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Brother Carleton, you ask me one time if I was Anabaptists, and I said I didn't really know their beliefs.

I live in the high plains of west Texas, a large agriculture region growing mostly cotton. Lubbock, Texas in the center of this area. I live sixty miles south of Lubbock. My great grandparents came here right after the Civil war. My great grandparents, grandparents, mother and father were farmers. I also have farmed all my life.

In the early eighties large Mennonite families began moving here from Mexico and Canada. There is now a very real presence of them in this area.

I work with them, do business with them and I am good friends with them. I tried on numerous occasion to discuss their beliefs with them, but they stay really closed on any discussion. I have never attended any worship services with them and have never been invited to do so.

I can visibly see how they are raise. The females wear mid calf dresses, no makeup, and head scarfs: they never wear trousers.

I was raised, the females following this practice exactly, yet we were Baptist. Most other families with kids my age had stopped this practice and gone modern. Maybe it was because there was no Anabaptists, I don't know.

My great grandmother was strait from Germany. This whole area was of German desent; not so much now, mostly then being Lutheran.

At 12, I had my first job as a helper on a produce truck in Blue Island Ill. I was a big enough kid to pick up a sack of potatoes, so I got the job. It seems like yesterday, but was the first real job I began my working career. The sacraments, which include baptism, holy communion, marriage, have been ordained by God. The water, the bread and wine , the uniting of the spirit can do nothing unless they are attached to the word of God. Yes, I do believe that we are buried in His death and raised again in his resurrection. (literally). That the wine and the bread are his body and blood(literally). That marriage between a man and woman is literally sanctified by Jesus, forever while they are both alive. It is a mystery how the blood of Christ can do these things, but with God all things are possible! The doctrines are important, so we may say what we believe. Jesus Christ is the savior of the world, and this is the will of His Father.

Do you think the covid vaccine is the mark of the beast? People are getting fired over it. Can't buy or sell

Yes, real.

What is Moses speaking about in the book of Acts 2:32-33 and Acts 2:42-47

Brother Carleton.

I don't really know how to tell you in words the way the Spirit works in me.

I don't seem to think on one thing for long periods of time, to meditate on just a single topic.

From the time I awake scriptures constantly time over and churn in my mind. It's like an all day discussion with the Spirit. Back and forth, the Spirit seeming to constantly cause me to compare scriptures with other scriptures. Like everyone, there is difficulties understanding. I've learned to just ask the Spirit to cause me to understand, and not keep dwelling on what hasn't yet been revealed. Sometime latter, days maybe weeks, a scripture will appear that I may have seen hundreds of times, and the Spirit will cause me to see the answer I was seeking.

If I'm not having to do something that pertains to physical life; I have my head buried in God's Word. I can not get enough of it. It's like an addiction.

Revelation 1:1, 1:3, 22:18-19, 1:5, 1:7, 22:16, 2;28, 6;1-8, 2:10,6:9, 6:11, 2:11, 6;12, 7:1, 8:1

You seen the morning star on Dec.21 2020, (22:16) You seen the 4 horseman Red, March 20 2021

Black, June 21 2021 Pale September 22 2021 (6:1-8) Jesus is the white horseman he gave the morning star and received the crown, Rev. 1:1 Rev. of Jesus Christ not Satan, This brings you to chapter 12:5 and her child was caught up unto God and to his thrown. Satan didn't like it and war broke out and this is the only falling away they talk about(that I have seen) Satan and his angels and Michael and his angels fell away from heaven. Dec. 21 2021 + 1 month (little season 1/3) = Rapture

Amen Brother Fred. I think I can envision your little Church by my own experience. I was born again where I knew I had blessings that you described in the back part of a dirty produce truck which was backed up to a dirty produce dock in the middle of the night in San Francisco. The Holy Spirit gave me immediate peace and I was thankful. On the way to my asking for Baptism at the little Church, I felt the Lord's wings wrap around me for comfort. In a little room I met with two or three ministers and two deacons and most had their wives there. So all together we were over twelve in number. As I asked for a water baptism (sometime later, might have been two or three days; the method was pouring) into the little Church I noticed one of the wives knitting in peace in the background. I knew I had the same peace and the same joy. So I love your love and joy too.

