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The idea of God exists ever since the beginning of humankind . You go to any part of the world , and you will encounter some form or idea of God. And even though, their views of God may be world apart, it conveys the universal belief in the existence of God. But, is there God? Does God exist? Who is God? Now, This is a vast subject. And my goal here is not to prove the existence of God, but to demonstrate a human imaginationsdriven by fear of the unknown in ancient time, which has no value in today’s highly advanced society. Here is Bible’s answer to those who deny God. Now, it may sound rude to many. But this is exactly what Bible says, when it talks about Atheism! “The fool says in his heart, ”There is no God.” – Psalm 14:1 Bible is very clear when it come to existence of God.

It is not the ignorant, illiterate, and naive who thinks there is no God, but it is ‘the Fool’. The definition of ‘Fool’ according to dictionary is the one destitute of the common powers of understanding, and a person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or one without judgment.

It is quite interesting that the very reason used to deny the existence of God, are used in Bible to prove its existence. According to Bible, It is a matter of reason, common sense, and judgment to believe in God. Only those who lack these basic characteristics can deny God! Psalm 14 describes the consequences of “World without God”. It is interesting that Psalm 53 is identical to this Psalm. ( Probably, to prove the point!) Jesus portrayedthe picture of ‘Rich Fool’ who thought to, “take life easy; eat, drink and be merry. But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?” (Luke 12:18-20) Jesus reminded his audience of the grave consequences of rejecting God. Paul also illustrated the consequence of deliberate denial of God in Romans. “For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools…” (Romans 1:21-22)

What are the consequences of “World without God”? (Psalm 14: 1-7, Romans 1: 18 -32, Romans 3: 9-17)

There is no one who does good! There is no absolute sense of goodness!
No one understands God.
All have turned away, know nothing.
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile.
No absolute sense of morality or justice
Depraved mind and body

These passages give us totally opposite picture of mankind, than what we think about ourselves. A Famous Indian Philisopher and Teacher, Swami Vivekananda said, ‘Man is inherently good.’ ‘It is sin to call man sinner’. We think high of ourselves. But our idea of ‘good’ fall far shorter than absolute ‘good’ which God desires . In conversation with rich ruler, Jesus brought the same issue, “No one is good except God alone. (Luke 18:19) If we take God out of equation, our standard of goodness will never reach the absolute ‘goodness of God’.

So, In the final analysis, What bible views atheism? It portrays a person of ‘Unwise position (foolish) with no sense of Good’, and that is not a very good position! This article is rather simple presentation of biblical view of [spin] Atheism. |denying existence of God. I hope that the arguments and ideas used in this article will be used in constructive and positive ways.

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Persistence is an absolute component for the person who wants to succeed. I once read, “That by persistence, the snail reached the Ark.” History is filled with examples of people who were told they could never achieve their dreams but who achieved them anyway.

Billy Graham was informed by one of his Bible School professors that he would never make a preacher. Billy just kept on preaching. I’m sure that Bill Gates was probably told somewhere along the way that his idea called a computer would never work, but he just kept on dreaming and persisting.

So dear discouraged friend, just keep on working toward your dream. The fact that it is a dream means you have already seen it. You see it in your mind before you see it in your world. It’s just a matter of time till you see it in real time, if you just keep walking toward it. The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step, then the second, then the third and so forth. If you stop. It’s over. If you keep going, no matter how tough, you will make it.

As a preacher myself who posts free sermon outlines, I receive a lot of good advice from others who preach. I heard a preacher once deliver a great sermon. At the core of what he shared was this, “You can’t fail, if you don’t quit.” I encourage you not to quit. You may have the towel in your hand ready to toss it. Stop! Don’t do it. Take a shower, use the towel to dry off. Get a good night’s rest. Tomorrow is another day.

Each day is a new opportunity. At the dawn of each new morning, yesterday lies in the past. It is behind you. What is important is what is before you. You have the power to determine what is before you to a large degree. Your future is shaped by the choices you make today.

Persistence involves making the right decisions over and over again. When you miss it, admit it. Make it right. Learn to say, “I’m sorry!” Learn to learn from your stumbles, blow ups and mistakes. I share a lot of lessons I have learned through my free online bible study offered on sermon seedbed. You have your own list of lessons learned, just be sure to remember those lessons. They can help add to your persistence.

