The Signs Of The Times....Grace, Peace and Joy in Jesus Christ...

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Dispensational Truth
XXXIV
The Signs of the Times


While we cannot name the exact date of the Lord's Return its nearness may be known by the character of the Times. As to this the New Testament gives no uncertain sound. In Dan. 12:4, Dan. 12:9-10, we read, "But thou, 0 Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the Book, even to the 'TIME OF THE END': many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. . . . Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the 'TIME OF THE END.' 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." These words declare that the prophecies of Daniel were to be "shut up" and "sealed" until the "TIME OF THE END." This expression does not mean the "end of Time, " but is the angelic messenger's way of referring to the "Last Days" of the "Times of the Gentiles." At which time he declares that the Book will be "unsealed, " and "knowledge shall be increased." What is here meant is "prophetic knowledge" of the things recorded in the Book of Daniel and other prophetic writings of the Scriptures. This is made clear by the statement that only the "wise" shall understand. That is, those who are enlightened by the Holy Spirit, and not those who merely have intellectual knowledge, for the wicked SHALL NOT UNDERSTAND. How wonderfully this is true of these days. The Higher Critics have labored hard to discredit the Book of Daniel, but without avail, for the Book is more studied than ever, and is being "unsealed" by Holy Spirit enlightened students of the Word of God, who clearly see that we have reached the "Time of the End, " and are living in the closing days of the "Times of the Gentiles."

The "unsealing" began about 100 years ago, when the "Midnight Cry, " "Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh, " was heard in the "Revival of Premillennial Truth." For centuries while the Bridegroom tarried the Wise and Foolish virgins "ALL slumbered and slept, " and the Church lapsed into a condition of spiritual apathy, and "The Blessed Hope" was eclipsed. But now all over the world the Blessed Hope has emerged from the shadow, and the virgins are "trimming their lamps" preparatory to going out to meet their Lord, but only the "wise" have oil in their vessels and in their lamps. We are now living in the "Fourth Watch of the Night, " soon the "MORNING STAR" (Christ. Rev. 22:16) will appear and we shall be caught out at the Rapture to meet Him and go into the Marriage Feast.

Let us take a hasty glance at the "Signs of the Times." A careful study of the Chart will reveal "Ten Signs."


The Signs Of The Times....Grace, Peace and Joy in Jesus Christ...

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This is a wonderful sight...Check it out... Dispensational Truth XXXIV The Signs of the Times While we cannot name the exact date of the Lord's Return its nearness may be known by the character of the Times. As to this the New Testament gives no uncertain sound. In Dan. 12:4, Dan. 12:9-10, we read, "But thou, 0 Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the Book, even to the 'TIME OF THE END': many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. . . . Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the 'TIME OF THE END.' 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." These words declare that the prophecies of Daniel were to be "shut up" and "sealed" until the "TIME OF THE END." This expression does not mean the "end of Time, " but is the angelic messenger's way of referring to the "Last Days" of the "Times of the Gentiles." At which time he declares that the Book will be "unsealed, " and "knowledge shall be increased." What is here meant is "prophetic knowledge" of the things recorded in the Book of Daniel and other prophetic writings of the Scriptures. This is made clear by the statement that only the "wise" shall understand. That is, those who are enlightened by the Holy Spirit, and not those who merely have intellectual knowledge, for the wicked SHALL NOT UNDERSTAND. How wonderfully this is true of these days. The Higher Critics have labored hard to discredit the Book of Daniel, but without avail, for the Book is more studied than ever, and is being "unsealed" by Holy Spirit enlightened students of the Word of God, who clearly see that we have reached the "Time of the End, " and are living in the closing days of the "Times of the Gentiles." The "unsealing" began about 100 years ago, when the "Midnight Cry, " "Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh, " was heard in the "Revival of Premillennial Truth." For centuries while the Bridegroom tarried the Wise and Foolish virgins "ALL slumbered and slept, " and the Church lapsed into a condition of spiritual apathy, and "The Blessed Hope" was eclipsed. But now all over the world the Blessed Hope has emerged from the shadow, and the virgins are "trimming their lamps" preparatory to going out to meet their Lord, but only the "wise" have oil in their vessels and in their lamps. We are now living in the "Fourth Watch of the Night, " soon the "MORNING STAR" (Christ. Rev. 22:16) will appear and we shall be caught out at the Rapture to meet Him and go into the Marriage Feast. Let us take a hasty glance at the "Signs of the Times." A careful study of the Chart will reveal "Ten Signs." The Signs Of The Times....Grace, Peace and Joy in Jesus Christ...

