An open letter from Corrie Ten Boom

I recently received this in my inbox, from Connection Magazine. This is pretty much self-explanatory. Read and feel free to share.

Very SOBERING WORD
-by Corrie Ten Boom.

Miss Corrie Ten Boom was a Dutch survivor of the Nazi
Concentration Camps, and a lifelong missionary. Corrie was a
believer in facing tribulation. She was one of the many people who
were persecuted in concentration camps during the World War II.
Her family was murdered before her eyes, but though her life was
threatened, God led her through that terrible time. She lived to
testify all over the world of how God brought her out of that time of
trouble. In the worst days in the concentration camp she and her
sister Betsy discovered that "there is no pit so deep that the
Presence of God is not there with us". In an interview titled
"Prepared for the Coming Tribulation", Miss Corrie Ten Boom held
very definite view concerning the rapture. In the following message
she shared a plea for the saints to prepare themselves for the
possibility that at some point their faith may be tested. It serves
today as a timely warning to us in the comfortable and complacent
western church as we approach the threshold of the endtime drama.

Here is her exhortation to us from a letter she wrote in 1974:


ESCAPE TRIBULATION? -WRONG!
-Corrie Ten Boom.

"The world is deathly ill. It is dying. The Great Physician has
already signed the death certificate. Yet there is still a great work
for Christians to do. They are to be streams of living water,
channels of mercy to those who are still in the world. It is possible
for them to do this because they are overcomers.

Christians are ambassadors for Christ. They are representatives
from Heaven to this dying world. And because of our presence
here, things will change.

My sister, Betsy, and I were in the Nazi concentration camp at
Ravensbruck because we committed the crime of loving Jews.
Seven hundred of us from Holland, France, Russia, Poland and
Belgium were herded into a room built for two hundred. As far as I
knew, Betsy and I were the only two representatives of Heaven in that room.

We may have been the Lord's only representatives in that place of
hatred, yet because of our presence there, things changed. Jesus
said, "In the world you shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer,
I have overcome the world." We too, are to be overcomers -
bringing the light of Jesus into a world filled with darkness and hate.

Sometimes I get frightened as I read the Bible, and as I look in this
world and see all of the tribulation and persecution promised by the
Bible coming true. Now I can tell you, though, if you too are afraid,
that I have just read the last pages. I can now come to shouting
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah!" for I have found where it is written that
Jesus said, "He that overcometh shall inherit all things: and I will
be His God, and he shall be My son." This is the future and hope
of this world. Not that the world will survive - but that we shall be
overcomers in the midst of a dying world.

Betsy and I, in the concentration camp, prayed that God would
heal Betsy who was so weak and sick. "Yes, the Lord will heal
me,", Betsy said with confidence. She died the next day and I
could not understand it. They laid her thin body on the concrete
floor along with all the other corpses of the women who died that day.

It was hard for me to understand, to believe that God had a
purpose for all that. Yet because of Betsy's death, today I am
traveling all over the world telling people about Jesus.

There are some among us teaching there will be no tribulation, that
the Christians will be able to escape all this. These are the false
teachers that Jesus was warning us to expect in the latter days.
Most of them have little knowledge of what is already going on
across the world. I have been in countries where the saints are
already suffering terrible persecution.

In China, the Christians were told, "Don't worry, before the
tribulation comes you will be translated - raptured." Then came a
terrible persecution. Millions of Christians were tortured to death.
Later I heard a Bishop from China say, sadly,

"We have failed. We should have made the people strong for
persecution rather than telling them Jesus would come first. Tell
the people how to be strong in times of persecution, how to stand
when the tribulation comes - to stand and not faint."

I feel I have a divine mandate to go and tell the people of this world
that it is possible to be strong in the Lord Jesus Christ. We are in
training for the tribulation, but more than sixty percent of the Body
of Christ across the world has already entered into the tribulation.
There is no way to escape it.
We are next.

Since I have already gone through prison for Jesus' sake, and
since I met the Bishop in China, now every time I read a good
Bible text I think, "Hey, I can use that in the time of tribulation."
Then I write it down and learn it by heart.

When I was in the concentration camp, a camp where only twenty
percent of the women came out alive, we tried to cheer each other
up by saying, "Nothing could be any worse than today." But we
would find the next day was even worse. During this time a Bible
verse that I had committed to memory gave me great hope and joy.


