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Acts 17
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Welcome to Issue number 13 of the Judgment is coming newsletter. May God bless you as you are encouraged and as you eagerly await the soon return of the Lord Jesus! The signs of impending judgment are all around us! It is a source of encouragement to the Christian as we know the Lord Jesus will very soon return!
Zech 7
11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped
their ears, that they should not hear.
12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear
the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by
the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Today there is a great falling away of professing Christians. Many have rejected sound Biblical doctrine and have followed false teachings and doctrines of devils. God's people have issued warnings yet few have ears to hear. Did you know it is possible for a person to shut his ears so that he cannot hear?
Look at the above verses. The Lord had attempted to teach and instruct His people in the way they should live. But the rebellious people wanted to hear nothing from the Lord. Verse 11 above says they refused to hear and turned their backs on God and His Word. Verse 12 says these rebellious people made their own hearts hard as stone to avoid hearing the Word of the Lord.
Verse 12 also shows the end result of doing such a thing. God's judgment and a great wrath fell upon those rebellious people.
Here is a point I wish to make. The things that happened in the Old Testament are an example for us today. See the below verse:
Jude
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner,
giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh,
are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
God completely destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha because of their immoral sexual sin (sodomy). That sin is popularized and legalized today. Just as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha in the past, judgment and destruction is coming in our days for the same sin. So what happened in the Old Testament is a warning and an example for those living today.
Now apply that same rule to the verses quoted in Zech 7:11,12 above. In the Old Testament, people did not want to hear the Word of God. They shut their ears, turned their back on God, and deliberately hardened their heart so they would not hear. The result of doing this was great wrath and judgment from God.
Here is my point. That same attitude is very real today in our society! People do not want the Word of God so they shut their ears and turn their back to God. More specifically, the Bible is outlawed in schools and in public places. The Bible has also been ruled to be "hate" literature in the legal system. Why is this done? Because people refuse to hear the Word of the Lord and they turn their back on Him and harden their heart. The result of rejecting God and His Word are laws that make the Bible "hate" literature. Today many have cold hearts of stone due to the hardening of their heart and refusal to hear the Word of God.
This same attitude can also be found in many professing Christian churches that listen to wolves and false teachers while rejecting the Word of God. Here are some current examples:
- Rock and roll music is from hell. Satan was created with musical instruments built right into his body. He knows music and he knows how to corrupt it so souls will be led to hell. This evil rock music has made it into churches and has been popularized. When people are warned, they get angry and do not want to hear anything negative about their Satanic rock music. Their ears are closed, their backs are turned, and their hearts are hardened. I have seen people get very emotional and angry because they do not want to hear anything negative about their Satanic rock music.
- Purpose driven heresies. Many, many churches have fallen away from God by listening to these false teachings from Rick Warren. Sin is removed and replaced with self esteem. Rock music and many forms of entertainment is used to pacify the lost. Perverted Bible versions are used and shallow non-Biblical messages are given to make lost people fell good about their lost condition. Occultic practices are introduced into the Churches with fancy sounding names like: Contemplative prayer. People who complain about these heresies are told to leave the church. There have been many articles and books written that expose these false teachings. Yet pastors and their congregations have closed their ears, hardened their hearts, and turned their backs on the Lord and His Wod. Judgment is coming their way from the God whom they have rejected! Some pastors want big churches with huge congregations, big incomes, and huge building funds to stroke their ego. These men are not really interested in pleasing the Lord or in what the Lord has to say in the Bible. As a result their heart has become cold, hard, and deaf to the things of God.
- The occult has made it into the churches. True Christians are not ignorant of Satan's devices and deceptions. The devil used the lie that if something is done by a Christian, then it must be good. Then two Catholic mystic occult lovers were defined to be Christians. Therefore, their so-called occult based fictional stories were considered good entertainment for professing Christians. I'm talking about Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis's Satanic Narnia. Look at the below verses. All the abominations listed in the Word of God are a major part of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Narnia. (Yes cold hearted professing Christians also love Harry Potter!)
Deut 18
10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or
his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an
observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or
a necromancer.
12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and
because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out
from before thee.
Because professing "Christian" pastors and church members want to enjoy the occult, they have closed their ears, turned their back upon God, and as an act of will, hardened their heart. This is why occult entertainment has made it into professing Christian churches. The false Christian tares love the occult and they have shut their ears to the Word of God and what God says about the occult. When a person hardens their heard, they become immune to the Bible and it has no effect up them. Therefore, verses that show God's attitude on the occult can be quoted and it has no effect upon them. This means the above verses from Deut 18:10-12 can be quoted and the will have no affect on an occult loving professing Christian.