If today is not going well, determine to ride it out. It’s like jumping from a plane, once you have made the jump, you have to go with it till you land. Some days are like that. Do the best you can till you get your feet back under you. Once you survive today, then you can plan for a better tomorrow. Hope is so powerful. Hope is the gasoline that gives you the power to run the motor of persistence all the way to your dream.

Dear friend, “Do not”, let me say it again, “Do not give up!” You can do it. You can fulfill your envisioned future. Before you do it, you have to first decide to do it. Once you decide to do it, you keep doing it until your faith becomes sight.

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“But his delight is in the Law of The Lord and on it he meditates day and night” (Psalms1:2)

What do you meditate on?

What do you really like?

What do you delight in?

What really gets you excited?

The spaces indicate a pause. Pause to really consider what is it that is really important to you. You do not need much time. If it is important to you then you have been thinking about it already. We do think on, wish for, dream about, study, plan or even meditate on what is important to us. The real question is did you say Law of The Lord? Are you preoccupied with doing what God desires you to do.

We call ourselves Christians. We say we are Disciples of Christ. We claim Jesus Christ as our lord and master. Yet are we consumed day and night thinking about what he would have us do?

Have you prayed the Lord’s Prayer recently. Have you said to God; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. What has been your prayer recently? Do you pray for health, wealth, happiness, peace or what is your prayer.

Not many of us pray that we can be obedient to your word or that your will be done. Not many of us pray every day that we might decrease so that God might increase. But what ever we pray continuously about is what we meditate on.

Maybe we do not meditate on His Law day and night, but is His Law hidden within our hearts? It is important that His Law is a lamp unto our feet, guiding our path in righteousness. The truth is when His Law is hidden it does not always show itself when we need it. The only way we can be assured that we follow God’s Law and His Will is to meditate on it day and night.

Obedience is better than sacrifice. But being a Christian is more than just being obedient to the Law of God. We must have a intimate, personal relationship with God. To have a relationship with anyone is to know that person. One way to know God is to meditate on God.

Meditate on the great things He has done. Meditate on His love, mercy, grace, patience, faithfulness,etc.

Meditate even of His justice and judgment. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.”

Then Meditate more about the benefits of having a relationship with God. Meditate on being a child of God, called, chosen, sanctified and separated.

If you ever choose to fast seeking a closer (intimate, personal relationship with God), that is an especially important time to retreat into a wilderness, ignoring all the cares of the world and meditating on God and His Law. As Jesus said, we should “seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness…” That makes meditating on God and (Law of The Lord) a first priority in our lives. Not only during a fast. But, especially during a fast. The fast is a wilderness experience where its soul purpose is to focus or meditate on God, the object of our fast and prayer.

Finally, Meditate on His Will for your lives. Know that God has a plan for you. A plan to prosper you not to harm you. His plan for you is not found in fulfilling your own selfish desires. His plan may not call for us accomplishing all that we want to accomplish. His plan for you is all about kingdom building. His plan for our lives is that His Will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. The gifts, abilities and talents God gives us are for us to share with our brothers and sisters. Our Gifts are to make disciples for Christ, baptizing them in the name of the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, and teach them to obey everything that Jesus commanded us. The head is to lead, the arm is for lifting, the eyes are for seeing, ears for hearing and feet for walking. No part greater than another. No part only serving its selfish desires. But all make a united body doing the Will of its Master.

Who is your master?

What do you meditate on Day and Night?

That is your God!

“Lord, may the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to you..” (Psalms 19:14)

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People often ask why so many prophecies are dual? It is: because making them dual causes a more profound understanding of either the message to be retained or the lesson to be learned. Also, it is easier to anticipate the fulfillment of a prophecy during our time when you see an example of it in history.

Detailed prophecy generally has to be absorbed by a prophet and then passed on to its intended audience. The Prophet Ezekiel ate a book of prophecy (Ezekiel 2:8-Ezekiel 3:3). The Prophet John ate a book of prophecy (Revelation 10:1-11). The books were sweet in their mouths. But John’s book turned to bitterness when it reached the stomach. This exemplifies the fact that learning what will happen before it happens is fascinating and generally beneficial; however, there are obvious negatives. Most likely, what a real prophet has to say will almost never be politically correct. A true prophet will not always have pleasant things to predict, unlike a fortune teller who will predict just about anything to keep her clients happy.

