World conditions are scary, that is incontestable, is it a prelude to something bad? Or is it just business as usual?

The Church Fathers saw Malachi 3:1 as a profound prophecy pointing to both John the Baptist and Christ Himself, and they interpreted it with rich theological depth:

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in.”


1. “My messenger” — John the Baptist
Fathers like St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and St. John Chrysostom consistently identified this “messenger” as John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ. They drew on the Gospel parallels (e.g., Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2) where Jesus Himself applies this verse to John. Chrysostom noted that John’s role was to prepare hearts through repentance, just as royal heralds prepared roads for a king.

2. “The Lord… shall suddenly come to his temple” — Christ
The “Lord” who comes to His temple was understood to be Christ, the divine Son of God. Origen and Hippolytus emphasised that this was not merely a prophet or angel, but God Himself, entering His temple—fulfilled when Jesus was presented in the Temple (Luke 2:22–28) and later when He cleansed it (John 2:13–17).

3. “Messenger of the covenant” — Christ as Mediator
This phrase was interpreted by Fathers like Irenaeus and Cyril of Alexandria as referring to Christ as the Mediator of the New Covenant (cf. Hebrews 8:6). He is both the divine Lord and the one who brings the covenant of grace, fulfilling the Law and the Prophets.

4. Theological Themes

• Dual fulfilment: The Fathers often saw a double advent in this verse—Christ’s first coming in humility and His second in glory.
• Temple imagery: The sudden coming to the temple was seen as a sign of divine judgement and purification, echoed in the next verses (Mal 3:2–3).
• Typology: Some Fathers saw this as a fulfilment of Isaiah 40:3, linking the “messenger” to the voice crying in the wilderness.

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Malachi 4:5–6 is a striking and solemn conclusion to the Old Testament, and it carries deep theological resonance in both Jewish and Christian traditions:
Here’s how this passage is typically understood:

1. Elijah as the Forerunner​

In Jewish expectation, Elijah’s return heralds the coming of the Day of the Lord—a time of divine judgement and restoration. Because Elijah was taken up to heaven without dying (2 Kings 2:11), many believed he would return bodily to prepare the people.

In the New Testament, this prophecy is applied to John the Baptist, who came “in the spirit and power of Elijah” (Luke 1:17). Jesus Himself affirms this in Matthew 11:14 and 17:12–13, though He also hints at a future fulfilment, suggesting a layered or typological reading.

2. Reconciliation and Repentance​

The phrase “turn the hearts of fathers to their children…” is often interpreted as a call to generational reconciliation, but also more broadly as a spiritual renewal—a return to the faith of the patriarchs. Some Church Fathers, like Origen and Hippolytus, saw this as a metaphor for restoring Israel’s covenant fidelity.

3. The “Great and Dreadful Day”​

This “day” is not merely historical—it’s eschatological. In Catholic tradition, it’s associated with the Second Coming of Christ, when judgement and mercy will be fully revealed. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 673–677) connects this with the Church’s final trial and the unveiling of the Antichrist.

4. A Conditional Curse​

The final warning—“lest I come and strike the land with a curse”—is unique. In Jewish liturgical tradition, this verse is often followed by re-reading verse 5 to avoid ending the Torah on a note of judgement. Yet theologically, it underscores the urgency of repentance and the mercy of God, who sends a prophet to avert destruction.

Political commentators Tucker Carlson and Stephen K. Bannon recently discussed their mutual discernment that the United States is engulfed in a spiritual war, and that palpable forces of evil are concentrated in Washington, D.C.

During a Monday interview on Carlson’s platform that focused primarily on the war between Israel and Iran, he and Bannon ended up discussing their sense that an oppressive spiritual force is active in the nation's capital, especially since the political upheaval in 2021.

“When you come to Washington, you can really feel it’s a spiritual war because of the dark specter that hangs over this town,” said Bannon, who lives there and served as an advisor to President Donald Trump during his first term. “That spiritual war manifests itself in money and power.” He added that he personally knows people who have been corrupted by both.

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Chris Elston, an activist known for speaking out against performing trans procedures on minors, is sharing details about his recent arrest in Belgium.

Elston, known as “Billboard Chris” for his tactic of wearing sandwich boards with bold messages, told The Christian Post that he recently traveled to Brussels to meet with European politicians and to engage in conversations with citizens about the transgender issue.

He said he and Lois McLatchie Miller, senior legal communications officer for ADF International, ended up being detained after a crowd surrounded them and began hurling insults.

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A Christian legal group in the United Kingdom is threatening to sue a city council in London for allegedly promoting a secular ideological agenda by displaying more than 300 Progress Pride flags on an iconic street.

Christian Concern, which is based in London and often represents Christians alleging discrimination in the U.K. and elsewhere, issued a press release earlier this week criticizing Westminster City Council for its annual tradition of replacing the U.K.'s national Union Jack flags on Regent Street with Progress Pride flags.

