Simon Brown.

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.

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Bible Prophecies Fulfilled, and STILL Being Fulfilled Proving We Are In The End Times.

Bible Prophecies Fulfilled, and STILL Being Fulfilled Proving We Are In The End Times.


Who needs to be a Scientist, to see and understand how this beautiful planet has and is becoming a dangerous world?

No need to answer, but lets instead take a look at the physical evidence of the Bible Prophecies.

I am no Scientist, but just an ordinary man off the street.

Simon Brown reading the Bible.

Yet, I can very easily see, what all humans can see, that there has been many wars, earthquakes, and still are countless natural disasters, increasing more and more, just like how birth pains increase in a women leading up to her giving birth.

That's odd, as Jesus said in Matthew 24:6 And you will begin to hear of wars and rumors of wars. Behold, do not be alarmed; for it is necessary to take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 And all these are the beginning of birth pains.

Precisely what Jesus said, has happened.

Are you saying that's a coincidence?

Please then read on with an open mind and discover more!

On top of the countless natural disasters, the human race has become like the days of Sodom and Gomorrah, 

Simon at Sodom and Gomorrah,

and as the wicked time in the days of Noah, when GOD could no longer allow his creation to continue as it was, 

Evidence Noah's Biblical Flood Happened, Says Robert Ballard

with the rebelliousness, unrepentant, unbelievers and wickedness of the whole human race, that GOD had to finally put His foot down and destroy everyone with a great flood, except for the only righteous man Noah and his family, who obeyed, and trusted in GOD, which is a literal picture and Bible Prophecy of what will happen again, in the near future.

The Flood tablets Proving the Bible.

Readiness at Any Hour

(Genesis 6:1-7; Mark 13:32-37; Luke 12:35-48)

36 But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, nor the Son, except the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and took away all; so also will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two will be in the field: one is taken, and one is left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one is taken, and one is left.

Simon Brown reading the Bible.

What worries me, is what most refuse to believe, yet what I so easily see, is what most of the human race can see, but yet who are NOT willing to believe, accept and repent.

I see exactly what has been Prophesied in the Bible as above and below, as plain and clear proof of the accuracy of the Holy Bible, and yet when we talk to our neighbours, friends, and family, in hope to warn them to repent, believe and be saved, their eyes, ears, and hearts remain closed.

Most humans will agree the world is falling apart around us, and yet even though Jesus said things would get worse and worse, most still refuse to believe what has been written in the Bible, telling us unbelief, wickedness, sin, and the world's disasters, would get worse and worse, until GOD will again destroy and renew the world, raising the dead and the unrepentant to be punished, and rewarding the righteous with a new and perfect eternal life, John 3:16.

For God so loved the world that He gave the only begotten Son, so that everyone believing in Him should not perish, but should have eternal life.

As we all know, how there are countless Natural disasters all over the world, like famines earthquakes, great floods, droughts, and terrible fires, fierce storms and hurricanes like Hurricane Ida, destroying everything in its way.

Even President Biden reported how the world would get worse and worse which agrees with the Bible prophecies:

NYTimes.com reads: 

Transcript of Biden’s Speech on Climate Change and Hurricane Ida

“The nation and the world are in peril,” President Biden said after touring storm damage in New York and Jersey. “And that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/us/politics/biden-speech-transcript-hurricane-ida.html

We also have The Animal world DYING!

The dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article tells us:

As we also read in https://www.brauntoncountrysidecentre.org/Insects are dying out up to 8 times faster than larger animals and 41% of insect species face extinction.

INSECTS ARE DYING OUT

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We then have SIN and wickedness increasing and abounding, throughout the whole world, yet again fulfilling another Bible prophecy in 2 Timothy 3:2 Berean Literal Bible

Evil in the Last Days

1 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will be present. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, proud, verbally abusive, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, savage, haters of good, 4 betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And turn away from these.

There are now many that believe Sin is good, and good is Sin.

As we all know, how Children are now taught how It's normal to be gay and marry the same sex.

And yet the obvious fact is, there would be no humans race, if humans were meant to marry there own sex, proving GOD did not design man to marry man and women to marry women, which is a fact on its own, proving we have an intelligent designer who created male and female to be one, as told in the Bible, where GOD tells us we are to multiply and fill the earth, just as the human race has done, as told in Genesis 1:28, which again is in line with the Bible, proving the absolute accuracy of the Bible.

Berean Study Bible

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Matthew 19:4

And answering He said, "Have you not read that the One having created from the beginning 'made them male and female,' 

Cross References

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

And yet despite all the staggering Bible prophecies fulfilled and still being fulfilled, proving yet again another Bible prophecy in Mathew 13, most of the human race take no notice of the accuracy and the warnings as told by the word of GOD, as we read: 

The Purpose of Jesus' Parables

The Parables of Jesus.

(Mark 4:10-12)

Mathew 13:

10 And the disciples having approached, said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 And answering He said to them, “Because it has been granted to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been granted. 12 For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will be in abundance. And whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Because of this I speak to them in parables:

‘Because seeing they do not see,

and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.’

