I know sometimes I probably sound like a nut, or a person with weird views, who knows, maybe I am. :) I often hold back and wonder what to say when I talk to people and here as well. Sometimes I come off a little grumpy and somethings a little spacey. When I write things though I write from my experiences, I ain't exactly a model person.
I know there are some that have a Near Death Experience and come out with all kinds of knowledge, and I think we all come out knowing more than we did before the event. The one thing I guess I came out with was more questions and the knowledge of knowing that I needed a whole lot more knowledge. I can't seem to get enough. The more I learn the more questions I have. I'm still trying to figure that one out. I drive my family nuts at times, wanting to share what I leaned, and sometimes then correct later or adjust, and occasionally add. I've learned to tell Denise a little, then Megan, Misty, mom... all different parts. I do that until I either get that shut up look (that would be word from Denise, lol), the look of fear, or the are you completely nuts look. I always have the evidence to support what I just learned, but getting them to look at it is, well, impossible.
One of the few things I'm sure of is that there is a real God and He loves us. I see that from lack of real information, that is, complete information, I fell from faith. Then again, I'm just not one that could be satisfied with the answers of that's just the way it is, or the Bible says it but doesn't explain it, etc... I want, no, I need to know why. Oh now stuff like the 10 Commandments is pretty self explanatory, but so much is left with holes. So I have this insatiable need to fill the holes. If they can't be filled then I just simply place that info on a shelf.
Within the last few years, about six months after the NDE I started researching stuff. It started with health issues which went deeper and deeper until I got submerged. I spent many years just on conspiracies, the word itself is associated with nuts these days yet it has been sold to us like that. This word is as old as mankind and had very much meaning at one time. In the Bible, just to give an example, the word is mentioned 10 times, conspire 19. It simply means two or more people are planning or plotting something, usually against one or more people. It happens all the time. Some conspiracy theories are completely nuts, but many aren't. Thing is, without the proper footing one can fall into a load a traps. It can become a maze within a maze and one can become lost easily.
I've looked at a lot, now if I could just remember it all, lol. Lately though I have been looking at some of the weirdest stuff I have ever seen. I've had to take a ton of breaks in doing so. I bear in mind that what I read in history that history is written by the victors. One man's hero becomes another man's villain. But what about when history is not changed so mush as limited by the information told? Certain important truths are held back and when they are not know we are destined to repeat them. Or as it was better put, "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana.
Certainly on of the quotes I ran across made a huge impact on me, and I haven't forgotten it, "Those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future." — George Orwell. Still another quote from the past applies still today, "Tell a lie loud enough and long enough and people will believe it."--Adolph Hitler. There are so many more quotes I have ran across over the years. And I guess this is my quote, "Knowledge is what you learn. Wisdom is wht you get right after you needed it." Anthony Kimbrough, (I get to put my name there):)
By all means though, not everybody functions this way. Some are quite content with what they are told. I seriously doubt that I will write on this blog, if indeed I ever get it all together enough to transfer what I am learning, most people would dismiss or freak out. Then again I'm torn between putting it up and not. If I do I have another website that I'll put it on. I really want to keep this one positive. Then I see junk like this, http://goldring.wetpaint.com and I want to place up the info. So let me tell you about this.
I haven't played it nor will I. This is not good. When you see things like this folks it ain't a game that you want to play. Especially if you see things like "Ascended Masters", Planetary whatever, higher self, guides, spirits that lead you, etc. On this site it quotes Alice Bailey. She is a follower of Madam Blavatsky. So who is that you might wonder. Think Anton LeVey (founder of the church of Satan) Think Hitler and his Eugenetics program. Yep that one was also known as the Holocaust. Think Alister Crowley who wished to be known as 666 and "the Beast". (sorry about talking about your dad Barbara Bush, his words not mine).
If one looks at the terminology it looks good. A lot like Christianity. Do not be fooled, it is not. Here is the thing. It really don't matter if someone believes in Satan, devil, Lucifer, Baal, (pick a name)... he believes in you. He has some friends that would like for you to join them. Here is the thing though. No demon can just come right in, they must be invited. If you look at that website you will see that you must accept their invitation. If they confront you, and you have faith, you can call the name of Jesus to your aide. I don't know all the details on that though and I would refer you to either Russ Dizdar or Tom Horn I know that it may sound crazy to some people reading this but this is not a game and the details are pretty scary. So scary that Megan picked up a book I had just bought, thinking that it was a horror type book. She has always watched horror movies, read horror books, and has never been bothered by any of them as far as being afraid. Anyway, she read maybe 20 pages of this book, expecting thrills. It scared her so bad that the next day, when she finally woke up, she was still scared. She had been awake until 5am and then when she fell asleep she had nightmares! It has been almost a week and she isn't fascinated with any of the horror shows, books, even the Twilight shows.
I am going to have to stop, but I will continue this a bit later....
Just things I think about sometimes with life. Lessons I've learned and still am learning.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Losing Faiths
People fall for many reasons out of faith. For me, over the years I have tried to watch, listen, and learn why. Why did I at one time fall from faith? Then perhaps now, after years of research, I think I asked the wrong question. Why did I allow myself to lose my faith, that was the real question. We have control over ourselves, yet we can affect others. At the end I'll put what I do to continually maintain it. This is just one man's views and one man's solution.
It ain't hard these days to get distracted, there are plenty of them out there. When we become distracted that allows for error. Think of it as texting while driving. That would be another point. If you are texting while driving you are not multitasking, your playing Russian Roulette. The same goes for life. We get distracted with work, money, material things, romance, lust, and TV. There is a myriad of things that when we look at it are merely illusions. Baring romance, I think I hit each one of them I listed at the same time. Later on though, after my NDE I hit yet another distraction, conspiracies. Yes, I do believe that there are some horrible things being planned and played out and I do believe that a handful of evil people rule this world. I can tell you facts that Ventura's show dare not mention.
In the midst of this all we can lose faith very easily. I've seen that time and time again. I can't fault those that do for if I had not seen I may have too. Perhaps a label of "don't try this at home" should be attached. There are things that would shake the faith of the very faithful that are out there. It isn't entertainment nor is it pretty. One will look at the world a whole lot differently when studying it. There are things that everybody should know rather than being amused all the time. Thing is, we have to have our faith in order and no, going to church and just listening will not prepare you for what is real. This is a bit deeper than going through the motions. I guess that is why I seldom speak directly about conspiracies on this blog. The main thing I guess I want to convey here is that you are loved and that God and Jesus are real, so is Satan.
I see though that most of the time studying conspiracies is not the main cause of losing faith, I think semi-Christianity is. I say semi because it is grounded in some of the basics,lacking on the majors, I place stress the word some. A whole book could be wrote on just this subject alone. Please continue to read on, even though I'm sure there are those now that I've said this that will be angry. I'm just saying what I see to be the truth so try and look at this objectively.
We have some that teach that we should never, ever, question God. The scariest part of this is that we should never question what God tells someone to reveal to us. I'm pretty sure that God understands when we do since it was He that created us with Freewill. Will it get us anywhere? No. The one thing about God is that He never makes mistakes. The other is that He doesn't change. Therein lies another deception that is taught these days, "Change is good". Some changes are, like advances in care, being nicer, but stability is best. Change is chance. Stability is reliability.
Then there are the ones who say we are born in sin. Well, looking at this world we are. That does not mean we are sinful from conception. We do learn it pretty fast. I think sin is easier to do and learn, I know I pick it up pretty quick. As for the way I see it, if one can look at a baby and see evil, then it ain't the baby. Talking to a preacher, teacher, or priest is nice and all, but you confess before God and God alone. To God. Confessing to any person is ok, but it is not the same.
Then there are the ones that think that if you are faithful to God, He will give you anything you want. You will not get sick. Nothing bad will happen. You are granted a happy, happy, feel good day and will walk around like you are on clouds in Heaven with a stupid grin until the end of you days. Ok, I smile a lot but that is because it takes fewer muscles to smile than frown. I could just be lazy. :) The fact is, what happened to Moses, Noah, the Disciples, the Apostles, and millions of Christians over the years? Then of course we have the ultimate example, Jesus, who had never sinned. Anybody want to tell them they deserved what happened to them?
We have another group too, the ones who seem to hate everybody...except themselves. Atrocities are committed in the name of God. Now for those who look back at the time when war was everywhere and God was sending out people to kill all they came across, I refer you to Genesis 6. This was not an ethnic cleansing of humans. To study that though one needs to go back to the writings that are included in some Bibles today, yet banned from the Council Of Nicaea. As a matter of fact, complete Libraries have been burnt a few times. This has led some to speculate of if the Bible is accurate or not, it is. There are a few mistakes in translation, but all in all, it is accurate. A copy was found at the Dead Sea Scrolls, along with the books that were deleted.As a Matter of fact, even now those who are in charge are considering taking John 8, the first verses out of the Bible. They say it isn't inspired by God. Here is John 8.
This is my favorite. "I don't sweat the details". Man have I ever heard that one enough. As my great grandmother use to say, "The devil is in the details". Have you ever seen a house where the details weren't paid attention too? They are hard to spot. The look good to the eyes but they never last long unless they are repaired. Think of working on your brakes on a car and not putting the smaller parts on. Or, baking a cake and just tossing whatever in. I think this happens a lot. Again, it is called going through the motion. If one does not have the details then the foundation is weak, if indeed at all. I know people who have read through the Bible quickly and didn't know anything when they were done except the basics. I know people who know the Word but it isn't where you are at in the Word, it is where the Word is in you.
Then there are people who place faith in a church or a person for their faith. Wrong again, I done that one too myself a few times. I can't tell you the Preachers and Teachers that I have listened to only to become disappointed. When these people let you down your faith falters. If a person comes to you and says they understand it all, or even God... run. Few have captivated my attention for long. Only one comes to mind right off bat these days and that is Chip Ingram. Chris White is pretty interesting so far too.
Then we have the ones who preach that Jews are God's Chosen People, they are not. Abraham was God's chosen and he was an Israelite. From him 12 tribes emerged, one of which was Jews. Jew is a term for people from a location... Judea. Just like Americans are from America and Canadians are from Canada. Just how important is being a son of Abraham? I'll place that between these divisions. If you accept Jesus Christ then you are God's Chosen people. Judaism does not accept Jesus and holds him as a false prophet. If you are a Christian this should bother you quite a lot. If you aren't, it stands to be one of the most confusing things that Christians do.
