Monday, May 26, 2008

THE IMPENDING DANGER



God's word has given warning of the impending danger; let this be unheeded, and the Protestant world will learn what the purposes of Rome really are, only when it is too late to escape the snare. She is silently growing into power. Her doctrines are exerting their influence in legislative halls, in the churches, and in the hearts of men. She is piling up her lofty and massive structures in the secret recesses of which her former persecutions will be repeated. Stealthily and unsuspectedly she is strengthening her forces to further her own ends when the time shall come for her to strike. All that she desires is vantage ground, and this is already being given her. We shall soon see and shall feel what the purpose of the Roman element is. Whoever shall believe and obey the word of God will thereby incur reproach and persecution.

The Great Controversy , Ellen G. White, p. 581.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

POWERFUL AFTERSHOCK HITS CHINA, KILLS 1

Powerful Aftershock Hits China, Kills 1

5.8 Tremor Destroys Thousands More Homes, Heightens Fears Over Dams In Danger Of Collapse



Chinese looks at a collapsed bridge at Xiaoyutong near Pengzhou town
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Chinese looks at a collapsed bridge following May 12 earthquake at Xiaoyutong near Pengzhou town, southwest China's Sichuan Province Sunday, May 25, 2008. Nearly 70 dams scarred by the force of China's most powerful earthquake in three decades were in danger of bursting, the government said Sunday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)



(AP) A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China, causing hundreds of new casualties Sunday and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. Soldiers rushed with explosives to unblock a debris-clogged river threatening to flood homeless quake survivors.

The fresh devastation came after a magnitude 5.8 aftershock that struck at 4:21 p.m. (0821 GMT) Sunday — among the most powerful recorded since the initial May 12 quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The China National Seismic Network said the aftershock was the strongest of dozens in the nearly two weeks after the disaster.

The new tremor killed one person and injured more than 400, 28 seriously, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Some 71,000 homes that had survived the original quake were leveled, and another 200,000 were in danger of collapse from the aftershock that caused office towers to sway in Beijing, 800 miles away.

Before the aftershock, the Cabinet said the confirmed death toll from the disaster had risen to 62,664, with another 23,775 people missing. Premier Wen Jiabao has warned the number of dead could surpass 80,000.

A mudslide caused by the aftershock blocked a road, but Xinhua said no serious landslides were reported.

Previous landslides loosened by the quake jammed rivers across the disaster area, creating 35 new lakes that placed 700,000 survivors in jeopardy of floods, Vice Minister of Water Resources E Jingping told reporters in Beijing.

The biggest concern was the new Tangjiashan lake in Beichuan county, where some 1,600 police and soldiers were hiking with 22 pounds of explosives each to blast through debris, according to Xinhua.

Hazy weather prevented helicopter flights to the area, and forecasts for rain increased the risk that lakes could overflow.

Rain will "not only cause the amount of water going into the lakes to increase, but also influence their normal structure, so the situation is quite serious," said Vice Minister E. "It is a daunting task because of the unpredictability of when the barrier lakes will burst."

About 20,000 people have been evacuated from the disaster area due to the flood risk, and the total relocated could rise to 100,000, said Liu Ning, chief engineer at the Ministry of Water Resources.

The ministry also said 69 dams in Sichuan were in danger of collapse from quake damage, but reservoirs have been drained to lessen the risk. Authorities have said the world's largest water project — the Three Gorges dam, located about 350 miles east of the epicenter — was not damaged.

Elsewhere in the disaster zone, people ventured cautiously back to homes to retrieve belongings, but some decided the risk of entering damaged buildings was too great.

In Hanwang, 58-year-old Zhang Heqing was carrying a handful of plastic bags and had planned to go into his apartment block, but the coal mine employee said he had second thoughts.

"I just don't dare to go in," he said. "I live on the fifth floor and the staircase is blocked and you can't even open the doors."

Down the street, retiree Huang Huimei, 75, and her husband were busy stacking pots, pans, chairs and bed boards in a pile for movers to take to the provincial capital of Chengdu, where her son lives. Her building remained standing but had serious cracks and was not safe for habitation.

She had spent most of the time since the quake caring for her 95-year-old mother.

"I don't know if we'll be back," she said as her husband handed her part of a cooking stove through the front window of their ground floor apartment. "These apartments weren't that safe before the quake. My husband worked for the coal mine and it's supposed to rebuild the company apartments. But who knows when."

More than 15 million homes were destroyed in the disaster, and the Chinese government has appealed for tents to help shelter survivors.

Across town, about 10 families were living in makeshift shelters of picnic table umbrellas and nylon tarps draped over simple wood frames, pitched in a muddy lot that used to be a food market. Chickens pecked at watermelon rinds, while the survivors used plastic basins to wash and piles of scrap wood for cooking fires.

"The local government officials have done a good job for themselves. They're living up there," said a camp resident who pointed to a neat row of tents up a hill.

"They didn't do such a good job here where the regular folks have to live," said the man, who would only give his surname, Wang.

Meanwhile, one of two pandas missing since the quake from a major preserve for the endangered animals in Wolong, near the epicenter, was sighted Sunday, Xinhua said. The panda, named Xixi, disappeared before staff could reach it, but was believed safe, the report said. The search will continue Monday.


NOT TO SIT IN QUIETUDE, DOING NOTHING




There are many who are at ease, who are, as it were, asleep. They say, "If prophecy has foretold the enforcement of Sunday observance the law will surely be enacted," and having come to this conclusion they sit down in a calm expectation of the event, comforting themselves with the thought that God will protect His people in the day of trouble. But God will not save us if we make no effort to do the work He has committed to our charge. . . .



As faithful watchmen you should see the sword coming and give the warning, that men and women may not pursue a course through ignorance that they would avoid if they knew the truth.--RH Extra, Dec. 24, 1889.


Last Day Events, E. G. White, p.127.

