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No, this isn't about some end-of-vacation nightmare with the family dog. It's about the Rapture -- that is, when Jesus returns in glory in the Second Coming and sweeps all those who are saved up to Heaven, leaving the rest of you -- er, maybe us? -- despairing. Or confounded. Or finally cooking on that awesome backyard grill your Christian neighbor (now happily Raptured) would never let you borrow while he was around. The theology (eschatology, really) of pre-Tribulation beliefs, or Premillennial Dispensationalism, or Postmillenialism gets as complicated as it sounds. (Or see this graphic if you really want to...

In the Pentecostal Christian tradition, there's a practice that has gained some ground over the past few years called identificational repentance. Taken from the examples of men like Daniel and Nehemiah in the Hebrew Scriptures (also known as the Old Testament), identificational repentance is when a group apologizes for the sins of its ancestors or when an individual apologizes for the sins of his or her family, church, or nation. The term is a bit controversial because the word "repent" literally means "to turn the other direction" Nobody can change his or her ways on behalf of another, so perhaps...

In my opinion, there just aren't enough people out there taking advantage of the believers in a Rapture. There's damn good money to be made in ripping people off who are just waiting for the Second Return of Jesus. Eternal Earthbound Pets, however is on the cutting edge of this very business. For a $110 for the first pet and $15 for any additional pets, you can pay an atheist to watch over your pets after the Second Coming. It's ******* genius. Thanks to Lexi for the link. Q: Is this a Joke? A: No. This is a serious offer...

Main Entry: zeal Pronunciation: \ˈzēl\ Function: noun My kingdom come " IS " yours for the taking for the kingdom is the Zeal ( fire , fervor )of My heart and this is the violence ( fire , intense heat ) I speak of . So come ! Take what I have already given you by the cross of My resurrection power , for all these things I have spoen of rest upon the wings of My shoulders ( Deut 33:12 )and this is " The Mind of Christ " . " Arrive " ( hebrews 12:23 ) and begin...

My shaking of the heavens and the earth is in conjunction ( balance ) with my children's hearts in the heavenlies and those yet earth bound for truly a day in my courts is where I would have all my creation come and abide with me for my word is not ( non ) sense for as My Word I am seeking those that would worship me in spirit and in truth . So come " Abide " for truly I AM here waiting for you and this place IS " The mind of Christ " Your Zion on earth...

"God knows where the money is, and he knows how to get the money to you." That was the message of Gloria Copeland as she was speaking at the Southwest Believers' Convention recently held in Fort Worth, Texas. The event drew the attention of The New York Times and reporter Laurie Goodstein contributed a compelling report about the meeting and its message. The Southwest Believers' Convention drew a crowd of more than 9,000 to hear an "all-star lineup" of preachers deliver the message of the prosperity gospel. One by one, the preachers and the speakers enticed the gathered thousands by...

Oh my children ! I shall Cause you to go to your knees in prayer ! To seek me out while I may be found , I shall overturn the money changers and Pharisees working for Jezebel in My church and body hindering My Breath from being spoken into words of Rhema , the Fresh Manna once hidden NOW REVEALED and I shall exchange your costly oil of sacrifice for tears of Joy ! NOW is the time to seek me out while I may be found for soon darkness and persecution Will hinder THE WORD spoken and My Testimony...

Doors are opening my children " Doors ARE opening "! But you must " remain " ever watchful attending to my wants( will ) for your needs . Do you see my will even now (( ( pressing ) )) into your lives ? Do not resist this but come into agreement with me for as I met Jacob so I shall meet you yet do not wrestle or ponder for my will is for you to overcome without hostility , grief or intervention . Allow me to have my will in your lives that your hip , yeah your...

Ordinary measures will not do any more , For I have swung wide the door , Warfare that is behind shall stay there , I am raising you to new levels of warfare , An understanding beyond my heavenly hosts , What I am about to release to you not even my arch angel Michael can boast , But a depth , a knowing farther than you now see \o/ , You shall go behind enemy lines and their encampments you shall see , Their plots and schemes , their strategy from a god's eye view , And even their...

I am tearing down old strongholds in my children's lives for this is a "storm of Grace" I am bringing across the waters (~ " the voices of my children " ) that have cried out to me and in this containment of these strongholds shall come such a release of my spirit that it shall calm all the storms of my children's lives in Tranquility ~ " The very fruit of Peace " ~ that is ~ " ME " ~ I call ~~~ ZION ~~~ , for as I become your covering in this new way you shall...

