I was listening to the VA guy do the Pledge of Allegiance in Illinois Trump rally, I didn't recognize it. I was doing the pledge in grade school in the 70's.
"One has to be born into the kingdom of God, and by that birth a man is translated out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God’s beloved Son. But just as one must be born into the kingdom of the Son, one must die to get out of this present evil world! “How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death? For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also (now) live with Him” (Rom. 6:2-8). “Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ, from the rudiments of the world…” (Col. 2:20). “It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him” (II Tim. 2:11). My God, what beautiful words! To die this death in the Lord, man must die to himself and to all that he has from Adam, all that is outward, human, and possessing him. Oh, happy death indeed that sweeps away all that is not of the spirit! Oh, blessed death, bringing the soul out of itself, into God, into marriage with the spirit! Blessed death, the beginning of true life, the Christ life! What a wonderful revelation is ours when we discover the great truth that we are dead and our life is hid with Christ in God!"
"There’s not a thing that I like about physical death. I don’t think it’s our friend, and I am certain it is our enemy and has to be overcome. So when the Spirit says, “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord,” what I see implied here is something more than physical death. It is the dead which die and the place where they die is in the Lord. The Spirit is speaking of the death of the “old man,” death to the self-life. By “the dead” are meant those who have died and are dead in Christ — “in the Lord.” It signifies those who are crucified with Christ, who have afflicted their soul, and crucified their flesh. They have been crucified unto the world, and the world is crucified unto them. “Whosoever taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me” (Mat. 10:38). “If any one will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me” (Mat. 16:24). “And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts” (Gal. 5:24)."
Larger study in the link:
"It was the false doctrines of the apostate church that caused the meaning eternal be placed upon the Greek phrase “the ages of the ages.” And don’t think for one moment, dear friend, that religion doesn’t influence language! The English word “hell” once meant “a dark hidden place,” and people “helled” their potatoes when they covered them to preserve them through the winter. But church dogma has through the years caused the word to take on an altogether different connotation. Ask any church member, or even an unbeliever, for that matter, what “hell” is and they certainly won’t tell you it’s a dark hidden place for potatoes! Word meanings do change! And religious dogma has effected many such changes!"
"So usage is the fundamental key to unlocking the meanings of ancient Greek words. That the expression “for ages of ages” cannot mean an endless succession of ages, or eternity, is clearly revealed by comparing Revelation 11:15 with I Corinthians 15:24-28. Many, many other passages could be cited also. In Revelation 11:15 our Lord is said, in the Greek text, to reign “for the ages of the ages.” But in I Corinthians 15:24-28 His reign is said to end. He only reigns until, and then He delivers the kingdom up to the Father. So, comparing the two passages, Christ does not reign “for ever and ever” though He does reign “for the ages of the ages.” Therefore, “for the ages of the ages” is a limited, specific time involving ages. It cannot denote eternity! As the Son, God reigns unto the ages of the ages through a process of subjecting, subduing all things unto Himself. When that work is completed and there is nothing more in all God’s vast universe to subdue and reconcile unto Himself, God reigns no longer as the Son, but His indwelling life in all things and all creatures will constitute His government, for God will be ALL IN ALL!"
Larger study in the link:
"Nothing is perfect, there was only one perfect man, I'm not perfect and neither are you, it's an imperfect world we live in, nobody is righteous"
Breaking free of common conditioning.
Matthew 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Get use to thinking you can be perfect, Jesus says we are to be perfect.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Seeing the kingdom of God is seeking perfection. We can condition ourselves to seek and dwell in perfection. That seems to be uncommon conditioning.
Righteousness is part of the armor of God, that means we can appropriate Righteousness as part of our perfect strength. Being righteous is choosing right every time.
How is your mind conditioned?
"We now recognize that in this chapter we have spiritual realities set forth in symbol, just as the writer sets forth spiritual realities throughout the entire book of his visions on Patmos. The rarest of gems are never found on the surface of the earth, and the greatest treasures of divine truth are never found openly on the surface of the scriptures. And so is it with our present subject! What a frightening thought on the surface: “…tormented with fire and brimstone…in the presence of the Lamb.” But let us search beneath the surface! The Greek word used here for “tormented” is basanizo which is derived from the word basanos, and Strong’s Concordance states that both words bear principally the same meaning. Basanos is the Greek word for what is commonly known in English as the “touchstone.” It was a gritty black stone from Lydia whose proper usage in olden times was to test or try the genuineness of gold. The pure gold rubbed on the stone would leave a peculiar yellow mark, different to that of other metals or alloys. Today we test gold by acid or fire. Therefore the touchstone acquired a symbolic significance: a test or criterion for determining the quality or the genuineness of a thing; to test for purity or truth. The noted professor of Greek, Dr. Strong, admits it is only by analysis that the thought of torture has been derived from the original. How beautiful the truth, and how different from the distortions of Babylon, when we read the text in this light: “…and he shall be tried and tested with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy messengers, and in the presence of the Lamb.”
