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  1. The message is so true,its so strange to see this done by A.I.,we're living in spiritual warfare,the choice to follow Jesus is ours but I'm afraid many will fall from the truth at the moment as deception is rampant ,the time now until Judgment will happen on this earth  is very  short, I think it already started.How did you make this video?There's so much deception,I'm shocked how fast the world is changing,the enemy knows his time is short..

    As a rule I'm trying not to watch anything done by A.I. we know it will be used by the A.C.

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  2. Just now, Stormy Monday said:

    In his earlier years Ray Stedman understood Habakkuk 1 in a historical context.  A few years before he passed, he changed his mind and understood it in a futurist context. The problem with Christians - and I've been there - we don't like to admit our blunders OR change our minds.  

    I don't know who Ray Stedmans is but I do know that its written for the last days,we see it happening right in front of our eyes,don't you think?

  3. 13 hours ago, Stormy Monday said:

     

    Habakkuk is complaining to God, and God doesn't answer Habakkuk's question of 'HOW LONG' until chapter 2. 

    Habakkuk 2:1-3

    I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may RUN that readeth it.   For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. 

    What is the 'appointed time" Habakkuk is referring to?  An "appointed time" is a 'set' time.  Whenever I see this kind of terminology used in the bible, (Hab. 2:3 and elsewhere), it indicates the end of days and time of the end. 

    Gesenius says, "the vision belongs to a time SOMEWHAT REMOTE!  The only time APPOINTED IS THE TIME THAT SURROUND THE DAY OF THE LORD!

    Concerning Habakkuk's vision in chapter one.... Chuck Smith said... 

    ...and though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry (Hab 2:3). 

    "Now the vision for the appointed time is really looking down to the time of the coming of the Messiah. "And though it tarry," he said, "wait for it, because He will surely come and not tarry." The church has been waiting for Jesus to come for almost two thousand years of man's time." 

    Mathew Henry says... 

    "There is an appointed time, but it is not near; it is yet to be deferred a great while;' and that comes in here as a reason why it must be written, that it may be reviewed afterwards and the event compared with it." 

    Ray Stedman says... 

    "God is saying, "Habakkuk, this isn't going to happen right away. There is going to be a lapse of time, but it will come." This is the character of God's revelation. First God says that an event will happen. Then he says, "Don't you worry about what happens in between. Even though it looks like everything is going wrong, what I have said will happen is going to happen, and if it seems to delay, wait for it. It will come."

    Stormy,I agree with you that this is written for the endtimes,I'm listening lately to the prophets again and its amazing to see how much is getting fulfilled!  I didn't think I live to see these days..

    This preacher is a very good Messianic preacher ,I often listen to him ..

  4. How I long to breathe the air of Heaven
    Where pain is gone and mercy fills the streets
    To look upon the One who bled to save me
    And walk with Him for all eternity
    There will be a day when all will bow before Him
    There will be a day when death will be no more
    Standing face to face with He who died and rose again
    Holy, holy is the Lord
    And every prayer we prayed in desperation
    The songs of faith we sang through doubt and fear
    In the end, we'll see that it was worth it
    When He returns to wipe away our tears
    Oh, there will be a day when all will bow before Him
    There will be a day when death will be no more
    Standing face to face with He who died and rose again
    Holy, holy is the Lord
    And on that day, we join the resurrection
    And stand beside the heroes of the faith
    With one voice, a thousand generations
    Sing, "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain"
    And on that day, we join the resurrection
    And stand beside the heroes of the faith
    With one voice, a thousand generations
    Sing, "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain"
    "Forever He shall reign"
    So let it be today we shout the hymn of Heaven
    With angels and the saints, we raise a mighty roar
    Glory to our God who gave us life beyond the grave
    Holy, holy is the Lord
    So let it be today we shout the hymn of Heaven
    With angels and the saints, we raise a mighty roar
    Glory to our God who gave us life beyond the grave
    Holy, holy is the Lord
    Holy, holy is the Lord
    Holy, holy is the Lord
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    When it comes to Israel, we live in an upside-down world. One would think that after the atrocities committed against its people on October 7, 2023, the world would fully support their efforts to destroy the terrorist organization behind the attack, but such is not the case.

