Excellent Darren, On a personal note I was saved because of that book! it will be 43 years this month. I have blessings coming because like it says... there are special blessings to those who believe that book! One day closer to glory, Even so! Come, Lord Jesus!
Moz, it’s been many years, since I made my profession of faith as well. Thrilled that I have found the sermons by Pastor John MacArthur. It’s just plain and simple, and everyone can understand it!
Rest assured God and heaven are real. In 1989 I had a near death experience and until that point I was on the fence as to if they were real. In short I met God and Jesus . I aked to come back. He said , " You can go back if you help her. " He showed me a 8 year old girl in Japan that was crying because ot the state of the world. Out of body I visited her in Japan and tried to comfort her. I hugged her to let her know she was loved. I didn't sense a response from her as I didn't know if she could see or hear me so I hugged her harder. I knew I had to get back to my body before it was too late. I whispered in her ear " find me ." Time passed and I had more or less forgot about my experience. I wondered if it was even true as science trys to disprove NDE . 12 years went by and one day the door bell rang. It was her in Canada where I live. Not to lead her on I asked, " do you know who I am ? She responded, " Yes. When I was a girl sitting on my bed crying , why did you squeeze me so hard ? " I said to her that I didn't know if she could see or here me. I asked if I looked the same. She said , "Yes except your hair was a bit more red. " I asked ," Why were you crying? " She responded, " because of the wars and murders , the pollution and destruction of nature." Weeks later when I took her to Vancouver for sight seeing, We stopped for lunch. We were were sitting in a sunken court yard enjoying the sunshine and lamb donairs. Out of the blue for no apparent reason ,God spoke to me . I had my head down and I looked up when I heard his voice. Looking up at the high-rise infront of me , the World Trade Center appeared. God told me that it had been a while since they tried to blow it up. He said "they will again in 2 weeks. " I thought how could this be ? I went home and marked it on the calendar. I counted down the days. The evening before , I could not sleep. God showed me a plane that was about to crash. A blond lady put out her hand and grabbed my hand trying to pull me into the plane. Crying and screaming for me to save her. I replied , " I am sorry I cannot help you, this is destiny. " I pulled away and turned my back. The sound of the screams and the sound of the plane crashing was the most horrific thing in my life. I went downstairs and turned on the computer. I was looking for FBI , CiA and even phone numbers to get a hold of the President. After almost 3 hours , I thought who would believe me ? If anything I would probably be ignored and then arrested or maybe be used for experiments if I was right about my experience at the hands of God. I had to go to work that morning and my nerves were shot. I had 3 beers to calm down . I looked down to my left and there was a magazine with Saltspring Island . I knew I would have to go there that weekend after this event for healing. I went upstairs to bed to try to get some sleep. When I went downstairs before work , I turned on the TV and surfed all the news channels hoping somehow they had caught the guys. Made coffee and breakfast got ready watching the news. Then went out to my work van. Turned on the radio . I was driving to work listening and checking the time. The time had passed. I was elated for several minutes. I thanked God that I was wrong. As I was about to go over the bridge on the on ramp, It came on about the plane crashing. That Saturday I took the Japanese girl ( 20 ) with me to Saltspring Island for healing I was depressed for several years after. I felt extreme guilt. It took me years to talk about it. Someone made me realize that there was nothing I could have effectively done and that it was destiny. The power of God . It was a revelation to the truth and maybe to share with others The existence of God and heaven to give others hope and release them of their fears and doubts. Amen
“These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.” (Revelation 17:14) There is coming a time—perhaps not too far in the future—when all the kings and other rulers of the world will “have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast” (v. 13), the great humanistic world system of the last days, whose Satan-possessed leader will then have power “given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations” (13:7). Only one opponent will remain, the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, against whom “the kings of the earth...take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us” (Psalm 2:2-3). So they will proceed to “make war with the Lamb,” but they will lose! At the final “appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ...he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords” (1 Timothy 6:14-15). He, who as God’s sacrificial Lamb has taken “away the sin of the world” (John 1:29), is greater than all kings and rulers. No longer as the submissive Lamb before His shearers (Isaiah 53:7), but as the “Word of God,” out of whose once-silent mouth now “goeth a sharp sword” with which He shall “smite the nations.” He will have “on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords” (Revelation 19:13, 15-16). Indeed, the kings and leaders of the whole world will think they can successfully “make war with the Lamb,” but He “shall overcome them.” In that great day that is coming, it will be far better to be with Him than with them! HMM
I've never seen/heard this man before, but what he is saying lines up with scripture the best I've heard, and today's A.I. coming at us like a freight train. Daniel 12 says 'Knowledge will increase in the latter times' Look how knowledge has increased since the 1900's. I contend that knowledge is twofold! Secular and Spiritual? Give a look with an open mind.
It would appear A.I. is going to eventually tell you a lot of things besides cat food prices! And even half human half A.I. will be possible to track your every move?
Jeremy, According to God's word in the last days of the tribulation 'A day's wages for a loaf of bread ' What is a day's wage in Revelation? "In Revelation 6:6, the writer states that he hears four living creatures saying a quart of wheat costs a whole day's wages. Out of a quart of wheat, you can make a loaf of bread. In the near future, the way inflation keeps going up, a loaf of bread could cost $200 or a whole day's wages."
“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.” (2 Timothy 3:2-4) The warning in the previous verse to our text for today insists that “perilous times” will characterize the last days. This list describes the types of people who will dominate the last days, and it’s frightful. The “self love” of these people is demonstrated by internal motivations driven by the sin nature. Such people will be “covetous”; the Greek term means “fond of silver.” They will also be “boasters” (braggarts) who revel in their sinful behavior. That boasting is driven by a “proud” spirit that is arrogant, willing to show off gaudy ostentations of their conquests. Such behavior, of course, leads them to be “blasphemers,” speaking evil with low, vulgar taunts designed to be injurious. Part of this list includes Greek words with an “un” prefix. There are those who are un-persuadable by parents, obstinate, stubborn, and inflexible. Many are un-thankful, without grace, thanks, or any pleasantry. All are un-holy, without the nature to be just or moral. Some are un-affectionate, without a natural love for family or friends. There are also those who are un-reconcilable, not able to make or keep a promise. Finally, there will be those who are diabolos (like the devil). They are slanderous liars, “incontinent” (without self control), savage “despisers” who are opposed to “those who are good.” They will be treacherous, rash, and “high minded” people who are “lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.” But, “greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). HMM III
Way back in the early 70s, I met Him... I remember that moment. It is forever seared as a moment that I knew I could never go back in time, or move forward, until I decided right then and there. And I made the only choice I knew, I had to make. "But who do you say, I Am?"