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self-deprogrammed · 6 years ago

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The Big Five of s Mainstream Christian Childhood: God-Jesus-Santa-Tooth Fairy-Easter Bunny. As children we are taught all about them. By adults. We are shown evidence of their existence - presents from some, a children’s picture bible for the remainder.

Presents as evidence of existence - it turns out that was fabricated by adults. Santa, the Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy fall from our Belief.

We also see as Children essentially no evidence for God or Jesus beyond the book. However, most of our trusted adults believe to some extent in the existence of the Divine. Dress up and attend Church. Virtually no one says, as with Santa, “it’s not true.”

No one suggests reading the grown up Bible on your own from page 1 to 1150 either. Bible study is a controlled group activity of cross referencing pre-selected passages. As are the Readings in Church on Sunday.

Difficult questions in Catholic Bible study were answered with Mother Superior’s wood ruler applied to the knuckles. Nonetheless there were concerns left unaddressed.

Always, in the background , the threat of eternal burning...praying to avoid that fate. Questioning is the Devil’s Temptation.

Earthly Avatars for God are there for the family ceremonies that the adults require we attend. For which we children are to pretend to be respectful: Baptism, Confirmation, Weddings, Funerals. An avatar offers comfort at the bedside of the dying. Plus as Catholics we could buy Indulgences to to add to our prayers to easy our loved ones penance in the afterlife.

One day we stop pretending to be respectful and become so in reality.

So it becomes ingrained. And as adults the concern of insuring that eternal threat of Damnation does not befall one’s own children.

For some, the festering questions unanswered at age 12, the actual reading of Scripture from page 1 to the end, the implausibility of the ‘logic’ of Doctrine spurs a NEED to know more beyond what we have been told.

So the questions lead critical reading...IF Hell is so important to avoid

Where in the Old Testament did the Angels Fall? Not in the Five Books of Torah of the Jews - Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Leviticus, or Numbers.

In Genesis the Serpent is just a Serpent. The Devil wouldn’t be punished by having to crawl on its belly.

Shaitan, a Middle East Demon common to a number of religions shows up in Numbers and Job as God’s handyman. Hardly a Devil.

Jesus spends 3 years training the Apostles. Yet there is no mention of a Devil, Hell, Damnation in the letters of the Disciples Peter, James, John or Jude.

After the Ascension Jesus sends telepathic messages to his rock Peter...no, actually ignores Peter and sends the ‘oh by the way I’m making changes’ messsages to Paul.

Notwithstanding the changes, Paul doesn’t write anything about Hell, Damnation or the Devil.

If we go to the Original Greek Bible it appears that Jesus didn’t have anything to say about Hell either. In the Greek Bible it’s “Gehenna” Jesus talks about. Gehenna is a valley near Jerusalem where Trash was burned. Was Jesus speaking metaphorically in a way that his Aramaic speaking listeners understood? But we moderns with a mistranslation based on the Latin translation of a Greek Bible based on what Jesus said in Aramaic. A translation which substitutes “Infernium” for “Gehenna”? After which Tellurian and Augustine of Hippo concoct a place of torment - the Inferno. And Purgatory.

The Church discovers you can sell Indulgences to escape Hell and reduce Purgatory. Suddenly...500 years after Jesus we add Hell.

All of which would explain why the Apostles’ Creed contains no mention of Damnation since it precedes the Invention of Hell.

Nor do thousands of documents extant for the first five hundred years of Western Christianity mention Hell, Damnation or the Devil.

Also, the Eastern Orthodox Churches which never adopted the Latin Mis-translation reject the notion of Damnation and have a doctrine of Universal Salvation.

Only AFTER Augustine do we have Hell and Damnation.

All of the forgoing has been known to Religious Leaders of Western Christianity either Catholic, Protestant, etc.

Never never never heard one word of the foregoing in 50 years of sermons.

Every Doctor of Divinity has studied Church History. The ministers have a choice to ignore all the Literature in favor of supporting a Dogma of Hell and Damnation that was not discussed by Jesus, his direct disciples, or Paul of Tarsus. A Dogma NOT to be challenged by anyone ever. Under threat of Eternal...well.

It’s so much more easeful to understand that Hell is something that Scripture Old and New dont contain. It’s Dogma. To scare Children who become adults and scare children.

After that, of course, one has to deal with the absence of the term “Messiah” from Matthew, Mark and Luke. Just as well. The Messiah has to be descended from the Line of King David.

There are two separate and radically conflicting Genealogies in Matthew and Luke - evidently Joseph was descended from the line of David through his two fathers (???)

