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I think that it's great to be happy especially if you know the Lord sometimes I get like that I'll sit down at the bus stop or somewhere and I start fellowshipping I just can't stop myself usually people don't mind they they like their Fellowship I don't know if that helps at all or anything but I think it's a great thing to be happy

The last generation: Continued.

There are others who have come up with the theory I am proposing as to Israel becoming more prosperous in particular. One thing is for sure; for the Ezekiel 38 war to commence; Israel is to be a land of "unwalled villages" and feel they are "dwelling securely in their land". For THAT to occur; there needs to be some sort of elimination of the surrounding threat. We at least need to reach a time when a Covenent is confirmed ( Dan. 9:27) which seems likely to be the current Abraham accords once there are finally many nations involved or something similar that Antichrist confirms some day soon. It would seem this war could be the 2nd seal event or thereabouts; but it certainly could be earlier.

The timing of the Ezekiel 38 war also is questionable. Again; the land dwelling securely could be the first half of the Tribulation.

The problem is the seven year cleanup effort; it seems this is earlier and or part of a wider campaign before Armageddon. It has been argued the seven years means it "fits into" the seven year Tribulation. Clearly though that WON'T happen then as at the Midpoint the Beast rises up; kills the two prophets then we have the escape run to the mountains as stated in ( Matt. 24:16).

This will be no time to employ people to go around picking up bones; clearly. The other possibility is that war ALSO is BEFORE the Tribulation begins. The most likely answer from what i can understand is that it roughly corresponds with Armageddon but it is a separate campaign. These nations are NOT mentioned in Armageddon and may not have the Mark of the Beast. Further bolstering that theory is that one sixth are said to survive; those who fight God and have the mark are doomed for destruction.

These could be in my opinion some of the kings mentioned in Isaiah 49:23 who return the captives.

At any event; we are certainly close with the Dubai one world religion center being opened sometime this year; and overall apostasy.

Oops, until old age takes me. Either way, I will be with the Lord.

Thank S. Spencer. I didn't mention the leavened loaves in my post. You have provided good information here. I think as you do, the two loaves represent the Jews and Gentiles reconciled to God and one another through Christ.

Psalm 19:14 kjv,

Proverbs 1:5 ,

Proverbs 5:1-2 ,

Proverbs 15:1-5,

Proverbs 18:15,

James 1:5 kjv.

Good Afternoon, Richard. I hope you are doing well today. I am still fighting this respiratory deal with coughing and fatigue, but getting a little better day by day, needing my nebulizer less often. Please pray for my complete recovery. I break a sweat over such little exertion. So, I'm purging closets in spurts. this has needed to be done for some time. Since my husband will retire June 1st, we definitely need to downsize a lot!

In speaking of this passage in Matthew. i am one who does think that Jesus was speaking of the generation at the time he was speaking and many things were fulfilled in 70.A.D. But i also think that these prophecies of Jesus have a double fulfillment aspect where much of them will be fulfilled at the end of times, also. We may have a repeat of the same type of prophetic event happening in the end as happened in 70 A.D., but also, some of what Jesus predicted did not happen in 70 A.D. and will be fulfilled in the end times.

The re-creation of Israel was accomplished primarily by Zionists that are very wealthy and have a great deal of power and control over world affairs.(thinking Rothchild's, etc.) Their goal is the New World Order and not necessarily to follow God's will. But as it were, Israel has become a nation again in an unexpected way. I remember the talk concerning the generation that began in 1948, (many are still alive), and then the 1967, and then the Jubilee year of 2018 (70 years after Israel was re-created. Now people are talking about the year 6000 of the Jewish calendar being the time of the fulfillment of history. There are certainly a lot of theories. But for me, I think about what Jesus said about being faithful to the end and being ready, prayerful, and alert. So I try to concentrate on being that way. I think I may have 20-25 years left since I am 66. But only God knows if Jesus will return before then or not. I live in expectation of His return but also with the mindset to be prepared to live out my life until me

Continuation of discussion on the last generation

In case my last posting didn't come up with my capital letters; I am basically offering an alternative to what appears to be a misunderstanding of the beginning date of the last generation since most people born in 1948 are dying off and even if a generation is 70 years it is too late now for 2028 to be the return of Christ since we are already into 2023. It seems no one is discussing this but surely we expect this will cause many to fall away.