My children am I truly your desire ? Then lift your brothers and sisters unto " Me " . Show them how to hear " My Voice " that I may be their Mentor and Shepherd for The Spirit of The Lord abounds in wisdom and the riches of "The Kingdom" , so suffer not the children to "Come Unto Me " For " I AM The Kingdom " and there is no other , show them how to " Call Me Friend " ! John 14:6 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) 6 Jesus told him, "I am the way, the...

A Bourbon ( Blasphemous name " Harlot "Rev 13:2 ) , a brawl ( Rev 13:7) a drink of death( Rev 13:2) , A wound to the head ! But truly only an upset (Rev13:3), For truly what you are about to behold , Is the book and words of Revelation about to unfold , A scroll revealed and come to pass , A man that appears as a jackass , (beast , False hosanna )(Rev13:4) , A false hosanna come to call , Many will follow many will fall , But to the wise true worshippers that see !...

There is but one path ~ Jesus There is but one comforter~ The Spirit that goes out from the Father There is but one Father And there is only one will There is no other path but persecution For truly only he matters and is our way And it is on this path we must stay Total inihilation of the flesh This is our test Until we come to find He is our rock and without him we are blind So come to the Rock and do not alter Him into the Rock of Gibralter Fo all those that wrestle...

Jaded parsons( false shepherds ) disabled are coming your way , None of them have chosen to obey , My kingdom ways and rules , But have tried to survive upon their own tools , So remember the sword and the blood ( Ezekiel 33) , Speak my words only do not give in to their rub, For truly a tangled mess they leave in " their way " , But they shall answer to me on judgment day ! Isaiah 31:4-5 (New King James Version) God Will Deliver Jerusalem 4 For thus the LORD has spoken to me: “...

Circulation ( Ecclesia )among my children is a listening adventure for as you put your "self"(flesh) last you begin to realize what I am all about in and through others In true humbleness not just false gestures,so posture your "self"( flesh) and sit at my feet as a child for truly it is only here you will discover , experience and understand the vision I have for you through others I call my humble servants and in this event all blessings shall shower and bear fruit . So become the last that "I" may make you first "IN ME" !...

Cross roads are places where decisions are made , But are you standing in the light or in the shade ?! For truly without me you remain in the dark , And your defenses are weak not strong as a tree of oak and its bark , For it is under My shade and My Son , That you arrive on Mt. Zion , So tell me my children what will shall it be ?! The will of your flesh or My Tapestry ? For to carry your cross again and again , Leaves you with a bitter end ,...

Being in character is no place to be , For if you truly remain in me , There is no you left there , But me in you and no despair , For truly to be holy as me , It is I that must rise up completed and free ! So release your woes and your despair , And allow me to enter there , For it is when the fullness of me resides in you , That you are my sanctuary and I rise up not you ! John 14:3 3"If I go and prepare a place for...

In a thread in “The Arts,” Superb made reference to an interview Donny Deutsch conducted last October with Ann Coulter on his show “The Big Idea.” (CNBC) During a portion of the interview, Coulter was asked to discuss her point of view on diversity in the United States. Then she got off on a bit of a tangent about how everyone should be a Christian. Coulter made several references to Christians as “perfected” Jews; she indicated that while Jews have to obey “The Law” in order to be saved, Christians have “the fast-track” to salvation through Jesus Christ’s death and...

A pastor friend of mine passed along a truly horrible story by Reuters’ Andrea Hopkins. The premise is that “moderate” Christians are fighting “fundamentalist” Christians with regard to the rapture. The article is poorly written in a journalistic sense: it’s one-dimensional, doesn’t grasp scope of the issue and is layered with opinion. Let’s begin with the use of the word moderate to describe theologically liberal Episcopalians and Lutherans. I can do no better than repeat what New York Times editor Bill Keller told his newsroom in 2005: We must … be more alert to nuances of language when writing about...

The Bible says we cannot know the time of the Lord's return (Matthew 25:13). But the Scriptures make it equally clear that we can know the season of the Lord's return (1 Thessalonians 5:2-6):"You yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night... But you brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night or darkness; so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be...

