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Author: Michael Young, Sr.
I am a practicing Christian, a disciple of Jesus, a husband of over 50 years, a father and a grandfather, a business man, a veteran and a friend to all who will have me.
I have served or am serving, at various times, as an Evangelist, a Pulpit fill pastor, an Associate Pastor of Evangelism and as Senior Pastor of a church plant. My passion is for practicing and teaching the Bible, building small groups, reaching the lost with the message of the Gospel of Jesus, recovering the straying Sheep of God and the gathering together the Called of God, in neighborhoods, business settings and in churches by equipping other Christians.
I have authored a few small books and I have a background in professional business management, finance and investments.
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I have heard many people wonder why the Jews who were living in Germany prior to and during World War 2, would willingly board train boxcars to be shuttled off to imprisonment and ultimately, to their death. They knew something bad was going to happen after the ill treatment they had endured up to that point. After all, it seems, from the available photographs, that the Jews outnumbered their captors by hundreds to one. Why didn’t they just turn on them and overcome them?
Nonetheless, between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population. The murders were carried out primarily through mass shootings and poison gas in extermination camps.
It’s easy to wonder why groups of people would succumb to evil so readily, even under armed guards. Perhaps they hold out a hope that things will get better if they just submit to and comply with their oppressors demands. But history shows that dictators, despots, evil oppressors always demand the death of their opponents in their quest for domination.
Communism, for example, in its variant forms such as Marxism, Leninism, Stalinism, Trotskyism, Maoism, etc., from the early nineteen hundreds to this current day, is responsible for 94 million to 110 million deaths through executions, man-made hunger, famine, war, deportations, and forced labor – while the world stood by and watched.
Once pronounced dead, Marxist-Communism has reemerged as the new Globalism. It is rebranded as The Sustainable Agenda of the United Nations and the World Economic Forum, and claims to be the ‘savior of the world’.
WARNING: The stated goals are nothing less than remarkable. They are seductive, so beware. Nonetheless, here is a short video which describes these sustainable goals – just beware.
These goals are so remarkable, as to be unbelievable.
But lurking beneath the surface of the grandiose plan are hidden details. Hidden in the tentacles of Marxist ideologies and its insidious methodologies. And, if you will consider the outcome-based-facts, you will discover that things are not as they appear.
Consider these working philosophies and guiding principles:
Struggle for the unity of the working class,
Against all forms of national oppression, national chauvinism, discrimination and segregation,
Against all racist ideologies and practices,
Against all manifestations of male supremacy and discrimination against women,
Against homophobia and all manifestations of discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people.
$15.00 per hour minimum wage for all workers, national universal health care and
Although these principles mirror the principles of SDG (Sustainable Developmental Goals) of the U.N., these actually come from the constitution of theCommunist Party USA, (C.P.U.S.A.),
Now, consider these methodologies hidden beneath the stated goals of The Sustainable Developmental Goals of the United Nations, the World Economic Forum and UNESCO:
#1] greatly expanded government spending for every conceivable means of getting rid of ever larger sums of American money as wastefully as possible.
#2] higher and then much higher taxes.
#3] an increasingly unbalanced budget despite the higher taxes.
#4] wild inflation of our currency.
#5] government controls of prices wages and materials supposedly to combat inflation.
#6] greatly increased socialistic controls over every operation of our economy and every activity of our daily lives. It is to be accompanied naturally and automatically by a correspondingly huge increase in the size of our bureaucracy and in both the cost and reach of our domestic government.
#7] far more centralization of power in Washington and the practical elimination of our state lines. There is a many-faceted drive to find ways to have our state lines eventually mean no more within the nation than our county lines do now within the state’s.
#8] the steady advance of federal aid to, and control over, our educational system, leading to complete federalization of our public education.
#9] a constant hammering into the American consciousness of the horror of modern warfare. The beauties and the absolute necessity of peace, peace always on communist terms of course.
#10] the consequence willingness of the American people to allow the steps of appeasement by our government which amount to a piecemeal surrender of the rest of the free world and of the United States itself.”
Although these methodologies mirror those of SDG (Sustainable Developmental Goals) of the U.N., these actually come from the constitution of theCommunist Party USA, (C.P.U.S.A.),
Next, please review these quotes from Karl Marx and Joseph Lenin and identify the ones being implemented by the American Democrat Party:
Karl Marx:
“Take away a nation’s heritage, and they are more easily persuaded to Communism. “
“Communism begins where atheism begins. “
“The education of all children, from the moment that they can get along without a mother’s care, shall be in state institutions. “
“We have no compassion, and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror. “
“The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism. “
“If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded. “
“The democratic concept of man is false, because it is Christian. The democratic concept holds that each man is a sovereign being. This is the illusion, dream, and postulate of Christianity. “
There are, besides, eternal truths, such as Freedom, etc., that are common to all states of society. But Communism abolishes eternal truths, it abolishes all religion, and all morality, instead of constituting them on a new basis; it therefore acts in contradiction to all past historical experience. “
“The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property. “
“The Communists everywhere support every revolutionary movement against the existing social and political order of things. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. “
A heavy or progressive or graduated income tax is necessary for the proper development of Communism. “
“The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
“The unity is brought about by force. “
“From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. “
“Taxes are the source of life for the bureaucracy, the army and the court, in short, for the whole apparatus of the executive power. Strong government and heavy taxes are identical.”
(Note: If you will stop and think, you will realize that all of these aims of Marx are now evident in America’s systems and institutions, and most of them have come by violent protests and subversion.)
Joseph Lenin:
“Give me your four-year-olds, and in a generation I will build a socialist state. “
“The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses. “
“The goal of socialism is communism. “
“Why should freedom of speech and freedom of press be allowed?
Why should a government which is doing what it believes to be right allow itself to be criticized?
It would not allow opposition by lethal weapons. Ideas are much more fatal things than guns.
Why should any man be allowed to buy a printing press and disseminate pernicious opinions calculated to embarrass the government? “
“The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. “
“People always have been, and they always will be, stupid victims of deceit and self-deception in politics. “
“Give me just one generation of youth, and I’ll transform the whole world. “
“One man with a gun can control 100 without one. “
“As an ultimate objective, “peace” simply means communist world control.”
“Atheism is a natural and inseparable part of Marxism, of the theory and practice of scientific socialism. Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism. “
“It is, of course, much easier to shout, abuse, and howl than to attempt to relate, to explain. “
“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism. “
“One of the basic conditions for the victory of socialism is the arming of the workers Communist and the disarming of the bourgeoisie to the middle class.”
“There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. “
“It is necessary – secretly and urgently, to prepare the terror. “
“The establishment of a central bank is 90% of communizing a nation. “
“There can be nothing more abominable than religion.”
(Note: Once again, if you will stop and think, you will realize that all of these aims of Lenin are now evident in America’s systems and institutions, and most of them have come by violent protests and subversion.)
Finally, please review the graphics of the United Nation’s SDG (Sustainable Developmental Goals) and COMPARE them to the Joe Biden and the Democrat Party’s own graphics:
The United States SDG graphic The United Nations SDG graphic
NOTE: The current U.S. Administration and the Democrat party is in lockstep with the United Nations and the World Economic Forum’s Marxist developmental goals methodologies.
Every new law, every edict, every executive order by the current U.S. administration is predicated upon the SEVENTEEN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, which have been developed and propagated by the United Nations, which readily identifiable as MARXIST at their core.
History shows that we, now, are the sheep being prepared for shearing, and if you don’t get on board, you will be led, as a sheep, to the slaughter.
But do not despair. All the foregoing has been foretold and is coming to pass. The road ahead is rough and treacherous. Some will die. Many others will suffer greatly. They way to successfully engage these time – the building of the Modern Tower of Babel – is written in scriptures, and it can be found if you are willing to put aside your religiosity and denominationalism and read the Bible as it was intended.
Know that the Bible is the living Word of God – It is God Breathed, according to the scriptures.
It is without error. It is infallible. It is eternal. It is the only true standard for life and conduct.
It is a lamp, a light, a way forward.
The Bible is prophetic in its nature; it is also instructional, creative and causative. It tells the absolute truth to you and if you take it in, it will tell the truth through you!
Listen and heed. Here is the Word of God:
“Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the wrongdoing, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.”
1) “to finish transgression,” (that is, to end man’s rebellion toward God)
2) “to put an end to sin,” (that is, to bring an end to sin)
3) “to atone for wickedness,” (that is, to make amends or reparation for wickedness)
4) “to bring in everlasting righteousness,” (that is, the quality of being morally right or justifiable)
5) “to seal up vision and prophecy,” and (that is, to confirm these prophetic visions)
6) “to anoint the most holy.” (that is, to anoint, or to confer divine or holy office upon; in this case the Holy One, Jesus.)
Notice that the results of this six-fold purpose concerns the total eradication of sin and the establishing of righteousness.
The prophecy of the 70 weeks summarizes what happens before Jesus sets up His millennial kingdom.
Secondly, as I have sad,, this will be a rough and treacherous road. So, it is important to know the four-foldPLANNED OUTCOME of the tribulation found in Daniel12:10, (Which is the purpose of the Tribulation Seals ONE through FIVE):
“Many will be purged,
cleansed, and
refined,
those who have insight will understand.
Politics won’t save you. Technology won’t save you. Vain philosophies from false prophets won’t save you. The trials, tribulation, suffering and persecution you may face are in God’s Hands and will strengthen you or others to endure to the end where you will find your salvation!
None of us can do this alone, Walk with God and with one another. Strengthen each other with prayer and the encouragement that our GOAL is the eternal presence of God. Stand strong in Christ Jesus.
Your Brother and Friend,
Mike Young
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PS: What is yet to come will make all these things pale in comparison. It is preceded by the appearance of one known as the Antichrist. What follows is the Great Tribulation, also known as the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord or the Wrath of the Lamb.
The Antichrist will be:
Intelligent: Revelation 13:18; Daniel 7:8.
Charismatic Speaker: Daniel 7:8 Revelation 13:5.
Crafty Politician: Daniel 9:27; Revelation 17:12, 13, 17.
Distinct Physical Appearance: Daniel 7:20.
