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But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:37-39
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Deuteronomy 31:24-26 …’ And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.’
Exodus 40:20 …’ And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:’……Note from these two verses above, that the stone tablets (The Testimony) on which were written the Ten Commandments were placed INSIDE the ark, yet the book of the law by Moses, was placed in a pocked BESIDE the ark. This also shows a distinct separation between the two laws.
2 Chronicles 33:8 ….’ Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.’ ….That word ‘and’ separates the two laws…. The Ten Commandments and the Laws of Moses.
Take a look at the above verse from Deuteronomy 31, where it says ..’that it may be there for a witness against thee.’ This is talking about the ‘book’ of the law, not the Ten Commandments. Now take a look at the following verse from the New Testament:
Colossians 2:14 …' Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;' ..Notice a couple of things from this verse. The Handwriting of ordinances were the laws of Moses, which contained the ceremonial laws and it was these laws that were against us, NOT the Ten Commandments. It was the laws of Moses that were taken out of the way by Jesus Christ, being nailed to the Cross.
John Wesley knew the truth about the above verse (1825)
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Three last points from the last book in the Bible are:
“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Revelation 12:17
“Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Revelation 14:12
And from the very last page of the very last book :
“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:14
Why do Christians forget the one command that God specifically said to remember?
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With the love of Jesus,
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| What Does the Bible Say? |
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Revelation 11:14-19 Before the sounding of the seventh and last trumpet, there is the usual demand of attention. The saints and angels in heaven know the right of our God and Savior to rule over all the world. But the nations met God’s wrath with their own anger. It was a time in which he was beginning to reward his people’s faithful services, and sufferings; and their enemies fretted against God, and so increased their guilt, and hastened their destruction. By the opening the temple of God in heaven, may be meant, that there was a more free communication between heaven and earth; prayer and praises more freely and frequently going up, graces and blessings plentifully coming down. But it rather seems to refer to the church of God on earth. In the reign of antichrist, God’s law was laid aside, and made void by traditions and decrees; the Scriptures were locked up from the people, but now they are brought to the view of all. This, like the ark, is a token of the presence of God returned to his people, and his favour toward them in Jesus Christ, as the Propitiation for their sins. The great blessing of the Reformation was attended with very awful providences; as by terrible things in righteousness God answered the prayers presented in his holy temple now opened.
Support Your Pastor
A Christian should support their Pastor. Take a look at 1 Thessalonians 5:12. Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. Show them respect and love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other.
The bible makes it clear that God establishes leaders in the Christian community.
Their role is vital to the mission and ministry of the local church. Take a look at Hebrews 13:17
Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say unless it contradicts the Bible. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.
Pray for your Pastor (Priest, Minister, Presbyter or whatever you call them!)
Use your gifts in the Christian community. Your pastor doesn’t have all the gifts of the Spirit.
Make your own relationship with God a priority. If you are growing in the Lord you will be an encouragement to your pastor and your church family.
Don’t criticize your pastor. If you have a concern contact them personally. Matthew 18:15, 1 Timothy 5:19, Matthew 5:23-24
Be forgiving to your Pastor. They are human.
If you have genuine concerns then you MUST confront the pastor to try to reach some sort of understanding. But, do so in agreement with what the Bible teaches.
Got Milk
Bring the matter to him one-on-one and if it is not resolved see if you can find some other witnesses to go with you. If that does not work then you’ll need to go higher with it and then finally, make an announcement in the hearing of the whole congregation. Only after all avenues of reconciliation are exhausted should you move on. Sometimes after prayerful consideration you may have to make a change. They may be feeding you
I like steak
milk, and you may be ready for steak!
2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth. 3:16 All Scripture is inspired of God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness. Remember, if you’re struggling with a gray area on a certain subject in the Bible you can always we can always ask God. Also, gather all verses pertaining to that subject. List the clear verses and the obscure verses and study them. The Bible does not contradict itself as some might say. It’s only our understanding that is vague.
If a Church is teaching anything contrary to the Word of God, you have the right to correct them, although they may not believe you. The sin of pride is an incredible obstruction in receiving spiritual wisdom from the Holy Spirit. True wisdom from God comes easily when we allow God to lead us and we become child-like and willing to hear. God may have revealed or opened up a portion of scripture to you and not someone else. That’s how we grow and mature in the knowledge of God’s Word.
