, some to stand and fight, some to die, some to live, some to gain, some to lose.  But we shall be told.  You can trust in this, dear; for, He said:

Amos 3:7
7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.  KJV

    He has a secret, hidden in plain sight in the book of Revelation.  Only He can reveal it.  And when it is time, He will tell us all by the hand of His prophets.  And yes, there shall be prophets before the end.  But do be double careful that you don't end up listening to a false prophet.  As with God, satan also has "prophets," the difference being that God's prophets lead you to life, satan's to perdition.  Only prayer and the grace of God can prevent one from being misled by a false prophet. 

Oh, didn't Paul even tremble at possibility that some may fall, and that his good work in the Lord may fail in some:

Philippians 2:5-18
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.  KJV

    Peace to you.  I didn't mean to scare you, and know that I have; but, it is high time that Christians start accepting the fact that the end of the Bible is swiftly approaching, and that all things in it must by necessity be fulfilled.  Their lot is that they are alive at the timesomeone had to be. 

Pray believing, and live.  There is no other way.

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God bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!
Nick Goggin

 

The Above Reader Writes Back:

Dear Nick,

Thank you for answering my question so thoughtfully.

I am trying to be prepared, not just in physical, but also spiritually, for the end time. I am afraid, more for my children than for myself. I am no stranger to persecution, and have always been a fighter, all my life. I pray that we still have a little time, time for my children to get a little older, bigger, more able. I pray for guidance, strength, and protection, and I thank God, His will be done, always ending my prayers with 'in Jesus precious name'. I ask God to thank our guardian angels. I just try to stay strong, and try not to be afraid. I spread His word to those that ask, always with love, gently. I am not a biblical scholar, so I don't talk about things in the bible that I know nothing about, and if I'm not sure about something I check it. I don't want to be responsible for misleading someone. I don't want God to be angry with me. I was a big sinner, years back, now I am less of a sinner, but a far cry from what I should be.

Where would my money be better spent if not on our usury fees? I do have a large garden and non-genetically altered seeds, and other items that could be useful. We live in a pretty remote place, and are relatively self sufficient. I am not afraid of the beast, I simply hate it.

Also, I have been looking on your site for more reference to The Two Witnesses, who will be here for 1000 and some days, (I can't remember how many), witnessing for Jehovah & Jesus, and condemning the first beast, and bring with them plagues and such.

I read the bible in earnest, and if I don't understand something, I read it again, and then again...

I am certain that God blesses you for your strength and courage, and am glad that you have made your self available through Him to teach. You are surely blessed.

I will continue to pray that God will give us just a little more time, I don't know if that is right or wrong, I hope that it is not a sin, so, as always, I follow that prayer with 'Your will be done".

Thank you.

Xxxxxxxxxx


Answer:

Hi again.  I will not post this answer on the Websiteit is personal and private between us (and the Kenites that are probably data-mining the Internet as we speak).  :o) 

[WBSG NOTE:  I have since changed my mind and informed the writer that I would be posting this, sans her personal info, of course]

     But the first e-mail (without your name or personal info OF COURSE) I will post, because it can be so very helpful to others. 

     Xxxxxxx, you are on the right track regarding your preparations as I understand them.  Just ask yourself: "Am I prepared to exist for four years without the aid of the outside world."  If you can answer, yes; then you are ready.  You are already outside of any major metropolitan areaso that base is covered.  You have been blessed indeed.  So many of us, I for instance, live in a major city (Chicago); and we are in deep trouble when the stuff hits the fan.  So, for us, our only preparation may well be our faith.  But for those who can, it is a good thing to do all that you can do, and then count on the Lord for that which you can't do.  I feel that you are doing valiantly in that regard. 

     Now, who knows how God will act in each of our lives in these troublous endtimes that are coming?  But I feel that it is no sin to prepare.  And if God has other plans for us then we just leave the old homestead well-stocked and go where He leads us.  No harm, no foul.  Let God's creatures eat the food that we've stockedif that be the case, and we must leave our safe place.  

     I really like your faith that I see in your last letter.  You are truly a fine Christian gal.  I don't know if you have a man or not, and I am not asking.  It is irrelevant and none of my business anyway:  however, I just wanted to say (since you worried that the children were frail) that God always takes care of the weak, first and most. 

     Let's face it, women and children have been around as long as there have been famines and wars, and persecutions, and catastrophesand they are still here today in the same percentage that they were in the Garden of Edenhalf men and half women. 

     So, please do not fear for yourself, or specially the children; they are most likely in better shape than many a strong full grown man.

May God bless your heart with ease and resolve; in Jesus Christ' precious and powerful name! 

Peace. 

     I changed my mind, I will post this, sans any reference to your personal info.  I think that the above may also be helpful to those such as myself that are trapped in the cities.  Now perhaps we can better appreciate God's warning against living in cities and congested metropolitan areas:

Isaiah 5:8
8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!  KJV

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God bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!
Nick Goggin

 

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Kenites; are the Jews the Kenites?

 

A Reader Writes:

Hi Nick,

First of all, I want to tell you how much I enjoy your site!  I also
very much appreciate your attitude towards Pastor Murray.  So many
students of SC and former students of his are extremists.  I keep
running into former students of his who are so sour on him because they
don't agree with him (much of it centered around George Bush).  I like
your mature approach of appreciating him for what he is, a great Bible
teacher, while still being able to disagree with him like an adult! 

I have a couple of question for you if you don't mind...

1) In a recent answer to a question you mentioned that 90% of the Jews
of today could be traced back to one of Noah's sons*.  I thought the
tares descended directly from Cain?  Did I misunderstand your answer?

2) What kind of resistance have you met in publishing your web site?
Have the tares attempted to shut you down or mess with you in any way?
I'm sure you get nasty e-mails, but has their been anything beyond that?
I ask because I have my own fledging Bible Study website
(www.Xxxxxxxxx) and I talk about the tares on my site
(but not at the depth that you do).  My fear is not for myself, but for
my family as I have a wife and two small children.  Just wondering what
I can expect when and If I get the attention of the tares with my
website.

Thanks and God Bless!

Xxxxxx

* Referring to: Over 90% of World Jewry (Ashkenazi Jews) are descended from Noah's son Japheth, not from Noah's son Shem (the origin of Semitic peoples)

Answer:

Hello, thank you for the kind words.  I haven't yet had a chance to stop over and check out your Website, but I hope to find time perhaps later.  I am so busy trying to write my book, and yet not totally neglect my Website duties, not to mention the day to day things in all of our lives; that there are often so many things that I simply haven't the time to do. 

You asked:

1) In a recent answer to a question you mentioned that 90% of the Jews
of today could be traced back to one of Noah's sons.  I thought the
tares descended directly from Cain?  Did I misunderstand your answer?

    I am glad that you asked this question because I feel that I was too cursory in the main, and that I should go a little deeper into this.  Your letter has given me the opportunity to do just that. 