A Revealing of two sides of the Scroll (Manna) & ( hidden "revelation" manna ) Revelation 5:1 [ The Scroll and the Lamb ] Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on BOTH SIDES and sealed with seven seals. Revelation 2:17 (New American Standard Bible) 17'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the...

Dearest, Beloved, and Everlasting God; It the past, it has been wonderfully nice to talk to you on my knees in prayer and it has always been a divine blessing to talk to you about the values of life and the fullness of family; my Beloved God Almighty, it has always seemed like you have had such great wisdom and optimism to give throughout the very fibre of my being! I know that it has been years since I actually set down and wrote you a letter through prayer from the heart; yet, I have at times been afraid to...

The God Chasers by Tommy Tenney Book Excerpt & Commentary I recently finished THE SHACK by William P Young and HE LOVES ME by Wayne Jacobsen. I found both of them deeply moving, Biblical, edifying and helpful in drawing me closer to God. Subsequently, a Navy Friend/ Christian Bro of 30+ years read me the riot act about THE SHACK. I found his rants about “heresy” completely without substance. Turns out he had not read it. Sheesh. It is, after all, a NOVEL! And, I found it exceedingly Biblical. Some important Biblical truths, doctrines are affirmed with a sentence...

The percentage of Hispanic Catholics in America has dropped, while the proportion of born-again Hispanics has increased, a new survey by the Barna Group found. Over the past 15 years, the proportion of Hispanics in America that is aligned with the Catholic Church has fallen by 25 percent. By comparison, the proportion of born-again Christians for this ethnic group has increased by 17 percent. “You cannot help but notice the changing relationship between Hispanics and the Catholic Church,” commented George Barna, whose company conducted the research. “While many Hispanic immigrants come to the United States with ties to Catholicism, the...

A baby boy, 3 months old, name unknown, was injured in a freak accident today. His grandmother, a fellow employee of my wife's, was carrying the baby in her arms on an outside patio, when she tripped, fell, and dropped the baby on the concrete. Due to the softness of his skull the bones in his skull were injured and he was rushed to the premiere Trauma Hospital in WA state. He is unconscious and there are concerns about possible brain damage. This is the 4th attempt by his parents to have a baby. The first 3 pregnancies ended in...

Posture is and must be absolute before me now in that as I am your pinnacle of attention all things fall away that are not of me or come through me alone , for I AM THAT I AM in you " predestined " and " Absolute " , so allow me to be and come to you in an absolution and I then shall become your filter to which all your words and life's song shall become " YES AND AMEN " in accordance to The Word of My Will That IS " JESUS " for he IS True...

WEBSTER, Texas — Police used a Taser on a pastor and pepper spray to disperse his congregants Wednesday after the pastor allegedly interfered with a traffic stop in the church parking lot. Congregants say they were in the Iglesia Profetica Peniel church for an early morning prayer when pastor Jose Elias Moran went to assist the stopped driver, a church member, by asking the police what had happened. An incident report on the Webster police department's Web site said Officer Raymond Berryman tried to calm Moran and arrest him. But police say he pushed the officer, went inside the church...

1. Is Iran a kind of . . . dry run . . . experiment in 'rebellion control' for the USA? 2. Can we expect ANYONE in the MSMedia break ranks with their oligarchic controllers and serve the people at a crisis point with THE TRUTH? 3. What percentage of our military can we expect to be truly patriotic in behalf of the mostly already shredded U.S. Constitution? Honduras comes to mind [as well as the reply from the recently retired U.S. Navy Captain FREEPER when I asked him what percentage of Navy officer corps did he believe to be...

WHEN PASTOR JOEL OSTEEN STRIDES ONSTAGE at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, klieg lights strobe, the Jumbotron flashes his perfect smile, and sixteen thousand worshipers roar their approval. It is an entrance worthy of a pro athlete or a pop star. Megachurches are often compared to big-box sports-and-entertainment venues, but Lakewood is one of the few that actually inhabits one: In 2003, the nondenominational church moved into the Compaq Center, a twenty-nine-year-old arena that had hosted the NBA Finals, bull-riding championships, and concerts by Paul McCartney and Kiss. The building, which came equipped with state-of-the-art A/V equipment, seemed like the...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut church has outraged gay rights advocates by posting a video of members performing an apparent exorcism of a teen's "homosexual demons." The 20-minute video was posted on YouTube before it was taken down. Gay youth advocate Robin McHaelen (mih-KAY'-lehn) says the video appears to show abuse. She says she plans to report it to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. The boy confirms he is 16 but otherwise has declined to comment. The Rev. Patricia McKinney of Manifested Glory Ministries in Bridgeport says he is 18 and came to the church on his...

