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A few months ago I made a thread about repenting from found footage horror films, and I'm happy to say that I've kept my promise and I will not go back to horror films. For the past few years however, I've been drowning myself in materialism. Not drowning in a way a hoarder does, but the lust of my eyes. I have no problem throwing things away if it does not please me, because a hoarder has a problem keeping things. Lust, gluttony and greed are my sins here, and I am guilty. I've already made a decision, and I have thought hard about this. On 1/1/14, I have decided not to buy anything (aside from food and survival things), I will not buy one material thing for one year. After the one year is done, I will turn to God when making decisions from now on and not buy out of lust, gluttony and greed. I always choose New years day to repent of these most difficult sins. To be honest, I am tired. My drug of choice is DVD's and clothing, and I have worn myself thin. I have given to the church however in purchasing many Bible films, but it is still so. Please forgive me Lord, and show me the way back to your heart. I wish not to have the heart of Solomon but rather Paul. I also need support and forgiveness from forum and fellow believers. Does anybody else have this sin lurking around them? Give me the strength and wisdom to understand these passages Lord and please show mercy on me. . Please show me your ways Lord Jesus. Matt 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 1 John 2:16 - For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Before I get into this, I just want to clarify something. I have been saved, and I am not on a bad path of life. I know for certain I have connected with God in ways that I have never connected with him in my life before. I mean, of course you have to consider that you only know what you know of me from what it is that you have learned through my words. People are always weary of me when it comes to this topic, and it makes sense to be because if I were the person on the other side then I would be weary as well. You can only trust those you are certain with your heart that are not going to put harm upon you. I have always been a person who has pushed people away from my life, but God is telling me that he wants me to draw out, and I just want to comment on the fact that this is extremely scary for me. I am not very social as a person in real life, and when it comes to the spiritual side of the spectrum it makes me even shyer. But, I am trying my best to conquer some fears. So I ask you while you are reading this, if you take the time to do so, please have an open mind and please be delicate with me. Because I will be honest with you, if I get a response that i feel is meant in a way to tell me how I feel and what I am experiencing is wrong--then I am going to never come back here. I don't know you guys, and you guys don't know me. So I am trying to take the first step in giving you a bit of who I am, to try and see if this is apart of what God wants me to do in reaching out. I am way better in words, on the keyboard, than I am in person and trying to get to know someone. I just want to make friends, but I feel like I just always do something wrong. But I know I cannot be alone in this, and the best way to come full circle in the plan that God has for me is to have people who are farther along the path of light than myself intervene in my life or share words of wisdom like they are doing in my church in order to completely grow. I don't know how to go about this, all I know is I just trust God to give me the words to convey specifically what it is that needs to be said. I want to let it all out, and if its a bit "raw to the point" sort of honesty, then forgive me because I guess that's what needs to be done. I guess I should stop trying to say sorry for what I am about to say and instead say it. Like I said, I am afraid because this is a big side of me that is extremely personal and I am afraid to share with others because the last thing I want is to put people off or make them afraid or think I am nuts. Because I am not crazy, and I am sick of living in a life where I go back and forth from these experiences as they constantly stare me in the face and they make me feel like I am. I am trying to embrace them, and you know I am trying to find a way to put forth good works with them for the Lord in order to make this exactly what it is that he needs to have done. I love you Lord, please give me the words to say when I enter into my next paragraph. As you can see, these are my direct thoughts coming out right into the post. Okay, so I mentioned briefly in the chat today that I have the ability to visually enter into the spiritual realm. I said it loosely, because you know how am I supposed to know what people are going to say and how they are going to react? Again, I don't know any of you, and this is hard for me. I know that Lord Jesus Christ came into the flesh, okay? I know he is my Lord, and the only spirit that I can communicate with is the Holy Spirit. He has taken all of the darkness out of my life, and in the past all I used to see were demons and malevolent beings. But, again I am saved, and that is not what I see any longer. I am much more sound minded in everything that is happening in my life. I have a good focus, and if you had known me before the fall semester of 2013 at my college had started, you would have felt the darkness. I have had moments in my life you would not even begin to understand, okay, I have seen dark spirits in a way that people would hate to have knowledge of. One thing I have learned when it comes to the darker experiences, I need to keep it to myself. I could go on and on with stories, but that is not the point of the message. Because I am just learning you guys, and you guys are just learning me as well, and I am afraid to put you off. I want to really find someone I can just connect with, a friend that is completely open minded, or perhaps I should start a blog and just let all of what I have been keeping locked up in my mind be set free.... maybe it's time that I talk about the dark experiences in order to even more so embrace God's light. I love him, and he had been shaping and molding and changing me so much for the better. I know he has because I have not seen one demon ever since I have been saved, and all I ever see anymore are angels. This is also subject to, of course, what it is that you believe in. Some people are going to look at this message, my confession, and they are going to think I am nuts. Well, I say bring it on, okay? You don't know me, and all I am trying to do is reach out. I am not going to change what I know is real in front of my eyes, so if you feel the need to tell me that what I am not seeing is real then I am sorry that you cannot see it yourself. I am doing my best to learn a way to share this with the world, and the only way to share is by passing on my experiences either by word of mouth or through writing which is my major outlet of all. I just am almost to tears because you have no idea how badly I have wanted to get this off my chest, how much I want to get off my chest, so many memories and things happening in my mind that I just need to release...I don't know. Only God knows. And you know, people keep telling me that I should just take the time to let it all unfold. You are saying that to someone who has spent 22 years in silence, someone who has 22 years worth of visual feedback from the spiritual realm to release and express and share with everyone. Those of you who have seen it for yourselves, because I know I am not entirely alone, will know what I mean. I think that we all have our own way of experiencing it, but I want to find someone or some people I can trust...because other than God, and my Pastor, I hardly have anyone. And do you know how hard it is in the world to express these things? There's a reason why those of us with gifts shy away from the chance of opening up. I feel good now, I feel some peace in me, and I think I have gotten out at this moment what I feel needs to be said. I look forward to responses, hopefully I get at least one, and if not I will just be patient and let what happens happen. God bless you all, and have a great holiday season. Sorry for the bluntness, I assure you this was not that easy to get off my chest. -Dee

