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Hi [Xxxxxxxxx].

"Ishtar is a goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. In the Babylonian pantheon, she 'was the divine personification of the planet Venus'." -- Source.

Appendix 42.  THE 'ASHERAH.

 

The word 'Asherah is from the root 'ashar, to be straight, erect, or upright.  From this comes the meaning, in a moral sense, to be upright, hence, to prosper or be happy.  The 'Asherah was so called because it was something set upright or erect in the ground, and worshiped.  The word occurs forty times, and only a careful study of each passage will give a correct view.

Compared with this, all that men may think or say about the 'Asherah is of little value.  The word is always rendered grove or groves in the A.V.; and always left as a proper name in the R.V.

From a conspectus of the passages, we learn that it was either a living tree with the top cut off, and the stump or trunk fashioned into a certain shape (Deut. 16:21); or it was artificially fashioned and set erect in the ground (Isa. 17:8.  1Kings 14:15; 16:33).  It was made of wood (Judg. 6:26) or stone.  What the shape was is indicated in 1Kings 15:13, and 2Chron. 15:16, where in the A.V. "an idol in a grove", should be (as in the R.V.) "an abominable image for an 'Asherah".  It could be "cut down" (Ex. 34:13, the first occurrence of the word); "plucked up" (Mic. 5:14); "burnt" (Deut. 12:3); or "broken in pieces" (2Chron. 34:4).

It is often coupled with mazzevoth, or stone "pillars" (R.V.) (and rendered images in A.V.), connected with Baal-worship.  That it could not have been in a "grove" is clear from 2Kings 17:10, where it is forbidden to set one up "under any green tree". While it is distinguished from Ashtoreth the goddess, it is yet associated with that goddess, Ashtoreth being representative of the productive (or passive) principle of life; and Baal being representative of the generative (or active) principle.

The image which represents the Phoenician Ashtoreth of Paphos, as the sole object of worship in her temple, was an upright block of stone, anointed with oil, and covered with an embroidered cloth.  Such stones are to be met with all over the Semitic world; especially in Babylonia, in Syria, Palestine and Arabia.  Even the Mahommedan sacred stone (kaaba) at Mecca remains an object of reverence. The place Beth-el was so called because of its anointed stone.  There was another Beth-el in Northern Israel.

Two columns of stone stood before every Phoenician temple.  Those at Tyre are described by Herodotus (ii. 44); and the "pillars of the sun" are mentioned in 2Chron. 34:4.  Isa. 17:8, &c.  Like every form of "religion," it had to do with the "flesh;" and hence, by the law of evolution (which is seen operating only in human affairs) it soon became corrupted.  Evolution is seen in the progress of man's works, because he begins from ignorance, and goes on learning by his mistakes and failures.  From the moment he ends his works devolution at once sets in and deterioration begins.  This is specially true in the "religious" sphere.  All religions have become corrupt.

So with the 'Asherah.  Originally a tree, symbolical of the "tree of life," it was an object of reverence and veneration.  Then came the perversion of the earlier idea which simply honored the origin of life; and it was corrupted and debased into the organ of procreation, which was symbolized by the form and shape given to the 'Asherah.  It was the Phallus image of Isa. 57:8, and the "image of the male", Ezek. 16:17. These symbols, in turn, became the incentive to all forms of impurity which were part of its libidinous worship, with the swarms of "devotees" involved in its obscene orgies.

The serpent was accepted as the symbol of the nexus, and was thus associated with the "pillar" and the "tree".  Hence, it too became an object of worship.  The principal factor in this form of Canaanite idolatry is that it was not a primitive conception of a religious rite, but the corruption of an earlier idea which began with honoring the origin of life. All the ancient systems of idolatry, connected with Astrology and Mythology, &c., were, in the same way, not original inventions of what was new; but the corruption of what was old, and the perversion of primitive truth.

There can be no doubt about its being, in its essence, Phallic worship pure and simple, whatever may have been its origin.  This abomination was common to all the ancient nations; and relics of it are found to-day in various forms, in India and elsewhere.  The menhirs of the Celtic religion are the true descendants of the 'Asherim.

At first it was created in the Canaanitish nations; and from them it spread to the others.  It was the great abomination of Canaan, and that is one reason why the Canaanites, as the descendants of the Nephilim, had to be destroyed by the sword of Israel.  The other reason was the origin of those nations themselves (see Ap. 23 and 25), with which it was closely connected.  The first mention of the 'Asherah stamps it as being the special object of Jehovah's hatred.  It is given to explain His name as "jealous"; for that is the name He takes in denouncing it.  Compare His threats in 1Kings 14:15; 15:13; 16:32, 33; 2Chron. 36:14, &c.  It led to Israel's banishment from the land; and subsequently to that of Judah's.

It is still preserved in veiled language in secret fraternities, Freemasonry, Theosophy (*1), and in the Roman Church; language so conceals it that probably those who use it to-day have little idea of what they are perpetuating; while the ancient symbols I O proclaim "sex as the true God of Hosts," as the [Jewish] Kabbala declares. A recrudescence of this is more than hinted at; and it will be better understood when "the abomination" of Antichrist shall stand once again (*2) in the Temple at Jerusalem (Matt. 24:15).

The following passages will show further the nature of this form of idolatry :-- Jer. 5:7; 7:30, 31; 19:4, 5; 37:34-35.  Hos. 4:12-14.  Amos 2:7-9. The word 'Asherah is noted in the margin of each passage where it occurs in The Companion Bible, but the following complete list is given to put the student in possession of the whole of the data; and thus to enable him to form his own conclusions.

• Exod. 34:14.

• Deut. 7:5; 12:3; 16:21.

• Judg. 3:7; 6:25, 26, 28, 30.

• 1Kings 14:15, 23; 15:13; 16:33; 18:19 (sing.).

• 2Kings 13:6; 17:10, 16; 18:4; 21:3, 7; 23:4, 6, 7, 14, 15.

• 2Chron. 14:3; 15:16; 17:6; 19:3; 24:18; 31:1; 33:3, 19; 34:3, 4, 7.

• Isa. 17:8; 27:9.

• Jer. 17:2.

• Mic. 5:14.
   

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  (*1)  See The Perfect Way, p. 2, and The Computation of 666, pp. 105-9.
  
  (*2)  Matt. 24:15; cp. Dan. 9:27; 12:11.

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Question #2

Hello.  You found the right place to submit questions.

    Your answer (and a deeper understanding than any man could offer) is contained within the below chapter of the book of Romans, New Testament, Holy Bible.  What it is saying is that no man can be good enough on his own to be saved, that we are all bad in God's eyes.

    Therefore it was necessary for God to offer His own Son for our sins because we are not good enough to offer for ourselves.  And without Jesus Christ what we must offer is our eternal life for that sin payment.  However, with faith in Jesus Christ we are covered under His atoning blood, His sacrifice becomes ours, or that we are blanketed under that Holy Sacrifice.

    The reason that a "good" man can't make it to Heaven without Jesus Christ is because in God's Holy and Pure eyes there is no "good man."  Our best can never be good enough.  That is why God made a way to save us, because He loves His children, and He did not want to destroy them.  So He (God) made a way, He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, who was pure and holy; and this same Jesus, an innocent man (but so much more than a man) died in our place.  God accepts Jesus' most perfect sacrifice, and when we believe in Jesus Christ that sacrifice is extended to cover our sins which we repent of, when we repent of them.  If this sounds "too easy," don't be fooled; God knows who's faking and who really believes in Jesus Christ.

    Also, regarding the old scenario of "what if someone lives on a deserted island and never gets to read the Bible or the salvation message?"  The answer that is that God would reveal Himself to that person.  I dare say that there are few if any people on this planet who have not at least heard of Jesus Christ and the things claimed in His name.  Will all believe that which they hear of Jesus?  No.  Why?  That's a question that you can ask God when you get there.  We need not understand God, only obey Him. 

    In the aforementioned chapter supplied below, with Apostle Paul being the speaker, a key to some of the terms that you will encounter are as follows:

    Peace to you in Christ Jesus.

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Question #3

Hi [Xxxxx].  I too have been following the Global Warming lie-letters with great interest.  And I agree with you that the Global Warming hoax is nothing more than a backdoor into global governance (global control through global laws, globally financed through a global tax—a whole new edifice being risen up).  This all began at the Rio Climate Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, seventeen years ago in 1992; so we see that it is a long-plan. 

