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And there's no doubt about the fact that I am a prophet.
I know how prophecy works (I'm probably one of the people on this world who has the most intimate knowledge about it).

And what I experienced was prophecy and it was extremely powerful.
I confront every person who likes to argue with me about this matter.
Come on, come with your arguments!
 

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Greetings, Rocky.

Not much time for a round and round on eschatology right now, but just to give you a quick response, this is an isolated address to an individual church rather than an address applicable to the entire end-time church regarding the Antichrist and the False Prophet.

God bless, and hope you are well.
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Joh 8:39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
The Pharisees were of Esau.

Gen 28:6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

Gen 28:8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
Gen 28:9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

Esau took wives of Cain's children: These children migrated to Babylon and when the temple was rebuilt it was by true Jews and those of Babylon that begin to call themselves Jews.
 

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Ok so who is the anti-Christ and who is the false prophet?

A very real possibility:

Antichrist = Emmanuel Macron
False Prophet = Pope Francis

"According to Scripture, the greatest political leader in history - the man of lawlessness (a.k.a. the Antichrist) - will arise from Europe to seek world domination and deceive countless people near the time of Christ's return.

Somewhere at this very moment on Planet Earth, the Antichrist is almost certainly alive, and there is much speculation about the identity of this Antichrist. Among the speculation, some of the more popular Antichrist candidates include: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and Pope Francis.

Yet, out of all the Antichrist candidates who have come and gone, Emmanuel Macron, who became President of France on the 14th of May, 2017, has generated more end-time buzz than any other world leader that I know! This is because Macron seems to fit the exact characteristics of the Antichrist in so many ways..."

Could Emmanuel Macron be the Antichrist? - Christian Evidence
 

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You're right.
But I have extreme difficulties trusting people (developmental trauma).
That's why I'm conflicted.
My trauma isn't fully healed yet, I have still a long way to go.
Maybe God first wants me to heal my trauma before I say who the False Prophet and Antichrist are? I have this gut feeling...

But you made good arguments and came with proper logic to me, I appreciate that.

You might be surprised to know how many people have problems not too far removed from yours. We are all beset with genetic and environmentally caused abnormalities. That is the cost of being born and living here on a cursed planet.

Part of giving God glory in redeeming us is our willingness to keep our love and peace in a time of great difficulty. This brings praise to God if we endure in loving Him in the midst of our own personal crises and problems.

You may not know how many out there suffer as you do because we are all ashamed of our own personal problems, and often think the "grass is greener" in the neighbor's yard. I know this because of the problems that exist in our own family. And we've felt that we got the "short stick" in life, while everybody partied, were blessed, and were "normal."

But as the psychologists say, there is no "normal." There is no perfect measure in flawed humanity to determine what "normal" is. Everybody hides their problems. Over many years I've discovered how many families suffer problems like yours and mine, including pastors, leaders, brilliant men and women, etc. None of us are immune from the impact of sin on our planet.

Take courage, my friend. Give glory to God by continuing to express your love for Him and for others. In the end it will bring you praise, as well.
 

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A very real possibility:

Antichrist = Emmanuel Macron
False Prophet = Pope Francis

"According to Scripture, the greatest political leader in history - the man of lawlessness (a.k.a. the Antichrist) - will arise from Europe to seek world domination and deceive countless people near the time of Christ's return.

Somewhere at this very moment on Planet Earth, the Antichrist is almost certainly alive, and there is much speculation about the identity of this Antichrist. Among the speculation, some of the more popular Antichrist candidates include: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and Pope Francis.

Yet, out of all the Antichrist candidates who have come and gone, Emmanuel Macron, who became President of France on the 14th of May, 2017, has generated more end-time buzz than any other world leader that I know! This is because Macron seems to fit the exact characteristics of the Antichrist in so many ways..."

Could Emmanuel Macron be the Antichrist? - Christian Evidence

That's interesting. I thought that a long time too.
But now I don't think that anymore.
I believe the Antichrist is a politician who's pretty small right now in his country (Europe) but in 3 years there will be held elections.

And he's jockeying for status continually and he's extremely arrogant and doesn't have a girlfriend (never had one as far as I can tell).
 