Prophecies show us the ultimate in rewards that are gained after endurance, overcoming, and faithfulness. This perspective is, for the most part, timeless. Even though prophecy by its very meaning is predictive, prophecy without the relevant imperatives of character-building is like a play without a moral or a story without a point.

Judas is the disciple who betrayed Jesus for money (Matthew 26:15-16). It would have been better for Judas if he had never been born (Mark 14:21). Afterwards, Judas took a dive off of a high place with a fastener around his neck, exploding at the bottom with his bowels gushing out (Matthew 27:3-5, Acts 1:16-18). One twelfth of the disciples of Christ were replaced. Matthias replaced unfaithful Judas (Acts 1:25-26). By the same token, one twelfth of the potential 144,000 of Revelation chapter 7 will be replaced. The tribe of Dan (that would have had a population of 12,000) will be omitted. To make up the difference, Joseph will be added, resulting in Joseph and his son occupying two tribal positions instead of one (Revelation 7:4-8). One of the meanings of the word “Joseph” is “addition”.

Herod killed James and captured Peter because it pleased the members of the standard religion, consisting of, at that time, the non-Messianic Jews (Acts 12:1-3). Just as faithful Christians were threatened with death by the standard religion during the first century, and a different form of the standard religion during the dark ages, faithful Christians will be threatened with death by the standard religion at the end of man’s rule (John 16:2, Revelation 17:6). God’s people are told to come out of Babylon (Revelation 18:4). One sign of false prophets and false teachers is their willingness to try to make merchandise of God’s people (II Peter 2:1-3). Zechariah looked forward to a time during which there would be the absence of the Canaanite (Zechariah 14:21). The Hebrew for Canaanite is from “Chenaanee”, meaning merchant. Canaanite is simply a word for merchant just as Caldean is a word for astrologer. John wrote of a time in which merchants will weep and mourn (Revelation 18:11) all because Babylon will have been ruined (Revelation 18:2).

Sodom is symbolic of extreme wickedness (Genesis 13:13). Egypt, which had enslaved Israel (Exodus 1:13-14), is a symbol of sin. Old Jerusalem at the end of the age of man’s rule will be a combination of Sodom and Egypt, extreme wickedness and enslaving sin (Revelation 11:8). Just as Egypt is a type of sin, Pharaoh is a type of Satan. Pharaoh did not want to let the people of God escape from Egypt, the land of sin. By the same token Satan does not want to let the people of God escape from sin during the end time. Satan will have great wrath, knowing that his time is short (Revelation 12:12). And just as Moses and Aaron were two witnesses to truth as the Children of Israel were led out of Egypt, so also there will be two witnesses during the end time. There will be two witnesses prophesying three and a half years (forty-two months) (Revelation chapter 11). Just as Moses and Aaron were instrumental in seeing to it that the Children of Israel escaped from Egypt, the two witnesses will be instrumental in seeing to it that the people of God escape from sin and from Babylon.

Just as Paul was overcoming (fighting the good fight), finishing the course (enduring to the end), and keeping the faith (II Timothy 4:7), the final headquarters team ruling with the Son of man will have been overcoming (I John 5:4-5, Revelation 2:26), enduring to the end (Matthew 10:22, James 1:12) and remaining faithful (Revelation 2:10, Revelation 17:14). The faithful people will have been mindful of a future reward and have embraced the promises (Hebrews 11:13-14). Both Isaiah and Paul remind us of a future time of ultimate rewards, which cannot be totally understood by the mind of man, a time so magnificent that eye has not seen and ear has not heard what God has prepared for those who love him and wait for him (Isaiah 64:4, I Corinthians 2:9).

While many will claim that the original creation of the earth occurred 6000 years ago (an absurdity of mammoth proportions), it is a fact that man was created about 6000 years ago. We have the genealogy all the way back to Adam. It is around 6000 years into the past. The time is a rough estimate because, although Genesis and other books of the Bible provide us with genealogies and how old a man was when his son was born, there is the problem of factoring in fractions of years.

