You do make a good point that the feasts are not a mandatory requirement to be kept (with the exception the seventh day sabbath).
But, the prescribed feasts are God's teaching tools. Through the feasts we learn of God's plans, his character, his personality, the reasons he does what he does. The spring feasts pointed to Jesus who did come as the Passover lamb. The fall feasts point to the great day of atonement and the ingathering of Israel, (you, me, all believers).These things are yet to come, but hopefully very soon.
With the great day of atonement (Yom kippur) we see the end of sin, and the banishment of the scapegoat (Satan) into the desert wilderness. That's exactly what will happen. When Christ takes his church up to heaven for 1000 years, Satan will be roaming all alone on a desolate earth. This will give him plenty of time to think about what wickedness he has done while he waits for his fate. And, through Yom Kippur services, we are able to visualize our High Priest Jesus Christ officiating at the altar and interceding on our behalf. The tabernacle and the temple in Jerusalem were COPIES of the original, which is in heaven.
Now, nobody studies any of this because Paul said don't bother? I don't think that is what he meant at all. But anyway, because Paul said everyone is free of that, many Christians instead embrace Easter (pagan roots bunny, Ishtar, eggs), Valentine's Day (Catholic saint), Christmas, (Santa reindeer, elves) , Thanksgiving (which was probably the feast of tabernacles). And, Halloween.
Halloween, the Devils most important holiday.
"Anton LaVey, the founder of the church of Satan said that by dressing up, either by wearing a costume or coloring oneself for Halloween, is tantamount to worshipping the devil and signifies that you allow Satan to own you." Nila Eslit 25 Oct 2019. Culture. Why Christians Should Not Celebrate Halloween.
Thanks for your ear, enjoy that family time, and stay healthy.
I really appreciated so much your message in reply. I'm so glad that you, and me, and many others brothers in Christ JESUS, all of us are linked to the personal invite of our Lord JESUS that He left for us through His angel, after His ascension, mainly for the generation of the last days like us: Revelation 22:16-17
17 The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (This is our daily and continuos message for now on)
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Halllujaaaah!
May our Lord GOD bless and keep us, and give us His protection
All thanks to God Almighty , the Holy One of Israel for answering my prayer and for calming me , comforting me and strengthening me . I thank God for hearing my prayer and for allowing me to know that He has heard me . He has restored my rational mind and shown me great pity and mercy . Thank you Dear Heavenly Father , through Jesus Christ the Righteous , thank you , may your righteous will always be done . Thy Kingdom Come , Amen .
I will pray for your ba k injury. I had such and injury in 2015. Sooo painful! But since I retired in 2020 I have been able to rehab it to the point where it does not hurt all day everyday-(no sciatica, but back spasms and sharp pain). Now it only gets sore when I overdo things such as yardwork. So thankful for the way God can heal.
I will remember to pray for you. Keep us posted so we can know how God is working in this situation and so that we can be reminded to continue to pray for you.
We've been married 44 years now and we made that decision right off the bat.
I believe that Paul spoke in Colossians 2:16 about the freedom of believers from the necessity of keeping the OT feasts and holy days. I believe we are free to do so or not dot do so. We also are free to celebrate the seasons of the year, national holidays, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, family feasts, etc. or not to do so.
But we do need to be on guard about using celebrations for idolatrous practices; as a license to sin and debauchery, drunkenness, and hedonism; as an devotion to the holiday or persons instead of to the Lord.
So, as Paul said, in whatever we do, we are to do it with a clear conscience unto the Lord, with thanksgiving to God and respect for His holiness and supremacy as the only true God.
We are headed over to family today to celebrate Thanksgiving. We have not all been together with nieces, nephews, and grands for a few years with this brother of mine. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. We always have a good time. Also, my other brother is up from Hawaii, so we will see him today and he will come down to stay with us for a few days. He usually divides his time between four households of family members that we all get along with. There are 4 other siblings of mine which is a different story as to their spiritual outlook, love for God, and lifestyles.
I hope you are well during this season with all that is going around. I pray to not get any respiratory viruses since I usually have severe problems due to asthma and reactive airways. For this reason, I don't gather with large groups much and usually hang with people who respect this weakness of my physical body, rescheduling if they have a cold, cough, or any other respiratory symptoms. It has been an adjustment for us, but since I retired from teaching, I have been much more well each cold/flu season by practicing this "social distancing". Not everyone needs to do this, tho.
Heavenly Father, I ask You to heal Seadaisie. All numbness be gone now in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Father God, we believe in Your supernatural power. All the honor and glory be given unto to, Lord God Almighty.
