All so that we will be a one-party state.

Because it’s wrong​

This is not a post about politics. Or at least, it’s not a post about who you should vote for in November — your vote is your own.

But I did some reflecting over the weekend on a proposal Donald Trump announced Thursday, which would require either the government or insurance companies — the details are still quite scant — assume the costs of in vitro fertilization treatment for couples.

Like a lot of Catholics — regardless of how they plan to vote — I was taken aback by the idea. Catholics have long fought against the notion of taxpayer funding for abortion, in large part because of their opposition to being made an involuntary cause, however remote, in a chain of events that leads to the unjust destruction of human lives in abortion.

That’s also the reason why so many Catholics groups fought so hard against the HHS contraception mandate — because people like the Little Sisters of the Poor didn’t want to be a link in a chain that would lead to provision of contraception, and thus connected, however remotely, to the moral evil of contracepting the conjugal act.

Continued below.

In the Harris-Trump choice, Gen-Z men are favorable to Trump (+13%)
while Gen-Z women are favorable to Harris (+38%).

The questions that Christians should ask are...

1 Why have the younger American genertions so heavily disengaged
from political involvement?

2 Is the male-female candidate choices for president, made worse by
sharply feminist female candidates (like Hillary Clinton)?

3 Is the male-female Gen Z split because of simple competency choices, or
does it involve other deeper biases and rhetoric in America?

NOTE: Those who are going to college are now 60% female, and 40% male.
American men seem to have less hope in an educated future, than young
American women. This is a disaster.

I would say that this is a direct result of a biased "women-have-more-
potential-than-men" feminism, that itself projects an awful bias.

NOTE: There are statistics that in the "soft" high tech market (such as
healthcare jobs), 70% of these are going to woman, and only about 30%
are going to men. This is a disaster for young men.

I would (again) say that this is a direct result of a biased "women-have-more-
potential-than-men" feminism, that itself projects an awful bias.


When Americans make choices that are more weighted on sex, than on
competency, then an awful bias is injected into the economy. I think that
THIS is a better explanation for the radical decision split among Gen-Zers,
than other political theories.

I think that historically, when female political candidates have pushed a
strident, in-your-face feminism (such as Hillary Clinton did), they drive
men to whatever the apposing political option is available.

The answer in America is NOT to redefine "diversity" as not(white-male),
which is the path that Barack Obama took, but rather, to properly
define diversity as competency and creativity (cut free of strident
feminism, or the strident promotion of everything that is not(white-male)).

America does not need more fluctuating biases, to overcome wrong biases
that have existed in the past. America needs open opportunity, that is NOT
presented as new and "corrective" biases.


There is an ongoing disaster unfolding among young American men, as
many of them see no good future for themselves, as they do not fit
into the most popular "favored" groups in American society.

I think that Hillary Clinton was NOT elected president, because her
strident feminism mocked unfairly, many American men. This loss
was not an artifact of American male chauvinism. And, Hillary openly
mocked religious conservatives. This drove them to vote for Trump.

I am hoping that Kamala Harris will ditch the "in-your-face" feminism of
Hillary Clinton, and will INSTEAD appeal to the Moderate Middle of
American voters, without appealing to the angry and offensive aspects
of some of American feminism.

We don't need damaging sexism perpetuated in America. It has already
done a lot of damage to the future of Gen-Z men.

What makes a believer a heretic? Can you give an example of a heretic from your personal experience?

We have had a major school shooting in northeast GA with confirmed deceased. My sister works at another school in that particular county, as well.

Our lifespan is finite, and neither wishing nor worrying can extend it. Medicine may prolong it somewhat, and good, healthy food may contribute as well. Ultimately, however, death is certain. The number of our days is known to God, not to us.

Christians anticipate a resurrection and eternal life, but the nature of that existence remains a mystery. What would it mean to outlast a mountain, a planet, or even a solar system? How would one spend their days, continually finding meaningful thoughts, words, and actions? Will technology, art, and science persist after the resurrection? It's a mystery.