READ ALONG WITH ME IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL...

READ ALONG WITH ME IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL...


Daniel 2:39...

 ³⁹And after thee,(Babylonian Empire), shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee,(Read along in Daniel 5:25-28)...

²⁵And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. (What Language is this? And who is writing?)

 ²⁶This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 

 ²⁷TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

²⁸PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.  


We are not making this up as we read it...it is sure and clear...Medes and Persians...

What do you see? What is going on in this area now?

Grace and Peace in Jesus...

BOOK OF DANIEL IMAGES.CHECK OUT THE MAP.WHAT DO YOU SEE?

BOOK OF DANIEL IMAGES...CHECK OUT THE MAP...WHAT DO YOU SEE?

That Is Right...The Middle East...And What is going on in this area now?

Grace and Peace to all..

SIGNS OF THE TIMES...READ ALONG IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL...

SIGNS OF THE TIMES...READ ALONG IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL...


King Nebuchadnezzar we know is the Head of Gold...Babylonian Empire...606 BC...
Read it for yourself...No private interpretation...Daniel 2:38..."You are that head of gold."






 “The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
 ⁴⁶ Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. ⁴⁷ The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.”

What Next?... Read along at Daniel 2:31-33...
³¹ “Your Majesty looked, and there before you stood a large statue—an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance. ³² The head of the statue was made of pure Gold, Babylon which is modern day Iraq!) its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, ³³ its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. (Its Chest and Arms of Silver)...lets read together verse 39-43,  ³⁹ “After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. ( Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth. ⁴⁰ Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron—for iron breaks and smashes everything—and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. ⁴¹ Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. ⁴² As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. ⁴³ And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay....So we have read about the Babylonian Empire...Right? We didn't make it up...Read verse 45,"the interpretation thereof sure!"

Grace, Peace and Joy in Christ Jesus...

IF I WERE KING OF THE WORLD MY SPEECH WOULD GO LIKE THIS...

IF I WERE KING OF THE WORLD MY SPEECH WOULD GO LIKE THIS...

• Taken from the book of Daniel chapter 9...
  
  

If I were King of the world my State Of the World speech would go like this...Before the whole world I would get down on my knees, put my face in my hands and bow before Almighty God...This is how it would go..."So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. “Lord, the great and awe...some God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. 6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.

7 “Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the people of the United States of America and the inhabitants of the world and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. 8 We and our kings,(Presidents),our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, LORD, because we have sinned against you. 9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; 10 we have not obeyed the LORD our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets. 11 All the world has transgressed your law and turned away, refusing to obey you.

“Therefore the curses and sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us,(MORE TO COME!), because we have sinned against you. 12 You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing on us great disaster. (MORE DISASTERS COMING!), Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. (U.S.A. yet future disasters)... 13 Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth. (PAST, for an example, PRESENT, for our learning, FUTURE, for fulfillment of the TRUTH!)...14 The LORD did not hesitate to bring the disaster on us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him.

15 “Now, Lord our God, who (HAS CALLED US ALL TO HIS SALVATION)... brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this day, (JESUS), we have sinned, we have done wrong. 16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from the( U.S.A) and Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. (The World), Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made (THE U.S.A., THE WORLD)... Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.

17 “Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on (The World, The U.S.A.) your desolate sanctuary. (Washington D.C.)... 18 Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. 19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because (The World, The U.S.A) your city and your people bear your Name.”  Oh God Hear My Prayer...GRACE, PEACE and JOY In the Lord Jesus Christ...

READING THE BOOK OF DANIEL

READING THE BOOK OF DANIEL...Read along with me...

The Bible is not a systematic treatise on Theology, or Morals, or History, or Science, or any other topic. It is a REVELATION of God, of the Fall of Man, the Way of Salvation, and of God's "Plan and Purpose in the Ages."  

