The Kingdom of Heaven is here
Posted on 09/11/2019 7:20:39 AM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
“9/11” will always be remembered as one of the most horrific and catastrophic events ever in U.S. history. It sobers the mind that such a series of horrific events actually happened in the United States of America. America was completely and totally caught off guard. No one, seemingly, could ever imagine that such a day could have taken place here on U.S. soil. The events that followed were beyond anyone’s conception. What transpired on that September 11th morning came as a thief in the night to a sleeping and apathetic nation.
It was a beautiful morning on that Tuesday of September 11, 2001. The sky was a clear blue and the early autumn air was crisp and cool. While Washington bickered about miscellaneous matters of state, the majority of Americans that day were living out their narcissistic and self-styled lives. New Yorkers and Americans went about their daily grind oblivious to what would transpire in mere moments.
Sudden calamity and terror struck at 8:46 a.m in the financial capital of the entire world
Sudden calamity and terror struck at 8:46 a.m in the financial capital of the entire world. American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower. At approximately 9:03 a.m. United Airlines Flight 175 hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center. At 9:37 a.m. another group of Al-Qaeda hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon building. The fourth and final flight, United Airlines Flight 93 - whose ultimate destination was to be either the White House or the United States Capitol building - crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03 a.m. The heroic efforts of the passengers on board United Airlines Flight 93 prevented even greater devastation and loss. Within one fateful hour, terror, devastation and infamy had shaken to the very foundations a deaf and blind nation.
The loss of life on this infamous day was tallied at 2,993 individuals. How could America have missed all the warning signs and clear evidence that such an attack was forthcoming? The bottom line was that the majority of Americans and our government leaders were over-confident, complacent, idle, sloppy, gullible, and apathetic due to our false sense of security and naivete. These had all given a deaf ear to the countless voices of warning that were sounded in the voluminous reports. The blind eye reasoning for this can be summed in the old adage: “It won’t ever happen to me (us)”.
Global Calamity and Shock and Awe
Today, as the global events and the godless out workings of base (corrupt) man continue at a “breakneck” speed, the stage is being set for the horrific events on the horizon called “The Tribulation Period”, or “The Day of the Lord” (Matt. 24:21-22). The entire world - including America - will be absolutely oblivious to the realities and dire consequences of events to unfold during that time. Ever since the civilization of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9), the world has basically lived in a godless delusion of apathy and subjective narcissism. They have willfully rejected the eternal ordinances of Almighty God and their ultimate accountability to Him. As the terrible calamity of 9-11 overtook, shocked and stunned our nation, so also will be the commencement of horrific events that are due to transpire in that terrible time called “The Day of the Lord.”
As the terrible calamity of 9-11 overtook, shocked and stunned our nation, so also will be the commencement of horrific events that are due to transpire in that terrible time called “The Day of the Lord.
One of the most sobering passages in the Holy Scripture is from the Book of Proverbs in chapter 1, verses 24-31. This passage speaks about those who willingly reject reality and live in a spiritually/ mentally drunken delusion (Rev. 17:2). When evil and anguish come upon these individuals, they are in a total panic because they have rejected absolutes (reality) and truth (wisdom). The consequences of these actions will be their swift destruction on account of their doings. God’s Word States:
"Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind (a powerful tornado); when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices" (Proverbs 1:24-31).
So will be the mindset of those during the time when the Day of the Lord commences. These will seek God to render a godless remedy and an unrighteous solution for their consequences and dilemmas. In that day of their calamity they will still reject Almighty God’s solutions and deliverance. These individuals have no heart for the absolute truths and realities of time and eternity. They are poisoned with bitterness and filled with violence. They posses only a godless, unrepentant nature rooted in delusion, lust and visions of a temporal (earthly) habitation. They are oblivious to their eternal destiny and will not repent of their godless transgression and be saved, even after all these horrific tribulation events transpire on the earth. (Isa 24; John 3:17-19; 2 Thess. 2:11-12; Rev. 9:20-21; 16:9).
