The DEAD shall rise!
No, not to become
zombies, but to become the eternal, immortal, loving children of the Creator.
We are shown a
MYSTERY. We will NOT ALL SLEEP (DIE).
But we will ALL be
CHANGED.
In a moment.
In a twinkling of an
eye.
Obviously VERY
quickly!
And when will this
take place? At the LAST TRUMP.
The TRUMPET will
sound and then the DEAD shall be raised incorruptible. And the living at this
time will be changed.
What trumpet?
The trump of GOD
will sound when the LORD descends from HEAVEN.
The DEAD will rise
FIRST.
The LIVING will rise
SECOND.
Both will MEET THE
LORD in the AIR.
This is truth, this
is prophecy!!!!!!!
1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
1Th 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the
Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not
prevent them which are asleep.
1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from
heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of
God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so
shall we ever be with the Lord.
1Th 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these
words.
1Co 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not
all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
1Co 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at
the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
1Co 15:53 For this corruptible must put on
incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
1Co 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on
incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be
brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
1Co 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where
is thy victory?
1Co 15:56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength
of sin is the law.
1Co 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
And today we
continue with MORE prophecy that God wants us to comprehend. The prophecies
were open to our understanding and we need to understand. Please FATHER, please
teach us YOUR TRUTHS! Open our hearts and minds to Your LOVE in Your word, Your
prophecy.
In Jesus' name
always and forever! AMEN.
******* Continuing
our prophecy study-- Please GO back
several days and read the study from the beginning to gain full understanding
of where we are, if you haven't been following this study daily. *******
Yesterday we
continued our prophecy study and today there will be more studying of the same
by the grace of our wonderful, loving, God.
May He bless us with understanding, being the eye salve we need to have
our understanding open so we can see His will, His work, His love.
We began yesterday
with some verses on the little horn and today we'll do the same but just a
touch differently. We have to ask
ourselves some questions here to make sure we are understanding things
correctly.
Dan 7:8
I considered the
horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom
there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots and, behold, in
this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
If you've been following the study you have a positive ID on this little horn by now, right? If you haven't been following the studies please GO BACK and do so because what we might talk about from here on in might not make a whole lot of sense to you.
We know that history
is prophecy fulfilled and history has revealed that this little horn is the
Papal power that arose as the Roman Empire broke apart.
Dan 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the
saints, and prevailed against them
History has many
proofs that the Papacy has warred with God's people and prevailed against them
in many cases- murdering them. Remember this isn't me spouting off at the mouth
willy nilly without any proof. I'm not making this stuff up. The modern Papacy
today has even issued apologies for their behavior in the past- admitting to
their role in the war against those who dared defy their mandates to search for
the truth. Just imagine being a Christian back in the day, and you live under
the Papal thumb dictating all you can believe in, telling you that you cannot
own a Bible, cannot read a Bible but must have it read to you because you can't
possibly understand what it is saying- that's for greater minds than yours. The
Papacy alone had the right to explain, to interpret any scriptures because they
believed they alone had the power of God to do so and none other did. And what
would happen should you be caught with a Bible, or part of a Bible written in a
common language for common understanding? You could be arrested, tortured, and
yes…killed. Killed all because you dared
to read God's word without the Papacy reading it to you and telling you what it
means. I don't know about you but this
is bizarre to me, the idea of it totally bizarre. Of course I live in a
democracy and I'm allowed a lot of freedoms- practically the freedom to do
anything inside the established laws and there is no law forbidding our reading
our Bibles.
Taking our supposing
a little further, suppose you were alive back then and felt the need to
understand God's will and the Papal instruction just wasn't enough, you wanted
… no, you needed more than their bits of instruction. So you manage to get a
Bible, manage to read it and your eyes are opened to the truths of God's word-
that the ruling religious institution the Papacy is NOT following the Bible
they themselves read, and claim authority over. The very truth of the Savior
they claim to have been commissioned by through the apostle Peter, is being
distorted. The Savior NEVER instituted
any sort of church that would bring power to itself and claim the right to
abduct, torture, and even kill people that chose to believe differently than
they do. How can the Papacy read the
words of Jesus about turning the other cheek, about giving your cloak as well
when your coat is taken, about doing good even when you are abused and reviled.
Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil:
but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Mat 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and
take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Mat 5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall
say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
How could they read
those words and then turn around and be the men persecuting others because they
don't hold to your same beliefs. Jesus
NEVER advocated using violence against people.
Jesus admonished His disciples to walk away when people weren't
receptive to the gospel of the Kingdom they wanted to spread.
Mat 10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear
your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of
your feet.
Jesus did not
say- before departing torture and kill
those who won't listen to you and,
murder those who won't believe the truth- and YET the Papacy claiming to have the
authority of God on earth did just that more than once, more than ten times,
more than a hundred, more than a thousand… and so on. Is there any definite number given to the
amount of people tortured, and those murdered by this religious force claiming
to be the true church of God? No. People
give numbers and depending upon who you listen to the number is extremely high
or extremely low. The exact number
doesn't matter for our understanding because the guilt was warranted upon the
very first person tortured, upon the very first person murdered. So whether
you're among those who believe the Catholic Church-the Papacy, was guilty of
taking a few or many lives, their lengthy history is filled with abuses and
corruption and this is FACT not fiction!