Read this in our Bibles and History books...

1st. World Ruling Kingdom/ Empire,"Babylon the Great", modern day Iraq and surrounding Kingdoms.

Wikipedia: BABYLON...

It has been estimated that Babylon was the largest city in the world from ca. 1770 to 1670 BC, and again between ca. 612 and 320 BC. It was perhaps the first city to reach a population above 200,000.^[5]

Babylon (Arabic: بابل, Babil; Akkadian: Bābili(m);^[1] Sumerian logogram: KÁ.DINGIR.RA^KI;^[1] Hebrew: בבל, Bābel;^[1] Greek: Βαβυλών, Babylōn) was a city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers (55 mi) south of Baghdad. All that remains of the original ancient famed city of Babylon today is a mound, or tell, of broken mud-brick buildings and debris in the fertile Mesopotamian plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The city itself was built upon the Euphrates, and divided in equal parts along its left and right banks, with steep embankments to contain the river's seasonal floods.

Available historical resources suggest that Babylon was at first a small town which had sprung up by the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC. The town flourished and attained prominence and political repute with the rise of the First Babylonian Dynasty. Claiming to be the successor of the ancient Eridu, Babylon eclipsed Nippur as the "holy city" of Mesopotamia around the time Hammurabi first unified the Babylonian Empire, and again became the seat of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 612 to 539 BC. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Then Daniel Said...

²⁷Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

 ²⁸But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

 ²⁹As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.

³⁷Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

 ³⁸And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 

Grace and Peace in Jesus Christ...

READING THE BOOK OF DANIEL

READING THE BOOK OF DANIEL...Chapter2

Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon the Great had a dream...

Daniel 2:36-38 (King James Version)

 ³⁶This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
 ³⁷Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
 ³⁸And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. .Thou art this head of Gold.

Commentary on Daniel 2:31-45

(Read Daniel 2:31-45)

This image represented the kingdoms of the earth, that should successively rule the nations, and influence the affairs of the Jewish church. 1. The head of gold signified the Chaldean empire, then in being. 2. The breast and arms of silver signified the empire of the Medes and Persians. 3. The belly and thighs of brass signified the Grecian empire, founded by Alexander. 4. The legs and feet of iron signified the Roman empire. The Roman empire branched into ten kingdoms, as the toes of these feet. Some were weak as clay, others strong as iron. Endeavours have often been used to unite them, for strengthening the empire, but in vain. The stone cut out without hands, represented the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, which should be set up in the kingdoms of the world, upon the ruins of Satan's kingdom in them. This was the Stone which the builders refused, because it was not cut out by their hands, but it is become the head stone of the corner. Of the increase of Christ's government and peace there shall be no end. The Lord shall reign, not only to the end of time, but when time and days shall be no more. As far as events have gone, the fulfilling this prophetic vision has been most exact and undeniable; future ages shall witness this Stone destroying the image, and filling the whole earth.

Grace and the Peace in Jesus Christ to all...

"PERILOUS TIMES SHALL COME!"

Latter Times, "PERILOUS TIMES SHALL COME!"
We live in a time on the earth that the Bible speaks of as the last days or latter days. According to prophecy it will be a time of great tribulation and trouble. 2 Timothy 3:1 says, "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come." Read more on end times spoken of by Jesus himself in Matthew 24: 3-14.

Proverbs 3:5...

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 

GODS LAWS ARE NOT A BURDEN...

GODS LAWS ARE NOT A BURDEN...

Love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 13:10 PEACE, LOVE AND JOY IN CHRIST JESUS:)

"Sharing The Word Of God": Deuteronomy 17, Thou shalt not kill.

"Sharing The Word Of God": Deuteronomy 17, Thou shalt not kill.: "Do you ever wonder if killing is an option, when is Killing OK and when is Killing is not OK. Does God approve of Killing depending..."

Deuteronomy 17, Thou shalt not kill.

Do you ever wonder if killing is an option, when is Killing 
OK and when is Killing is not OK.
Does God approve of Killing depending on different circumstances and situations...
Please read with me...

