Some people have been going about trying to read every event as further proof of the End of the World and I am not disputing any of them. These events are indeed signs of the End and I do not believe anyone in their right mind would deny that.
However, to interpret everything on a specific timeline and try to fix a date would not be the right path. The scriptures tell us that the Lord IS coming back for His own and further cautions us that only the Father knows the exact timing even though there are positive hints in His modus operandi. But then again, we must remember that God, being the Creator, has His own timetable and He does not need to work on specific modes like humans. Bear in mind, He is the one who created time and He Himself lives OUTSIDE of time and so I would encourage you not to place too much emphasis on a specific day or hour and place all your eggs into one basket, stake your reputation and efforts solely on that chosen day and time and then when it does not happen as expected by you, you will become disillusioned.
God created each one of us unique and yet in our collective nature, we are all programmed to live under the regime of expectations - do good and you will be blessed but do bad and you will be beaten! So here I am saying that we live our lives with our expectations and when things do not turn out the way we expect them to turn out, we get disappointed. Who started all these in the first instance? is it not we ourselves for setting those expectations?
So what am I saying? Simply that we should all live our daily lives with the expectation that the Lord is coming back for His own but in the meantime, we continue to live in the confident expectation of good because of what Jesus our Lord and Savior had already accomplished for us on the cross. He paid the ultimate price so that we need not face the judgment and wrath of God. Those who have not believed in what Jesus had accomplished for him on the Cross and received Him into their hearts will always go around with the fearful expectation of judgment but not for the Believers for all the judgment had already fallen on the Body of Jesus on the Cross; what is left for us now is a life of blessings and favor because we are the righteousness of God in Christ.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Where Will You Be After All These?
An acquaintance once asked me what would happen at the End of the World, when everything comes to an end and life as we know it is no more.
Certainly it is an interesting question because it all depends on what we do in this one life that God gives each one of us and everyone knows that is the ONLY criterion that will determine our destiny. So what do you say about your own life? What have you done? In the minds of many, that would warrant lots of charitable works that they do now to earn their way into God's good books and hence they would be quick to jump on the charity bandwagon each time there is a disaster or donation drive. But by doing charity or charitable works alone will not get you into Heaven.
Certainly not by the teachings of Jesus Christ the Son of God Who came down from Heaven to live as one of us so that He can die as one of us to save us from eternal separation from God. Jesus pointed out that the ONLY way to the Father is through Him who is the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6) and He actually paid the price that was required of each one of us so that we can rightfully enter into His Kingdom simply through faith in Him. The ONLY Way to the Father is through Jesus the Son and that is by believing and accepting the fact that He paid it all by His death on the Cross and that His one Death settled the price required once and for all.
Don't get me wrong about charity. Certainly charity has its part in society and I am all for it. But charity on its own will not get us into Heaven. Charity after the Cross (that is after we have a saving knowledge of whose we are) will do wonders and strengthen our faith in God the Father.
And so my friend, where will you be after all these have passed away and you stand before God the Judge? Will He say to you, "good and faithful Child, enter into the Father's pleasure" or will He say to you, "who are you? I don't know you! Depart from my presence!" and you will be banished into Hell, the place of eternal separation from the Source of Life.
The choice is really yours to make. Choose life by believing Christ Jesus and receiving Him into your heart as your personal Lord and Savior. Time is short and running out...
Certainly it is an interesting question because it all depends on what we do in this one life that God gives each one of us and everyone knows that is the ONLY criterion that will determine our destiny. So what do you say about your own life? What have you done? In the minds of many, that would warrant lots of charitable works that they do now to earn their way into God's good books and hence they would be quick to jump on the charity bandwagon each time there is a disaster or donation drive. But by doing charity or charitable works alone will not get you into Heaven.
Certainly not by the teachings of Jesus Christ the Son of God Who came down from Heaven to live as one of us so that He can die as one of us to save us from eternal separation from God. Jesus pointed out that the ONLY way to the Father is through Him who is the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6) and He actually paid the price that was required of each one of us so that we can rightfully enter into His Kingdom simply through faith in Him. The ONLY Way to the Father is through Jesus the Son and that is by believing and accepting the fact that He paid it all by His death on the Cross and that His one Death settled the price required once and for all.
Don't get me wrong about charity. Certainly charity has its part in society and I am all for it. But charity on its own will not get us into Heaven. Charity after the Cross (that is after we have a saving knowledge of whose we are) will do wonders and strengthen our faith in God the Father.