Larger study in the link:
Revelation 14:9-10 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb
"The third angel’s message is directed toward those in Babylon who remain unaffected by God’s dealings with the leaders and ministers, and unmoved by the moving of His Spirit among the people. It is a warning of the righteous judgments of the Lord to come upon the incorrigible in Babylon for their correction. Nearly all Bible teachers and believers through the ages have supposed that this message of the third angel somehow constitutes God’s “final warning” to all the sinners of the world concerning their eternal doom in the fires of hell and damnation. But such is far from the truth! Each of the three angels’ messages is sent to the sinners among God’s people, not the sinners of the world! The entire book of Revelation is directed to the churches, to show unto His servants the things that must come to pass through God’s dealings with His people. This “wrath” of God, this “indignation” of the Lord, this “torment with fire and brimstone,” this “smoke” that ascends bespeaks the judgments of God upon Babylon and the “fiery purgings” sent to cleanse and purify all His people who have been contaminated with the abominations of the religious systems of man! That is the mystery."
Much more in the link:
"Throughout the entire history of the church, from time to time a remnant of the Lord’s people have received the revelation of the Holy Spirit that “Babylon is fallen” just as the angel declares in our text. She is “fallen” not only because the word of scripture says so, but because the HOLY SPIRIT HAS REVEALED THAT FACT. Now, for something to be “fallen” does not mean that it no longer exists, or that it has disappeared from the earth. A thing can be “fallen” and yet continue to exist in that fallen state. Actually, “fallen” describes the state or condition of something that does exist! People used to speak of a “fallen” woman as a woman who had left the purity of her life and become a prostitute. We all know that Adam and all mankind in him is in a “fallen” state according to the scriptures and the revelation of the Holy Spirit. In chapters seventeen and eighteen we read of the “judgment” of the harlot, Babylon, and that she will be “burned with fire” and symbolically “cast into the sea” to be found no more. Those scenes speak of the destruction of Babylon, but not her “fall.” Babylon remains to be judged and destroyed, but Babylon “fell” long centuries ago when the church apostatized from the truth and became the fallen woman, the great harlot and the mother of harlots. Can you not see the difference? The harlot system of religious Babylon is in a fallen state as much as anything in the universe is fallen. She doesn’t appear to men to be fallen, for she claims to be “the church” and her outward appearance is that of the representative of our Lord Jesus Christ. Beloved, make no mistake about it, BABYLON IS FALLEN, and the whole church system of man is religious Babylon! She is an unclean, perverted woman! Until we see clearly this difference between “fallen” Babylon and “destroyed” Babylon we will miss the message of the second angel!"
Much more in the link:
"What a message of hope, then, God’s “flying angel company” bears to the leaders of the church world and to all the ends of the earth: “Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him!” And exactly that will be the result of the message proclaimed!"
"Why will the sea of humanity roar, why will the fields of kindreds and tongues and peoples rejoice, why will the trees of the forest, or the people of the earth, sing out at the presence of the Lord, when He comes upon the scene to JUDGE THE EARTH? One would think they might weep, or shrink in fear and consternation at the thoughts of His judgments, but why all the singing? David says that it is because God’s judgments are an expression of His goodness and everlasting mercy, designed to teach the inhabitants of the world righteousness! The earth shall rejoice because this means that we have reached the turning point in our degeneration, and have come to the times of regeneration. This is true even now for the elect, but must ultimately reach unto the whole world and the entire creation. His presence, while it speaks of His utmost holiness, and will not tolerate the continuance of evil, brings the changes needed for deliverance, righteousness, and harmony. And when the divine disciplines have accomplished their desired results, His new life shall flow in restoration and victory."
