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Join me on this journey. Let's seek the truth together! 💡 Proverbs 8:34-36 Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts. For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh. But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.” Psalm 84: 11 For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly. 12 Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you. 1 John 5:5 Now who is the one overcoming the world, except the one believing that Jesus is the Son of God.

Sunday, 8 February 2015

Prisoner Boxcars With Shackles, and guillotines built to terminate Christians and firm Bible believers.

Revelation 20:4. Prisoner Boxcars With Shackles.
This disturbing and serious information has been circulating for some time. IS IT TRUE? When my friend Ian told me this I laughed. But something in my head said let's check it out. I know the Bible is accurate with approximately 2500 prophecies that appear in the pages of the Bible, 2000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter—no errors. So why wouldn't this prophecy be true concerning the future beheading of believers during the reign of the Antichrist? Revelation 20:4
I started by e-mailing my friend Bob Mitchell who is a Bible teacher, specializing in prophecy. Every time I meet Bob I have a list of questions to throw at him.

As I love to pick Bob's brains I believed he was a good place to start.

When his email dropped into my box I was shocked. He said "and now guilotines.Yes, my brother-in-law in America says he believes it. We chatted about it last Christmas."

Bob said to have a look at these links, so I did, and my goose pimples kept popping up. I found endless articles on this that it may be true, just as the Bible predicts in Revelation 20:4

I wanted to shout from the roof tops about this until some-one shoots me in the head. In short, this is what I found.

Thousands of prisoner boxcars with shackles and guillotines, are manufactured in Portland by GUNDERSON STEEL FABRICATION. Concentration camps are located across America, Canada and Alaska for the hour of martial law and the seizure of this nation for the New World Order.


Camps have been established to detain and ultimately terminate Christians and firm Bible believers, and what they consistently referred to as "the Resisters of the New World Order." 

Christians will be considered a major target for arrest and removal.

In one article this is referred to as the AMERICAN HOLOCAUST and The Coming NEW WORLD ORDER.

These Prisoner Boxcars have already been running for some time.


It is believed that missionaries traveling across America to evangelize and pray, stumbled across these boxcars in Montana, near Columbia Falls in Glacier. They described boxcars with shackles welded into them, and a modern guillotine at the head of each boxcar inside.

In another source, WATCHDOG, a retired military vet with a watchdog group, described yet another boxcar with shackles operation in New Hampshire, with three tiered boxcars fitted with shackles.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR THIS. 

Below I have listed the links to the 5 most popular articles with links on this disturbing and serious subject. SEEING IS BELIEVING Read them now. 

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE.
Whether or not this is true we can be certain of this Bible verse. 
Revelation 20:4 concerning the future beheading of believers during the reign of the Antichrist 

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years, King James 2000 Bible (©2003)

Here is a VERY good Video.

FIRST ARTICLE.
Pam Schuffertapfn scoffer & censor alertFri Feb 8 19:13:09 2002207.65.192.2
Source Reveals:"Prisoner Boxcars Already Running 2-3 Weeks: Many Detainees Allegedly Terminated"Date: 2/7/02 1:07:25 PM Pacific Standard TimeFrom: MyTWaryor4JCTo: AlbertoaicCC: no2nwo@muchomail.com

I have just received a disturbing phone call from a good friend and info source who must remain anonymous until further confirmation can be obtained.
This source revealed that evidence had been received that prisoner boxcars have already been running now for 2-3 weeks, in select areas and that many of the non-alien detainees that had been arrested and held imcommunicado in the wake of "9/11" were among the executed victims.
Such silent runs of prisoner boxcars were apparently taking place in Virginia, and the victims were expiring in these "boxcars with shackles" at termination facilities in that state. The source revealed that this operation is designed to occur in secret with total news media blackout, to conceal what is really occurring with these detainees from the unsuspecting American people. CLICK HERE TO READ THEIR FULL ARTICLE
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SECOND ARTICLE
AMERICAN HOLOCAUST and The Coming NEW WORLD ORDER
This blog is about the coming crisis of MARTIAL LAW and the NEW WORLD ORDER agenda for AMERICA!It also offers HOPE and the CHRISTIAN SOLUTION for their NEW WORLD ORDER's "FINAL SOLUTION." UN/FEMA Prisoner Boxcars With Shackles, Guillotines, And the NWO AGENDA for "AMERIKA"NO LONGER Considered "URBAN LEGEND"CLICK HERE TO READ THEIR FULL ARTICLE_________________________________________
THIRD ARTICLE
FEMA ORDERED 102,000 Boxcars With Shackles!
THE FACTS-GUNDERSON PRISONER BOXCARS WITH SHACKLES-A REPORT
Here is a summary of the previous information circulating about Gunderson’s PRISONER BOXCARS WITH SHACKLES from previous reports circulating all over the nation on this subject, which I have written. BRENT GUNDERSON is challenging my information. CAN YOU PROVE HIM WRONG??? Many people have raised skeptical questions about reports of prisoner BOXCARS AND SHACKLES being sighted across America. Some people think that they are only reported originally through Phil Schnieder in a Patriot interview. Recently, someone erroneously reported that MY information on them originated from Phil Schnieder. CLICK HERE TO READ THEIR FULL ARTICLE_________________________________________
FOURTH ARTICLE 
SHACKLED-BOXCARS ARE BEING SHIPPED IN FROM THE WORLD'S LARGEST POLICE STATE, CHINA:

"Metal worker Lee Harrington also described 20,000 CHINESE prisoner boxcars with shackles and modern guillotines, in the form of 40 foot railroad containers, coming into America via the west coast. They were ordered by the American government through a Senator who visited China and ordered these items. Workers unloading them became suspicious and began to investigate and discovered these horrors from China. Such 40 foot cargo containers from China are now piled up along the West Coast, especially around Long Beach Naval Shipyard, turned over the Chinese." CLICK HERE TO READ THEIR FULL ARTICLE__________________________________________
FIFTH ARTICLE
Note: This is not a typical prophetic 'word'. I have placed this here because I felt an urging to post this information for all who believe in the literal fulfillment of bible prophecy to read. If you begin this article, please read it all the way to the end, then you will understand why this message/report is so important. I personally cannot verify the existence of Concentration Camps in the US, but in light of recent events in our war on terror and the camps in Guantanamo and Iraq and the existance of an organized US policy of torture, this sounds much more credible than it did when it was first written. Please do not put this message in the 'fringe' category until you have read it all and then prayed sincerely about it. - M. Watson CLICK HERE TO READ THEIR FULL ARTICLE more

Georgia Guide Stones & The Prisoner Boxcars

The Georgia Guide Stones
Revelation 20:4 concerning the future beheading of believers during the reign of the Antichrist:-
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years, King James 2000 Bible (©2003)


What is there connection?

On the 4th Nov 2010. I Simon Brown posted on my web site. This disturbing and serious information about Prisoner Boxcars With Shackles, and guillotines built to terminate Christians and firm Bible believers. If you haven't read this click here to read the full article. CLICK HERE
If you have please read on to understand why this message and article is so important not just to believers. In my previous article I STATED IS THIS TRUE. Well in short please let me remind you. 

Thousands of prisoner boxcars with shackles and guillotines, are manufactured in Portland by GUNDERSON STEEL FABRICATION. Concentration camps are located across America, Canada and Alaska for the hour of martial law and the seizure of this nation for the New World Order.Camp's have been established to detain and ultimately terminate Christians and firm Bible believers, and what they consistently referred to as "the Resisters of the New World Order."

After posting this article I received some very interesting information from people who are literally interested in fulfillment of bible prophecy. I also prayed hard over this that I would know the truth.

Well I received comments from Christian friends of which some who laughed about this as I did in the beginning of my search. After there research none of them who came back were laughing any more yes they also now believed it was serious.

Finally I was not alone. A Christian friend Iris wrote: "I think what is happening in the USA at present, which would explain why they have these 'boxcars'. Possibly in case of any uprising, and having to impose 'martial law', causing them to remove people that oppose the government. I would suspect, if this is true, the USA is the 'beast' mentioned in the bible??? Of course, have I no idea how true all this is, guess we just stay alert and watch and wait eh!". 

I also received a phone call from a friend named Jeremy Crystal nick name Kat man don't ask why. He dose a lot of bible study and reads many books. They say readers are leaders. Any way he said: "I got your email about these 'boxcars'. Yes it is all true I have a book about the whole thing". 

I also received a email from a good Christian friend named Mark he wrote: "Hi Simon, Thanks for the article. You will note that three times revelation says 'these are they that keep the faith AND commandments of God'. There is also a youtube video out there that shows a large stone in an out of
the way field which has 10 statements. one statement says the population for the earth should be 1/2 a billion. We currently have about 7 billion!" Mark.

So I sent this to my friend Bob Mitchell who is a Bible teacher, specializing in prophecy. He said: "Hi Simon, The stones Mark is talking about are the Georgia Guide stones. They are really weird. Here are a couple of videos on them.So I checked them out. In short this is what I found out.



A message consisting of a set of ten guidelines or principles is engraved on the Georgia Guidestones in eight different languages, one language on each face of the four large upright stones. Moving clockwise around the structure from due north, these languages are: English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. Erected circa Winter 1979 of "Pyramid Blue Granite" in Elberton Georgia. It is shrouded in mystery the true identity of the man, or men, who commissioned its construction is not none as they disappeared as quick as they arrived. It has been labeled as the "Ten Commandments of the Antichrist". The Georgia Guidestones site is believed to be cult worship and for devil worship.

 

Here is the very important connection.

The first Commandment States--Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.

SO Limiting the population of the earth to 500 million will require the extermination of nine-tenths of the world’s people. AND WILL THEY START WITH Christians and firm Bible believers?

So is this why there are thousands of prisoner boxcars with shackles and guillotines, And Concentration camps located across America, Canada and Alaska for the hour of martial law and the seizure of this nation for the New World Order. To ultimately terminate Christians and firm Bible believers, and what they consistently referred to as "the Resisters of the New World Order." My wife Emma also searched the net and found ON A WEB SITE photos of Buses piled up.

 

This is one of many images just sent to us showing many school buses being painted from the normal yellow color, to a white color and the words "UN" in black are also being painted on the sides of them. This was taken at a Chevy/Oldsmobile car dealership in Lafayette, Georgia. 
Photos are of actual United Nations vehicles on the soil of America. These vehicles are coming into our ports -- namely Port Beaumont, Texas--at a staggering rate. Why? When asked why these buses were being painted white, they responded that they were contracted to paint these buses so that United Nation's troops could be transported in America.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THERE WEB SITE AND MANY MORE PHOTOS LIKE THIS



I Simon Brown made a search on the web and found out that all the painted white buses and the United Nations vehicles are only about 200 km away from THE MESSAGE OF THE GEORGIA GUIDE STONES.

THIS IS WHAT THE GUIDE STONES SAY

1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
3. Unite humanity with a living new language.
4. Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.
5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
8. Balance personal rights with social duties.
9. Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
10. Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.


