Sunday 31 January 2016

The Rise Of Babylon - The Little Horn

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The Coming World Religion is Islam, Not Interfaith



God once gave all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, Jeremiah 20:4. Soon, God once again will use Babylon but this time to judge all nations through the hand of the king of Babylon, THE LITTLE HORN, Luke 21:35.

I am not a theologian nor a scholar.  I do not have all the truth but I share what I needed to learn. Take it as food for thought and may God bless you in knowledge and understanding.  This study is based on the most popular speculation of the interpretation of God’s prophetic word.

“And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.  Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand,” Daniel 12:9-10.

“Daniel did not have the seventy years in Jeremiah’s prophecy revealed to him until the whole period of the 70 years of Babylonians captivity was almost over. It did not come until the first years of the reign of Darius which was within two years of the captivity being completely over. God reveals things only as they can handle them and only in His timing, (Dan 12:9, 1 Pet 1:12). Ref: The Revelation of the Seventy Weeks by Brian Donovan, page 2

Therefore, should it be any different today? 


I, like many students of Bible prophecies, referred to the ten toes and the ten horns as an economic alliance of nations in Europe. It was an error to believe so.  The Middle East is where we ought to look. The little horn's origin is Babylon, and Daniel 8:9 explains it:

"And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land."

Where and what is the Glorious Land? It can only be Israel, its capital Jerusalem before it fails in years 70 AD.  What is east of the Glorious Land? Babylon, Iraq.

There are three components of humanity, three groups in the Bible where God’s prophecies are directed.  The first component is the gentile which consists of all nations and tribes and individual unbelievers. The second component is the Hebrew now called Jews, God’s chosen people Israel, and the third component which was created at the cross is the Church, Ephesians 2:12-16. 

Prophecies pertaining to the gentile nations are described in the dream statue of King Nebuchadnezzar and consist of all the wild beast found in the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation. 

Prophecies pertaining Israel began in Genesis, from the seed of a woman, through the promise made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel), the Seventy-Weeks Prophecy found in the Book of Daniel chapter 9, all major and minor prophets, and good part of the Book of Revelation.

Prophecies pertaining to the Church are found within Jesus’ parables, the Epistle of the Apostles, and part of the Book of Revelation, particularly the letters to the seven Churches.  It would be worthwhile to study each group in detail. 

The cities of origin of each component of humanity must first be identified to understand prophecies relevant to the end of time.  For the gentile nations, Babylon is the point of origin since its prophetic destiny to the gentile started with the head of gold described in the dream image of King Nebuchadnezzar. 

For Israel, it is Jerusalem since the foundation of the Temple was built by King Solomon.

For the Church, it is worldwide since it consists of the body of Christ, the kingdom of His beloved one, (Col 1:13) with no specific city as a point of reference.  Our citizenship is in heaven. Rome is not representative of the true church of God.  Mystery Babylon is not the Holy Roman Catholic Church.


The Roman Empire was divided into two and is as of today global. The Empire of Imperialism Rome became into a  Two Division Stage. This stage was foreseen by Daniel chapter two, but not by Daniel chapter seven. It is a stage that began in A.D. 364 when Emperor Valentinian divided the Roman Empire into an east and west division.' From that point on, the Empire of Imperialism was divided into an east-west balance of power. The Western Roman Empire headquartered was in Rome which is now Britain. The Eastern Roman Empire was Constantinople, then moved to Russia, Leningrad. In the original division of the east-west axis, these two cities controlled the balance of power. Since then, the centers of the balance of power have shifted, but it has remained an east-west division.  God established a balance of power over centuries that would last until the establishment of Ten Kings nations, the ten toes, ten horns.


The ten toes are not by themselves mentioned in the dream but they are part of the feet.  As time went by, the Roman geopolitical aspect of both iron legs weakened and declined to the feet, iron mixed with clay and that, my friend, is where we are now. The Roman Empire went through a series of geopolitical metamorphoses throughout centuries and will continue to change until the end of time. It fulfills the two iron legs described by Daniel to King Nebuchadnezzar. I recommend that you read my commentary title, “The United States Of America and Russia In Bible Prophecy - Russia has a prophetic destiny - the USA has none” at  http://www.simplicityinthegospel.com/2013/09/united-states-of-america-and-russia-in.html

The Roman Empire is not mentioned in Daniel 8:3-12. Why? Is it because it has fulfilled its part of God's prophetic plan? Are prophetic events heading toward the ten toes era, the ten horns? 


Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward so that no animal could withstand him; nor was there any that could deliver from his hand, but he did according to his will and became great.

5 And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6 Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power. 7 And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him, and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand.

8 Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven. 9 And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land. 10 And it grew up to the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground and trampled them. 11 He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host, and by him, the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. 12 Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.

The ram which had two horns was the king of Media and Persia. The male goat is Alexander the Great, in which his empire was divided among his four generals.  Now take notice,  we are pushed forward into the end of time, “And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land.”

“And out of one of them” is Seleucus, one of the four generals. He became ruler of Babylon in 312. Notice that Babylon still existed then and never had been destroyed to the ground.

Don Koenig confirmed Babylon's end-time status, “Scripture says Babylon will be completely destroyed and no one will ever live there again. It will be a place for creatures of the night. This prophecy has never been fulfilled. People have lived there and are still living there today. The complete prophetic fulfillment apparently is still in the future.  Riches of all the nations will pour into Babylon. It will again become a great city in a very short time.”

