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Make Comment		 Minister Ty Alexander
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  10/14/2023

In this latest bloodshed with Hamas, Israel is in God's hands and always will be.
But I am greatly saddened that the soldiers and all my people, Israel,
do not see where El Elyon, God Most High, stands among the bloodshed and tefillin.

El Elyon, God Most High, said,
אנכי אנכי יהוה ואין מבלעדי מושיע
... אנכי הגדתי והושעתי והשמעתי
אל-תזכרו ראשנות וקדמניות אל-תתבננו
הנני עשה חדשה עתה תצמח הלוא תדעוה
(Yeshayahu/Isaiah 43:11-12, 43:18-19)

"I, only I, am Yahovah. And there is no Savior besides Me.
It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed...
Do not remember the former things or consider things of the past.
Behold, I am going to do something new. Now it will spring forth. Will you not acknowledge it?"


Update - Meaning of 727 and further affirmation of God's Alarm 3/7/2022
Updated 4/28/2022

Yesterday, March 5th, I started writing this update, but I only got a few paragraphs before I stopped for the night. I didn’t continue because it was getting late after I updated the meaning of the number seven with many new affirmations from the Bible for things I was going to talk about here. Then today I thought I would leave the update for tomorrow, but then when I was watching the nightly news on TV, I noticed the Iowa tornado reported yesterday killed SEVEN people and spanned a track of FOURTEEN miles[1.1, 1.2, 1.3] – two numbers that caught my attention, because of things I updated for the number seven yesterday (see 7 in The Meaning of Numbers).

Seven and fourteen, which is two sevens, came up a lot in those updates, so when I saw the tornado also had seven and fourteen linked to it, I took it as the Lord urging me to finish this update. I went to find news references for the tornado and I was shocked to see, the tornado was reported to have touched down only minutes before I posted the updates for the number seven. That means the tornado was forming when I was updating the meaning of seven.

All these links are obviously no coincidence, and I knew it all connected with what I was going to talk about, so let’s see why the Lord has given this urgency.

My last update in this Stop Rebuke thread was to share further guidance related to what God gave me with ministry and Ireland. If you didn’t see the details, it basically said, though, my life has been moved towards Ireland and Irish culture, I am not just an “apostle to Ireland” like St. Patrick was. The Lord anointed me for His kingdom as a whole, and that has not changed because of all the guidance related to Ireland I got in recent months.

The purpose for this update is to share what God has shown me related to my role as His servant. It began in the last week of January when someone told me they got a dream vision of the number 727. I was never guided about that number before, but I noted I didn’t believe it means a reverse or opposite of 272, which I brought up in this thread on December 2nd last year. God used that number to guide both me and a young Christian.

The person who got the vision of 727 is actually the same believer I talked about with the number 272. God gave him the number many times to say “heed and obey my counsel.” However, this person also had problems keeping in my counsel, and trusting that I truly knew the real meanings behind scripture or that I had much better discernment than others in the church, because of how God taught me and continues to guide me.

When he brought up 727, I knew it had to refer to me again, where the 72 continued to represent me and my counsel as a minister. That leaves the seven to understand. I already knew 7 refers to being Godly, divine, complete or whole, and is God’s number. This is backed up by much scripture and how God used it in the Bible. You can go to The Meaning of Numbers if you want to see the details.

Because of the meaning of seven, I didn’t feel 727 could mean the opposite of 272. I actually found very few numbers to mean their opposite when reversed, and it would make no sense for the Lord to tell someone to listen to and obey my counsel for years, and then all of a sudden say, don’t.

I had never gotten guidance about the number 27 either, so 727 had to refer to 72-7, which would represent the nature of my state now as the Lord’s minister and teacher – being Godly and complete in my teaching, or what Apostle Paul said was an approved workman for the Lord in 2 Timothy 2:15 – one “who accurately handles the word of truth.”

It was just the day after that I felt strongly by the Spirit that I was correct about what 727 means, and later on in the day, this was affirmed when I was reviewing a brethren’s teaching and gave him better translations for scripture than he used and what I saw in the translations I usually use (the NASB, NIV, and KJV Bibles).

When I saw the Lord timing things in my life to synch to spiritual guidance and affirm what I felt 727 meant, I thanked the Lord. Praise Him for His work in us! Because I had asked the Lord to make me an approved workman for Him many years ago. This took much time, experience, and hard work, and didn't happen just from reading the Bible and studying. The Lord taught me much more through experiences and trials coupled with spiritual guidance, like He does throughout the church, but it is the kind of experiences and anointment I got, and my drive to get the actual, untainted truth and remain loyal to our true God that mattered most in coming to be approved by the Lord.

I speak this now not out of ego or to commend myself. It is the Lord who worked things to say this through His hand, so I will “boast in the Lord. For it is not the one who commends himself that is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends” (2 Corinthians 10:17-18). So now I will share what He showed me, because I would not share it of my own will, knowing what people would say of pride and conceit.

I thought what I understood about 727 was all the Lord would give about it. He used it to tell someone I am indeed an approved workman and to go back to listening to my counsel and take me seriously, because he was turning away from it. But like with the number 383, I saw links to 727 later on that gave more confirmation of related spiritual guidance. I was guided to talk about all the real-world links God gave with 383 to show how certain sins truly do anger the Lord, so that His People would take heed and change.

Now the Lord is doing that with 727. It doesn’t only have to do with the tornado in Iowa with links to the number seven. On Friday night, just two days ago, and the day before the tornado, I was watching the ABC News 20/20 feature about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, when I noticed they showed a photo of Ukrainian President Zelensky next to a background with the numbers 72,7 next to him, and when the camera panned down, I saw the numbers 27,3 directly underneath.

If you read this whole thread, you’d know 273 was significant as well, and refers to the Lord guiding me to not work so much and focus on creative things and personal happiness. So when I saw 727 and 273 on the show, I had to find out what those numbers referred to.

I thought they referred to 72.7 and 27.3 because many countries outside the United States use commas instead of periods to separate the decimal place in numbers. I quickly found that Zelensky’s exit polls in the 2019 Ukrainian election gave him 72.7% and the incumbent’s tally was 27.3%[1.4]. I also saw some polls gave the incumbent 27.2%, which also links with the 272, 273 number guidance I spoke of before.

I started wondering why the Lord would have these very specific numbers come up in the 2019 election. They exactly match numbers the Lord has brought up in this thread and in spiritual guidance to me and others for years. To investigate further, I did a search for events that had 72.7 linked to them. To my surprise, I saw the number linked to more elections and things I was guided on before.

