BLoG - Destiny, FaTe & LoGiC

Find Rest in Him..

2012-01-24T08:49:00.000-06:00

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!

2012-01-19T09:17:00.002-06:00

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:

2012-01-15T13:44:00.001-06:00

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:

2012-01-14T09:26:00.000-06:00

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

2011-12-05T17:13:00.001-06:00

"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

2011-12-01T20:31:00.001-06:00

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?

2011-11-14T12:45:00.001-06:00

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

2011-10-29T12:35:00.000-05:00

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

PoLiTiCs !!

2011-10-29T12:31:00.001-05:00

I can say I'm of a certain party, politically, because I side with them on more issues, and think they bode better for the future than the other party. But I surely don't believe a whole lot government / politicians, or any party says! Because you know why? If I did believe a lot of what they said, it could become a religion to me! And most of what I would have to say about it would do more harm than good. It's not Religion (any spirituality/philosophy other than my own) that's the cause of all wars, it's human nature and false beliefs about (the) others..

Nothing All That New Under The Sun

2011-10-28T15:25:00.000-05:00

I hadn't realized Nero is said to have burned Rome because he wanted to rebuild it. I knew he burned the city, fiddled gleefully while it was burning, and then blamed the Christians.
- Nero was the first of major anti-Christs.
- The Roman Empire became (quasi) Christian after Emperor Constantine sided with what was the highest population of the empire at the time, Christianity. There arose fierce persecution against paganism, and wealth seized from them by the emperor was given to the bishops of Christianity. Church influence, power and political domination of the empire and its offices grew rapidly. (But it did not resemble the innocent and simple faith it began as, about three and a half centuries earlier, but was now a political entity.)
- The world of this entity became "Western Civilization". But when Western Civilization turns (extreme) and begins to have bias against Israel and Christianity, it will further evolve into a beast (Apocalypse 13:1-10 & Daniel 7:7,19) of ten crowns (horns, divisions, toes). It will prove itself a beast when it harnesses a sword of terror (Apoc. 20:4). Daniel the Prophet and John the Apostle wrote of and described the vision they saw of this beast. Both described the beast as having ten horns. John said it had a crown on each of its horns, and had seven heads. Daniel described it with teeth of iron, and its feet, which had bronze claws, tore things apart. We can assume the final beast (world empire) of man, will include all that both Daniel and John were shown.
- "Iron" and "bronze" had come up quite a while earlier, in Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great statue (back in Daniel 2:31-43). God revealed to Daniel that this statue, made up of different metals, represented the world empires throughout history which impact Israel. That being the case, biblical historian scholars have calculated that "bronze" in the dream was (the highly dramatic, then secular) "Greece"and the "iron" in the dream was mighty Rome. The final beast has iron teeth (iron columns?) and bronze (secular) claws.
- We can certainly assume that the final beast has Roman/Graeco (Roman/Greek) roots. It builds a peace.. an accord.. a "league" (Strong's #1285 from Daniel 9:27) a "firm" (Strong's #1396 "strong, mighty") one with "the many".

It Doesn't Matter!

2011-10-27T07:39:00.000-05:00

It doesn't matter how much others love you, it matters how much you love others!

The Spirit of Truth

2011-10-25T18:46:00.000-05:00

It's not trying to make the Bible fit a vision (idea or teaching) but seeing if it fits the Bible.

Attn: Bible Prophecy Buffs

2011-10-24T17:21:00.000-05:00

UN-LOCKING THE BOOK OF REVELATION:
- The vision of Revelation begins at chapter 6, previous to that is seen a scene in heaven concurrent to the day of the vision and John's exile on Patmos.. the vision begins from there with the breaking of the 1st seal, the conqueror "openly victorious over powers and principalities" the olde 'gods', 2nd seal, war is given a long sword, fast forward to 6th seal a new wind/fire(13:13 for the discerning) the new wind is held back for a time (7:1).. until trumpet 1 (an Israeli pre-empt?) trump 2 loss of 1/3 trade and commerce.. trump 3 offshoot of trump 1; trump 4 drought and Joel's smoky day; trump 5 out of the smoke 5 months of marshall law.. trump 6, tanks, 666, and gather to armageddon.. in trump 7 are the 7 bowls, final fire and retribution/the final results of mankind's choices and doings.. a BiG lock is at the seals - they are described in a blend of what they are when 1st broken, and what they are when fully matured at the very 'end', therefore things which occur very late on planet earth are described here so very early in the narrative.. another lock: chapters 10,11,12,13, and part of 14 are inserts (rev 12 is Israel, then Christianity('s 2 migrations) and then again Israel who (by then) have the testimony of Jesus... Rev16:14-15-16

