Jesus predicted that in the last days the frequency of earthquakes would increase and that they would become more intense.
A woman who is about to give birth to a child experiences two things. 1. Her contractions become more frequent; and, 2. Her contractions become more intense. Then she knows for sure that she is about to give birth.
So, too, as the earth shakes repeatedly, we know that the return of Jesus is imminent.
Many people scoff at the idea that God has anything to do with earthquakes.
But rather than taking someone's opinion about it, let's go to the most authoritative book on the subject---THE BIBLE, which is still the best selling book in the world.
"God shakes the earth from its place, and its foundations tremble!" Job 9:6
"The foundations of heaven tremble; they shudder at his rebuke." Job 26:11
"You, God, have shaken our land and split it open. Seal the cracks, for the land trembles."
Psalm 60:2
"Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob."
Psalm114:7
"Your coming will make the nations tremble. Then your enemies will learn the reason for your fame! Isaiah 64:2
"The whole earth trembles at his anger. The nations cannot stand up to his wrath."
Jeremiah 10:10
Strange! Ever since California passed the "gays can get married" law, more than 500,000 thousand acres of forests have been devastated by fires.
Frightened California inhabitants have recently been shaken by a 5.4 earthquake!
Of course, very few people connect the dots . . . . . . . .
For your information (FYI), here are four of the earthquakes that have resulted in the most deaths:
January 23, 1556: China 830,00 deaths
December 26, 2004: Sumatra 283,106 deaths
July 27, 1976: Tangshan, China 255,000 deaths
August 9, 1138: Aleppo, Syria 230,000 deaths
There will be many, many more earthquakes.
The Bible predicts that millions will die.
Does this frighten us?
No.
It encourages us, because these events tell us of the soon return of Jesus.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Every Sunday Night . . .
Each Sunday night we meet to study God's Word and pray for revival.
If you are hungry and thirsty for the real thing, then come join us.
We believe that there are thousands of people who are disillusioned with organized religion, but still love Jesus very much.
We call these people THE REMNANT!
They are not satisfied with one Bible verse each week in church, with little or no prayer.
The REMNANT believes that what took place in the Book of Acts can take place today.
The REMNANT believes that the God of the Bible has not changed.
The REMNANT believes in the supernatural power of God and impartations of the Holy Spirit.
The REMNANT believes that God is big enough, and powerful enough, to break through the fake religion of our day and bring us real revival.
The REMNANT believes that we do not have to have a pre-planned agenda when we come together, but that the Holy Spirit has His own plan. If given a chance He will show up and move mightily in our midst.
Contact us for details: wesed@hotmail.com
Or check out our website: FLC7.com
If you are hungry and thirsty for the real thing, then come join us.
We believe that there are thousands of people who are disillusioned with organized religion, but still love Jesus very much.
We call these people THE REMNANT!
They are not satisfied with one Bible verse each week in church, with little or no prayer.
The REMNANT believes that what took place in the Book of Acts can take place today.
The REMNANT believes that the God of the Bible has not changed.
The REMNANT believes in the supernatural power of God and impartations of the Holy Spirit.
The REMNANT believes that God is big enough, and powerful enough, to break through the fake religion of our day and bring us real revival.
The REMNANT believes that we do not have to have a pre-planned agenda when we come together, but that the Holy Spirit has His own plan. If given a chance He will show up and move mightily in our midst.
Contact us for details: wesed@hotmail.com
Or check out our website: FLC7.com
You'll Never Know . . .
Yes, this is very true.
You will never know what is in the Bible if you read it like most Christians read it.
Because most Christians are attempting to serve God by keeping the law, they really do not enjoy reading the Bible, or . . . as they refer to it "having their daily devotions".
So, just before they go to sleep at night the tormenting thought hits them: "I haven't read my Bible today?"
"Oh, my, I'm supposed to be a Christian and I haven't read my Bible!"
So they flip it open---it doesn't matter where---(because they are going to daydream about something else anyway while they "have their daily devotions"), and they read for three or four minutes.
After a lifetime of this kind of "study" they do not have the slightest idea what is actually in the Bible.
