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I am observing prophetic scripture coming on rapidly, like birth pains, and I mean everything. Over a dozen prophecies were fulfilled, from the Balfour Declaration to the Israeli 1967 Six Days War. 2 Timothy 3:1-7 describes our politicians, people, culture, and today's world. I never could have imagined it years ago. Still, the geopolitical alignments and treaties of the belligerents hostile toward Israel have manifested (Persia (Iran), Turkey, Yemen, Russia, North Africa, Israel's inner ring of surrounding nations, and the United Nations with its votes and sanctions. The world has pronounced Israel as the bad guy. We are seeing nature groaning and revolting as predicted. In today's news and weather, the secular constant banter is now historical, generational, not in centuries, unprecedented, or never seen. In this generation, we are witnessing apostasy, false Gospels, a falling away from the faith and church attendance, and anointing clergy and elders for their itching ears. Women, gay, and politically correct- morally bankrupt pastors and clergy, on and on. To be brief, I believe almost half of America is now under a strong delusion and has been brainwashed, calling evil good and good evil. The proof is in the pudding: our representative elected leaders and institutions of dumb learning with zero Biblical or patriotic morals or values.

Covid showed this generation that we can pretty much wake up one morning and everything seems to have changed. However, this has happened a few times in the 20th and 21st centuries. The world changed rapidly during both world wars and in the US on 9/11. But do you have the sense that these were just a precursor to what is apparently coming on the world now? From what I read in scripture, at the end of the age, previous historical calamities will pale in comparison. With the final countdown comes rapid and strong delusion . . . Man likes to think he has some effective control of the situation. Effective control? Not really. Here's something to consider - I watched a documentary last night about how the first thing the UN adopted after being formed, were measures to prevent another major genocide, as had happened with six million Jews in Germany. But since the UN was formed there have been at least 10 instances of genocide where at least 100,000 were killed (with 4-5 instances possibly being over a half million)! Needless to say, genocide demonstrates perhaps the very worst of Adam's race, yet the grandest international body of nations ever devised, has been hamstrung and basically unable to do much to address this most heinous activity that it was designed to prevent! This shows how little control we humans (i.e., Adam's race) really have over our fallen world . . . What is the situation we find ourselves in now? Nations and whole continents are becoming increasingly paranoid and are doing their best to consolidate their power and resources to themselves. Much fear is in the marketplace. We personally hear of business leaders pulling back, uncertain of the future and unwilling - at least right now - to move forward with their plans. Economic wars can quickly escalate and become something more than just fighting with economic barriers and money. AI is beginning to say it could do a better job and is hinting it could take over when the time is right - oh boy! Electronics and human brains are being integrated. Many look to an answer (ET) coming from the stars. People are greatly divided philosophically, religiously, and in many places racially. Faith in Christ has waned significantly. Society's morals have gone down the drain with few decent leaders and fewer having much of God's light in them. The perfect "storm" is gathering. The time appears ripe, if not now then it seems very soon, for a great leader to pull all this "ball of confusion" together and provide the apparent answer. A strong delusion. It seems we are on the border, close to the edge, and the levy can break about any time. Again, yes, one might say we've been here before, but I suspect all those prior instances were just precursors for what will come upon the earth, when men's hearts will fail them for what they see coming. But regardless of how close we are, we do not loose heart because WE HAVE A MIGHTY SAVIOR WE SERVE!!! "So when you see all these things, look up, for your salvation draws near!" Luke 21:28

Yes. We have been for the last 2K years . . . But . . . any sane person must admit that we are now closer than ever . . . . So . . . Make plans and work for the Kingdom like He is not coming for 100 years . . . BUT . . . be ready and stay ready for the King's coming like He is coming today!

I do not equate dropping churchianity attendance as a ‘falling away’. I see it as a re-alignment of His Body as He wills. I see a general increase in the work of the spirit of antichrist. I suspect a sort of separation of wheat and tares in western civ. is occurring.