14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, saying:

‘In hearing you will hear and never understand;

and in seeing you will see and never perceive.

15 For the heart of this people has grown dull,

and they barely hear with the ears,

and they have closed their eyes,

lest ever they should see with the eyes,

and they should hear with the ears,

and they should understand with the heart,

and should turn,

and I will heal them.’

16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17 For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.

The Parable of the Sower Explained

(Mark 4:13-20)

18 You, therefore, hear the parable of the one having sown: 19 Everyone hearing the word of the kingdom and not understanding, the evil one comes and snatches away that having been sown in his heart. This is the one having been sown on the path.

20 And the one having been sown upon the rocky places, this is the one hearing the word and immediately receiving it with joy. 21 And he has in himself no root, but is temporary. And having come tribulation or persecution on account of the word, immediately he falls away.

22 And the one having been sown among the thorns, this is the one hearing the word, but the care of this present age and the deceit of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

23 But the one having been sown on the good soil, this is the one hearing the word and understanding, who indeed brings forth fruit and produces—indeed, some a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.”

What will it take to wake up the whole human race?

By the looks of yet another great, terrible and fearful Bible prophecy, we read how GOD again will put His foot down and wake up this world by sending His Only Begotten Son Jesus, which by then the whole human race will finally SEE and believe, but sadly then GODS grace through Jesus will have come to its end, including the time to REPENT, will be to late, for as the door was shut on Noah's Ark, when Noah was preaching to repent and come onto the Ark, but people instead laughed at Noah, so will it be on Jesus return, but this time they will not laugh, but will gnash their teeth.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

(Mark 13:28-31; Luke 21:29-33)

32 Now learn the parable of the fig tree: When its branch already may have become tender and it puts forth leaves, you know that the summer is near. 33 So also you, when you see all these things, know that He is near, at the doors. 34 Truly I say to you that this generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place. 35 The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away.

Readiness at Any Hour

(Genesis 6:1-7; Mark 13:32-37; Luke 12:35-48)

36 But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, nor the Son,e except the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark, 39and they were unaware until the flood came and took away all; so also will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two will be in the field: one is taken, and one is left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one is taken, and one is left.

42 Therefore keep watch, for you do not know on what day your Lord comes. 43 And know this, that if the master of the house had known in what time of night the thief comes, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Because of this, you also be ready, for the Son of Man comes in that hour you do not expect.

45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has set over his household, to give to them the food in season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, having come, will find thus doing. 47 Truly I say to you that he will set him over all of his possessing.

48 But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My master delays,’ 49and should begin to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and to drink with those being drunkards, 50the master of that servant will come in a day in which he does not expect, and in an hour which he is unaware, 51and will cut him in pieces, and will appoint his place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Bible Is Clear, GOD Is In Control.

And yet according to atheists, there is NO GOD, which would mean the earth is spinning out of control.

Isaiah 44:24: Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb: "I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who ALONE stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth BY MYSELF.

Isaiah 48:12 "Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 13 Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.

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evolution

Did You know That DNA Has Never Changed In Any Way, Shape Or Form?

How is this possible that very clever people who are Evolutionists like Scientist, Pathologist, Geologists, biologists, and so on, and yet believe in the impossible, that life developed by random chance called evolution?

https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-evolution tells us:

Evolution is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection. The theory of evolution is based on the idea that all species? are related and gradually change over time

And yet even ordinary people like me understand what is so simple to understand, that life did not develop over 25 million years. That is pure nonsense.

This is because we can see the plain and simple evidence of how LIFE is created right in front of our own eyes, when the complex highly sophisticated DNA, the building blocks of life, meet together in the SPERM and the EGG from intercourse, which creates highly intelligent creatures like insects, animals and us humans, in front of our eyes, which clearly do not take millions of years, but has been designed in the DNA, from an intelligent designer as GOD ALMIGHTY tells us:

GOD is GOD ALONE.

Just as the history's greatest scientists mainly believed in creation by God. 

The Trinity is false.

English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton (described in his own day as a "natural philosopher") who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution. Although the laws of motion and universal gravitation became Newton's best-known discoveries, he warned against using them to view the Universe as a mere machine, as if akin to a great clock. He said, "Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion. God governs all things and knows all that is or can be done.

There are many Atheists who may say, well, I am not a wicked person, as I would not hurt a flee, and that may well be true, and yet they do not understand how their unbelief contributes toward's wickedness, simply because, when we say and believe there is no GOD, the very commandments GOD has given us to protect us, saying to love one another, do not kill, honour your parents and be a good samaritan, as written in the ten commandments, are thrown in the bin, because people say there is no GOD, and yet GOD gave us His commandments so we would all live in peace and harmony, which is one of the main reasons why there is so much wickedness in this world.

Matthew 12:30

The one not being with Me is against Me, and the one not gathering with Me scatters.

The unbelief is yet again another Fulfilled Bible Prophecy as seen in 2 Timothy 4:3

For there will be a time when they will not endure sound teaching, but according to the own desires, having an itching ear, they will gather around them teachers to suit themselves, 4 and indeed they will turn away from hearing the truth, and will be turned aside unto myths.

