THE KING IS COMING!

   For whosever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!  For they have not all obeyed the gospel.  For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.  (Romans 10: 13-17)

   Faith in Christ, therefore, is from hearing by the word of God. 
   I was not there in Bethlehem when Jesus was born:  yet, by faith, I believe he was born just as the word of God tells us.
   I was not there in Jerusalem when Jesus was crucified:  yet, by faith, I believe he was crucified just as the word of God tells us.
   I was not there when Jesus was resurrected from death to live again:  yet, by faith, I believe he was resurrected to live again just as the word of God tells us.
   And by faith I believe that Christ will return to the earth, just as the word of God tells us.
      For unto a child is born, unto us a son is given:  and the government shall be upon his shoulder:  and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.  (Isaiah 9: 6)
   When Joseph and Mary looked into the eyes of baby Jesus, they were looking into the eyes of Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
   When Joseph and Mary looked into the eyes of baby Jesus, they were looking into the eyes of Almighty God, Creator of the universe.  For it is written in the word of God:
      All things were made my him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.  In him was life; and the life was the light of men.  And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.  (John 1: 2-5)
   And again the word of God tells us:
   Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  (Hebrews 11: 1)
   Christ is, therefore, the substance of things hoped for (love, joy, peace, life everlasting)  as well as the evidence of Him not seen:   to be believed by faith and faith alone, and not by the sights and sounds that we see with our eyes, nor hear with our ears. 
   Christ is the opposite of religion, for religion is a system of man based on sights and sounds; for Christ is above all powers and principalities and kingdoms of man.
    By faith, then, we can believe that Christ is Almighty God.  And just as we believe that Almighty God came to earth in Bethlehem, we can also believe by faith that He will do it again!  For there is nothing---no man, no power, no government---that can stop the return of Jesus Christ!  And He will do it again, just as the word of God tells us.
      And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven:  and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.  (Matthew 24: 30)
   The return of Jesus Christ will be the greatest event in the history of the world.  Please do not miss it by missing Him.  He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords.  Therefore, the return of the King will be a majestic entrance from His throne in heaven, and His light will outshine the sun.

AS TEARS GO DRY

   And be not conformed to this world:  but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.  (Romans 12: 2)

   Reverse Psychology:  a manipulation to cause people to change their minds about something, or to cause them to believe that something is good for them, when, in fact, that something is bad for them.
  
   Desensitization:  to diminish emotional responsiveness to a negative or aversive stimulus after repeated exposure to it---again, and again, and again.

   The people of politics and religion are masters of deception.  They are also masters of reverse psychology and desensitization. 
   The leaders of this world want people to conform to the world and to one way of thinking, one way of living, and one way of believing:  so that people, all over the world, will be on the same page together and reading the same book together, and thereby marching to the beat of one drummer with a one world religion and a one world government, and that the leader of this one world religion and one world government will be one man, who will be the head of the World Church.
   These world leaders today, in religion and politics, are against God, against Christ, and against the Holy Bible because their hearts are evil.
   Jesus said, O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.  (Matthew 12: 34)
   And it is also written:
      Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; (I Timothy 4: 1-2)
   The leaders of politics and religion, therefore, speak lies in hypocrisy, and, they have no conscience, for they have been desensitized by Satan. They have no natural affection, and, they have no tears.  And because they have been desensitized by Satan, they desensitize others to hear and to heed to their words of lies, clothed in hypocrisy. 
   And in religion, they are masters of reverse psychology as demonstrated by their ability to persuade people to believe that the god, and gods, and goddesses of religion are exactly the belief that people need.  Consequently, because of this conformity to religion, the people believe that Christ is the enemy when they hear about Him.  In other words, they believe that their god is God and that Christ is the devil!  Therefore, because of their unbelief in Christ, they keep Christ crucified, for they believe that Christ is still dead, and that the resurrection of Christ never happened, so that Christ is not living now.
   Religious leaders have also been desensitized by Satan and they have no natural affection.  Neither do they have tears.
   The word "occult" means "hidden", and the people of Christianity as a religion do not know that their religion is of the occult because this knowledge is hidden by the Satanic priesthood of their religion---posing themselves to appear as ministers of God; and the people, therefore, believe they believe in God, when, in truth, their faith is in the god of their religion.  They have been tricked by the masters of their own religion, which is a masterful work of deception through hypocrisy.
   Desensitization in religion happens because people REPEAT AFTER ME---often enough and long enough---that they believe those words are true.  And if REPEAT AFTER ME begins when people are toddlers, they will believe in those words all the days of their lives.
   How, then, can you be transformed by the renewing of your mind? 
   This answer is the Holy Bible.  By reading and believing the Word of God, a person's mind can be renewed, or re-educated, and thereby transformed in the ways of God instead of remaining in the ways of religion; and thus a person will believe in the words of God instead of believing in the words of men.  For without the Word of God, there is no standard of truth.  And the Word of God is truth from heaven.  For without God, there is no natural affection, which also means no tears.
   Without God, people are sleepwalking through the darkness of this world, which is why they do not see the dreadful things that are coming upon the earth.  Christ is the light of the world, and He is available to awaken people out of darkness and to believe that He is coming back to earth.
   Jesus said, I am the resurrection, and the life:  he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:  and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.  Believest thou this?  (John 11: 25-26)
  

