Jostler

The saved will be judged. That judgement has nothing to do with salvation. It has to do with the responsibility, authority and ability we will have in the new heaven and earth. Salvation was procured for our sake and given as a free gift to whosoever will accept it. The Lamb's Book of Life and whether or not our name is in it is the only book at the judgement that determines WHERE a man spends eternity....the other "books" and what is recorded in those will determine HOW we spend eternity (Rev 20).

it has everything to do with forgiving or retaining sin. If I forgive a man who sins against me, that sin is forgiven by Father, eternally. The record of it is blotted out of the "books" and will not even be mentioned at the judgement. It will not be remembered against him....ever....saved or not. And it also determines how God can deal with whether to remember my sins or not....not in relation to salvation, but in relation to eternal judgement. Which is a much bigger topic than just determining our eternal destiny.....which is ONLY determined by blood...not works.

Second 6+ quake near Japan in two days.

This set I find a bit amusing. This area has been ringing with aftershocks from that 5.7 that knocked Moroni's trumpet out of his hands back on March 18th. Lots and lots (again, very, very localized aftershocks) since then...and many of them in the 4+ range.....enough to rattle some teeth in the Mormon Tabernacle and probably make them a bit uneasy :). You reckon the devil is mocking those he deceives with a name like Moroni? Take off one letter and you get "moron". Add one and you get "moronic". I guess we know Who gets the last laugh But God does have a habit of mocking idols....something to watch

This one caught my eye immediately. Japan has been a concern on my mind for a very long time. I suspect Japan may not survive what is coming at all. The Great Tohoku Quake of 2011 and the subsequent tsunami was preceded by a series of foreshocks over several days before the big one, and that series of foreshocks began with a DEEP 6.6 in almost exactly this spot. This quake was 453 km deep. Deep quakes foreshadow further activity more often than shallow quakes do.

This has been my primary focus since those two big Ridgecrest quakes on July 4th and 5th of last year. A recent paper provided some data (and speculations) that mention the Garlock Fault....which has been on my mind since then. Research Letter Open Access Dynamic Rupture Simulations of the M6.4 and M7.1 July 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquakes The two main takeaways I got from that paper are 1. The original 6.4 and 7.1 quakes were not related to each other seismically. The 6.4 may have accelerated the failure that caused the 7.1 on another nearby fault, but it's likely the stresses resulting in the 7.1 were already built up and ready to let go...soonish...whether the 6.4 had happened or not. 2. Their best guess indicates the two big quakes probably did destabilize the Garlock Fault....making it more likely it will produce a quake soon. That fault is believed to be capable of producing an 8+ quake...and is statistically overdue....not to mention it extends to and crosses over the San Andreas. All of this is in close proximity to China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center....which I have many reasons to be interested in the fate of.

This little cluster began with a 5.2 just east of Mono Lake. It caught my eye because of it's proximity to Mono Lake and as aftershocks developed they were concentrated in a *very* small area. No major faults there....does the concentration indicate magma movement rather than tectonic activity? I dunno....watching. Mono Lake is in a narrow band of interest that runs from the Gulf of California to Lake Tahoe as well....I'm alert to anything within that whole band that runs about 2/3rds the length of the state of California.

This is close enough to that 7.7 mentioned previously that exhibited a very remarkable lack of aftershocks....M 6.0 - 55km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras Nothing all that remarkable except that I'm interested in why that 7.7, a truly massive quake failed to show anything like what would be considered "normal" aftershock patterns.

All these different articles are about 3 weeks old...the result of a very hasty search. It's a thing...and a thing no annual flu has ever produced. One reason we really don't want to see the medical system overwhelmed ....and certainly should fire very CDC official in the top three layers of decision making for allowing this situation of critical shortages of protective gear to go unaddressed. It's a thing.....and young doctors and nurses are dying because they're physically exhausted and run down when they catch it....due to overwhelming workloads for weeks on end now in the places where systems are overwhelmed. Those not currently overwhelmed will be soon enough if our managers (we don't have any leaders) don't start making some wiser choices real soon. Covid-19 hits doctors, nurses and EMTs, threatening health system Philippines loses 12 doctors to COVID-19: group Health Care Workers Around The World Are Dying To Save Us From COVID-19

i think i did. I'm wondering why you addressed trying to defeat sin with flesh power when that's exactly what Gideon has been saying won't work all along? While also saying it's not enough to rest on grace while crying "oh woe is me..i'm just a sinner" and expecting grace to cover all sin with no consequences. It appeared (as many posts have) to be an attempt to "correct" something that was never said in the first place. Did I misunderstand something?