    I used "90%" generously, many feel that it is 95%, and I lean towards the higher percentage.  But matters like this are difficult to document.  Any query into the Jewish demographics brings about instantaneous charges of "Pogrom Planning."  So, much stays hidden, by design.   And for the record, I said "over 90%", not just 90%. 

    Anyway, the problem in answering a question on "who the Jews are" is that they are not one people.  They are really not even a people, as we consider people's such as Anglo-Saxons of Europe, the African Negroes, or the Chinese of China.  Now those are one people, descended from one main racial tribe. 

    With the so-called Jews of today this is not so.  That is why you can't always tell a Jew by looking at him.  But look at a Negro of Africa or a Chinese person of China, and you will have no difficultly identifying him.  You might then say that a Black and a White may mix, and you can't always tell them apart; or, that a Chinese and a White may mix and you can't always tell what race they are.  But that is exactly my point, when a Black and White mix, their children lose both races and become a new one, in the case of the Black/White they become Mulattos, in the case of the Chinese/White they become what many call Amerasian. 

    There are more technical terms for these racial divisions, but most research in that field has been quashed, and most older (more honest) studies on race have been censored and suppressed. Today, to study the racial differences in people or the differences in the races; or to even dare mention that the races are different and have different strengths and weaknesses; is tantamount to being a cross-burning racist.  No PHD., no aspiring University professor, or hopeful-on-grant-money researcher, having spent 14 years in college to gain his position and esteem, is going to risk his career researching, documenting, and/or writing on topics that have become socially taboo.  The truth be damned. 

    Now, the people of today who call themselves Jews have a long and winding road regarding their racial make-up.  Which is exactly why the International Judaics are at the forefront of all efforts to dissolved racial bounds.  It is not that they cared for the Negros' plight in the 1960's that they sparked the race riots and the "equality movement."  It was just that they were using the Negroes as a surrogate to preserve themselves.  They do the same thing with the Homosexual Agenda. 

    So, to say that a Jew is of, say, this people; and then say that he is of that people, would both be correct.  A Jew can be from Japheth, and from Cain, and from Esau, and from the Mongols, and from Ishmael, and from the Canaanites, etc. 

    If a particular Jewish person is of Esau many generations ago, and then she marries a Kenite; her child is of both Esau and Cain.  Do you see my point?  And this is why God told the Israelites not to intermarry with the other races in the land.  And for the most part, Israel obeyed that.  The ones didn't were cast off:

Ezra 10:1-8
10:1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
4 Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.
7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
8 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away  KJV

Continued on down to verse 44:

Ezra 10:44
44 All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.  KJV

    What became of these children?  They were not killed, they were driven out of Israel, forever relinquishing the promises of God to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; i.e., to Israel.  The ones that did not obey, and who had children by the strange wives, went on to become the ancestors of many of today's so-called Jews. 

    Now perhaps you can understand why a Jew, truly desirous to be a full Jew, necessarily hates the Anglo-Saxon true Israel people?  I think that people can understand that a thing is true if they can find some reason behind it.  There is your reason--the Jews want to take the kingdom from the true Israelites.  And for moment in time, at the end of time, they shall indeed accomplish this sin.  Then Jesus Christ returns in the fury and wrath of God to execute His righteous judgments. 

    But they didn't stop mixing in the land of Canaan, nor in Assyria, nor in Babylon, nor in Persia, nor in Esau-mixed second-temple-period Judea; they kept right on mixing with everyone as they coursed through Asia, Africa, Russia, Europe properly, and to all the nether regions of this planet; cursed, rejected, from ghetto to ghetto, till they became strong enough to begin dominating this world.  And they are very strong.  They took the land of Israel in 1948 by intrigue and treachery from the Anglo-Saxon nation of England (who had mandate over it at the time [not the Palestinians, as is commonly and errantly suggested]  Search Internet under search terms Balfour Declaration, bearing in mind that the Rothschilds are a powerful bonafide card-carrying Kenite family).  And time is short away from when they will finally expel the Palestinians, scrape the temple mount of the Islamic blasphemies that sit on God's rock, and build the abomination of all abominationsantichrist's temple, the temple of satanupon the very sockets and foundations of the Temple of God at Temple Mount, Jerusalem City, Israel.  Then will the stones cry out!  You shall live to see that day, my friends. 

    Back to the racially mixed so-called Jews of today:  That is why you have Black Jews, Asian Jews, and yes, even some (though very few) blue eyed Jews, etc.  But these last type are not Jews by blood, but rather by religion.  Now, it would not be so important that Jews are racially mixedhad not the Jews claimed to be of pure descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel).  Nobody debates over a Mulatto or Amerasian.  Though they do not lie and say that they are something that they are not, and that by merit of being that something that they are not, we must give them this or that, because, "God pledged it to them."  As is the case with the so-called spurious Jews of today. 

    This brings further difficulty to our study.  One may be a Jew simply because he has accepted the religion of Judaism, regardless of his racial make-up.  Yes, Virginia, they have made it hard to exactly identify them, or as to what would even constitute an accurate criteria for such an identification.  Let's allow the official Israeli Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain what I have just said.  Perhaps it is even more shocking that it comes directly from them:

When asked the question, "Who is Israel? - Who is a Jew?", the Israeli Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) unhesitatingly answered thus:

“The term Israelite is purely Biblical.

An Israeli is a citizen of Israel, regardless of religion.

A Jew is a person anywhere in the world born to a Jewish mother, or converted to Judaism, who is thus identified as a member of the Jewish people and religion.”  

Information Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem; Feb, 1998.
Or, here is a candid moment of honesty from the Jew's own Jewish Almanac:
"Strictly speaking, it is incorrect to call an ancient Israelite a "Jew." Or to call a contemporary Jew [an] "Israelite," or a "Hebrew." The first Hebrews may not have been Jews at all, and contemporary Palestinians, by their own definition of the term "Palestinian," have to include Jews among their own people."  
                                            The Jewish Almanac, Oct., 1980, page 3, Bantam Books, Inc. Under a headline entitled "A brief History of the Terms for Jew"

    Every Jewish person is different, or better said: there are distinct subgroups within Jewry.  I hope that helps. 

Kenites 

    Regarding the Kenites.  They are a small group, closely interbred to preserve racial homogeny.  They have more power when their Kenite blood is concentrated.  They lose power when they intermix, which they must do at times because of the danger of a too-small gene pool.  When they do intermix, they share their blood with the peoples that they mix with.  So, yes, a Jew can be a Kenite, but not all Kenites [have to be] Jews.  Are there races that are Kenites other than certain "tribes" of Jews?  So some would say.  I am not so sure.  But it is interesting to note that the Kenites always use the Jews.  That is why the Jews (which individually may or may not be of Kenite blood) still run every penny in this world, every subversive movement, every anti God and anti Christ endeavor, and why they spearhead every apparatus that is driving this world towards enthroning the Kenite's father satan to sit upon the throne of God in Jerusalem claiming to be God.  We shall come to know him as the antichrist.  So there is a definite affinity for the Jews by the Kenites. 

