List of Rules or "The Way is Easy"

The Jerusalem Council "and the Holy Ghost" decided gentiles/non-Hebrews did not need to follow all the Law/s of Moses in order to be accepted and acceptable - the moral laws.. of course! But there were also civil laws and dietary laws included in the laws given for Israel in order to prepare a place for Messiah -- it says in the New Testament, God knew man cannot follow the standards of perfection, not now. And trying to, ties one up in knots.. sooner or later. (These days meats are given lots of antibiotics so not everyone needs to choose to have dietary rules. Others do, but both are clearly told not to judge each other concerning such things.)
- Romans 14, Hebrews, Colossians 2:16,17 and Hebrews 4:1

World Peace

It's good, and on many's part, noble, to want to build or attain world peace and harmony of belief. And it's to be applauded, even agreed with. However, in the end, only pure untruth can stand (remain, endure) and humans have the tendency to resort to force.

Find Rest in Him..

Why do you think (in Matthew chapter 11) Jesus said  ³⁰ "...My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”..?
- Is the Christian life meant to be arduous? We have challenges, hard times and oppositions, but what Jesus says is:  ²⁹ "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

Opposites!

Mark 6:1-3,5 (New King James Version)
- "1 Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. 2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! 3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us? So they were offended at Him. ....5 Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them."

Mark 4:37-39,41 (New King James Version)
- "37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”
39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. ....41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

- (Darby Translation)
"Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

Apocalypse 101 "The Signs" #2:

Drought - "the earth will swallow the flood" (proliferation) Rev 12:16. When they were leading Jesus through the streets to be crucified he heard some women crying and he said "women of Jerusalem don't weep for me but for those of children's children.. for if they will do this" (crucify me) "in a green leaf, what will they do in a dry one?" Luke 23:27,31

Apocalypse 101 "The Signs" #1:

Limited Thermonuclear Warfare -  something so dramatic occurs at the end of Revelation chapter 6 that when all is said and done concerning it, it seems like the stars quake in the sky, but 4 angels quickly come and pause it, by "holding back the winds from blowing upon earth, sea or trees.." for a while. Old prophet Ezekiel describes thermonuclear occurrences but not til later. This is limited.

An Evening and a Morning

"An evening and a morning.. a first day.." I'm able to understand how each new month began with the new moon.. but I can't get my head around the days starting in the evening.. does it mean everything is backwards..? (And we have everything backwards..?)

Interesting Cross-References #1: Romans 1:3,4(5) & Revelation 6:2

Romans 1:3-5

Good News Translation (GNT)

³ "It is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: as to his humanity, he was born a descendant of David;⁴ as to his divine holiness, he was shown with great power to be the Son of God by being raised from death.⁵ Through him God gave me" (Paul) "the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey."

Revelation 6:2

New King James Version (NKJV)

² "And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer."

Where's the Beef?

People believe they have a beef against God. They read (or are told) the verses of "God's Judgment" as though it were something God chooses and is eagerly waiting for. Prophecy is what Holy persons of God saw, and if they warned and foresaw crash and calamity, it doesn't mean God does it. Ancient man may even have understood it in that way, not always understanding a bigger, fuller picture. Even Israel came out of man's seeing all natural forces as 'gods'. But God, not only creator and designer, but the life force itself, lives through all sufferings and wars which ever occur. They are the results and consequences of all the choices mankind makes. Could He give thinking ability and its partner the ability to choose, and then not let it be exercised? This life is an unavoidable journey and lesson! If there's to be rational creatures that is! Since God Himself opened this Pandora's box, he built the rescue from imPerfection and death (fading away) right into all things "from the foundation" (beginning) "of the world", which we likely underestimate..

Wall Street

October 2011 - We'll never get Wall Street under control as long as they can lobby Washington!