THE SUPREME COURT RENDERS AN IMPORTANT DECISION

The Supreme Court Renders an Important Decision

In 1804 a judicial decision was handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case known as Marbury v. Madison. The case was started because President Jefferson did not like one of the appointments made by his predecessor in the Presidency, John Adams. The appointment, made in the last few hours of Adams' administration in 1801, elevated a man named William Marbury to the position of justice of the peace. Jefferson asked his Secretary of State, James Madison, to dismiss Marbury, and Marbury sued the government in the person of Madison so that he might be reinstated in his job. The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which dismissed Marbury's suit, stating that the court lacked jurisdiction in the case. More importantly, the Supreme Court declared that a section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional. This was the first time that the Supreme Court declared an act of Congress invalid, which opened a new role for the court, eventually gaining for it an important place as the third, co-equal branch of government, along with the Congress and the Executive.

Source: http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/Circa1804/In1804/HeadlinesSupremeCourt.htm

Saturday, May 24, 2008

OK. RECALLS BILL THAT WOULD HAVE FACILITATED NAFTA SUPERHIGHWAY

May 19, 2008

Oklahoma Recalls Bill That Would Have Facilitated NAFTA Superhighway

By Dana Gabriel

The Oklahoma State Senate voted to recall a bill that would have further facilitated plans for the NAFTA Superhighway to run through the state. There were fears that parts of Bill 1507, which dealt with Foreign Trade Zones, were tied to the superhighway which is to extend from Mexico to Canada. There were also concerns that this would lead to private property seizures through eminent domain. This is already taking place in parts of rural Texas with the construction of the Trans Texas Corridor (TTC), which is to be the first leg of this superhighway infrastructure.

Some have argued that Bill 1507 would have allowed for the creation of foreign owned smart ports. This would have allowed for imported goods to pass through the U.S./Mexican border without going through customs until Oklahoma. This follows in the same line as other proposed inland ports, such as the one in Kansas City. The NAFTA Superhighway will be a borderless open transportation system that will further facilitate the flow of cheap goods from China. Oklahoma has already passed legislation to stop the TTC from coming through the state.

The NAFTA Superhighway is the necessary infrastructure needed for the creation of a North American Union. It will serve as a highway for cheap Chinese goods and cheap labor from Mexico and Latin America. It will untimely benefit multinational corporations, who view borders as barriers to trade and greater profits. Last year, Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., introduced a House resolution that stated congressional opposition to the construction of a superhighway or entry into North American Union.

The link from the Mexican border to Oklahoma is to be the highest priority, and has been branded the Trans Texas Corridor (TTC). If completed, it would encompass more than 4,000 miles. It is being financed by the Spanish company Cintra, who will lease and operate it as a toll road. It is set to have 1,200-foot corridors with separate lanes for passenger vehicles and large trucks, and room for future upgrades. Opposition to the TTC is growing, and for the second straight year, ranchers and other opponents marched on the Texas state capital in protest. Some might recall that in a blatant effort to try and stifle opposition, a company with close ties to Cintra purchased many local newspapers from towns that fall in the TTC's path. The TTC is part of the NAFTA Superhighway, and is proof of further integration into a North American Union.

In January of this year, Texas Congressman and Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul filed a bill in the House of Representatives to prevent the TTC from receiving federal dollars. He was also very concerned and wanted to prevent the loss of private land through eminent domain. The TTC will see upwards of 584,000 acres of prime farm and ranch land lost, with up to a million people displaced through this practice.

The recalling of this bill by the Oklahoma State Senate is another small and maybe even temporary victory in the struggle to stop the NAFTA Superhighway and the North American Union. Nevertheless, it is encouraging that citizens concerns in regards to this issue are being echoed by more and more legislators. Many states have already passed anti-North American Union and anti-NAFTA Superhighway resolutions. The NAFTA Superhighway is a threat to private property, our sovereignty, and security.

Source: http://newworldordermustbestopped.com/DanasBlog1.html

TRAGEDY & HOPE: A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN OUR TIME

Backcover:

Conversion Testimony of a Former Jesuit Priest Professor about the New World Order and the International Bankers

Prof. Carroll Quigley, Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time. Quigley was the renowned, late Georgetown macro-historian (mentioned by former President Clinton in his first nomination acceptance speech). Quigley was the most prominent Georgetown professor, an establishment insider and author of many books, who had access to their secret archives, and he revealed the global history of the international banking conspiracy, its origins and the use of central banks and secret and semi-secret societies to control governments worldwide. This scholarly work was soon suppressed as it revealed too much, and was only recently independently resurrected.

This renowned and well-respected Jesuit historian (Bill Clinton’s professor at Georgetown University), Dr. Caroll Quigley wrote:

"The powers of financial capitalism had a far-reaching plan, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole...Their secret is that they have annexed from governments, monarchies, and republics the power to create the world's money..."[1]

Quigley also wrote:

“The Rhodes Scholarships, established by the terms of Cecil Rhode's seventh will, are known to everyone. What is not so widely known is that Rhodes in five previous wills left his fortune to form a secret society, which was to devote itself to the preservation and expansion of the British Empire. And what does not seem to be known to anyone is that this secret society was created by Rhodes and his principal trustee, Lord Milner, and continues to exist to this day. To be sure, this secret society is not a childish thing like the Ku Klux Klan, and it does not have any secret robes, secret handclasps, or secret passwords. It does not need any of these, since its members know each other intimately. It probably has no oaths of secrecy nor any formal procedure of initiation. It does, however, exist and holds secret meetings, over which the senior member present presides."



[1] Prof. Carroll Quigley, Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time. Quigley was the renowned, late Georgetown macro-historian (mentioned by former President Clinton in his first nomination acceptance speech). Quigley was the most prominent Georgetown professor, an establishment insider and author of many books, who had access to their secret archives, and he revealed the global history of the international banking conspiracy, its origins and the use of central banks and secret and semi-secret societies to control governments worldwide. This scholarly work was soon suppressed as it revealed too much, and was only recently independently resurrected.

Other books/DVDs on this subject: The Money Masters

Source: http://www.luxverbi.org.uk/arch/book_tragedy_and_hope_carollquigley.htm

LOW STATE OF MORALS



Low State of Morals

Fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints. Eph. 5:3.