Luke 3:7-9 (King James Version)
7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
9And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
On the flip side we have those that blame all the Jews and just as those who seem to worship the Jews, these are wrong too. There are Jews that accept Jesus and Jews that don't. It is like anything else. If you try and take some of anything and call all bad then you are incorrect. The ones who do the evils though claim themselves to be Jews. I really ain't crazy about Israel either. Before it came to be, people there got along. Sure, there have been wars over there, then again, it has existed longer than anywhere else. But until the formation of Israel, Christians, Muslims, and Jews got along pretty decent. I know, you've probably heard different.
Revelation 3:8-10 (King James Version)
8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Now we come to the end of time people. I do see that we are headed towards the end of days but then again, they are event driven. Over the years people have always thought it was the end of days and I'm just guessing that there were plenty of signs then too. It may have very well been the end of days but was slowed down a bit, perhaps it can be again with a little work and effort. Then again, we are getting back to where we once were in the days of Noah, but we're not there yet. Technology we have today though is almost there. If that sounds strange then slowly read the Bible and the books that were taken away. What message are we sending the kids when we just roll over and play dead? Even worse, what message are we sending God?
Matthew 16:2-4 (King James Version)
2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Under this heading is a group that seeks to advance the coming of the Lord. I'm not exactly sure what this is about for only He will come when He sees fit to and not until. Maybe this scripture?
Luke 21:24 (King James Version)
24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Ahh, but they miss this one
Matthew 26:52 (King James Version)
52Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Then there are those who seem to get hung up on a name. What is that? It is almost like they are trying to place a new twist on an old belief. What is so funny is that they are ready to attack over it. Indians may refer to God as the Great Spirit and instantly they are slammed. One set calls Jesus Y'shua while another His Aramaic name. At some point it just gets stupid. I think all of us can agree that our names and even other words are pronounced differently in other languages. It's also not like we're yelling Hey You at a sea of gods. Plus the last time I checked He really didn't ask for my help, and He is still in charge. I have no idea what God told to other peoples. I do know though what Watchers did in many cases.
The ones I really worry about too are the ones who have gotten what I call their get outta Hell free card. They have been "saved" and Baptized and now they can do anything they wish. Sorry folks, it don't quite work that way, not that I've read. Remember the many are called by few are chosen thing? While you can't earn your way to Heaven you also can't have true faith without your actions reflect it.
So by now I'm sure will say boy what is wrong with him, or he is lost. What I am trying to say is that from an outsider that looks on, it's a mess. What I have presented is just the tip of a million points. Aside from God and Jesus who knows the Bible better than anyone else? Satan. So, how better than to infiltrate God's people. Certainly the demons fear Jesus name so face to face isn't going to work, not if we have faith, the faith of a Mustard Seed.
I've heard of churches that kick people out. That is akin to a hospital not admitting sick people. I know from experience that some preachers and churches automatically run if they found out you had an NDE. I'm still trying to figure that one out. But I rant now. So what is Christianity suppose to be in my mind? It is simple. Accepting Jesus (separates us from all other faiths), getting rid of the religion part. A thirst for what the Bible actually says. Helping our neighbor. Working on ourselves to be better people and towards acting in a Christlike way. That sounds so simple but somehow it gets lost in translation.
Go figure. How could something so simple be so hard? If we follow these rules that Jesus laid down then maybe more people would come into the Light. Maybe we wouldn't be trying to kill everything that don't suit us. There would be no more hunger. No more people doing things to others and trying to control others. You know, John Lennon almost had it right with Imagine, almost. Imagine more people acting like Jesus. Sadly that will not happen, but we can dream...and if we are fortunate enough, it will happen one day. Just not in this lifetime.
I have friends of all religions. God hasn't asked me to judge them so I basically judge by their heart and we Christians don't have the only hearts. I have actually found that most people do. I once gave a Christmas card to a friend that is an Atheist I worked with. The next day another co-worked gave him a Christmas card. Mine said Merry Christmas with a beautiful scene of the manger. Yea, I know we've beefed that up a lot over the years, kinda consolidated the time line a bit. :) His said Happy Holidays. This friend become angry and threatened to file a complaint against the other guy. Immediately the guy cited that he had given a card, no different than I had given him a card, and that his was less religious. I considered the next thing that transpired a compliment. He looked at the other guy and said that he considered me a Christian and that I had given him a card with good pure and good intentions.
One cannot force a belief on anybody. There are those who separate themselves from people who don't share their beliefs, yet we see Jesus didn't. He loved and accepted people just as they were. All though except the money changers and a lot of the religious people of His day. I wonder sometimes if He didn't decide that it was a big world, plenty of room for everybody. That He welcomed everybody that wanted to come into His arms. He healed without questioning. He loved without asking. He did not come to judge the world, He came to save the world. He didn't ask what a past was for He was only concerned for today and tomorrow. His new commandment would be soon forgotten though. The one about love.
I do believe in TPTB and that they are Luciferian, and I can give you the secret to shut them down, or at least slow them down. Love, Kindness, Forgiveness, and the 10 Commandments. That means not just those who agree with you or your beliefs, but everybody. We do that by working on ourselves. God made us with two eyes and two ears, yet only one mouth. So we let them see Jesus in us in our actions. Hear about His love when we speak. Listen to what He says to us.
Matthew 7:5 (King James Version)
5Thou 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.
Matthew 22:39 (King James Version)
39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Luke 6:37 (King James Version)
37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
John 7:24 (King James Version)
24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
1 John 2:10 (King James Version)
10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
1 John 2:15 (King James Version)
15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 3:17 (King James Version)
17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1 John 4:12 (King James Version)
12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
It ain't hard these days to get distracted, there are plenty of them out there. When we become distracted that allows for error. Think of it as texting while driving. That would be another point. If you are texting while driving you are not multitasking, your playing Russian Roulette. The same goes for life. We get distracted with work, money, material things, romance, lust, and TV. There is a myriad of things that when we look at it are merely illusions. Baring romance, I think I hit each one of them I listed at the same time. Later on though, after my NDE I hit yet another distraction, conspiracies. Yes, I do believe that there are some horrible things being planned and played out and I do believe that a handful of evil people rule this world. I can tell you facts that Ventura's show dare not mention.
In the midst of this all we can lose faith very easily. I've seen that time and time again. I can't fault those that do for if I had not seen I may have too. Perhaps a label of "don't try this at home" should be attached. There are things that would shake the faith of the very faithful that are out there. It isn't entertainment nor is it pretty. One will look at the world a whole lot differently when studying it. There are things that everybody should know rather than being amused all the time. Thing is, we have to have our faith in order and no, going to church and just listening will not prepare you for what is real. This is a bit deeper than going through the motions. I guess that is why I seldom speak directly about conspiracies on this blog. The main thing I guess I want to convey here is that you are loved and that God and Jesus are real, so is Satan.
I see though that most of the time studying conspiracies is not the main cause of losing faith, I think semi-Christianity is. I say semi because it is grounded in some of the basics,lacking on the majors, I place stress the word some. A whole book could be wrote on just this subject alone. Please continue to read on, even though I'm sure there are those now that I've said this that will be angry. I'm just saying what I see to be the truth so try and look at this objectively.
We have some that teach that we should never, ever, question God. The scariest part of this is that we should never question what God tells someone to reveal to us. I'm pretty sure that God understands when we do since it was He that created us with Freewill. Will it get us anywhere? No. The one thing about God is that He never makes mistakes. The other is that He doesn't change. Therein lies another deception that is taught these days, "Change is good". Some changes are, like advances in care, being nicer, but stability is best. Change is chance. Stability is reliability.
Then there are the ones who say we are born in sin. Well, looking at this world we are. That does not mean we are sinful from conception. We do learn it pretty fast. I think sin is easier to do and learn, I know I pick it up pretty quick. As for the way I see it, if one can look at a baby and see evil, then it ain't the baby. Talking to a preacher, teacher, or priest is nice and all, but you confess before God and God alone. To God. Confessing to any person is ok, but it is not the same.
Then there are the ones that think that if you are faithful to God, He will give you anything you want. You will not get sick. Nothing bad will happen. You are granted a happy, happy, feel good day and will walk around like you are on clouds in Heaven with a stupid grin until the end of you days. Ok, I smile a lot but that is because it takes fewer muscles to smile than frown. I could just be lazy. :) The fact is, what happened to Moses, Noah, the Disciples, the Apostles, and millions of Christians over the years? Then of course we have the ultimate example, Jesus, who had never sinned. Anybody want to tell them they deserved what happened to them?
We have another group too, the ones who seem to hate everybody...except themselves. Atrocities are committed in the name of God. Now for those who look back at the time when war was everywhere and God was sending out people to kill all they came across, I refer you to Genesis 6. This was not an ethnic cleansing of humans. To study that though one needs to go back to the writings that are included in some Bibles today, yet banned from the Council Of Nicaea. As a matter of fact, complete Libraries have been burnt a few times. This has led some to speculate of if the Bible is accurate or not, it is. There are a few mistakes in translation, but all in all, it is accurate. A copy was found at the Dead Sea Scrolls, along with the books that were deleted.As a Matter of fact, even now those who are in charge are considering taking John 8, the first verses out of the Bible. They say it isn't inspired by God. Here is John 8.
This is my favorite. "I don't sweat the details". Man have I ever heard that one enough. As my great grandmother use to say, "The devil is in the details". Have you ever seen a house where the details weren't paid attention too? They are hard to spot. The look good to the eyes but they never last long unless they are repaired. Think of working on your brakes on a car and not putting the smaller parts on. Or, baking a cake and just tossing whatever in. I think this happens a lot. Again, it is called going through the motion. If one does not have the details then the foundation is weak, if indeed at all. I know people who have read through the Bible quickly and didn't know anything when they were done except the basics. I know people who know the Word but it isn't where you are at in the Word, it is where the Word is in you.
Then there are people who place faith in a church or a person for their faith. Wrong again, I done that one too myself a few times. I can't tell you the Preachers and Teachers that I have listened to only to become disappointed. When these people let you down your faith falters. If a person comes to you and says they understand it all, or even God... run. Few have captivated my attention for long. Only one comes to mind right off bat these days and that is Chip Ingram. Chris White is pretty interesting so far too.