It's perfectly natural to expect a regime that worships Satan to refuse to recognise God's chosen people ruling over that highly coveted piece of real estate known as Jerusalem. Ever since the false prophet Mohammed desired to get his envious little paws on God's favourite city, both Shia and Sunni have claimed it as their own. The truth is, Israel actually exists and refusing to recognise it is a refusal to recognise the truth. Refusal to recognise truth is something that Muslims have developed into an art form, and I certainly do not expect them to break the habit of 1400 years. You asked the question, what do we do about it? Well, what can we do about it, except continue to spread the word of Jesus and continue to speak the truth in a World that becomes more fond of lies by the day. We are meant to fight evil whenever we can, but I suspect that in this case, our power is somewhat limited. We can only expose the lies behind all this mess and give moral support to Israel as much as we can. The rest of the fight is down to God.

Shalom to all, particularly ProphecyKid. First, please, please, PLEASE, don't get caught up in the preterist, amillennial point of view! If you start down that road, you may never escape! First, it is NOT true that "Jesus said that His kingdom is not of this world!" When most people read "world" they think this "earth." That's NOT RIGHT! The Greek word used in John 18:36 and translated "world" is "kosmos." That's talking about a "world-SYSTEM," not the "earth," which is the Greek word "gee" (spelled "gamma-eta" and pronounced "gay"): 36 Apekrithee Ieesous, “Hee basileia hee emee ouk estin ek tou kosmou toutou; ei ek tou kosmou toutou een hee basileia hee emee, hoi hupeeretai hoi emoi eegoonizonto an hina mee paradothoo tois Ioudaiois, nun de hee basileia hee emee ouk estin enteuthen.” 36 Apekrithee = 36 Answered Ieesous, = Yeshua`/Jesus, “Hee = “The basileia = kingdom hee = of-the emee = me ouk = not estin = is ek = out-of/from tou = the kosmou = world-system toutou; = this; ei = if ek = out-of/from tou = the kosmou = world-system toutou = this een = were hee = the basileia = kingdom hee = of-the emee, = me hoi = the hupeeretai = under-oarsmen/subordinates hoi = the emoi = of-me eegoonizonto = would-fight an = want-to hina = so-that mee = not paradothoo = I-should-be-surrendered tois = to-the Ioudaiois, = Jews, nun = now de = but hee = the basileia = kingdom hee = of-the emee = me ouk = not estin = is enteuthen.” = within/of-here.” 36 Answered Yeshua`/Jesus, “The kingdom of-the me not is out-of/from the world-system this; if out-of/from the world-system this were the kingdom of-the me, the under-oarsmen/subordinates the of-me would-fight want-to so-that not I-should-be-surrendered to-the Jews, now but the kingdom of-the me not is within/of-here.” 36 Yeshua` answered, “My Kingdom is not out of this world-system; if my Kingdom were out of this world system, my subordinates would want to fight so that I should not be surrendered to the Jews, but now my Kingdom is not of here.” Yeshua` is NOT saying His Kingdom is other-worldly or off-world! He is saying that His Kingdom will not be like other kingdoms of this world; that is, it will not be of the same political caliber and hierarchical structure as other kingdoms. Second, most Christians do NOT understand what Yeshua` was saying in John 14:1-4: John 14:1-4 14 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. KJV Notice carefully that Yeshua` NEVER said that He would take them to His Father's house! Instead, He said that WHEN HE COMES AGAIN, He would receive us to Himself so that we could be where He is AT THAT TIME, and HE'LL BE BACK! Now, bear with me in this reasoning: We can deduce where His "Father's house" is. Abraham was, more or less, a Bedouin. That is, he wandered from place to place, following his flocks and herds, and he and his family lived in TENTS or "TABERNACLES": Hebrews 11:8-10 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. KJV That was His HOUSE! Now, look at Revelation 21:1-3: Revelation 21:1-3 21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. KJV So, God's "tabernacle" or tent will be WITH MEN when the New Jerusalem comes down to the earth, AFTER the Millennium! Therefore, GOD'S tent or HOUSE will be WITH MEN for eternity! Right now, according to Yeshua`s (Jesus') words above, it is still "under construction." I don't know whether we go to "Heaven" immediately after death. Many believe we do; others are convinced we don't. I don't know, but IF we do, we're going to the New Jerusalem that is still under construction, and we'll be WITHOUT our resurrected bodies, unable to enjoy it like we will in the future. Here's a little more reasoning: Yeshua` said to the thief on the cross next to Him... Luke 23:43 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. KJV And, we read where "paradise" is (Greek word is "paradeisos") in Revelation: Revelation 2:7 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. KJV We also read: Revelation 22:1-2 1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it (the city New Jerusalem), and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. KJV So, the tree of life is said to be in "the midst of paradise" and the tree of life is also said to be in "the midst of the street of the New Jerusalem." So, that tells us that the New Jerusalem is related to "paradise" in some way. Either "paradise" is INSIDE the New Jerusalem; the New Jerusalem is INSIDE "paradise," OR the New Jerusalem IS "paradise!" The only other place that mentions "paradise" is 2 Corinthians 12:1-4: 