"If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye;
for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you;
on their part evil is spoken of,
but on your part He is glorified."
(I Peter 3:14)

I found myself saying, "Hallelujah!
Because I am suffering, Jesus is glorified!"

In America, the churches sing, "Let the congregation escape
tribulation", but in China and Africa the tribulation has already
arrived. This last year alone more than two hundred thousand
Christians were martyred in Africa. Now things like that never get
into the newspapers because they cause bad political relations.
But I know. I have been there. We need to think about that when
we sit down in our nice houses with our nice clothes to eat our
steak dinners. Many, many members of the Body of Christ are
being tortured to death at this very moment, yet we continue right
on as though we are all going to escape the tribulation.

Several years ago I was in Africa in a nation where a new
government had come into power. The first night I was there some
of the Christians were commanded to come to the police station to
register. When they arrived they were arrested and that same night
they were executed. The next day the same thing happened with
other Christians. The third day it was the same. All the Christians
in the district were being systematically murdered.

The fourth day I was to speak in a little church. The people came,
but they were filled with fear and tension. All during the service
they were looking at each other, their eyes asking, "Will this one I
am sitting beside be the next one killed? Will I be the next one?"

The room was hot and stuffy with insects that came through the
screenless windows and swirled around the naked bulbs over the
bare wooden benches. I told them a story out of my childhood.

"When I was a little girl, " I said, "I went to my father and said,
'Daddy, I am afraid that I will never be strong enough to be a
martyr for Jesus Christ."
"Tell me," said Father, "When you take a train trip to Amsterdam,
when do I give you the money for the ticket? Three weeks before?"

"No, Daddy, you give me the money for the ticket just before we
get on the train."
"That is right," my father said, "and so it is with God's strength.
Our Father in Heaven knows when you will need the strength to be
a martyr for Jesus Christ. He will supply all you need - just in time."

My African friends were nodding and smiling. Suddenly a spirit of
joy descended upon that church and the people began singing,

"In the sweet, by and by,
we shall meet on that beautiful shore."

Later that week, half the congregation of that church was executed.
I heard later that the other half was killed some months ago. But I
must tell you something. I was so happy that the Lord used me to
encourage these people, for unlike many of their leaders, I had the
word of God. I had been to the Bible and discovered that Jesus
said He had not only overcome the world, but to all those who
remained faithful to the end, He would give a crown of life.

How can we get ready for the persecution? First we need to feed
on the word of God, digest it, make it a part of our being. This will
mean disciplined Bible study each day as we not only memorize
long passages of scripture, but put the principles to work in our lives.

Next we need to develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Not just the Jesus of yesterday, the Jesus of History, but the life-
changing Jesus of today who is still alive and sitting at the right
hand of God.

We must be filled with the Holy Spirit. This is no optional
command of the Bible, it is absolutely necessary. Those earthly
disciples could never have stood up under the persecution of the
Jews and Romans had they not waited for Pentecost. Each of us
needs our own personal Pentecost, the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
We will never be able to stand in the tribulation without it.

In the coming persecution we must be ready to help each other
and encourage each other. But we must not wait until the
tribulation comes before starting. The fruit of the Spirit should be
the dominant force of every Christian's life.

Many are fearful of the coming tribulation, they want to run. I, too,
am a little bit afraid when I think that after all my eighty years,
including the horrible Nazi concentration camp, that I might have to
go through the tribulation also. But then I read the Bible and I am glad.

When I am weak, then I shall be strong, the Bible says. Betsy and
I were prisoners for the Lord, we were so weak, but we got power
because the Holy Spirit was on us. That mighty inner
strengthening of the Holy Spirit helped us through. No, you will not
be strong in yourself when the tribulation comes. Rather, you will
be strong in the power of Him who will not forsake you. For
seventy-six years I have known the Lord Jesus and not once has
He ever left me, or let me down.

"Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him", for I know that to all who
overcome, He shall give the crown of life. Hallelujah!

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Saved in suicide?

So there are a few questions on the topic of suicide

Always keep in mind that there are three examples of suicide in the bible - four, if you count in Abimelech ordering his armourbearer to kill him - :

- Saul, who refused to give the glory to God until the end, even when the prophecy concerning his death was about to come true, he rather let his pride dictate how he died, than finally confessing he was wrong and dying glorifying God's Omnipotence and Omnipresence. This goes hand-in-hand with the lie that “YOU are the most important person in your life.” Which means that you are to decide when you live and when you die.

