Bible Basics & Apologetics
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This document is in early stages.
An Appeal to All Who Have Been Judged, Burned, or Hurt by 'Christians' & The Church: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h87CUVxb37o
Introduction:
Some truths, and things to question, in order that we grow :)
I hope this helps someone - share it along!
Of course we're going to be exposing some counterfeits along the way that makes the genuine article look bad, and some of the stuff not talked about but you need to know about so you can make the most of the scriptures.
This is a short document in comparison, but leaves loads of opportunity and references to go study further for yourself. I'm just a man, so take what I have into consideration but don't rely on it solely, and go study & read the Bible further for yourself!
If you have any questions, do some research on the net or search a computer Bible. Failing that, ask me.
A genuine attempt has been made to present the truth. If you find anything wrong with this document, let me know.
The intention of writing this document:
This document will help genuine leaders shine, and learners grow. It will also help lift the lid on false prophets.
It is a duty in life to expose evil, provide working remedies (in particular free / alternative energy, health, sustainable living) where known and available, and clear up any confusion anyone might have about the path to our creator after this life (I believe a combination of both faith and works is the trick - more on this later and also quoted in James 2:22, 2:24, 2:26). It is important we ask questions to determine right from wrong. Truth stands consistent when questioned, and fears no investigation. Have you heard of the term “wolf in sheep clothing”? Counterfeits? There’s quite a few of them out there! Check out Jeremiah 23 - the whole chapter!
Are you sure you are saved? Do you really even have some sort of idea what life is about? Or are you just going with the flow, when we're meant to be swimming upstream - against the flow of the world?
The King James version is the best one for Bible verse references, or the Geneva Bible. The NIV Bible leaves verses out.
In case of rapture / millions ~ billions of people disappearing from Earth:
Some people say that the rapture will happen very soon. If it has already happened, you will have noticed millions if not billions of people have simply vanished from the face of the Earth. Cars will pile up on the roads without drivers, planes without pilots, workers disappearing, people leaving their bedroom but the door being locked. I won't be here to answer your emails or anything if this is the case.
Take this document, and print out as many copies as you can, to give away along with Bibles (King James Version as first preference if possible) - before they become illegal to distribute. Refuse to take a microchip implant - this is the mark of the Beast from the book of Revelation (www.bibleprophesy.org/666mark.htm, Revelation 13:16-18, Revelation 14:9-12). Post tribulation rapture theorists believe the rapture will happen after the mark of the Beast - either way whether the rapture is pre or post tribulation, refuse the mark / implantable microchip and walk away from the cashless society - go fend for yourself out in the wild. Don’t commit suicide – you have a job to do!
No doubt, you as a nominal Christian would be reading this if a disappearance has already happened.
Left behind? I have a document on that, to help you learn how you've been duped.
Here is the short of it:
“All it takes for evil to prosper is for good people to do nothing.” - Edmund Burke
*Share this sort of information on - there are lost souls out there who could do with a brightened day / month / year / life :)
* Help others and strangers out however you can - even small acts help! But be sure to do something! (Matthew 25:31-46)
* Work open source / share along! “Freely you receive, freely give” (Matthew 10:8)
* Read up on conspiracies to understand who the bad people are in the world (Illuminati, secret societies and how they control government and big corporations) and understand they can be brought down – strength in truth / questioning / reasoning, and numbers. (Ephesians 5:11, Psalm 2:2)
* Implement remedies and alternatives to crash the evil corrupted establishment system we currently have running the world. Much of the ground work has been done for you - thanks to www.panacea-bocaf.org - read it, share it, and give credit to Panacea :) Help out with and take an interest in:
- Free energy technologies research
- Alternative health remedies (eg. raw organic juiced super foods, foods that look like parts of the human body help maintain / restore that part of the body!). Stay away from “spiritual healing” – mischievous entities lurk!
- Alternative cancer treatments that are proven to work (eg. black salve, vitamin B17)
- Sustainability (grow your own food and become reasonably self sufficient if you can, or give a farmer a hand)
- Hemp production (hemp has many uses and is more durable than conventional methods). The reason hemp is prohibited, and very tight licensing restrictions apply is because hemp competes with the cotton industry, pharmaceutical companies, and the oil companies!
- Anything else we can make to not require the establishment to provide for us - who keep us enslaved (You seriously have to work overtime each week just to meet the bills and wonder if the overtime will be there next week!?)