    Satan uses the Kenites, who use the International Jews, who use the everyday Jews.  This is what happened in WW II

    In closing: I would feel comfortable calling all Kenites, Jews; but not in calling all Jews, Kenites.  Does that answer your question? 

Your next question:

2) What kind of resistance have you met in publishing your web site?
Have the tares attempted to shut you down or mess with you in any way?
I'm sure you get nasty e-mails, but has their been anything beyond that?
I ask because I have my own fledging Bible Study website
(www.xxxxxxxxxxx) and I talk about the tares on my site
(but not at the depth that you do).  My fear is not for myself, but for
my family as I have a wife and two small children.  Just wondering what
I can expect when and If I get the attention of the tares with my
website.

    Quite the contrary, God has always blessed my Website.  And hate mail?  I will be honest here and tell you that I could count on one hand all the hate mails that I have received in the past six or seven years that my Website has been up.  Now, not all agree with me, but surprisingly, the huge majority of strangers on the Internet are actually quite civil and respectful with me in E-mailseven though some do not at all agree with my positions.  I actually enjoy a letter of disagreement more than I do one of agreementfor, the letter of disagreement forces me to dig deeper into the Word to document every last point, and it makes me a better Bible student, and helps me in my future writing whereby I know to just go ahead and document a point or statement that I know will catch some off-guardrather than waiting for someone to write in disputing what I have said.  And it helps the people to document things right up front.  For they don't me from Adam.  And when they read me, and happen upon a statement that they may find remarkable or hard to believe, and it is not documented for them right there and then; then they will, as a matter of safety, read the rest of the paper with doubt, and will not at all profit from my efforts.  So we both lose.  Remember that in your work.  Also, redundancy is not a bad thing.  And lastly: I learn from answering questions more than you can know. 

    Ironically, the harshest letters come from Christians, and not from Jews.  And why should the Jews hate me?  I defend them more than they know.  I believe that I am not being their friend if I allow them to continue errantly thinking that they shall find eternal life in Judaism.  I stand firm on the Gospel; that no man may find life without Jesus Christ.  And furthermore, to all the lukewarm Christians out there:  To sit by and allow a fellow to believe otherwise because you are personally afraid of being called an AntiSemite or intolerant for telling them the truthis a grave sin.  It is the Kenites that are trying to keep Jews from converting to Christianity, and thus, to life from eternal death.  Why isn't that so clear to people?

John 14:6
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.  KJV

And shame on any Christian who is ashamed to declare:

John 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.  KJV

    If you are doing God's will, then your Website shall prosper, and if you aren't, THEN do you really want it to succeed? 

    As far as attacks on you and your family?  Prayer for a hedge about [around] them will suffice.  Kenites can't attack God's servants.  And fallen Angels and demons can't attack them either.  Only humans can attack them.  So what you do see; or better stated, what you could see; is that satan may try to use people to get at you.  Prayer shall help here as well, as also would a keen sense of spiritual discernment.  You just aren't seeing assassinations of Bible teachers, but many are ruined in other ways. 

    And really, the Kenites don't care that they are being exposed, nor do the International Jews, necessarily; for, they are just about ready to come-out anyway.  Then they will openly show the world who they are. 

    And contrary to popular opinion, antichrist shall come under his own name, whatever that may be:

John 5:39-6:1 [Jesus speaking]
39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
41 I receive not honour from men.
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?  KJV

You closed with:

Thanks and God Bless!

    Oh, He does.  And I think that we each don't thank Him enough for all that He does for us, not least of all calling us to salvation through Christ Jesus.  Seems that often we only know how to speak to God when we want something; and then when we get, we go back underground. 

    He deserves better treatment than that.  And yes, He does have feelings, we are made in His likeness. 

    Peace, and may He bless you as well; and also bless all those reading this whom truly do love our Lord. 

PS:  In my coming book I go much deeper into the Kenite and related matters.  And in the book that I am minded to write after this current one, I shall, God willing, do a complete exposition on the Kenite from the Garden of Eden to the foot of antichrist's throne. 

In fact, that is the title of the second book: 

The Kenite: From The Garden of Eden To The Foot Of Antichrist's Throne © 

The current book's title is: 

The Coming Storm Called The Great Tribulation ©

(I usually don't date work on the Website, but I must date this for copyright purposes, as I am going to publish this Q & A on the Website:  January 9, 2006.)

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Nick Goggin

 

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A Woman Asks: Is WBSG Racist?

 

A New reader Asks:

Did a search under "aliens", came up with this page:

Came across several references about White Christians. Are you saying this because you are a white supremist, or do you feel blacks are not able to be saved, by the blood  of Jesus?

Reference made to African rock [and] roll, being satanic.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.

Xxxxxx


Answer:

Hello.  No, I am not a white supremacist, nor am I racist.  Nor is this Bible study group, Racist.  The link that you supplied is to our main home page, and not to the specific article that you are referring to (there are over 330 articles on this Website). 

    So, with a little searching, I found the article that you refer to.  It is THIS TIME BOMB CALLED ZIONISM  and it is not written by me, nor is the term "white Christians" my term.  It is found in one of the E-books on our site written by other writers.  That statement was made by (now deceased) Lt. Col. Gordon "Jack" Mohr, in his: THIS TIME BOMB CALLED ZIONISM which we carry on our Website. 

     Please do not even try to ask us to censure an entire Electronic book because you find a phrase or two objectionable.  We do not agree with everything written in the E-books on our Website written by other authors, including some Judaic authors as well.  But we feel that the reader has the ability to take in what they feel is correct, and reject that which they feel is in error.  I cannot make any apology for this book being on our Website. 

Now, regarding where you asked me:

do you feel blacks are not able to be saved, by the blood  of Jesus?

    Of course Blacks can be saved by Jesus Christ.  Of course they can!  That was Paul's missionto the Gentiles.  Well, Blacks and Asians, etc. ARE Gentiles. 

As to your question about rock and role being satanic: 

    Let me ask you a question.  Now since you no doubt are a Christian, for you mention the blood of Jesus: do you feel that Rock and Roll (and Gangsta Rap, I might add) is of God or of satan?  What is your opinion on songs with explicit sexual content and antichristian values?  Many young listeners (and quite a few older ones) look up to music artists as some kind of pseudo-prophets, and often find spiritual leading in songs that are not spiritual of Godthey have found a counterfeit.  

    Peace to you, and I will say that I am sorry that you misunderstood me and my Website.  And I am glad that you have the decency to come out and ask me directly.  I hope that I have answered you satisfactorily. 

    And I look forward to spending the eternity in Heaven with you, and with OUR (mine & yours) Heavenly Father, and I thank the Lord that both of OUR's (mine & yours) Savior, Jesus Christ, has allowed Himself to be bruised and so much more for US (you and I). 