- Ahithophel, David's counsellor, who joined in the rebellion against David. His advice was defeated by Hushai, David's undercover-operating friend, and his pride withheld him from taking notice that his advice, which used to be good in David's eyes, was now corrupted; so, instead of returning to the king, he died serving the prince, the self-proclaimed king. Like wise, those who served God, yet fell away for easy days during hard times, shall be damned if they do not repent and return to God.

- And, the embodiment of all idioms concerning treason and treachery. Judas Iscariot sold his eternity for a few moments of glory on earth. And in the end, those who were to be his benefactors, cast him out in the same way they cast Jesus out. And the young man who was born blind. A good lesson to learn here: nobody likes a traitor, least of all those with whom he sided in his treason. There are many theories about the possibility that he might have been forgiven, had he asked; Jesus said in His prayer that He had lost none, except the one who was meant to go to perdition. Maybe because he had known and took part in the Heavenly gifts; maybe because his conscience ate him up and he thought not of asking for forgiveness, a chance to repent; whichever way, this last example is the saddest of all: he walked with Jesus, he proclaimed Jesus, he even worked the power of the Holy Ghost. And damningly saddening, they are all around us. Those who wish to serve the the World and gain God's "blessing," though in this case it means:
-popularity and fame
-riches, both physical and spiritual
-leadership positions

If God did not put them in those positions to glorify Him, they belong not there. But the Prosperity Harlotry dictates that all need to have physical riches, be popular and be in leadership positions. So much for being the least and servant of all... This leads to what i have seen a few times already: people, serious about God, being so desperate to have the proof of God's "blessing," that they, most times it seems unintentionally, chase the worldly grades. And sadly, when showed on the error of their ways, the first (sometimes second) justification is: "Who died and made you God?" or the alternative: "Who are you to judge me?"

To point out where one has erred, is to point out where there is a chance to make right, repent and be saved. Judgement, means to say that the time for repentance is over. That, is applicable to many church leaders, who have lead souls to hell after Worldly unity. People wish to hear all shall be forgiven, just go on with your life. Not that way. Ask forgiveness in the Name of Jesus, repent (turn away from the evil and live according to God's rule), and then go on with your new life.

Salvation comes only by hearing, understanding and obeying the gospel of Jesus Christ. Which only comes by the power of the Holy Ghost. Who only comes when sent by Jesus. Who shall send Him, to those who sincerely ask God for understanding of His Word.

I am one blessed, though it sometimes feels like a curse, with sadness for lost souls; with the ability to cry my heart out to God, for those i know are not saved and shall burn if they die now. Even myself, at times, when i notice that i have taken my eyes off God's glory and aimed for my own. Few be there, who will understand what these lines mean.

Be bold. Be strong. The Tribulation is soon on us, coming from within the church. 2012 is a true false prophecy. False, because God is not going to be on earth physically, ruling over His church, demanding the death of the Old Generation believers. True, because that is what the False Prophet is about to demand in the name of their god. Take note of Verichip and its PLD. Take note of the conglomeration of countries and states into ten mega-regions. Take note of the cashless society. Do not take part in the One World Government or the One World Religion: The Emergent Church, all religions united, lead by lucifer (satan) itself, in the final, ultimate rebellion against God the Father and Son and Holy Ghost.

May our Lord take care of all your needs according to His Will.

With love.

Echelons

Today, we went out to get some more boating exercise. We trained formations. And anchoring. And rescue drills.

It all comes down to two things:
1.Obeying your Number One, the boat commander (the coxswain is the Number Two); and
2.self-discipline.

When maneuvring on the sea, the waves shall always have an effect on the direction the boat is moving. Sure, you may have plotted your course to perfection, but one wave may result in a serious change in direction. The sea is not a silent pool of water. It has different sizes of waves and strengths of currents. Which is why it is necessary, to always have some form of navigation equipment at hand.

It is also a good idea, to take as many stationary beacons as possible, from the surrounding area, and even the horizon; of course, this only works while the coast is still in sight.

The Number Two does the steering; and the speeding up and slowing down of the boat. And it is his/her responsibility, to avoid hazards and overcome obstacles where they might be encountered. And if the hazard was unseen, such as a blinder (rock just beneath the surface), then why was the boat there? A properly worked out navigation plan, probably would have avoided that area altogether, what about one rock?