2 Corinthians 12:1-4 1 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) 4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. KJV In verse 2, the Greek word translated "caught up" is "harpagenta." In verse 4, the Greek word translated "caught up" is "heerpagee." Both words are forms of the Greek word "harpazoo." NT:726 harpazoo (har-pad'-zo); from a derivative of NT:138; to sieze (in various applications): KJV - catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force). (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.) There are no other references to the direction of "up." The word "up" is not really there, except in translation. So, again, the word "paradise" is related through the use of "harpazoo" to the "third heaven." Whoever said it before him, Scofield says on page 1238 in his notes of the old Scofield Reference Bible (KJV), without a Bible reference I might add, that the first heaven is “of clouds,” the second heaven is “of stars,” and the third heaven is “God’s abode.” Thus, he used a SPATIAL reference to the "third heaven"; that is, the "third heaven" is away from us on earth SPATIALLY: of clouds, of stars, God's abode. I like Peter's "explanation" for the "third heaven" better: 2 Peter 3:3-13 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. KJV Thus, the first set of "heavens and earth" was before the Flood of Noach's day, the second set of "heavens and earth" is that set in which we currently live, and the third set of "heavens and earth" will exist after the Fire of the Lord's Day. Therefore, by this "explanation," the "third heavens" will be with the New Earth formed after the Millennium and after the Fire. It is to THIS "third heaven" that I believe Paul was referring in 2 Corinthians 12:1-4. Therefore, this is a CHRONOLOGICAL view of the "third heaven": before the Flood, after the Flood and before the Fire, and after the Fire. So, Paul was in a way saying that this man (who may have been himself) was given a PROPHECY about the time of the "third heaven" when the New Jerusalem comes down to the earth. He wasn't taken "up"; he was taken "away in time," just as it has been for all the prophets! He was given a vision of the FUTURE! He was SEIZED to the "third heaven," and he was SEIZED into paradise! Another point to bring out is that "paradise" is only used these three times in the Scriptures, but its Hebrew counterpart, "pardeec" (pronounced "pad-DACE") is also found three times in the Tanakh (the OT): Nehemiah 2:8, Ecclesiastes 2:5, and Song of Solomon 4:13. OT:6508 pardeec (par-dace'); of foreign origin; a park: KJV - forest, orchard. (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.) Nehemiah 2:8 8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me. KJV Ecclesiastes 2:5 5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: KJV Song 4:13-14 13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, 14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: KJV It's a PARK OF TREES, an ORCHARD! Thus, the Garden of Eden was such a "pardeec" or "paradise!" So will be the New Jerusalem, or at least the parks within the New Jerusalem where the Tree of Life is planted "in the midst of the street" and "on either side of the river of the water of life!" We are NEVER told to anticipate "going to Heaven." We are told in Scripture to anticipate the RESURRECTION OF OUR BODIES! Whether we "go to Heaven" (or rather the New Jerusalem) when we die or we close our eyes in death and open them in the resurrection, it is the RESURRECTION we are to look forward to seeing! Third, we can safely anticipate also the reign of the Messiah of God on this earth BEFORE the Fire. Almost ALL of the OT prophecies attest to His reign, particularly Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Zechariah! It was and is a PROMISE TO THE NATION ISRA'EL! Furthermore, it was promised to the Fathers - the Ancestors - of the Jews! They, too, will be resurrected and share in the Messiah's Kingdom! David is said to reign WITH the Prince, and we are said to reign WITH CHRIST or THE MESSIAH! Ezekiel 34:1-24 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; 8 As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; 10 Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. 11 For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. 15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. 16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. 17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? 19 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. 21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it. KJV Ezekiel 37:22-28 22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: 23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 24 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. KJV Revelation 20:6 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. KJV That's not the end of the reign, however; it's just the LAST 1,000 years of the 2nd earth. The reign goes on... Luke 1:30-33 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. KJV Revelation 22:5 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. KJV So, there's nothing to fear about Yeshua` reigning for a thousand years (a Millennium) nor about us reigning with Him. To the contrary, it will be an AWESOME time in earth's history! Furthermore, the Millennium will not be a time of easy peace. While there will be peace within the Messiah's rulership, this time period will be characterized by some conflict, as seen in Psalm 2:1-12 and 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 shown in post #9 above.

