How We Got God's Word By David J. Stewart

How We Got God's Word

By David J. Stewart

Psalms 45:1, “My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.”

       I gleaned the following thoughts from a timeless and needful sermon by Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) titled,HOW WE GOT GOD'S WORD?
Dr. Hyles provides the following sermon outside:

1. The Words of God have always been in Heaven.
2. Man must have them to live.
3. God must find a way to get every Word up there down here to man.
4. God chose men and made them holy. He did not choose men who were holy; but rather, He chose men to make them holy. By that I mean He set them apart to be His pen.
5. God could not trust giving to sinful man the Words to give to us, so God gave those Words through these men, holy (chosen and sanctified) men. And through those men He gave His Words to us.

God Himself gave His Words, not to holy men of old; but rather, through holy men of old. God literally put His Words into their mouth. Those chosen men of old, which God set apart for His use, were simply PENS.

King David said...

Psalms 45:1, “My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.”

Through the prophet Isaiah God said...

Isaiah 59:20-21, “And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD. As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.”

Beware of any false prophet who teaches that we have no perfect, inerrant, infallible, inspired, preserved English Bible. Bless God, we have that inspired Bible in the KING JAMES BIBLE. God used holy men (that is, men set apart for God's use) to give us the Words of God. God gave men His very Words, not His thoughts, to holy chosen men of old. God did not give His Words tothese men to give us; but rather through these men.

The Words God gave bypassed the brains of those sinful men. There's no man in this world righteous enough to be able to take the Words of God almighty and be the custodian of those Words and get those Words to us. Man did not decide what he wrote; but rather, the writers were pens, and God was the Penman. Moses was a murderer. David was an adulterer and murderer. Paul was a murderer. God did not trust those mortal creatures to give us God's Word. Are you going to trust a whoremongering man like Solomon who had 700 wives and 300 concubines to give us the Words of God? No way! God used Solomon's mouth, not his brain. David said he was not the penman; but rather, only the pen for the Lord.

Again we read...

Psalms 45:1, “My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.”

They weren't holy in the sense of righteous living; but rather, they were “set apart” and chosen for God's purpose and work. Those inspired Words have been divinely preserved unto this day in the inspired King James Bible. The Bible is not men giving us the Words of God; but rather, it is God Himself giving us His Words using the mouths of the men who were chosen by God to do so.

Moses did not give us the Pentateuch (i.e., the first 5 books of the Old Testament). Moses was the mere pen. God is the Penman. It was God speaking through Moses. God cannot use the impure minds of a murderer like Moses, nor an adulterer like David to get His pure Words to us...

Psalms 12:6, “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.”

“Pure” means that you cannot improve on them. God's Words are perfect and cannot be made better. God cannot use the impure minds of men to give us God's pure Words. So God chose men and made them holy (not in the sense of being righteous, but in the sense of being chosen). And God said, I'm going to use your mouth and your tongue. The men who wrote the Bible were mere PENS, but God is the divine PENMAN.

Most of the men who wrote the Bible didn't even know what they were writing when they wrote it. The Words of the Bible were not given to us by a man named Moses who killed an Egyptian, nor by an adulterer and murderer named David, nor by a Christ-denier named Peter; but rather, by the God Who penned them. God is the Penmen, and the men whom God chose to give us the Bible were mere pens.

God PROMISED in Psalm 12:6-8 to PRESERVE His Words unto every generation, because we need every Word of God to live as Deuteronomy 8:3 and Matthew 4:4 teach. We have those inspired and preserved Words in the precious King James Bible.

The following needful quote is from Pastor Jack Hyles...

“You recall the first appearance that Satan made on earth, as far as the Bible records, is the appearance in the Garden of Eden. When he came to man and accused God to man. He said, God's Word is not true, I know what God said, but it's not true. Satan has not stopped that kind of dastardly conduct. He still casts reflection on the Word of God. Any time you find a teacher or preacher who stands behind a pulpit or sits behind a desk, and says that this Bible is not verbally word-for-word inspired of God, you can rest assured where that came from. It came from the father of lies, even the one who began such behavior and such accusations in the Garden of Eden.”