But the Number Two only goes where and when the Number One commands. The Number One of the leading boat, decides in which formation the group moves. Do they move in single file? He decides. Do they move in V-formation? He orders it. Do they go all abreast? He gives the signal. The Number One on each boat signals the same command to the next, and the Number Two takes the boat where it must be. Which is why all must use the same signals and understand the meaning thereof. One unknown signal, could throw the group into disarray, unless they
1.find out what it means, or
2.refuse to obey unknown commands and continue on their way, until they receive a command that they recognise.

The Number One decides where and when he wants to anchor the boat, if needs be. But he waits for the Number Two, to tell him to let go the anchor, before he drops it into the water. And he waits for the Number Two, to tell him to lift the anchor before raising it into the boat.

Should the boat be moving and somebody falls out, for some reason, it is the Number One who shouts “Man over board!” and points towards the person. But if the Number Two does not turn and go there, that person may drown. Even if the Number Two takes too long, the person may drown, or even die of hypothermia.

But in some cases, the Number One will interfere and take over from the Number Two.

So, how can this all be applied to the Father and Jesus and the Holy Ghost, in their interaction with people?

The World shall throw all it can, against you if you are a true follower of Jesus Christ. But if you have the Navigation plan for life and the map of the way you are on, called the bible (I prefer the old King James Version, for serious reasons); if you use it daily to plot your course, and use as many stationary beacons, in this case not worldly belongings, but Godly gifts; be it the Power of the Holy Ghost in you or remembering His gift of Jesus' crucifiction; or even being reminded of the rain He stopped, so you can finish your work; or the open highway during peak hour; whatever the case may be, remember what He has done for you, when it feels that life is getting too much, and thank Him for it; He shall silence the storms, and calm down the waves, and you will be able to handle what comes your way.

And using His Word as guide, you will be able to know where the unseen and unknown dangers lurk, and steer away from them.

You may be tempted to, and maybe you will, at times, question the wisdom of His decision. And feel free to do whatever you want. And then, wonder why an unseen boat rammed yours from the side? God, your Number One, is the one looking around for obstacles and hazards; you look ahead to where you must go, and make space for others to pass or get alongside. But when He tells you to stop, you STOP. When He tells you to slow down and let another pass, YOU SLOW DOWN. A formation can only be formed, if the leading boat slows down and gives the others chance to catch up.

God knows what is best and what we need. But if you do not ask, why should He give to you? This is not a Prosperity Harlotry, this is a statement: denying your needs, when God knows and you know, what you need, is not humbleness. It is pride, even as low as arrogance. God wants you to admit that you cannot go on, on your own. The Number One drops the anchor, when the Number Two tells him to drop the anchor.

And when you see a brother or sister in Jesus sinning in weakness, do not judge from the start; for you were once also a sinner, damned if not for the Blood of the Lamb that you had accepted as your Lord and Saviour. He shall always send His children to one another, to comfort and guide the fallen back to life. But if the fallen rejects the rescue, and decides that it is better to stay in the water than to get back into the boat, then, at some point, God expects you to let go. For those who keep on sinning, well knowing it leads to death, after having known the Life and the power of the Holy Ghost in their lives, reject Life and therefore, have no forgiveness left. The “Man over board!” becomes “Drowned man!” The fallen becomes the damned. And no matter what Hollywood makes it out to be, to be damned is not a good thing; it is not a “cool” thing. It is hot. Eternally-burning-in-sulpher -hot.

But if you do not turn to rescue the fallen; if you leave him there, his soul shall be demanded of you. You needed Jesus to die, for your sins, to be able to enter Life. How will you pay for another's soul, if you could not pay for your own?

The Number Two MUST obey the Number One, if the boat group is to stick together and all members are to get to their destination. And all must know the commands and teachings as from the same God, and refuse to obey unknown commands and listen to strange teachings, that do not go with the bible.

That is easy to recognise, when one has the Holy Ghost and read the Word every day; and obey what is written.

And that is why you also need self-discipline.

The Unforgivable sin...

The only unforgivable sin, is denying the works of the Holy Ghost after having proof of it. As the pharisees have done.

If you sin, repent as soon as it you realise it. Otherwise it will slowly but surely, either kill your conscience, to the point where it seems acceptable, then accepted, then the norm... and then right. Woe to them that call wrong, right and right, wrong. Woe to this World, that turns against those who love their fellow men enough to point out where they sinned.