In all due respect certainly there are immportant events that occured in 1948; and surely that would fulfill a "nation being born in a day." Some have argued; of course that secular Israel with pagan nations developing the framework; etc. may not really be something of God at all and I will leave out the disparaging comments about the Jews that some have had less than favorable opinions on in regard to conspiracy theories. There have been some who have claimed with the days of punishment turned into years May 14, 1948 can be calculated from prophecies in Ezekiel. Whether or not that is the case again; we have to look at where we are. It also has been argued that this generation can mean "race" in other words Jews will still exist. That doesn't seem to be a viable argument here either. What we have to look at in my opinion is what other possibilities exist as to what the start date could be.

My proposition is this: We may be getting close to the beginning of the final generation. And my theory is that the Psalm 83 war as indicated by the nations in the text may be just that trigger. When we look at Ezekiel 38; for instance we don't see the Palestinians and other surrounding annoyances that Israel is struggling with at present. We also see verses such as Isaiah 26:15 which says the same thing twice about enlarging the nation; and it mentions the borders being enlarged. Israel basically is back to it's original 1967 borders as of now; but soon may expand.

MATTHEW 24:34: THE GENERATION CONUNDRUM

It has been suggested by many that either the Lord fulfilled all things in the generation that He was on earth which He referred to here (consummating in the AD 70 Roman slaughter of the Jews and destruction of Jerusalem); or more commonly that some or all things are yet to be fulfilled within the "generation" which began in 1948 when it is said that Ezekiel's prophecy of a nation born in a day ( Isaiah 66:8; see also Ezekiel 37:21 as well as verse 4 on the "valley of dry bones.") Psalm 90:10 in my mind fairly well makes it clear the extent of the normal lifetime of a man; and other scriptures seem to indicate a generation is 40 years. The case of Noah and the Ark is sometimes brought up; as to the number of days of man being 120 years ( Genesis 6:3). As to whether that means the time until the Ark was built from that statement or the lifespan of man or both may also be in question. Whatever the case; it is clear by the time of Christ people were living lives at best similar to today. It has generally been suggested therefore that a generation is 40 years and a double fulfillment would certainly make that evident when we see the time from Christ's proclamation until 70 AD as being slightly less than 40 years.

We went through the years of expectation in 1988 as to the rapture (although the prophecy mentions the "sign of the coming of the Son of Man" which would probably be when the world sees Him in the 6th Seal or later near His return by the context of the verse). At any rate; we went through the 90's and then some said it was really 1967 and the capture of Jerusalem that started off the final generation. Jump to 2008 and that clarly didn't happen; and then the 2017 events which recognized Jerusalem as the capitol and yet we are still here in 2023. Somethin' ain't right here with the logic. We would certainly expect that because things didn't happen as expected many will fall away ( 2 Peter 3:4; Matt. 24:28).

I pray in Jesus name that she finds another job she does have an angel watching over her Jesus sees everything

Do any other Christians out there , have a similar problem to me ?

My problem is.....I'm happy . I genuinely feel guilty about this . There is so much misery and fear and deprivation in this world and yet.....I can't be anything other than happy . I know the only reason I'm happy is because I know the Truth and I do feel sorry for everyone who doesn't know the Truth . I feel sorry for people with health problems I feel sorry for people who have no where warm and safe to sleep at night I feel sorry for everyone who doesn't get enough to eat or who is lonely or depressed . But I can't be anything other than happy and I'm racked with guilt over my permanent state of happiness . How do I resolve this ? There have been times in my life when I very definately was not happy but , only before I knew the Truth . Ever since God granted me a measure of understanding of His Word and faith in it , I have been happy . I feel so guilty , like I don't deserve to feel happy , but at the same time I can't stop myself from feeling happy . Anyone else know what I'm talking about ?

Saturday I found out that I won't have to pay taxes that's good my prayer with request is to pray for me jobs my jobs coming to an end everything so expensive just got done watching that series The chosen I know a lot about scripture so it's good to watch stuff like that I'm scared the only thing seems to be working good is preparing for homeless that's weird it's my backup plan at least I don't owe taxes thank God for that don't forget about me

Leaven and Tares

Part 1.

Leviticus 23:17.

Matthew 13:31-33.

What does these scriptures have in common?

Leaven in the Bible always represents evil and corruption.

Why is ir mentioned in these particular passages?

Leviticus 23:17.

Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with LEAVEN; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.

Matthew 13:31-33.

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto LEAVEN, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was LEAVENED.