One article said, at the time, Joe Biden had 72.7 million popular votes in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election[1.5]. Another article said Donald Trump had 72.7 million “followers”[1.6], also during the same election, which I believe referred to the number of his Twitter followers before he was banned from Twitter.

Another article linked to Trump’s comments about being “lynched” by Democrats stated 72.7% of people actually lynched from 1882-1968 were Black[1.8]. His comments were about an investigation into his dealings with Zelensky when political favors were being questioned. Trump's comment about being lynched brought outrage from social activists who doubted he really knew what being lynched was like. I would agree with them that his choice of words was insensitive, and that his trying to make himself look like the victim is valid. There should be no reason to hide White House records and silence people during that or any other investigation if he had nothing to fear. His illegal removal and possession of many boxes of documents, including top secret documents, that he was supposed to hand over to the National Archives when he left office in January 2021[1.12, 1.13], shows further that he considers himself exempt from the law. And because he had the documents for over a year and destroyed some before the National Archives could retrieve them[1.13], very likely affirms he was attempting to hide or destroy sensitive and incriminating evidence against him. Trump has a history of hiding records, which is a red flag for whether or not he can be trusted. Recently, New York held him in contempt for not supplying records and cooperating with an investigation[1.16, 1.15].

Another article talked about 72.7 million Nigerians collected Permanent Voter Cards in their 2019 general election[1.7], which took place only months before the 2019 Ukrainian election when Zelensky got 72.7% on exit polls.

I also found a survey stated 82% of Ukraine was Christian and 72.7% of them declared themselves in the Orthodox Church[1.10].

And another article stated 72.7 million women were in the United States workforce in 2010[1.9]. This article talked about “self-satisfied, know-it-all” egotistical men.

There are a lot of references to voting, heads of state, and pride here. Most of the 727 references linked to elections, Zelensky, Biden, and Trump. What is God trying to say in all this? Is He saying I’m an egotistic proud preacher since the 727 referred to me?

I’m sure some would say that, but that would not be putting everything into correct context or letting God interpret. The Lord is reaffirming things I’ve talked about with the 2020 Presidential Election and Donald Trump that link him to Satan and that speak of the loss of discernment in God’s people.

However, God isn’t only reminding you to trust what I say about lies, fake news, and false teaching. This is where 727 links to egotistical people come in. It isn’t just about Donald Trump’s ego, but also goes with people in the church and other believing communities stubbornly believing they have no error, and who constantly argue and fight over doctrine while they refuse correction.

I’ve seen too often, groups and sects of the brethren calling each other names and poking fun at each other while they give what appears to them to be flawless arguments and rebuke for doctrine. This does not glorify God or the church.

Apostle Paul said, they “have strayed from [the command to treat each other with love and a pure heart] and have turned aside to fruitless discussion, wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions” (1 Timothy 1:5-7).

These fruitless debates must stop, because all that happens is the arguing parties run in circles, not convincing either side to change, while they make a mockery of the church and God’s kingdom. Thank the Lord, He taught me to not do that early on in ministry. Over the years, I learned why Paul told us not to argue about scripture or teaching. People become blinded by what they believe to be true, and they must be completely objective and willing to let go of lies and what is wrong if they are to see correctly.

This presumption of inerrancy in believers has often made them dismiss what I say, but obviously, the Lord is making me speak about this here, in a thread that showed the fulfilment of Zechariah’s prophecy about false prophets and teachers today, and the sin of God's people in Hosea.

This is linked to the tornado that killed seven people yesterday, which included children, because the Lord is reaffirming His warning and alarm call to change and leave the Harlot Babylon, as He said you’ve become like those who stand against a priest, so the people will fall, the prophet with them, your mother will be destroyed, and He will forget your children (Hosea 4:4-6).

I’ve stated who the Lord has revealed the Harlot Babylon to be, and that she is the “mother” who will be destroyed in Hosea 4. God’s People have remained loyal to her, the church and other believing groups that teach in serious error, instead of Him, so heed the urgency in His call now.

The links to heads of state with 727 refer to the Lord’s anointment in me, as one chosen and elected by Him. I was anointed like Jeremiah/Yirmiyahu and strengthened like Moses/Moshe when He called me through ministry. And He gave me a promised word years ago, which was Exodus 34:10, saying He would use me, like He did Moses, to perform miracles never seen before to be shown among all the people.

For years now, and even more so in the last few months in posts like this, I have been sharing these miracles, which are also God’s “wonders on the earth” prophesied by Joel/Yoel for The Last Days (Joel 2:30; Acts 2:19). The Lord has worked so much movement of the earth with real world objects and events, in numbers, in languages, and in people to guide and affirm through correlations that are impossible to explain as mere random coincidence, you would have to call them miracles and God's work.

But it isn’t wonder or awe that the Lord wants to convey here, it is danger and urgency, for He said in Exodus 34:10, “It is a fearful thing that I am going to perform with you.” Seven people, including children, were killed in a tornado that was on the ground for two sevens or 14 miles, not simply to move me to speak now, but to show God’s hand in it; remember seven is God’s number. These people died in God’s judgment.

Ukraine has come up in many of the 727 links here because God’s judgment is on her, and He is showing her to be the first country belonging to the Harlot Babylon to be judged in the coming wars of the Tribulation. That is affirmed because Ukraine is a large-majority Christian nation (82% or more) and 72.7% of Christian Ukrainians are Orthodox, a sect of Christianity I found to have false teachings and practices that put her in the Harlot Babylon.

The Lord also revealed to me parts of the army of Revelation 9 through Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. See the February 27th update to God’s Alarm thread for those details. And I'm certain you've seen the reports of atrocities happening to the people of Ukraine in the invasion, which again, includes the suffering and killing of children. Russia even targeted a children’s hospital, which resulted in casualites[1.14].

Everything I brought up here should make you pay careful attention, because even though the Lord gave me wonderful, inspiring guidance towards creativity, romance, and personal happiness with guidance related to 272 and 273 in this thread, I noted those numbers were linked to the incumbent president that lost the 2019 Ukrainian election.

I understood this to mean, much like with guidance related to Ireland, it is a reminder that my primary role is to serve the Lord and His kingdom as a whole, and not just to focus on Ireland, so any 273 pursuits towards personal happiness will come second to whatever the Lord calls me to do.

And if all these things weren’t enough, the Lord timed yet another discovery to go with this update. Yesterday, I came upon an article about an archaeological find showing proof that merchants in ancient Jerusalem used dishonest weights[1.11], despite God telling His people not to use them, but to have honest, true weights in Deuteronomy/Devarim 25:13-15.

