Archive | July, 2012

The Two Witnesses…

31 Jul

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Revelation 11:3-4,”And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.”

John the author of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, describes two Holy witness of the Lord Jesus Christ who will arise during the last half of the Great Tribulation and give powerful testimony on the behalf of the Lord. The above verses describe the Witnesses clothed in sackcloth meaning that they will Preach of repentance back unto the favor of God (Isaiah 37:1-2; Daniel 9:3-5). These two men who will testify during the end time will be Enoch and Elijah the two men of God who never knew death but were translated before they had died (Genesis 5:21-24; Malachi 4:5). The book of Revelation states this in Chapter 11 verse 4, “These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth” a reference to Zechariah Chapter 4. These men will Preach the truth unto the Nations and will be in direct opposition of the Anti-Christ who will be in control of the majority of the world at that time. The Bible states that after their three and a half year Ministry the they will be murdered by Anti-Christ by way of the Beast from the Bottomless Pit in Revelation 11:7, “And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.” The Bible goes on to say in verses 8-10, “And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.” This testify’s of the evilness of the unredeemed in the last days, who will rejoice at the death of the men of God who will teach the truth of the Holy scriptures being happy and sharing of gifts. We can see this happening even today, as good men and women are deemed judgmental heretics when they preach against sin and what the Word of God actually says that repentance is necessary to be washed in the Blood of Christ. The scripture goes on to say in Revelation 11 and 12, “And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.” We know that teaching the Word of God is not always met with praise and thankfulness but at times with opposition and hardships. As we approach the last days say faithful to the scriptures and proclaim truly what it says. That even though we may be shunned of this world, God will always raise us up to be glorified through Christ. Shalom…

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Antichrist, The coming false messiah…

31 Jul

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Revelations 13:1-2, “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”

The book of Revelations reveals Satans last great deception to deceive mankind into the practice of false god worship, in exalting himself as the one true God. The Antichrist is the Devils main person of interest in his unholy trinity (with Satan as God, the Antichrist as Jesus, and the False Prophet as the Holy Spirit.)

The Antichrist unlike many teachings about him, will not be a religious figure but more of a charismatic political leader, who will have great influence in the world we know today. Once arriving on the world stage the devil incarate will first appear as a peace keeper but will morph into something entirely different from what he first appeared. Revelations 13 speaks of the Antichrist appearing, “upon the sand of the sea,” (sea representing people) and having seven heads and ten horns ( representing the seven empires that have persecuted Israel in the past, with the “ten horns” actually meaning the seventh head; the “ten horns” representing ten nations yet to come.)

The crowns spoken of here, as being crowned means that these nations have come to power and will use their political means to aid the Antichrist, these nations will be located in the Middle East, parts of Europe, and North Africa, all being part of the old Roman Empire territory (Daniel 7:7-8.) The book of Daniel gives us insight upon His arrival as a world power in Daniel 11:36-37, “And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.”

Much like Lucifer did who became prideful upon his position in Heaven made the attempt to direct the worship towards himself and instead of God, Ezekiel 28. In just being cast out Ezekiel 28:17-18. The Antichrist will be a extreme Humanist (glorification of self) who will glorify himself overall, regarding no Religion or even the need for women, which is why I believe the Homosexual agenda is being pushed so hard in the world today, with it being a sign of the coming false Christ.

The Antichrist will turn his wrath towards Israel and the nations of the world demanding servitude and obedience unto his ungodly will. Luckily for the Church we will not see the Antichrist come into power as according to 2 Thessalonians 2:7-9, “For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders. The “One who holds back,” the power lawless one (Antichrist) is the Church which will be “taken away,” or raptured up. The Antichrist will be empowered by Satan having lying signs and wonders but the forces of darkness will not prevail, as stated in 2 Thessalonins 8 saying, “WHOM THE LORD WILL CONSUME WITH THE SPIRIT OF HIS MOUTH, AND SHALL DESTROY WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF HIS COMING. It is important to know that all false doctrine, false worship (celebrities) and Humanist promotion of self is all one and the same promoting the Antichrist spirit coming into the world. Every Christian needs to spread the Truth of the Gospel which is of Jesus Christ and Him crucified, so that the world may escape the tribulations of the Antichrist and experience the joy of the Lord Jesus! Shalom…

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Satanism

31 Jul

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2 Corinthians 4:4, “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

Satanism is the ideaology of one dedicating themselves to their carnal self and mind, into the self indulgence of sinful acts. Satanism was popularized in America in 1968 by Anton Szandor LaVey, who wrote the Satanic Bible and started the Church of Satan amid the rampant sex and drug craze of the late 1960s.

Lavey formed the foundation of Satanism based off of Atheism (the rejection of the belief in God or Spiritual Beings) to go against the Religious institutions that He felt many Americans enslave themselves to while robbing ones self of lifes more splendid pleasures. Satanists actually do not believe in Satan or God but in My opinion is a more radical version of Atheism.