SOURCE: Pastor Jack Hyles, from the excellent sermon WHEN SATAN IS AT HIS WORST.

Did you read that? ...

“Any time you find a teacher or preacher who stands behind a pulpit or sits behind a desk, and says that this Bible is not verbally word-for-word inspired of God, you can rest assured where that came from. It came from the father of lies...”

SOURCE: Pastor Jack Hyles, from the excellent sermon WHEN SATAN IS AT HIS WORST.

There is a malicious attack these days against the inspiration of the King James Bible. It is a critically important issue, because we must have every Word of God if we are to be able to live spiritually as Matthew 4:4 teaches. Don't let the Devil steal your confidence, faith, love, and trust in the inerrant, infallible, impeccable, and inspired Words of God divinely preserved in the precious King James Bible.

7 Trumpets of Revelations

 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter. Revelations 8: 10-11

   I am still contemplating on these two video presentations whether all the detail assumes by the producer of this video corresponds to the actual events listed in The Book of Revelations; although I agree on some the undeniable detail like that of the scorpions and lions, which I've sometime ago share on this blog. About the stunning illustrations that St. John describes regarding vehicles and weapons of war around two thousands of years ago. 

   Obviously there is no way how John could have described helicopters and tank without actually seeing them in a vision. John's First century vocabulary was limited and therefore would simply compare the visions on things he already knew like chariots, horses, scorpions, and lions... 

   In the clip it was noted that Chernobyl was the same English word Wormwood in Ukraine and that Saddam in ancient Persian means the destroyer. There were also other detail pointed out that maybe you can help me discern with the help of the Holy Spirit of course whom Jesus promised to aid us in recognizing the truth. 

   Who are the four angels release at the Great Euphrates river?

    I've included the two chapters being studied here and highlighted the important detail that we must look into...I also would like to focus on the last two verses at the bottom of this article because that is the whole essence why Revelations was written--as a WARNING! 

Revelation 8

The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer

 ¹ When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

 ² And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

 ³ Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. ⁴The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. ⁵ Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

The Trumpets

 ⁶ Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.

 ⁷ The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

 ⁸ The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, ⁹ a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

 ¹⁰ The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— ¹¹ the name of the star is Wormwood.  A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.

 ¹² The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.

 ¹³ As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

Revelation 9

 ¹ The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. ² When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss. ³And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. ⁴ They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. ⁵ They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes. ⁶ During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.

 ⁷ The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. ⁸ Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. ⁹ They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.¹⁰ They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. ¹¹They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).

 ¹² The first woe is past; two other woes are yet to come.

 ¹³ The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God. ¹⁴ It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” ¹⁵ And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. ¹⁶ The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number.

 ¹⁷ The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulfur. ¹⁸ A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths. ¹⁹ The power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury.

 ²⁰ The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk. ²¹ Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts.

My Church, Your Church

The vicious cycle of sectarianism still occupies the heart of many Christians today. Churches advertise "Non Sectarian, Full Gospel, and Bible Base"  doctrines which I now presume was just mere propaganda of some Denominations whose intent was really to suck you inside their flock and consider the "other" Body of Christ as actual threat to their numbers or to your salvation.

   I just wonder if numbers would justify the "blessedness" of a Church. Wasn't it the fruits that matters? 

     There is either one, true religion or there is no religion at all.
   Did God really intended Judaism to be a religion? For all I know, God intended Israel to be an example to Nations. The same goes with Christianity...as salt to the world.
   God intend to establish a Kingdom and Not Religion. We can read "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness" -- Matthew 6:33...
   Religion focus on the rituals and observance of man made traditions while genuine Christianity is more focus on grace; obedience and fulfillment trough the help of the Holy Spirit.

Did Jesus Abolished The Laws and Command

   A lot of people think that Jesus already abolished the laws and commandment after He had completed His sacrifices but is that true?

Matthew 5:17-20

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven."

