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God is near all the time. In the morning sun He shines the beginning of a new day. Many a times l have seen and felt His hands on me. Any kindness l know it is Him giving it to me through others. Am alone alot you see...just my Father in Heaven and me. I walk and see His creations. They strengthen me. Any bad day l help others see His Love through me. Nothing is impossible to do or want. With God by your side-- He gives it to me. Always in the best timing l see. So if you feel like no one is around, or meanest surrounds-- go to your Heavenly Father for He will protect you, you'll see. His Love will push you through this evil world. Then you will see how TRUE LOVE SHOULD BE!!! ON YOUR KNEES FOR YOUR ETERNITY!!!

comments about the rapture by Alex. Jesus said the Kingdom of God cometh not with observation i.e its not a physical rapture,for behold the kingdom of God is within you i.e we are gonna birth our king in our hearts thats y he always refers to himself as the SON OF MAN meaning mankinds fruit unto God. Thy kingdom come thy will be done via that good seed the Word remember Jesus said the good seed is the Word of the kingdom. they were raptured on the day of Pentecost but that mighty rushing WIND/AIR WAS the H.G. THE kINGDOM came to them but their physical bodies went no where but unto mount Zion the city of the living God that heavenly Jerusalam their journey was in the spiritual realm as God is Spirit John said he was caught up to God and to his Throne but his physical body was still on the isle of Patmos he was caught up in the Spritual realm thats y he said i was in the Spirit on the lords day REV 1. Air is just wind that mighty rushing wind was air TH WIND OF the H.G. Being caught up in the air is just being caught up in the Spirit as our God is Spirit ( by my spirit saith the lord ) Ya gotta realize Jesus said the kingdom of God cometh not with observation we are raptured by the truth being spirit the H.G. Paul says you are are come unto mount ZION the city of the living God that heavenly Jerusalem simply b/c Christ was born in them th SON OF MAN, Their king was born in them thus they were in the kingdom and the Kingdom in them. Abide in me and i in you. We will ALL meet with him in HEAVENLY PLACES by being born from above BY THE SEED OF THE KINGDOM PLANTED IN OUR HEARTS. RIGHT HERE ON THIS EARTH THATS Y TH SCRIPTURE SAYS THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD HAVE BECOME THE KINGDOMS OF OUR LORD AND HIS CHRIST AND HE SHALL REIGN FOR EVER AND EVER. What is gonna be destroyed is mans evil adamic nature that answers to the old earth and the old heaven. that new earth and new spirit is simply our NEW innerman the H.G. BEHOLD I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW. OUR NEW SPIRIT AND NEW HEART GB

Jesse - snopes seems to me to be antichrist to the core. Snopes also says there is no mercury in vaccines. they do not call it mercury, since they call it Thimerosal, which is a mercury based preservative. I would post the link to the CDC website proving Thimerosal mercury, but this would not post it. Google this: cdc thimerosal

read the article carefully. then look up mercury poisoning symptoms and then look up autism symptoms.

Would the devil want to poison our children? Is it our job to protect them?

Who is the father of lies?

Snopes also says Saran Silverman never said anything offensive about being glad Jews killed Jesus.

Yet youtube has her on stage saying exactly that. youtube search this: sarah silverman "I would kill Christ again"

snopes is full of something and it is not truth.

25/9 This is why christians have to keep Jesus in their heart,not in churches or people,our countries.Why Jesus and the bible are more precious than things of this world.

Daniel 9:26 says the prince shall come and in the end the city and Sanctuary will be with a flood. Can you clarify this for me?

To JS in Reply on SoS -- I agree with your response "WoW, It was refreshing to see someone with so much insight on the SOS 6:13. The writer Nevermore Mazongo did a wonderful job and I would just like to thank this writer. I was trying to figure out what was happening in this chapter and was having problems getting it. Until I read their explanation of it. Once again Nevermore "WOW", and Thanks.

Beautiful scripture so glad He forgives us our sins.Thankful because He's a Just God..

YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO CORRUPT A VERSE. That wAs strictly for ADAM AND EVE. THAT the way i read it and it means that to me regardless of how many times I read it; but people often make mistakes when they take thibg out of context.

Why are the letters of Paul included in the gospel? when it was his personal letter intended for a different type of people...So I personally disagree that the letter of Paul included in the gospel because it is not a word of God but a word of man

What exactly does the HORN mean in Ps. 75:10? Strength??

Colossians has only 4 chapters, and 1 Timothy 4:2 is out of topic

Matt 13v.25. While men slept the enemy came and sowed tares. Kindly explain the meaning of this verse and leasons for the christian of today.

Snopes' material is misleading, luciferase is a real enzyme that produces bioluminescence and the Microsoft patent relating to commerce is WO2020060606A1 (the mark of the beast also relates to commerce). Robert F. Kennedy Jr recently alleged that Bill Gates' vaccination programme has resulted in the maiming or death of many children.

Hi Cindy, so according to your religion, Jesus would have said to the woman found in adultery, 'neither do I condemn you, go your way and sin all you like, because I'm going to die on the cross to pay the price for all your sins, past, present and future, so because of my death on the cross, you can sin all you want and still get to heaven, as long as you believe in me. that's a horrible religion. Who needs it?

Comment* i find it hard to understand kjv. i believe the lord will intervain and give me spiritual interpretation

Maria, Uashni, or Vashni (in the modern KJV) was the son of Samuel. Where did you learn that his name changed to Joel? The only Joel I can find, is the author of the same book, Joel, the son of Pethuel.

Jesse, I think this thread, & its many comments, have gone so far South, that we are actually starting to head North again. So hang in there, if you're still with us.

Very true indeed. Most of those Christians are either immature, or have been led to believe: 'that now that I've been saved, I have my ticket to Heaven, so behaving as the world does, doesn't matter'. Tragic!!

Jesse, excuse the intrusion as I don't want to join/add to the thread, but just wanted to comment on that excellent piece you've shared (over two pages). That was to the point & inspiring - thank you. I was particularly interested to learn of your 'proficiency' in Greek, which undoubtedly is standing you in good stead. And if your great ability in English is clearly seen, then we can take confidence in your reading & understanding of Greek.

As well, apart from our divergent views on, say, the Rapture, then we also have to add the type of manuscript being referred to & to non-Greek readers, which Lexicon is being used. I think of JWs & their understanding of John 1:1: we understand, from Textus Receptus as "..and the Word was God". JWs read in their New World Translation: "..and the Word was a god"; thereby removing the Deity of Christ. What an incorrect use of an article can do!! Blessings as you feed on the Word.

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I think that the chapter, taken as a whole, imposes some social responsibility on us to challenge evil practices like war, to become "intercessors."

If we don't, the blood is on our hands (v 3), because "None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth.." v 4.

"None," therefore, doesn't only include the wrongdoers, it includes all of us who should call for justice and plead for truth.

"The way of peace they know not, and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace." v 8.

Because we haven't pleaded for truth or called for justice, "Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overcome us." v 9.

Bob, Jesse is correct. Recently, Bill Gates was interviewed about this very matter on Stephen Colbert's show. In that interview, he vehemently denied being involved in any such implant research/work. In fact, Bill laughed off such a suggestion as ridiculous & which smacked of ultra-right wing propaganda.

However, the technology is there & so such an implant could in fact be 'ushered' in for a completely different reason. Remember, how Christians became suspicious with the introduction of the Credit Card? Many refused then, & some today I suspect, of using a 'satanic inspired medium' for business. Or, even the Bar Code we see on all our products, that all have the 666 digits evenly spaced in the code line? Nothing happened, but I see that these are all steps to more development & worse still, society's acceptance of what is 'normal, acceptable progression in the modern world'. Once accepted by society as a much needed tool for achieving a purpose, then it becomes a small matter for the Anti-Christ to use existing technology to promote his brand of despotism & control over all governments & their citizens. We have a choice now to use credit cards, the internet, & others ways for governments & others to access all the information they want about us, but the day will come, when there won't be a choice: it will be, "receive the mark & live or die as an outcast from society".

