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Recently, I've been very very slowly starting to feel a little bit better. I'm helping my friend who is also a Christian overcome his addictions(I think this is God's way of calling me back to him), and I've started a new relationship with this girl whom I really love and adore. I'm starting to feel a little bit better, slowly crawling out of my depression sphere.

Or so I thought.



Who is the Destroyer? What does he do?


Also 1 Thessalonians 5:3

I was just telling my friends that things are going to get better soon, and not to give up, but I guess the birth pains are starting so what's the point in being happy? Why be happy if the birth pains are triggered by people proclaiming "Peace and Safety"? Should I just be watching every corner for signs of Jesus's return? Do I stockpile food and water, MRE's? Getting filters and masks so I can have at least a chance to survive the Tribulation?

Starving and being dehydrated and being tortured for my religion to death are the ways I am terrified to die. And if I die from those terrible deaths, I'll most likely go to Hell. I am a terrible person. I'm beyond saving.
 

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It is best not to listen to scaremongers. Why should you fear the destroyer? He will set you free from your sins. In Hebrew 4:12-13 it is written that God's word is a two edged sword it cuts both ways. One side cuts to death and one brings to life.

So in your sinful self you shall surely die, but in your saved self you come to life. This is nothing to be scared of. It is absolutely great to die to sin and come to life in Him. The wicked in your heart they run scared, but if you see you are a sinner and know the name of Jesus then you know which name to call.

Lord Jesus please save me from my sins!

Joel 2:32
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

Acts 2:21
"And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’"

Romans 10:13
for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”


Don't doubt but believe the truth of God, that is your way out of your tortured mind. Trust God to speak true and your peace will be restored promptly.

Peace
 
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It is best not to listen to scaremongers. Why should you fear the destroyer? He will set you free from your sins. In Hebrew 4:12-13 it is written that God's word is a two edged sword it cuts both ways. One side cuts to death and one brings to life.

So in your sinful self you shall surely die, but in your saved self you come to life. This is nothing to be scared of. It is absolutely great to die to sin and come to life in Him. The wicked in your heart they run scared, but if you see you are a sinner and know the name of Jesus then you know which name to call.

Lord Jesus please save me from my sins!

Joel 2:32
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

Acts 2:21
"And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’"

Romans 10:13
for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”


Don't doubt but believe the truth of God, that is your way out of your tortured mind. Trust God to speak true and your peace will be restored promptly.

Peace

My mind is tortured. That's exactly what it is. Every morning I feel like I'm forced to watch his videos.
 
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First of all, I’m glad you’re feeling better.

Second, STOP. WATCHING. THIS. DUDE. It seems like all he does is fearmonger, which isn’t constructive!!! Block his pages. Do not allow yourself to watch his videos for your own mental health. If you need an accountability partner to help you do so, find one! But you can’t keep doing this to yourself. You do not have to watch these videos, no matter what your mind is telling you. You don’t. Please. Please.

As for the feeling bad that you’re feeling okay, I get that. It’s a big anxiety thing.

I think we’re supposed to prepare for Jesus’ return by simply trying to grow in faith and live as He would have us live. It’s always been my interpretation that we’re not told when the Second Coming will be so we live every day to the fullest in Christ. We’re told to be ready, not paranoid!

We should fight by trying to advance the kingdom. I think we’re allowed peace in that. There’s a difference between peace and complacency. And I think you really need some rest, boxman. I pray you find it and continue feeling better.

It’s hard. It’s so, so, hard. But love and trust in the Lord. Not your fears.
 
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My mind is tortured. That's exactly what it is. Every morning I feel like I'm forced to watch his videos.

Instead of obeying that compulsion, read a piece out of Scripture which confirms your salvation and pray in thanksgiving to The Lord. He will set you surely free from your fears and your sins.

Jesus brings peace so whenever you are fearful, unless the situation demands it, then it is anti-Christ spirituality in your heart that needs to go. It is awesome to be saved from your fears brother be of good courage and learn to trust in Jesus instead of that poster. Why should you believe what that poster says? He will be judged according to his own judgments, let Jesus worry about your sin then you can dwell in His peace in no time.

Blessings.

Keep calling on that great name brother and understand that He is love Himself, try looking out of His eyes.

Peace.
 