Peace and blessings to you, I am an ex addict and was heavy into drugs needles booze and everything that would quiet the Holy spirit. Since overcoming my demons with drugs I've noticed all the poison around us that can very easily lead us astray. I still use tobacco and I feel very conflicted. I asked myself would you smoke or chew while doing a reading or watching a sermon "No" then why do it at all lol. Might sound a bit much, but I think it has a holds merit, because the spirit of rebellion lingers waiting at any chance to resurface. Going through confessing my sins and leaving no ammo for the wicked is of the most importance I think. I know were only human and God loves us regardless, However if were convicted were then conflicted and by that it's a sign to STOP. This message is mostly to myself so plz dont take it personal. I pray you all have a blessed week and enjoy the weekend with your loved one's. May the Whole Armor of God be with you!!!

Morning VA, Very good post. I certainly agree. Now I would just say, that `What a situation FALLEN man is in now.` You would agree I know that WE are not a part of God`s judgments coming on man`s world system and those who adhere to it. As to the UN it was only created as a `cover` to give the impression the world is working together. You see the UN`s Security Council consists of the permanent Big Five. - USA, UK, France, Russia and China. Each permanent member has power to veto, enabling them to prevent the adoption of any `substantive` draft Council resolution, regardless of the level of international support of the draft. However, the UN does have a very significant role in the Global Government - religious. GLOBAL MOTIVATION A Global Government needs the hearts and minds of the people to agree with it. Thus there is needed the motivating force of religion to drive people towards a Global Government. It is the unifying reason that people will give allegiance to. Thus we see that the United Nations has become the International Institution to promote the New Age one-world religion spirituality. THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) The UN has issued a Global Charter called `The Earth Charter.` This is promoted as the `new scripture.` It stresses that man is his own saviour. By saving `mother earth,` they say, that we will once again return to an idyllic garden of Eden. All aspects of society are being involved - religions, business, education, health, entertainment, sport and civil society. Everyone is to work towards the same goals, with the same moral values. These goals are called the `Sustainable Development Goals,` (SDG) officially known as `Transforming our World,` and popularly known as `The Future We Want.` To achieve these Sustainable Development Goals the United Nations uses the Common Values of the `Earth Charter.` The document makes a declaration for a just, sustainable, peaceful global society and its mission is to promote - `A Global society founded on a shared ethical framework.` Global Moral Values & their meaning. These are – respect, responsibility, justice, trustworthiness, civic virtue & citizenship, etc RESPECT – like tolerance & inclusive – means appreciation for people & lifestyles (pagan & promiscuous, different sexual preferences……) RESPONSIBILITY – refers to the `common good` of the community, where individuals must yield to the collective interests. (Socialism) CIVIC VIRTUE & CITIZENSHIP – are also open ended. Compliant citizens must be ready to conform to changing rules & evolving duties. People are made to think that they are to blame for all the world`s ills, diseases, poverty, crime, inequality and thus to get rid of these guilt feelings people give over their personal responsibility to the UN`s plans and goals. The Global Charter was drafted in coordination with a hard law treaty designed to provide an integrated legal framework for all environment development law and policy. It is called the `International Covenant on Environment and Development.` Governments are required to adhere to its ever-increasing requirements. Thus, we can see that the United Nations, the arm of the G20, is bringing together all areas of society to believe in this new religion of `Mother Earth.`

Everything I understand about happiness indicates that happiness is contingent on something occurring. For instance, an event, an accomplishment, a thing acquired, something someone does for us, a mood or feeling, etc. & etc. So we may be happy one moment and unhappy the next, considering how we perceive things are going. But joy in Christ is not contingent upon anything, except the person and work of Christ. And He is the same yesterday, today and forever - therefore our joy should not fluctuate, because we have been given all things in Christ!!! Of course in our flesh, we are all over the place . . . this just tells us we simply need to be attuned - moment by moment - to our spirit, which is one with Christ! Our joy is solid and forever, because we've been placed in Him!