For example, Abraham was reported as being 100 years old when his son Isaac was born to him (Genesis 21:5). However, what does it really mean that Abraham was 100 years old? It means he was past his one-hundredth birthday. How far was he past it? We don’t really know. He may have been 100 years and 1 month old. He may have been 100 years and 5 months old. He may have been 100 years and 11 months old. And the same is true of many who are listed in the genealogies. And this is the reason the time of the creation of Adam cannot be pinpointed with great accuracy. But we do know it was around 6000 years ago.

In order to reconcile the fact of the age of the universe (about 13.5 billion years) and the age of man (around 6000 years) go to The Gap Theory.
Many Bible scholars would estimate it to be just under 6000 years because of the theory of the Sabbath of millenniums. Just as the re-creation took six days and the seventh was the day God rested, leaving us an example that we should also rest on the seventh day – so also there is six 1000 periods of time that Satan does his dirty work But the seventh 1000 year period will be a forced rest for Satan (Revelation 20:2,3,7). Satan will be put into the abyss for 1000 years and then released. He will be forced to rest during that last 1000 years.

Just as the prophet Elijah pointed people to the true God during the time of Jezebel and King Ahab, there will be a modern day Elijah to point people to the true God in today’s world, extinguishing the influence of the end-time Jezebel.

For some more information about Elijah, go to Four Elijahs.

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

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Bible study Cell groups are essential part of christian community. Today, almost every church has its small groups. However, it is not at all a newly found concept. Jesus himself had his own small group of 12 people And although he had much larger community of followers, He spent major part of his life with these small group of people.

Leading small groups can be one of the mostexciting experience of your christian life. You can really impact your group members. Small group setting provides safer and much intimate environment for Christian fellowship and friendship. Today, we are going to discuss principles to effectively leading small group bible study. You may be leading students, married couples, men, women, teenagers, youth, or any age group, these suggestions can be used. So, here are some of the suggestions for leading a group.

Know your audience. You must know your group members. Introduce new comers.

Select the topic. According to your group, you can select the subject . Try to maintain the continuity.

Prepare questions and possible answers for the passage. You must have possible answers ready in your mind. Use other resources like Bible dictionary , if you need to. Keeping notes is one of the most useful practice you can have, it can be helpful in future as well.

Adopt your own style. Don’t imitate anybody’s style, have your own style of leading.

Ask questions, if the group do not understand, rephrase the question, don’t try to explain everything.

Remember, you are facilitator not a preacher. Your goal is to let others talk and share!

Encourage the quiet one, their silence do not mean non-participation. Also, try to manage the dominant members.

If you don’t know the answer of any particular question, honestly admit it. Find the answers and share it next time. Remember, we are all here to learn.

Keep the eye contact. Don’t just concentrate on few members. Occasionally, ask questions to individual.

If the discussion goes side tracked by some question, bring the group back to the main idea. (Use your judgment, if there is an important issue, continue the discussion.)

Appreciate good answers . Everyone likes appreciation.

Be creative, visualize the picture in the passage. Use contemporary examples. Use maps, whiteboards, games, etc.

Begin and End on time. 25-30 minutes of bible study is perfect. Sometimes, the faces of the members can tell you that its time to wrap up!!! If there is some important theological discussion going on, you can conclude bible study, but continue the discussion, so that those who need to leave can go.

Have conclusion in mind. Spend good amount of time in applying the word. Challenge your group.

I hope that these practical suggestions can help you to effectively lead your bible cell group.

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SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT (GOD THE HOLY) SPIRIT EXISTS BY SIMON RICHARD LEE
ABOUT THE BOOK
Scientific Proof that (God the Holy) Spirit Exists is a brilliant mixture of both religious and scientific writing. It is developed in three parts, in a clear and discursive way.

In the first part, a fascinating theory about Spiritual Energy is provided. The starting point is that Spiritual Energy =mc2, just like physical energy. Its ‘sevenfold nature’ in the Bible and other Holy Books, occurs in trees, fountains and cubes. The Sevenfold ‘Holy’ Spirit of God exactly occupies the ‘extra seven dimensions of the Universe’ of the latest “string theories” of science.

He produces at least eight equally fascinating scientific theories about Spirit, comprising overall his (natural) science of the Holy Spirit.