    As you no doubt are cognizant of, the leak of these E-mails showing that scientists have been lying about Global Warming have really given the global government doctrine a black eye, and has slowed it down.  But it has only slowed it down some. 

    For instance, notice that Pres. Obama, his supporters in Congress, other world leaders, and the Judaic-controlled media and news outlets still speak of "Man-Made Global Warming" as though it is a given fact, an absolute truth.  They are acting as though the exposure of falsified numbers, corrupted documentation, willful omissions of conflicting data, the planned discrediting of any scientist who opposes "Man-Made Global Warming," have no real meaning at all.  And the public seems quite indifferent to it. 

    Nevertheless, the question is why did the International Judaics allow this leak?  (Or should I write it as: a so-called "leak"?)  And let me explain that question a little deeper.  I was amazed at how quickly the leaked E-mail scandal was given traction in the media.  Immediately and with great publicity the Judaic-controlled media outlets, both Left and Right, pounced on this story.  Somehow they all had footage to air on their nightly news with actual screen-captures of these E-mails.  Gee, how nice of the conspirators to cooperate in their own undoing.  If, if, that is, this amounts to their undoing.  But we know that the International Judaics work the long-plan, they have unlimited patience and do nothing that they do not first send a "trial balloon" up on. 

    That is why whenever their asset, Pres. Obama, is going to announce some new Socialist or America-destroying agenda in a speech, the contents of the speech are "leaked" to news organizations beforehand, that their (the International Judaics) assets, both Conservative and Liberal then debate about on the air (with all of us watching intently, as designed).  Then opinion polls are taken to feel the pulse of the nation on the matter.  Then, "mysteriously," Pres. Obama (or whoever is being used at the time) gives his speech days later absent of the offending portions.  This is a form of "trial balloon."  It is how they test the degree of our conditioning and to determine just how far they can push us down at any given point in their program. 

   If my assessment is correct, then we see that the American population and the world in general are very ready for a Global Warming bill.  Most Americans just "yawned" as their appointed pied-pipers, Hannity, O'Reilly at Fox News and the crew over at CNN, etc., were railing against the revelations in the leaked Global Warming E-mails.  And the instant that the International Judaics pull the plug on the coverage of this matter, it will fall down the memory hole.  Watch for that soon, if not already.

    "They" really do absolutely control what the population becomes enraged at and what they ignore.  The American citizen, in the main, are intellectual zombies.  This has been done to us over a many-year indoctrination program.  For instance, two years ago when the John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007 was passed (a most damaging-to-American-liberty bill), most of America just yawned, and they were far more concerned with who was winning on the TV show "Dancing With The Stars."  I observed this phenomenon with great amazement, and I knew at that moment that America was ready to, and really was going to, allow itself to be taken under in a military-rule enslavement.  And that it was just a matter of time.  When, not if.

    Even the "Opinion Poll" is a tool in their hands.  Opinion Polls are lies, fabrications which are rigged to show the desired result.  There are many ways to rig them, but we won't get into that now.  Just suffice it for now to say that Opinion Polls don't take opinions, they make them.  Let me explain.  People (the greatest majority of them, anyway) are sheep-like, they feel more comfortable to be on the most popular side in any debate or argument.  So, if the International Judaics want the nation to begin to agree with anything, say like—for a silly example—"free health care for all puppies;" all they have to do is to place on their propaganda networks, CNN, Fox News, etc., ad infinitum, that 78% of Americans polled are in support of free puppy care.  Then those against it will probably remain against it, and those for it will most likely stay for it; however, the usual 33% that are always "on the fence," not having a strong feeling on the matter either way, will yield and fall in line with the usual 23% who are really for it.  Now, in a system (a Democracy; i.e., rule by mob, or kinder put, the majority rules) where one only needs 51% of any vote to win, they can always get just about whatever they want.  It really is just that easy.  And that explains, for example, why in a nation (America) that is professed to be something like 78% Christian, you have legal abortion.

    This also illustrates the great importance and usefulness of the invaluable tool of the media to their plans.  They control what we see and what we do not see, what we debate and what we do not debate, what alarms us and what puts us to sleep.  They (the International Judaics) way back in circa 1884, in their Protocols Of the Learned Elders Of Zion, gloated over their THEN absolute control over all the world's press.  I have selected some succinct excerpts from that document for your consideration.  And please read the entire excerpts below, they are rather brief, and they really do explain all that I have spoken of in my above; and it comes directly from their mouth.

    But first may I be allowed to preface this with the fact that in the below excerpts you will encounter the term, "Goyim;" and as you know, but which others may not know, Goyim is a Yiddish term used by "Jews" for all non-Jews.  And that, while ostensively it is the Hebrew word for "Gentiles," the Jewish Talmud informs us of its real meaning within modern Jewry; there we learn that it means sub-human cattle, less-than-men.  And in Jewish religious writings (Talmud, Kabbalah, etc.) the rabbis and sages inform us that only "Jews" are considered "full men."  Therefore, commands of God in the Hebrew Old Testament such as, "Thou shalt not covet they neighbors wife," (Ex 20:17) have no power over the "Jew" who seduces a "Gentile's" wife, as he (and she) are nothing more than sub-human cattle, and therefore incapable of being "thy neighbor" to any "Jew."  That is the method by which the Jew's Talmud "gets around" most all of God's Laws in the Old Testament.  See here for an excellent and in-depth exposé.  And it was to this type doctrine (pre-Talmudic doctrine, orally transferred at the time of Christ, but contained in writing today [since the circa 5^th century A.D.] in the Jewish Babylonian Talmud) that Christ referred to in condemnation: “Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.” (Mark 7:13).

    Below are the aforementioned excerpts:

    From Protocol №. 2

“[2.] The administrators, whom we shall choose from among the public, with strict regard to their capacities for servile obedience, will not be persons trained in the arts of government, and will therefore easily become pawns in our game in the hands of men of learning and genius who will be their advisers, specialists bred and reared from early childhood to rule the affairs of the whole world. As is well known to you, these specialists of ours have been drawing to fit them for rule the information they need from our political plans from the lessons of history, from observations made of the events of every moment as it passes. The GOYIM are not guided by practical use of unprejudiced historical observation, but by theoretical routine without any critical regard for consequent results. We need not, therefore, take any account of them -- let them amuse themselves until the hour strikes, or live on hopes of new forms of enterprising pastime, or on the memories of all they have enjoyed. For them let that play the principal part which we have persuaded them to accept as the dictates of science (theory). It is with this object in view that we are constantly, by means of our press, arousing a blind confidence in these theories [such as "Man-Made Global Warming," the Theory of Evolution, etc.]. The intellectuals of the GOYIM will puff themselves up with their knowledges and without any logical verification of them will put into effect all the information available from science, which our AGENTUR specialists have cunningly pieced together for the purpose of educating their minds in the direction we want.” — Source: Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, Protocol № 2, ¶ 2.  Probably written in this form in 1884, but published publically in 1901 or 03 (The Protocols of…Zion were also delivered as the minutes of the First Zionist Congress held at Basle, Switzerland, in 1897, under the presidency of the "father of Modern Zionism," the late Theodore Herzl.) A copy of the Protocols of…Zion is in the British Museum today bearing the date of its reception, August 10, 1906.  One on-line source: https://watchman.news/watchman-bs-site-arcv/plez.htm

    From Protocol №. 2

“[5.] In the hands of the States of to-day there is a great force that creates the movement of thought in the people, and that is the Press. The part played by the Press is to keep pointing our requirements supposed to be indispensable, to give voice to the complaints of the people, to express and to create discontent. It is in the Press that the triumph of freedom of speech finds its incarnation. But the GOYIM States have not known how to make use of this force; and it has fallen into our hands. Through the Press we have gained the power to influence while remaining ourselves in the shade; thanks to the Press we have got the GOLD in our hands, notwithstanding that we have had to gather it out of the oceans of blood and tears. But it has paid us, though we have sacrificed many of our people. Each victim on our side [a "Jew"] is worth in the sight of God a thousand GOYIM [non-Jews].” — Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, Protocol № 2, ¶ 5.