And so my friend, where will you be after all these have passed away and you stand before God the Judge? Will He say to you, "good and faithful Child, enter into the Father's pleasure" or will He say to you, "who are you? I don't know you! Depart from my presence!" and you will be banished into Hell, the place of eternal separation from the Source of Life.
The choice is really yours to make. Choose life by believing Christ Jesus and receiving Him into your heart as your personal Lord and Savior. Time is short and running out...
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The End IS very near!
I don't know whether you have been following events according to Jewish calendars as they unfold before our eyes because something spectacular is about to break out in Israel and may impact us, Believers in Christ.
A few days ago I shared a post on "Phenomena in the Cosmos" and said that there will be a number of sun eclipses as well as moon eclipses taking place in 2014 and 2015. Well, to be exact, there will be two solar eclipses and four lunar eclipses and all will take place on Jewish holidays; coincidence? no way because these are signs that the Lord uses to tell us what He is doing for His chosen people. It was said that the last time such a phenomenon happened was on June 7, 1967 and that day the City of Jerusalem came under the Israeli army. And here are the lists of eclipses -
Solar Eclipses
1. Adar 29/Nisan 1, March 20, 2015
2. Tishri 1, The Feast of Trumpets, September 13, 2015
Lunar Eclipses
1. Passover, April 15, 2014
2. The Feast of Tabernacles, October 8, 2014
3. Passover, April 4, 2015 and
4. The Feast of Tabernacles, September 28, 2015
Well, you are going to ask me what on earth I am talking about...I believe that these are the time when we will see a 'red moon' or blood moon as the Scriptures called it and these will be signs that our Lord Jesus mentioned in Matthew 24:29-31 of His Return.
And so if we take seven years off for the Tribulation, we will be left with 2008! Are we going to experience the Rapture this year? And when will this be? Are there any telltale signs that points us to 2008? At least one pastor who had been studying this for some time now had made some very interesting discoveries. Please read his findings for yourselves. http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2008/fmriley510.htm
What do we do if it does not happen? How are we to react? My advice to all is that we need to be prepared but that does not mean we sit idly by and wait for that day doing nothing; we are to continue to do His work (whatever He had given us to do) but with a renewed vigor knowing that the End is indeed very near!
A few days ago I shared a post on "Phenomena in the Cosmos" and said that there will be a number of sun eclipses as well as moon eclipses taking place in 2014 and 2015. Well, to be exact, there will be two solar eclipses and four lunar eclipses and all will take place on Jewish holidays; coincidence? no way because these are signs that the Lord uses to tell us what He is doing for His chosen people. It was said that the last time such a phenomenon happened was on June 7, 1967 and that day the City of Jerusalem came under the Israeli army. And here are the lists of eclipses -
Solar Eclipses
1. Adar 29/Nisan 1, March 20, 2015
2. Tishri 1, The Feast of Trumpets, September 13, 2015
Lunar Eclipses
1. Passover, April 15, 2014
2. The Feast of Tabernacles, October 8, 2014
3. Passover, April 4, 2015 and
4. The Feast of Tabernacles, September 28, 2015
Well, you are going to ask me what on earth I am talking about...I believe that these are the time when we will see a 'red moon' or blood moon as the Scriptures called it and these will be signs that our Lord Jesus mentioned in Matthew 24:29-31 of His Return.
And so if we take seven years off for the Tribulation, we will be left with 2008! Are we going to experience the Rapture this year? And when will this be? Are there any telltale signs that points us to 2008? At least one pastor who had been studying this for some time now had made some very interesting discoveries. Please read his findings for yourselves. http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2008/fmriley510.htm
What do we do if it does not happen? How are we to react? My advice to all is that we need to be prepared but that does not mean we sit idly by and wait for that day doing nothing; we are to continue to do His work (whatever He had given us to do) but with a renewed vigor knowing that the End is indeed very near!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
What is Laminin?
A good friend of mine sent me an article way back in January this year sharing what she heard about this term "Laminin" and I was like, 'huh? what is that'. Well, look no further because I have included some pictures of Laminin here so that, as the saying goes, 'seeing is believing' and please don't just take it from me.
The apostle Paul wrote in Colossians 1:15-17 about our Lord Jesus christ.
v15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
v16 For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible an dinvisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were createdby Him and for Him.
v17 He is before all things, and in Him ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER! (emphasis are mine).