Let the heavens be glad And LET THE EARTH REJOICE; And let men say among the nations, the Lord reigneth! Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof; Let the fields REJOICE, and all that are therein. Then shall the trees of the wood (people of the earth) SING ALOUD AT THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD, Because HE COMETH TO JUDGE THE EARTH. O give THANKS unto the Lord, for HE IS GOOD; For His mercy endureth forever! (I Chron. 16:31-34).
Much more on the wonderful judgments of God in the link:
Putting together a new bicycle today, can't wait to get it.............FexEx says it's in route.
"Perhaps it was David, the sweet singer of Israel, who intoned these words of hope in the spirit of prophecy: “God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us; that Thy way may be known upon the earth, Thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee! O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for Thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth…yea, all kings shall fall down before Him: all nations shall serve Him” (Ps. 67:1-4; 72:11). It is obvious that all nations do not today serve the Lord, neither do all kings (rulers) fall down before Him. China does not serve the Lord. Japan does not serve the Lord. The various nations that contain one billion Moslems do not serve the Lord. The Buddhist nations do not serve the Lord. Great numbers of nations do not today serve the Lord, and few of their rulers fall down before HIM. But the day is surely coming when all nations shall be joined to the Lord and shall fulfill their obligations to Him as their Maker and Saviour. If that day never comes, then the Bible will have to be relegated to the scrapheap of ancestral errors. But the promise is sure: “Arise, O God, judge the earth: for Thou shalt INHERIT ALL NATIONS. A-L-L N-A-T-I-O-N-S whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord; and shall glorify Thy name. For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things” (Ps. 82:8; 86:9-10). And my spirit shouts a thousand Amens!"
Much more on judgment in the link:
"There are those who would tell us that we are not to fear God. Yet it was said of our Redeemer and our example that He was delivered from the jaws of death just because He did fear! And He not only feared, but He taught us to fear! The wise King Solomon, after he had run the whole gamut of human thought finally arrived at the end of his thought with this observation: “Let us hear the conclusion (end) of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man” (Eccl. 12:13). And why? “For God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil” (vs. 14). Now notice, “Fear God and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” It is significant to note that the words is and duty in this verse are in italics in the King James Version. When a word is in italics it means that that word does not appear in the original language and is merely supplied by the translators in an effort to make the meaning clearer. Many times, however, the translators go far afield in their choice of words, and I have discovered that in some cases it is best to read the passage omitting the man-inserted words. In this case, omitting the words supplied by the translators, the passage reads, “Fear God and keep His commandments: for this the whole of man.” The meaning is that the fear of God IS THE WHOLE MAN, or, the man who truly fears God IS A WHOLE MAN — THE FULL IDEAL OF MAN, as God originally purposed him to be when He said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” The only such “whole man,” one who completely feared and reverenced God for His wisdom, power, and purpose, and kept all His commandments, His word and His will, was JESUS CHRIST! That is what made Him the unique SON of the Father! And now, He has paid the price, He has opened up the way, He has become our Forerunner and the Captain of our salvation, He has entered in that we may, like Him, BECOME WHOLE MEN — sons of God bearing the image of our Father!"
Much more on godly fear in the link:
Revelation 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
It's good news! It's the gospel that wins!
Much more winning in the larger study:
"We are birthed into this carnal Adamic realm of life, which is really death, not knowing what our original and true state was, who we are, why we are here, or what God’s purpose is for us. So because we do not know we assume that carnality, sin, and death is our true heritage and destiny. We accept our state of being in the Adamic identity; after all, we are “just human.” We believe the lie! Not only do we believe it, we live it! We are captives of a nature that is controlled by a law — the law of sin and death. So the Adamic identity is unable to be anything other than it is, for it is a lie, and cannot receive the truth. No matter how much Adam wants to be godly, no matter how often he goes to church, no matter how many scriptures he learns or resolutions he makes, he always fails, for he is living out of a lie."
"As we consider the wonderful advent of man created “in the image of God” we can only conclude that is a SPIRITUAL MAN brought forth out of the very spirit-substance of God almighty, and bearing His own divine nature, character, attributes, and power. The “image” of God is the nature of God reproduced in man. Thus the spiritual man is the true image of God! The divine nature was best and fully expressed in the man Christ Jesus who shined upon mortals the truest revelation of God and lifted man’s sights higher than their poor thoughts would allow. Jesus revealed to men their true origin, heritage, and destiny. He came to show man what man really is, was intended to be, and through redemption and so great a salvation shall be — THE IMAGE OF GOD."
