Jesus and His earliest disciples were dangerous about the Truth! We should be no different!

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Are You/We Caught in Baal Worship?

Have you been perplexed by chaos or something sinister seemingly running free in your life or among your family?

Do you feel hard-pressed to keep your thought-life positive and under control?

Have you given up on praying because it seems like your prayers go no further than the ceiling?

If this resembles you in the slightest degree, you need to hear and appropriate this message.

The spirit of anti-christ is alive and well in our nation, world and every sector of culture really. It's absolutely critical that you study the mystery of anti-christ and take up the power Yahweh has provided His people to bind the "strong man"(who has already sustained a fatal blow at the Cross)!

I see way too much suffering and discouragement around me that is met with a type of resigned indifference. Take courage and learn to overcome!

For this to happen, we must seek first His Kingdom and get back to our 1st Love! Seek him diligently with all your heart and you will get your answers along with breakthroughs in the Spirit!

Learn to Bind the Strong Man

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

The Significance of the Tower of Babel - What Has Been Will Be Again...

Do you know why I love history? The main reason is that I have been convinced through my research that you can't truly understand what the future holds without knowing what actually happened in the past.

Aren't we all striving for purpose? Don't we all burn with the desire to know where we came from, why things are as they are and how we really got here?

What if I were to tell you that it's possible to cut through all the lore, legends, mythology, confusion and disinformation to arrive at such a sacred destination with great confidence on this side of the grave?

I have unshakable faith that the Bible has these answers. That may not be popular in our modern age of reason, but I refuse to trade the truth in for a lie. The world has gone after the occult with extreme abandon, and sadly, the vast majority of church teachers and leaders are completely silent on all of these matters (though the Word of God in the flesh was not). His apocalyptic (often very cryptic) statements serve as proof, many of which I have covered in previous posts.



I am going to share the Biblical account of Genesis 11, and then I want to follow it up with the supplementary extra-biblical text, Jasher, which provides so much more valuable historical context to help this story really come to life. I promise…If you have never heard the whole story, you will find this to be incredibly fascinating!

Now, before I share anything from the Book of Jasher, allow me to share proof that this text is recognized and accredited by our Bible, actually in 3 different places. Twice it is mentioned in the OT (Joshua 10:13 & 2 Samuel 1:18) and once indirectly in the NT (2 Timothy 3:8).



The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11 - NKJV)

11 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.


The Tower of Babel (Jasher 9)

1 And Haran, the son of Terah, Abram's oldest brother, took a wife in those days.
2 Haran was thirty-nine years old when he took her; and the wife of Haran conceived and bare a son, and he called his name Lot.
3 And she conceived again and bare a daughter, and she called her name Milca; and she again conceived and bare a daughter, and she called her name Sarai.
4 Haran was forty-two years old when he begat Sarai, which was in the tenth year of the life of Abram; and in those days Abram and his mother and nurse went out from the cave, as the king and his subjects had forgotten the affair of Abram.
5 And when Abram came out from the cave, he went to Noah and his son Shem, and he remained with them to learn the instruction of the Lord and his ways, and no man knew where Abram was, and Abram served Noah and Shem his son for a long time.
6 And Abram was in Noah's house thirty-nine years, and Abram knew the Lord from three years old, and he went in the ways of the Lord until the day of his death, as Noah and his son Shem had taught him; and all the sons of the earth in those days greatly transgressed against the Lord, and they rebelled against him and they served other gods, and they forgot the Lord who had created them in the earth; and the inhabitants of the earth made unto themselves, at that time, every man his god; gods of wood and stone which could neither speak, hear, nor deliver, and the sons of men served them and they became their gods.
7 And the king and all his servants, and Terah with all his household were then the first of those that served gods of wood and stone.

8 And Terah had twelve gods of large size, made of wood and stone, after the twelve months of the year, and he served each one monthly, and every month Terah would bring his meat offering and drink offering to his gods; thus did Terah all the days.
9 And all that generation were wicked in the sight of the Lord, and they thus made every man his god, but they forsook the Lord who had created them.
10 And there was not a man found in those days in the whole earth, who knew the Lord (for they served each man his own god) except Noah and his household, and all those who were under his counsel knew the Lord in those days.
11 And Abram the son of Terah was waxing great in those days in the house of Noah, and no man knew it, and the Lord was with him.
12 And the Lord gave Abram an understanding heart, and he knew all the works of that generation were vain, and that all their gods were vain and were of no avail.
13 And Abram saw the sun shining upon the earth, and Abram said unto himself, Surely now this sun that shines upon the earth is God, and him will I serve.
14 And Abram served the sun in that day and he prayed to him, and when evening came the sun set as usual, and Abram said within himself, Surely this cannot be God?
15 And Abram still continued to speak within himself, Who is he who made the heavens and the earth? who created upon earth? where is he?
16 And night darkened over him, and he lifted up his eyes toward the west, north, south, and east, and he saw that the sun had vanished from the earth, and the day became dark.
17 And Abram saw the stars and moon before him, and he said, Surely this is the God who created the whole earth as well as man, and behold these his servants are gods around him: and Abram served the moon and prayed to it all that night.
18 And in the morning when it was light and the sun shone upon the earth as usual, Abram saw all the things that the Lord God had made upon earth.
19 And Abram said unto himself Surely these are not gods that made the earth and all mankind, but these are the servants of God, and Abram remained in the house of Noah and there knew the Lord and his ways' and he served the Lord all the days of his life, and all that generation forgot the Lord, and served other gods of wood and stone, and rebelled all their days. (Note: Please read the previous chapters of Jasher to find out more about how Abram was a contemporary and rival of Nimrod)