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Recently, I've been very very slowly starting to feel a little bit better. I'm helping my friend who is also a Christian overcome his addictions(I think this is God's way of calling me back to him), and I've started a new relationship with this girl whom I really love and adore. I'm starting to feel a little bit better, slowly crawling out of my depression sphere.

Or so I thought.



Who is the Destroyer? What does he do?


Also 1 Thessalonians 5:3

I was just telling my friends that things are going to get better soon, and not to give up, but I guess the birth pains are starting so what's the point in being happy? Why be happy if the birth pains are triggered by people proclaiming "Peace and Safety"? Should I just be watching every corner for signs of Jesus's return? Do I stockpile food and water, MRE's? Getting filters and masks so I can have at least a chance to survive the Tribulation?

Starving and being dehydrated and being tortured for my religion to death are the ways I am terrified to die. And if I die from those terrible deaths, I'll most likely go to Hell. I am a terrible person. I'm beyond saving.
If the Lord Jesus is about to return, it is the best news that a Christian could have. So why don't you turn your life over to Lord Jesus? Hell is not a destination. It's where people are in this life right now, if they have not received Christ. If you have already accepted Christ, heaven is your home. You are already there spiritually. Why sweat over the future? You really do not know what will happen. God has made us an unbreakable promise. His grace is sufficient. It is sufficient for every day, in every way and in every circumstance.
 
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Recently, I've been very very slowly starting to feel a little bit better. I'm helping my friend who is also a Christian overcome his addictions(I think this is God's way of calling me back to him), and I've started a new relationship with this girl whom I really love and adore. I'm starting to feel a little bit better, slowly crawling out of my depression sphere.

Or so I thought.



Who is the Destroyer? What does he do?


Also 1 Thessalonians 5:3

I was just telling my friends that things are going to get better soon, and not to give up, but I guess the birth pains are starting so what's the point in being happy? Why be happy if the birth pains are triggered by people proclaiming "Peace and Safety"? Should I just be watching every corner for signs of Jesus's return? Do I stockpile food and water, MRE's? Getting filters and masks so I can have at least a chance to survive the Tribulation?

Starving and being dehydrated and being tortured for my religion to death are the ways I am terrified to die. And if I die from those terrible deaths, I'll most likely go to Hell. I am a terrible person. I'm beyond saving.

The Great Tribulation ... everyone is going to go through it ... but it will be cut short.

We look forward to His return and yes should be happy because regardless what we may go through ... when He returns we are taken to heaven and no more misery of any kind from there and onward ... into eternity.

We don't know when He will return. We are to be spiritually ready. Being spiritually ready we will be able to endure whatever physical may happen.
 
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The Great Tribulation ... everyone is going to go through it ... but it will be cut short.

We look forward to His return and yes should be happy because regardless what we may go through ... when He returns we are taken to heaven and no more misery of any kind from there and onward ... into eternity.

We don't know when He will return. We are to be spiritually ready. Being spiritually ready we will be able to endure whatever physical may happen.

I don't look forward to His return. Sorry, I know I should. But I don't. That means the world is ending when He comes back. So I'd prefer if He chilled in Heaven.
 
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I don't look forward to His return. Sorry, I know I should. But I don't. That means the world is ending when He comes back. So I'd prefer if He chilled in Heaven.

Yes ... true ... but also remember He's going to make a new earth that does not have any pain, sorrow, no sickness, no death ... no sin! Amen ... tomorrow would be fine with me! ;o)
 
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Yes ... true ... but also remember He's going to make a new earth that does not have any pain, sorrow, no sickness, no death ... no sin! Amen ... tomorrow would be fine with me! ;o)

Yea, I can't imagine nor picture an Earth without all of those things. I'm not happy anymore. Rarely these days am I ever happy, so I guess that's why I can't picture it.
 
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Yea, I can't imagine nor picture an Earth without all of those things. I'm not happy anymore. Rarely these days am I ever happy, so I guess that's why I can't picture it.
Honestly, I think we all kinda feel that way. There's just so much sin and evil around us that the thought of a world without all that is kind of scary. It's just so alien, so unknown. Downright impossible to picture.

This won't solve everything, but maybe it can bring you some peace: we can't imagine a world where everything is perfect. We can't even imagine a world where everything is okay. But that means that it's going to be better than anything we could ever imagine.