And of course, you want to see more right?
Well, after seeing what the molecular structure of our cells look like, I began to understand why the apostle Paul was so convinced that the world actually has no excuse not to believe in Who Jesus is and what He had accomplished for us on the Cross. You can read all about his arguments in Romans chapter 1.
And to think that some people still cling on to the hypothesis of evolution? to say that humans are evolved from primates is really an insult to our Lord and Savior.
Go on, show them the pictures of the Laminin's and let them be bowled over.
The apostle Paul wrote in Colossians 1:15-17 about our Lord Jesus christ.
v15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
v16 For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible an dinvisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were createdby Him and for Him.
v17 He is before all things, and in Him ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER! (emphasis are mine).
And of course, you want to see more right?
Well, after seeing what the molecular structure of our cells look like, I began to understand why the apostle Paul was so convinced that the world actually has no excuse not to believe in Who Jesus is and what He had accomplished for us on the Cross. You can read all about his arguments in Romans chapter 1.And to think that some people still cling on to the hypothesis of evolution? to say that humans are evolved from primates is really an insult to our Lord and Savior.
Go on, show them the pictures of the Laminin's and let them be bowled over.
World Events - Israel vs the world
On Sunday May 11, 2008 Pastor Prince shared a powerful message from Genesis 12:1-2. God promised Abraham that He will bless those who blessed Israel (the descendants of Abraham) and those who curse him will be cursed. And over the years, this had been seen to be true. The Romans conquered Israel and subjugated it and now they are no more; the Ottoman Empire is no more; likewise the Crusaders and Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler had all disappeared and there are no more traces of them.
And in recent events, we see something spectacular happening too. In year 2004-2005 the US government was adding pressure on Israel to give up the Gaza Strip and to allow the Palestinians to resettle there. Initially the Israeli government resisted but under mounting pressure they had no choice but to send in the IDF to assist the Jewish settlers to evacuate.
The evacuation took place from August 18-25, 2005 and there were clear signs of much unhappiness. Some of the settlers were so upset as they had lost everything they had worked so hard over the years and left without anything more than the clothes on their bodies plus a few miserable personal belongings. And then something completely unrelated took place in USA almost immediately; well, I said unrelated or at least that was how I thought initially but now have changed my mind. Hurricane Katrina, the worst hurricane to hit USA and the most expensive in terms of damage, swept through New Orleans and completely devastated the city on August 29 and 30 - just days after the Gaza withdrawal. And some of those affected by the hurricane echoed the words of the settlers of the Gaza in that they also lost everything in one day. coincidence? I don't think so.
And just when you think the major powers have learnt their lesson, they did something similar again last year. The USA and EU are now pressuring the Israeli government to give up the West Bank to the Palestinians. They mounted pressure last year and threatened to withdraw aid to Israel if the government does not oblige. And guess what, the sub-prime fiasco came on and many of the US and major European banks were affected by the CDO debacle. You may ask, when will the CDO saga come to an end? my answer would be, 'ask the politicians to stop pressurizing Israel to give up the West Bank'. In fact I was listening to some of the videos on-line of interviews with the average man on the street in Israel and they will tell you that they believe both Jews and Palestinians can live side by side and that there is no necessity of any political solution - only the politicians want to have a political solution so as to win votes.
Sorry I believe very strongly that those who tamper with the apple of eye of the Lord will have to pay the price for the consequences.
What is next then to watch in the Israel radar screen? Tomorrow is the 60th anniversary celebration of the birth of modern Israel and many world leaders (including President Bush) will be in Jerusalem for the celebrations and you can expect some behind the scene lobbying among the politicians. It will be interesting to watch what develops out of those lobbying sessions and you can almost guess where the impacts will be. So focus your eyes and ears on Israel folks to catch a glimpse of what will happen in the world around you.
And in recent events, we see something spectacular happening too. In year 2004-2005 the US government was adding pressure on Israel to give up the Gaza Strip and to allow the Palestinians to resettle there. Initially the Israeli government resisted but under mounting pressure they had no choice but to send in the IDF to assist the Jewish settlers to evacuate.