The group claims the display, which is scheduled to go up on June 22 and remain until next month, is implicitly threatening to those who disagree with LGBT ideology.

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Peace in Christ.

While the Son of man is being revealed (through those who manifest Him in their mortal flesh,) He will be rejected by the unbelievers of “this generation” (an evil and adulterous generation) in the man-based churches. “this generation” has certain attributes. See Proverbs 30:11-14 .

Pro 30:12 KJV
(12) There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

Luke 17:26-33 address His people who are going to their man-based churches while Luke 17:34-37 deals with the people who are in the outside world who are sitting in deep spiritual darkness.

The life of Jesus....the Son of man...is to be made manifest/shine in our MORTAL FLESH so that the people of the outside world shall see Him in us. We shall shine as lights to this dark world when He is revealed and they (the seeing and believing people of the outside world) shall be gathered with us. The Father will draw them toward Him/us.

2Co 4:10-11 KJV
(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
(11) For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

But it will “business as usual” in the man-based unbelieving churches when the Son of man is being revealed.

They will continue on as usual in their activities until it is too late. They will reject the Son of man. They will hear His words and NOT believe nor will they believe when they will “see” Him through us.

Luk 17:25-29 KJV
(25) But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
(26) And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
(27) They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
(28) Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
(29) But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

The man-based church goers (both church leader and layperson) who will believe the Word of Truth when they will hear it must flee from them. Let them not return back to them.

Those who are on the “housetop” are those who have high positions in their churches. They must not take anything out of their church with them. They must leave it all behind.

And he that is “in the field” (that is, a worker bee that has no high position in their church, a layperson,) let him not RETURN BACK.

Luke 17:30-33 KJV
(30) Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
(31) In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

Remember Lot’s wife. Do not look back. Leave it all behind. We must lose those things completely.

(32) Remember Lot's wife.
(33) Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

Paul/Saul did not seek to “save his life” when confronted with the “excellency of the knowledge of Christ.” He counted all of his religious things that he once was zealous of as a loss in order to win Christ.

Php 3:7-10 KJV
(7) But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
(8) Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

He did not go about defending his own righteousness (which was of the law) but he was found in Him by having faith in Christ… the righteousness which is of God.

We also must be found in Him …having faith in what we hear Him saying…rather than be found by Him being contentious by defending our own “works of righteousness” which is being dictated by our church denominational handwritings of ordinances/dogmas.

(9) And 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:
(10) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Let him that is “in the field”…a church goer who does not have a high position in their church… flee from that man-based church and NOT TURN BACK AGAIN in order to “take up his garment.”

The Greek word for “garment” is “himation.” The himation is a classical Greek cloak, draped elegantly over the shoulders, symbolizing status. It is comparable to a Roman “toga” which symbolized a high status. A worker in the field does not have a high status.

Those whom we will leave behind will seek to allure you back to their churches “through the lusts of the flesh”….promising you a high position in their organization. You will no longer be a “slave” but a “free person” in them (according to their promise of “freedom.”)

Do not accept their promise and return. Do not “take up” your garment/himation that they will promise you if you return.

Mark 13:16
(16) And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment (himation).

The “himation” is symbolic of a high status. For example, the soldiers put on Jesus a purple “robe”….a purple himation....on Him.

Joh 19:2-3 KJV
(2) And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe (himation),
(3) And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

The following verses in Luke 17 deal with the people of the outside world who will be received by Christ at His manifest PRESENCE (the revealing of the Son of man through us.) They will be received accordingly to Him. One will be “taken” or received while another will not be. They are the “great multitude” who will see and believe in Him. They are the “cloud” of eye witnesses that the Son of man comes upon. There the eagles (who see) will be gathered together wherever the "body"...the LIVING BODY of Christ...is.

Luke 17:34-37
(34) I tell you, in that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
(35) Two shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
(36) Two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
(37) And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body (SOMA = living body) is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

When you shall see…that is, UNDERSTAND or discern…what the “abomination of desolation” is and where it is established (in the man-based churches,) we are to FLEE from them.

It is the handwriting of ordinances/dogmas that the church is “organized” around. It is structured by their “statements of faith” or “church constitutions” or “by-laws,” or “statutes,” or “creeds,” etc, etc, etc. They are "standing"....established in every organized church.

Daniel saw a “handwriting” on the wall written by a man’s hand.

Mar 13:14 KJV
(14) But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:

That organized church is void (desolate) of God’s glory for He does not give His glory to man’s gatherings around their “images”…their handwritings. He does not give His praise from those of the outside world to their gatherings. They are actively exchanging His glory for their “images” that their church scribes have written for them to keep and serve. His glory does not appear in them. His glory has departed.