An activist named Mark Dice, demanded that the Guidestones "be smashed into a million pieces claiming that the Guidestones are of "a deep Satanic origin," and that R. C. Christian, belongs to "a Luciferian secret society" related to the New World Order.

BELOW ARE SOME GOOD WEB SITES ON THIS SUBJECT.

As They Stand They Point Everywhere; Encompassing the Cardinal Directions in Orientation to the Heavens: Their Message is for Everyone CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEB SITE

On one of the highest hilltops in Elbert County, Georgia stands a huge granite monument. Engraved in eight different languages on the four giant stones that support the common capstone are 10 Guides, or commandments. That monument is alternately referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or the American Stonehenge. Though relatively unknown to most people, it is an important link to the Occult Hierarchy that dominates the world in which we live. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEB SITE



THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT



The Ancient Egyptian Cult Of The All Seeing Eye Otherwise Known As "The Crown" Centred In The Tiny 1km Square City Of London (Within Greater London City) Who Are "The Establishment Of Fallen Mans True Freemasonry". They Are The Children (Descendants) Of Satan ("The Crown") Who Is Their Founding Father And The Inventor (Their God - Copy-Right Holder) Of Civilization. 

The Georgia Guide stones
Another Gateway Into The New World Order/New Civilization Enclosure For The Sheeple By Arthur Cristian

Love For Life CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEB SITE The Georgia Guide stones - Another Gateway Into The New World Order/New Civilization Enclosure For The Sheeple by Arthur Cristian

What must we do.

SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND 

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Matthew 24:14
He that has ears to hear, let him hear.. Matthew 11:15

That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.   Romans 10:9 King James 2000 Bible (©2003)

CLICK HERE TO GO TO
THE SINNER’S PRAYER.

See hundreds of thousands of black plastic coffins in Georgia, contracted by FEMA.


A clear picture of the inside of the FEMA TRAIN? 


There are about 30,000 of these trains now around the USA, they are NOT used to transport cars as the economy has collapsed there. They are not used to transport live prisoners but FEMA coffins !!

How good are you at reading signs? Jesus expects his disciples to read the signs of the times accurately!

Jesus warns us that there are consequences for being unprepared.
We will not be prepared to meet the Lord, face to face, when he calls us unless we listen to him today. As in Jesus' story of the Ten Virgins (Matt 25:1-13) being caught off-guard.

Do you allow your work to totally absorb you and to keep you from the thought of God?

PLEASE DON'T BE ASLEEP. READ THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

By Simon Brown.

See hundreds of thousands of black plastic coffins in Georgia, contracted by FEMA.
Indefinite detention bill passes in Senate by TheTotalCollapse.com

Exactly 220 years to the date after the Bill of Rights was ratified, the US Senate today voted 86 to 13 in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, allowing the indefinite detention and torture of Americans.

After a back-and-forth in recent days between both the Senate and House yielded intense criticism from Americans attempting to hold onto their Constitutional rights, NDAA FY2012 is now on its way to the White House, where yesterday the Obama administration revealed that the president would not veto the legislation, cancelling out a warning he offered less than a month earlier.

Obama has finally brought about change to America, but it's nothing to be hopeful about.

Speaking before the Senate this afternoon, Sen. Lindsey Graham (Rep-SC) told his colleagues, "I hope you believe America is part of the battlefield." The United States is at war, he insisted, and anyone alleged to be in opposition to the US government's game will now be subjected to military-style detention indefinitely.

As RT reported earlier, one provision in NDAA FY2012 will allow for the reinstatement of "enhanced interrogation techniques," essentially making waterboarding and forms of psychological torture a very possible reality for anyone America deems to be a threat, including its own citizens who, prior to the ruling, had the US Constitution on their side.

Among the corporations which have lobbied in support of NDAA FY2012 are several military contractors, including Honeywell and Bluewater Defense, who together have received millions of dollars in Pentagon guarantees this year alone.

In his remarks Thursday afternoon, Senator Graham attacked America's current legal system, critiquing it for allowing suspected terrorists to be treated as "common criminals."

"We think al-Qaeda operatives, citizens or not, are not common criminals. We think they are crazy people," he said.

"If you're an American citizen and you want to help...destroy your own country, here is what's coming your way,"cautioned the senator. The threat he went on to impose involved indefinite military detention for everyone.

"What this legislation does," lectured Levin, "says from the Congress' point-of-view, that we expressly authorize the indefinite detention" of someone deemed a threat. "We recognize the authority of this president and every other president to hold an enemy combatant indefinitely, whether they are captured home or abroad, because that only makes sense."

Under the Act, those suspected of "belligerent" crimes can be subjected to the treatment. Graham tried to calm fears by insisting that suspected criminals will all be allowed a day in federal court, but made it clear that as long as a judge deems someone a suspect in a crime, that indefinite detention can begin without the help of any legal counsel for the defense.

"How long can you hold them? As long as it takes to make us safe," said Graham.

The senator added that, "when you join the enemy...we aren't worried about how we're going to prosecute you right away." Because of this, Miranda Rights should not be read to suspected criminals and additionally the right to an attorney is also suspended under the act.

In his closing marks, Graham ironically recited that in respect to "civil liberties and the American way of life," US citizens must fight. "If we don't fight for it, we're going to lose it."

Before the Senate came to their final vote today, Sen. Levin asked that a remark from the White House yesterday insisting that the president's aides will no longer recommend a veto be added to the record.

Opposition in the Senate was thin but existent today. Senator Mark Udall (Dem-CO) cautioned lawmakers that these provisions will "deny American citizens their due process rights," and thus not only "make us less safe, but would serve as an unprecedented threat to our constitutional liberties."

