With Great Power

Imagine this. I really need you to visualize the following words real well. As vividly as you can picture it. Please, consider it very carefully.

As we take a look at events going on about is, in nature, in world affairs, economy, etc, we must understand that all this is pointing forward to a great event.

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. | Revelation 22:12

But how will this return be? Will we expect it?

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. | Matthew 24:44

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. | Matthew 24:43

Please pay attention to the events going on in this world. I will have blogs showing the signs of His return soon.

The Return of the KING

Worldwide Attention

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. | Revelation 1:7

Every eye will see Him at once. No one else is able to retain such an attention as this. Everyone will know. I can imagine everything stopping. Important meetings? Stopped. Errands in a rush? Paused. No matter the activity, every eye shall see  Him. And what else will happen as a display of also not only His power, but His just ways?

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. | Joel 2:31

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. | Matthew 24:27

The dead will hear Him

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. | 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17

Can you imagine, with the voice of the Archangel, the dead in Christ will rise.  Can you imagine, the graves, opening. Those who died in Christ hearing His voice, and answering, coming out of their graves. This is no ordinary scene, but it does not end here.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.  For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.  O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? | 1 Corinthians 15:50-55

The Cities/Wicked/Judgement

Judgement will have already taken place. When Jesus returns, cases will have already been decided (I’ll have another blog on this topic soon).

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. | Revelation 22:12

I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.| Jeremiah 4:26,27

And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;  And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? | Revelation 6:14-17

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. | Matthew 13:37-43

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: | 2 Thessalonians 2:8

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? | Ezekiel 33:11

(For these days, it is not literally the nation of Israel who are God’s people now. Another blog will explain that) God is talking to you and me.

And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.  And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. | Revelation 14:14,15

This is symbolic as the harvest= the end of time. This can be verified of its certainty in the following:

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. | Matthew 13:39

This is where the righteous are finally separated from the wicked. The wheat and tares will no longer grow together.

Glorious, Hopeful

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; | Titus 2:13

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. | Hebrews 9:28

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. | Isaiah 25:9

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. | John 14:1-3

For the Son of man shall come inthe glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. | Matthew 16:27

Can you imagine this brightness? The Son, w/ the glory of His Father, and every angel? Wow.

Knowledge Increased Prior

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: manyshall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. | Daniel 12:4

How to attain this increased knowledge

Though no one knows the day or hour, God has declared that in these days, “knowledge shall be increased”. Please study prayerfully. Want to know how this knowledge is to be increased? Here is a start.

Howbeit when he,the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. | John 16:13

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Fatherwill send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. | John 14:26

How do you receive the Holy Spirit to guide you into all truth?

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:  For every one that asketh receiveth;and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. | Matthew 7:7,8

Climax of the Everlasting Gospel

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.  And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. | Acts 1:9-11

References

  • King James Bible
  • Studying Together -Mark Finley
  • Bible Marking Guide – John Earnhardt
  • Seventh Day Adventists Believe
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It wasn’t just Haiti

Friends, it is good that so much help was sent to Haiti. You may or may not know that within only a very few days, there were other places also affected by earthquakes. Below I will post an article, not written by me, and will post some link which you can use to track these types of events yourself.

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. | Luke 21:11

AHN | All Headline News | Global News

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN Editor
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (AHN) – The Cayman Islands was rocked by a 5.8 earthquake Tuesday morning. According to reports the temblor only lasted a few seconds and originated near Grand Cayman.

Early reports say the quake occurred just six miles below the surface of the earth and hit a little after 9:20 a.m. Telephone lines appear to have been affected throughout the region’s islands.

Tuesday’s quake comes a week after Haiti suffered a devastating 7.0 earthquake. The last earthquake to hit the Caymans was in December 2004.

The Cayman Islands are located just south of Cuba.

Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017562941#ixzz0dsUo1xX6

Venezuela also had an earthquake, the day right after the first one Haiti had. It was a 5.5 I believe. As I was looking around some more, I found that quite a few places were seeing earthquakes.