Then we have the ones who preach that Jews are God's Chosen People, they are not. Abraham was God's chosen and he was an Israelite. From him 12 tribes emerged, one of which was Jews. Jew is a term for people from a location... Judea. Just like Americans are from America and Canadians are from Canada. Just how important is being a son of Abraham? I'll place that between these divisions. If you accept Jesus Christ then you are God's Chosen people. Judaism does not accept Jesus and holds him as a false prophet. If you are a Christian this should bother you quite a lot. If you aren't, it stands to be one of the most confusing things that Christians do.
Luke 3:7-9 (King James Version)
7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
9And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
On the flip side we have those that blame all the Jews and just as those who seem to worship the Jews, these are wrong too. There are Jews that accept Jesus and Jews that don't. It is like anything else. If you try and take some of anything and call all bad then you are incorrect. The ones who do the evils though claim themselves to be Jews. I really ain't crazy about Israel either. Before it came to be, people there got along. Sure, there have been wars over there, then again, it has existed longer than anywhere else. But until the formation of Israel, Christians, Muslims, and Jews got along pretty decent. I know, you've probably heard different.
Revelation 3:8-10 (King James Version)
8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Now we come to the end of time people. I do see that we are headed towards the end of days but then again, they are event driven. Over the years people have always thought it was the end of days and I'm just guessing that there were plenty of signs then too. It may have very well been the end of days but was slowed down a bit, perhaps it can be again with a little work and effort. Then again, we are getting back to where we once were in the days of Noah, but we're not there yet. Technology we have today though is almost there. If that sounds strange then slowly read the Bible and the books that were taken away. What message are we sending the kids when we just roll over and play dead? Even worse, what message are we sending God?
Matthew 16:2-4 (King James Version)
2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Under this heading is a group that seeks to advance the coming of the Lord. I'm not exactly sure what this is about for only He will come when He sees fit to and not until. Maybe this scripture?
Luke 21:24 (King James Version)
24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Ahh, but they miss this one
Matthew 26:52 (King James Version)
52Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Then there are those who seem to get hung up on a name. What is that? It is almost like they are trying to place a new twist on an old belief. What is so funny is that they are ready to attack over it. Indians may refer to God as the Great Spirit and instantly they are slammed. One set calls Jesus Y'shua while another His Aramaic name. At some point it just gets stupid. I think all of us can agree that our names and even other words are pronounced differently in other languages. It's also not like we're yelling Hey You at a sea of gods. Plus the last time I checked He really didn't ask for my help, and He is still in charge. I have no idea what God told to other peoples. I do know though what Watchers did in many cases.
The ones I really worry about too are the ones who have gotten what I call their get outta Hell free card. They have been "saved" and Baptized and now they can do anything they wish. Sorry folks, it don't quite work that way, not that I've read. Remember the many are called by few are chosen thing? While you can't earn your way to Heaven you also can't have true faith without your actions reflect it.
So by now I'm sure will say boy what is wrong with him, or he is lost. What I am trying to say is that from an outsider that looks on, it's a mess. What I have presented is just the tip of a million points. Aside from God and Jesus who knows the Bible better than anyone else? Satan. So, how better than to infiltrate God's people. Certainly the demons fear Jesus name so face to face isn't going to work, not if we have faith, the faith of a Mustard Seed.
I've heard of churches that kick people out. That is akin to a hospital not admitting sick people. I know from experience that some preachers and churches automatically run if they found out you had an NDE. I'm still trying to figure that one out. But I rant now. So what is Christianity suppose to be in my mind? It is simple. Accepting Jesus (separates us from all other faiths), getting rid of the religion part. A thirst for what the Bible actually says. Helping our neighbor. Working on ourselves to be better people and towards acting in a Christlike way. That sounds so simple but somehow it gets lost in translation.
Go figure. How could something so simple be so hard? If we follow these rules that Jesus laid down then maybe more people would come into the Light. Maybe we wouldn't be trying to kill everything that don't suit us. There would be no more hunger. No more people doing things to others and trying to control others. You know, John Lennon almost had it right with Imagine, almost. Imagine more people acting like Jesus. Sadly that will not happen, but we can dream...and if we are fortunate enough, it will happen one day. Just not in this lifetime.
I have friends of all religions. God hasn't asked me to judge them so I basically judge by their heart and we Christians don't have the only hearts. I have actually found that most people do. I once gave a Christmas card to a friend that is an Atheist I worked with. The next day another co-worked gave him a Christmas card. Mine said Merry Christmas with a beautiful scene of the manger. Yea, I know we've beefed that up a lot over the years, kinda consolidated the time line a bit. :) His said Happy Holidays. This friend become angry and threatened to file a complaint against the other guy. Immediately the guy cited that he had given a card, no different than I had given him a card, and that his was less religious. I considered the next thing that transpired a compliment. He looked at the other guy and said that he considered me a Christian and that I had given him a card with good pure and good intentions.
One cannot force a belief on anybody. There are those who separate themselves from people who don't share their beliefs, yet we see Jesus didn't. He loved and accepted people just as they were. All though except the money changers and a lot of the religious people of His day. I wonder sometimes if He didn't decide that it was a big world, plenty of room for everybody. That He welcomed everybody that wanted to come into His arms. He healed without questioning. He loved without asking. He did not come to judge the world, He came to save the world. He didn't ask what a past was for He was only concerned for today and tomorrow. His new commandment would be soon forgotten though. The one about love.
I do believe in TPTB and that they are Luciferian, and I can give you the secret to shut them down, or at least slow them down. Love, Kindness, Forgiveness, and the 10 Commandments. That means not just those who agree with you or your beliefs, but everybody. We do that by working on ourselves. God made us with two eyes and two ears, yet only one mouth. So we let them see Jesus in us in our actions. Hear about His love when we speak. Listen to what He says to us.
Matthew 7:5 (King James Version)
5Thou 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.
Matthew 22:39 (King James Version)
39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Luke 6:37 (King James Version)
37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
John 7:24 (King James Version)
24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
1 John 2:10 (King James Version)
10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
1 John 2:15 (King James Version)
15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 3:17 (King James Version)
17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1 John 4:12 (King James Version)
12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Gardening and life
Woops, this was suppose to be here but it got on the other board by accident. Oh well, I'll put it here too.
Gardening and life
I often write in some pretty weird terms that some would read while others seem to connect, I talk pretty much the same way except more topics rather than to keep up with just one. I can't help but see life as a whole and the pieces that fit together to form a life. Or, everyone and everything is connected in some way. But this is just how I see my garden, being that it is spring time. Since I'm actually writing notes I'll try and keep on topic.
I turned the soil up in the gardens the other day in preparation to ready the ground for when planting time comes. Some of it was ready, some wasn't, so I worked on what was ready to be worked on. Over the course of winter I burnt limbs that had fallen, paper stuff, leaves, and grasses that I really didn't want. Some areas that needed "fluffing" I left the leaves to rot what they would and mold and they would remain the to be plowed under and the remnants blended in with the soil. Anything that the animals wouldn't consume got tossed there too. I burnt a few times at some of the tree stumps in an attempt to slowly work them away.
But finally just a few days ago the signs were ready to plant root crops. Me and Megan planted about 45 Onions sets, finished one row on one side of the garlic and a complete row on the other. I gave the rest to Mark and Bobbie. Mark looked into the bag and asked how many I was giving them, the bag had at least twice what we had planted. I told him all of them, that we had what we wanted. Then at the end of the Garlic me and Megan planted Cabbage. Yea I know, it's not a root crop and the signs weren't right to even transplant, but we done it anyway.
The next day I spread out mulch around the Onions and Cabbage and checked the straw around the Garlic. Throughout the last two gardens and even unto now we have tossed rocks out of the garden. The ground here is rocky in parts and this is the third year it has been there, one year I wasn't allowed to mess much with it during the chemo and radiation treatments. Tossing rocks is an ongoing thing and if God allows will probably be ongoing for a few more years. Who knows when we will have the ground free of enough rocks to call it free enough. The rocks are tossed and sometimes loaded onto a small lawn trailer pulled by our Lawn Mower (some call them lawn tractors) and the dumped in the area in small loads where I created a flat spot to park the two farm trucks. I have a motto. Every time I walk through the garden I try and remember to at least throw two rocks out.
Soon, as the signs come in and after Easter, we will plant this garden. Like a child who awaits Christmas present opening time, I watch. I will have to turn the soil, disc and smooth it down. We have the best of seeds and will also have some healthy plants, for those that are transplanted. We will try and space the rows just right and straight. Not too much as to waste and yet not too small as to crowd and we need to be able to walk into the rows to yet further work the soil and control the weeds. The seeds will be planted just at the right depth, according to it's needs. If they thirst and the rains don't come, then we will water them. If they are hungry we will feed them. And all the while, tossing out rocks or stones. We hope the bees come and not the pests and will plant things that help rid the pests and attract the bees and birds.
The garden will get much of my attention and adding a garden will demand more, as I try and grow enough for Charlie since he is now sick. If my oldest daughter and grandkids decide to put one out I will work the ground for them as well, plus teach them how to care for it. For gardens need care. Hopefully the crops will be bountiful, enough to provide for the ones in the family that can't grown one. Yea I know, my body is shot and there are those who would argue that I don't need to be there. Realizing that I'm not in too good of shape I will have to become creative in order to achieve this both in equipment, time, and energy. There will be those who say I will not be able to do this, just as was said last year, and though I pale in comparison to what I once was, I try. Then storms may come and they are beyond my control.
And should this year be a bountiful year I have played a little part in it. Honestly I don't care for eating most of what will be in there, but others that I care for do. So I will work the soil, the plants, toss the rocks. I do this with hope and faith. I have hope that I have done correctly and worked hard enough to make a garden that is productive. I have faith that if I do what I can that maybe God will reward me with a good producing garden, but if not then I do so with acceptance that it wasn't meant to be. Last year, even though my body faltered, I tried, but it wasn't meant to be. I did get enough of a few things to share with a few people, but nothing like I would have liked too.
That is ok though and while a bit down heartening, it is what it is... life learning. Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes it is no, and sometimes it is not yet. So, that is the way life works and should work. Nothing good and decent on this earth was created by us, God created it and loaned it to us. God gives us the energy and the ability and intelligence to take care of what we can... and that goes beyond a planted garden. If we are given much then I believe we are to share that. Like with the onions we had what we wanted, enough, while Mark had none. We had food we had not eaten, so the animals were offered it first, the the ground second. The field stones serve no purpose in the garden yet they have a purpose. They will be my "gravel" that will strengthen and make the ground harder and less mussy when the wet season comes on which to park the trucks.