Never discussed in my 50 years.

However, since Mary was pregnant by Divine Conception...Joseph was Jesus stepfather. Jesus is not of the bloodline of King David as he would be had Joseph been his biological father.

Never mentioned in my 50 years.

Jesus, according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke could not be the Messiah. Which would explain why Jesus spoke of himself in the first person ( I )and the coming Son of Man in the Third Person (He) in those Gospels.

Never commented on in my 50 years.

The Gospel of John chooses to ignore the genealogies, Jesus’ childhood and the Messianic requirements of the Old Testament altogether. Depending instead on what was self evident to illiterate fishermen. Who better to determine who was or wasnt the Messiah?

Never commented on in any Bible Study in 50 years.

Then I watch some Rich Televangist assure his listeners that it’s God’s wrath for American Liberals acceptance of homosexulality that causes tornados and flooding in 2019.

But the meteorologist’s predict the path, speed, and intensity of the storms. Which strike the Bible Belts but not Coastal Liberals (?)

Such a small thing it would be to also tell the Televangelist exactly where and when one of the tornados will be touching down. That would change my attitude real quick. But noooooo. Just the Wrath is communicated.

Would it violate the rules of secret plans - giving out useful information before science discovers it. God being God could change the rules.

Jesus did gave out part of the secret when he told those standing before him in the crowd that some of them “would not taste death” before the Son of Man came in Glory and the Reign of God begun - the Apocalypse.

Though Jesus didnt include the two millenium and counting delay in any vision to Paul.

So God maybe can’t change his own rules? Not discussed in my 50 years of listening to Sermons.

Sermons that contained language that #skystonedclouds uses above. I have stopped listening.

Frankly I dont believe the Televangelist hears anything. The Bible Scripture is rife with inconsistencies. A lot of Western Christian Dogma is apparently divorced from what is in Scripture.

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loudpenguinunknown-blog · 5 years ago

