LOT VS NOAH, which one are you

We are going to jump right into the scripture within this discussion. Let's review the following scriptures: Genesis 19: 1-9

1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. 2 And he said, “Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way. ”and they said, “No, but we will spend the night in the open square.” 3 But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 4 Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally.” 6 So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him, 7 and said, “Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly! 8 See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.” 9 And they said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door. 10 But the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. 11 And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door.

Please pay attention to these key verses: 1, 5,6,7,8

In verse one Lot was sitting inside the gate of Sodom, and watched as the two angels of the Lord showed themselves to Lot, we can discern this because Lot puts his head down in humility towards the ground, knowing well their presence in Sodom is not to be cordial. As we continue to read verses 5-8 the two angels enter into Lot's house and within a period of time the towns men come to the house and begin to beat on the door, urging Lot to send out the two men who had entered the house earlier. The men of the town wanted to engage them in a carnal way according to the scriptures and what does Lot do, he opens the door and begins to negotiate with the men outside his door. He actually offers the men his two daughters and states the following: AND YOU MAY DO TO THEM AS YOU WISH. Lot actually would have allowed his two daughters to be raped and or killed, AND, he knew the men within his dwelling were angels of Lord and would protect his family from any harm. The proof is in verse 9:11where the ANGELS said this; (11) And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door.

Now, let's move onto Noah since we established a little history about Lot.

I will keep the history of Noah brief because we are all aware of the Ark story which has made Noah a household name, regardless of one's belief.

Let's review Genesis 6: 16-17

"You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with a lower, second, and third decks. (17) " And behold, I Myself am bringing the flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; and everything that is on the earth shall die.

Let's review Genesis 7: 7

So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his son's wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.

Let's review Genesis 7:10

And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth.

It is clear once it began to rain after the first seven days the water level began to show signs of flooding and Noah and his family entered the ark. If we look now at the end of verse 16 it is clear: AND THE LORD SHUT HIM IN.

If we look at the positions of Lot and Noah we can clearly see a distinction, one has a compromising belief system and the other has a conviction belief system. These two men facing strenuous situations acted differently yet both men had the protection of God, Lot with the two angels of the Lord and Noah with God Himself, yet one compromises and opens the door to the house and begins to negotiate with the outside world, compromising the integrity of his house to appease the carnal aspects of the flesh.

Noah, faced with rising flood waters does not turn back towards the carnal aspects of the flesh, he does not go out calling to the world, he does not send his sons out to save anyone, he does not jeopardize his family. He entered the ark as commanded by God and did not turn from his conviction nor his belief in God, he did not compromise.

If we take a second look at Lot in Genesis 14:11-12

Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. (12) They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Let's continue with verse 14

Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

We can clearly see Lot did not learn a lesson, he was taken prisoner in the above verses as Sodam and Gamorrah where attacked and raided, yet, in chapter 19 vs 1 above we read Lot is sitting inside the gate of Sodom. How is it a man given endless blessings from his family and from God continues to make his way back to the carnality of Sodam.

The reality is Lot had a spirit of compromise and Noah had a spirit of conviction. If we look at the world today and the stories of Lot and Noah and our own lives what type of spirit do we have?

Is it one of compromise or conviction?

• Are we allowing pornography into our homes?
• Are we allowing alcohol (excessive) into our homes?
• Are we allowing worldly words into our house (swearing)?
• Are we allowing inappropriate TV shows into our homes, Showtime, HBO etc?

or

• Are we reading the scriptures daily?
• Are we protecting our family everyday with prayer?
• Are we turning off the HBO, Showtime, etc?
• Are we turning off the radio garbage of lyrics like, death, drugs, murder etc?

In closing:

 

Through compromise Lot lost everything including some family members. Through conviction Noah sustained no losses, only favor and blessings from God. What path are we taking? I understand we are all sinners and no one is righteous and all fall short of the glory of God, yet, we must choose a position we are going to live within, a position of compromising for the world or conviction for God. I've chosen conviction, understanding it's not perfection for none are perfect. What is it if a man gains the world yet looses his soul?