* The 2012 "doomsday prophecies" may or may not happen in 2012, and who knows when the rapture is going to happen!? Don't hang around until 2013 to make a start! Some speculate it could be 2018. Get in there and have a go now! (Matthew 6:10)
Those left behind to do more soul searching, or evil people to realize their ways are wrong. People have different views on exactly how this will play out, an idea of such can be found at Luke 21:25, Revelations 8:5-13, and Revelations 6:8-17.
* Statistics prove that Jesus is who people have successfully called upon whether it be a near death experience, or an alien abduction (don't laugh - this is serious stuff, which I outline in my document on UFOs and aliens), sleep paralysis, or had trouble dealing with other demonic spirits.
If other religions are real, where are their statistics of first hand experiences? Sure they might have valid points and wise teachers, but God is supernatural, reveals himself to some, and firm claims demand firm evidence.
We know that the leaders of this world get up to very weird rituals (www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zzxcsvAzK4) and they are not good people, and consider the quality of much of the "entertainment" on TV these days! The world leaders have been known to get up to Satanic rituals - further proof that there must be an opposite to what they are serving.
Let's ask the near death experiencers! http://bibleprobe.com/nde.htm or there are plenty more sites to research if you search the net for it.
Naturally as you take on a combination of things in life like what I have, like what the Bible calls us to, you'll find life to be enjoyable, and you’ll lose interest in some of the things of this world as they are only temporary - money, fame, entertainment, junk food, and some movies & music that is nonsense or even not a good example! Hollywood Unmasked or Hells Bells are good documentaries to watch to learn more.
Of course you need money (to some extent) to survive – the question is how did you get that money?
Did you earn it ethically and honestly (providing goods / services), or did you swindle it out of other people (bankers, politicians, government bureaucrats, lawyers, solicitors, magistrates / judges, police, local council - all with their waste of resources and ludicrous charges / fees) (Ezekiel 22:12). Have you noticed that governments waste loads of tax payers money? Something is up! I have other documents / compiled notes on dealing with issues of injustice, and how to "Render to Caesar what is Caesar's" - and it all has to do with offers to pay, and making it apparent that the scraps is all you can afford (differentiating between public - money earned from an employer, and private - money earned cash in hand).
Sharing your faith with people of other religions:
Let's hear it from Matthew 7:1-5
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
2 Corinthians 4:3-5:
3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
For we preach not ourselves? That's correct - otherwise we would spawn off new religions and even cults!
I don't believe in pushing my beliefs on others (love your neighbor as you love yourself) and I have a listen to what they have to say - they all have valid points and wise ways to live. Many cultures and religions even share historical stories (such as Noah’s Ark) and prophecies that have come true or yet to come to pass! With logic and reasoning, we should humbly question not only other peoples' beliefs and views, but our own also, so that we can all be on the same page - the truth. Think of holding a set of keys to a house - only one of those keys will open the door - the self evident truth! We're being duped in many ways in the world and even New World Order controlled opposition is running rampant - don't forget that Satan is currently the god of this world!
So which key opens the door? The self evident truth!
Who else can:
deal with demons?
send someone back here from a near death experience?
help command aliens / extra terrestrials that may be giving someone a hard time (abduction)
help command malicious entities out of someones' bedroom? (sleep paralysis)
The Bible says only Jesus can, research statistics point that way too!
I don't like those and the secret societies / societies of secrets get up to, their intent to wipe most of the people out (The Georgia Guidestones) - their weird rituals seem totally creepy also (such as Bohemian Grove). Then you get cults which go knocking people off and burning their places of worship down :s
Not all of those who claim to be Christians go to Heaven (Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 7:21) and other people have also seen the other side and have come back with another chance at life to tell their story! :) 2 Peter 3:9
www.aglimpseofeternity.org/content/pages/documents/1206980519.pdf
There are some oddities in the Bible also - how to interpret them!?
Mammon - the hidden religion:
Probably one of the most followed religions of the world, then Christianity, then Islam, and then other religions as the least followed. Mammon is where people chase after money and excess wealth of this world. They’ll do what they can to get it, sell out whoever and even their destiny after this life to get it :/ The trouble is moths and rust will eventually destroy the material wealths - just look at the stuff thrown out on the council rubbish collections!
Matthew 6:19-21
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6:24 says that you cannot have two masters - you'll serve one and turn away from the other.