  

A NATION'S SOUL

   For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?  Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?  (Mark 8: 36-37)

   But can a nation also lose its own soul?
   Of course!
   Like all other nations upon the earth, the United States has lost its own soul. 
   Witchcraft is the fastest-growing religion worldwide, growing faster than Islam, Christianity, Judaism, or any religion of any name, and Witchcraft is the fastest-growing religion in the United States.
   Witchcraft is the religion of Satan, and, therefore, people of Witchcraft worship Satan.
   The World Church that is rising upon the earth is the religion of Witchcraft---under the disguise of a man in priestly garments, pretending to be Christ on earth, and he is deceiving the whole world. 
   In the United States, Witchcraft found fertile ground in the 1960s, and it was transmitted to the minds of young people primarily through the power of rock music, which is Satan's music, which is music of a rebellion against God.  And Satan's false prophets of music became as gods in the minds of people. 
   Beyond rock music, Satan has also transported his toxic waste to the minds of people throughout the entertainment industry of television and radio, thereby dominating the airwaves of sight and sound with elements of Witchcraft.
   Today, all television programming is from the people of Witchcraft, and weekly shows, movies, sporting events, musicals, animation, and commercials are filled with elements of Witchcraft, and only Satan's people are glorified with air time on television---all of whom have sold their souls to the devil. 
   Nations that once stood for Christ and biblical principles do not stand for Christ nor for biblical principles any longer, for these nations have sold their souls:  the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. 
   In the near future, look for sudden and great events to come upon these nations and all nations upon the earth. 
   Look for changes that will astound the minds of people. 
   Look for people to be shocked and stunned in disbelief. 
   Look for Martial Law to be imposed worldwide.
   No longer will people hear the sweet sounds of children playing and laughing. 
   God's judgment of the earth is now in its beginning stage.  From now until Christ returns, there shall be no peace on earth. 
   God's promise to people, however, still stands and is still offered:
      For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.  (Romans 10: 13)
   And that name is Christ the Lord.

SATAN'S LAST STAND

   At a later date, and perhaps as early as 2015, the Vatican of Rome will move its headquarters to Jerusalem, where Islam, Catholicism, and Judaism will merge and the Pope will become the head of the World Church, which will also include renegade Christian churches, Chrislam, and occult churches, such as the Church of Satan, Church of Witchcraft, Church of Wicca, and Church of Paganism. 
   Plans and preparations have been made for years to accomplish this goal, for, even now, the Jews have designated a seat for the pontiff in Jerusalem, over the Tomb of King David, in the Upper Room, where they believe Jesus held the Last Supper.
   All of this will come to pass because the Pope must be in Jerusalem for the anointing of the Antichrist, who will arrive in Jerusalem to rule the world for seven years.
   When Antichrist stands up in Jerusalem, he will bring peace to the world for three and a half years, for he will be charming---a type of golden boy, or idol---and people will believe him because they will believe that he is Messiah, who has arrived to rescue the world from evil. 
   During these three and a half years, the Temple of the Jews will be rebuilt in Jerusalem and the Antichrist will take his seat there, in the Holy of Holies, proclaiming himself to be God. 
   At that time, too, Antichrist will remove his mask, and Satan, who has been possessing Antichrist's body, will come out of him, and people will see Satan as he is, as a beast.  This, of course, will be Satan's last stand before the return of Christ the Lord.
   For more than two thousand years, the Bible has been telling us this story, and warning us of this time that will come upon the earth, and of the things that must come to pass before the return of Christ the Lord. 
   This blog post today is a condensed version of things that will come to pass, for the complete story is contained in the Bible, which millions of people have believed and have trusted in Christ for salvation---while billions of people have not:  because they refuse to believe that God will do as God has said He will do. 
      Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.  (2 Peter 3: 3-4)

