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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 6 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!
We start this issue by looking at the current war with Israel against the terrorists.
Right now Israel is destroying the terrorist infastructure of both Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Palestinians. Christians who watch for the return of the Lord Jesus are asking these two questions:
1) will this spark the next world war?
I would say NO, unless the war spreads to other countries like Syria, Egypt,Saudi Arabia etc. If this war stays limited to the terrorists in Israel and Lebanon, then it will not spread to WW3. Keep in mind that some believe the antichrist will rise to power at the end of World War 3. One thing for sure, WW3 is coming but the question right now is this: Is the current war with Israel vs the terrorists is the spark to start WW3? Answer: Unless it spreads to other countries, the answer is no.
2) Is this the time of the rapture?
The rapture can happen anytime and any day. There is no prophecy that needs to be fulfilled before the rapture occurs. Here is something to think about. If the events after the rapture can be seen and are lining up according to prophecy, then how close the rapture must be! Right now we know the Lord is coming back very soon but we do not know the exact day. It could be today so it is important to be ready to meet the Lord each and every day! World-wide, God's born-again people are warning that the return of the Lord is very soon. People need to listen and heed the warnings!
Heb 10
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the
manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the
more, as ye see the day approaching.
1 Thess 5
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden
destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with
child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should
overtake you as a thief.
Although we can't know the exact day of the rapture, we can see that time is running out. The Lord Jesus will soon return to rapture home His church. God knows the exact day of the rapture. Our job is to simply be ready to meet the Lord each and every day! This is why the hope of the rapture is a purifying hope. We could literally be raptured today! Therefore how should we live our lives? I think we should live in such a way as would be pleasing to the Lord.
Rev 22
20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come
quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
CURRENT SCENARIO
Currently, Israel is attacking targets and destroying the terrorist positions in Lebanon. The terrorists have responded by shooting many rockets into Israel. These terrorists have openly declared war on Israel and plan to do all they can to hurt, kill, or destroy. On the other hand, the nation of Israel is resolved to break the terrorist threat to the north. Currently, this is a limited war between Israel and the terrorists. Here are some points to consider:
a) Russia backs/supports Iran and Syria. The future leader of the Gog Magog invasion is very involved with both Iran and Syria. These hostile nations are being supported with technology, weapons, and training which they want to use against Israel. They all have the same goal: To destroy the nation of Israel.
b) Iran and Syria are using terrorist groups Hamas/Hezbollah to attack Israel. The terrorists groups aligned against Israel are supported by Iran and Syria. This attack against Israel right now can also be considered as an attack by Iran and Syria by indirectly using these terrorist groups.
c) In reality, Russia is attacking Israel in proxy through Iran and Syria down to the terrorist groups. Don't forget that Russia is very involved in all these problems. Russia has the demonic goal of destroying Israel as does Iran and Syria and other Muslim nations.
d) The day will come when Russia will realize a direct attack on Israel is needed as all other attempts have failed. Russia has tried arming the Arabs so they will attack and destroy Israel. All the attempts to date have failed as God has always given Israel the victory. The Bible says that Russia will take matters into their own hand and attack Israel themselves along with their allies. This will be the time when God destroys the nation of Russia and the allies in the great Magog invasion of Ezek 38, 39
Ezek 38
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog,
the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee,
O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I
will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen,
all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great
company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with
shield and helmet:
6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north
quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy
company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years
thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the
sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains
of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth
out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
e) I believe this Magog invasion occurs midway or later in the 7 year tribulation period. It will occur after the rapture and after the antichrist rises to power.
Grin and bear it kids: Texas schools ban flashy teeth, stretched earlobes
Jul 11, 2006 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The school district here has expanded its dress codes to include mouths - and earlobes.
Students may no longer wear mouth jewelry known as "grills" - shiny teeth caps - or the earlobe-stretching practice known as "gauging."
"The district is having to respond to fads because they've become distracters or a safety hazard for those around them," said Malcolm Turner, the district's executive director of student services.
The nearby Irving, Grand Prairie and DeSoto districts also ban
grills, and some also address gauging - the process of placing
increasingly large items in the ears to stretch the
lobes. ...continued... (c) The Canadian Press, 2006
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Lost people really do not have their own mind. They are conformists
and will blindly follow all the trends of the devil. It is monkey
see monkey do to the highest degree! The leaders, rock bands, do
something evil and all the blind followers imitate. This is how
lost children have accepted the practice of body piercing and
tattoos. The latest way to disfigure ones body is to stretch the
ear-lobe or wear jewelry on the teeth. Here is a thought. As a
child I remember looking at pictures of pagan and primitive
societies in Africa where they stretched their ear lobes. When
any people rejects the Lord Jesus and the Bible, they head down
the path to paganism and the acceptance of primitive pagan practices.