    Please don't let the Judaics make you so touchy on race issues.  Us "white people" really don't hate you as the Judaic-controlled media makes you think.  But "we" (yes, white people)  are beginning to resent having to always defend ourselves against false charges of Racism.  

    Once again, peace to you, Madam; and I am sorry that we missed each other in meanings.  Perhaps you may glean something from our little Website; and if not, then that is okay as well. 

    Christianity is about Christ, not race.  But the Bible does mention races, and so too should anyone who teaches from that Bible.

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A Woman Asks: Is WBSG Misogynist?

 

  • mi·sog·y·ny  noun  m&-'sä-j&-ne: a hatred of women

 

A (female) reader Writes:

I like the site, and find it a useful tool for furthering my understanding of The Bible. 

However, I must take exception to the blatant misogyny expressed throughout the site. 

Whilst I do not argue with scripture, and accept that women's role within church is to nurture not to lead, I must tell you that no woman should keep her opinions to herself. 

The fact is that if it were not for me, my husband would never have picked up a Bible, not taken an Alpha course.

Moreover, he would not have had me supporting his scripture led arguments with those running the alpha course, over some of their mistakes. 

I have non religious friends, and even an occultist friend, who would have had no introduction to scripture, were it not through knowing me, and my being vocal on the subject of my faith. 

Peace be with you, God bless.

Xxxxxxxxx


Answer:

I never said that women should not spread the Good News.  I said that women shouldn't usurp a man, especially in the churches.

    You mentioned me sounding like a misogynist; would it surprise you that they also accuse Apostle Paul of this very thing?  And by that, attempt to throw all his books out of the Bible?  The next move that they are on is calling God a Homophobic, and to appease vile degenerates, they are casting the entire Bible into the flames, and arresting preachers who read from it! (Canada, this year.)

    And why do they hate Paul?  Because Paul told them what they don't want to hear.  That there is a pecking order:

1 Corinthians 11:1-12
11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head , forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man .
8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God. KJV

    Women have fallen, they do not want to be under a man, satan has "liberated" them; the next progression is that men will no longer be content to be under the Lord, antichrist shall "liberate" them.  Then comes swiftly the end, the final wrecking of God's ordered world.  Yes, Virginia, it IS that important!

1 Corinthians 11:3
3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man ; and the head of Christ is God.  KJV

Satan knew that to overthrow the man, he must first destroy his womanremember Eve.

    Let's have an honest moment together here, and put away all the gender envy; you are a Christian woman, obviously familiar with the Scriptures; and when you look around you at the state of women today, do you see the fruit of the Bible or the fruit of the world?

    And if you can agree that women, primarily in the last forty years, beginning at their sexual "liberation" of the sixties revolution, have gone completely shipwreck (so shipwrecked have they become that they don't even know that they do wrong anymore, there is no more wrong or right, everything is relative, morality is relative); then, is it any surprise that they would find one such as myself who points it outoffensive?  Nobody likes their shame pointed out to them; for, in their corrupted hearts they do no wrong; the one who is wrong is the one who dares to call them wrong!  Neither did Eve think that she was doing wrong when the wicked one seduced her.  But God thought so.

Proverbs 30:20
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.  KJV

    Women having ten, twenty "lovers," often before they reach their thirties; and abortions willy-nilly, and "no-fault" divorce; and women whose idea of dedication means only until she bores or angers, or until something "new" and "exiting" comes along; and of a lifetime commitment?  Hardly a year or three, at best (divorce rates nearing 60%, almost always initiated by the woman, and not for just cause).  Most change their bedmate more often that the shower curtain in the bathroom.  And instead of trying to work out their marriages, women just replace the head on the pillow next to them. 

     Married women proudly admitting in survey after survey that 34% of them have had an adulterous affair, 43% percent of them having at least one abortion by age forty.  College girls in record numbers having Lesbian/Bisexual experiences because now "it's cool."  This was not how God had intended it.  Quite the contrary.  Do you suppose that God will just shrug His shoulders and say: "Oh well...what the heck...if that's what they want to do?"  A lot of women are going to have a stark moment of horror when their lives are played before their eyes on Judgement Day.  And I am not talking about the prostitute, I am speaking of average women today who think that they are Ok, who presume themselves to be "nice" and "good" people, and who suppose that they are going to make it into the eternity.

    Listen, I am 45 years old, and I have seen the progressive spiral downward of the "fairer sex" with my own two eyes.  It used to be that women were more moral than men, that men were worse than women, that women were just better people than men; but now, now, I can honestly say that women have encompassed the men and have become much worse than they.  Was it not written, that for our sin,

Jeremiah 31:22
22 How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.  KJV

Romans 1:31
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:  KJV

    Peace to you, and never stop spreading the Word, never stop shewing Christ; that is the duty of every Christian, both male and female.

    I cannot lie to women and tell them what they want to hear.  And if one of them wishes to object to what I say, then let them do so with the written Word of God, the Scriptures, and not with emotion, want, Oprah, envy, and disobedience.

    I can't teach just half a Bible to appease the sinner.  Peace; you have a Bible; prove me wrong with it; if you think me to be wrong.  Or, if you me to be right, then quit enabling impressionable young girls to their own destruction, both within and without.

There is a price to pay for that, you know?

    Would to God that more Christian women would stand up, renounce Feminism, and start teaching their younger sisters just what God expects, and what He shall judge them by!  Instead of trying to castrate a man who is trying to do so, and castrating every other man that they come into contact with in their lives.

    A strong moral Christian woman could make a real and positive difference in the life of younger women, but instead they just pat them on the head, enabling them further.  If women only knew that the Feminist Movement was not designed to liberate them; but, rather to destroy them, perhaps they would start waking up from this bad dream that has become their lives.  May I suggest a Website which exposes satan's Feminist Movement?  savethemales.ca - exposing feminism and the new world order

    And the men?  I am ashamed at us as well; for, like Adam, in our own weakness, we let this all come about.  Far worse than letting the fox into the henhouse, we have allowed satan into our women.  And he isn't showing any signs of coming out.  What will be the end of this matter?  We were supposed to lead them, but we let them lead us.  And as with Adam, we are in as big trouble as the Eves.

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God bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!
Nick Goggin

 

The reader Replies:

Many thanks for your reply, however it simply confirms my opinion that you are a misogynist.

How dare you presume that I will pat 'loose' women; or men; on the head!

I am outraged at the very suggestion that I would give my precious children, of both sexes, permission to be promiscuous.

I have been married to one man for [----] years. I have [----] children by this man. We have worked through our problems, and never given up. Our children know tight from wrong, know all actions have consequences, and are aware that this is a household that will not tolerate squeaking bedsprings unless married.

Sure, we know people who have looser morals. We see it as our duty not to judge, but to help; offer solace, support and guidance.

I don't take exception to scripture, I take exception to your abject condemnation of women, yet you do not offer the same to men. Despite your belief that women have surpassed men in the desire to be equally voracious in all matters, perhaps you would be reassured to know that at least 50% of people we know are as ourselves.