The little horn is Babylon which represents the gentile origin. Babylon has NEVER been destroyed.  And it is on the rise, as of this day. I strongly recommend that you watch this Bible study by Andy Woods titled: “The Role of Babylon in Bible Prophecy” at https://youtu.be/rOtI-DQc6_4

The little horn is “The Mahdi” which is the prophesied redeemer of Islam. According to Islamic tradition, the Mahdi's tenure will coincide with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ who is to assist the Mahdi against the Masih ad-Dajjal (literally, the "false Messiah" or  Antichrist), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi

There is a factor that the Western civilization ignores, and that is that there are two distinct groups of Muslims that compete to fulfill the end-time Islamic prophecy. Both want to be in charge of the establishment of a new Caliphate the Mahdi as the Supreme ruler over the whole world.  The two dominant forms of Islam are Sunnis and Shia (Shiites).  Sunnis are Arab Muslims, and Shia (Shiites) are non-Arab Muslims.  When the Islamic prophet Muhammad died in the year 632, it led to a dispute over the succession of Muhammad as a caliph of the Islamic community to become the Great Mahdi.  The countries with the majority of Muslim Sunnis are North Africa including Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Countries with a majority of Shia (Shiites) are Iraq and Iran.  Both sects believe that to achieve the cause of bringing about the Mahdi, chaos and havoc must be spread across the whole world.  Muslims are divided as Ireland was between the Catholics and the Protestants.    

What Muslims ignore and the secular deny and some Christians overlook, is that this Mahdi is the antichrist, the little horn.

God will once more raise a leader as he did with King Nebuchadnezzar's father King Nabopolassar to fulfill His will, and not Satan the devil. I wish that more Christian teachers and ministers would recognize that God rules over the seculars and their leaders. King Nebuchadnezzar learned this lesson in a very humble way as illustrated in Daniel chapter 4. This is how King Nebuchadnezzar describes God's sovereignty at the end of his lesson:

"And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation. All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him, “What have You done?” Daniel 4:34-35.

The little horn will come into the world scene as a little lamb, but will quickly turn into a dragon. The characteristic traits of the anti-Christ that will deceive the whole world are not new in history on humankind. There are two well know individual that comes to mind, Bonaparte and Hitler. Both have similarities as an individual, political leader and accomplishment.   The characteristic of both combined might reveal the character of the “abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet before he stands in the holy place.”  I invite you to read my commentary on the subject at Characteristic traits of the anti-christ   It will astonish you.

Now back to verse 9 of Daniel chapter 8:

"And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land."

Toward the South of Babylon, Iraq are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates - all majority Sunni.

Toward the east are Iran (Persia), and Afghanistan- all majority Shia (Shiites)

Toward the Glorious Land (Israel) are Lebanon with the Hizbullah organization being Shia, Palestine with the Hamas organization being Shia,  Syria, and Jordan with a blend of Sunni and Shia (Shiites).

These nations with the exemption of Jordan represent the ten toes in the dream statue of King Nebuchadnezzar, the ten horns in the Book of Daniel chapter 7, and in Revelation chapters 12, 13, and 17.

The little horn is also mentioned in Daniel 11:16: “But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and no one shall stand against him. He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his power.”

The little horn is the abomination of desolation mentioned in Matthew 24:15 where Jesus gives warning to Israel to flee into the mountain;

“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand),  “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.  Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.  And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes,” Matthew 24:15-18.

The Apostle Paul gives more detail about this event:

 “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,” (the little horn) “who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God  in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God,” 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

God's Temple in Jerusalem must be built for this prophecy to come to pass. Israel became a nation in 1948, and in 1967 we witnessed a partial fulfillment of the prophecy found in Luke 21:24, “Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” Israel gained control of the city of Jerusalem in 1967.

The Little Horn will subdue 3 kings and then will war against Israel including:

“He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon,” Daniel 11:41.

The fact that Edom, Moab and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from the anti-Christ’s hands indicates that the little horn had the intention to conquer them but will be unable to do so. Based on existing conditions, in the world today, we would interpret this prophecy as pertaining to Jordan. Petra is in Jordan. Petra will be a sanctuary for those Israelites who heed Jesus’ warning in Matthew 24:15-18. They would be fed and protected for 1260 days, which is 3½ years, Revelation 12:6.

“He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown;

The Little Horn will overthrow many countries in the area better known today as the Levant used synonymously with Syria-Palestine which includes Israel. The little horn will not overthrow Israel, at least not yet but later;

“Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week;
But in the middle of the week
He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering.
And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate,
Even until the consummation, which is determined,
Is poured out on the desolate.” Daniel 9:27

In Daniel 8:23-25  nations will be overtaken by the little horn, and will also attempt to destroy Israel.

23“And in the latter time of their kingdom,
When the transgressors have reached their fullness,
A king shall arise,
Having fierce features,
Who understands sinister schemes.
24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power;
He shall destroy fearfully,
And shall prosper and thrive;
He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.
25 “Through his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule;
And he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity.
He shall even rise against the Prince of princes;
But he shall be broken without human means.”

