Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Link: The Wise Master Builder: Prepare to Meet Thy God
#12,036
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Link: Be Reconciled to God
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These Pdfs you can download to your computer, it is free to use, free to share. This way if they shut down the internet to the sharing of the gospel you will still have this.
Link: Behold the Deceit
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Link: Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
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ing
This is not everything. I figure there is still enough left in the blog for another two books. Because of all the latest information on Shavuot I would suggest anyone even mildly interested in downloading this do it now.
Also, I assume that word of mouth is the reason so many people have found this blog. So if you are one who is or has recommended the blog you can now email a link to these Pdf's.
Link: A Wise Man Scaleth the City of the Mighty
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N617kKYzhBbJJ7yddrK4Fm7wEjAPkNXr/view?usp=sharing
Link: The Wise Master Builder: Prepare to Meet Thy God
#12,036
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WgEFXOyglP-o5THuC4vRVbaxXE6JTEPn/view?usp=sharing
Link: Be Reconciled to God
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vPsnXiP3bd-Hm9WkiuXQLAgfb6A75Xh/view?usp=sharing
These Pdfs you can download to your computer, it is free to use, free to share. This way if they shut down the internet to the sharing of the gospel you will still have this.
Link: Behold the Deceit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gGsGGjQJPTANBb0DgDfU3eVUNXhW__nU/view?usp=
sharing
Link: Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYqlNc8te7dfdYHcVaPeFSX-wnVHxPo/view?usp=shar
ing
This is not everything. I figure there is still enough left in the blog for another two books. Because of all the latest information on Shavuot I would suggest anyone even mildly interested in downloading this do it now.
Also, I assume that word of mouth is the reason so many people have found this blog. So if you are one who is or has recommended the blog you can now email a link to these Pdf's.
I am working on Those Who Guide This People Mislead Them and hope to have it uploaded tomorrow.
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Link: A Wise Man Scaleth the City of the Mighty
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N617kKYzhBbJJ7yddrK4Fm7wEjAPkNXr/view?usp=sharing
Link: The Wise Master Builder: Prepare to Meet Thy God
#12,036
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WgEFXOyglP-o5THuC4vRVbaxXE6JTEPn/view?usp=sharing
Link: Be Reconciled to God
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vPsnXiP3bd-Hm9WkiuXQLAgfb6A75Xh/view?usp=sharing
These Pdfs you can download to your computer, it is free to use, free to share. This way if they shut down the internet to the sharing of the gospel you will still have this.
Link: Behold the Deceit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gGsGGjQJPTANBb0DgDfU3eVUNXhW__nU/view?usp=
sharing
Link: Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYqlNc8te7dfdYHcVaPeFSX-wnVHxPo/view?usp=shar
ing
This is not everything. I figure there is still enough left in the blog for another two books. Because of all the latest information on Shavuot I would suggest anyone even mildly interested in downloading this do it now.
Also, I assume that word of mouth is the reason so many people have found this blog. So if you are one who is or has recommended the blog you can now email a link to these Pdf's.
Free Pdf downloads
Link: A Wise Man Scaleth the City of the Mighty
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N617kKYzhBbJJ7yddrK4Fm7wEjAPkNXr/view?usp=sharing
Link: The Wise Master Builder: Prepare to Meet Thy God
#12,036
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WgEFXOyglP-o5THuC4vRVbaxXE6JTEPn/view?usp=sharing
Link: Be Reconciled to God
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vPsnXiP3bd-Hm9WkiuXQLAgfb6A75Xh/view?usp=sharing
These Pdfs you can download to your computer, it is free to use, free to share. This way if they shut down the internet to the sharing of the gospel you will still have this.
Link: Behold the Deceit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gGsGGjQJPTANBb0DgDfU3eVUNXhW__nU/view?usp=
sharing
Link: Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYqlNc8te7dfdYHcVaPeFSX-wnVHxPo/view?usp=shar
ing
This is not everything. I figure there is still enough left in the blog for another two books. Because of all the latest information on Shavuot I would suggest anyone even mildly interested in downloading this do it now.
Also, I assume that word of mouth is the reason so many people have found this blog. So if you are one who is or has recommended the blog you can now email a link to these Pdf's.
Praying for oneness of the Church
I have heard that there is strife and division in the church and I am inclined to believe it. Apparently there are political wranglings between one party and another being played out in the congregation as well as strife and dispute being stirred up over many issues on social media. I am not on Facebook, so I miss everything that goes on there, but I am on a Christian forum where they debate over whether or not Christians should be for Trump or not. I try to avoid that thread.