"If we start labeling our citizens as enemies of the United States without any due process, I think we will have done serious damage" to the Constitution, he added, before also calling the legislation politically expedient.

Despite his reservations, Senator Udall reluctantly stated that he was voting in favor, noting that America's military depends on a quick passing of the act. Still, he said of the dangerous provisions to the act that will allow for the indefinite detention, "I remain unconvinced of their benefit."

"Now we may be jeopardizing entire cases by adding new layers of bureaucracy and questionable legal processes," added Udall. He said the legislation will present "numerous constitutional questions" and will go against a counterterrorism community he described as "already nimble."

"For those of you who join me in voicing opposition to the detention provisions, I want to thank you," said Udall.

"Though I intend to vote for the final passing of the bill...I want to make clear that I do not fully support this bill. I sincerely believe that this debate is not over and there is much work to do."

Udall waved a copy of the US Constitution from the Senate floor before his colleagues as he made his closing remarks, reminding them that they all took an oath to uphold it. In the first ten amendments, collectively called the Bill of Rights, the Constitution grants Americans freedoms against searches, arrests and seizure without a probable cause. That legislation would have turned 220 years old today, had Congress not crushed it on the Senate floor.
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UPDATE. Sunday, 8 February 2015.

NOW THE USA GOVERNMENT CAN LEGALLY KILL CHRISTIANS. Is it true?

NOW THE USA GOVERNMENT CAN LEGALLY KILL CHRISTIANS. It this true?

Dear friends have you read this disturbing information below by Bill Dannemeyer.
I would be very interested to hear your views. It this true?

By Bill Dannemeyer
U.S. Congressman, 1979-1992. 
          Your U.S. government can now legally kill Christians for the "crime" of worshipping Jesus Christ!  A diabolic deception has been perpetrated on the American people by their OWN leaders, Senators and Congressmen, who have sold their soul to the devil.  On March 5, 1991, in the House of Representatives, and March 7, 1991, in the U.S. Senate, without any knowledge of, or input by, the people of the United States, U.S. Senators and Congressmen passed a law that is so outrageous - and frankly unconstitutional - that it forces the American people to be bound by a set of monstrous rules, called the Noahide Laws, rules that make the belief in Jesus Christ a crime punishable by decapitation by guillotine!  On March 20, 1991, President George H.W. Bush, a supposed Christian, signed the bill into law.

          Before you respond, "NO, that cannot be - not in our free country!" let me explain.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE BY THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM.

The fact is this is all predicted in the end times-death by beheading. 

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 
Revelation 20:4.
Some years ago I wrote about  Prisoner Boxcars With Shackles, and guillotines built to terminate Christians and firm Bible believers. And the Georgia Guide Stones & FEMA Concentration Camps. This has been the most read article on my old web site with over 30,000 readers. Proving Christians are most certainly concerned. Yet again more  Bible prophecies are being fulfilled.

And NOW the new disturbing information by The Washington 
 Examiner: Guillotine:
Federal judge wants firing squads and guillotines instead of lethal injections

The guillotines for beheading confirms with the Prisoner Boxcars to transport people to the FEMA Concentration Camps, were they could detain and ultimately terminate Christians and firm Bible believers, and what they consistently referred to as "the Resisters of the New World Order."

We know the Bible is accurate because it has 1000's of prophecies that appear in the pages of the Bible, of which already 100's have been fulfilled with no errors. So why wouldn't this prophecy be true concerning the future beheading of believers during the reign of the Antichrist? Revelation 20:4.

This is a subject I have discussed many times with my friend Bob Mitchell who is a Bible teacher, specializing in prophecy. When I asked him about the Prisoner Boxcars, if it could be true, he told me: Yes, my brother-in-law in America says he believes it. We chatted about it one Christmas."

It seems clear to me all the evidence is stacking up, and frightening to read as some have called this the AMERICAN HOLOCAUST and The Coming NEW WORLD ORDER.

Its always important to research and look at the facts.
Are there any facts to support this disturbing information?
1. There are Concentration camps located across America, Canada and Alaska for the hour of martial law and the seizure of this nation for the New World Order.

2. Many believe there are Thousands of prisoner boxcars on rail ways of which lead to the Concentration camps.

3.  THE MESSAGE OF THE GEORGIA GUIDE STONES.
From my article: Georgia Guide Stones & The Prisoner Boxcars.
The first Commandment States--Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
SO Limiting the population of the earth to 500 million will require the extermination of nine-tenths of the world's people. AND WILL THEY START WITH Christians and firm Bible believers?
So is this why there are thousands of prisoner boxcars? And Concentration camps located across America, Canada and Alaska for the hour of martial law and the seizure of this nation for the New World Order. To ultimately terminate Christians and firm Bible believers, and what they consistently referred to as "the Resisters of the New World Order."

4. There are hundreds of thousands of black plastic coffins in Georgia, contracted by FEMA. SEE VIDEO BELOW.

5. And NOW the new disturbing information by The Washington Post: ''Guillotine'' firing squads saying it is better than lethal injection, says prominent federal judge.

6. Pastor D. A. Waite, sent me an article which states in his email:
But were you also aware a federal judge has now joined the ranks of those pushing for the use of guillotines nationwide? Now do you see why they "botch" executions? They need to make the people demand a better way to kill. PROPHECY WILL BE FULFILLED!  (From the video commentary)
7. If we believe the Bible, then we have to believe this prophecy, prophesied which has to be true concerning the future beheading of believers during the reign of the Antichrist? Revelation 20:4.