    From Protocol №. 7

“[5.] We must compel the governments of the GOYIM to take action in the direction favored by our widely conceived plan, already approaching the desired consummation, by what we shall represent as public opinion, secretly promoted by us through the means of that so-called "Great Power" - THE PRESS, WHICH, WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS THAT MAY BE DISREGARDED, IS ALREADY ENTIRELY IN OUR HANDS.” — Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, Protocol № 7, ¶ 5.

    From Protocol №. 9

“[9.] In order to annihilate the institutions of the GOYIM before it is time we have touched them with craft and delicacy, and have taken hold of the ends of the springs which move their mechanism. These springs lay in a strict but just sense of order; we have replaced them by the chaotic license of liberalism [an ideology, a foster-parent to Socialism]. We have got our hands into the administration of the law, into the conduct of elections, into the press, into liberty of the person, but principally into education and training as being the cornerstones of a free existence.” — Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, Protocol № 9, ¶ 9.

    From Protocol №. 10

“[10.] Liberalism [an ideology, a foster-parent suckling Socialism] produced Constitutional States, which took the place of what was the only safeguard of the GOYIM, namely, Despotism [referring here to Kingdoms as a form of government, as were in place in Russia, France, Germany, Spain, etc., before their Judaic-inspired revolutions respectively]; and A CONSTITUTION, AS YOU WELL KNOW, IS NOTHING ELSE BUT A SCHOOL OF DISCORDS, misunderstandings, quarrels, disagreements, fruitless party agitations, party whims - in a word, a school of everything that serves to destroy the personality of State activity. THE TRIBUNE OF THE "TALKERICS" [News commentators like on FOX and CNN News] HAS, NO LESS EFFECTIVELY THAN THE PRESS, CONDEMNED THE RULERS TO INACTIVITY AND IMPOTENCE, and thereby rendered them useless and superfluous, for which reason indeed they have been in many countries deposed. THEN IT WAS THAT THE ERA OF REPUBLICS BECOME POSSIBLE OF REALIZATION; AND THEN IT WAS THAT WE REPLACED THE RULER [Kings, Monarchs] BY A CARICATURE OF A GOVERNMENT ["Democracies"] -- BY A PRESIDENT, TAKEN FROM THE MOB, FROM THE MIDST OF OUR PUPPET CREATURES, OR SLAVES. This was the foundation of the mine which we have laid under the GOY people [one nation], I should rather say, under the GOY peoples [many nations].” — Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, Protocol № 10, ¶ 10.

    And the below final one is a little longer (8 paragraphs), but well worth the read.

    From Protocol №. 12

“[8.] Literature and journalism are two of the most important educative forces, and therefore our government will become proprietor of the majority of the journals. This will neutralize the injurious influence of the privately-owned press and will put us in possession of a tremendous influence upon the public mind .... If we give permits for ten journals, we shall ourselves found thirty, and so on in the same proportion. This, however, must in no wise be suspected by the public. For which reason all journals published by us will be of the most opposite, in appearance, tendencies and opinions, thereby creating confidence in us and bringing over to us quite unsuspicious opponents, who will thus fall into our trap and be rendered harmless.

[9.] In the front rank will stand organs of an official character. They will always stand guard over our interests, and therefore their influence will be comparatively insignificant.

[10.] In the second rank will be the semi-official organs, whose part it will be to attack the tepid and indifferent.

[11.] In the third rank we shall set up our own, to all appearance, off position, which, in at least one of its organs, will present what looks like the very antipodes to us. Our real opponents at heart will accept this simulated opposition as their own and will show us their cards.

[12.] All our newspapers will be of all possible complexions -- aristocratic, republican, revolutionary, even anarchical -- for so long, of course, as the constitution exists .... Like the Indian idol "Vishnu" they will have a hundred hands, and every one of them will have a finger on any one of the public opinions as required. When a pulse quickens these hands will lead opinion in the direction of our aims, for an excited patient loses all power of judgment and easily yields to suggestion. Those fools who will think they are repeating the opinion of a newspaper of their own camp will be repeating our opinion or any opinion that seems desirable for us. In the vain belief that they are following the organ of their party they will, in fact, follow the flag which we hang out for them.

[13.] In order to direct our newspaper militia in this sense we must take special and minute care in organizing this matter. Under the title of central department of the press we shall institute literary gatherings at which our agents will without attracting attention issue the orders and watchwords of the day. By discussing and controverting, but always superficially, without touching the essence of the matter, our organs will carry on a sham fight fusillade with the official newspapers solely for the purpose of giving occasion for us to express ourselves more fully than could well be done from the outset in official announcements, whenever, of course, that is to our advantage.

[14.] THESE ATTACKS UPON US WILL ALSO SERVE ANOTHER PURPOSE, NAMELY, THAT OUR SUBJECTS WILL BE CONVINCED TO THE EXISTENCE OF FULL FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND SO GIVE OUR AGENTS AN OCCASION TO AFFIRM THAT ALL ORGANS WHICH OPPOSE US ARE EMPTY BABBLERS, since they are incapable of finding any substantial objections to our orders.

[15.] Methods of organization like these, imperceptible to the public eye but absolutely sure, are the best calculated to succeed in bringing the attention and the confidence of the public to the side of our government. Thanks to such methods we shall be in a position as from time to time may be required, to excite or to tranquillize the public mind on political questions, to persuade or to confuse, printing now truth, now lies, facts or their contradictions, according as they may be well or ill received, always very cautiously feeling our ground before stepping upon it [trial balloons].... WE SHALL HAVE A SURE TRIUMPH OVER OUR OPPONENTS SINCE THEY WILL NOT HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSITION ORGANS OF THE PRESS IN WHICH THEY CAN GIVE FULL AND FINAL EXPRESSION TO THEIR VIEWS owing to the aforesaid methods of dealing with the press. We shall not even need to refute them except very superficially.

[16.] Trial shots like these [trial balloons], fired by us in the third rank of our press, in case of need, will be energetically refuted by us in our semi-official organs.” — Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, Protocol № 12, ¶ 8-16.

    Further comment is superfluous.

    Now, you mentioned that there might be Divine Providence in the fact that these E-mails were leaked, and that may well be so; surely God is ultimate control, and He can slow-down/speed-up satan's plans as He wishes, to allow those who are to be on-board, to get on-board, and to allow those who won't be on-board, to get off-board.  But God shall let this happen; I can say this with all confidence because we see a unified world in the book of Revelation during the Tribulation (but it is united under the beast); so, obviously God shall be allowing this.  The only question is—when?

    If I may be permitted to have an opinion it would be this: It is becoming quite clear to me that this "leak" of the Man-Made Global Warming lying E-mails was an International Judaic's TRIAL BALLOON.  And if I am correct on that, then I fear that we as a nation and world have failed the test.  Natural order would then indicate that next comes the real deal, full force, unhindered by fear of popular backlash.  Time will prove me correct or chastise my error.  It is so difficult to be right every time, thus we all fail variously; myself certainly not immune from error.  We shall see....

    In closing, you asked if I thought that this was the "deadly wound" (of Rev 13:3, 12)?  Absolutely not, and I'll explain why I feel that way.  The "beast" that receives the deadly wound in Revelation 13:3 is a global political-religious-financial system, a world unified in confederation, or almost all the way unified at that time.  The "Man-Made Global Warming" hoax is designed to bring in, birth, pave the way for, world government, but it is not in itself world government, it is only a precursor.  We are today not that near to the time of the deadly wound, as we have no world government apparatus as of yet (the United Nations still lacks teeth, it hasn't yet got the global military force and the mandate necessary to subdue "rouge nations."  When you see a global army ["police force"] rise up, beware).   There is still much time.  But we are not all that far from a world wherein a deadly wound that would threaten the entire collective could be possible; and you may consider this present set-back to their plans a mere type of the method which will come with the real deadly wound.  The real deadly wound shall be on a magnificent scale, so great that a miracle (performed by satan, as allowed by God) is necessary to correct it.

Revelation 13:11-15
11 And I beheld another beast [satan/antichrist] coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he [satan/antichrist] exerciseth all the power of the first beast [the "NWO," a confederated political-religious-financial world system] before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he [satan/antichrist] doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And [satan/antichrist] 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 [satan/antichrist] 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. KJV

Question #4

"I would ask you to send bible quotes that fully say the Jews have been replaced and that God's promise to Abraham has been broken. "

Matthew 13:24-30
24 Another parable put he [Jesus] forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares [weeds"] among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.  KJV

Jeremiah 23:19-21
19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
20 The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.  KJV

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Nick Goggin

Question #5

What to do when a Christian is feeling lost, in trouble, doubtful, damned; and/or confused and betrayed by false preachers and false doctrines

 

A reader writes:

i am [xxxx xxxxx],
I was a member of a cult called The Church of Bible Understanding
Check out Ex Cobu online. It is a help group.
Considered one of the five worst cults in America.
At one time over three thousand members.