Andreas, it was God indeed who gave these rules. The list begins in Exodus chapter 20 verse 1. If you find anything mentioned there troubling, we must remember that God gave these laws to not only deal with any sin that might come to His people, but also as a testimony to the nations around, who had no such laws from God.

Unfortunately, the laws in today's society bear little resemblance to those original laws given to Israel, though they are based on Judaeo-Christian laws, where law makers now generally go according to societal expectations, treatment of criminals as equal to law-abiding citizens, or even in fear of passing a sentence that may be erroneous. Some Christians readily accept such laws as good, others know that one day we will all have to stand before our Great Judge, even the judges of this earth will stand before Him, & give an answer to God about our lives & to those whom we have charge over.

Thanks Bob for your comments, but am unsure whether you are in agreement with Carlos, that Ezek 31:8, 9, refer to the trees of Eden being synonymous with other human creations beside Adam & Eve, or if you're concurring with me.

Either way, if I can state my understanding of Ezek 31 briefly: Ezekiel's prophecy of indictment was against Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Pharaoh was proud that there was none like him in his greatness, his army & his strength. So God directs Ezekiel to tell Pharaoh to consider the king of Assyria, also great, whose monarchy continued from Nimrod. Sennacherib was a mighty one in that monarchy but it soon fell as Nebuchadnezzar then built upon or grafted from its ruins. So now in Ezek 31, the Assyrian King is pictured as a cedar in Lebanon, the greatest of all trees compared to anything around him. So great he was that even when compared to the 'cedars in the Garden of God', the botany of Eden also envied him for his greatness, which they couldn't match. And this was the prophecy against Pharaoh, & of course we see further his prophetic destruction in chapter 32.

So, "Was the Assyrian in the garden of Eden with Adam and Eve?" Clearly not. The picture painted in Chapter 31 was of a great Cedar (king of Assyria) whose greatness not only surpassed that of Pharaoh, but also of all the trees in Eden, from which one would expect to find nothing else excelling in height, strength & beauty. But even, in comparison, Eden's botany failed. Do we here see other people in Eden? I can't see them no matter how hard I look, nevertheless, God has indeed given us the gift of imagination, so maybe we can believe there were others beside A & E at the same time in Eden, to support our views.

I have been a Christian for many years but not lived as I should, I am now in my fifties and recent health issues have compelled me to study the bible. I picked the first chapter of Luke out of thin air-not even knowing the content. Looking forward to getting closer to my savior JESUS CHRIST!

I drew a picture for my son when he was young. He didn't understand the soul.

God formed (mould) Adams body out of the dust: to get his sustenance from the earth (food, water, shelter). That's why dust returns to dust at death.

Made in Gods image, so connected spiritually. Enabled to receive Gods direction. (Name the animals, etc)

God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul: that reasons, feels emotions, solves problems, needs love.

I believe Adam and Eve were unprepared to meet the subtil (deceptive) Satan. I think the devil studied them to find an entrance.

Satan introduced doubt. She countered with what God had told them about the Garden.

Satan is evil & had the knowledge: he tells her she will surely not die and 3 more reasons. Tempted with the curiosity of the food and knowledge, she tastes it and shares it with Adam.

God could have had Satan hurled elsewhere but He didn't. It would have negated the FREE WILL he had given to Adam and Eve.

God had to send them out of the Garden and move the Tree of Life, because if they ate of that they would live eternally in a good or evil state of being with free will. Adams status as a son of God was over! He was human, just like we are.

If we accept Jesus as Savior, in our fallen status; our souls will live Eternally with our Lord in heaven. Our transformed bodies will be returned to us at the instant we are CAUGHT UP to become the Bride of Jesus Christ, our Bridegroom. We have a wedding to attend.