Instead, when we see something that is beautiful, it's a small reflection of what is to come. Think about that when you do see something beautiful. It doesn't take away all the fear, no, but it brings some comfort. Keep hanging on. He will hold you fast.
 
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Honestly, I think we all kinda feel that way. There's just so much sin and evil around us that the thought of a world without all that is kind of scary. It's just so alien, so unknown. Downright impossible to picture.

This won't solve everything, but maybe it can bring you some peace: we can't imagine a world where everything is perfect. We can't even imagine a world where everything is okay. But that means that it's going to be better than anything we could ever imagine.

Instead, when we see something that is beautiful, it's a small reflection of what is to come. Think about that when you do see something beautiful. It doesn't take away all the fear, no, but it brings some comfort. Keep hanging on. He will hold you fast.

There's nothing beautiful in this world anymore. Look around you. Everything you see will DIE.

The next world won't be anything spectacular. You'll get bored fast.
 
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There's nothing beautiful in this world anymore. Look around you. Everything you see will DIE.

The next world won't be anything spectacular. You'll get bored fast.

You got to be kidding .... access to God who know's everything .... access to the entire universe .... I'm looking forward to that .... conversations with the apostles and many others from time passed??? Meeting and interacting with angels, Knowing the truth about everything .... looking forward to it.

We still have some glimpses of beauty around, I am blessed to live kindish remote and still see the beauty in nature all around me.
 
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So, what has helped you the most?

what do you mean
I mean . . .

anything that has helped you . . . been good for you . . . anything that helps you to have hope . . . encouraging . . . what you appreciate . . .

people who have been a good example for you . . .

anything . . . anyone . . . who has been good for you.

And I mean that I want you to be somehow encouraged and know God does want you and we love you and want you, and we have hope for you because of God being able to bless you and change you into being with Him in His love and His way He has us loving any and all people. I mean we can be family with God our Heavenly Father and with Jesus our Groom and with one another as God's family.

So, even if you feel and find there is no hope for you, do you know of Bible things and people who say there is hope for you?

What we feel can be very convincing but wrong. What is true and trustworthy is in God's love and peace; so we shouldn't trust what is not in love and joy and peace of Jesus.

I can still have horrible things going on in me, about what people could do to me; but that is not God; so I don't trust that. There is horrible evil in this world. I was a horrible person > a bully and then a religious self-righteous screwball and jerk and that might have hurt people more than being a bully. Because I did not know how to love > I would act nice, but then people could find out I did not love them and did not want them > that could have been more cruel than being a bully.

There are people don't know how to love you; but with Jesus we can find out how to love and care for people, then we can help poor miserable and ruined people to find out how to love . . . with God, of course. So, first Jesus wants us to have God who is the most perfectly beautifully wonderful Being there is, and share with Him in His own love in us, and love Him with all we've got.

And Jesus has this hope for us; and Jesus knows; so there is hope, no matter how convincing our horrible stuff is to make us feel otherwise and have our attention elsewhere. Evil is that horrible, actually wanting to ruin us from hope and loving with God. So, do not allow evil to mess with your attention.

Don't go along with evil. Depend on Jesus, and do not trust how horrible and evil stuff and stinking thinking have us be and see things > just don't trust that.

"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with God." (Romans 12:21)

"'Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.'" (Matthew 11:28-29)

As you can see, words alone are not enough to tell you what I really mean. But Jesus is the One who knows all which is possible for you and me and any person, at all > and Jesus calls to "all" to have rest in our souls. Because God is almighty, so He can change any of us to rest in sensitive and personal sharing with Him . . . in His all-loving love so we are caring about any and all people, like Jesus on the cross.

Because God is almighty, His love is safe. But if we have been living in human and self-seeking love, this can be why we could be hurt and fooled and used > because our self-seeking love is weak, not in God's almighty strength and safety. I myself, while I was so able to hurt others, I was so deeply weak so I could be hurt and insecure and fearing and worrying and looking down on other people, instead of really loving. I was so love-stupid that I could pick and choose who I loved because of what they looked like and how popular they were and how they could act like they were great people and charming.

But Jesus is not conceited, like I was. Jesus is God's own Son; yet Jesus left Heaven itself in order to reach us and save us and share with us.