What I've learned on the Forum more than in the Church, is that we humans have a tendency to reject what we don't understand. I propose something and get it flat out refused, not because my argument is faulty, but because the poor listener has never been faced with the argument before. I am not spared this either. There are some very clever and well-versed posters on this Forum and I have to be very disciplined to give the benefit of the doubt to these brothers and sisters. I always have to read you twice. The reason seems to be that you have accorded your audience with intelligence that they don't actually have. When a brother writes something abstract it seems off to the reader at first reading. But on a second or more reading, you suddenly realize that the brother actually honored you by according knowledge that you don't actually have. When you post I have to really consider what you might have assumed I know. You keep me guessing. Turning to your appraisal of my postings on tis thread, I have a confession to make. I don't usually speculate this much. My facts and figures are guesses based on sparse facts. @Vine Abider started an important theme but you'll notice that it was not a theological discourse. It was an appeal. I took the liberty to answer speculatively. 10 billion is really guessing. Using the concept of a "hybrid" was equally loose. Speculating the reason for God setting a window only to heaven is pushing poetic license. I wrote light-heartedly and probably outside of my normal severity. I did it consciously but in retrospect I should probably retract it. But I hope you'll take what you can and grant me "camp-fire" mode and not that of the main lecture hall at the Dallas Theological Seminary. Having said this, I urge you not to change anything. Your postings and their style are just great for having to dig deeper.

I think it's exciting.

I tend to view this as the power of peer pressure. A recent example is the "woke". Many leftists fear being ostracized by family and friends if they speak what they really think, along with losing a job. The closer a Christian gets to God, the more weird they appear to those not so inclined. "You've got to be balanced with this stuff"!

We have gone from a virgin organic world to an artifical world. Our food supply is basically sustained by chemical fertilizers derived from artifical products. We have polluted our air that is essential for a healthy body, and have built machines that can extract the earth resources at rapid rates. This plus all that was mentioned before by the other posters, have contributed to a world at the precipice of disaster. Those are the physical parts that we can see, but there is another part of our world that we cannot see, but has activities that are just as alarming as the one we can see vividly with our eyes. I don't know who have encountered the evils that goes on there, but I have made a thread of what I have encountered and it is very real. Spiritual fornication are what the leaders, merchants and the consumers are all wrapped up in to gain the wealth of the world to live luxurious and with ease and comfort. Who wants to work hard labour, when there are other means of getting the world goods by other means. Even today I am being intoduced to these spiritual seducing spirits to please the spirits behind them, who are really satan minions . Now the world knows how gigantic the world trade is and the vast amount of money is being circulated by the current trade wars. It is truly stunning. Solomon, the man blessed with the most wisdom, was subjected to following the false idols of the pagan Gods. We have put on the FULL armor of God to stand against the wiles of the devil and all his schemes and plots. Much that is going on in the world are being implemnted by demon spirits using men to create situations that causes chaos and disaster. First though they create the sense of utopia, like the AI that will soon impact our world in stunning ways. This is what poeple wants, to live with total health,wealth and freedom, from things that promises a goldern age. Let's see. The OP opening post is on track, I would say

It is remarkable that God at the same time asks for a walk by faith and is gracious enough to give signs. In Matthew 24:3 four disciples came privately to Jesus and asked Him three questions. They were; 1. When will this be? 2. What is the sign of the end of the age? 3.What is the sign of your Coming? Jesus answers them with signs - remarkable when one considers that He had accused the Pharisees of being an evil generation for asking for a sign. Of course, the two cases are different and this is not what I want to comment on, but nevertheless we should be grateful for these signs. The astute student will read and study all three synoptic gospels and discover that Luke 21 has a different construction to Matthew 24 and 25. For the first 24 verses, Luke 21 deals with the 70 AD and the historians tell us that in the conflagration of 70 AD, all the Church at Jerusalem escaped. We should take this with caution as historians can be wrong, and they are certainly not inspired. But we can also give the glory to God for such mercy because by 70 AD the Church at Jerusalem had fully returned to the Law of Moses. But we can equally give God glory and thanksgiving for the situation with the Churches that are on earth at His Coming. Seven representative Churches are exposed in about 96 AD and it doesn't look good for us. If you add the fact that half of Paul's epistles are not for building Churches like the other half, but are calls to individual overcomers to overcome the fallen situation. Paul ends his course almost alone, in prison, facing Nero, but with the assurance that he would, at the Bema, be awarded a crown. But in Philippians 3:9-14, this same Paul, with about four years left to live, was not so sure. Two things are mentioned in this text, 1. the "out-resurrection" - a special resurrection within the resurrection, and the Upward call of rapture. The gravity of the situation is missed by many students. The "out-resurrection" is is to be ATTAINED and the "Upward call" that Paul alluded to was a PRIZE. Now, 1st Corinthians 15:23 says that all who are Christ's will be resurrected "when He COMES". And 1st Thessalonians 4:13-17 says that we will all be caught Upward after a shout. So what then is all the "STRIVING" and ATTAINING that Paul was onto? What had he not ACHIEVED? On what criteria is that special resurrection to be WON. And what special UPWARD CALL is there to be so sought after that it is a PRIZE? If you count Philippians 3, did you know that three more scriptures address this same matter of EARNING a place, and four other scriptures show Christians in the Great Tribulation. I've written a lot already, so I'll be brief. Revelation 3:10 clearly states that a christian will be kept FROM the hour BECAUSE he Overcame a situation that other Christians are warned about. The sobering implication is there. Not all Christians will qualify. And in Revelation 13:7 the Beast will be reigning and have power of the SAINTS. This verse could not be written if there were no saints there! Are ready brother ... sister ...?