Deuteronomy 17, Thou shalt not kill...
Well then that answers the question about killing, Right?

How about these verses?..Bible Verses about Killing

Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill. Deuteronomy 5:17 Thou shalt not kill. Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.      (I think this says it is OK to Kill a Killer, Right?) 1 Timothy 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man,...      (This is interesting...Right?) Just wondering,)...Read along with me:  Romans 3:23   23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 1 Timothy 1:9 but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners,..      .(that would be everyone, Right?) for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for  manslayers,      ( This means Killers, Right?) Numbers 35:20-21 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die; Or in enmity smite him with his hand,  that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he  meeteth him.      ( So it is OK for the REVENGER of blood to Kill the murderer,Right?)   Numbers 35:17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone,  wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer:  the murderer shall surely be put to death.        ( This OK then? Just wondering...Read this... 1 Samuel 17:49,  49And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and  slang it,and smote the Philistine in hisforehead, that the stone sunk into his foreheadand he fell upon his face to the earth.      (Interesting,Rigth?Read,  Acts 13:22  22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king;to whom also he gavetheir testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which  shall fulfil all my will.      (Why do you think God loved King David so much?) Numbers 35:18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer:  the murderer shall surely be put to death.        (This is OK then, Right? How about a Jawbone... Read this...Judges 15:15... And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand,  and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it  came to pass,when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother,and slew him.      (Cain Killed Abel his brother!)   Deuteronomy 19:11-12 But if any man hate his neighbour,  and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him  mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence,  and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.      (The AVENGER of blood may Kill, Right!) Genesis 9:5-6 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed:  for in the image of God made he man.       (So it is OK to Kill a Killer, Right?) 1 John 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.      (So HATE is the same as murdering another?, Interesting...)   Galatians 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the  kingdom of God.       (What do you make of that?)   John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your  father ye will do. He was amurderer 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.     (Are all murderers children of the Devil?, just wondering for now...) Numbers 35:30 Whoso killeth any person,  the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of  witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against  any person to cause him to die. (For a Killer to be put to death there has to be more than one witness?  Then it is OK to put to death the Killer, Right?) Numbers 35:31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the  life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely  put to death.       (So if we take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer it is OK to put the murderer to death, Right?) In conclusion...Exodus 20 -  Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible... The sixth commandment requires that we regard the life and the safety of others as we do our own. Magistrates and their officers, and witnesses testifying the truth, do not break this command.Self-defence is lawful; but much which is not deemed murder by the laws of man,issuch before God.  Furious passions, stirred up by anger or by drunkenness, are no excuse: more guilty ismurder in duels, which is a  horrible effect of a haughty, revengeful spirit. All fighting, whether forwages, for renown, or out of anger and malice,  breaks this command, and the bloodshed therein is murder.  To tempt men to vice andcrimes which shorten life, may be included. Misconduct, such as maybreak the heart, or shorten the lives of parents,wives, or other relatives, is a breach of thiscommand. This command forbids  all envy, malice, hatred, or anger, all provoking or insulting language. The destruction of our own livesis here forbidden. This commandment requires a spiritof kindness,longsuffering, and forgiveness. Grace to you all...

"My Spiritual Journey": John 19:30 (King James Version) 30When Jesus the...

"My Spiritual Journey": John 19:30 (King James Version) 30When Jesus the...: " 'IT IS FINISHED'Read along with me...John 19:30 (King James Version) 30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he sa..."

John 19:30 (King James Version) 30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

 "IT IS FINISHED"

Read along with me...

John 19:30 (King James Version)

 ³⁰When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, IT IS FINISHED: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

Our beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ being INFINITE in all things said,"IT IS FINISHED."

All of our sins are forgiven, past, present and future...READ... Hebrews 9:24-28...

 ²⁴For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
 ²⁵Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
 ²⁶For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
 ²⁷And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
 ²⁸So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

We are forgiven...Hallelujah!

War News Updates: U.S. National Debt Tops $14 Trillion

War News Updates: U.S. National Debt Tops $14 Trillion: "The latest posting today of the National Debt shows it has topped $14 trillion for the first time. National Debt Tops $14 Trillion -- CBS N..."