    Although many polls show that the so-called Palestinians overwhelmingly approve of Hamas’ barbaric attack, the prevailing world sentiment favors their cause. Many world leaders, including the Biden administration, are urging Israel to step back from its efforts to bring the Hamas terrorists to justice and prevent future attacks.

    Why does the world so strongly oppose Israel?

    Satan Hates Israel

    Satan is the culprit behind the current hatred of the nations for the Jewish people. He is “the prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2:1), and his dominance over the affairs of the nations is becoming more apparent with each passing day.

    The devil possesses a deep hatred for God and for all those that He loves. With Israel, however, it’s also a matter of preventing Jesus’ future reign over the nations. If he can wipe out the Jewish people, then the Lord cannot fulfill Bible prophecy by returning to a repentant remnant who will welcome Him into Jerusalem with shouts of “blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord” (Matthew 23:37-39).

    When tempted, Jesus rejected Satan’s offer of “all the kingdoms of the world and their glory” (Matthew 4:7-10). Rather than accept this offer, Jesus chose to obey His Father, endure the cross for our sake, and receive the nations in the future as His inheritance (Psalm 2:8).

    In a vain attempt to stop this transfer of power to the Lord, Satan is now seeking to eliminate the Jewish people, along with destroying all humanity… He will fail, of course, but he will continue to do great damage until the Lord takes the world’s kingdoms away from him during the Tribulation period.

    It Fulfills Biblical Prophecy, Thus Demonstrating God’s Sovereignty Over All Things

    The Bible long ago predicted that this day would arrive. God controls humans and will accomplish His purposes through the world’s hatred for Israel.

    We see His sovereignty over history in the well-known Gog-Magog prophecy in Ezekiel 38-39. From these chapters, we learn that God will bring these forces to the borders of the nation so that He alone might destroy them and receive all the glory for Himself. Some nations will protest the motives for the invasion of the Land, but Israel will stand alone. No other country will defend the nation.

    Given the current hatred for Israel, it’s easy to imagine a scenario in which the nation stands alone.

    We already see what the Lord spoke to the prophet Joel concerning the last days through the efforts of the nations to divide the Land God promised to Israel (Joel 3:1-3). The goal of Satan is to eliminate the nation; however, the Lord will use his ploys to destroy both his forces and the antichrist. At the end of the Tribulation, God “will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there” (Joel 3:2; see also Revelation 19:17-21).

    Although this decisive battle, which we call “Armageddon,” does not happen until at least another seven years or longer, we already see the devil stirring up the hatred of the world that will later lead to it. God will use our adversary to bring about the conflict that will forever end his power over the nations. His sovereignty will trump Satan’s hatred for Israel.

    I don’t know what will happen next in the current war. Some say that an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah is imminent, which could rapidly expand to a regional war with grave consequences for the entire world.

    The Bible says that Damacus will experience total destruction (Isaiah 17:1), but this has never happened. Could we see the fulfillment of this prophecy as a consequence of the predicted expansion of current hostilities? It’s possible.

    We know two things for sure. First, the continual warfare will make Israel all the more eager to make a future deal with the antichrist, which the prophet Isaiah referred to as the “covenant with death” (Isaiah 28:14-18; see also Daniel 9:27). By the time the man of lawlessness arrives on the scene, Israel’s leaders will readily accept his terms, believing he can assure them of enduring peace.

    Second, the murderous opposition of the antichrist during the second half of the Tribulation, along with the Day of Lord judgments experienced worldwide, will cause the Jews that remain alive to repent and welcome their Messiah into Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:10-13:1; Matthew 23:37-39). Satan can never thwart God’s purposes: Not for Israel. Not for us.

    The increased loathing of the world for Israel tells us that the time of Jesus’ appearing to take us home to glory is ever so close.


    Jonathan Brentner is an authorwriter, and Bible Teacher with a passion for encouraging believers with a sound biblical worldview and the nearness of Jesus’ appearing./harbingersdaily.com

     

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  6. Daniel 9:27

    27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

    This could happen any day now,there is so much misunderstanding of who the "he" is who will make a covenant with Israel.

    Who do you think it it?

    (I post my understanding later..