20 And king Nimrod reigned securely, and all the earth was under his control, and all the earth was of one tongue and words of union.
21 And all the princes of Nimrod and his great men took counsel together; Phut, Mitzraim, Cush and Canaan with their families, and they said to each other, Come let us build ourselves a city and in it a strong tower, and its top reaching heaven, and we will make ourselves famed, so that we may reign upon the whole world, in order that the evil of our enemies may cease from us, that we may reign mightily over them, and that we may not become scattered over the earth on account of their wars.
22 And they all went before the king, and they told the king these words, and the king agreed with them in this affair, and he did so.
23 And all the families assembled consisting of about six hundred thousand men, and they went to seek an extensive piece of ground to build the city and the tower, and they sought in the whole earth and they found none like one valley at the east of the land of Shinar, about two days' walk, and they journeyed there and they dwelt there.
24 And they began to make bricks and burn fires to build the city and the tower that they had imagined to complete.
25 And the building of the tower was unto them a transgression and a sin, and they began to build it, and whilst they were building against the Lord God of heaven, they imagined in their hearts to war against him and to ascend into heaven.
26 And all these people and all the families divided themselves in three parts; the first said We will ascend into heaven and fight against him; the second said, We will ascend to heaven and place our own gods there and serve them; and the third part said, We will ascend to heaven and smite him with bows and spears; and God knew all their works and all their evil thoughts, and he saw the city and the tower which they were building.
27 And when they were building they built themselves a great city and a very high and strong tower; and on account of its height the mortar and bricks did not reach the builders in their ascent to it, until those who went up had completed a full year, and after that, they reached to the builders and gave them the mortar and the bricks; thus was it done daily.
28 And behold these ascended and others descended the whole day; and if a brick should fall from their hands and get broken, they would all weep over it, and if a man fell and died, none of them would look at him.
29 And the Lord knew their thoughts, and it came to pass when they were building they cast the arrows toward the heavens, and all the arrows fell upon them filled with blood, and when they saw them they said to each other, Surely we have slain all those that are in heaven.
30 For this was from the Lord in order to cause them to err, and in order; to destroy them from off the face of the ground.
31 And they built the tower and the city, and they did this thing daily until many days and years were elapsed.
32 And God said to the seventy angels who stood foremost before him, to those who were near to him, saying, Come let us descend and confuse their tongues, that one man shall not understand the language of his neighbor, and they did so unto them.
33 And from that day following, they forgot each man his neighbor's tongue, and they could not understand to speak in one tongue, and when the builder took from the hands of his neighbor lime or stone which he did not order, the builder would cast it away and throw it upon his neighbor, that he would die.
34 And they did so many days, and they killed many of them in this manner.
35 And the Lord smote the three divisions that were there, and he punished them according to their works and designs; those who said, We will ascend to heaven and serve our gods, became like apes and elephants; and those who said, We will smite the heaven with arrows, the Lord killed them, one man through the hand of his neighbor; and the third division of those who said, We will ascend to heaven and fight against him, the Lord scattered them throughout the earth.
36 And those who were left amongst them, when they knew and understood the evil which was coming upon them, they forsook the building, and they also became scattered upon the face of the whole earth.
37 And they ceased building the city and the tower; therefore he called that place Babel, for there the Lord confounded the language of the whole earth; behold it was at the east of the land of Shinar.
38 And as to the tower which the sons of men built, the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up one third part thereof, and a fire also descended from heaven and burned another third, and the other third is left to this day, and it is of that part which was aloft, and its circumference is three days' walk.
39 And many of the sons of men died in that tower, a people without number.