Led By an Anti Christ who taught total legalism and no grace until he got caught groping to young woman and used Church money for his own advantage.

I ate their lies. I thought I was giving my life to Jesus Christ but I could never and most could never put up with their fellowship houses. The Holy Spirit was overshadowed by Stewart Trails teachings who claimed to be Eljah, forbid Marriage, would not allow people to witness to anyone over thirty because he did not want to be challenged. He was a nut when I first met him and held out my hand he jump up like a bunny rabbit mumbled words in disgust and wlakeed away. I was told by others that I was not to approach him until someone talked to him first for me. We never recieved any teachings on Blasphemy, or Eternal Sin. People came and went like a revolving door, They ran away leaving their clothes and possesions as lite as they were behind.

 

We were told we could never join another Church because we could never be faithful to what we knew. I tried to make it in their group five times. Some people truly got saved. I spoke in tongues and gave a prophecy but  people told me to doubt it because I had sinned the day before even though everyone in the house was face down in oprayed. Their were some that were Christians their. I was baptised but when i went to another fellowship house their was little or no love expressed for one another. We told each other we loved each other but we were told by others not to read our bible except for the Gospel of John. We proseltyised like the moonies every night. They even at one point had a sight seller that was like selling Jesus on the street. We wore big buttons that said Get Smart Get Saved.

 

I finally had all i could take after living in a gospel mission not being able to move into fellowship untill i proved myself and was not so emotional. That was because the Shepherds of hell beat the sheep that had been their a while to death. Those that did remain lived in constant pain and fear. I was into Satanism and candle magic and the like when I waswhen i was younger I joined the cult when I was seventeen years old. I never had any heal training we had few bible studies. I did not know until years latter that this was totally another gospel. I lived in fear for years.

 

Then I got back to my evil ways. I am damned I thought Satan was some entity that a man could control I sunk to my utter lowest and prayed to Satan. I asked not out of my heart but like a hollywood movie to Make me like even unto the beast. I had before inbetween going back and forth to the cult told woman i tried to seduce when i was on LSD. That they did not know who I was because I was sure that I was the Anti Christ.

 

I will soon blow my brains out or kill myself but Jesus keeps telling me not to do that. Of course the current church will tell you lies like I was told that if you backslide it did not matter just as long as you did not take the mark of the beast you were in safe territory. I loooked to see if I had the mark on my head not knowing that spiritually it could be on my soul. i was so decieved.

 

You will most likely not right me back because of your beliefs you would be afraid that by offering me no hope that I would kill myself. Even though I have had a hsitory of mental illness and obsessive compulsive disorder for years. Was involved in a homosexual relationship when I was only eight not knowing any better until i was twelve. Once when I was fifteen and then virtually raped on the parkway by an exconvict. All my friend s found out and turned against me. I grew more and more bitter.

 

Even though bitterly I prayed to jesus for forgiveness of my sins i saw little hope. I could never remain faithful to the Fellowships standards they would not let us have a good friendly inocent relationship with a girl. We were all victimized. I choose sin. I sought pretext. I was lied to had i ever really given my life to Christ in earnest with the knowledge that I should NEVER DEPART. i also know the weak church will go through the tribulation. I dabbled with things of the devil pentegrams and the mark of the beast written in it i think. I showed it to one girl that said she was a Satanist and then turned away from all that as great fear fell upon me and as I stopped doing drugs like LSD that had destroyed my mind and turned me into a angry argonant man thinking i was a good person as everyone told me I was. I got married and bore a son and changed for a number of years ... i even considered going to a church but then remberebed that without the cult i was  damned and could never be saved anyway. Since I could not stop sinning.

 

My wife left me at forty eight and then something strange happened. As I watched a preacher on television having come to the point where i said that I considered Christ little more than myth but in my heart I knew i still knew Christ was real I was still just running from him.

 

THen i broke down as the preacher spoke of abiding in Christ. I was told that i was saved by grace when i joined the cult then found out very quickly their harsh and tremendous requirements on salvation instead of it being a gift from God. I know that Gift is Christ because only he can sanctify us. I told Jesus that regardless whether I was damned or not however i was and that was mess i asked the holy spirit to come down and invade my soul and recieved Christ and told him I would never leave him regardless of my sin I would repent and give it to him. Suddenly, things started slowly but surely to change i quit smoking pot, I stoped all drinking, I stopped all fowl language I slip every great once in a while but repent immediately i was freed from mastrurbation of all sickening forms I was freed from the lust of the eye.

 

I began looking only at preachers on TV that could actually teach me the true gospel and turned liars like Copeland and others off after Jesus revealed their intentions to me. He told me I would find little truth on TV. I started reading my bible. For the first time the Holy Spirit started speaking to me and telling me what sins I must quit and repent of daily. I joined a church called the disciples of Christ.

 

I am disabled for all my sin has rottted my bones. i am also being punished in this world. I led three people to Christ. in the past couple of years and continue to hold up his name in public whenever the spirit leads me. i i witnessed to a girl that has been bathing me who is living with her boyfriend and will try to lead her also to Jesus. I have developed a heart for the poor not because of earning my way into heaven but just to help some poor soul.

 

Revelation says that no ones name was found in the book of the lambs book of life that worshiped the beast or paid homage to him. Jesus told me to repent and read Psalm fifty one like David did and learn to have Godly Sorrow for what i did years ago. If i could be forgiven God forgets those sins and it is as if had never known them. As far as the east is from the west. What happened is it fair that i was so lied to ... My sin is my own and ever before the Lord. But is their any hope at all. Christ must have told me a hundred times [Xxxxxx] I have kept you from utter Blasphemy even though your soul hung from a razors edge ... You have not Blasphemed my Holy Spirit. I was ignorant as a pig of all i did if any man could be so stupid. Christ tells me that i must still walk the narrow road. I am not completely clean yet I still smoke cigs and the Holy Spirit tells me daily at least fifty times that I must quit smoking that when the outside of the cup was clean he would clean the inside.

 

I have some hope for nothing is impossible for God. If you would please tell me at least a few verses that might lead to further penance and reconciliation so atleast I do not kill myself It would be greatly appreciated. I am still only a man. I can not turn to pretext for fire of Gods eyes from revelation would be staring back at me. I want to give my life when the beast does soon come. Even if I am damned it my give others strength.

 
Love and may the true peace of the true Christ be with you always.

 
I have never lost my gift of speaking in tongues even though that is not a sign of salvation and or my gift of prophecy. The Lord Told me that he was the Lion of Judah and that he was coming to break the sins of the people to pieces with the teeth of his mouth. I have been in complete turmoil for twelve weeks. Please at least write me back...

Does God throw the Stupid and the feeble minded into hell. If that is my fate he is just and wise judge and all his judgements are righteous what else can i say but the truth of God. As I look back on my iniquities I had no pleasure in any of them because they all make me wish to vomit. The whole Church preaches a gospel of love and will molly cuddle the diciples to death with love that kills the hope of man for Salvation. God help me.

Love Peace and Blessings on all you do Brother Dave.

 

Answer:

Hello [Xxxxxx].  Well, it seems that you sure have been ‘through the ringer,’ so to speak.  What a long and sad road you have travelled.  But the good news is that you ended up at the right destination—Jesus, the (only) Savior of man.  And whether you may realize it or not you have also met a very important requirement for the redemption of sin and for salvation:

Romans 10:9-11
 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed [quoting from Isa 28:16; see also John 3:16].  KJV   

    May I clear-up (correct) some Scriptural misinterpretations that you have and that which I feel are keeping you in bondage to fear of (eternal) death?  For it is not God who is burdening you with your strong fears of damnation and eternal death, it rather is satan who is at work in that.