The popular interpretation of the Prince of princes is that it represents Jesus. Yet Jesus is known to be King of kings, Lord of Lords, (1 Timothy 6:15, Rev 17:14, Rev 19:16). Artaxerxes was represented as king of kings, (Ezra 7:12), and even Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, (Ezekiel 26:7, Daniel 2:37). Jesus is not the Prince of princes, but is the One (King of kings) who will destroy the little horn, the antichrist "without human means," (Daniel 2:34).

Who are the princes? They are the descendants of Ishmael.

“Now this is the genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.  And these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations.  These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people. (They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He died in the presence of all his brethren,” Genesis 25:12-18.

 “And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation,” Genesis 17:20.

These princes dwell in nations located between the borders of Egypt as far as Afghanistan’s border better known today as the Middle East. Originally, they were nomads living and trading in the desert. Now, they have become nations, with Saudi Arabia being the birthplace of Islam. Today these nations are known for the rich supplies of oil. Oil is abundant and is used as trading commodities to nations worldwide. They control the market of the oil price contrary to the American perception which believes that it is their currency that controls the world market.  OPEC, with Saudi Arabia as the de facto leader, (the prince of princes) is controlling the price of the oil.  Yet, the little horn ruling from Babylon will take over the leadership and will “Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule.” And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity, Daniel 8:25.  I might be accused of media exegesis by observing the present event in the Middle East to interpret bible prophecies. Therefore, so be it. Let me remind you that an angel revealed to Daniel that knowledge would increase at the time of the end, Daniel 12:4,9.

In a recent article dated January 05, 2016 titled “Saudi Arabia's return to an aggressive foreign policy,”  I quote: 
“Rejecting U.S. and European calls for human-rights reforms, King Salman surprised observers last year by moving quickly to position the kingdom even closer to the xenophobic Wahhabi religious establishment. These clerical leaders preach an intolerant form of Sunni Islam that denounces Shiites and other so-called heretics….
 And the war in Syria, being waged by Saudi-backed rebels against the Iranian-backed regime of Bashar al-Assad, has begun in the past few weeks to go Iran’s way, thanks to the intervention of Russian forces last fall in support of the Assad regime.”
The sanction against Iran has been lifted by President Obama. The ramification is that Iran is now flooding its oil into the market, pushing it to a drastic low where it could possibly bring the present world economy to its knees and bring about a new world currency based on gold rather than commodities such as oil. 

ISIS better known as ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) is leading the cause to impose Islam throughout the Middle East, but they will fail. But the one that will follow - the little horn, will rule in the Middle East and bring to submission the whole world through financial persuasion.





We are now witnessing the Islamism invasion in Western Europe and America. President Obama is a Muslim and he is facilitating millions of Muslim immigrants into America. Watch: Obama Admits He Is A Muslim  https://youtu.be/eMk__PWjoSk


 The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau converted to Islam before last fall 2015 Canadian election and favoured Muslim immigration. Western Europe is beyond hope. Islam is now well-established and is causing chaos. And yet, George Soros has called for Europe to accept a million illegals per year at a cost of 20 billion Euros per year. He even suggested a way for Europe to pay – borrow more – and issue long-term bonds to cover the costs. Watch:  https://youtu.be/SbRLqUDQnYE  


Many of the Eastern European nations stand firm against the invasion such as Hungary. “Hungarians won’t live according to the commands of foreign powers, they won't give up their independence or their freedom They won’t be a colony,” according to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Quoting Four Stars General Wesley Clack and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, “ISIS is not just a terrorist organization, it is a Sunni terrorist organization.  That means that it blocks and targets Shia, and that means it is serving the interest of Turkey and Saudi Arabia even if it poses a threat to them because neither Turkey and Saudi Arabia want an Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon bridge that isolate Turkey and cut Saudi Arabia off.”

Who is supporting the Jihadists in Syria?  America, Britain, Germany and France.  Sunni Turkey is a NATO member while Sunni Saudi Arabia controls the oil market. ISIL transports Iraqi oil through Turkey to the world market.

Therefore, why did President Obama lift the Iran (Shia) sanction?  Why is the American military targeting Syria's infrastructures?  Since the Russians are now in Syria protecting their own interest, President Obama is desperate and is acting as Hitler did, without consulting his generals at the Pentagon.

Retrospective:

In Spring 2014 the population of Crimea through a referendum chosen with a majority of 96% in favour of separating from Ukraine and reuniting with Russia instead of the EU. The Ukraine population wanted to do the same. The elected democratic government voted against joining the EU. Therefore, Washington launched a coup mechanism and succeeded.  The people elected no one in the Kyiv parliament.  Washington appoints them.  The capital of Ukraine is no more a democracy.  It is no secret that Britain and the United States of America want to expand their imperialist influence and their currency to the whole world, especially in the Middle East.  They want to control the flow of oil through the pipelines through the region. The U.S. wanted to evict Russia from Crimea, the Black Sea Naval Base and failed.  All attempts to create a false flag to provoke Russia to invade failed. Yet through the leadership of President Obama, the West has imposed sanctions on Russia in an attempt to crush the Russian economy and that also failed. Soon after, Saudi Arabia flooded the oil market to lower the oil price, forcing the world oil market to go down including Russian oil. Was it coincidental? 