This is where Christians are set free. Those who are born-again and who walk daily with the Lord Jesus are immune to such foolish and demonic fads. There is no need for a Christian to imitate lost souls on their way to hell. So what if they pierce their nose or color their hair bright green. A Christian follows the Lord Jesus and seeks to be close to him.
God's saved people should also know better than to be deceived by rock and roll as well. The goal of the Christian is to be like the Lord Jesus in faith and obedience. There is no need to imitate lost hellbound people pandering their demonic music while they stumble toward the lake of fire. This makes Christians different as we truly are a separated and peculiar people.
1 John 2
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the
world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is
not in him.
John 15
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it
hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but
because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of
the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not
greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will
also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will
keep yours also.
21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's
sake, because they know not him that sent me.
PC(USA) Assembly Blasted for Trashing the Trinity, Other 'Crazy' Decisions By Jim Brown and Jenni Parker July 10, 2006
(AgapePress) - A conservative minister says the Presbyterian Church (USA) did more than alter a major doctrine of the Christian faith at its recent convention. According to one Presbyterian Lay Committee member, a number of "crazy" actions took place at the denomination's meeting last month in Birmingham, Alabama.
At the recent 217th General Assembly meeting, PC(USA) commissioners voted to allow the denomination's churches to use the phrase "compassionate mother, beloved child, and life-giving womb" instead of "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" when referring to the Trinity. This was just one of the 12 phrases approved by the Assembly as permissible substitutions for the traditional names of the Godhead, another being "rock, cornerstone, and temple."
When one California pastor was asked how he felt about the new terminology for the Trinity, he told the Los Angeles Times newspaper, "You might as well put in Huey, Dewey, and Louie." That minister is not alone in his sentiments -- another conservative Presbyterian theologian and pastor is similarly expressing disgust at what he describes as the denomination's move to "alter a major doctrine of the Christian faith."
Pastor Parker T. Williamson, CEO of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, says the PC(USA) is showing contempt for historic church teaching with these substitutions. "The understanding of God as three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit in this divine communion that draws us into itself -- all of that's been trashed by this assembly," he contends.
The denominational leaders also endorsed medical marijuana
use and approved the ordination of homosexuals under certain
circumstances. And Williamson says the "crazy" goings-on at
the General Assembly did not end there. "Someone had made a
resolution to declare suicide bombing a crime against
humanity," he notes. ...continued... (c) 2006 AgapePress all
rights reserved
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The above is more apostasy from a spiritually dead church
that has long ago, rejected the Lord Jesus, the Bible, and
God Himself. The Trinity is a foundational doctrine of
Biblical Christianity. All those who reject the Trinity
are lost as they belong to a false religion. People who
are wrong about God and who He is, are wrong enough to
lose their souls for all eternity. God has revealed Himself
in His Word as a Triune God. This means there is only ONE
God but He exists as three Divine Persons: God the Father,
God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
People, pastors, and religions that reject the Bible will welcome with open arms all forms of apostasy, heresy, and false teachings. People who reject the truth of God's Word gladly welcome the deceptions from the devil. The above article shows this fact very clearly as these lost people attempt to redefine the Trinity!
2 Thess 2
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with
all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them
that perish; because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
These people are nothing more than lost hellbound Christ rejecting sinners on the way to hell. Because they have rejected the truth, God has given them over to their sin as a judgment. They accept lies and deceptions from the devil which blind them to their soon eternal fate in hell, the lake of fire. The only characteristic is these lost people like to assemble and "play" church. They have church assemblies and pastors but they are nothing more than tombs for the dead and perishing. If you attend a dead church like the above, GET OUT!
Romans 1
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their
knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do
those things which are not convenient;
Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, clearing up any ambiguity in previous calls to "wipe Israel off the map," uses an Arabic word for the removal of body hair to describe his plans for Israel.
"All the conditions for the removal of the Zionist regime are at hand," Ahmadinejad told an Arab Conference of Iraqi Neighbors meeting on Saturday. For the first time, he employed the Arabic word ezaleh, which is used to describe the irreversible removal of body hairs.
"Nations in the region will be more furious every day. It won't
take long before the wrath of the people turns into a terrible
explosion that will wipe the Zionist entity off the map,"
Ahmadinejad told the foreign ministers of Jordan, Syria, Saudi
Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, Bahrain and Egypt. The heads of the Arab
League and the Islamic Conference were also present, in addition
to a special United Nations representative. ...continued...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=106893
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It has been awhile since some major threats against Israel, the
apple of God's eye have been made. In the above article the
leader of Iran warns of a terrible explosion. I would say this
refers to the coming world war 3. There will be more attacks
against Israel, and Israel will be victorious over them all.