Col 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; Col 2:9 For in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

I have experience here. I wasn't actively following the Lord at a point . . . I'll just say it's best not to get entangled with an unbeliever no matter how right it seems - no eternal profit in it. With a short term relationship, the flesh may get a thrill and some satisfaction, but ultimately it's quite potentially damaging, to say the least. There are real good reasons the Lord admonishes us not to! (not to mention the substance abuse thing) I'd encourage you to pray something like, "Lord, you know I am really tempted here by the thought of a relationship with this woman. But there are distinct warning signs here and in Your word. Speak to me and show me clearly Your will in this and keep me from a damaging situation."

This has a true ring to it - instead of criticizing . . . pray for that person. This way you touch the Spirit and move away from wanting to tear them down, instead of building them up.

Please take this answer for what it is, as In not meant to attack or be rude but rather add some clarity. Even if the child being disruptive (assuming he is) and the problem is your parenting (again not accusing, I'm simply painting a worst case scenario to add perspective) but assuming all of that is true, the pastors wife's actions are still wrong. Locking a 5 year old alone in a room and refusing to return to the parent is highly illegal. In fact it's criminal charges illegal. You can potentially bring charges of child endangerment as well as potentially kidnapping against the pastors wife. Whether you do so or not is up to you and God of course, and it would be best to consult a lawyer before bringing forth charges or a lawsuit. Fact of the matter is your the parent the child is your responsibility. If the child is disruptive then the pastors wife should be talking to you about it and if it is about your parenting style then the right course of action would be to disciple you through Biblical parenting. The fact she's not tells me she doesnt know what biblical parenting nor discipleship is. I would leave the church and let the pastor know why. But if you choose to remain you should certainly tell the pastor very sternly you won't accept any more behavior like that from her. Then if she decides to counteract your discipline like in the example above tell her very sternly but politely to butt out. And let me be clear. If she ever refuses to bring you your child or take you to him, immediately CALL THE COPS. Do not ask again. Do not make a scene. Call the cops and let them show up and clear it up. Do not let her endanger your child under any circumstances, and a police report may bring her actions to light to the point where someone might actually do something about it. Because I garentee your child isn't the only one she's done it to and won't be the last. Behavior like this doesn't just come up out of the blue, she's done it before.

Jesus said if you love me you will obey my commands. If we are doing that, then as Christians we are growing 8n our 3xperience of God as well as demonstrating the love of God in our speech and our actions.

You're referring to different movements: "KJV Only" groups and the "Jesus Name Only" movement which is mostly comprised of followers of William Branham and Oneness Pentacostalism. There isn't a stated preference here at Worthy. Individual members have their opinions and preferences, and this doesn't become an issue unless someone makes it an issue. I have referred to my Lord as Yahshua, Jesus Christ, the Holy One, the Son of the living God, Christ, the Almighty, the Lord God Almighty but mostly, the Lord. He doesn't require ritual observance from me. He knows me and I know Him.