In the OT leaven was a type of sin, evil, or corruption. When the two angels visited Lot in Sodom they were invited to eat "unleavened bread" ( Gen. 19:3). In connection with Israel's redemption from Egypt they were to eat the Passover with "unleavened bread" ( Ex. 12:8). Leaven was to be excluded from all blood offerings and sacrificial offerings made by fire.

In Leviticus 7:13 the leaven is present in the offering because sin is still present in the offerer! Leaven was permitted in the two wave loaves of Leviticus 23:17 because they represent two classes, the Jew and Gentile who are now made one in Christ. Although saved, the old nature is still present. When bread typifies Christ, it is unleavened; when bread typifies man, it is always leavened.

Jesus warned the disciples to "beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees" ( Matthew 16:6; and Luke 12:1).

See part 2.

Hi Free,

I agree, as humans there is nothing good in us, except for the Christ, Who is Holy and in us. Yet we must choose our identity. It cannot be both, as they have NOTHING in common. What does not share a common purpose has a different focus and goal. The goal of flesh is of a different source than the focus and goal of Christ. The function of Christ is innocence and heaven while the function of the flesh is guilt and hell. We as humans have the tendencies to switch this around. Why should the good appear in evil's form, and is it not deception if it does? We should attempt to remove our focus from our brother's sins so that we can experience the peace that comes from faith in sinlessness (innocence). We who are not at war within our minds must look for bothers and recognize all whom we see as brothers, because only equals are truly at peace. We may want to consider truly what is the vision of Christ.

I need to make a correction in the first line of my previous comment. I meant to type, "If I told my child to believe in me , or else ("I"-instead of he) would send ("him" - instead of me) to suffer......

Though, I think my meaning was obvious.

God will never decide against you, or He would be deciding against Himself. Love creates Itself and nothing but Itself. Satan does not want you to believe this, for obvious reasons.

In Christ love to you and all.

Peace

GOD IS

Thankful7741,

Ultimately, God is the author. All scripture was inspired by God. But He did use men to write these things down. Below is a list of what you might be looking for:

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy - Moses

Joshua - Joshua

Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel - Samuel

2 Samuel - Samuel, or possibly Nathan

1 Kings, 2 Kings - Jeremiah

1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra - Ezra

Nehemiah - Nehemiah

Esther - Unknown but possibly Modecai

Job - Unknown, possibly Elihu

Psalms - David

Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon - Solomon

Isaiah - Isaiah

Jeremiah, Lamentations - Jeremiah

Ezekiel - Ezekiel

Daniel - Daniel

Hosea - Hosea

Joel - Joel

Amos - Amos

Obadiah - Obadiah

Jonah - Jonah

Micah - Micah

Nahum - Nahum

Habakkuk - Habakkuk

Zephaniah - Zephaniah

Haggai - Haggai

Zechariah - Zechariah

Malachi - Malachi

Matthew - Matthew

Mark - Mark

Luke - Luke

John - John

Acts - Luke

Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon - Paul

Hebrews - Unknown

James - James (The Lord's brother)

1 Peter, 2 Peter - Peter

1 John, 2 John, 3 John - John

Jude - Jude (The Lord's brother)

Revelation - John

Mark 16:15-18.

Greta,

My apology. That was Hebrews 2:4, not Verse 2.

Greta Murphy,

Mark 16:17 says, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;"



New tongues means new languages, known languages!

Mark 16:18 says, "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."

And then Mark 16:19-20 gives us the confirmation of the word.

And all these things in Verses 16-17 were done. But please notice these next two verses carefully ( Mark 16:19-20):

"So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen."

Hebrews 2:2 tells us that when the apostles went out and preached that there were signs that followed in order to establish the apostles preaching as the gospel of God. And that is what he is saying here.



We know that there are various signs that were worked by Jesus through the disciples in order to confirm the message they were hearing is the gospel. It doesn't say everybody, that every person that believes down through history is going to manifest all these various things, but rather for the confirmation of the establishment of the Word of God, which we have with us today.

Hope this helps!

Alex1939...Michael Lim...The very reason Jesus died was to destroy the works of the Devil, all sin is of the Devil....ALL SIN

.....1 st John 3:8...He that comittieth sin is of the Devil;...For the Devil sinneth from the beginning...For this cause was the Son of God was made manifested that he might destroy the works of the Devil.