How do I know this? I've talked to them all over the United States. They really are clueless.
Imagine going to college and reading a textbook like this. Imagine reading a novel like this. Just flip the book open, read a paragraph or two and then slam the book shut and go to sleep. And very possibly, very very possibly, don't even pick up the book again for two or three weeks.
What kind of a grade do you think a student would receive in his class if he "studied" like this?
You know that he would get an "F".
Well . . . many, many Christians are getting "Fs" in the Christian life for the same reason.
Here is an intelligent way to study God's Word:
1. Start at the beginning of a book (not the middle or some other obscure place). It does not matter which book because it is all God's Word.
2.Have a notebook and pen in hand. After each SENTENCE, write in your notebook what you think that sentence means. Write what you feel the Holy Spirit is saying to you.
3. Go through the Bible like this sentence by sentence.
4. And talk to God after you read each sentence. Take time to listen to his voice in your life. You will be amazed what you hear when you take time to listen.
He is a better teacher of His book than any human on this planet.
When you finish one book, then go to the next one.
Don't rush!
Don't do this so you can tell someone how long you have studied. Don't try to be religious. Don't do it so you will be able to say that you read an entire book of the Bible. Don't do it to impress anyone.
Do it because you are trying to commune with the Living God!
I have challenged people all over the world with this very simple exercise. Do this for three months, never miss a day, and then see what happens in your life.
The Bible is a supernatural book; and it is still the best selling book in the world!
God wrote it. Christians often emulate the Bible and say things like: "God's Word is so good."
And then they never actually study it.
If anyone exposes himself on a consistent basis to God's Word his life will be changed. I don't care if you have been a "Christian" for 50 years, or if you have had no interest in God. Your life will be transformed if you actually do what I'm suggesting.
I was recently talking with someone about this and the first thing he said to me was, "I usually go to church."
I told him that he was changing the subject. "I'm not talking about going to church. I'm talking about studying a book called the Bible."
Can you imagine having a discussion with someone about one of Hemingway's books and his response was, "I usually go to church!" You would think you were dealing with a mental freak of some kind.
Satan uses every opportunity to get people sidetracked. And he has certainly been good at deceiving American Christians by keeping them from actually studying God's Word. A few unrelated verses in Sunday School each week is not a serious study of the Bible. I know people who have sat in Sunday School classes for a lifetime and don't have a clue as to what is in the Bible.
A 60-year-old lady told me one time, "Laying on of hands is of the devil."
I guess she never read Hebrews 6:1-2 to find out that "laying on of hands" is one of the six basic doctrines of the Christian faith.
And she had been in church all of her life.
I could site literally dozens of examples where "Christians" showed their ignorance of the Bible after a lifetime of church attendance.
After one of my trips to Israel I was invited to speak at a church. I was astonished beyond words when one of the parishioners asked me, "Did you drive or fly to Israel?"
Where to begin with people like this?!
Many pastors do not know how to study the Scriptures either. They have never been taught, never been told. And so they jump around all over the Bible. The end result is that they end up just as confused as the people in their congregation. They, too, grew up in churches that did not know how to study God's Word.
What a mess!
Two of the greatest needs in the American church are serious Bible study and prayer. Actually studying God's Word and praying would transform any congregation and bring about a real revival.
There are many times when I've wondered if some pastors intentionally make sure that their people do not find out what the Scriptures actually say.
Jesus put it more bluntly:
"How terrible it will be for you experts in religious law! For you hide the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering."
For those of you who think that I fabricated the above statement: It is found in Luke's gospel, 11:52
Hosea 4:6
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge . . ."
You will never know what is in the Bible if you read it like most Christians read it.
Because most Christians are attempting to serve God by keeping the law, they really do not enjoy reading the Bible, or . . . as they refer to it "having their daily devotions".
So, just before they go to sleep at night the tormenting thought hits them: "I haven't read my Bible today?"
"Oh, my, I'm supposed to be a Christian and I haven't read my Bible!"
So they flip it open---it doesn't matter where---(because they are going to daydream about something else anyway while they "have their daily devotions"), and they read for three or four minutes.