Dan 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment
was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints
possessed the kingdom.
Dan 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the
fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall
devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
Dan 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten
kings that shall arise: and...
...another shall
rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue
three kings.
We know this to be
true, there had never been a rising power like that of the Papacy, never.
Dan 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the
most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change
times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times
and the dividing of time.
What great words has
the Papacy spoken against the Most High?
First let's ask
ourselves a question- what did God think of those who claim to be like the Most
High?
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,
son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the
nations!
Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will
ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit
also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isa 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the
clouds; I will be like the most High.
Satan! Satan made
this claim that He would be like the most High.
And then we have this…
From the Catholic
online encylopedia-
Vicar of Christ
(Latin Vicarius
Christi).
A title of the pope
implying his supreme and universal primacy, both of honour and of jurisdiction,
over the Church of Christ.
Pasted
from <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15403b.htm>
****They claim this
is a scriptural title- but when Christ told Peter to feed His sheep He did NOT
tell Peter he was going to be HIM on earth. Peter would NEVER had presumed to
be Christ on earth. Peter knew He was a servant of Christ's. Peter knew that as an apostle He was doing
the work of Christ, but not taking the place of Christ. NO ONE could take the place of Christ, NO
ONE. I no more have the power to tell you that God has forgiven your sin, than
any man or woman alive. I can tell you
God will forgive you if you ask for forgiveness and repent, but that
forgiveness is between YOU and GOD. I
can forgive you if you hurt me, but I can't give you the forgiveness of
God. I can tell you that God will
forgive you, but I can't presume that God has forgiven anyone, I do NOT know
the heart of anyone. I do NOT know the sincerity of anyone. I am NOT God,
I am NOT Christ, as a follower of Christ I can point the way to Christ,
but never can I be presumptuous enough to believe that Christ wants me to act
in His place, act as if I am Him with authority of the Most High. Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH, the LIFE, not any man, not any Pope. Yes, we are to be Christ's and by His grace,
through His forgiveness we can point the way to Him, but never are we to
presume to be HIM.
Vicar of Christ
–noun Roman Catholic Church .
the pope, with
reference to his claim to stand in the place of Jesus Christ and
possess His authority in the church.
Pasted
from <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vicar+of+christ>
The Papacy HAD to
issue a statement, a doctrine of their authority claiming infallibility for the
Pope. They MADE themselves
infallible! No where in our Bible, NO
where does God make any man infallible, none! The only infallible one was our
Savior who was God-Man, God's Son, and
our Savior made NO man infallible, NONE!
'Papal infallibility
is a dogma of the Catholic Church which states that, by action of the Holy
Spirit, the Pope is preserved from even the possibility of error[1] when he
solemnly declares or promulgates to the universal Church a dogmatic teaching on
faith as being contained in divine revelation, or at least being intimately
connected to divine revelation. It is also taught that the Holy Spirit works in
the body of the Church, as sensus fidelium, to ensure that dogmatic teachings
proclaimed to be infallible will be received by all Catholics. This dogma,
however, does not state either that the Pope cannot sin in his own personal
life or that he is necessarily free of error, even when speaking in his
official capacity, outside the specific contexts in which the dogma applies.
This doctrine was
defined dogmatically in the First Vatican Council of 1870.'
It doesn't matter that they clarify it by saying the Pope can sin in a personal matter, they ARE saying he CANNOT sin when he makes solemn declarations, teaches dogma, had divine revelations.
They are saying the
POPE cannot sin, that he is past being able to sin when he speaks for the
church!
The are claiming
that He is LIKE THE MOST HIGH!
So has this little
horn spoken great words against the most High? Yes, yes, and YES! Lucifer a
covering angel sinned becoming the father of sin when he claimed that he would
be like the most High, and yet we want to overlook the Papal claim of
infallibility as being of none effect?
What did Jesus say
when the apostles talked about which one of them was greater????
Mar 9:33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the
house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
Mar 9:34 But they held their peace: for by the way
they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
Mar 9:35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and
saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all,
and servant of all.
This does not sound
at all like the Papacy does it, they don't lay claim to being servants? They
claim to be the greatest proudly, and throughout their history they've promoted
this aspect of themselves in direct opposition to our Savior's teachings. They
are so great in fact they claim to have an infallible
leader on matters of dogma.
I don't know about
you but I just can't seem to wrap my brain around how they believe the way they
do, it's not of God!!!!
We have to pay
attention here, we really, really do because this prophecy will come to pass
concerning that little horn power--
Dan 7:26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall
take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
Dan 7:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the
greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people
of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and
all dominions shall serve and obey him.
The dominion that
little horn power claims to have will be taken completely away, this is fact,
this will come to past just as all the other prophecy came to pass. Nothing
will stop the rest from coming true no matter what a single person claims. Claim this to be a bunch of lies it doesn't
matter, scoff all you want it doesn't matter, what you and I think doesn't
change a thing. We cannot change the past that has been fulfilled and we cannot
change the future we are told will come to pass- it will be. God's will is
done, past, present, and future. We can only fall to our knees and pray that we
are worthy to escape, worthy in HIS righteousness!