The archaeologists found a two gerah weight that weighed almost three times as much as it should have. It’s true weight should be 0.944 grams. Why that’s interesting here is it links to the bank account I designated for God’s tithe funds. These are funds the Lord taught me must be treated with extra care because they are truly God’s sacred portion.

I’ve been teaching correct ways to handle God’s money for years and have had the bank account since 2015. I had no way to control account numbers when I opened the account, but the account number ends prominently with the numbers 944, matching the true weight God’s people should use.

The Lord is saying that my teaching on tithes, offerings, and sacred money is the true measure, and that is important here because it further affirms my role to lead in teaching, and that misusing God’s money, like tithes, is another sin of the Harlot Babylon. This misuse of God’s money was highlighted in God’s 383 guidance.

There is much in this update, but the Lord wants His people to heed His calls to leave the Harlot, and her ways; to change towards further righteousness in these times, because that is what will protect. It is the end of the age when simply believing in Christ and trying to follow God's general commands as the church commonly teaches from scripture, won’t be enough to save from the trials that have come and are coming.

Following the wrong things that popular churches, temples, synagogues, and preachers teach will keep you living in sin that will leave you unprotected in the greater Tribulations that are coming. The traumas you are seeing unfolding now will only get worse, so heed God’s call to leave the Harlot and change.

These amazing alignments of miracles or “wonders on the earth” to show the truth in more fulfilment of prophesy, not just with God’s promise to me in Exodus 34:10, but they fulfill also prophecy of the Bride with eagle’s wings in Revelation 12, who is saved in the "time, times, and half a time" of the Great Tribulation (Revelation 12:14).

“And the serpent [Satan] hurled water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood. But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon had hurled out of his mouth. So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Yeshua[/Jesus]” (Revelation 12:15-17).

The flood that Satan tries to drown the Bride in here is a huge mass of false spiritual guidance to mislead believers. I’ve seen this flood of lies everywhere for many years in the church now, and it has convinced many to unflinchingly follow Trump, Q and other Conspiracists, and false prophets and teachers.

But the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river from Satan - This is God’s working of His “wonders on the earth” I’ve been sharing that show the truth to counter the flood of lies from the enemy. However, this help from the Lord will only save you if you accept the truth in all these miracles of alignment that I have been giving.

But furthermore, it is not only things on the earth that God is using to show the truth, God's complete statement is, "I will show wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below" (Joel 2:30/Yoel 3:3; also Acts 2:16-21), and you can see God has also given me things in the heavens to guide and show the truth as well.

It is the Bride that has earned the wings of an eagle who is saved and kept apart from the worst Tribulations of our times, "so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time, away from the presence of the serpent" (Revelation 12:14), while the rest of the church and Christianity, like Messianic Judaism, those who "keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Yeshua" (Revelation 12:17), will face the dragon’s rage as he makes war through the Beast and final antichrist and false prophet, just as it says in Revelation 12. Simply believing in Christ and following God's commands as the popular ministries and churches teach is not what grants protection for the Bride with wings.

Why is God moving His People like this? Through movement of "wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below?" It's because we're in an age when we cannot blindly trust spiritual guidance from sources that say they are the Lord or of the Lord or they come in the name of the Lord. There is too much false guidance and teaching coming from imposters of the real thing, so the Lord has moved the nonspiritual, tangible, physical world and universe to show you the truth.

The Lord bless you with discernment, wisdom, and strength through Mashiach Yeshua (Christ Jesus). Amen.


References
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[1.2] Andy Rose, Melissa Alonso. "Tornado kills 7, including 2 children, near Des Moines, Iowa, officials say". CNN. 2022 Mar. 6. Retrieved 2022 Mar. 6.
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Devotionals and Insights 4/23/2022


I hope everyone had a great Pesach/Passover Week.
It was some days after that very first Passover that the Jews
crossed the Red Sea and found themselves in Arabia.


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Update 4/20/2022
I feel the Lord wants me to speak to address some things that have come up since I made the last update. If you recall, the last post talked about my anointment as the Lord’s servant, and that He affirms me as one who is called to a higher role and who is approved and trustworthy. The Lord’s commendation gives me great joy, as it was through no little work and trial that I have been able to come to this day, and it was only with God’s help and strength, and hope in Him that I could keep in the good fight.

Yet, it was many years ago that I knew the Lord set me aside to a role in His kingdom very unlike other ministers. It was obvious because of my ministry roles and by the huge amount of spiritual guidance God affirmed through the movement of the world and universe – the “wonders in the sky and on the earth,” which I brought up last time, from Joel 2:30/Yoel 3:3 and restated by Apostle Peter at Pentecost in Acts 2:19.

Even though God gave so much physical proof to affirm what I say, some have treated me and God’s guidance with disdain, especially the “self-satisfied” preachers I brought up last time. The Lord had me rebuke some by telling them to stop their ways of shameless and endless arguing over doctrine, where I gave them plenty of scripture and further proof of the truth, like found in this thread.

Their response was to mock me and call things I said and shared “garbage.” And that was after I took care to present myself as an elder of the Lord. I usually don’t bring that up, but I wanted to make it apparent from the beginning, so they would know who they were speaking to and give proper respect. Truly, it is as the Lord said, “your people are like those who contend/argue/stand against a priest” (Hosea 4:4), which I quoted in the first post of this thread.

When I spoke of the fulfilment of Hosea 4 before, it was coupled with the Lord also saying, “[Stop rebuke -] Let no one argue and let no one rebuke, for your people are like those who stand against a priest” (Hosea 4:4). Someone brought up recently that I’m contradicting the Lord’s call for stopping rebuke by giving further warnings and reproof for God’s people. That is one issue I need to address so it is clear that I’m not misguided or confused about what I’m doing.

When I first spoke of Hosea 4, it was at a time when I was trying to correct believers who did not want to listen, and so the Lord brought the scriptures of Hosea 4 and Zechariah 13 to me to speak about publicly. The scripture also answered my prayers to confirm guidance that said, leave the person to their ways. I would normally simply leave and ignore people who refuse correction, but some people you can’t completely cut out of your life, so I asked the Lord for further guidance.

Then soon after, the Lord guided me in the website shutdown, which I also connected with the guidance about stopping rebuke. I assumed the website was not going to be brought back because of the prophecy being fulfilled in Hosea 4 and Zechariah 13, and so I thought I should change my ministry focuses a lot and focus more on creative pursuits. However, I also knew not to jump to conclusions about guidance either, and so, I let the Lord continue to guide over time.