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How has your day been going? I hope you, your family, and friends stay safe by taking the proper precuations as we enter in to confusing and troubling times as we watch a worldwide pandemic unfold with this Coronavirus. Could there be something more deeper going on with all of this? Could we be seeing the signs of the times unfolding? Could this be a door of opportunity for people to open their hearts to what God has to say? Jesus says to His disciples concerning the last days, "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows" (Matthew 24:7-8). We have been seeing a record setting amount of Earthquakes world-wide in various places, incuding places that normally do not receive Earthquakes. Now with this Coronavirus, could this be one of the pestilences that will fall upon us in the last days as spoken by Jesus? Where will it leave our economy? Did you know the Bible teaches there will be a cashless society in the last days? Will this be a major stepping stone in bringing that about? You may have seen on NBC news just months ago concerning the implantable RFID microchip that is gaining ground in Sweden where people are getting this microchip implanted in their hand. Would you allow a microchip to be placed inside your body that has the ability to track where you go and what you do? How about if you knew it matched perfectly with Bible prophecy where God warns us not to take it during the future reign of the Antichrist, otherwise we will receive the fullness of His wrath (Revelation 14:9-11)? This may be the most imporant message you will read in these times...please do not ignore this! This messsage reveals what the Mark of the Beast is, and the meaning behind counting a number people have been pondering for centuries, 666. This is truly a message from God! In the Revelation of Jesus Christ given to the apostle John, we read: ...."He (the false prophet who deceives many by his miracles) forces everyone—the small and great, the rich and poor, the free and slaves—to have a mark put on their right hand or on their forehead. He will not allow anyone to make a purchase or sell anything unless the person has the mark with the beast’s name or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom. Let the one who understands calculate the beast’s number, for it’s a human being’s number. Its number is six hundred sixty-six" (Revelation 13:16-18 CEB)..... Speaking on the last days, this could only be pointing to a cashless money society, which has yet to occur, but we are on the horizon of. Why's that? Otherwise we would be able to buy or sell without taking the mark of the beast among each other if physical currency was still valid. It logically deduces itself to this reason. The mark could not be something spiritual, because the word references two different physical spots. If it was spiritual, it would just say in the forehead. Here is where it really starts to come together. It is shocking how accurate the Bible is concerning the RFID microchip. These are notes from a man named Carl Sanders who worked with a team of engineers to help develop this microchip in the late 1960's. Mr. Carl Sanders sat in seventeen New World Order conferences with heads of state officials such as Henry Kissinger and Bob Gates of the CIA to talk about plans on how to bring about this one-world system. The US government commissioned Carl Sanders to invent a microchip for identifying and controlling the peoples of the nations-a microchip that would be inserted under the skin with a hypodermic needle (a quick, convenient system that would be progressively accepted by society). Carl Sanders, with a crew of engineers behind him, with US grant monies provided by US tax dollars, took on this project and designed a chip that is powered by a lithium battery, rechargeable through the temperature fluctuations in our skin. Without having understanding of the Bible (Brother Sanders was not a believer at the time), these engineers spent one-and-a-half-million dollars conduction research on the best and most convenient place to have the chip inserted below the skin. These researchers observed that the forehead and the back of the hand (the two locations Revelation says the mark will go) aren't only the most convenient locations, but are additionally the only viable locations for constant, steady temperature fluctuations within the skin to recharge the lithium battery. The chip is approximately 7 millimeters in length, .75 millimeters in diameter, about the size of a grain of rice. It's capable of holding many pages of details about you. All of your basic history, work records, crime information, health information, and financial records could be stored on this microchip. Mr. Sanders believes that this chip, which he regretfully helped bring forth, is the "beast's mark" spoke of in Revelation 13:16-18. The original Greek word for "mark" is "charagma," which means a "scratch or etching." Additionally it is fascinating to be aware that the number 666 is in fact a word in the original Greek language. That word is "chi xi stigma," with the end word, "stigma," additionally meaning "to stick or prick. Mr. Sanders believes this is referencing to the usage of a hypodermic needle being poked in a person to insert the chip." Carl asked a Boston Medical Center doctor what would happen if the lithium contained within the RFID microchip leaked into the body. The doctor responded that if the microchip broke inside a human body, the lithium would cause a severe and painful wound filled with pus. This is what the book of Revelation says: "So the first angel poured his bowl on the earth, and a nasty and terrible sore appeared on the people who had the beast’s mark and worshipped its image" (Revelation 16:2 CEB). THE HIDDEN MEANING BEHIND THE NUMBER 666 REVEALED! The holy scriptures tell us that we can't buy or sell with out having the mark of the beast, or the number of its name. Which is the number of the beast, 666. Revelation 13:18 tell us to calculate the number 666. How do we calculate 666? Here is where it becomes an eye opener. Counting the number 666 has been long debated throughout centuries, but has now been revealed in these last days by the Holy Spirit. What you will see affirms itself with the Bible the true meaning to calculate 666. Throughout God's Holy Scriptures, God uses the number 3 for confirming things. A few examples are shared below: ...."So there are three witnesses in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are One" (1 John 5:7 AMPC).... ...."that he was buried and was raised to life on the third day as the Scriptures say" (1 Corinthians 15:4 NCV).... ...."Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!" (Revelation 4:8 NKJV).... Now what is fascinating is the the mark of the beast is explained in detail in 3 different verses (Revelation 13:16,17,18), and every verse lists 3 distinct examples of the given subject. The final 3 being the number six used 3 times in a row. Here is a key point to solving the way to calculate the number 666. What does it suggest to count 666? It means to add up. How might we add up 666? Recall my earlier point regarding God confirming in 3's. Now logically, what would be the most rational way to add up the number 666? To add it up equally in 3's based off the number. It is not sensible to count it equally as 600+60+6, this would also take us back to the start. We can't count it as 600+600+600, or 60+60+60, for there are no zeroes in between or at the end of 666. The only reasonable explanation we are left with is 6+6+6=18. What's fascinating is that the verse that tells us to count the number itself is verse 18, being the 3rd verse out of 3 verses that describe the mark of the beast. What is 18 divided by 3? 