Television and media - another hidden religion:
Seriously! Quite a few people consider TV and media outlets to be their life support! Have you ever tried living without TV and media? I have for a while and still am - life is pleasant :) It sounds kinda crazy watching other peoples' lives, other people singing and dancing about random nonsense, but the biggest issue - trying to comply with computer generated images of people and trying to have the same wealth as them! Come on!
There is nothing wrong in having a TV set in your house, it is what you do / watch with it.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.
Proof of creation in the creation / evolution debate:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXqtBdULCfo - Science Proves God Exists
www.creation.com - a ministry with many videos and articles - all science, no fairytales!
Then there's the maths that shows up in nature all around us and in us! The golden mean ratio - 1.618:1 - that pesky number and the Fibonacci sequence shows up everywhere! www.goldennumber.net
Some Atheists go on to say about the Grand Unified Theory when the basic evolution theory just don't cut the mustard. I would believe them about the Grand Unified Theory, but that is just the mere scientific analysis / explanation of something greater going on in the background :)
The true Christianity:
Christianity has been infiltrated hardcore! (Matthew 7:15, 2 Peter 3:15-17, Jeremiah 23).
Bible bashers, greedy TV preachers, those who have somehow tweaked the definition of Bible verses to spin off a cult, preachers who don't encourage their congregation in their walk with God but rather teach some dodgy economic / prosperity message. In fact, this document is out to expose anything dodgy of the sort, and help point you to the real deal! The real deal being to love others around you no matter who they are, challenge them in a way that builds them, and a personal relationship with God, and if you haven't quite cut the mustard / don't think you're good enough, you'd be quite surprised that you would still be acceptable if you ask forgiveness of any wrong ways, start making a few changes in how you live, and encourage others to do the same :)
An Appeal to All Who Have Been Judged, Burned, or Hurt by 'Christians' & The Church: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h87CUVxb37o
Here's a music video for you to crank up (Destiny Lab - Unseen Zones) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOCaYEV3jDc
Freemasonry is a secret mens club. It is not a secret society, it is a society with secrets, with secret oaths, who knows how many weird rituals!? They claim to worship God, but as one climbs through the ranks (33 degrees with the 33rd being the highest), they realize it is not God they worship but Lucifer / Baphomet / Satan. Why do so many men leave after graduating to the 3rd or 4th degree!? Here is a video where some guys crack open a Masonic Bible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oF4oryeIJY
Freemasons will say that the pyramid & all seeing eye are not Masonic symbols, and that the eye is God watching over them, and they may be right! One problem: Genesis 1:27 says that we are created in God's image - and we have two eyes! What god has one eye! Something screwy going on there!
There's other secret societies such as 322, Skull & Bones, Bohemian Club, Round Table, etc... all with similar goals. You'll find that government leaders as well as heads of major businesses get up to all sorts of weird "fun and games" in these Satanic cults!
Let's see the Masons answer commonly raised points - of course they'll tell the truth, but they'll leave bits out (such as secrecy, and the pyramid / eye. Check www.masonicinfo.com and www.masonicinfo.com/contents.htm
Church denominations or Jesus - different or the same?
There is much debate as to whether he was what most churches teach, what the Bible says about him, if he was just a prophet, if he was anti establishment / anti corrupt government. It seems to be a combination of all of the above.
Who is Jesus? Websites for further research:
www.whoisjesus.com
* He turned the tables of the moneychangers (banksters) and made quite a mess of their fraudulent business! Matthew 21:12
* He set an example of how to live and get along with people.
* Some even call him some sort of anarchist (http://praxeology.net/anarchist-jesus.pdf). Anarchist you say!? The Bible quotes are in that document - don't shoot the messenger! I doubt if this is talked about much in churches :s Jesus did create quite a stir back in the day!