There is an alarming commonness in conversation at the present day, which shows a low state of thoughts and morals. True dignity of character is very rare. True modesty and reserve are seldom seen. There are but few who are pure and undefiled. . . . {Mar 153.1}

Polluted thoughts harbored become habit, and the soul is scarred and defiled. Once do a wrong action and a blot is made which nothing can heal but the blood of Christ; and if the habit is not turned from with firm determination, the soul is corrupted and the streams flowing from this defiling fountain corrupt others. {Mar 153.2}

There are men and women who invite temptation; they place themselves in positions where they will be tempted, where they cannot but be tempted, when they place themselves in society that is objectionable. The best way to keep safe from sin is to move with due consideration at all times and under all circumstances, never to move or act from impulse. Move with the fear of God ever before you and you will be sure to act right. {Mar 153.3}

The moral dangers to which all, both old and young, are exposed are daily increasing. Moral derangement, which we call depravity, finds ample room to work, and an influence is exerted by men, women, and youth professing to be Christians that is low, sensual, devilish. . . . {Mar 153.4}

Those who have learned the truth and do not have works corresponding with their profession of faith are subject to Satan's temptations. They encounter danger at every step they advance. They are brought into contact with evil, they see sights, they hear sounds, that will awaken their unsubdued passions; they are subjected to influences that lead them to choose the evil rather than the good, because they are not sound at heart. . . . {Mar 153.5}

There is no training we need so much now as the preparing of young men and women to have moral rectitude and to cleanse their souls of every spot and stain of moral defilement. {Mar 153.6}

Maranatha, E. G. W., p.153.

JESUS TEACHES WITH PARABLES

Matthew Chapter 13

Jesus teaches with parables

1) That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2) Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3) Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed.

The idea behind the world parable is "to throw along side of"; it is a story thrown along side the truth intended to teach.

Parables have been called "earthly stories with a heavenly meanings"; but it is important that we understand the Biblical purpose and meaning for parables.

Why did Jesus use parables to hide the truth from those not hearing the Holy Spirit?

He used parables so that the hearts of those rejecting would not be hardened further: the very sun that softens the wax hardens the clay; and so the very same gospel message which breaks down honest hearts and leads to repentance, hardens the hearts of the dishonest and confirms them in their path of disobedience.

In this sense, the parables of Jesus were not illustrations making difficult things clear to all who heard; they were a way of "encoding" God's message so the spiritually sensitive could understand, but the hardened would merely hear a story without heaping up additional condemnation for rejecting God's Word. Parables are an example of God's mercy towards the hardened! The parables are given in light of Jesus' rejection by the Jewish leaders, a mercy given to the undeserving.

By speaking in parables, Jesus was also fulfilling prophecy, speaking in a way that the hardened would hear but not hear, and see but not see.

In light of this, how blessed are those who do understand the parables of Jesus; not only do they gain the benefit of the spiritual truth illustrated, they also display some measure of responsiveness to the Holy Spirit.

Parables generally teach one main point or principle; we can get into trouble by demanding that they be intricate systems of theology, with the smallest detail revealing hidden truths.

The parable of the sower (or, more properly, the parable of the soils)

4) As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5) Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6) But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7) Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8) Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop--a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9) He who has ears, let him hear." 10) The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"
11) He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12) Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 13) This is why I speak to them in parables:
"Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand. 14) In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
" 'You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15) For this people's heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.' 16) But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17) For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Jesus is speaking with the agricultural customs of the day in mind; in those days, seed would be scattered first, then would be plowed into the ground.

The stony places refers to a place where the soil was thin, upon a rocky shelf; the seed springs up quickly because of the warmth of the soil, but the seed us unable to take root because of the rocky shelf.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear is a not a call for all to listen; rather, it is a call for those who have spiritual sensitivity to take special note (in light of Jesus' explanation of the purpose of parables).

The model is that the Lord is the Sower, sowing the seed, which is the Word of God. The field in the collective sense is the world. In the world there is (are) different kinds of ground, in this case, four.

The first is hard surface, the seed lays there and the birds of the air take it away. Who are the birds? See verse 19, the evil one takes away the seed; birds are bad in parables.

In stony places, there is a little soil but not enough to take root. A little pressure, a little persecution and they are on to the next fad, there are no roots.

Third, they mean well but they get swept up in the cares of this world.

The world makes its demands on you and the thorns choke out any spiritual fruit.

The last type is the condition of the heart where the seed really takes root and bears fruit.

The parable of the soils explained: each soil represents one of four responses to the gospel of Jesus.

18) "Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19) When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20) The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21) But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. 22) The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. 23) But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."

The gospel must be understood before it can bear any fruit; one of Satan's chief works is to keep men in darkness regarding their understanding of the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:3-4).

Others receive the gospel enthusiastically, but it is short-lived, because they are not willing to endure tribulation or persecution . . . because of the word.

Others have fertile ground for the word - but their "soil" is too fertile, because it also grows all sorts of other things which choke out the word of God.

But others receive the word, and it bears fruit in their "soil" - though in differing proportions (though none are "small").

We benefit from seeing bits of ourselves in all four soils. Sometimes we allow the word no room at all in our lives. We may have "hot flashes" of enthusiasm in receiving the word that quickly burn out. The world is constantly threatening to choke out God's word and our fruitfulness. And, praise God that the word bears fruit in our lives!

Parables of corruption in the kingdom community

The parable of the wheat and the tares

24) Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25) But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26) When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
27) "The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?'
28) " 'An enemy did this,' he replied.
"The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'
29) " 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. 30) Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'

The sower is not necessarily asleep. (The Lord never sleeps).

Tares -Zizania - seed in Palestine today that looks just like wheat while it is growing, but then while it matures it turns black (it shows its true color). Because if it gets mixed up in the wheat and you bake bread with it, it is poisonous and must be separated out.

There will be a separation. A burning of the tares and the wheat into His barn. [See verse 36 for explanation.]

The sower 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 is the devil. The harvest is the end of the Age, and the reapers are the angels.

" 31) He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32) Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches."

Another illustration of corruption in the kingdom community: the parable of the mustard seed.

