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KNOW THE WORD

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4/12/24: KNOW THE WORD

The Apostle Paul wrote these Words to the young minister, Timothy:

“Now the Spirit speaks expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron; forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from meats, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving of those who believe and know the truth” 1 Timothy 4:1-3 (ET – Elim אֵילִם Translation)

He also admonished him to study the Word of Truth:

“Be diligent in presenting yourself unto God as a qualified worker, who is not ashamed, correctly dividing the Word of Truth” 2 Timothy 2:15 (ET – Elim אֵילִם Translation)

Paul forewarned Timothy to beware of those who depart from the faith, who were also in authority, because they “forbid to marry” and “command to abstain from meats,” who are undoubtedly members of the Catholic abomination, according to the description of the false teachings listed here; but Catholics aren’t the only ones. There are false prophets and teachers all over the world today, who have polluted the Word of Truth with their own interpretations of God’s Holy Word.

There are ministers today who uphold homosexuality and the entire LGBTQ lifestyles, even though the Word of God clearly teaches that these sins are abominable and those who commit such sins will not enter into the Kingdom of God:

“You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind, it is an abomination” Leviticus 18:22 (ET – Elim אֵילִם Translation)

“The woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God” Deuteronomy 22:5 (ET – Elim אֵילִם Translation)

“For this cause (refusing to obey God’s Word and defying it), God gave them up to vile affections, for even their women did change the natural use (of men) into that which is against nature; and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working that which is indecent, receiving the recompense of their deception, which is mandatory (like AIDS and monkeypox). And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting” Romans 1:26-28 (ET – Elim אֵילִם Translation)

“If any man defiles the temple of God (his body, as with sexual sins), him shall God destroy, for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are” 1 Corinthians 3:17 (ET – Elim אֵילִם Translation)

“Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived, neither fornicators (unlawful sexual behavior), nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (men acting like women), nor abusers of themselves with mankind (homosexuals)” 1 Corinthians 6:9 (ET – Elim אֵילִם Translation)

The Word also instructs us,

“So then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God” Romans 14:12

“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life, and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works” Revelation 20:12

So then, if we are all judged individually, and no one else will be judged in our place, in our behalf, how important do you suppose it is that we each know the Word of God for ourselves, and not depend solely upon others to give us the interpretation of God’s Holy Word? No one can interpret the Word of God correctly without the Holy Spirit giving him the interpretation, which is why we also need to be filled with the Spirit of God. Jesus said to His Apostles:

“And I will pray to the Father and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever, even the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it doesn’t see Him, neither knows Him, but you know Him, for He dwells with you and shall be in you” John 14:17

Jesus spoke concerning the Holy Ghost, who would come upon the Apostles, on those who gathered in an upper room in Jerusalem, as Jesus instructed them to do before He departed into heaven:

“And being assembled together with them, (Jesus) commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, who, He said, you have heard of Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days from now” Acts 1:4-5

Some, who observed what happened to the Apostles, asked Peter, and those with him, what they should do. Peter answered them:

“Then Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost; for the promise is unto you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call” Acts 2:38-39

Most “Christian” ministers do not even believe that the gift of the Holy Ghost is for us today and they do not teach that Christians can be filled with the Holy Ghost, which is obviously contrary to what Peter stated above: “for the promise (the gift of the Holy Ghost) is unto you and to your children and to all who are afar off” and that means every Christian today.

I could go on and on about the false doctrines being taught in the world today, but the facts simply boil down to this: all of God’s people need to read and understand the Word of God for themselves, because there are many false prophets and teachers in the world and the Word says many will be deceived before Christ returns:

“For false Christs and false prophets shall arise, who shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect” Matthew 24:24

Jesus was speaking to His Apostles here about the deceivers of the last days, preceding His return, our generation. Take heed, people of God; know God’s Holy Word for yourselves; read it and study it and know it thoroughly, so no one can deceive you in these last days. You are responsible to compare what God has taught you in His Word, with those who minister the Word to you. Even ministers listen to other ministers, as they study, so we can all learn more from one another. We are all called to be among the holy priesthood:

“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that you should show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” 1 Peter 2:9

Saints, be filled with the Holy Ghost and know the Word of God, especially in these last days.