Hello, my Gen Z brethren. Does anyone remember the early 2010s? The indie pop music back then, Christian music, and movies back then were golden. This was half a lifetime ago. I am 24 now, almost 25.

Movies:
Interstellar (2014)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Skyfall (2012)
In Time (2011)
Avatar (2009)

TV:
Regular Show (2010)
How It's Made
The Most Extreme (Animal Planet)
Storm Chasers
Mythbusters

Songs/bands:
Fun.
Matchbox 20
Imagine Dragons
Of Monsters & Men
For King & Country
Chris Tomlin - Our God
Matt Redman - 10,000 Reasons

“It’s September and it already feels like Christmas. So this year – as a way of paying tribute to you and thanking you – I’m going to decree that Christmas be brought forward to 1 October,” Maduro proclaimed during one of his frequent TV appearances.

Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, who is facing what experts call the greatest political challenge of his turbulent 11-year rule, promised all Venezuelans a Christmas of “peace, happiness and security”.

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In a show of solidarity with Dictator Maduro, german supermarkts are already selling christmas sweets.

If our faith in Jesus Christ is biblical faith, authored by Jesus Christ, persuaded of God, and gifted to us by God, and not of our own doing – not of the will nor of the flesh of man – then we will be followers of Christ, his sheep, who listen to him and who obey him. Our lives will be surrendered to Jesus Christ to do his will and to live out the lives that he has for us to live in the callings that we have received from him, and not to please ourselves.

We will be those who have been crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin, but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness. Our lives will no longer be our own to be lived out however we want to live them, for we were bought back for God (redeemed) by the blood of Christ shed for us on that cross to deliver us out of our lives of slavery to sin so that we can now honor God with our lives and with our bodies – all in the power of God within us.

But we are still human beings who live in flesh bodies who may be tempted to fall back into sin or to follow the ways of the world and of the flesh, for the influences out there in the gatherings of the church and in the world are enormous, especially in the times we now live when we are being bombarded with media of all sorts 24/7. And it can be so easy to slip and to fall back into the ways of living to please the flesh if we are not careful, and if our hearts are not guarded, and if we are not fully committed to Christ.

So we need to hear encouragements like this to remind us of why we are here, and of why Jesus gave his life up for us on that cross, and what it means to believe in Jesus Christ and to be his servants and messengers and not to please ourselves. For if our faith in Christ is biblical and genuine, our lives are to be surrendered to Jesus Christ to now live for him, and to do his will, and to follow him in walks of obedience to his commands in holy living.

And that is what it means if our lives are given over to the Lord as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God. We do not consider our lives to be our own to be lived however we want, but our goal is to please our Lord in whatever we do. For to be holy is to be separate (unlike, different) from the world because our lives are now being conformed by God to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ. We are now becoming more and more like Jesus and less and less like who we were when we lived in the flesh.

So, what this means for us in our day-to-day living is that we will consider our Lord in all that we do and we will inquire of him if we have any concern about whether or not we should go a particular direction. Our minds and our hearts will be open and receptive to hearing him speak truth to our hearts 24/7, and we will not shut him out just so we can do what we want to do. And we will be guided by him in our day-to-day living so that we are following in his footsteps and so that we are no longer going our own way.

And now this is our spiritual worship of God. Worship is not just gathering together with a bunch of people and singing songs and raising our hands and getting all emotional, at least not in itself. For we can do all that and never truly worship God. True biblical worship of God, although it may include singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, is surrender of our lives to Jesus Christ on his altar of sacrifice, denying self, dying daily to sin, by the Spirit, and walking in the ways of the Lord, according to his commands.

So, we are no longer to be conformed to the ways of this sinful world. We should no longer be participating in anything that is immoral, evil, wicked, deceptive, and anything that is contrary to God and to his will and purpose for our lives and that robs us of our relationships with Jesus Christ and us working for the Lord and that keeps us entertaining and pleasing the flesh, instead. So many professers of faith in Jesus Christ are not much different from those who make no professions of faith, and this should not be!