We must flee from them. We must come out from among them and be separate and no longer be attached to them in their uncleanness and He will receive us. This is the “holy commandment” that is delivered to us to keep. We are to be completely separate from them to be sanctified...to be clean.

When we do His “holy commandment” and “clean escape” from them who live in error, they will try to allure us back through their great swelling words of emptiness…alluring us back through the lusts of the flesh….such as giving us a higher position in their “churches.” Do not RETURN BACK to take up your “garment”…the “himation” that they will promise you if you do go back.

2Pe 2:18-22 KJV
(18) For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
(19) While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

“For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world.” The defilements of the “world” ( the Greek word for "world": “KOSMOS” - an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government ornament, decoration, adornment) is the abomination of desolation.

We are defiled by the “world”…that is, by the “orderly arrangement” of the church handwriting such as a “church constitution” which is an “orderly” governing document that that church is “built” upon. It is “standing” or established where it should not be found: in our places of worship of God. They are not keeping His commandments which are written upon our hearts and minds. No, instead they are keeping and serving their external writings rather than His internal writings.

In Greek, kosmos (κόσμος) fundamentally means orderly arrangement or a harmonious and well-ordered system… an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government ornament, decoration, adornment, ie the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts'.

It encompasses the idea of something that is arranged in a structured way, often with an emphasis on visual appearance or design.

While often translated as "world" or "universe," the core meaning of kosmos in Greek thought is rooted in the concept of order and structure, rather than just physical space

It's not just a physical space, but also the way things are arranged and organized within that space.

For if AFTER they have escaped the pollutions/defilements of the "world"....the abomination of desolation of the "orderly arrangement" of their church governing documents....

(20) For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world (the orderly arrangement....the church handwritings of ordinances)through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

Remember Lot’s wife and not look back. Let us not return back after having known the way of righteousness…to flee the man-based churches and be completely separate from them.

(21) For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
(22) But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

They are not just threatening a nation. They are voicing rebellion against the Kingdom of God. The target is not merely political; it is spiritual. Their war is not with democracy or capitalism, but with the Judeo-Christian foundation that upholds law, love, justice, and truth.

This is not about one nation. It is about any nation, people, or institution that bears the testimony of Christ. Their cry is death to anything shaped by the Gospel- the dignity of man, the sacredness of marriage, the freedom of conscience, the protection of the innocent. It is to erase Christ and to establish godless radical regimes.

They pursue this not only through violence but by infiltrating education, politics, media, and culture, dismantling values in nations like the U.S., the U.K., France, Germany, and beyond. This is a spiritual war. But hear this: God is not mocked. He sees. He acts. The evil they have planned will return upon them.

Their real cry is “Death to Christ.” But our cry is “Christ in us, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27). Their goal is the fall of righteousness. But the Lord will shake the nations, and only what is unshakable shall remain (Hebrews 12:27). Their kingdoms will fall. His will endure forever.

Their plans for dominion will crumble. Their thrones will be cast down. For the Lord has established His King, Christ, and His kingdom shall not be moved. Let the Church awaken. This is not a time for silence or retreat. This is a time to stand and to lift high the name of Jesus.

“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, ‘Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.’” Psalm 2:1-3

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“If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you.” John 15:18

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“Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.” Proverbs 26:27

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“They have prepared their net for my steps;
my soul is bowed down.
They dug a pit before me,
but they themselves have fallen into it.” Psalm 57:6

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“The Lord is known by the judgment He executes;
The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.” Psalm 9:16

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“I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against Him who was sitting on the horse and against His army. And the beast was captured… and the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of Him who was sitting on the horse.” Revelation 19:19-21

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“Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over His kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.” Isaiah 9:7

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“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

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“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people He has chosen for His own inheritance.” Psalm 33:12

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“The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” Revelation 11:15

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I know a Name
That can silence roaring waves
I know a Name
That can empty out a grave
I know a Name
It’s the only Name that saves
And it’s worthy of all praise

I call You Jesus
I call You, I call You Healer
Risen and reigning in power
Something comes out of the grave
Every time I call You Jesus
I call You, I call You Savior
Worthy of glory forever
Something comes out of the grave
Every time I call Your Name

I have a King
With dominion over death
He holds the keys
In His Holy nailed scarred hands
He is the heel
(Yeah)
That has crushed the serpents head
Our resurrected Great I Am

I call You Jesus
I call You, I call You Healer
Risen and reigning in power
Something comes out of the grave
Every time I call You Jesus
I call You, I call You Savior
Worthy of glory forever
Something comes out of the grave
Every time I call Your Name

Chains break
Dry bones wake
Every time I call Your Name
The gates of Hell shake
Every time I call Your Name

Chains break
Dry bones wake
Every time I call Your Name
The gates of Hell shake
Every time I call Your Name

Oh
Every time I call Your Name
(Nothing like the name of Jesus)