About the Book of Revelation & its Seals, Trumpets and Bowls

2011-10-19T16:38:00.000-05:00

If we read the seals very carefully, we might be able to discern that each seal (1-6) is described fully in chapter 6, as a blend, of both, what each one is at the time of the seal being first broken, and also what it is when the seal (element of the latter age) is fully grown and mature, i.e. what it is when 1st beginning, and what it is in the very final days (rider on a white horse goes out conquering and to conquer (1st element of the latter age which began after Jesus (A.D.) and continues its gallop / progression, right up to 'the end'; 2-war is given a long sword, 3-famines and 4-pestilence, including chemical, hence the grave (including mass) follows after him.. 5-martyrdom and the blood of, cries out to God, etc.. there's a LOCK here, in that each seal described in this way means events which happen very late on planet Earth, are described here so very early in the narrative! This is a lock which hides the vision "for many days"! In other words they've got it all wrong if this
-- It's the seven bowls in the 7th trump, which are the wrath of God, in that "our God is a consuming fire" and the bowls are the final consequences of mankind's choices and doings; with the trumpets (rev chaps 8 and 9) leading up to, announcing.. being 1-thermal nuclear unleashed in limited warfare, which is to say mainly in the middle east; 2-mountain in sea of humanity(huge riots) and one third of all trade and commerce of the time ceases; 3-one third of waters contaminated; 4-Joel's dry and SmoKy day.. and out of the smoke, 5-helicopters/global marshall law for 5 months; 6-tanks swarm over the middle east and armies of the world gather to armageddon(16:14,15,16; a key: chaps 10,11,12,13 & 14:1-5 are inserts, the narrative continues after them) then trump 7 with (1 Thess 1:7 "He comes with angels and fire") "Ariel, Ariel" (another name for Jerusalem/Israel) "your many enemies will become like fine dust, the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly, in an instant, the LORD Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with windstorm and tempest and flames of a devouring fire" - Isaiah 29:1,5,6.

All(?) "the Signs" / the Latter Day Fulfillment of Bible Prophecy

2011-10-19T11:34:00.000-05:00

To begin, of course there's the Matthew 24 discourse (or Luke 21, Mark 13) where Jesus said "when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies" and "when you see the abomination of desolation" (in the 'end' times fulfillment, the 666 apparatus?) set-up in Jerusalem (what else would it be?).." these of course are much later than "earthquakes in various places" and "wars and rumors of war" (including unrest?)
- Daniel (in chapter 12, verse11) wrote "three and 1/2 years plus one month (a Hebrew leap month?) after the" (place of) "daily sacrifice" (of prayers and thanksgiving) "is taken away, the abomination of desolation (666) will be set-up" - I believe the place of daily sacrifice in Israel today is the Wailing Wall which is a remainder of the Western Wall of the 2nd Temple, because in Matthew 24, verses 1 and 2, Jesus said "see all these things" (the buildings and walls of the Temple complex) "not oNe stone will be left one atop the other". Daniel continues in verse 12, with, "happy is the one who-waits and comes-to the three and 1/2 years, one month, and 45 days later.." What happy event occurs on that 45th day of 666? (but I drift a little).
- The Book of Revelation vision starts at chapter 6, previous to that is a vision or scene of an opening of heaven, concurrent to the time of John's exile and his receiving the vision, then the scroll sealed with 7 seals is shown and the seals are broken with the first one beginning at that same time.. a conqueror on a white horse, the victorious gospel message went/goes forth "conquering and to conquer "openly triumphing over powers and principalities" (Col 2:15) those olde ancient 'gods'... then the 2nd horseman war, 2nd element of the latter age (aka the years of our Lord A.D.) "is given a long sword".. fast forward to the 6th seal, when what comes forth is a new wind which changes much of the fabric of life (1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki). This new wind is then paused for a while (rev 7:1) - the prime key to interpretation of the whole vision is here - the key being, each seal is (fully) described here, as a blend of what it is when the seal is first broken/opened or begun, and what it is at the 'end' in its full grown state. Thus events which happen very late on planet Earth, are described here, so very early in the narrative. This hides much of the vision "for many days" (Dn 12:9).
- When the Seventh Seal is activated, there will be a great earthquake - Rev 8:1-5 (chapter 8)
- Trumpet one is the re-Opening of atomic warfare (an Israeli preemptive strike?)
- Trumpet two, very large riots and degrees of anarchy? and one third of all existing, at the time, trade and commerce, is destroyed - Rev 8:8,9
- Trumpet three, one third of all water is undrinkable, an offshoot of trumpet one - Rev 8:10,11
- Trumpet four, Joel's dry and smoky day, offshoot of both trumpet one and two - Rev 8:12; Rev chapter 12 (one of four intserts) verse 16; Joel 2 and see Rev 9:3.
- Then, Revelation 8:13 - "And I saw, and I heard an eagle flying in mid-heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to them that dwell upon the earth, for the remaining voices of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound..." [Next; chapter 9]
- During Joel's smoky day is trumpet five, out of the smoke (of the abyss of man's heart away from God) come whirring, hovering locust like things, for locusts hover.. helicopters of global marshall law for five months; then is sounded trumpet six, tanks swarm middle east. And I'm thinking here is the 666 spoken of by Daniel and Jesus (abomination which desolates - 35 days of cannot buy and sell, then escalates into ten days of will be killed. Then trumpet 7 - "immediately after the tribulation of those days.. the Son of man ..will be seen coming on the clouds.. He will send out His angels to gather His elect from all corners of the earth..." from Mt 28-31. And 1 Thess 1:7, "He comes with fire and with angels.." - i.e, in trumpet 7 are the seven bowls.. final consequences of man's choices and doings.
- Rev 12, which is one of four inserts also gives signs (the drought of verse 16 being one) the key to this chapter is the woman about to give birth to a manchild (Son of man) is Israel, then there are two migrations after the mantle has been transferred for a time to the 'church', then the dragon turns his attention back "to the remainder of the woman's children, those who have the commandments of God, and" (by now) "have the testimony of Jesus".. "And the nations are gathered" against Israel "for Armageddon" (rev 16:14,15,16 // "Look up for your redemption draweth nigh"). With cross reference, Isaiah 29:1,5,6 - "Ariel, Ariel" (another name for Jerusalem/Israel) "your many enemies will become like fine dust, the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly, in an instant, the LORD Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with windstorm and tempest and flames of a devouring fire."