Let me just reply to this one paragraph as I think it may be the core of what you are wanting to convey. When I stated that "to try is essentially folly" it's pertaining to something we would try to muster up with our own thinking and energies. There certainly can be something genuine, if its source is the Lord. If we are just going to the word and trying to put together dates and times from our own energies and source, then yes, that is essentially folly I think. If it comes to us in revelation of the Lord's Spirit, then it is solid and we can "take it to the bank." I think we all know of date setters who made specific predictions, only to crash and burn when it didn't come to pass at the time they predicted. These instances were then shown to be something sourced in man's own doing and was certainly folly.

Yes, and the only way you can tell is to have a very good understanding of all the things in the Bible. If you have believed and confessed Jesus as Lord and have been sent the Holy Spirit, things will show red flags. But I would say it is really important to really know the Bible (the whole Bible). If you don't and take other's word for it, you don't know if their teaching is true.

As we are embarking on the weekend when Christianity remembers the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, it is good to remember what He did it all for. Of course He died to bring forgiveness, which His substitutionary death accomplished. And then He rose from the dead and 1st Corinthians 15:45 tells us He became a life-giving Spirit. Therefore, as the One Grain fell into the ground to die to produce many gains and one loaf, through rebirth His believers receive of His Spirit, making us His one body. Wonderful! Astounding! Magnificent beyond comprehension! The church--Christ's Person and Work "And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all." Ephesians 1:22-23 The church is not an entity separate from the Person and work of Christ. We should not think of the church as something different from His Person and work. The church is a description of Christ with the fullness of His Person in His Body resulting in a testimony of all that He has accomplished in His work to produce us as His expression. So the church is simply a manifestation, an extension, of Christ's Person and Christ's work. Coming from various backgrounds, we may have different ideas of what "church" means. The church is a building, or the church is an assembly of people, or the church is what we experienced for years and maybe were disappointed with. "Church" could mean many different things to us. But we need to see a simple and clear revelation of the church--it is nothing less and nothing more than the Person and the work of Christ embodied and expressed through His people. This is the way we need to consider the church. Properly speaking, the church is an extension of Christ's Person and His work. When the Bible says that we are His Body, it adds, "the fullness of Him who is filling all in all." This is how we are Christ's extension. It is by His filling us. As we are being filled, there is an expression of all His riches. Look at His Person, look at His work. Then you know the church. The church is simply Christ Himself and all that He is dispensed into all of us, with all the riches of His Person and His work flowing from each one of us to express His fullness. What a marvelous realization of what the church is. It is just Christ and more of Christ filling all His organic members. From The Supplied Life

I'm fighting for salvation and revival in the entire Middle East! What you are not comprehending is that this is a spiritual war, and it's the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob against the demonic forces of darkness that are hell-bent on sending the entire region to hell! God is USING ISRAEL to free Gaza from Hamas. God is USING ISRAEL to free Lebanon from Hezbollah. God is USING ISRAEL to free Iran from the Ayatollahs. And you are siding with the terrorists that have ONE GOAL ... to destroy the entire nation of Israel. They are not interested in peace, and they are interested in fulfilling the goals of their god! Whatever God loves...Satan hates! That's the crux of the matter!

I thought I would post the first verse that God would bless me with:. 1 John 3:2 KJV Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. Happy Easter.

Happy Easter to Everyone Our Redeemer Lives Glory to God! Thank You Jesus❤️🙏

Happy Easter! Our blessed hope in Christ.

First of all, Christianity is not a white man's religion; Christianity is about Jesus Christ. Secondly, Christianity and the good news of Jesus Christ was birthed in the middle east, and the good news was proclaimed in Africa before it went north into Europe, the nations of "white" men. Thirdly, unbelievers are not only blinded by the devil, they are blinded by God who rejects them and condemns them for their continued ungodlieness and unrighteousness. Finally, we can't know who is or isn't eternally condemned already, so we do as we are instructed by our Lord: proclaim the good news and the consequences of believing and not believing; God will do the saving. Amen.

I did wonder how he got that far. The answer is the dog lived on a ranch seven miles away from the boy's home. The dog took the boy back to the ranch...not the boy's home.

