💥 Podcast: Are you able to recognize the 14 plagues of the great tribulation? I think it is a good idea for us to know what they are so we will understand if we see them.

 

 

 

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 17, 2020) 

 

In the Bible, concerning the end time, we read: 

 

Daniel 12:1-3   And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.  2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.  3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 

 

During the plagues, the scientists will look for reasons for the various happenings, as they always look for reasons. 

 

But in Daniel 12:10, we read:  Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. 

 

The plagues and woes of the great tribulation are divided into two parts.   

 

The first seven plagues are loosed by individual angels who sound their trumpets. 

 

Revelation 8 & 9 

 

The first trumpet sounds and there comes hail and fire mingled with blood coming on 1/3 of the earth.

 

The second trumpet sounds and a great mountain burning with fire is cast into the sea and 1/3 of the sea became blood and the 1/3 part of the creatures in the sea died and 1/3 part of the ships were destroyed.

 

The third trumpet sounds and a great star which was burning fell from heaven and it fell upon 1/3 part of the rivers and the fountains of waters and the waters became bitter and many men died of the waters.

 

The fourth trumpet sounds and the third part of the sun and moon and stars were "smitten" so they were dark, and the day shown not for 1/3 part and the night likewise.

 

The fifth trumpet sounded and a great star fell from heaven and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit which he unlocked, bringing smoke of a great furnace which darkened the sun and air and out of the smoke came locust upon the earth and they had great power to hurt those men for five months who did not have the seal of God in their foreheads.  

 

The sixth trumpet sounded and the 4 angels which were bound in the Euphrates were loosed and killed the third part of men. 

 

The seventh angel sounded and made the declaration that there should be time no more. 

 

Then 7 more angels poured out vials of the wrath of God upon the earth: 

 

Revelation 16  (each angel pored out a vial of the wrath of God) 

 

* There fell a smelly and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and which worshipped the image of the beast. 

 

* The sea became as the blood of a dead man and every living soul died in the sea. 

 

* The fountains and rivers of water became blood. 

 

* The vial was poured out on the sun and great heat scorched men with fire. 

 

* The next vial was poured out on the seat of "the beast" and his kingdom was made full of darkness and the men of his kingdom suffered pain and gnawed their tongues. 

 

* The sixth vial was poured on the river Euphrates and the water dried up, and three unclean spirits like frogs came out of the mouth of the dragon and the beast and the false prophet, for they are the spirits of devils working miracles. 

 

* The seventh angel poured out his vial into the air and a great voice from heaven said, "It is done." And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings and a great earthquake, and the cities of nations fell, and every island fled away and every mountain disappeared, and great hail fell, and men blasphemed God.

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Isaiah 55:12-13  For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

 

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Proverbs 15:1  A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

 

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Philippians 4:13  I can do all things through Christ (the Word) which strengtheneth me.

 

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Proverbs 19:21  There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

 

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John 10:9-10  Jesus, the Word, says ...  I am the door: by ME if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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Psalm 32:8  God says ... I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with MINE eye.

 

 

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💥 Revelation 14 (Reading through the Bible)

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with HIM an hundred forty and four thousand, having His Father's name written in their foreheads.

² And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

³ And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

⁴ These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever HE goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

⁵ And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

⁶ And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

⁷ Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to HIM; for the hour of HIS judgment is come: and worship HIM that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

⁸ And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

⁹ And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, ¹⁰ The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of HIS indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

¹¹ And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

¹² Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

¹⁴ And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

¹⁵ And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

¹⁶ And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

¹⁷ And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

¹⁸ And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

¹⁹ And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

²⁰ And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

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💥 Hymn: I serve a risen Savior (HE lives! HE lives! Christ Jesus lives today!)

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1.  I serve a risen Savior
He’s in the world today.
I know that He is living,
Whatever men may say.

I see His hand of mercy;
I hear His voice of cheer;
And just the time I need Him
He’s always here. 

Chorus:

He lives! He lives! 
Christ Jesus lives today!

He walks with me and talks with me 

along life’s narrow way.

He lives, He lives, salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know He lives?
He lives within my heart.


2.  In all the world around me
I see His loving care,
And though my heart grows weary,
I never will despair;

I know that He is leading,
Through all the stormy blast;
The day of His appearing
Will come at last.

3.  Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian,
Lift up your voice and sing
Eternal hallelujahs
To Jesus Christ the King!

The Hope of all who seek Him,
The Help of all who find,
None other is so loving,
So good and kind.

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Scriptures pertaining to this hymn:

Matthew 28:1-6   In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.  

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.  His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 

HE is not here: for HE is risen, ...

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Before the crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus said to HIS disciples:  

John 14:19  Yet a little while, and the world seeth ME no more; but ye see ME: because I live, ye shall live also.

When we are born again, we are sealed with the HOLY SPIRIT of JESUS. The Spirit of Jesus lives in us when we belong to God.

Ephesians 1:3-14    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:  According as HE hath chosen us in HIM before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before HIM in love:

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of HIS will,

To the praise of the glory of HIS grace, wherein HE hath made us accepted in the beloved.