Our views can start to change and other people may not be ready for that advancement. An individual can actually block the Holy Spirit’s instruction. God will never force a person to learn, or go against their own will. He will give you thoughts about a certain subject through inaudible whispers. He may communicate through a friend or stranger by divine appointment.
Have you ever noticed that sometimes a verse or verses seem to leap off the page, and you can hardly wait to tell everyone around what God showed to you and what you’ve learned. Then to your surprise, they disagree with you.
We have our own responsibility for knowing what the Bible says, and shouldn’t just rely on someone else for understanding. God gives understanding to each person as He sees appropriate. One other thing to keep in mind is that the most confusing place to find information is the Christian book store. You may find 100 books on the same subject and all may be in opposition of each other. Test every discovery or revelation against scripture, because the Holy Bible is the only truth to be found.
In Christ (not in Crises),
Darrell Baudoin
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What Will the Wise Understand?
In Daniel 12:9, 10 the Bible predicts that in “the time of the end” God will purify His people, and that “the wise shall understand.” What will they understand?
In the ancient Near East the custom was to “seal” an important document by impressing upon it the identifying marks of the parties involved and the recording scribe. A sealed text was not to be tampered with or changed. Then the original document was duplicated and placed (“closed up”) in a safe place where it could be preserved. An excellent illustration of this process is recorded in the Book of Jeremiah: “So I [Jeremiah] bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels of silver. I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the silver on the scales. I took the deed of purchase – the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, as well as the unsealed copy – and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah [the scribe]” (Jer 32:9-12). The sealing of Jeremiah’s property deed was not done to “hide” the contents or to keep them “secret” but to preserve the document. As a matter of fact, Jeremiah performed this transaction in the presence of his cousin “and of the witnesses who had signed the deed and of all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard” (Jer 32:12). There also was an “unsealed copy” of the deed that presumably was open for inspection.
Gabriel therefore was instructing Daniel to preserve “the words of the scroll,” not merely this final vision but the whole book for those who will live at “the time of the end” when the message will be needed. This future generation will undergo the horrors of the tribulation (“time of distress”) and will need the promises in the Book of Daniel – that God will be victorious over the kingdoms of the world and that the suffering will last only for a brief time – to sustain them.
An increase in travel toward the end of the age is not the idea of the phrase “will go here and there.” In a number of Old Testament passages (e.g., 2 Chronicles 16:9 Jer 5:1 Amos 8:12 Zech 4:10). Hebrew yesotetu denotes “to go here and there” in search of a person or thing, and that is the meaning here. An “intense” searching seems indicated by the verb form. The purpose of this search will be to “increase knowledge.”
Yet Gabriel was not predicting a mere surge in scientific “knowledge,” and so forth, in the last days. The article
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appears with “knowledge” (lit., “the knowledge”), showing that a particular kind of “knowledge” was intended, that is, when and how Daniel’s message is to be fulfilled. As the time of the fulfillment draws nearer, the “wise” will seek to comprehend these prophecies more precisely, and God will grant understanding (“knowledge”) to them.
Paul the apostle said, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17. The Bible promises to unlock itself, giving wisdom of God’s Word in its verses that explain the hidden messages in other passages. By comparing the different texts on the same subjects, viewing their demeanor from every side, the Scriptures become clear. In this way, light is shed upon the hidden meaning of the Word. Spend time in God’s Word daily, and don’t allow anything to keep you from it, for there you find life.
The Bible says, “Love Me and keep My commandments.” You can’t obey Jesus if you don’t love Him. You can’t love Him if you don’t know Him. And you will never know Him unless you take time to know Him through His Word. The Bible is the main way God uses to reveal Himself to sinful man.
When people read God’s Word with their hearts open to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying, it becomes a living testament to Jesus Christ. “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” John 6:63. Sin entered into the world because man doubted God’s words; don’t make the same mistake today by doubting the Bible’s accuracy. Don’t put off studying His Word. It may seem like it now, but nothing in this world is more important. At any given moment, time will run out for each of us.
Mark of the Beast Truth
God is Holy and hates sin
Since God is righteous and fair, eternal punishment for sinners and non-believers must be fair and just as well. People who won’t receive salvation through Jesus Christ is not by God’s fault, but by their own free will.
Will it be important in these coming days to know just exactly what the mark of the beast is?
Find out the truth about what the Bible really says.
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Will it be a:
- Government identification number?
