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Tag: the follower of Jesus is to avoid fearfulness at all times
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
–Revelation 21:8
IF one is consumed with FAITH, then FEAR should not be a factor.
The follower of Jesus is human–and humans are susceptible to FEAR.
BUT, the follower of Jesus has his FAITH in Jesus and God to make all things right at the end.
This mitigates FEAR and puts that nameless anxiety in its proper place.
God’s Word promises BAD things to BAD people who are FEARFUL.
“If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD”
–Deuteronomy 28:58
DO NOT BE FEARFUL.
Have faith instead.
Have faith in the one who created all and who controls all He created.
FAITH NOT FEAR.
FAITH is the reaction of those who do not FEAR.
The follower of Jesus is to avoid FEARFULNESS at all times.
DOES the reader feel that worry, anxiety and fear are just natural reactions when bad events happen?
It is not YET too late–although time is surely running out: there is still a LITTLE time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.
“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
“After his latest victories, Donald Trump held a press conference in Florida and he proudly displayed Trump water bottles, Trump wine, and Trump steaks. Trump also announced his running mate, the ShamWow guy.”
–-Conan (2016)
“Trump’s showing his steaks. I’m pretty sure it’s the first campaign speech I’ve ever seen given next to a pile of unrefrigerated beef.”
–-Jimmy Kimmel (2016)
“Many reporters, when they go to work in the nation’s capital, begin thinking of themselves as participants in the political process instead of glorified stenographers.”
-—P.J. O’Rourke
“But actually, he thought as he readjusted the Ministry of Plenty’s figures, it was not even forgery. It was merely the substitution of one piece of nonsense for another. Most of the material that you were dealing with had no connection with anything in the real world, not even the kind of connection that is contained in a direct lie. Statistics were just as much a fantasy in their original version as in their rectified version. A great deal of time you were expected to make them up out of your head.”
–On changing government statistics – George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
Do you believe the media? Then why do you believe their lying polls?
“Political campaigns today are all side shows, all honors, all bombast, glitter, and speeches. These are for the most part unrelated to the main business of studying the party scientifically, of supplying the public with party, candidate, platform, and performance, and selling the public these ideas and products.”
—Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)
“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”
—John 20:31
“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
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 the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
-—1 Corinthians 1:18-19
THE END TIMES WORLD IS A DARK, DARK PLACE. JESUS IS THE LIGHT.
The world–particularly the end times world–is a dark, dark place.
The darkness is caused by DECEPTION.
“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.”
–1JOHN 5:19
[One of the deceptions is the Satan-approved Bible translations which change 1JOHN 5:19 from “the whole world lieth in wickedness.” to “the whole world lies in the Wicked One.” But ANYONE who has studied the verse in the original Greek KNOWS that the original KJV translation is the CORRECT ONE.]
“For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.”
–Isaiah 60:2
Though the world be covered in the darkness of deception, Jesus is the light of the world.
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
–John 1:5
“…he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.”
–Daniel 2:22
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
–John 8:12
“Almost 40 percent of people who voted for John Kasich said they did so because they don’t like the other guys. Which explains his new campaign slogan: “John Kasich: The Lesser of Four Evils.”
–-Conan (2016)
[The preceding was an announcement ORIGINALLY made on March 15, 2021. It is being repeated in hopes that some reader would be reminded BEFORE it cost him anything.]
CLOCKS AND TIME CHANGES – 2023
The clocks changed at 2 am. Saturday-Sunday night. This signaled a return to Daylight Saving Time 2023.
Readers will remember that they LOSE an hour in the spring (March) and gain it back in the fall (November).
“A man in India has set a new world record for fastest nose-typing. I think the most surprising part of it is that there was an OLD world record for nose-typing.”
–-Seth Meyers (2014)
RICH AND CELEBRATED CELEBRITIES: It is a staple of modern “journalism“: photos of rich and celebrated celebrities with babies. Back in the day, politicians used to kiss babies (making sure there was a photographer handy to snap the picture), with the pix ending up in newspapers across the country.
Kissing babies was almost a necessary requirement for the politician.
HOWEVER, Americans soon caught on that these pictures with the babies were nothing more than photo ops staged to make the politician look “normal.”
The question now being “How long will it be before Americans catch on to the shallow celebrities and their constant pictures with babies?”
For the rich and celebrated, babies are a tool; a shield against negative comments.
When their usefulness is finished, then we will no longer see so many photos of rich and celebrated celebrities and babies.