In whom we have redemption through HIS blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of HIS grace;

Wherein HE hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;  Having made known unto us the mystery of HIS will, according to HIS good pleasure which HE hath purposed in HIMSELF:

That in the dispensation of the fulness of times HE might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in HIM:  In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of HIM who worketh all things after the counsel of HIS own will:  That we should be to the praise of HIS glory, who first trusted in Christ.  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in WHOM also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,  Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of HIS glory.

The Holy Spirit of Jesus lives in us.

And the Spirit of Truth in us does the following for us:

John 14:26  Jesus said:  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13   Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear, that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.

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Salvation to impart ... 

This world wants freedom to sin.

We want freedom from sin.

Matthew 7:13-14   Jesus says:   Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

The Holy Spirit of Jesus, living in us, leads us away from temptation by reminding us of scripture and concepts of God, so we can choose to go in HIS way and can reject the way of other humans as we live on this earth.

We are recreated in the image of Jesus each time we choose to go in the way of the Word while living on this earth.

We are fully equipped to follow God because the Spirit of Jesus lives in us to remind us of the way of God.

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

(Jesus, The Word, is the way to go.)

John 15:1-8   Jesus says:  I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.  Every branch in ME that beareth not fruit HE taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, HE purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Abide in ME, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in ME.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in ME, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without ME ye can do nothing. 

If a man abide not in ME, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

If ye abide in ME, and MY words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Herein is MY Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be MY disciples.

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John 8:31-32   If ye continue in MY word, then are ye MY disciples indeed;  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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Proverbs 4:23   Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

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Music for this hymn downloaded at:  hymnal.net

 

 

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💥 Podcast: Is there a "Law of God" for the New Testament church today?

 

 

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 21, 2020)

 

It is important to read New Testament Bible and to keep scriptures of what God says before us so we will not drift away from God's laws with the thinking of humans and be turned over by God to a reprobate mind.

Romans 1:28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

II Corinthians 13:5  Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

The only thing important is:  What does God say?

By the New Testament Bible, we set our thinking to match God's view.

 

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Consider this:

 

I Corinthians 7:39   The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

In churches, people are often told, "We don't go by the law in the New Testament church." 

We don't go by the law of Moses concerning sacrifice of animals for sins, but we still go by the New Testament laws of God as the New Testament church.

Romans 7:1-3  Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?  For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.  So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

I Corinthians 7:10-11  And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:  But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

Matthew 5:32  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

 

(If a husband divorces a faithful wife and she remarries, she will commit adultery but her husband who divorced her will be the cause of her adultery.  And the man who marries this divorced woman commits adultery.)

Mark 10

2 And the Pharisees came to HIM (to Jesus), and asked HIM, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting HIM.

3 And HE answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10 And in the house HIS disciples asked HIM again of the same matter.

11 And HE saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

At the marriage ceremony, most couples vow that marriage is "till death do them part."  That is certainly what God teaches.

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In the Bible, the apostle Paul shows us how the two become one flesh.

I Corinthians 6:15-16  Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.  What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.

(Even if a man has sex with a prostitute, the two become one flesh.) 

How do you separate one flesh?

You can't explain it away by divorce papers from a civil court.

Therefore God says:  Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. (I Corinthians 6:18)

Sexual sins are different from all other sins.

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Concerning homosexuals and lesbians:

Romans 1:25-27   Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

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💥 Scriptures:

Psalms 28:8  The LORD (the Word) is their strength, and HE is the saving strength of HIS anointed.

 

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Psalm 17:8-9  Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of Thy wings,

9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

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Psalm 91:4  He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

 

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Isaiah 45:19  God said ... I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye ME in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

 

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Romans 8:15-17  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.

 

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Psalm 40:4  Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

 

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💥 Revelation 13 (Reading through the Bible)

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.

² 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.

³ And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

⁴ And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

⁵ And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

⁶ And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

⁷ And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

⁸ And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

⁹ If any man have an ear, let him hear.

¹⁰ He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

¹¹ And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

¹² And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

¹³ And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

¹⁴ And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

¹⁵ And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

¹⁶ And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

¹⁷ And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

¹⁸ Here is wisdom.  Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:  for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore six.  

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💥 Lies are one of the ways to destruction seen all around us today

 

Barbara Preston, member of the body of Christ

 

Matthew 7:13-14  (Jesus said) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Earlier today I was thinking about the above scripture and the "strait gate and narrow way" that Jesus was talking about.

In the world today there are so many lies we hear on tv or read online with absolutely no regard for truth.

When you allow yourself to lie to others you put yourself on a very broad road. Which lie do you want to tell so you can get what you want? 

I understand this because before God gave me His Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, this was the way I lived. The only fear I had was getting caught in one of my lies.

Now I have a very strong desire to live in truth and I am so grateful that God had mercy on me and changed me. 

 

I think this explosion of lies we are seeing today is another sign of how close we are to God's judgment coming upon this world. It reminds me of the following scripture ...

Revelation 22:14-15  Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

 

 

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💥 Podcast: None of the wicked will understand the plagues of the last days but the righteous will understand and be purified

 

 

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 18, 2020) 

 

During the great tribulation that God sends upon this earth, we read: 

 

Daniel 12:10   Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. 