Border patrols are out now so where are you ?! For I designed you for intercession as my mobile house of prayer ! Did I not say pray without ceasing and express my word as I designed it to be fulfilled ?! And I shall not lie but as you confess Me " THE WORD " I shall come alive and bear fruit in many ways even in places you have not even tilled the soil for I shall uproot and tear down , sow and harvest in an omnipresent and everlasting manner to complete all I have spoken or...

Your acknowledgement of My perspective is your utmost for your highest for My will is your endeavor in and through all things , causing me to be your every breath and in this wisdom you shall not fail me and I shall lift your feet upon my wings that you shall not fall or stumble. So let your yes be Mine and your no be Absolute ! My provision is never in question for it is merely doubt that seemingly would cause to hold back what I have promised and finished on the cross so in this be encouraged you...

Doors are now open for those that will, Not just any door but the ones that fulfill, Every jot and tittle of my word, And fresh prophecies of things never before heard, The rebellious and proud though shall not see, Anything from this tapestry, But as Korah shall be swallowed up, For my wrath shall be their only cup, So tune your hearing upon my will and testimony, Allow all of your flesh to die and you to will see, The grandure of this tapestry, For in my glory you shall share, If in this manner you meet me there,...

Is the Gospel of the Kingdom of God political? What is politics really? One day I received and email saying, “Jonas, just preach the Gospel and stay out of politics.” You may receive suggestions like this too from well meaning friends and family. This was an interesting proposal that prompted many questions in my mind. What is politics, for example? Should believers stay out? Let’s examine the e-mailer’s recommendation a bit more. To essay his suggestion we need to pull together a definition of politics. Politics is not just voting in local or national elections for a particular party candidate...

Geo physics is not going to save anyone from what is about to transpire , For I AM The Kingdom and The Power , No man has seen , no man has heard , What is about to happen for I AM "The Word " ! The things of life depend upon me , For I AM Lord and creation is My tapestry , So be advised by my prophets and word , For the sound you are about to witness has never been heard ( ( () ) ) , A catastrophic catastrophe , To open eyes so all...

There's coming a wind of balance ~ ~ ~ , Prominent change is about to enter your life , Life changing events calendared in my loving kindness for those in my will , I shall use you as a Horn of Cornucopia to pour out the fragrance and fruit of my very womb upon the multitudes , For you are my wellsprings of life in my name , Salvation ! Fire ! Hunger and thirst after righteousness ! The Blossom of Unity carrying the peddles of my love ! , Breath in ~ ~ (o: my fragrant words , Devour...

There's coming a wind of balance ~ ~ ~ , Prominent change is about to enter your life , Life changing events calendared in my loving kindness for those in my will , I shall use you as a Horn of Cornucopia to pour out the fragrance and fruit of my very womb upon the multitudes , For you are my wellsprings of life in my name , Salvation ! Fire ! Hunger and thirst after righteousness ! The Blossom of Unity carrying the peddles of my love ! , Breath in ~ ~ (o: my fragrant words , Devour...

On Sunday June 14, 2009, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be going before his nation, and before the world, to deliver his much anticipated foreign policy speech. The two issues he is certain to focus on are Iran’s nuclear threat and Israel’s negotiations with the Palestinian Arabs As he prepares to lay out his vision, this man is under unimaginable pressure to succumb to the will of the entire international community, of many Israelis, and even of his own defense minister, Ehud Barak.

Fathers for Good, a website for men operated by the Knights of Columbus, is offering a host of resources to address the growing availability of and addiction to pornography. Click HERE to listen to a podcast of Deacon Ralph Poyo talk about his former addiction to pornography and how other men can avoid falling into the same trap. Click HERE for an article by Gerald Korson on computer porn and the ways it can destroy a marriage and a family. Korson's article also includes a link at the end that will take you to other resources, such as counseling and...