I wonder if 2 Timothy 4 was referring to those who deny the Christ by saying He is GOD?

God is one not three

The sad truth is, the ones who believe and teach Jesus is GOD are also unbelievers, as they believe in a false Christ, and a false Gospel that says GOD died on the cross, which is not true, as GOD cannot die and is NOT a MAN Numbers 23:19, but instead if the Son is GOD, that then denies GOD the Father and His Christ 1 John 2:22.

John 10:36. Jesus is not GOD.

2 Peter 2: is certainly another Fulfilled Bible Prophecy:

But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will stealthily introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master having bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 

The FALSE PROPHETS?

We see everywhere, how most of Christianity in the whole world have been deceived into believing in many false Christ's by countless false teachers and preachers preaching a false Gospel, and who also refuse to believe the Bible, that GOD is ONE PERSON Mark 12:29.

The Trinity is pagan


The Danger Of Being Rich.

The rich are getting richer, who are in return neglecting their own soul, because Jesus said we cannot have two masters, mammon and GOD

Being Rich is very dangerous for our souls, as it has the power to blind us, and cause us to hate GOD.

Matthew 6:24

Berean Literal Bible

No one is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and he will love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and he will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and mammon. Definition: riches Usage: (Aramaic), riches, money, possessions, property.

How is this possible for the rich prosperity preachers being rich, and yet Jesus said how we cannot serve both God and money?

Why won't the rich understand that being rich is very dangerous, as riches can and does separate us from GOD?

WHY do the rich take no notice of what GOD said through Jesus by saying in Mark 8:36

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and to lose his soul?

 37 For what shall a man give as an exchange for his soul? 

Jesus gave us another Prophecy about being rich in Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."

The fact is no one needs to be rich, because when we follow the One True GOD through His One True Christ, GOD provides all our needs just as Jesus tells us in Matthew 6: 31

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ Or ‘What shall we drink?’ Or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things. For your Heavenly Father knows that you have need of them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Sufficient to the day is its own trouble.

Everything that has happened and is still happening, is no coincidence, but was prophesied, and as the future prophecies are still to be fulfilled, this present world is on the road to HELL.

Are you one of most who is on their way to HELL?

Well, GOD sent His Son Jesus to save us from HELL, and give us eternal life in His new and perfect world to come.

Accept GOD's love, forgiveness and grace by believing and accepting His SON Jesus, and then repent, and take up your cross, and follow GOD through His SON, and escape the road to HELL, where you will never look back again.

There is still good news, as it's not to late!

John 5:24

Berean Literal Bible

Truly, truly, I say to you that the one hearing My word and believing the One having sent Me, he has eternal life and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

While there is still time, please don't waste anymore time, but be a wise person and put your trust in GOD through His Christ Jesus!

God and Jesus are the source of ALL love, Mercy, Forgiveness and Grace. Jesus was nailed to a cross. NOT to condemn us. BUT to SAVE us. Why is Jesus second coming taking so long? But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:8 - 9. 

Do you know Him? 

He is coming back to take ALL the people who accepted His love, Mercy, Forgiveness and Grace. 

The good news is, for the ones who follow and put their trust in Jesus will live on for ever and will go in a perfect paradise to come, where God will restore the world back to being more than perfect. And: He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4 As born again believers, we look forward for the time when GOD the Father will restore the world back to Paradise; and where there will never again be any more suffering or pain, dying or killing. We look forward to seeing the day when, "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them." Isaiah 11:6. 

Dear friend, WILL YOU BE THERE? 

Where will your soul end up? Are you saved? 

Give your life to Jesus. 

By the amazing love, forgiveness, mercy and grace of GOD, Jesus was sent to set us free by reversing the curse of death.

Once we accept GOD’S SON Jesus, and take up our cross and follow him, as Jesus was raised from the dead, so are we ‘’set free'' from the curse, sin and death. 

This is why Jesus was sent and crucified proving the love of GOD TO SAVE US.

Jesus on the cross. John 3:16.

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Sunday, 8 August 2021

Is This The True Christian Faith?

PENTECOSTAL MISSIONARY CHURCH OF CHRIST.

PENTECOSTAL MISSIONARY CHURCH OF CHRIST.

While in Ealing, London on Saturday visiting our daughter, I met a lovely group of Christians in the town centre preaching about a Jesus, who saves.

When I see such brave people, I always wonder if they are saved themselves.

I mean, is it worth preaching a Jesus will save you, when your own Jesus is the wrong Jesus, who will not save you?

Jesus did say in Matthew 7:3

And why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but not notice the beam in your own eye? 

4 Or how shall you say to your brother, ‘Permit that I might cast out the splinter from your eye,’ and behold, the beam is in your eye? 

5 Hypocrite! First cast out the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the splinter from the eye of your brother.

The fact is, how can we get to the One True GOD, by going through a false Christ?

The Bible is clear, we must go through the MAN Jesus, to get to The One True GOD: 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

And yet most Christians cannot understand how they are wrongly trying to get to The One True GOD through (GOD the SON) and not through the true MAN and Christ Jesus, not understanding if Jesus were GOD, there would be no need to go THROUGH Jesus to get to GOD.