Hello Brother Adam, A lot of folks may not appreciate the Anabaptists around the country and throughout Canada but as a semi-controlled group we might be a good study regarding Covid if one was inclined. One particular headache for many non-Anabaptists is we all seem to know each other by their aunt's aunt you know. So anyway we know amongst ourselves that it is our unvaccinated that are the ones experiencing the most harsh response to Covid and many deaths mostly older but quite a few in the fifties and fewer into the 20's. We also know that no vaccinated folks under mid-seventies have died after getting break-through Covid. It also appears money making or not, Pfizer seems to have good results amongst us. I would guess as a whole we are about 70% vaccinated. Many folks can the hit without the vaccine. However for certain the hit is longer for the unvaccinated. Fortunately for many of us, farming keeps on going by other family and good meals, singing etc while some are sick. Not everyone is so privileged. One thing Covid and it's vaccines and mandates have done are test our spiritual resistance and our love toward one another as brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus not to mention our neighbors. Here I speak in general, though we Anabaptists are tested like many other Christian groups. Thinking of fear the other way around for the Christian, by resisting openly and loudly the vaccine(s) does not seem a strong witness to bravery nor the Witness of the Lamb.

A baptismal was not available, nor a nearby creek! The tears that flowed supplied the water , combined with that of the pastors hand! Yes , did I hear the words "this is my beloved son"? Did I see the dove that fell on me? Oh yes my friend, this was consecrated with the words that flowed from the baptizers mouth , through his words flowed the milk and honey that would restore my soul, the very pages it was born from!

The word with the water, the sound of heaven written in the winds, that fell upon my face, when I walked through the doors of that little church! The angels still stand in awe, as they guided my foot steps, ordering my words, waking even those who look and say "how can these things be"?

How perfect it was, how He guided me ,this spirit from Heaven! Surely there would be nothing to hurt me.

Soon I would learn, what it means to trust Him.

Soon I would lay my sword down, remove my shod feet ,leave my breastplate and go alone.

There can be nothing worse, than going into this life without Him. Soon, I would find what I had lost. Only this time , With Him! Stronger, weightier, straight on, most importantly, listening only to Him. Waiting, waiting, on Him!

There is nothing more refining, in a persons life, more comforting, than to be forgiven and received once again into His Devine providence .A providence that truly will cleanse you and keep you , this The Christ!, only Christ!

what is the main role or purpose of God through Esthers intercession

is hell real

Oh yeah Satan accuses us before the throne, night and day.

Jesus, your ADVOCATE, walks forward and opens THE BOOK OF LIFE.

If your name is found BORN AGAIN. ( John 3): Jesus shows this to God.

It is announced as NOT GUILTY

CASE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT JESUS?!

Everybody who is saved will be taken to heaven in Less than an eye blink. You have to be saved by the blood of Jesus NOW, in order to be written in the Lambs Book of Life.

Every child on the face of the earth; even fetuses in the womb; will be taken to heaven at the moment of the rapture (CAUGHT UP IN THE CLOUDS TO JESUS).

He could come back any day now.

Astrology

Your word Zodiac is not in the KJV BIBLE. However the study of Zodiac is Astrology. It is a religion; NOT a science. The penalty for practicing and misleading others, is DEATH.

Daniel 2:10 | View whole chapter

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

"( Dan. 1:20; 2:2, 10, 27, etc.) Heb. ashshaph', an enchanter," one who professes to divine future events by the appearance of the stars. This science flourished among the CHALDEANS. It was positively forbidden to the Jews ( Deut. 4:19; 18:10; Isa. 47:13).

Isaiah 47

11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the ASTROLOGERS, the STARGAZERS, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

The book of Enoch is all about the Chaldeans. Worshippers of dark arts and are an abomination to a Holy God! So do a search of all the scriptures on the word CHALDEAN, in the KJV BIBLE. Use the SEARCH BOX engine on this website.

I WAS an astrologer. I was saved on Yom Kippur, 1985. I had to fight demons as a baby Christian. Run from this! Jesus is your only hope to live.

God gave us the ability to have strong immune systems through taking care of our bodies. This is enough. We're not supposed to live in fear. The media has fear mongered everyone to be afraid of something that doesn't even qualify as a pandemic.