JiGsaW PuZZLe

2011-10-19T09:17:00.000-05:00

We can find the puzzle pieces of truth and prophecy in the Bible, in our interaction with other believers, and in our church or broadcast messages, but in our quiet times with Him, is when He can knit the strands for us. He (His Holy Spirit) fits the pieces of the puzzle together.

The Moon Under Her Feet

2011-10-18T14:23:00.000-05:00

I have probably mentioned this before, but, let's face it, Bible prophecy especially the Book of Revelation is a little hard to understand, so sometimes I find myself saying things again in a slightly different way.
- In the New Testament there is what is referred to as "a change in priesthood". And it made me wonder how many realize this is reflected in another manner, in chapter twelve of the Book of Revelation (one of four inserts in the Book of Revelation) - the "woman, clothed with the sun with twelve stars around her head", being Israel "in pain to give birth to the manchild" (Son of man) "the dragon" in the guise of Herod "sought to destroy the manchild but he's lifted up to heaven and to the throne of God" after his resurrection, (cross ref, Hebrews 1:3) and "will rule the nations with a rod of iron" (cross ref Ps 2:8,9) then the woman, now the mantle of truth worn by "the church" (unseen/spiritual) runs / escapes, a 1st migration, the dragon no longer allowed access to the heavens, as half the battle is fulfilled, then pursues the woman again, a 2nd migration "she is given the two wings of an eagle that she may fly" sail to a new "place where she is kept safe from the face of the dragon for 3 and 1/2 modern times [1620+350-1970] after which the serpent (beguiling guise of the dragon) vomits a flood / proliferation / previously hidden social phenomenon, after the woman in an effort to wash her away. But the earth will open its mouth and swallow the flood (drought, cross ref luke 23:25,31) and the dragon will turn back to the other children of the woman, those who have the commandments of G-d and who (by now) have the testimony of Jesus... [And the world is "gathered to Armegeddon" rev 16:14,15,16.. side note, see how verse 15 is tucked between 14 & 16 which virtually say the same thing.]

Seven Winds Part 1

2011-10-11T11:07:00.000-05:00

When the Seventh Seal is activated, there will be a great earthquake - Rev 8:1-5
- Trumpet # 1 is the re-Opening of atomic warfare (an Israeli preemptive strike?) - atomic warfare opened, Rev 6:12-17, a blend of Opening and full maturity/gallop with Rev 13:13 (an office); plus 7:1 & 8:7!
- Trumpet # 2, very large riots and degrees of anarchy? and one third of all existing, at the time, trade and commerce, is destroyed - Rev 8:8,9
- Trumpet # 3, one third of all water is undrinkable, an offshoot of Trumpet One - Rev 8:10,11
- Trumpet # 4, Joel's dry and smoky day, offshoot of both Trumpet One and Two - Rev 8:12; Rev chapter 12 (one of four inserts) verse 16; Joel 2 and see Rev 9:3
Revelation 8:13 - ^"And I saw, and I heard an eagle flying in mid-heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to them that dwell upon the earth, for the remaining voices of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound..."

The Apocalypse Vision

2011-09-26T10:59:00.000-05:00

The Book of Revelation/Apocalypse is not all future. The vision of the future is in the scroll which is seen and opened in chapter five. The vision of a door opening into the heavens in chapter four is current to the time when John received the vision, but often, I think it is interpreted as being a part of the vision of the future.. The scroll opens and begins from that current (time) point, "and I saw the Lamb open the first of seven seals.."

Dark Night of the Living Dead?