That was one reason why the Lord gave me the dream stating I was lax or careless in acting related to the Internet services. Over the years, He taught me to not blindly accept any spiritual guidance, like dreams or words, or to jump to conclusions about them or other spiritual guidance, like significant numbers, such as the numbers I saw in the phone IMEI (see above).

Interpretation and thinking by the carnal or worldly mind is enmity against God (Romans 8:7), and true interpretation of God’s guidance belongs to Him (His Spirit) (2 Peter 1:20-21; Genesis 40:8), so when I’m not sure about things, I wait on the Lord to guide further, which He was faithful to do. But I should also note, the dream said I was careless or lax in acting, and so the Lord also said He gave me enough guidance without need for the dream. The numbers in the phone IMEI, at least, were enough to keep the Internet services, because I noticed the numbers referring to salvation from destruction in the IMEI before I got the dream.

But the numbers alone didn’t tell me if I should bring the website back up. However, I did notice the Lord had me guide people with teaching that was on the website before I shut it down, so combined, the IMEI and still needing the website should have been enough for me to bring back the website or not shut it down in the first place.

The dream was also a rebuke for my excessive care in testing spiritual guidance. The Lord is patient and kind, though, so it was a mild rebuke, as He knows well why I do not jump to conclusions and run with guidance before I’m certain I know it is from the Lord and have its true meaning.

So to address this seeming contradiction with “stop rebuke” while continuing to rebuke, we need to look at the whole picture. It was not the Lord’s intent to shut down the website or drastically change ministry. I assumed the website would not come back and that my pursuits would shift A LOT more to creative things, but since then, especially with guidance in the last update, the Lord reminded me of my role in His kingdom to continue ministering, including to rebuke people, and that my creative and other pursuits for personal happiness would come second to ministry duties.

The stopping of rebuke pertains much more to people who refuse to change or listen after correction is brought to them a few times, which is how the Lord taught me to rebuke (2 Timothy 2:23-26; 2 Timothy 2:14-16; Titus 3:9-11). It directly relates to people, like the false prophet I tried to correct in the first post and others who I couldn’t help any further. That false prophet continues to publish his periodic newsletters spreading false prophecy while he denies being a prophet, just as Zechariah 13 states.

Stopping rebuke does not apply to those who need it or those who would listen, because I have not been able to reach everyone. The Lord has been prompting me to give further affirmations and warnings related to His Alarm and call to leave the Harlot Babylon, as well as rebuke those who need correction. He still wants to reach more people and warn them that continuing in sin will have them share in the judgments that will destroy the Harlot Babylon (Revelation 18:4), which I said Ukraine's people belonged in.

The most recent updates have given more proof of the truth with how God moves the world to speak, yet still, people mock and scoff. One suggested the guidance with numbers and the stars and galaxies were from Satan.

These are serious things the Lord has brought me to speak out, so I’ve warned the scoffers to watch their words and ways in order to keep them from blasphemy. I am also explicit to say the things I’ve been sharing are the Lord’s guidance, not mine, so when they call it garbage, they are blaspheming the Lord.

Can I move the stars and whole galaxies, or orchestrate hundreds, thousands, and millions of people, and many, many events and physical objects in the world to correlate with numbers and spiritual guidance? Can I manipulate how alphabets and languages develop to give special meanings with numbers that come from words? Can I manipulate the numbers found in scripture or Bibles to also correlate with the spiritual guidance I get?

Think very carefully and clearly on how many real-world things and people need to be orchestrated and linked together for this guidance to come forth and who can do it. Satan cannot move the heavens or stars or so many multitudes. And if you doubt “my” interpretation of things, then very seriously study the scripture I bring up and the evidence and truth that goes with it. If you find flaw in what I say or teach then I am open to examining and receiving correction, as any minister of the Lord should be. Simply speak to me.

We are at the end of the age and the times we’re in are very much more serious for everyone, including God’s people, much of whom wrongly think they will be safe in the Tribulation. Biblical prophecy closely linked to the end times just before the Lord's return is being fulfilled now. The Lord has been having me point that out, especially in this thread and God’s Alarm, so if you still do not take me seriously, I urge you to fully consider everything again.

After I rebuked the mockers who called God’s guidance garbage, the Lord pointed out to me I was like Elijah/Eliyahu who just confronted and killed the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings/Melachim I 18:17-40). You can see how true this is when you understand that the Baals or Ba’als refers to pagan gods that still to this day, impersonate the Lord. They are the “mother” (Hosea 4:5) and “spirit of infidelity” (Hosea 4:12), I brought up in the first post who have led God's people astray (in all sects of believers; Judaism, Christian, and Islam). The Lord will destroy them and their institutions. They are the demons impersonating God, His Spirit, and saints and angels.

Ba’al from ancient Hebrew means “master” or “lord” and used to be a title for God in ancient times before it was taken over by these spiritual imposters, the Baals. Archaeology confirms the Baals were imposters of God when it shows their temples were organized in similar ways to God’s tabernacle and temple in Jerusalem, where there is a “holy of holies”[2.1], like God's tabernacle and temples. I’ve seen today’s Baals, who claim to be the Lord and use His names, also use similar temple structures for their rituals. This impersonation of God makes people feel even more that their false teachings are truly and actually from God.

However, ministers and preachers who are loyal to these imposters or their false teachings directly correlate to the prophets of Baal whom Elijah confronted on Mount Carmel, so now you can see why the Lord connected me to that event. This spiritual correlation is further affirmed by the Lord moving me to hand some of the mockers over to Satan for blasphemy, like Apostle Paul had done to some who had corrupted their faith (1 Timothy 1:20), so in a way, I also “killed” the prophets of Baal as Elijah did.

Handing people over to Satan is not something I take lightly and am reluctant to do, as I was for these scoffers, but it is necessary sometimes. The Lord moved me to do it this time, because of the extreme disrespect these ministers showed, even after I was very explicit about things and said I was trying to help them understand the truth and come out of sin. God’s seriousness here reinforces why Apostle James said, “Do not become teachers [of the Lord] in large numbers, my brethren, since you know that we who are teachers will incur a stricter judgment” (James 3:1).

God is very serious here, as extremely bad things are happening that He wants the righteous to be saved from. That is why He has been affirming His Alarm, and there will be another update soon, as the Lord has called more guidance to my attention in these past weeks.