Military Genius: Revelation 4; 17:14; 19:19.
Economic Genius: Daniel 11:38.
Blasphemer: Revelation 13:6.
Utterly Lawless: 2 Thessalonians 2:8.
Selfish, Ambitious Egomaniac: Daniel 11:36, 37; 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
Greedy Materialist: Daniel 11:38.
Controlling: Daniel 7:25.
Proud and Self-exalting Above God and Everything: Daniel 11:36; 2 Thessalonians. 2:4.
Just like the tactics and methods being used by the current Globalist-Marxist movement to implement the United Nations and the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Goals of their Agenda 2030, the purpose of the Antichrist is to deceive. He is a person, prophesied in the Bible, to oppose Jesus Christ and to substitute himself in Christ’s place before the Second Coming.
The Globalist (The United Nations, The World Economic Forum, UNESCO) through thier Agenda 2030, have boldly proclaimed that the war is over. They have won. Except for a slight delay due to the Covid-19 “pandemic”, they have implemented the majority of their global objectives under the guise of ‘saving the planet and the people in it’. But, that is far from the truth. It is all about control under a Global Marxist regime or cabal. It is being done at the cost of the freedom of every person on planet earth. It is a Globalist-Marxist-Communist takeover of the entire planet. Their dream is still about the age-old Communist Utopia. All nations merged into one government, led by a small group of elitists from a few powerful nations. (See the video at the end of this page, “The World Economic Forum: by 2030 you’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy “.
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded, everybody rolls with their fingers crossed. Everybody knows the war is over, everybody knows the good guys lost. Everybody knows the fight was fixed. The poor stay poor, the rich get rich. That’s how it goes. Everybody knows.
(Lyrics from Leonard Cohen song, “Everybody Knows”.)
History and statistics show that Communists, everywhere, say one thing but live by a different set of standards and rules. History also shows they will say whatever is necessary to gain power and control and that their endgame is the antithesis of what they say. Everywhere Communism has been tried, it has gone badly. Very badly. It has brought loss of freedoms, lack of basic needs and misery; and if you resist you may face imprisonment or death – or both. (If you doubt it, look at the contemporary examples of Argentina, Brazil and Cuba.)
Historical statistics show Communists have murdered over 110,286,000, (yes, that’s million) people worldwide since 1900. Although in the face of irrefutable historical evidence, the communists today, claim it is not true.
An American community activist and political theorist, Alinksy, through the Chicago-based Industrial Areas Foundation helping poor communities organize to press demands upon landlords, politicians and business leaders won national recognition and notoriety.
Alinsky, was an influencer who contributed to the methodologies of the modern day United Nation’s Globalist-Socialist-Marxist movements. Alinsky often referred to the book, ”The Prince”, written by Niccolò Machiavelli. The general theme of The Prince is ‘accepting that the aims of princes, such as glory and survival’, justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends. Machiavelli’s writings sets readers up for a high degree of ruthlessness and realpolitik, and the book does not disappoint. Subsequently, Saul David Alinsky wrote his book, ”Rules for Radicals” based on much of Machiavelli’s principals for the ‘Haves’ on how to hold power, and for the ‘Have-Nots’ on how to take it away. Alinsky recommended working mostly within the system, though in the twisted way Machiavelli is reputed to have done.
Below, you will find Alinsky’s 13 “Rules for Radicals,” offered with his provision that political activism cannot be a self-serving enterprise: “People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy is the ongoing pursuit of the common good by all of the people.”
“Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood. 2. “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
3. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
6. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.
7. “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news.
8. “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.
9. “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.
10. “The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition.” It is this unceasing pressure that results in the reactions from the opposition that are essential for the success of the campaign.
11. “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.
12. “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.
13. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.
Alinsky’s rules have been used for anti-democratic means and have been effective in setting the stage for and aiding the Communist Party USA to disrupt and transform America’s constitution, legal systems, financial institutions and educational institutions into Socialist-Marxist systems and the unraveling of the fabric of American society.
The history of the C.P.U.S.A. is closely related to the American labor movement and communist parties worldwide. The party was influential in American politics in the first half of the 20th century and played a prominent role in the labor movement from the 1920s through the 1940s.
The C.P.U.S.A. received significant funding from the Soviet Union and crafted its public positions to match those of Moscow. The C.P.U.S.A. also used a covert apparatus to assist the Soviets with their intelligence activities in the United States and utilized a network of front organizations to shape public opinion.
THE BIGGEST LIE
According to the constitution of theCommunist Party USA, (C.P.U.S.A.), adopted at the 30th National Convention in 2014, the Communist Party operates on the principle of democratic centralism, its highest authority being the quadrennial National Convention. Article 6, Section 3 of the 2001 Constitution, laid out certain positions as non-negotiable and all of which are now evident in America’s political, educational and social constructs:
Struggle for the unity of the working class,
against all forms of national oppression, national chauvinism, discrimination and segregation,
against all racist ideologies and practices, …
against all manifestations of male supremacy and discrimination against women, …
against homophobia and all manifestations of discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people.
Among the points in the party’s “Immediate Program” are a
$15.00 per hour minimum wage for all workers, national universal health care and
You will find the stated goals and methods in all three documents are identical. The only reasonable and logical conclusion is that the Globalist-Socialist-Communist-Marxist movement through the United Nations, over the last 76 years have seized control of the U.S. Government. (Note: If you do not see this or deny it, you are either a Globalist-Marxist, a sympathizer or you are totally unaware of your surroundings.)
The Communist party endorsed bothBarack Obama (2009) and Joe Biden (2020) in their bid for the presidency. The Communist’s grand prize is the subjugation of the United States and with the American democrat party in control of congress and the White House, they are making great strides toward that goal. Their only interruption was the surprise election of Donald Trump in 2017, which was met with the full fury of the clandestine operations of the Globalist-Socialist-Communist-Marxist already embedded in the U.S. government, the FBI and the media.
WE WERE WARNED
We, as a nation, were warned of what was coming and why it was coming in a speech given by Robert Welch, founder of The John Birch Society. Here is the transcript to that speech to the JBS council in 1958 warning about the eventual overthrow and destruction of America by Communists (The video follows the transcript, below):
“…You are a part of that plan of course, which is to induce the gradual surrender of American sovereignty piece by piece and step by step to various international organizations of which the United Nations is the outstanding but far from the only example.
“Now, here are the aims for the (destruction of the) United States (by the Communists).
#1] greatly expanded government spending for every conceivable means of getting rid of ever larger sums of American money as wastefully as possible.
#2] higher and then much higher taxes.
#3] an increasingly unbalanced budget despite the higher taxes.
#4] wild inflation of our currency.
#5] government controls of prices wages and materials supposedly to combat inflation.
#6] greatly increased socialistic controls over every operation of our economy and every activity of our daily lives. It is is to be accompanied naturally and automatically by a correspondingly huge increase in the size of our bureaucracy and in both the cost and reach of our domestic government.
#7] far more centralization of power in Washington and the practical elimination of our state lines. There is a many-faceted drive at way to have our state lines eventually mean no more within the nation than our county lines do now within the state’s.
#8] thee steady advance of federal aid to, and control over, our educational system leading to complete federalization of our public education.
#9] a constant hammering into the American consciousness of the horror of modern warfare. The beauties and the absolute necessity of peace, peace always on communist terms of course.
#10] the consequence willingness of the American people to allow the steps of appeasement by our government which amount to a piecemeal surrender of the rest of the free world and of the United States itself.”
Here is a video produced by the World Economic Forum, bragging about their successful end-game. Brace yourself…
Next, here is a video of a speech by Robert Welch. His predictions were either the result of privileged insider information or keen political acumen. Either way, Welch’s speech bordered on prophetic. The destructive means and methods of the Communist party, as outlined in Welch’s speech, are now a reality in America and Communism is choking the life out of the America’s political system, our economy, our schools and is fracturing our society and has set Americans against one the other.
This is not the end of the story – it is merely the beginning, and the question we should be asking, is not ‘HOW did this happen’, but ‘WHY?’. Why has our government and society fallen prey to the likes of Alinsky and Socialist-Marxism while ignoring the warnings in Welch’s, “The Insider’s Plan to Destroy America”?
The answer is both simple and complex. But, if you are a Christian, a conservative and a freedom loving individual, you need to know the answer and what to do about it.
A foreshadowing of the modern Globalist-Socialist-Communist-Marxist movement can be traced as far back as 2242 B.C.. The Bible, in Genesis 11:1-9, records an event known as the building of the Tower of Babel, a post-Flood rebellion against God by Noah’s descendants. According to the account, a united humanity in the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating eastward, comes to the land of Shinar. There, they agreed to build a city and a tower ‘tall enough to reach heaven’.
The Bible reports these people as saying, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let’s make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth.” (Tall enough to reach to heaven” is a metaphor for “man reaching to heaven, making himself god, to accomplish his own desires.)
The Bible goes on to say that “The Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the men had built. And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they have started to do, and now nothing which they plan to do will be impossible for them.” (In response, God confused their language and scattered them abroad.)
The effort to unite into a global community has been in the heart and mind of humankind for the past 4,200 years. The aims of the architects of the Tower of Babel was similar to the current Socialists and Communists: The State being god – from cradle to grave.
Although similar to the Tower of Babel, the Globalist aims have evolved and developed into greater ambitions than just a global community. The Globalists believe they can eliminate wars and disease while creating worldwide peace. Aided by technology, they truly believe they can end poverty and hunger, improve the health of our planet, and create global prosperity for all people. And with an eye to the future, they believe and are planning future colonization of other planets, beginning with Mars, ‘buildingfor themselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven’. (See the Agenda 2030)
The accomplishment of these ambitious goals are only possible if the world joins together in concert as a global community and submits to a unified global political system of united nations: A One World Government.
The Globalist movement which has emerged through the United Nations has effectively employed Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals while adopting the ideologies of the Socialist and Communists manifestos as the framework for this New World Order. In case you doubt these movements are Communist and Marxist, please compare the steps in Saul Alinsky’s book, “Rules for Radicals”, the warnings issued by Robert Welch, what you see in our government and society with these quotes by Karl Marx and Joseph Lenin.