Hebrews 2:9-18
9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels [in human form] for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he [Jesus] by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
10 For it became him [God], for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons [‘sons’ of God: male & female in flesh] unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation [Jesus] perfect through sufferings [the Crucifixion].
11 For both he that sanctifieth [Jesus] and they who are sanctified [Christians] are all of one: for which cause he [Jesus] is not ashamed to call them [Christians] brethren,
12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee [citing Psm 22:22].
13 And again, I will put my trust in him [citing 2 Sam 22:3]. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me [citing Isa 8:18 ].
14 Forasmuch then as the children [humans] are partakers of flesh and blood [human bodies], he [God (in Christ Jesus)] also himself likewise took part of the same [a human body, mortality]; that through death he [Jesus] might destroy him [satan] that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
15 And [Jesus] 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 [a spiritual body]; but he [Jesus] took on him the seed of Abraham [a human body].
17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him [Jesus] to be made like unto his brethren [mortal, in a human body, subject to the things of the flesh], that he [Jesus] 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

    It is you who are now apparently “through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage”.  But you needn’t torture yourself so; for, Jesus “deliver them” [Verse 15 above], He delivered you from death to life.  Let us now document through the Scriptures that you have not eternality damned yourself, that you are not now damned, but that you are being held in bondage by satan’s lies.  You said:

“Revelation says that no ones name was found in the book of the lambs book of life that worshiped the beast or paid homage to him.”

    Okay, let’s dissect this idea of yours, and show that you could not have damned yourself by anything that you did.  I should note that one cannot worship the beast until the beast is here, and the beast isn’t here yet, he (and that) doesn’t come until the Tribulation, where we see in Revelation chapter thirteen the arrival and manifesting of both beasts (the “New World Order” [1^st beast, Rev 13:1-2]; and satan/antichrist [2^nd beast, Rev 13:11]).  So by that fact alone you could not have “worshipped the beast” as regarding what the Scripture defines as worshipping the beast; namely:

Revelation 14:9-12
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.  KJV

    Notice particularly—and this is important—the timing of the above Revelation 14 Scripture.  It is after Babylon has already fallen (Vs. 8) and after the 144,000 were martyred (Vs. 3, “redeemed from the earth”, and are at that time in Heaven (Vss. 3-5).  Well, as of today, neither has Babylon fallen (nor even fully been reared up yet), nor have the 144,000 manifested and been persecuted.  So what is written of in the Revelation 14 Scripture above has not yet happened.  Therefore, you could not have possibly committed the offence mentioned.

    But you say that you did at one time worship satan.  But that is different; the beasts of Revelation chapter thirteen are in our realm (our fleshly world), but satan today is in the spiritual realm, still himself being held captive (incarcerated) in Heaven (Jude 1:9, Rev 12:7-9 [future yet prophesy, satan has not yet been cast down to us, that happens in the Tribulation], etc.).  Now, while satan is (will be) the second beast of Revelation chapter thirteen (the antichrist), he can’t be today worshipped as the antichrist because he has not yet fulfilled that roll, he is not the antichrist/beast yet as of today.  So, what you did was indeed a sin (worshipping satan), you have not yet worshipped the beast as outlined in Scripture because there is not yet any beast on Earth to worship.  It is kind of like if you followed Adolph Hitler when Hitler was a ten year old boy, you could not be called a Nazi because that time had not yet come—Hitler had not moved into that role yet as the leader of the Nazi Party.  Same thing with satan and his future roll as antichrist/the 2^nd beast.  And since you have repented for worshipping satan, that sin is gone, stricken from the books, including from the two books (Rev 20:12) in Heaven at Judgment day.  This is because Jesus cleansed you of that sin—as foul as it was—through belief in Him and repentance to God in His (Jesus’) name.

    Now, it is true that those who die without repenting for taking the mark of the beast and all that it entails are condemned; however, we need to “rightly divide” this Scripture as to TIMING.  Below is the Scripture of which you paraphrased; notice that you took it way out of context to self-condemn yourself:

Revelation 21:22-27 [speaking of Heaven, after Judgment day]
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.  KJV

    Suppose however, that we were in the midst of the Tribulation (but we are not) and that you had worshipped the beast and taken the mark.  Several times repentance is offered to those of the Tribulation, they have chances to repent and be cleansed, but we see (in the below Scripture) that many will not repent.  My point is that one may, if so inclined, repent of the mark of the beast and be forgiven.  I do not recommend playing ‘this game,’ but my point is that since the Scripture chastises them for NOT repenting, that they indeed will have the opportunity to repent.  My bigger point is that since you have repented of all you have done, you are forgiven—whether or not you think you took the mark of the beast.  It is irrelevant at this point.

    Observe in the below Scripture very late into the Tribulation, near the end even, the pouring out of the seven Vials of God’s wrath.  By the below Scripture’s time all seven Seals have been opened, all seven Trumps have sounded (list provided below), and now the wrath of God seven Vials are being poured out.  Those miserable souls in the below are those who had taken the mark of the beast and had worshipped the beast but who had not repented of it.  This is what happens to them: 

Revelation 16:1-11
16 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.  KJV

    So, move on with your life, stay in Christ Jesus, and know that Christ’s blood has cleansed you of all the sins you have repented of.

    Below is a handy reference list of the occurrence of the seven Seals, Trumps, and Vials:

The Seven Seals:

1.    Revelation 6:1

2.    Revelation 6:3

3.    Revelation 6:5

4.    Revelation 6:7

5.    Revelation 6:9

6.    Revelation 6:12

7.    Revelation 8:1

The Seven Trumps:

1.    Revelation 8:7

2.    Revelation 8:8

3.    Revelation 8:10

4.    Revelation 8:12

5.    Revelation 9:1

6.    Revelation 9:13

7.    Revelation 11:15

The Seven Vials:

1.    Revelation 16:2

2.    Revelation 16:3

3.    Revelation 16:4

4.    Revelation 16:8

5.    Revelation 16:10

6.    Revelation 16:12

7.    Revelation 16:17

     NOTE:  Some preachers say that the Seals, Trumps, and Vials are “not in order.”  But this is not the case.  And they sure look like they are in order to me.  Refer again to our above list.  Little noticed is the fact that there is another list of sevens in Revelation, a list that we are not told much about.  These are the seven Thunders:

Revelation 10:1-4
10 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.  KJV

    So we are not told of the particulars of the seven Thunders, just like until Christ came at the First Advent nobody knew the particulars of the seven Seals, Trumps, and Vials.  The Old Testament prophet Daniel spoke of among other things the mystery of the prophecy in the Seals, Trumps, and Vials, and how that in the last days they would be revealed:

Daniel 12:8-10
8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.  KJV

    Why do I say, “in the last days” when they were actually revealed at the First Advent or shortly after?  Because, had they accepted Christ at the First Advent, there would have not been a Second Advent.  The Kingdom would have been fulfilled at Christ’s appearing.  But they did not accept Him, they slew Him, putting the Kingdom off till a future time and future way.  That way is described in the New Testament, just as the “old way” was described in the Old Testament.

    Understanding this last point will go far into understanding the final eight chapters of Ezekiel and many other end-time prophesies in the Old Testament.  Something changed when they rejected the promised Messiah.  And that change, that new way, is described in the New Testament.  That explains why we see no Millennium (the 1000 years reign of Christ described in Rev chapter twenty) in the Old Testament—the reign of the Messiah in the Old Testament was to be eternal.  But when they rejected Him at the First Advent many things changed.  And now, because of that, the kingdom of God shall not be a fleshly kingdom, but a spiritual one.  The saved will not be flesh beings but we shall be “as the angels” (Mat 22:30, Mk 12:25) in an eternal spiritual realm, in spiritual bodies, where we refer to as Heaven.  But in the Old Testament Kingdom they were to be flesh (Eze 44:7), and to marry wives (Eze 44:2), and to sacrifice animals to God (Eze 44:27, 45:15, etc.).

    However, after the First Advent and Jesus’ one-time-for-all sacrifice of Himself, any animal sacrifice is now blasphemy of the highest order.  So how do you reconcile the two accounts, one in Ezekiel and one in Revelation?  Most all of God’s covenants and promise come with conditions.  Not all, mind you; one notable example was God’s promise to Abraham, and another is God’s promise of salvation to all who believe upon Jesus Christ; but even that last has a condition—one must believe.

