Our Blood Pressure

A few days ago, a friend of mine who emigrated with his family of five from Singapore to Perth wrote and said that he noticed his blood pressure had gone up recently and that it was not rational to him. The reason he emigrated there was so as to adopt a slower pace of life and in the process, enjoy a fuller lifestyle with improved blood pressure. But it was not the case for him.

You see, many people had the impression that in a society where the system had been in place, there is wide spaces to roam and people generally adopt a strict nine-to-five work habit, the pace of life should be simpler. Unfortunately they cannot be more incorrect in their reasoning.

Pressure on oneself is not dictated by the external environment but directed by one's attitude. There can be a storm outside but when we are secure in my hearts that we are not going to succumb to the external pressures, we will be able to withstand the pressure and excel. Peace can only come from within and cannot be dictated from the external.

That is why our Lord Jesus Christ emphasized to us time and again the need to "do not worry", "let not your heart be troubled", "peace", "take no thought for tomorrow, what you shall eat, what you shall wear.." In fact if you care to count all of them (in the four books of the Gospel), you will notice that those phrases and other similar ones appear 365 times so that we are reminded once each day not to worry but to trust Him to win our battles for us and we just need to rest in His finished work on the Cross. AMEN.

The Rapture - What Will Happen In The End?

Recent events around the world had led many to start asking what is happening and whether what we are experiencing will get worst. Even the experts have no explanation as they are equally stumped with what to say; usually they would endeavor to venture some educated guestimate on the severity and when they think the smoke will clear but not this time. Notice that none of them would want to put his/her foot in the mouth.

Well, the Bible does have something to say about the future and I would encourage you to start going back to the Scripture and search for the answers to your many questions.

At this time, many Christians are turning to God and are looking for this phenomenon called The Rapture or as the Apostle Paul would describe it as the 'catching away of the saints' at the sound of the trumpet (read 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18) and then all Christians will be 'snatched away' and those left behind will see them no more.

I am providing two URLs here for you to copy and paste onto your toolbar.
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVWwucp20OM
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXATog6WJFo&feature=related

I pray that you will be better informed after viewing the two videos.

The Bible Code

Recent arguments for and against the origins of the Bible Codes are still ongoing. Did the codes come from some alien time traveller or from God? Certainly the research points to God as it is quite impossible for some being to know infinite details about individuals and events with stark accuracy.

View the discussion on the Bible Codes for yourself. I am enclosing the URLs for the whole video (in 4 parts).
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1WJ6BQLFA8&feature=related
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCVZle_7K0U&feature=related
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdgZpenVlUI&feature=related
Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvMiN1-dZYY&NR=1

So far the research had shown that the significant events that HAD taken place are found in the Codes and in some cases in great details - e.g. US Presidential elections on Nov 97, 2004 between Al Gore and President Bush were recorded in the Codes. Now the important question on many researchers' minds is, "Could the same Bible Codes be used to predict future events?"

I am very sure they are but the problem there is to be able to ask the correct questions before they happen. In fact many of them are now trying to predict when the next holocaust will be and also who the anti-Christ is. Now is that a futile exercise? you can put in a thousand names and look for the needle in a hay-stack. Yes, someone actually tried to put in the name Obama and tried to link him with the end times and they claimed that they had found something...

Understanding World Events...

Last week I was sharing with a friend about some of the events/challenges the world is now facing and how they all relate back to what nations do with their attitudes toward God's chosen people - the Jews.

Often we look at catastrophes and we say that they were 'punishments' from God because the country(ies) had sinned. How very wrong we have been. Yes, the events did take place but we should not be so quick as to judge the nation(s) and pass judgement. Remember what the Lord told Abraham in Genesis 12:2-3.
v2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great;
v3 I will bless those who bless you and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

Look around you and see what each of the governments had done in their relationships with the nation of Israel. Those who literally bless Israel are enjoying immeasurable blessings but those who do not have been saddled with one challenge after another. Also see what happened to them specifically as a result of their handling situations that take place in Israel.

Almost immediately after the USA government pressurized Israel to give up the Gaza Strip in August 2005, Hurricane Katrina lashed the New Orleans area and the comments from those who lost their homes in both the Gaza Strip and the New Orleans situations were exactly the same words, "Now I have nothing! All that I had is gone!"

So what will be in store looking ahead? The rise and fall of nations will rest on how they react to events arising out of Israel.
1. The current rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip into Southern Israel had continued even after the peace treaty had been signed between the Palestinian Authority (that governs both Gaza Strip and the West Bank in Israel) and the Israeli government and so far, Israel had not retaliated. I wonder what would the other nations say when Israel gets tired of being shelled one too often and sends its troops in to quell the perpetrators? How they react (for or against Israel's action) will determine what would happen to them on their home turf.
2. How would nations react if Israel, out of necessity to survive as a nation, sends its air force to destroy all those nukes in Iran? I know that Iran had been trying to spin up world support by threatening all kinds of stuff; the latest being that they will block the sea lanes into the Persian Gulf and constrict world oil supplies. By the way, if you think US$146 is astronomically hugh, you ain't seen higher yet especially when Iran carries out its threats!

So one thing I have learnt over the years and especially recent ones is to first read the events in the Holy Land before i read the rest of the news around the world because focusing my attention there had taught me to better prepare myself.

The Exodus and the Crossing of the Red Sea

For a long time we have been led to believe that the Israelites cross the Red Sea literally between Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula (Gulf of Suez) and that Mount Sinai was in the Sinai Peninsular. Well, recent discoveries have revealed that the exact crossing point was not where it was but in the Gulf of Aqaba between Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsular. The late Ronn Wyatt made this fascinating discovery in 1978 when his excavations for the lost Noah's Ark could not proceed as planned and he decided to divert his attention to the finding of the Crossing Site of Moses and the Israelites as recorded for us in the Book of Exodus and as was his practice documented all his findings with photos and videos.

There are a total of 4 videos that had been prepared to share all his findings.
As in the previous posts, you will need to copy the URL and paste them onto the toolbar to activate the video.

Part 1 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xJXUv_btg60&feature=related

Part 2 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WH9Q4Z-gwig&feature=related

Part 3 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPL7OeFYq4&feature=related

Part 4 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WzAFR3AmZRs&feature=related

I pray that you will be richly blessed as you watch the evidences presented. AMEN.