This is not to say sins have not been committed in younger days, however, I feel confident that our sins are forgiven.

 

Answer:

Hello again:  You said:

"Many thanks for your reply, however it simply confirms my opinion that you are a misogynist."

     You may believe whatever you will.  I have told you that I do not hate women, yet you continue to say that I do.  So, you are calling me a liar and falsely accusing me.  You said:

  "I am outraged at the very suggestion that I would give my precious children, of both sexes, permission to be promiscuous."

     Thus proving that you do not raise up your daughters to believe that they are any different than men.  You are raising them up with a Feminist mind set.  Later on, when they get older, this will come home to roost.  You are becoming part of the problem without even knowing it. 

You said:

"How dare you presume that I will pat 'loose' women; or men; on the head!"

     Once again, the Feminist mindset reveals itself.  No difference between men and women, is there Ma'am?  Not in your book, huh?  Well, there is quite a difference between the sexes and how they are to conduct themselves in the Good Book.  And how far away is the below from being the "enabling" that I spoke of?

"Sure, we know people who have looser morals. We see it as our duty not to judge, but to help; offer solace, support and guidance."

     Just HOW are you "guiding" them when you refuse to call sin, sin; and error, error?  How are you "helping" by trying to quash what I write about what the Scriptures teach a young woman on how to act?  What "support" are you giving them: pats on the head?  And who is "judging" anyone; I haven't seen me naming names.  I am speaking in general on the current trend in the once-Christian free nations.  You know, I am not the first to notice this, the Muslims, even while following a false god can see the moral decay of the American female since the 1960's when the adversary by the hand of his minions on Earth began to overthrow the morals of an entire Christian nation, lock, stock, and barrel. 

     You are numb, Madam; no doubt a victim of the desensitization yourself.  That is probably why you are the only one who wrote in to complain and accuse.  Just turn on TV and look at what you see.  Then think back to your younger days and what you saw.  Then for a real shocker, read what God wrote in His Bible about how women were to be. 

You said:

"I don't take exception to scripture, I take exception to your abject condemnation of women, yet you do not offer the same to men. Despite your belief that women have surpassed men in the desire to be equally voracious in all matters, perhaps you would be reassured to know that at least 50% of people we know are as ourselves."

     And how are "ourselves"?  You and I do not seem to be on the same page here.  And I have chastened my fellow men many timesit is our fault that we let it happen on our watchencouraged it even.  And now we are paying the sad price.  I told you that I was forty-five, and I am; but I have talked to many twenty-something aged younger men.  And in a moment of honesty they have told me that they do not like the fact that every woman they meet has a longer track record than they do!  They want women to be better. 

     And Christian men want Christian women who act like the women they read of in the Bible.  Sadly, that is just not happening here.  Not of late.  And it is only getting worse. 

     I told you that Christian women should mentor and educate younger women.  But they do not.  And If Christian women aren't going to do it, then Christian men may well have to.  Because the way things are going now, there won't be any such thing as marriage in a few years.  Everything will be a hook-up. 

You said:

"This is not to say sins have not been committed in younger days, however, I feel confident that our sins are forgiven."

     Of course Christ forgives sin.  It isn't the sin that I am so much concerned about, per se, but rather it is the fact that the sin is being treated like it is not a sin.  Thus enabling generations of women to corrupt themselves. 

     Let's face it.  Great-Grandma was more moral than Grandma, and she was more moral than mom, and she was more moral that today's woman, and she will be more moral that her daughter.  It is a spiral, Ma'am.  That is my point.

     And we aren't talking about light things here, we are talking about murder, adultery and playing the whorethree capital-offence sins in the Bible!

Murder (abortion):

Exodus 21:22-25
22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief
[NO intent] follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
23 And if any mischief
[intent] follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
24 Eye for eye , tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.  KJV

Adultery:

Deuteronomy 22:22
22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.  KJV

Whoredom:

Deuteronomy 22:20-21
20 But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:
21 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.  KJV

     Yes, Christ forgives sin upon repentance.  And that sin is absolutely blotted outforever!  But had some women have known the magnitude of what they were doing before they had an abortionmany of them would not have gone through with it.  I know because they have told me so.  Many a woman is destroyed physiologically by her abortion.

     That is my point.  Women are being deceived by the wicked one and everybody else who knows better is sitting on their collective hands for fear of offending someone.  Better to be offended here, than before the Throne.

     Women need to stand up and do something about this.  All young girls see today are the sexpot superstar women; well, Christian women need to show them what God had to say about them.

    And by stifling me, or trying to make me look a mean, cruel, woman hater; you enable yet another young women to throw her life away.

     I am not judging anyone, I am trying to help.  And I do not hate women, I love them; and I fear for them.  They are being deceived and mislead and nobody is speaking out.

Peace to you.

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God bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!
Nick Goggin

 

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 Documenting That SOME Christians Shall Indeed Die In The Great Tribulation

 

A Reader Writes:

Hello,

       I wanted to say that I have been pondering the question of "do
Christians die in the Tribulation?". Your site says YES, and other of
like mind will say NO.. I was one of the NO they won't die crowd for the
longest time... but after careful study I think you are probably right.
Even if No Christians die in the tribulation I believe you should be
prepared for it just in case anyway. I wish others didn't fight this
doctrine so much because we should be willing to die for our beliefs.. I
could think of no greater an honor.

thank you so much for helping me open my eyes a little

Blessings in Christ

Xxxxxx

 

Answer:

Hello.  Yes, I am not a popular fellow sometimes for those studies.  Seems nobody really wants the hard truths anymore, just the sweet things in the Bible.  Have you seen our work on the Tribulation deaths?

    Regarding that study; I, for the life of me cannot understand how any Bible-believer can work through the Scriptural documentation in that study and come to any other conclusion than that SOME Christians, indeed, shall be killed and martyred during the Great Tribulation of antichrist.  The study is at:

    And in the three years that this study has been posted, read thousands of times by Christians, NOT ONE Christian or any other has been able to refute its findings Scripturally.  In fact, none have even ventured a shot at itfor they cannot refute those plain clear Scripturesand they know it.  Yet, I have been actually kicked off of Christian Internet Forums because of the contents of that Bible study!  Seems that for some Christians, fear is greater than faith, receiving greater than giving.  The study is compelling, in-depth, and quite irrefutable.  If I dare say so myself.

Peace to you, and God bless.

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Nick Goggin

 

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Where Are The Dead Now?

 

The reader writes in with the below exposition.  With letters such as this, which make many points and offer so many places for commentary, I have found that it is much easier to make a clear and understandable Q & A out of it by just inserting answers, commentary, and Scripture on the go.  So, therefore

[writer:]  the readers words in the below shall be double-tabbed and in dark blue type, such as this paragraph is;

    My commentary, documentation, disagreements, and/or agreements, shall be not tabbed, and shall just be normal paragraphs in black type, such as this paragraph that you are now reading.

Scripture will be in Maroon text, single-tabbed, such as this.