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You might be surprised to know how many people have problems not too far removed from yours. We are all beset with genetic and environmentally caused abnormalities. That is the cost of being born and living here on a cursed planet.

Part of giving God glory in redeeming us is our willingness to keep our love and peace in a time of great difficulty. This brings praise to God if we endure in loving Him in the midst of our own personal crises and problems.

You may not know how many out there suffer as you do because we are all ashamed of our own personal problems, and often think the "grass is greener" in the neighbor's yard. I know this because of the problems that exist in our own family. And we've felt that we got the "short stick" in life, while everybody partied, were blessed, and were "normal."

But as the psychologists say, there is no "normal." There is no perfect measure in flawed humanity to determine what "normal" is. Everybody hides their problems. Over many years I've discovered how many families suffer problems like yours and mine, including pastors, leaders, brilliant men and women, etc. None of us are immune from the impact of sin on our planet.

Take courage, my friend. Give glory to God by continuing to express your love for Him and for others. In the end it will bring you praise, as well.

Amen. Beautifully said.
 
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A very real possibility:

Antichrist = Emmanuel Macron
False Prophet = Pope Francis

"According to Scripture, the greatest political leader in history - the man of lawlessness (a.k.a. the Antichrist) - will arise from Europe to seek world domination and deceive countless people near the time of Christ's return.

Somewhere at this very moment on Planet Earth, the Antichrist is almost certainly alive, and there is much speculation about the identity of this Antichrist. Among the speculation, some of the more popular Antichrist candidates include: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and Pope Francis.

Yet, out of all the Antichrist candidates who have come and gone, Emmanuel Macron, who became President of France on the 14th of May, 2017, has generated more end-time buzz than any other world leader that I know! This is because Macron seems to fit the exact characteristics of the Antichrist in so many ways..."

Could Emmanuel Macron be the Antichrist? - Christian Evidence

And don't forget that the Antichrist comes out of nowhere. Emmanuel Macron hasn't come out of nowhere (little horn), he had influential parents and went to the best schools.
He was born to achieve a high postion and he has a wife to which he's very loyal, Brigitte Macron (Shall have no regard for the desire of women)
 

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You might be surprised to know how many people have problems not too far removed from yours. We are all beset with genetic and environmentally caused abnormalities. That is the cost of being born and living here on a cursed planet.

Part of giving God glory in redeeming us is our willingness to keep our love and peace in a time of great difficulty. This brings praise to God if we endure in loving Him in the midst of our own personal crises and problems.

You may not know how many out there suffer as you do because we are all ashamed of our own personal problems, and often think the "grass is greener" in the neighbor's yard. I know this because of the problems that exist in our own family. And we've felt that we got the "short stick" in life, while everybody partied, were blessed, and were "normal."

But as the psychologists say, there is no "normal." There is no perfect measure in flawed humanity to determine what "normal" is. Everybody hides their problems. Over many years I've discovered how many families suffer problems like yours and mine, including pastors, leaders, brilliant men and women, etc. None of us are immune from the impact of sin on our planet.

Take courage, my friend. Give glory to God by continuing to express your love for Him and for others. In the end it will bring you praise, as well.

Amen. Beautifully said, I have nothing to say.
I completely agree.
 

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A very real possibility:

Antichrist = Emmanuel Macron
False Prophet = Pope Francis

"According to Scripture, the greatest political leader in history - the man of lawlessness (a.k.a. the Antichrist) - will arise from Europe to seek world domination and deceive countless people near the time of Christ's return.

Somewhere at this very moment on Planet Earth, the Antichrist is almost certainly alive, and there is much speculation about the identity of this Antichrist. Among the speculation, some of the more popular Antichrist candidates include: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and Pope Francis.

Yet, out of all the Antichrist candidates who have come and gone, Emmanuel Macron, who became President of France on the 14th of May, 2017, has generated more end-time buzz than any other world leader that I know! This is because Macron seems to fit the exact characteristics of the Antichrist in so many ways..."

Could Emmanuel Macron be the Antichrist? - Christian Evidence
The AC is not even a human, and will not "be alive" until Satan breathes a "breath of life" into it. Revelation 13:15


15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

The AC is the abomination of desolation.
 