LYING EYES

   Beloved, let us love one another:  for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.  He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love.  In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.  (I John 4: 7-11)

   Be not deceived. 
   Human governments and human religion have no love of God, for neither is of God. 
   The government of your nation and the government of my nation do not love us because the leaders of governments worldwide have rejected the Son of God, who is Christ the Lord; therefore, the love of God does not abide within the hearts of the world's leaders.
   The religions of your nation and my nation do not love us because the leaders of religions worldwide have rejected the Son of God, who is Christ the Lord; therefore, the love of God does not abide within the hearts of the world's religious leaders:  for, if they knew Christ, they would abandon their religions and come out of them.
   In the words of Jesus, they are hypocrites and vipers, to whom Jesus said:
      Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?  (Matthew 23: 33)
   As for the people who follow this generation of vipers, how will they also escape the damnation of hell? 
   A snake is a master of deception:  so are the leaders of governments and the leaders of religions; for these people, through political policies and religious dogmas, control the world by manipulating the minds of people; and people, throughout the world, trust in them more than they trust their own mothers and fathers.
   Even now, the leaders of governments and the leaders of religion control the money of the world; therefore, do not believe them when they say their governments and religions are financially broke, busted, or bankrupt.  For these people are the wealthiest people throughout the world!
   As snakes, they are masters of confusion and disorder, for out of this confusion and disorder (which they create) their desire is to lead people to believe that they have the solution to global madness.
   As snakes, they have no desire to help the needy, the sick, the helpless, hopeless, and homeless people around the globe.  They have no desire to supply food and fresh drinking water to people in need.  They have no desire to clothe the naked, nor to supply medical attention to sick people.
   As snakes, they have no desire to stop the plagues of prostitution, pornography, pedophilia, drug addictions, or human trafficking upon the earth:  for these, to them, are harbors of money. 
   As snakes, they have lying eyes:  eyes that dart to and fro across the earth, seeking whom they may devour; for they want people to die, and not to live to be healthy and happy.
   As snakes, such people are, as Jesus said,
      Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do:  he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.  When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own:  for he is a liar, and the father of it.  (John 8: 44)
   As snakes, such people as these have no guilt, they have no shame, and they have no tears for suffering people.  They have the same psychological profile of Judas Iscariot and Pontius Pilate, for they are children of the devil and not children of God. 
   Throughout the world today, our only source for truth is the Holy Bible. 