These theories may all be verified in 2009 if the new Large Hadron Accelerator at CERN, Geneva detects that there are more than three dimensions of space.

In the second part, Simon Lee makes his own very special translation of some chapters of the Holy Books, commenting on them in a stimulating and personal way.

In the third part the problems related to the cashless system are explained.

The very last part of the book handles a new theory of – and cures for – all mental illnesses. In his fresh but rigorous style, the author proposes two new non chemical therapies.

This book is a journey into different worlds, where (natural) science and religion meet and walk side by side.

AUTHOR’s COMMENTS: – “This book is a complete self contained system”

“This revolutionary, challenging online book is powerful, very powerful reading, about life at this start of the 21st Century – with science, natural science, science and technology and the overall philosophy of science – “scientifici” – having this century seemed to very much overshadow – even disenfranchise – the bible, other Holy Books, religion, faith and spirituality. It is then about society, religion and spirituality, and so comes under the ‘religion & spirituality’ shopping category.

Kids talk about God existing or not, and what ‘They’ are like, while atheists demand scientific proof of God’s existence. In this hell raiser of a year of 2009 of an ever looming Second Great Depression, if it is not already here; the eyes of truth say that the Book of Revelation is quite right. As discussed in my own book, 7th Heaven will only come, once God (or is it US?) finally decides it is time to actually abolish ‘the root of all evil’ – money itself, and we all turn to live in a new heavenly society where everything is free – within reason. Indeed heavenly – 7th Heaven!

This radical new ‘the eyes of truth’ approach will definitely appeal to atheists and atheism as it is a spiritual, christian based employment of christianity and its history, and my own extensive but rather ‘alternative’ bible studys and studies.

These will be of particular appeal to USA Christians – the USA Body of Christ – Jesus – that is more deeply far-thinking about science and technology in relation to religion and faith – perhaps than people elsewhere. It used to be that books were the lingua franca but we are at the end of a first decade where they have fallen foul of computers and this Internet bug!

Evolutionary theory can easily be disproved. Nothing caused the incredibly complex constituents of cells to evolve to be that way – they must have been created spontaneously – this ‘principle of irreducible complexity’ is normally cited along with ‘intelligent design’ and the ‘anthropic principle’ as 3 main ways to prove God exists.

My own book goes further. My own book goes the whole hog of metaphysics, and ‘system analyses’ the Mind and Holy Spirit of God in a ‘scientifici’ way that will appeal even to ‘scientifici’.

It argues that the Book of Revelation up to chapter 11 as well as the books of Daniel and 2 Esdras (the so-called Apocalyptic books of the Bible) are all precisely about modern science of the last two centuries. We find ourselves in a ‘Heaven666′ world as in those books, which my own book explores in great depth.

A ‘Heaven overshadowed by 666′ or ‘Heaven 666′ world. Where since 11th September 2001, Heaven seems remote compared to Big Brother of George Orwell’s ’1984′ – dwarfed by a ’666′ extent of control that has crept up on everybody with nobody excluded, in the name of ‘Security’ and ‘the War on Terrorism’ – backed by massive ‘Technology’.

My own book ends with tackling the serious modern plagues of domination by money or rather now the total lack of enough, over complex lives with too many choices to stay sane, and so mental illness. It offers tangible solutions to all of these. So overall its aim is to be a ‘the eyes of truth’ – at all costs – book.”

Simon Richard Lee OA, BA, MA, KCC (King’s College, Cambridge, England)
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Simon Richard Lee has also written some extremely moving spiritual poetry (also in hardback), his three inspirational memoirs, and a short career history; as well as editing and producing her book of inspirational memoirs for QT Saunders, a friend. Preview in full or order these books to download or in paperback (poetry also in hardback).

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Would you like to know God’s will for your life? How to discern God’s will for very important decisions of our life, such as marriage and career? Here are some of the simple bible based steps to find God’s will and purpose for your life. It provides practical steps in discovering God’s will for your life.