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hi i am stredaleve a crazy and stupid pig welcome to christianityboard
He already has a lot of power and when the elections come
is he an american?
oh
Allahu akbar means God is the greatest
right?
Christian forums, you get banned for saying these kind of things, well then let me die in peace.
not sure why you got banned from just saying this but i have a very bad feeling about cf because they are too strictly odd about a lot of things that is normal for a sinner to have just like me i was under desperation back then a year ago then i posted a suicide thread asking for help on cf.com instead of them comforting the poor pig they instead kicked me while i am down what kind of christians are they kicking without notice i can't even read what they sent me well forget about cf it's not a good place for flaws
I didn´t ask for all these things. If I could go back and transform into another child who had a normal childhood and didn´t have to deal with all these weird things, I would instantly push that button. Just a normal childhood with normal parents, a lot of good friends, normal situations, ...
believe it or not i feel the same i'm sure a lot of other people do but we can't and if you asked other people would you want to experience again how you died so that i can also go back and restart my life of course no one wants to experience that kind of life again *sigh...
No, they're definitely not Muslim.
i see huh i am not trying to debate here i am just interested in your reply to this>
22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

what did muslims answered when they were asked who Jesus Christ is?
they said jesus is not the christ jesus is a prophet<this was a reply from a female muslim years of years ago

and this from a random male muslim>
jesus is not the son of god and then he blasphemed God by a mocking reply about s*x with mary

and this from the google search just now>
According to the Qur’an, Jesus said, “I am indeed the servant of God. He has given me the Book and made me a prophet. He made me blessed wherever I am and advised me of prayer and charity as long as I live. He made me kind to my mother and never made me arrogant or disobedient.”
 

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Dear members of christianityboard.com,

I hope this post doesn´t get removed for goading or violating the forum rules. I tried to post this message on christianforums.com and after a few friendly conversations they banned me.

So as you can imagine this post will be controversial and ´in-your-face`. I will try to rewrite the same post I wrote but from memory.

I have the gift of prophecy. Before you think I´m some kind of crazy lunatic (which I totally am but not because I have the gift of prophecy but because of other reasons), let me explain.

We´re in the birth pangs of the End Times. There´s no question about it. Every somewhat aware Christian has this feeling in their heart or brain.
If you don´t believe me on feeling, I will try to convince you with logical reasons.

Let´s look at some signs of what is going on in the world.

Materialism is on the rise (money itself is neutral but in our modern culture we see that probem running rampant and out of control. What did Jesus say again about the love of money?) (Also a lot of lovers of the self which is also a kind of materialism but of your own body and mind)

Immorality (In Canada Bill C-16 now makes it punishable if you don´t speak to transgenders as they/them) (And in speaking of his Second Coming Jesus said that decadent times would come, Matt 24:37)

Radical Islam (let´s not fool ourselves one of their pillars is Jihad, a struggle against the enemies of the Islam. Who are the enemies? All the non-believers.
Also radical acts of terrorism from Muslims are on the rise, just look at what happened recently with IS. I´m not saying that all muslims are bad just as not all christians are good but Islam is a violent religion and often there is no separation between religion and state in their countries).

Persecution (Christians are stereotyped as ignorant, sexist, uneducated people who use religion to cover up their own immorality according to non-believers, Christians are marginalized, threatened with absurd things like ´Prove to me that God exists?` No, prove to me that God doesn´t exist ;) , intimidated and even brought to court as in the case of a $135 000 fine against a Christian bakery in Oregon because they didn´t want to bake a cake for a lesbian couple. By the way, psychological research has proven that bisexuals tend to have ´elevated levels of sociosexuality` and psychopathic traits: Bisexual women tend to have elevated levels of sociosexuality and psychopathic traits)

Spiritual warfare (many people are angry at people who commit evil acts but they shouldn´t be angry at the people themselves as the people are just puppets who Satan plays however he wants. Know thy enemy and the enemy is Satan and a lack of faith and unity with other Christians) (Ephesians 6:12 ´We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.`)

Apathy (Many Christians still believe in the Second Coming but their faith is growing weak. They expect to see signs everywhere. Well, the signs are there if you have the capacity to think and judge for yourself. Just look around, we´re in the midst of a global pandemic with a virus that is constantly mutating into more dangerous forms).


I hope this stilled the doubt in your heart a little bit.