[The letter begins:]


 

[writer:]  Watchman,

I was reading some of your articles the other day, and some concerned me. I came to find that you support the immortality of the soul. For the un-learned who read this I will break it down, you believe that when a person dies they automatically go back to the Father. You have the same opinion on the subject that another minister on television does. I am not saying you are wrong...I would just like to point out some facts...and see your response.

    I believe that every person goes immediately back to the Father upon his/her flesh death.  This does not mean that they have "made it to Heaven," or anything like that.  This just means that we all shall return to God who gave us.  Later on, we shall all be judged, then some shall be judged worthy of everlasting life, and others worthy of eternal death.  I am not without Scriptural support on this.

    We all shall die one day, and our flesh rots back into the dirt from whence it was made.  Our mothers ate food from the Earth, and in their wombs God clothes our souls with flesh.  Then we were born nine months later.  By and by, we then one day die, and the flesh returns to elements of the earth from whence it was fashioned.  Below, God speaks to Adam; and while Adam was different from us in that he was directly fashioned from the dirt in God's hands, nevertheless, he also had a body of dirt and dust and the elements in the Earth.  And when he (and we) shall die, our flesh shall return to that dust: 

Genesis 3:19
19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.  KJV

    All Adam's children, and their children's children, shall be formed of the elements of the Earth that their mothers consumed whilst they were pregnant. But it was God that supplied the spirit, the soul.  It was God that placed that part of us into the womb that was clothed with flesh.  And when we die, that flesh rots back into dust in the coffin, but that part of us, our soul, our spirit (who we are) shall return back to God as it was before He placed it into the womb of our mothers:

 Ecclesiastes 12:7
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.  KJV

    Later, that spirit, that soul, that was placed in our mother's womb, which had been clothed in flesh made of dirt, then died again, that body returning to dirtwill go on to be judged for the things that we did, and did not do, in this flesh life.  Christians are double blessed in that they had to opportunity through belief in Christ Jesus to blot out their sins upon repentance.  All non-Christians shall stand alone before the Maker, every sin carefully recorded and chronicled:  

Revelation 20:11-15
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.  KJV

    This SECOND death is the death of a soul.  Then you are no more ever again for ever.  the FIRST death was when you died in this world and they buried your carcass in the gravebut as you can see, YOU continued on till Judgement Day, though you did not have a flesh body any longer.  Did not Paul explain that we have TWO bodies?

1 Corinthians 15:42-53

42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It [flesh] is sown in corruption; it [our spirit from that flesh body] is raised in incorruption [a spiritual non-perishable body]:

43 It is sown in dishonour [our flesh bodies]; it is raised in glory [our spiritual bodies]: it is sown in weakness [frail flesh dies and rots]; it is raised in power [a spiritual non-perishable body (save for Judgement Day)] :

44 It is sown [into the grave] a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body [we arise back to God in our spiritual body]. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

45 And so it is written, The first man Adam [Mr. Adam from the Garden of Eden] was made a living soul; the last Adam [Jesus Christ] was made a quickening spirit.

46 [shifting focus now on to salvation] Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption [rotting flesh; morality not meant here] inherit incorruption [that non-perishable spiritual body that was placed into our mother's womb to be clothed with flesh].

51 [shifting focus now to those who are still alive at the Second Advent] Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep [die a flesh death], but we shall all be changed [changed to our spiritual body (the flesh simply falling off to the ground)],

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump [that's the 2nd Advent, not any so-called Rapture]: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible [into their spiritual bodies], and we shall be changed [into our spiritual bodies (not having tasted of death)].

53 For this corruptible [flesh body] must put on incorruption [spiritual body], and this mortal [destined to die flesh body] must put on immortality [non-perishable spiritual body].  KJV

Jesus touches on this subject lightly:

John 3:12-13
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.  KJV

    I think that Christians could better understand this if they had a solid understanding of the three parts of man: Flesh, Spirit, and Soul.  We have an in-depth study, which goes well into this as a side note: The Holy Spirit & The Holy Trinity  

 

[writer:]  First of all, the Bible says in Gen. 2:7 that man "became" a living soul. It does not state that man has a soul, but it states plainly man is a soul.

    No, it says that the dust that God formed into the man Adam became a living soul.  Until God placed Adam's soul into that blob of dust, it wasn't Adam, it was a blob of dust, a flesh body, that Adam would come to inhabit.  A careful reading of the whole Scripture in context shall bear me out:

Genesis 2:7-8

7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.  KJV

 

[writer:]  The next thing is that the immortal soul or spirit (whichever you like best) was not a church doctrine until the year 200 A.D. It is said to have been adopted from Greek philosophy (Plato of course, and also Aristotle). It was made a church doctrine and a foundational belief then, and was mixed in with the Christian doctrine of the resurrection.

    It matters not when, as you say, that the church adopted a doctrine; what matters is what God said about it in His written Word, the Bible.  You can throw all kinds of names and heresies at me, but that does not change the simple truth of what God's Word says.  Reading all these things has confused you.  And why do you believe what this or that man said, or this or that "history" (which may well be tainted)over the written Word of God that rests on every Christian's bookshelf?

 

[writer:]  Now, on the other hand. There is the belief commonly called (though in error) soul sleep. The belief that between death and the resurrection the persons inner being goes into a state of sleep and comes forth when Jesus returns at the last trump. This belief is held by Jehovah Witness, Seventh Day Adventists, United Church of God, and was taught by Herbert Armstrong and his son garner Ted Armstrong. This belief was also condemned a heresy by the second council of Constantinople I believe.

    Once again, making up a catchy name for a doctrine and then associating it with cultic groups and other writers unknown to me does not make a doctrine wrong.  Even a broken clock is correct twice each day.  This is a tactic commonly used to attack the Holy Scriptures, though I do not accuse youyou well may be simply deceived yourself.

    Now, in these already confusing times, is it profitable to make up words and phrases that are not in the Scriptures?  then ask me to defend or refute them?  Why introduce the term "soul sleep," which is foreign to the Scriptures?  Oh, how we love to "coin phrases," confusing the heck out of everyone.  Such is the case of the term "the person of the Holy Spirit," when never in Scripture is the Holy Spirit referred to as a person.  Always it is referred to as the Spirit of God; which of course, is Holy.

    Why not just let the Scriptures speak.  God was wise when He had them written, and if He didn't need trendy concept names; what use of them have we?  Read the below Scripture and tell me what these fellows were doing before the enjoined the FIRST resurrection.  And then tell me what the others were doing who were not raised in the below FIRST resurrection:

Revelation 20:4-6
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.  KJV

    These who had been resurrected in the FIRST resurrection have been justified.  They shall not taste of the SECOND death, they shall not perish in the Lake of Fire.  These men and women (their souls stripped of gendered flesh) are now sons of God; they have made it to eternal life.  Or, to put it into our modern day (confusing) terms:  they went to Heaven forever.  They made it.

