The world is becoming more evil every day because the time is short, the rapture is about to happen and the tribulation will be in full swing as the devil becomes the world leader.
These restrictions are a rehearsal for the end times oppression of the antichrist. Most people will choose to follow his deceptions. They will believe they are saving themselves and getting all the things they want. But this wicked entity will bring such misery on mankind that people will want to die but will not be able to do so.
Matthew 24:24…23 At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible. 25 See, I have told you in advance.…"
Revelation 13:11-13
The Beast from the Earth
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon.
12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
13 He performs great signs so that he even makes fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.
14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the wound of the sword and has come to life.
15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
17 and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six."
Revelation 9:5-7 "…5 The locusts were not given the power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion. 6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them. 7 And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.…"
The only way to escape this time is to be born again, having the Holy Spirit dwelling in you will allow you to be taken up in the rapture before these miseries occur.
Christ does not beat up His bride before taking her home. The final judgments are for those on the earth who have rejected Christ. Those who become born again after the rapture takes place will have to go through this time of horror, some will be martyred for their faith, and others will be protected. This is called the time of Jacob's trouble. It means that God is doing this at the end to bring the nation of Israel back to Him.
Before the nation of Isreal trusts in Christ, two-thirds of her people will die. The remaining one third will trust in Christ as an entire nation. This is the only nation of the world that will ever do this, believe in Christ as an entire nation.
God's plan is intensifying with each day. Believers have no reason to fear but rather we should. rejoice that we will be going home soon.
Monday, July 13, 2020
Narcissism and the Devil are Partners
If you have encountered narcissism in family, friends, church or the community you have encountered demons.
When Christ spoke to Peter one day who was attempting to influence Christ to do something that was not God's will, Christ said; "get thee behind me Satan." Christ did not rebuke Peter directly but He did rebuke the demon who was using Peter's mouth.
We cannot live in this world today without encountering people who are being used by the devil all the time to distract us from serving and living for Christ.
We know that demons are being unleashed everywhere in our country and around the world to bring about the one-world government so their leader, the devil will become its ruler for seven long terrible years.
Ephesians 6:11-13 "…11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.…"
Next time you feel threatened by the antics of a narcissist remember that it is the devil attempting to goad you into wrong responses to remove your Christian witness. Do not let this wicked unseen entity get away with it. Remain kind and loving while removing yourself to avoid any further conflict. Conflict is food for the devil who controls the narcissist.
The best way to deal with these narcissists is to address the devil who is speaking, using Scripture.
The challenge and joy when encountering the devil in the narcissist is to remain Christ-like and without emotion. Emotion will trip us up, we must allow Christ to move through us without our flesh getting in the way.
Proverbs 3:5
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding."
When Christ spoke to Peter one day who was attempting to influence Christ to do something that was not God's will, Christ said; "get thee behind me Satan." Christ did not rebuke Peter directly but He did rebuke the demon who was using Peter's mouth.
We cannot live in this world today without encountering people who are being used by the devil all the time to distract us from serving and living for Christ.
We know that demons are being unleashed everywhere in our country and around the world to bring about the one-world government so their leader, the devil will become its ruler for seven long terrible years.
Ephesians 6:11-13 "…11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.…"
Next time you feel threatened by the antics of a narcissist remember that it is the devil attempting to goad you into wrong responses to remove your Christian witness. Do not let this wicked unseen entity get away with it. Remain kind and loving while removing yourself to avoid any further conflict. Conflict is food for the devil who controls the narcissist.
The best way to deal with these narcissists is to address the devil who is speaking, using Scripture.
The challenge and joy when encountering the devil in the narcissist is to remain Christ-like and without emotion. Emotion will trip us up, we must allow Christ to move through us without our flesh getting in the way.
Proverbs 3:5
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding."
Selfishness Stunts Growth
Karen Puff Rosenkrantz posted the following:
"Love is the way to maturity. Selfishness stunts growth and keeps us in a spiritual playpen. The world is full of emotional babies, crawling over each other, screaming, “Mine! This I want, and this I shall have, and never mind what it does to anybody else!”
"What a relief, what peace, when one who has reached spiritual adulthood, who by love has grown out of himself, comes along. He freely gives up his own aims and ambitions, his safety and his cherished plans, his possessions, his feelings, anything at all that will help and says my life for yours. Such a one comes as a rescuer."
"To give myself up is the last thing I think of doing. It looks like weakness. In God’s eyes, though, it is power." ~Elisabeth Elliot
Via Jaime Carole
"Love is the way to maturity. Selfishness stunts growth and keeps us in a spiritual playpen. The world is full of emotional babies, crawling over each other, screaming, “Mine! This I want, and this I shall have, and never mind what it does to anybody else!”
"What a relief, what peace, when one who has reached spiritual adulthood, who by love has grown out of himself, comes along. He freely gives up his own aims and ambitions, his safety and his cherished plans, his possessions, his feelings, anything at all that will help and says my life for yours. Such a one comes as a rescuer."
"To give myself up is the last thing I think of doing. It looks like weakness. In God’s eyes, though, it is power." ~Elisabeth Elliot
Via Jaime Carole
One Sin Proves You are a Sinner
In our modern culture we excuse sin by saying one sin does not make someone a sinner. God says that just one small sin will send someone to hell if they have not trusted in Christ.
The problem is that so many preachers say " only God knows the heart" and do not explain that He also said; "you shall know them by their fruit."
