My ex called me a Christian Taliban. It was quite a while ago, but this morning I thought how ironic. The extreme follower of Muhammad will behead, while I, a follower of Jesus, believe those beheaded during the tribulation are the first (and only) people resurrected upon His return as Messiah King of Kings.

Anyway, that lead me to this:

Ironic that an anti-God society of the selfish would vote in a person who wants to enforce an early Christian church, Holy Spirit based phenomenon.

The socialists force a group of people to hand over their wealth, land, property, and their lives, their future, and their families, born and unborn, to those in power (who become mega-rich and powerful), causing the group to become slave in despair, as opposed to the early Spirit-filled Church, where those who were called by a loving God, gave it all willingly, singing praises of glory and hope in overwhelming joy, but if done in partiality and with deceit, would be killed.

I wonder how the libs would feel if they knew.

I also think that when Messhiah rules and children are again considered a great Blessing, the population of the world could very well reach a trillion. What a wonderful place! (Remember the curse upon the animals is lifted) Listen for giggles, watch for playgrounds, parks, schools, homes, singing, dancing, parties.

Praise the LORD!

We were created to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Therefore I will praise His holy name for bringing justice to earth and vengeance upon the world for the slaughter of the innocent unborn. Something I could not do.
I am starting a study on God's avenging the death of the innocent. Will probably take months again.
Just saw the link for pics. Here's one of my favorites. Thistle, food for goldfinches, my mother's favorite bird. One of them, anyway.

church growth, in numbers and in maturity

Acts 2. the church grew in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. A Functional family.

Old Testament death penalty

I often wonder about the death penalty. This morning I was thinking about Holy Father-love and how God ordered us to stone those who broke His law. He did it so that only those in true rebellion , willing to die so they could have this pleasure, be sentenced to death, for those who follow blindly, like sheep would be less likely to follow down the wrong path if the price was too high. But we are like sheep and follow the wrong people , especially when everyone echos satan and says, its okay, it doesn't hurt anyone. The problem is everyone gets hurt. The person doing it, the people around them. Saying no one will get hurt is a lie. When Jesus rules, those willing to die, not repentant, will also die. When He comes back with His words He will condemn those who have followed the anti-christ to death. MILLIONS AND MILLIONS WILL DIE. And there will be an annual remembrance, so that those born after will know what happened. The truth of consequences will be told, everyone will know. And there will be peace. Just like the angels said there would be on the night He was born. When He rules the world there will be peace on the whole earth. Because everyone on earth will know the rules and be following the same rules.

John the Baptist's vision

This is an ongoing study, so you may have to go back and read previous posts

Where was I? Oh! John's vision. Go to Matthew and read chapters 1 thru 3. John had obviously seen the wrath to come. He saw the axe laid at the root of the trees. when that happened is not the question. His description of Jesus, with winnowing fork in hand, ready to clear His threshing floor, to gather His wheat and BURN UP THE CHAFF. I believe that when John asked Jesus if He was the Messiah, he did so because Jesus, his meek and gentle cousin, was not like the Messiah he saw in his visions. John saw the wrath of God and went out to warn everyone of what was to come. Like those in the film of the recently found camera of a victim of the tsunami...people will just look and get closer and have no clue of what is coming... unless those of us who know about the just wrath of God the Father and His Son, scream and warn them.

Now I know why preachers yell. besides trying to keep their sheep awake.

In fact, I've heard Jesus mentioned hell and judgment more than heaven. He didn't want to have to send anyone to hell because they didn't know about it. Especially since it is His responsibility as advocate the justice.

Balance

It was suggested that I "be very careful to balance the judgment and anger of God with the mercy and grace of God through the cross." So, I began to wonder if I had not mentioned enough about God's love in my study, and to wonder about Holy Father-love. The church family is extended as all gentiles are adopted children of God. If I had a little adopted brother and he was in the garage of his new house, my only house, playing with our dad's welding equipment, I would certainly warn him to stop what he was doing immediately since I know my dad's reaction would not be pleasant, and he would get his butt whipped. Now, why would my dad punish him? BECAUSE HE LOVES HIM.

Since my original study did not go into Jesus's reactions, and Jesus' anger, as it is only mentioned a couple of times, I have decided to re-read the New Testament and let you know what I find.

This morning I read Matthew 11 & 12. You see, in the MJ (manasseh judgment...see below) I have said, "Like Father, like Son." Therefore, Matthew 12:18-21

"Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen'
My Beloved in whom My soul is well-pleasd;
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
He will not quarrel, nor cry out;
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
A battered reed He will not Break off,
And a smoldering wick He will not put out,
Until He leads (puts forth) justice (judgment) to victory.
And in His name the Gentiles (Nations) will hope."

We always see how gentle Jesus is, meek and loving. But we don't see the end verses. He will not do a thing until He brings judgment or justice, to victory. That is balance. Jesus is not only meek and gentle. He is justice personified and He is the one coming on the white horse ready to carry out His Father's will and rule. When He comes back, He will look like the one John the Baptist saw in his vision. Later!

The One Verse that Changed my life

The whole study is quite long and still not complete as I will study God's anger against everything and also, Jesus' anger. I wish I could get angry and not sin. Seems I can't do anything and not sin. Anyway...the One Verse that scared me.

preface...always...Manasseh had filled Jerusalem with the blood of the innocent. God had him taken into captivity where he repented, and God freed him. He went home and stopped the child sacrifice. His son, King Amon, was evil and was killed by his servants. His son, Josiah, became king at eight years old and no other king of judah loved God as much as he, with all his heart and his soul.

"However, the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath with which His anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him."


So! God forgave Manasseh because he repented, but God was still angry at the NATION of Judah. He couldn't let it go. He won't let it go. Child sacrifice is unacceptable and abortion is child sacrifice.

Jesus is Angry

Merry Christmas! I was speed reading Revelation this morning looking for terms regarding the souls of the dead being in Heaven for my brother's mother-in-law who lost her son and is questioning God's existence when I came across an interesting description of Jesus. I haven't yet done a study through the New Testament in regards to the coming Manasseh judgment but this caught my eye...

Revelation 6:12-17 And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as the fig tree csts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.

And the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

And the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;

and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; 

for the great day of their wrath has come; and who is able to stand?"

I know a lot of people who will say this happens during the tribulation, but I am a post-tribulationist and believe Christians will be on earth during this time of judgment. I do not believe Jesus returns twice. It's too complicated to make the Word fit a view rather than a view to be simply from the Word. And here it says that the Lamb releases His wrath. Are those sealed by God who survive the Great Tribulation on earth when the wrath of the Lamb is released? I'm going to have to dig into that.

OVERCOME.

No Tolerance Here!

Have you ever heard of such a thing as the loving God of the Christian church NOT FORGIVING? Well, listen up! The unforgiven sin committed by His chosen people of Israel is the same sin we do every day, in every state. A national sin.

God’s wrath was kindled thirty years ago. He is patient but He is truly just. “However, the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath with which His anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him. And the LORD said, “I will remove Judah also from My sight, as I have removed Israel. And I will cast off Jerusalem, this city which I have chosen, and the temple (house) of which I said, ‘My name shall be there’.” “Surely at the command (mouth) of the LORD it came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; AND THE LORD WOULD NOT FORGIVE.” (All caps mine) 2 Kings 23:26 & 27 and 24:3 & 4. So! What provocations?