I would argue that in these cases it's not that they're unable so much as unwilling. With the entirety of the UN there's certainly sufficient economic and military strength to enforce their decisions. But very rarely does it choose to do so unless there's some sort of self interest involved with one of its major members. Even within the past few years we've seen it in another arena with certain members of the EU being very pro-Russia. It just goes to show what a corrupt joke world governments are. I think so, too. People have been saying soon since the time of the apostles so all we can say is that it's closer than the day it was before, but given how rapidly things seem to be escalating and various looming issues set to occur within the next few decades it's hard to imagine things persisting much further than the next few generations, if even that. Personally I find it a big relief as I've hit the age where the world has started to lose its shine and seems like more like dystopian fiction than a functional society.

I love the Lord's advice in these matters Matthew 6:34 (KJV) [34] Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. We have always had this reality Matthew 6:24 (KJV) [24] No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

My answer to the OP most assuredly won't be a popular one, which is the overriding reason why I avoid topics such as this. Needless to say, I don't concern myself in the least with the nonsense of this world, focusing instead upon what the Lord has me doing today. I don't worry about tomorrow nor what it will bring, for I am only a man and I cannot see far at all. What is it I do? I trust the Lord. The end of my time on this earth --- or His coming --- will not overtake me like a thief. I hear His voice, and I obey His word. He will not leave me confused nor stumbling about in the dark. I will know, for He will tell me when the time comes. For many years I looked on while many men and women, fervent in their convictions, declared how they were living in exceptional times. This war, they said, would lead to this and that, which would herald events and scenarios that dispensationalists are fond of holding ( and arguing about). On those occasions when my agreement with those schemes was solicited --- and withheld --- I was accused of all manner of evils... of not "watching" properly... of being ignorant of scripture... and so on. I said nothing, because those accusations warranted no response on my part. Accusers come, and accusers go. When their fervent convictions proved false, these men and women didn't seize the opportunity to examine themselves; instead, they picked up where they left off and came up with more "end time" declarations because, after all, they were living in exceptional times. They sounded just like the OP. Indeed, generations of dispensationalists have declared the same thing; so I must ask, what makes one correct where they were false? This cycle has repeated itself over and over again over the past 140 years or so, and I've had the opportunity to witness one cycle play out here on the forum. The predicted "final war" turned out to be simply another of man's endless wars. I have never understood what I call "end times mania" and what drives some incessantly to pursue it. All that matters is this: walk in the Spirit, and walk in those works we were created in Christ to do.

I take this you needed drugs to aid you in quitting? If so That is very common in the physical area of stopping... Let He Who now dwells in you lead you and aid you in the growing process... I will pray for this for you! The flesh ... what we started in we will always be at war with ... it is not redeemed and we have to reckon it dead in our continuing in s/Spirit of newness of life thank you! Desiring the same for you brother of mine!

@NConly A lot of this kind of thing is probably covered by Romans 14 and Christian liberty; learning not to take offence and learning not to give offence needlessly.

“I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.” (1 Timothy 2:8) What a different world this would be, if more people did this. From my blog: https://loonwatchman.wordpress.com/2025/02/08/discernment-vs-criticism-2/

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of mankind. And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it. A man came, one sent from God, and his name was John. He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. This was the true Light that, coming into the world, enlightens every person. He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own people did not accept Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1-14 NAS20)

As I mentioned in my last post, there is no sense of the passage of time other than genealogies. We are not explicitly told how old Adam & Eve were when they were banished from the garden or how old Cain was when he slew Abel. When Cain was worried about retribution for the murder of Abel, it appears God immediately confronted Cain and asked about his brother, as Abel's blood was crying out from the ground. There seems to be no time lapse here. Cain was immediately frightened that he, too, would be killed for his offense. I would not think this was a future fear; how would he know the human population would explode and his relatives would want revenge? Cain was cursed, and it is unknown how long he lived, but he lived long enough to have children and build a city, which does not happen overnight. It is reasonable to assume, or speculate, that Cain was at least a couple or several centuries old when he slew Abel, as his fear of retribution was immediate. Adam & Eve continued to have children, and their children had children. The population would have exploded in a few centuries (assuming nine months in the womb). Adam was created as an adult, fully mature, living 930 years; how many children could Adam alone have produced in 800 years after Seth? Genesis 5:4 (KJV) And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