And doesn't it seem odd that Santa could be a mixed spelling of Satan? It's a hard pill to swallow for so many people, of which I was once one. We left the deception about 15 years ago. Too late for my adult children. But, yes with the grands. We celebrate the 8 days of Hanukkah now. And, tho Hanukkah is not a feast of the LORD, it was mentioned that Jesus was in Jerusalem during the Festival of Lights.
Well, actually, at Jesus second coming to collect us, his feet do not touch the earth. We rise up to meet him in the air along with the dead in Christ.
At that time, we ascend into heaven. For 1000 years, the sabbath millennium, we will have the opportunity to review the books. We will wonder why our wonderful Aunt Betty is not in heaven. We will read the books and say, "Ah. I understand." Righteous and true are your judgements , oh LORD."
And, we will wonder why that awful person made it to heaven. We will read the books, and say, "Ah. I understand. Righteous and true are your judgements, oh LORD."
At the end of the sabbath millennium, new Jerusalem will descend to the earth. The wicked dead will be awakened. They will receive their judgment at that time. And, we will understand, because we had 1000 years to read the books, that those condemned to die have chosen that path. God's reputation will be exonerated. For all those people who thought God was arbitrary and mean, they will see that God is LOVE.
Now is the time to come out of Babylon, my people.
Shabbat shalom. Today is the Sabbath. The sabbath is not any day of our choosing. God said the seventh day. God sets the rules for how he is to be worshipped. This seventh day will become a major issue soon. The "mark" of authority of the Catholic Church is Sunday worship. The Catholic Church is the beast (the institution- not the people). The dragon is the devil. The lamb like beast is the United States. The false prophet is the Protestant churches which have aligned themselves with the Vatican.
The "mark" of Gods authority is the seventh day worship. The fourth commandment is written like a legal document outlining Gods right to rule. This is a serious issue. Who will you obey? Soon, people will not be able to buy or sell without the "mark" of the beast. Like a social credit score in china, anyone who does not obey will lose access to banking.
Isaiah 58:13-14
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
It brings me great joy to my heart, to see Gods Holyspirit and power in my brothers and sisters.
I thank our Heavenly Father and our lord and savior Jesus Christ every day for you all.
It's my Heart's desire that all come to the fullness of God. Through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and his Holyspirit .
I think its necessary from time to time to stir people up.
As sometimes we as people can get comfortable in our own little bubble.
For we know it is not about being comfortable but pressing toward the mark. Of course in all humbleness and meekness. Giving all that we have unto God in all we do.
I am just a humble servant to you all.
Giving all Praise Honor and Glory to God the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
" Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."
In the Scripture we have quite a few examples who rejected the word of God. Cain for example was the wicked on whom divine counsel was wasted; then we have King Saul and of King Ahab we read that, "But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up."(1 Ki.21:25) God fashioned all hearts alike,
but how come some hearts simply reject the good seed sown in their hearts?" They have set their hearts like wayside so they want to indulge their flesh all day long without cultivating their own native soil. King Ahab was doubly handicapped with a woman who stirred his heart into all sort of cockamamie ventures to think over the good counsel from God. The Parable of the Sower shows what his heart was alike,"When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side."(13:19)
God set Prophet Ezekiel as a watchman over the exiled nation and warn them. "For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God./...And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious."(Ez.2:4-6) God is impartial towards the just and the unjust. God counsels them the word of God.
Those whose eye is single "thy whole body shall be full of light./ But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!"(6:22-23) they also conduct themselves as dogs and swine. "Beware of dogs,"St Paul warns of the evil workers, activism that cause controversies.(Ph.3:2)
Brain research shows a big difference between the brain and its functioning of a person with mental illness and one who does not have mental illness. Mental illness is multi-faceted, so there is a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual component to those who suffer from it.
I do not agree with Hadassah on this. Some medical treatments are helpful to people with mental illness. My brother has bi-polar disorder and didn't get proper treatment until he was 50. Since then, the medication keeps his moods stable and he is able to function more normally than ever since he was 14. Two of my sons suffer from depression-anxiety disorder and medical treatment is helping them, though they are still in need of healing from God, especially spiritual healing.
Mental illness involves direct imbalances in brain chemistry. This is where medications and medical treatments have a part. But that said, I do believe that the enemy takes advantage of such physical weaknesses to pull people into despair and other debilitating aspects of such disorders.
I will be praying for you in your situation CSmith925. When I pray for my sons each day, I will include you in my prayers.