Russia and the West (Britain) are two super imperialist powers. Combine, they are the fourth beast described in Daniel 7:23

“Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces." Daniel 7:23

The low oil price is a direct manipulation by Saudi Arabia.... applying the Wal-Mart scheme which is a way to eliminate the competition. Wal-Mart goes into a town with low prices on their merchandises, the small business cannot compete, they close and Wal-Mart then increases their prices.... go figure. Saudi Arabia is now in the process of eliminating all countries and especially oil-producing countries that are and not using the U.S. currency. Through Canada Hon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau energy policies all oil production expansion have been brought to a halted.  Will they succeed?  Will it backfire and bring themselves with the United States to bankruptcy? Only time will tell. Who are the competitors? All productive oil countries especially those who are not using the U.S. currency.  They are Venezuela, South Korea, China, Sudan,  Iran and Russia. Sadden Hussein of Iraq, did attempt to forgo the U.S. currency by creating its own currency backed up with gold. The U.S. military might take care of the problem. And so it was with Muammar Gaddafi from Libya.  The NATO Air force assisted the rebels and in time the rebels found colonel Gaddafi and murdered him.

Are the Western nations being blackmail?  The Russian Federation supplies a significant volume of fuels and gas.  It is the largest exporter of oil and natural gas to the European Union. Since the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia, they are vulnerable and are now depending on the Middle East to supply the void.  Russia is now one of the big players as an oil supplier. Russia and Saudi Arabia contemplate options on oil output, by cutting production by 5% to attempt to increase the price to $50/b,  according to a source quoted by Reuters,http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/opec-and-moscow-co-operation-competition-or-confusion-27890


Could that be a condition to receive cheap oil, Western European nations must allow Islamic refugees into their borders?  United States of America currency depends on the petrodollars to keep afloat, is America now at the mercy of Saudi Arabia’s demand?

Canada's oil revenue is suffering. Alberta’s tar sand oil required $70/b to be profitable and depend on America’s demand, and at $30/b, will America be shopping elsewhere? Will Canada submit also to Saudi Arabia’s demands? It already happens through Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in collusion with the province of Quebec under climate change rhetoric, and environmental protectionism. The province of Quebec made it clear that it won't allow any pipeline to go through its province to market Alberta oil to the world. 

Three smiling teachers in a mosque teaching our children to pray like Muslims.
The Western nations were once rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition but drifted away from God.  School curricula in Western nations promote homosexuality and teach sexual behaviours that go against Christian moral values.  School curriculum also promotes a one-world religion. The school board rejected God as the Creator and denied Jesus as Lord to children with parents looking the other way, teaching instead of the theory of evolution and of the Big Bang. Abortion is accepted as an alternative to birth control.  Sins are viewed as dysfunctional behaviours and Hollywood propagates sins as good and permissive, Isaiah 5:20-21. Islam is taught at school as a religion of peace and children are trained to pray like Muslims. God sees it all and will not stay inactive.  God’s judgement is coming and nothing will stop His wrath.


“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Numbers 23:19

The seven years tribulation is God's wrath and judgement toward all nations. God will use the little horn to fulfill His will.

America and NATO support the Sunni and Russia and China support the Shia (Shiites). But God has a different plan, out of chaos, the little horn will outplay both the Russian and the American (Britain) ambitious plan to control the Middle-East.

Islam will be the religion of the New World In-Disorder. The danger is within the borders of the western nation. Can it be stopped? Muslims whether Sunni or Shia are prepared to overtake the Western nation’s government at any given moment,. Both sects will be united by the new awaited Madhi, the little horn. Pre-prophecies events are being enacted right before our very eyes.  It is only a matter of time, God’s chosen time, at the sound of the last trumpet and of a loud voice, that the Church will be whisked away to heaven, (1 Thessalonians 4:16), while nations would face the worst wicked mastermind individual better known as the little horn, the abomination of desolation, Satan, the devil in person, ruling his inferno supremacy here on earth. 

Yet there is hope for those who are left behind, those who have missed the opportunity to accept Jesus as Lord.  As long as they do not accept the Mark of the Beast mentioned in Revelation 13:17 and accept to die without denying Jesus, they will live and reign with Christ for a thousand years, Revelation 20:4.

But he shall be broken without human means” Daniel 8:25 “this is a stone cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces,” Daniel 2:34.

“And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth,” verse 35 is Jesus our King who will reign for a thousand years, a New World Order as it had never been seen before.

Salvation according to John 3:16 is still a genuine offer, the free gift of eternal life, simply by believing that Jesus is the One sent by God so that whoever believes might be reconciled to Him. By faith through Jesus alone, by grace alone, putting your trust toward Jesus alone, you will receive the gift of eternal life, and eternal security, sealed by God’s Holy Spirit, His presence in you.