    So then, why doesn’t Ezekiel in the Old Testament speak of the same Kingdom as is written of in Revelation in the New Testament?  Simply put, when the Kingdom was rejected (at the 1^st Advent) and the King (Jesus) was not received but rather was slain: the Kingdom was withdrawn, another way becoming necessary for the salvation and eternal well-being of God’s good overcommers, His children in good standing, the sons of God eternal.  Had it not been for God’s great and merciful grace, when the King and Kingdom was rejected at the First Advent, mankind was rightly liable to extermination, having themselves broken the Covenant with God.  But happily for many (though we wouldn’t have even been born into this flesh world and would have been with Him always anyway—provided we were not among those whom had fallen at the great rebellion in the world that was) God provided a better way.  That way is what is today called Christianity, and none outside of it shall live eternal.  For,

John 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever [that’s YOU!] 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

    And later as angels in Heaven (Rev 21:1 forward), we shall not have two genders as we do in the flesh.  Which is why all of God’s children are referred to as “the sons of God” (Rev 21:7, Gen 6:2).  When we aren’t here in this flesh age, we are all—both men and women—sons of God, which means angels.  In other words, we were angels before we came here born into the flesh, and when this flesh world is over those of us who overcome shall once again be angels—the sons of God—or as Jesus described us, “For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.” (Mark 12:25).  Those who don't overcome shall be exterminated in the Lake of Fire.

Revelation 21:7
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.  KJV

Genesis 6:1-2
6 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
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

    I realize that this is somewhat off-topic, and that I have strayed from your E-mail; but it is enjoyable to study and speak of such things.  And I can’t hardly stop myself when I get going.  Anyway, back to your E-mail.

    You asked:

“If you would please tell me at least a few verses that might lead to further penance and reconciliation”

    No, I cannot, because there are none.  What I mean is that there is nothing more that is to be done after repentance in Jesus Christ’s name.  Observe:

Hebrews 10:10-23
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body [Crucifixion] of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 And every priest [in the Old Testament under the Old Covenant] standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man [Christ Jesus], after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16 This is the covenant [the New Covenant; i.e., the New Testament; that is to say, Christianity] that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them [this is the giving of the Holy Spirit to Christians];
17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21 And having an high priest over the house of God;
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)  KJV

   You cannot do “further penance and reconciliation,” as you asked, for your sins that are no longer existing; for “where remission [forgiveness] of these [sins] is, there is no more offering [payment] for sin” (Heb 10:18), and God said “their sins and iniquities will I remember no more” (Heb 10:17).  Well, since we know that God certainly isn’t forgetful, when He said that He will not remember those sins anymore, He meant that they are gone—there is nothing to remember.  When you are forgiven the sin is as though it has never happened—it is wiped clean, and you are as innocent as a little baby of the thing.

    Release yourself; for, God has released all of the sins of a Christian repented-of in Christ Jesus’ name.  To say you are not cleansed is to charge God with impotence—God forbid—and I know that you would never imply such a thing.  Get off the guilt trip, and just don’t do those sins anymore.  It's as simple as that—thanks to Jesus, that is.

    Being a Christian and understanding God’s written Word is not difficult, even a child can do it.  It is fallen men in pulpits and satan that complicates the simple things of God into unattainable things.  And if God wanted to fry us in hell, there isn’t a one of us who hasn’t at some time given Him a good reason to.  But He seeks not to destroy us, but to perfect us; that is why He sent us Jesus—because He knew that we could never be perfected on our own.  And what is impossible for us is just the beginning of what God can do: “And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?  And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.” (Mark 10:26-27).

    You wrote:

“I have never lost my gift of speaking in tongues even though that is not a sign of salvation”

   Stop doing that, it isn’t of God, and may well be part of your problem.  “Talking in Tongues” is not a Biblical doctrine; it is a lie from satan.  And when you do it you are channeling demons, not the Holy Spirit—no matter how unwittingly you are doing it or how good your intentions are.  The same goes for “Slain in the Spirit,” “Holy Laughter,” “Holy Barking,” “Paralyzed in the Spirit,” etc., ad nauseam—these are all manifestations of evil spirits.  It simply amazes me that Christians can sit in a church and witness this crap and not be able to discern that something is very, very wrong there!  This is evidence that the churches are in the last days, wherein their corruption was prophesied to come about.  And how gleeful and pleasantly amused satan must be when he sees this goofy and bizarre activity going on in the very houses of God churches!  Stop it.  See our:

·         The tongues of 1st Corinthians 14.

·         What exactly are the "new tongues" spoken of in the New Testament.

·         Divorce.  How to Find Your Calling.  Man Comes Out of a Talking in Tongues/Slain in the spirit Church.  Female Pastors?

·         A tongues-talker defends the practice.

You closed with:

“God help me.”

    Ah, once again you have fulfilled the Scripture in a good way.  You are much closer to God than you imagine.  Observe as the humble broken man pleased God in humility:

Luke 18:9-14
9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.  KJV

    You are doing fine and you are fine.  Relax.  The Scriptures did not speak in vain about forgiveness through Christ Jesus.  You believe upon Jesus Christ as the Gospels describe Him, you have repented to God in Jesus’ name as directed by the Scriptures, and you certainly have a repentant heart.  It is not God who is binding you in fear and remorse, it is satan.  Satan is doing this because he doesn’t want to let you go.  He is holding you in fear by making you think that God has abandoned you.  Well, God has not abandoned you; and your sins, which may have been many, have been forgiven for the sake of Jesus’ righteousness, not your own.  So too in this do the Scriptures agree.

    Go forward not in fear but in service.  And do what you can to help the body of Christ.  Learn first, then teach; not the other way around.  And when satan shall again tempt you—and he shall—do not argue with him (never, ever, speak to or debate with satan or evil spirits), but simply say under your breath in your heart: “Satan, get thee hence (away) in Jesus Christ’s precious name.”  He HAS to go away when a sinscere Christian does this, because God enforces it, not because we are the stronger.  So too must all of satan’s evil spirits and demons flee at the rebuke of a true Christian in Jesus Christ’s name.

    And I promise you that it won’t be too long (days, weeks?) until satan leaves-off of trying to get at you when you cast him away at every turn in Jesus’ name (ALWAYS in Jesus’ name, or you’re in trouble).  Never rebuke satan without invoking Jesus’ name!!!  Or you will in effect be opening a dialog with him, a dialog that will only destroy you.  Let God and the Great Messiah Jesus Christ deal with satan.  Even Archangel Michael, who is far more powerful than we, being a powerful angel of God in Heaven himself, dared not to open a dialog or argue with satan:

Jude 9
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not [dared not] bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.  KJV

    In closing: I know the dreadful state of these endtime churches and how they have strayed from the truth into foolish traditions and worse.  You need to study with a good ministry, one that upholds the Bible as God’s written Word and who teaches from it not from the minds and hearts of fallible men and their empty doctrines.  Since it is hard to find a good ministry in one’s area, I can recommend a ministry that is on the air in most parts of the Christian West and even in China, etc., on satellite and shortwave (look for them in TV and Satellite guides under The Shepherds Chaple.  They are usually on in the early morning hours of approx. 3-6 am).  And it and streaming internet broadcasts can also be found here: The Shepherds Chapel.  NOTE:  We are not affiliated in any way with the Shepherds Chapel.

    Peace to you in Christ Jesus.

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The reader writes back:

 

GOD BLESS YOU BROTHER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. 

NOTE DIDN T THE PENTECOSTALS BRING THE HERESY THAT THE SAINTS WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TRIBULATION INTO THE CHURCH. iS IT NOT BETTER THAT THE NEW TONGUES JESUS SAID WE WOULD SPEAK WITH WOULD BE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, NOT BABLING, IT SEEMS THAT SINCE THE PENTECOSTAL WORLD HAS TAKEN OVER THAT MUCH OF THE ALEDGED  BLESSINGS ARE ACTUALLY HANEOUS LIES. 

GOD TOLD ME I BELIEVE THAT IF I NEVER SPOKE ONE OTHER WORD IN TONGUES THAT I COULD STILL BE JUST AS FAITHFUL IF NOT MORE SO THROUGH THE WORD. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THE SPIRIT DOES NOT GIVE UTTERANCE OR THAT PEOPLE DO NOT GET HEALED. BUT NOT LIKE WHAT I HAVE SEEN GOING ON. 

i WONDER IS THE SPIRIT OF EUPHORIA JUST SEDUCING SPIRITS. IF SO WRITE ME BACK. i SEE THIS AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO JOIN A MAINLINE PROTESTANT CHURCH THAT TEACHES THAT WE MUST FIRST WALK THE NARROW PATH. WITH SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND PENTECOSTALS THEY ARE QUICKLY TAKING OVER THE CHRISTIAN WORLD. 