   Jesus' teachings on the Law also focused on inward obedience, or obedience of the heart, rather than outward, legalistic obedience (Mt 5:21-28). Furthermore, Matthew 15:17-20 contains the same teaching that in Mark is explicitly interpreted as saying that all foods are clean (Mk 7:14-23).

Key Element of Perilous Times

Benedict XVI was not your friendly pope but this time Francis is copying the overtures of John Paul II.  He is already setting up plans for a dialogue with other religions of the world, especially Islam. 

NEWS BRIEF: "Pope Francis Declares: 'I Am Thinking Particularly of Dialogue With Islam' ", CNS News, March 22, 2013

"Speaking on Friday at an audience held for diplomats accredited to the Vatican, Pope Francis said that he hoped to 'intensify dialogue' with other religions, particularly Islam ... the pope is also known as the 'pontiff'--or 'a builder of bridges'--and that St. Francis was a peacemaker. 'it is important to intensify dialogue among the various religions, and I am thinking particularly of dialogue with Islam'."

 "Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), (Matthew 24:15)

   
The Rumors of Wars 

   North Korea declare a state of war against US and South Korea. Not to mention the Middle East conflict and our very own Sabah stand-off.  

The Pestilence

   New Bird Flu virus strain H7N9 in China...Read story HERE 

The Key Element 

   It's necessary for a worldwide fear to take place to introduce the False Christ. The Satanic Elite is carefully calculating and waiting for the right moment to strike and present Lord Maitreya. 

   Simulating the rapture condition like I have discuss earlier (read The Fake Rapture via Special Effect) is necessary so when the devil come he will appear to be the long awaited savior. Maintaining the fear and insecurities is the desired scenario for a Grand Political and Religious renewal.

   Any person or group that could solve the Middle East conflict, will easily gain the approval of all Nations. Also anyone that could miraculously overturn Global Warming is a good candidate....

  Furthermore, anyone who will resist the New World Order will have to be eliminated for a crime against humanity as troublemakers. Bible believing Christians will be hated by telling the truth as it is. Their facebook or twitter accounts will be filled with threats and ridicule for sure. Are you ready for these?  

You will be hated continuously by everyone because of my name. -- Luke 21:17 

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. -- Luke 21:16

   If the Blue Beam Project is a factual plan from Devil, Inc. then probably, the New Pope is the best candidate at this moment (anyway he plans to visit the Islamic leader soon) to introduce The Hologram of the False Christ. Combining the three largest religious cult (Jewish, Islam, and Christians) the False Christ can introduce now The Beast. 

11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. 12And he excercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13And he does great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. -- Revelation 13

   This reminded me of the statement from the House of Theosophy...

"Energies want to flow from the Hierarchy to earth to produce the physical manifestation of the Christ; but, such flow can only occur when humanity raises its collective consciousness to be properly awakened receptors." (Page 617-618, "Externalisation of the Hierarchy", paraphrased by Bill Lambert).

    Are we now bombarded with News article of fear? Maybe...  

   Now once these thing are in order, Daniel's prophesy about the sacrilegious act that this future Anti-Christ will commit to desecrate the Holy Place (Jerusalem) perhaps the image of the Queen of Babylon or the image of the beast will be set up plus the prohibition of the daily sacrifices. 

"Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man." -- Luke 17:26

The Last 10 Popes according to St. Malachy?

   If Malachy's Prophesy is correct we had to bear one last pope.  Is Pope Francis I  the newly elected Pope what he called "Peter the Roman" ? First, he did not chose to be called Pope Peter, but is he a rock? or is he a Roman? 

   Let's try some of the suggestions. He took his name from Francis of Assisi, he is one of the 7 son of Pietro di Bernardone who was born in Italy. So it seems to fit if we took a little mental stretch here. 

Why It doesn't connect?

   But we are talking of Pope Francis I a.k.a. Jorge Mario Bergoglio here. At this point, I doubt that Malachy's prediction will materialized but unless I saw convincing evidence like rain of fire maybe I would change my mind. But I had always doubt the Malachy character. 