The bible doesn't talk about anywhere that the deceased are capable of coming back to earth after passing on. You spent your time here, and then you go to Paradise. As for these experiences, I am not trying to cause any problems here, so I will not be using this thread as a means to boldly stand out about what I experience.

How do you do that and what do you see? Relax it's not an attack, it is me setting my own guidelines for this discussion. I have been doing it my entire life. I see angels around me with my physical eyes all of the time. But it is not me who does it, the Lord does it through me. Without God, I would not be able to do any of this. The Holy Spirit pours all over me, and I can look into people's souls, and I can look around all of their life just in the moment I am talking with them (generally this is one on one contact because I have never tried to actually ask God to implement this through the computer screen not sure how that would work) God gives me feelings that I try to convey with his spirit through my words. For example, today at church I was talking to a friend. I looked at him while he was having a conversation with me, but I was not looking at him exactly, the Holy Spirit was looking at him through me. I told him I am not sure where God is going with this, but I feel like you have something going on in your life that is a bit unsettling. I did not ask him what it was because I did not want to know, nor did I need to know. All I did was relay to him that I saw angels all around his life right now, and that whatever was going on in his life God was with him, and that he did not need to be afraid. I can see when demons or angels are present in people's lives. I cannot predict the future, and I cannot read minds, nor would I want to because that is not my place to do. Sorry I always feel like I have to overly explain myself to make people understand I am not plagued by demons or have darkness within me. I just want to get the truth across as accurately and openly as possible. If you need to ask any more questions, feel free to ask them, I am not going to run away unless someone literally tells me this experience of mine is wrong because I know for a fact that it is not. ***I just wanted to add that God can do anything so me being able to help others through a computer screen regardless of how it is done would still be possible. I cannot limit him. Thank you. It is good that you attend a church, I am a supporter of attending church! What do your pastor or elders have to say about your experiences?