* The Illuminati / secret societies / high ranking FreeMasons hate him for some reason and they prefer to swear blood oaths, drink blood, summon demons, and worship Lucifer / Baphomet (A creepy looking character indeed! When it is written that “Let us make man in our image” – which is a whole other can of worms and some even say we were made as part of an alien experiment project :s but more info can be found at http://carm.org/christianity/christian-doctrine/let-us-make-man-our-image)
* He cheated death and raised from the dead after being crucified on a cross! It is said he was born of a virgin woman, performed various miracles of healing people (a phenomena known as spiritual healing) and some other funny stuff of feeding 5000 people (I’m not sure of the science behind that :s but it’s written anyways), then when the time came for him to return to Heaven, he was simply whisked away in the sky in his restored and new body! (Acts 1:9-11) How many other prophets have done that!? He could walk through walls and do all sorts of cool stuff with his new body! www.neverthirsty.org/pp/bible-questions/answer00484-did-jesus-physically-and-spiritually-ascend-to-heaven.html
My near death / out of body experience:
I was asleep in bed at the time. I had a dream I was in a war on the back of a ute going through a street in the Middle East – it was very vivid, and that I was shot in the head. I blanked out and left my body. I knew that wasn't right – I never signed up to fight in the army! I knew I was gone, it wasn’t my time (age 20), I had more work to do here, and that I was supposed to see Heaven as the Christian teachings / churches taught. I called out in complete darkness as I knew there was stuff there - I complained about hypocrites in the churces, but I was turned around to face a light and we talked, I asked “I wish to one day enter the kingdom of Heaven; what would you like me to make of my life?”. I was told to help the people in any way I can (Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 7:21) though it felt like I was fading away like I never existed (Psalm 103:15-16) – it was a struggle to stay “afloat”! Wanting to talk to Jesus as the conversation with the light wasn’t going anywhere / achieving much, I asked "Is Jesus there?" - who quickly came and sent me back here at that moment! I was back in my body and for a brief time after, I sensed a voice saying to read up on “conspiracies” (http://www.truechristianity.com/christian/conspiracy.htm, Ephesians 5:11, Psalm 2:2). Another important passage is Jeremiah 23.
An important point I would like to raise is that of 2 Corintians 11:13-15 which basically says that Satan can pose as an angel of light, so can his agents whether physical on Earth as people amongst us or spirit beings / demons, but their final destiny will be that of their works. There is something controversial I saw and would like to share, mentioned in the section on reincarnation.
If you're asking why such a frightening experience, the experience I had may have been relevant to my relationship with God at the time (it was ok, but not as good as it could have been), as well as a generic warning message and some truths to pass on to you out there to help you out.
Common questions and issues:
"Religion is a fraud, all about money, pedophiles, and mind control!" ?
“Christianity began as a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. When it went to Athens, it became a philosophy. When it went to Rome, it became an organization. When it spread throughout Europe, it became a culture. When it came to America, it became a business.”
There is certainly more than meets the eye, and I encourage you to do your own reading and research. Anyone that harms others in the name of religion are the real frauds. It's more of a personal relationship - your connection to the creator of us all who wants us to have life! Church attendance is not only about hearing a message from the preacher and hanging out with people, but a responsibility to help awaken others as I believe there are a number of sleepers in the church still - they certainly seemed puzzled, curious or enlightened at what I have to say, while others can totally relate!
Then you have the “greedy TV preachers” – fair suck of the sap, they should have enough money to get by and do their job, but hoarding excess wealth and not making work of it in the world to help others is another thing. Teaching economic prosperity as the focus is the wrong message also and would lead the followers to the ways of the world. Question where your money goes :)
"True believers will never be perfect, but you will know they are real, by the love they show to one another and their desire to serve others. There will always be wolves in sheeps clothing. I pity the wolves who seek to devour this shepherds sheep, who conspire to corrupt the minds of His sheep. But as a believer myself, it is ALWAYS a choice, what I believe and how I conduct myself. May I never bring dishonour to my Lord, my God."
References:
Luke 18:23-28, 2 Peter 2:3, Luke 16:13, 1 Timothy 6:10, 2 Timothy 4:3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ9oBCLwwL0 (short video of TV preachers living like rock stars)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2VFj-FvJ4 (a music video on false prophets)
www.yousaytoo.com/dishing-on-greedy-rockstar-preachers-their-mcmansions-jet-set-lifestyles/794502
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mr6KFIM0m8 – The Chaser’s War on Hillsong
www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/greedy.htm How much did they earn? What do they own?
www.unregisteredbaptistfellowship.com/trumpet/6.php - Prosperity preachers are ruining Christianity
"All religions are a human invention. There is no religion that is the 'real deal'."
Religion seems to have subtly become distorted through time. Though fragments from way back when have been compiled into books to tell us of relevant stories and documents to keep in mind in life. The true message is love, and a relationship with God. As for "invisible friends", we just have to hear it from those who've seen the other side and come back to tell the story :)
"It is all narrow minded arrogance!":
Even Jesus said in John 16:12 - "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now", but the message of love was fairly well presented and taught, though a number of people miss that message altogether :/ Other people may have different views on things, though the aim of the game is to question not only their beliefs and views, but your own! :) Love your neighbour as you love yourself (Mark 12:30-31)
Matthew 4:4 says that man does not live on bread alone, but by the word of God - in other words, listen to what some of today's people have to say, and then line it up with what is in the Bible!