This is a bit of a tangent, but I agree with you in that people have difficulty accepting what's different from what they were taught. I grew up in a house that was strongly of pretrib rapture and eternal conscious torment persuasion. When I found out there were other prominent beliefs on those and other matters it was really shocking to me. It can definitely put people in an uncomfortable place. Consequently I tend to not push too hard when it comes to things Paul might call "debatable matters" as in Romans 14. Otherwise it gets too divisive over the little things. Certain beliefs becoming so deeply ingrained in people is a double edged sword. It can keep people on solid ground with the essentials as much as it divides on other matters.

Here's a short video I made about the Blood of Jesus. Hope it blesses you. Happy Easter!

Here's a humorous Easter video I made with some of my friends (in my living room with a few costumes and a green screen). Hope you like it. Happy Easter!

Neanderthals, and denisovans for that matter, are not that different than us. They have physical differences but so do humans of today. (Look at the masaai and bushmen as examples of how different humans can be). I dont believe that they are seperate species any more than the vast differences among people today make them different species. Neanderthal and denisovan dna is present in modern people. I have neanderthal traits, and my husband has denisovan traits.

One of the primary tasks for Adam and Eve was to reproduce and populate the earth. Cain and Able could have been as old as 200 years at the time. Adam and Eve had daughters also, as well as other sons; however, God chose to document only the children who were important to the bloodline to Jesus. (Based on Eve's statement about Seth replacing Able, it is likely that she understood that he was a chosen son, not that she hadn't had any other children.) If reproduction was as early as fifteen years of age, one could reasonably consider that every fifteen years, or so, there would be exponential population growth. It's conceivable that within 200 years, (or less), that there were thousands of people who descended from Adam and Eve and had been carrying on the task of populating the world, and building towns, etc.

Even science believes that all of humanity is descended from one male and one female.

I will outline my non-antisemite position and view. So that I do not regret replying to this post, I will not entertain or debate rebuttals. Firstly, God is in control of the affairs of men and His chosen nation, Israel, with His prophetic plans and purpose for His people unfolding. In OT Hebrew, the word HAMAS translates as VIOLENCE. Hamas, Hezbollah, and the rest of Iran’s puppet proxies' official platform is to drive Israel into the sea and remember her no more (genocide). Their undeniable goal is genocide, the complete annihilation of the Jews, Israel (little Satan), and America (Big Satan). Israel has every moral and legal right to defend its sovereignty against terrorism and wars of aggression. Terrorism is cowardice, hiding and operating in hospitals, mosques, public buildings, and among their people, mitigating attacks. Israel announced and publicized their intentions with Hamas and Gaza, warning all residents to flee. If Egypt, Jordan, and the surrounding Arab-Muslim nations are so concerned about the Palestinians, why do they not take them into their countries? Answer: They do not want them either. The majority of Israeli food, medical, and aid relief given does not reach the population that needs it; Hamas confiscates it for their antisemite purposes and terrorism. As a Muslim, you are either an active participant in terrorism or support it, having no other choice when they come knocking on the door. There is no need to mention their barbarism and inhumanity, parading around elderly holocaust survivors and then killing them and publicly beheading innocent men, women, infants, and children in the streets. Burning people alive in their own homes, etc. Israel bends over backward to reduce civilian population casualties like no other nation. As a combat veteran and amateur historian, I can attest that unintended casualties and mistakes are unavoidable in any war. Radical Islam has no regard for infidel life or any rules of war and looks forward to their 72 virgins. Islam is a satanic religion, not of love but hate toward Jews, Christians, and infidels until forced conversion or death. Because of love, Christ died for us. Because of hate, Allah (Satan) wants them to die for him and go to Hell. No, the perverted question of how Israel is getting away with it is preposterous.