LIVING WORDS

   The Holy Bible is not a religious book, nor is it a book about religion, and neither is it an instructional book to teach people how to be religious.
   The Bible is about God and His relationship with people, including things past, things present, and things future.
   The written words of the Bible are words from the mind of God; therefore, as you read the Bible, you are reading the mind of God, which is why the Bible is also called The Word of the Lord.
   If you will read the Bible, you will clearly see that Jesus, the Son of God, did not come to earth to tell the world about a new religion, nor the religion of God, nor to launch a new religion; for God does not need a religion. 
   Instead, Jesus came to earth to tell the world about His heavenly Father; and we, who believe in Christ, will also believe in His heavenly Father. 
   As it is written,
      This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:  hear ye him.  (Matthew 17: 5)
   If the Bible is the only book you should have in your personal library, this is the only book you need; for by reading and studying the Word of the Lord, you can receive the greatest education of your lifetime upon the earth:  for the Bible is living words.
   Obviously, all religions upon the earth are creations by man, and not from God.  Which also means that all words of all religions upon the earth are dead words, and there is no life in dead words.  And all the work that people do within their religions is dead works because the religions of man are against God, against Christ, and against the Holy Bible.
   Obviously, too, all religions upon the earth are created and designed by man to keep the knowledge of God hidden from people:  to keep people believing that their way of salvation and their way to heaven can be attained without God.  For all religions want people to believe that they will go to heaven by clinging to a religion, and many of these religions want people to believe that hell is no more than a four-letter word.  For the ministers and priests of man's religions are Satan's helpers.
   Above all else, God wants us to know Him, through His Son, so that we, like Jesus, can call Him our heavenly Father.
   Knowing this, God wants us to know the things He has done, to know the things He is doing, as well as to know the things He will yet do---not only in this world where we presently live, but He wants us to know the things He will do for us for eternity; for, with God, there are no secrets:  but in the religions of man, these are institutions of dark secrets.  And in the Bible, we can read the plans God has for us, and all we need to do to be partakers in His heavenly plan is to simply believe in Him by faith.  We, then, can know the future because the future is written in the Word of God, and there will be no other future and this future. 
    Finally, in knowing God through His Son, Jesus Christ, we become friends of God, for Jesus said,
       Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth:  but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard from my Father I have made known unto you.  (John 15: 15)

HOUSES OF CORRUPTION

   Human government has always been a house of corruption.
   Human religion, too, has always been a house of corruption.
   These two houses of corruption have dominated the lives of people, worldwide, for thousands of years; and, today, these two houses of corruption dominate the lives of people, worldwide.
   Have we not learned lessons from the pages of our own human history?
   How much longer will people, worldwide, continue to look at government and religion with sleepy eyes as if their minds have been injected with strange concoctions and potions of mind-altering drugs?
   People in the world today are the most educated people in the history of the world, and if you ask people what they see in front of their eyes, they will give the same answer that people have been giving for thousands of years---politics and religion---and still living by the same intoxicated mantras:
      "Charity begins at home."
      "Give peace a chance."
      "Everybody's doing it, so it must be right if I do it, too."
      "Like yourself before you can like others."
      "Love yourself before you can love others."
      "If what I do doesn't hurt anybody else, then there is nothing wrong with what I do."
      "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
   Here in the United States, people are doing as the Romans do, for our nation looks more like ancient Rome today than "one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all." 
   Here in the United States, Christian churches are declining while Paganism is inclining:  especially in the age group of 20-30 as well as among teenagers and even young children; for we are watching the fastest-growing religion in America arise in front of our eyes, the religion of Witchcraft; and, behind Witchcraft, is the religion of Islam, which is also taking converts across the land.
   Here in the United States, people continue to believe in the corrupted houses of politics and religion, just as people have believed in these institutions for thousands of years, including all the glory years of Rome:  which was a harbor for corrupted politics, corrupted religion, the worship of idols made by the hands of men, and the worship of the planets of the heavens---sun, moon, and stars---as well as the worship and adoration of dead people, called saints, to whom are offered praise and prayers.  Add to this the "god images" of the people in music, movies, and sports.
   The power of the delusion of deception of Satan is so smooth, so subtle, and so strong that people throughout the world do not know that they are being deceived by the people of governments and religion.
   The power of the delusion of deception of Satan is so smooth, so subtle, and so strong that people throughout religious Christianity do not know that they are being deceived by the ministers and priests of their own houses of religion.
   The power of the delusion of deception of Satan is so smooth, so subtle, and so strong that the people of the occult believe that Lucifer is God.
   For religion is a spiritual drug that is injected in the minds of people, which is the foundation of their early childhood education.
   The whole world is in a red zone of danger, and the clock on the wall is ticking. 
   The return of Jesus Christ will be the greatest event in the history of the world, but who is watching and who is waiting for the Lord's triumphant return?  Perhaps no more than a remnant of people living upon the earth. 
   But you can be a part of this remnant of believers if you will only believe in this:
       That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  (Romans 10: 9-10)