“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night,” 2 Peter 3:9-10a

 c u @ d rapture...soon

The Shriners "Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" are better known as the Shriners, which is available to the 32nd Degree Masons are part of God prophetic plan:

A brave MP from Belgium exposes the New World Order.  https://youtu.be/oSV5ZLk1HmM

This is how Islam works: There is a mass migration from Islamic lands to Kafir [unbelievers] lands. It is the mission of Islam to bring the Sharia into power, everywhere. There is an ethical divide between Islam and the hated Kafir civilization. It is the purpose of Sharia to dominate the Kafir civilization.  https://youtu.be/igxJT3hPSdU



World War III - The New Axis of Evil - https://youtu.be/K20fm2166WM




Still Report #563 - Hungary Stands Firm Against Invasion - https://youtu.be/_Plpog91hP8

The Coming World Leader - Chuck Missler https://youtu.be/_kpRGKQtMeM

Still Report #488 - Is Canada's New PM a Radical Muslim? https://youtu.be/SbRLqUDQnYE

"The Truth About Justin Trudeau and the Liberals  http://www.therebel.media/viral_video_the_truth_about_justin_trudeau 

Still Report #488 - Is Canada's New PM a Radical Muslim?   https://youtu.be/SbRLqUDQnYE  

 Mid-East Prophecy Update – October 25th, 2015  https://youtu.be/0cU7Ab6mzQo?t=15m59s 

Obama Admits He Is A Muslim  https://youtu.be/eMk__PWjoSk

"The best way to understand the Islamic State (ISIS) is to see it as the next phase of al-Qaeda. All Sunni Islamic jihadi groups—Boko Haram, ISIS, Taliban, al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda, even Hamas—share the same motivations based on a literal and orthodox reading of Islamic history and doctrine: resurrecting a caliphate (which existed in various forms from 632 to 1924) that implements and spreads the totality of sharia, or Islamic law."  http://www.raymondibrahim.com/2016/02/05/isis-the-latest-phase-of-the-jihad/

Rush Limbaugh on Obama: “Why did he choose to become a Christian?”  Why indeed? Obama is hostile to Christianity, cold and indifferent to the genocide of Christians by Muslims in the Middle East and Africa. At the same time he is obsessed with Islam. -  http://pamelageller.com/2016/02/rush-limbaugh-on-obama-why-did-he-choose-to-become-a-christian.html/

BELGISTAN: Sharia Showdown Looms in Brussels  https://www.facebook.com/retainyourfreedom/videos/969704303064604/ 


Saudi Arabia is losing money fast, dumping of US debt expected - http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2016/02/saudi-arabia-is-losing-money-fast-dumping-of-us-debt-expected-2-3293910.html 

Exxon Mobil and CIA carry out global "Wal-Mart scheme" to manipulate oil prices and destabilize Russia - https://youtu.be/7BBVOiAQUs8


Canada: Liberals Turning Military Bases into Refugee Camps Complete with Mosques, Qurans, Prayer Mats, Foot-washing - See more at: 

Pipelines and public trust: REAL reason Obama admin stops key projects - https://youtu.be/QgioXHB5v5g

Trudeau Urged To Strengthen Ties With Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia, Despite Human Rights Record - http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/07/trudeau-saudi-arabia-arms-vehicle-deal_n_8933872.html?ir=canada+politics


Muslim Prayers TAKE OVER UN General Assembly Area - http://pamelageller.com/2016/02/photos-muslim-prayers-take-over-un-general-assembly-area.html/ 




Sunday 20 December 2015

How To Walk With God In A Ocean Of Lies?

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Guessing God’s Word vs. Trusting God’s Word


I teach best about what I needed to know. The lesson I’ve learned from the Isaac family.

“And he (Jacob) arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok.  He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had.

Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.”

But he (Jacob) said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!”

So He said to him, “What is your name?”

He said, “Jacob.”

And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.”

And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there.” Genesis 32:22-29

What in the world is going on in the life of Jacob? Who is this man that out of nowhere, shows up in the night and starts a fight with Jacob? It wasn’t  Jacob who provoked this man. I did witness a bar fight where someone got beat up for no other reason than being at the wrong place at the wrong time just because the other guy didn’t like his face.

But this is different. This man shows up and purposely wrestled with Jacob. This man wants to bring Jacob to submission, to surrender, to give up and to have Jacob plea ‘uncle’. Jacob did not give up so easily. This man did not prevail against Jacob. Prevail, meaning succeed, triumph, winning over Jacob. Then, there was a sense of urgency from this mysterious man, he had to go.  His time was up, dawn was at hand. We do not know why, and the Holy Spirit didn’t want us to focus on the reason for this urgency to leave. If it were important, the Holy Spirit would have told us.

This man for whatever reason did not want to struggle with Jacob all through the night but now, at the crack of dawn, he had to go and Jacob didn’t plea uncle. This man had no choice but to induce injury to Jacob. He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip, and the socket of Jacob’s hip went out of joint. And still, Jacob did not plea ‘uncle’, didn’t give up.

Why was Jacob so stubborn? Why did Jacob with a disjointed hip hold on to this man with despair? What did Jacob desperately seek from this man? BLESSING. Jacob wanted to receive this man's blessing. But why was it so important for Jacob to yearn for this man's blessing?  Jacob was insecure about his future. He swindled Esau's birthright for stew, and he disguised himself as Esau to receive Esau’s birthright from Isaac.

Let’s review the event that leads to those two incidents.

“Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.

And the Lord said to her:

“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than the other,
And the older shall serve the younger.”

 So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau. Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

 So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents.  And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob,” Genesis 25:21-28.