Where oh death is now your sting and
Where oh grave your victory

Where oh death is now your sting and
Where oh grave your victory

Hey
Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
In the Name of Jesus

Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
In the Name of Jesus

Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
In the Name of Jesus

Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
In the Name

I call You Jesus
I call You, I call You Healer
Risen and reigning in power
Something comes out of the grave
Every time I call You Jesus
I call You, I call You Savior
Worthy of glory forever
Something comes out of the grave
Every time I call Your Name

Chains break
Dry bones wake
Every time I call Your Name
The gates of Hell shake
Every time I call Your Name

Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
Dead things come alive
In the Name of Jesus

Dead things come alive (Dead things come alive)
Dead things come alive (Dead things come alive)
Dead things come alive (Dead things come alive)
In the Name of Jesus Christ

Pastor and bestselling author John Piper recently explained that while Christians face real human conflict, such struggles are ultimately rooted in spiritual warfare, and emphasized the urgency of responding with Gospel-centered resilience and the armor of God.

In a recent episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, the 79-year-old chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota, addressed a listener wrestling with the practical meaning of Ephesians 6:12: “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces in the heavenly realms.”

The listener asked how Christians can apply that verse to the tangible, often painful realities of daily life, especially when interpersonal conflict makes it feel like people, not demons, are the real problem.

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“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!’
3 For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper
And from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you may seek refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
5 You will not be afraid of the terror by night,
Or of the arrow that flies by day;
6 Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.” (Psalm 91:1-6 NASB1995)

What can we learn from this Psalm, based on New Testament teachings? Who are those who “dwell in the shelter of the Most High”? We are all who have trusted in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives. By faith in Jesus Christ we have died with Christ to sin, and we have been 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, in walks of obedience to his commands – all in the power of God, by his Spirit, and by his grace.

Because we have surrendered our lives to the Lord, submitted to his Lordship over our lives, and we are now walking (in conduct, in practice) in obedience to his commands, and sin is no longer what we practice, we are in genuine fellowship with God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit. We know him intimately, and he knows us, and he calls us his sheep. He watches over us, and he gives us guidance and direction in the way that we should go, and so we follow him wherever he leads us, in his power.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]

But this does not mean that nothing bad will ever happen to us. For the New Testament Scriptures, and the words of Jesus Christ, and those of his New Testament apostles assure us that, just as Jesus was hated, mistreated, rejected, persecuted, and put to death for who he was and for the things that he did and said, so will the same happen to us if we follow his example. If we are living for the Lord, and if we are spreading the truth of the gospel, we will be rejected and mistreated, even by other professing “Christians.”

We do not have to be afraid of what might happen to us, for the Lord will give us all that we need to endure and to remain faithful to him, even to the death. And if we submit to his will and purpose for our lives, and if we trust him with all our circumstances, no matter what may come our way, he will keep us from yielding to the flesh and to the enemy of our souls. But we must cooperate with him, trust him, and not flee out of fear. He will give us all we need to endure unjust suffering and to not give way to the enemy.

Now, there are many people today who are using this Psalm to teach that God will not allow us to suffer, and that nothing bad will happen to us at all if we put our trust in Jesus Christ. But that is contradictory to the teachings of Jesus and of his New Testament apostles who assured us over again that the Christian life is a life of suffering, which will include physical suffering as well as persecutions and rejections and even beatings, imprisonments, and death. For we must suffer with Christ if we are to live with him for eternity.

[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 7:13-14; Matthew 10:16-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 12:49-53; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; John 17:14; Romans 5:3-5; Philippians 3:7-11; 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5; 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 1 Peter 4:12-17; James 1:2-4; Hebrews 12:3-12; 1 John 3:13; Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 11:1-3; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 13:1-18; Revelation 14:1-13; 2 Corinthians 1:3-11]

So, be careful that you don’t end up believing the lies which teach you that will not have to suffer. And please do not believe the lies which tell you that you don’t have to repent of (turn from, die to) your sins, and that you don’t have to obey God, in practice, as part of believing faith which saves, and which must continue to the end. For most all the referenced verses in this writing will teach you that faith in Jesus Christ involves suffering, both in death to sin and in being persecuted like Jesus was for righteousness’ sake.

All Through the Night

Based off Various Scriptures
An Original Work / December 7, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Blessed are you when you’re persecuted
Because of your faith in Jesus Christ.
Blessed are you when people insult you,
And falsely say what leads folks to doubt.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is
Great in the heavens. You’re not alone.

When you are persecuted in one place,
Flee to another. God will be there.
You will be hated by all the nations
Because you testify of God’s grace.
Many will seize you and persecute you,
And put to death the foll’wers of Christ.

Yet do not fear what humans may do to you,
For I’m with you all through the night.
I tell you, love your enemies with my love,
And forgive as I forgave you.
Pray for those who do evil against you.
Rest in my love and grace from above.

