"Squeeze Gently."

Greetings in the name of the Lord.

I'd like to take the time to revisit a subject that I previewed earlier in a much more intensive fashion, and that would be the creation of the universe that we know.

Right off the bat, Genesis 1 and the Big Bang Theory do not sync when it comes to the origin of the Earth.

According to Strong's Concordance, the word "created" refers to "Ex-Nihilo" creation, or "out of nothing," roughly 4.6 billion years ago.

In verse 3, God said "let there be light," hinting at an angelic source of sunlight.

Moving on to the formation of the Earth's atmosphere in verses 6-8, the word "firmament's" (or "expanse") Hebrew origins point to the behavior of water due to its chemical composition and fluid nature. In other words, firmament appears to be a fancy word for "bubbles," which had yet to come into use by the 1611 printing of the King James Bible.

According to contemporary science, this atmosphere was formed by underwater volcanic activity, which lines up nicely with the account in Genesis.

By verses 9 and 10, it appears another angel caused the waters to recede and allowed Pangaea to see the light of day.

In verses 11 and 12, we see the beginning of plant life on the Earth, fostered by an angelic light source.

Verses 14-18 chronicles the ex-nihilo creation of the Sun and the Moon, the Earth being thrown into the Sun's orbit, being tilted and spun like a basketball, and the Moon being placed into the Earth's orbit. Hence the 364 1/4 day year and tidal activity.

Fauna such a sea life and dinosaurs were introduced by verse 20.

Something catastrophic, or an "extinction level event" occurred by day (or "unspecified period of time") 5, which severely thinned the herd and eliminated much of the prehistoric fauna (including dinosaurs) which we can clearly find in the fossil record.

In the next unspecified period of time, or day 6, God kicked off a new start which would be much more fitting for human habitation. New animals were created, and subsequently man was created as well. In that very order.

In conclusion, I theorize that the Big Bang Theory is not as sound as some once supposed.

Misinformation.

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

It is no mystery to many that war is indeed hellacious, but one of the main concerns that I wanted to address right now is the tendency that many of us contain within to erroneously blame the Lord for all of our misfortunes and issues that befall us, our loved ones, or our nation.

Why does this misinformation persist?

The first point to remember?
Grace is a major component in how God demonstrates his love unto us.

While this is entirely true, God's grace eventually runs out, and judgment is required.
This is how he keeps the universe in balance.

You cannot expect boundless grace without judgment as an accompanying component.

So, while it is a spiritual fact that rebellious apostates do in fact incur harsh judgement upon themselves, what about larger-scale incidents that take out many more people?

The fact that God never uses excessive force must be kept in remembrance.

The next thing to remember?

Hebrews 9:27 reminds us that "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."

The facts are that every moment of life is of value, and most of us have absolutely no clue as to when our lives might end.

I urge you, seek reconciliation with our Heavenly Father through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ while he might still be found, as if the fate of your very soul depended upon it.

It does.

I pray for blessings and peace unto you.
Until the next time.

NIMBY vs. BANANA

Greetings in the name of the Lord.

I'd like to take a few brief moments and return to a key focal point that needed to be further clarified as far as our energy policies going into the future, and as a key foreign policy/economic linchpin.

This is concerning natural gas, fracking, and the state regulators of the processes.

The question is pose to you is this: do you believe that decisions on what to do with personal/local/municipal property and interests is best made on these levels, or do you think that regulators and bureaucrats in the state capitol are best qualified to do such things?

Ponder that.
May God richly bless you.

Haiku

Who is that Brown man?
Brown shirt, brown shoes, brown sweat shirt.
Bipolar Mocha.

"Revisionism"

Why is it so dangerous?

When simple truth and fact are replaced by lies and deception, you are prone to lose your very footing upon reality itself.

What were the facts in 2010?

Government harassment and intimidation were a part of life prior to any whistle-blowing escalation on my part that year; prior to leaving my longtime childhood neighborhood.

The interference, assassination attempts (one was successful), and persecution were unrelenting, and by God I was able to keep my grandmother alive. This was despite the fact that Muslim radicals attempting to cause severe problems for me and my family were nearly totally successful.

I suppose 1 out of 3 isn't a bad clip.

When your worldview and understanding are so simplistic, childlike, and wrongheaded, you generally need someone to point you in the right direction so that you may actually understand the world around you.