From birth, Jacob received a promise from God that his older brother would serve him, which mean that Jacob has a special destiny. This was God's plan and promise to Abraham that his descendant will multiply to become a great nation.  Remember God’s plan, since Adam’s fall due to his disobedience. God’s plan was to redeem the world and it would be through Abraham's descendant and now through Jacob's lineage that will lead to Jesus's birth.  It was customary that the birthright goes to the older son, who inherits all of his father’s wealth and property. This is what causes Jacob and his mother to err. Jacob didn’t need a birthright to fulfill God’s prophetic plan.

God’s plan was to use Esau with his birthright to serve his brother Jacob. In the Strong Concordance, the verb to serve has a wide range of definitions. In general,  the verb ‘to serve’ describes a function, a responsibility,  intended to look after someone of importance.  However, Jesus taught a different meaning in Matthew 20:28: “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” I believe that God instituted the beginning of a tradition starting with Esau that is kept as of today. The firstborn has the responsibility to look after his brothers and sisters just as Jesus did toward His brothers and His sisters after Joseph His father died and now toward His bride, the Church.

Rebekah didn’t understand God’s plan and assumed that Jacob at one point in time would have to receive Esau's birthright for Esau to serve Jacob. Therefore, just like Sarah, Abraham's wife, Rebekah took the matter into her own hand, and instead of waiting unto the Lord to let Him bring it to past this promise, Rebekah influence Jacob to see God’s statement come to pass. So Jacob waited for an opportunity, and it happens:

“Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called Edom.

But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”

And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?”

Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.”

So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright,”  Genesis 25:29-34.

It was wrong for Jacob to ask his hungry brother for his birthright, while he could freely give food without condition. Esau's attitude toward his birthright was wrong also, he despised it. It was not a subject of importance. Birthright, Isaac's inheritance was not in his heart.  He was quite satisfied to live as a hunter. But for Jacob, he associated birthright with fulfilling God’s intent to have his brother serve him.

Then it came to pass that Isaac was very old and his death was imminent. Again Rebekah acted without wisdom and instructed Jacob to steal his brother's birthright inheritance from Isaac. It didn’t really matter that Esau earlier bartered his birthright for stew, it was the custom for the firstborn to be blessed as a sign of becoming an heir of Isaac inheritance, and the firstborn was Esau.   Isaac assumed that part of his inheritance was the promise God made to Abraham to become a great nation. Let read on,

“Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.”

And he answered him, “Here I am.”

Then he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death.  Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.  And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”

 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it.  So Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Indeed I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,  ‘Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.’  Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you.  Go now to the flock and bring me from there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make savory food from them for your father, such as he loves.  Then you shall take it to your father, that he may eat it, and that he may bless you before his death.”

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth-skinned man.  Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”

But his mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for me.”  And he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.  Then Rebekah took the choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.  And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.  Then she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

So he went to his father and said, “My father.”

And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.”

But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?”

And he said, “Because the Lord your God brought it to me.”

Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”  So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”  And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him.

Then he said, “Are you really my son Esau?”

He said, “I am.”

He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s game, so that my soul may bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.  Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near now and kiss me, my son.”  And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said:

“Surely, the smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field
Which the Lord has blessed.
Therefore may God give you
Of the dew of heaven,
Of the fatness of the earth,
And plenty of grain and wine.
Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”
Genesis 27 1-29

Now you see, Isaac assumed that part of his inheritance was the promise God made to Abraham to become a great nation which was passed on to him. Isaac also didn’t understand God’s intention. It was Jacob that God had chosen to continue Abraham’s lineage. Isaac was to bless Jacob as the descendant of Abraham God’s promise. His wealth accumulated - the birthright was for Esau to serve his younger brother Jacob. Let’s read God declaration to Rebekah:

“And the Lord said to her:

“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than the other,
And the older shall serve the younger.”
Genesis 26:23

Rebekah and Jacob didn’t understand how God would fulfill His plan. Jacob didn’t need Esau's inheritance.  He had God’s promise that the older brother would serve and help him. He didn’t see how it would happen. Jacob assumed that he needed Esau's birthright.

Now, Jacob was in deep trouble, he had to face the consequences. Esau at his return from his hunting found out about Jacob's action. He became furious and his intention was to kill Jacob. Esau didn’t understand either that it was not his father Isaac's blessing that was important, it was God’s word that was.

“So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob,”” Genesis 27:41.

Everybody, which included Rebekah, Isaac, Esau and Jacob misinterpreted  God’s word.  In our modern time, that would have been a good episode of a soap opera. None took God by His word and none waited to see how He would fulfill His promise.

What were the consequences? Jacob fled to Rebekah’s brother Laban in Haran. And twenty years later he returned. During these twenty years, Jacob worked for Laban, taking care of  Laban’s ewes (female sheep) and his female goats, (Genesis 31:38). In the day the drought consumed Jacob, and the frost by night and his sleep departed from his eyes which means that Jacob works without rest. Thus Jacob has been in Laban’s house for twenty years, Jacob served Laban fourteen years to acquire two wives, Laban’s two daughters, and six years to gain a flock of his own. During these twenty years, Laban changed his wages ten times. His servitude toward Laban consumed him. 

Jacob had a tough time accumulating wealth. He worked hard for what he could have if he would trust God and not acted in a treacherous way toward Esau. Esau would serve him, help him accumulate wealth.