8. In Matthew 24:9, Jesus tells us: Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 
This prophecy started from the time of Jesus and has increased to alarming rates of around 450 Christian Persecutions a day. SEE VIDEO HERE.
It seems to me this prophecy would end and be fully fulfilled at Revelation 20:4.

9.  And it is a fact, I am hated by many atheists who hate to hear the good news of the Gospels.Some have gone as far as saying and wishing bad things to me, when I have always shone love, who I am sure would love to see Christians dead and out the way. Precisely what Jesus said: And ye shall be hated. And shall kill you.

10. In a recent article I wrote: THE FIG TREE and Emma Brown picking figs. In the parable of the Fig Tree. Matthew 24:32. Jesus expects his disciples to read the signs of the times. And nearly (ALL) the signs of Jesus returning are here.

CONCLUSION
The information regarding the guillotines, The Concentration camps, The Thousands of prisoner boxcars, THE MESSAGE OF THE GEORGIA GUIDE STONES, the new disturbing information by The Washington Post: ''Guillotine'' firing squads ''could'' all be linked, true and genuine for the prophecy of Revelation 20:4, to take place and be fulfilled.

I think I might shout from the roof tops about this until some-one shoots me. But there again beheading could be better.
I wish I could ask John the Baptist what beheading feels like.

I don't believe there will be any pain from loosing our head's if it is done by the guillotine. I believe this shows God’ mercy. 


We will just fall asleep and wake up when Jesus returns to call us from our sleep, and live for ever with our King Jesus, where GOD will wipe every tear from our eyes for ever. Amen.
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. Matthew 10:39.



Saturday, 7 February 2015

The heavens including the magnificent universe declares God.

The heavens including the magnificent universe, the earth, the sea and all complex DNA the building blocks of intelligent Design, which is 100000000000000000000000000000000 billion times more complex than clockwork, declares and proves, confirms and establishes the ''TRUTH'' the evidence that reveals the facts of an intelligent designer as told in the Holy Bible.

The heavens including the magnificent universe, the earth, the sea and all complex DNA the building blocks of intelligent Design, which is 100000000000000000000000000000000 billion times more complex than clockwork, declares and proves, confirms and establishes the ''TRUTH'' the evidence that reveals the facts of an intelligent designer as told in the Holy Bible.

Is anything too hard for the Lord? Genesis 18:14. Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me? Jeremiah 32:27. "Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. Jeremiah 32:17.

If we would only believe what the bible tells us.  Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. Psalms 146:3. Dear friends let us believe what the bible states, as our FUTURE depends on IT. He who has ears let him hear. Matthew 11:15. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. Psalms 118:8. Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Psalms 40:4 Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he? Isaiah 2:22 This is what the LORD says: "Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the LORD. Jeremiah 17:5 SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14. Click on the banner below and give your life to Jesus and be saved. Amen. 

God Promises if you put your trust in Him and believe in His son Jesus Christ, the time will come when He will wipe away every tear from your eyes. And there will be no more pain or suffering ever again. God will pour out His love for you, forever. Do you want to be a part of God's family? Then surrender your heart to God. Say this prayer with me, and this prayer will change your life. This prayer will change your destination to come. And this prayer will be the most important event in your life. The most important words you have ever said:


READ the full article by Wikipedia, The Historicity of Jesus on my Prophecies In The Bible page.


DID YOU KNOW? The Roman historian Tacitus referred to Christus and his execution by Pontius Pilate in his Annals (written ca. AD 116), book 15, chapter 44. The very negative tone of Tacitus' comments on Christians make the passage extremely unlikely to have been forged by a Christian scribe and the Tacitus reference is now widely accepted as an independent confirmation of Christ's crucifixion. READ the full article by Wikipedia, The Historicity of Jesus on my Prophecies In The Bible page. 

Friday, 6 February 2015

Time Is Short — Are You Ready to Surrender Your Life to God?

 IMPORTANT UPDATE — NEW RESEARCH AVAILABLE

This subject has now been completely rewritten and expanded with additional research and evidence.

READ THE NEW UPDATED ARTICLE HERE: 

Surrender Your Life to God Through His Son, Jesus Christ

OR CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW

A man kneels in prayer before God at sunrise beside an open Bible and cross, reminding us that time is short and calling people to surrender their lives to our heavenly Father through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Life is short, but God's invitation is open to everyone. Through His Son, Jesus Christ, our heavenly Father offers forgiveness, hope, and the promise of eternal life. Turn to God, seek Him with all your heart, and discover the peace and salvation found in His Word.

The Joseph stone or Stele of the famine or Famine Stela.


Joseph Stone Known among the local Muslims, This amazing discovery called the Joseph stone which reports about the seven year famine of Egypt, who was at that time Pharaoh Djoser in Sakkara. And as told in G  Read more:

Known among the local Muslims, This amazing discovery called the Joseph stone which reports about the seven year famine of Egypt, who was at that time Pharaoh Djoser in Sakkara. And as told in Genesis 41:14.


Pharaoh's Dreams

14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh. 15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it." 16 "I cannot do it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires." 17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile, 18 when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds. 19 After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt. 20 The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first. 21 But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up. 22 "In my dreams I also saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk. 23 After them, seven other heads sprouted—withered and thin and scorched by the east wind. 24 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none could explain it to me." 25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream. 27 The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine. 28 "It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do. 29 Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt, 30 but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land. 31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe. 
32 The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.
 




God Promises if you put your trust in Him and believe in His son Jesus Christ, the time will come when He will wipe away every tear from your eyes. And there will be no more pain or suffering ever again. God will pour out His love for you, forever. Do you want to be a part of God's family? Then surrender your heart to God.