2011-09-22T15:50:00.000-05:00

There was no 'hell' in the Hebrew language. Israel understood "fiery judgment" to be national judgment and there was only "sheol" which means "the grave" in the Old Testament. Ecclesiastes 9:10 says "Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to sheol" (the grave)"there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom". The patriarch Job said "Oh that you would hide me in sheol". He wanted God to hide him in a burning hot hell? [Job 13:14]
- Isaiah chapter 14, verse 11 says Lucifer will end up "in sheol" with "maggots as the bed beneath him and worms as his covering".
- It's only in the New Testament Greek, that the grave became "hades, the abode of the dead". However, the abode of the dead is still "the grave"! When Ephesians 4:9 says "He descended into the lower parts of the earth" it's assumed to mean 'hell', however, "the grave" is still in "the lower parts of the earth".
- Jude (verse 6) wrote that the angels "who left their first place" (rebelled) "are being held in chains of darkness awaiting judgment". Of course this has been interpreted to mean they are chained and sitting in 'hell' (sentence before trial) but what it actually refers to is they are in "chains of darkness" because once they changed their course away from perfection and goodness, they could not reverse their course back to perfection, because now, they were imperfect! Jude goes on to say (verse 7) that Sodom and Gomorrah are examples of "hellfire" and the smoke of their burning will rise up forever and ever. Well? is there flames of fire there now? No, they are mounds of dust and ashes. The smoke is the memory which will rise up forever. And this life is the memory of how one cannot walk away from God/Life/Perfection without becoming the opposite of life, which is non-life and "the grave".
- All who die before being "saved" (from death/the grave) will take part in "the Second Resurrection". And it's not until after a long day of the examination of all things, all human history, etc, that they will hear the notorious words "those not believing will go to the Second Death". But who, after all that, isn't going to "believe"? [This is my own theory, I've not heard that anyone else has found it!]
- One more note - when Jesus spoke of ending up in 'hell' because of doing evil, He said "in Gehenna" which was the dump site outside of Jerusalem where the bodies of criminals were burned [Matthew 5:29 and Strong's Greek Concordance #1067].

The False Prophet

2011-09-22T10:55:00.000-05:00

A bolt of Lightening, or something, struck matter (which is always in a state of falling apart) and voila life appeared? Or the biggest immaculate conception of all, nothing exploded and became everything? How stupid do 'they' think we are?

The Book Of Revelation Says

2011-09-22T10:24:00.000-05:00

The Book of Revelation says Socialism will swallow Capitalism. Almost all would like less materialism, greed and inequity in the world and nation. The fall of Capitalism may bring about less materialism, but not less greed and inequity. What will take its place? Do we really think it will be peaceful self rule?

As A Used To Be Astrologer..

2011-09-21T15:23:00.000-05:00

I find it hard to remain silent if I see a glaring untruth or its byproduct, bigotry (being built). As a used to be astrologer, I can still see trends, movements, energies.. but now as a Christian I see them as entities, those ancient pitiless 'gods'. Maybe that's why ancient astrology was seen as being for politics!
- Have a Good day! (Make it a Good day!)

Five Keys To Bible Prophecy & The Book Of Revelation

2011-09-20T15:50:00.000-05:00

There's five keys to understanding Bible prophecy ~
1 - Use a straightforward and literal reading whenever possible.
2 - The Seals when described in chapter six, so early in the narrative, are a blend of what they are when first opened, and what they are when full grown.
3 - Four chapters are inserts.
4 - The occurrences in the Book of Revelation are consequences and results. (This leaves out things like planetary collision and alien visitors!)
5 - The Book of Revelation uses many images from the Old Testament, for instance, the 70 A.D. Christians knew "Babylon the Great" referred to the current empire over them.

God's Gonna Getcha?

2011-09-02T10:08:00.000-05:00

APOCALYPSE, it's not that 'God's gonna getcha!' - it's simply the collapsing of all that is not true, all that is not right. It's the working out of 'free-will' or more exactly of the ability to think, therefor choose. And then letting it run its course, otherwise it's not free-will. (The other option God had is to never create rational creatures.. ever.)
- And, but for the grace of God there goes any one of us.. caught right in the middle of apocalypse.. "And so were some of us.." all of us.. all sinners, only saved by grace.. by the working of His Spirit, if Jesus said "why do you call me good? there's only one who is good" then it's plain there is one sole source of all and any 'goodness' and it is not within us, saved or unsaved.. yet God loves us all with a deep love that no human being can even begin to fathom.We make choices, but we are not "the source" of good things.
- "Apocalypse", it's not a matter of God's going to get you.. it's a matter of this life, and all the prophets said, is all God's truth drama showing every heart and mind clearly that anything false can only fail, fall, and ultimately is nothing more than dust and ashes.. God iS Life (Who/What else could be? "In the beginning God..")
- Lesson of life, you/we/no one, can walk away from God/Life/Perfection. This shall be written and deeply engrained upon every heart and psyche..
- "This is the decree of God.." (ps 2) - all things in Jesus. Jesus shares His eternal Life with us. There is no other life. Anything outside of God, outside of utter perfection, is apocalypse and can never result in anything but dust and destruction.. ever..

The KEY to Bible Prophecy

2011-08-30T10:08:00.000-05:00

The key to the interpretation of Bible prophecy - and I'm convinced of this - is the conflict between two epic forces, "capitalism" and "socialism". The Book of Revelation says the 10 kings (divisions) who rule one hour with the world beast/body consume & devour that global golden harlot which is capitalism (rev 18:9-13). ["Harlot" is translated from the greek word "pornos" which means to sell. When capitalism went with sensuous enchantment to sell, is when her golden cup became full of her disgusting side effects of perversions, abortions, slave trade, murders. Her forehead is every untruth/babble.] Who wants to, and has always wanted to, consume and do away with capitalism? Rev 17:15-18 tells us finally, capitalism will be stripped and devoured. This is major sign to watch intently for. Do we see a trend in the world toward socialism and global governance? How close are we to it? [Another key is when we see the world beast given breath/authority when its head is restored - the (modern) world beast which was, then wasn't, then was again, expired when its head/founder did not, after all, sign on.. ironically this head (same office of the founder) is pinpointed by rev 13:13, this office released fire upon man.. a new power and fire was Opened.. The head which will give authority/breath(life) to the world beast will be from this office, past or present at the time.]
- Much of Revelation is hidden for a time because when the Seals of God are Opened, they are described in a blend of what they are when first Opened, and what they are at the 'end' at the full progression/gallop, thus things which occur very late upon the planet are described so early in the narrative of the Book of Revelation. The second lock is chapters 10,11,12,13 and half of 14 are inserts.