And Jesus loves every person.

Jesus suffered and died like He did, on Calvary, with hope for any and all people > love "hopes all things" > in 1 Corinthians 13:7.

So, this is how convinced Jesus Himself is, about you . . . no matter how cruel and Satanic thinking and feelings would convince you otherwise and keep your attention elsewhere.

God has proven Himself to us. This is how we know. Right in us we experience how God's love has changed us and effects how we see things >

"Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." (Romans 5:5)

So . . . I mean how God proves Himself to you, no less :)

Maybe you are looking and wishing for what is not good enough for you, and God wants more for you, and so He won't let you be satisfied with what is inferior.
 
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I don't look forward to His return. Sorry, I know I should. But I don't. That means the world is ending when He comes back. So I'd prefer if He chilled in Heaven.

i feel t\he same way. i think iis our mental illness tellling us that we not good enough to be saved through trusting in Jesus' finished work. it is a lie from satan!!! every day we have to choose to not believe the lie of satan that we are gping to hell.

to be honest if a preacher or prophet is emphasising salvation by anything we do, oor by being holy or good enough to get to Heaven or causing us fear, doubt, maybe they are not helpful for us? Maybe they are not sent from God at all?
 
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But I used to be where you are, feeling that compulsion to watch these kinds of videos.....took me a lot of healing. a lot of therapy and elarnign that am saved by the finished work of Jesus, to set me free. I still struggle a bit. am not where I need to be YET. but am on my way... but i had to get rid fo any theology that caused fear in me...at first it was terrifying doing this, because i still believed those lies that salvation is through sinless perfection, through having perfect doctrine..... i had to overcome those lies with truth....God's word tells us what to believe.....the prophecies for end times etc are in there. in the 66 books of the Bible. anyone can say they are a prophet and make a video.....

prophecy for christians today has two roles:

1/ to encourage us and exhort us to keep pressing on in our faith, abiding in Jesus becoming more like Him. sometimes this is personal prophecy, giving a word of knowledge or encouragement through hearing from God for a fellow christian

2/ it can be a word for warning to the church in a certain a nation regarding a current event- warnign to pray and prepare etc

BUT what it always must do is

not contradict the canon of scipture

not contradict what we know of God's grace and love for His peole who have been saved (eg God isn't going to send christians to hell, not if they real ones)

Any prophet who claims a new revelation that is not backed up by scripture is not speaking truth

eg there is a prophet who believes all women wearing jewellery are going to hell. even saved christians. this contradicts scripture on two counts......sadly a lot of people fall for this stuff...i know because i fell for these lies too


Test every spirit
 
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Recently, I've been very very slowly starting to feel a little bit better. I'm helping my friend who is also a Christian overcome his addictions(I think this is God's way of calling me back to him), and I've started a new relationship with this girl whom I really love and adore. I'm starting to feel a little bit better, slowly crawling out of my depression sphere.

Or so I thought.



Who is the Destroyer? What does he do?


Also 1 Thessalonians 5:3

I was just telling my friends that things are going to get better soon, and not to give up, but I guess the birth pains are starting so what's the point in being happy? Why be happy if the birth pains are triggered by people proclaiming "Peace and Safety"? Should I just be watching every corner for signs of Jesus's return? Do I stockpile food and water, MRE's? Getting filters and masks so I can have at least a chance to survive the Tribulation?

Starving and being dehydrated and being tortured for my religion to death are the ways I am terrified to die. And if I die from those terrible deaths, I'll most likely go to Hell. I am a terrible person. I'm beyond saving.
Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”
It isn’t a sin to be happy. Yes, while we are happy, someone may sin.
Not because of you, though.
You are not beyond saving.
All you need is to confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and, if you love Him, obey His commandments.
And His commandments isn’t what this YouTuber say. It’s what the Bible says.
And that won’t change.
Also, you and that guy is like me with Earthen Vessels, a legalistic, cult like channel for women, and I honestly thought I was going to go to hell for not covering my hair and wearing pants.
Isn’t that ridiculous?
I remember crying and saying “Lord, when will I ever be enough?”

We cannot take Scripture out of proportion. The Bible will explain itself, if we let it.
Deuteronomy 4:2 "You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.“
Revelation 22:18 “I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;”
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.”
 
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