6. So 3x6=18, or 6+6+6=18. Yet another interesting factor is the only two other combinations (making a total of 3 possible combinations) for placing a plus symbol in between the sixes are 66+6=72, and 6+66=72. Add up both 72's together and you get 144. Why the number 144 is interesting is due to the fact that the verse following Revelation 13:18 is the first time in the scriptures where the 144,000 are being described in detail: ...."Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads" (Revelation 14:1 NIV).... If we add up all 3 numbers by counting 666 by shifting the plus symbol around in all 3 possible combinations, it would be 72+72+18=162. What's interesting in regards to the number 162, is, if you divide 144,000 by 162, you get 888. The name for Jesus in Greek gematria adds up to 888. The New Testament was initially written in the Greek language. Revelation 14:1 not only mentions the 144,000, but additionally the Lamb being Jesus Christ. Now what is interesting in regards to the the number for Jesus, 888, is that if you apply this same method, you get 8+8+8=24. Now why the number 24? Revelation chapter 4 tells us there are 24 elders seated around the throne of God. That is the same throne where Jesus sits: "Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads" (Revelation 4:2-4). Now if you take 8+8+8=24, and 8+88=96, and 88+8=96, you get 24+96+96=216. Take 144,000 divided by 216 and you get 666. Take into account that this was the same exact method to get the number 162 out of counting 666 that produced the number 888 when dividing 144,000 by 162. It's perpetual. When making use of the same method of counting by including the plus symbol in between the numbers, why do all these numbers relate in such a manner? The book of Revelation contains the use of the number 7 in various forms. For instance 7 seals, 7 trumpets, and 7 bowls. What is interesting about the number 37 (three sevens) is if if you divide any number that contains the same single digit three times in a row, such as 111 to 999, it comes out to the value of if you were to add all three numbers up. For example 888 divided by 37 equals 24. So 8+8+8=24. Or 666 divided by 37 equals 18. So 6+6+6=18. Could this be another way of God's word confirming itself that the mystery behind calculating the number 666 indeed is 18? Yet another fascinating factor to be aware is that if you add up all the numbers from 1 to 36 (1+2+3...+36), it totals 666. The number 36, as in three sixes? Could this be a sign that we ought to add up three sixes as opposed to perceiving the number as six-hundred sixty six? Now what might this suggest? We all know in this world we are identified by numbers in numerous forms. From our birth certificate to social security, as well as our drivers license, being identified based on a system of ruler ship. So it's possible that this RFID chip will comprise a new identification that has a total of 18 characters. "here the wisdom is, the one having the mind let him calculate the number of the wild beast, number for "of human" it is, and the number of it 666" (Revelation 13:1, Greek Translation). The Greek word "anthrōpos" being used in verse 18 where it says "of human" is the Greek strongs concordance G444. The first two definitions of the word are "a human being, whether male or female", and, "generically, to include all human individuals". Could the number of the beast apply to all mankind? In the Greek (the New Testament was originally written in the Greek language), and other translations, you will notice the beast is described as an "it", instead of "him". The reason I'm making this point is because when a translation says "His number is 666", this would imply a singular person, the Antichrist. But by saying "the number of it 666", implies that it is of the beast system as a whole. We can know the number of the beast cannot be to identify products (like a new barcode) to buy or sell because scripture says we cannot buy or sell without the number of the beast. What am I getting at? There will be instances where you could buy something someone made themselves and it wouldn't have a store branded identification on it. But for this number to be in our chips, that is where it must be to conclude ultimately that we cannot buy or sell without having the number of the beast. As previously mentioned in Revelation 13:18, the number of the beast (6+6+6=18) is a "human number", definition "generically, to include all human individuals". Could this be the identification of the beast, the number of its name? The one-world beast system that is identified by 18 characters? This would fit the scriptures that speaks of a mark that we must have to buy or sell in our right hand or forehead, and that it also incorporates the number of the beast, throughout a future cashless money society. Go to: 666-revealed.voice-truth.com|awake.voice-truth.com|blog.voice-truth.com|go.voice-truth.com|home.voice-truth.com|rfid.voice-truth.com|speak.voice-truth.com|one.voice-truth.com|hear.voice-truth.com|god.voice-truth.com|seek.voice-truth.com|tv.voice-truth.com|radio.voice-truth.com|station.voice-truth.com] to see all the proof! The Holy scriptures warns us in the end times that a false prophet will stand up doing miracles to deceive many to receive the beasts mark: ...."and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, in which he led astray those who did receive the mark of the beast, and those who did bow before his image; living they were cast -- the two -- to the lake of the fire, that is burning with brimstone" (Revelation 19:20 YLT).... No matter the cost, DO NOT TAKE IT! "Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name" (Revelation 14:9-11). We are living in very prophetic times with very important Biblical prophecies being fulfilled. When Donald Trump acknowledged Jerusalem as capital of Israel in December of 2017, this was a large step to fulfill the Third Temple foretold within the words of God. God's word tells us that the Antichrist will seat himself in this temple: "...and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God" (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). Inside the Islamic faith, they have a man called the Mahdi, referred to as their messiah who they are awaiting to be revealed. There are various testimonies from people on-line who imagine this man shall be Barack Obama who may be the biblical Antichrist. I have had unusual dreams about Barack. He came on stage claiming to be a follower of Jesus with no affiliation to the Muslim faith, however it was later revealed by his circle of relatives that he certainly is a religious Muslim. So what's in the name? The meaning of someones name can say a lot about a person. God throughout history has given names to people that have a specific meaning tied to their