And if this one fails then with God's will, I will do it again the next year as best I can. And the next, and the next, and the next... for as long as God allows. Through persistence, faith, hope, and humbleness I will keep on trying. I will remain talking to God and in the silence you can her Him talk back to you as you ponder over scriptures. With little audible voice left I have a great strong voice not audible... but then again we all do. As long as I am allowed to I will keep on fighting the odds, keep on trying, until one day it will be decided for me my trials are over.
I will still be excited if even one tomato or bean sprouts and tickled to know that I had a small part in that, and give thanks. And if my garden produce abundantly, I will rejoice and see that we all have, remembering I played a small part in it, and give thanks. Either way I will remember that I am not a Master Gardener, or any other kind of master. For this world only has one Master, and it is that Master who has granted me to work in my garden, which is His dirt, His seeds, His plants, His nutrients and hopefully by His servant... me. The rocks are right where He put them. Close enough for me to toss them where I need them, where diligence, patience, hardship, and work are needed to chip away until it is all clear. The onions came in a bundles bigger than I needed, enough to share. The constant working with the soil, to show that everything in life needs to be attended to constantly. The leaves, limbs, unwanted foods, paper, ashes from the wood stove, as a reminded that what I receive or take, I must add back something in thanks. The stubborn strong stumps, there to remind me that we are granted strength from above, even though we may not be whole in body. The weeding of the garden, to know that we must maintain our relationships. And should I get just a single fruit, that I should be thankful. And should I get a bountiful harvest, to see that I should take only what I need and see that others have what they need too.
I take honor and pride in knowing I have enough to share. Not that I produced it, but that God allowed me to play a small part in that production. That He has given me strength to endure the season, and that strengthens me... physically, emotionally, and most important, spiritually. No matter the turn out of the end result, as long as I have done my best. Knowing full well that I have learned much and tried hard. I've learned that everything has a place and everything is for a reason. One not always known, but it is there. A known one though is that I have grown each season.
Our life is a garden like that, or at least mine is. What I have learned in farming, gardening, and sometimes the hard way has been the most valuable lessons to date. I have been so blessed.
Gardening and life
I often write in some pretty weird terms that some would read while others seem to connect, I talk pretty much the same way except more topics rather than to keep up with just one. I can't help but see life as a whole and the pieces that fit together to form a life. Or, everyone and everything is connected in some way. But this is just how I see my garden, being that it is spring time. Since I'm actually writing notes I'll try and keep on topic.
I turned the soil up in the gardens the other day in preparation to ready the ground for when planting time comes. Some of it was ready, some wasn't, so I worked on what was ready to be worked on. Over the course of winter I burnt limbs that had fallen, paper stuff, leaves, and grasses that I really didn't want. Some areas that needed "fluffing" I left the leaves to rot what they would and mold and they would remain the to be plowed under and the remnants blended in with the soil. Anything that the animals wouldn't consume got tossed there too. I burnt a few times at some of the tree stumps in an attempt to slowly work them away.
But finally just a few days ago the signs were ready to plant root crops. Me and Megan planted about 45 Onions sets, finished one row on one side of the garlic and a complete row on the other. I gave the rest to Mark and Bobbie. Mark looked into the bag and asked how many I was giving them, the bag had at least twice what we had planted. I told him all of them, that we had what we wanted. Then at the end of the Garlic me and Megan planted Cabbage. Yea I know, it's not a root crop and the signs weren't right to even transplant, but we done it anyway.
The next day I spread out mulch around the Onions and Cabbage and checked the straw around the Garlic. Throughout the last two gardens and even unto now we have tossed rocks out of the garden. The ground here is rocky in parts and this is the third year it has been there, one year I wasn't allowed to mess much with it during the chemo and radiation treatments. Tossing rocks is an ongoing thing and if God allows will probably be ongoing for a few more years. Who knows when we will have the ground free of enough rocks to call it free enough. The rocks are tossed and sometimes loaded onto a small lawn trailer pulled by our Lawn Mower (some call them lawn tractors) and the dumped in the area in small loads where I created a flat spot to park the two farm trucks. I have a motto. Every time I walk through the garden I try and remember to at least throw two rocks out.
Soon, as the signs come in and after Easter, we will plant this garden. Like a child who awaits Christmas present opening time, I watch. I will have to turn the soil, disc and smooth it down. We have the best of seeds and will also have some healthy plants, for those that are transplanted. We will try and space the rows just right and straight. Not too much as to waste and yet not too small as to crowd and we need to be able to walk into the rows to yet further work the soil and control the weeds. The seeds will be planted just at the right depth, according to it's needs. If they thirst and the rains don't come, then we will water them. If they are hungry we will feed them. And all the while, tossing out rocks or stones. We hope the bees come and not the pests and will plant things that help rid the pests and attract the bees and birds.
The garden will get much of my attention and adding a garden will demand more, as I try and grow enough for Charlie since he is now sick. If my oldest daughter and grandkids decide to put one out I will work the ground for them as well, plus teach them how to care for it. For gardens need care. Hopefully the crops will be bountiful, enough to provide for the ones in the family that can't grown one. Yea I know, my body is shot and there are those who would argue that I don't need to be there. Realizing that I'm not in too good of shape I will have to become creative in order to achieve this both in equipment, time, and energy. There will be those who say I will not be able to do this, just as was said last year, and though I pale in comparison to what I once was, I try. Then storms may come and they are beyond my control.
And should this year be a bountiful year I have played a little part in it. Honestly I don't care for eating most of what will be in there, but others that I care for do. So I will work the soil, the plants, toss the rocks. I do this with hope and faith. I have hope that I have done correctly and worked hard enough to make a garden that is productive. I have faith that if I do what I can that maybe God will reward me with a good producing garden, but if not then I do so with acceptance that it wasn't meant to be. Last year, even though my body faltered, I tried, but it wasn't meant to be. I did get enough of a few things to share with a few people, but nothing like I would have liked too.
That is ok though and while a bit down heartening, it is what it is... life learning. Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes it is no, and sometimes it is not yet. So, that is the way life works and should work. Nothing good and decent on this earth was created by us, God created it and loaned it to us. God gives us the energy and the ability and intelligence to take care of what we can... and that goes beyond a planted garden. If we are given much then I believe we are to share that. Like with the onions we had what we wanted, enough, while Mark had none. We had food we had not eaten, so the animals were offered it first, the the ground second. The field stones serve no purpose in the garden yet they have a purpose. They will be my "gravel" that will strengthen and make the ground harder and less mussy when the wet season comes on which to park the trucks.
And if this one fails then with God's will, I will do it again the next year as best I can. And the next, and the next, and the next... for as long as God allows. Through persistence, faith, hope, and humbleness I will keep on trying. I will remain talking to God and in the silence you can her Him talk back to you as you ponder over scriptures. With little audible voice left I have a great strong voice not audible... but then again we all do. As long as I am allowed to I will keep on fighting the odds, keep on trying, until one day it will be decided for me my trials are over.
I will still be excited if even one tomato or bean sprouts and tickled to know that I had a small part in that, and give thanks. And if my garden produce abundantly, I will rejoice and see that we all have, remembering I played a small part in it, and give thanks. Either way I will remember that I am not a Master Gardener, or any other kind of master. For this world only has one Master, and it is that Master who has granted me to work in my garden, which is His dirt, His seeds, His plants, His nutrients and hopefully by His servant... me. The rocks are right where He put them. Close enough for me to toss them where I need them, where diligence, patience, hardship, and work are needed to chip away until it is all clear. The onions came in a bundles bigger than I needed, enough to share. The constant working with the soil, to show that everything in life needs to be attended to constantly. The leaves, limbs, unwanted foods, paper, ashes from the wood stove, as a reminded that what I receive or take, I must add back something in thanks. The stubborn strong stumps, there to remind me that we are granted strength from above, even though we may not be whole in body. The weeding of the garden, to know that we must maintain our relationships. And should I get just a single fruit, that I should be thankful. And should I get a bountiful harvest, to see that I should take only what I need and see that others have what they need too.
I take honor and pride in knowing I have enough to share. Not that I produced it, but that God allowed me to play a small part in that production. That He has given me strength to endure the season, and that strengthens me... physically, emotionally, and most important, spiritually. No matter the turn out of the end result, as long as I have done my best. Knowing full well that I have learned much and tried hard. I've learned that everything has a place and everything is for a reason. One not always known, but it is there. A known one though is that I have grown each season.
Our life is a garden like that, or at least mine is. What I have learned in farming, gardening, and sometimes the hard way has been the most valuable lessons to date. I have been so blessed.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Aliens
Ok Krystal, this is from the separation of subjects that I promised. I'll try and do a better job of keeping on the one subject. :)
Aliens are all in the news these days and while I may be wrong, this is just what I think. I see reports that talk about the evidence of all kinds of encounters, including the Fourth Kind as shown in the movie. A lot of Christian sites dismiss them as a hoax yet how can that many people lie? Why would that many people lie? I don't think they are lying at all and I don't fall for the junk about mass hypnosis, though driving in traffic makes one wonder at times. I do actually believe that these people are seeing something and that it is real.
I'm still out on the fence as to if they are inter-dimensional or extraterrestrial. We are just now beginning to understand Worm Holes and Stargates, actually we are just now learning about Black Holes. Until recent time, the blackness of space was seen as just that... space. Yet now we know that what appears to be void is actually charged and maybe more so than what we have been calling charged. Using electromagnetic energy, we can pull ourselves through gravity rather than push through it, but I'm not sure that is real. I do know that electromagnetism is a world all of it's own and well worth exploring.
From the flicker it could very well be that they are not from light years away, but from another dimension. Just as a dog will stare at the TV and see nothing, so too we may very well stare at an empty space where something actually is. It would seem that we can see the dimension we are in and those dimensions lower than what we are in. So what if there are higher levels? What if there are levels lower than we can see? I think this is a real possibility. But then how would aliens know about the universes that we can't see?
Then we have travelers from afar theory. Seeing some of the changes in pictures on Mars and some of the images on Mars, who knows? If we have been told a lie on that planet then what else are we being lied to about? One thing is for sure. Somebody told the Mayans, Hopi, and other civilizations about the heavens. But either way, we need to look at what evidence there is.