RELIGIOUS ENGINEERING

   People of religious Christianity have no knowledge of Bible history, and neither do they have any knowledge of Bible prophecy; for the Bible, to them, is forbidden knowledge.
   Obviously, they have been trained to live in the present tense, in the here and now.  They are not concerned about the past, and neither are they concerned about the future.
   As such, they are as little children:  knowing no more about their religion today than they knew when they were children.
   As little children, they are obedient to their religion.  They stand when they are told to stand, sit when they are told to sit, kneel when they are told to kneel, and pray when they are told to pray.  But they have no knowledge of God.
   They have college educations; they have professional careers; and they earn professional wages.  But they have no knowledge of God.
   They do not know that God created the world and life on earth; neither do they know that the world will come to an end.  They have no knowledge of God. 
   They do not sing Christian hymns, and neither do they enjoy Christian music because they have no joy of the Lord in their hearts.
   In December, they decorate green trees and they fill their homes with presents.  And they say, "Was Santa Claus good to you?"
   At Easter, they participate in all of the Easter festivities, and even to give presents to their children.  And they say, "Was the Easter Bunny good to you?"
   They have no knowledge of God.  They live in the present tense, in the here and now.  As little children, they are obedient to their religion all the days of their lives.  They have no knowledge of the things God has done in the past, and neither do they have any knowledge of the things God will do in the future.  The return of Christ is a fundamental teaching of the Lord, but to people of religious Christianity, the return of Christ is never mentioned; therefore, the people are not looking for the return of Jesus; for this knowledge is hidden from them.
   Their religion has hidden the knowledge of God from them, and, in their religion, they learn to hide from God:  for they believe that the god of their religion should be the god of all people, and they believe that all people of the world should be like them and believe as they believe.
   They will get angry in defense of their religion, but they will never speak a word on behalf of Christ.  They are not messengers for God, and neither can they be:  for, to them, Jesus is a stranger.
   To them, God is a foreigner, and the Bible is a foreign language.  They have been taught that the Bible should be interpreted for them by their holy men:  that they are incapable of understanding the Word of the Lord even though the Bible has been translated in their own language.
   Where is Christ in their minds?  Christ is not there, for only their religion is in their minds: which is why they, like little children, have more interest in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny than they have in the birth and the resurrection of Christ the Lord.
   As stated previously and many times, religion is the greatest method of mind control ever invented, and the people of religious Christianity is the evidence of mind control:  for their minds remain as the minds of little children all the days of their lives, and their religious behavior is mechanical, for they are the evidence of religious engineering. 
   They have no humility, and they have no tears, for they are proud of themselves and proud of their religion.  As such, they are as mechanical robots, marching to the orders of their gods, which is the priesthood, to whom they bow and obey.  To them, Jesus is no more than an image, created by their religious priesthood in their imaginations.  All they know about Jesus is that which their masters have told them.
   But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:  in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them that believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.  For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.  (2 Corinthians 4: 3-5)

A WORLD IN CRISIS

   Are we presently watching a world in crisis in front of our eyes?
   Have you noticed how world leaders have been in a scramble mode during the past two weeks?
      ---Six nations agreed to a treaty with Iran.
      ---Vladimir Putin of Russia went to Rome to meet with Pope Francis.
      ---Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel went to Rome to meet with Pope Francis.
      ---U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is now in Asia for meetings with Japan, South Korea, and China.
      ---U.S. Secretary of State is in Israel today with a security plan for the Israelis and Palestinians.

   Are we also watching the end of an era in front of our eyes, which is the end of the church age?
      ---1400 pastors of churches in the United States leave the ministry each year.
      ---Only 15% of churches in the United States are growing.
      ---Only 2% of the churches that are growing are growing by conversion.
      ---At least 10,000 churches in the United States have disappeared.

   The Word of the Lord says,
      Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:  and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.  (Amos 8: 11-12)
      And many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many.  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.  (Matthew 24:  11-12)

   World leaders are in secret meetings in order to finalize their secret plan; therefore, look for them to produce a big event:  an event that will not be good for the people of all nations.
   And as more and more people turn their faces against the Lord, look for God to also produce a big event:  an event that will be bigger than the event by world leaders. 
   We are about to witness a world in crisis, for we are living in a time of imminent danger, a danger that is coming to people of all nations.
   We are about to enter a time of pain and great sorrow, which shall come to people of all nations.
   If you believe in praying to God to help us, now would be a good time to pray. 
   More than this, now would be a good time to pray without ceasing (I Thessalonians 5: 17)