  7. Will the Unbelieving Dead Become Non-Existent? (Annihilationism)

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    Annihilationism is a popular belief, even among Christians, and it has been growing more popular in recent years. Those who hold the position of annihilationism believe that the wicked dead are annihilated, or destroyed - they lose all consciousness forever. Annihilationists deny that there is an eternal place of torment known as hell. When the Bible speaks of hell it means the annihilation of the individual - not everlasting punishment. The wicked are reduced to nothing or non-existence. There is no such thing as the eternal existence and punishment for the wicked.

    Different Forms

    The idea that the wicked will be annihilated takes on different forms.

    1. Conditional Immortality

    There is a form or annihilationism known as conditional immortality. According to this view, humans are by nature mortal. Death is the end of all existence. Those however who trust Christ are then given immortality, the others are annihilated.

    2. Restorationism

    This theory teaches that the wicked are restored to life to be given a chance to believe in the afterlife. Those rejecting Christ are then annihilated.

    3. Limited Suffering

    There is another position that says suffering in hell will be for a limited duration. After the suffering is complete the wicked are then annihilated.

    Whatever the particular form, annihilationism teaches that some human beings will not exist eternally. The only ones who will live forever are those who have trusted God's promises.

    Arguments For Annihilation

    There are a number of reasons why people embrace the idea of the annihilation of the wicked. Some reasons are emotional, some philosophical, and some are biblical.

    1. Eternal Suffering Is Abhorrent

    The idea of eternal suffering is abhorrent to many minds. The God of the Bible is a God of love. The Bible says.

    Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love (1 John 4:8).

    A God of love would not allow anyone to suffer conscious torment forever. Though not everyone deserves to be saved, no one deserves eternal punishment.

    2. Wicked Destroyed

    Some who favor annihilation of the wicked, look to the Bible for support of their view. The psalmist wrote.

    Indeed, those who are far from You will be destroyed; You put an end to those who are false to You (Psalm 73:27).

    In the Book of Esther, we read.

    And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish (Esther 4:16).

    Jesus said.

    Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it (Matthew 7:13).

    These passages say that the wicked perish, or are destroyed, which, it is argued, means to be annihilated.

    3. Suffering Not Everlasting It is argued that the Greek word aion, translated as "eternal" in Scripture, has the idea of "age long" and not everlasting. In certain contexts it can be shown that Scripture uses aion to refer to something that is not everlasting. The suffering is eternal in its effects, not eternal in time. Therefore the affect would be that the person will never experience God's blessings for eternity, not that the person would suffer eternally.

    4. Disproportionate

    The punishment does not fit the crime. Sin only occurs in time, not eternity. Sins committed in time should not be punished for eternity. Eternal suffering is beyond what justice demands. It is not proportionate to the offense.

    5. Evil Would Continue

    The continuing presence of evil in the universe would mar God's perfection. How could there be a new heavens and new earth with a place of eternal suffering still existing? Everlasting punishment is difficult to reconcile with what the Bible says about the future universe. Paul wrote.

    To be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment - to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ (Ephesians 1:10).

    and through Him [Christ] God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross (Colossians 1:20).


    6. Never Ending Torment For Devil

    Some have argued that the never ending torment is only for the Devil, the beast, and the false prophet. Humans are not specifically said to be tormented eternally as are these evil beings.

    And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever (Revelation 20:10).


    These arguments have convinced many that annihilationism is the best way to understand the fate of the wicked.

    Response To Annihilationism

    The Scripture is clear that this is not the case. Death is not a cessation of being for either the believer or unbeliever. Jesus said.

    And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous to eternal life (Matthew 25:46).

    A person can exist without being punished but that person cannot be punished without existing. Something must exist to be punished.

    1. God Is Righteous While it is true that God is love, He is also righteous. Sin must be judged. The Bible says.

    Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel?' (Ezekiel 33:11).

    There is no pleasure for God for the judgment of the wicked but wickedness must be judged.

    2. Spirit Lasts Forever

    The Book of Genesis gives us the account of the fall of the humanity and the pronouncement of death upon their descendants. All subsequent allusions to death in Scripture shows that it is only the dissolution of the body, not the spirit. The state of the spirit of the unbelieving dead is one of absence from God's holy presence, as well as suffering, but it is never extinction.

    3. Destruction Is Not Annihilation

    The passages appealed to teach annihilation do no such thing. Perish speaks of physical death, not annihilation. The destruction of the unbeliever means to be sent away from the life of the Lord.


    These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power (2 Thessalonians 1:9).