PARALLEL - end times and 70 A.D

2011-08-20T10:04:00.001-05:00

PARALLEL - end times and 70 A.D: (LUKE 19:41-44) JESUS said.. "see all these things?" speaking of the Temple area, "not one stone of these will remain one atop another.." Yet, there sits the "Wailing Wall", quite a few stones sitting one atop another.. I'm convinced (through prayerful contemplations) that this is the sign DANIEL spoke of in DANIEL 12:11 "one thousand, two hundred and ninety days after they remove" (STRONG's #5493) "the continual" (STRONG's #8548) "sacrifice, shall be set-up the abomination which desolates" // Jesus said - not one stone will remain upon another - DANIEL wrote - 1,290 days after they remove the continual sacrifice, the abomination that makes desolate will be "set-up". Happy the one who waits and comes to the 1335th day. (What event will occur on the 1335th day, aka, the 45th day of the abomination which desolates?)
- As we know Jesus also included this "abomination" sign, when his disciples asked him "what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the world?" He included, "when you-see the abomination of desolation set-up, let all Judea flee.." (grafted and ungrafted? or that is to say natural and born again?)

A - R i d d l e

2011-07-11T07:20:00.001-05:00

Good morning! And happy new week!
The false prophet changed the world.. Big as you please, he changed the civilized world. What are the strongest influences upon mankind today? They, are the Book of Revelation characters. The false prophet turned the known world on its ear. He began as a man and became a wizard, brewing up many a concoction. He is not the big or little beast (of Revelation chapter 13). But he Opens the fire for him, and gives him the 666. (Rev 6:12 and 13:11)

Discipleship

2011-07-08T09:01:00.000-05:00

Luke 9:1 says "Jesus called together His twelve apostles and gave them complete power over all demons and diseases.." Which is how it reads in the bible version I'm reading right now. I was wondering if the original Greek word used here was "apostle" or "disciple" (because to me apostle means teacher and disciple means follower and student). It wasn't that easy however! For starting with the Greek concordance, I looked up "apostle" and found it was not used in Luke 9:1, but when I looked up "disciple" I found that wasn't used either(!) What was written originally was "And having called together the twelve he gave them power and authority over all the demons and diseases to heal.." (from the "Interlinear NASB-NIV Parallel New Testament in Greek and English"). I then thought to myself that "the twelve" is likely closer to "apostle" then "disciple". It's important because I presently know three people battling stage four cancers.
- All in all, I decided, I will continue my prayers and encouragement to them, because "apostle" or "disciple" Jesus said many times things like "what ever things you desire, when you pray, believe you have them and you shall have them.." and "where two or more agree in prayer as touching anything upon earth, my Father in heaven will hear them and give it to them.." (Well, these are paraphrased from my memory.. which is faulty at best and getting worse as I get older! But you get my drift I hope..)
- However, and in addition, when I went back to the concordance (Strong's Exhaustive) I found that apostle means "messenger" and "sent out"(one).. (And "disciple" is "learner, instructed one".)

Apocalypse??

2011-07-05T14:51:00.000-05:00

Apocalypse began before Cain slew Abel.. before Adam and Eve disobeyed.. perhaps even before the first bound-to-occur rebel thought occurred (then ripened, in high angel Lucifer). It's possible Apocalypse (collapse) began when God endowed the ability to think - because included in the ability to think, is the ability to choose..

I Had A Dream

2011-07-02T08:24:00.000-05:00

It's a habit of mine to have prayer and bible time outside or looking out a window. In my dream I was looking for a room with a window, saying "I have to find a room with a window", becoming more and more upset until in my dream I was breaking things and sobbing.. I don't usually have such dreams! Although the schedule has changed around here, and Quiet times have gotten much shorter!
- This of course is what I figured the dream was referring to. But some time later, as I was in prayer and bible time I realized it was about the human condition!
- The human condition versus The Art of Waiting upon God in (the) peace and Quietness..

Just What Is Hell, Besides a Mistranslation Which Should Read Death?

