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Search of the Scriptures. | 8/16/2020 | PetroniusMaximus

[PetroniusMaximus]

Dear religious forum friend and sparring partners,

I want to tell you what the Lord has done for me in the past few weeks.

Up until 3 weeks ago I was a dead-asleep Christian. I had allowed addictive sins to grow in my heart. Rarely did I pray - but I loved to argue religion.

But about 3 weeks ago, (the only way I can describe it is that...) I was woken (nothing I did) from my years long, morphine-like "sin-comma".

As I started read the Scripture I became strongly convinced of two thing:

1. He appearance is very close - like at the door.

2. That it was time to thoroughly sweep my life and home clean of all sin (i.e. Leave). I am now in the trying to get rid of anything that made my conscience wince.

And I feel great!!!

I am here to tell you I feel like I have gotten hold of some extremely strong happy-juice. I feel like vitality is pouring back into my life. The weight of my bad conscience had turned my life into a gray drudgery.

And I'm just starting this process!!!

I come to encourage any of you, my friends who are as I was!!!

Arise!!! Arise!!! Arise!!! For your Light is Here!

The Father picked you for His Son and now He is about to present His Son with His chosen Bride. Jesus has waited 2,000 years to drink wine again on the Blessed coming Day. And within years, the nation of Israel will be exalted and will take her place as the footstool of His feet upon the earth. (Beware the false Christ who comes first.)

You can't wake yourself up, but you know you need to, ask Him to to wake you. Be persistent. Whatever you need is already your by virtue of Jesus' blood. It will buy you any spiritual gift or favor you need. Ask and believe.

I hope some find this of value. May our Kings Name praised. Jesus Christ, Lord and God, Life and Light.

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To those many that I owe an apology for previous rude and bad behavior. I sincerely apologize for any disrespect given. I'm trying my best to get right with as many folks as I can. If I have offended you, please freepmail me.

[spacejunkie2001]

because the Bible is VERY clear that we will meet Jesus Christ in the air as He returns and every eye will see and ear will hear. He comes back at the end of the tribulation

[Guenevere]

I recognize your ‘Awakening’ moment

When it happened to me, I became a new person.

Still fallible..
..still sinful.....
...but repentant.....oh so repentant
.....and a sharp recognition of never feeling lost and alone again

A recognition of the power of prayer
A recognition that I was redeemed.......
...a recognition of regeneration
....and every day sanctified just a little more as I cast away old sins and
regrets.....
...and looking forward to total restoration in Glory!

God bless you!

[dragonblustar]

My husband’s “addictive sins” nearly destroyed our marriage and my life. I’m happy for your turn around in Christ. Prayers for continued recovery.

[MHGinTN]

I didn’t get to ;isten to JD’s Sunday School message until late last night. He and Andy Woods are on the same page, along with a growing number of anticipating Saints. I really enjoy (spiritually) JD’s messages. His delivery brings joy along for the extra.

[Hebrews 11:6]

"...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
Philippians 1:6

"He Who Began a Good Work in You" - Steve Green

[MHGinTN]

He definitely touches down at the end of the Tribulation. The Revelation of John has the Body of Christ (think like ‘student body of a particular college) in Heaven as He opens the first seal of the seven seal Judgments.

[Mom MD]

Maranatha. The Lord comes! Looking forward to rejoicing with my brothers and sisters at His appearing

[Mom MD]

The only way to be ready either way is to be firmly rooted in Jesus.

[MHGinTN]

See you in the clouds, Mom.

[Philsworld]

You are 100% correct that Christ will return AFTER the tribulation. A pre trib rapture is nothing short of a deception from Satan to take as many Christians to hell with him as possible. We will ALL be exposed to the Mark of the Beast and the Plagues (and of course the Antichrist, who is already here).

Those who believe in a pre trib rapture chop off the last 7 weeks of Daniel’s 70 year prophecy and magically transport it 2000+ years into the future. That prophecy is a set 490 year prophecy and can not under any circumstances be separated. It can’t happen. Yet, pre tribbers do just that. Not biblical. The following articles below follow the clear word of scripture. All of those pre tribber’s so called experts, like Andy Woods, do not. They make stuff up. It’s sad really.

The 70 Week Prophecy of Daniel
http://www.aloha.net/~mikesch/dan927.htm

The Truth About the Rapture:
http://aloha.net/~mikesch/psttrib.htm

[spacejunkie2001]

It is very sad. So many will be unprepared because they think they’ll disappear when times get tough and that is NOT what the Bible says.

[Mom MD]

Hopefully soon and very soon! What a glorious day is coming!

[MHGinTN]

Ahh yes, satan’s little helper shows up to accuse ... and thus saith the Millerite Seventh Day Adventists cult person. IF you were to ever reach the level of spiritual understanding of men like Andy Woods and J D Farag, someone would be pricked by satan, just as you are, to accuse. You should be so lucky, cultist.

[PetroniusMaximus]

Your words felt like a nail in my heart Sister. Chris Jesus bless you for that wound. When He comes, He will reward you 100 fold for any happiness He withheld from you.

[PetroniusMaximus]

Amen!

