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But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, if the [Holy] Spirit of God [really] dwells within you [directs and controls you]. But if anyone does not possess the [Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of His [he does not belong to Christ, is not truly a child of God]." (Romans 8:9 AMPC) When you accepted Jesus into your life, the Holy Spirit comes in and put a seal of eternity on you. From that time going forward, the onus lies on you to listen to His...

Don't believe a word I say. Pray for the Holy Spirit to give you discernment. Read the word of God to learn the truth. --- This post is going to cover the remainder of the chapter of Daniel 7, then I will move into Daniel 8. Where we left off, Daniel was receiving the interpretation of what he saw. Daniel 7:19-20 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured,...

Don't believe a word I say. Pray for the Holy Spirit to give you discernment. Read the word of God to learn the truth. --- Up from the Sea In Daniel 7, we see that Daniel had a dream which he wrote it down. Daniel 7:2-3 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Prophecy is symbolic. Let's look at the symbols in the above verses. Four...

The Throne: Christ`s Rulership. `And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the lamb shall be in it,....` (Rev. 22: 3) The word, `throne,` represents the rule and authority of God. We know that God`s eternal throne is in the highest heavens whereas this `throne,` in the New Jerusalem is just above the earth in the universal...

The Temple: a blessing. `But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple: And the city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is its light.` (Rev. 21: 22 & 23) The Temple...

A continuation from the previous blog entry called "Daniel: The Great Image", on the great image of Daniel 2.

An overview of Daniel 1 and Daniel 2; Daniel and the prophetic dream of King Nebuchadnezzar.

Christianity has a racism problem. The same faith that has a verse that says that "all are one under Christ Jesus" is the same faith with a lot of people engaging in what I would absolutely call racist attitudes. Racism is not always outright slavery and shouting slurs; sometimes it's far more subtle: victim-blaming when the police use excessive force on a person of color and it kills them, stereotypes about immigrants being "dirty" and "bringing crime" - all of these are racist. Maybe in...

"Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the [Holy] Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever]. [That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God's Law; indeed it cannot. So then those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and...

The Precious Stones - Christ`s Rulership. The foundations of the walls are adorned with all kinds of precious stones. These were on the priest`s breastplate and represent Christ`s rulership. (Ex. 28: 15 – 21) Judgment – Heb. `mishpat,` meaning judgment, divine law, rulership. `And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the 1st foundation was the jasper, the 2nd sapphire, the 3rd...

The Government of the City - Priests. The Priesthood - l44 cubits of the wall. ` Then he measured its wall: 144 cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.` (Rev. 21: 17) This foundations of God`s...

The Government of the City - Kings. The Gates - the Inheritance - access to the city. `Also she had a great and high wall with 12 gates, and 12 angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the 12 tribes of Israel: three gates on the east,...

Who I am and why I'm here on Christian Forums. My parents divorced and separated before I became self-aware. My grandmother converted to Christianity, into the Seventh-day Adventist church, in the 1950's. My mother's second husband became physically abusive and we ended up having to go live in an abuse shelter until she could secure a low-income apartment. We were raised on welfare. We attended church every Sabbath and it became family to me. I have zero negative things to say about my...