2011-02-08T20:58:00.000-06:00

'Hell' was created, as 'hell' is commonly understood to be, very early on, but not by God! As a place of torment it has been a part of ancient Pagan (non-Hebrew) beliefs and reached its epiphany in Greece. But Israel acquainted "hellfire" with fiery (national) judgment. And Sheol, of course, the place of the dead, was the grave and the dust of - Isaiah 14:11; Genesis 3:19 (Philippians 2:10).
- "Hell" is being without God. But that can't happen! God is Life. Every little drop of Life is God - Genesis 1:1 - so to be without God is to not be. Period. "And the last thing to be vanquished is death" - 1 Corinthians 15:26. (The opposite of Life, is non-life.)
- Jude, in verse 7, said "the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.. is the example of eternal fire" - Jude 7. Is there flames and fire there now, where Sodom and Gomorrah once were? Rather it is mounds of dust and ashes. Revelation 19:3 speaks of destruction as a "smoke that rises forever and ever." It is an eternal lesson which is remembered forever and ever, and then some. The smoke (memory) of it will rise forever in our memory and psyche. We cannot walk away from God in any means or fashion, because God is both Life and Perfection. To turn from Him in any little thing is to cease to be. It's an eternal "note to self (a great gift) which says "CANNOT BE DONE".
- But this journey and lesson of hell (death) and hellfire, this narrative of God is/was unavoidable, unless God is creating an ant farm and robots. But He's not. He's of course creating the absolutely best thing possible, because He is, after all, Perfection. So the 'end' result of all this can only be Perfect. Nothing else is possible.

God Can Only Be Perfect

2010-12-01T14:50:00.000-06:00

Jesus said things like "that your joy may be full.." and "if I be lifted up I will draw all unto me". I think we greatly under-estimate God's "great plan of salvation". After all God can only be perfect, so wouldn't the best outcome of all this be the best one possible.. Logic tells me God reaches every heart with the gospel. [Ps 22:27 "all the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will worship Him".]

All of Life is an Allegory

2010-12-01T12:32:00.000-06:00

Been enjoying talking with some "universal redemtionists" online but it's a little frustrating because many of them believe bible prophecy and the book of revelation are allegory! but I've studied it for a long time and can see the main characters pretty as you please in the world. Maybe it's a case of ‎"I don't understand it so it must be allegory" but how far can we go with that? And that's way too weird. If life is literal enough as to have flesh and bones, then God is very much a vibrant and living personality, and this unavoidable journey and lesson we're on of learning good from evil is God's drama, and it too is alive and vibrant and literal.

Everything Must Move

2010-11-15T17:52:00.000-06:00

Everything has to move! If we lived in an unmoving universe, it would have to be flat (one dimensional)!
- Right..?

From Where Come Wars and Quarrels Among You ? (James 4:1)

2010-10-21T13:47:00.000-05:00

Jesus asked "What were you arguing about on the way?" They were quiet, saying nothing because they had been arguing over which of them was the greatest. Jesus said whoever wants to be first must be last and be as a servant to others. ...Everyone will be salted with (the cleansing) fire, salt is good but if it loses its saltiness what good is it? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with one another." - Mark 9:33,34,49

All The Bible & The Lesson Of All Human History In Eleven Words

2010-10-18T08:48:00.000-05:00

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" - 1 Peter 1:3

He Paints A Picture..

2010-09-13T07:06:00.000-05:00

He paints a picture.. He paints a picture everywhere.. Continuously..

On Being a Peacemaker

2010-03-10T08:33:00.000-06:00

..."and" is a friendlier word than either/or.. we can be a sower of seed and pray for the increase..

Quote from "The Golden Legend"

2010-03-04T08:25:00.000-06:00

"Some falsehood mingles with all truth,
Nor is it strange the heart of youth
Should waver and comprehend but slowly
The things that are holy and unholy."
....from "the Golden Legend"
"some falsehood mingles with all truth"... That has to be true! ..and also, some truth mingles with all falsehood. Because if there's absolutely no truth somewhere in something, that something can only completely dissolve and disappear (become like the driest and dustiest of ashes) forevermore...

An Absolute

2010-02-22T08:11:00.000-06:00

If there is a deity (and I say "if" not as how I believe, but as how many in the world believe) - if there is a deity, it can only be true that any fault anywhere at anytime, cannot be with the deity, but must be with us. Surely anything imperfect cannot endure. Therefore it is an absolute that the deity can only be perfect.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

2010-02-12T23:44:00.000-06:00

It's widely believed that the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (rev/apoc chapter 6) begin their gallop during very latter days. I strongly disagree with this! Their gallop, progression, escalates during very latter days, but begins much sooner. The first horse and rider is upon a white horse. He comes riding out into Earth's story when the "first seal" of the "Seven Seals" is opened in heaven.
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are the first four "seals". They begin their ride when each seal is "opened". This first horseman wears a crown of victory and has conquered. This seal, or element of the latter age (the years of our Lord A.D.) is the conquering march of the gospel (the good news of death and the grave overcome).
- The second horseman is war, man and history's constant companion, this one (eventually) is given "a long sword" (surely our modern weaponry).
- The third horseman is holding an imbalanced scale and is called famine (a companion to war).
- The fourth horseman is another companion to war, pestilence (which will come to include chemical pestilence). This horseman has a name and his name is death and the grave follows him. Most translations say "hades" or "hell" follows him, but a much more accurate translation in tune with the "Sheol" of the Old Testament, is simply, "the grave". This fourth horseman includes the mass grave wherever (and whenever) it has occurred. All these riders escalate as very last days (of man's system) progress.

Don't 'spose you like a riddle..?

2010-02-02T12:13:00.000-06:00

What is the "false prophet"/(teaching) of the book of revelation/apocalypse and the "strong delusion" after "falling away" mentioned elsewhere..? (most of the characters in the book of rev/apoc have in most minds morphed into one, but there are five). This one was involved with, or rather, enabled rev 13:13, which is the same as the new wind of 6:12-15 (followed by a pause,7:1), and will enable 13:16,17, which will escalate into 20:4.