Wednesday, 4 February 2015

What Did Pliny the Younger Write About the Early Christians?

 IMPORTANT UPDATE — NEW RESEARCH AVAILABLE

This subject has now been completely rewritten and expanded with additional research and evidence.

AN IMPORTANT ROMAN WITNESS TO EARLY CHRISTIANITY

By Simon Brown

READ THE NEW UPDATED ARTICLE HERE: PLINY THE YOUNGER ON CHRISTIANS

OR CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW

Pliny the Younger and early Christians, illustrating his letter to Emperor Trajan around AD 111–113 and its importance as non-Christian Roman evidence for early Christianity.

Pliny the Younger was a Roman governor who wrote to Emperor Trajan around AD 111–113 asking how Christians should be treated. His surviving correspondence describes Christians gathering regularly, singing hymns to Christ, refusing to worship the Roman gods and remaining committed to their faith. It is one of the earliest surviving non-Christian Roman accounts of the Christian movement.

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Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Bible prophecies being fulfilled. THE GREAT TRIBULATION IS COMING.

THE TRIBULATION IS COMING.


Bible prophecies being fulfilled.
 THE GREAT TRIBULATION IS COMING.

And here is the (greatest) end times  


Bible prophecy.
   
  
 


And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Luke 21:28. 
Matthew 24:21 - 22.
WE ARE IN THE LAST DAYS. JESUS IS RETURNING AND SO IS THE COMING OF
 (THE GREAT TRIBULATION)
BORN AGAIN BELIEVERS ARE YOU READY. LIVING FOR CHRIST AND IN CHRIST DAILY?
By Simon Brown.


Jesus told us. The lesson of the Fig Tree. In (Mark 13:28-31; Luke 21:29-33)
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh.
How good are you at reading signs? By the parable of the Fig Tree. Jesus expects his disciples to read the signs of the times.
And nearly (ALL) the signs of Jesus returning are here.

As is the Bible prophecy of the most fearful time in human history for those who are not born again. Called (THE GREAT TRIBULATION)


For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Matthew 24:21 - 22. King James Bible


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Guardian News reports.
The International Monetary Fund has warned that a housing bubble could derail the UK's economic recovery, as it urged the government to consider reining in the Help to Buy scheme and called on the Bank of England to clamp down on risky mortgages. Guardian News and Media. http://www.theguardian.com/
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Global Debt Exceeds $100 Trillion as Governments Binge, BIS Says.
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And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matthew 24:12: - 15. King James Bible


Persecution of Christians.
Every day Christians are Persecuted for their faith. ABOUT 1 EVERY 3 MINUTES.
160,000 A YEAR.
Confirming with Bible prophecies fulfilled by Jesus Christ when He said in Matthew 24:8 - 12.
All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
This prophecy has continued and increased right through the generations to alarming levels.


These prophecies continue to demonstrate the accuracy and teachings of Jesus Christ.


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The devil is still out numbered and he has limited power. Satan comes with all signs and lying wonders. 

According to a study revealed by the "Elite Daily', that there are now more people in England who believe in UFO's than God! Statistics are showing that roughly 33 million UK citizens believe in the existence of aliens while only 27 million believe in the existence of God.
The UFO phenomenon is real, burgeoning and not going away, research confirms it is only increasing and I believe UFO manifestations are a major component for us to understand these end times we are now living in. While most of the church appears to choose to ignore the phenomena, I believe it is part of The Coming Great Deception.
Why do these people who have been abducted by them believe they are coming here in the near future?
THE ALIENS/DEMONS ARE DECEIVING PEOPLE INTO MAKING THEM BELIEVE THEY CREATED GOD, JESUS, THE WORLD AND THE HUMANS RACE.
WHY? are people found abducted against their own will, with some kind of microchip implant that have to be removed? Could these chip implants be something to do with the prophecy of the mark of the beast? 666, which is the sign of the Antichrist, and is mentioned in Revelation 13:15-18.
It certainly seems a coincidence. 
I find it interesting that there is a theory about the number 666 being the notorious Emperor Nero a Roman emperor who persecuted Christians. Tradition says Nero had the Apostle Paul beheaded about 64 or 65 A.D. And again we have another prophecy saying Christians who do not take the mark of the beast 666 will be beheaded in Revelation 20:4.
King James Bible:
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Lets pray we are one of the 5 wise virgins in Matthew 25:1 to 13, and will escape the beheading in Revelation 20:4. And the worst part of THE GREAT TRIBULATION.
For looking up and being ready for Jesus to return at any day.
King James Bible:
I 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. 
Revelation 3:8.
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
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Historicity of Jesus – The Historical Evidence for Jesus Christ

Historicity of Jesus poster showing historical evidence for Jesus Christ with ancient scrolls, the Pilate Stone inscription, three crosses, and Simon Brown's research blog.

This illustration highlights the historical evidence for Jesus Christ, including ancient manuscripts, archaeological discoveries, Roman inscriptions such as the Pilate Stone, and historical sources that support the existence, crucifixion, and impact of Jesus. Discover the full research at https://wwwrealdiscoveriesorg-simon.blogspot.com/


Introduction

Dear friends,

Thank you for joining me in this next article, where I will continue our examination of the evidence concerning Jesus Christ and the reliability of the Bible.

As Christians, we are called to share the truth with kindness and patience. Many people reject the Bible simply because they have never examined the evidence for themselves. Rather than responding with anger, we should seek to present the facts clearly, allowing the evidence to speak for itself.

The apostle Paul encouraged believers:

"Test all things; hold fast what is good."
1 Thessalonians 5:21

This is exactly what we should do. We should never be afraid to examine the evidence honestly, for genuine truth has nothing to fear from investigation.