Some regard this as a beautiful picture of the church growing so large that it provides refuge for all the world; but this mustard seed plant has grown into a monstrosity, and it harbors birds - who, the in the parables, are emissaries of Satan.

Mustard seeds grow into bushes about 3 feet tall. Have you ever seen a bird lodge in a small bush? This mustard seed apparently grows to become a monstrosity, something larger than it is supposed to. It becomes a structure so large and spacious that birds come and lodge in the branches. Birds are the birds that picked up the seed in the first parable; the ministers of Satan!


33) He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."

Another illustration of corruption in the kingdom community: the parable of the leaven in the meal.

Some have regarded this parable as another beautiful picture of the kingdom of God working its way through the whole world.

But the three measures of meal was the exact amount customarily used in a meal offering to God, and leaven (which always is a picture of evil and sin in the Bible) has absolutely no place in a meal offering. The idea of hiding leaven in three measures of meal would have offended any observant Jew; this certainly isn't a picture of the church gradually influencing the whole world for good.

Another illustration of corruption in the kingdom community: the parable of the leaven in the meal.

Some have regarded this parable as another beautiful picture of the kingdom of God working its way through the whole world.

But the three measures of meal was the exact amount customarily used in a meal offering to God, and leaven (which always is a picture of evil and sin in the Bible) has absolutely no place in a meal offering.

The idea of hiding leaven in three measures of meal would have offended any observant Jew; this certainly isn't a picture of the church gradually influencing the whole world for good.

Leaven in Jewish terms is a symbol of sin.

Example, Passover ceremony to get the leaven out of the house. Leaven is sin because it corrupts by puffing up.

Notes: A leaven is anything that produces bubbles in dough or batter, causing baked goods to rise. Most breads rise because of yeast, which works by fermenting sugar, which in turn produces carbon dioxide. Baking soda and baking powder are used to leaven quick breads, cookies, and muffins. Baking soda is alkaline and reacts with acid to create carbon dioxide bubbles that become trapped within the batter. It's sometimes used in batters that contain acidic ingredients, like buttermilk or molasses. If there's not enough acid in the batter, the recipe will instead call for baking powder, which combines baking soda with one or more acidic salts. When the baking powder becomes wet or sufficiently hot, the soda reacts with the salts and releases bubbles. Air bubbles can also be trapped in beaten egg whites, a technique used to leaven angel food or sponge cakes.

What is the root of all sin? Pride. Whose pride? Satan’s (Isaiah 14). Leaven is used as a type of sin throughout the Old Testament and the New (2 times Jesus says, and 2 times Paul says “a little leaven leavens the whole lump.”) “Three measures of meal”: To an Arab or a Jew historically suggests the Oaks at Mamre (Genesis 18 - from that time on - three measures of meal are the fellowship offering.) Wrong to hide leaven in the measures of meal! The Church will not be perfect, it will be impure. Leaven will be introduced and it will grow and contaminate. These parables are prophecies of the Church age!


34) Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. 35) So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:
"I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."

The enemy's purpose in sowing tares was to destroy the wheat; but the wise farmer will not allow the enemy to succeed; instead, He will sort it out at harvest time.

Jesus' teaching in parables as a fulfillment of prophecy

Another reason Jesus taught about the kingdom community - the church - in parables is because the church itself was part of the things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world, and would not be revealed in fullness until later.

Jesus only spoke to the multitudes in parables (from Chapter 12 on). These parables contain truths that are hidden from the Old Testament (otherwise they would not have been “kept hidden from the foundation of the world”). These things that the Lord is talking about in Mt 13 are first time occasions. Not found overtly in other Old Testament books. What has been kept secret? Most concepts are found in the Old Testament. Except one (Eph 3:5): that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body and partakers of His promise in Christ Jesus by the gospel. The Church, not just Gentiles, will be converted.

Paul expresses this same idea about the church in Ephesians 3:4-11

Jesus explains the parable of the wheat and the weeds

36) Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
37) He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. 38) The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39) and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
40) "As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41) The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42) They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43) Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He, who has ears, let him hear.

More parables about the kingdom

The parable of the hidden treasure

44) "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

The field is the world, but the man does not represent the believer (we have nothing to buy this treasure with); instead, Jesus is the man, the buyer.

The what is the treasure? You! - Jesus gave everything to redeem the whole world to preserve a treasure in it: His people.

The parable of the costly pearl

45) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46) When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

Again, Jesus is the buyer and we are the pearl that He sees as so valuable that He would happily give all to have it forever.

The Hidden Treasure

Jesus is free gift. To aspire to doing anything to gain Him is blasphemy. To feel that you can add one thing to that which He has done 100% is arrogance; to assume that you can add to that which God has called complete is blasphemy. The treasure is hidden in the field, or the world (Exodus 19:5; Psalms 135 – we are described as His peculiar treasure).

The One that gave up all that He had for the sake of the treasure is Jesus Christ! He wanted the treasure, He didn’t buy just one little parcel He bought the whole field. He died on the cross for all sinners. Who did the buying? He did. What did it cost Him? His Blood. He purchased what? You and I! Who is the treasure hid in the field? You and I!

The Pearl of Great Price

Sounds like the parable of the hidden treasure. See Malachi 3:17, yet says jewels, not pearls. Remember in the Torah the laws that were laid down, Deuteronomy 8 forbids oysters. Oysters are not kosher, one can only eat seafood with scales. This means that pearls were not prized by the Jewish community. While they might trade in them because they would sell them to the Gentiles, pearls are distinctly a Gentile ornament, not a Jewish ornament.

So why a pearl of great value used by Jesus in this parable? Because of all jewels, pearls are the only one that is made by a living organism as a response to irritation that has been introduced. What a fascinating model of the Church! A Gentile organ grows as the response to an irritation. The Church always grew under persecution. It is removed from its place of growth to become an item of adornment.

The parable of the dragnet

47) "Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. 48) When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. 49) This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous 50) and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Jesus is showing is that the world will remain divided right up until the end, and the Church will not reform the world, ushering in the kingdom; instead, there will be both the wicked and the just till the end of the age.

