Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Last Trump

"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." 
 1 Corinthians 15:52

Yom Teru'ah or Rosh Hashanah is quickly approaching. If God does as He has always done, then this feast is a shadow of the ministry of Christ in some form. It is not hard to see that the ministry of Jesus has revolved around the feasts. The first four feasts are held around March or April. Christians held Resurrection Sunday to coincide with the Passover season until the unfortunate corruption after the church was the recognized religion of the Roman Empire. As a result, many have not realized the significance of these days and Christ's ministry. (It is better to get away from this now before I ramble on about the terrible name of Easter {Ashteroth, Ishtar, Asherah, or Astarte} and its pagan origins. As compromise crushed Israel--it also crushed the powerful testimony of the Church.) After a long pause, around four months, the last three feasts are conducted. Could the spacing be a hint to a long pause, 2,000 years, between the first fulfillment and the second fulfillment?

Jesus was crucified on Passover as He was the Great Lamb that carries away our sin. The blood on the door posts as Moses commanded even formed the shape of a cross (as does the furniture in the tabernacle when traced over their setting in the sanctuary) and the blood reminds us of three crosses on a hill. He was buried just in time for the start of the Feast of Unleavened Bread which speaks of the sinlessness of His life and much more that is beside our purpose today. He arose on First Fruits and this is why Paul in this same chapter mentioned, "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept" (1 Corinthians 15:20). Also, the "first fruits" of believers before the cross were carried to heaven from Abraham's Bosom or Paradise. Matthew 27:52-53 tells this story, "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."

Pentecost followed 50 days after First Fruits. On this day the Jews celebrate the giving of the Torah to Moses. It was the beginning of the covenant between God and the children of Israel. It was conducted as a marriage ceremony in many ways, but did you know that there are many parallels to the Day of Pentecost as recorded in Acts and the day God gave the law? God spoke to Israel in many languages at the mountain and the believers spoke in many languages in the upper room. 3,000 were killed as they failed to revere God's holiness, but on the Churches birthday 3,000 were saved for seeking His holiness. Fire covered the mountain and tongues of fire appeared over every believer. There are many others but it will spoil your own personal study of Exodus 19-20 and Acts 2.

So what does Rosh Hashanah point to? First, it has been a long standing Jewish tradition that the dead will rise on this day. It is customary to greet each other with the saying, "May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year." Also, after a series of three other trumpet sounds throughout the day (100 trumpet blasts are blown) the last sound is called the "Last Trump". More on this later.

Israel and a Very Unstable Middle East


CIA warns of violent American Jews *****What! How many Jews strap bombs to themselves or fly planes into skyscrapers?



FOXNews.com - U.S. Warns Taliban Planning Attack on Aid Workers in Pakistan Wonderful peace! ????? It sounds like a lot of anti Jewish propaganda, and we know that America is filled with anti Christian propaganda, but any who decries Islam is an Islamophobe!



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Monday, August 23, 2010

The Spirit of Antichrist

Here is some great teaching on a coming religious leader, the Mahdi, from the President of Iran, Ahmadinejad. What a Joke!

The Bible gives no room for any other savior other than Jesus Christ. Jesus is very clear when He stated, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6 there is no way around this concept and Jesus made that abundantly clear. Here is another verse just to confirm it, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Acts 4:12

All false teaching about Jesus usually stems from the same sort of arguments like: He failed at His purpose, He was a great teacher but not deity, He channeled cosmic energy that is accessible to us all, and a whole host of other lies!

Islam chooses the first two. He was just a prophet and Christians misunderstood His message and so God sent another messenger. Also, He is not God's son. Here are some verses from the lie they use to confirm this.

"They say: "the most gracious has betaken a son!" Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! At it in the skies are about to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin, that they attributed a son to the Most Gracious, for it is not consonant with the majesty of the Most Gracious that he should beget a son. (The Qur'an, 5:88-92).

Also, they teach that the crucifixion is a hoax and that He was never crucified. "That they rejected Faith; That they uttered against Mary A grave false charge; That they said (in boast): 'We killed Christ Jesus The son of Mary, The Messenger of Allah.' But they killed him not, Nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not. Nay, Allah raised him up Unto Himself; and Allah Is Exalted in Power, Wise. And there is none of the people of the book (Jews and Christians) But must believe in him (Jesus) Before his death; And on the Day of Judgment He (Jesus) will be a witness Against them." An-Nissa 4:156-159

Yet John the Apostle, who started a letter stating the fact that he walked with Jesus and saw Him crucified stated, " Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 1 John 2:22-23

Who will you believe? Those who say that they are a religion of peace but have killed 327 people as part of 80 terrorist attacks in the first 13 days of the fast of Ramadan? (The religion of peace)

Or the Son of God, Himself?