NOTE. CHARISMATICA IS ALSO ALIVE AND WELL IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. SPURGEON AND WESLY SPOKE AGAINST IT BUT IT HAPPENED IN THEIR MEETINGS. I GUESS THE DEVIL IS ALWAYS SITTING ON THE PEW  BEHIND OR NEXT TO YOU. WAITING TO REPLACE LOVE, FAITH, HOPE, CHARITY, PATIENTIENTS, AND OTHER THINGS WITH MANIFESTATIONS OF WHAT WE KNOW NOT. 

RODNEY HOWARD BROWN SAID IN A MEETING WELL DO SOMETHING EVEN IF YOUR MANIFESTING THE DEVIL IT IS BETTER THAN MANIFESTING NOTHING AT ALL.
LOVE BROTHER [Xxxxxx].

PLEASE PRAY FOR MY GUIDANCE TO GOOD CHURCH IN THE ROANOKE VIRGINIA AREA. I WOULD LIKE TO BE BAPTIZED BY THE REAL JESUS.

 

Answer:

I have prayed for you, [Xxxxx].  Blessings to you, and may the Lord Jesus Christ protect you and keep you close and faithful and safe—in Jesus Christ's precious and powerful name!  You are in good hands being in the Lord's hands.  Be patient, move slow and study God's Bible.  Don't try to bite-off big deep theological issues—go back to the basics.  As far evangelizing, I suggest that you wait until you are stronger to preach the Gospel, you need to focus on yourself right now.  You have been through a lot and need to get healed through Scripture.  You need to get your confidence in your own salvation before you can contend for others.  Patience, [Xxxx]; one step at a time.  And stay away from all of that “charismatic stuff"—stick to the basics, stick to the Bible. 

    I would STRONGLY suggest to you that you get a King James version Bible (and only a King James version) and start reading at Matthew 1:1 in the New Testament and read through the whole New Testament in order.  Then, when you finish Revelation go back to Genesis 1:1 and read the whole Bible through, page by page, through Revelation again. 

    After that, you will have all that you need, because God will be dealing with you as you take those months to read all of His written Word.  That's God's favorite way of teaching and molding us to His will—and He will bless you all the way through, I guarantee it.  And I know what I'm talking about here. 

    Trust me, you will be a new man after you do that reading in that order, and a load shall be lifted off of your heart.  And then after that, you can spread the Word in confidence.  Please do that for yourself, [Xxxxxx].

1.    Get King James Bible version (here's why: Adulterations in the Newer Bible Versions (NIV, NASB...); Proof that the King James Bible (KJV) is the True Word of God)

2.    First, read the New Testament in order.

3.    Then, read the whole Bible starting at Genesis all the way through the New Testament again to the end of Revelation.

    You will be richly blessed and all of your fears allayed.  You asked me what you could do for your situation; well, that's my answer to you.  And I trust that I have the Lord in this. 

    Get to it, buddy!  And no “cutting corners.”  You have your work cut-out for you. 

    Peace to you in Christ Jesus.

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Question #6

Hello [Xxxxx].  I would not discourage you from running for office.  As for support of Israel, it is almost a prerequisite to get proper funding and media attention (look at Ron Paul and the media's ignoring of his campaign).  However, if you can get financial support without Zionists and Israel-firsters, then go ahead. 

    As to the prophetic significance of the nation of "Israel:" the modern day nation state of Israel is not the fulfillment of any good prophecy; if anything it is to be the future seat of the beast.  (See, for instance: True Israel verses the false Jewish State today in Palestine: a Scriptural comparison by Col. Jack Mohr).  Of course, this goes against the teachings of most all modern-day overcome Christian denominations and independent ministries.  So you can see how "the fix is in."

    The Talmudic Khazars (so-called "Jews") have insinuated themselves into the history of the Bible and world political scene, but they are false impostors.  Claiming to be oppressed victims when there is not a greater master of oppression in this world at any time than the "Jewish" leadership.  This small cadre of remarkable personalities have accomplished, with satan's help, the overthrow and subjugation of the world—almost now complete.  Impersonating God's chosen Israel, oppressing Christianity in print and function, falsifying history and making up atrocities, yelling ouch when they strike others, instigating wars and depressions, deluding the moral compass of the world, most notably the trusting Christian world; these enemies of God, Christ, and non-Jewish civilization in toto have with 0.02% of the total population quite literally risen to positions of control and authority in every dynasty of power globally—Political, Financial, Educational (to include all media) and even Religion. 

    How do they control, say, religion in America, one might ask?  By hindering it through mocking it in the media, and by virtually banning it in the public square and the classroom where our future generation's minds, morals, and loyalties are being formed and directed.  The generation following us (I am 49 years old) are basically for all intents and purposes a secular society (atheist at worst; indifferent, irreligious, and uncommitted at best).  This is the "gift" of the "Jews" to America's two century plus history—and fate.  America is/was the strongest CHRISTIAN nation on the planet ever in the world's history, but now the Sodomites (3% of the population) and Christ-denying/hating "Jews" (2%) have more standing and honor in America than do the Christians (74% [so professed]).  How could this have happened?!?  Only through supernatural assistance—from the dark side; as well as infiltration from within.

    Neither Israel nor Judah had anything on endtime "Christians!"

    But who is listening anymore?  Wearied by the back and forth bickering, the attention span-challenged American population is lulled into inactivity, unconcern, disbelief, and blindness.  Ripe now for the final takeover, the final move of satan (as antichrist, the "Jew's" god) to install himself as master and god of the secularized once-Christian Western nations.  The Christian nations were the world's only real threat and impediment to satan's plan (the outcome outlined in Revelation chapter 13), and now those Christian Western Nations are all but impotent—torn apart from within, divided-and-conquered.

    As for you becoming a target: every Christian is a target nowadays—when "Jews" are in power Christians are a prey—you might as well be one with some power. 

    Blessings to your run, should you choose to run.  But blessings to you anyway.  Most of all, blessings to your continued Bible study.

    Peace to you in Christ Jesus.

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Question #7

Hi [Xxxxxx].  in that grossly errant and deceiving article that you referred me to (http://hope-of-israel.org/virginm.html [Danger! false doctrine!]) it said that:

"The apostle Paul does not mention the virgin birth anywhere in his writings.
It would seem reasonable to assume that if Paul had known of the alleged
special conditions of the Messiah’s birth that he would have mentioned
them in one of his epistles. However, the opposite appears to be true! He
considers Yeshua’s birth to have been natural and conventional -- with no
sign of a virgin birth! The bottom line is: The “virgin birth” story found in
mainstream Christianity is derived from the many fables found in the relig-
ions of pagan peoples that shared the world of early Christianity!"

    Said the spider to the fly...  But, Oh, Paul did in fact cover Christ's unique birth.  Observe:

Galatians 4:1-6
4 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.  KJV

    The Greek word used in the above verse four for "made" is ginomai and in the 669 times that it is used in the New Testament, ginomai is never translated "born," "sired," "fathered," etc.  Below is the Strong's definition for this Greek word (ginomai) which was translated in our above verse as "made" (both times in verse four):

made: Greek word #1096  ginomai (ghin'-om-ahee); a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"- erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):  KJV - arise, be assembled, be (-come, -fall, -haveself), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled,  God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed,  soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.  (this and all Scripture here at WBSG from: Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

    Nowhere in Scripture is a man described as being "made from a woman," except for Jesus, who was the "seed of the woman" (Gen 3:15).  Now, Jesus Christ stated that John the Baptist was BORN of woman, but not "made" of woman.  And no other man is the seed of a woman, we are the seed of men (our fathers).

Luke 7:28
28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.  KJV

born: Greek word #1084  gennetos (ghen-nay-tos'); from NT:1080; born:  KJV - they that are born.

Greek word #1080  gennao (ghen-nah'-o); from a variation of NT:1085; to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate:  KJV - bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.