Even more exciting if you are alive at that moment!

One of Jesus's names, is the Tree of Life.

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Onto Perfection: I just don't see that A & E's inability to discern between good & evil either weakened or limited them. Perfection (as I perceive it here), is His Creation of man to be pure/perfect in mind & body, & that purity involved total obedience to their Creator in perfect love & trust. There was no need for them to know what was good or evil, for their goodness & flow of spiritual energy lay in their unquestionable & in-dissolvable relationship to their Creator. Why then did they have the ability to choose? Maybe, & not just a Character of God, this was what gave them the 'humanness' of the creative Work & not just a robotic response, or a blind obedience, to God. So, we see a Perfect Creation, with the power to choose, but they would only choose obedience to God because of a pure heart & mind towards Him. Satan then enters in to 'work' on that opening to make them consider otherwise.

"What did the devil say to Eve? You will be like God. And what did God say? They are now in our image. They are like us; with knowledge they didn't have." ( Gen 3:22). Fully agree - that's what transpired. So this confirms that God had this knowledge (of good & evil), & correctly so, but A & E were prevented from it for the sake of innocence (for it seems that in God's definition, Innocence is a state where knowledge of good & evil or right from wrong, is not evident at all). I think of a baby: brought into this world in innocence (notwithstanding with a sin nature), but has the trait of 'choice'. Then there comes a time in that little one's life, where the need to choose arrives. It can make the right choice, but its sin nature dictates that soon the wrong one will also be made. What choices are made by the child? Wilful behaviour, coveting another child's toy, disobedience, are a few that come to mind. A & E, even in their unfallen 'youth', did not disobey, covet, or behaved wilfully. They used they God-given trait of choice & then, that's when it all fell apart.

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Nice description of "me building a mansion, etc." I agree, it would be very foolish of me to expend so much to have it all destroyed. I should have built it as far away as possible from this enemy (fortunately, I had insurance!) or made the mansion impregnable & unable to be destroyed, which I couldn't humanly do. Do you know why I still persisted in building this doomed mansion? I firstly wanted a beautiful home for my family to live in & to which my friends would be pleased to see & visit (i.e. I fulfilled my lifelong dream). I would protect it the best I could (alarms, cameras, etc). But my enemy came in with bulldozers in the night to do his evil deed. He succeeded, I was grieved but I knew my dream could not be thwarted. I rebuilt that which was broken, knowing full well that my enemy was lurking about with his bulldozer to strike again. However, this time, I did what many Americans do, have an arsenal of weaponry that makes an Iraqi army look like an ill-equipped bunch of boy scouts. If you get my drift Carlos, I speak of the coming of Christ & the spiritual weapons His Spirit has endued us with to fight the powerful, spiritual Enemy we face daily. So hopefully, my earthly enemy will take note & either back off, or if he is emboldened, the use of my armoury will strike where it hurts: his pride & spirit of hatred. (onto Page 3).

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Carlos, to your questions 1, 2, 3, 4: I don't know why Satan was banished to the Earth & not to another planet or star. God's creation was perfect (I emphasize: in its MAKING), so whatever evil was near to it, was of no consequence - evil would have no influence on it. But you will say, 'Evil did have an influence'. Why? Because this perfect creation chose to disobey their Creator. It is all about CHOICE. To deal with your point properly, I would say that God should have created A & E without the power of choice (thus, unlike their Creator) or make them using a set program written in their minds (= robotic), or as you suggest, keep them out of Satan's reach altogether. God, for His Own reasons, chose not to employ any of MY suggestions, & do this HIS Way. No risk in ruining His Creation: A & E were created in perfection, they chose to sin, Satan was successful, & God's ultimate Plan for bringing mankind back to Him was in action. Did God know all this? Of course. Then why bother? Maybe, just maybe, all this is a beautiful expression of His Character of Love, both in creating & redeeming. (onto Page 2)

Was it God who provide those detailed rules? Looks like more as if was some law enforcing people .