Dear reader, the Bible says these are going to increase in magnitude, and frequency. Lets get ready today, lets get our lives in the right order today, so that the greatest event to come does not come upon you as a thief in the night.

You may want to visit this link frequently: http://www.bibleprophecytruth.com/signs-of-the-end/signs-in-nature/earthquakes.aspx

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Small collection of verses about the 7th day, & a little extra

42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the nextbsabbath. 43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. 44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. | Acts 13:42-44

So the death of Jesus did NOT mean there was a change to the day of worship to Sunday. See how this text’s time frame is after the death of Jesus and still they worshiped on the Sabbath. Also notice that the Gentiles did not ask to have the word preached to them on the first day (SUNday), rather, that those words would be preached to them again the next sabbath. A Gentile is someone who is not a Jew.

22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. | Isaiah 66:22,23

Even in Heaven, it will be Saturday, not Sunday that we will keep.

I’ve done a lot of reading on this.. and a lot from the Bible itself. So that you don’t think I offer my opinion on this subject, let me start with a few verses straight from the Bible. See if you can notice a pattern. Before I continue, I want to state something else I have learned. It is not a battle between the 7th day (Saturday) and Sunday (or day of the sun, 1st day). There are sincere worshipers of God in every church. It is really about where your loyalty is. Is it in God’s law? Or man’s law? This will play a huge role in the last days.

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.. | Genesis 2:2,3

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. | Exodus 23:12

12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. 14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.  Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.  It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. | Exodus 31:12-18

Notice how it is said it shall be a sign forever. Israel was God’s people. Thats the sign/seal that distinguished them. Does not God have a people now? Keeping the same sign?

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. | Exodus 34:21

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day,a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. | Exodus 35:2,3

Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. |Leviticus 19:30

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORDyour God. | Leviticus 19:3

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day isthe sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. | Leviticus 23:3

Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. | Leviticus 26:2

And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work. | Numbers 28:25

Need more? Find a Bible and read the verses below, I can’t be doing all the work for you lol.

Jeremiah 17:19-25 (read this one)

Now check this one out.. the 4th Commandment, and pay attention to how its the only one of the 10 that starts with the word… “Remember”… I”ll bring this up again later, but isn’t that very interesting? God must have anticipated there would be a change attempted to be made on this commandment.

Exodus 20: 8-11 (written by as well as the other 9, God’s own finger)

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.  Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:  But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle,nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and restedthe seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

From some additional reading I made, notice how this is also the only commandment that identifies who God is, and what He did, letting us know who we are to worship. If we (and we have and continue doing it) remove this commandment, we do not even know who we serve or what God did. Maybe we wouldn’t have to waste our time w/ the idea of a big bang or evolution or any other false theory or theories out there. Not only that, but, how about this next question, do we then serve in vain? Let me use another text straight from the Bible though so its not jus me talkn here, I’m not the point, the truth is. And keep in mind, when someone uses the word “remember” in a sentence, they intend for you to not forget, and go do something else. So yeah, back to how worshiping on a day outside the sabbath as a main day to be in vain, check this out.

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Forlaying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. | Mark 7:7,8

God never changed or eliminated the 4th commandment, man did (Roman Catholic church, their own officials themselves have admitted to it). It was even predicted that this would happen, did you know that? Heres some verses that confirms all this, and then some quotes from catholic officials themselves

First lets find a text that shows God never changed the day of worship, as some people have come to believe and accept.

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. | Matthew 5:17 (Jesus speaking)

You can continue reading through verse 20 if you like. And this is not the old testament anymore, in case you thought those commandments or commandment in this case, were done with like many others believe.

This change was predicted, and not only that, but warns that it will become a law to worship on a day outside the sabbath near or in the end days.

And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. | Daniel 7:25

Let me try help a little bit, another word for sacred seasons, or change of, is to change sacred time. Laws, well.. those are the 10 Commandments. Which is the only commandment that talks about time, would that not be the 4th? Look it up. Love it how it says, “attempt”, some other versions will say “thinks” its changing the law. Man cannot change what God has put in place, don’t forget that. It will forever truly be the 7th day, not 1st day that 4th commandment speaks of.