     

WHEN GOD SPEAKS

   God knows you.  He knows all about you.  There is nothing about you, in fact, that God does not know.
   God knows when you are good, and God knows when you are bad; for He knows all of your behaviors, whether they be good or bad.  He knows about your words of lies, and He knows about your words of truth.  He knows about your success, and He knows about your failures.
   God knows about your dreams and of all the things you have done as well as all the things you would like to do. 
   Above everything that God knows about you, He also knows your name:  and all the names of the people in your family tree.  And he knows the names of all the people that you know:  your family, friends, and your associates at your place of employment. 
   You are important to God, and He knows that your name is important to you.
   Therefore, when God wants your attention, He will speak your name.
   God has been speaking to people ever since the day He created Adam, the first man on earth, and the Almighty has never stopped speaking to people.
   God speaks to people in many ways. 
   To begin, creation itself is the evidence of the work of the Master Engineer.  And of all the millions of places in the universe, isn't it interesting that only planet Earth can sustain life?  Even the air we breathe is a creation of God, for how would nature know that we need air in order to live?  How would nature know that we also need water and food?  For the earth is designed to produce the abundance of food that we need to live.  No other planet can do for us what the earth can do. 
   Secondly, God has been using the heavens as a chalkboard to write messages to us for events that have been coming upon the earth as well as for events that are yet to come.  God wants us to know things before those things come to pass.
    For example, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.  (Matthew 2: 2)
   And again, God is speaking to us in a comet that is presently in the heavens, which is named ISON, and this, too, is a sign, or a signal, from God of coming events upon the earth.  Therefore, it is in our interest to pay attention to comet ISON and to consider events that are about to happen upon the earth, for God is speaking to us in the heavens and He wants us to know and not to be surprised.  And by knowing, we can be prepared.  For God wants to include us with Him in His master plan.
   Thirdly, God speaks to us through His written Word, which is the Holy Bible; for the words of the Bible are the words of God, and, as we read the Word of God, we can hear the voice of God speaking those words if we will listen. 
   Jesus said, My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:  and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.  My Father, which gave them to me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.  I and my Father are one.  (John 10: 27-30)
   Therefore, when you hear the voice of Jesus speaking your name, answer Him; for you are one of His sheep, and the Lord is extending His salvation to you, to lift you out of the world, to bring you back to the sheepfold, and you will walk in newness of life!
   To know Christ is to know the light of the world.
   Please do not be left behind in the dark.
  

WHILE YOU WERE LIVING

   There you are again, sitting in the place where you have been sitting for forty years.
   There you are again, listening to the same dogmas and doctrines you learned as a toddler.
   There you are again, participating in the same rites and rituals you learned as a toddler.
   There you are again, standing when you are told to stand, kneeling when you are told to kneel, praying when you are told to pray, and shaking hands with others when you are told to shake hands, just as you have been doing since the days when you were a toddler.
   There you are again, leaving the building and dragging your religion with you, like a ball at the end of a chain, which you have been doing since the days when you were a toddler.
   Nothing has changed, has it? 
   Nothing is new, nothing is different since the days when you were a toddler, right?
   More than anything else, you want others to believe that you are the you that you want them to believe that you are.  You have wanted this since the days when you were a toddler because you were trained to believe that you are the you that you want others to believe that you are.  You want others to know that you are devoutly religious, that you are righteous among people, and that you are not like the sinners that do not know the way that you know. 
   Therefore, when you go out of your home and in public places, you do not go forth to see others, but rather to be seen.  When you go shopping, there you are.  When you drive your car, there you are. When you play golf or bingo, there you are.  And when you do your good deeds for others, you want them to know the good person you are.
   Your parents are proud of you because you are the heir to the family tradition, the family religion.
   You are also proud because you have trained your children to be the future heirs to the family tradition, the family religion.
   You have been trained to believe that baby Jesus was born to a virgin in Bethlehem, right?
   You have been trained to believe that Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate and arose on the third day, right?
   You have been trained to believe that Jesus was born on December 25th, right?
   You have been trained to believe that Jesus was crucified on Friday, right?
   You have been trained to believe that the Christian Sabbath day is on Sunday, not on Saturday, right?
   You have been trained to believe that Christians should eat fish on Fridays, right?
   You have been trained to believe that a man of the earth has the power to forgive sins, right?
   You have been trained to believe that water baptism is sufficient for the cleansing of sins, right?
   You have been trained to believe that you are on your way to heaven because of your acceptance of your religious dogmas and doctrines, rites and rituals, right?
   In all of your training, however, have you been taught to believe that Jesus is coming again?  Probably not.
   In all of your training, were you ever encouraged to read the Holy Bible?  Probably not.
   These things are written today because, just moments ago:  you died.  Now what?  What do you believe now?  You are still alive, but where are you?
   While you were living, Jesus said,
      Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
   And again,
      Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 
   Jesus said, a man cannot see nor can he enter the kingdom of God unless he has been born again.
   While you were living, what were you trained to believe?
   While you were living, the Holy Spirit revealed to your mind that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, the Savior of the world, but instead of kneeling to Jesus in confession and asking forgiveness of your sin, you denied Him and chose to cling to your religion.  In so doing, you also trained your children to follow you. 
  