yes it is war. War is never fair. What is the alternative for Israel? Let Hamas to continue to grow and harm Israel? Same for those in the north, does Israel just let them continue to fire rockets into Israel, how else should they stop them? Gaza is still launching rockets into israel - most are shot down. Hamas only needs to give up the hostages and to leave Gaza to stop the fighting, Gaza/Hamas will not. Gaza is a festering sore and if the antiseptic is not applied it will keep harming Israel. It is Gaza/Hamas choice. Hamas has made it difficult for Gazans to leave, to get to safety. Hamas does not care about their people. The Gazan's over the past week or two have finally been protesting and resisting Hamas and telling Hams to get out, to release the hostages and they are met with hostility from Hamas. Today new tunnels are found by IDF in a kindergarten school area.... why do these evil people put their own children in the line of fire? It is a sad war as is all wars. But it is the hardened hateful who keep it going.

The process by which God develops deep spiritual roots in us is typically unglamorous and often painful. But when the winds begin to blow — and many trees around you are going down — you’ll be really glad you have deep roots! https://loonwatchman.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/roots-2/

But if he didn't then the owning nation could label their imports as being from those islands in order to avoid the tariffs.

Good topic and I appreciate the civility here. One thing I know, if I live to the end, and its not pretrib rapture, God will see me through it as He did Stephen in Acts.

Praying does change things. Prayer is our weapon that fights in the spiritual realm against the powers of darkness. I don't understand how the spiritual forces all work but there is mention of angels being hindered in trying to do things. I think our prayers are packed with power that can hinder the dark and empower the light in the war of good and evil.

Let’s define the word “will”...this is from biblehub.com Will - G2307 – “theléma” defined as “will, desire, purpose.” Usage: In the New Testament, theléma primarily refers to the will or desire of God, encompassing His sovereign plans and purposes. It can also denote human will or desire, though it is most often used in the context of divine will. The term emphasizes the intentional and purposeful nature of God's actions and commands. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "will" was often associated with fate or destiny, but in the biblical context, theléma underscores a personal and relational God who actively engages with His creation. The Jewish understanding of God's will was deeply rooted in the Torah, where obedience to God's commandments was seen as aligning with His will. In the New Testament, the concept expands to include the revelation of God's will through Jesus Christ and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Paul wrote in Philippians 2...[emphasis mine]“So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; (13) for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12-13 NASB For the children and the mature sons of God...”God’s will”...is the “Fathers desire” at work in us which is why it is called...”God’s will.” It is made known to us by the Holy Spirit who indwells our human spirit. We are expected to individually pursue at all cost...to know and understand “God’s will” for our lives which is the purpose for which “He redeemed us.” This is what it means to be continually formed in the image of Christ. “He saves” us so that “He can redeem” us to “His will” for us. This is to develop “a close personal and loving relationship with our Spirit Father” so that we can learn of “His personal desire for us...directly from Him” and how He would desire for us to “live the life” He is revealing to us...as we grow and mature. In Ephesians 1 we are told...“He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, (6) to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. (7) In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace (8) which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight (9) He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him (10) with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him (11) also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, (12) to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.” Ephesians 1:5-12 NASB I have one last passage of scripture to express my understanding of “What is God’s will?” And granted I am presenting my understanding in an elementary way versus an exhaustive deconstruction...let’s read this...“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 NASB In this we see an “echo” of Ephesians 1:11 “having been predestined according to His purpose...” The...“which God prepared beforehand”...is very likely referencing His desire for us from before creation was actually in place...He is eternal...He was before creation is. God has in “His will”...what Paul calls “good works” for each of us. And God has this expectation...for those who find Him...and desire to learn about “His will” for them...at all cost...to them...that they would walk out what it is that “God the Father has in His mind...for them." In this we learn to “surrender our will” Indentured Servant...as He shows us how to embrace and live out “His will” in our lives. It’s not a difficult subject really...but this should suffice for now let me know if you have any questions about what I have posted here. Tatwo...:)

I can be summed up in just two verses: Romans 12:1-2 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. :2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Presenting your bodies as a sacrifice to be used by God however He pleases. Separating yourself from the affairs of this life. (2 Tim. 2:4) Renew your mind by immersion in the Word, study, prayer, fellowship, communion (Acts 2:42) He will show you His Good, Acceptable and Perfect will.

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