Who would possibly know the Bible better than anybody? Who was there while it was being written? Lucifer/Satan and the other angels. So we forget about the first two and focus on the last, IE: other angels. A term/title given to them is Watchers. This part I am still studying on and it gets pretty weird. I still have a long ways to go on it. While we may think the title/term angel is always associated with good, it isn't. There are good and bad ones. None however are to be worshiped or prayed to.
In the Bible it speaks of some alien technology and in Genesis, Ezekiel, Numbers, and Enoch... I'm thinking more places they were mentioned, it also foretells of it as well. Remember though that the word alien is to mean foreign. Now the original 200 that came down are in Hades, but what if more have come down over the years? I'm actually asking a question on that one since the Bible has been closed for quite some time as to receiving information. It's not like new light has been shed and one would have to study just how many times the libraries have been destroyed, yet people had more than one copy of a lot of it. I would love to see the Vatican's Library and other artifacts they have tucked away and not released.
Angels from God however only carry out messages and deeds from God, anything more is the wrong side. Encounters of the Fourth Kind are pretty much scary and involve collecting of what appears to be DNA and reproductive interests. For those not up on this I strongly suggest Steven Quayle, Michael Cremo has some pretty interesting info too. I know from what little I've studied on and off over the last 5 years it gets pretty wild. Getting back on track though, they are seriously ahead of us in knowledge and power, and in my opinion are not here to help us or be our friends. Throughout the religions, regions, beliefs, art, literature, there have been UFOs and Aliens.
Now if they are all from the wrong side I have no idea, but I will assume that they are. If they are from God it states that some have entertained angels unaware. So by that I will assume that angels sent from God we would not know them from a regular person. If, according to what I have been taught, we even saw a good angel as they are made, we would probably die from fear.
Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Aliens are all in the news these days and while I may be wrong, this is just what I think. I see reports that talk about the evidence of all kinds of encounters, including the Fourth Kind as shown in the movie. A lot of Christian sites dismiss them as a hoax yet how can that many people lie? Why would that many people lie? I don't think they are lying at all and I don't fall for the junk about mass hypnosis, though driving in traffic makes one wonder at times. I do actually believe that these people are seeing something and that it is real.
I'm still out on the fence as to if they are inter-dimensional or extraterrestrial. We are just now beginning to understand Worm Holes and Stargates, actually we are just now learning about Black Holes. Until recent time, the blackness of space was seen as just that... space. Yet now we know that what appears to be void is actually charged and maybe more so than what we have been calling charged. Using electromagnetic energy, we can pull ourselves through gravity rather than push through it, but I'm not sure that is real. I do know that electromagnetism is a world all of it's own and well worth exploring.
From the flicker it could very well be that they are not from light years away, but from another dimension. Just as a dog will stare at the TV and see nothing, so too we may very well stare at an empty space where something actually is. It would seem that we can see the dimension we are in and those dimensions lower than what we are in. So what if there are higher levels? What if there are levels lower than we can see? I think this is a real possibility. But then how would aliens know about the universes that we can't see?
Then we have travelers from afar theory. Seeing some of the changes in pictures on Mars and some of the images on Mars, who knows? If we have been told a lie on that planet then what else are we being lied to about? One thing is for sure. Somebody told the Mayans, Hopi, and other civilizations about the heavens. But either way, we need to look at what evidence there is.
Who would possibly know the Bible better than anybody? Who was there while it was being written? Lucifer/Satan and the other angels. So we forget about the first two and focus on the last, IE: other angels. A term/title given to them is Watchers. This part I am still studying on and it gets pretty weird. I still have a long ways to go on it. While we may think the title/term angel is always associated with good, it isn't. There are good and bad ones. None however are to be worshiped or prayed to.
In the Bible it speaks of some alien technology and in Genesis, Ezekiel, Numbers, and Enoch... I'm thinking more places they were mentioned, it also foretells of it as well. Remember though that the word alien is to mean foreign. Now the original 200 that came down are in Hades, but what if more have come down over the years? I'm actually asking a question on that one since the Bible has been closed for quite some time as to receiving information. It's not like new light has been shed and one would have to study just how many times the libraries have been destroyed, yet people had more than one copy of a lot of it. I would love to see the Vatican's Library and other artifacts they have tucked away and not released.
Angels from God however only carry out messages and deeds from God, anything more is the wrong side. Encounters of the Fourth Kind are pretty much scary and involve collecting of what appears to be DNA and reproductive interests. For those not up on this I strongly suggest Steven Quayle, Michael Cremo has some pretty interesting info too. I know from what little I've studied on and off over the last 5 years it gets pretty wild. Getting back on track though, they are seriously ahead of us in knowledge and power, and in my opinion are not here to help us or be our friends. Throughout the religions, regions, beliefs, art, literature, there have been UFOs and Aliens.
Now if they are all from the wrong side I have no idea, but I will assume that they are. If they are from God it states that some have entertained angels unaware. So by that I will assume that angels sent from God we would not know them from a regular person. If, according to what I have been taught, we even saw a good angel as they are made, we would probably die from fear.
Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Some Seperation is good
I feel the need to write this, almost like compelled to. Have you ever noticed how some things are almost but not quite right? I noticed this today.
While I do believe in prayer in schools and that creation be taught if evolution is taught, or at least side by side since both are religions that require faith to believe, I do hold some degree of church and state. Now the Reader's Digest version of the 10 Commandments, who would disapprove of that? Well maybe Satanists as Anton LeVey said Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law as their only commandment. But aside from them, who? By the way, does that commandment look anything like what we've heard since the 60s? Just Do It. You deserve a break today. Why not. Br Free. I'm sure you can think of more. I'm also sure that certain little jingles came rushing through your head just like mine did, grin.
Seriously though, who's religion if we have a state demanded one? Christian, Muslim, Jewish? Now why did I mention these three? What do all three have in common? We all worship the same Old Testament God. Where the division comes in is with Jesus. That even gets harder. Don't ask me how but some divisions of Christians are still waiting on the Christ. Some Jewish are still awaiting the Christ. Muslims are awaiting the Christ. Christ is a title, not a name. Here is the meaning: "Christ is the English term for the Greek Χριστός (Khristós) meaning "the anointed one".[1] It is a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ), usually transliterated into English as Messiah." Wikipedia. All but a few Jewish divisions consider Jesus of Nazareth a false prophet and blasphemer. Muslims consider Jesus a great prophet and teacher. As Christians we accept Jesus as our Christ and the Son of God. Therein be the difference. All three faiths have nutty divisions too and some that claim Jewish have occult as well.
Personally I always was fine with Christianity being a state enforced religion until I stopped for a moment and thought. Just recently I got an email where great minds are trying to decide if the story of the adulteress where Jesus said Let he who is without sin cast the first stone is accurate or not and should it be taken out. Then there is the prayer issue. Catholics pray to Mary and Peter. Some pray to angels. Some Protestant divisions pray to Jesus. So far to date, I have only seen and read to pray to God the Father in Jesus's name. Then again I hear some say that there is a Trinity and they are all the same. Nowhere in the Bible can I find the word "Trinity". I do find many references to where Jesus talks about and to his Father in Heaven. I also read how Jesus said to pray. Now if we are to take the Bible literally then at what point does it mean just the parts we like?
Then there is the Rapture, another word not found in the Bible. This was thought up by an American Puritan father and son team Increase and Cotton Mather in the 1700s and then the idea was pushed in 1738 and 1748 in New Testament commentaries. Who does that? If you went back in time before that date they would probably either laugh, think you were insane, or possessed. Why should we be spared what the other Christians weren't? Are we more obedient? Think for a moment the ramifications that a non pretribulation rapture would have on someone who was depending on the event have. I can't help but think of a few verses that may apply here:
Mark 10:30-32
30But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
31But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
Matthew 24:10-12
10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Matthew 24:11
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
So we must have some degree of separation between church and state, least we become Rome. Not that I would recommend it to children, but if one is fanciful of Rome, one should watch a few episodes of Spartacus. Romans weren't very nice people nor were they civilized by any measure. They were barbarians that wrote down their horrors. They were smart barbarians though as far as warfare, physical and mental. Constantine, who ordered Christianity to be Rome's religion was himself a Pagan and Christian? He also commissioned the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Funny though, two faiths at the same time? And this is also the same emperor that ordered churches sacked and manuscripts burned. To boot, he is named a Saint.
Then we have on hand the holidays and traditions of (to name a couple) Easter and Christmas. Both of these holidays land on Pagan dates as well, and yes, we celebrate both of them. Decorating a tree with Silver and Gold is warned to anger God. Funny, I heard an interview where the guy says he has a Jacob's Tree...guess that makes it alright. Then again, as I see it, it's whatever meaning one ascribes to the event. The year I had chemo was the only year we haven't had one... well, a fake one anyway. The three years we had real ones things always seemed to happen. One year I had my Gall Bladder go out, one year a rotatory cuff tore, one year an elbow torn. Each time we had a tree until I could heal, so I took the hint and we went back to a fake one. Thing is, should a man be told he can or can't have a tree?
What keeps going on in my mind is what happens when we have a person in office that tells you or me how to pray, what to celebrate, what to read, what to think. How to dress, what books should be in the Bible, who to like. I know people that believe showing faith is handling a poisonous snake. I personally ain't getting near a snake. I think that comes under the not tempting God rule. Oh yea, that would be the antichrist I would imagine. If the person or people that are in charge are good Christians, it would be great. But what if they are not? What happens if it is one of those you are going to Hell and I'm not ones, I'm sure you've encountered them at some point.
Who's Bible will we use? Have you ever looked to see just how many versions there are of the Christian Bible? Which books shall we use in the Bible once we decide. Even the name Jesus differs from translation to translation. Then again, so does God's. Shall we worship of Saturday or Sunday? There is a big debate on that too right now. Which 10 Commandments shall we use? There is a difference in Protestant and Catholic. Oh, I left out Mormons since I have little knowledge about that division.