Many good people are in Hell, and many bad people are in Heaven. Because the good people in Hell discounted the Grace of God and the Blood of the Lamb, staying out of matters where they should have shown the wrong doing. Sin is not acceptable to God, just because it is committed by a “christian.” And the bad people in Heaven, not knowing the Law, became a law unto themselves, being judged according to the conscience.

Stop sinning. And if you see a brother or sister sin, tell him/her as soon as possible; immediately, is preferable.

May God have mercy and grace to keep us from evil.

At the Judgement Seat of Christ...

Many are there who are going to tell our Lord that they knew Him. Many are there that are going to proclaim the signs and wonders and miracles they had worked in His Name. They will point out their works of healing, speaking in and translation of tongues, their gifts of prophecy and visions and interpretation.

And He shall say to them: “Depart from me, ye that work iniquity;”
and He shall say to them: “Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”

Many are there that are going to Hell, and into the lake of fire and brimstone; who knew the bible, who prayed to God Almighty, who proclaimed their eternal love for Him; who even claimed to have the Holy Ghost in them: but their lives turned others away from the gospel, and their words and deeds indicated no difference or change between the World and the children of God.

It may very well be, that honest, honourable, true-to-their-word, Wordlings will enter the Kingdom of God, and the children of God, who claim the Kingdom for themselves, shall be left outside, turned away, cast out into the eternal darkness.

Is this not what our Lord Himself said, when a Roman officer, a man whose cultural religion is based in idol worship, came to Him and showed more faith than the Israelites, the “People of God?”

It is a hard thing to say, for it damns the most pious of men and redeems sincere sinners; piety without works, proclaiming and praying in God's name, the Name of Jesus, is damnable if it does not show in the works, nor is heard in the words; words of love and compassion, words and works that stand up for the opressed, the helpless, and do not condone sin. While Worldlings, helping out, giving to the needy and the poor and the helpless, love and hope and compassion, while having not heard of the redemption in Jesus Christ, are themselves redeemed based on the conscience proclaiming to God the deeds for or against their fellow men and women.

Indeed, it is better to die a sinner without ever having heard the gospel, than a damnable, God-worshipping, Jesus-proclaiming hypocrite. It has been said before, and I want to say it now also: Hell is filled with murderers. Rapers. Thieves. Liars. Betraying Christians. And everyone that called on His Name, and left it for the World.

May we be saved from the allure of Worldly glamour and riches and the lies of satan's twisted, humanist-based New Reformation and gospel. Where the emphasis is on God's blessing for your life, without the sacrifice of repentance and holiness...

...and faith without the works showing the working of the Holy Ghost inside.

Joseph and Kent Hovind

There are people calling for the release of Kent Hovind. Maybe they are wrong. What if he belongs in jail?

Not on account of whatever he was accused of - satan has its ways of silencing those who oppose it; and it never can do so on account of the topic on which they oppose it. Therefore it must set up a straw man to knock down, making it seem like the opposer was wrong.

Kent Hovind opposed evolution and, God willing, is right now being used by God to reach people with the gospel in jail. The atheists could not silence him on his proof that evolution is a fairytale/lie, and the compromisers ("old-earth creationists") could not stand him refusing to see their truce with satan as a possibilty.

So they had to listen to their father the devil, and use tax money to jail him. And as Joseph, who was jailed for refusing to play along with the harlot who was his master's wife, was sent to jail for something off-topic (attempted rape, she cried), and became the leader of the inmates; so, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, may Kent Hovind be used in jail to God's glory and lead souls to the Way and the Truth and the Life.

And as Joseph was raised to be the second in command in Egypt, may Kent be raised to higher service for our Lord, when his time is over.

Soli Deo Gloria

satan is down

Whatever is said by whoever, know that satan is cast out of Heaven and is only in control of what God allows it to be.

God is since before the beginning, He shall be past the end and He is now. And Jesus His Son is Lord of all.

Prayers do get answered

Last night (Saturday), I had to go to bed earlier that usual, because I had to work today. The colleague who lives in the room next door, has an annoying habit of going out on Saturday afternoon, then returning late-night/ early morning, to play his reggae (from some band that must be unsigned - definitely not Bob or Culture, the guy can't keep the note) loud enough for the whole corridor to enjoy (?).