“Another big story is the ongoing situation in Ukraine, which has caused a lot of tension between the U.S. and Russia. But get this — NASA has announced that it will continue to work with Russia’s space program, even though the Pentagon has severed ties with the Russian military. When asked why, scientists from both sides were like, “Because we’re building a robot army, umm — ER — nothing.”
–-Jimmy Fallon (2014)
And what is more dramatic than an apparent feud among the beautiful people, right?
Particularly if the “feud” is between celebrities, politicos or royal nabobs?
IN FACT, the rich and celebrated almost never disagree: they engage in feuds–sometimes for decades after they have ceased being celebrated for anything else.
What would the beautiful people do with themselves if not for their never-ending feuds?
Satan’s Mouthpiece (the Corporate Media) has always had a problem: what to do when too many of the rich and celebrated have NOTHING “newsworthy” to do. When the media gets tired of reporting what the rich and celebrated are wearing, they turn to the tried-and-true method of of fake “feuds” to generate cheap, plastic “news.”
One popular singer’s entire marketing campaign over the years seems to have been based on engaging in one “feud” after another. But, as the “victims” appear to be primarily the singer’s “fans,” it’s hard to get too worked up over the ruse.
Sports, politics and celebrity culture, European royalty–wherever the rich and celebrated congregate: these are the arenas where readers can most often find stories of “feuds.”
Oh–and pro wrestling…
One can depend on those who labor for the mystery of iniquity to act, in not only an EVIL manner, but also in a very repetitive one as well.
Case in point: when two followers of Satan are working together, one of the first things they do is establish that they 1-do not like each other; 2- they hate each other; or, 3- are fighting against one another.
Democrats and Republicans, Russia and the USA, members of the same family who toil together for evil ends, famous celebrities who are “feuding” with each other: it happens so often, one occasionally has to wonder, “Does Satan have a university or school where he teaches his followers these tricks?”
—-University of Satan
ANYONE who has a hard time believing that the churches are NOT as they appear need only refer to what Jesus told seven large Asian churches in the first three chapters of Revelation.
Jesus was not only very frank about the shortcomings of those first century churches, he made it a point to appear to the apostle John about sixty years AFTER his crucifixion to give him messages for each of those churches.
Jesus addressed EACH of the seven churches he named and, of the seven, only TWO escaped rebukes from the Son of God.
NOT a real good record IF one is a promoter of the churches as more than just the Sunday social clubs they have become.
This is what Jesus told those seven churches almost 2000 years ago.
“Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.”
–Revelation 2:1-7
Next up was the church at Smyrna. Jesus was fairly pleased with the church-goers at Smyrna and let them know.
” And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.”
–Revelation 2:8-11
Next, was the church at Pergomos, which Jesus was generally NOT very happy with.
“And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.”
–Revelation 2:12-17
Thyatira is next and it is the last church mentioned in the 2nd chapter of Revelation. Again, Jesus is not very happy with the people at Thyratira, which is a mixed bag of goods.
“And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
–Revelation 2:18-29
That is the first four churches of the SEVEN singled out by Jesus in the first century.
The church at Sardis is next and Jesus apparently felt that the church at Sardis needed work.
“And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
–Revelation 3:1-6
Philadelphia’s church was one that Jesus liked. Like Smyrna, it escaped rebuke from the LORD.
“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
–Revelation 3:7-13
The last church was the church at Laodicea, which is INFAMOUS for being a bad church.
“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
–Revelation 3:14-22
NOW, as Jesus reminded those in Laodicea: he rebukes and chastens those he loves–so the fact that Jesus is taking the time to do that is hopeful.
It should be remembered that Jesus was speaking to churches ONLY about sixty years AFTER his departure from earth. How much worse have the churches gotten in the last 1900 or so years?
To ANY who feel that ETPR is too HARSH on the church-goers, we have NOTHING on the King of Kings (Jesus).
A steady stream of media stories concerning “outer space” is realeased EVERY DAY.
What are these stories about, specifically?
Mostly asteroids which are claimed to threaten the earth, space aliens, space junk, UFOs, distant planets, various and sundry chunks of rock floating in “outer space”: the list goes on…and on and on and on and on and on…
“At his press conference last night, Donald Trump had a display of Trump Steaks even though Trump Steaks went out of business nine years ago. When they heard that nine-year-old meat was for sale, Arby’s said, “We’ll take those.”