I have refused to bring Santa into the picture of celebrating the birth of or Lord because:
1) He is an imaginary figure that draws the glory away from our Lord.
2) He is a false "christ figure" that gives the divine qualities of God to an imaginary figure.
3) Robs children of knowing that their parents give them good gifts, just as our Father in heaven does.
4) Develops greed in children instead of appreciation for what their parents' generosity.
5) Promoting belief in Santa involves generating and perpetuating what is a lie to children.
Most children's literature has an element of fantasy including imaginary characters, but we generally do not teach our children that these characters are real. Blurring the lines between fact and fantasy is not helpful to children.
As parents, we did not promote Santa, and now that we will have a grandchild in our family, we will also not promote Santa in the lives of our grands, either.
This has been our conviction for all of our marriage.
Hadassah, we are in agreement on this matter , which I am glad to say.
There is only one constitution, the Law which is the Word. He is forever settled in the heaven because of which when God sent his Son he sent him as the Word become flesh. Even so his obedience to his Father's mandate dictated fulfilling all righteousness. "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."(5:17) His advent was declared by the prophets so the word of God and in the last days spoken by the Son. So Law is sent forth as the spoken Word, the logos aspect of it we read in John 1:1.The Word was God.
Law (the Word) was also the voice of the Lord. It was how God validated the ministry of his Son when he stepped out of the water. "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."(3:17). His baptism by water was for his humanity, and he told John,"for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness."(3:15) He came to fulfill the Law and not destroy it. "There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?"(Jas.4:12)
"But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness."(6:23) Over the Bathsheba affair Nathan the prophet convicted David of his sin with his 'reverse' parable. David the king on hearing was furious. He was anointed of the Lord and as a judge he was sure, "As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die.And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity." "And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man."(2 Sa.12:5-7). The man after the Lord's own heart sinned and he could not have understood the enormity of his guilt,'because his whole body was full of darkness'. Nathan's parable presented truth before the king. David with sin in his heart was no judge.When presented as a parable objectively the error was so plain! So is everyman without Christ abiding in him. If his eye of faith is evil there was no truth in him to judge another .
Oseas, Michael, the Prince, is Jesus Christ. He shall stand up because he will be finished doing his work, as our high priest, of interceding for us in the heavenly temple. We will be sealed at this time.
That's why he says, let the righteous be righteous still and let the wicked be wicked still. All humans on earth will have made a cognitive decision for or against God. The sealing is a mental decision. It is an immovable and unshakeable conviction to the point of death.
Thank you for your reply. However, my point is what JESUS said and what we have learned from Him establishing here the 2nd Covenant. By the way, remember what my Lord JESUS said: Matthew 12:42
42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the Judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
My Lord JESUS said that "when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you- John 16:13-15.
About works of men, JESUS said: Maatthew 12:34-45
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the Day of Judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
I need prayers, I have to be out of my home by April, it is so hard to find a place when you get a very small SSI check to live on. Now my sister is here, homeless, supposed to be off drugs but I don't believe her. it is cold out so I can't say no but I can barely take care of myself. The utility bills are higher, the food is disappearing as fast as it comes in. she contributes nothing but she lies and things just vanish now. I know I am supposed to help her but I feel like I am fighting a loosing battle. pray God puts me on the right path, my nerves can't take much more. I love her but I am almost 70, and I'm tired of taking care of everyone.
We have in Ch.5 Doctrine of God as stated, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect,"(v.48) and Jesus turns it around so Ch.6 is to be understood as doctrine coming from him. In Ch.5 he speaks of his Father as the Father of lights. So by sending his Son to the world the inference that he was the light of the world. So the question is how man may glorify God." Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
In Ch.6 he taught the Lord's Prayer where the Amen said at the end placed it where the man prayed to his Father in heaven in accordance with the Will of the Father and the Son stood as an intercessor. Doctrine of Christ is the Will of the Father and the prayer is doable in his Son. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof but In his Son all things pertaining to life and godliness have already been provided for. That is his credo.
"But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!"(6:23) Jesus as the true Light serves as a bridge for the next chapter. It explains how we are to conduct abiding in Christ. "For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light."(Ps.36:9). It is the light with which we may serve one another. "Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?/Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." We are not to destroy our weak brethren with such hypocrisy but build up one another. 'In thy light' is the spirit of humility.