Right now we seem to have Luciferians knocking at one door pushing their agenda. Christian Left knocking at the other door making God sound more like their servant. Christian Right at another door thinking Jesus needs their help to create a landing pad for His return. Muslims at another door catching all who get knocked down. Jews at yet the last door making money off all the commotion. Then setting somewhere in the middle are just plain Christians, Jews, and Muslims, watching all the insanity. Knowing they all differ yet getting along on the common ground they stand and respecting their differences. Each knowing that through their own actions, deeds, and words, people are converted by seeing true faith being lived rather than spoken. Most people have no clue that these three religions vary so much yet are the three that the UN has outlined in their Agenda 21 as being exterminated for their new world order. For those that want proof. LINK 1 LINK 2
It makes one wonder. Just how much of God is in our decisions and just how much we are being steered into thinking God is in the decision we just made.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Revelation 18:23
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
Revelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
While I do believe in prayer in schools and that creation be taught if evolution is taught, or at least side by side since both are religions that require faith to believe, I do hold some degree of church and state. Now the Reader's Digest version of the 10 Commandments, who would disapprove of that? Well maybe Satanists as Anton LeVey said Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law as their only commandment. But aside from them, who? By the way, does that commandment look anything like what we've heard since the 60s? Just Do It. You deserve a break today. Why not. Br Free. I'm sure you can think of more. I'm also sure that certain little jingles came rushing through your head just like mine did, grin.
Seriously though, who's religion if we have a state demanded one? Christian, Muslim, Jewish? Now why did I mention these three? What do all three have in common? We all worship the same Old Testament God. Where the division comes in is with Jesus. That even gets harder. Don't ask me how but some divisions of Christians are still waiting on the Christ. Some Jewish are still awaiting the Christ. Muslims are awaiting the Christ. Christ is a title, not a name. Here is the meaning: "Christ is the English term for the Greek Χριστός (Khristós) meaning "the anointed one".[1] It is a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ), usually transliterated into English as Messiah." Wikipedia. All but a few Jewish divisions consider Jesus of Nazareth a false prophet and blasphemer. Muslims consider Jesus a great prophet and teacher. As Christians we accept Jesus as our Christ and the Son of God. Therein be the difference. All three faiths have nutty divisions too and some that claim Jewish have occult as well.
Personally I always was fine with Christianity being a state enforced religion until I stopped for a moment and thought. Just recently I got an email where great minds are trying to decide if the story of the adulteress where Jesus said Let he who is without sin cast the first stone is accurate or not and should it be taken out. Then there is the prayer issue. Catholics pray to Mary and Peter. Some pray to angels. Some Protestant divisions pray to Jesus. So far to date, I have only seen and read to pray to God the Father in Jesus's name. Then again I hear some say that there is a Trinity and they are all the same. Nowhere in the Bible can I find the word "Trinity". I do find many references to where Jesus talks about and to his Father in Heaven. I also read how Jesus said to pray. Now if we are to take the Bible literally then at what point does it mean just the parts we like?
Then there is the Rapture, another word not found in the Bible. This was thought up by an American Puritan father and son team Increase and Cotton Mather in the 1700s and then the idea was pushed in 1738 and 1748 in New Testament commentaries. Who does that? If you went back in time before that date they would probably either laugh, think you were insane, or possessed. Why should we be spared what the other Christians weren't? Are we more obedient? Think for a moment the ramifications that a non pretribulation rapture would have on someone who was depending on the event have. I can't help but think of a few verses that may apply here:
Mark 10:30-32
30But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
31But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
Matthew 24:10-12
10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Matthew 24:11
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
So we must have some degree of separation between church and state, least we become Rome. Not that I would recommend it to children, but if one is fanciful of Rome, one should watch a few episodes of Spartacus. Romans weren't very nice people nor were they civilized by any measure. They were barbarians that wrote down their horrors. They were smart barbarians though as far as warfare, physical and mental. Constantine, who ordered Christianity to be Rome's religion was himself a Pagan and Christian? He also commissioned the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Funny though, two faiths at the same time? And this is also the same emperor that ordered churches sacked and manuscripts burned. To boot, he is named a Saint.
Then we have on hand the holidays and traditions of (to name a couple) Easter and Christmas. Both of these holidays land on Pagan dates as well, and yes, we celebrate both of them. Decorating a tree with Silver and Gold is warned to anger God. Funny, I heard an interview where the guy says he has a Jacob's Tree...guess that makes it alright. Then again, as I see it, it's whatever meaning one ascribes to the event. The year I had chemo was the only year we haven't had one... well, a fake one anyway. The three years we had real ones things always seemed to happen. One year I had my Gall Bladder go out, one year a rotatory cuff tore, one year an elbow torn. Each time we had a tree until I could heal, so I took the hint and we went back to a fake one. Thing is, should a man be told he can or can't have a tree?
What keeps going on in my mind is what happens when we have a person in office that tells you or me how to pray, what to celebrate, what to read, what to think. How to dress, what books should be in the Bible, who to like. I know people that believe showing faith is handling a poisonous snake. I personally ain't getting near a snake. I think that comes under the not tempting God rule. Oh yea, that would be the antichrist I would imagine. If the person or people that are in charge are good Christians, it would be great. But what if they are not? What happens if it is one of those you are going to Hell and I'm not ones, I'm sure you've encountered them at some point.
Who's Bible will we use? Have you ever looked to see just how many versions there are of the Christian Bible? Which books shall we use in the Bible once we decide. Even the name Jesus differs from translation to translation. Then again, so does God's. Shall we worship of Saturday or Sunday? There is a big debate on that too right now. Which 10 Commandments shall we use? There is a difference in Protestant and Catholic. Oh, I left out Mormons since I have little knowledge about that division.
Right now we seem to have Luciferians knocking at one door pushing their agenda. Christian Left knocking at the other door making God sound more like their servant. Christian Right at another door thinking Jesus needs their help to create a landing pad for His return. Muslims at another door catching all who get knocked down. Jews at yet the last door making money off all the commotion. Then setting somewhere in the middle are just plain Christians, Jews, and Muslims, watching all the insanity. Knowing they all differ yet getting along on the common ground they stand and respecting their differences. Each knowing that through their own actions, deeds, and words, people are converted by seeing true faith being lived rather than spoken. Most people have no clue that these three religions vary so much yet are the three that the UN has outlined in their Agenda 21 as being exterminated for their new world order. For those that want proof. LINK 1 LINK 2
It makes one wonder. Just how much of God is in our decisions and just how much we are being steered into thinking God is in the decision we just made.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Revelation 18:23
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
Revelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Child Murders,Murders, and wicked people
I'm going to start this one Krystal, but it's late and this one is hard to do. That is a long way of saying this will be edited, lol.
May God forgive me but I just can't look past anybody that murders or rapes a child. Plain murder is hard enough and yet one can get past that. I think of all I have had trouble doing, finding forgiveness for someone that murdered a family member is the hardest thing I have ever done. Having said that, it is the best thing I ever did as well. When we hate or not forgive, or at least myself anyway, it feeds the negative forces on earth. Satan is quite alive and well and just because we don't believe in him, it doesn't save us from him, if nothing else, it makes us more vulnerable.
My great grandmother use to fuss at me for hardening my heart. She kept telling me to stop hating this person. I told her my hate kept me warm at night. Her last week alive was a request not to kill the person who murdered a family member by going after him. Honoring that request was one of the hardest things I would ever do, with the exception of forgiving. Don't get me wrong, I do believe in capitol punishment in crimes where cold blooded murder is involved. I do believe that a person should defend themselves to whatever means that needs to be done.
My daughters have often said I wasn't afraid of anything or anybody, but they are wrong. I tell them never to fear anything or anybody, for all they can do is kill the body and after that, they can do no more. There is one though to fear and that is one that can kill the soul. That person I fear. The thing is though is that we have that power and they cannot have that power over us unless we give it to them. We have that control and nobody can take that from us unless we allow it to be taken.
I've been asked many times if I thought asking for forgiveness in my final moments was what saved me, and I think that is part of what saved me. The other part was forgiving the person that murdered my kin. Oh what a weight was lifted. I had carried more than I ever should have carried because I chose to, and the weight was more than I could have imagined. It was like swimming across a body of water with concrete boots then suddenly they shattered. Now would I ever set and eat with this person...NO. But I will ask God to forgive him and have and do and ask that he lead a better life.
I went to church some time back, something I really need to do more often. Across the hallway sat one of the meanest guys I had ever known growing up. We were mortal enemies. This guy had no morals, no heart, and I would have swore no soul either all the years I had known him. People feared him, even those who were family. Having been able to forgive the one guy, seeing this person made the hairs on my arms stand up. Suddenly the preacher said for everybody to stand up and shake hands. I shook the people's hands in the part I was setting in as when I turned around there he stood, hand outstretched, smiling. I was prepared for more of an arm wrestling event, yet in his eyes were light and smiles. His grip was firm but not by any means threatening. He spoke a soft yet masculine voice, ... God, I figured the next word out of his mouth would be damn followed by you, but instead he said God bless you. Welcome. I at least hope he did not see my jaw drop. I freaked out. I asked around about him and come to find out he also volunteered for missionary work, be it here or wherever. That is when I saw just how far I still needed to come, and still I always find more I'm lacking.
I have no idea what event changed him but I do know that whatever event God had that changed him also changed me. I then knew for sure that I had a lot to work on inside me instead of trying to fix someone else. Not through his words but through his actions I was changed. I still stand in amazement of that day, and in shame too. For I had not seen or given even credit to what God can do and to the good in all people. I don't think there is or has ever been anybody that has no good what-so-ever, living or dead somewhere inside them.
People are wicked I think when they can be opened to evil. Some call it demons and some evil spirits. From what I have studied so far, when the body or mind is compromised is when we leave a door open. That can come through stress, sickness, drugs, alcohol, bad actions, or anger. I think that is why you see so many people these days that get lost. I prayed hardest while I was doing the treatments with all the pain killers in me. I was terrified that I was wide open. Now this will sound like a nut but also TV. I watch some shows and movies but very little. To explain how that works it is easier and shorter to pass the buck. Google Hollywood Unmasked. I don't remember if they go into the electronics part of it but ask me and I'll tell you how that works.
Doors many years ago were arched and some today are still built that way. Most are fascinated by the architecture and think it is only for show, but a study of history shows that isn't the case. Demons or whatever term makes one more comfortable were thought to hang onto doorways waiting to drop into a compromised soul. By arching these doorways it was thought that demons couldn't hold onto the doorway and wait. Older people, many probably didn't know why though, we taught to not stand in a doorway. You move through it but never just stand in it. Now maybe this is legend, old wives tales, or maybe it isn't... I'm not the one to say. What gives it some credence is watch to see just how many people stand in a doorway, even when in a store building, and stop and talk. Now notice how crazy people seem these days. Employers seem to think that some stress is a good thing, I know I heard that for many years at UPS.