Why Does It Matter?

2010-01-30T16:16:00.003-06:00

Is life an anomaly?
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Natural Selection Vs. Evolution

2010-01-30T15:32:00.001-06:00

What! What do you mean natural selection versus evolution?! How is that possible?!
- Natural selection was around way before evolution was dreamed up.. Natural selection is what happens.. naturally.. A good example is if we had two islands, home to a certain kind of moth which comes in the variation of white or brown. On one island the trees where the moths hang out, are covered with a white lichen and a lot of the brown moths are picked off by their predators. And of course the white moths multiply filling the island with lots of white moths. But on the other island the opposite is true. The trees are free of the white lichen and it's the white moths which get picked off and decrease. And the island is full of brown moths. The two variations of these moths on the two islands are the result of natural selection, which is a selecting (and separating) of traits present. It's not a branching out in two directions from a previous moth, or trait, into a different kind, or even a new trait.
- Another, better example are trees involved in a drought. The trees which have the ability to grow deeper roots, are the tree types which will survive the drought. But the only trees with this ability will be the ones with it written into their DNA code. It's not a growing or evolving of something new, which is what evolution as origins is about, or what is called macro evolution. What is referred to as micro evolution is more accurate to be called natural selection and we observe that all the time. "Observe" is claimed by science, to be a key word when pondering scientific thought.

Is 2012 The End??

2010-01-25T10:44:00.000-06:00

(Surely) there will be an apocalypse but (I believe) it will be as the Book of Revelation says in the bible, which means first there must be a world government, and then a charismatic "world" leader, at which time (roughly) the world government will have attained world 'peace' or so they will say...
- There will be earthquakes "in various places".. the world government will deplete productivity.. There will be drought, and world 'peace' will be broken as long held disputes flare back up between peoples and nations.
- The world governing will institute marshal law and have control over all resources, it goes downhill from there til there is thermonuclear war surrounding Israel, at which time Christ returns.. And paradise is restored.
- Because thinking ability was endowed, man was able to stray from God/LiFe/Perfection so the rescue was built into history (this unavoidable journey of learning "good from evil" / life from death) and Jesus, the messiah paid the price (died on the cross) taking death for all of us, and in exchange, giving to us, everlasting life.

Three Things Rattling Round my Head..

2010-01-24T01:11:00.000-06:00

I've had three things bouncing round my head this week.. The terrible earthquake in Haiti ("there will be earthquakes in various places, this is a beginning of troubles..") and how I've heard two newscasters using the word apocalyptic, one saying massive, etc, just wasn't describing it..
- And the anniversary of Roe Vs Wade (that state usurper). "Horror hath got my soul."
- And the "mayday" prayers for the nation on May first.

The Heavenly Wind

2010-01-20T20:59:00.000-06:00

Isaiah chapter 11, verse 2 says "The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him". (And the rest of the chapter tells how he will subdue the world, "the wolf will dwell with the lamb, the lion will eat straw like the ox, etc.) Then we see at Jesus' baptism, how "the Spirit came down upon Him in the form of a dove and remained"... (John 1:33, which of course we can see by the heaven sent miracles of Jesus). Then after Jesus' death and resurrection (rescue of mankind) came the Day of Pentecost when the "Holy Spirit came down like a mighty wind filling the room where they were and lighting upon each one in tongues of fire". People in the street heard the wind when it came.. (Acts 2:1-6)
- "And God breathed the breath of Life into Adam and he became a living soul.." (Genesis 2:7)
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2011:2&version=NKJV

As It Was In The Beginning?

2010-01-07T20:55:00.000-06:00

To be brutally honest, after 2000 years of being handed down through human hands, I think Christianity has picked up some baggage along the way. But what's so surprising? Christianity, after all, is made up of humans. I think too, and I hate to say it, but I think it has also lost some of the glory of its message. I think that's to be expected also.
- And most regrettably, Christianity, like other religions, has been used for politics. And even now, within its group, there are all sorts, just like there are in all other sorts of groups of people. Some are nice, some may not seem as nice, some are good thinkers and some may seem to others not to be! And to top it all off, any ole christian can be having a bad day, and might come off differently than they like. It's all human. But I think the message intended is separate from it all, and is very important, and is also just as pure, good and needed as it ever was and will be.
- I also however, have great respect for all the indigenous beliefs of the peoples and nations. Surely each great religion and faith began upon a great truth someone discovered. And then, like Christianity, some other good things were built upon it, and some not always so good. It's up to us to separate the true threads of a thing, from the threads not true.
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Is That So??