    In other words, John was born the normal way, but Christ was made, fashioned, as was Adam without the aid of a man (except that Adam never entered the womb).  That is why Jesus is referred to as the second Adam in Scripture (1st Cor 15:45-48).  You will also notice that the writer in the below Scripture is our same Apostle Paul, and how that he certainly denotes a uniqueness in Christ Jesus:

1 Corinthians 15:45-48
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
46 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.  KJV

    And quite frankly, I can't see how it would have mattered had Paul not mentioned the birth of Messiah, as Jesus was dead some thirty years prior to Paul's first writings.  The virgin birth is covered in the Gospels and elsewhere, the event was well-known to all at that time; what need had Paul to teach what had already been established?  The only ones who deny the virgin birth are non-Christians.

    And regarding your closing line:

"Our Saviour is NOT Christian. He is a Torah Observant Hebrew. "

    Oh?  How do you suppose that Christ did not advocate a Christian doctrine when they named the very religion after Him!  Observe:

Acts 11:21-26
21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed [in Jesus Christ], and turned unto the Lord.
22 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples [of Jesus Christ] were called Christians first in Antioch.  KJV

    And Apostle Paul had a word or two for you regarding the false-Christians, the so-called "Messianic Jews," and their polluting of the New Covenant with leaven from the Old Covenant—nullifying both, I might add.  Is it any wonder that "Jews" today so hate Apostle Paul?!?

Galatians 5:1-8
15 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free [New Covenant], and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage [Old Covenant (i.e., as you say, so-called "Torah Observant")].
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law [Old Covenant]; ye are fallen from grace [New Covenant].
5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
8 This persuasion cometh not of him [God through Jesus Christ] that calleth you.  KJV

Apostle Paul again:

Hebrews 8
1 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest [Jesus Christ], who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
3 For every high priest [of the Old Covenant] is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law [Old Covenant]:
5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant [New Covenant], which was established upon better promises.
7 For if that first covenant [Old Covenant] had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second [New Covenant].
8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt [Old Covenant]; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant [New Covenant] that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first [Old Covenant] old. Now that [Old Covenant] which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.  KJV

    As did Jesus Christ have a word for you regarding Jewish fake-Christians and their perversion of Christian doctrine:

Matthew 16:5-12
5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.  KJV

Apostle Paul again on the matter:

2 Corinthians 6:14-18
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.  KJV   

A final Warning

        From Christ Jesus:

Matthew 7:15-23
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
3 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.  KJV

        From Apostle Paul:

Acts 20:29-31
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.  KJV

    In closing, don't go to "Jews" for your Christian doctrine, they cannot help you nor themselves:

Matthew 23:13 [Christ speaking]
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.  KJV

Matthew 23:15 [Christ speaking]
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte [religious convert], and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.  KJV

    Also consider Christ's admonition which is applicable to today's Judaized pretend Jewish converts to "Christianity" and their blending of the New Covenant with the Old Covenant:

Matthew 9:14-17
14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent [rip] is made worse.
17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.  KJV

    Peace in Christ Jesus.

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Question #8

Hello [Xxxxxx].  You asked:

   We believe and know that God is the Father, the Creator of all.  That Jesus Christ is that God in the flesh, manifested in the flesh, God made flesh by the power of the Holy Spirit.  And that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit of God. 

    And for lack of a more dignified way to say it, we are modeled on God (but we are so much less, I hasten to add).  What I mean by saying that we are "modeled on God" by God is that we have a soul, our identity, who we are, our being; and we have a body, the flesh container of our soul; and we have a spirit, the life and animation of us.  So too does God have a Soul/Being, we call this God the Father; and so too did God have a flesh body, we know this as Jesus Christ; and so too does God have a Spirit, the Life and Animation of Him, we know this as the Holy Spirit. 

    This is a difficult concept for most to understand, not the least of all because of the errant teachings of the churches for centuries and millennia.  We explain this in a much deeper fashion with Scriptural witness in our aforementioned Bible study, The Holy Spirit & The Holy Trinity. 

    And you also asked:

    Well, if one understands that Jesus Christ and God and the Holy Spirit are one, then your question is moot.  in other words, Baptizing either way is the same.

1 John 5:7
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.  KJV

    Jesus Christ is God with us:

    Ergo, Jesus was God with us. 

    The "controversy" over which name to Baptize in arises from the fact that there are two formulas in the Bible.  Jesus said to Baptize "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" (Mat 28:19), and the Apostles later Baptized "in the name of Jesus Christ" (Acts 28:31).  Both are correct, for both are the same.  The reason why that Jesus did not say AT THAT TIME to Baptize in His name was because He had not yet been glorified.  After Christ died and rose, the Baptized was to be in His name.  But either way, both ways are the same if you understand the above about the Godhead (commonly referred to as the Trinity today in many churches).

    The Baptism formula BEFORE Christ was offered:

    After Jesus Christ was crucified and resurrected and ascended to heaven Baptism was done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 2:38
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.  KJV

     I don't (or haven't yet) Baptized anyone, as I haven't been called to do that.  But if I ever do Baptize someone I would do it as I was myself Baptized, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  But that is just my feelings on the matter, I know that both ways are the same.  Do as you feel comfortable.

Peace to you in Christ Jesus. 

Question #9

The persecution of the endtime Christian faith and the faithful

 

A reader writes:

Thanks for taking the time to publish this information. It is comforting to me to know that I will only die one time. I look forward to being with the Lord. What an incredibly interesting era we are living in. Nothing is more thrilling than to think about Christ's return. To be alive at a time in history when so much Bible prophecy is coming to fruition. How do non believers cope with so much uncertainty?

I pray that God's will be done.

[Xxxxx]

Answer:

“WE [Judaics] HAVE LONG PAST TAKEN CARE TO DISCREDIT THE PRIESTHOOD OF THE GOYIM, [pejorative for all non-Jews; i.e., subhuman, cattle] and thereby to ruin their mission on earth [spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ] which in these days might still be a great hindrance to us. Day by day its [the Gospel, Christianity's] influence on the peoples of the world is falling lower. FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE [freedom from God, i.e., Humanism, Atheism] HAS BEEN DECLARED EVERYWHERE, SO THAT NOW ONLY YEARS DIVIDE US FROM THE MOMENT OF THE COMPLETE WRECKING OF THAT CHRISTIAN RELIGION: as to other religions we shall have still less difficulty in dealing with them, but it would be premature to speak of this now. We shall set clericalism [the priesthood and their mission] and clericals [the priests themselves] into such narrow frames as to make their influence move in retrogressive [backwards, undoing it] proportion to its former progress.”    — Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, Protocol №17, ¶2.  Probably written in 1884, but published in 1901 (The Protocols of…Zion were also delivered as the minutes of the First Zionist Congress held at Basle, Switzerland, in 1897, under the presidency of the "father of Modern Zionism," the late Theodore Herzl.) A copy of the Protocols of…Zion is in the British Museum today bearing the date of its reception, August 10, 1906.  One on-line source: https://watchman.news/watchman-bs-site-arcv/plez.htm

“To-day I may tell you that our goal is now only a few steps off. There remains a small space to cross and the whole long path we have trodden is ready now to close its cycle of the Symbolic Snake, by which we symbolize our people. When this ring closes, all the States of Europe will be locked in its coil as in a powerful vice.” — Protocols, Protocol №17, ¶2;

“Who and what is in a position to overthrow an invisible force? And this is precisely what our force is. GENTILE masonry blindly serves as a screen for us and our objects, but the plan of action of our force, even its very abiding-place, remains for the whole people an unknown mystery.”  — Protocols, №4, ¶2;

“When the time comes finally to destroy the papal court [the leadership of the Catholic Church] the finger of an invisible hand will point the nations towards this court. When, however, the nations fling themselves upon it, we shall come forward in the guise of its defenders as if to save excessive bloodshed. By this diversion we shall penetrate [infiltrate] to its [all Christian denominations, here typified by the Catholic Church as the most powerful and visible Christian edifice at the time of this protocol] very bowels and be sure we shall never come out again until we have gnawed through the entire strength of this place.
THE KING OF THE JEWS [AKA, the antichrist (satan)] WILL BE THE REAL POPE OF THE UNIVERSE, THE PATRIARCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH [see Rev chpt. 13]”  — Protocols, №17, ¶34;

Revelation 13:4-9
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. KJV

John 15:18-16:4 [Jesus speaking]
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
[Chapter 16]
1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.  KJV

 

 
 

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A frank and NON-Politically Correct comment about America's condition and fate

"If we are modern day Israel, and I believe we are, then we currently have a king who is not of our people, in other words, a foreigner, a stranger and not a brother.  What does that say about our future?"