–-Conan (2016)
THE FOLLOWER OF JESUS IS TO AVOID FEARFULNESS AT ALL TIMES
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
–Revelation 21:8
IF one is consumed with FAITH, then FEAR should not be a factor.
The follower of Jesus is human–and humans are susceptible to FEAR.
BUT, the follower of Jesus has his FAITH in Jesus and God to make all things right at the end.
This mitigates FEAR and puts that nameless anxiety in its proper place.
God’s Word promises BAD things to BAD people who are FEARFUL.
“If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD”
–Deuteronomy 28:58
DO NOT BE FEARFUL.
Have faith instead.
Have faith in the one who created all and who controls all He created.
“You watch the State of the Union speech? Of course, Democrats spent most of the night clapping for Biden – it wasn’t for anything, they were just trying to keep him awake.”
–Jimmy Fallon (2023)
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”
–H.L. Mencken
“How can the reader know when the Corporate Media is lying to him (never mind the fact that the media is Satan’s Mouthpiece and Satan is the father of lies)? One easy way to tell is the use of “Why” and “How” in the headlines of an article. When the reader sees “Why?” or “How?” in the headline–occasionally “What” is used–that which follows will be a fairy tale, a narrative, a bedtime story spun by the media for the benefit of the media’s master. “Why” usually denotes an on-going narrative; “How” signifies a story line which explains past events. Not all narratives begin with “How” or “Why.” However, the most in-your-face, over-the-top ones usually do. ALL political “news” is narrative.
“American journalism (like the journalism of any other country) is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous, but its achievements are insignificant.”
― H.L. Mencken
“Things are never quite what they seem. Events are seldom close to how the media and history portray them.”
“It is a free press…There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.”
–Mark Twain, speech: License of the Press
“If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it.”
—Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda
“Journalists” are story-tellers. Nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes, there is an element of truth in their stories, but truth is not a requirement of what they do.
A recent conversation centered around the question “What is the biggest deception?”
There were several nominations but one suggestion which sparked discussion was the idea that the churches have promoted the showing up in a building every week as a substitute for a transformed life as what it means to be a Christian. The heavily-promoted equation is that church attendance somehow equals the new birth of conversion.
“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
—John 3:3
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
—2 Corinthians 5:17
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
—Romans 12:2
Because there are so few who have experienced the transformed life and become new creatures, it’s hard for them to recognize other pretenders. Also, because the pretenders do not have the Holy Spirit within them, they have no Guide to the truth.
“Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”
—John 14:17
“Howbeit 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.”
—John 16:13
Because there are so many pretending to be new creatures or to have the Holy Spirit, it’s been fairly easy for the many ungodly doctrines to take root in the churches. Having never experienced the new birth, most church-goers have to take someone else’s word for what the experience is like. There are also a great majority who take someone else’s word for what being a Christian is all about.
With no Holy Spirit, there is no discernment. With no discernment, the churches have become easy targets, with the pulpits filled with wolves and the sanctuaries, with serpents.
Because they have been sold a bill of goods about Church Attendance = Christian, the modern church-goers have been submerged into a miasma of witchcraft, other gospels, paganism, idols, hucksterism and superstition all the while believing they are serving God Almighty of the Bible.
The end times are a time of deception, but one can easily see how this was a contender for the Biggest Deception.
“And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”
–Mark 13:37
Believers who watch the end times know a few events have to happen before Jesus Christ returns.
Those who do not know God watch for end times events about which the Bible is silent, but which are promoted by deceptive men in order to deceive.
One is tempted to look at the signs in the Bible and deduce “There’s still some time left yet.”
However, events can change rapidly in the times in which we live.
The churches are full of those who wander around claiming “Jesus can return at any minute.”
Which is patently false.
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
–2Thessalonians 2:3
Neither the “falling away” (apostasia: rebellion against God) nor the revealing of the man of sin have taken place.
There are other events believers are to watch for.
Particularly as one is reminded how quickly things in the end times come to pass.
Homosexual “marriage” went from joke to reality in about ten years.
End times events have been taking place rapidly. It’s one reason destruction will overtake the whole world.
All the more reason for believers to stay alert and watch.
“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”
–Matthew 24:42
To the aficionado of the Harry Potter series of books and films, “muggle” is nothing new.
It simply means “having no magical ability or not being born into a magical family.”
But, like most things occult, the term “muggle” contains more than a little deception.
“If a muggle picked up a wand something accidental and possibly quite violent would be likely to occur. The wand is a vessel for what lies inside a person. You need the magical ability to make it work properly.”
—J.K. Rowling
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