I prayed to God, to please let this not be the case (we have almost come to blows about this before).

My neighbour came in with his friends. They talked, turned on the noise for a while... and as I asked God to let this not be... the noise stopped and they went out, it seemed.

God answers sincere prayers. Not necessarily how or when you want it, but always, when you need it.

What a wake-up call

In the maritime environment where I work, we often take boats out to sea. We always start out with the boats moving in a single line. After a few miles, when the coxswains are accustomed to the state of the sea, we play with different formations. We may even race one another to get home first. But we always leave the quay in a single line.

The boat in front takes the brunt of the swells and waves, creating a path through the sea. This makes it easier for the boats behind to stay in formation. If the boats follow too close to one another, the engine wash will make the boat behind veer off to the side. The closer they are to the boat in front's engines, the harder it is to stay on course.

Each boat also leaves its own “track” through the water, called a wake. The wake makes a distinct “line of water”, to each side, between which the other boats have to stay when following. When the boats are inside the wake, and not too far behind, nor following too close to, the boat in front, the water is at its most favourable condition for the coxswain to keep the vessel steady.

This may also be applied to the life in Jesus Christ: if we let Him be the Leader, He will create the most favourable conditions for our current state of life. If we stay inside the Will of the Father, and let the Ten Commandments be a line to each side that we dare not cross (even though we will, occasionally... and then the waves hit us directly and the swells become mountains that suddenly drop off in front of us, and we may be tempted to ask: “Where is the Protection of God?”), then we will overcome this World much easier, than when we try to take the lead. If we do not stay too far behind, giving the World a chance to come in between us and God, we will have a much smoother walk, even though there will still be the occasional temptation (wave) that slips through.

And if we dare to go right up to the Power (the Engines, where the wash creates its own waves), we must expect satan to throw everything it can on us. The closer we get to God, the harder our judgement shall be if we fall away.

satan demands death; God gives Life. God's power is infinite, while satan has only what was apportioned to it and what it stole. The World is in the power of satan. And the worst that satan loves to throw at God's children, is the strife that flames up between God's children. The boats that throw anchor in the canal (illegal to do that), and threaten with a lawsuit if your ship crosses over them. Some ships need 45 minutes to get to a standstill, with the engines totally cut out. And if Jesus is the ship you follow, stay inside the canal He had barged out for His gospel. No other has right of way there, and if they wish to use His canal, they are obliged to obey His rules.

Murphy's Laws of Combat states that “Friendly fire isn't.” Friendly fire is a pretty term for same forces that do not know of each other, or have inadvertently crossed paths during a fire fight. Enemy fire kills. Friendly fire kills own forces.

satan loves it when God's children oppose each other on the small teachings:

• The Trinity is blasphemy

• Eating meat is ungodly

• The Lord's Supper was a once-off

• The Lord's Supper must be used with a cup

All the above can be proven from Scripture. All the above can be disproved from Scripture.

Instead of all boats going in all directions, shouldn't we rather test the spirits, as it is written, and should the spirit be of God indeed: go in one direction - after Jesus?

Sometimes I don't know, WHY I keep on doing this blog. Is it read? I don't know. Does anyone care? I don't know. Does it make any difference to anyone, or has it made? I don't know. And I don't care. God ordered it, I must obey it, and that settles it. I wish I could be sinless, but I am not. I wish I could know I am saved for all time, but I am not. Nobody is. This life, is a constant struggle between the Flesh and the spirit. And it is a lot easier to fall into the Flesh, than it is to obey the spirit.

Do I sin? yes. Do I want to sin? I honestly, do not know. Sometimes I feel I just want to get away from it all - God, satan, earth, the World - but something keeps pushing me on, telling me to never give up, ask when the hard times strike, find out when it seems God has left, repent if sin is pointed out, and by God's Grace, don't do it again.

I wish I could say that I am sinless. But I am not. I wish that I could say that I am Eternally Saved. But that is to be in Eternity. On earth, I have to read the Word, pray to God and resist the devil every day, every hour, every second. And it hurts.

Have you ever felt alone, the fear of being left alone, that those you love have left you?
Do you know the hurt of being despised because of your beliefs? Especially, because you make a stand on God's terms, not the World's? Have you been rejected, ostracised because you would rather do right than be popular?

Then you just go ahead.