We must make Jesus our Lord and be genuinely willing to follow him . (Romans 12:1-2, Mat 6:33) This is the first step. There is no other alternative! We should be willing to respond as God would in any given situation. (Psalm 25:10) We should be ready to learn. (Psalm 25:9) We must spend time in his words daily. This is the most simple and powerful, yet most forgotten fact. Study the bible, not just read it. We should listen to God in prayer (Prov 8:34), not just giving a list of things, we need. So often, we are so much focused on what we need, that we miss what God wants from us!

We should completely trust God and his plans for our life. (Prov 3:5-6) Someone has said, “How can you make God laugh?”, “Tell him your plans!” It is not to say, that you should not make any plans at all, but to seek his ways first. We should have clean and pure heart. (Psalm 66:18, 1 John 1:9) We should be expectant. God wants to speak to us, so Pay attention!We should fear the Lord, this means hating evil and living God’s way. (Prov 8:13, Prov 9:10), it is harder to do what we hate. Fasting can also immensely help. It helps us to focus our thoughts on God. (Mat 6: 16-18)

All of above, are the fundamental principles for seeking God’ will for your life. But how about a specific decisions, like career, marriage, finances etc? There are three steps in finding God’s will for a specific decisions.

1) Word of God
2) Circumstances
3) Peace of Mind

You can verify your decision with confirmation of word of God, the circumstances and the inner peace that you may get. Now, God is not going to tell you the name of the person you are going to marry, or the name of the company you are going to work with. But, if you sincerely seek his will, he will surely give you assurance about your decisions.

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“Calibration – a set of graduations to indicate values or positions.”

“…Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God” (Romans 8:16).

When Paul spoke of the Spirit with a capital “S” (in the King James) most would recognize that he is speaking of the Holy Spirit. However what did he mean by “…our spirit…” with the small “s”? He was talking about the spirit in man (Job 32:8), which is the neutral spirit that gives us the ability to function in our daily life. The spirit in man (in humans) gives us the ability to talk, work, play, think, reason, react, and question. The brain is our hardware, the bi-polar neurons, which are physical. The spirit is our software (programming). The mind is our memory, will and operating system. Without both the brain and the spirit, the mind would be non-functional.

Many in today’s society have heard of the so-called fall of man. The idea is: Adam fell. There was a wonderful garden and a great life. But the snake got into the garden and ruined God’s plans. And everything fell apart. And man fell.

But is that what really happened? It doesn’t make sense, does it? The idea pretends that Satan is on a power level equal to or close to that of God.

What really happened? It wasn’t the fall of man. It was the calibration of man. Man had to be registered at the level he would ordinarily drift to, based on his choices.

“For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who has subjected the same in hope” (Romans 8:20).

The Lamb, who is Christ (1 Peter 1:19), was considered as slain from the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8). Therefore it was known that Christ would have to die to redeem sinners long before Adam executed the first transgression.

The line of logic is important in this matter, in order that we may not miss the purpose for which we exist.

Ask the worst question first. Does the Father want us to fail? No.

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9).

We can further extrapolate that our success in becoming his children is so very important that he endured the excruciating experience of seeing his Son killed on our behalf (John 3:16).

Man had to be registered at the level that he would ordinarily drift to, based on his choices. He would then graduate to positions based on the values inherited from the Father.

Why didn’t God prevent Adam from sinning? This is the key issue. Adam (and all humankind) has to have freedom of choice. That freedom includes the freedom to choose the evil way. The children of God are not going to be an army of robots. They will be creatures who have sinned, suffered, and repented and have accepted the sacrifice of the Son in order to be reconciled to the Father (Romans 5:10). The Father has the power to bring everything together to make it work perfectly.

“….all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).

The idea that man fell and that salvation is a repair job in order to restore man back to a previous level, is in error. Man was calibrated and salvation will result in a promotion to a condition far greater than has ever been experienced by humans.

Eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, neither has it entered into the center of the mind of man the things God has prepared for those that love him (Isaiah 64:4 and 1 Corinthians 2:9).

Wily Elder, CBA, CMI

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“…he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a huge army. And the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him” (Daniel 11:25). The king of the south will have a great and mighty army. However this great and mighty army will not be successful against the Antichrist. Why? Because they broadcast or “…forecast devices against him” Is this a peacetime propaganda being used against the king of the South? It certainly appears to win out over the great and mighty army of the king of the South.