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My Refuge and My Fortress
An Original Work / June 21, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

A resolution introduced by Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., condemning the riots in Los Angeles sparked by federal agents enforcing immigration law is expected to be voted on by the House next week.

The House Rules Committee announced it will consider the measure on Monday, setting the table for a floor vote next week, Politico reported Friday. The resolution could put Democrats in a bind, given they don’t want to be seen as condoning violence while they have also accused the Trump administration of escalating the situation by activating California’s National Guard and deploying the Marines.

Kim’s resolution “condemns unequivocally the violence perpetrated against Federal, State, and local law enforcement” during the riots and “calls on local and state elected leadership to work with the Federal government to end the violent riots.”
It also “recognizes the right to assemble and protest peacefully” and “expresses gratitude to law enforcement officers for keeping our communities safe in the face of danger.”

“Peaceful protests are a constitutional right, but vandalism, looting, violence, and other crimes are not,” Kim said in a statement. “Let’s be clear: The riots escalated before the National Guard was sent in and were enabled by California’s soft-on-crime policies – peddled for years by [Gov. Gavin] Newsom, Sacramento, and local prosecutors – that have allowed for lawlessness and endangered public safety of hardworking Californians.”

Co-sponsors of the resolution are the eight other Republican representatives from California: Ken Calvert, Vince Fong, Darrell Issa, Kevin Kiley, Doug LaMalfa, Tom McClintock, Jay Obernolte and David Valadao.

Protesters have held near-daily demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles since Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began an operation July 6 to arrest illegal immigrants. Riots quickly erupted, forcing Trump to call in the National Guard and Marines to protect federal buildings and law enforcement. Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and other Democrat lawmakers widely criticized the move.

Police said Monday that 575 people have been arrested since the demonstrations started, the Los Angeles Times reported. Administrative Officer Matt Szabo wrote in a memo to the City Council that Los Angeles has incurred at least $19.7 million in costs through Monday, the Times reported.

Roughly $16.9 million, including $11.7 million for overtime, was spent by the police department and more than $780,000 was spent to repair damage at City Hall, a police headquarters downtown, and other city buildings.

Shalom

Could you please pray the following prayer for me?

Heavenly Father, holy, perfect, and good are You!

"Do not let any evil have power over me and my family; Your goodness and mercy be upon me all the days of my life, in Jesus' name, Amen." (Psalm 119:133 + 33:22)

Thank you for your prayers.

May the Lord bless you and your family in Jesus' name, Amen! (Job 42:10)

The spokesperson said a disabled person in Texas, who was unable to work, struggled to get their Social Security disability payments because an illegal alien was fraudulently using their identity and earning wages at Glenn Valley Foods. Another victim in Colorado received a notice from the IRS to repay more than $5,000 after their income was falsely increased due to an illegal alien using their identity to work at the plant. In Missouri, a full-time nursing student lost their college tuition assistance because it was fraudulently reported that they earned too much money due to an illegal alien at Glenn Valley Foods using their Social Security number.

Victims continue to suffer because of past Democratic Party border policies.

Jeremy Brown was convicted for his participation in the Jan 6 insurrection. During the investigation, feds discovered a bunch of illegal weapons including a couple of hand grenades he stole from the army. When Trump pardoned all the insurrectionists, this guy argued that the pardon covered his weapons convictions, too. Trump’s DOJ agreed.

There is a very good reason for such a warning as this. And something of this nature is repeated for us multiple times throughout the New Testament writings which have to do with keeping a watch out for false prophets and teachers and preachers who teach lies, and not the truth, and who are leading many people astray with their lies, including a large number of people who profess faith in Jesus Christ. And it is good that the passage in Mark 8 includes Herod who was a political ruler of the people of that time.

For many Christians (or those who profess faith in Jesus Christ with their lips only) in the USA today are not being guarded in heart and mind, and they are not watching out for the leaven of the charlatans and “wolves in sheep’s clothing,” some of whom are within the gatherings of “the church,” and some of whom are in positions of power as “kings” (rulers) of nations. And so they are giving their undivided loyalties and devotion to people not of God who are not following the Lord, but their own flesh, some of them of “the beast.”

The Pharisees of Jesus’ day were skilled at hypocrisy. Jesus described them as those who do not practice what they preach, who love places of honor and getting lots of attention, who lead people to hell on the promise of heaven, who profess one thing but live the opposite, and who adhere to religious rituals but not to God’s righteousness. They may appear righteous outwardly to some people. Inwardly they are very evil, full of wicked deeds, greed, hypocrisy, and self-indulgence. And they persecute the saints of God.

And this, in truth, describes many people of power, rule, and authority today, both within the gatherings of what are called “churches,” and within our governments. I believe this is especially the case here in the USA, but we live in a day and time where this is all over the world. And I believe very much that “the beast” is rising, and that the beast is taking over one nation at a time, and it is deceiving people all over the world, and is convincing many people to “worship” its image, and is bringing this world under its rule.