Recap: Ch.5 Doctrine of God Ch.6: Doctrine of Christ as doable. Ch.7 Jesus as light (the life), the Way (7:13-14) and the Truth,("for it was founded upon a rock."-7:25-'The Spiritual Rock was Christ')
"Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: "
In these last days, we see satan copy the LORD. The above verse calls into question the tradition of Santa Claus. Did you know that early Christian's in America refused the idea of Santa Claus? It offended them.
Jesus said to be watchful of deception in the last days. We must ask if Santa is a deception? . How can santa be omniscient and all knowing? That is the realm of God. There is more to this santa than meets the eye. Research its occultism roots for yourself.
Are we being deceived?
I tried to post this earlier and the moderators blocked it. I am not sure why? I read the comment guidelines. This is a basic and legitimate concern. I am going to try a second time to post a warning about this deception. It's time for all Christians to question everything.
Perhaps I should have added verse 2 for more context for my post to better understand the evil mentioned of men under the sun.
HERE'S A PICTURE OF MAN'S VAIN MIND.
Ecclesiastes 9:2.
All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. THIS IS AN EVIL AMONG ALL THINGS THAT ARE DONE UNDER THE SUN, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead. Ecclesiastes 9:2-3
Vs 4. For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
The theme here is "the living dog, he will one day parish and never return, as well as the Lion.
However, atleast the dog is alive because according toverse2 "All things come alike to all"
THE VAIN MIND OF THE MEN UNDER THE SUN BELIEVES
( All things come alike to all")
(there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked;)
The life you have now is your portion. It's all you get.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 is commonly used for the belief in soul sleep.
Again, However Ecclesiastes 12:7 says otherwise.
(Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.)
Now, even now, from now on, in this current millennium, the seventh and last millennium, or seventh and last Day, the four horsemen already are free to carry out their respective movements on Earth according to Apocalypse 6:1-8.
Get ready
Meanwhile, on the other hand, the souls of them that were slain for the Word of GOD, and for the testimony which they held in the last two millenia, remain under the altar of GOD. This is the picture of GOD's people in this beginning of the last millennium, revealed through the FIFTH seal.
And they want to know how long doesn't the holy and true Lord Judge and avenge their blood on them that dwell on the earth? Actually, these must rest yet for a little season until their fellowservants also and brethren be killed as they were too.
Paul Apostle wrote: 2 Thes.1:7-10 -
7 To you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not GOS, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power;
10 When He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
That said, now, even now, from now on, the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And shall say to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the WRATH of the Lamb: For the great Day of His WRATH is come (the LORD's Day, the seventh and last Day or seventh millennium, simultaneously with the last week, week 70th Daniel 9:27), and who shall be able to stand?
Thank you for your question Jesse A; I think we've understood it as given. What then is "the will of our Heavenly Father in your (and my) Life? I would say, as briefly as I can, that the Apostle Paul expressed well my understanding & apprehension of it.
In Philippians 3:9,10: " (to) be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death".
These verses remind me that my Heavenly Father requires a simple yet straight-forward exercise of faith, that which comes from His Son & directed to Him. That any righteousness I might have is not of my own doing or of any adherence to the Law which only led those under it to condemnation & death, but entirely the Work of God. That this God-given faith & the exercise of it is what God requires continually in my life. Thus the Holy Spirit within stirs up this faith, manifesting in love for Him & a longing towards a deeper intimate knowledge & relationship with the Triune God.
As the apostle yearned, 'that I may increasingly know Him...His resurrection Power to live out in victory & joy my short earthly sojourn...to understand & experience what Christ did for me, going all the way to the Cross, that I might no longer live unto myself, but unto Him, & to declare Him to those bound in sin's fetters...and to be conformed to the death of Christ, just as He died for my sin, that I too must reckon to be dead unto sin (not giving sin a foothold), rather being made alive unto God.'
That summarizes God's Will in me & for me. Anything outside of that, whether for my personal wishes & needs, ministering to others, being where He wants me to be, etc., gives me assurance that His Spirit will make even that abundantly clear and I should have no concern what might lie ahead, exercising His faith.
Ok.My point is what my Lord JESUS said.Follow me;and let the dead bury their dead-Mat.8:22.In JESUS is life;the LIFE is the light of men, the LIGHT shineth in darkness;and the darkness comprehend it not- John 1:4-5.
Speaking of dog,what matters and prevails is what is written in Isaiah 56:10-11: 10 His watchmen are blind:they are all ignorant,they are all dumb dogs,they cannot bark;sleeping,lying down,loving to slumber.
11Yea,they are greedy dogs which can never have enough,and they are SHEPHERDS(Pastors)that cannot understand:they all look to their own way,every one for his gain,from his quarter.