Salvation is offered to everyone who repents of sin and receives Jesus as their Lord and Savior, unless a person crosses a line with God, to the point of becoming reprobate, having no conscience (Romans 1:21-32; Hebrews 6:4-6). Now is the time of salvation for everyone; tomorrow, or even the next hour, could be too late, because we have no guarantee of tomorrow.

Hundreds of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled and those remaining shall surely come to pass. Are you prepared to stand before God and give an account of the life you have lived on this earth (Revelation 20:12-15)? If not, salvation is only a prayer away. Please visit the How Can I Be Saved page – your eternal destiny depends on it. God bless you.

“The Spirit and the bride say, Come; and let him who hears say, Come; and let him that is athirst come, and whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely” Revelation 22:17

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EVANGELIZE YOUR FAMILY

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4/7/24

EVANGELIZE YOUR FAMILY

It wasn’t until my son passed on to be with the Lord at the young age of 24, that I realized there were things I could have shared with him to help build up his faith. I had to work full-time, and part-time, and take care of my son, who was disabled, so I was busy, to say the least. Still, our families are next in line, after God and His work, and God will always give us the time we need to take care of our families, spiritually and physically, if we are willing. My son, Levi, is with the Lord, thank God, but I still wish I had spent more time with him, helping to build up his faith in God. When your loved ones are gone from this world, it’s too late!

The Word tells us,

“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel” 1 Timothy 5:8.

Caring for your family spiritually is actually more important than physical needs, but both are necessary, because the soul never dies, and after this life, our eternal souls go on to be with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8), or end up in hell (Mark 9:43-47; Revelation 20:12-15) without God, depending on how we lived in this life (Revelation 20:13).

Whatever you can do to lead your family to Christ; whatever you can do to strengthen their faith, if they are already saved, today is the day, now is the time, because none of us have any guarantee that we will live another day, not even another hour. Can you put a price tag on the souls of your family, your children?

I am also going to post an URGENT MESSAGE below for families whose children are enrolled in public schools. Even if you don’t live in the State of California, USA, this evil, as a result of the antichrist spirit working in the world today, will likely come to your area and now is the time to prepare. My son is with the Lord today, but I can assure you that his home education played a vital role in the salvation of his soul, for the Word tells us,

“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it” Proverbs 22:6

Levi’s first class of the day was always Bible Study. He knew the Word of God well and at the end of the fifth grade, his Brigance test results were all at high school levels, except math, which was equivalent to his grade. His English score was 12^th grade! This was by the wisdom Levi gained from the Word of God, because his curriculum was all fifth grade!