After a lifetime of this kind of "study" they do not have the slightest idea what is actually in the Bible.
How do I know this? I've talked to them all over the United States. They really are clueless.
Imagine going to college and reading a textbook like this. Imagine reading a novel like this. Just flip the book open, read a paragraph or two and then slam the book shut and go to sleep. And very possibly, very very possibly, don't even pick up the book again for two or three weeks.
What kind of a grade do you think a student would receive in his class if he "studied" like this?
You know that he would get an "F".
Well . . . many, many Christians are getting "Fs" in the Christian life for the same reason.
Here is an intelligent way to study God's Word:
1. Start at the beginning of a book (not the middle or some other obscure place). It does not matter which book because it is all God's Word.
2.Have a notebook and pen in hand. After each SENTENCE, write in your notebook what you think that sentence means. Write what you feel the Holy Spirit is saying to you.
3. Go through the Bible like this sentence by sentence.
4. And talk to God after you read each sentence. Take time to listen to his voice in your life. You will be amazed what you hear when you take time to listen.
He is a better teacher of His book than any human on this planet.
When you finish one book, then go to the next one.
Don't rush!
Don't do this so you can tell someone how long you have studied. Don't try to be religious. Don't do it so you will be able to say that you read an entire book of the Bible. Don't do it to impress anyone.
Do it because you are trying to commune with the Living God!
I have challenged people all over the world with this very simple exercise. Do this for three months, never miss a day, and then see what happens in your life.
The Bible is a supernatural book; and it is still the best selling book in the world!
God wrote it. Christians often emulate the Bible and say things like: "God's Word is so good."
And then they never actually study it.
If anyone exposes himself on a consistent basis to God's Word his life will be changed. I don't care if you have been a "Christian" for 50 years, or if you have had no interest in God. Your life will be transformed if you actually do what I'm suggesting.
I was recently talking with someone about this and the first thing he said to me was, "I usually go to church."
I told him that he was changing the subject. "I'm not talking about going to church. I'm talking about studying a book called the Bible."
Can you imagine having a discussion with someone about one of Hemingway's books and his response was, "I usually go to church!" You would think you were dealing with a mental freak of some kind.
Satan uses every opportunity to get people sidetracked. And he has certainly been good at deceiving American Christians by keeping them from actually studying God's Word. A few unrelated verses in Sunday School each week is not a serious study of the Bible. I know people who have sat in Sunday School classes for a lifetime and don't have a clue as to what is in the Bible.
A 60-year-old lady told me one time, "Laying on of hands is of the devil."
I guess she never read Hebrews 6:1-2 to find out that "laying on of hands" is one of the six basic doctrines of the Christian faith.
And she had been in church all of her life.
I could site literally dozens of examples where "Christians" showed their ignorance of the Bible after a lifetime of church attendance.
After one of my trips to Israel I was invited to speak at a church. I was astonished beyond words when one of the parishioners asked me, "Did you drive or fly to Israel?"
Where to begin with people like this?!
Many pastors do not know how to study the Scriptures either. They have never been taught, never been told. And so they jump around all over the Bible. The end result is that they end up just as confused as the people in their congregation. They, too, grew up in churches that did not know how to study God's Word.
What a mess!
Two of the greatest needs in the American church are serious Bible study and prayer. Actually studying God's Word and praying would transform any congregation and bring about a real revival.
There are many times when I've wondered if some pastors intentionally make sure that their people do not find out what the Scriptures actually say.
Jesus put it more bluntly:
"How terrible it will be for you experts in religious law! For you hide the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering."
For those of you who think that I fabricated the above statement: It is found in Luke's gospel, 11:52
Hosea 4:6
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge . . ."
Monday, July 7, 2008
Mexican Border Fence
Once again our elected officials reveal their brilliance.
They have voted to build a 370-mile fence.
Our border with Mexico is approximately 1,969 miles long.
This would be like driving a 2 X 4 in your yard in hopes that it would keep out trespassers!
In areas where there is a partial fence agents discovered a tunnel more than 2,000 feet long and 85 feet beneath the surface that was being used by drug smugglers.