I saw this happen in days past. One person I warned about Lord of the Rings and Satan's Narnia, despised what I said. He got to the point where when he saw me, he would politely turn his back toward me in avoidance. His ears were closed, his back was turned, and his heart was hardened. This man wanted nothing to do with avoiding the occult. It was entertaining and enjoyable and he had no heart for the Word of God! To such a person, the above verses in Deut 18 can be quoted, yet the hard hearted person has no ears open to hear. Their ears are shut and they want nothing to do with the Word of God! Therefore great wrath will come their way in God's timing!
This list can go on-and-on but can you see the main point of all this? The bottom line is that lost people and false Christian tares love darkness and evil. They reach the point where they want nothing to do with the Word of God and refuse to listen to sound Biblical teaching. Here is how the Word of God describes this situation:
John 3
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and
men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to
the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
People who shut their ears, turn their backs, and harden their hearts to the Word of God, actually hate and reject the Lord. See the above verses where God says they love darkness and hate the light? As a result they will receive great wrath and judgment at God's appointed time.
CONCLUSION
Let's review the main verse of this article:
Zech 7
11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped
their ears, that they should not hear.
12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear
the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by
the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
We have shown that people who reject the Lord will love darkness and evil. They will literally shut their ears, turn their backs, and harden their hearts so they will not hear what God has to say. These people reject the Word of God and do all they can to close their ears so God's Word will not be heard.
We also concluded that the last part of verse 12 shows the the Lord will send great wrath and judgment upon these people!
It is time to do a personal inventory of your heart as you consider each question below:
Do you read the Word of God each and every day so you may grow and mature in Christ?
Do you seek to understand more of the Bible and apply it to your life as God opens your mind to Biblical truths?
Do you love good solid verse by verse preaching of the Word of God?
Do you want to have an open heart to the Lord that responds in obedience to sound Biblical teaching?
Draw close to the Lord now as the end of the age and the return of the Lord Jesus to rapture home His people is growing near!
Luke 21
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and
lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
It is possible to walk with the Lord closely in your daily life. On earth we are to walk by faith and not by sight. This means there will be no one-on-one discussions from God. There will be no signs given when you are making decisions. Fleeces are always wrong and if you throw out a fleece, you will be fleeced by the devil.
Let me repeat myself. The walk of a Christian on earth is by faith and not by sight. Do not expect any signs or heavenly voices. The Bible, the Word of God, is all that is needed in a faith walk with the Lord.
How can a Christian can commit himself to walking with the Lord. 1) Of course, you must be born again! You must be saved trusting in the Lord Jesus alone for your salvation.
2) Daily Bible reading is necessary. The Bible is the Word of God and Christians mature and grow by reading the Scriptures
1 Pet 2
2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye
may grow thereby:
3) Daily prayer. This means in addition to a personal prayer time, you pray and talk with the Lord all day long! If you see a need in others or have a personal need, immediately pray to the Lord and talk to Him about it. Understand as you pray and talk, the Lord always hears your request. He will never verbally answer you or give you some kind of sign. You may never see the answer to your request. Understand that the Lord has heard your request and will work things out properly and in the right time.
Phil 4
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep
your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Does walking with the Lord mean only good things will happen?
The answer is NO. There are good times and there are troubled times where a Christian suffers as he walks with the Lord. The Lord uses times of suffering to build character and draw us closer to Himself. One of the trials Christians always go through is the desert experience. During this time a Christian is in a very painful situation where there is no escape. A desert experience must be endured. During that time it is important not to focus on experiences and feelings. Instead, trust the Lord and walk closely to Him while thanking Him for all His blessings. Learning to praise the Lord and trust in Him in times of a painful trial is a major growth process.
1 Cor 10
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man:
but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that
ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape,
that ye may be able to bear it.
Prov 3
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Consider this point. You can endure any circumstance with joy if your trust in the Lord is strong. Discouragement and depression only comes when your faith and trust in the Lord is weak. As a Christian matures and grows closer to the Lord, he can trust the Lord in more circumstances. Strong trust in the Lord can get you through any time of trial and pain. Trust, however, is a growing thing. A baby Christian can trust the Lord at one level and a mature Christian can trust the Lord at a higher level. As one grows and matures in the Lord, so does his trust grow and mature.
Another type of trial involves prosperity. During that time we are tempted to forget the Lord and the fact that we are totally dependent upon Him. It is dangerous if a spirit of self sufficiency and pride fills ones attitude. In this type of trial, the Christian must maintain his trust in the Lord during both times of trial and blessing.
CONCLUSION
In heaven we will no longer be able to walk in faith with the Lord. At that time we will see the Lord Jesus face to face and our walk will be by sight. Only now in these closing days can a Christian walk by faith with the Lord. I assure you, walking by faith is not easy and it is a growing process as you mature and grow in Christ.