The evacuation took place from August 18-25, 2005 and there were clear signs of much unhappiness. Some of the settlers were so upset as they had lost everything they had worked so hard over the years and left without anything more than the clothes on their bodies plus a few miserable personal belongings. And then something completely unrelated took place in USA almost immediately; well, I said unrelated or at least that was how I thought initially but now have changed my mind. Hurricane Katrina, the worst hurricane to hit USA and the most expensive in terms of damage, swept through New Orleans and completely devastated the city on August 29 and 30 - just days after the Gaza withdrawal. And some of those affected by the hurricane echoed the words of the settlers of the Gaza in that they also lost everything in one day. coincidence? I don't think so.
And just when you think the major powers have learnt their lesson, they did something similar again last year. The USA and EU are now pressuring the Israeli government to give up the West Bank to the Palestinians. They mounted pressure last year and threatened to withdraw aid to Israel if the government does not oblige. And guess what, the sub-prime fiasco came on and many of the US and major European banks were affected by the CDO debacle. You may ask, when will the CDO saga come to an end? my answer would be, 'ask the politicians to stop pressurizing Israel to give up the West Bank'. In fact I was listening to some of the videos on-line of interviews with the average man on the street in Israel and they will tell you that they believe both Jews and Palestinians can live side by side and that there is no necessity of any political solution - only the politicians want to have a political solution so as to win votes.
Sorry I believe very strongly that those who tamper with the apple of eye of the Lord will have to pay the price for the consequences.
What is next then to watch in the Israel radar screen? Tomorrow is the 60th anniversary celebration of the birth of modern Israel and many world leaders (including President Bush) will be in Jerusalem for the celebrations and you can expect some behind the scene lobbying among the politicians. It will be interesting to watch what develops out of those lobbying sessions and you can almost guess where the impacts will be. So focus your eyes and ears on Israel folks to catch a glimpse of what will happen in the world around you.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Phenomena in the Cosmos
Every time I hear of unusual phenomenon taking place in the cosmos, I am constantly drawn to the fact that these are yet another sign from God to tell us that the Lord's Return will be round the corner.
Recently, an article was posted on this website http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=63076 and he talked about the blood moon and sun eclipses coming right up in the two years of 2014 and 2015. And here we are not talking about just one such occurrence but possibly four in total. Now that is a very odd phenomenon.
Immediately I am drawn to the word of our Lord in Matthew 24:29, "Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken." Jesus was asked by His disciples when the End of time will be and He responded with the above verse which very much sums up what NASA scientists have predicted based on their mathematical calculations.
So what does all these mean? Well, for one thing, the End of the World will come to pass when the Lord comes back to Earth and rule and there will be a new Jerusalem and a new Earth. Now will this really be the End? Nobody knows for sure but certainly I am not a fool to pass this up and ignore. I will certainly want to put this in order and enjoy the Lord's Presence in my life. I don;t know about you but I believe that the Lord will certainly come back for His own - His Bride, the Church - very shortly and then the Tribulation will start and from then on, you can rest assured the End will be here for there will not be any more Christians around for a start and then there will be an official countdown of 7 years and then the End will really fall upon everyone and those who do not know Jesus as their own personal Lord and Savior will regret as they will have to face the Judge and explain why they rejected His Sacrifice for them.
My question to you my readers is this - are you ready for the Lord when He returns?
Recently, an article was posted on this website http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=63076 and he talked about the blood moon and sun eclipses coming right up in the two years of 2014 and 2015. And here we are not talking about just one such occurrence but possibly four in total. Now that is a very odd phenomenon.
Immediately I am drawn to the word of our Lord in Matthew 24:29, "Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken." Jesus was asked by His disciples when the End of time will be and He responded with the above verse which very much sums up what NASA scientists have predicted based on their mathematical calculations.
So what does all these mean? Well, for one thing, the End of the World will come to pass when the Lord comes back to Earth and rule and there will be a new Jerusalem and a new Earth. Now will this really be the End? Nobody knows for sure but certainly I am not a fool to pass this up and ignore. I will certainly want to put this in order and enjoy the Lord's Presence in my life. I don;t know about you but I believe that the Lord will certainly come back for His own - His Bride, the Church - very shortly and then the Tribulation will start and from then on, you can rest assured the End will be here for there will not be any more Christians around for a start and then there will be an official countdown of 7 years and then the End will really fall upon everyone and those who do not know Jesus as their own personal Lord and Savior will regret as they will have to face the Judge and explain why they rejected His Sacrifice for them.
My question to you my readers is this - are you ready for the Lord when He returns?
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