So, if we have drifted from what God has called us to do, and if we are being captivated once again by the sinful pleasures of the flesh or by what the world is offering us in the way of entertainment that is contrary to God’s moral values for our lives, and with regard to what our minds should be set on, then we need some more transforming of our minds back to the ways of the Lord and away from the desires of the flesh so that we can live lives fully pleasing to the Lord, and so we can discern and do the will of God.

[Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Php 2:5-11: Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 9:28; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2]

My Sheep

An Original Work / June 24, 2012
Based off John 10:1-30 NIV

My sheep hear me. They know me.
They listen to my voice and obey.
I call them and lead them.
They know my voice, so they follow me.
They will never follow strangers.
They will run away from them.
The voice of a stranger they know not;
They do not follow him.

So, I tell you the truth that
I am the gate, so you enter in.
Whoever does enter
Will find forgiveness and will be saved.
Nonetheless whoever enters
Not by the gate; other way,
He is the thief and a robber.
Listen not, the sheep to him.

Oh, I am the Good Shepherd,
Who laid his own life down for the sheep.
I know them. They know me.
They will live with me eternally.
The thief only comes to steal and
Kill and to destroy the church.
I have come to give you life that
You may have it to the full…

They know my voice, so they follow me.

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Not one of us should be egotistical and boastful and prideful, thinking that we are better than we really are. But we are also not to be those who are continually putting ourselves down, convinced that we can never accomplish anything good in this life, and that we can never be who God intended for us to be, or that we are doomed to remain where we are in a stalemate, not really going forward or backward. But we are to think of ourselves with realistic judgment in the eyes of the Lord, giving God the glory for all that is good within us and for all the good that is accomplished through us.

And with regard to the body of Christ and the gifts of the Spirit, all gifts of God are given to us by God and are not of our own doing, so we should never have cause to take credit ever for anything good that God is accomplishing through us for his glory and purposes. Credit should be given where credit is due. So if one of us has more gifts than another we should not boast as though we somehow did this ourselves. We did not! We can certainly share our testimonies of God’s callings on our lives and how God is using us, but as an encouragement to others, not to puff ourselves up.

Now the body of Christ, the true church, is made up of all who are of genuine faith in Jesus Christ across the globe. We are the universal body of Christ, one church which meets in many different locations. We are those who have, by faith in Jesus Christ, been crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness. So sin is no longer our master but Jesus Christ is our Lord and Master, and our will is to do the will of God for our lives, under his guidance and in his power.

And as members of the universal body of Christ we have all been given gifts of the Holy Spirit which are spiritual gifts and ministries. And we have all been assigned our specific body parts by God. But we have to be paying attention to listen to the Spirit within us showing us what our body parts are and where our areas of giftedness of the Spirit are, as well. But we must be those who are walking according to the Spirit and not according to the flesh, in order to be in tune with God so that we can hear his voice and know what his calling is upon our individual lives. And then we need to obey him.

Now we are not all going to have the same body parts or the same giftedness. And even if more than one of us has the gift of teaching, for example, we are not all going to teach in exactly the same way. But we should all be diligent in doing our best to make certain that we are correctly handling the word of truth, to the best of our understanding, so that we are not guilty of passing along lies which we were taught. So we should be students of the Scriptures who study and teach them in their appropriate context so that we remain true to the Scriptures and are not led astray.

Now if we have less and others have more, we should not be jealous of them. But we should praise the Lord for what he has given to us and trust that if he wants us to have more that he will be the one to initiate it, and that we will know that this is coming from him and not from within ourselves. We should always be content with whatever we are given by God and do our best, in the power of God, to do what God has called us to do in ministry to the body of Christ and to the people of this world. And not one of us should be neglectful to fulfill the roles to which God has called us.

So many of our present day “churches,” though, are not functioning as the biblical body of Christ. Largely what we have are large gatherings of people (Christian and non-Christian) who attend weekly services in a building called “church.” A typical gathering will usually begin with a praise band (mostly keyboard, guitars, drums, and singers) leading in some worship songs which may or may not be biblically sound in doctrine. And this is generally followed by announcements and an offering and then with one man (the preacher) giving the only sermon for the day. Then the people go home.