We know the Antichrist will come into power through flatteries (Daniel 11:32) more so than by waging of war. He will use peace (not war) and destroy many just as the historical Antichrist, Antiochus, did (Daniel 8:25).

This last world dictator will have ten kings of ten nations as his power base (Daniel 7:24, Revelation 17:12).

“…arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of power, and shall take away the daily [sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that makes desolate” (Daniel 11:31).

What is this abomination that makes desolate?

“As such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries. But the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits. And they that understand shall instruct many. Yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days” (Daniel 11:32-33).

The Antichrist will corrupt some of the people who were previously involved in the true worship of God. But those who continue to know God will be strong and do exploits.

What will the attitude of this Antichrist be?

“…the king shall do according to his will. And he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things in opposition to the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished. For that that is determined shall be done” (Daniel 11:36).

“…that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped. So that he, as God, sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he exists as God” (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). Notice the Antichrist will actually be in the temple of God where he obviously does not belong.

“Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god. For he shall magnify himself above all” (Daniel 11:37). He will exalt himself and become a self-made god or idol. He will not regard “…the desire of women….” There is speculation he may be celibate or homosexual (or both).

“But in his estate shall he honor the god of forces. And a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things” (Daniel 11:38). At first glance this may appear as out of character for the Antichrist who will set himself up as a god. However, in his lust for power, he may be willing to embrace the idolatry of this world’s power cabal. They worship their idols in private and appear as levelheaded businessmen and businesswomen in public. In public they shun idolatry. In private they practice idolatry.

“…we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]” (Ephesians 6:12).

“Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall split up the land for gain” (Daniel 11:39). The Antichrist will practice idolatry at its deepest level to maintain his power base.

Daniel 11:40 shows a confrontation between the king of the north and the king of the south. The king of the south is ultimately defeated, resulting in the Antichrist traveling into the countries that are located around Jerusalem (Daniel 11:40-43).

Is this talking about a future event?

Yes.

“When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (who ever reads, let him understand). Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains” (Matthew 24:15). These are the words of Christ. Make no mistake. Christ is talking about a future event. We may refer to a Greek king who was like a pre-type of the Antichrist. For more about this historical Antichrist see Antiochus Epiphanes. However, the main event is in the future, as is the end time Antichrist, the vile person spoken of by Daniel.

What is the abomination?

In Daniel 11:31 the word “abomination” means what in the original Hebrew?

shikootz – # 8251 – an abomination, Something that is abominable, used of impure things, of flesh of victims, especially of idols.

In Matthew 24:15 the word “abomination” means what in the Greek?

bdelugma – # 946 – abomination, detestable thing; literally anything that should not be brought before God because it arouses His wrath; of everything connected with idolatry.

In Matthew 24:15 what does the phrase “abomination of desolation” mean?

bdelugma tes epeymoseos – is probably the detestable thing causing desolation of the holy place; some interpret it as denoting the Antichrist.

Note that some interpret it as denoting the Antichrist, the Beast. In other words, there exists the belief that the abomination of desolation may be the Antichrist himself! The Antichrist will put himself up as an idol. Apparently the pre-type Antichrist, Antiochus, set up an idol in the temple of God. The idol was a statue of Zeus. However, Antiochus had the face of the statue sanded down and reshaped so that the face looked like him (Antiochus).

In Daniel what does the word “desolate” mean?

shawmeyme – # 08074 – to be desolate, to be appalled, to be stunned, to be stupefied, to be awestruck, to be put to silence, to be devastated, to be ravaged, to be astounded/to be astonished.

So, it could be referred to as the detestable thing that creates astonishment. It will be the ultimate abomination. It will be the last gasp of an insult to God from the Antichrist who is pretending to be God. People will be stunned by this detestable thing.

The Antichrist will get to throw his weight around for only three and a half years. The nations of this world will have to be destroyed and rebuilt under the government of Christ, the kingdom of God. The corruption will be totally destroyed before Christ begins to start the fabulous 1000 years of peace. The Antichrist and the ten nations that existed as his power base will be destroyed.

“…in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever” (Daniel 2:44).

Wily Elder, CBA

The Character and Personality of the Antichrist

References:

Arndt, William F., and Gingrich, F. Wilbur, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, London, UK: University of Chicago Press, Ltd., 1957.

