(Eccl. 1:9) "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun." The first traces of a settlement at what would become Smyrna were discovered in a mound that dates back 3,000 years. Obviously Smyrna was settled long before the flood by a group of people who had wandered away from the valley of the "Great House of the God of Eden" (Part 5) and that mound is [...]
NOTE: If you do not intend to read all 4 parts of this article do not read any of them. If you do read them you will understand why. (Eccl. 1:9) "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun." Archaeological evidence, an engraved stone cylinder, was found that said, at an undetermined date, a village on the site of Thyatira was named Semiramis. As stated before, [...]
Example of Christians Who Did Not Endure and Overcome (Rom. 1:1-32) (V.6-7 keywords: called of Jesus Christ, beloved of God, called to be saints) This scripture is written to people who were called by Jesus and they are the beloved of God, so it is written to the church at Rome. (V.21) They knew God and the only way to accomplish that (Rom. 8:9 keywords: Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. & 15-17 <-read these and think: it is an [...]
THE WHAT NOW ANSWER Please bear with me because I am going to try to explain what happened to me. I stand in a finite world as a finite man with finite words trying to describe the infinite experiences I have had with an infinite Jesus. Like I said earlier I was not from a church going family and I was as dumb as a sack of potatoes concerning a Biblical God. In Section 1 I allegorically explained salvation as an event with a semi-Stranger and that is a [...]
NOTE: (John 14:15-26 esp. V.18, 20 & 23 key: God and Jesus will live within us as the Holy Spirit & Eph. 1:12-14 keyword: sealed) When a person experiences the salvation event the Holy Spirit takes up residence within his soul (John 15:5 keywords: He that abideth in me and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing & 2Cor. 5:17) and that person "is a new creature (creation, formation) in Christ." (Gal. 3:26-29 esp. V.28 keyword: Greek- defined: non-Jew, Gentile) Gentile Christians are [...]
THE PURPOSE OF THE REVELATION (Eccl. 1:9) "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun." At this time, 8-10-15, there are only 2 kingdoms in the world, God's kingdom and Satan's kingdom and each one has a spiritual manifestation and a physical manifestation. Satan has always desired a physical world kingdom through a world dominating nation led by a physical, demon (spiritual) possessed dictator, (Dan. 10:13) [...]
A GROUP REFLECTS ITS LEADER You will have a much greater understanding of this article if you will click on the commentary The Holy Spirit & You, scroll the menu and read the three-article series Satan: A Study Guide and Teaching Manual. Question: Have you ever heard a complete Bible Study session or a preached sermon completely dedicated to exposing Satan, the Devil? I haven't either and I've been a Christian forty-four years. (Eph. 6:10-13 & 1Pet. 5:8) HAS THE CHURCH FORGOTTEN OUR GREATEST ENEMY? Death of a church: [...]
A Brief Review of Lucifer, (Rev. 12:9) the great dragon, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan: Please read these given scriptures. (Isa. 14:12-15) Here Lucifer is called son of the morning and his 5 "I wills" against God are given. (Ezek. 28:13-17) This scripture describes Lucifer and states he had been in Eden, the garden of God, that he was lifted up (proud) because of his beauty and he is the anointed (to rub with oil) cherub that covereth (defend). He was an especially beautiful angel with [...]
Writer's Note: True story: A terrible event I personally witnessed that has played itself through my brain hundreds of times over the years: More than 30 years ago in another time, in another house, when I lived in another "holler" (the hollow, the mountain valley between 2 mountain ridges or points), I saw a bird become "serpent charmed". It was summer and I was sitting on the porch, in the swing, relaxing, having a soda, appreciating the day before I had to get ready to go work the evening [...]
Philadelphia was established in 189 BC by King Eumenes II of Pergamon and named in honor of his brother Attalus II whose loyalty to Eumenes II earned him the name Philadelphos. Philadelphia (Philadelphos in Greek) is defined literally as one who loves his brother. The name is a fake, a counterfeit, because, just like all the other cities in ancient Asia, it was soaked in the blood of soldiers as various conquering nations fought their wars to come to power. Philadelphia was known as a commercial, educational, legal and [...]