So then let's look at how the Bible says to make peace. It requires a peace offering which can be a bull, that is a very expensive offering.
So let's apply that to the church. In 2020 there were many people in this country who thought the election was stolen and wanted to do an audit of the process. Polls showed that as much as 30% of the country thought the election had been stolen by fraud. I felt that this greatly undermined the trust in our process and so I was for doing the audit. On the other hand there were some who felt it was not right to do an audit for just the states that had the closest votes for Biden. I agreed with them, I felt we could do audits on all 20 swing states or even do an audit of all 50 states. Many complained that to do an audit on all 50 states would cost $100 million. I felt this was a worthwhile expense to restore trust in the system. (If sending $160 billion to Ukraine didn't even require a debate it seems $100 million is really a small price to pay to bring peace to the US). But they never did the audits. Sometimes they did a "recount". This is like giving the people who were concerned the middle finger. An audit would verify that every name on the voter registration still lived in the state and was alive. It would verify that the addresses that mailed in ballots would confirm that they had indeed mailed in that many ballots and they had that many registered voters. Some addresses had 20 ballots that had come from them. But no one did an audit, the message to those who had an issue was "just shut up and do what you are told". That was not a message that led to peace. Today the most recent polls show that 50% of the country thinks the election was stolen and 70% thinks there was some fraud. The problem did not go away, it got worse. You can't claim to "love and care for someone" and then when they have an issue you just tell them to shut up and ignore them. The Christian churches represent 50% of the US population, they could have stood strong on this issue and some pastors did, but most kept silent.
You can argue that this was politics and the church and state are separate. OK, but then no doubt that is what you argued when they mandated the vaccine and shut down churches. You stood strong and said it is unconstitutional for the Federal government to shut down the churches. You can hold meetings online for any members afraid to go to the church, you can have hand sanitizer and take the temperature of people who come to the meeting, but if you are standing strong for separation of church and state why do you let the state lock your doors? They claimed it was a health crisis. I lived in NYC, about three miles from the church I met at was a casino, they never shut down the casino. They never shut down Costco or Walmart. Many people were forced to lose their jobs because they didn't take the vaccine. I am not anti science, I was a HS science teacher and I am not anti Vaxx I had all my shots that were required to teach in NYC. But I had legitimate questions about this vaccine, it was experimental and they violated the laws involving mandating experimental vaccines. They were behaving like criminals and liars, so it was reasonable to ask questions. But when anyone did they were insulted, mocked, and told to shut up and do what you are told. Where were the pastors, the shepherd of the sheep? If they had all stood up and stood strong there is no way this would have gone on, but instead many did nothing. They stood by while people were fired over this or forced against their will to get the vaccine. We now know that 17 million people died as a result of that vaccine and that is the most conservative number and does not include all the other health issues involved with the vaccine.
Yes, we should all be one in Christ. But in Acts when there were legitimate concerns about how the church was dealing with issues they didn't tell people to shut up and do what you are told. They appointed brothers like Stephen to deal with it, and this was not a hired hand that fled when he saw the wolves, he stood strong even if it cost him his life.
I have heard that there is strife and division in the church and I am inclined to believe it. Apparently there are political wranglings between one party and another being played out in the congregation as well as strife and dispute being stirred up over many issues on social media. I am not on Facebook, so I miss everything that goes on there, but I am on a Christian forum where they debate over whether or not Christians should be for Trump or not. I try to avoid that thread.
So then let's look at how the Bible says to make peace. It requires a peace offering which can be a bull, that is a very expensive offering.