The Lord bless you all in wisdom and faith, through Mashiach Yeshua (Christ Jesus). Amen.


References
[2.1] "Rare ‘smiting gods’ among artifacts found at 12th century BCE Canaanite temple". The Times Of Israel. 2020 Feb. 17. Retrieved 2022 Apr. 20.
<https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-smiting-gods-among-artifacts-found-at-12th-century-bce-canaanite-temple>

Update - Fulfilment of Isaiah 28 4/28/2022
Last time I said there would be another update to God’s Alarm soon, but you may have noticed I didn’t get to it. Other things have come up and the Lord was continuing to guide on what I was going to speak about, so I will let that go until it is time.

Today, I felt the Lord wanted me to talk about Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28 after I found something extraordinary. I was reviewing things I wrote  in Light Within related to false guidance and Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28, and when I first wrote it years ago, I did not realize how the whole chapter of Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28 actually is a continuation of Isaiah 24 through 27, which is prophecy coming to fulfilment now.

I discussed this in the thread about COVID-19, and showed how the pandemic and other things in our time were fulfilling Isaiah/Yeshayahu 24 through 26, but I only spoke briefly about Isaiah/Yeshayahu 27.

It was many years ago, that I knew Isaiah/Yeshayahu 27’s Leviathan represents the enemy, especially demons that give false prophecy and teaching. God says in Isaiah/Yeshayahu 27:1, “On that day the Lord Yahovah will punish Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, with His fierce and great and mighty sword, even Leviathan the twisted serpent, and He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.”

And those years ago, when I began seeing how the Lord brought me to expose this Leviathan with the truth and scripture - God’s great and mighty sword - I understood I was acting with Him to punish the twisted serpent of the sea, just as stated in Isaiah/Yeshayahu 27:1 (see Light Within for more).

Isaiah/Yeshayahu 27:1 says Leviathan will be killed, but that will not happen until the Lord returns and locks away Satan for the Millennial Reign (Revelation 20:1-3). It is the end of the age now, though, and the enemy is being exposed and punished. The fulfilment of Zechariah 13 I first brought up in this thread is an example of that.

And in the last update, I told of how I had to rebuke and “kill” ministers of false teachings, which further affirms how Leviathan is being punished now.

That brings me to Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28. I didn’t think that chapter continued prophesying about the times we’re in now, but after I went back to review it the other day, I saw how my rebuke of the mocking preachers I talked about last time, also fulfilled Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28. They and other believers in false teachings today are the spiritual Ephraim and drunkards of that prophecy, because like ancient Ephraim who did not drive out the Canaanites from their territory and ended up worshipping idols and the Baals (Joshua/Yehoshua 16:10), today’s Ephraim also let the Baals invade their spiritual lives and made them their God, as I said in the last update.

They are today’s prophets of Baal and today’s Ephraim is allied with those idols (Hosea 4:17), along with the rest of Israel and the church (Hosea 4:16). If you’ve kept track of scripture in this thread, you should recognize Hosea 4, which I just referenced. I first brought up Hosea 4:4’s “Stop rebuke” in the beginning, and if you continue to read the rest of Hosea, you can see how the prophecies for ancient Israel also apply to God’s people today – priests in false teachings are a trap to the people (Hosea 5:1) and the “rebels” or today’s arrogant ministers have gone deep in depravity (Hosea 5:2). The Lord will rebuke them, but their deeds will not allow them to return to their true God, because the spirit of infidelity is within them (the imposter spirits and Baals they are actually following and continue to be loyal to instead of God) (Hosea 5:2-5).

It was only after I saw how my rebuke of those arrogant ministers connected with the verses of Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28:11-12 that I could see the rest of Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28 continues prophesying for our times today. The preachers I rebuked had mocked, specifically, my poor verbal speaking skills and could not understand me despite being as explicit as I could in writing. Those are the “stammering lips” and “foreign tongue” of Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28:11, respectively.

And I told them to stop endless arguing in circles, which would bring them to “the place of quiet” and “resting place” to “give rest to the weary” in Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28:12. But they would not listen, and instead responded with mocking, while they continued to only perceive disjointed truth and incorrect wisdom – order on order, line on line, a little here, a little there (Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28:13) – when they should be seeing the complete and correct picture of God’s built-up wisdom – order on order, line on line, a little here, a little there (Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28:10).

I will repeat Isaiah/Yeshayahu’s words of chapter 28 now with a clearer tongue, so the Lord’s prophecy may make you sober of the truths I’ve been speaking.
Today’s spiritual Ephraim, Woe to your proud crown of the habitually drunk on the wine and new wine of the prophets and the apostles. Woe to the fading flower of your crown’s glorious beauty, which is at the head of the fertile valley.

Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty one, which has a tempest of hail and a destroying storm of overflowing waters. The Lord has thrown down to earth the splendid crown of your habitually drunk and will trample it underfoot. And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is at the head of the fertile valley, will be like the early fig that ripened before summer and is devoured.

On that day, Yahovah of hosts will become a beautiful crown and a glorious wreath to the remnant of His people. He is a Spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who repel the battle at the gate.

But as with the habitually drunk, the priest and prophet also reel with wine and err from their strong drink. They are confused with it. They reel while having visions. They stumble in judgment. For all the tables are full of filthy vomit, so there is no place clean.

To whom would the Lord teach knowledge, and to whom would He interpret the message? To those just weaned from milk? Those just taken from the breast?

His wisdom is built up, order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line, a little here, a little there. The infant cannot consume it whole, but shouldn’t the mature stomach it?

Indeed, the Lord will speak to this people through stammering lips and a foreign tongue, who said to them, “This is the place of quiet. Give rest to the weary,” and “This is the resting place,” but they would not listen.

But the word of Yahovah was not whole to them, but a disjointed, order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line, a little here, a little there, so they may go and stumble backward, be broken, snared, and taken captive.

Therefore, hear the word of Yahovah, you scoffers, who rule this people in Jerusalem, His kingdom. Because you said, “We are protected. We made a covenant with death, and with Hades we made a pact. The gushing flood will not reach us when it passes by, because we made falsehood our refuge and we concealed ourselves with deception.”

Therefore, this is what the Lord Yahovah says, “Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. The one who believes in it will not be shaken. I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the secret place – the hidden place of your Baals.

Your covenant with death will be cancelled, and your pact with Hades will not stand. There will be no protection when the overwhelming scourge passes through. You will be trampled upon. As often as it passes through, it will seize you, for morning after morning it will pass through, day or night, and it will be only terror to understand what it means.”