 

God sends HIS wrath upon this earth:  great hail stones, fire mingled with blood, a great mountain moves into the sea, a great star falls and the waters are poisoned and many die, the solar system changes and there is 1/3 less sun, moon, and stars, locust come out from the bottomless pit and "sting" men who have not the seal of God in their foreheads and hurt them for 5 months with torments of their stings, 4  angels come from the river Euphrates and kill 1/3 part of the men upon this earth, the 7th angel declares there shall be time no more.  (Revelation 8 & 9) 

 

Then the vials of the wrath of God are carried by the next 7 angels and they are poured out one by one upon the earth and the men who have the mark of the beast on their bodies: great smelly sores came on these men who worshiped the beast, the sea became as blood and every living soul in the sea died, the fountains and rivers became blood, the sun scorched men with fire, the kingdom of the beast was filled with great darkness whereby men of the beast suffered pain and gnawed their tongues, spirits of devils working miracles were loosed from the river Euphrates and the water dried up, the 7th angel pours his vial into the air and announced, "It it done," and there were voices and thunders and lightnings and a great earthquake and the cities of the nations fell and every island fled away and every mountain disappeared, and great hail fell ... "and men blasphemed God."  (Revelation 16) 

 

Revelation 9:20-21  And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 

 

21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. 

 

Even when the plagues came, they could not repent and they did not repent.  They had taken on the mark of the beast, antichrist.  They blasphemed God instead in the midst of the plagues. 

 

"None of the wicked shall understand."  (Daniel 12:10) 

 

The main way we recognize antichrist today in the churches today is when we speak they cannot understand what we are saying for they do not have the Spirit of God but the spirit in them is another spirit. 

 

Jesus said: 

 

John 8:43-45 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 

 

44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 

 

45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 

 

The Holy Spirit is The Spirit of Truth.  They do not have the Holy Spirit in them though they say "Jesus is Lord".  So like their father, the devil, when they speak they speak lies and they do not understand the truth therefore they do not repent of their sins. 

 

*  But the righteous understand  ... and are therefore refined and purified in the tribulations ... and repent of their past sins. 

 

But none of the wicked understand.  (Daniel 12:10)

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Matthew 7:13-14  (Jesus said) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

 

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Psalms 28:8  The LORD (the Word) is their strength, and HE is the saving strength of HIS anointed. 

 

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Mark 10:27  And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

 

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Psalm 32:10-11  Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord (the Word), mercy shall compass him about. 

 

11 Be glad in the Lord (the Word), and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.  

 

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Psalm 63:3-4   Because Thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise Thee.

4 Thus will I bless Thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in Thy name.

 

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Joshua 1:9  God said ... Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

 

 

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💥 Revelation 12 (Reading through the Bible)

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: ² And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

³ And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. ⁴ And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

⁵ And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to HIS throne.

⁶ And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

⁷ And there was war in heaven: Michael and HIS angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, ⁸ And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

⁹ And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him
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¹⁰ And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of HIS Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

¹¹ And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

¹² Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. 

Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

¹³ And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

¹⁴ And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

¹⁵ And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

¹⁶ And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

¹⁷ And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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💥 Podcast: Christmas? Where is that in the Bible? Christ's mass?

 

 

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 15, 2020) 

 

According to Wikipedia (Internet Encyclopedia) "Christmas actually evolved from pagan traditions celebrating the winter solstice."

It was a long winter so they met to celebrate the sun ... they worshipped the sun.

Christmas is not mentioned in the Bible. We are not told by GOD to do any of these things the people of this world do concerning their holiday, Christmas.

At one point, God even said HE hated those solemn feasts:

Isaiah 1:13-17   Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto ME; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts MY soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.  And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide MINE eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before MINE eyes; cease to do evil;  17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Men establish so many feasts and holidays which are not appointed by God and they become idols of worship to men.  Much sorrow comes through these things which are not called for by God.

In the early Christmas, it was a worship to the "sun" for the long winter was ending in the north countries.

When God commands something, how often does the world flock to do that commandment?

The vast popularity of Christmas testifies to it being something of man that he thought to be a good idea.

There is no word from God in the Bible to "celebrate" Christmas or Easter.  These were ideas of man and set up by pagan men and became idols of men.

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Proverbs 29:25  The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

 

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2 Corinthians 12:9-10  And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for whenI am weak, then am I strong.

 

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Psalm 119:36-37  Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken Thou me in Thy way.

 

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Deuteronomy 28:13  And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

 

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Psalm 18:32  It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.  

 

 

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💥 Revelation 11 (Reading through the Bible)

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. ² But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

³ And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

⁴ These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

⁵ And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

⁶ These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

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.

⁸ 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.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.

¹³ And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

¹⁴ The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and HE shall reign for ever and ever.

¹⁶ And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, ¹⁷ Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because Thou hast taken to Thee Thy great power, and hast reigned.

¹⁸ And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that Thou shouldest give reward unto Thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear Thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

¹⁹ And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of His testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

 

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