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."

 

 

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Ephesians 6:10-12 (King James Version)

Read along with me...

 ¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
 ¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
 ¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Grace, Peace, Love and Joy in Christ Jesus...

Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr , Watch Muqtada al-Sadr...

Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr...Watch him...Read Daniel 7:20...


King James Bible
And of the ten horns that [were] in his head, and [of] the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even [of] that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look [was] more stout than his fellows.

Abdullah's conversation with Netanyahu was not the only Iraqi related event of concern on January 5th. Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr came out of self-imposed exile in Iran and reentered Iraq. Reportedly he plans on reuniting with, and greatly influencing, his clansmen to lock arms with Iran and Ahmadinejad’s expanded Shia plans for the Middle East.

Grace, Peace and Joy in Jesus...

Take up His cross daily....and follow ME...

Take up His cross daily....and follow ME...

Read along: Luke 9:23-24

23And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? 26For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels. 27But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:18-27 It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, and qualified for it. Jesus discourses concerning his own sufferings and death. And so far must his disciples be from thinking how to prevent his sufferings, that they must prepare for their own. We often meet with crosses in the way of duty; and though we must not pull them upon our own heads, yet, when they are laid for us, we must take them up, and carry them after Christ. It is well or ill with us, according as it is well or ill with our souls. The body cannot be happy, if the soul be miserable in the other world; but the soul may be happy, though the body is greatly afflicted and oppressed in this world. We must never be ashamed of Christ and his gospel.

Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

What is Gods name? Is there a name above all others?

What is Gods name? Is there a name above all others? Philippians 2:9-11 (King James Version)

9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Grace, Peace and Love in Jesus

RAPTURE,LEFT BEHIND,PRE-TRIBULATION, MID-TRIBULATION, POST TRIBULATION...

RAPTURE,LEFT BEHIND, PRE-TRIBULATION, MID-TRIBULATION, POST TRIBULATION... Preterism, Idealism, Christian Historicism, Futurism...

What is this all about?...Christians don't even agree with each other!...What is a Christian to do?

The Rapture is an event in the futurist interpretation of Christian eschatology, in which it is posited that Christians will be gathered together in the air to meet Christ at, or up to seven years prior to, his return.
The primary passage used to support this idea is 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, in which Paul cites "the word of the Lord" about the return of Jesus to gather his saints.

...and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air.

There are two views among Christian denominations regarding the timing of Christ's return (one event or two), and two views regarding the destination of the 1 Thessalonians 4 aerial gathering:

One event or two? What should Christians believe?

1. Dispensationalist Premillennialists (such as many Evangelicals, especially in the United States) hold the return of Christ to be in two stages. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 is seen to be a preliminary event to the return described in Matthew 24:29-31. Although both describe a return of Jesus in the clouds with angelic activity, trumpets, heavenly signs, and a gathering of the saints, these are seen to be two separate events. The first event is to be unseen, the rapture proper, when the saved are prophesied to be 'caught up,' from whence the term rapture is taken. The 'second coming' is the public event when Christ's presence is prophesied to be clearly seen as he returns to end Armageddon. The majority of dispensationalists hold that the first event immediately precedes the period of Tribulation. (See chart for additional Dispensationalist timing views);
2. Amillennialists (such as most Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutherans, Presbyterians (PCUSA), and others), Postmillennialists (such as some Presbyterians, and others), and Historic Premillennialists (such as Calvinistic Baptists, and others) hold that the return of Christ will be a single, public event. All passages regarding the return of Christ, such as Matthew 24:29-31, 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, Revelation 1:7, etc., describe the return of Jesus in the clouds amidst trumpets, angelic activity, heavenly signs, a resurrection, and a gathering of saints. Although some (such as some Amillennialists) take this event to be figurative, rather than literal, these three groups maintain that passages regarding the return of Christ describe a single event, and that the "word of the Lord" cited by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 is the Olivet Discourse which Matthew separately describes in Matthew 24:29-31. Although the doctrinal relationship of the rapture and the Second Coming are the same in these three groups, Historic Premillennialists are more likely to use the term "rapture" to clarify their position in distinction from Dispensationalists.