Much more in the link: https://www.godfire.net/eby/rev-163.html
"It is our purpose in writing these truths to set forth in awe and simplicity the things the Spirit is saying unto the Lord’s elect in this significant hour. As we approach the subject presented in the scene described in the passage above, let us remember, these things God did “signify by His angel unto His servant John” (Rev. 1:1). Signify — tell by signs, communicate by symbols. May God ever give us understanding by His Spirit to discern what the signs mean!"
"The word “defiled” in our text determines the meaning of the passage. It is the Greek word moluno meaning “to soil” or “defile,” thus denoting not a proper union with one’s wife, but an illicit intercourse or fornication with others resulting in impurity or unchastity of life. This has no reference to literal, natural, fleshly things. It does not indicate that the 144,000 is exclusively made up of “males” and in no way refers to physical celibacy. Celibacy is not the subject or virtue in this description, but purity, freedom from contamination by an improper conduct. Nor does the fact that they are all “virgins” suggest that they are all women! Again, these are all symbols of spiritual realities! The inspired apostle spoke of this when he wrote, “I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity (singleness) that is in Christ” (II Cor. 11:2-3). With a pure heart these 144,000 worship God and follow the Lamb, thus “they are virgins.”
The long study in the link: https://www.godfire.net/eby/rev-162.html
"The opening work of this new day of the kingdom is the preparation for reigning of the sons of God! The great work of the seal of God in the forehead is the change of our mind, or more accurately the taking of another mind. The taking of a new mind brings about the existence of a new being, and a new being brings about the existence of a new order! The work that God is doing in His sons in this present hour is not about power. It’s powerful alright, but it’s not about power. It’s about character! The mark of the sons of God is in their mind and in their nature! The present mind of man is polluted and there is no denying the fact. All the appropriations of all the governments, all the laws and ordinances, all the wars and change of governmental systems, all the charity, relief, and social organizations and programs, all the rituals and promotions of religion, will do little good whatever in correcting the problems of moral pollution or any other kind of pollution, until the mind of man is cleansed and renewed. The sons of God, having the seal of the living God upon their foreheads, and the Father’s name and the Lamb’s name encoded within their foreheads, are the FIRSTFRUITS OF AN ENTIRELY NEW ORDER OF MEN TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF THEIR MINDS! What glorious hope and expectation this inspires in our hearts!"
Much more in the larger study:
"The one hundred and forty-four thousand is not a head-count, but a number representing who they are. I am confident that out of the ages God has many more than 144,000! Can you imagine an age governed by a people filled with the mind of Christ, conformed to His image, led by His Spirit, endued with the fullness of His authority and power? Can you even comprehend what it would be like for 144,000 manifest sons of God (if it were a literal number), 144,000 reproductions of Jesus Christ in all the glory, wisdom, authority, and power of His resurrection, turned loose on this world to speak the words of God and to do the works of God with no limitation at all? That would be almost a thousand manifest sons of God for each nation on earth!"
"In interpreting scripture, one of the worst things that can be done is to take numbers and interpret them literally rather than discovering the meaning of the number. In other words, the key to the understanding of a scripture with numbers is the value of the number. So, then, we need to ask the Lord, “What does this number 144,000 mean?” The explanation is that 144,000 = 12 X 12 X 1000. Twelve in scripture is the number denoting divine government. We will not take time to explain that here, as we have gone into detail about it in previous studies. Now, twelve times twelve is twelve squared by itself, giving the number 144. One hundred forty-four is thus the divine government of God brought to its highest expression. It is divine government multiplied bydivine government — the absolute fullest and most ultimate manifestation of the kingdom rule of God!"
"Further breaking down the number 144,000, we come to the word “thousand.” This word in Greek is chilides. We meet this word various times throughout the Revelation, not least of which is the fact that the saints are to reign with Christ for a thousand years. One thousand is the number signifying THE DAY OF THE LORD. The apostle Peter makes this very plain in his second epistle. “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (II Pet. 3:8). It is my conviction that this means more than the idea that every period of one thousand years is counted as one “day” with God. Beyond that it reveals the great truth that the term “thousand years” stands for THE DAY OF THE LORD. It is the LORD’S DAY! To reign with Christ for a thousand years means to rule with Christ in the power and glory of the day of the Lord. This is not a mathematical number, denoting an exact duration of earth-time, but a spiritual number revealing the reality it stands for — the unlimited, never-ending, infinite day of the Lord! The day of the Lord is the day of His illumination, of His arising and bright shining, of His revelation and unveiling, of His glory, majesty, and power! Oh, yes! And this is what manifest sonship is all about, a people formed into the full and ultimate expression of the divine government of God, bringing to pass in the earth the illumination, glory, and power of the eternal day of the Lord! It is 12 X 12 X 1000. That is what it means!"