Use this time before the rapture to walk close with the Lord Jesus here on earth. Our walk is a faith walk and the Lord wants His people to desire a close walk with Himself.
2 Cor 5
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at
home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the
body, and to be present with the Lord.
Women who have abortions are three times as likely to suffer depression and other mental illness, it emerged yesterday.
Senior doctors claim new evidence shows a clear link between abortion and mental health problems in women who previously had no history of such illness.
They believe the risks are being 'played down' so women wanting an abortion are kept in the dark.
As a result those considering having an abortion should be warned of the dangers, says a group of leading specialists.
The call comes in a letter from 15 senior obstetricians and psychiatrists to mark the anniversary of the legalisation of abortion 39 years ago.
Since the Abortion Act came into effect in 1967, more than six million abortions have been carried out in Britain, with levels now running at around 200,000 a year.
The letter headed by Patricia Casey, professor of psychiatry at University College, Dublin, says medical guidance to doctors should be revised to take greater account of the mental health risks.
She said a New Zealand study found women who have had abortions have twice the level of psychological problems and three times the level of depression as women who have given birth or never been pregnant.
"Since women having abortions can no longer be said to have a low risk of suffering from psychiatric conditions such as depression, doctors have a duty to advise about the long-term adverse psychological consequences of abortion," she wrote in the letter to The Times newspaper.
The study said abortion could trigger depression and other illnesses in women with no mental problems in the past. ...continued...
Peter Saunders, General Secretary of the Christian Medical Fellowship, said, "As well as ending the lives of 200,000 unborn children every year; abortion leaves many women hurt, damaged and not knowing where to turn." "This strengthening evidence for a link between abortion and mental illness needs to be taken very seriously."
"Women have a right to know the medical facts in order that they make fully informed decisions and get the help they need, and doctors, and particularly the Royal Colleges, have a responsibility to impart accurate information and provide proper care."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=413049&in_page_id=1770
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The depression associated with an abortion is not an illness. It is the
result of the guilt of sin. The Bible warns that the wages of sin is death.
See below:
Romans 6
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Bible warns that sin pays a wage and that wage is death. The wages of sin involves physical death as well as eternal death in the lake of fire. Depression from sin is one such wage that sin pays and it is a part of physical death. But don't stop reading the above verse! The good news can also be seen in the second part of the verse! God has given a gift of eternal life through the Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus came to save sinners. He wants all with a repentant and open heart to come to Him and receive His gift of forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life.
Abortion is the murder of another person. It is a terrible sin before the Lord to shed the blood of the innocent. Of course this type of sin will trigger mental illness and depression as a result. I have also heard that women who have had abortions are also much more in danger of various forms of cancer (like breast cancer).
The Bible is very clear on the topic of murdering the innocent. The shedding of innocent blood is a great sin before the Lord. Abortion is also a blood sacrifice to Satan. Here are several verses from the Bible that show that truth very clearly:
Psalms 106
35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
36 And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their
daughters, whom they SACRIFICED unto the idols of Canaan: and the land
was polluted with blood.
39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with
their own inventions.
Proverbs 6
16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running
to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Isaiah 59
7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their
thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
As you can see God is aware of those who shed innocent blood and their judgment is coming.
HEALING IS POSSIBLE IN THE LORD JESUS
Women who have had an abortion need to turn completely to the Lord Jesus and accept Him as their Lord and Saviour. What you did was wrong in having an abortion, but there is forgiveness and healing to the repentant heart in the Lord Jesus and His finished work on the cross. Yes, you did wrong and sinned in having an abortion. But come to the Lord Jesus right now and give Him your life. Open the door of your heart and invite Him to be your Lord and Saviour! Many victims of abortions have come to the Lord Jesus and received healing, forgiveness, and eternal life. Right now the Lord Jesus silently knocks on the door of your heart.
Rev 3
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open
the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
CLEVELAND - City schools will expand sex education curriculum to include age-appropriate lessons that begin as early as kindergarten, officials said.
The initiative comes as Cleveland's teen birth rates are high but dropping - about 40 of every 1,000 girls ages 15-19 become pregnant every year, according to state data - and rates of some sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, are rising.
Cases of chlamydia, the most common STD, rose 30 percent over the past five years while HIV, rarely diagnosed in adolescents, turned up in 19 Cuyahoga County teens.
"One-third of all the HIV/AIDS cases in Ohio are in Cleveland," said Lita Townsend, responsible sexual behavior coordinator for the district. "Really, the best weapon we have right now is education."
Cleveland schools already offer sex education to many of their middle- and high-school students. The schools also are required to teach HIV prevention.