**** URGENT MESSAGE ****

The State of California recently passed Senate Bill 957, which provides for the removal of children from the custody of their parents by Child Protective Services if parents do not approve of, or allow physicians to change the gender of their children, when minor children express the desire to have their gender changed. You might ask yourself why your healthy girl or boy might come up with the idea that they are a different gender than they were born with. Question no further, because public schools all over the nation are telling little children that if they were born a girl, they could be a boy instead, and they are telling little boys they might be girls, and that they can change their bodies to fit who they “really are,” with help (see more information at the California Family Council website: https://www.californiafamily.org/2023/06/ca-senate-passes-bill-that-would-remove-custody-from-non-affirming-parents/. Assembly Bill 957 states it is abusive for a parent not to affirm a child’s gender “identity” and denies custody to non-affirming parents. The bill that was passed, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, specifically defines a child’s “health, safety and welfare” to include “a parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity.” What the bill does not include is the full truth, which is, “…after the schools have twisted your child’s mind into thinking he/she has a different gender than what God gave them.” This is insanity! It is a devilish attack against children, to utterly destroy them. Schools are not telling children all of the truth about doctors trying to change their genders. After “Frankenstein” “bottom surgeries” (painful, unsuccessful surgeries) have been performed on many teens, they have ended up psychologically damaged, spiritually destroyed and suicidal! Schools aren’t telling children about the outcomes, the pain, irreversible damage, infertility and destruction of their minds and bodies post-surgery. Johns Hopkins Hospital stopped doing transgender surgeries, stating that transgenderism is a “mental illness” and surgeries do no good (https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/johns-hopkins-psychiatrist-transgender-mental-disorder-sex-change). Schools have no business whatsoever even mentioning the word “transgender” to any little child! It should, thus, be concluded that schools are responsible for causing children to become mentally ill, when they teach children they evolved from monkeys, when they show them X-rated sex “education” materials, and now teach them that they might be a different gender, which is a depopulation scheme perpetrated by elite globalists, because people who have been sexually mutilated by these surgeries are not able to have children. This is a satanic Socialist/Communist plot to depopulate the planet and destroy families and religion in this country. I am distributing this information to advise you that there are remedies, even for those who can’t afford private Christian schools for their children. Homeschooling is the legal, constitutional right of every parent who is capable and willing to educate their children, which does not require a license to teach. The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) was founded in 1983 to defend the rights of parents to home educate their children, because school districts were frequently, at that time, challenging parental rights to homeschool. They are very successful in defending the rights of their members to home educate their children, if they are contacted by the school district. The Home School Legal Defense Association partners with about 100,000 member families, donors, homeschool leaders, legislators and others who want to protect home education. You can join for a nominal monthly fee of $14, or a discounted yearly fee of $135. You receive answers to your legal questions about homeschool, full legal representation through letters, phone calls, representation in court, and a 24/7 hotline for legal emergencies. You also receive tailored help with homeschooling and educational consultants to help you find curriculum (used curriculum is frequently available too). God will always make a way for His people to home educate their children, but they need to ask Him (2 Peter 1:3; Matthew 21:22; James 1:6-7) and believe Him. You may contact HSLDA at HSLDA.org – 540-338-5600. They also have a Spanish-speaking reception team to answer all of your questions. Placing your children into the hands of the wicked for their education is not an option, according to the Holy Word of God (2 Corinthians 6:17; Deuteronomy 11:18-19; Proverbs 22:6). For more information and my personal testimony, please visit https://nowprophecy.wordpress.com/home-education (there is a translator). God bless you and your family.

* Please share this information with family, friends and everyone you possibly can. Children must be saved from this diabolical plan to destroy them and their families. Thank you. *

“The Spirit and the bride say, Come; and let him who hears say, Come; and let him that is athirst come, and whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely” Revelation 22:17

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BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

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BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

Before He ascended into heaven, Jesus instructed His Apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the the Holy Spirit to come upon them:

“And being assembled together with them (His Apostles), He commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which He said, you have heard of Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence…You shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you and you shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, in Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth” Acts 1:4-5, 8.

The Apostles were already Christians, of course, when they went to the upper room in Jerusalem and waited for the Holy Ghost to come upon them, as Jesus instructed them to do:

“And when the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they (the Apostles and others) were all with one accord in one place and suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the house where they were sitting and there appeared unto them cloven tongues like fire and it sat upon each of them and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance…And they were all (others standing by) amazed and were in doubt, saying one to another, What does this mean? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. But Peter, standing up with the eleven (other Apostles), lifted up his voice and said to them, You men of Judaea and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you and hearken to my words, for these are not drunk as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day, but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel: And it should come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams; and on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit and they shall prophesy Acts 2:1-4, 12-18.

The Word of God continues:

“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart and said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, for the promise is unto you and to your children and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call” Acts 2:37-39.

Some time later, the Apostle Paul traveled to Ephesus and while there, he came across disciples and asked them if they had received the Holy Ghost since they believed. They said they hadn’t even heard of the Holy Ghost. They had only been baptized by John, believing in “Him who would come, Jesus.” They were then baptized in the name of Jesus, and when Paul laid his hands on them, they received the Holy Ghost and they spoke in tongues and prophesied (Acts 19).

There are many other passages of scripture that support the gift of the Holy Ghost, which a person can receive of God after they have repented, with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, which evidence may be a specific language known on earth, or could be an entirely different language that no one knows, except God and those who prophesy and interpret tongues (1 Corinthians 12:7-11; 1 Corinthians 14).