The disciples claim understanding of Jesus' parables

51) "Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked.
"Yes," they replied.
52) He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old."

We must wonder if the disciples really understand Jesus here; however, Jesus does not deny their claim to understanding.

Jesus says that every one who really knows God's word (every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom), will both know the old and be learning the new of the kingdom.

Further rejection: Jesus is rejected at His home town, Nazareth.

The people of Nazareth are surprised that such a "normal" boy could grow up to do such spectacular things

53) When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54) Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked. 55) "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56) Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"

We may conclude that Jesus must have grown up a very normal boy, unlike the fantastic stories told in apocryphal books like The Infancy of Jesus.

Jesus plainly had many brothers and sisters; the Roman Catholic idea of the perpetual virginity of Mary is in contradiction to the plain meaning of the Bible.

A prophet without honor

57) And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor."
58) And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

A prophet is without honor in his own country, and his own house, because of our false conceptions of what it means to be spiritual, and those closest to these "spiritual" people see just how normal they are.

It is truly remarkable that Jesus was, in some manner, limited by their unbelief; as long as God chooses to work in concert with human agency, developing our ability to partner with Him, our unbelief will hinder the work of God.

Source: http://www.prophecyupdate.com/matthew_chapter_13.htm

Friday, May 23, 2008

DA VINCI CODE TRUTH?


Da Vinci Code Truth



Everyone is talking about it...





Da Vinci Code TRUTH
What is all the fuss about?

On May 19th the most anticipated movie of the year will be released worldwide. The Da Vinci Code, staring
Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard, is based upon the best-selling novel that has over 45 million
copies in print. Its thrilling plot puts a murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum. Behind
the murder is an ancient conspiracy that could cripple the church and rock the foundation of society.

As expected, The Da Vinci Code has drawn fire because of its portrayal of Catholicism, the Masons, and the
Opus Dei society. Just recently a Vatican official close to Pope Benedict blasted the book as being full of
anti-Christian lies and urged Catholics to boycott the film. Cardinal Francis Arinze, a Nigerian who was
considered a candidate for pope last year has urged legal action against the film. “Christians must not just
sit back and say it is enough for us to forgive and to forget,” Arinze said. The Catholic Church and indeed all
of Christianity should be prepared to combat many of the preposterous claims presented in the book.

However, the truth presented on page 232 of The Da Vinci Code cannot be debated. Historians and
educators agree that the facts found in this section are undeniably true. Sadly, the truth found in
these few paragraphs is much more damaging to the Church than the entire Code book and all the
hype surrounding the movie. What could be so harmful and negative? Read the quote and decide:


“Historians still marvel at the brilliance with which Emperor Constantine converted the sun-
worshipping pagans to Christianity. By fusing pagan symbols, dates, and rituals into the growing
Christian tradition, he created a kind of hybrid religion that was acceptable to both parties.’

‘Transmogrification,’ Langdon said. ‘The vestiges of pagan religion in Christian symbology are
undeniable. Egyptian sun disks became the halos of Catholic saints. Pictograms of Isis nursing her
miraculously conceived son Horus became the blueprint for our modern images of the Virgin Mary
nursing Baby Jesus. And virtually all the elements of the Catholic ritual— the miter, the altar, the
doxology, and the communion, the act of ‘God-eating’—were taken directly from earlier pagan
mystery religions.’

Teabing groaned. ‘Don’t get a symbologist started on Christian icons. Nothing in Christianity is
original. The pre-Christian God Mithras—called the Son of God and the Light of the World—was
born on December 25, died, was buried in a rock tomb, and then resurrected in three days. By the
way, December 25 is also the birthday of Osiris, Adonis, and Dionysus. The newborn Krishna was
presented with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Even Christianity’s weekly holy day was stolen from
the pagans.’

‘What do you mean?’

‘Originally,’ Langdon said, ‘Christianity honored the Jewish Sabbath of Saturday, but
Constantine shifted it to coincide with the pagan’s veneration day of the sun.’ He
paused, grinning. ‘To this day, most churchgoers attend services on Sunday morning
with no idea that they are there on account of the pagan sun god’s weekly tribute—
Sunday," from pages 232- 233 of the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, published by Bantam.



The previous quote is in a fiction novel but is not fiction. A person can argue Church history all day long,
but the facts remain. History shows that shortly after the death and resurrection of the Savior, the Roman
Empire harshly persecuted the early believers. The more the faith was persecuted, the more it grew. The
maltreatment continued until the time of Constantine the Great, who blended the true faith with pagan ideas
and evil institutions. Most people are familiar with the story of how Constantine “the Great” conquered the
known world with his Roman rule. During a religious experience, he reportedly saw the vision of a cross in
the sky. Shortly after this, Constantine declared the entire empire “Christian” and stopped harassing
believers. Instead, Constantine proved the old adage, “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” And join them he did,
but not without making many changes to the true faith.

In August, 314AD, he held an imperial church council. At this meeting Constantine organized church
government. He instituted the Bishop of Rome as ruler over the universal, or “catholic,” church. Today, the
Bishop of Rome is called the “Pope.” From this day forward, church and state were mixed, and the entire
empire was under Constantine’s rule for government AND religion. (Imagine President Bush as the head of
the church and get the picture!)

Later, in 321AD the “Christian” Emperor Constantine praised Apollos, the sun god, worthy of worship on the
first day of the week. He then decreed the official day off for of the Empire as Dies Solis, the Day of the Sun.
This is where history records the Sabbath day was changed from the seventh day of the week to the first.
This is also where the name Sunday has its origin. Sun-day is the day to worship the sun/apollos.
Constantine did not allow any other day to be regarded as holy for worship. Constantine said, “this day
should be regarded as a special occasion for prayer,” says the book History of the First Council of Nicea.
Harsh fines and even death were imposed on those who kept the seventh day holy, as the Ten
Commandments state.