Now, after twenty years of absence, the moment of truth was at hand. Would Esau kill Jacob? How would Esau greet Jacob? Jacob feared for his life and for his wives, his wives servants, and children. Jacob was anxious and restless. He was thinking through ways to appease Esau's anger. And that is when this mystery man appeared and wrestle with Jacob. This mystery man was God. It was both a mental and physical struggle for Jacob. He desperately needed God’s favour. He pleads for God’s blessing and he wouldn’t let go until he receives it. He prevailed and he attained God’s blessing but with an injury to the hip. Yet again, Jacob didn’t understand, he didn’t have to struggle, he could simply ask in humility since it has been already planned for him.

Did Jacob have to fight? Did Jacob have to swindle Esau’s birthright?, Did Jacob have to work so hard to gain wealth? Couldn’t Jacob rely on God's promise?  Jacob, on his way back to the land of Seir, the country of Edom, recognized the wrong he did toward Esau. He also recognized that he did not trust God by not waiting on His promise by taking action by his own hand. Jacob wanted affirmation that God has kept His promise. He finally realized that according to God’s declaration to his mother Rebekah, his brother Esau's destiny was to help him, to take care of him.  Jacob fought for God's blessing so that he could rest in God’s blessing.  And God blessed him. Jacob wanted to make amends toward Esau by giving him all his position. Surprisingly, Esau didn’t need any of Jacob's wealth, but Jacob insisted, therefore Esau accepted it. Esau was glad to be with his brother again. Why and when did Esau's anger toward Jacob subside? We are not told.

As time passed, God appeared to Jacob and reminded him that his name was no longer Jacob but Israel. God then confirmed to Israel, His promise made to Abraham and Isaac. 

“And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel.  Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.  The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land,”” Genesis 35:10-12.

“Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him,” Genesis 35:13.

That must have been quite a tête-à-tête, a memorial dialogue. I would have loved to have been there, to have ears to hear.  Since the scriptures have been written for our benefit, what can we learn from this scenario within Esau’s family? After all,

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,” 2 Timothy 3:16.

Esau’s family including himself didn’t trust God by not waiting for Him to bring it to past His promise.  Abraham and Sarah did the same, they made an assumption of God’s will and took it upon themselves to make it happen. Remember, Sarah used her servant to have a child, Ishmael. 

Many Christians within the Church, assume God’s Words and prefer to believe in their own fabricated lies. So many are just interested in following the tradition of their parent, (Colossians 2:8). Some purposely avoid the truth and desire to stay in the lies and the deceptions, (2 Timothy 4:3-4). But then, there are those who seek the truth and such, need a guide to lead them in the right direction. For those, here are some of the doctrines that are misinterpreted:

The doctrine of Salvation - John 6:29, Hebrews 6:18-19.  Many Christians are not well anchored to the true salvation gospel. Their foundation is weak. Jesus is not the cornerstone of their belief. Most people mess it up because they try to introduce their own works, their own effort, their own morality to try to impress God. God is not impressed with anything that we do, only what Jesus Christ did count for God.

If you are one of them, here is the simplicity of the gospel: all you have to do to get eternal life is to believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins, it is that simple. When you put your faith in Christ and trust Him alone for your salvation, you will instantly gain eternal life. God the Father will regenerate you, you'll have a new spiritual life and eternal life and it will never be taken away from you, Hebrews 13:5. The only condition to salvation is to believe in our Lord Jesus Christ who died for you. Christianity is the only religion in which we have absolutely nothing to do to gain eternal life and nothing to do to keep it. Jesus did it all.

The doctrine of Replacement Theology Replacement theology teaches that the Church has replaced Israel in God’s plan. Many church denominations believe the Jews are no longer God’s chosen people and believe God does not have specific future plans for the nation of Israel. Israel is considered as God's firstborn son, always was and always will, Exodus 4:22. The Church is considered as children of God, 1 John 3:1. Those who accept ‘Replacement Theology” act as Jacob did toward Esau desiring to steal Esau’s birthright. Both the Church and the Nation of Israel are part of God’s plan to witness His grace and mercy toward all nations.   Take notice that the United States of America IS NOT ISRAEL, NEITHER PART OF THE LOST TEN TRIBES OF ISRAEL. Inasmuch as some Christian denominations believe that “The Church” now replaces Israel, there are many who believe that the United States is Ephraim which is one of the 12 tribes of Israel. In both cases, it is a grave error and this false belief hindered the understanding of Bible Prophecy. Another grave error is to use bible verses designated for Israel or Judah to correct or to warn the United States of America of God's impending judgement. The United States of America is a gentile nation inasmuch as all other nations, daughter of Babylon, Zechariah 2:7.

The doctrine of Spiritual Growth - Colossians 1:9, 2:2. Aren’t Christians like the Church of Laodicea judged by God as being neither cold nor hot? They proclaim to be good Christian but lack so much discernment by being comfortable swimming in a huge pool of lies, being careful not to make any wave, not to offend the secular.  God declared how ignorant they are lacking understanding of His word as stated, “you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,” Rev 3:17. As a dysfunctional Church, they have accepted these conditions as a way of life. They live a defeated life satisfied with the gift of salvation with no spiritual growth, ill-prepared for life challenge. Why? Because they do not study God’s word in depth. 