   This is often the mistake of doomsday advocate; they rely on a prophet that is not from God. Malachy is an invented Saint from the Vatican and what do you expect? This religion had a long history of fantasy and very little truth, so why trust in a Prophesy that was foretold by an invention? 

   Well, Malachy's isn't to be trusted as a prophet or even as a man of God, his method of prophesy is Black Magic but the Catholic consider him a saint. Some of his prophesy were often fulfilled due to word manipulation or sometimes self-fulfilled by Cardinals aspiring to be Pope. 

   Maybe we must dig deeper into who really is Malachy. Let me clarify that originally the spelling was Molochy...

St. Molochy, Who?
   A figure less popular than Satan Claus but similarly of same category is St. Molochy. Like Santa or Satan, this saint is also said to be a bishop...and like Old Saint Nick, he is also a fictitious character from the ever imaginative brains of The Vatican. To hide the occult connection, the Catholic church changed the spelling into St. Malachy but anyway still pronounce Molochy. But don't mistaken him for the Biblical prophet Malachi. 
   We are told that St. Molochy is a Bishop from Ireland around the 12th or 13th century. He was the first Irishman that became saint by Pope Clement III. If you want to learn more about this man, or if you want to read fictions you can go to Catholic Pages.com  . but if you want the truth read on...

   There's nothing really exceptional about him except the prophesy that was supposedly attributed to him, about the detailed and very specific "Prophesies of the Popes"-- which claims Molochy receives detailed prophesies of the coming 112 popes beginning from 1143 election of Pope Celestine II, and there were some calculations, that Pope Benedict XVI  is  the 111th pope. So Vatican only had one last pope in line. 
   Papal history even shows some Cardinals or Bishops, who had secret ambitions of becoming Pope, intentionally imitating what was actually written down on the prophesy like:

 ...in 1958, before the Conclave that would elect Pope John XXIII, Cardinal Spellman of New York hired a boat, filled it with sheep and sailed up and down the Tiber River, to show that he was "pastor et nautor", the motto attibuted to the next Pope in the prophecies (Source: Catholic Page)

   Some of the Prophesies where shaded in some area but what remarkable is that there is a chilling reality that Molochy's word actually did come true. So, was it really what it claimed to be a vision from God?

History shows that St. Molochy is in fact  a real person known as Cencio Savelli or Pope Honorius (1216-1227)   considered as the greatest black arts magicians of the 13th century. It was Pope Honorius who invented the modern (from ancient) black magic when he published the infamous "Grimoire of Honorius the Great" . 

   The deliberate twist away from Honorius to the real author of the prophesy of Molochy is a sinister ploy. Honorius practice black arts but unlike those who speak about Satan or the Devil, Honorius chose to pay attention or revered Moloch. 

 Moloch--the ancient god of eternal fire and damnation; from where we get the word "immolate" or to literally passed people to fire. 

   Worship to Moloch, or to get message from this evil god, is to sacrifice a human in the fire...that is how Honorius get his message and perhaps how he was able to accurately foretell the future of the coming Pope.

    Sources and further detail on Grimoire can be check HERE. 

   I don't intend to know the will of Moloch...but the All-powerful God of the Bible had something to say to those who worship Moloch...

"'Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. -- Leviticus 18:21

Fatima Apparition supports the Prophesy
   But there is a strong probability that his prediction might come true after all. Knowing the Elite Satanist they love to fulfill what they projected. Of course to support what they claim they have to make it appear real. It's not that hard at all it is simply like re-enacting 9-11. They are willing to sacrifice a few thousand or even millions to fulfill their Satanic agenda.
   Fatima (a Muslim goddess) apparition which was very well accepted and believed by Catholic worldwide also supports Molochy's predictions. So perhaps, another massacre of thousands or even Millions Vatican citizen and tourist will finally assist the Grand-Entrance of the Anti-Christ. If I were you, I wouldn't want to be caught dead in Rome around this time... 