This part of a larger study:
"There are some conclusions which the Holy Spirit would mark indelibly upon our minds. One of these is the fact that the mount Zion of John’s vision is not the literal, physical, earthly mount Zion. Look to the Middle East, to the mount Zion in the earthly Jerusalem. Do we see the glorified Lamb of God standing there? Has He ever been seen standing there at any time during the past two thousand years? Absolutely not! Nor is the Lamb of God going to stand visibly again in flesh on that earthly mount Zion. Why should He? “For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched…but ye are come untomount Zion…the heavenly Jerusalem” (Heb. 12:18,22). Jesus Christ Himself is the chief cornerstone in the spiritual house of God raised up upon the heavenly mount Zion! “Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay IN ZION a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on Him shall not be confounded” (I Pet. 2:6). And again, “Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against His Christ. For of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together. For to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel determined before to be done. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I declare the decree: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten Thee” (Ps. 2:1-7; Acts 4:25-28). To this heavenly and spiritual mount Zion come the 144,000 who “follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth.” Can we not see by this that the mount Zion that John saw in his vision was a “sign.” It signified, symbolized, the invisible heavenly mount Zion; and that is where the firstborn Son of God has been laid as the chief cornerstone! And it is there upon the heavenly, spiritual mount Zion that the 144,000 overcomers follow the Lamb!"
This is a great study on spiritual Zion:
"The beast out of the earth is the religious system that arises out of the soulical nature of man. While we once looked about for a laser-tattooed identification number, or a microchip in the forehead to be the “mark of the beast” — was it not truly there for us to see all along, for John plainly told us, “HERE IS WISDOM. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast; for it is the NUMBER OF MAN and HIS NUMBER IS SIX HUNDRED, THREE SCORE AND SIX.” Now, I am aware that the King James Bible says that “it is the number of a man,” but the indefinite article “a” is supplied by the translators and is not necessarily included in the Greek, since that language has no indefinite article. It can quite well be translated without an article at all, as in Psalm 8:4, “What is man (not a man), that thou art mindful of him?” In our text the word for “man” is not Adam, but anthropos, meaning “a human being; humanity; human-kind.” It denotes the human race as against any other species of being. The Concordant New Testament correctly translates it, “for it is the number of mankind.” Anthropos is the word used in II Timothy 3:17 wherein we read, “That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” “Man of God” is not referring to a particular man, or one single man, but rather to every man of God. It is a corporate expression denoting a company of men. Likewise, the number of the beast is not referring to one man; it’s every man who possesses a soulical nature capable of spawning religious attitudes, actions, traditions, and systems! Thus we see that the number of the beast that is called the number of a “man” is the number or nature of a “corporate man” or set of men and not one man we are to look for. This “man” is already here and has been here from the dawn of history! He has found a unique expression since Christ birthed His church in the earth, bringing forth in the midst of the Lord’s people another system, a beastly religious system calling itself “the church” and which bears a striking resemblance to the Lamb of God but speaks words which sound like the voice of the dragon!"
Much more in the full study:
"Buying and selling in the spiritual sense has naught to do with the business of commercial trade. The prophet Isaiah faithfully exhorted the Lord’s people, “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price” (Isa. 55:1). The prophet made it plain that he was not talking about worldly commerce or physical food, but about paying the price spiritually for the “milk” of God’s Word and the “wine” of His unspeakable joy and abounding Life. The wise man counseled: “Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding” (Prov. 23:23). Literally speaking, we can neither buy nor sell the truth. Yet truth costs! While salvation is the gift of grace, attainment in the kingdom of God has a price tag attached to it. To “buy” the truth, or to “buy” wisdom, instruction, or understanding, means to pay the price to embrace and walk in the truth, and I have learned through many years of experience that the “price” of truth is oft times to simply be willing to “give up” or “sell” an error! Carnal nature must be “given up” or “sold,” exchanged for divine nature! I have also learned that, on another level, the “tuition” in God’s school of experience where one learns wisdom, instruction, and understanding, is sometimes very expensive! To the church at Laodicea, which prided herself that she was rich and increased with goods and had need of nothing, but knew not that she was wretched, poor, blind, and naked, the Lord admonished, “I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich” (Rev. 3:18)."