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you,” Matthew 6:33

God advises, “I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich;”  Rev 3:18.  Study God’s Word, The Bible, it is worth more than gold. Many are those who perished by fire, burn to a stake, risking their life to preserve the truth. Very few, are those who seek the truth, and very few go to the door to let the truth come in, “If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him.” Rev 3: 20.  “Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” John 18:37. Therefore, why aren’t they taking Jesus teaching by His word?


The doctrine of the Rapture - Titus 2:13. Aren’t we all like Jacob, and Rebekah, to assume and second guess God’s fulfillment of his prophetic plan? Many write books and profit from them. Dates prediction of Jesus's returns is many. There are many among the Christian communities accusing one another of heresies on controversial's subjects such as eschatology. No one loses his/her salvation over the timing of the rapture. Wither it happen before the tribulation period, halfway or at the end of the tribulation. The scripture is very specific, Christ's return is imminent, which means He will return as a thief in the night, unknown time except to God the Father.  There are no prophetic signs pertaining to His return for His bride. All prophetic signs pertain to God’s plan of establishing His Kingdom on earth through His chosen people Israel. Jesus’ parable consists of the condition of the church through many eras, so are the Epistle and the letters to the seven churches in the book of revelation. Our blessed hope is Jesus Christ's return, 1 Peter 1:3. The apostles expected Jesus's return in their time, so was the early Church and all through the centuries. Take the time to study the Doctrine of Imminence. 

The doctrine of the Creation - Genesis 1:1. Some Christians accept the theory of evolution and the big bang theory reasoning that it is quite possible that God is part of the evolution. This causes Christians to doubt God’s word and weaken their faith. Take seriously the revelation of God Spirit given to Moses. Moses wrote the first five books called the Torah. Genesis revealed the truth about how the world came about and the origin of man. 

The doctrine of Trusting God - 1 Timothy 4:10, Proverbs 3:5, Christians read short devotional scripture as does so many who read the horoscope, reasoning that it might be God’s way to reveal His will to life challenges for the coming day.  They don’t study God’s word in-depth. Christians buy lottery tickets reasoning that it might be God’s way to be relieved from the financial stress. Christians give tithes and offering with the wrong motive to appease God or to gain favours. Christians pray to the dead, in particular, Mary, Jesus’ mother. Christians perform repetitive prayers and grandiose meaningless ceremonies.  Singing meaningless, insignificant and repetitive short lyric songs, which are so different from the old hymns songs which are full of meaningful theology.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[a] your paths,” Proverbs 3:5-6

“Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” Psalm 27:14

“Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors,” Proverbs 8:34
The doctrine of Honesty - Rom. 13:13, 2 Cor. 4:2. This doctrine, in fact, is less taken seriously. Some Christians in their business practice dealt shrewdly, dishonesty and lack of sincerity. They falsify the account book, make false tax declarations, and take advantage of the ignorance of their customers.  Worst is that they see nothing wrong with this practice, Luke 16:8. To be sincere means that you hide nothing. The word sincere came from the French word “sans cire”, without wax. Commerce in pottery was a lucrative business at one time, the potter to reduce the cost of his loss due to a cracked pot that couldn’t hold water, filled the cracks with wax and sold it.  Eventually, the wax would wear out and water would leak through the crack.  That was defined as insincere.

One other area of dishonesty is Christian parents toward their own children. They lie to their children without a second thought, reasoning that there is no harm to it since they themselves experienced it when they were young. Adult not only lies to children, but they also reward them for believing a lie. They are not aware of the severe consequences.

The area’s that Christians lie to their children:
  • The tooth fairy, Christian adults keep teaching this ritual of burying the children's tooth under the pillow, and as a reward of believing a lie, a child receives a coin. A child will continue to pretend to believe only to receive a coin.
  • Easter bunny, again, children are rewarded to believe the lie, with chocolates.
  • Santa Claus, yes, children are rewarded to believe the lie with gifts.
  • Halloween, celebrating evil as good, again children are rewarded to believe the lie with candies.
ANY CHRISTIAN PARENT WHO TEACHES LIES TO CHILDREN WILL BE JUDGED SEVERELY BY GOD. Christian parents, PLEASE don't teach children to believe a lie and stop rewarding them for believing a lie. Take Jesus warning seriously:

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea."Matthew 18:6

The doctrine of our Inheritance - Eph. 1:11, 1 Pet 2:9. Esau didn’t care less about his birthright, so are many Christians toward their heritage reserved in heaven. Being satisfied with the gift of eternal life by grace alone and faith alone, many are not interested to pursue rewards such as governing as king and priest, Revelation 1:6. They are quite satisfied to be a citizen of the Kingdom of God. These rewards will be given at the Bema seat of judgment where Jesus will review our lives, Colossians 3:24, 2 John 1:8.

Conclusion

To walk with God is to have fellowship with God the Father without compromise. Christians make compromises because they make assumptions. They do not trust God and do not wait for Him just as the Isaac family did by taking action on their own. To trust God is an important lesson we must learn while waiting for Jesus Christ's return.

“This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us,”  1 John 1:5-10.

It requires more than keeping the ten commandments to walk with God.  We are to walk in the truth. Salvation, we receive by grace alone and faith alone through our Lord Jesus. To be in fellowship with God, it is to trust Him and take Him by His word. After all, Jesus set us apart from the lies:

“Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.  And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth, John 17:17-19.

“If you love Me, keep My commandments,” John 14:15.

And that is how we walk with God.

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