And what is this “leaven” that we are being warned against, and that we are to watch out for? It has to do with moral corruption, depravity, impurity, and deception, which is spreading rapidly within the gatherings of “the church” and within nations of people. It is the spreading influence of evil throughout the church and the world which has many people in its traps, giving adherence to its authority and reign and rule in their lives, because they are believing the lies of these “Pharisees,” and not the truth of God’s Word.

And there is a great deception going on in our world and in the church today which is largely being led by television, the internet, the news media, social media, smartphones, internet devices, easy access to the world of evil at one’s fingertips, and charismatic leaders who lure the people with their personalities, their charm, and their lies, both in the political realm and within the gatherings of what are called “churches,” many of which are just businesses being marketed to the people of the world to grow numbers.

Many people, thus, are being led by what they hear or read or see in the media, and they are not testing what they hear or read or see; to make certain it is the truth and not a pack of lies disguised as truth. Especially we have people here in the USA clinging to one particular political party who are just regurgitating what that political party is spilling out as truth, who are not testing what that political party is saying is truth to make sure it is truth and not a pack of lies, which a lot of it is (on both sides – two in one).

So, we have these warnings in the Scriptures for us who profess faith in Jesus Christ that we should be diligent in watching out for these liars and deceivers and tricksters who are getting the people to follow them and their lies and to not pursue or to seek out or to find the truth and then obey it. We need to be on the lookout for the moral corruption going on within “the church”, the world, and our governments and their “kings.” So we need to be students of the Scriptures (in context) who are obeying only our King Jesus.

Testing the spirits: [Matthew 7:15-23; Matthew 24:11-14; John 10:1-15; Romans 16:17-19; 2 Corinthians 11:3,13-15; Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 3:2; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 1 Timothy 6:3-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-9; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude 1:1-25]

My Sheep

Based off John 10:1-30 NIV
An Original Work / June 24, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

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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Watch Out! Don’t Be Fooled!
An Original Work / June 20, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

They say that high clearance military or different contractors with high clearance in correlation to the government are working with the nephilim, the fallen angels in underground facilities. Testified by high clearance people and those who paid with their lives. Some have met the fallen ones directly face to face a person called Ray Bouche` (probably spelled wrong) that worked directly with them. They told him they were the nephilim, they were extremely tall, and he had to sign a contract not to mention the name Jesus not even as a cuss word. They told him they were preparing for an intergalactic war with God, and they were certain they were going to win. Other people have been in the vicinity and confirms. See the movie Higher Entities by FourthWatchFilms.com (also see Endtimesproductions
They say that ufos, or now uap are NOT aliens but fallen angels. And how they go away when people are "abducted" by saying the name of Jesus. One might not believe that, but it was my own personal experience. He saved me.

Helen De Cruz was a Belgian philosopher, specializing in philosophy of religion and cognitive science. I have similar interests and appreciate her work on awe and wonder in scientific discovery.

This is her appearance on Closer to Truth in which she discusses evolution and our conceptions of human progress/peculiarity:
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This is her entry "Religion and Science" in SEP (mostly concerned with compatibility/incompatibility):

Important note: Whatever Boeiter claims in his letter, from the description of the letter itself, he seems to have serious issues and his claims should be considered more than suspect.

Short version is that Boeiter claimed to have killed Kolbuchar so that Waltz could run for the Senate, at Waltz's request. I strongly doubt Waltz contacted Boeiter or made such a request. Here's a link to the story:

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After the miracle of feeding the five thousand with just five loaves and two fish, the people were amazed. They followed Jesus, not understanding yet who He truly was. They crossed the sea to find Him again, hoping to see more wonders, to be filled once more with physical food. But Jesus, knowing their hearts, told them plainly that they were not truly seeking Him for the right reasons. They were chasing after temporary bread instead of eternal truth.

Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.” Their desire was limited to earthly needs. But Jesus wanted to raise their minds higher. He warned them not to work for food that perishes, but for the food that endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man—Jesus Himself—would give them.

Here, Jesus began to reveal something wonderful. He was not just a provider of miracles. He was not just a prophet. He was offering them the deepest kind of nourishment—not for the body, but for the soul. This food was not something they could earn or grow or trade for. It was a gift from heaven, from the Father, through the Son.

The people asked what works they should do to please God. Jesus answered in a way that lifted the focus away from human effort. He said, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” All human striving, rituals, and traditions mean nothing without faith in the One whom God has sent. True life begins with believing in Jesus—not just as a man, or a prophet, but as the One who came down from heaven to give life to the world. The people, still thinking of physical bread, said, “Our fathers ate the manna in the desert.” They were referring to the time when God gave bread from heaven to the Israelites through Moses. But Jesus told them clearly: it was not Moses who gave the true bread from heaven. That bread was only a shadow, a symbol. The true bread was now standing before them.


Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.” This was a divine claim. Just as bread nourishes and keeps the body alive, Jesus said He Himself is the nourishment of the soul. And unlike manna, which rotted after a day, Jesus gives a life that never fades, a fullness that never runs dry. This is the bread the prophets spoke of. Isaiah wrote, “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good” (Isaiah 55:2). Jesus is the fulfillment of this word. He is the only food that satisfies the deep hunger in the heart of every person.

But not everyone could accept this. Even though Jesus stood before them, many did not believe. Still, He declared that all whom the Father gives Him will come to Him, and He will not reject anyone who truly comes. He said, “This is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life.” This belief is not shallow. It is not about words alone. It is a deep trust, a daily receiving, just like eating. And then Jesus said something that shocked many: “I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.” He went even further: “The bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”

With this, Jesus pointed to His death. His flesh would be broken. His blood would be poured out. Just as the Passover lamb had to be killed and eaten, so Jesus would offer Himself to bring true deliverance. The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, would become the food of eternal life.

The people argued among themselves. “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?” they asked. But Jesus did not soften His message. He said, “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.” These were not words about physical eating. They were about spiritual receiving—taking in Jesus by faith, making Him our source of life.

The Old Testament gives us a picture of this. The prophet Jeremiah said, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart” (Jeremiah 15:16). To eat and drink Christ is to receive Him deeply into our heart and soul—to trust in His sacrifice, to depend on His life, to draw daily strength from Him.

Jesus said, “My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.” He was pointing to the cross. He would give His life so that others might live. He would be broken, so we could be made whole. He would bleed, so we could be washed clean. And only those who receive this with faith, as their food and drink, will have eternal life.

He also said, “As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.” This reveals a deep truth: just as Jesus lives by the life of the Father, so we must live by the life of the Son. Our life must be rooted in Him. We must come to Him each day as our Bread. Not just once, but daily. Not just in word, but in reality.

Many of His followers were offended. They said, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?” They did not see the glory hidden in His words. They were thinking with human minds, expecting a kingdom of flesh, but Jesus was giving a kingdom of spirit and truth. He said, “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”

Even though many turned away, Jesus did not chase after them. He let them go, because the truth cannot be changed to please men. It is eternal. It is holy. It is life itself. He then asked His twelve disciples, “Do you also want to go away?” And Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”

This is the right response. Jesus alone has the words that give eternal life. Jesus alone is the Bread that came down from heaven. Jesus alone gave His flesh for the life of the world. He is the true Manna. He is the Passover Lamb. He is the daily bread of the soul. And He is the glory of God revealed.

The Old Testament shadows—the manna in the wilderness, the sacrifices at the altar, the bread of the presence in the tabernacle—all pointed to Him. In Jesus, they are fulfilled. In Jesus, they find their meaning. In Jesus, the fullness of God dwells.

He is the Bread that does not perish. He is the Word made flesh. He is the Living One who gives life to all who believe.

Let every heart come to Him. Let every soul feed on Him. Let all people lift their eyes to the true Bread from heaven and say with joy, “You have the words of eternal life.” And may the glory of Christ shine above all else, for He is the gift of the Father, the Savior of the world, and the only One who can give life that never ends.

Look, I am definitely against cruelty to animals, I really am. And the animal in question here, according to the movie's production team, was not harmed in any way, so there's really no harm, no foul. However, two points here:

1. It's a movie, folks. Not real. Illusion. Depiction. No actual cruelty was perpetrated.

2. It's a *rat*, fercrineoutloud. Vermin, ya know? The carriers responsible for destruction of billions of dollars' worth of foodstuffs and property every year, for spreading all manner of disease and filth through the world, not to mention killing 1/3 of the entire population of Europe once upon a time. You're really that worried about a rat??? Medical science labs kill thousands of rats every year, after inflicting hideous experiments on them, not to mention primates, dogs, cats, birds, insects, etc.; and that's not a fictional scene in a movie, that's the real deal. Why don't they protest that?

What I find most baffling is that they're getting their undies in a bunch over this, but they apparently have no problem with depictions of horrific cruelty perpetrated on human beings displayed in movies that (IMHO) never should have been released to begin with, such as The Human Centipede, or The Green Inferno, or Cannibal Holocaust, or any of those forty dozen "I Spit On Your Grave"-type movies and their clones. They're okay with movies that depict cruelty on human beings in a manner that would make Satan queasy, and yet they're worried about drowning a rat???

I really do not understand these people.