As for wicked people, I avoid them as best as one can, but that isn't always the case. When I come across one in person, I just ignore them. If they are rude or speak rude, as long as it is to me then I just talk nice. I gotta a guy now that has a smart alecked thing to say to me almost everyday I see him in the same place, and when he don't, he makes fun of my rough voice I have these days. He laughs, I laugh. I even help him sometimes make fun of the way I sound now since this throat cancer. This has been going on for months now. At first a few people laughed, then fewer people laughed, now none. He is even slacking off. We actually sat and ate a time or two. Could I take him physically, probably. Could my weird sense of humor turn it on him, definitely. I can be pretty smart alecked myself sometimes and those who know me know I can pop 'em right back out, but what would be the point?
Thing is, I refuse to lower myself to their standards. Someone cuts me off in line. That's ok, I'm next. Someone jumps in front then looks back and asks if I was in line. I say yes, but go ahead, I'm in no hurry. As long as they are doing it to me, they have got it made. Now if it is someone else, different story. The closer I am to that person the worse I will put it back at them. It's funny but one would be surprised at just how they affect another, good or bad. Thing is. Life is just too short and precious to let someone bring you to their level. Like when you listen to a radio or watch TV, turn the channel. The most powerful people are the ones who don't use their power in a negative way unless all else demands they do, and they set the bar for that high. I like to say I'm disappointing them.
I really don't want to comment on child murders. I have this thing about kids and old or sick people. My comments wouldn't be very nice though as to someone harming or murdering them. If the death was an accident, one thing. Murder intentionally or rape, I have little compassion for them. I think they can get forgiveness though. I think even Hitler could get forgiveness if he repented in his heart and asked.
Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Mark 9:37
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
May God forgive me but I just can't look past anybody that murders or rapes a child. Plain murder is hard enough and yet one can get past that. I think of all I have had trouble doing, finding forgiveness for someone that murdered a family member is the hardest thing I have ever done. Having said that, it is the best thing I ever did as well. When we hate or not forgive, or at least myself anyway, it feeds the negative forces on earth. Satan is quite alive and well and just because we don't believe in him, it doesn't save us from him, if nothing else, it makes us more vulnerable.
My great grandmother use to fuss at me for hardening my heart. She kept telling me to stop hating this person. I told her my hate kept me warm at night. Her last week alive was a request not to kill the person who murdered a family member by going after him. Honoring that request was one of the hardest things I would ever do, with the exception of forgiving. Don't get me wrong, I do believe in capitol punishment in crimes where cold blooded murder is involved. I do believe that a person should defend themselves to whatever means that needs to be done.
My daughters have often said I wasn't afraid of anything or anybody, but they are wrong. I tell them never to fear anything or anybody, for all they can do is kill the body and after that, they can do no more. There is one though to fear and that is one that can kill the soul. That person I fear. The thing is though is that we have that power and they cannot have that power over us unless we give it to them. We have that control and nobody can take that from us unless we allow it to be taken.
I've been asked many times if I thought asking for forgiveness in my final moments was what saved me, and I think that is part of what saved me. The other part was forgiving the person that murdered my kin. Oh what a weight was lifted. I had carried more than I ever should have carried because I chose to, and the weight was more than I could have imagined. It was like swimming across a body of water with concrete boots then suddenly they shattered. Now would I ever set and eat with this person...NO. But I will ask God to forgive him and have and do and ask that he lead a better life.
I went to church some time back, something I really need to do more often. Across the hallway sat one of the meanest guys I had ever known growing up. We were mortal enemies. This guy had no morals, no heart, and I would have swore no soul either all the years I had known him. People feared him, even those who were family. Having been able to forgive the one guy, seeing this person made the hairs on my arms stand up. Suddenly the preacher said for everybody to stand up and shake hands. I shook the people's hands in the part I was setting in as when I turned around there he stood, hand outstretched, smiling. I was prepared for more of an arm wrestling event, yet in his eyes were light and smiles. His grip was firm but not by any means threatening. He spoke a soft yet masculine voice, ... God, I figured the next word out of his mouth would be damn followed by you, but instead he said God bless you. Welcome. I at least hope he did not see my jaw drop. I freaked out. I asked around about him and come to find out he also volunteered for missionary work, be it here or wherever. That is when I saw just how far I still needed to come, and still I always find more I'm lacking.
I have no idea what event changed him but I do know that whatever event God had that changed him also changed me. I then knew for sure that I had a lot to work on inside me instead of trying to fix someone else. Not through his words but through his actions I was changed. I still stand in amazement of that day, and in shame too. For I had not seen or given even credit to what God can do and to the good in all people. I don't think there is or has ever been anybody that has no good what-so-ever, living or dead somewhere inside them.
People are wicked I think when they can be opened to evil. Some call it demons and some evil spirits. From what I have studied so far, when the body or mind is compromised is when we leave a door open. That can come through stress, sickness, drugs, alcohol, bad actions, or anger. I think that is why you see so many people these days that get lost. I prayed hardest while I was doing the treatments with all the pain killers in me. I was terrified that I was wide open. Now this will sound like a nut but also TV. I watch some shows and movies but very little. To explain how that works it is easier and shorter to pass the buck. Google Hollywood Unmasked. I don't remember if they go into the electronics part of it but ask me and I'll tell you how that works.
Doors many years ago were arched and some today are still built that way. Most are fascinated by the architecture and think it is only for show, but a study of history shows that isn't the case. Demons or whatever term makes one more comfortable were thought to hang onto doorways waiting to drop into a compromised soul. By arching these doorways it was thought that demons couldn't hold onto the doorway and wait. Older people, many probably didn't know why though, we taught to not stand in a doorway. You move through it but never just stand in it. Now maybe this is legend, old wives tales, or maybe it isn't... I'm not the one to say. What gives it some credence is watch to see just how many people stand in a doorway, even when in a store building, and stop and talk. Now notice how crazy people seem these days. Employers seem to think that some stress is a good thing, I know I heard that for many years at UPS.
As for wicked people, I avoid them as best as one can, but that isn't always the case. When I come across one in person, I just ignore them. If they are rude or speak rude, as long as it is to me then I just talk nice. I gotta a guy now that has a smart alecked thing to say to me almost everyday I see him in the same place, and when he don't, he makes fun of my rough voice I have these days. He laughs, I laugh. I even help him sometimes make fun of the way I sound now since this throat cancer. This has been going on for months now. At first a few people laughed, then fewer people laughed, now none. He is even slacking off. We actually sat and ate a time or two. Could I take him physically, probably. Could my weird sense of humor turn it on him, definitely. I can be pretty smart alecked myself sometimes and those who know me know I can pop 'em right back out, but what would be the point?
Thing is, I refuse to lower myself to their standards. Someone cuts me off in line. That's ok, I'm next. Someone jumps in front then looks back and asks if I was in line. I say yes, but go ahead, I'm in no hurry. As long as they are doing it to me, they have got it made. Now if it is someone else, different story. The closer I am to that person the worse I will put it back at them. It's funny but one would be surprised at just how they affect another, good or bad. Thing is. Life is just too short and precious to let someone bring you to their level. Like when you listen to a radio or watch TV, turn the channel. The most powerful people are the ones who don't use their power in a negative way unless all else demands they do, and they set the bar for that high. I like to say I'm disappointing them.
I really don't want to comment on child murders. I have this thing about kids and old or sick people. My comments wouldn't be very nice though as to someone harming or murdering them. If the death was an accident, one thing. Murder intentionally or rape, I have little compassion for them. I think they can get forgiveness though. I think even Hitler could get forgiveness if he repented in his heart and asked.
Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Mark 9:37
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
2012 and END of Days
This one is for you Krystal.
We hear a lot about the Mayans and the 2012 end of the world prophesy, which is completely inaccurate. The Mayan Calendar, while quite impressive is actually incomplete. You can thank the Spanish Conquistadors for that one. Actually much about Mayans is speculation since most of the civilization was destroyed. That was a pretty common thing back then, and in some ways it still is. Time and time again we see evidence of a conquered people destroyed, looted, and then lost forever. The most recent stunt was the book burning by a church in Florida. Iraq and Afghanistan historic artifacts were also looted and destroyed both by local and invading armies. Once the artifacts are scattered a history is lost forever. This is tragic.
Once that history of a people is lost and scattered facts remain they are left open to speculation and exploitation. That is what has happened to the Mayan Calendar. It nowhere signifies the end of anything other than the "End Of The Age". And from that it is correct, it is the end of the Age Of Piscean and the new "Age of Aquarius", or Aquarian Age in the Zodiac that the earth revolves around, and "experts" can't even agree on that.
I'd like to say that someone wanted to sell a book and came up with the Mayan 2012 end of the world scenario but I'm a bit conspiratorial that that. What is the best way to control, confuse, and divide people? Fear. Fear will make people do and believe things that seem like an option when really it is a coral. It works like this. Problem. Reaction. Solution. A problem is presented, either real or imagined, natural or contrived. People have a reaction, which can be studied from the past to see what types of reactions. A solution, predetermined, is presented. Google Edward Bernays, Sidney Freud's kinfolk, who invented "Think Tanks" a long time ago. Most of the choices we make are predetermined ones. When I was a teenager and rebellious, I thought that was going against the establishment, but in reality I was going into the division I was unknowingly herded into, not unlike kids today that fall for the same thing. These days I set back and view objectively what options there are. Fear, confusion, anger, doubt, division... all are powerful weapons.
With 2012 we have the fear being spread rapidly of a catastrophic ending. Confusion of what to believe. Doubt of uncertainty. Division of what to believe. And finally anger, anger towards each other for believing differently in certain keywords. I do actually believe, after years of studying, that there are what is called The Powers That Be, or TPTB. They are Luciferic, which is not to be confused with Satanic, and yes, there is a difference. By all means, I do think they can be saved for everybody has some good somewhere in them... everybody. I guess it all depends on which they desire. Going into that though is another story all together, so I won't go into that discussion on this one. I will say this. There is one and only one ruler in Hell. There will be no parties. No reunions. No peace.