Now on to the real message. I´m nearly sure I determined who the Antichrist and the False Prophet are. Remember, this is prophecy and prophecy only can be judged as real if the predictions come true.

So I´m watching these two persons closely. If there ever comes a time where they start to wreak havoc, something will have to be done. As to what that is, I don´t know yet. On the other forum they wanted me to tell their names.
As I explained to them, I won´t do that. I care about other people but I care infinitely more about what God wants from me. And I don´t mess with heavenly powers.
If I get the message to release their names I will do that instantly but until then I wait patiently.

The False Prophet (the Beast from the Earth) already has an extremely large following and the man is already extremely popular and well-liked.

The Antichrist, that boastful son of a ....., is still very small right now in his country but I believe his influence will soon grow. He already has a lot of power and when the elections come, I´m sure there will happen something in his favour. Furthermore, from what I can see from his pictures, he boasts continually, has no sense of honour or morals, only cares about himself (but he hides behind a beautiful, healthy, young appearance and some charismatic speaking) and probably sleeps with all his female groupies even though he has no girlfriend/wife (“He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all” : Daniel 11:37). (He is literally the beast from the sea, he likes the sea a lot).

Some other people on christianforums.com asked me some questions before the thread got banned. Those questions were: post this on Youtube, there there are a lot of so called prophets. To which I replied: no thanks, Youtube is full of false prophets and I don´t want a following, I only want change.

Another older guy rambled about everything and then he said ´Jesus heals everything`. To which I replied: yes, I know. God and his Son have allowed me to bring a dead child back from the grave. I have developmental trauma due to neglect and abuse during my whole infancy, childhood and puberty and God has given me the necessary tools to overcome this severe condition which destroys a persons capacity for love, a normal life and everything else. For that I´m eternally grateful and I would even give my life as I know that without their help I would have had no life at all. Besides that, I already nearly died multiple times, so death (especially if it it for a righteous cause) still scares me but way less than in the average person.

Another person wanted proof of my prophetic power. I replied that I saw a snake with a rose in its mouth, that a voice told me that every person, in the deepest of their hearts wants happiness and love, even though it doesn´t always seem like that, I saw Kavod:clouds, I felt awe, fear, extreme joy and love, had multiple deep realizations, a little voice that talked to me (not really talking but more like telepathically if that describes it well) and a change in my longheld previous worldview.

Well that´s it. I have to work now.

Why am telling you all of this? Because I have no one to talk with about this (all the people I know don´t have faith) and if even on Christian forums, you get banned for saying these kind of things, well then let me die in peace.
I didn´t ask for all these things. If I could go back and transform into another child who had a normal childhood and didn´t have to deal with all these weird things, I would instantly push that button. Just a normal childhood with normal parents, a lot of good friends, normal situations, ...

But sadly God didn´t allow me to have that kind of life.
And that´s why I´m here as a random stranger on an online forum spewing about all kinds of ´weird` things, hoping I don´t get banned and probably seen by everyone as a complete nutcase.
I hope someone on here knows what to do because I´m getting extremely desperate.

If you have questions, I will try to answer them tomorrow.

Have a nice day/evening,

......

Why do you call yourself a proper. Many of those things you mentioned has been prophesied in the past? Understanding of the scriptures are to all those in Christ.
 