And the shocking truth is that MOST of Christianity but a FEW believe in a false Christ and false Gospel.

And this explains why Jesus said in Matthew 7:15 Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

I John 2:22 tells us: Who is the liar, except the one denying that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one denying the Father and the Son. 

Most Christians already know, if we preach a false Jesus and false Gospel, we ourselves will not be saved, so what's the point in preaching to others they will go to HELL, when the preachers themselves have been deceived by believing in a false Christ called (GOD the SON), and who also reject the truth, who are also lost and on their way to HELL.

Although the Gospel means good news, which is that GOD (sent and gave) His Begotten SON Jesus to save us John 3:16.

Most have been deceived into believing GOD (gave) and sacrificed Himself, madly believing GOD can die, when GOD cannot die. 

Also not understanding if GOD sent and gave Himself, GOD would not need to send and give His Begotten SON.

The truth is the enemy of our souls is extremely bad news, because he is working to steal, kill and destroy us: John 10:10 The thief comes only that he might steal and might kill and might destroy. I (Jesus) came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

The Devil will do what ever he can to confuse and deceive us from the love, mercy, forgiveness and grace of our GREAT GOD and Father and creator, and from the truth that will lead to eternal destruction, which is clearly seen by the case of literally thousands of different denominations, who cannot agree with each other, who cannot understand the simple truth that Jesus is the Christ, and the Son of His One True GOD, and NOT GOD, and who all say their faith is the true and correct faith, and that all other faiths are wrong or deceived except their own.

So when I see these very brave Christians preaching in the towns, I always wonder, what Jesus do they believe in and preach?

Is their Jesus (The TRINITY God), or (God the SON), as most believe in?

Or is their Jesus the same (God the Father), as the Oneness Pentecostal faith believe in?

Or is their Jesus Michael the Angel, that the Jehovah Witnesses believe in?

Or is their Jesus the Muslim Jesus who never died on the cross?

One thing is certain, as they are preaching Jesus saves, then they certainly seem to believe in (a) Jesus.

PENTECOSTAL MISSIONARY CHURCH OF CHRIST.

Yes, but which Jesus, as I always wonder?

Is their Jesus the true Christ?

And yet I already know, what ever Jesus they believe in, and what ever faith they are in, the chances are extremely low that their Jesus will be the same as my Jesus, who I call the (Son of GOD) John 10:36, NOT GOD.

And the sad truth is that when I preach to the preachers, I already know, I have more chances of opening the eyes of an atheist, then convincing a preacher about The One True GOD and The One True Jesus Christ, and The One true Gospel.

It was time for me to find out, what these lovely brave Christians believe, asking them, what Jesus do you believe in?

Is your Jesus the Catholic Jesus called the TRINITY?

No they said, we do not believe in the Trinity.

Is your Jesus (God the Father), which would mean you are in the Oneness Pentecostal faith?

No they said, we are not Oneness Pentecostals, but we are instead Pentecostals.

My heart started to fill with joy, but lets not get to excited without finding out more.

So what kind of Jesus do you believe in, asking them?

They replied saying: we believe that GOD the Father is GOD alone, and that Jesus is the SON of His One True Father GOD.

The joy from my heart now spread to my face, with a great smile, WOW, I said, so far, you believe in the same Jesus as I do

For the first time ever, this seemed to be the first Christian group I had ever seen preaching in the streets the true Gospel, and the true Christ Jesus, and the true SON of the One True GOD.

So where is your church, and where do you Chinese Christians come from I asked them?

We are not Chinese, but we are Philippines, they said.

PENTECOSTAL MISSIONARY CHURCH OF CHRIST.

How amazing I said to them, it seems so far, that you believe in the same Christ Jesus.

We then exchanged contacts, and Emma and I will be returning to their church to learn more about their whole faith.

How amazing, is this to good to be true, that the true Jesus is now being preached in the streets, well I shall find out for sure soon. Amen.

What do you know that I do not know, please tell me and let me know, as I am praying for them to know the whole truth?

Simon Brown.

Link here: https://www.pmcc4w.org/

Therefore my beloved, just as always you have obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For God is the One working in you both to will and to work according to His good pleasure. 

Philippians 2:12,13.

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Up Date.

On Sunday the 29 August, Emma my wife and I visited this faith and we heard the pastor preach, and we watched their presentations, showing how their faith is growing well in cities all over the world.

At the end of the services, we had a good chat with the pastor, where I was able to then cross examine their faith from the pastor herself.

All though it was at times hard to understand the pastor's Philippines accent, I was very sad to hear how the pastor told me about what they believed, and that they believed Christ was GOD in Heaven who came down and was born as the Man Jesus.

They told me they do not believe in the Trinity, and yet when I said if The Holy Spirit is a third person, that then makes three persons called the Trinity.

And I pointed out that if Christ was GOD in Heaven and was WITH GOD in Heaven, that then adds up to TWO GODS in heaven.

She was also confused with understanding what was the Holy Spirit.

In one hand she was saying the Holy Spirit was a separate person from God, yet in the other hand the pastor said the Holy Spirit was GOD the Father Himself.

