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watchmen bible study group
Welcome, Watchmen
Bible Study Group is a small, non-denominational, Christian organization.
We have been on the Internet since 1998. As of June 2004 we are
registering approx. 43,000 visits a year to our Website. We are not
affiliated with any other organization or any denomination; we are an
independent Christian Bible study group; our only allegiance is to the
Word of God, and heartfelt desire to teach it accurately―and that by the
Holy Spirit of God. We are supported and funded by the Editor's
own personal monies, and that which is
Donated by like-minded and concerned readers.
Though on this site we
blatantly and unafraid come against the powerful institutions of this world,
which themselves are empowered by satan; we advocate no violence, for we are
sure that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers , against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places. (Eph 6:12). We battle a spiritual
battle where truth and hard-documentation from the written Word of God are the
weapons of the day; and are confident that If God be for us, then none can
overcome us―knowing that the gates of hell herself cannot prevail. And we
faithfully and obediently ask that if God be not with us in our work, that He
remove us from this our little corner of the Internet.
We believe that Almighty God is the Author of the Universe and the Creator
of everything within it. We also believe that the only Begotten Son of
God, Jesus Christ, is our Savior whom died on the cross for the sins of
all of mankind whom believe upon Him. He was resurrected
on the third day, and He now sits at the right hand of God, our Heavenly
Father, awaiting the appointed time of His return at His Second Advent.
Who We Are
List of our positions
on main issues
Our position on the
antichrist
Our trust in the King
James Bible
Our position on
Lexicons and Bible Dictionaries
Our mission/goal
Shepherd's Chapel
Statement of Faith (of which we are in
substantial agreement with).
WBSG's position on
AntiSemitism, so-called
Who We Are
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Welcome, we are a non-denominational Christian
Bible study group. This site has studies for beginner through advanced
Bible students. We hope that this site will enhance your personal study
of our Heavenly Father's letter to us - The Bible.
We
all, as Christians, can come to a more perfect understanding of God's
truth and His will for us in our lives through the study of His Holy
Written Word - The Bible, "Study to shew
thyself approved unto God..." (2 Tim 2:15).
And it is indeed through that faith which we gain from this
study, "So then, faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God" (Rom 10:17), that allows us to
see the perfect operation of The Holy Spirit of Almighty God in the
action and influence on the words spoken and written by the Prophets and
Apostles of old, "For the prophecy came not
in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost." (2 Pet 1:21), in the completeness,
interrelation, and relativity of the sixty-six separate books that
constitute the Holy Bible.
This
Bible, two Testaments (Covenants, Promises); the New not taking away the
Old but rather the New fulfilling the promises contained within the Old,
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am
not come to destroy, but to fulfil."
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Jesus Christ speaking- (Matt 5:17); written by the inspiration of
the Holy Spirit of Almighty God through some thirty-three different men
over a period of approximately 1584 years covering events that
constitute eternity, an eternity that had no beginning and shall have no
end.
Time
means nothing to God, for our God, the only God, The
"I
Am That I Am" (Ex 3:14) 'was' before there was time itself,
and He shall 'be' long after man's time itself fails!
Isaiah 46:9-10
9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none
else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the
things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will
do all my pleasure. (KJV) [The
Lord God speaking]
Rev 22:13
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the
last. (KJV)
[Jesus Christ speaking]
As
well, we know and are fully confident that the Lord God preserved His
true written Word from since He first moved man to record it till our
generation even, and beyond into the eternity (which has no end for those
who overcome through Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God and our
Savior). His Word is Truth and can be fully trusted.
We
do not doubt, as do many who have no faith, that the Lord was able and did
guide, protect, and preserve His true Word in the good 'ole King James
Bible as it was handed down through the millennia in written form by men
who were moved and inspired by the Holy Spirit of God.
The
Bible is not merely a timeless literary masterpiece, though it is
timeless and quite the masterpiece, but rather it is a
handbook so to speak, a letter written on a personal level to all whom
believe; a guide to understanding the will of our Creator the Lord God;
without which we become sails without wind, children tossed to and fro
not knowing the true from the false, the holy from the profane, a
miserable lot with no instruction in righteousness and a possessor of no
promise; quite destitute of any hope. Our Heavenly Father did not
and would not ever leave us in such a state - God forbid! God
Himself preserved and preserves His Word:
Ps 12:6-7
6 The
words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a
furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD,
thou shalt
preserve them from this generation for ever. (KJV)
Matt 24:35
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but
my
words shall not pass away. (KJV) [Jesus
Christ speaking]
That is the resumé of the Bible and the Author of it's words,
it's ultimate authority is our Heavenly Father - The Lord God:
"All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness" (2 Tim 3:16).