..... 1st JOHN 3:9...Whosoever is born of God doeth not commit sin...For his seed ( the living word ) remains in him...Gods seed remains in him and he cannot sin....Not the written word but the living word which is the H.G...That Child of Promise....The letter is a killer but the living word is spirit and life...She brought forth a man child that is gonna rule all nations...The spirit of truth that is gonna be born in us...The H.G. The kingdom...No Eternal life in the scripture per se....Search the scriptures in them you think you have eternal but it is them that testify of me...The New Covenant that book that he wrote with his own blood,...The words of LIFE....But God told Daniel go thy way Daniel these words are sealed till the last days...Then the woman

will travail in birth pains...For that spirit of truth the man child..Gbu...Our new hearts and new spirits

What is the difference between the soul and the spirit of a person? ( 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - Hebrews 5:12 - Ecclesiastes 12:7)

What makes up the soul and what makes up the spirit?

Thank you and PRAISE you Father, Lord Jesus for answering a specific request I had posted on here last week. I continue to cry out for strong protection, for you to fight for us (in all realms) and for deliverance, healing, salvation (those not saved) and guidance from the Holy Spirit and power of the Holy Spirit to live in a manner pleasing to you. Please rescue many souls and please use us as instruments to spread the Gospel which is you Lord Jesus and what you have done for us. Thank you Lord. In your holy name I pray. Amen.

I really enjoyed reading it, it made me understand the bible more and the way God used to operate in the old testament

The author of every book in the Bible is God himself.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Hi Michael,

I would ask the question: forgive for what?

Does someone who chooses to sin assume that satan is responsible and not themselves?

My understanding is that satan only tempts us with evil and doesn't cause us to do anything- people choose that themselves, so why would blame fall on him and not on us?

In which gospel does Jesus say "these are the signs that will be associated with believers".

Do you have a list of authors for each book of the Bible?

Please pray for my finances and spiritual growth. that god may bless me with a full time job and a side hustle to make ends meet. i am barely making it financially to pay my bills. may god bless my bank accounts and my daughter valeria garcia's bank accounts. may god bless me with another car and side arms. for protection for my daughter valeria garcia and myself.

Prayers for my daughter valeria garcia for salvation, ximena valles, diego valles, nubia esquivel for salvation and conviction. that god may change their ways and make them obedient. may god transform their way of living and thinking. protection for my daughter valeria garcia physically, mentally, and spiritually. may god bless my daughter valeria garcia financially, physically, and spiritually.

Please pray for my mother that had a heart attack last week and has not fully recovered. may god make her whole again. may my mother improve in her health so that she can be transferred to a step down unit. may god allow for her to breathe correctly without flem, without saliva, and be able to breathe again. may god bring her children and family together.

Psalm 77.

This Psalm seems to indicate illness of Asaph much like in David's Psalms (particularly in verses 9 through 10); but also discusses the works of old when Moses led his people by God's help from verse 11 through the end of the Psalm. Certainly; we could see some themes intersecting both his personal situation and the national one which reflects writings such as Lamentations which describes the horrors of God's judgment during the Babylonian invasion and subsequent captivity with the starvation of the people in particular.

The "days of old" in verse 5 also could be used in a broader sense to future time periods such as the intertestamental period. There was also the time of the Judges when generally there wasn't much organized worship and or righteous kings. Whether past reflections or future prophecy it is clear that there have been repeated patterns of deliverance and temporary obedience followed by long periods of decline and then another brief burst of repentance among the people. We could certainly find some similarity in the dispensation of the church age when things started off with a "bang"; then there were long periods of time in the Middle Ages and of course in recent years when there was great decay overall in the Body of Christ.

We can look to "righteous Lot" ( 2 Peter 2:7) as an example of a sort of half hearted righteous man who sort of was saved through the fire in a literal and figurative sense.

The fact that God uses all things for our good including the terrible judgments of the end times certainly doesn't diminsh from the suffering of God's people which is particularly intense when foreknowledge of such events makes keeping silent being like fire in his bones ( Jeremiah 20:9). God Himself is also pained as the book of Hosea states in judgment of Ephriam in chapter 11 verses 8-11. The prophets would feel this pain as the Spirit moved them. Again this shows Asaph was prophetic even though he is only found in Psalms.

I appreciate you and Gigi's thoughts on thinking more deeply on the scripture and letting God reveal himself. The Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth if we seek him diligently and have the faith to believe the scripture.