The more questions I asked about their faith, revealed countless contradictions against the true word of GOD.

She seemed to be very confused to actually understanding what she believed.

Example, she said Christ was GOD who always existed as GOD in heaven who was WITH GOD, and that Jesus did not exist with GOD in heaven but was as the man Jesus.

This is yet again another belief I have not heard of.

The pastor also told me Christ was the creator of the Genesis creation and sited a false translation of Hebrews 1:2 saying English Standard Version

but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.


So they wrongly believe Jesus created the (WORLD), when instead the truth says and means in Hebrews 1:2 GOD is RE-creating through Jesus the (AGES).

Sadly when I told her the truth that she was reading a false translation of Hebrews 1:2, they laughed and said I was wrong.

I then knew this was yet again another one of countless false faiths, believing in a false Christ, and false Gospel.

I have since sent scriptures and info revealing the Biblical facts, but as always they refuse to comment, believe and reply.

Please would you pray for these lovely sincere Philippines, that they will come to know the truth, Amen.

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Does Colossians 1:16 Really Teach That Jesus Created the Genesis Universe?

Research by Simon Brown

One of the most frequently quoted passages used to prove that Jesus is God and the Creator of the universe is Colossians 1:16.

A good example can be found on the popular Trinitarian website CompellingTruth.org, where Colossians 1:16 is cited in support of the belief that Jesus created all things.

The English Standard Version (ESV) reads:

"For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him."

At first glance, this appears to teach that Jesus personally created the heavens and the earth described in Genesis.

But does Paul actually say that?


The First Translation Difference

The Greek text begins with the words:

ἐν αὐτῷ

These words literally mean:

"In Him."

For this reason, translations such as the Berean Study Bible translate the verse:

"For in Him all things were created..."

rather than:

"For by Him all things were created..."

This difference is significant.

The Greek preposition ἐν (en) normally means "in." Some translators understand it as expressing agency and therefore translate it "by Him," while others retain the more literal wording "in Him."

Whether Paul intended "in," "through," or "by" is therefore an interpretive decision rather than something explicitly stated by the Greek text.

For that reason, every reader should carefully examine the context before deciding what Paul meant.


The Greek Verb

The next words translated:

"were created"

come from the Greek verb:

ἐκτίσθη (ektisthē)

This is the aorist passive form of κτίζω (ktizō), meaning:

  • to create

  • to make

  • to form

  • to build

After examining the Greek more carefully, I realised that the words "were created" are a correct translation of this Greek verb.

Therefore, the issue is not whether the verb has been mistranslated.

The real question is much more important.


Which "All Things" Is Paul Talking About?

The crucial question is:

What are the "all things" Paul is referring to?

Most Christians immediately assume Paul is speaking about the original creation recorded in Genesis.

However, the surrounding context suggests another possibility.

Throughout the New Testament we are repeatedly told that God exalted Jesus after His resurrection and gave Him supreme authority.

Jesus Himself said:

"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth."
(Matthew 28:18)

Peter declared:

"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."
(Acts 2:36)

Paul also writes:

"Therefore God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name."
(Philippians 2:9)

Likewise Paul writes elsewhere:

"...He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand... far above every rule and authority and power and dominion... and He put all things under His feet."
(Ephesians 1:20–22)

Notice the order.

God first raises Jesus.

God then exalts Jesus.

God then gives Jesus all authority.

God then places all things under Him.

This raises an important question.

Could Colossians 1:16 be describing everything God established under Christ's authority after His exaltation, rather than describing the original creation in Genesis?


Notice What Paul Actually Mentions

Instead of describing the creation account found in Genesis, Paul immediately says:

"...whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities..."

These are positions of authority and government.

Paul does not mention:

  • Adam

  • Eve

  • the Garden of Eden

  • the sun

  • the moon

  • the stars

  • the animals

  • the sea

  • or the six days of creation.

Instead, his emphasis is on thrones, dominions, rulers, authorities, Christ's supremacy, His resurrection, and the reconciliation of all things through Him.

That context deserves careful consideration.


The Context Must Determine the Meaning

The words "all things" do not always mean every individual thing in existence throughout all time.

Throughout Scripture, the phrase "all things" often refers to all things within the context being discussed.

The immediate context of Colossians is Christ's supremacy, His resurrection, His Kingdom, His authority, and God's purpose accomplished through Him.

For that reason, I believe Paul is describing the new order established through God's exalted Messiah rather than teaching that Jesus personally created the Genesis universe.

Whether readers agree or disagree with that conclusion, the context itself should be allowed to determine the meaning instead of assuming Genesis creation is being discussed before the passage has been examined.


Conclusion

Colossians 1:16 does indeed say that "all things were created."

The real question is not whether they were created.

The real question is:

Which "all things" is Paul referring to?

When the surrounding verses are carefully examined, Paul's emphasis is upon Christ's exaltation, His authority, His supremacy, and the reconciliation of all things through Him.

This opens the possibility that Paul is speaking about the new order God established in His Messiah after His resurrection and exaltation, rather than the original creation recorded in Genesis.