Some Q and A quotes from Catholic church officials. I will include the references

Q: Which day is the Sabbath day?
A: Saturday is the Sabbath day.

Q: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?
A: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday (Peter Geirermann, The Convert’s Catechism of the Catholic Doctrine, St. Louis, 1957).

Q: Have you any other way of proving that the Church has power to institute festivals of precept?
 A: Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her;-she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday, the first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday, the seventh day, a change for which there is no Scriptural authority (Stephen Keenan, A Doctrinal Catechism, New York, 1876).

“You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify” (Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers, p.111).

“Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change [of the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday] was her act… And the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power” (Letter by H. F. Thomas, chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons).

This is not to show or say people who to go this church are bad, every church has sincere believers of God. But can you see whats going on? Now that you are starting to see the truth, where does your loyalty go? To the laws of man, or to the Laws of God.

Maybe you don’t think yet that Saturday is the real sabbath, ok.. Lets bring it back to the days of the Jews who keep the Seventh day (Saturday) Holy, who still do I believe by the way. Lets bring it back to the days where Jesus was on this earth, the time of his death, and resurrection.

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.  And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. | Luke 23:54-56

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found notthe body of the Lord Jesus. | Luke 24:1-3

I believe everyone agrees the first day of the week is Sunday, this text clearly proves which day is the seventh. Read Matthew 28 for an additional text supporting this if you feel the need to.

Now you know what day the Seventh day is, and what you need to do in it. Lets end it w/ how important it is to keep this commandment that will continue being challenged by men, how you can be sure to know who has the truth, what sin is, and more on how important it is to keep this commandment, along with the other 9.

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in onepoint, he is guilty of all. | James 2:10

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.  He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. | 1 John 2:3-6

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;  Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.  Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.  For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. | 2 Thessalonians 2:3-7 (Remember Daniel 7:25?)

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. | 1 John 3:4

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 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

(In prophesy, there are words that mean something else, for example, in this case, woman= true church, dragon=the devil)

And I leave you with this.
(Jesus speaking)
“If ye love me,  keep my commandments.” | John 14:15

Sources used came from 2 books.
1)Mostly and most importantly from the Bible.
2)The Forgotten Commandment… A battle for our loyalty to Christ or man. Danny Shelton

You can find the 10 Commandments in…
Exodus 20:1-17

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The only day God blessed

To start, the Sabbath is not Sunday. Please stay with me on this one. You’ll see why :) Consider…

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. 1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. Luke 23:54-Luke 24:2

The preparation day is the day referring to Friday, this is the day Jesus died. It says above that the women rested according to the commandment of the Sabbath. Then it goes o to say that the stone was rolled away on the first day, Sunday. This has to mean that Sunday is not the Sabbath, right? There is a distinction of days here, not a blend. The Sabbath was the 7th day of the week and still is.

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: -Exodus 20:10

This is part of the 4th Commandment which again emphases that the Sabbath day is the seventh day. Now, to answer the question, as to why Saturday, the seventh day, the Sabbath.. all the same day, is holy, check this out:

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. -Genesis 2:2,3

Notice the repetition. God must have been serious about this day, right?

For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. -Exodus 20:11

There it is. This is the reason it is holy. God rested on this day as a direct example to us. Then He blessed and sanctified it. Sanctified means to set apart from all the others and to declare holy. God only did this with the Sabbath, never with Sunday. Sunday cannot be holy because God did not rest in it, nor did He bless it, nor did He sanctify it. Consider these next 2 verses. These make a powerful point.

Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. -Numbers 23:20

Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever. -Chronicles 17:27

So, as God blessed the Sabbath, and not Sunday, how long does it say here it stays blessed for? And can we reverse it? On my blogs I have more information on it with different verses. I’ll leave you with this though for a final question and verse.

Question, what does the fourth commandment tell about God’s holy day?

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Exodus 20:8-11

We are to remember the Sabbath day as a memorial pointing back to our God as the Creator of all life on this planet and rest from working as God did from His (not because He was tired) and spend our quality time with God on the day He blessed.