A friend of the World, is an enemy of God.

God loves you so much, that He sent His Son to die and go to Hell in your place, so you will not have to go when you die. You have a chance to live forever with God, in Heaven.
But God's Justice demands that those who reject His offering, and spit on His gift, be damned after death.

In Heaven, there is life and love and laughter and everything you wish to have.
In Hell, there is fire and smoke. And at judgement day, Hell gives back those she had kept, and gets cast into the pool of flame with satan and its minions. And every man, woman and child, who has rejected the gift of Jesus's Blood, shall also be cast into that lake. It was created for satan and its devils. But those who are not the children of God, are the children of the devil. And all shall need to experience God's Justice.

His children's justice: for their sufferings on earth, they shall inherit Heaven and the Second Earth. But only those who persevere until the end. Those who let go of the Faith and go back into the World, shall be added unto those bound, hand and foot, and cast into the everlasting fire.

Unless they repent and come home to the Father.

If your life on earth is hard, it does not mean God has forsaken you. But if you life is easy, it does not mean that either. Hard times come and go, easy times come and go, as God wills it. Just stick to Him and let His Holy Ghost guide you and comfort you. And always do what you do, as a dedication unto Him.

John 14:6

"I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

If you truly believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, good. The devils know He is.
If you truly believe that Jesus Christ is God, that is merely the Holy Ghost working in you, clarifying Genesis 1 and John 1 and how they come together.
If you truly believe that God's Word is Truth, and you believe the above, then you will know that your Salvation is in the Name of Jesus Christ alone.

And those who refuse to accept any preacher's words as mandatory for Salvation, need have no fear; for any preacher who claims that his/her words or writing is necessary to enter Heaven, is turning John 14:6 into a lie. And that necessitates turning Jesus Christ into a liar. Which, in turn, means turning God into a liar.

If I were Choo Thomas, I'd repent, recant and recall Heaven is so Real, RIGHT NOW!

Demoncracy

The First and Great Commandment is:

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind."

And the second is like unto it: "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

The Lord's Prayer begins with : "our Father which art in heaven

Hallowed be thy Name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven"...

Democracy states that the will of the people should be done.
And if the people decide wrong is right, so be it, then.
And if your fellow man is wronged by majority rule, you are responsible also, if you believe that majority is right.

No man can be a sincere Christian and yet a democrat.

If you think you are: repent, recant and live according to God's Word, not Man's words.

Share Life

We all wish to reach the end. For some, the End is to live no more; for some, to Live forever. For some, the End is merely a point of rest before coming into a next life.

Few believe there is no end to this existence. They hope to attain to it. And between them and God, one of the two sides is wrong. Completely.

This is not aimed at those who believe in the Summerland or reincarnation; neither those who hope to, at some point in time, reign in Hell. Nor those who have decided that this life is all there is.

They all are damned already.

I know it reads hard on the eyes and the mind; but it is a statement, merely saying what my Lord Jesus Christ said almost 2000 years ago.

No. They are not that important. They are much more important. They are so important to Him, that they should have received the Gospel from those at who this post is aimed:

Christians.

No, not Roman Catholics or Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses. Those wear the badge, but work in a different unit, if not under a different ruler.

Nor Charismatics: some seem for real, but thank you to the emphasis on entertainment in the church, and absolute showmanship. Necessary for a good performance. Also called a "sermon".

Oh no. This post is aimed at those who proclaim themselves to be Christians and do the Law. Eat right, drink right, speak right, sleep right, read right.

Those who proclaim Jesus Christ is Lord over and of all.

Those who believe in the Unity of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost - also called the Trinity. I know, some of the Christians will jump up and say the word "trinity" is nowhere in the Bible. Therefore God is not a Trinity.

Incidentally, the word Bible is not in the Bible, either. So we should call it...

Stop being finicky.

Stop being overly righteous while you bully your colleagues for fun. While you take the right to avenge from God and assign it to yourself. While you preach purity while committing harlotry. While you try to teach others the Truth, yet lie whenever it fits you.

That is called hypocrisy. Hypocrites go to Hell when they die. And claiming Hell to be a man-made idea is a heresy. Heretics also go to Hell if they refuse to repent, from turning God's Word into a Lie.

But that was not the aim of this post. The aim of this post, is to ask those who consider themselves to be Righteous:

Did you share the Gospel with those who need it, today?