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October 21, 2018 • 09:00 0

Chastening or Judgment: Man’s End Times Choice

“Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.”
–Proverbs 19:18

The dictionary tells us that chasten means:

1 – to correct by punishment or suffering: discipline

2a: to prune (something, such as a work or style of art) of excess, pretense, or falsity refine

b: to cause to be more humble or restrained: subdue

And so it is that God Almighty gives each man a choice: to undergo chastening by a loving God or to forego such correction and to eventually to submit to God’s judgment.

One can either learn by being chastened by God, as a father lovingly teaches his children OR one can skip the teachings of God’s chastening and eventually submit to God’s judgment.

As God promised David concerning David’s son, Solomon:

“I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.”
–1Samuel 7:14-15

As with those who have learned hard lessons from being chastened, at times one wishes one could learn such lessons WITHOUT the chastisement.

But–man being man–this is simply not possible. IF one does not chasten himself OR learn from the chastening of God, then one will fall under God’s perfect judgment.

To be chastened by God is to received mercy instead of judgment from God.

God’s offer of chastening and rebuke is a gracious one–and the chastening is not so very hard. As Jesus Christ Himself once said

“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
–Matthew 11:29-30

However, most do not see it that way.

Most run from chastening and so will be judged by the God they so desperately hope 1- does not exist; or, 2- who thinks and acts as a man and who will surely “cut them a break.”

“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”
–Revelation 3:19

DOES the reader resist the idea of being chastened by a righteous, holy and merciful God?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: October 17, 2018.]

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October 21, 2018 • 07:30 0

The Hard Way

Among some police officers, a popular question to ask those contemplating resistance is “We can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way. Which will it be?”

“The hard way” was brought to mind recently when relating the Biblical account of Noah and the flood.

“And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.”
–Genesis 6:3,5-6,8,13-14,17-18

Noah (a “preacher of righteousness“) warned of the coming flood for 120 years and YET not one person heeded that warning.

After 120 years, eight people were saved from the flood, the same number that were saved BEFORE Noah began his long period of warning.

“Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”
–1Peter 3:20

Someone then remarked “Well, you know, some folks just have to learn things the hard way.”

Learn the hard way

To learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes

It was decided the person remarking upon man’s learning from his mistakes was wrong.

Very often, man does NOT learn from his mistakes.

Therefore, very often, man has to RE-LEARN the hard way, rather than merely learning the hard way and then remembering it for future reference.

We can know this because the Bible tells us that in the days before Jesus returns, man will ignore the many warnings of God’s Word: once more, man will be too busy “living his life” to turn from his deception and obey the Word of God.

“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
–Matthew 24:37-39

And so–just as in the days of Noah–upon the return of Jesus Christ, man will once more have to “learn the hard way.”

DOES the reader disregard the warnings of the Bible?

WILL the reader have to re-learn things the hard way?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: October 16, 2018.]

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by Jeremiah Jameson
–with Mondo Frazier

image: Wikimedia Commons/pd

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Filed under: Biblical Teachings, End Times: What does the Bible say, LIFE, learn the hard way, the hard way

October 21, 2018 • 06:00 0

Inventions of Iniquity

“If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”
–John 15:19

Those who enjoy the acclaim of the world contribute in some way to the ways of the world.

The world will only honor men with its label of “genius” who are firmly under the world’s thumb.

Men who are exalted by the world are honored because they challenge God’s Word.

Proof of this comes from the words of modern men who have been honored by the world for their intelligence, their cleverness and/or their ingenuity.

“A man’s ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.”
—Albert Einstein

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”
–Hebrews 9:27

“There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe.”
—Stephen Hawking

“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
–Colossians 1:16-17

“My biggest mistake is probably weighing too much on someone’s talent and not someone’s personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.”
—Elon Musk

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
–Jeremiah 17:9

The world honors those it loves.

The world loves those who are enemies of God.

“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”
–James 4:4

Of course–because their allegiance is to God Almighty and Jesus Christ (instead of the world)–true Christians need not apply.

The world showers its honors and acclaim upon those who do its bidding. The world’s desire to honor those who do its work is what primarily is behind the world’s constant chatter about “legacies.”

Einstein, Hawking and Musk have all truly been men of the world. For their service to the world, the world exalts, honors and, for the very briefest of moments, seeks to remember them.

In fact, if Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk did not exist, the world would have to have invented them.

DOES the reader want to “be somebody“?

DOES the reader long for the attention of the world?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: October 15, 2018.]

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by Jeremiah Jameson
–with Mondo Frazier

image: ETPR/Wikimedia Commons/pd/ETPR

Link Disclaimer: inclusion of links to other blogs/websites is not necessarily an endorsement of all content posted to those blogs/website.

Filed under: Biblical Teachings, LIFE, Albert Einstein, Elon Musk, inventions of iniquity, Stephen Hawking

October 21, 2018 • 02:00 0

Those Who Cry ‘Lord’

“Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.”
–1CORINTHIANS 10:14

One of the words used to deceive the unwary about those who pretend to be Christians is the word “Lord.”

Many assume all of those who use the word “Lord” are referring to Jesus Christ.

Some may believe that those who use the word “Lord” are referring to God Almighty.

While perhaps a few may be referring to these biblical Lords, the vast majority are not referencing either one.

LORD, LORD: Who is Crying Lord, Lord?

Many of those who use the word “Lord“–particularly those in the churches–do NOT otherwise use the name of Jesus Christ–except as a swear word or a punchline.

Pat Robertson discusses plan to impeach Obama over Iraq. “Intervene Lord, send the angels!” – Robertson is such a friend of this world, he’s on a first name basis with its prince.

“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”
–James 4:4

One always wonders who Robertson’s is referring to when he says “Lord.”

Who was Baal?

Baal was the name of the supreme god worshiped in ancient Canaan and Phoenicia. The practice of Baal worship infiltrated Jewish religious life during the time of the Judges (Judges 3:7), became widespread in Israel during the reign of Ahab (1 Kings 16:31-33) and also affected Judah (2 Chronicles 28:1-2). The word baal means “lord”

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—End Times Prophecy Headlines: August 13, 2014

A great many who use the word “Lord” are referring to some other entity besides Jesus Christ.

And God’s Word has declared this would be the case in the end times.

“And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk”
–Revelation 9:20

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”
–2TIMOTHY 3:1-2,5

MORE: End Times Idolatry: Why do men worship idols?

DOES the reader recognize the animosity of the world toward Jesus Christ?

DOES the reader take notice of this hatred and act accordingly?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report