The Day of the Lord!
The “Day of the Lord” is an ongoing theme throughout both the Old and New Testaments. The exact phrase “Day of the Lord” is mentioned twenty-eight times throughout the two books. Moreover, the phrases “In That Day”, “The Day” and “The Great Day” also refer to the “Day of the Lord” and are mentioned over seventy times throughout the Old and New Testaments. The underlying theme of all of them is the judgment of God.
This Day will commence directly after the Rapture of the Church, which will leave the inhabitants of the earth - especially America – bewildered, astonished and horrified. Following the removal of those who have a saving relationship to God in reality and Biblical truth, “The Day of the Lord” commences with the signing of a peace treaty with the enemies of Israel (Dan 9:27). This peace treaty (covenant) will be strengthened and enforced by none other than the Man of Lawlessness – Lucifer’s global fascist, the Anti-Christ (2 Thess. 2:8-9). This time is dominated by the darkness of human delusion, godless insanity and lawlessness (Isa. 2:12-22; Ezek. 13:5; Joel 1:15; 2:1-11; Zeph. 1:7, 14; Zech. 13:1; Matt. 24).
The Word of Almighty God states the warning message that this Day will overtake the whole world, lying in its utter narcissistic unbelieving slumber, as a thief in the night!
"For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape" (1 Thess. 5:2-3).
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night" (2 Peter 3:10).
Even today the signs and warning bells are loudly ringing. The shofar (ram’s horn) of alert is piercing into every facet of civilization. While the Biblical evidence is overwhelming with events transpiring daily, the masses of humanity go about their narcissistic lives with a deaf ear turned to the warning cries of those who comprehend what is coming.
Even now, how true is Proverbs 1:24-31 of those in this day. How will they escape such global calamity? My friend, this if very sobering: they will not (1 Thess. 5:3b)!
While the Biblical evidence is overwhelming with events transpiring daily, the masses of humanity go about their narcissistic lives with a deaf ear.
My friend, today as you hear this message of warning, harden not your hearts to the eternal love and strong hand of deliverance found in Almighty God’s Savior for the world, the Lord Jesus Christ. Make a strong and valiant attempt to be objective about the real reality and true condition of fallen (unregenerate) man. Six thousand years of human history attests to the fact of man’s violent attitude and godless actions. How can man bring about a global utopia from the wretched state in which they exist?
Before the foundation of the world, Almighty God already had the remedy and solution for Adam’s fallen race (Rom. 5:12-19; 1 Peter 1:18-20; Rev. 13:8). The Bible states:
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him" (John 3:16-17).
"Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father" (Gal 1:4).
Oh my Friend, what hope there is! What love divine! What deliverance from the godless ramifications of fallen humanity! Almighty God has a plan and purpose for your life here in time, and a glorious eternal future for you free from the tyranny of sin and the fallen effects of this broken world (1 Cor. 2:9).
As surely as the sun will rise tomorrow, the events of “The Day of the Lord” will take place! Be not a scoffer or mocker of the warnings from God’s Infallible and Inspired Word (2 Peter 3:3).
We have already seen and experienced the horrific events that transpired on September 11, 2001. May we hear with our ears the message and reality of the coming global day of wrath and not dismiss it as foolish heresay.
Do you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, as the Holy Scriptures teach? If not, my friend, place your eternal destiny in His ETERNAL hands. He loves you and wants to save you from the wrath to come. My friend, do you have ears to hear God’s call to you? Place your trust in Him today. My friend, on the authority of God’s Word you will never be the same!
The Kingdom of Heaven truly is at hand!
you are correct.
and here’s a statistic to give to the pro-”choicers”
Poland in the 1990s went from a free-for-all abortions to banning it except in the cases of
incest
rape
harm to mother’s health or life
foetal health
these are the 4 items which pro-baby-death folk use to justify abortion.
The number of abortions went down to 2% of what they were before.
Extrapolate that to the USA and you can say that out of the 1 million babies killed each year, only about 20K were due to incest, rape, damage to mother’s health.