The bed is too short on which to stretch out, the blanket too small to wrap oneself in. For Yahovah will rise up as at Mount Perazim/P'ratzim against the Philistines; He will be stirred up as in the Valley of Gibeon/Giv'ron against the Amorites; to do His task, His unusual task, and work His work, His extraordinary work.

And now do not mock, or your shackles will be made stronger, for I have heard from the Lord Yahovah of decisive destruction on all the earth.

Listen and hear my voice, pay attention and hear my words. Does the farmer plow continually every day? Does he continually break up his ground? Should the servant in God’s fields do the same?

Does he not level its surface and sow dill and scatter cumin, and plant wheat in rows, barley in its place and rye in its area? For his God instructs and teaches him properly, because dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is the cartwheel driven over cumin. But dill is beaten out with a rod, cumin with a club, and grain for bread is crushed. Indeed, he does not continue to thresh it forever, because the wheel of his cart and his horses will damage it.

This wisdom also comes from Yahovah of hosts, Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
(Isaiah/Yeshayahu 28:1-29)
May the Lord’s words make you sober and see that the Day of the Lord has already begun, for it is as Yeshua (Jesus) spoke of “this generation” that will not pass away (Matthew 24:34; Mark 13:30; Luke 21:32), a span of this age, so the Day of the Lord is also a span at the end of this age.

“The day of Yahovah is darkness, and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him. Shall not the day of Yahovah be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, with no brightness in it?” (Amos 5:18-20)

Devotionals and Insights 2/12/2022


Only 2 days to Valentine's now and things are building up.
You might have guessed the number 2 would equate to Love,

Devotionals and Insights 2/11/2022


3 days to Valentine's and you might think I'd talk about Love after Faith and Hope,
but the number three refers to Christ.
Since Valentine's Day is supposed to remember a Christian martyr
it's proper to bring Christ back, but ultimately,
I'm leading up to something even bigger
than that saint's martyrdom on 2/14,

Devotionals and Insights 2/10/2022



Devotionals and Insights 2/9/2022



  4/13/2021

God says, Your peace and healing are in
pursuing righteousness and forgiveness.
Seek righteous change, but love your enemies,
forgive, be peaceable, and seek not your own revenge.

George Floyd would say forgive and
Daunte Wright's family cries for peace.
Stop cycles of violence
The arms race in hate and aggression destroys until it is broken.

Devotionals and Insights 3/6/2021
Stop the cycle of violence
George Floyd would say forgive.
Don't spread hate in his name.

God says, Seek righteous change,
but love your enemies, forgive, be peaceable,
and seek not your own revenge.

Devotionals and Insights 4/24/2020

How should you address a Muslim's faith?

Devotionals and Insights 4/6/2020

As the world only focuses on fighting a virus, they cannot see how God fulfills His
prophecies with it. I've known for years what part of the Christian Age we are in,
but with the help of my fellow brethren and the Lord's revelations, I understand how
today's pandemic and the things I've learned are fulfilling Isaiah chapters 24 through 27.

See the details in the April 5th update of my article, COVID-19 Coronavirus Facts and Faith

Devotionals and Insights 3/8/2020

Happy International Woman's Day and Purim!
God's women were strong and wise too.

  2/5/2020

Could we ever grow up with cupcakes and candy stores on every corner?
Could we ever mature thinking God never got sore at us?

Devotionals and Insights 1/12/2017


Can you sin by using assisted pregnancy or artificial insemination?

To understand what could be wrong,
see Sex and Marriage - The Plain Truth
 
  7/22/2016


Excess of pride brought our nations low. More rebuilding through
pride will not bring prosperity. Campaigns that showcase making
our nations strong again and rebuilding national pride have
missed why they've come to this point.

They've turned their backs on God and what is right. God makes
nations great, but He will bring them down if they do not come to
what is right after straying. The United States, especially, has been
given wake-up calls through 9-11 and financial upheavals, yet
instead of humbly seeking to make things right with God, nations
continue to stand proud in their own logic, strength and promises -
they simply continue oblivious to what will guarantee permanent
healing and prosperity. The only way back to blessing and promise
is through God. May it be in Christ Jesus. Amen.
 
  6/27/2016


The wrong kind of pride is destroying our future

When facts supporting the immorality of abortion were given,
someone sarcastically commented on the hundreds upon hundreds
of adoptions being made to save those unwanted babies. There were
millions upon millions of abortions performed since the United States
legalized it, averaging over 1.3 million a year since 1973. After all,
how could so many babies be adopted?

That isn't the point. It's society's lack of accountability, self-control,
and morals that are creating so many unwanted babies in the first
place. The immorality of murder is justified in the name of personal
freedom. Loose sexual morals and lust promoted by popular culture,
and the absence of self-control, proper education and discipline of
our children are promoting promiscuity that is creating all these
unwanted babies.

So when serious moral consequences of abortion are given, criticism
on what to do with all the babies is given instead of the realization
that the causes of this problem are society's exchange of the moral
for the immoral. Pride in thinking that nothing wrong was done is
blinding society. It does not want to see its wrongs and
that lack of accountability will destroy our nations.
 
Devotionals and Insights 6/10/2016


Allegiance to division always hinders
Political parties, denominations, social castes, sects, and
factions don't serve the greater good when they work blindly to
rigidly follow their group's agendas. It undermines government
and leadership and creates strife and endless arguing. Progress
is swiftest when the gears of government and society do not
constantly work against one another.

I've seen members of political parties plan to oppose leaders
even before the leader is elected into power. I've seen them
refuse to do their jobs correctly because they simply want to
oppose the leader in power. I've seen voters continue to support
their political group's lines even when a candidate is obviously
inappropriate for the job. How does this make for good
government and leadership?

Leaders and citizens alike need to view things on a larger scale
to achieve what is best for all. We need a God-centric view so we
understand and act on issues without prejudice. Leave divisions
behind. Leave sore feelings made by disagreements behind.
Leave biased judgment based on loyalty to a group behind.

Instead, judge righteous and understand God's will for the situation.
Even God's chosen can go astray if they do not understand what
He wants (Numbers 15:44-45; Acts 9:1-3;21:4-14).
 
  3/25/2016


Pascha, not Easter
A blessed Good Friday to everyone. Remember God's sacrifice to
atone for our sin's and bring a new age for the Jews and mankind.