“Oh but I can’t help – I’m not that gifted”, or “I don’t have enough resources”
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the CALLED!
Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Gideon was insecure, Miriam was a gossiper, Martha was a worrier, Thomas was a doubter, Sara was impatient, Elijah was moody, Moses stuttered, Zaccheus was short, Abraham was old, and Lazarus was dead.... Now, what's YOUR excuse? Can God use you or not? :)
The above characters, for those who don’t know, are characters from various stories in the Bible.
Sceptics and near death experiences:
Here’s a couple of examples the sceptics at work:
www.hardwareheaven.com/political-religious-debate/122808-guy-dies-experiences-both-hell-heaven-real-thought-provoking-testimony.html
www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=59624
There is much clinical and scientific data (including the red shoe on the hospital rooftop story) to support the theory of life after this one. Two references with case studies:
www.neardeathsite.com/evidence.php
www.shaktitechnology.com/obe.htm
Another link has stories from people of various backgrounds: http://bibleprobe.com/nde.htm
Here are a few to read from the Bible Probe website - compiled for special interest types:
Atheist: http://bibleprobe.com/descent2.htm
Jehovah's Witness: http://bibleprobe.com/haydeecortes.htm
Suicide and then given a purpose in life: http://bibleprobe.com/angiefenimore.htm
How does God talk to us?
Usually through reading the Bible, dreams, visions, or thoughts that just pop into our head! Nothing fancy to learn, it comes naturally, or even a random freak occurrence that makes you go "wow!". Stories of dreams, visions, and thoughts are abundant in the Bible!
Dreams: One or multiple really vivid dream(s) foretelling of something to come.
Visions: One might be driving along and they see something / someone on the side of the road that distracts and causes them to slow down, because of a danger ahead (such as a truck running a red light) that they may not see or be able to react to in time, and it is not their time to have an accident & pass on. But when the driver looks back, they realize that distraction / person they saw has inexplicably vanished! One may also experience a deceased friend or relative to say that they are ok and not to worry, a final goodbye until they meet again.
Thoughts: One might have a thought just pop into their head, an urge to go look into something, or an idea to do something / how to do it.
The question is to test these dreams / visions / thoughts: Are they in line not only with good intent but also what the Bible may teach?
We don't need crystal balls, tarot cards, or even contacting the dead! The idea of using these absolutely baffles me :s And think about when one passes on from this life where ever they may be, and people are around, that person who passes on will separate from their body, so would you see / have contact with them the moment they pass on? Very rare! If they want to contact you under God's sovereignty / permission, they will, we shouldn't attempt to contact them as it might bring an impersonator instead! Did you know that demons know people well and can also pose as the deceased person of interest!? Did you know that a number of fortune tellers fail to foretell certain downfalls, including their own (like their own bankruptcy)?
I've heard of many stories of people having crazy bad experiences including poltergeist, using Ouija boards (which they even sell at childrens toy stores!). This stuff is on YouTube - for real! Go look it up!
The Bible actually speaks against using these mediums! Luke 16:19-31
So it's obvious that the spirit world is real, which one would you like to grow and work towards? Does what you're dealing with / researching into trouble you or others at night? :)
Other references:
www.farsinet.com/truth/index.html
www.jesus-is-savior.com/False Religions/Wicca & Witchcraft/witchcraft_is_satanic.htm
www.cai.org/bible-studies/gods-word-condemns-satan-all-his-works
“Spiritual healing"
Are you sure you're getting the right spirit when doing healings? Sure the phenomenon is real, but malicious entities lurk!
God provided plants (Ezekiel 47:12) as our health remedies!
I have a whole other document on this.
Which spirit resides in you?
Galatians 5:22-23 (Common English Bible):
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against things like this.
What are the fruits / characteristics of evil?
Galatians 5:19-21,24-26
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Is it true the entertainment industry is evil / influenced by evil?
Absolutely! Take away the music, take away the beat, what do you have? The lyrics! Now do you realize what some of them sing about!?