The reason is that God is bringing back the Jew to the land
of Israel and no enemy can stop this process. Any who try
will find themselves fighting against the God of heaven and
the earth.
Iran is interesting in light of Bible prophecy. God will personally destroy the nation of Iran. In fact Iran will not be destroyed by the USA or Israel. All you read in the news and the threats of war against Iran is just part of the end of the age rumors of wars. Iran may suffer minor damage but they will not be overthrown or destroyed until the great Russian Magog invasion.
Today many nations and terrorists threaten Israel. Any threats against Israel will come to nothing. Against overwhelming odds Israel to-date, have survived all attacks. They will continue to be victorious as the God of the Bible is protecting this nation.
Iran, however, does not have a very good future. Iran's destruction will occur when Israel is attacked in the great Russian invasion found in the Bible in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39. Personally, I believe that will occur midway or later in the 7 year tribulation period where the antichrist reigns on earth. This is the 70th week of Daniel's prophecy and the time of Jacob's trouble. At the end of the 70th week, Israel will be restored spiritually to the God of the Bible and their Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Unlike Iran, Israel will never cease to be a people of a nation before the Lord:
Jer 31
35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day,
and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by
night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD
of hosts is his name
36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD,
then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation
before me for ever.
37 Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and
the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also
cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done,
saith the LORD.
Luke 21
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in
the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with
perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after
those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of
heaven shall be shaken.
The above verses warn that in the days ahead, the events will grow so terrible on planet earth that people will literally die from heart attacks. People will die in fear as they watch what is happening on planet earth. Today this is not happening as many continue to be indifferent as they blindly stumble onward.
Right now we are in the days before the rapture. The lost people of the world are blind to what is really going on. Here is a list of some characteristics of the day:
- Lost people are oblivious to the fact that the Lord Jesus is coming back
- Lost people do not want to know about the return of the Lord Jesus
- They have no fear of God
- They have no interest in God
- They do evil and approve of those who do the same
- They hate the light of the Bible
- Lost people have a growing interest in darkness (occultism)
- Lost people want personal pleasure and wealth - first and foremost. They
think this is the source of happiness
- Lost people think their "world" will continue indefinitely
- Lost people do not care that they are sinners before a Holy God
- Lost people do not fear judgment and hell
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.
Yet judgment is coming and it cannot be stopped! There is coming a time when God will judge the earth. During that time there will be fearful events on planet earth. Here is a short list of several fearful events coming upon the world right now. These events will continue to get worse in the days ahead:
- volcanoes will explode and this includes super volcanoes like the one found in Yellowstone park. When the Yellowstone super-volcano blows, there will be a 600 mile death radius. It will explode with the power of 1200 mount St. Helen's.
- earthquakes will continue with increasing duration and intensity
- disease and plagues will only get worse.
- war threats world-wide. These threats will include the use of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear bombs, chemicals, biological warfare etc). Some of these weapons may actually be used in a limited way. This will send great fear to the people of the world.
- terrorism threats will continue.
- fear from the sky (meteors that can hit the earth)
- economic woes will continue and will worsen (example: gas prices with no relief)
- loss of freedom: example: many countries now have laws on the books that will make the leader a dictator in the right circumstances.
- the world will continue to be prepared to accept the coming antichrist. All those who have rejected the Lord Jesus will accept the antichrist.
Friends, did you know that the Gospel offends? Just by preaching the Gospel one is creating offense in the world to those who hate God and reject the Lord Jesus.
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.
As you can see, lost people will not come to the light because they hate the light. These people love sin and darkness and want nothing to do with the Lord Jesus. They are "offended" by the preaching of the Gospel. In fact, the preaching of the cross is foolishness to them that perish
1 Cor 1
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Lost people are also greatly offended by the fact that the Lord Jesus is the only way to heaven. Lost people would like to believe there are many pathways to God and heaven. This way they can live their godless and immoral lives and choose a false god that will not condemn them for their evil lifestyle. However, the claim of Jesus being the ONLY way makes them angry! Lost people hate the light and are greatly offended at the Bible that clearly states the Lord Jesus is the only way to be saved. This means since the Lord Jesus is the only way to be saved... all other so-called ways lead to eternal death and hell. Here are the portions of the Bible that "offend" lost people as the Lord Jesus is the only Saviour and the only way a person may be saved!
John 14
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Acts 4
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none
other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
So stop worrying about creating offense by telling the truth. Being true to the Gospel of the Lord Jesus will cause offense. Standing fast on sound Biblical doctrine will offend those given to compromise and heresy. Here is what the Bible says:
2 Tim 4
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine
An Egyptian Muslim and deputy director of a prominent Italian newspaper has suggested that Mary could be the figure to bring Christians and Muslims together.