Yet the pro-deathers want to kill 980K per year...
Uh, the book of Revelation was written well AFTER the 2nd temple was destroyed...Guess it wasn't much of a Revelation after all...But hey, don't let the facts get in the way of your religious theory...
We Christians will be with the Lord DURING the Tribulation while the Catholics, Muzlims and atheists are running all over the place trying to avoid the plagues that he will unleash...
The book of revelation was written during the persecutions of Nero.
You have ancient evidence for that — the Syriac version of the book of revelation began by stating taht it was “written in Patmos, to which john was sent by Nero Caesar” - as does the “History of John, the Son of Zebedee”, another 2nd century Syriac work.
And even within the book we see that it was written during a time of persecution (Rev 1:9, 2:10, 12:11, 13:15)
Domitians reign didn’t see such widespread Christian persecutions as Neros - for instance, read Tacitus who relates
“Nero amused himself by the torture of these Christians.
Mockery of every sort was added to their deaths. Covered with the skins of beasts, they were torn by dogs and perished, or were nailed to crosses, or were doomed to the flames and burnt, to serve as nightly illumination, when day had expired.”
The text of the book as in Rev 17 talks about “they are also seven kings, five of which have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes he must remain a little while”
The seven kings as Josephus, Suetonius (non-Christian writers) listed:
1. Julius Caesar
2. Augustus
3. Tiberius
4. Caligula
5. Claudius
6. Nero
7. Galba
Nero was the 6th and Galba reigned for a few months.
Finally there ther eis the Nero’s name in Hebrew numbers as 666.
And the author says in Rev 1:1 “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants WHAT MUST SOON TAKE PLACE” -
Rev 1:3 “the Time is NEAR”
Rev 22:6-7 “I am coming soon”
Well, you aren’t Christian, are you?
A Christian would believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
elieve in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Now we Christians believe in a Triune God - the Trinity.
Whatever you may want to call yourself Iscool, you don’t believe the above.
We are all living in eternity right now...It's not eternity in heaven (yet) for us still living but it's still eternity...But no, Paul did not say eternity begins right after the 2nd Coming...Paul says we Christians will be with the Lord after and prior to the 2nd Coming...
There is no doubt that the Christians on FR are far more equipped to handle the scriptures more and better than you are...You seem to insist upon stabbing yourself with the Sword of the Lord...
Nero’s persecution of Christians was most generally in and around Rome. Go back to your father’s abode. The antichrist spirit you serve is not duping most here at FR.
The Kingdom of Heaven is here
Nero’s persecution of Christians was in Rome and emulated in the cities of Asia Minor - Ephesus, Smyrna etc.
Much to your great surprise you will soon be commanded to axxept the mark of the beast. You have been warned.z
If you read the book of revelation you see it starts first with talking of another sign
in 7:2-3 we have ‘Then I saw another angel ascend from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, 3 saying “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads”’
What is this seal? the “sealing of the saints” is taken from Ezekiel 9 “and the Lord said to him, ‘Go through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sign and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it’
And to the others he said in my hearing ‘Pass through the city after him and smite; your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity; slay old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one upon whom is the mark.
Ezekiel 9:4-6
The word for “mark” in Hebrew is the Hebrew letter Taw, which in paleo-Hebrew script is a Cross.
The early Church Fathers saw this as the sign of the Cross made on the forehead of believers.
And how does this relate to the opposite sign of the beast?
The book of revelations shows Satan trying the opposite - just as we start the book talking about the Lamb that is slain, we see later Satan trying to make a mockery of that lamb.
The same with the sign - the sign that has the name 666. The coin of Nero.
Agree
Really...
All of the Old Testament promises to Israel have been fulfilled???
God says in the Kingdom of Heaven Jesus will physically reign as the King of Kings from a Throne in the city of Jerusalem, Israel...Where people will travel worldwide to come and worship him...