still interested in hearing if any other "watchers" feel He's zoning in on this...some interesting stuff going on lately re: earthquakes. quite a few things actually including earthquakes

i think you just said what Gideon has been trying to say all along. He's not one time said we have to fight sin with our own power, but has been encouraging us to focus on Him and HIS PROMISE to deliver us from ALL sin....not being content to understand "oh I'm just a sinner saved by grace" (both sin and self conscious thinking) but to simply discern that Jesus HAS PROMISED to free us from sin and turn to Him believing for Him to manifest that promise in us. I am amazed at how impossible it seems for some to actually read what has been writtten....and yet not comprehend it.

you have the information you need at your fingertips now. What you do with it is up to you. And so are the consequences of the choice you make.

and maybe it's according to whether it's all about me...and MY rights....or taking heed of the needs of others. I will wear a mask, not because I fear this virus, but out of care for the other guy who doesn't have the faith I do.

funny how so often the Bible just says what it means...and doesn't require any self serving posturing at all Simple indeed

Please.... educate yourself And after you get a basic understanding of what the R0 of this thing is using the R0 of 3 mentioned in the example....extrapolate your own numbers using an R0 of 4 to 5.8....because that is where this virus' actual R0 actually is. Just take 4, the conservative end of the range....extrapolate that out ten iterations of transmission and compare that to the example given by the professor. You might actually begin to get a handle on what exponential functions mean to this pandemic. Then you might want to get some actual information about what HOME MADE masks can do. And why they matter until everyone can get commercially produced masks. Masks by the way....commercially produced N-95 masks.....don't hold water...and if they did you couldn't breathe through them....just...embarrassing statement. And it seems you even forgot which sock puppet you had on? your integrity is showing.

and they will speak His Word....not Friedrich Nietzsche's or Sigmund Freud's or need to rely on anything but His Word to do what He has appointed them to do

you are completely misunderstanding the role masks play in stopping this thing. So you'd rather inhale those virii that collect on the outside of a mask? Does that make sense? the mask PROTECTED you..... But that is not the main reason masks slow down pandemics. This virus is characterized by asymptomatic transmission. People who do not know they have it, are passing it on to others for an extended period, apparently AVERAGING about two WEEKS. The number of people who get infected and NEVER exhibit symptoms may be as high as 50%. Those who do get symptoms of the disease may not know they have it at all for an average of two weeks (documented cases range from 2 days to 27 days) Given a virus that is contagious for such an extended period before the carrier even knows he has it...means my mask protects YOU....and yours protects me. Someone wearing a mask that coughs (or even speaks) ...the mask captures the infected droplets at a significant rate...reducing the amount of virii expelled into the air for others to breathe, and reducing environmental surface contamination for others to get infected by. If you're wearing a mask as an asymptomatic carrier that person that picks up the can of peas you just walked past in the grocery store, just might pick up a clean can....that would be contaminated by your exhalation if you had no mask on.