And we muse with the
Psalmist (probably Hezekiah authored this Psalm):
"Thy
word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." (Ps
119:105).
God bless your study of His Word!
WATCHMEN
BIBLE STUDY GROUP
Nick Goggin (Editor)
List of our
positions
on main issues
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The Rapture
We do not believe that there shall be any
such Rapture (the removal of Christians from the Earth before or during
the Great Tribulation) prior to
the Second Advent of Christ Jesus; see our:
The
Rapture Theory; What Does God's Word Say About It?: A comprehensive
look at one of the fastest spreading doctrines among Christian
congregations such as the Baptist, Pentecostal, Methodist, Evangelical,
Charismatic, Catholic Apostolic Churches (Irvingite sect), and
others independent and hard to categorize. It is said that
approximately 50% of Christian Churches teach some form of a Rapture
Doctrine. We, as Christians, thoroughly search the Scriptures of God
and swiftly debunk the Rapture doctrines for what they are, doctrines of
deception.
The Deity of Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ literally was God in the
flesh while on the earth; see our:
The
Holy Spirit & The Holy Trinity: If someone walked up
to you today and asked you to explain the Holy Spirit, could you do it?
I mean, could you really do it? What about Jesus, you
could explain Him certainly? Or how about God, could you explain the
Lord God to your new friend? And when you were done answering those
three questions, would you have been describing three separate individuals
or only one, and would that have been clear to the person asking?
Surprisingly, most people will only get one out of the three correct, many
more might get two out of the three questions correct, but if we have done
our work well you shall get all three correct in about an hour. We
ask wisdom and understanding from our Heavenly Father — in Jesus
Christ's name — as we search His Word for our answers.....(continued at
the study).
CHAPTERS INCLUDE:
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The Holy Spirit & The Holy
Trinity;
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Jesus Christ;
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The Holy Spirit: Greek
— tó pneúma tó hágion. Hebrew — 'eth Ruwach qodesh;
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Result of a skewed understanding of the Holy Spirit - the danger of
unhealthy 'spiritual' visits by masquerading evil spirits;
And
two appendices including:
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Our
position on the
antichrist
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We also believe
and are warned by the prophecies in God's Holy Written Word, The Bible,
that in these latter days, satan, as the antichrist will deceive the world
by his (satan's) coming as an imposter of God, promoting himself
to be the True Messiah. We find this revolting and stand against it by the
Grace of God. See our:
The Antichrist
Description of study: The very sound of the name
'antichrist' sends cords of revulsion through the soul of any Christian. He is
the enemy of God and Christ, therefore he is our enemy! But who
is he? How are we to identify him when he manifests himself? Will
we know him? Is he a man born of woman; is he a computer in
Belgium; was he Mussolini or Hitler that some thought he was;
will he be the Pope of Rome that some think he will? When does he
appear? How does he appear? Will he kill Christians where-by we
will know it is he? Will he have horns and breath fire, so that
we will know to flee from him? And lastly, will he have "666"
tattooed on his forehead and right hand, and insist that we too
also bear them, where-by we will know to rebuke this evil one?
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Our
trust in the King
James Bible
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We also believe
that the King James Bible, as come by way of translations of copies
faithfully handed down of the original ancient Biblical Manuscripts, is
the Holy Spirit Inspired Word of Almighty God, and it is:
2 Tim 3:16
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
(KJV)
We believe that
the King James Bible is itself true and faithful to the Spirit of God that
inspired the Prophets and Apostles to put it into writing from the
beginning. It is the Written Word of the Eternal Living Almighty
Lord God, our Heavenly Father. See our:
Adulterations
in the Newer Bible Versions (NIV, NASB...); Proof that the King James
Bible (KJV) is the True Word of God
Those, whom, we as God's children have trusted throughout the
centuries to safeguard the Sacred Biblical Texts, have in fact
betrayed God and us by slipping corruptions into the manuscripts that
all the newer Bible versions were translated from;
newer meaning those after the original King James Bible (KJV /
A.V.) , and then those who didn't know any better passed them along as
being good and sound Scripture. Thank God that He has preserved
His Word in the King James Version Bible which has been read, studied,
and trusted for four-hundred years. If you study from or quote
Scripture from any of the newer Bible versions,
including the: New King James Bible (NKJV), or the NIV, NASB,
NRSV, NAB, RSV, CEV, TEV, GNB, Living Bible, The Word, New Jerusalem,
New Century, The Message, The People's Bible (the Newest blasphemy on
the market)...., then this study is a "must read" for you!