Earlier today, I received the following comment from an unbeliever:

"How sad for you personally, shutting your eyes from reality. There is proof for forgery and lies in every part of the Bible... Jesus never existed. Jesus was copied from earlier myths..."

Comments like this are common on the internet. Many people confidently repeat claims they have heard from others without ever investigating whether those claims are supported by the historical evidence.

This is precisely why articles such as this are so important.

Rather than simply expressing opinions, we can examine what historians, archaeologists, ancient manuscripts, and recognised scholars have discovered. When we do, we find that many of the popular claims made against Jesus and the Bible simply do not stand up to careful investigation.

One useful place to begin is the Wikipedia article entitled "Historicity of Jesus."

Although Wikipedia should not be treated as the final authority on any subject, it provides a useful overview because its articles summarise research from numerous historians, archaeologists, biblical scholars, and academic publications, with extensive references provided at the end of each article.

Many sceptics dismiss Christian websites as biased because they are written by believers. Wikipedia, however, attempts to summarise the broad scholarly discussion and references both Christian and non-Christian sources.

Interestingly, even this overview acknowledges two historical facts that are accepted by the overwhelming majority of historians:

  • Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist.

  • Jesus was crucified under the Roman governor Pontius Pilate.

These are two of the most important events recorded in the New Testament, and they are widely accepted by scholars regardless of their personal religious beliefs.

As we continue through this study, we will examine the historical evidence in greater detail and also consider the remarkable fulfilment of biblical prophecy, which provides yet another powerful witness to the truthfulness and reliability of the Scriptures.

The historicity of Jesus concerns the analysis of historical evidence to determine whether Jesus of Nazareth existed as a historical figure, and whether any of the major milestones in his life as portrayed in the gospels can be confirmed as historical events. Historicity is the historical actuality or authenticity of persons and events, as opposed to being myth, legend, or fiction.
The historicity of Jesus is distinct from the related study of the historical Jesus, which refers to scholarly reconstructions of the life of Jesus based primarily on critical analysis of the gospel texts.
Since the 18th century a number of quests for the historical Jesus have taken place, and historical critical methods for studying the historicity of Jesus have been developed. Unlike for some figures in ancient history, the available sources are all documentary. In conjunction with Biblical sources such as the Pauline Letters and the Synoptic Gospels, three passages in non-Christian works have been used to support the historicity of Jesus. These are two passages in the writings of the Jewish historian Josephus, and one from the Roman historian Tacitus. Although the authenticity of all three passages has been disputed to varying degrees, most scholars believe that all three are at least partially authentic.
The majority viewpoint among scholars is that Jesus existed, but scholars differ about the beliefs and teachings of Jesus as well as the accuracy of the parts of his life that have been recorded in the Gospels. Scholars who believe that Jesus existed differ on the historicity of specific episodes described in the Biblical accounts, 
but most scholars agree that Jesus was a GalileanJew who was born between 7-4 BC and died 30-36 AD, that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, that he was crucified by the order of the Roman PrefectPontius Pilate and that he lived in Galilee and Judea and did not preach or study elsewhere. The theory that Jesus never existed at all has very little scholarly support.
  

