The Beast’s Seven Heads
Revelation 17 tells us that in John’s time, the seven-headed Beast
Revelation 17:8 “…was, and is not [present], and shall ascend out of the Abyss and go to perdition… 9 The seven heads are seven mountains… 10 and are seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must remain a short time.”
Jeremiah 51:24-26 and Daniel 2:34-35 tell us that – speaking prophetically – “mountains” may symbolize great kingdoms or em
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Virgins and Stewards, Part 2: Answers
1) Why does Luke say “return from the wedding”? What happened to the virgins?
The two passages, from Matthew 25 and Luke 12, clearly prophecy two separate comings of the Lord: The first, to take “the virgins…in with Him to the wedding.” Matt. 25:10 The second, to “return from the wedding” to “his ho
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Virgins and Stewards, Part 1: Questions
Matthew 25:1 “Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with th
Egypt, Part 2: Its Coming “Cruel Master”
Isaiah 19:2 “And I will set Egyptians against Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in its midst… 4 And the Egyptians I will give over into the hand of A CRUEL MASTER; and a fierce king shall rule over them,” says the Lord, the LORD of Hosts. 5 “And the waters of the sea [or, estuary] will become dried up,
Egypt, Part 1: Its Coming 40-Year Desolation
Ezekiel 29:10 …“I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate from Migdol [N. Egypt] to Syene [= Aswan, S Egypt], even unto the border of Ethiopia. 11 NEITHER FOOT OF MAN SHALL PASS THROUGH IT NOR FOOT OF BEAST PASS THROUGH IT, AND IT SHALL BE UNINHABITED FORTY YEARS. 12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the lands having been desolated; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty ye
Trials and Temptations
A trial (a.k.a. a test) is a transition point when a choice must be made. Trials come every day.
A temptation comes when one listens to an evil spirit when meditating about a choice to be made.
One can blink away the evil spirit’s temptations. Literally.
God does not tempt anyone, but God does try everyone.
Eternity is when/where trials are not found, because the choices have been made.
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Turning Evil into Good
Our pasts are our teachers and guides.
Now, even though we have done foolish and evil things in the past, if, because of them, we have learned not to do such things, then God has brought the good of wisdom out of our past foolishness and evil. Thus, good fruits in our lives can be harvested out of our past evils, even as good fruits of a garden may be derived from composted dung.
Two prime examples of this principle are seen in the lives of Pe
Covenant, Corporation, and Constitution
Under precedent dating back to Israel’s covenant with God at Mount Sinai, corporations (assemblies, congregations of people) – be they public, private, for- or non-profit, or national – are formed by two-part written covenants. The first part, commonly called the articles, summarizes the basic beliefs, principles, and purposes for which the corporation is founded. (At Mount Sinai, this was the Ten Commandments.) The second and longer part, the by
Four Dual Witnesses, Part 2:
The Resurrections of the Righteous and the Evil Dead
1) Matthew 24:15 “Therefore when you see the Abomination of Desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, having stood in the holy place…”
1) Daniel 11:45 “And he [the King of the North] shall plant the tents of his pavilion between the seas at the glorious holy mountain…”
2) Matthew 24:21 “…then there will be the Great Tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until thi
Four Dual Witnesses Foretell Early Events of “The Time of the End”: Part 1
[These parallel NT and OT passages have been explained elsewhere, in blogs 5, 8, and 29, as parts of longer narratives. But I think it useful to focus on them here by themselves alone.]
1) Matthew 24:15 “Therefore when you see the Abomination of Desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, having stood in the holy place…”
1) Daniel 11:45 “And he [the King of the North] shall plant the tents of his pavilion
The Firstfruits and the Harvest 2.0
Part 2: The Earthbound
[Last paragraph of Part 1: In the End Times, the spiritual fulfillment of the “first of the firstfruits” will be that of the Manchild of Revelation 12:5, who is to be “caught up to God and to His throne” before the Woman has fully escaped into the wilderness with her people. Rev. 12:6; see Part 2.]