This “body” is, therefore, lopsided, and the gatherings are not fulfilling the purpose for which we are supposed to gather together as the body of Christ, which is for our mutual encouragement in the Spirit of God via the use of our individual spiritual gifts and body parts. For if this is the essence of our gatherings, then where do the gifts of the Spirit happen? How do the individual members use their gifts of prophecy, service, teaching, exhorting, contributing, leading, and showing mercy, if only a few select people do all the ministering while the rest of the body sits as spectators?

So, we all need to go back to what the New Testament teaches with regard to all of us functioning in the body parts assigned to us by God and all of us utilizing the Spiritual gifts given to us by God within the gatherings of the church, the body of Christ, for our mutual encouragement. For we are to be encouraging and exhorting one another and urging one another in our walks of faith toward obedience to Christ and the forsaking of our sins. And we are to be speaking the truth in love to one another so that we are not led astray by false teachings and so that we do not get trapped by sin’s deceitfulness.

[Matt 5:13-16; Matt 28:18-20; Jn 4:31-38; Jn 13:13-17; Jn 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18; Acts 26:18; Rom 10:14-15; Rom 12:1-8; Rom 15:14; 1 Co 12:1-31; 1 Co 14:1-5; Gal 6:1; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:1-16; Eph 5:11-27; Eph 6:10-20; Php 2:1-8; Col 1:9; Col 3:12-16; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:13; Heb 10:23-25; Jas 5:19-20; 1 Pet 2:9,21; 1 Jn 2:6; Jude 1:22-23]

In Harmony

An Original Work / September 2, 2012
Based off Ro. 12:9-21; 1 Pet. 3:8-17

Love each other truly.
Cling to what is good.
Hate all that is evil.
Never lack in zeal.
Serve the Lord with fervor.
Joyful in hope be;
Patient in affliction;
Praying faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

Share with all God’s people
Who are found in need.
Do not be conceited.
Sympathetic be.
Love, and show compassion
In humility.
Keep your tongue from evil.
Peaceful you must be.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

God sees who are righteous;
Listens to their prayers.
But He’s against evil –
Is His to avenge.
Do not fear what they fear.
Suffer patiently.
In your hearts, make Christ Lord.
Serve Him faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

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Heaven or the new earth or the Kingdom of Heaven on the new earth, or otherwise?

Harris Accused of ‘Insane’ Accent Change As X Users Compare Footage From Two Rallies on the Same Day​

Tribulation Saints Serve the 4th Jewish Temple.

Rev 7:15 Therefore are they before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sits on the throne shall dwell among them.

Authoritative Position of Trumpet Tribulation Saints

Rev 7:15a Therefore are they (Trumpet Tribulation Saints) before the throne (White Vapor Seat of Power) of *God (Magistrative Omnipotent Being Rev 1:1),

The Throne: see Rev 4:2,3, 5:1, 6:6, Rev 7:14 14:14, 20:11

*The Lamb: see (Rev 1:8 5:5, 6, 12, 13, 6:16, 7:17 12:11, 13:8 14:1 21:21,23 22:21 {Rev 1:13-16})

Note: The 1st Elder utilizes his Authoritative Dominion disclosing the Trumpet Tribulation Saints (Rev 3:21, 7:9, 10) retain Authoritative Position before the Throne (Rev 3:21 4:2b 14:14).