In 325AD, the Nicean Council was held. History records that the purpose of this meeting was to decide when
the early church would celebrate the feast of Passover. (The first believers kept the Holy Days of Leviticus
23.) However, at the Nicean Council the “Easter Edict” was passed. This Edict, written by Constantine
insisted the believers keep the holiday of Easter instead of Passover. Why was it important to change from
Passover to Easter? Because, the majority of people in the Roman Empire already celebrated Easter.

“Easter came to be celebrated instead of the Passover for two fundamental reasons: in an attempt to
escape Judaism and to conform to paganism. Most every Christian knows that the name Easter is the name
of a pagan goddess, variously called Eostre in ancient Anglo-Saxon, Ishtar in Arabic, and Isis in Egyptian.
She was and is known as mother earth, the goddess of fertility, and the queen of heaven. Her day was
celebrated throughout the Roman Empire on the first Sunday after the first full moon, on or after the vernal
equinox. The result was that the church picked up all the ancient customs of Easter: egg coloring and
bunny rabbits for fertility celebrations; Sunday sunrise service for homage to the sun coming up from the
east; and the honoring of Sunday as the Sabbath. The people enjoyed the festival of Easter. For the church,
which rejected all Old Testament traditions on anti-Jewish grounds, it was necessary to invent another
tradition for stability stake. Adapting pagan traditions was both convenient and popular, and whatever
increased the influence of the church became the rationalization for its adoption,” wrote David Hargis in his
book The Constantine Conspiracy.

At the Nicean Council Constantine said the Jews had been rejected by the Almighty because they were
guilty of killing the Savior. Because of this, any Old Testament tradition should be abandoned. He claimed
that the more popular holidays already being kept by various Pagan religions were better then anything
from the Old Testament. Constantine wrote, "It was, in the first place, declared improper to follow the
custom of the Jews in the celebration of this holy festival, because, their hands having been stained with
crime, the minds of these wretched men are necessarily blinded. ... Let us, then, have nothing in common
with the Jews, who are our adversaries. ... avoiding all contact with that evil way. ... who, after having
compassed the death of the Lord, being out of their minds, are guided not by sound reason, but by an
unrestrained passion, wherever their innate madness carries them. ... a people so utterly depraved. ...
Therefore, this irregularity must be corrected, in order that we may no more have any thing in common with
those parricides and the murderers of our Lord. ... no single point in common with the perjury of the Jews,"
Theodoret's Ecclesiastical History.

Constantine’s influence upon Christianity is undeniable. His ruling actions over the church and government
drove the world into the Dark Ages. During this gloomy time in human history, learning was thwarted and
the Roman Catholic Church ruled worldwide. Bibles were banned and science was stalled. Years later
Martin Luther led the Protestant Reformation against many errors. However, mainstream Christianity
continues to still follow Constantine. Yes, Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a church door, but his reforms
were not enough. Baptist, Methodists, Lutherans, and Charismatics are still joined to Catholicism and
Constantine. “If Protestants would follow the Bible, they would worship God on the Sabbath Day. In keeping
the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church,” said Albert Smith, Chancellor of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore. Encyclopedias and history books prove that Easter, Sunday worship, and even
Christmas were additions to the faith by the Catholic Church. These days were celebrated long before the
Messiah came and mixed into the original faith by various Bishops. “In 321AD, Constantine the Great, the
first Christian Roman emperor, introduced Christmas as an immovable feast on 25 December. He also
introduced Sunday as a holy day in a new 7-day week, and introduced movable feasts (Easter). However,
even though Constantine officiated 25 December as the birthday of Christ, Christians, recognizing the date
as a pagan festival, did not share in the emperor's good meaning. Christmas failed to gain universal
recognition among Christians until quite recently. In England, Oliver Cromwell outwaled Christmas
festivities between 1649 and 1660. Still, Christmas was not even a legal holiday until the 1800s,” says www.
didyouknow.com

Who would have thought the origin of Christianity’s holy days would be found in pagan rites? Who knew
there was so much truth in The Da Vinci Code? A historic cover up is finally been exposed.

The dark ages have finally ended. The light of truth is exposing the deception that has cloaked the church
for hundreds of years. At the heart of The Da Vinci Code is a conspiracy theory, which alleges a massive,
conspiracy by the church about the nature of Christianity. According to this idea, the faith founded in the
name of the Savior did not develop as he intended. Why doesn’t the church return to its roots and forsake
pagan practices? In general, our culture doesn’t inquire about the past. Few study history. Even fewer
know about church history. “Ignorance is bliss” for the majority of people that warm pews. Yet the
scriptures tell us to “study to show ourselves approved” in 1 Timothy 2:15. We are told to “remember the
days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they
will explain to you,” Deuteronomy 32:7.

The truth is that the first believers were very “Jewish” in their worship and lifestyle. In fact, historical
writings prove that the early followers of Messiah were so Jewish that most people could not tell them
apart from the majority of the Jews. “The Nazarenes do not differ in any essential thing from [the Orthodox
Jews], since they practice the customs and doctrines prescribed by Jewish Law; except that they believe in
Messiah. They believe in the resurrection of the dead, and that the universe was created by the Almighty.
They preach that The Lord is One is One, and that Messiah is his Son... They are very learned in the Hebrew
language. They read the Law,” wrote the early Church Father Epiphanius in his doctrinal book: Adversus
Haereses, (Against Heresies) Panarion 29.
The Savior Himself said, “Salvation is of the Jews,” in John 4:22. This doesn’t mean that one must convert
to Judaism to be saved. What Messiah was teaching is that the true pathway of faith can be found within the
lineage and lifestyle of the Hebrews. The Jewish people make up just a small portion of the greater Israel
family that has been scattered all over the world. This nation of Israel is being regathered as millions of
people around the world are recognizing their Hebrew roots. This isn’t about being Jewish. It is all about
recognizing that “if you belong to Messiah, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the
promise,” Galatians 3:29. Multitudes are rejecting false worship and returning to the ancient path set by the
Savior. He came teaching, healing, and proclaiming a message of repentance. A message that said, “the
kingdom of heaven is here.” A message that included the words, “think not that I have come to abolish the
Law and the Prophets,” Mathew 5:16.