So let's apply that to the church. In 2020 there were many people in this country who thought the election was stolen and wanted to do an audit of the process. Polls showed that as much as 30% of the country thought the election had been stolen by fraud. I felt that this greatly undermined the trust in our process and so I was for doing the audit. On the other hand there were some who felt it was not right to do an audit for just the states that had the closest votes for Biden. I agreed with them, I felt we could do audits on all 20 swing states or even do an audit of all 50 states. Many complained that to do an audit on all 50 states would cost $100 million. I felt this was a worthwhile expense to restore trust in the system. (If sending $160 billion to Ukraine didn't even require a debate it seems $100 million is really a small price to pay to bring peace to the US). But they never did the audits. Sometimes they did a "recount". This is like giving the people who were concerned the middle finger. An audit would verify that every name on the voter registration still lived in the state and was alive. It would verify that the addresses that mailed in ballots would confirm that they had indeed mailed in that many ballots and they had that many registered voters. Some addresses had 20 ballots that had come from them. But no one did an audit, the message to those who had an issue was "just shut up and do what you are told". That was not a message that led to peace. Today the most recent polls show that 50% of the country thinks the election was stolen and 70% thinks there was some fraud. The problem did not go away, it got worse. You can't claim to "love and care for someone" and then when they have an issue you just tell them to shut up and ignore them. The Christian churches represent 50% of the US population, they could have stood strong on this issue and some pastors did, but most kept silent.
You can argue that this was politics and the church and state are separate. OK, but then no doubt that is what you argued when they mandated the vaccine and shut down churches. You stood strong and said it is unconstitutional for the Federal government to shut down the churches. You can hold meetings online for any members afraid to go to the church, you can have hand sanitizer and take the temperature of people who come to the meeting, but if you are standing strong for separation of church and state why do you let the state lock your doors? They claimed it was a health crisis. I lived in NYC, about three miles from the church I met at was a casino, they never shut down the casino. They never shut down Costco or Walmart. Many people were forced to lose their jobs because they didn't take the vaccine. I am not anti science, I was a HS science teacher and I am not anti Vaxx I had all my shots that were required to teach in NYC. But I had legitimate questions about this vaccine, it was experimental and they violated the laws involving mandating experimental vaccines. They were behaving like criminals and liars, so it was reasonable to ask questions. But when anyone did they were insulted, mocked, and told to shut up and do what you are told. Where were the pastors, the shepherd of the sheep? If they had all stood up and stood strong there is no way this would have gone on, but instead many did nothing. They stood by while people were fired over this or forced against their will to get the vaccine. We now know that 17 million people died as a result of that vaccine and that is the most conservative number and does not include all the other health issues involved with the vaccine.
Yes, we should all be one in Christ. But in Acts when there were legitimate concerns about how the church was dealing with issues they didn't tell people to shut up and do what you are told. They appointed brothers like Stephen to deal with it, and this was not a hired hand that fled when he saw the wolves, he stood strong even if it cost him his life.
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Link: Those Who Guide This People Mislead Them
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2V-4ZTK4-FWSddLvxB3f3ns-N2ZvlYr/view?usp=sharing
Link: A Wise Man Scaleth the City of the Mighty
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N617kKYzhBbJJ7yddrK4Fm7wEjAPkNXr/view?usp=sharing
Link: The Wise Master Builder: Prepare to Meet Thy God
#12,036
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WgEFXOyglP-o5THuC4vRVbaxXE6JTEPn/view?usp=sharing
Link: Be Reconciled to God
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vPsnXiP3bd-Hm9WkiuXQLAgfb6A75Xh/view?usp=sharing
These Pdfs you can download to your computer, it is free to use, free to share. This way if they shut down the internet to the sharing of the gospel you will still have this.
Link: Behold the Deceit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gGsGGjQJPTANBb0DgDfU3eVUNXhW__nU/view?usp=
sharing
Link: Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYqlNc8te7dfdYHcVaPeFSX-wnVHxPo/view?usp=shar
ing
This is not everything. I figure there is still enough left in the blog for another two books. Because of all the latest information on Shavuot I would suggest anyone even mildly interested in downloading this do it now.
Also, I assume that word of mouth is the reason so many people have found this blog. So if you are one who is or has recommended the blog you can now email a link to these Pdf's.
Link: Those Who Guide This People Mislead Them
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2V-4ZTK4-FWSddLvxB3f3ns-N2ZvlYr/view?usp=sharing
Link: A Wise Man Scaleth the City of the Mighty
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N617kKYzhBbJJ7yddrK4Fm7wEjAPkNXr/view?usp=sharing
Link: The Wise Master Builder: Prepare to Meet Thy God
#12,036
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WgEFXOyglP-o5THuC4vRVbaxXE6JTEPn/view?usp=sharing
Link: Be Reconciled to God
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vPsnXiP3bd-Hm9WkiuXQLAgfb6A75Xh/view?usp=sharing
These Pdfs you can download to your computer, it is free to use, free to share. This way if they shut down the internet to the sharing of the gospel you will still have this.