- Bar code?
- National Health and ID card?
- Microchip injected into the hand or forehead?
If you believe any one of these ideas get ready to be stunned. It may even rock your core beliefs. Would you really and truly want to know the truth? Would it be possible after all of your Bible study and years of learning the Word of God to be wrong and even be deceived in the last days as to the truth about the mark of the beast?
In the last days, we will have to know the Bible well enough to know when a pastor misquotes it! True Christians will need to be rooted and grounded in God’s Word. In the last days, the question won’t be, “Do you believe in God?“, It will be, “Do you believe God?” We will have to walk by faith and not by sight.
There will be so many miraculous signs and wonders that even staunch atheist will believe in some source of supernatural power! This may be the most important post you ever read, and the most important message you ever hear!
For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
First, please pray that God would open the truth of His Word to you.
I suggest that you get yourself a hot cup of coffee, sit down and get comfortable. These messages cuts to the very core about the Mark of the Beast issue.
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This message is many years old and exactly what the Bible teaches, but not many people want to hear truth, ie – itching ears!
Here are 2 valuable resources to help you understand this widely misunderstood topic.
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Question: Will it be important to know what the mark of the beast is?
Answer: Knowing exactly what the mark of the beast is won’t matter at all, if we know what the Seal of God is!
Rev 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the Seal of the Living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
Rev 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Rev 9:4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
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All truth passes through three stages.
- It is ridiculed
- It is violently opposed
- It is accepted as being self-evident
Would you like to know:
- Who is the Antichrist?
- About 666 and the Mark
- Is the USA in Bible Prophecy?
Click the image below and click the play button for a video message that is very detailed and reveals all of these facts and more along with Bible references.
Priorities
PRIORITIES
By Duane Huffstutler
PRIORITIES
Every once in a while something will be said that we don’t quite agree with or something will be done that we don’t think should be done at the time and it may get under our skin. It comes down to how the person sets his priorities. Everyday we set priorities on everything we do. Whether it is reading our Bible or praying. If we get woke up before it is time to get up and there is something important to do; do we stop and take time with God first or do we just go ahead and do what we must do first? Which has priority?
The definition of Priority is something given meriting attention before completing alternatives. Everyone has their own opinion as to where to set the priority and it is based on what they have been taught. Who is right? Everyone will answer to God as to how he set his priorities, right or wrong.
Let’s look at how some people set their priorities. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 but seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you. If you set your priorities with God being first he will take care of everything else you need. Jesus set his priorities with the will of God being above all things. In Luke 2:49 Jesus was 12 years old and was not found in the caravan as they were going home. When Mary and Joseph found him they questioned him but he answered, how is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
At 12 years old Jesus had already set his priorities to do the will of the Father. How did he know what he was supposed to do everyday? As you study the Gospels you find that Jesus withdrew himself and prayed. As you study deeper he would be alone each morning before daylight and talk with the Father. God would give him instructions and guide him by the Holy Spirit. Then there will be no question as to what the priorities are.
Let’s look at the person named the 2nd most in the Gospels, Peter. Some say he was always messing up and sticking his foot in his mouth. I disagree he wanted to know everything he could know about Jesus Christ the Messiah. He would ask questions when no one else would. He would do things that no one else would do because he wanted to know. He had set his priorities to know Christ and to become as close to him as he could. He didn’t care what it looked like.
What about Paul? He persecuted the Christians with zeal. When Christ got a hold of him on the road to Damascus, he changed his perspectives and his priorities and his priorities became to spread the word of God no matter what it cost him. He was beaten and stoned and shipwrecked but he kept his priorities with God first.
Where are your priorities? I don’t want your answer that is between you and God, who by the way already has the answer. So if you tell yourself anything less than the full truth you are only lying to yourself. Are we any better than Christ himself, who being filled with the Holy Ghost needed to talk to the Father? That we can go through the day, the week, the month or the year without talking with the Father. If you can I guess the information was planted inside of you when you were born so that you don’t need the Father to tell you where your priorities should be. The rest of us need that daily time with the Father.
Just think about itwhat has priority in your life?
Duane L. Huffstutler, Written 2008, Faithwriters.com
Duane L. Huffstutler is the Sunday School Director at Oak Grove Pentecostal Ministries in Bonifay Florida. With the Lord’s help he has written many short devotions and a few long articles all to be used for the glory of God.
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