Then I heard another voice calling from heaven, "Come away from her, my people. Do not take part in her sins, or you will be punished with her. -- Revelations 18:4




  

Origin of the Papal Office

Nimrod, the political and religious leader of the Nation Babylon. This religion merge the office of a king and a priest. For the first time in human history a Priest-King office was held by one man. Binding the separation of church and state. 

   This Pagan religion started that idea of building a tower that would reach heaven. The popular story of Babel where God compounded the languages of men.

   Most people think that the Priest-King office ended there but the Babylonian Mystery religion survived.  

   Many are familiar with the feast Belshazzar held in Babylon when the mysterious handwriting appeared on the wall. Some have failed to recognize  however, that this gathering was more than a mere social party! It was a religious gathering, a celebration of the Babylonian mysteries of which Belshazzar was the head at that time. ‘They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, and of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone” (Dan. 5:4). Adding to the blasphemy of the occasion, they drank their wine from the holy vessels of the Lord which had been taken from the Jerusalem temple. This attempt to mix that which was holy with that which was heathenism, brought about Divine Judgement. Babylon was marked for doom. (Source)

   This Priest-King office was also adopted by Rome, when it conquered the world they mixed Babylonian Religion with their Pagan Sun-Worship. Another title given to Caesars (or Kings) is Pontifex Maximus. The Supreme Pontiff, The Chief Priest,  and today simplified as Pope. 

 The title Pontifex Maximus is repeatedly found on inscriptions throughout the Vatican--above the entry of St. Peter's, above the statue of Peter, in the dome, over the Holy Year Door which is opened only during a jubilee year, etc.  The accompanying medal, struck by Pope Leo X just before the Reformation, illustrates one of the ways that the title "Pont. Max,"   has been used by the popes...

  It was not until 431, however, that the pope publicly made the claim that the keys he possessed were the keys of authority given to the apostle Peter.  This was over fifty years after the pope had become the Pontifex Maximus, the possessor of the keys.  Keys are shown as symbols of the papal authority. 

   We know that Catholicism is known to mixed together Paganism and Christianity. They look for ways to merge Sun Worship and Christianity. It's not easy to declare that the Pope is also Pontifex Maximus but they found a clever manipulation. They found there man, Peter. To Jesus he gave to Simon  the nickname Peter for his rock solid faith but to the Vatican it is an opportunity to infused the Chaldean title Peter or interpreter (or the interpreter of the mysteries). 

The Problem with Peter

   To Christianize the sun worship, the bishop of Rome associated the Grand Interpreter of Rome to Peter the apostle. But there is a big problem here to Third Century Christian in Rome. Peter was unknown or unpopular to third or forth century Gentile Christians. We must remember that Christianity spread to the gentile world via St. Paul. Peter never even set foot on Rome. To merge the Peter (The Interpreter) to Peter (The apostle) they have to invent a story that Simon Peter died on Rome. So you heard the story that Peter died on an inverted cross in Rome but that was unfounded, no basis, and the Bible had no record too. No first century Historian told us that...but a latter Roman Historian told us otherwise who is this Peter or to be exact Simon. 

    This Simon, known to Bible students as Simon the sorcerer (Acts 8:9), is said to have later gone to Rome and founded a counterfeit Christian religion there! Because this sounds so bizarre, in order to make it clear there is no bias on our part, we quote the following right from The Catholic Encyclopedia about this Simon:

   "Justin Martyr and other early writers inform us that he afterwards went to Rome, worked miracles there by the power of demons, and received Divine honors both in Rome and in his own country. Though much extravagant legend afterwards gathered around the name of this Simon, it seems nevertheless probable that there must be some foundation in fact for the account given by Justin and accepted by Eusebius. The historical Simon Magus no doubt founded some sort of religion as a counterfeit of Christianity in which he claimed to play a part analogous to that of Christ." (Source)

   Perhaps this "Simon" being in Rome was later confused with Simon Peter.  The popes have claimed to be 'Christ in office' on earth.  Apparently Simon the sorcerer made the same claim in Rome.  But we never read of any such claim being made by Simon Peter the apostle!