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Sorry to hear about your difficulties sharing your message, but you should know, that like Elijah in the days of Ahab and Jezebel, you might feel alone in your calling and purpose, but you're far from it.
First, understand that some seminaries teach that the spiritual gifts were strictly apostolic and disappeared with the "completion" of the cannon of scripture while others maintain that there were apostolic gifts and more general service gifts to the body of Christ and that only the apostolic gifts ceased. Then there are charismatic churches such as the Pentecostal churches which not only believe that all the spiritual gifts are active, but make manifestations like tongues an expectation in a Christian's spiritual growth.
I've always placed a higher value on scripture than human opinion. The author of it, or more properly, He that inspired the written word, has a much broader perspective of creation than any man. God has placed no limitations on the manner in which He cares for His body, His bride, His elect, but He did create and establish order in the Church and in the world. He set boundaries for His creation and so we are called to operate within boundaries and limitations, to serve Him within the context of His testimony, according to His will and purposes. The latter part is where we frequently get ourselves in trouble. That is, it's relatively easy to confuse our will with God's will and to act contrary to His purposes when our own nature just likes to get in the way.
Eschatology forums on line will always have people who want to identify the antichrist, because that knowledge is a biblical marker for the return of Christ, and that return should be the longing of the Holy Spirit in our hearts if we indeed know Him.
The scripture informs us that many antichrists are in the world and that the spirit of antichrist has been active since the resurrection of our Lord, if not since the fall of man. Many Christians have been self deceived identifying one antichrist or another as the last in his lineage, but the hope of glory never fails us nor calls us to account for human frailty. Just the same, the Church, while clothed in human frailty, does call us to account and judges us in the context of established authority and the Holy writ.
I have only one question for you and based upon your answer I can either receive you as a brother or as one still outside the new covenant.
Simply put, "who is Jesus the Christ."
It's a simple and legitimate question to "ask at the door," so to speak, but requires a bit more than a simple answer. If you have the Witness, let Him answer. He always receives Himself (we're just along for the journey. )
Since Christian forums are intended to provide a venue for community and mutual ministry, I think that you'll find patience for questionable doctrine in discussions with the mature and moderators, but you should certainly keep your helmet on with the immature and doctrinally unsound. The word of God isn't called a "hammer" for nothing and it has power, even when abused.
 

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It is strange I know some men that are of a gentle disposition, yet they seem to get into fights. Like trouble seeks them out.
For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
Yet man is born to trouble,
As the sparks fly upward. Job 5:6-7
God affirms His word in the lives of His servants.
 

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Welcome. I hear into the "spirit realm", or whatever you want to call it, both sides, and I can't actually deny it because things happen, but I don't prophesy to anyone unless I am 100% convinced that I know that I know that I know that I know.

Most of the time I end up confused and my discernment is not the best. I don't know if that's because sometimes God takes a long time and Satan desperately wants to destroy things, and take away the word, or if that's because I'm just being messed with to put me in a state of constant waiting regardless of whether or not I actually feel like it.
Learn how to test the spirits and do so. The unclean ones exist to confuse and deceive. The ones that blaspheme are easy to discern, but flatterers, mockers, and pretenders will all test you and your knowledge of His word.
Spiritual discernment is a wonderful gift, but it's one that needs to be trained and framed by the word of God.
19 And when they say to you, “Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. Isaiah 8:19-20
 

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GitG:
I don't mean any offense but I'm abit puzzled by what the point/topic of this thread is, since you can't name the 2 persons? Unless you can give more info on the two, but then we may be able to guess.
From what you wrote I'm sceptical that those two are the "AC" & FP.
Daniel says the "AC" will be a follower of Alamahozim "the god of forces/fortifications".
This person is supposed to be going to be accepted as
the Jewish messiah.
the Muslim mahdi / 12th imam.
the future King Arthur.
the Buddhist Maitreya.
the Hindu Kalkin.
the return of Quetzalcoatl.
the Christian 2nd coming.
the ONA's Vindex.
superman.
fuhrer/duce/caudilo, etc.
Campbell's hero with a 1000 faces.
Also Revelation 11 seems to imply the temple has been built by that chapter, and it has not been yet, so we may have some time yet before the tribulation.
I think maybe death pangs/pains is maybe more suitable than "birth pangs/pains", since the world is going to pass away except for the saved. I don't have much faith in humanity or humanism.
Any true prophet presumably would confess & glorify Jesus and not just world/self things.
That other forum does seem to remove threads/topics that they don't think are agreeable. There was one in which I replied to a skeptic and they removed it without any notification, though fortunately they didn't ban me (not that I did anything wrong/bad). Some forums I've been on do pretty unfairly ban people.
Everyone received into the body of Christ comes empty handed and in spiritual infancy. Nothing that we bring with us, nothing we might consider a strength, is of any value in glorifying God. However, our weaknesses, our infirmities, our foolishness and even our vanities, are assets in the hands of God, who exalts the lowly and humbles the proud.
God gives us gifts. We don't automatically know how to use them but practice establishes them. Some people just need a safe home to learn and grow in the knowledge of the Lord and in His grace. Given the times, if you can accept it, the body of Christ has to be fully functional and not hindered by self doubt, by factions, by non biblical doctrines, by worldly pursuits, by posturing and vanity, but fully committed and submitted to our head, Jesus the Christ. (or Yashua if you prefer the original language.)
In the way of war it is said that knowing your enemy is the only way to victory. Christ is victorious and in Him we are "more than conquerors." As vessels for His Spirit we're granted a part to play in redemptive history and the presence of His glory in the beloved, in His Son. That said, the identification of the antichrist is entirely useless to effect any change other than potentially delivering some part of his kingdom from darkness to the kingdom of light.
42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Matthew 24:42-44
 