Mr Magdi Allam of Il Corriere della Sera has launched an appeal in the pages of the national daily newspaper to Muslims in Italy to visit Marian shrines.
The journalist said that he is convinced that the Virgin Mary is a meeting point between Christians and Muslims.
"Mary is a figure present in the Koran, which dedicates an entire chapter to her and mentions her some thirty times. In Muslim countries there are Marian shrines that are the object of veneration and pilgrimage by Christian and Muslim faithful," he said.
"Therefore, I believe that if this happens in Muslim countries, why can't it happen in a Christian country, especially in this historical phase in which we need to define symbols, values and figures that unite religions, spiritualities and cultures?" he asked.
In Allam's opinion, "the Marian pilgrimage of Loreto - Italy's
National Shrine - could represent a moment of meeting and spiritual
gathering between Muslims and Catholics, around Mary, a religious
figure that is venerated by both religions." Source: CISA
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After the rapture, there will be a super one-world false religion
under the antichrist. This false religion will be composed of all the
other false religions in the world. Somehow they will all unite into
one big false super-religion! Here is a potential method that Satan
can use to unite the Catholics with the Muslims and other apostate
churches. The virgin Mary is acceptable to many false religions.
She is acceptable because she does not claim to be the ONLY way to
God. Remember the "offensive" claim is made by the Lord Jesus and
the Bible.
John 14
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
The Lord Jesus is the only Saviour and the only way to heaven. All other so called ways lead to death and an eternity in hell, the lake of fire. This fact is very offensive to lost people who want to come to their god on their own terms. These lost people want a false god that will accept their sin and immorality with no consequences, accountability, or future judgment.
In the days ahead, the virgin Mary could be used in a big way as glue to unite many religions by giving them some common ground.
Just the Catholics (1 Billion +) and the Muslims (1 Billion +) is a big unity in itself. In the days ahead watch for more signs of man-made false religions coming together in unity. After the rapture all the religions of the world will unite under the antichrist. All this unity will finalize in open Satanic worship when the mark of the beast is given midway in the tribulation period. At that time, people will be commanded to worship the devil and his antichrist, or die.
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.
Psalm 23 as adapted by Ryan Kearse
The Lord is all that, I need for nothing.
He allows me to chill.
He keeps me from being heated
and allows me to breathe easy.
He guides my life so that
I can represent and give
shouts out in his Name.
And even though I walk through
the Hood of death,
I don't back down
for you have my back.
The fact that you have me covered
allows me to chill.
He provides me with back-up
in front of my player-haters
and I know that I am a baller
and life will be phat.
I fall back in the Lord's crib
for the rest of my life.
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Yes, and all who reject the Bible and accept Satanic substitutes like the Hip Hop, will burn forever in the lake of fire! Have you been deceived?
The central message of the Book of Acts is "Repent therefore and be
converted that your sins may be blotted out" (Acts 3:19). There is
no example in this book of a main character going into a city and
announcing that he has come to proclaim or share the love of God
with anyone. They obviously did not use this approach because they
did not consider it the primary message of the cross.
(From If the Bible is Really True...You Could Be in Big Trouble by Ralph Filicchia)
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People of the world have been told that God is a God of love and
they really do not care. Just preaching a love message by itself
does not save. Modern fads like the psychologists self
esteem and the Alpha course don't mention that man is a sinner
and his sin has separated himself from a Holy God. This is the
root of man's problem and the central issue of the Gospel. Lost
people need to know that we are all sinners and our sin has
separated us from a Holy God.
Rom 3
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God
As you can see we are all sinners. The term 'all' includes me and it includes you. The Bible goes further and states that there is a result of sin.
Rom 6
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
There is a death penalty for sin. That involves death and separation from God in hell, the lake of fire. Sin pays a wage and that wage is death. Since we are ALL sinners then we all deserve death. Our sins have separated us from a Holy God.
People need to realize these facts before they hear the good news of the Gospel. That good news is that God became a man (the Lord Jesus) and died on the cross as our substitute. The Lord Jesus paid the penalty for our sin so we would not have to. He now offers salvation as a gift to all who will repent and receive it. This is the love of God that He would die in our place so we could be saved.
Many false gospels out there love to preach love and reject the truth about sin and hell. As a result they preach a false gospel that will lead people astray.
Gal 1
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you
into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and
would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel
unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any
other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
God is a God of love and He is a God of justice. Sin must be paid for! God's love and His justice meet at the cross where the Lord Jesus bore the penalty for sin. People must now accept salvation in the Lord Jesus or reject and pay for their own sins in hell. That choice is upon each of our heads. How will you choose?
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!
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