I very much enjoyed reading this, thank you very much! I do have some questions however. Ok, correct me if I'm wrong, but the first resurrection (in millennium) spoken of in Rev 20 is the rapture in glorified bodies of the living and dead in Christ? I'm just a bit confused because we have three different events happening during the first resurrection; 1. the rapture, 2. the second coming and 3. the 1,000 year millennium. Do these three events have a time frame of minutes/days/weeks? I mean, they can't all happen at the same exact time right???? Because they are three different events. Also #6 says "The righteous will be in heaven with Jesus during the 1,000 years." THAT IS JUST AWESOME! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE. Also, I would like to add that the dead in Christ now are also in heaven, right now! Their spirits are in heaven awaiting the 1,000 year reign. NOW this is making more sense. For example, if a believer died tomorrow, his/her spirit would go be with the Lord in heaven AND WAIT FOR THE 1,000 YEAR REIGN. (#11 Answer: At the close of the 1,000 years (when Jesus comes the third time) the wicked will be raised. Satan, loosed from his bonds, will then have an earth full of people (all the nations of the world to deceive.) I HAVE A QUESTION. Who exactly are all these people Satan is deceiving. I thought the living wicked died at the second coming of Christ? Those answers depend on your eschatology view.You should not take everyone elses views or answers you should do a research of your own.Look at all the views.Then pray about it and ask God to show you the answer He wants you to have.That is what I did.

It is good to know that Gods faithfulness never ends....He loves us so much! Jesus is faithful, He never sinned,He went to the cross to die for our sins so we can be in right standing with God for eternity. He promised us He will be faith full to lead us to the promised land! We can trust God-He is still the same and will never change. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Praise God all Ye people,for He alone is worthy to be praised!

Yes indeed I serve the same God ... The Lord is the same...yesterday, today, and tomorrow and that there is no shadow of turning with Him. And even as I strive to serve Him better each day there are times I fail but He knows that we all are a work in progress....and I trust Him to finish the work He has begun in my life. Scripture tells us not to put our trust in man....He alone is trustworthy.

I think we are expecting way too much from the Bible. It needs to be read for what it is: the revelation of God. It is not a science or mathematics primer (thinking of pi in I Kings 7:23-26). What it says (like in the pi example) is truth, but if you overanalyze it, you encounter dissension.

I think I do... how well I do it...... well I'm working on that.

How do you do that and what do you see? Relax it's not an attack, it is me setting my own guidelines for this discussion. I have been doing it my entire life. I see angels around me with my physical eyes all of the time. But it is not me who does it, the Lord does it through me. Without God, I would not be able to do any of this. The Holy Spirit pours all over me, and I can look into people's souls, and I can look around all of their life just in the moment I am talking with them (generally this is one on one contact because I have never tried to actually ask God to implement this through the computer screen not sure how that would work) God gives me feelings that I try to convey with his spirit through my words. For example, today at church I was talking to a friend. I looked at him while he was having a conversation with me, but I was not looking at him exactly, the Holy Spirit was looking at him through me. I told him I am not sure where God is going with this, but I feel like you have something going on in your life that is a bit unsettling. I did not ask him what it was because I did not want to know, nor did I need to know. All I did was relay to him that I saw angels all around his life right now, and that whatever was going on in his life God was with him, and that he did not need to be afraid. I can see when demons or angels are present in people's lives. I cannot predict the future, and I cannot read minds, nor would I want to because that is not my place to do. Sorry I always feel like I have to overly explain myself to make people understand I am not plagued by demons or have darkness within me. I just want to get the truth across as accurately and openly as possible. If you need to ask any more questions, feel free to ask them, I am not going to run away unless someone literally tells me this experience of mine is wrong because I know for a fact that it is not. ***I just wanted to add that God can do anything so me being able to help others through a computer screen regardless of how it is done would still be possible. I cannot limit him.

I don't really believe in global warning either-----------but I do believe in history repeating itself.

Matthew 21 12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.' " Someday.

To me. The reason God allows suffering in our life is that we can become DEPENDENT on him so we know that if anything bad occurs in our life, we know that God is right there and ready to LISTEN TO OUR PRAYERS!!! Another reason is when God gets us out of it, we can tell other Christians that, "I suffered from this 2 months ago and I am feeling great now!!!" And we can remind them on how Good God is and encourage those who has suffering in their life to KEEP ON GOING and to NOT GIVE UP!!! That is what I think!!! God bless you all!!