Every reader should therefore examine the whole context carefully before concluding that Colossians 1:16 teaches that Jesus created the Genesis heavens and earth.


Research by Simon Brown

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


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Saturday, 12 June 2021

EXPOSING The Oneness Pentecostal Faith!

Ephesians 5:11

And do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even expose them.

The Oneness Pentecostal Faith, (correctly) do NOT believe GOD is three called the TRINITY.

Above is The Catholic TRINITY diagram and confession of faith, which most of Christianity have adopted as the foundation and confession of their own faith.

However, very sadly the enemy has still deceived The Oneness Pentecostal Faith, by deceiving them into (wrongly) believing the Father is the SON, which in the other hand of the TRINITY faith (correctly) do NOT believe the Father is the SON.

Above is a diagram showing the foundation and confession of how The Oneness Pentecostal Faith
 believe GOD the Father is the SON.

Let's all do our part and help clear up another great and terrible confusion and deception.

The Simple Biblical facts prove that the whole Bible plainly, and clearly teaches the Father is NOT the SON, but as Jesus said in John 10:36, and John 20:17, that He is the SON of His One True Father GOD John 17:3.

When the Bible has not been taken out of context, or when false Translations have not been used as is often sadly the case, and when we simply and clearly understand the truth, we discover we do not need to be a Bible scholar, or a Scientist, but instead, just an ordinary man like me off the street to understand what is so simple to understand, that there are NO such teachings from the beginning of the Bible to the end, saying or teaching Jesus is the Father, or that the Father is the same being as His SON, or that GOD who is the same being as the Father is GOD the SON.

May I please show you ONE simple scripture out of many proving the Father is NOT the SON?

Let's turn to John 14:11, and see what Jesus said, about Himself and His Father.

Let's examine in just one scripture, what Jesus clearly said, and see what Jesus clearly did NOT say in John 14:11?

Berean Literal Bible

Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me; but if not, believe because of the works themselves.

Did you see what Jesus did say: Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me.

Did you see what Jesus did NOT say: Believe Me that I am the Father, and the Father is Me.

Did you notice how there are TWO SEPARATE beings in what Jesus said?

1. The Father,

2. Is in the SON

TWO separate beings do not add up as ONE being as the Father alone.

We instead see there is the Father, and there is the SON, who are NOT ONE being, but are TWO separate beings who act as ONE in UNITIY, agreement, and purpose, as a Father and SON.

The Biblical facts are simple and obvious.

GOD the Father never, ever said He was His SON Jesus.

The SON of GOD Jesus never, ever said He was GOD or the Father.

When the Bible is correctly understood, we will correctly understand there are NO teachings from the beginning to the end teaching GOD or the Father is the SON.

This explains away all Bible CONTRADICTIONS, and explains why there are countless Bible CONTRADICTIONS within The Oneness Pentecostal Faith and The Trinity faith.

And this also explains why there are NO such teachings throughout the whole Bible, saying Christians MUST believe GOD is the SON, or that the SON is GOD or the Father.

But instead the truth is, there are countless teachings saying Christians MUST believe GOD sent and Gave His SON, and that Jesus is the Christ, the SON of His One True Father GOD, as we read in John 3:16, and John 20:31.

If the Father were the SON, then there would be no point in the Father sending and giving His SON in the first place, as He would simply come as GOD the Father and say I am GOD the Father who has come as flesh, and yet there are NO such words by the Father saying I am the SON who has come down as the baby Jesus.

The shocking truth is that as the TRINITY God is a false God and a false Christ, and a false Gospel, the same shocking facts apply for the Oneness Pentecostal Faith, who also DENY the Christ and the Father, by believing and teaching the SON is the same GOD or Father He was Begotten from, as said by 1 John 2:22

Berean Literal Bible

Who is the liar, except the one denying that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one denying the Father and the Son.

Notice how we read in 1 John 2:23

Everyone denying the Son does not have the Father. The one confessing the Son has the Father also.

If we say and believe the SON is GOD, we then simply DENY the SON of GOD, and this is how we are deceived, into DENYING the Christ, which also DENIES the Father and the SON.

And yet the true Christians who only believe what the Bible teaches that Jesus is the Son of His One True GOD and NOT GOD or the Father, are classed as heretics by the Trinity and Oneness Pentecostal Faith, and are treated as antichrists.

1 Corinthians 8:6 makes this very clear that GOD the Father is GOD the Father alone, and is NOT the SON by saying: yet to us there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we through Him.

Let us who know the truth, who are truly blessed, who are few, keep praying for the lost, testifying and declaring the truth from the roof tops, with gentleness, love and kindness, always giving thanks to GOD through His Jesus Christ our High Priest, Mediator, and Advocate, Amen.

I am Simon Brown, and I hope I have at least, encouraged you to do as Jesus said, seek and you will find.

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Saturday, 22 May 2021

The False Translations of John 8:58.

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Monday, 12 April 2021

The FALSE translations of Hebrews 1:10!

Hebrews 1:10

The FALSE translations of Hebrews 1:10!

New Living Translation

He also says to 👉the Son,👈“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.