lives. How about the name Barack Obama? Let us take a look at what may be hiding beneath the surface... Jesus says, "And He said to them, 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'" (Luke 10:18). In Hebrew, the name "Barack" means "lighting", and the use of "Bama" (Strongs Hebrew word 1116) is used to refer to the "heights" of heaven. The day after the election of Barack Obama (11/04/08), the prevailing pick 3 lotto numbers in Illinois (Obama’s domestic state) for 11/5/08 were 666. Obama was formerly a U.S. senator for the state of Illinois, and his zip code was 60606. Regardless, whomsoever seats themselves in the future Third Temple in Jerusalem, declaring themselves to be God IS THE ANTICHRIST. DO NOT BE DECEIVED. So, why do we need Jesus? "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 2:23). "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). Our good works cannot save our souls from our sins. If we step before a judge in the court of law, being responsible of a criminal offense, the judge is not going to judge us by the good that we've accomplished, but rather the crimes we've committed. If we as fallen humanity, created in God's image, pose this type of moral justice, how much more a perfect, righteous, and Holy God? God has brought down to us His ethical law's through the ten commandments received by Moses at Mt. Siani. These legal guidelines were not given so we may be justified, but in order that we could see the need for our saviour. They are the mirror of God's character of what He has put in each and every one of us, with our conscious bearing witness that we know that it's wrong to steal, lie, dishonor our parents, and so on. We may attempt to observe all the ethical laws of the ten commandments, but we'll by no means catch up to them to be justified before a Holy God. That same word of the law given to Moses became flesh over 2000 years ago within the body of Jesus Christ. He came to be our justification by perfectly fulfilling the law, living a sinless life that solely God may accomplish. The gap between us and the law can by no means be reconciled by our very own merit, however the arm of Jesus is stretched out by the grace and mercy of God. And if we are to grab on, through faith in Him, He'll pull us up being the one to justify us. As within the court of law, if somebody steps in and pays your fine, even though you are guilty, the judge can do what is legal and just and let you go free. That is what Jesus did almost 2000 years ago on the cross. It was a legal transaction being fulfilled within the spiritual realm by the shedding of His blood, with His final words being, "...It is finished!..." (John 19:30). Now why did Jesus have to die for us? Because God is Holy and just, the wrath that belongs to us could not go unnoticed. Because of the perfect righteousness and justice of God's character, it must be dealt with, it must be quenched and satisfied. For God takes no pleasure in the demise of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23). That is why in Isaiah chapter 53, the place it speaks of the coming Messiah and His soul being a sacrifice for our sins, why it says it satisfied God to crush His only begotten Son. That is due to the fact the wrath that we deserve was justified by being poured out upon His Son. For if it were to be poured out on us who have earned it, we would all perish and go to hell. God created a means of escape by pouring it out on His Son who's soul could not be left in Hades, but was raised and seated at the right hand of God in power. So now once we put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), God no longer see's the individual who deserves His wrath, but the glorious image of His perfect Son dwelling in us, justifying us as if we acquired the wrath we deserve, making a means of escape from the curse of death. Now what we must do is turn from our sins and trust in the saviour, confessing and forsaking our sins. That is not just a head knowledge of believing in Jesus, but rather receiving His words, taking them to heart. Where we no longer live to exercise sin, but turn away from our sins and exercise righteousness: "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). By doing so we may become transformed into the image of God through faith in His Son Christ Jesus Who's inclined to offer the Holy Spirit to those that ask of Him: "Most assuredly, I (Jesus) say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' (John 3:5-6). "But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His" (Romans 8:9). So what are you waiting for? Our heavenly Father only wants the best for us all, restoring every thing this world has stolen from us. That is what it means to be "holy". To be made whole. He is ready to hear from you. That God given tongue to speak language, by using faith, pray to Him, ask Him to forgive you by confessing to Him your sins and be willing to forsake them; that you receive the sacrifice of His Son Jesus on the cross, and that you need His Holy Spirit living inside you transforming you into a child of God. Jesus says, "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him (the Holy Spirit) will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." Did you know that Jesus spoke more about hell than anyone else in the Bible, even more than He spoke about heaven?! For this very cause He came to die for us, to deliver us from this place that we earned by our sins against a holy God. He describes hell as a real place where, "Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched" (Mark 9:44). And where, "There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth..." (Luke 13:28). Jesus tells us who to fear, "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matthew 10:28). "Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.' Then He who sat on the throne said, 'Behold, I make all things new.' And He said to me, 'Write, for these words are true and faithful.' And He said to me, 'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.'" (Revelation 21:1-8). With all the world religions, how can we make certain the Bible has it right? The scientific facts has established and continues to support that the universe once had a starting point in which space, time and matter were created. Many know this as the big bang. "The non-biblical religions tell us that god or god's create within space and time that eternally exist. The Bible stands alone and says that time and space don't exist until God creates the universe." - Astronomer (Phd) Hugh Ross The Bible not only got it correct that space, time and matter all came into existence at the beginning of the universe, it also states in 7 distinct scriptures that the universe is expanding thousands of years earlier than scientists found out this information. Did you already know that the real Noah's Ark was found in the place where the Bible instructed us it'd be with the correct dimensions? As well as proof for the destruction of the cities of Sodom & Gomorrah and the Exodus account of the Red Sea crossing? The Bible is by far the most translated and examine document in the history of the world, filled with predictive prophecies, matching what we find within the book of nature. Wouldn't you expect God's word to be so? Jesus is calling you!