Fortunately, the sins of our fathers have been exposed. A growing remnant of the church is recognizing its
error and returning to its Hebrew roots. The true faith of the Messiah and the Apostles is returning with
power and understanding. Revelation 2:5 explains, “Remember the height from which you have fallen!
Repent and do the things you did at first.” Saints should take heed. We need to see the reality of history
and learn from these mistakes. One should ask, seek, and knock to know the truth behind fossilized
customs followed by the masses today. Then, as truth is revealed one should reject error and accept the
ancient path.

The truth is out there; it just remains to be found by most people. It is sad that millions had to be exposed to
the pagan roots of the church through a murder and mystery book by Dan Brown. Brown simply wouldn’t
have much of a plot if everyone knew the truth.


CODEWORD BARBELON


Sub-title - The Sons of Loyola and their Plans for World Domination... Stuart, P.D.
ISBN-10: 0954359666 978-0954359669

“We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has gone through... wide circles of American society and wide circles of the Christian community do NOT REALIZE THIS FULLY.” ~ Malachi Martin (Jesuit).

Read a word from the author, P.D. Stuart...

"A gripping tell-all book, as unforgettable as it is daring... A controversial… and hard-hitting exposé of the powers that be... will outlive all of its critics." ~ La Maître, Editor.

Codeword Barbêlôn puts the spotlight on a global organization about which President Woodrow Wilson once wrote: "the few who are aware of it, dare not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it."

This compelling book reveals the control exerted by the secret societies over statesmen like Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and the connections between the secret societies of Skull and Bones, Phi Beta Kappa, the Bilderbergs, the Jesuits, Freemasonry, the Knights of Columbus, the Council of Foreign Relations and the Rhodes Scholarship.

Codeword Barbêlôn uncovers a plot so sinister that in the words of the ex-FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover: "The individual... coming face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous... cannot believe it exists."

Codeword Barbêlôn is a ‘tough book.’ It is plain, honest, and thought provoking. It contains no compromise, no apologies, and no vagaries; it spares no characters, high or low—all are lashed without ceremony. And at the same time it brings order and much needed clarity to the confusing mass of materials currently on the market. Rarely does one source “connect the dots” as completely, thoroughly, and intelligently as does this one! But what is most remarkable is the biting impartiality with which the author deals with the sensitive subject matters of the role of the United Nations (U.N.) and Roman Catholicism..

While Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code challenged our perceptions of reality and history, it failed to answer this very simple question: Who controls the secret societies today and what role do they play in world events? Codeword Barbêlôn answers that question, in great detail and with impeccable proof! In this impressive piece of 'detective' work, P.D. Stuart gives us a startling and compelling look into the machinations of an elite secret society that manipulates and controls all other societies and major world events. A work of great insight and moral courage, this book exposes, in unequivocal terms, the secrets, the connections, the oaths and the codewords of the powers that be…

Why should you care about any of this? You shouldn't; go back to sleep, all is well.

“... There are in the central house, at Rome, huge registers (with alphabeted edges), wherein are inscribed the names of… all the important persons, friends, or enemies... In those registers are recorded.... facts relating to the lives of each individual. It is the most gigantic biographical collection that has ever been formed....” ~ (Abbate M. Leone, an ex-Jesuit).

(SOURCES COLLECTED FROM GOOD AUTHORITIES)

Source: http://www.luxverbi.org.uk/

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APOSTASY


Apostasy

The great falling away has been long prophesied and is now become a reality. Also known as the fall of spiritual Babylon in Revelation chapter 14


GOD is giving us time to repent and turn around. We are about to get enslaved again once more
Apostasy [Greek apostatis], a standing, a forsaking one's former friends or beliefs, one who deserts his faith or principles, false, unfaithful. [dict.]


3 Angels


1.Angel tells us what we must do. Angel no 2 tells us why & Angel # 3 tells us if we don't GOD punishes us. This is a time of Universal Apostasy when the Devil is seen seated in the church of GOD claiming to be GOD [2.Thessalonians 2].


This lawless one can be non other than the man of sin in Rome who led Christianity astray and into sin, claiming both the title and prerogative of GOD, namely "Holy Father" and "Infallibility." GOD has already sent a strong delusion such as false pentecost seen as fire of cloven tongues [Revelation 13:13,14] promised by 2. Thess.2 because they have turned the truth into a lie and do not love the truth nor endure sound doctrines anymore[2.Tim.4:2-4].



The three angel's are identified as having the patience of the saints and keeping the commandments of GOD by the faith of JESUS [Rev.14:12].


Note: Not the commandments of JESUS and the faith of GOD, clearly then, it must speak of the 10 Commandments and not as our opponents say, the two new commands, which is nothing short of apostasy.



The first angel announces the everlasting Gospel. The complete Gospel must have all of the 10 Commandments and not just nine out of ten. This is seen from the first angel telling us to worship Him who made heaven and earth etc. Who is our creator GOD? JESUS CHRIST [John 1:1-3] and JESUS is therefore Lord of the Seventh Day Sabbath [Matthew 12:8] which is the only true Lord's day on which John received His Revelation [Rev.1:10]



The warnings of the three Angel's messages begin with Revelation ch.10 where the little prophetic book [of Daniel] is given by another mighty Angel who swore by Him who made Heaven and earth [JESUS] that prophetic time would be no longer.


He especially mentions the seventh angel and then shows the sweet message [of Daniel] that the Lord JESUS was on its way to come and cleanse the temple [Daniel 8:14]. JESUS did come indeed to the temple sanctuary as seen in Daniel 7:13.



This sanctuary temple contains the everlasting Gospel in its fullness. The trouble in AD 1844 was that Christianity was complete ignorant of the sanctuary. It was believed back than that it constituted the church [some call it the sanctuary] or the earth or portion of it. It so suited also the fire and brimstone preachers of that day to think that GOD was on His way to come and cleanse the earth [sanctuary] with fire.



But the cleansing [KJV] has the original meaning of justification. JESUS became our great high Priest in the heavenly Sanctuary at His ascension. Just as the earthly model taught, He would officiate in the first apartment called the Holy. Because it was a daily defilement by sin and the blood of the animals, at the very end of the ceremonial year, the cleansing or justifying took place in the Most Holy Place.