[PetroniusMaximus]

Fellow sleepy-heads,

The day is far spent and night is at hand.

I heard your heart in your replies.
If rolls were reversed, I would be glad to learn that You were on your knees for me - but I wouldn’t be to happy.

I am praying for you folks. I will pray for you till He comes. I don’t know much about prayer, but I am going to “stand in the gap for you”. When you arise, do the same for others. Time is short.

I will not bug you, but If you ever need anything, email me.

Something else...

May I whet you appetite for what I believe lies ahead for you?

Waking up feels to the soul and spirit like the experience of walking out into the fresh air of the most beautiful summer day of your life. And the sunlight is Jesus himself. And There He is, waiting in the sunlight for you.

I can hardly open the Bible and start to read before I see truths leaping out of the Scriptures. Beautiful, glittering truths. Fascination, interlocking, knowledge about Christ and His Dad and Their universe.

The Big One: Whatever you have to leave behind, you will receive 100X in kind when He arrives. Don’t try and think that through. Just know that an outsider would say that you had won the jackpot. God will not be out-given.

One more thing...

The Devil may be beating the crap out of you with guilt, shame, the old “God doesn’t love you because... you committed to many sins...etc.” All his limited repertoire. He flogged me for years with that kind of stuff.

Tell him to beat it.

I told the Devil I was going to get up, sins and all, and head toward Jesus and that I was not going to let him try and stop me with his 24/7 guilt trip.

I knew enough to figure that I wasn’t going to break my addictive chain by myself. So I kind of chilled out, took a breath (so to speak), relaxed my panic about my “leprosy” and took the matter to Jesus.

He gave me a verse, “For He will perfect that which concerns you.”

For the next while, when ever I fell into sin, rather than taking a beating from the Devil I told him that the Lord Himself was going to “perfect that which concerned me.
(Rinse, lather, repeat...)

And after a while the light began to break.

The Lord Bless you guys.

[PetroniusMaximus]

Thank you! My best to your son.

[Philsworld]

Our view of the end is certainly in the minority around here and in the world. All the “experts” say there will be a pre trib rapture. I have no problem being in the minority on this one. All the “experts” had it wrong when Jesus came to this earth as well. I’m not looking forward to the Tribulation period but I believe in God’s promise of protection to help me and my family get through it. There is no free pass, no pre trib rapture, no second chances for anyone. Yes, prayer and preparation is what it is going to take to get through it and to recognize Satan’s deceptions. Will most Christians make it? That’s what the popular view is..... “once saved always saved, don’t worry about sin, then meet in the clouds before the tribulation all safe and sound”

No, it’s not what the bible teaches at all. Whatever the “truth” may be, I wouldn’t be looking to the mainstream “experts” for it, because that’s exactly what Satan wants. Follow the crowd lead by “experts” and you are doomed. Sad but true. Many will be lost because of these “experts”. If I was Satan’s helper I would tell everyone to expect the pre trib rapture and forget about the Antichrist, Mark of the Beast, tribulation, plagues, or God’s promises to protect us through all of it. Why do you need to know”, I would say, “you won’t be here.” That’s just what the “experts” are saying.

Matthew 7:
13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

[spacejunkie2001]

It’s refreshing to connect with another that really understands God’s Word on the end times. I’ve asked some, ‘why would there need to be a mark of the beast if you’re gone?’ If only the wicked are left there would be no reason to mark those that have sold their souls to the enemy.

I fully agree with your points through and through and do wish there were more churches that teach the truth. Very few these days do because many (most?) seminaries are only teaching early rapture false doctrine. It’s essentially a reflection of no faith in God as they are teaching that God is strong enough to protect you here until His Son returns; you must be removed to be protected.

[Elsie]

So many will be unprepared because they think they’ll disappear when times get tough and that is NOT what the Bible says.

The Lord told Habakkuk something he was NOT wanting to hear...

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 Habakkuk 1:1-11

 

1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.

 

Habakkuk's Complaint

 

2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,
    and you will not hear?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
    and you will not save?

 

3 Why do you make me see iniquity,
    and why do you idly look at wrong?
Destruction and violence are before me;
    strife and contention arise.

 

4 So the law is paralyzed,
    and justice never goes forth.
For the wicked surround the righteous;
    so justice goes forth perverted.

 

The Lord's Answer

 

5 “Look among the nations, and see;
    wonder and be astounded.
For I am doing a work in your days
    that you would not believe if told.

 

6 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans,
    that bitter and hasty nation,
who march through the breadth of the earth,
    to seize dwellings not their own.

 

7 They are dreaded and fearsome;
    their justice and dignity go forth from themselves.

 

8 Their horses are swifter than leopards,
    more fierce than the evening wolves;
    their horsemen press proudly on.
Their horsemen come from afar;
    they fly like an eagle swift to devour.

 

9 They all come for violence,
    all their faces forward.
    They gather captives like sand.

 

10 At kings they scoff,
    and at rulers they laugh.
They laugh at every fortress,
    for they pile up earth and take it.

 

11 Then they sweep by like the wind and go on,
    guilty men, whose own might is their god!”