God gave us the criteria to know the heart of a person. One thing He said was that we cannot do differently on the outside than what is already on the inside. "Out of the heart comes", says Matthew 12:34; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 10:11; Psalm 14:1
Matthew 7:15-20
A Tree and Its Fruit
15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16 You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 So then, you will know them by their fruits."
Someone said to me; "you are not a liar just because you told one lie." I explained that someone cannot even tell one lie unless they are already a liar in their heart. God said that if we break one part of the Law we have broken it all because its all the same, sin is sin and any part broken is rebellion against God.
Matthew 5:27-28 "27You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
One does not have to 'do' the sin to be committing it, they have to only wish they could do it. Do not be so proud that you have not committed a sin on the outside when there is a desire for sin on the inside.
1 John 3:14-16 "…14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer. 16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers."
This is pretty severe, isn't it? Just hating someone and wanting bad to happen to them is the same as committing murder in the eyes of God.
If you are in Christ as a born again believer then you will want to confess your sins to be cleansed.
1 John 1:9 "
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Born again believers hate their sin, they confess because they don't want to hurt the heart of God.
Those who are not born again don't care if they sin, even becoming angry if they are told they are sinners. Those who do not know the Lord defend their sin as though justified some way in their actions.
This is the difference between a born again believer and the heathen who do not love God. Those who do not love God don't care if they hurt His heart.
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
1 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
When we know what our Savior went through to pay for our sins we could never hurt His heart without a sense of deep sorrow that we had done so.
God told us to love other the same way He loved us, with great concern for their well being.
God told us to forgive as God has forgiven when there is repentance and sorrow over sin.
Colossians 3:13
"13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you."
1 John 1:9 "
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
The way God has forgiven us is through our confession of sin. If we do not want to confess it then we will not be forgiven.
If someone refuses to confess to restore a relationship then they are to be disregarded until there is sorrow over the harm that has been done.
Until the sorrow comes and the confession happens we are to treat them as an enemy.
How do we treat an enemy?
Matthew 5:43-45 "…43 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.…"
We are to treat them with love and decency when in their presence but they cannot be close friends until they learn what they have done is wrong.
The relationship will not be restored until your enemy confesses their sin. This is not a license to treat them with disrespect, it merely leaves room for and time for them to realize what they have done.
Our culture sadly thinks that just pretending the bad things didn't happen fixes them. There can be no closeness in a relationship as long as the offender doesn't think they did anything wrong. Behavior does not stop unless it is confessed.
James 5:15-16 "…15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. "
Sin is not healed unless it is confessed. If we love someone we want to restore the relationship. Only unloving and uncaring people do not care whether or not they have offended someone.
1 Corinthians 13:4-13
"4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,
5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,
6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
The problem is that so many preachers say " only God knows the heart" and do not explain that He also said; "you shall know them by their fruit."
God gave us the criteria to know the heart of a person. One thing He said was that we cannot do differently on the outside than what is already on the inside. "Out of the heart comes", says Matthew 12:34; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 10:11; Psalm 14:1
Matthew 7:15-20
A Tree and Its Fruit
15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16 You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 So then, you will know them by their fruits."
Someone said to me; "you are not a liar just because you told one lie." I explained that someone cannot even tell one lie unless they are already a liar in their heart. God said that if we break one part of the Law we have broken it all because its all the same, sin is sin and any part broken is rebellion against God.
Matthew 5:27-28 "27You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
One does not have to 'do' the sin to be committing it, they have to only wish they could do it. Do not be so proud that you have not committed a sin on the outside when there is a desire for sin on the inside.
1 John 3:14-16 "…14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer. 16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers."
This is pretty severe, isn't it? Just hating someone and wanting bad to happen to them is the same as committing murder in the eyes of God.
If you are in Christ as a born again believer then you will want to confess your sins to be cleansed.
1 John 1:9 "
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Born again believers hate their sin, they confess because they don't want to hurt the heart of God.
Those who are not born again don't care if they sin, even becoming angry if they are told they are sinners. Those who do not know the Lord defend their sin as though justified some way in their actions.
This is the difference between a born again believer and the heathen who do not love God. Those who do not love God don't care if they hurt His heart.
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
1 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
When we know what our Savior went through to pay for our sins we could never hurt His heart without a sense of deep sorrow that we had done so.
God told us to love other the same way He loved us, with great concern for their well being.
God told us to forgive as God has forgiven when there is repentance and sorrow over sin.
Colossians 3:13
"13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you."
1 John 1:9 "
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
The way God has forgiven us is through our confession of sin. If we do not want to confess it then we will not be forgiven.
If someone refuses to confess to restore a relationship then they are to be disregarded until there is sorrow over the harm that has been done.
Until the sorrow comes and the confession happens we are to treat them as an enemy.
How do we treat an enemy?
Matthew 5:43-45 "…43 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.…"
We are to treat them with love and decency when in their presence but they cannot be close friends until they learn what they have done is wrong.
The relationship will not be restored until your enemy confesses their sin. This is not a license to treat them with disrespect, it merely leaves room for and time for them to realize what they have done.
Our culture sadly thinks that just pretending the bad things didn't happen fixes them. There can be no closeness in a relationship as long as the offender doesn't think they did anything wrong. Behavior does not stop unless it is confessed.
James 5:15-16 "…15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. "
Sin is not healed unless it is confessed. If we love someone we want to restore the relationship. Only unloving and uncaring people do not care whether or not they have offended someone.
1 Corinthians 13:4-13
"4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,
5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,
6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
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