And once you find out the whole ugly truth, what will you then do?
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Our position on
Lexicons and Bible Dictionaries
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While language Lexicons and
Greek &Hebrew Dictionaries are indeed invaluable to the student in
understanding the English Bible and the translated Greek, Hebrew, and
Aramaic words that appear within it, one must always be conscientious that
there is inherently a certain degree of 'interpretation' and/or 'opinion'
on the part of the Translator/Lexicon Writer employed as he goes about his
task. This is unavoidable due to the different nature of sentence
structure and and word values between the various languages.
We, as all serious Bible
students are exhorted to do as the Berean's: "...and searched the
scriptures daily, whether those things were so." (Acts 17:11),
and, "...comparing spiritual things with spiritual."
(1 Cor 2:13). To be assured of a more perfect comprehension of a
Scripture or verse even in God's Word; We must study the words written in
context with the other verses before and after the target verse; We must
observe who and/or what is being spoken to and/or about; What the time
frame is, past, present, or future; Is it prophecy; Is the speech
figurative, an idiom, or is it to be taken literally; Are there parallel
Scriptures elsewhere in the Bible that collaborate our interpretation of
this one....
Another invaluable help to
understanding a verse in question is to take the main word, the word
wherein the verse seems to hinge upon, and look up that Greek, Hebrew, or
Aramaic word up in your Strong's
Exhaustive Concordance. Along with giving the translation
definition of the original word in it's original language, the Strong's
also has a Concordance that shows you every single verse in the King James
Bible (numbered to the King James Bible version only) that that word
appears in. And by reading several (or all) of the verses that
employ that same Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic word (often translated into
several different English words in your Bible) you will be able to get 'a
feel' for the weight and meaning of the word. Then apply that to the
verse in question and you should be rewarded with greater clarity.
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Our mission/goal
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All information in these In-Depth
Bible Studies comes directly out of God's Written Word, The Bible,
and recognizes none of the traditions of men that have crept into the
various corrupted Religions and Denominations that sadly dominate our
present day.
These in-depth
Bible studies are intended as supplements and aids to your understanding
of the letter that your Heavenly Father has caused to be written to and
for you - The Bible. These Bible studies should be used as a supplement to
your studying of the entire Bible, always being ever-so-careful not to
pull Scripture out of context molding it to fit man's own notions, but
rather to rightly divide the Scriptures "comparing spiritual
things with spiritual." (1 Cor 2:13):
2 Tim 2:14-16
14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the
Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the
subverting of the hearers.
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more
ungodliness. (KJV)
God bless you in your studies and your faith; in the
precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ!
The Christian (the only) Salvation
See also, our Getting
Saved, what does it mean and how can I be? to
understand what the term 'being saved' means. We've all hear it, but
what does it exactly mean? What does God say we have to do to attain
everlasting life? Learn from God's Written Word, The Bible, what God
says to us about salvation and the eternity with Him in Heaven.
The Christian Baptism
See as well, our study on Baptism in
the which we examine the Scriptures on how to Baptize someone. Are you a
Christian who has not gotten Baptized after that you had became of age? (Infant
Baptism is NOT in the Bible!) Get Baptized now!
Any Christian can Baptize another Christian. It can be done in a lake, a
swimming pool, a pond, a river, a hot tub, in any body of water deep enough to
fully immerse the person being Baptized in. It isn't that the person doing
the Baptizing has any hand in it (but he/she MUST be a
Christian!), and it certainly it isn't some magical property of the water
itself that Baptizes, it is the Lord shedding forth His grace upon the one who
is being Baptized in faith, and who had heard the call to become Baptized and
who did respond in obedience with "the answer of a good
conscience toward God" (1 Pet 3:21) by doing so.
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Shepherd's Chapel
Statement of Faith
(Of which we are in
substantial agreement with and claim like mind in.)
(Though we have minor disagreement with the Shepherds Chapel over
prophecy issues - but not with salvation issues)
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QUOTE:
"The following is a résumé of those things we believe in and teach
from the Holy Scriptures. This list is by no means complete, but we feel
it will be of help to those wishing to make a study of the Scripture as
it relates to the individual, the nation, and the world in the end of
this age.
We believe in the God of the Bible (Exodus 3:6-14)
We believe the Holy Bible to be the Word of God. We believe in its
History, Covenants, and Prophecy (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:21).
We believe in the Bible account of Creation (Genesis 1 & 2).
We believe in Jesus Christ as the only begotten Son of God, the Word
made flesh (John 1:14).