    The others, those who did not make it in the FIRST resurrection, must go on to stand before God at the Great Judgement Day; and may, or may not, "make it."  They must be judged.  On these the SECOND death (the death of a soul) may well have power over them.  Or, they might well pass Judgement Day as approved, and be justified to live forever in Heaven with Godjoining those of the FIRST resurrection in eternal glory.   Now, were they "sleeping"?  I don't know; but if they were, they were sleeping whereever God wasfor they returned to God who gave them, the instant that they died.

    Now, not all who shall eventually end up "in Heaven" (as we commonly term it) shall rise at the FIRST resurrection.  The first resurrection, as you can see, was of the martyrs. 

    And why certain Christians today quake at the thought of being martyred in the Tribulationwhen we can see how pleasing they are to Godis beyond me.  But I know that we all have a built-in fear of death.  After all, I myself do not particularly look forward to going through the transformation of death.  But since all men must die (save for the living saints at the 2nd Advent), then I would rather to die for Christ than of old age or in a car wreck.

 

[writer:]  Now, if we base it entirely on the scripture.....the idea of the immortal soul...isn't there.

    How sad you must be, friend.  To live a life thinking that when you die your whole being gets placed into a box, buried, and rots to dust!  You are in bondage.

Hebrews 2:14-18

14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he [God] also himself likewise took part of the same [He came in the flesh, as Jesus Christ]; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels [spiritual body]; but he took on him the seed of Abraham [God became flesh (as Jesus)].

17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.  KJV

1 Corinthians 6:13-14
13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.  KJV 

2 Corinthians 5:1-10
5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle [flesh body] were dissolved [died and rotted back to dust], we have a building of God, an house not made with hands [spiritual body], eternal in the heavens.
2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
4 For we that are in this tabernacle [flesh body] do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed [not seeking death], but clothed upon [with our non-perishable spiritual body], that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the [flesh body] body, we are absent from the Lord:
7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body [deceased from the face of the Earth, yet that body is still here on the earth], and to be present with the Lord. [in our spiritual body after we die]
9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent , we may be accepted of him.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.  KJV

    In verse 8 above, you see that we are either in one of two places; we are either on this Earth in a flesh body, or we are with the Lord in our spiritual body.  There is no third choice.  This goes hand in hand with the earlier Scripture we read which stated:

Ecclesiastes 12:7
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.  KJV

2 Corinthians 5:6-8
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.  KJV

Peter speaks of his decease as a putting off of his (flesh) tabernacle,

2 Peter 1:13-15

13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.  KJV

Paul spoke more clearly on this tabernacle (flesh body):

2 Corinthians 5:1-9
5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon , that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.  KJV
 

 

[writer:]  What is there, is the Bible repeatedly referring to death as sleep. Jesus in the 11th chapter of John wepted because of the death of Lazarus. I know your response to that already probably, you would say he wept because the people didn't know the power of the resurrection. I disagree with that view point, Jesus wept because Lazarus was dead. He wasn't in heaven and he wasn't in hell, he was dead. His spirit was in that state of sleep.

    I'm sorry, writer, but that is absurd.  Read the entire event below.  I shall highlight certain words to draw your attention to them.  Observe that Christ indeed wept because of their unbelief:

John 11:19-44
19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! [they were wrong on the reason that Jesus wept, as we shall see]
37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.  KJV

 

[writer:]  I know all about luke 16, 2 Corinthians 5, Ecclesiastes 12, 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Corinthians 15. All of these are misinterpreted scriptures by preachers to support a form of platonism. I would enjoy hearing your opinion on the background to the controversial immortality of the soul

    Funny that you should mention Luke 16.  I will close with Luke 16; but first I must answer one more question:  You asked:

I would enjoy hearing your opinion on the background to the controversial immortality of the soul

    But, reader, you have just heard on the background of "the immortality of the soul," as you phrase it.  That "background" was the Holy Scriptures of God.  God-breathed truth set to paper and pen by holy and chosen men of God moved by the Holy Spirit.

    And more:  Not only are our souls "immortal," going forwards in time; but, they also immortal going backwards in time till BEFORE we were even conceived in the womb, before our parents were even conceived the womb, and their parents, to a thousand generations.

    We were with God from since the first day that He created the Host of Heaven. We were all a part of the Host of heaven before we had our turn down here in the flesh.  God created all the souls a long time ago; when, we cannot know; He called them sons of God and the stars of God, He then selected each one of us, in turn, to be placed into a very special womb on this Earth.  Where we are to go on and live and grow, and yes, to make choices in our lives that will determine where we finally end up after He calls us back, judges us, and refashions the world into the New Heaven and New Earth of Revelation 21.  A soul can only perish in the Lake of fire.  Until that fateful day, all souls are yet in existence.  Where?  Wherever God has chosen to keep them.  Did God not even tell Jeremiah that he was with God before God fashioned him in his mother's womb:

Jeremiah 1:4-8
4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.  KJV

    In closing, and without commentary, I submit the below words of Jesus Christ as to the answer to your query.  Now, I know that some will say that the below is a parable.  Ah, but a parable must be true, else that which it is being compared to cannot be true.  Christ, being God come in the flesh, cannot lie.  His parables are truth; "In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;" (Titus 1:2). 

Luke 16:19-31
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.  KJV

    And one did rise from the dead, and they were not persuaded.  I speak of Jesus Christ, The Eternal.

Revelation 1:18
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.  KJV

Peace.

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Does God have a sense of humor, other emotions as we?

 

A reader Writes:

Hi,

I'm back. Your perspective on things is so fresh that
I couldn't stay away. Although you seem to be slipping
- I read a couple of your newer articles where you
neglected to blame the Jews for everything (sorry -
just kidding - couldn't resist).

Congrats on your upcoming book. I hope it is a smash
hit.

But speaking of kidding around, a question recently
occurred to me. Do you think God has a sense of humor?
There is definitely much that is lighthearted in the
Bible, but is there actually anything that God put
there to make us laugh (in a good way)? Or is the
Bible deadly serious from cover to cover? In listening
and reading I have not come across anything that
seemed "funny" per se, but I was wondering what you
thought.

BTW - I forgot to mention. I recently purchased an
incredible audio bible - although I am sure you have
heard of it: the Complete King James Version by
Alexander Scourby. It is completely riveting. It opens
a completely new dimension. Anyway, hearing is the way
that most of mankind heard the Word before the
printing press.

I highly recommend it if you haven't heard it already.

I'm already up to Chronicles and I can't wait to get
to Matthew, although I still have a long way to go.


Answer:

Hello.  Welcome back.  Yes, I also highly recommend the audio Bible (CD or Cassette) by Alexander Scourby!   Just make sure that you get the King James Version, he did other versions as well.  I listen to it in the car and it's like reading the Bible on the way to work.  Also, he does an excellent job with place and name pronunciations, and when he reads a sentence, he pauses in the right places and it makes it a lot easier to understand certain Scriptures.  Another great thing that he does that many other audio Bible-readers does, is that he changes his voice when another speaker is speaking in a Scripturethat too is very helpful.  And he has a deep "Biblical voice," so it all sounds very reverent.  He was definitely the right man for the job!  I just bought one for somebody last summer, and it was about $100.00, if I recall correctly.  Which is not a bad price considering that with the cassette version you get 64 cassettes in four quality plastic folders.  Well worth the $100.00!   