The music industry:
Part 1 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=43kmd28d5js (mainly just hand signs and 666s)
Part 2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmWstLPjN2I (some of the goods)
Part 3 (the best one to watch out of the 3) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjrifZKKx3I
Kanye West openly admits at a concert of selling his soul to the Devil - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxg0tkMXV64
A compilation of artists openly admitting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VItV0qGrr-E
Ever been to a night club? Here is one edited down to 15 minutes and it is in your face!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzaGqHtNeFY
Hollywood:
Demon possessed actors (how do you think they perform so well and become a big success hit!? At least watch the first few minutes!): www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PhLZ2dTzgQ
or www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5oOY2C9wdI (shorter video)
Article to read: http://thelatterdays.blogspot.com/2009/10/hollywood-unmasked-and-exposed.html
Childrens cartoons:
Tom & Jerry (jaw dropping!) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBNkKZedVyY
"If there is a God, why does bad stuff happen in the world!?"
Satanic / evil forces have been let loose into the world, and all it takes for evil to flourish is for good men (and women!) to do nothing! God's kingdom (peace, love, and no slavery) will eventually be restored to Earth - a new heaven and a new earth! As quoted in the Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:2-4)
All the disease, wars, hate, crime and other stuff going on all around - that's caused by both greedy / selfish people, and good people who look on and do nothing :(
If people lived according to the ten commandments / other laws that have the same sort of effect, as reasonably good as they can, then we wouldn't have what's going on around now :)
The challenges are here to refine us if we need to think about things, learn more, and act on it so it doesn't happen again.
Of course, not everyone who calls out "Lord, Lord" will be allowed into Heaven - especially those who've flown the flag of Christ, but do much harm to others! Even Satan himself believed in God and Jesus! You know that if someone is giving you a gift, particularly a significant gift, you'd go the extra mile to serve them out of love? Works is an extension of faith.
Got questions? Want to learn from other sources?
For anyone interested in Bible studies, www.gotquestions.org covers a range of topics you can read anything up on for yourself.
More websites cover the same:
www.cai.org/bible-studies
www.creation.com
Also, some friends on Facebook have brilliant notes - I highly recommend them:
Here are some more Bible studies that I've found quite useful if you're interested:
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=756815712&sk=notes
www.facebook.com/scottfleming777?sk=notes
Has the Bible been edited to suit certain interests?
I'm not sure - apparently many different copies of the texts point to the same story. This video sheds some more light on it: Did the Illuminati edit or write the Bible? www.youtube.com/watch?v=tms3pXYvRPQ
See also www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHRP0I2SrVs
and www.evangelicalpress.org/images/Sample%20chapters/Why%20believe%20the%20Bible.pdf
I do know that there is particularly much fuss over the New International Version of the Bible, and some question the King James Bible over the sections that deal with government, but other than that the KJV Bible is pretty good. King James made Geneva Bibles illegal to print (wonder why!?) but Geneva Bibles are still available to this day.
"Zap! There goes another 12 verses!" Check this out: www.av1611.org/niv.html and http://av1611.com/kjbp/ridiculous-kjv-bible-corrections/Lords-Prayer-to-Whom.html
I’m not sure about the books of the Bible that have apparently been left out of the Bible all together, though I know they do exist, such as the book Enoch, and the Gospel Of Thomas. They weren't voted in as canonical / inspired scripture :s
Now here's another cruncher - misinterpretation of scriptures:
2 Peter 3:15-17
15 Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.
16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position.
Question from an internet forum:
“I don't know how true this is, but I once heard that the "Vatican" took reincarnation scriptures out of the original 66 books, which was compressed into the one book we now know today as the bible!!! They took it out to gain more exclusive control of their Christian followers, because reincarnation was taking away a lot of the churches power as people were tending to focus on it over Jesus!!
Someone’s answer on that forum to that question:
“They have recently discovered the dead sea scrolls which is the oldest written word of scripture. They have also found many pieces of pottery in excavation finds that have scripture on it and nowhere is there anything about reincarnation. The Bible wasn't a book originally, only scripture. There are many more books of scripture that aren’t even in the Bible, such as the "Apocrypha scripture". There are about 70 other scripture that wasn't put in the Bible because it was voted as not inspired scripture. The Bible isn't actually one book but 66 books according to which Bible you get but the most common only has 66 books.”
Reincarnation!? I'll give you a quick rundown: the phenomenon may no doubt be real, but can you be certain as to where / when / what you'll come out the other side of that portal as? That's exactly what I saw and felt when I had my experience in 2005. I wanted to talk to Jesus instead, and someone there was not happy about that, though I had every right to ask! (Matthew 7:7)
"The Bible contradicts itself!"
At face value, taking into consideration the research presented at www.evilbible.com/contradictions.htm it does.