Preterism is an interpretation of Christian eschatology which holds that most or all of the biblical prophecies concerning the End Times refer to events which have already happened in the 1st century after Christ's birth. The system also claims that Ancient Israel finds its continuation or fulfillment in the Christian church at the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. The term preterism comes from the Latin praeter, which is listed in Webster's 1913 dictionary as a prefix denoting that something is "past" or "beyond," signifying that either all or a majority of Bible prophecy was fulfilled by AD 70. Adherents of Preterism are commonly known as Preterists.


Idealism (also called the spiritual approach, the allegorical approach, the nonliteral approach, and many other names) in Christian eschatology is an interpretation of the Book of Revelation that sees all of the imagery of the book as non-literal symbols.^[1]
Christian Historicism is a school of interpretation which understands some prophecies of the Bible, especially Daniel and Revelation, as being fulfilled in a continuous line from ancient Jewish history through the End of the Age or the End of the World (depending on one's eschatology) in a single line of interpretation, especially in relation to a claimant's vision of "the true church".
Futurism, in general terms, is an interpretation of the Bible in Christian eschatology placing the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, the Olivet discourse and The Sheep and the Goats generally in the future as literal, physical, apocalyptic and global. Other views place the fulfillment of such prophecies in the past as literal, physical and local (Preterism; Historicism), or in the present as non-literal and spiritual (Idealism).

Well there you are...did you understand all of that?

THANK GOD!...GOD IS IN CONTROL...THANK YOU JESUS!
For me the answer is Trusting the Lord Jesus Christ with all of my Heart, Mind, Body and Soul.
My Faith and Hope is in Jesus.

Colossians 1:14 (King James Version) 14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Colossians 1:14 (King James Version)

"NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS."

 ¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
GRACE, PEACE, LOVE, JOY IN CHRIST JESUS:)

"My Spiritual Journey": "FAITH", WHAT IS IT? IS "FAITH" BLIND?

"My Spiritual Journey": "FAITH", WHAT IS IT? IS "FAITH" BLIND?: "'FAITH', what is it? Is Faith Blind? Sharing the Love of Jesus...
FAITH...God will do what He has promised...Book of Faith,  Hebrews.
Grace,Trust, Faith, Hope, Joy and Peace, knowing God will do what He has Promised.Christian Faith is the confident belief or trust in the truth or trustworthiness of Jesus C..."

Nothing Nothing But the Blood of Jesus - Jars of Clay

WE NEED MORE PEACE,MORE LOVE....MORE JOY...

WE NEED MORE PEACE,MORE LOVE....MORE JOY...

Please read with me: Phillipians 4:7, King James Bible
(7) "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Barnes' Notes on the BibleAnd the peace of God - The peace which God gives. The peace here particularly referred to is that which is felt when we have no anxious care about the supply of our needs, and when we go confidently and commit everything into the hands of God. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee;" Isaiah 26:3; see the notes at John 14:27.

The peace of God be with us.....

The Beast from the East...What do you think?

THE BEAST FROM THE EAST...Does it matter? Just what is going on? http://www.beastfromtheeast.org, check it out...

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Many Bible prophecy students and scholars have come to the realization that the Middle East, not the European Union will be the geographic location of the rise of the Antichrist.

The traditional view teaches that the Antichrist will be of Roman (European) origin based on a few prophetic passages of the Bible. Our view examines not only passages in Daniel which at first glance appear to point to the Antichrist as a Roman, but passages in other prophets like Isaiah, Ezekiel and Micah  where we find titles and attributes that point to a Middle Eastern, not a Roman Antichrist.

We have decided to gather written, audio and video information produced by different prophecy authors and put them together in a single web site dedicated to show Christians and the unbelieving world how the Bible, history and current developments in the Middle East point to the fact that the  Antichrist and his political kingdom will originate in the Middle East, not the European Union.

Do you know Jesus Christ? Who Was Jesus? Who Is Jesus? Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, what is this all about

The Fall of Lebanon | Bible Prophecy Blog

The Fall of Lebanon | Bible Prophecy Blog

HIS ONLY CRIME...LOVE

HIS ONLY CRIME...LOVE

John 3:16 (King James Version)

 ^{16 "}For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Should We Fear Our Loving God? Let Us Read...

