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).

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....)

Various Deceivers and Their Connections

2 Timothy 4:3-4
New International Version (NIV)
³ For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. ⁴ They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

  The Illuminati "Skull and Bones" Emblem on the cross

  Let us begin with a common ground here. I suppose we all agree in believing there is a God. The Father, who created the heavens and the earth. 

   Mormons or LDS, Catholics, Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Evangelicals, Pentecostal, Baptist, etc...I would assume, after having attended all these churches mentioned above that we all agree that there is a God. He is what we dearly called The Father. (Well, other religion like to call Him on personal name but for me that is disrespect...would you call your father by His name?)

   I have seen how faithful and sincere you are in observing the "will" of God. But allow me, to re-focus on the word "will". How do we know we are keeping up to His standards? 

...your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.-- Matthew 6:10

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

   After years and years of truly seeking God, by attending nearly all kinds of Christian churches, I've seen that the problem usually lies on the observation of His true will. 

   There should be means to know these will or else God would be unfair. How do we know God's true will or purposes for our life? 

   Obviously the "will" of God should be found in His own words. At our present generation many had claim to have received revelations from God or through them as a medium God speaks. There are also others who interpret the Bible, beware the Bible can not be interpreted by men but by the Bible itself. The Bible speaks for itself. Do not be sway by those claiming they can interpret the Bible. 

   Unlike those who blatantly declare their disrespect in our Creator, a false prophet will not tell you what they really are. An atheist or a Satanist will tell you their purpose but a False Prophet will never do that, if they do, then you would know. They are deceivers, and sadly most of their members don't know they are being deceived, thus defending their faith.  

  World renowned Satanist, Aleister Crowley, wearing the all-seeing eye cap (notice the pyramid!) and the five pointed star on the book.

Paul spoke of this often in his writings, "...but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ" (Galatians 1:7). 

   

   Thankfully, the Word of God (the Bible) is open to all. There is no private interpretations of the Bible, "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation" (2nd Peter 1:20).

   What does it mean? That the Bible can not be interpreted by anyone. Let the Bible speaks for itself. Anything extra is what we now call "occult" teachings. 

   Vatican speaks of Limbo and little children as angels, Mormons speaks of Baptism of the dead, Jehovah's Witness boast of knowing the real name of God, and some Protestant Churches claims new prophesies...those are just few of the doctrines that are not supported in the Holy scriptures. And those are just few of the churches that are not from God... 

   The above mentioned "occult" churches had many other rituals and practices that are demonic in their origins which I had mentioned before...like Mormons special hate for black people before they were pressured by activist. Now they changed that concept but did they really change as a whole? 

   The same goes to Catholic faith, recently they removed the teaching about Limbo or purgatory but does it mean that they are now teaching the truth? Obviously not. We can still see so many Satanic symbols inside their church. 

   For this blog let me focus on a church that is so outrageous in blatant display of satanism, I sometimes wonder how their members failed to notice them...

   In his Satanic Bible, Anton LaVey listed under "In Infernal Names" , one of them as "Mormo" which is the god of the living dead and the king of the Ghouls. 

   Now let's think about this, followers of Christ is called Christians and so follower of Mormo (god of the living dead) is therefor called? Mormons?

MORMONS or The Latter Day Saints  

   Is it just coincidence that LDS members are very comfortable with the dead?  They claimed to be visited regularly by dead family members. They also believe that through prayers these dead people can also receive salvation. Seen similarity with Catholics on this belief? Told you, they are one and the same...this is perhaps how One World Religion will be push through because basically, all these Demon churches are one...just like Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc... 

   Anyway, back to Mormonism...did you know that missionaries had a hard time witnessing in China, not because of communist rule but because the word Mormon in Chinese means "gates of hell".

   Now let me give you a little History on the Mormon Church. In 1821 a young treasure seeker named Joseph Smith claimed to have had a vision from God. First he said it was from Jesus, then he said from Jesus and many angels, and then he said that it was from Jesus and God the Father. This is what they go by today. Mormons claim that Joseph Smith was visited by Jesus and God the father; but the Bible tells us that no man can look upon the face of God and live. He was also visited by a so-called angel named Moroni, who supposedly told him about a secret manuscript, written on golden plates, telling the true Gospel. 