But could it be the interpretation of the words, or verses near the verse of concern which influences the context of the verse quoted?
We just gotta live by the messages of love, and trust in the saviour to help us when we pass on from this life :)
God is not a God of confusion, but of peace! 1 Corinthians 14:33
See also 2 Peter 3:15-17, which demonstrates the Bible being taken out of context.
Is the God of the Old Testament the Same as the New Testament?:
Before the time of Jesus some 2000 years ago, what did the people (except from the secret societies / Baal / Molech carved idol worshippers) follow as their rules and god? They followed the law that Moses gave to them – when Moses went up into the mountain tops to collect the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20). Jesus told us new commandments: to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind, and, to love your neighbour as yourself. He comes in handy when it comes our time to pass on from this life – someone we can call upon, though you should follow his teachings as best as you can :)
George Bush claimed to be a Christian, but he worked with others in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 – Bush is certainly not the genuine article, as is anyone that comes to kill or destroy in God's name!
Some people ask if the God of the Old Testament (before Christ / BC) is the same as the God of the New Testament (after Christ / AD) - it is the same God - he was just really mad at people bowing to stone / wood carving idols (these days known as conventional mainstream entertainment / things that distract us from truth and service to others). Those who made a reasonable effort to be loyal to him were ok.
What about UFOs / ETs / aliens / reptilians?
The aliens are abuzz in the sky! But why!?
I guess there’s good aliens (www.disclosureproject.org) and bad aliens (http://alienresistance.org/ce4quotes.htm) out there. There is one verse in the Bible that I know of that even mentions specifically the Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, in Job 9:9. This website goes into much further detail: www.fallenalien.com
I have seen two different crafts high up in the sky on different occasions, and a third experience – a closer encounter. They didn't bother me as I had someone on my side ;)
* One was emitting light that changed colours - red, white, and green, and it was moving erratically in the same area (south of Ipswich, QLD) for about 25 minutes before it traveled south up up and away!
* Another UFO I saw was near Kuraby, QLD. It looked like any other star in the sky but it was slowly moving, stopped, and then moved again before disappearing!
* Another UFO I saw was while I was driving back to Brisbane from Sydney. It was 1:35 of a morning - January 6 (or may have been 7), 2010. I saw a bright blue / green ball of light travel above my car - it slowed right down to the same speed I was traveling at (about 100km/h), descended towards the same side of the road (left) I was traveling on, then as I was reaching for my video camera, it took off ahead of me at tremendous speed - towards the mangroves in the lake! It would have had to transfer into another dimension if it were to not crash into the mangrove trees!
Then there is the crop circle phenomena - patterns are left in fields, generally by orbs. The stalks are bent, the radioactivity is higher in the crop circle than the rest of the field. This evidence shows that crop circles are not man made.
Some of the crop circles have Illuminati symbolism (including the All seeing eye! Some say the eye is God, it is not, as Genesis 1:27 clearly says) - this is scary! www.youtube.com/watch?v=umqRu9Y8x8A
The question is: Who are they? Why are they here? Why haven't they attempted to make any significant contact already? As long as they don't come with the intent of any sort of war / negative disturbance, that's good. Unfortunately, some men have used technologies such as HAARP to zap the crafts out of the sky :(
Statistics show that calling on Jesus will scare them away! Will they visit if you given this condition? :)
As for reptilians, Phil Schneider sums it up as being beings that live underground. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbONIQfQmDU He was murdered in 1996, not long after giving lectures about his findings.
Where is Heaven and Hell located? (The fourth dimension, in a 3 dimensional world):
Anyone who knows from school knows that a cube, or any other object, has 3 dimensions: height, width, and depth. But the fourth dimension is kind of like a parallel world, hence it is fair to say that an "invisible friend", Heaven, and Hell are invisible, because that friend and places can't be seen with the conventional eye - yet, until the dimension barrier is broken for us to see. You've heard stories about people just before they pass on in hospital that they see / hear stuff from where they will be going? That is the dimension opening up for them to see / hear / go! Another dimension could be time (if you've ever watched Rex Gilroy talk about the NSW Blue Mountains Triangle, you'll know what I'm talking about) but we'll leave it at that for now.