And my Lord JESUS warned:Re.22:15-For without are dogs,and sorcerers,and whoremongers,and murderers,and idolaters,and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
And Paul warned:Beware of dogs... Philippians 3:2
JESUS said:Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,murders, adulteries,fornications,thefts,false witness,blasphemies-Mat.15:19
Their throat is an open sepulchre;with their tongues they have used deceit;the poison of asps is under their lips-Ro.3:13:
Death and life are in the power of the tongue:and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
GOD warned Adam:Gen.2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil( Genesis 3:1),thou shalt not eat of it:for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Daniel prophesied:Many that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,some to everlasting life,and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
It because dust is the food of the Serpent-Gen.3:17
The King shall say unto them on His right hand,Come, ye blessed of my Fathe
You do make a good point that the feasts are not a mandatory requirement to be kept (with the exception the seventh day sabbath).
But, the prescribed feasts are God's teaching tools. Through the feasts we learn of God's plans, his character, his personality, the reasons he does what he does. The spring feasts pointed to Jesus who did come as the Passover lamb. The fall feasts point to the great day of atonement and the ingathering of Israel, (you, me, all believers).These things are yet to come, but hopefully very soon.
With the great day of atonement (Yom kippur) we see the end of sin, and the banishment of the scapegoat (Satan) into the desert wilderness. That's exactly what will happen. When Christ takes his church up to heaven for 1000 years, Satan will be roaming all alone on a desolate earth. This will give him plenty of time to think about what wickedness he has done while he waits for his fate. And, through Yom Kippur services, we are able to visualize our High Priest Jesus Christ officiating at the altar and interceding on our behalf. The tabernacle and the temple in Jerusalem were COPIES of the original, which is in heaven.
Now, nobody studies any of this because Paul said don't bother? I don't think that is what he meant at all. But anyway, because Paul said everyone is free of that, many Christians instead embrace Easter (pagan roots bunny, Ishtar, eggs), Valentine's Day (Catholic saint), Christmas, (Santa reindeer, elves) , Thanksgiving (which was probably the feast of tabernacles). And, Halloween.
Halloween, the Devils most important holiday.
"Anton LaVey, the founder of the church of Satan said that by dressing up, either by wearing a costume or coloring oneself for Halloween, is tantamount to worshipping the devil and signifies that you allow Satan to own you." Nila Eslit 25 Oct 2019. Culture. Why Christians Should Not Celebrate Halloween.
Thanks for your ear, enjoy that family time, and stay healthy.
Sincerely,
Hadassah
Greetings in Christ JESUS
I really appreciated so much your message in reply. I'm so glad that you, and me, and many others brothers in Christ JESUS, all of us are linked to the personal invite of our Lord JESUS that He left for us through His angel, after His ascension, mainly for the generation of the last days like us: Revelation 22:16-17
17 The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (This is our daily and continuos message for now on)
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Halllujaaaah!
May our Lord GOD bless and keep us, and give us His protection
Amen
I will pray for your ba k injury. I had such and injury in 2015. Sooo painful! But since I retired in 2020 I have been able to rehab it to the point where it does not hurt all day everyday-(no sciatica, but back spasms and sharp pain). Now it only gets sore when I overdo things such as yardwork. So thankful for the way God can heal.
I will remember to pray for you. Keep us posted so we can know how God is working in this situation and so that we can be reminded to continue to pray for you.
We've been married 44 years now and we made that decision right off the bat.
I believe that Paul spoke in Colossians 2:16 about the freedom of believers from the necessity of keeping the OT feasts and holy days. I believe we are free to do so or not dot do so. We also are free to celebrate the seasons of the year, national holidays, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, family feasts, etc. or not to do so.
But we do need to be on guard about using celebrations for idolatrous practices; as a license to sin and debauchery, drunkenness, and hedonism; as an devotion to the holiday or persons instead of to the Lord.
So, as Paul said, in whatever we do, we are to do it with a clear conscience unto the Lord, with thanksgiving to God and respect for His holiness and supremacy as the only true God.
We are headed over to family today to celebrate Thanksgiving. We have not all been together with nieces, nephews, and grands for a few years with this brother of mine. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. We always have a good time. Also, my other brother is up from Hawaii, so we will see him today and he will come down to stay with us for a few days. He usually divides his time between four households of family members that we all get along with. There are 4 other siblings of mine which is a different story as to their spiritual outlook, love for God, and lifestyles.