Much more spiritual interpretation in the link:
"If the people of God today would stop following after preachers and personalities, turning a deaf ear to the slick advertising of unscrupulous men who love to promote themselves, if they would forget about revivals and crusades and supposed signs and wonders and begin to turn the knob of their prayer closet door, seeking not to run here and there, and do this and that, but seeking to enter into harmony with the mind of Him who worketh all things after the counsels of His own will, to do only those things they see the Father doing, to speak only those things they hear of the Father, then all the world would know that the Father is glorified in His sons even as He is glorified in His Son. Let us seek God that He might fashion our lives according to His eternal wisdom, conforming us into the image of His Son, so that the glorious image of God may be seen in us instead of the image of the beast!"
Complete study in the link:
"What has happened to cause God and the saints to turn from love and pity for the lost, to a feeling that the lost are now getting what they deserve and should suffer the torments of the damned for all eternity? What, I ask, has happened to God and the saints to cause them to love and seek the lost as long as their frail, mortal bodies endure, but to turn from that love for the precious unclothed spirit of the very same man or woman? Can we believe that God, having created all things for His pleasure, having so loved His creation that He freely gave heaven’s most precious gift, after a few paltry years, the brief span of a man’s mortal existence, throws up His hands in futility and disgust, saying that He has done all He can and men would not respond, so He must cease all effort, seat Himself upon His golden throne, and consign His creation to everlasting hell? Yet this is exactly what we are told today! Methinks I detect THE VOICE OF THE DRAGON! The so-called “message of salvation” as preached by the church systems today has the outward appearance of the Lamb of God, but it speaks as the fire-breathing dragon! God is not that fickle, my friend, and God does not give up that easily! In fact, God does not give up! Neither is He defeated in any of His plans and purposes! HE started the whole program of creation, redemption, and restoration, and, blessed be His wonderful name! He will not cease His work until He is Victor — “All in All” throughout all the vastnesses of infinity for evermore!"
Red pill in the whole study:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7mRAc3GWnY
So, yeah, I was in an air band in the 80's, we were good.
"And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon” (Rev. 13:11)
"Nearly all Fundamentalist, Evangelical, Pentecostal, and Charismatic teachers have one thing in common when they approach this beast out of the earth; with one voice they identify this beast as the odious, fearful, universally-touted, and long-awaited ANTICHRIST!"
"If the adversary can get the people of God to look for some imaginary man of sin yet to appear, some fictitious son of perdition to come, then he has won a victory, because then WE WILL NEVER DISCOVER THE MAN OF SIN WHERE HE ACTUALLY IS ABIDING!"
"Do you know what the Bible really says about the antichrist? You may be surprised! As much as we have heard preachers speak on the subject of antichrist, one would be led to believe that the term is mentioned a thousand times in the Bible. The fact is, the antichrist is mentioned only five times in the whole Bible and not one of these five mentions of the antichrist is in any of the Bible’s prophetical books. Not one of them is in either the book of Daniel or the book of Revelation! The word “antichrist” is not found in the teachings of Jesus, neither do we find the word in the Old Testament. What can we show from scripture, and what is mere speculation? To find out, let’s think about all we have heard. All those things that Christians supposedly “know” about “the antichrist.” According to what the preachers and teachers proclaim, antichrist is supposed to:"
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"INDIVIDUALLY, it is the flesh, the old Adamic nature, that leads us into captivity. It is the beast of the carnal nature that makes war with the saints and overcomes them. It is the bestial nature of the natural man that is given power over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. Furthermore, he that killed us, or that which brought death to us, now must be slain in us. The natural man, and the spirit of the world generated from that man, is the one who leads us into captivity and slays our spiritual life. The natural man is the one who is being brought to death. There are two swords — the sword by which the beast makes war against the saints, which is the word of the beast, his mouth speaking great things and blasphemies — and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God, the sharp two-edged sword which comes from the mouth of God’s Christ, Head and body. The beast is slain by the sword of the spirit, and the spirit of the world is brought into captivity by the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus. That is the mystery."
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