  The cock crowing during Peter's denial was associated to the cock that was on Janus (the two-face god) foot. It was an easy task isn't it? To Janus worshiper the cock was regarded as a sacred animal.(read John 18:27)

   To Real Bible reading Christians we know that the key was not given alone to Peter but to all the other apostles. 

    It is certain that the title "supreme Pontiff" or "Pontifex Maximus" which the pope bears is not a Christian designation, for it was the title used by Roman emperors before the Christian Era.  The word "pontiff comes from the word pons, "bridge," and facio. "make."  It means "bridge-maker,"  The priest-king emperors of sun worship days were regarded as the makers and guardians of the bridges of Rome.  Each of them served as high priest and claimed to be the bridge or connecting link between this life and the next.

Mithraic Branch of Babylon

   That branch of the mysteries known as Mithraism grew in Rome until it became-at one time-almost the only faith of the empire.  The head priest was called the Pater Patrum, that is, the Father of Fathers.  Borrowing directly from this title, at the head of the Roman Catholic church, is the Papa or Pope-the Father of Fathers. The "Father" of Mithraism had his seat at Rome then, and the "Father" of Catholicism has his there now.

   But in when it comes to Religion we are told by Jesus Christ himself in Matthew 23:9...

And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. (Matthew 23:9)

   See that open-mouth fish on the head of your pope or bishops?

   The tiara crown that the popes wear-though decorated in different ways at different times-is identical in shape to that worn by the "gods" or angels that are shown on ancient sun worship Assyrian tablets.  It is similar to that seen on Dagon, the fish--god pictured here, Dagon was actually but a mystery form of the false Babylonian "savior."  The name Dagon comes from dag(a word commonly translated "fish" in the Bible) and means fish-god.  Though it originated in the sun worship of Babylon, Dagon worship became especially popular among the Philistines (Judges 16:21-30; 1 Sam. 5:5,6).

    The way Dagon was depicted on Mesopotamian sculpture is seen in the drawing reproduced below (second figure from left).  In his book Babylon and Nineveh, Layard explains that "the head of the fish formed a mitre above that of the man, while its scaly, fan-like tail fell as a cloak behind, leaving the human limbs and feet exposed."

   Babylonian Mystery religion continues up to this date hidden as Christianity,  to be exact false Religion of the Roman Catholic Church, even the name itself does not claim to be follower of Jesus but of Rome. 

   If you are RCC member,better beware. Please if you really love Jesus Christ consider what I have written here. 
(While I was writing this I've heard that pope Benedict XVI is resigning from office...Hmmmm? What Political stunt is this again? Better check....)

Behold The Feast of Trumpets on Sept 24

  "To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn" (Isaiah 61:2
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 The world celebrates too many holidays like Christmas, Halloween, Easter,  Valentines Day...among others that are basically human traditions and obviously originate from Pagan religions. But sadly, Biblical Holy Days was unpopular...in fact, generally it was not mention in the mainstream media. The world ignores Biblical Holy Days but don't be surprise by these, the Bible told us that this world is ruled in general by evil spirits.

   One such Holy Day commanded by God that we must observe is The Feast of Trumpets or Rosh Hashanah. This celebration fall this year on September 24, 2012 base on Hebrew calendar. 

LEVITICUS 23 
23 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
24 "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 
'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month,
you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of
blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. 
25 You shall do no customary work on it; and you 
shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.'"

   This 5th feast was instituted by Moses at Sinai approximately 3,500 years ago. It marks the first day of the Hebrew (civil) new year. 'Rosh Hashanah' means 'head of the year'. The Feast of Trumpets is the first of the three, yet to be fulfilled, Fall Feasts of Israel. 

   The feast of trumpets reminds me of the 7 trumpets of the Book of Revelations. 

   To Biblical Christian this feast signify an important event.  The Feast of Trumpets is a unique festival. The sounding of the trumpets mark the intervention of God into the history of mankind.  Understanding Biblical Holy Days might shed light to the unfolding of world events. Will God finally send Jesus Christ back to earth as a conquering King? 