Weymouth New Testament

It is also of His 👉Son👈 that God says, "Thou, O Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.

Many are DECEIVED by using FALSE translations of Hebrews 1:10 as above, and therefore believe is referring to Jesus as the creator.

However, the correct translations do NOT have the name Jesus, in the verse, but say LORD, for the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY alone, NOT Jesus.

And: "You, 👉Lord,👈 laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are works of Your hands.

And this verse is a quote from Psalm 102:25:

World English Bible

Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.

And the whole chapter of Psalm 102; is referring to a prayer to Yahweh, the One True Father GOD ALONE, as we read in the beginning Psalm 102:

Do Not Hide Your Face From Me 

1 Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you.


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Wednesday, 7 April 2021

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

Zephaniah 1:18,

Surrender Your life To God and His Son. https://wwwrealdiscoveriesorg-simon.blogspot.com/2015/02/surrender-your-heart-to-god.html

There is a most terrible, time coming, for those who do not believe, in the One True GOD, and His One True Christ, and who do not repent.

Zephaniah 1:18, tells us:

World English Bible

Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh's wrath, but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will make an end, yes, a terrible end, of all those who dwell in the land.

Do you know GOD and His Christ?

Don't wait until it is too late, get saved now, see the link below: Surrender Your life To God and His Son. https://wwwrealdiscoveriesorg-simon.blogspot.com/2015/02/surrender-your-heart-to-god.html


Friday, 2 April 2021

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Sunday, 28 March 2021

WHO Did Abraham SEE In Genesis 18:1?

Infographic examining Genesis 18:1 and the question of who Abraham saw, comparing the passage with John 1:18 and other biblical evidence.

Who did Abraham really see in Genesis 18:1? This study carefully compares Genesis 18 with John 1:18 and other key passages to discover how Scripture explains this remarkable encounter without contradiction.



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Genesis 18: Who Did Abraham Really See?

Research by Simon Brown

Introduction

Genesis 18 records one of the Bible's most discussed events. Abraham is visited by three men before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Many Trinitarians believe one of these three visitors was God Himself appearing as a man. Others who reject the Trinity believe the visitor was the pre-human Jesus, acting as God's representative before His birth.

But does the Bible actually teach either of these views?

Rather than accepting tradition, we should carefully examine the Scriptures and allow the Bible to interpret itself.

"But examine everything carefully. Hold firmly that which is good."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:21

The Account in Genesis 18

Genesis 18 begins:

"Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre..."

Only a few verses later we read:

"He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him." (Genesis 18:2)

Abraham welcomed the visitors, washed their feet, prepared a meal, and they ate together.

Later the visitors announced that Sarah would bear a son and warned Abraham about God's coming judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah.

The obvious question is:

Who were these three men?

The Traditional Trinitarian View

Many Trinitarian writers conclude that one of the three visitors was God Himself appearing in human form while the other two were angels.

Others identify the visitor specifically as the pre-incarnate Jesus, describing the event as a "Christophany."

Although these explanations are widely accepted, they raise important biblical questions.

Does the Bible Ever Teach That God Appears as a Man?

The first question we should ask is simple.

Where does Scripture ever teach that God sometimes becomes a man before Jesus' birth?

The Bible certainly teaches that God became known through Jesus Christ.

However, I know of no passage stating that God regularly appeared as a human being throughout the Old Testament.

If such an important doctrine were true, we would expect the Scriptures to teach it clearly.

Instead, we repeatedly read the opposite.

No One Has Seen God

John writes:

"No one has ever yet seen God." (John 1:18)

Jesus Himself says:

"Not that anyone has seen the Father except He who is from God." (John 6:46)

God told Moses:

"You cannot see My face, for man may not see Me and live." (Exodus 33:20)

Paul also writes:

"He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen nor is able to see." (1 Timothy 6:16)

These passages consistently teach that no human being has seen God the Father.

If Genesis 18 records Abraham literally seeing God Himself as a man, how do these passages remain true?

Scripture should never be interpreted in a way that creates contradictions.

God Is Not a Man

Numbers 23:19 states:

"God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent."

Some argue this verse only means God is unlike sinful men.

However, the larger question remains:

Where does the Bible teach that God sometimes takes the form of a man?

The Scriptures never plainly teach such a doctrine.

God's Pattern Throughout Scripture

Throughout the Old Testament God repeatedly worked through representatives.

He sent prophets.

He sent angels.

He spoke through human messengers.

Hebrews opens by saying:

"God, having spoken long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways." (Hebrews 1:1)

Likewise, God often sent angels to accomplish His purposes.

For example, the angel of Yahweh destroyed the Assyrian army (2 Kings 19:35).

If God normally chose to work through His messengers, why should Genesis 18 be understood differently?

The Key to Understanding Genesis 18

The answer appears in Exodus 3.

The passage begins:

"The angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame of fire..." (Exodus 3:2)

Yet only two verses later we read:

"Yahweh saw... God called to him out of the bush..."

Then the speaker declares:

"I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."

The speaker is clearly identified first as the angel of Yahweh, yet he speaks fully on God's behalf.