GE, I'm gonna throw my hat in this perverbial ring... AS A parent ,I understand the basics, There have been times in my childrens lives,no matter how much it pained me to do so,it was better for me to let them get that perverbial skinned knee,then for me to save them from it.....they learned more from the skinned knee. Did I cause the skinned knee???, NO! This is how I see this subject....GOD Doesn't "Cause" the skinned knee.... BUT In HIS Goodness,LOVE,MERCY for HIS Children,HE will Turn that skinned knee into something Beautiful!! WE live in a fallen world,GOD gave us all Free Will, HE want's children,NOT Robot's I think we all at one time or another go thru our own "Season in hell"...to coin a phrase. From FEBURARY 2008 to about NOW...I've spent my own season in hell as it were.... I lost both of my parent's,was attacked by my only sister and one of my brothers because of our mother's penchant for pitting her children against each other,i've done all that i can to repair the damage that i can... 2 surgeries, the shingles, followed by another surgery...painful recoveries...nerve damage left by 1 of the surgeries..... NOW did GOD cause these to teach me a lesson?? OF COURSE NOT! as a father would you intentionally hurt or make you're child sick..OF COURSE NOT! People seem to get the notion in their heads that GOD causes their suffering...NOT TRUE! The Promise was and still is that HE WOULD WALK WITH ME ALL THE DAY"S OF MY LIFE...HE never once promised me a bed of rose's,why should HE?? HIS certainly wasn't !! has HE kept HIS promise..YES!! He's held me when the pain was so bad all i could do was cry....HE gave me understanding for what was happening,YES HE WILL IF YOU ASK...... HE can use me just as I am.....I don't need to be whole to reach out to hurting people,all i need is an open heart.. the last thing a hurting person needs is to be told "Well honey,GOD sent this to you for a reason"..SAY WHAT??!! tho well meaning, this doesn't help a hurting soul at all.. some folk's seem to think that i'm too fre and open about my personal life.. i say why not?? if something in my life can be used to reach out and help a hurting soul, then i'm gonna give it all that i got...which is why i'm being so long winded in this thread... some will say ..ahh but scripture says.....yes it does,but it must be put in an understandable format, as it applies to this or that person's need....i know for a fact,that when well meaning brother's,sisters threw scripture at me..it did more wounding then healing.... GOD has turned my ashes to joy..do i still have one of those day's sure...and i will as long as i'm on this Earth.BUT I know where to run when i fall down.... GBU All

No I do not think this is all necessary. What I see is a bunch of kids in a sand box throwing sand at each other. I believe this administration to be the most corrupt we have ever seen. In my opinion we need to fire everyone one of them and start over with putting working people especially believers in their place. We need to dump the career politicians, who have never had to struggle for a dime in their life. I also believe that Obama wants to inflict as much pain as he can on the American people. Again in my opinion this man is pure evil. I'm wondering how much more damage he can do in four years. I guess all of us including those who voted for him will see. I believe that the church needs to wake up and look further then their Social Security checks. The body of Christ needs to look at people with ethics and a heart for God. I do not understand how any believer could have voted for his man knowing what he stood for what what his platform is.

Hmm... Good point. I don't recall any if much mention or fuss about shut-downs before. That's because the lame stream media is still drinking Obama's KoolAid. They are not reporting news. They are pushing the party line agenda and trying to make the so called shutdown look as bad a possible for political reasons. I don't think they've started running little old ladies starving because their check didn't show up yet, but it may not be long before they do. I just wonder what else they are doing while everyone else is watching this dog and pony show. . .

Blessings to Everyone , It seems like such a farce to me...I don't know very much about politics & I don't claim to but they say there hasn't been a complete shut down in 17yrs but since that time there has been like 70some odd partial shut downs...why wasn't the media interested in those at the time?,,,I believe it is all about (as my dad used to say)who is getting their palms greased!!! Same thing ,if you ask me-which I am sure some are not(lol)but Clintons indiscretions...all that did is make a mockery of us to all other countries.....all purposeful leaks to the media for ones personal(or political party)gain at anothers expense....no,Waiting...I do not believe that either party cares what the American people feel....I wonder who the last president was that really did care?And least of all they certainly don't care what God thinks,thats whats really hurtful & scarey.... With love ,in Christ-Kwik

1) As a fiscal and social conservative I think its necessary. 2) on this exact issue Its probably counter productive. I think Obama has had the press wrapped around his finger and gotten away with a lot things that other folks could not get away with. I also think it was extremely bogus the way they passed the Healthcare Law. It was not done the way legislation is suppose to be passed Constitutionally speaking,and that the law itself really stinks for many reasons. And I cannot get over the absolute double standard and naked favoritism how most of the media has covered the issues over the last few years, and the one sided way they have vetted the political candidates the last 5 years. That being said I think pundits like Carl Rove, Bill O'reilly are right on advising against the shut down. But I got to say, "when the shoe is on the other foot" the other side is able to get away with doing these things with the blessing of the general media. (i.e.- The government was shutdown 8 times under Reagan, Obama voted against raising the debt limit in 2006 etc.)