   And that he was to translate this into the Book of Mormon. Let me truly begin here and tell you what they believe. They believe that long ago from an unknown god ,and goddess, was born a man named Elohim who was later born to human parents, and he lived his life and became a god like his father. He is also claimed to have fathered many children. Two of them in particular are named: one is Jesus, and the other is Lucifer. 

   They decided to put all of Elohim’s many children on a planet, and that the planet needed a savior the bid, for it came down to Jesus and to Lucifer. But Jesus won out because he had unselfish reasons. But then Lucifer revolted and turned many of Elohim’s children against him, and they were banished to the earth, never to have physical bodies. The people who were on the side of Jesus were very light skinned. And the people who remained neutral in the battle, their skinned turned black and this is the Mormon explanation for the black race. Mormons believe after that battle, the people were sent to Earth, and Elohim came to earth, and had sex with Mary, and that is how Jesus came to Earth. 

   They also believe that Jesus took three wives while on Earth: Mary, Martha, and Mary Magdalene. They also believe that Jesus fathered many Children during his time on Earth, and that Joseph Smith their founder was a direct descendant of Jesus. They believe that after a life of Mormonism and a Mormon marriage has taken place, that when they die they will become gods too. They also believe that they will have their own planet, and many goddess wives, and their job for eternity will be to populate the planets. I know how far fetched this all sounds, but these people actually believe this mess. 

   Mormonism is a sex cult. And we never would have guessed any of this from those sweet family-oriented Mormon commercials on TV. People please be aware of these dangerous occult.  These people are lost and on there way to Hell. They desperately need Jesus.

The Divine Mercy

   Why do the Catholics want us to memorize this face? What is their plot? Obviously, this is not just another Catholic image, or icon. This one is special, and it is shown all over the world. Last year I read a lot of Catholic articles in Spanish, Russian, French, even Polish, and I would see Faustina's Jesus almost all the time. Pope John Paul II loved this painting, and Faustina's dream finally came true: this painting is now shown all over the world. 

   The IMAGE OF DIVINE MERCY is not just another cheap Catholic image, this one is truly special, this is an image of someone who will deceive a lot of people in the future. Maybe it's of the future Antichrist, or maybe of someone else, but we know that this painting was done to deceive in a big way.
   Basically, the picture above and the picture below had one and same symbolism. The obvious of course is the prominence of a Pyramid view and both image shows internal organ that symbolizes desire (Reproductive organ and the heart)...
    But what is of prime importance are Both picture are telling us the doctrine: "as above, so below"...that is basic Satanic deception--the concept of duality. The Chinese call it "yin-yang" or both female/male energy. The so-called Star of David logo on Israel flag also is the basis of this concept and many other ambigram like that of the Nazis.

   It's not about ...your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.-- Matthew 6:10
   See the female breast on Satanism but in a very masculine body? That is also what you can see in Faustina's long hair Christ. (see the Long Hair of Jesus)
   They claim that God are both male and female. Absurd! Nowhere in the Holy Bible where you can find that dual quality on God the Father. In fact, Queen of Heaven worship was detestable in the sight of God and we can read a lot of that incidence.

Jer 7:1818 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. (KJV)

   All of these promotes Mother of Heaven worship. Whenever I speak of Satanism, it is unavoidable to interlock them all together. They all boils from one pot. It's a smorgasbord of evil menu that caters to deceive.  

   See the unified symbolism of duality on pictures below? Remember also the Hippies? "Peace" in unity of all gods.  Careful though, it was a false flag. It was made to unite false gods against the One True God. 

Exodus 20:1-6 
1 And God spake all these words, saying,

2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. (KJV)

   Does your religion worship The Queen of Heaven? We will tackle this on future blog. Plus other related False Gospels spread by various Religions.