Jesus told His apostles to wait for the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem, so they would receive power from God. The scriptures tell us what the people of God can do for God’s service, if they are filled with the Holy Ghost:

“And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel (for the coming Messiah-Savior), and the Holy Ghost was upon him and it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ (Messiah-Savior). And he came by the Spirit into the temple and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for Him after the custom of the law, then he took Him in his arms and blessed God and said, Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace, according to Your Word, for My eyes have seen Your salvation” Luke 2:25-30.

Do you want to be used of God? You need the gift of the Holy Ghost for power and God’s service, especially in these last days. The days are becoming so evil that “except those days be shortened, no flesh would be saved” (Matthew 24:22-24). If you plan to be ready to be “caught up” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18) when that hour comes, you need to be filled with the Holy Ghost. Jesus is calling His people to “wait for the promise of the Father” (Acts 1:4) today, just as He told His Apostles to wait for the promise, because it was not only for the Apostles, “For the promise is unto you and to your children and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call” Acts 1:39.

Salvation is offered to everyone who repents of sin and receives Jesus as their Lord and Savior, unless a person crosses a line with God, to the point of becoming reprobate, having no conscience (Romans 1:21-32; Hebrews 6:4-6). Now is the time of salvation for everyone; tomorrow, or even the next hour, could be too late, because we have no guarantee of tomorrow.

Hundreds of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled and those remaining shall surely come to pass. Are you prepared to stand before God and give an account of the life you have lived on this earth (Revelation 20:12-15)? If not, salvation is only a prayer away. Please visit the How Can I Be Saved page – your eternal destiny depends on it. God bless you.

“The Spirit and the bride say, Come; and let him who hears say, Come; and let him that is athirst come, and whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely” Revelation 22:17

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Why Scavenge When You Can Have A Banquet?

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SCAVENGE

BANQUET DINING

Why Scavenge When You Can Have A Banquet?

I just finished a series of newsletters on the study of Psalms 91, which continued more than a year. I published the monthly edition focusing on the many promises God has given to us, if we meet the conditions, as outlined in Psalms 91 (newsletters can be viewed at https://nowprophecy.wordpress.com/newsletter).

I have attended church throughout most of my lifetime and I will have lived 70 years a bit later this year. I have met a lot of God’s people, not only in the church I grew up in, but while visiting other churches as well. I have found that not many Christians live according to the specifications outlined in Psalms 91, and though I am no one’s judge, it is evident that most are not recipients of the blessings and promises of Psalms 91, evident by their conversations and lifestyles (a tree is known by its fruit).

God has the very best life laid out for us to live in this world, even through trials/tribulations, but most Christians settle for scavenging for themselves, as opposed to waiting on the Lord for His direction/blessings. If you are a Christian reading this message, ask yourself:

Do I give God thanks and praise upon rising each day?
Do I pray and read God’s Holy Word before starting each day?
Do I surrender myself and all that pertains to me unto to the Lord each day?
Do I ask God to direct my paths and deliver me from evil each day?
Do I pray before making major decisions/purchases, or do I dive right into something the flesh wants to do/have?
Do I pray about my communications with others and who I allow into my home, the house of prayer (is your home God’s house of prayer)?
Do I witness to others, especially my own family, at every opportunity?
In an emergency, do I call on the name of the Lord, or run for help from the ungodly first and pray later?

These are just a few questions Christians can ask themselves to determine whether they are “in the faith” daily, or living by their own standards/purposes. The Word tells us,

“Examine yourselves, whether you are in the faith; prove your own selves. Do you not know your own selves, how Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are reprobates?

The Word is admonishes us to examine ourselves to determine whether or not we are in the faith, or if we have gone wandering off on our own way of living. If we allow ourselves to direct our own paths, we will surely find ourselves in a mess of troubles. God, on the other hand, will lead us out of trouble, if we ask Him to and trust in Him daily.

The more God’s people rely on His Word and the promises of God, instead of walking by their natural sight and after the lust of the flesh (what the natural man wants), the more we can sit and eat at God’s banquet table, rather than scavenge for scraps on our own terms. God bless you and yours.

“For we walk by faith, not by sight” 2 Corinthians 5:7

“The Spirit and the bride say, Come; and let him who hears say, Come; and let him that is athirst come, and whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely” Revelation 22:17

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