The Bible says that all may prophesy. That is a gift of the Spirit He distributes as He wills. All who prophesy are not prophets. The office of the prophet is given by God, and no man can decide he is a prophet just because he likes the idea. God chooses His prophets and delegates the divine authority needed to walk in the office, and holds them accountable for what they do with it. Their commission is given in the Council and I guarantee all of heaven knows who they are. It's interesting to me to see this confusion introduced at this time The offices of both apostle and prophet have been either marginalized or ignored by much of the so called modern church, yet they are still (and always have been) part of the structure of HIS church. He is about to restore understanding of and acceptance of those offices. It does seem that we tend to give birth to an Ishmael before the Issac is born. The NAR has popularized the idea that apostles and prophets are still part of His plan for the church, and simultaneously been used to bring the whole idea into disrepute....due to men who claim the office, but have not been called to it by God. Some of the most "prominent" names in the NAR have been caught in gross immorality, and tried to use their claims to the office to Lord it over His people for personal aggrandizement or gain. But in a way, i find that encouraging. Satan would not attempt to counterfeit something that doesn't exist, and in fact scares the pants off him . You don't see any $53.00 counterfeit bills because no real $53.00 bills exist. You do see $50.00 counterfeit bills. Because real $50.00 bills do exist..... There has been a strong witness on my heart that He is about to reveal once more those who HE has called to both offices. And I suspect the time is getting close. I am eager to see them revealed, because until they are, the Body will not be able to reach the maturity He promised in Ephesians 4. Read that last line. The early church was far closer than we are now to the corporate maturity prophesied in that last line. But the overcoming church will far exceed the maturity displayed in the operation of the early church, as the end of this age draws to a close. Apostles and prophets will be part of His restoration of divine order in His Body, and manifesting that promised maturity. At the end of this age His Body will reflect all the maturity promised. It will become a full, complete expression corporately, of ALL that HE is. One thing i know. When He does reveal these men and women HE has prepared for and appointed to be HIS apostles and prophets, we will not need to ask anyone who they are. And one of the first things we can know is that if the person finds it necessary to TELL us they are an apostle or prophet, you can instantly know they are not. If you have to learn a man or woman is a prophet by reading it on their business card or hearing it from their publicist...then i suggest walking away...fast . The anointing on these men and women will identify them to all who know God themselves. All may prophesy for the purpose of The gift of prophecy is an edifying gift, a gift that builds. It is not corrective or directive. The Spirit may choose to use any one of us at any time to walk in that gift. The prophet stands in a place before God that is authoritative, and when necessary directive, corrective...disciplinary. NO man (or woman) can insert himself into that place (office) by his own will or choice. There will be some wounded, immature people who convince themselves they stand in both offices, but do not. He will eventually correct those... some gently, some not so gently. Satan will have his counterfeits he will use to deceive, distort and attempt to draw people away from God. He will deal with those too....but they will be allowed to function for a time. But God will establish those He has called in the office He has called them to. We won't have to ask who they are. they're coming....

I'm just going to drop this in here. This whole OSAS or can you lose it question is central to the dividing He is accomplishing even now...and as long as it remains unresolved it's going to intrude into attempts to correct misconceptions about deeper truths...truths of being dead....living dead....dead to flesh and His life animating us...spirit, soul and body. It's a shame such an amazing revelation as Gideon has been sent to share keeps getting sidetracked by that unresolved issue. It won't be forever...there is an answer. We fail to apprehend what that answer is because we have not laid our foundation as instructed in Hebrews 6:1-3. That will need to be laid....then milk we're choking on now will give way to meat consumption....and maturity.

there are several people who have been given insights, for such a time as this. All are being resisted....for now. But that's the whole point of this season.....

One of the uncertainties we're facing is disrupted supply chains. I did read a specific report of Gulf Coast growers dumping tons of fresh produce for lack of buyers. Long term contracts with specific buyers characterize much of the fresh produce market. These Gulf Coast growers were primarily contracted with restaurants and entertainment centers like Disney World, so their customer base evaporated. Supply lines were unable to shift quickly enough to get the produce to more distant areas where vegetables are in shorter supply. So that production is lost. Food banks are currently able to handle 800% increases in demand due to restaurant donations....that's a one time influx of massive amounts of food that food banks have access to, so when that unusually high influx is worked through, food banks may struggle to find stock to maintain service to the higher demand. California is taking over the Gulf region's production now (normal seasonal shift) but there may be issues developing with both labor to harvest and normal distribution channels....something to watch. IMO many are still not really paying enough attention to the future uncertainties, which the NE states are particularly vulnerable to. It's a good idea to make this a matter of individual prayer and ask the Lord if there is anything specific you should be doing to handle whatever disruptions might affect your locale the most. It will not affect every region equally. Prudence still suggests buying an extra of critical items each time you shop to deepen personal reserves and give yourself some choices as things unfold.

This is the question someone has asked for help with. No mention has been made of any intention to remarry, or any other thing so liberally addressed. Has anyone actually stopped to pray for this person and listened to Him about how to speak life into this trauma? He will often give insight enough to allow for at least some prayer with understanding and ministry that heals ....if she needed a theology lesson she could go to a seminary.