JIL People Annual Anointing of Oil

Not all the water in the rough rude sea
Can wash the balm off an anointed king. - Shakespeare

First Sunday of the year...therefore Jesus is Lord Church's annual anointing of  oil for faithful member was held. It's a must for the Body of Christ to be anointed to start each year right. To receive the Lord's favor for the whole year is far more important than having 12 kinds of round fruits on the table or wearing polka dots to welcome 2013 which the unbeliever religiously observes. 
   Without the Lord's favor of course everything will be in vain. As head of my family I made sure the complete attendance of my wife and kids for that Sunday service...We can be absent on church some other day but never on a day of significant importance.
   Faith and faithfulness are two different things. I told Elijah, my eldest son explaining why we need to be smeared with oil. Once again, I have to explain to him that some things are needed for symbolical purposes. When we enter into a contract we need to sign pages of document to bind the agreement and that was how the anointing of oil is to be liken. 
   We have to make sure that before entering into anything, like the Israelite before claiming the land of Canaan they have to consecrate themselves before The Lord before they acted the war. Thus, for Christians we have to renew our vow each year (possibly each time we enter into a big decision or new goal) as a covenant and for me to make sure that God is with us all through out the year.
   It's a difficult task to pray for each and every family member but I admire that dedication by our Church leaders to make sure every individual get their anointing, blessings, and prayers. A personalized prayer that suits every members need. Time was no importance to our Pastor, he make sure we get our blessing and anointing for the year. The regular 2 hours service was extended and everyone get their much needed prayer for 2013.

   Now that me and my family are anointed we are ready to face the New Year ahead. God Bless everyone.  

1 Chronicles 16:22
King James Version (KJV)

²² Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

James 5:14

¹⁴ Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

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Japanese Majority Denounces God!

One of the nicest foreign people that I know personally are Japanese...so when I've read that 65% of Japanese DO NOT believes in God or a god, I was deeply disturb. Where are the missionaries?

   There are also an alarming rate in countries like Vietnam with a whooping 81% of non-belief in God. Even in Israel had around 30% of Atheist. 

    When I think of Japan, it reminds me also of beautiful Pagodas and ancient religious site with well preserve temples...so what are those temples for? 

    The tsunami wake-up call should have at least decrease the number of non-believers...but the surveys shows that less than one percent believes in Jesus Christ. 

   Shintoism and Buddhism are the two leading religion in Japan but even those who consider themselves religious does not subscribe to a single belief but a catch-all faith attitude. Some even observe religion for social purposes only and not for the salvation of their life...

   Living conditions may have something to do with faith in God, according to Pitzer.edu poverty seems to draw people to call unto God while those who had  relatively secure living conditions had more tendency to stray. 

   What accounts for the staggering differences in rates of non-belief between nations? For instance, why do most nations in Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia contain almost no atheists, while many European nations contain an abundance of non-believers? There are various explanations (Zuckerman, 2004; Paul, 2002; Stark and Finke, 2000; Bruce, 1999). 

   One leading theory comes from Norris and Inglehart (2004), who argue that in societies characterized by plentiful food distribution, excellent public healthcare, and widely accessible housing, religiosity wanes. Conversely, in societies where food and shelter are scarce and life is generally less secure, religious belief is strong. 

   Through an examination of current global statistics on religiosity as they relate to income distribution, economic inequality, welfare expenditures, and basic measurements of lifetime security (such as vulnerability to famines, natural disasters, etc.), Inglehart and Norris (2004) convincingly argue that despite numerous factors possibly relevant for explaining different rates of religiosity world-wide, “the levels of societal and individual security in any society seem to provide the most persuasive and parsimonious explanation” (p.109).iii Of course, there are anomalies, such as Vietnam (81% non-believers in God) and Ireland (4-5% non-believers in God). But aside from these two exceptions, the correlation between high rates of individual and societal security/well-being and high rates of non-belief in God remains strong. 

    

   The following are top 50 countries with large percentage of  non believer in God (source)

Country           Total Pop.(2004)        % Atheist/                      actual #    
                                                        Agnostic/                                    
                                                    Nonbeliever in God                           
                                                    (minimum - maximum)                      