We believe Christ died for us (Romans 5:8); also, that He was raised
from the dead (Romans 6:4; Revelation 1:18).
We believe in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Calvary
(Romans 5:11); not only for Israel, but for the sins of the world (I
John 2:2).
We believe Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven (Mark 16:19; Hebrews
8:1).
We believe in the literal return of Jesus Christ (Zechariah 14:4;
Acts 1:9-14) when He shall take the Throne of David (Isaiah 9:6-7; Luke
1:32-33) and rule on earth for the prophetic thousand years known as the
millennium (Revelation 20:4 Zechariah 14:9).
We believe that "God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life" (John 3:16).
We believe in the Holy Spirit and His mission (John 16:7-14; Acts 2).
We believe salvation is by grace through faith, and it is the gift of
God, and not of works (Ephesians 2:8-9). It must be preached (Romans
10:14) and it is necessary for all (Romans 3:23).
We believe that water baptism is ordained of God for all that believe
(Matthew 3:13-15; Romans 6:3-5; Acts 2:37-39).
We believe in the ordinance of the communion as established by Jesus
Christ (Matthew 26:26-29; I Corinthians 10:16).
We believe in prayer, and whatever the immediate purpose, prayer
should be that God's Will be done on earth (Matthew 6:10;
I John 5:14-15). We must forgive to be forgiven (Matthew 6:14).The Holy
Spirit will help us to pray (Romans 8:26-27). If we ask in faith and in
the Name of Jesus Christ, He will hear (John 15:16; James 1:6-7).
We believe that God chose out a special people unto Himself to be His
servants and those servants were to be the descendants of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob called "Israel" (Deuteronomy 7:6; Psalm
105:6; Isaiah 44:1-2).
We believe the Bible with God's law, statutes and judgments was given
to Israel (Exodus 20: Psalm 147:19-20) and through Israel's prophets
came the inspired Scriptures (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:21).
We believe civil law was given by God to Israel (Deuteronomy 4:1-2).
The law was given for Israel's good (Deuteronomy 5:33). God commands us
to obey civil law (Romans 13:1-7).
We believe that one day out of seven is the Sabbath of the Lord
(Exodus 20:10) and that Israel was to keep it (Deuteronomy 5:15) as a
sign between Israel and the Lord (Exodus 31:16-17). We believe Christ
became our Sabbath (Hebrew 4:8; Colossians 2:16-17). (Hebrew 4:9- There
remaineth therefore a rest [Gr. Sabbatismos] to the people of God).
We believe Israel was to be punished if God's laws for the nation
were disregarded (Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Isaiah 42:24; Amos 3:2).
We believe that the New Covenant was made with Israel (Jeremiah
31:31-34; Hebrews 8:8-12) which meant Israel was to become Christian and
that Jesus confirmed that Covenant (Galations 3:16-17; Romans 15:8).
We believe that Israel was promised redemption (Psalm 130:7-8; Isaiah
52:3; Hosea 13:9-14); that Jesus Christ came to Israel (Matthew 10:6);
that He was recognized as the Redeemer of Israel (Galations 4:5; Titus
2:14), and His death and resurrection accomplished that redemption (Galations
4:4-5; Hebrews 9:12).
We believe that after Christ's death and resurrection Israel was to
be called by a new name (Isaiah 62:2). Israel was not to be remembered
by her old name (Hosea 2:17); and the new name was to be the Lord's Name
(II Chronicles 7:14) which would be CHRISTIAN (Christ man) (Acts 11:26;
I Peter 4:16).
We believe that each individual, of Israel or not, must be born of
water and of the Spirit to be a Christian (John 3:3-8; I Peter 1:23).
We believe in an existing Satan, who is called the serpent (Genesis
3:1; Revelation 12:9); who has power with devils and men (Matthew 12:22;
I Peter 5:8); who has a people who will not hear God (John 8:44-47),
some of whom deceive people as "ministers of righteousness"
(II Corinthians 11:13-15).
We believe that Jesus Christ has broken the power of Satan (Hebrews
2:14) and His Name makes devils impotent against Christians (Luke
10:17).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ along with His followers are at
battle with Satan and his followers (Ephesians 6:11-19): And that Jesus
Christ is the victor in this "battle" (Isaiah 28:21-22;
45:17-25; Ezekiel 38-39; Hosea 13-14; Joel 3:9-21; Micah 7:16-20;
Zechariah 14:9 Malachi 4; Matthew 28:18; Luke 19:27; I Corinthians
15:24-28; Philippians 2:9-11; II Peter 3:7-13; Revelation 11:18; 15:4;
19:11-15 and others).