Karl Marx:
“Take away a nation’s heritage, and they are more easily persuaded to Communsim. “
“Communism begins where atheism begins. “
“The education of all children, from the moment that they can get along without a mother’s care, shall be in state institutions. “
“We have no compassion, and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror. “
“The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism. “
“If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded. “
“The democratic concept of man is false, because it is Christian. The democratic concept holds that each man is a sovereign being. This is the illusion, dream, and postulate of Christianity. “
There are, besides, eternal truths, such as Freedom, etc., that are common to all states of society. But Communism abolishes eternal truths, it abolishes all religion, and all morality, instead of constituting them on a new basis; it therefore acts in contradiction to all past historical experience. “
“The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property. “
“The Communists everywhere support every revolutionary movement against the existing social and political order of things. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. “
A heavy or progressive or graduated income tax is necessary for the proper development of Communism. “
“The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
“The unity is brought about by force. “
“From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. “
“Taxes are the source of life for the bureaucracy, the army and the court, in short, for the whole apparatus of the executive power. Strong government and heavy taxes are identical.”
(Note: If you will stop and think, you will realize that all of these aims of Marx are now evident in America’s systems and institutions, and most of them have come by violent protests and subverion.)
Joseph Lenin:
“Give me your four-year-olds, and in a generation I will build a socialist state. “
“The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses. “
“The goal of socialism is communism. “
“Why should freedom of speech and freedom of press be allowed?
Why should a government which is doing what it believes to be right allow itself to be criticized?
It would not allow opposition by lethal weapons. Ideas are much more fatal things than guns.
Why should any man be allowed to buy a printing press and disseminate pernicious opinions calculated to embarrass the government? “
“The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. “
“People always have been, and they always will be, stupid victims of deceit and self-deception in politics. “
“Give me just one generation of youth, and I’ll transform the whole world. “
“One man with a gun can control 100 without one. “
“As an ultimate objective, “peace” simply means communist world control.”
“Atheism is a natural and inseparable part of Marxism, of the theory and practice of scientific socialism. Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism. “
“It is, of course, much easier to shout, abuse, and howl than to attempt to relate, to explain. “
“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism. “
“One of the basic conditions for the victory of socialism is the arming of the workers Communist and the disarming of the bourgeoisie to the middle class.”
“There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. “
“It is necessary – secretly and urgently, to prepare the terror. “
“The establishment of a central bank is 90% of communizing a nation. “
“There can be nothing more abominable than religion.”
(Note: Once again, if you will stop and think, you will realize that all of these aims of Lenin are now evident in America’s systems and institutions, and most of them have come by violent protests and subverion.)
They have not only made great strides toward implementing the goals of their Socialist Utopia, they have now brazenly stated that they will have achieved their original goal by the year 2030, which is Global domination.
There are two major obstacles the Globalists must still overcome, the United States government and society, and Christianity. Until these two are subdued and eliminated or transformed the final steps of the Globalist One World Government system is stymied.
The advent of the Joe Biden presidency and the passing into law of his American Rescue Plan Act could be harbingers of the final stages of the transformation of America from a free democratic constitutional republic and a world super power to merely a cog in the Globalization of a Socialist United Nations. (See, “We are Getting it Wrong” and “The Secret Buyout of America”).
This leaves Christianity and the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the final barrier between a free world and a godless Socialist-Marxist One World Government; and the Church has been under a relentless attack from within and without for decades and has either been replaced by institutions of religious humanism (falsely using the name of the Christian Church) or is being transformed into a religious ecclesiastical hierarchy from the inside, at an alarming rate. A One World church is emerging that is antithetical to the God of Christians and Jews and to The Christ of the Bible. (See, “The One World Church” and “The False Church Emerges”).
Someplace along the way, over the last two thousand years, it seems that many of the people calling themselves Christians, have come to assume that Jesus was either some kind of a ‘progressive left-wing ideologue’ or a pacifist and have modeled their lives as such. Let’s be crystal clear: Both assumptions are wrong. Dead wrong!
Unfortunately, the Church leadership in America has bought into the Leftist propaganda that the Church should stay out of politics. The problem with that assertion is two-fold:
#1. This has created confusion within the church regarding its mission and methods. The mission and methods of Jesus were never political but they were both clear and confrontational. Jesus said, “For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.” This, too, is our calling and our method of resistance!
TO TESTIFY TO THE TRUTH
John 18:37 “Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.” This, too, is our calling and our method of resistance!
TO BRING A SWORD
Matthew 10:34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. Verse 35 For I came to TURN A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW; Verse 36 and A PERSON’S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.” This, too, is our calling and our method of resistance!
TO FULFILL THE LAW
Matthew 5:17“Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill the Law and the Prophets.”This, too, is our calling and our method of resistance!
TO CALL SINNERS
Mark 2:17“And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”This, too, is our calling!
TO SAVE THE WORLD
John 12:47If anyone hears My teachings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.” In a very real sense, This, too, is our calling and our method of resistance!, by lifting the Name of Jesus, telling others and leading them to Him
TO CAST FIRE & BRING DIVISION UPON THE EARTH
Luke 12:49 “I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!Verse 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!Verse 51Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather to create division; This, too, is our calling and our method of resistance!
#2.The Church through the teachings of the Bible explains and defines politics. It is true that the Church should not become political nor should it let the contemporary politics influence or become the message of the Church. The Gospel of Jesus Christ, His life, His teachings, His work of salvation by His death and His resurrection are the core message of the Bible and the Church. But when the Gospel is correctly understood and the life and message of Jesus is correctly lived out with conviction, politics are defined within the framework of the Judeo-Christian ethos. (also see The American civil war is over Judeo-Christian values.)
“WHAT HE REALLY MEANT?”
John 14:12 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I am going to the Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.”
I have heard so many preachers and bible teachers try to justify or explain away these Words of Jesus because they just cannot fathom the gentle and sweet ‘dashboard Jesus’ saying such things as we find in the verses cited. These same confused preachers really get tied in a knot over John 14:12. They will begin their commentary of teaching it with, “what this really means is…”.
Jesus said what He meant and meant exactly what He said. We need to get over it and get on with it.
Jesus always, taught the Will of His Father, then, demonstrated what He taught. He expects us to do the same. Ephesians, chapter six, gives us a clear teaching and picture of the type of preparation and resolve we are to assume.
Ephesians 6:10-17, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
Your Brother and Friend,
Mike Young
P.S.: Let’s please remeber that ‘God takes no pleasure in those who shrink back’. Let’s boldly advance the message of the Gospel and speak the Truth in the face of the opposition! Resist the devil, and he will flee from you! Draw near to God and He will draw near to you!
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died
Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long-stem rose
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that you love me, baby
Everybody knows that you really do
Everybody knows that you’ve been faithful
Ah, give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you’ve been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
And everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
And everybody knows that it’s now or never
Everybody knows that it’s me or you
And everybody knows that you live forever
Ah, when you’ve done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old Black Joe’s still picking cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows
And everybody knows that the plague is coming
Everybody knows that it’s moving fast
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But there’s gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows
And everybody knows that you’re in trouble
Everybody knows what you’ve been through
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
And to the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows it’s coming apart
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That’s how it goes
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That’s how it goes
Oh, everybody knows
Everybody knows
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That’s how it goes
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A PROPHETIC WORD FROM JESUS – “I will come and heal him”, Part 35
Creative, Causative, Prophetic, Instructional
“I will come and heal him”
“When He had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.”
“Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.”
The Words of Jesus, Matthew 8:5-13.
Just for the interest of it, the name “Capernaum” comes from two Hebrew words, ‘kaphar’, meaning city and ‘Nachuwm‘ meaning an Israelite prophet. This word is creative, causative, prophetic and instructional. It would serve us all well to read, hear, understand and to do it.
Jesus, the supreme prophet of Israel, entered the city, and a centurion, ‘a captain of one hundred men’, a man of authority, came forward to Jesus and appealed, saying only, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” This is what we know from what scriptures say. The centurion asking for help and healing is implied, but not stated.
Jesus’ next words were not prompted by the centurion’s formality or accuracy of his request. Jesus knows, and He says, “I will come and heal him”.
There is no evidence that this centurion is a disciple of Jesus, and in fact all the information we have says he is not. But this man, a man of authority, comes to Jesus and submits himself in humility, and with his mouth confess that Jesus is “Lord”. He then confesses in faith the assurance, the title deed confirmation of the thing he hopes for, which is divinely guaranteed, knowing that faith is the evidence of things not yet seen, and is the conviction of their reality. This centurion’s faith comprehended as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses. ( see Hebrews 11:1-3)
He did not utter ‘that small little prayer’ we hear about at the end of so many church services, and then go on about his life. This man confessed with his mouth what he believed in his heart and was saved at that moment in that day. (see Roman 10:8-13)
Have you ever considered that God would be amazed at anything? Or perhaps ‘amazed’ is the wrong word here. Jesus says, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.” This is a statement of monumental significance.
Carefully consider the next words of Jesus, “I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
NOTE Romans 11:20-21: “They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.”
And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.”
This centurion did not have faith in the authority of Jesus. His faith was not in healing. Although, he believed these things were possible, his faith was rooted, grounded and built up in Jesus and in Him alone!
Dear brothers and sisters, let’s keep our perspectives and priorities right: Jesus, first, last and always, then these other things are added!
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PS: I remember, as a young boy, watching the older kids do acrobatic dives off a high-diving board. It looked thrilling and I wanted to try.
The first time, it was difficult to even climb the 10-foot ladder to the diving board. I had no confidence. I had to start the climb and come back down the ladder several times. I was getting discouraged, wondering if I could ever make it to the top and stand at that dizzying height.
It took the encouragement and chiding of my friends to simply climb the ladder. Those same friends helped me muster the courage to finally jump off the end of the board. I was secretly praying that I didn’t die when I hit the water. But what a thrill!
Time after time I would climb the board and jump. The height was less intimidating each time, but the thrill was diminished over time. The time had come to dive in head first from 10 feet in the air! With that, the thrill returned.
After weeks of climbing and diving, my confidence and my courage grew. The time for acrobatics had arrived. First, a ‘jack-knife’ dive. Then, a single flip, followed later by a ‘one and a half’ dive and eventually a full array of flips and dives. The thrill and the challenge was back. I began to wonder if any and all dives were possible for me?