Historicity.
Historicity is the historical actuality or historical authenticity of a person or event, as opposed to being a myth, legend, or fiction. Historicity focuses on the truth value of knowledge claims about the past (denoting historical actuality, authenticity, and factuality.) The historicity of a claim about the past is its factual status.
Questions regarding historicity concern not just the issue of "what really happened," but also the issue of how modern observers can come to know "what really happened."This second issue is closely tied to historical research practices and methodologies for analyzing the reliability of primary sources and other evidence.
Evidence of Jesus
The sources for the historicity of Jesus are mainly Christian sources, such as the gospels and the purported letters of the apostles. The authenticity and reliability of these sources has been questioned by many scholars, and few events mentioned in the gospels are universally accepted.
There are three mentions of Jesus in non-Christian sources, which have been used in historical analyses of the existence of Jesus. These are two mentions in the works of 1st-century Roman historian Josephus and one mention in the works of the 2nd-century Roman historian Tacitus.
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews, written around 93-94 AD, includes two references to the biblical Jesus Christ in Books 18 and 20. The general scholarly view is that while the longer passage, known as the Testimonium Flavianum, is most likely not authentic in its entirety, it is broadly agreed upon that it originally consisted of an authentic nucleus, which was then subject to Christian interpolation or forgery. Of the other mention in Josephus, Josephus scholar Louis H. Feldman has stated that "few have doubted the genuineness" of Josephus' reference to Jesus in Antiquities 20, 9, 1 and it is only disputed by a small number of scholars.
Roman historian Tacitus referred to Christus and his execution by Pontius Pilate in his Annals (written ca. AD 116), book 15, chapter 44. The very negative tone of Tacitus' comments on Christians make the passage extremely unlikely to have been forged by a Christian scribe and the Tacitus reference is now widely accepted as an independent confirmation of Christ's crucifixion, although some scholars question the authenticity of the passage on various different grounds.
Classical historian Michael Grant wrote that:
If we apply to the New Testament, as we should, the same sort of criteria as we should apply to other ancient writings containing historical material, we can no more reject Jesus' existence than we can reject the existence of a mass of pagan personages whose reality as historical figures is never questioned.
Accepted historic facts.
Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed, and most biblical scholars and classical historians see the theories of his non-existence as effectively refuted. In antiquity, the existence of Jesus was never denied by those who opposed Christianity. Geoffrey Blainey notes that a few scholars have argued that Jesus did not exist, but writes that Jesus' life was in fact "astonishingly documented" by the standards of the time - more so than any of his contemporaries - with numerous books, stories and memoirs written about him. The problem for the historian, wrote Blainey, is not therefore, determining whether Jesus actually existed, but rather in considering the "sheer multitude of detail and its inconsistencies and contradictions". There is, however, widespread disagreement among scholars on the details of the life of Jesus mentioned in the gospel narratives, and on the meaning of his teachings.
According to New Testament scholar James Dunn, nearly all modern scholars consider the baptism of Jesus and his crucifixion to be historically certain. He states that these "two facts in the life of Jesus command almost universal assent" and "rank so high on the 'almost impossible to doubt or deny' scale of historical facts" that they are often the starting points for the study of the historical Jesus.
Bart D. Ehrman states that the existence of Jesus and his crucifixion by the Romans is attested to by a wide range of sources including Josephus and Tacitus. John P. Meier views the crucifixion of Jesus as historical fact and states that based on the criterion of embarrassment Christians would not have invented the painful death of their leader. Meier states that a number of other criteria, e.g. the criterion of multiple attestation (i.e. confirmation by more than one source), the criterion of coherence (i.e. that it fits with other historical elements) and the criterion of rejection (i.e. that it is not disputed by ancient sources) help establish the crucifixion of Jesus as a historical event. Biblical scholar John Dominic Crossan, highly skeptical with regard to the Gospel accounts of miracles, wrote in 1995
That (Jesus) was crucified is as sure as anything historical can ever be, since both Josephus and Tacitus... agree with the Christian accounts on at least that basic fact.
One of the arguments in favour of the historicity of the baptism of Jesus by John is that it is a story which the early Christian Church would have never wanted to invent, typically referred to as the criterion of embarrassment in historical analysis. Based on this criterion, given that John baptised for the remission of sins, and Jesus was viewed as without sin, the invention of this story would have served no purpose, and would have been an embarrassment given that it positioned John above Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew attempts to offset this problem by having John feel unworthy to baptise Jesus and Jesus giving him permission to do so in Matthew 3:14-15.
Leading historian of ancient history Robin Lane Fox states "Jesus was born in Galilee". Co-director of Ancient Cultures Research Centre at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Alanna Nobbs has stated "While historical and theological debates remain about the actions and significance of this figure, his fame as a teacher, and his crucifixion under the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate, may be described as historically certain."

Amy-Jill Levine has summarized the situation by stating that "there is a consensus of sorts on the basic outline of Jesus' life" in that most scholars agree that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, and over a period of one to three years debated Jewish authorities on the subject of God, gathered followers, and was crucified by Roman prefect Pontius Pilate who officiated 26-36 AD.

There is much in dispute as to his previous life, childhood, family and place of residence, of which the canonical gospels are almost completely silent. This silence is a problematic fact in explaining the historiography of Jesus. It has been suggested that it was the result of a conflict between the Nazarene Jewish followers of Jesus, led by his brother James, and the nascent Gentilic Christians led by the Apostle Paul.

Scholars attribute varying levels of certainty to other episodes. E.P. Sanders and Craig A. Evans independently state that there are two other incidents in the life of Jesus that can be considered historical: that Jesus called disciples, and that he caused a controversy at the Temple. This extended view assumes that there are eight elements about Jesus and his followers that can be viewed as historical facts-four episodes in the life of Jesus and four about him and his followers, namely:
  • Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. He called disciples. He had a controversy at the Temple. Jesus was crucified by the Romans near Jerusalem.
  • Jesus was a Galilean. His activities were confined to Galilee and Judea. After his death his disciples continued. Some of his disciples were persecuted.
Scholarly agreement on this extended list is not universal.
The Mishnah (c. 200) may refer to Jesus and reflect the early Jewish traditions of portraying Jesus as a sorcerer or magician. Other possible references to Jesus and his execution may exist in the Talmud, but they also aim to discredit his actions, not deny his existence.

Myth theory
Main article: Christ myth theory
The Christ myth theory is the proposition that Jesus of Nazareth never existed, or if he did, he had virtually nothing to do with the founding of Christianity and the accounts in the gospels.

The theory that Jesus never existed at all has very little scholarly support.
Historicity of Jesus. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Sunday, 1 February 2015

Are you a Christian? Remember our calling? The Parables of Jesus.

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. Matthew 13:35

1, Preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15. 2, 
Publish among all nations. Mark 13:10.
3, Witness unto all nations. Matthew 24:14. 4, 
Pulling them out of the fire. Jude 1:23. 5, 
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men. Matthew 10:32 KJV.

Remember what Jesus taught in his important parables. Like: The Talents (Mt 25:14-30)



Many are the lessons that can be gleaned from this parable of “The Talents”. The main lesson is simple: Be productive where the Lord has given you ability and opportunity!
Teaching God's love, mercy, forgiveness and grace.

Including declaring the terrors of the Lord, and of hell, and of everlasting damnation to the non-believers.

THE PARABLE APPLIED. By Mark A. Copeland. 
1. Main points of the parable: a. Be faithful in using the opportunities for service which the Lord has given us b. Diligence is rewarded; negligence is punished 

2. Other points to be noted (adapted from Hendricksen’s commentary): a. Whatever we have, whether opportunities or abilities, belongs to God; we may possess, but God owns; we are simply stewards - Mt 25:14.
READ The Parables of Jesus. By Mark A.  Copeland. Or WATCH The Parables of Jesus.

The Parables of Jesus. "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter what  has been hidden since the foundation of the world."  Matthew 13:35.