   Recent world events can also give us clue to where we are going. Like for instance, about my earlier article on the controversial Muhammad video that outrages Muslim worldwide. It is no accident that it coincides with the 9/11 attack on World Trade Center. The escalating tension between Japan and China, with our very own problems on Scarborough shoals by Pres. Noynoy pushing forward the "western Philippines seas" to be recognized by UN. Middle Eastern countries are in political turmoil. The US election...

   Expect cleansing around this time...and more Satanic attack...

   The following video might help you out about Biblical Feasts:

   I am writing these blog to make everyone of you aware...yes it is Okay to be weary at this time. Tribulations is not an easy passage. Don't be caught like the men and women of Noah's time, drinking and partying but unaware of the judgment that is coming their way. The blowing of trumpets is a sign, the call of God. Are you ready to enter the ark? 

"For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in." (Rom 11:25 NKJ)

   I'll be discussing more of these God's Holy Days on future blog to better understand what are the coming events. That is in double time since the clock is ticking. 

Comfort in Sufferings

   

1 Peter 3:16

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

   Sometimes we are reviled and hated for standing in our faith. The accuser is always on the look out for hole in our faith where he can insert discouragement, resentment, and fatigue. 

   Having enough faith does not guarantee that we will not suffer...contrary to that, we are more prone to rejections because of our faith in God. In the meantime, we must remember that  the dominant spirit in this world is evilness. We can not be too comfortable in this temporary life.  In fact, we must rejoice whenever we suffer because of Christ. 

Consider this passage from 1 Corinthians 4

9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!

11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless.

12 And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

13 being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

   Daily doses of temptations and trials are spices that we must live with. To think that by observing all the Laws and Commandment of God will save us from physical suffering is false security. Anything that lead us to focus more on the material is not from God...

   Faith, is not a faith unless it is being tested and put to practical used. A chunk of coal will never be a diamond if it does not undergo extreme process of heat and pressure. Gold must pass the acid test to distinguish its carats. 

   There is a false notion that a person is more blessed because he is wealthier and healthier...comparing your situation to another Christian this way is dangerous. It can lead a person to false hope and might overwhelm us when surges of heavy trials emerges in front of us. 

   It does not mean that if your brothers and sisters in Christ can give more offering to God, is that they are more blessed or near in God's heart. 

Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

   We have the confidence to follow God even if we are suffering terminal diseases. We trust in God even if we have little food on our table. We rely on God's salvation even if we are stranded in the middle of a typhoon. We hope in God even if we have limited resources. 

   Faith always requires waiting and patience...our trust that God will fulfill His promise no matter what. Even if it seems a dead-end road, we have the assurance that God will find a way...He will fulfill because He said so:

“God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill” (Num 23:19)

    Faith needed some exercises too. Like our physical body that must be fitted with rigorous activities our spiritual self needed some test of faith too. Test or exams determines our level of faith. Do you think you deserve an "A" on your spiritual life? How do we measure that faith without an examination...without actual test, faith only rest inside our head. 
   Faith will only become real in our heart when we had suffered.

   Whatever comes out of you is your level of faith. Meaning whatever you confess with your mouth is your faith. 
  What comes out of your mouth during your time of distress? Do you curse the situations you are in or do you give encouragement to people who are breaking down? 

Hebrews 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 

While we wait for Jesus Christ return, there will be sufferings...but we can stand firm on the world of God who said that those who endure will be greatly rewarded. 

 Check assurance written for us from 1 Peter
3:14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." 

4:12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;
13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.
14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people's matters.
16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.
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19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

   Also, Suffering is not just a one time event. Suffering sometimes lingers and persistent. It is like planting crops...after working hard and patiently waiting for harvest time, swarms of locust attack your field and devour everything. You had enough faith, to be discourage so you plow the field again and start the process all over again...but once again, the locust came and ate everything.

   Now, the question...will you still have the same amount of faith the third time? Your response on this is the level of faith you had. 

Read the life of Job once again, do you think you can match this person's faith?