This may be a weak illustration of faith, but in some ways reminds me of the path to practicing and building our faith in Jesus. It is then that ‘all things are possible in God. (see Matthew 19:26)
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THE TENTACLES OF THE SOCIALIST-MARXIST TAKEOVER
It is already in your home, government, schools, hospitals, churches and food production. It is in your Federal, State and local governments. You can find it in:
The United Nations – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – The Commission on Global Governance – The United Nations Globalist Great Reset – Agenda 21 – Agenda 2030 – The Global Community – The Council on Sustainable Development – U.N.C.E.D. – International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives – The Social Security Administration – The Internal Revenue Service – etc.
Explosive documents have surfaced which exposed a planned genocide based on a Malthusian population control method, in order to save the planet from a depletion of resources due to overpopulation.
Was the release of the Corona-19 virus and the resulting ‘pandemic’ an accident, or was it a carefully executed plan of population reduction? Before you cry, “Oh, just another conspiracy theorist nut”, do your homework.
The LEFT, that is progressives, liberals, democrats and socialists, Marxists, Globalists, all, have been propounding population control, in concert with Communist China, for the last 75 years. They have pushed for population control through birth control methods, abortion, legalized euthanasia, by encouraging and endorsing homosexuality, transgenderism and wars. But, with the continued growth of world population, the worldwide Globalist-Marxist movement has activated and unleashed the most insidious and evil plan to date.
Their reasoning is based on the argument that the world is overpopulated and that the only way to save the planet from environmental doomsday is to force people to have fewer children, which has been the rallying cry for Stalinist population control measures around the world. Their methodology is based on extreme Malthusianism.
“Malthusianism is the idea that population growth is potentially exponential while the growth of the food supply or other resources is linear, which eventually reduces living standards to the point of triggering a population die off.
Deo-Malthusianism is the advocacy of human population planning to ensure resources and environmental integrities for current and future human populations as well as for other species. (Source, Wikipedia)
Stephen Moore, a columnist for The Washington Times, and a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation and an economic consultant with FreedomWorks, writes in a Washington Times article, “China took the population control crusade to a whole new level when it instituted its notorious one-child policy. To this day there are tens of millions of females demographically missing in China. The homicidal environmental policy was cheered on by the United Nations and many of the same left-wing activists and organizations that preach “reproductive freedom” and women’s rights. Similarly brutish population control programs were implemented in Africa, India, Egypt and many South American nations. To save the planet, babies had to be prevented.
Fortunately, scholars like the late Julian Simon of the University of Illinois proved that human beings do not deplete the world’s resources, but help discover and create them. A larger number of human beings — especially when combined with freedom and free enterprise — leave the planet materially and environmentally better off not worse off.
Simon also showed that freedom and prosperity are the best forms of contraception. Population growth happened because we found ways to conquer early death — with infant mortality rates falling by 70 percent and 80 percent — and eradicate killer diseases like small pox and tuberculosis.
The Malthusians were not just immoral; they were dead wrong on their population projections.
All of those population forecasting models that predicted standing room only on the planet over the next 25-50 years were lies. In the 1970s, the left predicted a population by today of more than 10 billion people. The number is closer to 7.5 billion.
These doomsday demographic models of the future were about as accurate as the climate change models predicting catastrophic temperature changes have been.
What the population control crowd didn’t see happening was that population growth has radically slowed down — and not because of government edicts. As people get richer and freer, couples have chosen to have fewer, but healthier children. In most countries of the world today — including in China — the tragedy is not too many children, but too few.
But at its core, the radical greens really do believe that the fundamental problem with the human race is that there are too many of us. People are the pollution. Celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Prince Harry are urging people to have fewer or no kids. Rep. Alexandria Ocasia-Cortez wondered earlier this year whether young women should feel ethically bound to not have children so as to help prevent climate change. At the end of the day, she rejected that lunacy idea, but the very idea that liberals had to ask the question shows how anti-human the left has become.
This is a fundamentally anti-Judeo Christian ideology that disrespects human life and — as history proves all too well — can lead to dastardly consequences for basic human rights and economic progress. Human ingenuity is the solution to, not the cause of, environmental problems, and the constantly changing climate of our planet.” (Full article at “Democrats Embrace Population Control”)
An article by Human Life International, the world’s largest pro-life and pro-family Catholic advocate, Dr. Brian Clowes, PhD, explains that “the United States National Security Council, highest decision-making body regarding foreign policy in the United States,on December 10, 1974, completed a top-secret document entitled National Security Study Memorandum or NSSM-200, also called The Kissinger Report, since Henry Kissinger was Secretary of State at the time it was written.
“The Subject of NSSM-200 is “Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests.” This document, published shortly after the first major international population conference in Bucharest, was the result of collaboration among the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Departments of State, Defense and Agriculture.
“NSSM-200 was made public when it was declassified and was transferred to the U.S. National Archives in 1990.
“Although the United States government has issued hundreds of policy papers dealing with various aspects of American national security since 1974, The Kissinger Report continues to be the foundational document on U.S. government population control. It therefore continues to represent official United States policy on government population control and, in fact, is still posted on the USAID website.
“NSSM-200 is critically important to pro-life workers all over the world, because it completely exposes the unsavory and unethical motivations and methods of the population control movement. We can use this valuable document to lay bare the strategies used by unscrupulous governments and “aid” agencies that are used to bend developing nations to their wills. Their rote denials will be useless in the face of this evidence.”
“According to The Kissinger Report, elements of the implementation of government population control programs could include the legalization of abortion, financial incentives for countries to increase their abortion, sterilization and contraception-use rates, indoctrination of children, and mandatory population control and coercion of other forms, such as withholding disaster and food aid unless an LDC implements population control programs.
“This last strategy, force and coercion applied to developing countries, is currently used by the population control cartel to push not only abortion, sterilization and birth control, but other evils such as homosexuality and transgenderism.
“There are dozens of examples of this kind of blatant injustice, including the following:
When Nigeria refused to legalize contraception and homosexuality, the United States withdrew financial and military aid that would allow it to combat the Islamic terror group Boko Harem, which has murdered and kidnapped tens of thousands of people in that nation.1
When Ecuador declined to legalize abortion, the United Nations refused to provide any aid for it to battle COVID-19, condemning many more Ecuadorians to death.2
When Kenyan pro-lifers collected irrefutable evidence that Marie Stopes International (MSI), one of the largest abortionists in the world, were committing illegal and dangerous abortions on a vast scale, MSI demanded that they be either muzzled or jailed.3
The United Nations Population Fund halted food and other aid to millions of starving Yemenis because the nation refused to legalize abortion.4
When Zambia refused to legalize sodomy, the United States withdrew much-needed foreign aid to help alleviate the 11% national HIV infection rate and to care for 250,000 AIDS orphans.5
The Joint United Nations Program on AIDS [UNAIDS] threatened to withdraw all of its aid from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia unless it approved language supporting abortion and homosexuality in a political declaration on HIV/AIDS.6” (It is important to read this full article. Go to Human Life International – population control).
Although the global fertility rate is in a steep decline, the Globalists Marxists and Communists, through the United Nations, have decided that in order to reach their proposed goals by the date they had set, the year 2030, they needed to accelerate the process of negative population growth. So, it appears they have taken matters into their own hands and in 2019, early news reports pointed to a virology lab in Wuhan, China, which may have released the Corona-19 virus. Since that time, a cover story has emerged and spread throughout the liberal and Leftist media, worldwide, claiming the Corona-19 virus was transmitted from either bats or a pangolins, (scaly ant eaters).
It was reported widely in the news media that democrats in America were using the phrase, “Don’t let a good pandemic go to waste”. So, we should ask if the Covid-19 pandemic was the Globalist’s opportunity to accelerate their Agenda 2030 completion? (see COVID-19 & GLOBALISM).
The United Nations Global Movement is a complexity of a myriad of sub-organizations, (tentacles), hiding behind many names under the control and direction of the Unite Nations. It is the United Nations which formulated the Agenda 21, which claims to be a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment. Its lofty sounding goals and programs are designed to deceive the observer and obscure the nefarious Marxists methodology and end game.
Now, what began as Agenda-21 (the “21” represents the 21st century), has evolved into what is now known as Agenda-2030, and has brazenly stated it will have accomplished all its goals by the year 2030. It has and is achieving what the people could not have imagined possible just a few decades ago.
For the Christian or any serious student of prophecies, this could be considered as the rebuilding of “The Tower of Babel”, an event recorded in the Bible, in Genesis 11:1-9, which tells about humanity as proposing, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let’s make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth.” Now the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the men had built. And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they have started to do, and now nothing which they plan to do will be impossible for them.” Few, if any, in the United Nation’s Globalist-Marxists movement would recognize or admit their efforts are a continuation of the humanist effort to replace God and become a god of their own design.
The Tower of Babel, from the Christian perspective, is described in Genesis 11:1-9. After the Flood, God commanded humanity to “increase in number and fill the earth” (Genesis 9:1). Humanity decided to do the exact opposite, “Then they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth’” (Genesis 11:4). Humanity decided to build a great city and all congregate there. They decided to build a gigantic tower as a symbol of their power, to make a name for themselves (Genesis 11:4). This tower is remembered as the Tower of Babel.
In response, God confused the languages of humanity so that they could no longer communicate with each other (Genesis 11:7). The result was that people congregated with other people who spoke the same language, and then went together and settled in other parts of the world (Genesis 11:8-9). God confused the languages at the Tower of Babel to enforce His command for humanity to spread throughout the entire world.
Four thousand two-hundred years after the Tower of Babel, the ‘Spirit of The Tower’ has lingered, survived and reemerged on the world stage. Humankind is still determined to defy God and build that tower!
The commission made a standard definition of global governance stating that “Governance is the sum of many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs. It is a continuing process through which conflicting or diverse interests may be accommodated and co-operative action taken. It includes formal institutions and regimes empowered to enforce compliance.”