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christianlivingtoday-blog · 6 years ago

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Employees of the Accuser

Satan would like to talk to us directly. He would like to say how bad we are and describe our sins to us as vividly as possible. Fortunately, he does not have that chance because we are operating in different realms. Satan is a spirit operating in the spirit realm and we are human beings operating in a physical realm.

Accusations are very effective, and Satan relies heavily on them. He, therefore, needs workers to carry his foul and degrading messages. Satan knows he can weaken, degrade, deceive and even control God's servants through accusations. Satan desperately needs workers he can employ as his mouthpiece. He will rain foul, slimy faeces on God's holy men through these workers. Do not become the mouthpiece of Satan.

Satan wants to defecate and vomit on God's servants. Will you be the tool of Satan from which he will spray good people with his defiling accusations?

Never Accept Satan's Job Offer

Do not accept this job from the devil. Accusations are the trademark of the devil. I want you to learn a lesson from the angel Michael who refused to accuse even Satan. Why would Michael not want to accuse someone who is a confirmed, certified, evil being? Because that is not the way of God. As soon as you begin to accuse someone, you have taken over from Satan and done the work of a demon!

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

Jude 9

If even an angel would not accuse Satan, why would you choose to accuse someone as good as your pastor? Why would you accuse your husband or your wife? Can the evil in your husband or your wife be compared to the evil that is in Satan? Then why do you accuse them? Pray for them and love them.

God is the only One who can change a human being! You will not bring about a positive change in someone by accusing him. He may be pushed around for a while by your accusations but one day he will rebel.

"No more," he will say. "I will choose my own way from now on." That is what John Wesley said in a letter to his wife. "Attempt no more to abridge me of the liberty, which I claim by Godand man. Leave me to be governed by God and my own conscience…"

Who will be the mouthpiece of Satan and do the work of demons? Not everyone can do this work of accusing people. Some people are more suitable than others are. Some people are actually predisposed to this finger-pointing ministry! Let me give you some examples of the type of people predisposed to becoming accusers.

The List of Potential Accusers

1. Evil men:It is said that it takes a thief to catch another thief. Usually, evil people know how the evil mind works. Innocent people do not have the slightest idea about many possible evils. It is when you are corrupted that certain ideas even occur to you.

Sometimes, I hear people accusing others of things, which I find absurd. "How could they think of such a thing", I ask.

Yet, some of these accusations are proved to be realities. Many times these ideas come to people from experience. You see, when you have used your office to steal millions of dollars before, you will know that large amounts of money can be stolen by politicians. You will not find it unusual to suggest that someone would steal such monies.

Is it not interesting that it was Judas, the thief, who pointed a finger at Christ for not caring for the poor? This is the way to know the evil men in your midst. They seem to spot evil and accuse quickly because they themselves are evil.

Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

John 12:4-6

2. Bitter and unforgiving people:These people have suffered many hurts and pain. They therefore trust no one and expect no good thing from anyone.

Some people who come out of bad relationships become the wildest accusers of their future partners. They have no trust.

Because African leaders have looted the treasuries of their nations, Africans generally do not trust their leaders. The best of leaders are met with numerous accusations about their lives. It is difficult to lead an army of suspicious and accusing people.

Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.

1 Samuel 30:6 (NASB)

Notice how David's men thought of stoning (attacking) David. These men were hurting and grieving men. They were ripe and ready to become accusers.

3. Insecure and jealous people:People who are not secure in their positions tend to attack anything that comes around them.

An insecure female dog, which has littered, will attack anyone who comes near her puppies. She feels a threat to the lives of herself and her children.

Insecure senior pastors attack their associates and accuse them of disloyalty and unfaithfulness.