Bettenson, Henry, Documents of the Christian Church, London, UKOxford University Press, 1943.

Bullinger Publications Trust, The Companion Bible, London, UK England: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1974.

Josephus, Flavius, Antiquities of The Jews, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USKregel Publications, 1981.

Stevens 1550, The Englishman’s Greek New Testament, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing, 1970.

Wigram, George V., The Englishman’s Hebrew Concordance of the Old Testament, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., Peabody, MA, 1997. The original concordance without Strong’s numbers was printed by Samuel Bagster and Sons, London, UK1874.

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Contrary to popular Hollywood formula, God and Satan are not on a soul-collecting contest to see who can collect the most souls. If such a thing had been the case, a person might conclude that Satan is much more powerful because he seems to have collected exponentially more souls than God. In order to understand this, you must start to think outside the box. To get it right, we will refer to the handbook for life, the Bible.

There are three requirements if you would like to be on Christ’s headquarters team. It is summed up in three words: called, chosen, and faithful (Revelation 17:14).

The part of being called is the Father’s activity of giving us salvation as a free gift (Ephesians 2:8). No one can come to Christ unless the Father calls (draws) him (John 6:44). Salvation is a gift that can be kept or cast away. If we look at today’s world and the world of the past almost 6000 years we have to conclude that only a moderate percent of the world’s population (both present and past) are called. This is done according to God’s plan. He wants us to select the good in spite of the fact it is not popular in this evil society.

People coming into the real knowledge of God are compared to harvests. There are two harvests: the small Spring harvest which is tiny and the large main harvest in the fall which is huge. The first-fruits are harvested first because they are the first to receive adoption (son-ship and daughter-ship) from the Father (Romans 8:23). The calling is not the only part that cuts down the percent of the population. The choosing also cuts down the percent even more. Many are called but few chosen (Matthew 20:16). And, of course, being faithful to the end is a requirement that cuts down the percent even more (Matthew 10:22). Who chooses? Christ does!

“You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. And ordained you…” (John 15:16).

Jesus is the only name under heaven whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:10-12).

How can you know if Christ has chosen you? The first component of that step is to become a disciple of Christ. How do you know you have become a disciple of Christ? It’s simple. Check to see if you have love for others.

“…all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another” (John 13:35).

We have to love everybody, even our enemies!

“But I say unto you which hear, love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you” (John 6:27-28).

This does not mean: be a chump. We live in a very hostile world. Don’t hate people. If they have done you wrong, don’t let them get by with doing you wrong again. Christ said we should turn the other cheek. The word “cheek” is singular not plural. Christ does not want us to become door mats. But he doesn’t want us to hate either. If you can love your enemies, then you, in essence, have no enemies. The process of having no enemies is the doorway through which you become a disciple of Christ.

The truth about the plan of God is so much more than most have ever even contemplated. It is important to see past the hype of commercial religion. Now, you know that the Father calls you and Christ, his Son, chooses you. The third step is in being faithful. That is your part. Don’t get sidetracked like so many billions have been. In being faithful, there are two basic types of faith, a dead faith and a live faith. Faith without works is a dead faith (James 2:26). Works are expected.

What Works Are Expected?

Then what happens to the billions who have lived and died and never even heard the name Jesus Christ? They are simply not being called at this time.

When Christ returns to this planet the dead in Christ will rise first (1 Thessalonians 4:16). This is the first resurrection. These will be resurrected into bodies that do not die (1 Corinthians 15:52-53). These are the first fruits. What about the second resurrection?

The main harvest will come over 1000 years later, after the 1000 years of peace. The billions who never had a real first chance for salvation will be in the second resurrection. This will be a resurrection back into physical bodies. This is exemplified by the valley of dry bones (Ezekiel chapter 37). This will be a time of judgment for them. If they accept the sacrifice of Christ and become faithful they will also be given eternal life and bodies that do not die. However, if they reject Christ and salvation they will be burned up in the lake of fire in the second death from which there is no resurrection (Revelation 20:11-14). Everyone who has knowledge of the truth should strive to be in the first resurrection, which causes the second death to have no power over them (Revelation 20:6).

“And he that overcomes and keeps my words unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations” (Revelation 2:26).

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