The idea of Satan is viewed more as, “Man living as his prideful, carnal nature dictates, ” stated Peter H. Gilmore, the Church of Satan current leader. Satanists have nine belief statements which are 1.) Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence 2.) Satan represents vital existence instead of spiritual pipe dreams 3.) Satan represents undefiled wisdom instead of hypocritical self-deceit 4.) Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it, instead of love wasted on ingrates 5.) Satan represents vengeance instead of turning the other cheek 6.) Satan represents responsibility to the responsible instead of concern for psychic vampires 7.)

Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his “divine spiritual and intellectual development,” has become the most vicious animal of all. 8.) Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification 9.) Satan has been the best friend the Christian Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years. Also to mock the Church, Satanist invert religious symbols and ideas such as the Cross of Christ ( As depiceted in the picture above, instead of the Cross pointing up, it is shown pointing down mocking that Christ death and resurrection was in vain.) They also sing hymns that glorify the flesh and recite prayers backwards such as, “The Lords Prayer,” which in their mind reverses what The Lord has done for all of Mankind through the Cross. And sitting atop of the Cross is the pagan idol the Baphomet,(a pagan god that, resurfaced in the 19th century as a symbol of Satanism) which was derived from the scripture found in Leviticus 16:22, “And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.” Satanist took this image as a representation of themselves seeing as how the goat bears sin in which they choose to do also.

In death they believe they shall receive the “gift,” of every sin that they choose to live in while alive. The idea of Satanism is very idiotic, as the first and only true source of Satan is found in the Word of God and only there. Satan is not a rewarder but and accuser who fate is sealed and is only awaiting the Judgement of the One true God! I urge all to please pray for any who are trapped in this deceit that they may be saved and receive Christ the true Gift of Life. Also please be aware of the rampant Satanic symbolism that is being forced upon the unsuspecting individual from music, movies and celebrities who practice Satanism either knowingly or unknowingly in their art, Shalom…

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Judging Others…

31 Jul

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James 5:20 (NKJV), “let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.”

One very misguided teaching that Believer’s misconstrue, is that of correcting brothers and sisters in Christ from doing wrong. I know that in the past when Christians try to warn or sway others from falling in their walk with the Lord, the term “Don’t judge men,” always arises as well as a reference to Matthew 7:1 (NKJV), “Judge not, that you be not judged.” The scriptural teachings states that we are to correct those who are in Christ when it is needed as read in 1 Timothy 5:20, “Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear.” If a saved individual allows themselves to fall or is misguided in their ways, we as Christians are to correct them. This also is to let others know that this road is the one not traveled in the scriptures. Matthew 7: 1 actually speaks of condemning someone to Hell or guaranteeing Heaven unto someone. God (YAH), has that qualification and only Him alone to do so. This is stated in Romans 10:6 (NKJV), But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?”(that is, to bring Christ down from above). Though we cannot speak of where someone’s Spirit will end up eternally we can judge actions and beliefs. All men and women can repent at anytime from their transgressions and be made right by trusting in the Messiah to make them new. In this case we use discernment according to John 7:24 (NKJV) “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” Discernment is looking into a situation to see the righteousness of God in it. If their is none we need to address this with the person first and warn others. The Holy Bible lays out clears lines for Believer’s to walk on in their journey in this life. When those lines becomes blurred we should address them with scripture. In the end we are held accountable unto God for allowing our brethren to stray and not return back unto sound teaching. Ezekiel 33:8 (NKJV), When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. Shalom…

The Misconception of the “Christian” celebrity.

31 Jul

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Luke 4:5-8, “The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. So if you worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.”

I have heard many times when a man or woman makes it big in movies or the music industry that it is a true blessing from God, that the Lord looked upon an individual and gave them the fruits of this world. In some cases this is true, but in the majority it is a deceitful work of Satan. Many of the celebrities that we see on t.v. or in movies are actually pursuing the “god,” of this world in the attempt to achieve money, fame and the recognition the world, as being the greatest in His or Hers genre. What many people do not know is the high price one must pay in order to gain such recognition, which is in fact the worship of Satan himself. The sad truth is that the entire world is not Christian, and in fact follow false gods and follow strange paths to enlightenment other than Christ in order to be redeemed. In effect people must compromise the way that they feel in order to be accepted by such a diverse audience, including their belief that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation (John 3:16.) The actual true religion of the most celebrities in Hollywood, is that of Satanism either believing that directly or indirectly by placing their Faith in Scientology, Kabbalah or Eastern Mysticism as their alternate belief system for redemption. This is the reason why many Celebrities who first profess Jesus, after awhile of achieving success you hardly recognize them because they have accepted false god worship over the true God of the Christian Bible. The reason for this is that only moderate notoriety is granted for those whos profess Christ openly, you may get a role on a t.v. show but in order to get the big budget summer blockbuster you have to sell out, this is due to the fact that God will not abide with the believer in the midst of such demonic worship, Exodus 34:12-14 states “Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” So in return in order to advance ones career they open themselves up to false god worship, in order to get to that next level, also involving themselves in drug addicttion such as marijuana, prescription medication and cocaine. These drugs open ones mind up to the influence of demonic spirits, which is why many music artist in order to record a hit record needs to be intoxicated in order to be, “creative.” Pray for all those who are lifted up as celebrities that the God of the Bible will keep them from such Satanic influence. As well as for the Youth who look up to them as role models, who may not be seeing talent but in return demonic possession. Shalom…