Insecure husbands and wives constantly accuse their spouses of having an interest in other parties. Often, the husband or wife is jealous of how their partner seems happy in the company of others.

This generates jealousy and insecurity.

An insecure head of state constantly fears being overthrown. He is constantly spying on people and accusing those around him. He may execute some members of his government from time to time to discourage mutinous ideas from growing.

One pastor was transferred and for the first time had the job of heading the church and relating with all sorts of people. One day, his wife freaked out and accused him of being in love with the worship leader. This pastor was so shocked at the accusation that he almost had a fit. But his wife would not relent.

Unexpectedly, she asked him, "Tell me, are you in love with her?" She continued, "Come on, do you love her? I need an answer now!"

Her husband was bewildered but she continued with her confrontation.

She said, "You should see the way you look at her!"

She hammered on, "You should hear your voice on the phone when you are talking to her."

One day, she said to him, "I know you are having an affair with a married woman and you know what I am talking about."

She was convinced that he was in love with her. Sadly, this outburst marked a major downturn in this minister's marriage. All the negative effects of accusation played out in the marriage, which had hitherto been peaceful.

This is how insecurity becomes a problem for marital couples. In the ministry, honourable men are sometimes accused in private by their insecure wives. I do not blame you if you do not understand these examples.

The Pharisees were insecure because Jesus had a huge following. They sought to destroy him because He threatened their very existence. The hypocrisies of the Pharisees were exposed by Christ. Even Pilate could see through their insecurities and jealous accusations.

But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

Mark 15:9-10

4. Fearful people:A good example of an accusatory person is the servant who was given one talent. He accused his master of being hard and of reaping what he did not sow.

However, the root of these accusations was revealed when he said, "I WAS AFRAID and I hid the talent in the ground." His fearful spirit made him attack his master with accusations.

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

And I WAS AFRAID, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

Matthew 25:24-25

These are people who harbour the spirit of fear. Such people are fearful of many possible evils. They are constantly expecting the worst thing to happen. Such people tend to accuse those around them of something very bad. They may accuse their best and most honest workers of stealing. They may accuse their husbands or wives of having affairs. The great fears they have in their hearts are manifested through accusations.

5. Men of hatred: "But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, they hated me without a cause" (John 15:25).

Accusations are manifestations of hatred. Satan uses people who hate you to accuse you. Your accuser is the one who hates you most. The hatred that politicians have for one another is manifest through the accusations they hurl at each other. Please do not say you love someone whom you accuse! You do not love him! You hate him because you hate the one you accuse!

6. Witches: A person with a controlling spirit is a witch. Accusations harass and threaten God's servants. Accusations are perfect tools to control great people.

A witch is someone who has realized that she has this power to twiddle people around her thumb. She controls people and makes them do things they would not have done. She wields this power through relentless accusations.

A minister complained that he no longer felt free in his home. Witchcraft had modified his domestic behaviour! He told me how he had to always hide his phone from his wife who would search through the phone for incriminating text messsages and evidence of questionable phone calls.

In the end, he became a fugitive in his own house, running to answer calls in private and rushing about to ensure that his phone was not available for inspection.

This controlling witchcraft had converted a normal husband into a strangely-behaving man who lived on tenter-hooks in his own home. One day, a friend living with him noticed the tension surrounding his handling of the phone and asked, "What is wrong with you?"

He said, "My wife charges me with various allegations. The other night she accused me of being interested in someone.

She confronted me and said, 'Can't you leave that girl alone?'

She continued her barrage, 'You speak to her first thing when you wake up and she is the last person you talk to before you go to bed'."

He lamented, "I have no such interest and God knows my heart. I have never had anything to do with any lady and God knows my heart."

This lady was trying to control her husband's life, relationships, and even his use of his phone. Through horrible-sounding accusations, she tried to deter him from calling or speaking to people. It takes a strong person to see through these accusations and not be confused.

Jezebel sent a frightening message to Elijah about how she was going to kill him. This was a form of accusation. Elijah was under threat for the lives of the four hundred prophets of Baal who had perished under his ministry.

Jezebel, the named “witch” in the Bible, harassed the man of God in her day.

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

1 Kings 19:2

She controlled her husband with her words and her actions.

Jezebel his wife said, "IS THIS HOW YOU ACT AS KING OVER ISRAEL? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."

Kings 21:7, NIV

7. Ungrateful people:People who are not thankful for what they have received often have little restraint when attacking loved ones.

"I don't owe you anything," they say. The Israelites accused Moses of trying to kill them. They were not grateful to him for delivering them from Egypt. If you were thankful for the privileges that have come to you through certain people, you would never want your mouth to be used to rain slime, vomitus and faeces on them.