  

AN OCCUPATION

   For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?  Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?  (Mark 8: 36-37)

   Judas Iscariot made a deal with the devil and he sold his soul for thirty pieces of silver; and before the sun went down in Jerusalem that day, Judas Iscariot committed suicide.
   Jesus never said that serving God would be an occupation---nor a "career opportunity".
   Jesus said, Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.  (Matthew 7: 15)
   Like Judas Iscariot, false prophets have sold their souls to the devil.
   Like Judas Iscariot, false prophets are self-serving:  for their only interest in life is themselves.
   They build financial empires on the name of Jesus, for their greatest love is that which they can touch and hold with their hands:  money.
   False prophets are truly good at what they do, for they are masters of deception.
   They comb their hair and brush their teeth. 
   They have sparkling smiles that are contagious. 
   Everywhere they go, people like them. 
   False prophets have eyes with dry wells:  they never weep.
   False prophets never have a bad day. 
   They never have financial difficulties. 
   They are never hated and they never experience persecution, or suffering.
   They want you to believe that your miracle is on the way.
   They want you to believe that you can live a life of financial freedom.
   They want you to believe that every day will be a day of joy and happiness, and no more sorrow.
   To have what they have, order their books.  Order their tapes.  Order their CDs and DVDs.  Which they will send to you FREE OF CHARGE and POSTAGE PAID!
    All they ask in return from you, dearly beloved, is to remember them in your prayers and to open your hearts to send them a little money, a simple love offering, to help them in their ministry, in their time of need.
   When they come to town, they want you to know it!  Come out to see them at the civic center.  Come out to meet them under the big tent.  Come out and be a witness of their healing miracles.  While there, make a generous offering to their ministry.  Buy their books.  Buy their tapes.  Buy their CDs and DVDs.  Tell your friends about them.  Share their books, tapes, CDs, and DVDs with others.
   In his beginning, Judas Iscariot was a thief:  he never earned a day of honest wages in his lifetime; instead, his occupation was in petty theft, shoplifting, and skimming money from the disciples' money bag as he traveled with Jesus. 
   False prophets are like Judas Iscariot:  thieves.  They never earn a day of honest wages in their lifetimes; instead, their occupation is to deceive people to give them their money.
   False prophets are the false ministers, false teachers, false preachers, and false priests.  And in Christianity, they have found their occupation, their job, their career opportunity, and their life's work, from which they receive generous wages. 
   False prophets are also false singers and false musicians in Christian music, where they have found their occupation, their job, their career opportunity, and their life's work, from which they receive generous wages.
   False prophets of word and of music are highly talented and highly trained individuals.  They have STAR POWER.  They are the SUPERSTARS of Christianity. 
   They will also make personal appearances at your church, too---if the price is right.  And if the price is right, they will entertain and thrill every person in the house:  after which, a standing ovation is both proper and expected when a church becomes a theater.
   But in the world of illusion that is in the power of deception in false prophets, please remember: 
   Christ is not there; He is risen:  Why seek ye the living among the dead?  (Luke 24: 5)