1. Sweden          8,986,000                   46-85%            4,133,560-7,638,100

2. Vietnam        82,690,000                     81%                     66,978,900

3. Denmark        5,413,000                   43-80%             2,327,590-4,330,400

4. Norway          4,575,000                     31-72%           1,418,250-3,294,000

5. Japan           127,333,000                  64-65%        81,493,120-82,766,450

6. Czech Rep.    10,246,100                   54-61%            5,328,940-6,250,121

7. Finland           5,215,000                    28-60%           1,460,200-3,129,000

8. France           60,424,000                   43-54%        25,982,320-32,628,960

9. South Korea    48,598,000                 30%-52%       14,579,40-25,270,960

10. Estonia            1,342,000                   49%                        657,580

11. Germany      82,425,000                  41-49%         33,794,250-40,388,250

12. Russia        143,782,000                  24-48%        34,507,680-69,015,360

13. Hungary     10,032,000                     32-46%           3,210,240-4,614,720

14. Netherlands 16,318,000                  39-44%             6,364,020-7,179,920

15. Britain          60,271,000                31-44%      18,684,010-26,519,240 16

16. Belgium       10,348,000                 42-43%            4,346,160-4,449,640

17. Bulgaria      7,518,000                    34-40%             2,556,120-3,007,200

18. Slovenia     2,011,000                   35-38%                  703,850-764,180

19. Israel          6,199,000                  15-37%                929,850-2,293,630

20. Canada       32,508,000                 19-30%              6,176,520-9,752,400

21. Latvia         2,306,000                  20-29%                    461,200-668,740
       
22. Slovakia     5,424,000                  10-28%                  542,400-1,518,720

23. Switzerland 7,451,000                 17-27%                1,266,670-2,011,770

24. Austria      8,175,000                   18-26%                1,471,500-2,125,500

25. Australia     19,913,000                24-25%               4,779,120-4,978,250

26. Taiwan       22,750,000                  24%                             5,460,000

27. Spain           40,281,000              15-24%               6,042,150-9,667,440

28. Iceland        294,000                 16-23%                      47,040-67,620

29. New Zealand  3,994,000             20-22%                     798,800-878,680

30. Ukraine       47,732,000              20%                                9,546,400

31. Belarus          10,311,000                   17%                         1,752,870

32. Greece         10,648,000                      16%                        1,703,680

33. North Korea      22,698,000             15% (?)                        3,404,700

34. Italy              58,057,000                 6-15%            3,483,420-8,708,550

35. Armenia         2,991,000                    14%                             418,740

36. China         1,298,848,000                 8-14%(?) 103,907,840-181,838,720

37. Lithuania   3,608,000                         13%                         469,040 17 

38. Singapore       4,354,000                     13%                           566,020 

39. Uruguay         3,399,000                     12%                           407,880

40. Kazakhstan     15,144,000                11-12%          1,665,840-1,817,280

41. Estonia          1,342,000                    11%                          147,620

42. Mongolia         2,751,000                   9%                          247,590

43. Portugal       10,524,000                  4-9%                    420,960-947,160

44. United States 293,028,000                 3-9%          8,790,840-26,822,520

45. Albania        3,545,000                  8%                             283,600

46. Argentina  39,145,000                     4-8%              1,565,800-3,131,600

47. Kyrgyzstan   5,081,000                   7%                           355,670

48. Dominican Rep. 8,834,000                7%                          618,380

49. Cuba             11,309,000                  7% (?)                        791,630

50. Croatia          4,497,000                  7%                             314,790 

   There is hope for Japan, as we have heard from the rising number of convert on the heavily affected area of North-eastern island of Honshu by the said tsunami. Out of the ruins emerge beauty and salvation. Let us continue praying for Japan...as well as the rest of the world. 

2nd Thessalonians 1:8: “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.”

References:

http://www.godlovespeople.com/articles/japan.htm
http://www.pitzer.edu/academics/faculty/zuckerman/Ath-Chap-under-7000.pdf

JIL 34th Anniversary Today!!!

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?

Dagon, The Sun Fish, and Holy Water

It's either I'm not a Christian or the Bible is not a Christian book. That was my first re-action after reading the Holy Bible for the nth times during my teen age years.  I found conflicting teaching from the religion I grew up with  to what I had been discovering inside the scriptures...
   Why was that? If the Bible is the basis of our faith, the guidelines in order to fulfill what God want for His children, then why the tenet of most Christian churches does not fit. 
   There must be something wrong. Obviously the Holy Bible was there long before these churches was founded. Did the forefathers of our churches change along the way? 

   This got me very interested and for many years since then a lot of question gnawed in my head. Why would a Religion that claims to obey GOD has so many opposition from God's own inspired Books?
  I also discover that many, if not all, of the practices and rituals from major religions of the world is contrary to the real word of God. 