Rev 3:12 Him that overcomes 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 comes down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

Different Groups of Saints

Christians are Resurrected, Denominationalist remain on Earth

Scourge Saints: Rev 5:8-10 Rev 6:9-11

Tribulation Saints before the Image Rev 7:9-17 Dan 9:27

Beheaded Tribulation Saints: Rev 13:7, 12:6, 14-17, Rev 14:12,13 Rev 15:2-4 Rev 20:4

The Position of All Tribulation Saints (Rev 7:17)

Different Groups of Saints (Christians are Resurrected Rev 1:7), Denominationalist remain on Earth Rev Chapters 2&3

From Resurrection to the finishing of the 8th Seal are the group of Scourge Saints: Rev 5:8-10 Rev 6:9-11 (do not enter tribulation)

1st Trumpet until the last thirty days of the 6th Trumpet are a group of Tribulation Saints: Rev 7:9,10, 14-17 (not necessarily beheaded)

From the last thirty days of the 6th Trumpet through the Great Tribulation: Rev 13:7 Rev 14:6,7 Rev 14:9-11 Rev 15:2-4 Rev 20:4 (Image Tribulation Saints, these saints are beheaded)

6th Trumpet Kingdom Saints Rev 12:6, 14-17 are from the last thirty days of the 6th Trumpet through the Great Tribulation:

Rev 7:15a continues

The Throne of God (Rev 4:2,3, 5:1 6:6 Rev 14:14 20:11)

Ezek 1:26-28 above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. [27] I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. [28] As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one that spoke. Ezek 1:4

Daniel 7:9-10 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousand ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. Rev 20:11

Rev 14:14 having I looked, and behold a white cloud (throne), and upon the cloud one sat like unto the son of man (Rev 1:13-17), on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

Rev 20:11 I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

The 1000-year Kingdom Temple

Rev 7:15b and (Trumpet Tribulation Saints) serve (Thousand-year Kingdom Rev 3:12 7:9,10) him (*God) day and night in his (God) (Thousand-year Kingdom) temple:

The Throne: see Rev 4:2,3, 5:1, 6:6, Rev 14:14, 20:11

*The Lamb: see Rev 5:12,13, 6:16, 7:17 12:11, 13:8 14:1 21:21,23 22:21

Personal Opinion: The Trumpet Tribulation Saints assist Newborn Jesus as Ministering Priests attending unto Gentiles seeking forgiveness in the Temple established upon Thousand-year Kingdom Earth.

Note: The Trumpet Tribulation Saints (Rev 7:9, 10, 15-17) serve the Magistrative Omnipotent Being (Rev 5:5,6) continually in the Thousand-year Kingdom Temple (Ezek 40-48 Zech 3:9 Isa 2:2 Zech 4:9,10 14:20,21 Ezek 40-48).

Rev 7:15b continues

The Thousand-year Kingdom Temple (Ezek 40-48)

Rev 3:12 Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, that is new Jerusalem, that comes down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

The temple of the Lord: Isa 2:2 it will happen in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house will be established in the top of the mountains and will be exalted above the hills; and all nations will flow unto it. Dan 7:27 Zech 4:6-10

Isa 66:20 they will bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.

Micah 4:1 But in the last days it will happen that the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established on the top of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills; and people will flow unto it.

The Valley of the Lord Zech. 14:4 his feet will stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, that is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives will cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there will be a very great valley; and half of the mountain will remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

The fountain of the Lord Joel 3:18 it will happen in that day, that the mountains will drop down new wine, and the hills will flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah will flow with waters, and a fountain will come forth of the house of the LORD, and will water the valley of [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]tim. Zech 14:20,21

The predominance of the Lord Micah 4:7 I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD will reign over them in mount Zion from hence forth, even for ever. Rev 20:6

Zech. 14:20-21 In that day will there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house will be like the bowls before the altar. [21] Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice will come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there will be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

Rev 20:9 they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.

God dwells among Trumpet Tribulation Saints

Rev 7:15c and he (Newborn Jesus) that sits on the throne (White Vapor Seat of Power) will dwell (Thousand-year Kingdom) among them (Trumpet Tribulation Saints).

The Throne: see Rev 4:2,3, 5:1, 6:6, Rev 14:14, 20:11

The Lamb: see Rev 5:12,13, 6:16, 7:17 12:11, 13:8 14:1 21:21,23 22:21

Personal Opinion: Newborn Jesus retaining Authoritative Dominion in the Middle of the Seven-candlesticks identifies Newborn Jesus dwelling among Trumpet Tribulation Saints upon Kingdom Earth.