Firstfruits are but a small portion of any harvest. The greater parts of both Israel and the Gentile Church will remain on Ear
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The Firstfruits and the Harvest 2.0
Part 1: The Heaven-Bound
Under the Mount Sinai Covenant, all firstfruits were to be given to God: not just the firstfruits of the Spring grain harvest, but also of the Autumn harvest of fruit, wine and oil. Likewise, all the firstborn/firstfruit-of-the-womb o
Ivermectin
So on my three-plus weeks supply run, I stopped into a farm supply store to try to get some 8ˊ T-posts. Out. Still
So thought I’d check out the horse supply section just to see – curious – if they carried Ivermectin paste. Sure enough – two stuffed rows of it. Some on sale, $5.99. Dwarfs the other horse treatment supplies.
Having the obligatory sign “Not for human use” prominently posted. Naturally.
Store is making some bucks off Ivermectin. Must be a big outbreak
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Preparing for Combat
Every soldier, Christian or otherwise, preparing for combat must train for combat.
A believer posting in a Christian forum wherein doctrines are discussed and debated should be prepared to get battered and cut. Because the Word is a sharp sword, and it is a rod of iron. People always get injured during heavy training
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Testing and Establishing Sound Doctrine
7+ Steps to testing a doctrine:
1) Gather and integrate all Scriptures that appear to support it.
2) Gather all Scriptures that appear to contradict it.
3) Remove any parts of the doctrine that cannot truthfully respond to #2’s Scriptures. Be honest: avoid using vague or dubious count
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The Mistranslation of John 1:1
[Be forewarned: for many, this may be difficult to understand.]
John 1:1 In [the] beginning was the Word…
When the Apostle John wrote this phrase, he did not include the definite article “the” before “beginning.” English-Bible translators have presumed that a “the” is implied, and so have included it.
This is
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The Parousia of the Son of Man
The Greek term παρουσíα/parousia has become a stumbling block to many in the modern Church, particularly so among those who teach a pre-tribulation rapture. However, Jesus and His disciples were consistent in its use, as this study will show.
Parousia is a noun, derived from the present participle of the verb pareimi, w
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The End Times and the Exodus, Part 4
The 7 Bowls: Godʼs Wrath Poured Out on the Nations
Preliminary, Exodus: “…the glory of the LORD appeared…” Moses entered the Tabernacle to take “the rod [of God] from before the LORD…” God soon used it and the Israelites to smite the heathen nations. Num. 20:6, 9 End Ti
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The End Times and the Exodus, Part 3
The 7 Angelic Trumpets: Establishment of the Kingdom on Earth
All of the Exodus-era allegories for the 7 Trumpets consisted of seven rebellions by the Israelites against God, and his seven resulting punishments.
Preliminary, Exodus Antetype: Censer, altar, incense, fire from Godʼs Tabernacle/Temple. Lev. 10:1
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The End Times and the Exodus, Part 2
(Part 1 ended with the Judgment of the Elohim and the Beginning of Tribulation.)
The Flight of Godʼs People
Exodus: The Israelites fled “in haste” from Egypt, into the wilderness. Ex. 12:31-33ff. End Times: “…let those who are in Judea flee…” Matt. 24:16 “And the Woman fled into the wilderness…” Rev. 1
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The End Times and the Exodus, Part 1
Introduction
During the era of the Exodus, there were four times and levels of Godʼs judgment. These four judgments were types of four comparable, but much more extensive, judgments to come in the End Times. Briefly, they are symbolized in order by –
1) The 7 Spirits of Revelation 4 - 5. Rev. 4:5; 5:6
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The Three Mass Resurrections of the Dead
FIRST:
John 5:25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour comes, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and the ones hearing shall live.”
“Hearing” here is meant according to the Hebrew verb shâmăh, which implies, besides hearing, also receiving and obeying the message heard. That m
The Prophetic Parable of Esther
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Chapter 1: A king of kings makes a great feast “for all the chiefs [sarim] and servants of the power of” his realm. Esth. 1:3; cf. Rev. 4, Luke
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Daniel 9:24-27 Examined, Part 7: Were Verses 26b-27 Fulfilled Historically?
Here is some of the historical viewʼs evidence, showing that Daniel 9:26b-27ʼs seven specific prophecies have already been fulfilled:
1-2) Vespasian, a widely-revered Roman military commander, arrived in the Holy Land in early 67 A.D. Emperor Nero had sent him to quell