Hmmmmm!
Question:
Why is NO ONE sneaking into Mexico?
Mexico gained its independence from Spain September 16, 1810.
But why are many Mexicans living in homes with dirt floors, no septic system, no running water, and no electricity?
Why has the United States, which is only 34 years older than Mexico, advanced so much, while our southern neighbor remains in poverty?
They have voted to build a 370-mile fence.
Our border with Mexico is approximately 1,969 miles long.
This would be like driving a 2 X 4 in your yard in hopes that it would keep out trespassers!
In areas where there is a partial fence agents discovered a tunnel more than 2,000 feet long and 85 feet beneath the surface that was being used by drug smugglers.
Hmmmmm!
Question:
Why is NO ONE sneaking into Mexico?
Mexico gained its independence from Spain September 16, 1810.
But why are many Mexicans living in homes with dirt floors, no septic system, no running water, and no electricity?
Why has the United States, which is only 34 years older than Mexico, advanced so much, while our southern neighbor remains in poverty?
What About ANWR?
Every American needs to read this.
If you don't know what ANWR stands for: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
There is no reason for us to be paying $4 or $5 at the gas pump.
We have been lied to and here is the proof:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/
atlas_shrugs/2008/06/i-received-this.html
If you don't know what ANWR stands for: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
There is no reason for us to be paying $4 or $5 at the gas pump.
We have been lied to and here is the proof:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/
atlas_shrugs/2008/06/i-received-this.html
Elect A Sheriff
USA JAIL - SOME INTERESTING READING
TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO, HE IS THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF (ARIZONA) AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
These are some of the reasons why:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio created the 'tent city jail' to save Arizona from spending tens of millions of dollars on another expensive prison complex.
He has jail meals down to 20 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.
He banned smoking and pornographic magazines in the jails, and took away their weightlifting equipment and cut off all but 'G' movies. He says:
'They're in jail to pay a debt to society not to build muscles so they can assault innocent people when they leave.'
He started chain gangs to use the inmates to do free work on county and city projects and save taxpayer's money.
Then he started chain gangs for women so he wouldn't get sued for discrimination.
He took away cable TV until he found out there was a federal court order that required cable TV for jails. So he hooked up the cable TV again but only allows the Disney channel and the weather channel.
When asked why the weather channel, he replied: 'So these morons will know how hot it's gonna be while they are working on my chain gangs.'
He cut off coffee because it has zero nutritional value and is therefore a waste of taxpayer money. When the inmates complained, he toldthem, 'This isn't the Ritz/Carlton. If you don't like it, don't come back.'
He also bought the Newt Gingrich lecture series on US history that he pipes into the jails. When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture series by a Democrat, he replied that a democratic lecture series that actually tells the truth for a change would be welcome and that it might even explain why 95% of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.
With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix (116 degrees just set a new record for June 2nd 2007), the Associated Press reported: About 2,000 inmates living in a barbed wire surrounded tent encampment at the Maricopa County Jail have been given permission to strip down to their government-issued pink boxer shorts.
On the Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing pink boxer shorts were overheard chatting in the tents, where temperatures reached 128 degrees.
'This is hell. It feels like we live in a furnace,' said Ernesto Gonzales, an inmate for 2 years with 10 more to go. 'It's inhumane.'
Joe Arpaio, who makes his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic. 'Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for parole, only to go out and commit more crimes so they can come back in to live on taxpayers money and enjoy things many taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.'
The same day he told all the inmates who were complaining of the heat in the tents: 'It's between 120 to 130 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they have to walk all day in the sun, wearing full battle gear and get shot at, and they have not committed any crimes, so shut your damned mouths!'
Way to go, Sheriff! If all prisons were like yours there would be a lot less crime and we would not be in the current position of running out of prison spaces.
Sheriff Joe was just re-elected as Sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona
Elect a sheriff in your community that will follow the example of this man whose good results are off the charts:
http://www.mcso.org/index.php?a=GetSubModule&mn
=Our_Jails&sm=Jail_Facilities
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