Remember, too, the word Easter is a misnomer and inappropriate to
use for Christ's day of resurrection. The word comes from the name
of pagan spring deities and festivals. Instead, refer to Christ's
resurrection day as Pascha, which is what most of the
non-Westernized church calls the holiday. Pascha is Greek for
Passover and comes from the Hebrew for Passover - Pesach/
Pesah/Pesakh. Pascha is the correct name for the holiday because
Christ was our Passover Lamb and sacrificed during Passover
(1 Corinthians 5:7).
 
Devotionals and Insights 3/22/2016


Purim is approaching and people are preparing to celebrate
God's deliverance in times of peril. Some also speak of faith to
overcome threats of every incarnation of "Amalek" or forces trying
to destroy God's People. However, the Jews and Church alike don't
realize how deeply ingrained those incarnations of Amalek have
infiltrated their midst as false beliefs and teachings. Those threats
are just as dangerous as those of Haman against the Jews in
Babylon, which Purim goes with. They have been destroying God's
People for millennia, so when Purim begins tomorrow at sundown,
pray for the Lord's People to come out of those threats and bring
them into the purity and righteousness God desires of His People -
Jew and Christian alike.
 
  3/16/2016


Righteous government is not run by petty politics.
The President did his job by nominating a capable and qualified
Supreme Court Justice, yet Senate Republicans are refusing to
even review Merrick Garland's nomination. He is well regarded
by both Democrats and Republicans alike, yet politicians
blocking the nomination suggest it should be held off because
it is an election year. They have no truly legitimate reasons to
block the nomination like this and are serving to make
government a mockery. Righteous leaders will do their jobs
without putting personal opinions or alliances in the way.

  3/1/2016


Submit To Lawful Authority
The Apple Corporation is refusing to cooperate with law enforcement
to unlock a suspected terrorist's cell phone as well as devices in
other cases. They claim it will set precedent that will affect their
customers' privacy. However, there is no problem with unlocking
the devices. Law enforcement already unlocks and looks through
criminals' computers and other devices, and if you are a criminal
suspect then your rights to privacy should be expected to be taken
away. Apple is not being told to compromise all their customers'
security or privacy by cooperating with law enforcement. In fact,
it is sin for them to refuse lawful authority when they have no valid
grounds to resist (Romans 13:1-5). God put government and authority
over us for the better good and we have an obligation to respect
that, so if there are no issues of Godly authority or commands
being violated then a righteous company or organization should
submit to reasonable requests from authority.

Devotionals and Insights 2/29/2016


Righteous leaders should not do their jobs with
bias for their opinions or allegiances.

Why are political leaders saying they will not even review the
president's Supreme Court nomination for a replacement when it
is his job to nominate a justice and it is their job to review it?

A righteous government is not run by politics,
but by impartial logic and wisdom.
 
Devotionals and Insights 1/13/2016


A common misused myth of the church:
"God is not the author of confusion" (1 Corinthians 14:33 KJV).
It should be translated, "God is not a God of disorder" (NIV),
which goes with the proper context of the Scripture there - of keeping
order in the church. The verse does not mean God never
gives or makes confusing or misleading things,
which many people have referenced it for.

God does create and speak in very confusing ways. His host
includes lying spirits who He sends for various reasons
(1 Kings 22:19-23; 2 Chronicles 18:18-22). His whole creation was made
very confusingly to test faith in man, to see if we trust Him or
what we see with our eyes. Note how He made the universe
and our world to appear ancient. And what appears to be
"evolution" without God and its evidence in fossil records and
DNA is not as straightforward as the world thinks.
God hid the details very well. I wrote about the science of these
things in my first book, 3rd Compass.

God hides the truth to test us. He hides many other things for
other reasons. God's Spoken Guidance, Scripture, and many of
His parables and prophecies are deliberately confusing. Jesus'
disciples were even confused by things He said. God obscures
things because it is His Will, it tests us, and some people are
cursed to be blind to the truth (Isaiah 6:10; Matthew 13:15; Mark 4:12;
John 9:39; Acts 28:27; Romans 11:7-10; Galatians 1:8-9). Other times, the full
truth is hidden so that people who consider themselves wise
and prudent are proved wrong. Having pride in our own
thinking is bad, while leaning on and completely trusting what
the Lord says is true is very important. We must not think or
act with gut reactions, but look deeper to understand the world,
God and His Kingdom as they truly are.
 
  1/8/2016


Disciplining children appropriately can include physical punishment.
Withholding corporal punishment is not God's way.
The world is full of excessive ungodly love that focuses more
on being kind than long term well-being.

The Lord said, "Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and
beatings purge the inmost being" (Proverbs 20:30) and "He who
withholds his rod hates his son, but he who loves him
disciplines him diligently" (Proverbs 13:24), so truly loving our
children is not to be lax in giving appropriately forceful
discipline. That includes physical punishment.
What is the rod of Proverbs 13:24 used for after all?

Spanking is not abuse, but we must never hit out of anger.
We must always be in control or our kids will only see
unreasonable, out of control rage, which is counterproductive.
If possible, let children choose a spanking over a longer but
less physical punishment. God disciplines and punishes us
similarly (Hebrews 12:4-11, Proverbs 13:24; Jeremiah 46:28; 1 Chronicles 21:11-12).
Doing that to our children doesn't mean we are unforgiving
parents. So long as the discipline is not abusive and we hold
no unforgiveness, forceful discipline means we love our children
enough to guide them firmly so they make the right choices in
the future and turn away from sin without being tempted by it.
That is a major reason why fear of the Lord is the beginning
of wisdom (Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 1:7, 9:10).
 
  12/25/2015


A wonderful, blessed and joyous Christmas to everyone!
Nollaig iontach beannaithe agus lán d'áthas!

The peace of Christ's coming be on you all. Amen.
 
  12/18/2015


Too late for America to stem gun violence and death?

IrishCentral.com posted an article about how Americans could
prevent the violence and death we're seeing in law enforcement.
We are too eager to draw guns and use deadly force instead of
first trying to de-escalate a situation. I believe this attitude
comes from American culture's widespread acceptance and
glorifying of violence. Popular entertainment is full of it.

I know law enforcement here is trained to use negotiation and
de-escalation, but I don't believe officers are trained well
enough or are using it as much as they should. It comes from
giving in to fear and gut reactions instead of using more logic
and compassionate responses.