“FOREIGN TO AND IGNORES IDEAS PRECIOUS TO THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE”
The Commission on Global Governance has publicly stated that when their Agenda-21 plan is fully implemented, “it will bring all the people of the world into a global neighborhood managed by a world-wide bureaucracy, under the direct authority of a minute handful of appointed individuals, and policed by thousands of individuals, paid by accredited NGOs, certified to support a belief system which contains ideas that are foreign to the American experience, and ignores other values and ideas that are precious to the American experience.”
The United Nations Conference on Environment & Development, in June 1992 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, drafted the Agenda-21, which claims far reaching global goals, while hiding or obscuring their Marxists methodology. They are organizing international cooperation to accelerate sustainable development in developing countries and related domestic policies at the cost of personal human rights and freedoms, the dismantling of democracies around the globe and other goals which are anti-Christian and malevolent to the Jewish Nation and people..
Here are some examples of what the Agenda-21 claims to be their goals:
Combating poverty
Changing consumption patterns
Protecting and promoting human health conditions
Promoting sustainable human settlement development
Integrating environment and development in decision-making
Protection of the atmosphere
Integrated approach to the planning and management of land resources
Combating deforestation
Managing fragile ecosystems: combating desertification and drought
Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development
Promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development
Conservation of biological diversity
Environmentally sound management of biotechnology
Protection of the oceans, seas, and coastal areas, etc., and more.
You now have just a glimpse of what has, and is, happening in every country, in every city, village and borough around the world. The question should be, “What can you and I do about it”?
There are many capable and willing people fighting this spreading Global Marxist threat, but, it is my opinion that we have been awakened too late. The deed is done, the plan is in place. It is no longer a question of, “What can I do about it”, rather, we should ask, “What do I do now and how can I prepare or resist?”
Please believe me when I tell you that this current United Nations Global Socialist-Marxist movement and power grab has been in the heart of man and in the planning stage for over 4,000 years, (see The Tower of Babel). It has emerged from time to time in history under different names, but make no mistake, this time it is thorough, established and in control of your life (See “The History and Establishment of Socialism in America“.)
The ONLY response and the ONLY defense to this evil menace is God and His Word. The Bible lays out the perfect plan of resistance and counter attack. This is why the Marxists, Communists, Socialists, Leninists, et al, hate the God of the Bible, Christians and Jews and seek to eradicate every vestige of God and His Principles from our minds and from our planet.
I have prepared a lengthy, 19-part series, on “Effective Spritual Warfare” on how we can resist and fight back. It is the only way, according to the Bible, you and I can endure to the end and overcome this evil, as we await the return of Jesus and the day when He will completely conquer and destroy the works of the enemy.
There is much more to be written and said on these matters, but, I will leave you with some important links for further information and study on the enemies we face and solutions.
The Heartland Organization is one of the world’s leading conservative free-market think tanks. It is a national nonprofit research and education organization based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Its mission since its founding in 1984 is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems.
The Heartland Organization is an “action tank” as well as a “think tank,” and we measure our success by the impact we have in the real world. The Heartland Institute plays an essential role in the national (and increasingly in the international) movement for personal liberty and limited government. We are the pipeline between the freedom movement’s leading writers and thinkers and the nation’s 8,400 national and state elected officials.
Human Life International is a Catholic, Pro-Life mission, teaching the world to value life and to follow God’s plan for the family. In1972, Fr. Paul Marx, O.S.B founded the Human Life Center to fight the spread of abortion and breakdown of the family. In 1981, the Human Life Center became Human Life International.
Now we travel the world helping local leaders build a pro-life culture in their families, communities, and countries. The anti-life movement is huge. But we save lives and souls every day with the help of our amazing supporters. Together, we can build a culture that values life at every stage. Legal abortion will never end unless we can change the way our culture treats sexuality and marriage.
https://youtu.be/d9kFPs2RrLE
Actual Events, hidden in plain sight. Please ask yourself, Has the Tribulation begun? Are the SEALS of Revelation being broken? Has the church finished fulfilling the great commission of Jesus Christ? Will you make it to heaven in the Rapture? HAVE WE ENTERED THE SCROLL SEALS OF THE TRIBULATION? Why does it matter?
THE TRIBULATION AND RAPTURE MADE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND
The (Very) Condensed Version
“Yeah. Right!”, you might say. But I say that it can be understood. And it is in your best interest to understand. But, you have to get the purpose, priority and chronology right, first. And, it is helpful if not absolutely necessary to know God’s Eternal Plan as it relates to the past, present and future history of all creation – the earth, the heavens, all humankind, and all living things.
From The Creation, through the Garden of Eden, and the Fall of Man to the Great Flood, the Tower of Babel, the call of Abraham, Moses, the Exodus from Egypt, the possessing of The Promised Land, the building and the Destruction of the First Temple and the Jewish Captivity in Babylon, the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus, the Destruction of the Second Temple, our steady march through time has been exactly as Bible prophecy has foretold. We have entered an era leading to the destruction and, eventually, a rebirth of the heavens and the earth. Throughout these eons of time, we can see The Hand of God working in the affairs of humankind, working out His Purpose for eternity.
PERFECTION
The Purpose of God’s Eternal Plan is “Perfection”. He began with the imperfect and created the Masterpiece, first in the heavens and then on the earth. His work completed in just seven days; He would allow His Masterpiece to mature for millennia until it becomes His Perfection.
God is maturing and perfecting His people into His image, ultimately to live in perfect harmony with Him and with one another, in a New and Perfect heaven and earth.
This is a journey of discovery and revelation of God’s Grand Plan and Design, from creation through the End of the Age, then into a New Heaven and a New Earth.
“Because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.” Hebrews 10:14
Each and every chapter, verse and word in the Bible, when viewed within this context of God’s Eternal Plan of Perfection, begins to make perfect sense. (for great detail, see the series, “The Journey to Perfection”.)
God’s plan began, is unfolding, and will conclude exactly as He has purposed. Here are a few of the major Biblical events where you can see God’s Hand moving in the affairs of humankind, leading to the End of the Age:
Unless you have received Jesus into your heart as your Lord and Savior, you have a limited-to-no capacity to understand the spiritual significance and application of spiritual truth to your life. However, once you surrender your life to Jesus, the Holy Spirit will come to indwell you and will reveal all Truth to you and will guide you in that Truth. Receive Him, today – Now is the time.
(Please, click on each of these images for ‘how to be saved’ before proceeding)
SECONDLY, to have even a rudimentary understanding of the Tribulation, the rapture, and the Book of The Revelation, you should know WHY God is bringing times of ‘birth pains’, and tribulations of plagues to the earth which will escalate into what is known as “The Great Tribulation”, “the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord”, “The Wrath of the Lamb”, “The End of Days” and “The End of the Age”. (answer below).
THIRDLY, in order to understand the Book of Revelation, we also need to know WHEN these things are coming upon us. (answers below).
FOURTH, in order to understand the Book of Revelation, we need to know HOW God will bring about The End of Days in a chronological order and by visible signs. (answers below).
FIFTH, in order to understand the events of the Book of The Revelation, we need to know how this will affect you.
SHORT ANSWERS:
THE SHORT ANSWER TO “WHY” God is bringing times of ‘birth pains’, and tribulations of plagues to the earth is that the wickedness of people will have become, and is becoming great on the earth, just like in the days of Noah, and God’s plan and purpose for His creation is perfection. Therefore, He will “Many will be purged, purified and refined”. (see Daniel 12:10).
THE SHORT ANSWER TO “WHEN” are these things are coming upon us, is that these things are already evident, are increasing in frequency and intensity throughout the earth. Read these words and testimonies by the Apostles Paul, Timothy, Peter and John which tell us that these things began in or around A.D. 1 to A.D. 95, and they have been continuously evident, overlapping and increasing in their intensity to this day.
as spoken by Jesus and the Apostles Paul, Peter, John and Timothy the disicple of Jesus.
Also, as early as A.D. 30, Jesus said these things:
Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. (see Matthew 24:4-5.)
You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. (see Matthew 24:6-8 and Revelation 6:1-4)
In various places there will be famines and earthquakes. (Matthew 24:8. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Also see Revelation 6:5-6.)
Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. (see Matthew 24:9-10 and Revelation 6:9-11.)
At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. (see Matthew 24:10-13.)
This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. (see Matthew 24:14.)
THE SHORT ANSWER TO “HOW” God will bring about The End of Days in a chronological order and by visible signs, is that there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time God’s people, that is everyone who is found written in the Book of Life, will be rescued. But, there will be a shattering of the power of the holy people and a purging, a cleansing and a refining of God’s people.
THE SHORT ANSWER, “WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ME?” is that the Bible warns that “The coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so, will the coming of the Son of Man be. Of that day, no one knows the day or the hour”, but if you did know, would you be ready?
“Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left … the Master will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, and will cut the unfaithful into pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
I will conclude this short essay with a short outline of the Tribulation Judgment Seals which lead to the Great Tribulation, also known as the Great and Terrible Day of The Lord, The End of the Age or the Wrath of the Lamb. (Concern yourself with the first 6 Seals):
1st Tribulation Seal – International (Global) conquest and political intrigue (has already occurred and continues to occur, overlapping with seals 1 through 5, increasing in intensity).
2nd Tribulation Seal – Wars and Rumors of War (has already occurred and continues to occur, overlapping with seals 1 through 5, increasing in intensity).
3rd Tribulation Seal – Famine (has already occurred and continues to occur, overlapping with seals 1 through 5, increasing in intensity).
4th Tribulation Seal – Death (has already occurred and continues to occur, overlapping with seals 1 through 5, increasing in intensity).
5th Tribulation Seal – Martyrs, persecution, falling away – the great apostasy (has already occurred and continues to occur, overlapping with seals 1 through 5, increasing in intensity).
6th Tribulation Seal – Cosmic disturbances, blood moon, darkened sun, terror, calamity (yet to occur).
There is also a lot of discussion and disagreement on the placement and the timing of the rapture of the saints. I find this odd since Matthew 24:29-31 gives such a compelling and plain-face-value description of the rapture of the saints of God:
Matthew 24:29-31,“But immediately after the tribulation of those days (previous days of ‘tribulation – seals 1 through 5, a.k.a., days of distress, see Daniel 9:1)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, andthe stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet blast, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” (Matthew 24:29-31.)