The new classes, which begin soon, will address self-esteem and peer pressure
as well as biology. Children in grades K-3 will learn about how viruses work
and appropriate and inappropriate touching. Grades 4-6 will start learning about menstruation and other aspects of reproductive health. ...continued...
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061021/NEWS0102/610210352
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It is interesting how lost people are worried about the rising sexually
transmitted disease infections in lost people. They are concerned that
children are having children. Yet, God's moral rules in the Bible are rejected!
Abstinence is mocked! Waiting until marriage is not even a consideration.
In fact, God's morals in the Bible is something to be laughed at and mocked.
Perhaps it is time for Christian parents to start homeschooling their
children and remove them from such an environment!
1 Cor 6
18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but
he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
People who reject and ignore this simple warning will die young as their bodies are destroyed by all kinds of disease and sickness! Satan encourages lost people to freely commit sexual sin with each other. The consequences of disease and an early death are never considered.
Human beings may be forced to be 'microchipped' like pet dogs, a shocking official report into the rise of the Big Brother state has warned.
The microchips - which are implanted under the skin - allow the wearer's movements to be tracked and store personal information about them.
They could be used by companies who want to keep tabs on an employee's movements or by Governments who want a foolproof way of identifying their citizens - and storing information about them.
The prospect of 'chip-citizens' - with its terrifying echoes of George Orwell's 'Big Brother' police state in the book 1984 - was raised in an official report for Britain's Information Commissioner Richard Thomas into the spread of surveillance technology.
The report, drawn up by a team of respected academics, claims that Britain is a world-leader in the use of surveillance technology and its citizens the most spied-upon in the free world. ...continued...
In their Report on the Surveillance Society, the authors now warn: "The call for everyone to be implanted is now being seriously debated."
The authors also highlight the Government's huge enthusiasm for CCTV, pointing out that during the 1990s the Home Office spent 78 per cent of its crime prevention budget - a total of £500 million - on installing the cameras.
There are now 4.2 million CCTV cameras in Britain and the average Briton is caught on camera an astonishing 300 times every day.
This huge enthusiasm comes despite official Home Office statistics showing that CCTV cameras have 'little effect on crime levels'.
They write: "The surveillance society has come about us without us realising", adding: "Some of it is essential for providing the services we need: health, benefits, education. Some of it is more questionable. Some of it may be unjustified, intrusive and oppressive."
Yesterday Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, whose office is investigating the Post Office, HSBC, NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland over claims they dumped sensitive customer details in the street, said: "Many of these schemes are public sector driven, and the individual has no choice over whether or not to take part."
"People are being scrutinised and having their lives tracked, and are not
even aware of it." ...continued...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23372564-details/Britons+'could+be+miscropchipped+like+dogs+in+a+decade'/article.do
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The above is a good description of an oppressive police state. Under the
antichrist in the days ahead, people will be monitored like cattle.
They will be monitored and their exact location will always be known
by those in authority in the kingdom of the Antichrist. Then, midway in
the seven year tribulation period the Antichrist will commit the
abomination of desolation, claim to be God, and demand worship. All those
who worship the devil will receive the mark of the beast. Those who refuse
to worship the Antichrist will be hunted down and killed. All these chips
today are preparing the hearts of people for the time they will be given
the ultimate chip - the mark of the beast!
Rev 13
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and
bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or
the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number
of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six
hundred threescore and six.
For millennia, the Mediterranean has fed its coastal peoples with abundant fish, but now it threatens to become a barren sea. Overfishing is taking a heavy toll on fish stocks, with the numbers of tuna plummeting and anchovy becoming scarce in the western Mediterranean.
"Many species are becoming increasingly rare," says Alain Bonzon, secretary general of a commission monitoring fishing in the Mediterranean.
The problem is visible not only in the Mediterranean, but also in Spain's
Atlantic and Cantabrian fishing grounds. "We are catching less and less
fish," observes fisherman Emilio Louro from the north-western Galicia region. ...continued...
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=288273area=/insight/insight__international/
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I have heard that the coral reefs are dying as are certain places in the ocean
that once had abundance life. Something is happening to this world! Could
it be impending Divine Judgment? I think so!
When judgment comes during the 7 year tribulation period there will be two terrible judgments upon the seas. The first judgment will kill 1/3 of all the life in the sea. See below:
Rev 8
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning
with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had
life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
The second judgment comes a short time after the above judgment. At this time ALL the life in the oceans/seas will die.
Rev 16
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as
the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains
of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord,
which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast
given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
With terrible judgments coming such as described in the above, why do you wait before accepting the Lord Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Repent of your sins and accept Him today before time runs out and it is too late for you!
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Get the message out! Judgment is coming and it has already started! It is long past time to repent and get right with God! The Lord Jesus (second person of the Trinity and God in human flesh) is the Only Saviour. Come to Him today before it is too late for you!