*
Now we know that
this power would have its greatest control over things for a time, times, and
dividing of times- 1260 days= prophetic day for a year principle - 1260 years.
We know that if we look at history this can apply in this way-- 1798AD the Papacy suffered a blow unlike any
other in time past -- counting backwards
1260 years we are left with 538AD and we've seen that history records the
insidious power of the Papacy and in 538AD there is a parallel with 1798AD both times reveal a pope being exiled and
dying. The first in 538AD ushered in a very deceptive Pope- the corruption set
and well under way in Papal dealings, and the last in 1798AD ushering out that
crushing corruption so that God's true word could be spread. An interesting note-- a VERY interesting
note--
'The modern Bible
Society movement dates back to the foundation of the British and Foreign Bible
Society in 1804 when a group of Christians sought to address the problem of a
lack of affordable Bibles in Welsh for Welsh-speaking Christians. This was highlighted
by a young girl called Mary Jones who walked over 20 miles to get a Bible in
Bala.'
When did this
begin?! 1804! When was the papacy struck a blow 1798, six
short years prior to this! You can bet
your bottom dollar that in 1798 there was already much talk under way about
getting the Bible out to the masses in their own language, Bibles they could
afford.
This isn't a
coincidence?! This is fact and prophecy, this is God's hand working and
allowing us to understand.
For 1260 years the
Papacy held sway.
Let's read more
about these 1260 years.
Rev 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven;
a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a
crown of twelve stars:
Rev 12:2 And she being with child cried, travailing in
birth, and pained to be delivered.
Rev 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven
crowns upon his heads.
Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars
of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the
woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it
was born.
Rev 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to
rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and
to his throne.
Rev 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where
she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand
two hundred and threescore days.
Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his
angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Rev 12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place
found any more in heaven.
Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old
serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was
cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Rev 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven,
Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power
of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them
before our God day and night.
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto
the death.
Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that
dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil
is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but
a short time.
Rev 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto
the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Rev 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a
great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she
is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the
serpent.
Rev 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water
as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the
flood.
Rev 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth
opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his
mouth.
Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and
went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of
God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Our Savior was born.
Our Savior was caught up to God and to his throne. No one disputes this, right? No Christian disputes this.
Rev 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where
she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand
two hundred and threescore days.
God's people - God's
true people fled. God's true people were
kept alive. Throughout all the deception, all the corruption, all the
murdering, all the crusading, all the power of Satan wanting to destroy God's
true people they were kept alive. Year
after year they were kept alive passing down the truth in Christ,
protected. God's people, God's true
church, was never wiped out of existence.
Remember this…
Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is
the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Narrow is the way…
few there be that find it.
Few found it, few
kept it, and these true adherents to our Savior endured throughout time
nourished by God in their wilderness.
The fact of the matter is, God would have a people, adherents to His
truths throughout time. There wouldn't be many- ever. Even today. There may be millions of Christians-sorry,
billions--
'As of the early
21st century, Christianity has approximately 2.2 billion adherents'
Pasted
from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity>
There may be
billions of Christians but the words of our Savior tells us that the way is
narrow and FEW will find it. This doesn't look good for Christianity, does it?
With its billions of followers. The
majority of those adherents are walking the broad path that leads to
destruction along with the many.
It's no shock to
true Christians to realize that their spiritual descendants through time would
be suppressed. That while the dragon
power reigned growing more and more powerful they would be in the minority kept
safe by God through their true love of God.
Then when that power would lose it's hold to the point of being able to
murder dissenters, God's true people would be allowed to come out of the
wilderness. The truths would be unfolded
so that all would have an opportunity to be among God's true people when our
Savior returns.
Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and
went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of
God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Keepers of the
commandments of God.
Those who have the
testimony of Jesus Christ.
The dragon is
warring with these people- the remnant- the last of the true people of
God.
To ALL of us, to
EVERY single one of us this is a message of great magnitude!
If you do NOT keep
the commandments of God, if you do NOT have the testimony of Jesus Christ… you
are NOT among the remnant of God.
I did not make that
up!? I did not say that?! The BIBLE says it! God says it to us!
So go your way
ignoring the commandments of God and being flippant at best about the testimony
of Jesus Christ and if you choose to believe you are among God's remnant than
that is your prerogative but God says otherwise. You are on the broad path! A battle has been
fought for you by Satan and he's won your life- your eternal life. He wants you to perish eternally with
Him.
We can't ignore
this! Please don't ignore this!
Christ our
righteousness, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior must be in our lives- the
testimony of Him readily on our lips, apparent in our lives. The commandments
of God have never been burdensome except to those who side with Satan. The commandments of God were formed out of
love for us, not as punishment. God's
remnant will KEEP His commandments, not believing their works are saving them
at all whatsoever but they will keep His commandments out of their love for
Him!
By His grace may we
be among the remnant!
Please Lord,
Save us!
In His love!
Amen.
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