I hope you are well during this season with all that is going around. I pray to not get any respiratory viruses since I usually have severe problems due to asthma and reactive airways. For this reason, I don't gather with large groups much and usually hang with people who respect this weakness of my physical body, rescheduling if they have a cold, cough, or any other respiratory symptoms. It has been an adjustment for us, but since I retired from teaching, I have been much more well each cold/flu season by practicing this "social distancing". Not everyone needs to do this, tho.
And doesn't it seem odd that Santa could be a mixed spelling of Satan? It's a hard pill to swallow for so many people, of which I was once one. We left the deception about 15 years ago. Too late for my adult children. But, yes with the grands. We celebrate the 8 days of Hanukkah now. And, tho Hanukkah is not a feast of the LORD, it was mentioned that Jesus was in Jerusalem during the Festival of Lights.
Anyway, thanks for responding. :)
Well, actually, at Jesus second coming to collect us, his feet do not touch the earth. We rise up to meet him in the air along with the dead in Christ.
At that time, we ascend into heaven. For 1000 years, the sabbath millennium, we will have the opportunity to review the books. We will wonder why our wonderful Aunt Betty is not in heaven. We will read the books and say, "Ah. I understand." Righteous and true are your judgements , oh LORD."
And, we will wonder why that awful person made it to heaven. We will read the books, and say, "Ah. I understand. Righteous and true are your judgements, oh LORD."
At the end of the sabbath millennium, new Jerusalem will descend to the earth. The wicked dead will be awakened. They will receive their judgment at that time. And, we will understand, because we had 1000 years to read the books, that those condemned to die have chosen that path. God's reputation will be exonerated. For all those people who thought God was arbitrary and mean, they will see that God is LOVE.
Now is the time to come out of Babylon, my people.
The "mark" of Gods authority is the seventh day worship. The fourth commandment is written like a legal document outlining Gods right to rule. This is a serious issue. Who will you obey? Soon, people will not be able to buy or sell without the "mark" of the beast. Like a social credit score in china, anyone who does not obey will lose access to banking.
Isaiah 58:13-14
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
I ABSOLUTELY loved your post!
I agree my Brother!
It brings me great joy to my heart, to see Gods Holyspirit and power in my brothers and sisters.
I thank our Heavenly Father and our lord and savior Jesus Christ every day for you all.
It's my Heart's desire that all come to the fullness of God. Through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and his Holyspirit .
I think its necessary from time to time to stir people up.
As sometimes we as people can get comfortable in our own little bubble.
For we know it is not about being comfortable but pressing toward the mark. Of course in all humbleness and meekness. Giving all that we have unto God in all we do.
I am just a humble servant to you all.
Giving all Praise Honor and Glory to God the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Keep up the Good Fight my brother!!
I love you all!
I pray the Lords Mercy And Grace be upon you all!
Amen and Amen!!
" Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."
In the Scripture we have quite a few examples who rejected the word of God. Cain for example was the wicked on whom divine counsel was wasted; then we have King Saul and of King Ahab we read that, "But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up."(1 Ki.21:25) God fashioned all hearts alike,
but how come some hearts simply reject the good seed sown in their hearts?" They have set their hearts like wayside so they want to indulge their flesh all day long without cultivating their own native soil. King Ahab was doubly handicapped with a woman who stirred his heart into all sort of cockamamie ventures to think over the good counsel from God. The Parable of the Sower shows what his heart was alike,"When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side."(13:19)
God set Prophet Ezekiel as a watchman over the exiled nation and warn them. "For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God./...And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious."(Ez.2:4-6) God is impartial towards the just and the unjust. God counsels them the word of God.
Those whose eye is single "thy whole body shall be full of light./ But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!"(6:22-23) they also conduct themselves as dogs and swine. "Beware of dogs,"St Paul warns of the evil workers, activism that cause controversies.(Ph.3:2)
Brain research shows a big difference between the brain and its functioning of a person with mental illness and one who does not have mental illness. Mental illness is multi-faceted, so there is a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual component to those who suffer from it.
I do not agree with Hadassah on this. Some medical treatments are helpful to people with mental illness. My brother has bi-polar disorder and didn't get proper treatment until he was 50. Since then, the medication keeps his moods stable and he is able to function more normally than ever since he was 14. Two of my sons suffer from depression-anxiety disorder and medical treatment is helping them, though they are still in need of healing from God, especially spiritual healing.
Mental illness involves direct imbalances in brain chemistry. This is where medications and medical treatments have a part. But that said, I do believe that the enemy takes advantage of such physical weaknesses to pull people into despair and other debilitating aspects of such disorders.