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Other forums, r/TrueChristian (subreddit) doesn't allow talk about prophetic gifts or any prophecies at all. That's usually because they believe the gift of prophecy isn't a thing today, or to keep dangerous things from happening like a couple of months ago on YouTube with the Christian "prophets" telling innocent people that they need to run and "stock up" because of some horrible tragedy coming on the planet.

Also because there are people out there who have one experience and then just straight up listen to everything that comes into their head and think it's God speaking to them and then go off telling people stupid things. I did this for a really long time and made myself look really stupid.

Personally I don't like the fact check culture and believe that adults should be able to make their own decisions and learn from their own mistakes.
In Christ, we don't get to remain autonomous, but the concept of mutual submission tends to have people tumbling over themselves all the time. We have to be completely submitted vertically (under Christ) in order to approach any form of mutual submission horizontally (with other believers at varying levels of maturity. )
The good news is that nothing is really dependent upon us. Even our perseverance is God's work in us. (I haven't the strength to hold on to Him, but He holds on to me and will never let go. To Him be the power, the glory, and the honor, forever and ever. Amen.)
 

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Joh 8:39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
The Pharisees were of Esau.

Gen 28:6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

Gen 28:8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
Gen 28:9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

Esau took wives of Cain's children: These children migrated to Babylon and when the temple was rebuilt it was by true Jews and those of Babylon that begin to call themselves Jews.
Esau's children became Edom and Edom later became Idumea. You do know that the word Jew is derived from the name Judah while the word Hebrew is derived from the name Eber, yes?
 

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Take courage, my friend. Give glory to God by continuing to express your love for Him and for others. In the end it will bring you praise, as well.
Sound and godly advice for us all and a word in season indeed!
I'm not inclined to look for signs, probably because of Christ's rebuke, but I can't help but recognize them for what they are. Sometimes God gives them for encouragement because He knows the wickedness of our fallen nature and our tendency toward superstition.
Just a few weeks ago some storms blew through Northeastern Pennsylvania and I couldn't say where they were coming from or in which direction they were blowing. I was sitting in the screened porch behind my house listening for distant thunder, listening to the raindrops pounding out their random rhythm on the metal roof, and singing random words of praise for God's provision and grace in my life. Then I noticed the sky brightening to the Southeast and the sun breaking through brightly in the midst of the heavy rain. It was an ordinary, every day sort of occurrence and only lasted about a minute or so, but in my mind, it was God answering. God inhabits the praises of His people.
 

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Sound and godly advice for us all and a word in season indeed!
I'm not inclined to look for signs, probably because of Christ's rebuke, but I can't help but recognize them for what they are. Sometimes God gives them for encouragement because He knows the wickedness of our fallen nature and our tendency toward superstition.
Just a few weeks ago some storms blew through Northeastern Pennsylvania and I couldn't say where they were coming from or in which direction they were blowing. I was sitting in the screened porch behind my house listening for distant thunder, listening to the raindrops pounding out their random rhythm on the metal roof, and singing random words of praise for God's provision and grace in my life. Then I noticed the sky brightening to the Southeast and the sun breaking through brightly in the midst of the heavy rain. It was an ordinary, every day sort of occurrence and only lasted about a minute or so, but in my mind, it was God answering. God inhabits the praises of His people.

My daughter lives over there in the Eastern U.S., and she sure felt the cold winds of last Winter. But she also has "heard God's voice," and things have greatly improved in her life. It's important, I think, to just be quiet and listen to God in Nature sometimes. He really does speak love to our heart, if we're able to slow down enough to pay attention. Thank you for your poetic words--they're inspirational.
 
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