But I wonder if it's too late for our society because using
violence is so saturated in this culture. When the general public
is quick to draw guns, then should law enforcement keep theirs
holstered? I think, yes. They should be expected to set higher
examples and if you're Christian it's all the more important,
because the Lord does not want us to retaliate with violence
(Matthew 5:39; Luke 6:29; Romans 12:19). We are also to depend wholly
on the Lord for protection, so we should not fear threats of any kind.
Depending on physical measures, like guns and weapons, for
your safety instead of God will always fail. We all need to learn
how to gain blessings of protection from the Lord.
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits" (Psalm 103:2)


Reference: http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Could-Scottish-and-Irish-law-enforcement-help-American-police-tackle-gun-deaths.html
 
Devotionals and Insights 12/10/2015


Two Big Myths Perpetuated By The Church
About Spiritual Warfare

1. Bad spirits cannot read your mind - UNTRUE. People with
bad spirits can converse with them all in their minds. Multiple
personality disorders are actually people cursed with demons.
We only have one true soul-self. Mind reading can also be an
ability of spirits, so any spirit (good or bad) with that ability
around you could read your mind. The enemy can simply
whisper into your mind. It's a ploy of the enemy to make you
think all your thoughts are your own. That's a reason why we
need to filter all thoughts by the standards of Christ and God's Will.

2. Evil spirits only come from Satan - UNTRUE. God sent
wicked spirits to people for different reasons, such as lying
spirits so they could work an end in the Lord's plans
(Judges 9:23; 1 Samuel 16:14-15,18:10,19:9; 1 Kings 22:19-23; 2 Chronicles 18:18-22).
Satan did not attack Job simply because he could. In fact, he
could not, because Job was protected by righteousness in
following God's commandments. God sent Satan to Job for his
testing and refinement, and He continues to do it today for our
own betterment and testing. God created all spirits, and He can
use anything and anyone to get something done, so don't
assume God isn't behind bad events. Seek and know God's Will
in everything so you do not go against it.
 
Devotionals and Insights 12/7/2015


Cancer and chronic illness are everywhere. They're especially
apparent in the church where we should be blessed as a
People of God. Why?

The Lord said, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6).
He speaks about how they do not understand sin or its consequences
correctly. Sin is breaking God's laws and commands, not man's laws or
whatever man may think are God's laws (1 John 3:4; Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7).
And curses are simply  judgment for sin - any negative consequence,
like serious illness, loss of property/wealth, accidents, etc.,
so it's certainly possible for people of God to be both blessed and cursed,
even when we have eternal salvation in Christ.

Come out of false beliefs and understand what God says is sin today.
Then leave it behind so more bad things do not happen to you
or your family (our sin can affect our children and vice versa;
Exodus 20:5; Leviticus 26:39; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 5:9; Jeremiah 2:9,32:18,36:31; Hosea 4:6).

That's why Jesus told the man He healed,
" Stop sinning so that nothing worse happens to you" (John 5:14).

Curses will come back even though God may grant healing.
It's because if we keep sinning, we can be accused of sin again.
 
Devotionals and Insights 12/6/2015


Jew and Christian, bound to be one in Christ -
Hanukkah should not just be a remembrance of rededicating
God's temple in Jerusalem. It needs to be linked to God's
dedication of new temples in the Body of Christ Jesus -
through Him and all who are saved in Him. Jesus' coming and
our spiritual rebirth through Him with God's Spirit in us are
miracles as real as the one remembered in Hanukkah.

The Lord said of His People, "I will heal them; I will guide them
and restore comfort to Israel's mourners" (Isaiah 57:18), and so
His promise came as Jesus said, "I will destroy this temple
made with hands, and in three days I will build another
made without hands." (Mark 14:48; John 2:19)

Jesus' death and resurrection marked the new age of dedicating
God's temple within His People through salvation in Jesus.
"Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit,
Who is in you, Whom you received from God after your
confession of faith in Christ Jesus? ...the temple of God is holy
and that is what you are."
(1 Corinthians 3:17,6:19, Romans 10:10, 1 John 4:15; Acts 2:38)

Remember this, Jew and Christian alike, for we are one in Christ
(Ephesians 2:11-16)
 
  12/6/2015


The more we know of the truth of God and spiritual things,
the more the Lord reveals to us and the harder the tests of
faith become. Hold fast to your faith in the Lord in Christ Jesus
no matter what may come. Likewise, the more we deny God,
the more blind we become to the true nature of things.

God taps everyone on the shoulder with small signs and wonders in our lives.
Don't dismiss them as mere coincidence or accident. There is meaning in it.
Look further and open the door to more in the purpose of your life and the universe.
 
  4/19/2015


Parable of the Shrewd Manager
It's not just about making friends with God's wealth

Its hidden meaning supports how God wants us to tithe and handle sacred money today
to show the church truly does rob Him as He prophesied in Malachi 3:8-9 for our time

See the details and become a righteous steward of God's money in
  10/10/2013


Someone said "Expectation is the root of all heartache,"
but actually it is "Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life." (Proverbs 13:12)

Devotionals and Insights 10/9/2013


"Keep what is worth keeping
and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."
- Dinah M. Craik

  8/31/2013


God often gives freely and promises,
but He usually does not say when.

Abraham waited 13 years for God's promise of
a son to inherit all he had before Isaac was born.

God promised Himself as Jesus Christ in the flesh
many hundreds of years before He was born by Mary.

Many years is the norm for God's promises
to sprout from their seeds, so if you know He said it,
Keep Faith, Hold on with Patience,
His Promises are always kept...

  8/6/2013


Studies show our will power is limited. Resisting temptations
and climbing to the heights fail when we rely on ourselves,
so before failure even has a glance at you, rest in Christ
continually and ask for His Power to overcome your obstacles;
to change your very being, so you can leave behind sin
as well as any bad habits you should be rid of.

Only God's Power is unlimited and
can change you and all things permanently.

  5/24/2013


A jar filled with pebbles and sand can still be filled
further with water, but not by much.

If the pebbles and sand are unsound, false beliefs, and
the water is Truth, then the jar is like ourselves - full of
rocky notions that are the dust of the Earth.

To understand the Full Truth, we must empty ourselves of the
rocks, sand and dust so we can be full of Water that is pure
and filtered. Heavenly things cannot be understood with small
amounts of Truth or contamination from the dust of the Earth.

  5/22/2013


Could we ever grow up with cupcakes
and candy stores on every corner?

The soul who suffers knows all the better...
Without pain there is no healing.
Without sorrow there is no joy.
Without death there is no renewal.
 
  5/13/2013


Having good manners, respecting elders, helping others
when you can, etc... isn't "Old School."

That's how it's supposed to be.
 
  5/13/2013


Seek friendships, that which are close and complementary.

The power of together is uncountable.

Two people can support each other and "a cord of three
strands is not quickly broken."
(Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)
 


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