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The Fear of the LORD

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. | Revelation 14:6,7

What is it, to fear God? Should it start with leaders?

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: | Exodus 18:21

Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. | 2 Chronicles 19:7

And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. | 2 Chronicles 19:9

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. | Psalm 19:9

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. | Proverbs 8:3

Recap

Who fears God?

  • Men of truth
  • Leaders, responsible
  • Those who hate covetousness

Those who fear God will

  • Not take bribes
  • Not be partial

Additional points

  • The fear of the Lord is clean and endures forever
  • The fear of the Lord is to hate evil

Sin

Sin is the opposite of the fear of the Lord. Those who are evil do not fear God.

The fear of the Lord can be taught.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.  Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. | Psalm 34:11-16

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. | Job 28:28

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. | Psalm 111:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. | Proverbs 9:10

You cannot fear God if you do not know what He is like

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. | Proverbs 16:6

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. | Proverbs 1:7

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: | Proverbs 1:29

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. | Proverbs 2:5

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, | Ephesians 1:17,18

Learn to practice the presence of God.

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. | 2 Corinthians 4:6

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,  Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. | Revelation 14:6,7

A part of the 1st Angel’s Message.

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A special thanks to Andre W.

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I will shine. Will you?

Study, Shine, Be an Example

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. | 2 Timothy 2:15

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. | Proverbs 4:18

… many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. | Daniel 12:4

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. | Daniel 12:3

It does not just happen. God isn’t going to just give you something you don’t work for. But, if you study, look for God, put away sin in all its forms and ask for forgiveness, as Daniel did, as king David would do, among many others, then you will receive light. Some will have a greater light than others. Regardless of  amount, yes, it is wise to share and put to practice what you know. In these last days, yes, if you study the complete accuracy of prophecy, you will know we are with no question in the last times, knowledge will and is increasing.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:7-9

I was told once, when I was just getting back into looking into the Bible, and had just started participating in Bible studies with a good group, yet  had to cut them short due to a move, “to start something”. To begin a Bible study, to do it whatever way I could. I do not consider myself an expert in every topic of the Bible, but, I know I have a responsibility to share what I know. And as I’ve shared, I have learned even more. Lets look at some examples of what Jesus taught regarding light.

Where does this light come from?

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. | Psalm 119:105

For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. | 2 Samuel 22:29

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. | Psalm 119:130

The Light of the world Taught

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. | John 8:12

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. | John 12:35:36

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. | John 8:31,32

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.  Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. | Matthew 5:13-16

What else can be said?

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: | Proverbs 6:23

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What law was nailed to the cross???

The following is research provided by TheForeunner777.  I will post a link at the end for whoever wishes to visit the source. I do encourage it :)

WHAT LAW WAS NAILED TO THE CROSS????? (TheForeRunner777)

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; Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. | Colossians 2:14, 16,17

The Ten Commandments vs the book of the law

And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. | Exodus 31:18

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. | Exodus 25:16,21

24 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,  25 That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,  26 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. | Deuteronomy 31:24-26

6 So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.  12 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.  13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedilyd among all the people.  | 2 Chronicles 35:6,11-13

37 These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:  | Leviticus 23:37

And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:  30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.  31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. | Leviticus 16:29-31

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. | Leviticus 23:23,24

3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. | Psalm 81:3

1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.  | Hebrews 10:1

Question

Which law contained sacrifices?  Ten Commandments?  Book of the law? The 10 Commandments are everlasting, eternal.

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. | Psalm 119:142

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. | Psalm 119:172

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. | Psalm 97:2

But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. | Hebrews 1:8

And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. | Revelation 11:19

In the ark of the testimony are the 10Cs.  As on earth, it is there also in heaven.

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As stated before above, the research was put together by TheForerunner777. This information comes from a series making up 2 videos, not long. You can watch the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWT3Wf-b6bM (part 1) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZEt6lt1wL0 (part 2)

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High court reaffirms ban on Sunday shopping

Ruling in favor of the Catholic and Lutheran churches, Germany’s highest court has found that the city of Berlin’s ten shopping Sundays a year go against the constitutional protection of Sundays as a day of rest.

Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that shops must close on Sundays, and that legislation in Berlin allowing for ten shopping Sundays was unconstitutional. Germany’s Basic Law protects Sunday and public holidays as “days of rest from work and of spiritual improvement.”

Berlin legislation passed in 2006 had allowed shops to remain open up to ten Sundays a year, including the four Sundays before Christmas. The Catholic and Lutheran churches had challenged the change and took the issue to the nation’s highest court.

“Legal protection measures must recognized Sundays and public holidays as days of rest from work,” said Hans-Juergen Papier, president of the Constitutional Court. “A mere economic interest in revenues and the basic desire of potential shoppers to buy does not justify allowing these shops to be open as an exception.”

The protection of Sundays in Germany’s Basic Law is a holdover from the Weimar Constitution of 1919 and can be found in Article 139.

The shopping Sundays already planned in Berlin for the Advent season this year will take place despite and the ruling will come into effect in 2010.

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You can see this for yourself at: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4953600,00.html or you can google it. This happened December 2009!

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LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2009

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release                                     June 1, 2009

LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Out of this resistance, the LGBT rights movement in America was born. During LGBT Pride Month, we commemorate the events of June 1969 and commit to achieving equal justice under law for LGBT Americans.

LGBT Americans have made, and continue to make, great and lasting contributions that continue to strengthen the fabric of American society. There are many well-respected LGBT leaders in all professional fields, including the arts and business communities. LGBT Americans also mobilized the Nation to respond to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic and have played a vital role in broadening this country’s response to the HIV pandemic.

Due in no small part to the determination and dedication of the LGBT rights movement, more LGBT Americans are living their lives openly today than ever before. I am proud to be the first President to appoint openly LGBT candidates to Senate-confirmed positions in the first 100 days of an Administration. These individuals embody the best qualities we seek in public servants, and across my Administration — in both the White House and the Federal agencies — openly LGBT employees are doing their jobs with distinction and professionalism.

The LGBT rights movement has achieved great progress, but there is more work to be done. LGBT youth should feel safe to learn without the fear of harassment, and LGBT families and seniors should be allowed to live their lives with dignity and respect.

My Administration has partnered with the LGBT community to advance a wide range of initiatives. At the international level, I have joined efforts at the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate crimes laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples, outlawing discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption rights, and ending the existing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security. We must also commit ourselves to fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic by both reducing the number of HIV infections and providing care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS across the United States.

These issues affect not only the LGBT community, but also our entire Nation. As long as the promise of equality for all remains unfulfilled, all Americans are affected. If we can work together to advance the principles upon which our Nation was founded, every American will benefit. During LGBT Pride Month, I call upon the LGBT community, the Congress, and the American people to work together to promote equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2009 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.

BARACK OBAMA

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You can see this for yourself at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-LGBT-Pride-Month/

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The Sabbath day a shadow?

The Concern

Many have come to believe that the reason the Sabbath day of the fourth commandment does not have to be kept is because it was a shadow of things to come. That once Christ came here, it was done away with. Well, I’ll revisit this blog in the near future, but I wanted to post a clear and very noteworthy fact about all this.

First we need to know what a shadow is. A shadow was something that pointed forward to Christ. To His sacrifice. A shadow came to be because of sin. So, if there is no sin, there is no need for a sacrifice. Thats fair and accurate to say, right? So, the reason for a sacrifice (the death of Jesus for you and me) was because of sin, and a shadow had to come into place, after sin.

An example of shadows in the law were the sacrifices of animals. One day that would no longer be necessary because Christ would become the final sacrifice. To continue this, would mean to deny that the death of Christ for you was enough.

So again, if there is no sin, no need for a Savior to save us from our sins. When was the Sabbath sanctified, blessed?

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. -Genesis 2:2,3

What is the first record of sin on earth we have on the part of humanity?

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. -Genesis 3:6

Recap and Conclusion

As God blessed and sanctified (set apart and declared holy) the 7th day Sabbath before humanity sinned, then it is impossible for the Sabbath to be a shadow.

2009
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