We believe in the resurrection of the dead as prophesied (Job
19:25-27; Hosea 13:13-14; John 5:29); as proven (I Peter 1:3); as taught
by the Scripture (Acts 24:14-15; I Corinthians 15:11-26) and that the
resurrected will reign with Christ (II Timothy 2:11-12) for ever
(Revelation 22:1-5).
We believe the seventh trump sounds after the tribulation (Matthew
24: 29-31). Paul wrote his second letter to the Thessalonians because he
knew the first had been misunderstood, concerning Christ's second
return. Paul then gives two signs which will be present when the Day of
the Lord comes. Those signs being the apostasy and the man of
lawlessness. Neither of these signs were present at that time.
Apostasy means giving up or renouncing of one's professed principles,
or faith. This will come to pass when the religious lamb (false messiah)
of Revelation 13:11 comes to pass. He will look like the Lamb of God,
but his voice is of the dragon, for he is the great dragon, that old
serpent, called the Devil and Satan (Revelation 12:9). When the false
christ stands in the holy place performing in the sight of Christians,
the pretribulation-rapture-Christian shall think it is Christ coming to
rapture them away. It is the duty of the elect to stand and witness in
the synagogues, allowing the Holy Spirit to give His Message to the
world through you. (Mark 13:9).
Christ is your spiritual Husband. You should remain a spiritual
virgin until He returns (II Corinthians 11:2). For Christ Himself said;
"Woe to them that are with child in those days!" (Mark 13:17).
If your spiritual Husband has been on a long journey and finds you with
child when He returns, then you have been impregnated (deceived) with
the mark of the false messiah, and worshiped Satan in the last hour.
Study God's Word."
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AntiSemitism?
We do not
perform any manner of AntiSemism here at WBSG.
But what is AntiSemism?
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As a shield for the elite, this misnomer and
false charge (antiSemitism) is thrown up
whenever one gets too close to the truth. And
it is used
simply
as a device to discredit and defame any who dare
be so belligerent as to expose the
factual, provable facts that are unflattering to
a special group (Kenites) who lie hidden within
a larger unwitting group (Jews).
When
we speak of these "International Jews,"
who have
demonstrably
and
self-admittedly conspired for
Centuries to
control the
events of this world, do we mean to
speak of every person on the planet that calls
himself a Jew? Of course not. That
would be much too simplistic. Nothing is ever
all, nothing is ever every;
there are always exceptions, exclusions,
subgroups, and there are elites. What is a Jew
anymore? Anything that he says he is, that is
the definition of the Jew today. For there are
Christian Jews, Black and Oriental Jews,
American, Israeli, and Arab Jews, even
Atheist Jews―but
they would all self-identify as Jews.
The word Jew has no real or specific meaning
anymore. Truth is, they themselves don't even
know exactly what does, or does not, constitute
being a Jew; how could we ever hope to?
But
that does not change the fact that there is an
identifiable international cadre of remarkable
personalities,
small and close-knit,
who take their high seats at the global helm of
all things Political, Educational, Financial,
and Religious; who, with little more than a
phone call:
command Kings, Presidents, and Popes;
foment revolutions; bankrupt nations;
cast worlds into war;
set agenda, pass law, and corrupt morals―who
have one great thing in common―they call
themselves Jews.
So
what is it if I also call them Jews? Though we
both, them and I, know that they are so much
more than common everyday Jews. Endowed with
power and wisdom from on-low in the Garden of
Eden, sworn to serve their god and father satan;
they, this conscienceless super-intelligent
elite group (Kenites) hiding themselves within
Jewry; have been given power from the other side
of the abyss: to own, control, and corrupt this
world, until the antichrist satan returns to
take what he determines to be his.
And
for a short time, at the end of the world, at
the price of his soul, satan shall indeed lord
over this world. After that, comes the end.
AntiSemitic? Semitism has absolutely nothing at
all to do with these that I refer to as the
International Jew. Though they have many
names, they are Satanic by every definition of
the word: by blood (Cain), by faith (Satanists),
by deed (destroyers), by power (ultimate, for a
time).
We, as faithful and true
Christians, both washed and protected by the
Blood of the Lamb: learn, where others willingly
remain ignorant; observe, where others close the
eye; speak, where others are mute; act, where
others slumber; and fight, where others
surrender: and all this by the grace of God in
our Lord Jesus Christ.
And because of this: we
are often at odds with mainstream Christendom;
accused by other religions; at enmity with the
non-religious; and singled out for attack by the
enemy, especially. So be it; for, for us, there
is no alternative.
― N. Goggin:
WBSG;
www.biblestudysite.com
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