Link: Behold the Deceit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gGsGGjQJPTANBb0DgDfU3eVUNXhW__nU/view?usp=
sharing
Link: Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYqlNc8te7dfdYHcVaPeFSX-wnVHxPo/view?usp=shar
ing
This is not everything. I figure there is still enough left in the blog for another two books. Because of all the latest information on Shavuot I would suggest anyone even mildly interested in downloading this do it now.
Also, I assume that word of mouth is the reason so many people have found this blog. So if you are one who is or has recommended the blog you can now email a link to these Pdf's.
A warning of the coming tribulation
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The Difference between forgiveness and reconciliation
I was on Facebook when I got notified that one of my posts offended someone and they were going to suspend me for thirty days. They didn't tell me which post, nor did they tell me what rule if any I violated. Since all my posts were about the Bible I concluded they didn't like me speaking about the Bible. The only thing I could conclude was that Facebook wanted me to stop speaking about the Bible. I am not a puppet for Zuckerberg, he doesn't get to tell me what I can and cannot say. So I deleted my Facebook account the same day they notified me of the suspension.
Now I have forgiven Facebook. I never paid a dime to be on that platform, it is their company, they can run it any way they please. On the one hand you lose some things when you are off, I was exchanging comments and posts with about a hundred people. So that was a loss. But I spent more time focused on this blog which now has 350,000 people, so it is no big deal. If anything I see this working out for good, the Lord telling me to leave that place and focus on this one.
Even though I have forgiven them and have no ill will to them, there is no reconciliation. In order for me to be "reconciled" to Facebook they would have to make changes. They would have to convince me that they would no longer try to control my speaking with arbitrary suspension.
This is the difference. If you have been wronged by someone you can forgive them. They don't need to do anything, you can simply determine that the cost of forgiving them is trivial in comparison to the cost the Lord paid to forgive me. However, in order to be reconciled the person who wronged you must take action. They must acknowledge the offense and do whatever is necessary to make it right.
As Christians who have been forgiven by the Lord Jesus we are required to forgive everyone who sins against us. There is no caveat. However, if we are the one who wronged others we are required to be reconciled to them if they are our brother. Why this caveat? Anyone who has been redeemed by the Lord is required to forgive others as the Lord forgave them so it is easy to be reconciled. You have to confess, repent and make it right. But if you do that they are obligated to be reconciled to you. The same is not true of the unbelievers. So with them the Bible says "as much as is possible, be at peace with all men". You can do your part, but if they refuse to be reconciled you can't force them.
I was on Facebook when I got notified that one of my posts offended someone and they were going to suspend me for thirty days. They didn't tell me which post, nor did they tell me what rule if any I violated. Since all my posts were about the Bible I concluded they didn't like me speaking about the Bible. The only thing I could conclude was that Facebook wanted me to stop speaking about the Bible. I am not a puppet for Zuckerberg, he doesn't get to tell me what I can and cannot say. So I deleted my Facebook account the same day they notified me of the suspension.
Now I have forgiven Facebook. I never paid a dime to be on that platform, it is their company, they can run it any way they please. On the one hand you lose some things when you are off, I was exchanging comments and posts with about a hundred people. So that was a loss. But I spent more time focused on this blog which now has 350,000 people, so it is no big deal. If anything I see this working out for good, the Lord telling me to leave that place and focus on this one.
Even though I have forgiven them and have no ill will to them, there is no reconciliation. In order for me to be "reconciled" to Facebook they would have to make changes. They would have to convince me that they would no longer try to control my speaking with arbitrary suspension.
This is the difference. If you have been wronged by someone you can forgive them. They don't need to do anything, you can simply determine that the cost of forgiving them is trivial in comparison to the cost the Lord paid to forgive me. However, in order to be reconciled the person who wronged you must take action. They must acknowledge the offense and do whatever is necessary to make it right.
As Christians who have been forgiven by the Lord Jesus we are required to forgive everyone who sins against us. There is no caveat. However, if we are the one who wronged others we are required to be reconciled to them if they are our brother. Why this caveat? Anyone who has been redeemed by the Lord is required to forgive others as the Lord forgave them so it is easy to be reconciled. You have to confess, repent and make it right. But if you do that they are obligated to be reconciled to you. The same is not true of the unbelievers. So with them the Bible says "as much as is possible, be at peace with all men". You can do your part, but if they refuse to be reconciled you can't force them.
A Vaccine to Protect You From False Prophets
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