 Should We Fear Our Loving God? Let Us Read...

 

 King James Version - Bible Verse List
   The Fear Of The Lord

"And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is
wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding."
Job 28:28, KJV

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good
understanding have all they that do his commandments: his
praise endureth for ever."
Psalm 111:10, KJV

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but
fools despise wisdom and instruction."
Proverbs 1:7

"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy,
and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate."
Proverbs 8:13, KJV

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the
knowledge of the holy is understanding."
Proverbs 9:10, KJV

"The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the
wicked shall be shortened."
Proverbs 10:27, KJV

"The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from
the snares of death."
Proverbs 14:27, KJV

"The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and
before honour is humility."
Proverbs 15:33, KJV

"By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of
the LORD men depart from evil."
Proverbs 16:6, KJV

"The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it
shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil."
Proverbs 19:23, KJV

"By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and
honour, and life."
Proverbs 22:4, KJV

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The fear of the Lord - Reverence for God; respect for his law, his will, his government, himself; the fear of offending him, which will lead us to do right. This fear is not that of a slave; it is not mere dread; it is not terror. It is consistent with love, and springs from it. It is consistent with calmness of mind, and promotes it. It does not produce terror, but rather delivers from it, and preserves the mind from alarms. The word here rendered "fear" is a noun of the same origin as the word rendered "reverend" in the previous verse. The suggestion to the mind of the psalmist that the "name of the Lord" was "reverend," or was to be venerated, introduced this thought that such reverence is the very foundation of wisdom.

Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

This Is Amazing...Please read Acts 4:13

This Is Amazing...Please read Acts 4:13

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

God often employs the ignorant and unlearned to confound the wise, 1 Corinthians 1:27-28.

These men had not acquired their boldness in the schools; they were not trained for argument among the Jews; they did not meet them by cunning sophistry; but they came with the honest conviction that what they were saying was true.

"Gods Overpowering Love"

 Gods Overpowering Love...


Romans 5:8...Gods Overpowering Love...
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.


Gods overpowering love is made manifest in His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. Jesus continuously establishes His love in us by His power and strength.


Romans 8:39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.


Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. ....

Ephesians 1:3-5," Predestined Us."

 Ephesians 1:3-5 (Predestined Us.)


Ephesians 1:5,The Awesome Cost of Salvation!

What the Father is doing has nothing to do with the way we are or were. It has everything to do with His initiating and choosing us because He wants us, not because of anything that we may have done.

Ephesians 1:3-5 (Predestined Us.)

 ³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
 ⁴According 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:
 ⁵Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

  Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ
 ³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ⁴ For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love ⁵ he^[b] predestined us for adoption to sonship^[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— ⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. ⁷ In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace ⁸ that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, ⁹ he^[d] made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, ¹⁰ to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.  ¹¹ In him we were also chosen,^[e] having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, ¹² in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. ¹³ And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴ who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 34:8, "THE LORD IS GOOD"

O taste and see that the "LORD IS GOOD": blessed is the man that trusteth in him.


Gill's Exposition: O taste, and see that the Lord is good,.... He is essentially, infinitely, perfectly, immutably, and solely good in himself; and he is communicatively and diffusively good to others: he is the author of all good, but not of any evil, in a moral sense; this chiefly regards his special grace and goodness through Christ: all the divine Persons in the Godhead are good; the Father is good, he has good designs towards his people, has provided good things for them, made good promises to them, and bestows good gifts on them: the Son is good; the good Shepherd that has laid down his life for the sheep; he is the fountain of all grace and goodness to his churches, and to particular believers; he has wrought a good work for them, the work of redemption, and he speaks a good word on their behalf in the court of heaven: the Spirit is good; he works good things in the hearts of the sons of men, and shows good things unto them; and gracious souls, such as the psalmist here calls upon, are capable of tasting and discerning how good the Lord is in some measure.


"Oh make but trial of His love;
Experience will decide
How bless'd are they - and only they -
Who in His truth confide."
Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.




God Bless All...