But back to the Mayans. From all I have read, and I'm not an expert, the Mayans were pretty cruel. I'm not sure that I bought into the movie version that Mel Gibson made, but it was good, I think they followed what many civilizations did... the Watchers that left their posts. While Genesis 6 briefly mentions these Angels, the book of Enoch goes more in depth. This would certainly explain their knowledge of astronomy. It would also explain the Pyramids and things that people on separate parts of the world have in common. Not to mention megalithic structures the world over. What these Angels brought to mankind angered God more than even Lucifer/Satan did, enough so that He bound them into Hades until the final judgment. Knowing that, why then would we listen to them let alone do what has been almost a worship of them? So let's take a look at the scripture in the more common Bible, and there are many versions.
Genesis 6
1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
We think of giants as a childhood fantasy, yet back in the times past they were not thought of as such, they were feared by some and worshiped by others. We see just about every religion and pretty much every region that has tales about giants. We also read how cruel and blood thirsty they were. Few were ever mentioned to be nice or good. We are led to believe that people were some kind of ignorant type, yet I think before the flood we are just now catching up with where they were then in science. Now, just as then, we are becoming corrupt and prideful. The message is the same message as back then, that we are gods or can become gods (notice the little g). I'm sure back then they probably even had the other version of we are a brain cell in the mind of god, but that is a lie too. We are sons and daughters of Adam which means earth born. Sons of God are those created. God gave both Free will though. A little hint of how advanced they were may very well be this verses.
9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Anyway, again I get off track, lol. This is hard to write about because it is all interconnected and it sounds like a Hollywood Scifi movie. Maybe therein lies my point. Could we have learned from the Mayans? Yes. Did we get a chance? No. Is all information useful? No and Yes. In order not to make the same mistake or be fooled, again, we must know the past. By knowing the past we should be able to prevent repeating it, which I believe we are now doing.
Matthew 24: 36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Luke 17: 26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
If I am right and the Mayan's knowledge came from the Watchers who left their post, then they lacked the knowledge of their own end. Why then would we listen to their followers? Why would we listen to people who sacrificed their fellow man to a false god(s)? We wouldn't. The world may very well end on that date and I could be wrong, but I'm willing to say that it won't and that the Mayan's message is that things will change.
Before I go much further, let me say that Enoch has 11 times he is mentioned in the Bible as was one who walked with God. He is also mentioned as the first one God took without tasting death. The fact that he was the son of Cain pretty much shoots down the talk about the text being taken out of context of the lines of Cain and Seth. Enoch was Noah's great grandfather if memory serves me well. All in all a pretty important person in the past I would think.
All in all, though I may have really diverted from what I was suppose to write this about. You had mentioned the Mayan Calendar and that is what I intended this to be about, oops. I realized pretty fast that I couldn't get Aliens into it or the other part of End Of Days. I just wanted to give at least a surface scan, and that is what this is, a small scan of where my beliefs and come from. To go in depth would be a novel. I do however believe wholly that this isn't just a prank, or the "world is more knowledge" thing. I don't believe for a moment that line about the world is getting smaller thing. What I believe is that the hole in which to escape this world from is getting smaller, the world itself is just as big as it ever was. Or, the narrow road/wide road analogy if preferred.
I'll do a different one on end of days as this one is pretty long long. Sorry about that.
Having said all that, I do believe we are in the beginning of the end days. I don't believe or at least I have seen nothing about being Raptured up before the End Days or Tribulation. Even the word Rapture is not found in the Bible. This is a relatively new concept. But that is another story. I'm always ready to learn or be corrected though. I think we just do good and enjoy and live each day like it is our last one. For if we worry about the end then we never really had a beginning. The end will come for each of us and one day this world when God calls it the end. Until then though, do not let evil people frighten you. I think that Satan has worked hard for many years to deceive us. To take our eyes off the prize. It says that there will be many deceits and lies. While I am fascinated with the Mayans, I take it with a grain of salt, especially since it was seen to it that whatever knowledge they did have was hidden and in years later the blanks were filled in by people who knew nothing really about them. Either knowingly or unknowingly, there are many people who promoted this to the public for TPTB, that do it for Satan.
We hear a lot about the Mayans and the 2012 end of the world prophesy, which is completely inaccurate. The Mayan Calendar, while quite impressive is actually incomplete. You can thank the Spanish Conquistadors for that one. Actually much about Mayans is speculation since most of the civilization was destroyed. That was a pretty common thing back then, and in some ways it still is. Time and time again we see evidence of a conquered people destroyed, looted, and then lost forever. The most recent stunt was the book burning by a church in Florida. Iraq and Afghanistan historic artifacts were also looted and destroyed both by local and invading armies. Once the artifacts are scattered a history is lost forever. This is tragic.
Once that history of a people is lost and scattered facts remain they are left open to speculation and exploitation. That is what has happened to the Mayan Calendar. It nowhere signifies the end of anything other than the "End Of The Age". And from that it is correct, it is the end of the Age Of Piscean and the new "Age of Aquarius", or Aquarian Age in the Zodiac that the earth revolves around, and "experts" can't even agree on that.
I'd like to say that someone wanted to sell a book and came up with the Mayan 2012 end of the world scenario but I'm a bit conspiratorial that that. What is the best way to control, confuse, and divide people? Fear. Fear will make people do and believe things that seem like an option when really it is a coral. It works like this. Problem. Reaction. Solution. A problem is presented, either real or imagined, natural or contrived. People have a reaction, which can be studied from the past to see what types of reactions. A solution, predetermined, is presented. Google Edward Bernays, Sidney Freud's kinfolk, who invented "Think Tanks" a long time ago. Most of the choices we make are predetermined ones. When I was a teenager and rebellious, I thought that was going against the establishment, but in reality I was going into the division I was unknowingly herded into, not unlike kids today that fall for the same thing. These days I set back and view objectively what options there are. Fear, confusion, anger, doubt, division... all are powerful weapons.
With 2012 we have the fear being spread rapidly of a catastrophic ending. Confusion of what to believe. Doubt of uncertainty. Division of what to believe. And finally anger, anger towards each other for believing differently in certain keywords. I do actually believe, after years of studying, that there are what is called The Powers That Be, or TPTB. They are Luciferic, which is not to be confused with Satanic, and yes, there is a difference. By all means, I do think they can be saved for everybody has some good somewhere in them... everybody. I guess it all depends on which they desire. Going into that though is another story all together, so I won't go into that discussion on this one. I will say this. There is one and only one ruler in Hell. There will be no parties. No reunions. No peace.
But back to the Mayans. From all I have read, and I'm not an expert, the Mayans were pretty cruel. I'm not sure that I bought into the movie version that Mel Gibson made, but it was good, I think they followed what many civilizations did... the Watchers that left their posts. While Genesis 6 briefly mentions these Angels, the book of Enoch goes more in depth. This would certainly explain their knowledge of astronomy. It would also explain the Pyramids and things that people on separate parts of the world have in common. Not to mention megalithic structures the world over. What these Angels brought to mankind angered God more than even Lucifer/Satan did, enough so that He bound them into Hades until the final judgment. Knowing that, why then would we listen to them let alone do what has been almost a worship of them? So let's take a look at the scripture in the more common Bible, and there are many versions.
Genesis 6
1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
We think of giants as a childhood fantasy, yet back in the times past they were not thought of as such, they were feared by some and worshiped by others. We see just about every religion and pretty much every region that has tales about giants. We also read how cruel and blood thirsty they were. Few were ever mentioned to be nice or good. We are led to believe that people were some kind of ignorant type, yet I think before the flood we are just now catching up with where they were then in science. Now, just as then, we are becoming corrupt and prideful. The message is the same message as back then, that we are gods or can become gods (notice the little g). I'm sure back then they probably even had the other version of we are a brain cell in the mind of god, but that is a lie too. We are sons and daughters of Adam which means earth born. Sons of God are those created. God gave both Free will though. A little hint of how advanced they were may very well be this verses.
9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Anyway, again I get off track, lol. This is hard to write about because it is all interconnected and it sounds like a Hollywood Scifi movie. Maybe therein lies my point. Could we have learned from the Mayans? Yes. Did we get a chance? No. Is all information useful? No and Yes. In order not to make the same mistake or be fooled, again, we must know the past. By knowing the past we should be able to prevent repeating it, which I believe we are now doing.
Matthew 24: 36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Luke 17: 26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
If I am right and the Mayan's knowledge came from the Watchers who left their post, then they lacked the knowledge of their own end. Why then would we listen to their followers? Why would we listen to people who sacrificed their fellow man to a false god(s)? We wouldn't. The world may very well end on that date and I could be wrong, but I'm willing to say that it won't and that the Mayan's message is that things will change.
Before I go much further, let me say that Enoch has 11 times he is mentioned in the Bible as was one who walked with God. He is also mentioned as the first one God took without tasting death. The fact that he was the son of Cain pretty much shoots down the talk about the text being taken out of context of the lines of Cain and Seth. Enoch was Noah's great grandfather if memory serves me well. All in all a pretty important person in the past I would think.
All in all, though I may have really diverted from what I was suppose to write this about. You had mentioned the Mayan Calendar and that is what I intended this to be about, oops. I realized pretty fast that I couldn't get Aliens into it or the other part of End Of Days. I just wanted to give at least a surface scan, and that is what this is, a small scan of where my beliefs and come from. To go in depth would be a novel. I do however believe wholly that this isn't just a prank, or the "world is more knowledge" thing. I don't believe for a moment that line about the world is getting smaller thing. What I believe is that the hole in which to escape this world from is getting smaller, the world itself is just as big as it ever was. Or, the narrow road/wide road analogy if preferred.
I'll do a different one on end of days as this one is pretty long long. Sorry about that.
Having said all that, I do believe we are in the beginning of the end days. I don't believe or at least I have seen nothing about being Raptured up before the End Days or Tribulation. Even the word Rapture is not found in the Bible. This is a relatively new concept. But that is another story. I'm always ready to learn or be corrected though. I think we just do good and enjoy and live each day like it is our last one. For if we worry about the end then we never really had a beginning. The end will come for each of us and one day this world when God calls it the end. Until then though, do not let evil people frighten you. I think that Satan has worked hard for many years to deceive us. To take our eyes off the prize. It says that there will be many deceits and lies. While I am fascinated with the Mayans, I take it with a grain of salt, especially since it was seen to it that whatever knowledge they did have was hidden and in years later the blanks were filled in by people who knew nothing really about them. Either knowingly or unknowingly, there are many people who promoted this to the public for TPTB, that do it for Satan.
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