What do you believe was the ultimate purpose of the Tower of Babel? I gather from what the texts are saying that Nimrod and his counsel envisioned this ziggurat to be an actual inter-dimensional portal, spiritual gateway or star-gate (whatever you want to call it) into heaven itself, and according to the texts, it appears that Nimrod somehow had the knowledge, blueprint and technology to make this possible (based upon Yahweh's response)! How incredible is that?! Where would he have secured such knowledge? Lucifer/Saturn/Zeus? Special Note: Please keep in mind that the reason for so many variations of names can be traced to the language judgment of Babel. 70+ languages were created in an instant, and all these remaining peoples were all talking about the SAME PERSON!!! With that in mind, now maybe the legends of Gilgamesh/Osiris/Apollo/Baal make more sense. It's the same giant, mighty rebellious hunter going by many names!

Does it strike anyone else as strange that CERN in Switzerland is experimenting and pushing to uncover or rediscover this very same knowledge and technology? Why is the Hindu god, Shiva the Destroyer, parked right out front their headquarters? What is a pagan god statue doing resting outside this institution of advanced "science"? The same questions can be asked of all the pagan occult imagery flooding Washington D.C. I presume. These are certainly very intriguing questions to ponder, and I submit, the answers are attainable (but quite ominous).




By the way, I think that verse 35 in Jasher above includes a hint about the origins of some of the Hindu gods as well as why Shiva is sitting on the front lawn of CERN.




Saturday, July 12, 2014

The Other Noah Movie

I have been a fan of Ray Comfort's docu-dramas in the highways and byways of California for some time. I know this bold, little New Zealander really elicits a strong, polarizing response from believers and unbelievers alike.

I can fully understand some of the issues that critics lob his way, but it's hard to argue with his passion, mission and sincerity. I have met the man once (at his ministry headquarters in Bellflower, CA about 10 years ago). He was funny, engaging and beyond passionate about the Gospel. His ministry has had a profound impact on me. Up until recently, my discipleship journey was influenced by his teachings more than anyone else.

You will find his newest movie, at the very least, thought-provoking and probably entertaining. It's also quite informative in regards to specific Bible prophecy and the state of modern culture.

I recommend for everyone to check it out. While there were parts that I did not even particularly like, the production as a whole is quite good. The movie has garnered over one million views on youtube in its first 20 days.





By the way, I have to say this about Living Waters Productions. I absolutely love all that they do to contextualize the Gospel and make it relevant to the culture. Docu-dramas, storytelling and capturing personal testimonies to tell a bigger story are all preferred communication streams which engage our 21st century culture on a deeper level than your typical Sunday preaching/teaching session (especially since you won't find the world beating down the doors of our local churches to hear our best preachers and teachers).


Sunday, July 6, 2014

Super Signs in the Heavens

The heavens declare the glory of God. The cosmos has been established to portend judgments on the earth as well.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years. (Genesis 1:14)

With that in mind, what cycles and signs do we have awaiting us in the next few years?







And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.

He told them this parable:  Look at the fig tree and all the trees. When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.

Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man. (Luke 21: 25 - 36)

I wanted to draw attention to a couple of points from the video:

  1. I do not endorse Pastor Steve's passing remark speculating on a possible date of the rapture at 13:00 into the video. If you're not listening closely, you can easily miss his :08 comment. We need not spend even a second speculating as to that day and hour. It is not profitable to camp on this point because if we simply obey Jesus' command to follow and watch, such matters will work out just fine. Further, I am not convinced at all by Darby's Dispensationalism and pre-trib rapture suppositions. That discussion is for another time.
  2. I believe that the days leading up to and beyond 9/13/15 could prove to be the most significant period in the history of America. September 13th of 2015 happens to be the 7 year mark (on God's Hebrew calendar) since the market collapse of 2008. Such a 7 year cycle requires some research before you simply dismiss it, because the 2008 market collapse fell 7 years after the 9/17/01 date. I suggest reading up on the Shmita as dictated by God in Deuteronomy 15. These principles seem to be in play due to the fiat nature of our currency, the unspeakable corruption of world systems/banks and the increasing lawlessness in the church/world. The pastor speaks to this cycle at 13:25.
Is it true that God proves Himself through numerical patterns? The Bible and astronomy attest to it. Yahweh has provided so many evidences in creation and the heavens that He is the One True God. How hard must we work to miss and deny Him?

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. Now this is the condemning verdict:  Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. (John 3: 17 - 19)



Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Are You Getting Ready for what is Coming?






Have you done your homework? Have you researched any of the vast and verifiable source documentation that is already at your fingertips? 

If you don't seem to have the time to dig through the bottomless, serpentine rabbit holes, you are not alone in that sentiment. There are men and women that have devoted themselves to thousands of hours of scholarly research of incalculable value. One sample is embedded below:





Knowledge is power. In the information age, ignorance is a choice. Can you afford to remain in the dark? Imagine if something much worse than 2008 was lurking around the corner. You owe it to yourself to get informed.