I was always pro-vaccine until the experiment they call the covid 'vaccine' was rushed to the market last fall. Propaganda tells you it's "safe", "effective", they've been "testing it for years", but unfortunately none of those things are true.

Those vaccinated have had enormous health problems, countless people have died from it. It's countless, because they're literally not even keeping track. The CDC is 'counting' those who have died between the injection and 14 days after as an 'unvaccinated' death. Many deaths are from other causes, but health providers mark it as 'covid' so they can get more government funding through the CARES Act. Only a low % of the vaccine deaths are entered voluntarily into VAERS which is the official CDC reporting database for it.

As a surprising action, the CDC and others have denied the credibility of those reports, even though its their own official reporting system! They've used for years to document all other vaccine incidents. But they didn't discredit the other reports, just those covid related. Isn't that interesting? But when you read the reports yourself you can see they are specific with who, what, where, when, with no political bias. It's said to take about 30 minutes to fill out the paperwork and is a deterrent for more reports. So, how many people are dying of this vaccine then? 100,000 or 1,000,000 just in the USA? No one knows and they don't want anyone to know.

The fact is the vaccine doesn't work. Vaccinated are sicker and dying more than anyone else. It's as though a stubborn child was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, and he lies in attempt to deny and distract from the truth. Pfizer is so wealthy now.

God, please save us from this delusion of lies and evil.

John 1

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Pretend for a minute that Amazon left a box on your front porch WITH YOUR NAME ON IT. What would most people do? They would open it and be happy to receive the gift inside.

Jesus was given to all of us. Most people are joyful to receive Gods gift: who offers Salvation and Eternal life. Who loves us no matter what we've done, or will do.

The choice is yours. Read all of John chapter 3.

You must be born again. This world and this planet are hemorrhaging signs that the time of the end is near. Matthew 24.

Why not, choose Jesus? He chose you from the earths foundation (the beginning).

What is true deliverance? is africa cursed by god? why is it that desipite the fact all world minerals come from africa but its still the poorest ?

Hello Brother Messenger of the hour! Thank you, in many cases I am thinking of us all as we in Christ in a question or meditation but it this particular question I was thinking of a particular Brother to answer for better understanding of his answer to the question. I myself understand Baptism by the Holy Spirit and Baptism by water as parts of my own repentance by faith experience, one immediate and one in due time.

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Brother Earl, A morning meditation: One that God has drawn to Himself in all fullness, can the same in the flesh rob God? Likely it is afternoon where you live, what would be your afternoon meditation, if you please?

You are replying to a comment by "Rawlie"

Hello Rawlie,

Jesus learned prophecy from youth going to the temple with Joseph and Mary.

and as he grew, his Heavenly Father took

over from there.- John 4:24

Jesus spoke the word of God. Just like

Moses was given the tablets to relate

back to Israel the words of God. John 1:1; Exodus 19:3

I am most grateful for your response and your referrences. Really most helpful. thank you again.

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Hello Carleton

Matthew 3:11

Acts 1:4

Hope this is helpful

Brother Fred, the baptism that you speak of, is it with water?

Thank you for your thoughts.

Thank you Lord for this Psalms of comfort and praise. Even as we are in this great quandary of differing opinions, information and the desire for the people in office to control the populace; Scripture reminds me that You are still on the throne and is still sovereign in all things. V2,3 They believe themselves to be in control, but they will be ashamed and confounded in due time. Come quickly Lord Jesus. v. 4, 5 Therefore let me and all those that seek You rejoice and be glad in You. You are magnified.

"But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying."

Make my heart to soar because You are in the Heavens of Heavens and You always take care of Your Children covered in the Precious Blood of Jesus, your Son, the Anointed one.

October 5, 2021

God bless all and especially those who have not trusted in the Lord's salvation.

why do we have to die and where do we go when we die?

Sister Donna, may CHRIST IN US grace us with HIS wisdom and HIS understanding.

You will never understand the Word of God without putting ALL the Words of God together. And even then the Holy Spirit has to explain it to you.

Isaiah 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, and there a little:

Isaiah 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue (the Holy Spirit) will SPEAK TO HIS PEOPLE.

It takes LOTS OF TIME and STUDY to even begin to understand. Most people just believe what other people tell them.

Revelation is a book that has been SIGNIFIED ( Revelation 1:1) meaning the word (such as heaven) represents something other than its meaning as given in a dictionary.

Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven ....Now we know heaven represents something other than its definition in a dictionary. It takes other verses to Know what it represents.

Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven ...

Matthew 12:28 But if I CAST OUT DEVILS by the SPIRIT OF GOD, then the kingdom of God has COME unto YOU.

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon WAS CAST OUT (of heaven)(out of you)....You are the NEW HEAVEN ( Revelation 21:1) where GOD dwells. Colossians 1:27

Revelation 12:10 Now is come SALVATION ....

Luke 10:18 And he said unto him, I saw SATAN as lightning FALL FROM HEAVEN (from within YOU).

Revelation 12:10 Now is come SALVATION, and POWER, and THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD ....

To understand the third killed in Revelation, you have to understand Ezekiel 5:1-5 and Zachariah 13:8-9 and Malachi 3:2-3

"The God of all flesh" is a perfect way to say, (while you look at another person), "I am seeing, truly seeing an image of God".

If so be the kingdom of heaven is within you, you may say, oh yes indeed! These are my brothers and sisters!

While we are the children in His creation, He has given what we need, we could not add anything that He has already done. With all of Life's necessary accessories, even food and clothing!

Perhaps, if we "moved" like the rest of his creation, like the tide, the moon and the sun, the animal kingdom , the earth itself, then maybe we would see more perfectly! You may say, where did this come from? How did this come too me! Perhaps because of faith! Perhaps I prayed! Perhaps I heard Him! Perhaps I gave Him my heart?

While we all are equal in this world , their are some who will never know these things! They will never come to the gate, nor will they see what the heart needs, the things most needful, detoured only by their own unbelief!

While this education can only come from heaven, it will be impossible for us too teach these things to an unbelieving heart! Eliminating the past will only stoke the fires of hell, pacifying the soul that refuses the way! A way which will, nor can never, take away the sin that blurs the way unto God! This condition born into us, will always surface to the top of the nature, without faith in Christ! A sinful condition that only can be rectified by the savior himself!

Hope in the risen savior, the Christ child, the only begotten Son, from all eternity. Sin is much deeper in the soul, it requires a supernatural power! The power established when He rose again! He has a "A HOUSE" ready in the heavens for you and I! If it were not so He would have told you! Repent and be baptized!

Want to read the word of God Daily am at work on my break could do more reading

And meditates on the words of God

It's so. sweet to trust in Jesus just to take him at his words the e more. I read the words of God the more. i will be strong. and. Understand and believe and my faith will be in vrrase

Donna Smith,

There are several opinions on this, we know Satan was the first to rebel, the first to sin, a murderer, and is the father of lies ( John 8:44). We see in Isaiah 14 God said, take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, many take vs. 12 O Lucifer son of the morning as being Satan describing his casting out.

The word Lucifer, the morning star is another word for the planet Venus, Latin roots lux (light) and ferre (to carry) it is its brightest right before sunrise. It is also called a day star because it can be seen in the daytime.

We see in ( Ezekiel 28:12-19) Is a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, where the description of Satan is taken. In ( Job 1) and ( Job 2) " the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord" (angels) Satan showed up. So at this time Satan still had access to heaven. In ( Luke 10:18) Jesus said "I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven." Whether past or future? Whether it was his ranking or permanent?

Now in ( Revelation 12:7-17) and Revelation 13:1-2), the war in heaven where the red dragon and his angels are cast out into the earth. In verse 8 there is no more place for them in heaven. In verse 12 they are rejoicing in heaven and the warning, "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth" because Satan knows he only has a short time.

My understanding, Revelation 12 starts the great tribulation when Satan is permanently cast down with no more access to heaven and gives his power seat and great authority to the beast. Revelation 12, if you look at the Greek it is Satan standing on the sand of the sea when the beast ascends out of the bottomless pit. ( Revelation 9:11) ( Revelation 11:7) ( Revelation 17:8).

May this help your study, you can use, bible simple search KJV, just type in to edge, google, yahoo or whatever search you use, also this site. Type in devil, Satan, and it will pull all scripture that contains these words you can study.

God bless,

RLW

yes rawlie, there are methods of teaching in the bible that Jesus used. he taught by parables, miracles, and used things in life to illustrate his sermons