I will be praying for you in your situation CSmith925. When I pray for my sons each day, I will include you in my prayers.
Areed,
I have refused to bring Santa into the picture of celebrating the birth of or Lord because:
1) He is an imaginary figure that draws the glory away from our Lord.
2) He is a false "christ figure" that gives the divine qualities of God to an imaginary figure.
3) Robs children of knowing that their parents give them good gifts, just as our Father in heaven does.
4) Develops greed in children instead of appreciation for what their parents' generosity.
5) Promoting belief in Santa involves generating and perpetuating what is a lie to children.
Most children's literature has an element of fantasy including imaginary characters, but we generally do not teach our children that these characters are real. Blurring the lines between fact and fantasy is not helpful to children.
As parents, we did not promote Santa, and now that we will have a grandchild in our family, we will also not promote Santa in the lives of our grands, either.
This has been our conviction for all of our marriage.
Hadassah, we are in agreement on this matter , which I am glad to say.
There is only one constitution, the Law which is the Word. He is forever settled in the heaven because of which when God sent his Son he sent him as the Word become flesh. Even so his obedience to his Father's mandate dictated fulfilling all righteousness. "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."(5:17) His advent was declared by the prophets so the word of God and in the last days spoken by the Son. So Law is sent forth as the spoken Word, the logos aspect of it we read in John 1:1.The Word was God.
Law (the Word) was also the voice of the Lord. It was how God validated the ministry of his Son when he stepped out of the water. "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."(3:17). His baptism by water was for his humanity, and he told John,"for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness."(3:15) He came to fulfill the Law and not destroy it. "There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?"(Jas.4:12)
"But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness."(6:23) Over the Bathsheba affair Nathan the prophet convicted David of his sin with his 'reverse' parable. David the king on hearing was furious. He was anointed of the Lord and as a judge he was sure, "As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die.And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity." "And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man."(2 Sa.12:5-7). The man after the Lord's own heart sinned and he could not have understood the enormity of his guilt,'because his whole body was full of darkness'. Nathan's parable presented truth before the king. David with sin in his heart was no judge.When presented as a parable objectively the error was so plain! So is everyman without Christ abiding in him. If his eye of faith is evil there was no truth in him to judge another .
That's why he says, let the righteous be righteous still and let the wicked be wicked still. All humans on earth will have made a cognitive decision for or against God. The sealing is a mental decision. It is an immovable and unshakeable conviction to the point of death.
Greetings in Christ JESUS
Thank you for your reply. However, my point is what JESUS said and what we have learned from Him establishing here the 2nd Covenant. By the way, remember what my Lord JESUS said: Matthew 12:42
42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the Judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
My Lord JESUS said that "when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you- John 16:13-15.
About works of men, JESUS said: Maatthew 12:34-45
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the Day of Judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
We have in Ch.5 Doctrine of God as stated, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect,"(v.48) and Jesus turns it around so Ch.6 is to be understood as doctrine coming from him. In Ch.5 he speaks of his Father as the Father of lights. So by sending his Son to the world the inference that he was the light of the world. So the question is how man may glorify God." Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
In Ch.6 he taught the Lord's Prayer where the Amen said at the end placed it where the man prayed to his Father in heaven in accordance with the Will of the Father and the Son stood as an intercessor. Doctrine of Christ is the Will of the Father and the prayer is doable in his Son. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof but In his Son all things pertaining to life and godliness have already been provided for. That is his credo.
"But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!"(6:23) Jesus as the true Light serves as a bridge for the next chapter. It explains how we are to conduct abiding in Christ. "For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light."(Ps.36:9). It is the light with which we may serve one another. "Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?/Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." We are not to destroy our weak brethren with such hypocrisy but build up one another. 'In thy light' is the spirit of humility.
Recap: Ch.5 Doctrine of God Ch.6: Doctrine of Christ as doable. Ch.7 Jesus as light (the life), the Way (7:13-14) and the Truth,("for it was founded upon a rock."-7:25-'The Spiritual Rock was Christ')
"Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: "
In these last days, we see satan copy the LORD. The above verse calls into question the tradition of Santa Claus. Did you know that early Christian's in America refused the idea of Santa Claus? It offended them.
Jesus said to be watchful of deception in the last days. We must ask if Santa is a deception? . How can santa be omniscient and all knowing? That is the realm of God. There is more to this santa than meets the eye. Research its occultism roots for yourself.
Are we being deceived?