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What does normal look like for experience and life long christians? i am new and recovering from 20 years of pornography not realizing it was a problem. im a full believer in god and jesus christ, learning and believing more every day. i grew up in a secular home, more so athiest. parents divorced in 5th grade, dad moved out and only loving me with material, and my mother worked swing shift. so i was basically raised by grandmothers and my friends in public school. in 6th grade is where it all started, and it became like brushing your teeth, just a habit. im married now with 2 kids and want to be the parents i never had, and God is helping me with that. but since my community and family has tainted my developmental years where a kid grows, i have no idea what is normal.

What i believe as of now, Masturbation is bad, and so is lust. However the lust is confusing me. i understand that if i look at a woman for more than just a couple seconds and/or have sexual thoughts like "thats nice" or "id like to..." i feel like that is obiously lust. But is it bad to notice that a woman is attractive? is it bad to have lustful thoughts with my wife? i was attracted to her for both her looks and her foundational beliefs. is it bad for me to desire my wife sexually? some of this just seems so contradictory in this area and vague. I love my wife and sex is gods gift, and i have changed and am still changing and i love those intimate private moments with her, but i almost feel wrong for desiring her, and i dont know if that is a misunderstanding or not.

i just have no examples to work off of and no one to talk to about this. i go to celebrate recovery, and that is great and all. but i cant ask them what is normal because they have my same problem, so something went wrong at some point.

Any input is appreciated.

"The ministers of the grace of God have, by the Holy Spirit, spoken of repentance; and the Lord of all things has himself declared with an oath regarding it, “As I live, saith the Lord, I desire not the death of the sinner, but rather his repentance;” adding, moreover, this gracious declaration Repent O house of Israel, of your iniquity. Say to the children of My people, Though your sins reach from earth to heaven, and though they be redder than scarlet, and blacker than sackcloth, yet if ye turn to Me with your whole heart, and say, Father! I will listen to you, as to a holy people.” And in another place He speaks thus: “Wash you, and become clean; put away the wickedness of your souls from before mine eyes; cease from your evil ways, and learn to do well; seek out judgment, deliver the oppressed, judge the fatherless, and see that justice is done to the widow; and come, and let us reason together. He declares, Though your sins be like crimson, I will make them white as snow; though they be like scarlet, I will whiten them like wool. And if ye be willing and obey Me, ye shall eat the good of the land; but if ye refuse, and will not hearken unto Me, the sword shall devour you, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken these things.” Desiring, therefore, that all His beloved should be partakers of repentance, He has, by His almighty will, established [these declarations]."
~Clement of Rome

The point is that this is clearly written to Israel since it is ripe with connotations about the people of Israel. Therefore, does Clement believe God is "done with the Jews"?
I see no reason to believe that, given this is not the first, but the second admonition from him on repentance. The logical conclusion is that one is for Gentiles and one is for the Israelites. It should also be understood that at the destruction of the Temple, it was THOUGHT that at that moment that God was "done with the Jews" but if it is a judgment of God on the Jews, then He is still involved with them. As such, given texts like Jeremiah 31:10 and following, it is clear that there would be a regathering of Israel.

When I wasn`t with God I had encounters with aliens. I saw a lot of crafts. They came abducted me for 3 years, same time every night. Until the day I called on Jesus. As I had heard stories. He saved me. It stopped immediately and they vanished into thin air. I still see things outside. But I know what they are.
There is a group that works with and collect testimonies like that and wanted to present it to the general ufo communities. They weren`t interested. Go figure.

Fmr. Ambassor David Friedman: Modern-day Israel is 'the same nation of Israel referred to in the Bible'

A contentious interview between conservative commentator Tucker Carlson and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz exploded in a fiery exchange over theology, foreign policy and national priorities after the Texas lawmaker appeared to equate the Israel of the Bible with the modern Israeli government.

While the roughly two-hour conversationposted Wednesday explored a number of topics including Iran, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the future of Syria, the interview took a heated turn when Carlson began pressing Cruz on campaign donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which Carlson accused of lobbying U.S. politicians on behalf of a foreign government.

“That is not only not true, that is false,” Cruz said. According to OpenSecrets.org, Cruz has received more than $1.8 million from the pro-Israel lobby through 2024.

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Please strong prayers for my son Jakeb. He isn't doing well at all today. Please pray that God heals him mind and body and lets him be happy today and more. He is crying. Please pray God helps me find the right treatment. Please ask God if I can hear his laughter today. If all this is God's will and I ask in the name of Jesus. Please please pray and God bless you.

President Donald Trump made $1.3 million last year for endorsing Lee Greenwood’s leather-bound God Bless the USA Bible, according to financial disclosuresreleased by the White House.

The version of the Bible, which originally cost $59.99 when it came out last year, features the King James Version and contains the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance and the handwritten chorus to Greenwood's song "God Bless the USA," which featured at Trump's rallies.

Several other editions have since been released, priced at $99.99, and a limited number, fewer than 200, featuring Trump’s signature, are available for $1,000.

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