There are those who will say that this is not the 2nd Coming of Jesus because He only appears in the sky and does not come down to the earth. They will say the 2nd coming of Jesus occurs later, as found in Revelation 19:7-16.
Revelation 19:11, “And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.Verse 12, His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many crowns; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself.Verse 13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.Verse 14, And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.” (Revelation 19:11-16)
Please notice that in Matthew 24, ‘all the tribes of the earth will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds‘.
Then in Revelation 19:11, only John the Revelator, who is speaking and according to the text, sees Jesus: “And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.” And nowhere in the text of Revelation 19, does it say that Jesus actually comes to the earth – it is a weak assumption that Jesus could only defeat the forces of if He physically came down to the earth. The text does not say.
A simple explanation is that the sign of the Son of Man (Jesus) HAS APPEARED in the sky, in Matthew 24, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. In other words, Jesus has appeared and will continue to appear – according to the text, STILL IN THE HEAVENS – just at another time.
And, Why does it matter when the tribulation starts or when Christians are to be raptured into heaven?
It matters because being ready for His Return is proof of True Christianity, and only a True Believer in Christ will be guaranteed to join Christ at the sound of His Great Trumpet call and escape the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord.
It matters because being ready requires believing and doing what He has instructed us to do in preparation for His return.
It matters because He has warned that “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’
It matters because many Christians are sitting idly waiting for an event that has already begun, and they are not DOING what He told them to do and therefore are in grave danger.
It matters because some of our family, friends and neighbors are completely unaware or just don’t believe that Christ will return and God’s final judgments will sentence them to outer darkness.
It matters because, as Christians, our faith, our convictions and our behavior are speaking louder than our words.
This has become to be known as the Pretribulation Pre-Wrath, Rapture;and whether you believe it this way or whether you hold a differing view, the important thing is that you and I are doing what Jesus has instructed, thereby being ready for His return.
A PROPHETIC WORD FROM JESUS – “I will – be clean”, Part 34
Creative, Causative, Prophetic, Instructional
When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean. And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, ‘I will; be clean.’ And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”
The Words of Jesus, Matthew 8:1-4.
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. Dozens, hundreds, thousands of people. Such an audience, full of questions, anticipation and perhaps, excitement.
And a leper came up to Him in this throng of perhaps thousands of people, and bowed down before Him. Most likely, no one noticed at first. No one except Jesus. And, if anyone had noticed, they would have been, no doubt, terrified and repelled by this man’s disease.
The leper spoke, “Lord, if You are willing, You are able to make me clean (well).” Again, how could he have been heard above the crowd noise? Nonetheless, Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. He touched him despite the disease, despite the potential reaction from the crowd, and said, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
Immediately, his leprosy was cleansed.
There are many more millions who claim to be Christ followers, Christians, and deny that these things happen any longer. I have personally heard those who attend church regularly and open declare they are Christians, say these miracles have ceased, with no Biblical justification. They say that Jesus did these things to draw crowds, and since He has been crucified and His Church established, these things (miracles) are no longer necessary, or so they say. And, by the words of their mouth, it has come to pass – at least in their presence.
Jesus said the reason miracles had ceased or slowed, or that even He could do few things in some places, was because of their unbelief. (see Matthew 17:20 and Mark 6:1-6).
Imagine, anyone – especially someone calling themselves Christians – standing in judgement on Jesus’ ability or standing in judgement on the veracity of the Holy Scriptures. A troubling and terrifying thought.
Nonetheless, Jesus said to the now-cleansed-leper, “See that you tell no one [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest [for inspection] and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony (evidence) to them [of your healing].”
This man is restored physically, undoubtedly renewed spiritually and ready to be reintegrated into society. Made whole, made safe, healed; the very definition of ‘to be saved’ (sozo).
Finally, what about the crowd? Where have they gone? They aren’t mentioned again. They must still have been there, watching. Our attention is drawn away from the crowed and what they think. It doesn’t matter. The business at hand is Jesus healing a person in need. That is what matters. That is all that has ever mattered. You and Jesus, renewing your spirit, saving your soul, healing your mind, body and spirit.
If He calls you, come to Him. If you come to Him, ignore the crowds – they are just a curious distraction. Follow Jesus, only.
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A seminary professor recently remarked that in his 40-something years in ministry as a pastor, teacher and professor, training young men and women for ministry, he has never seen such a dearth of young men desiring to become pastors. He attributes this decline to the complexities of requirements, the mounting pressures of becoming more than a pastor to be a pastor and fear; the fear of having to say things that society is becoming increasingly hostile toward. The fear of speaking Biblical truth that results in rejection, animosity and isolation from society at large and even in the church, in part.
TO ASPIRING PASTORS: Don’t come if you are not called. If you are fearful of what you will have to say, don’t come.
If you do come, fear not! And, don’t let the crowds rule you – they are just a curious distraction. Follow Jesus, only.
The Bible says that God gets angry. That is odd, wouldn’t you say? An omnipotent, gracious, loving God would lose His temper? Actually, that idea should be downright frightening to everyone who believes in God.
Does this mean God can “get up on the wrong side of His bed”, so to speak? If God is in a fickle and grumpy mood, would He cause unimaginable damage to the cosmos, the earth and to all people just because He is angry?
The Bible does say that God gets angry. Here is a link with 25 examples of where the Bible says God gets angry.
God help us if this is the case.
The Bible also tells us that God is all-knowing (omniscient), and all-powerful (omnipotent), He knows all things, and that raises some questions about God ‘getting angry’.
If God created all things by His design, why would He make people so they would defy Him to the point it would make Him angry?
Wouldn’t God have known ahead of time that His creation would anger Him? (YES, of course, He would have known. He is all-knowing).
So, couldn’t God have avoided ‘anger issues’ from the start by creating a more compliant people? (YES, He could have). So, WHY didn’t He?
Since God is all-knowing (omniscient), and all-powerful (omnipotent), He knows all things. And He can do all things. So, doesn’t this ‘spontaneous anger thing’ seems out of place – almost to the point of being nonsensical?
Still, God apparently has emotions. For example, there was a point in history when God was ‘sorry’ He had made humankind. (Another emotion). Then the Bible says He was ‘grieved in His heart’ that He had to destroy all living things with a flood. Yet another emotion!
Jesus also showed emotions. He seemed to get angry at times – and He is God (the Son).
So, if we mess up and upset Him, maybe it’s His fault? After all, He made us this way. Right? (THAT WOULD BE A NO).
So, what are we to make of this? How are we to respond to God if He is emotionally inclined? Are we safe? Should we quietly tip toe around God so as not to disturb or disrupt Him? Should we hide from Him? Appease Him? We should do none of the things aforementioned – except for one.
We must appease Him. And I should add, we need to understand Him. After all, He is Who created us and made us the way we are, so some understanding might go a long way.
First, appeasement comes through Jesus Christ. We need to come to Christ and from that we form a relationship with Him and gain a personal understanding of God.
God wants us to know Him – and to know about Him. That is why God came to earth as a man. A man with all the characteristics and traits of any other man, but without sin. Truthfully, He was fully man and fully God, and He invited us to come to Him, to spend time with Him and He with us.
Jesus invited us to see His humanity so we could relate to Him and have a relationship with Him. He showed us His humanity when He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness by to be tested by Satan. And, through that time of temping, He did not sin. In fact, it was during His testing that He showed us how to resist temptation and to overcome sin as a man or a woman.
Secondly, it is important to know that there is a human element in the way we perceive God. We perceive God and how He behaves and interacts with us, in human terms. We see Him as angry, happy, grieved or pleased, etc. That is how our limited mind, from our perspective, sees an infinite, undefinable God.
But, God is holy and God is perfect. That is hard for the human mind to fathom. God cannot sin and cannot and will not tolerate sin. He judges the unrighteous person, (those who are not saved – those not ‘covered by the cleansing and appeasing Blood of Jesus) for their sins.
There is a distinction we must make, for God is patient and merciful toward the sinner. But a time will come when God will judge the sin and the unrepentant sinner.
However,if a Christian commits sins, He will correct the sinner, but God will still judge the sin. His correction may come in ways that seem harsh, but in fact are purely redemptive in their nature.
But, what we see as anger (from God), in reality is His response toward sin, remembering that God loves the sinner:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy. He will not always contend with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our wrongdoings from us.
However, if you are in rebellion against God, and your life is controlled by sin, and you are living your life according to what your passions choose, it because you are filled with ‘the desires of the flesh’, as the Bible puts it.
The Apostle Paul explains it another way, saying that ‘the sin is which present within you is making you a prisoner of your flesh. Paul laments, “Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from this body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord!”
God will not tolerate ongoing sin because sin is antithetical to God’s nature, and sin angers God. So, if you are willfully harboring sin, you are both, in mortal danger now, and in danger of eternal damnation.
God will judge sin – and you will personally suffer the consequences of His judgment if sin is dwelling within you without the protective covering of Jesus Christ. The unrepentant person will personally suffer the anger and wrath of God.
But, there is Good News. God’s anger and wrath have been quenched and satisfied for those who call on the name of Jesus. It is through God’s sacrificial offering of His Son was payment for sin’s penalty in the life of a believer.
You do not need to suffer the consequences of sin and suffer the anger of God. You can find reconciliation, relief, peace, safety and salvation in the Name of Jesus and through a personal relationship with Him. Jesus has paid the price for your salvation out of His love great for you.
The Gospel is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes. Romans 1:16.
So, what does receiving a miracle have to do with being saved? First and foremost, you must believe in order to receive. Otherwise, there is a chance you will write a miracle off as merely a fortunate coincidence, and miss the full benefits. Secondly, I consider being saved by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ to be the greatest of miracles. So, I propose that one must be saved to receive a miracle from God. (There is a vast difference between seeing a miracle and actually receiving a miracle). It is as simple as that.
(Please. Before you think, “I have already done that – I have been saved, so, let’s get to the ‘good stuff”. Let’s talk about what it actually means to be saved.)
SAVED: From Strong’s concordance, means to save, make and to be made whole, to be given purpose for your life, to heal and to be made healthy.
To keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; from injury or peril in your mortal body, in your mind, in your will and emotions (your soul).
To save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; from injury or peril in your relationship with your spouse, your children and your family.
To save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; from injury or peril in your relationships with your friends, acquaintances and the world at large.
To save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; from injury or peril in your job, your career, your finances and all that God has entrusted to you.
Being saved literally means to save a suffering one (from perishing); to save one suffering from disease, to make well, heal, restore to health; to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue; to save in the technical biblical sense, to deliver from the penalties of the Messianic judgment. (The complete Bible translation from Strong’s concordance #4982).
There are obvious benefits to being saved. And if you are around church for any length of time, you may hear the encouragement to become “a fully devoted follower of Jesus”, which is great advice. But what is usually left out is becoming “a fully developedfollower of Jesus”.
The Apostle Peter encouraged believers by telling them, “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the actual words of God, and you still need milk and not solid food.” (see Hebrews 5:12).
Being saved is all encompassing, but Jesus specifically teaches that there are levels of maturity you should strive to reach when He says “you should become perfect, even as I am perfect”. (see Matthew 5:48).
Just between you and me, when I read the Biblical definition of ‘saved’, it makes me a bit uncomfortable. I mean, it almost sounds too good to be true. But, it says what it says. So, I am going to believe. Now, how do I get there from here?
How does this come about? Here is the odd or surprising part – This is not esoteric or something that is unattainable as if it were on some far away mountain top, or some kind of magic available only to a few special people..
In fact, the Bible clearly tells us, “DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART, ‘WHO WILL GO UP INTO HEAVEN?’, (that is, to bring Christ down), or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).” But what does it say?“THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART”, that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,
It says, The Word is near you – it is in our mouth and in your heart. That is, the wordof faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. Romans 10:8-10
Jesus has told us, in Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, and in Matthew 10:7, that the Kingdom of Heaven, where all things originate, is now at hand, another way of saying it is as close as the words in your mouth!
Next, confessing or speaking what you are thinking, or why is speaking what you profess to believe required for salvation? For that matter, why is saying aloud (confessing) what you believe, necessary at all?
Notice how the Apostle Paul connects Words + Believing + Confessing
“The Word in your mouth” with also being “in your heart”.
And again, he connects “confessing with your mouth” with “believing in your heart”
And finally, again, connecting “with the heart a person believes” with “with the mouth he confesses”
There is something powerful about saying aloud what is in your mind or heart – for good or for evil.
THE POWER OF THOUGHTS
Proverbs23:7 “For as a man thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, Eat and drink!
But his heart is not with you.”
THE POWER OF MEDITATION
Joshua 1:8 “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
THE POWER OF SPEECH
Matthew21:21 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen.”
Verse 22. “And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
John15:7 “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
Matthew 16:19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”
Matthew18:19, “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.”
Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. Verse 9. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”
The Bible uses words like The Mind (set on), To Think, To Think on, Meditate, Dwell on, Speak, Say, in both the Greek (NT) and Hebrew (OT) languages to show us how we are made and how we are to manage what God has granted to us.
So, why are these things germane to receiving a miracle? Because you must first have faith. You must first believe!
Hebrews 11 tells us that faith is the seedbed of miracles: “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, for by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”
A caution: The secular view by most psychologists and psychiatrists is anthropocentric (man-centered, woman-centered). The Biblical view is Theo-centric or God-centered. So, while you practice these powerful Truths, it is vitally important to remember that the Bible teaches us the difference between man-centered (death) and God-centered (life) and the application of these truths.
Finally, it is vitally important to know that faith and miracles are not random. The believer must diligently seek God by faith, first, then know that miracles are the purposeful work of God. You must set your mind on the things above, seeking first His kingdom and His righteousness, then all these other things will be provided. (see Matthew 6:33).
SET YOUR MIND
Romans 8:5,“Those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.”
Verse 6. “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.” (Romans 8: 5-6).
The Greek language for the words and phrase “the mind set on” from Romans 8:5-8, tells us that ‘setting one’s mind’ is a metaphor describing a door a or gate leading into or out of a room by which you will either escape to freedom or you will enter a prison with no way of escape – and it is of your choice and of your own making!
If you need a miracle, turn to God and be saved. Then, set your mind on things of the Spirit and live!
Please remember that you are dealing with powerful forces here. One leading to death and the Other leading to LIFE. Use wisdom. Use caution. Choose Life.
This is about SERVING GOD, BECOMING HIS DISCIPLE and BEING MADE INTO HIS IMAGE. What you learn and apply here are His gifts and methods to serve Him better and to live this life abundantly by His Standards.
Your Brother and Friend,
Mike Young
“Father, I pray over this article and this message and that you will watch over those who read this, who diligently apply this, Your Word, to their lives, that You will cause it to bear much fruit that You will be glorified.” Amen & Amen!
Please do not think that by reaching this 4th and final stage that your training in righteousness or your being made perfect in the image of Christ is complete. Being sanctified is a life-long process of being made holy, consecrated, dedicated, made separate from the ordinary an set apart for God’s special use.
Examples of this are found in Matthew 4 and Matthew 11.
Matthew 4:18-25 gives us our first example of Jesus’ demonstration of what He is calling His disciples to become and to do.
JESUS MADE DISCIPLES – WE ARE TO MAKE DISCIPLES
“Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.”
JESUS DEMONSTRATES HIS WORKS
“Jesus was going about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.”
“And the news about Him spread throughout Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and severe pain, demon-possessed, people with epilepsy, and people who were paralyzed; and He healed them. Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.”
WE ARE TO GO AND DO HIS WORKS
“Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.” (Matthew 10:1).
“As you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.” (Matthew 10:7-8).
WE ARE TO KEEP ON KEEPING ON, UNTIL THE END
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20).
AND AS YOU GO
Be filled with the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Be filled with humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
Be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all people. The Lord is near.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
And finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything is worthy of praise, think about these things. As for the things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Amen and amen!
Preparations for pre-launch are complete. Now comes the final testing. Once this testing is satisfactorily completed, we will be ready for launch. But first, Stage 3.
Examples of this, Stage 3, can be found in Matthew 4.
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came.” Matthew 4:1-3
Jesus showed us how we would be tested if we choose to follow Him, that is, after becoming a Christian. He has shown us the way to resist the devil and to overcome his testing and temptations. There is nothing easy here.
The word “Temptation” as used here describes a ‘trial, and a testing; a proving trial’.
It is the trial of man’s fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy; the enticement to sin, arising from personal desires or from the outward circumstances;
In this case, it is the temptation by which the devil sought to divert Jesus the Messiah from his divine errand; It is also the way the devil will attempt to divert you, and it IS NOT EASY!
It also shows the condition of a person, a mental state, by which we are enticed to sin, or to a lapse from the faith and holiness;
It comes from adversity, affliction, trouble, sent by God and serving to test or prove one’s character, faith, holiness.
Jesus set the example and showed us why God sends trials and temptations our way. He tested His own son to show us what to expect and how we are to react. Notice:
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit – God initiates the trials.
Into the wilderness – No food, no water, no resources, no earthly help for 40 days.
To be tempted by the devil – In a weakened state, alone.
This part of the Judean desert or wilderness could be arid, fiercely hot and waterless. There were predatory animals prowling and roving bands of thieves. Imagine how the dangers of geography, climate and the barren landscape could affect and test your body, mind and spirit.
This actually happened. It also serves as a type of metaphor for you, today: There will be ‘predatory animals’ prowling and roving bands of thieves lying in wait for you. Imagine how the dangers of geography, climate and the barren landscape will affect and test your body, mind and spirit. IT IS NOT EASY, Brothers and Sisters!
Then, “after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came” Matthew 4:1-3
This is the condition, and these are the type of circumstances which will truly prove a disciple. Jesus deliberately and willingly followed The Spirit into a hostile wasteland to be tested. This is also a choice you will have to make to follow Jesus.
In a desperate physical condition, Jesus was tempted by Satan, first with His physical need of food.
Next, His soul was tempted with pride of life.
Finally, His Spirit was tempted with glory and honor.
We would do well to study this and commit it to memory so that anytime you are tested and tempted you will say,
‘I SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’”
‘I SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD MY GOD TO THE TEST.’”
‘I SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD MY GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’
And then, and only then, the devil will leave you; and even the angels will come and minister to you. (Matthew 4:11).
If someone told you about an “easy salvation” or some kind of “cheap grace”, don’t believe it. This is tough. But, have you ever found anything in life that is cheap or easy that had any lasting value?
Are you getting the idea that being saved is not easy, and it is not supposed to be easy? Following Jesus is not easy, but there is no adventure like it. Rather than a temporary pleasure on earth, then an eternity in darkness and fire, you will find both purpose in life now and then eternal peace with God; things the eye has not seen, and the ear has not heard — the things God has prepared for those who love him!
Stage 3 is complete. Now, we are ready for launch – on to Stage 4.
STAGE 2 of becoming a Christian is no easier than step 1, but you may be better prepared having completed the first step.
Matthew 5:1, says, “When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven'”.
This “Sermon on the Mount” starts by telling us that we are Blessed, when we are poor in spirit. We all have heard that this means we are “spiritually bankrupt”, and I suppose this can be one very basic and rudimentary meaning. Being “Poor in Spirit” however, means so much more:
“Poor in spirit” (from the Greek: ptochos), literally means to be reduced to beggary, begging, asking alms; destitute of wealth, influence, position, honor; lowly, afflicted, destitute of the Christian virtues and eternal riches; helpless, powerless to accomplish an end; poor, needy, lacking in anything as respects their spirit; destitute of wealth of learning and intellectual culture which the schools afford (men of this class most readily give themselves up to Christ’s teaching and proved themselves fitted to lay hold of the heavenly treasure). This comes from a root and alternate meaning “to be terrified”, “as a decaying corpse”.
It should cause us to wonder, how could we possibly be considered “Blessed” if we are truly “poor in spirit”.
“Poor in spirit” is, more literally, to be crushed in your spirit; to be pinched by toil, hopelessness and extreme poverty; A beggar with no hope of rescue on the verge of death and perishing.
It is when life deals you crushing blows, which seem to be your end with no way of escape, that this marvelous work of salvation, redemption and sanctification can begin; and not before.