The Rapture and Jesus' second coming:
The Final Boarding call before judgement is upon us. Matthew 24:32-34 Let us learn the lesson of the fig tree. Israel is God's Time Clock. She became a nation in one day as prophecy states in (Isaiah 66:8) in 1948 (http://waitingforjesus.com/1948prophecyfulfilled.html). Matthew 24:34 says this generation shall not pass. Psalms 90:10 says a generation is 70 years and if by reason of strength, 80 years. 1948 + 70 = 2018 less 7 years tribulation puts us in 2011. Now I'm not saying 2011 is it - we don't know the day or the hour (Matthew 24:36), but we are told to know the season - "These days are like the days of Noah" (Matthew 24:37-38).
These Bible verses explain the earthquakes and climate oddities we are experiencing now, and will help you identify the season of his second coming: Luke 21:25, Revelations 8:5-13, Revelations 6:8-17, and 1 Thessalonians 5.
Anyone who knows about dimensions / parallel worlds will sort of know what I'm talking about in regards to how Christ's second coming could play out exactly and the physics behind it - don't quote me on it though. Check this out: www.neverthirsty.org/pp/bible-questions/answer00484-did-jesus-physically-and-spiritually-ascend-to-heaven.html
We certainly live in interesting times, so it makes sense that justabout anything could fly! If you've heard of the "Parable of the ten virgins", it basically means to be right with God before judgement day, not on or after judgement day!
Of course, word is getting around about Project Bluebeam - holographic projections in the sky of UFOs and Christ / other prophets (relevant to each nation's main religion) returning. Audio is beamed using pulse width modulated radio / micro waves (anyone who knows what a "Class D audio amplifier" is will know what I'm talking about. Even mainstream news talks about fake alien invasions! See www.youtube.com/watch?v=13kE7WaWR60 for more. Virgin Mary (Bluebeam) projection screened in Africa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXi28wDuRW4
The Ten Commandments and laws (follow these guidelines as reasonably well as you can):
Here is a more in depth study on those: www.sabbaths.org/new.html and a complete list of all the commandments we are called to follow: http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/pearl-thecommandmentsofjesus.html
Saturday or Sunday - which one is the Sabbath?
Not sure. Saturday = Saturn Day, Sunday = Day of the Sun - dodgy! "A day is as a thousand years" (2 Peter 3:8) too? :s A good intention really helps. This information I did dig up though:
”It is amazing the amount of Bible texts that we can find from Acts to Revelation referring of the importance of keeping God's commandments. However, we cannot find one Bible text from Acts to Revelation telling the Christians to make sure to keep the Sabbath day of the Lord holy! Quite the contrary. Col 2:16-17 "Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ."
As we have seen in chapter 7b, the Sabbath is referred to as a shadow that found it's reality in Christ. Christ is our Sabbath! He is the One who will give us rest, not just for one day a week, but continually. He promised this in Matthew 11:28-29: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
On a physical level we need 1 day of per week to maintain health/family ties etc.
On a psychological level we need to remember Gods commands and promises.
And on a spiritual level we need Him everyday!
The Easter and Christmas confusion:
Do we know the days of the actual event of Christ's death & resurrection, and when Christ's birthday was celebrated!? Highly unlikely in regards to Christmas, but "Easter" is pretty much on the mark. The word "Easter" is certainly not a Christian derived word, in fact, quite the opposite. Chocolate eggs and rabbits certainly have nothing to do with Christ's death & resurrection - these are two different celebrations!
If you study the Bible carefully on this subject, you will find that Christmas was calculated to be around September sometime, not December 25 as people think is the case today. Bible numeric nerds seem to think it was September 11, 3BC. While you're at it, try cracking a Bible open to Jeremiah 10. Sound familiar? Again, what do Satan uh I mean Santa, Christmas trees, and Christ have in common? Nothing! Though Christ is a free gift that can be accepted at any time of year any where.
A video documentary I recommend you watch is Sound Of The Trumpet (Part 4 - Holidays) which can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=SneEyIE6_Y4
See also:
www.cause-of-god.com/easter.html and www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bYrkUDR9jQ ("This Is Why Christmas Is Bullshit" - catchy music video but true)
Repentance from wrongdoings
If you've been doing wrong, turn away from it and expose it to others who may fall for the same snare. Good people and God will love you for it too! Forgiveness is possible, as long as when you become aware of the wrong doing you stop it, and forgive those who've done wrong against you.
A great example of a prayer - The Lord's Prayer:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be (special and unique is) your name.
Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours.
Now and for ever.
Amen.
A further detailed study on the Lord’s Prayer, as well as in other languages: www.lords-prayer-words.com/lord_traditional_king_james.html