   Dedication and sincere love for God the Father has always been the driving force to seek the truth. It was that simple and basic principle where I stand now. The truth and only the truth will set us free. To harden our hearts will only make us blind...to accept His word no matter what the cost should be our goals in life to be achieve. Jesus our Lord had died for these cause, to set us free. 

   Most of the misunderstanding among the various religions of the world didn't come from God. I realized that it was the inventions of men or the inserted traditions why there are conflicting beliefs today. 

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. -- Psalm 127:1

    Man-made religions are basically a mixture of different pagan and heathen practices. Almost all of these religious practices, symbols, and traditions deals primarily to Sun worship and fertility rituals.   Each one is an adaptations of one religion to another...

   What is remarkable about these Pagan religions was that it was an  abominations unto God according to the Bible. You'll be surprise that there was nothing new, all of these malpractices had been written long ago...there is no way we can blame God that He didn't tell us these things. 
   Actually, before man invented the occult, He already forewarned us. It was already there in the history of the Bible.  


   Like for example the sprinkling of the so called holy water of the priest and lay minister. Did you now that  first Christians never do the sprinkling of water ritual? It's not that they don't want to but because God doesn't want them to. They were familiar with the ritual, they knew it was not a common practice, even to Judaic tradition because they know this was in honor to the chief god of the Philistine, and they knew that it was not a command from God to do...

The sprinkling of Holy Water?

  The blessing by water using a sprinkler was and is up to this day never changed to receive the curse of Dagon, the Fish-god of Canaan or Babylon and was also adopted by the Philistine. Today this is still performed with the same detail up to the vestment worn by Catholic Priest. 

Pagan priests as half-fish sprinkling holy water

The Fish Miter

Now the lords of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice, for they said,   “Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands.” -- Judges 16:23   

    Besides a brief mention during Samson's time we will discover on 1 Samuel chapter 5; a more graphic account about Dagon. To prove that God is the only one true God, an idol of Dagon was humiliated when the ark of God (the covenant) was place beside the image of Dagon inside the Philistine temple. 

    This happened after the Philistine won the war against the Israelite and as a war trophy they brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD inside Dagon's temple but what happened? 

   Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the temple of Dagon and set it by Dagon. And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon’s torso was left of it. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. (1 Samuel 5:1-5)

   But this is the god to whom the Vatican patterned their show of religiosity. So now you realized how those funny looking headgear came. It was no accident or borrowed because it will make them appear holier...they knew whom they worship, mind you...not Jesus. Because if they do they would have obeyed this command:

  Leviticus 18:3 You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices.

GOD NEVER ALLOWS MIX OF RELIGIOUS RITUALS

   Why do you think God is very stern when it comes to religious tolerance? 

  ⁷ “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. ⁸ Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditateon it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. ⁹ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for theLord your God will be with you wherever you go.” -- Joshua 1:7-9

  As I mentioned on earlier blog  (read Jesus Crucified Again and Again) that they are nothing but Sun worship, this is what God said:

   This is what the LORD says: "Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the sky, though the nations are terrified by them.-- Jeremiah 10:2

Dagon Worship?
A study by Timothy Youngblood
Copyright © The Master's Table

Dagon, god of fertility worshiped by the Philistines and throughout the ancient Middle East. His cult is known to have existed as early as 2500 BC, and a number of references to him are made in the Old Testament. The possible derivations of his name are numerous; from the Hebrew word for "grain"; from the Semitic word for "corn"; and from a Hebrew word for "fish." The last of these derivations gave rise to the common image of Dagon as a merman-half man, half fish. Dagon is also regarded as the legendary inventor of the plow.

"Dagon," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 97 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

   Ralph Edward Woodrow states in his book the Babylon Mystery Religion on page 75 and 76 that the expensive and highly decorated garments that the popes wear were patterned after those of the roman emperors. The historians have not let this fact go unnoticed, for indeed their testimony is that "the vestments of the clergy...were legacies from pagan Rome."

   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 angles that are shown on ancient pagan Assyrian tablets. It is similar to that seen on dagon, the fish god pictured below. 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." as we read above. (Source)

   Again let me encourage you, if you truly love God, read the Bible and discover the truth. 

Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. 1Cor. 10:19,20