Also, thank you for the kind words.  You asked:

"Do you think God has a sense of humor?"

    Oh yes; that's were we get it from.  We are made in the image of God.  God has all the emotions that we have.  We know from Scripture that He has the emotion of, say, anger

Exodus 4:14
14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.  KJV

And below we see that He has the emotion of jealousy:

Exodus 20:1-6
20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.  KJV

    And in verse six above, we see that he also has the emotion of compassion.

So why not also a sense of humor?  Many of us, looking back onto some of the ironies of our lives, can see a certain sense of humor.  :o)

    In the below Scripture, many say that the emerods were hemorrhoids; and the definition from the Strong's Concordance will allow for it.  And I think that is kind of funny:

1 Samuel 5:2-6
2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.  KJV

emerod:  hebrew word #6076  `ophel (o'-fel); from OT:6075; a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortress:  KJV - emerod, fort, strong hold, tower.

OT:6075  `aphal (aw-fal'); a primitive root; to swell; figuratively, be elated: KJV - be lifted up, presume.

1 Samuel 5:9-12
9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
12 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.  KJV

(See also 1st Sam 6:5 for: where, upon repentance, they made five golden emerods as a testament against them.  Thus documenting that emerods were not some natural calamity, but a very real, visible, identifiable, protrusion on their "secret parts".)

    So, I think that when as people get God angry, and He smites them with hemorrhoids--that's kind of funny and embarrassing punishment.  The work of a sense of humor?  I think so.  But there is another emotion of God that we see manifest in Jesus Christ.  And this one is far from funny--because we caused it by our sins:

    When this Great God, the Lord God of the Scriptures, came down to Earth in the form of a man to succor His wayward children,

Matthew 1:22-25
22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet [Isaiah 7:14], saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.  KJV

    This man, Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, possessed the emotion that we all have felt; He felt sorrow, He was saddened greatly:

John 11:35
35 Jesus wept.  KJV

As was prophesied to be His lot FOR US:

Isaiah 53:1-6
53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.  KJV

    Let's none of us forget that.  Sometimes I think that we all, at moments, take for granted the great gift of the Christian repentance.  And when we sin wantonly, that we each disrespect our Lord just a little.  Why not just sin when we can't help it; and not so flippantly?  Upon repentance we are forgiven; yes, but while that may be free to us, Jesus paid a dear cost.

    Many ask: "Why did God allow them to kill Jesus?"  He had to pay the price in blood; for, God, Who does not change (Mal 3:6), had made declaration that only shed blood, only death, can remove sin (Heb 9:22).  That is how much sin offends our Lord God.  So, instead of killing us for our sins, He sent a prefect One to shed His own blood for us the imperfect.

Malachi 3:6
6 For I am the LORD, I change not ; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.  KJV

Hebrews 9:22-28
22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood ; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.  KJV

    That's why God let them kill Jesus Christ.  But God raised this Jesus, as He promises to raise us all whom believe.

    And we know that this same Jesus Christ was God in the flesh, called the Son of God for the weakness of the flesh He put on (Heb 2:7 / Psm 8:5); for, God raised Jesus, and Jesus raised Jesus: ergo--Jesus was God; as (doubting) Thomas declared, and was commended on:

Acts 2:22-25
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:  KJV

John 10:14-18
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life , that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.  KJV

John 20:24-31
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.  KJV

    Many things that God said that He Himself would doJesus Christ did.  Take for instance, forgiveness of sins.  Now, we know that only God can forgive sin; yet, this same Jesus Christ said the HE forgives sin.

Luke 5:19-27
19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins , (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.  KJV

(Regarding the Deity of Christ, see our: The Holy Spirit & The Holy Trinity ).

Peace to you.

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Nick Goggin

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To Those Who feel that They Are Unsaved Or Back-Slidden


A reader Writes:

First I would like to thank You for all the information you have helped me understand.. in dealing with the scripture.. And now for my question... I am a believer in our Father and Lord Jesus Christ, and in my own life I have felt his touch and he has always been there for me when I have needed him... But I have back slid quite a bit and I haven't been as close to him as I have been in the past and I am feeling a bit lost now... In my mind I feel as though I'm unworthy to talk with and to walk with him again because not to long ago I was so close to the person I believe he wanted me to be and I let things in my life get in the way of that... To put it simply I'm lost yet again and I need a bit of guidance.. Any words would help thank you..

God bless

Xxxxxxx


Answer:

Hello.  NONE of us is worthy.  But Jesus Christ is worthy to stand in for us.  The answer to your question is so easy, but you are laden with guilt and won't let yourself accept the guaranteed forgiveness that is found in Christ Jesus.  That is the exact reason why He diedto pay for unworthy ones like ALL of us.

    This is what you do.  Go somewhere alone.  Get comfortable, and then review in your mind all that you are ashamed of, all your sins.  And it will hurt, I'm sure.  Then just talk to God.  He is your Heavenly Father, so talk to him like that.  Yes, He is to be revered as the Master of the universe, and the Creator thereof; but He is also kind and gentle--unlike any flawed human father.

He understands. 

    Then tell Him that you are sorry that you let Him down.  Ask Him to forgive you of all your sins in the precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ, who you believe in.  When asking Him to forgive your sins, ask that He pardon both those that you remember and those that you may have forgotten.

And by the Holy Sacrifice of His worthy Son, Jesus Christ, He has promised us that He would forgive us.

You then are free.  You are a new creature, the old one fading away.

    Then get into some sound Bible study and keep in communication with God--pray to Him, talk to Him--on the good days as well as the bad days.  He really likes to hear from us, but He likes most to hear from us when are just thanking Him and not always asking Him for favors.  But the most, the very most, pleasing to prayer to God, is a prayer that one makes for another, not seeking any personal gain or reward.  He wants us to care for each other till He returns.

Do good, be good, keep the faith, and you shall do wonderfullyboth now and forever.

    I will pray right this moment with you that our Great and Merciful Heavenly Father touches your heart after repentance and lifts your burden--showing you that you are accepted and blessed and indeedfree.  I pray this in Jesus Christ's precious and powerful name.

For, it is for Christ' sake that we are freed, not our own.  Without Jesus Christ, we all are damned, and rightfully so.

And it this same Jesus Christ that uttered these words which saved me so long ago:

Matthew 11:25-30
25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.  KJV

    You see, I was once you.  Then Jesus picked me up and He never let me down.  Never.  You can have the same thing.  That is the reason that Jesus came.

Don't torment yourselfbut simply believe.

Peace to you in Christ Jesus.

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Nick Goggin

 

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