In my experience, I find that accusers are often ungrateful people with short memories;they do not understand how God was good to them through certain people.

For example, they wanted to stone Jesus (a physical form of accusation) without cause.

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

John 10:32

8. Forgetful people:The children of Israel forgot how they had suffered as slaves. They forgot the experience of passing through the Red Sea. They forgot how the armies of Pharaoh had drowned in the Red Sea. They forgot how bitter waters had been sweetened by Moses. They forgot the manna that came from Heaven. They forgot about the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. They forgot how much gold they had carried out of Egypt. And so they complained and accused Moses of numerous unbelievable crimes including, evil intentions, murder and genocide (killing entire groups of people).

THEY FORGAT God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: BUT MURMURED in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.

Psalms 106:21-25

9. Hard-hearted people: People with hardened hearts cannot believe in the grace of God.

They do not trust in the love of God. They cannot forgive. They cannot believe there is any good thing in someone who has made a mistake. They cannot receive counsel. They cannot stop attacking fathers, pastors and authority figures. Their hearts are hardened. These are perfect vessels meet for the devil's use as accusers.

10. A person with a melancholic temperament:"...If you remove the yoke from your midst, THE POINTING OF THE FINGER and speaking wickedness" (Isaiah 58:9, NASB).

Melancholics are perfectionists. It is easy for them to feel that people have stepped out of line. They have their own laws of life and expect people to measure up to their standards. With such a personality it is easy to see wrong in many things and point them out. The pointing out of people's weaknesses often becomes full-blown accusations. Be careful that you do not become the finger-pointing member of the church.

11. A person with a phlegmatic temperament:Phlegmatic people are perceived as good, calm people who stay out of trouble. A phlegmatic person, not affected by the Word is usually a very lazy person.

These phlegmatic Christians are therefore often self-righteous people - perfect in their own eyes. Such people quickly notice when others fall short. They can become judgemental and accusatory.

The servant who accused the master of being harsh was actually a slow-moving and lazy person, perhaps a phlegmatic man.

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and SLOTHFUL servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

Matthew 25:26

12. Disloyal people: Often, when someone turns against his father without justification, he becomes an accuser. He often needs to justify himself to others for the stand he has taken.

Ministers who turned against me without a cause have often railed strings of accusations against me. I have a long list of different things I have been accused of. I have been accused of almost every evil under the sun. Watch out for disloyal men! They are top-class accusers employed by Satan to poison the church.

Absalom, the disloyal son who tried to kill his father, accused him to outsiders. He accused his father of neglecting the kingdom and mismanaging affairs.

And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

2 Samuel 15:2-4

13. Your enemies:Accusation is the language of your enemy. I detect the presence of an enemy by any hint of suspicion or accusation.

In parliament, enemy parties accuse one another of different evils because they are political enemies.

When husbands and wives are not lovers but enemies, they accuse one another of even imaginary things. Do not think that you love your wife if you accuse her! You do not love your husband if you accuse him of different things. Accusation is the language of an enemy and not a friend.

I am amazed that ministers love to be interviewed by journalists who accuse them of a variety of evils. They do not perceive that they are sitting with an enemy. You can never justify yourself to your enemy. He hates you and wants to see you destroyed.

Jesus did not bother to respond to interviews with evil men. He could speak for hours to His disciples, but when He was in the presence of accusers, clothed in the garb of justice, He clamped up and said nothing.

And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.

Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?"

AndHe did not answer him with regard to even a single charge, so the governor was quite amazed.

Matthew 27:12-14 (NASB)

14. People with something to cover up:Often people cover up their own sin by being the first to attack! They take the battle to the enemy's gate by being the first to strike. Watch the accusers very well. They are often evil men with many things to hide. The author of accusation is the devil. God does not accuse anyone. This means that he who is truly righteous and holy, does not accuse.

Is it not ironical that Ahab would accuse Elijah of troubling Israel? Who was causing more trouble in Israel than Ahab? And yet this very person had the audacity to accuse Elijah of troubling Israel.

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

And he answered, I HAVE NOT troubled Israel; BUT THOU, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.

1 Kings 18:17-18

15. Mentally unwell people:Mentally unstable people suffer from delusions. One of the cardinal symptoms of madness is delusions.

When a person has a delusion, he believes things that are not true in spite of evidence to the contrary. He often accuses the other party of various crimes, which are not real. Watch every accuser closely. He or she may be suffering from a mental problem that needs medical attention.

by Dag Heward-Mills

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