Are you telling us that He has been replaced by a robe wearing homosexual imposter who hates Israel and loves Israel's enemies who sits on a throne in Rome while this king's court consists of hundreds more homos going around in pink robes while wearing what looks like pink p***y hats, and the guards of this 'holy father' look like figures out of an Alice in Wonderland cartoon???
That's your kingdom of heaven???
(what you have is an effeminate impostor sitting on the wrong throne in the wrong city at the wrong time of history who is the wrong 'holy father'...)You may have your secular history down pat, I don't know...I do however know the Kingdom of Heaven won't start til Jesus has ALL his enemies under his feet, and not before...That includes Izlam and it's sister religions...
And I do know the Kingdom of Heaven STARTS at the culmination of the church age...There will be no Catholic pope in the Kingdom of Heaven...There will be no Catholic in the Kingdom of Heaven...
And those who deny the Great Tribulation are going to be there...
+1
Mt 4:23 "the gospel of the kingdom"
Jesus came not to abolish the old covenant but to fulfill it.
This Kingdom is not an earthly political power - as Jesus Himself said "My Kingdom is not of this earth"
This is apparent in Rev 1:6 "and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen"
The Kingdom is God's covenant family, present in the Church. Through the sacramental life, mankind is brought into God's family again.
The Kingdom is especially present at the Eucharistic celebration in the presence of the King, Priest and Sacrifice and Lamb - Jesus the Christ
John in the book of the revelation shows how the Divine Liturgy is the Kingdom
Jesus fulfills the vision of the son of man through the liturgy
The millenium summarizes God's work in salvation history - it was 1000 years between King David and JesusThe New Testament period is mediated by Christ, not the angels
No, there isn't. It says "no man knows." Present tense at the time of the writing.
And the word "The Church" is used interchangeable with the Kingdom of heaven as we see in John 3:15, Matt 7:21, 9:35, 16:13-20 and Luke 11:20
The Kingdom benefits were already available - we are, and since 33 AD have been living in the spiritual kingdom of God and its blessings have already arrived
Daniel talks of the Roman Empire (the iron mixed with clay) that is destroyed by the rock not hewn by Human hands - namely Jesus - and Christianity is the mountain that covers thw rold
The Messiah and His Kingdom were foretold to be coming during the fourth kingdom of Daniel's vision, when the roman empire ruled over jerusalem the harlot city of 69 AD
During that time, Christ would set up His Kingdom, which would grow to encompass the world
This fits in with Jesus' teaching of the mustard seed (Matt 13:31-32)
Thus Daniel gave us the timing for the inauguration of the Kingdom of Heaven - namely at the Pentecost
Let's go to the Matthew 24:21 "one is taken and one is left" -- note, not "left behind" but "left"
Zechariahs 9:9 says "lo, your King comes to you; triumphant and victorius is He, humble and riding on an ass,on a colt the foal of an ass"
This links with the Messiah's dominion from sea to sea
When Jesus came he rode into Jerusalem on a colt
He set up his Church that stretches into every corner of the world a part of the Kingdom that is essentially ecclesiastical
You must also remember that at the pinnacle of the Davidic kingdom King Solomon dedicated the first Temple stating that the Davidic kingdom extended from teh river of Egypt to the Euphrates
in the Olivet discourse, when the 2nd temple fell Chritianity was freed from the harlot city where the Lord was crucified
Heaven celebrates the Kingdom's establishment before the very first seal
God's promises to Israel of land from Nile to Euphrates was espoused by King Solomon! A 1000 (yes a millenium) before Christ
And those who live in the kingdom of God are true and beloved to god - that includes many people calling themselves Protestants but who believe in the Triune God
Which brings me to the point, Iscool - why would you continue to deny the Trinity? God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit?
As I said, you aren’t Christian, are you?
A Christian would believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
elieve in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Now we Christians believe in a Triune God - the Trinity.
Whatever you may want to call yourself Iscool, if you don’t believe the above you shouldn’t call yourself Christian
And what percentage of THESE were EVER prosecuted for the crime??
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