    The only implication of these passages, that speak of the wicked as perishing and destroyed, is that the unbelievers are deprived of the presence and fellowship with God.

    4. Punished In Time


    If God has punished people in time, then why is it inconsistent that He punish people in eternity? There is nothing unreasonable that God would punish people. Justice demands punishment. No punishment means no justice.

     

    5. Eternal Is Not Age Long

    Though the Greek word aion, translated eternal can mean age-long, there is nothing in the context of the passages that speak of the destruction of the wicked that suggests age-long. To the contrary, the natural way of understand the term would be everlasting. This is the usual sense of the term. The Bible says the believer will have everlasting life.

    This is the bread which came down from heaven - not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever (John 6:58).

     

    So that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 5:21).

    This same word, eternal, that describes the state of the righteous also describes the state of the wicked. This speaks of the time of their punishment, not the quality of punishment.

    6. Figurative Language

    The terms and phrases cited by those holding to annihilationism are figurative, the language of observation. They explain how things appear to the observer. For example.

    His spirit departs, he returns to earth; in that very day his plans perish (Psalm 146:4).

    From Observer's Viewpoint

    This is how death looks from the point of view of an observer.

    Whatever your hand finds to do, do with your might; for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going (Ecclesiastes 9:10).

    Those who have died have ceased their existence as far as this earth is concerned. This does not mean the end to all existence.

    7. Not Understand Evil

    Those who support annihilationism do not understand the extent of evil. Sins are committed against God. Who are we to tell God what is fair? He is the One who determines what justice demands.

    8. Depth Of Mercy

    Those who are punished eternally serve as a reminder of the depth of mercy of God to those who are not punished. All of us deserve punishment. The fact that anyone is saved is a tribute to God's amazing grace and mercy.

    9. Bible Foretells Resurrection Of Wicked

    The Bible clearly foretells the resurrection of the wicked, and a second death for them. Paul wrote.

    I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust (Acts 24:15).

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death (Revelation 2:11).

    Why have a second death if people are annihilated when they die?

    Second Chance?

    This argument is countered by those who say that the wicked are raised to have a second chance, or in some cases, a first chance to believe. There is, however, no biblical justification for arguing that the unrighteous are raised to have a chance to believe after they had died.

    10. Biblical Description Of Afterlife

    The descriptions in Scripture for the place of departed spirits have, in them, no indication of annihilation or the cessation of consciousness for the wicked. To the contrary, they describe continuous existence.

    And they shall go forth and look upon the corpses of the people who have transgressed against Me. For their worm does not die, and their fire is not quenched. They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh (Isaiah 66:24).

    11. Have No Rest

    The smoke of the torment of the unbeliever arises forever, they have no rest.

    And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name (Revelation 14:11).

    It must mean punishment is eternal.

    12. Degrees Of Punishment

    If annihilationism is true, then why does the Bible teach different degrees of punishment? Jesus said.

    And that servant who knew his master's will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he who did not know, yet committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much shall be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more (Luke 12:47,48).

    Can there be degrees of annihilation?

    13. Saved From Something

    The Bible says that Christ came to be the Savior of humanity. To be our Savior, we have to be saved from some type of punishment. Extinction is not a form of punishment. We must be saved from something!

    14. Judas

    Jesus said the following about the traitor Judas.

    The Son of Man goes as it is written of Him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born (Matthew 26:24).

    Why did Jesus say it would have been better if Judas had never been born? If Judas were merely annihilated, why say it the way that He did?

    15. Biblical Example

    A comparison of Revelation 19:20 with 20:10 shows that death is not annihilation.

    And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed in its presence the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur (Revelation 19:20).

    A thousand years after this happens, we read the following.


    And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever (Revelation 20:10).

    After a thousand years in the lake of fire, the beast and the false prophet are still there - they have not been annihilated.

    Summary

    We conclude that there is no biblical support whatever for the idea that the wicked will cease to exist after they die. The Bible clearly teaches a conscious life after this one for believers as well as unbelievers.https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/don_stewart_177.cfm

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  8. Interesting,how often do we look at circumstances and then to the Lord?

    I pray we go directly to the Lord,thank You Lord for always taking care of us in every storm!

    Don't let the storm overtake us,we have a strong heavenly Father who calms the wind ,what are we looking for in this world?

     

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