2010-01-07T18:59:00.000-06:00

I love science! But most of us don't look that deeply into the science. It actually takes a LOT of faith to believe in man's current theories on life.. A lot of faith.. Darwin thought there would be TONS of fossils of transitional lifeforms, but all this time later all they have is a handful of particles and pieces they hold up as possibilities.. and some theories thrown in (which are supported upon other theories) all the missing links are, well, missing. And if everything came from those first 113 amino acids lining up just so (mathematically impossible of course) that's a LOT of transitional life forms out there.. some.. where.. Well, that's one point. Another is the DNA code in all living things was not known of in Mr. Darwin's day.. But the list of points is way too long for me to continue. It's a fascinating study! Even the ways they use to date things is questionable and they use the one which supports the popular theory of course, when there's many others which suggest a very 'young' earth. Besides all the breeds of dogs show it doesn't take millions, er I guess it's billions now, years, but, as we know, that's species of dogs within the dog "kind". A catdog is not possible. Even bacteria which is said to mutate into being resistant.. Not so. Antibiotic kills the weaker non resistant and the resistant multiply. That is not growing or evolving new traits, it is separating traits already present (in, you guessed it, the dna code / instructions.)

So Many Breeds of Dogs

2010-01-04T13:10:00.000-06:00

Many people think the large numbers of breeds of dogs we have been able to come up with is a sure proof of evolution having occurred. But actually, the exact opposite is true, because the many breeds are made up of the dividing and uniting of traits present in dog DNA. New breeds come very quickly. It doesn't take millions of years. And they are all dogs. None of the breeds have grown or evolved new traits, they are made up of DNA traits present in the dog kind DNA. Not only this, but never has there been a cat-dog produced.

- Within every "kind" of animal, there are many possibilities of species. No one has ever witnessed the crossing over of one kind of animal into another. Mr. Darwin was actually quite surprised when archeology failed to come up with virtually millions of 'missing links' or "transitional fossils" his theory of life and origins suggested would be there.
http://inner-monastery.blogspot.com/p/faith-or-science.html

Root Word Of Cemetery

2009-12-22T16:55:00.000-06:00

Just a little note here of something I came across in a book I was reading.. I couldn't find many online references to it, but the best one is the first line in the third paragraph of the link below. I never realized it before, but it seems the word cemetery comes from a Greek root meaning "a sleeping place". The book I was reading said the early Christians built the catacombs as sleeping rooms for those who had passed on. This set me to wondering (more so) if the first Christians did not view death as a sort of wandering on, or other form or dimension of life, as most do today, but rather as a sleeping, while awaiting the resurrection "at the last day" as described in 1 Thessalonians 4 (13-18). Christians chose these "sleeping places" in lieu of the cremation used by other faiths around them, especially as they may have believed the "last day" of the resurrection of the body, and the return of Christ, was in the not very distant future. [Of course there's nothing wrong with cremation, otherwise anyone perishing in fire would be lost, which would suggest limitation to an all powerful God.]
www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090409/PUB03/904090387

The Alphabet Of Creation

2009-12-21T13:27:00.000-06:00

All the world and all of matter is nothing more than many different combinations of the 101 elements. In the same way - all novels and great literary works are made up of the many different combinations of the letters of the alphabet. We wouldn't think these came about randomly, would we? Shake the letters up in a box and they'll never compose themselves into a Shakespearean play. It's against all odds, and would take a great deal of blind faith to believe in the possibility.
http://inner-monastery.blogspot.com/p/faith-or-science.html

"Read and be Blessed!"

2009-11-24T11:38:00.000-06:00

The Book of Revelation/Apocalypse is unique in that it opens with a blessing declared for anyone who reads it, hears it and heeds it.. (first chapter, verse three). Then at the end of the book in the last chapter, verse seven, it repeats the blessing.. Makes me think we are supposed to read it and understand it! That we would be blessed to be able to "heed" it...

Prophecy Is A Repeating Pattern

2009-11-21T13:31:00.000-06:00

In Daniel 9, verse 27, the word used to say "covenant" is Strong's Hebrew, #1285, which can also mean "League". (Cross-reference - In our day - Revelation 13:3 - It expired! When its head, one of its heads did not, after all sign on.. but this wound was healed, and it rose anew.)
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Revelation/Apocalypse tells which Conspiracy Theory is True!

2009-05-01T10:57:00.000-05:00

It's too bad so few people will ever understand the message! Yet, I have a hard time believing it was written for nothing.
- What's the value of understanding which nefarious conspiracy theory is actually true (if any)? Perhaps so we'll know what's reaLLy going on in the world! What strings are being pulled and what's likely to occur in the future because of it!
- Even if we don't think we need to know for ourselves, what about future generations? Will my grand children live to see days in which the bible and bible related materials are contraband? And will it be beneficial in those times for them to understand the message that is contained in the Book of Revelation / Apocalypse?
http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=988529

THE KINGDOM OF GOD

2007-11-04T21:53:00.000-06:00

Luke 3

21 - "Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened

22 - and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased."

Psalm 2

7 - "I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, "You are My Son, today I have begotten You" - #3205 in Strong's "yalad" "made you apparent".

Mark 9

1 - The Transfiguration - "And Jesus was saying to them - Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the KINGDOM of God after it has come with power"

2 - (and) "six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them

3 - and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them....

7 - then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!" (Margin: "or give constant heed to Him".)

8 - All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore - except Jesus alone."

Surely If There is God, He is Perfect..

2007-11-03T22:14:00.000-05:00

It seems to me that there is very much the possibility that the 'end' result of all this (human history and all) can only be the best 'end' result possible, because God is Perfect, therefore nothing else is even possible!