Israel, the Middle East and the Big Mess Jesus Cleans Up!

U.S.: We are troubled by Iran's nuclear intentions, not its military growth - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News




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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Nuclear Iran

Keep focused on Jesus Christ! We have a ringside seat to the preparations for His return. Don't get sidetracked in your relationship with Him.

Israel and the Volatile Middle East







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Thursday, August 19, 2010

More Women In Hell?

The "great prophet"? Sorry ladies!!!!

From the Hadiths of Islam--

The Prophet said, "I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who entered it were the poor, while the wealthy were stopped at the gate (for the accounts). But the companions of the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the gate of the Fire and saw that the majority of those who entered it were women." Volume 7, Book 62, Number 124:

The Prophet said: "I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful." It was asked, "Do they disbelieve in Allah?" (or are they ungrateful to Allah?) He replied, "They are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you have always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees something in you (not of her liking), she will say, 'I have never received any good from you." Volume 1, Book 2, Number 28:

Then he passed by the women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Apostle ?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." The women asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Volume 1, Book 6, Number 301:

Now a word from God's only true revelation proven by a virgin birth and an empty tomb. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." Galatians 3:28

Leaving the Faith of Our Forefathers in America






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Monday, August 16, 2010

The Rejection of the Gospel

One of the greatest signs of the last days may very well be the rejection of the gospel. It is apparent that a rejection of the Word of God was a key indicator of the two parallel prior times of judgment that are used as an indicator of the nearness of the Tribulation. In the days of Noah, God allowed Noah to preach for at least 120 years. It took Noah and his sons this long to build the ark despite the mockery and ridicule that they must have endured. Every hammer blow to the bow was a sermon to the nearness of the judgment that would soon follow. This idea may have been the very underlying thought behind the retelling of this is Hebrews 11:7, "By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."

The same attitude of unrepentant that is shown by the 8 passengers on the ark was also evident in Lot's day. "And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law." Genesis 19:14 Both speak of another important aspect of men's mindset before judgment overwhelmed them.

There has not been a time in history where the name of Jesus Christ is more mocked, scorned, and derided as it is today. Many are filled with vehement anger if anyone even tires to share God's plan of salvation with them. Surely, this is what is meant by a great falling away first. (2 Thessalonians 2:3) Keep sharing the truth, but know His coming is soon; even at the door.

Israel, the Middle East and the Soon Coming War








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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Today's Prophetic Headlines

The war rumors have resurfaced in nearly every news outlet. Only time will tell. One thing is assured. God will have Israel to triumph to the glory of His name. He keeps His promises to His faithful and He knows the beginning from the end and the end from the beginning.

Israel the Middle East and the Return of Messiah Y'shua

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Monday, July 26, 2010

Why Worry?

(To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.)
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me...Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?" 
 Psalm 56:1-4 & 8.

I talk to a lot of people who are gravely concerned about the current time in which we live. They are so worried about where the nation is going, the homosexual agenda, an unfriendly, godless court system, a self serving government that seems bent on usurping the rights of Americans while making us subservient to foreign powers, and, of course, the economic downturn. It is very easy to get so fearful and overwhelmed that we lose eternal perspective. Jesus warned this could happen when He said, "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." Mt 24:12

By eternal perspective, I mean that we need to refocus on God the Eternal One! He has not left us without guidance about times like this and we have the promise of a lifetime which states, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." (see Hebrews 13:5) God is not quaking in fear as to what to do next. He is not fearful of the unjust justices because they will give an account to Him for every godless decision. For this reason, we should pray for them that God opens their eyes for they have much to be accountable for including the murder of millions of infants. The fight against a godly family and homosexuality does not make Him fear. Sensual ministers that do not preach truth does not invalidate His purposes. He even warned us of these gospel perverters in Jude and 2 Peter 3. He is not scared of the immoral policies of the current President, nor does He worry about the soon coming tribulation spearheaded by Satan and anti-Christ. God is in control. He purposed these days to be a stark contrast to the kingdom rule of Jesus Christ. God is in control. Let me say it just once more, "Don't worry--God is in control. Trust Him, He knows where He is leading us! God Bless and keep eternal focus.
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