Blaming Benghazi on "The Innocence of Muslims" is as disingenuous and factually incorrect as it gets, and it will not be tolerated.

On an aside, because certain individuals or agencies in the Federal government cannot be relied upon to enforce the sovereignty of our country's borders, I endorse plans involving the governors and the DOD to call in the National Guard(s) to actually take care of business and faithfully carry out the duties of their offices.

I am also calling upon hardworking Americans and members of Congress to stand up to this blatant and intentional act of subversion and to stick to the agreed-upon course of action regarding illegal immigrants flooding the border.

As always, in the name of Jesus.
May God richly bless you.

Order.

It's important, as the Apostle Paul took the time out to describe how church services should operate in an orderly fashion.

Persons, both the preacher and the congregation, exercising discipline and self-control.
Why does he stress this so?

Time is short, and the last thing that God wants is for people to be turned off of the Gospel or his church due to a lack of discipline, order, or what amounts to purposeless "noise."

He cautions us not to disqualify ourselves.
Great words of wisdom which are obviously timeless and still relevant, as always.

Apostasy.

It is recognized that one day that billions of Catholics worldwide will fall into a state of apostasy and fall away from the Christian faith.

What kind of lies and deception could possibly lead to so much confusion?
We'll get to that in a moment.

The Vatican is referred to as Babylon in scripture.
In scripture, the concept of a Babylon is simply a center of confusion.

Or, as it would have in common with the original Tower of Babel, there is a certain lofty, self-destructive insanity involved.

(The Whore of Babylon would refer to the apostate Roman Catholic church.)

There are some very explicit prophecies regarding The Vatican in scripture.

Aside from the commonly-referenced passage of Rev. 17-18 (which I will return to), I dug up and found some other interesting passages in the Old Testament describing exactly the same set of circumstances.

I want to start with Isaiah 13.

Verses 4-5 read "Listen, a noise on the mountains,
    like that of a great multitude!
Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms,
    like nations massing together!
The Lord Almighty is mustering
    an army for war.
⁵ They come from faraway lands,
    from the ends of the heavens—
the Lord and the weapons of his wrath—
    to destroy the whole country." 

What lies between Italy and France?
The Alps.

Most assuredly, both the French and Germans will be involved in this bombardment and infiltration described.

Ironically, the Anti-Christ's forces will be busy tossing infants to the ground while the inhabitants of the city operated under the impression the entire time that they were "friends."

Next, I want to point out Jeremiah 50-51.

Verses 41-43 read:

⁴¹ “Behold, a people comes from the north;
    a mighty nation and many kings
    are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
⁴² They lay hold of bow and spear;
    they are cruel and have no mercy.
The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea;
    they ride on horses,
arrayed as a man for battle
    against you, O daughter of Babylon!

⁴³ “The king of Babylon heard the report of them,
    and his hands fell helpless;
anguish seized him,
    pain as of a woman in labor."Again, an obvious indication of (at the very least) French and German involvement in the incident.

Now that it has been thoroughly established that the Vatican will be utterly destroyed and ransacked (out of pure malice on the Anti-Christ's part), again, what types of lies and deception could possibly creep into the church and cause people to lose their souls?

Let's take a look at the evidence.
It is damning and convincing.

First, let's look at Revelation 9:20-21.
 

Namely, "nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts." 

The question is "why?"

One would never repent if they didn't feel that they were doing anything wrong (or that they were not sinning).
  

Let's keep this in mind as we explore concepts in other passages.

1 Corinthians 15:50-58 is another passage of note.
Paul lays out the simple facts.

Paradise is simply off limits for these fleshly, corruptible bodies.
The Rapture must happen prior to one receiving a new, glorified body capable of inheriting God's kingdom, and living in total obedience to/in harmony with God.

Some severely misguided individuals will be blindly and drunkenly living in their paradise while they are totally blindsided by total and complete destruction.

It is amazing that someone could totally lose their eyesight within a matter of decades.
Even though I tell you with great specificity what is going to transpire, many will perish anyway.

Speaking of sin, it is urgent that I explain to people the passage of 1 John 3:4-10, so that there is no confusion involved here.

The word "sinneth" here refers to making a "continuous practice" of engaging in sinful behaviors.

If you are truly born again, you will attempt to keep his commandments.