I tried to post this earlier and the moderators blocked it. I am not sure why? I read the comment guidelines. This is a basic and legitimate concern. I am going to try a second time to post a warning about this deception. It's time for all Christians to question everything.
God bless.
Perhaps I should have added verse 2 for more context for my post to better understand the evil mentioned of men under the sun.
HERE'S A PICTURE OF MAN'S VAIN MIND.
Ecclesiastes 9:2.
All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. THIS IS AN EVIL AMONG ALL THINGS THAT ARE DONE UNDER THE SUN, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead. Ecclesiastes 9:2-3
Vs 4. For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
The theme here is "the living dog, he will one day parish and never return, as well as the Lion.
However, atleast the dog is alive because according toverse2 "All things come alike to all"
THE VAIN MIND OF THE MEN UNDER THE SUN BELIEVES
( All things come alike to all")
(there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked;)
The life you have now is your portion. It's all you get.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 is commonly used for the belief in soul sleep.
Again, However Ecclesiastes 12:7 says otherwise.
(Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.)
God bless.
Get ready
Meanwhile, on the other hand, the souls of them that were slain for the Word of GOD, and for the testimony which they held in the last two millenia, remain under the altar of GOD. This is the picture of GOD's people in this beginning of the last millennium, revealed through the FIFTH seal.
And they want to know how long doesn't the holy and true Lord Judge and avenge their blood on them that dwell on the earth? Actually, these must rest yet for a little season until their fellowservants also and brethren be killed as they were too.
Paul Apostle wrote: 2 Thes.1:7-10 -
7 To you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not GOS, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power;
10 When He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
That said, now, even now, from now on, the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And shall say to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the WRATH of the Lamb: For the great Day of His WRATH is come (the LORD's Day, the seventh and last Day or seventh millennium, simultaneously with the last week, week 70th Daniel 9:27), and who shall be able to stand?
Get ready
In Philippians 3:9,10: " (to) be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death".
These verses remind me that my Heavenly Father requires a simple yet straight-forward exercise of faith, that which comes from His Son & directed to Him. That any righteousness I might have is not of my own doing or of any adherence to the Law which only led those under it to condemnation & death, but entirely the Work of God. That this God-given faith & the exercise of it is what God requires continually in my life. Thus the Holy Spirit within stirs up this faith, manifesting in love for Him & a longing towards a deeper intimate knowledge & relationship with the Triune God.
As the apostle yearned, 'that I may increasingly know Him...His resurrection Power to live out in victory & joy my short earthly sojourn...to understand & experience what Christ did for me, going all the way to the Cross, that I might no longer live unto myself, but unto Him, & to declare Him to those bound in sin's fetters...and to be conformed to the death of Christ, just as He died for my sin, that I too must reckon to be dead unto sin (not giving sin a foothold), rather being made alive unto God.'
That summarizes God's Will in me & for me. Anything outside of that, whether for my personal wishes & needs, ministering to others, being where He wants me to be, etc., gives me assurance that His Spirit will make even that abundantly clear and I should have no concern what might lie ahead, exercising His faith.
S Spencer
You commented Ecclesiastes 9:3-5
Ok.My point is what my Lord JESUS said.Follow me;and let the dead bury their dead-Mat.8:22.In JESUS is life;the LIFE is the light of men, the LIGHT shineth in darkness;and the darkness comprehend it not- John 1:4-5.
Speaking of dog,what matters and prevails is what is written in Isaiah 56:10-11: 10 His watchmen are blind:they are all ignorant,they are all dumb dogs,they cannot bark;sleeping,lying down,loving to slumber.
11Yea,they are greedy dogs which can never have enough,and they are SHEPHERDS(Pastors)that cannot understand:they all look to their own way,every one for his gain,from his quarter.
And my Lord JESUS warned:Re.22:15-For without are dogs,and sorcerers,and whoremongers,and murderers,and idolaters,and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
And Paul warned:Beware of dogs... Philippians 3:2
JESUS said:Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,murders, adulteries,fornications,thefts,false witness,blasphemies-Mat.15:19
Their throat is an open sepulchre;with their tongues they have used deceit;the poison of asps is under their lips-Ro.3:13:
Death and life are in the power of the tongue:and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
GOD warned Adam:Gen.2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil( Genesis 3:1),thou shalt not eat of it:for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Daniel prophesied:Many that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,some to everlasting life,and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
It because dust is the food of the Serpent-Gen.3:17
The King shall say unto them on His right hand,Come, ye blessed of my Fathe