It was called the day of Judgment. No one was allowed into the Most Holy, except the high Priest once a year on that day which is also known as the day of "Atonement" or Yom Kippur the day of judgment. If there was unconfessed and unrepentant sin in the camp of Israel, justification was not granted and the High Priest killed by GOD inside the Holy of Holiest, and showed Israel's National apostasy.



The only piece of furniture inside the Holiest of Holiest was the ark of the testament containing the 10 Commandments and the lid was called the mercy seat. The lot was made out of pure gold. Here we can see the all importance of GOD'S holy Law of morals also known as the Decalogue. That is the real meaning of Daniel 8:14, JESUS our great high Priest entered the final phase of His ministry in the heavenly sanctuary to begin the final atonement, the cleansing of the sanctuary in 1844 at the end of the longest biblical time prophecy, the 2300 days of years.



That is why the first Angel in Rev.14:6,7 says that the hour of GOD'S judgment is come [present tense] and because the great joy and anticipation that the lovers of JESUS would see there beloved commander, saviour so soon, was turned sour when it was digested {Rev.10] But not for long. One person in the Advent movement saw what we can see today by looking at Revelation 11 where it begins to speak about the temple in heaven where we worship by faith alone and being measured, meaning judged. Do we measure up to JESUS? do we want the remedy to Laodecean backsliding and apostasy?



Here in Revelation 11 we also see the time period mentioned twice in which the physical temple was destroyed in AD 70 by pagan Rome, but the heavenly Temple suppressed by papal Rome. 42 month or 1260 days are the same time period by this Jewish writer John. The Jewish calendar mainly works on 360 days in the year. JESUS Himself endorses the prophetic day for a year when He said, tell this fox [Herod] that a work today and tomorrow, but on the third day I will be perfected [ Luke 13:32,33 ].



In Revelation 2:10 the Diocletian persecution is listed as 10 literal days. But history confirms that it lasted 10 years. Is it GOD'S way of protecting truth? No wonder Satan hates historical evidence. So also the 1260 days are prophetic years as taught by Daniels companion Ezekiel 6:4, a day for a year. The Beast 666 in Rome would cut off CHRIST'S intercession for us in the heavenly sanctuary for its duration of absolute power for 1260 years from the beginning of papal reign in AD 538 to its deadly wound by Napoleon in 1798 making this prophecy very trustworthy.



We see this same time period also in Daniel referring to the papacy as the little horn power and again in its parallel account of Revelation 11:2,3; 12:6,14 as time, times, and half a time which is 31/2 years or 1260 days of years, and Rev.13:5 as 42 month which is also 1260 days of years of papal supremacy on the thrones of the Caesars butchering the true Christians that exposed their falsehood of the chair of St. Peter, which was really the throne of Caesar and the devil seated in the temple or church of GOD claiming to be GOD.



Then in 1844 the Early First Day Adventists saw also the 10 Commandments in heaven under GOD'S mercy seat where our sins are forgiven on this hour of GOD'S judgment [see Revl.11:18,19] the ark of the testament or covenant contain the 10 Commandments [1king8:9] that point out sin and righteousness or right doing.



Today, any honest Christian seeing what first day Adventists saw, must repent from Sunday worship and turn to CHRIST and His Seventh Day Sabbath for genuine worship. This is the issue of the three angel's messages of Revelation 14:6-12.



Babylon is fallen? The two Babylon by Hislop has been in wide circulation in Christianity and no one needs to remain in ignorance any longer. The Pope claims the old Babylonian title of Pontifex Maximus, claiming to have it inherited from ancient Babylon, generally known as Pontiff. Fallen Babylon means that papal Rome has been in Apostasy for centuries now, but what is new, is that the Protestant Reformers walked out of Rome declaring it Antichrist, are now returning the blood bought freedom so dearly purchased to enslave us again in falsehood and idolatry. This darkness has come on the churches by listening to fables and traditions instead of GOD'S counsels and a love for sin rather than a love for truth.



The United States of America was built on Lamblike Horns, meaning Christ like principles of religious freedom. A State without a king that would have none other than King JESUS, and a church without a Papacy. The great falling away [2. Thess.2] has changed all this. Three U.S. Presidents went to the Pope's funeral recently and made speeches that this Antichrist is doing a great work for GOD and be listened to. Bush is advocating Catholicism in order to win Catholic votes in the U.S. but also is guided by an apostate Christianity.


The Catholic church has failed miserably to teach the fundamental moral principle of the Bible. By making salvation a dispensation of the church, rather than a disposition of the believer, the Catholic church has fostered the mentality that no matter what sins you commit, the church can reduce the temporal punishment, if not in this present life, at least in Purgatory. The result is that corruption and immorality in the social and political life, has become an accepted way of life, a general apostasy.


CHRIST'S message to LAODICEA includes all of us, we all need to repent from thinking that we are O.K. when we are in reality far from GOD and sunk into backsliding and apostasy. King David's prayer of repentance is a role model for every individual or corporate body.


Source: http://www.come2jesus.info/apostasy.htm

CONTEMPORARY PENCHANT FOR THE MACABRE AND SINISTER

Death, and things relating to death are the latest fashion. It has become popular to display Skulls and Cross Bones, or Cross Swords. They're in Flags, Jewelry, Hood ornaments, Bumper-stickers, Tatoos, and even T-shirts. Everyone is jumping on the 'Death' bandwagon.
My question is: If we're all heading for the grave (and most don't want to go), why is it such an amusing subject?
I don't see what's so 'chic' about it. We'll all be there before you know it. I just don't understand the fascination with death?
Does all this have anything to do with the movie:
"Pirates of the Caribbean"? Halloween? Motor-Cycles?
I don't think so!
I believe it is a return to mysterious ancient traditions. It is an indication of occult and primitive pagan traditions, that attempt to communicate with the dead. The dead know nothing. When someone thinks they're speaking to the dead, they are really speaking to (fallen angels) demons.









Arsenio.