We hear it said “you must come to the end of yourself to enter the Kingdom of God” which is true enough, but none of us have the will power to bring ourselves to such a desperate state. It is God, alone, who will allow or bring crushing circumstances to bear on our lives which will cause us to turn to God for help. And only God can save us from such desperate circumstances, redeem us to a state of wholeness, health and safety which is His Sanctification (holiness) of our lives.
Please read the following verses and take note of the process. Here, the Bible explain to us, ahead of time, what we must endure (yes, endure) in order to become a Christian and to “inherit the Kingdom of God”.
Verse 4. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
“Mourning”. An understandable response upon finding yourself severely pinched by poverty, reduced to begging; destitute with no influence, no position; lowly, afflicted and helpless; powerless to change your circumstances for the better; lacking in anything and terrified.
Think with me. Have you ever endured an especially difficult time? Perhaps, as a child, you were punished for bad behavior? Besides receiving a scolding, you may have been spanked or had privileges taken from you? Or perhaps you endured a time of suffering and loss? “Mourning” was the natural response. What did you experience next?
Verse 5. “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.”
Do you remember after enduring a time of suffering or loss and “mourning” your loss, having a good cry; how your emotions or spirit was quieted for a time? You may have now had time to reflect on what has happened, and you lapse into a time of quiet, gentle appearing reflection.
Verse 6. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”
Do you remember coming through a difficult time, having a good cry, either mentally or actually shedding tears, and then the ‘calm the followed the storm’ in your soul? Do you also remember that, for some reason, with the storm of your life behind you, you were actually hungry?
It is the same in our spirit. It is usually at this point that we begin to make life-decisions. We are either getting angry and defiant or we decide to do better and to “be better”.
For those being redeemed by the mercies of God, the process is to ‘hunger and thirst for right thinking and right living’: which is the very definition of Righteousness.
It is through this process that we gain new insights and understanding. How apt are scriptures to remind us in the next verse that
Verse 7. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.”
The word ‘mercy’ in this verse literally means “kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a desire to help them; of men towards men: to exercise the virtue of mercy, show one’s self merciful
We are indeed being “Sanctified”: Being made holy and set apart for God’s use.
Verse 8. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
Our attitudes are changing. Showing mercy is a sign that our hearts are changing and become pure in the sight of God. We are being transformed in what we see and in how we see. We are beginning to see matters as God sees them.
Verse 9. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
A peace will begin to settle over the heart and mind of the redeemed and sanctified Believer. We, not only begin to experience ‘a peace that passes understanding’ from our deepening relationship with God, but we begin to demonstrate and practice that peace of God which earns us the title “sons (and daughters) of God”. We are being made into His image.
Verse 10. “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
The bible tells us, it is at this time, we inherit and possess the Kingdom of Heaven with all the rights, responsibilities and authority of a son of God, a joint heir with Jesus.
This statement is staggering, even for the fully devoted and fully surrendered follower of Jesus. And, it is too rich and too profound for the “casual Christian” or “casual Believer” to begin to understand.
The phrase “Kingdom of Heaven” means this:
Kingdom: (basileia from the Greek). The notion of a foundation of power; royal power, kingship, dominion, rule, not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom; Of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah; of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah’s kingdom
(Note: This comes from a root word baino, “to walk”. The sole of the foot; a stepping, walking.)
This reminds us of the tremendous proclamation in Joshua 1:3 “Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.”
We are becoming and, in a real sense, we have already become, heirs of the Kingdom of God, the place of the foundation of all power.
(Ephesians 1:4, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,”)
A place of royal power, kingship, dominion and rule, not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom, God’s Kingdom. It is of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah. It is the Place of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah’s kingdom. (From Strong’s concordance, definitions and translations of the Greek and Hebrew languages)
Verse 11. “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.”
Verse 12. “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Verse 13. “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.”
Verse 14. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Verse 15. “Nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.”
Verse 16. “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
These verses are a description of entire sanctification, and they should leave the child of God breathless. In John 8:12 Jesus calls Himself, the Light of the World. Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Again in John 9:5, “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” Jesus is now calling you by that name! Truly, in His Image.
If you can make this far, you can almost carry the name of Jesus as a Christian! There are only two more stages, and by this time you should be ready to resume.
STAGE 3.
Preparations for pre-launch are complete. Now comes the testing and countdown. Once testing is satisfactorily completed, we will be ready for countdown to launch. But first, Stage 3.
YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST GOOGLED – AND, OH MY!
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There seems to be a growing intolerance toward Christianity and toward Christians in America – bordering on downright hate! I am finding this in about every city, town and neighborhood I visit. I have given this considerable thought, but that cannot be right, can it?
Some of my Christian friends agree that Christianity is a turn-off to a lot of people, but most of them would argue that non-believers are just hostile toward the things and people of God.
So, I ‘Googled’ the phrase, “Why don’t people like Christians and Christianity?” Here is what I found:
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Good Reason: Your moral integrity annoys people.
Bad Reason: You’re judgmental.
Good Reason: Your contentment and confidence make people uneasy.
Bad Reason: You’re relatable. (Or just plain weird.)
Good Reason: You stand up for the weak and vulnerable.
Are you getting the idea? Whether these reasons right or wrong in your opinion – and I disagree with many of them as egocentric – it does not change how others are thinking and feeling.
But, I do I think I understand a little about why an increasing number of people don’t like Christians and Christianity, the foregoing reasons not withheld. I think the #1 reason is that we Christians aren’t “Christian” at all.
We like the idea of being saved from hell and to heaven.
We like the ‘promises’ made in the Bible.
We like the moniker of “Christian”.
But, most of us have tried to skip from ‘stage 1’ of becoming a Christian to the ‘gimme stage’.
There are several stages of acceptance, commitment, growth, maturation, and engagement that must take place if we are to call ourselves, ‘fully devoted followers of Christ’, let alone calling ourselves simply as Christian.
I will make note just FOUR probable steps or stages of becoming Christian, by comparing it to preparation to a rocket launch to the heavens.
Stage one – being saved and becoming a Christian, according to the Bible, is actually the hardest to accomplish, despite what the evangelist or preacher would tell you. They often say, it’s easy. “Just repeat this little prayer”, and bingo! You are saved and can now be a Christian. Come to church, give your money and act right! Woo Hoo! I call this “DRIVE-THROUGH SALVATION” & “SPIRITUAL FAST FOOD”?
But that is not what Jesus says, and it is not what the Bible says. Jesus and the Bible says that you must:
Acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, recognizing His sacrifice on your behalf, His power, authority, and majesty as God, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (For, it is with the heart a person believes in Christ as Savior which results in your justification, that is, you being made righteous — being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God; and with the mouth acknowledge and confess openly that this is now your belief by faith, which results in and confirming your salvation.) (see Romans 10:9-13)
Jesus says, “If anyone wishes to follow Me as My disciple, he must deny himself, that is, set aside selfish interests, and takeup hiscross daily by expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come, and follow Me, believe Me, and conform to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me. (see Luke 9:23).
Jesus says, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” And the disciples were even more astonished, and said to Him, “Then who can be saved?” Looking at them, Jesus said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” Peter began to say to Jesus, “Behold, we have left everything and have followed You.” Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last, first.” (see Mark 10:25-31).
Stage 2 of becoming a Christian is no easier than step 1, but you may be better prepared having completed the first step.
A PROPHETIC WORD FROM JESUS – Build your house on the Rock – Part 33
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Build Your House on the Rock
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” – The Words of Jesus, Matthew 7:24-27
Having issued His warning that “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven”,and to some who erroneously thought they were following Him, He will say, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’Jesus continues His teaching, speaking to “everyone who hears these words of mine and does them…”
IMPORTANT NOTE:Only those who truly know Him “can hear His words and can do them”, for His Words are the will of His Father.
There are thousands upon millions of people who consider themselves as Christians and believe they will inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, but they will not. They are living a strange and impotent form of Christianity, a strange form of the Gospel which they have created from their own imagination, in their own image, according to their own wishes and desires. Jesus addresses this matter by giving instructions and showing the results of obedience to His spiritual disciplines, and what happens to those who have another way.
You need to ask yourself which group you inhabit.
Group #1: “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.”
First, this hearkens to Matthew 16:18 when Jesus says, “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will buildMychurch; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.” In this verse, Jesus explain “two rocks”.
#1. Peter, which comes from the Greek words, “Pétros”, meaning “a detached stone or a small rock“.
#2. “Pétra” which translates from the Greek word for a “a huge mass of rock, a boulder, such as a projecting cliff. Solid native rock, rising up through the earth”.
Jesus is going to use many ‘detached stones’, coming together into “a huge mass of rock, a boulder, such as a projecting cliff. Solid native rock, rising up through the earth” and resting upon the chief cornerstone, the “Lithos”.
Jesus *said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘A stone which the builders rejected, This has become the chiefcornerstone; This came about from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes”?
But Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what is this statement that has been written: ‘A stone which the builders rejected, This has become the chiefcornerstone’?
This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers, “A stone which the builders rejected, This became the chiefcornerstone,”
Secondly, notice “it will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.” You will not escape trials and tribulations having built your ‘home’ upon this Rock, but you will not fall. You will endure successfully to the end.
Group #2: Finally, Jesus clearly states, “And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
Great, “Megas”, exceedingly large in the widest sense; loud, mighty, enduring.
Fall of it, “Ptosis”, a falling into ruin. This word comes from a root word, “piptó” which means to fall under condemnation.
Jesus, in the previous verses, warns that He will tell some who are deceived and disobedient to the Father, “Depart from Me, I never knew you”. He casts them out. Now, He is warning of condemnation for the foolish man who would ‘build his house on the sand’, a metaphor for ‘doing things your own way, from your own imagination, in their own image, according to their own wishes and desires’.
This will conclude, for now, these teachings of preparation to walk as Jesus’ disciple in His footsteps, doing the works He has done and greater works than these.
The importance of these verses cannot be over-emphasized. Be a wise man or woman, who builds their house on the rock, and when the rain falls, and the floods come, and the winds blow and beat on your house, as they will, you will not fall, because you have been founded on the rock.
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