Note: Apostle John utilizing his Authoritative Position discloses Newborn Jesus firmly incorporated (Rev 5:1, 13, 6:16, 7:10 14:14, 20:11) upon the White Vapor Sit of Authoritative Dominion (Rev 3:21, 4:2b, 14:14, 20:11) dwells (Rev 1:12,13 3:4,5 {Rev 21:3-5}) among Trumpet Tribulation Saints (Rev 1:12,13 ,7:9-17) upon Kingdom Earth.

God Dwells Among the Trumpet Tribulation Saints During the Thousand-year Kingdom.

Zech. 8:2-6 Thus says the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 3 Thus says the LORD; I am returned unto Zion and will dwell amid Jerusalem: and Jerusalem will be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD hosts the holy mountain. 4 Thus says the LORD of hosts; There will yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. 5 the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. 6 Thus says the LORD of hosts; If it be marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes? says the LORD of hosts.

Zech. 14:20, 21 In that day will there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house will be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice will come and take of them, and see therein: and in that day there will be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

Rev 1:12, 13 I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13 And amid the seven candlesticks one like unto the son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

Rev 3:4-5 You have a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. 5 He that overcomes, 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.

Rev 7:15c continues

Rev 20:4-6 I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and that had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a Thousand-years. 5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the Thousand-years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a Thousand-years.

Phil 3:11 says what does it MEAN ?

# 1 If // EI is a conjunction

# 2 By Any Means // Pos , Possessive Disjunctive Interrogative

# 3 I might Attain // Katantao , is an Aorist Tense , Active Voice , means that Christ is doing that action with Paul , in the Subjunctive Mood , Singular

# 4 Unto // Eis is a preposition

# 5 The // Ho , is a Definite Acticle , in the Accusative Case in the Accusative Case , in th Singular , that is speaking to only Paul .

# 6 Out - Resurrection // Exanastasis , in the Accusative Case , meaning the subject and in the Singular and speaks about Paul .

# 7 Of The // Ho , is a Definite Article in the Genitive Case

# 8 Dead // Nekros , in the Genitive Case of Description

What are your thoughts on the Greek word OUT- RESURRECTION ?

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Ever feel like this, believers? I am right now!

Notice that 1) Satan has to ask Jesus permission to test us, 2) how severe the test is, 3) Jesus already knows the outcome, and 4) Jesus turns it all on Satan's head - the experience giving us ammo to then strengthen each other!

Luke 22:31-32 NKJV

"And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”

And... this trial is not unique to us, but happens to all believers, so we should take comfort that it isn't happening for no reason - which would truly tempt us to despair. And there is a further blessing - we will behold Him in His glory!

1 Peter 4:12-13 NKJV

"Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you."

God bless us all who abide in Christ!

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After noting his desire to quickly release documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, if elected, Trump clarified that he’d be willing to do the same with the Epstein files.

1st question... Will the 3rd Temple be re-built before, or after, the rapture?

2nd question... why doesn't Israel just go ahead and mow down the dome of the rock and get on with rebuilding already? Are they that scared of the surrounding muslim nations? One would think from their victories over larger armies in the past it would produce more confidence in pursuing their destiny, no?

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Not exactly a ringing endorsement.

In an interview with FOX over the weekend, Trump defended his efforts to overturn the 2020 results.

Donald Trump, Former President of the United States (R) and Current U.S. Presidential Candidate: "Who ever heard you get indicted for interfering with a presidential election, where you have every right to do it? You get indicted, and your poll numbers go up."

I came across this picture. What is the symbolism or it's meaning?

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s chief spokesperson falsely said Tuesday that grocery prices have “come down” recently — when federal data show they cost 21.1% more than when Biden took office in 2021, including a persistent 1.1.% bump over the past year.


White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made the unfactual claim when asked by a reporter if Biden agrees with Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign-trail argument that “price-gouging continues” with groceries.


21%? That looks like more fudged Bidenomic math to me.

It has been a minute.

I do drop in occasionally to read, and it is good to see all of you again, but as of late I haven't been posting much.

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