This is the biblical principle of divine agency.

God speaks through His appointed messenger.

The messenger speaks with God's authority because he represents God.

The angel is not claiming to be Yahweh Himself but is faithfully delivering Yahweh's words.

Genesis 18 follows this same biblical pattern.

Was Jesus Already the Mediator?

Another important question concerns mediation.

The New Testament clearly identifies Jesus as:

"The one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 2:5)

Job had earlier lamented:

"There is no mediator between us." (Job 9:33)

If Jesus had already been acting as mankind's mediator throughout the Old Testament, Job's statement would make little sense.

Instead, the New Testament presents Jesus' mediatorial work as beginning through His life death, resurrection and exaltation.

This agrees with John 1:14:

"The Word became flesh."

Were the Three Visitors Simply Angels?

When Genesis 18 is compared with Exodus 3 and the wider testimony of Scripture, another explanation naturally emerges.

The three visitors were angels sent by Yahweh.

Because they represented God completely, Scripture can speak of Yahweh appearing while describing the actions of His heavenly messengers.

This understanding harmonizes Genesis 18 with John 1:18, John 6:46, Exodus 33:20 and 1 Timothy 6:16.

No contradictions remain.

Abraham encountered God's representatives—not God the Father Himself.

Conclusion

The Bible consistently teaches that no one has seen God the Father except Jesus Christ.

It also consistently shows God speaking and acting through angels and prophets who faithfully represented Him.

Exodus 3 demonstrates this principle clearly.

For this reason, I conclude that the three visitors in Genesis 18 were angels acting on Yahweh's behalf.

Their words were God's words because they spoke with His authority.

This explanation preserves the harmony of Scripture without requiring God Himself to appear as a man before the birth of Jesus Christ.

Whenever Scripture appears to present a contradiction, the safest course is to continue praying, studying, and comparing Scripture with Scripture until the Bible explains itself.

I believe Genesis 18 is one more example of the perfect harmony of God's Word.

Research by Simon Brown

Monday, 22 March 2021

Are the Modern Translations of John 1:15 and John 1:30 Misleading?

Infographic examining whether modern Bible translations of John 1:15 and John 1:30 are misleading by translating the Greek as "He existed before me" instead of "He was before me."

This Quick Facts infographic compares modern Bible translations with the Greek text of John 1:15 and John 1:30. It examines the meaning of the Greek expression translated "He was before me," the word πρῶτος (prōtos), and the biblical context to explore whether John the Baptist was describing Christ's rank and priority rather than teaching that Jesus consciously existed before His human birth.

Quick Facts

The False Translation of John 1:15 & John 1:30

Did Jesus Really "Exist Before" John the Baptist?

Many modern Bible translations insert the word "existed" into John 1:15 and John 1:30.

This leads millions of readers to conclude that Jesus literally existed as a conscious person before His human birth.

But does the Greek text actually say "He existed before me"?

The evidence says no.

What Does the Greek Text Say?

When we examine the Greek Interlinear text of John 1:15 and John 1:30, there is no Greek word meaning "existed."

Instead, the text simply states:

"He was before me."

This is a significant difference.

The word "existed" is an interpretation added by translators, not a word found in the Greek text itself.

What Does "Before Me" Mean?

The Greek expression points to the idea of priority, precedence, rank, or importance, not necessarily personal pre-existence.

The key Greek word is associated with:

  • First

  • Before

  • Chief

  • Higher rank

  • Principal

  • Precedence

  • Most important

This is why several translations correctly render the passage:

  • "He was before me."

  • "He has precedence over me."

  • "He is preferred before me."

  • "He had priority over me."

These translations reflect the Greek text without adding the word "existed."

John the Baptist's Meaning

John the Baptist was not teaching that Jesus lived as a heavenly person before His birth.

Rather, he was declaring that although Jesus began His public ministry after John, Jesus was always God's chosen Messiah, having first place in God's purpose and plan.

Jesus came after John chronologically, yet He held greater rank, honour, and authority.

Foreknown, Not Pre-Existing

The Bible repeatedly teaches that Jesus was:

  • God's chosen Messiah.

  • Foreknown before the foundation of the world.

  • Revealed in these last days.

Peter writes:

"He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in these last times for your sake."
1 Peter 1:20

Peter speaks of God's foreknowledge, not of Jesus consciously living before His birth.

Colossians Agrees

Paul likewise declares:

"He is before all things."
Colossians 1:17

In its biblical context, this describes Christ's supremacy, rank, and pre-eminence as God's appointed Messiah, not necessarily His personal pre-existence.

Throughout Scripture, Christ is presented as first in importance, authority, and God's redemptive plan.

Conclusion

John 1:15 and John 1:30 do not require the translation:

"He existed before me."

The Greek text simply states:

"He was before me."

When read alongside the wider teaching of Scripture, John the Baptist is declaring Christ's priority, rank, honour, and God's eternal purpose, not that Jesus consciously existed before His human birth.

Rather than teaching pre-existence, these verses present Jesus as the promised Messiah, foreknown by God before the foundation of the world, revealed in the fullness of time, and given first place in God's plan of salvation.