My gatekeepers are doorstops holding the floodgates of my love open for my children of virtue in that as they enter into the Father's garden it is the will of his heart they seed and spread through the trust and the fruit of salvation found in the earthened tree of righteousness namely My Son for I am revealing my heart of loving kindness by " The Vine " and as I continue to press my vineyard of grapes from those I pick you shall see the expression of my love in Grace for he is the wineskin and blood of...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. New Bethel Church is welcoming "responsible handgun owners" to wear their firearms inside the church June 27, a Saturday. An ad says there will be a handgun raffle, patriotic music and information on gun safety. "We're just going to celebrate the upcoming theme of the birth of our nation," said pastor Ken Pagano. "And we're not ashamed to say that there was a strong belief in God and firearms -- without that this country wouldn't...

A question for you Scripture Scholars out there: Do you know of any passages that reflect the effect of blood money on the evildoer's descendants? I can see plenty of examples (e.g., Jer 22) that talk about the affect of blood money _on_ the evildoer, but the ones I'm familiar with don't really discuss what happens to the evil-doer's family and subsequent generations, if they continue to live off of those ill-gotten gains after the evildoer has met his recompense. And, again, I'm familiar with generational curses, but not one that specifically deals with the situation where the evildoer's family...

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. As we came to the close of the last millennium there were groups within the Christian community who claimed to have a special connection with the encounter that the early followers of Jesus had in the upper room on that great and glorious day. A modern “Pentecostal” movement was born. Out of it, much good has come. The Second Vatican Council in the Catholic Church began with a prayer for a...

By my will , by my power , by My willpower ! Manifest Me ! Manifest Me ! Manifest Me ! Be at peace and let me flow as the many waters of The River of Life converging as one in unity and witness who I AM in all I give you to say and do . Go now and do My will in the power of who " I AM " ! Job 26 1 Then Job replied: 2 "How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the arm that is feeble! 3 What advice you have...

Ego is a kingdom unto itself Justification of logic is just that in that your ego overides the foolishness of the mind of man to supercede God in all its intentions , bringing contentions against the Creator of all things . Therefore suffer yourselves " repent and die " to the flesh of man that I may dress you in eternal righteousness "my love" for all creation by The Blood of The Lamb . . . John 15:5 (New International Version) 5"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he...

HOLLAND, Mich. (ABP)—Looking for a way to help members of her youth group use moral discernment when making life choices, a Lutheran youth minister in Holland, Mich., re-read a copy of Charles Sheldon’s In His Steps, a classic story from the 1890s in which the central character frames right and wrong with the question, “What would Jesus do?� The What Would Jesus Do? bracelet. Friendship bracelets were becoming popular in 1989. So, Janie Tinklenberg asked a friend who worked for a local company about producing some woven wristbands with the acronym WWJD—because there wasn’t enough room to spell it out—both...

Christopher Fogle, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, loved to fish. It was a break from his fast-paced, 25-year career with the Perkins Restaurant chain. But when Fogle got severe cancer, his relaxing fishing trips, which he sometimes took with his children, ended. It was a devastating blow for the active 45-year-old. But for Todd Bentley, television preacher and self-proclaimed healer, the cancer represented an opportunity to "proclaim the glory of God." Indeed, last year Bentley began his "Lakeland Outpouring," a months-long series of "healing services" that Bentley and his Fresh Fire ministry started April 2 and ended under a cloud of...

Canadian preacher Todd Bentley will rue the day that he learns that a reporter at the U.S. magazine World has a long memory. Mr. Bentley, whose claims to take part in spectacular healings were a feature of his revival in Lakeland, Florida last year, will no doubt be dismayed to hear that that two of the people that he claimed at the time to have helped have since died of the grave illnesses that were "healed" at his meetings. The faith-healing evangelist has had problems with documenting his healings for many years now. When I first wrote on Mr. Bentley...

You Tube's Local Pstor is back at it. His newest clip had me laughing out loud at the song choice... Thanks to Morningstar madness we will soon see Todd and his new, young wife on a platform near you. ...

Short comings are not obstacles but lessons learned to the extremes you see I AM your hope and glory , for it is the weight of my kingdom that is the balance and the foundation “ yeah “ the very scales on which all things are measured as I revealed to Ezekiel and now I reveal to you in each breath of your existence in me for to turn your back on the Spring of living waters takes your breath away ! So come to the waters of hope " The Father’s well " ; drink me in that I...