 

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What would world war three look like?

Ladies and Gentleman,

If your looking for a war in the near future you need to look no further.

This video was taken by the Christian Action Network and clearly shows what is happening in this country. In a previous posting I illustrated why I believe we are involved in world war three at this very moment. We should not be looking for a uniformed militant armed foreign governmental enemy coming upon our shores to attack us, we have in our own backyards a group of individuals who could potentially pose the greatest threat to this country and nobody (agency wise) will attempt to shut down these compounds. Why?

 

I believe the reason is very clear, we have turned away from God as a nation and He is turning us over to the enemy each and everyday. I know this discussion is not politically correct and it is not intended to appease anyone. We must face the truth and understand very challenging times are ahead of us as a country, both politically and economically. We must turn back towards the Bible, Let's see what Charles Anderson Dana declared;

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  I believe in Christianity; that it is the religion taught to men by God Himself in person on earth. I also believe the Bible to be Divine revelation. Christianity is not comparable with any other religion. It is the religion which came from God's own lips, and therefore the only true religion. The incarnation is a fact, and Christianity is based on revealed truth.
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• There are some books that are absolutely indispensable to the kind of education that we are contemplating, and to the profession that we are now considering; and of all these the most indispensable, the most useful, the one whose knowledge is most effective, is the Bible.
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  There is no book from which more valuable lessons can be learned. I am considering it now as a manual of utility, or professional preparation, and professional use for a journalist. There is no book whose style is more suggestive and more instructive, from which you learn more directly that sublime simplicity which never exaggerates, which recounts the greatest event with solemnity, of course, but without sentimentality or affection, none which you open with such confidence and lay down with such reverence; there is no book like the Bible.

Please understand there is a fanatical branch of Islam which is at war with America and most of the non-muslim countries. As fanatical radicals within the Islam religion can they truly be committed to America, here is what they believe.

1. Theologically - no. Because his allegiance is to Allah, the moon god of Arabia .
2. Religiously - no. Because no other religion is accepted by his Allah except Islam.
3. Scriptural - no. Because his allegiance is to the five pillars of Islam and the Quran (Koran)
4. Geographically - no His allegiance is to Mecca , to which he turns in prayer five times a day.
5. Socially - no. His allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.
6. Politically - no. He must submit to the mullah (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and the destruction of America, the great Satan.
7. Domestically - no. He is instructed to marry several women.
8. Intellectually - no. He cannot accept Americas constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.
9. Philosophically - no. Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot coexist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.
10. Spiritually - no. When we declare "one nation under God," the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran's 99 excellent names.

We must pay attention to our surroundings everyday and understand the more freedoms we loose, the more freedoms the enemy obtains. I urge each of you reading this to pick up your Bible and begin developing your relationship with Jesus Christ, only through Him is there redemption and salvation.

 

Welcome to the Revelation!

 

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Your Living in Revelation, Time is Constant (Part Three)

I've attempted to establish an ideology within the past two postings concerning the circular time continuum, placing revelations in the center of the continuum while events are being unveiled along the continuum. In this posting I would like to explore the events of world war three, a war I believe was started by radical Islam approximately 40 years ago, a few years before the 6th day war between Israel and the Arab world. Let's examine history:

1. Israel consistently expressed a desire to negotiate with its neighbors. In an address to the UN General Assembly on October 10, 1960, Foreign Minister Golda Meir challenged Arab leaders to meet with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to negotiate a peace settlement. Nasser answered on October 15, saying that Israel was trying to deceive world opinion, and reiterating that his country would never recognize the Jewish State

 
2. The Arabs were equally adamant in their refusal to negotiate a separate settlement for the refugees. As Nasser told the United Arab Republic National Assembly March 26, 1964:
   Israel and the imperialism around us, which confront us, are two separate things. There have been attempts to separate them, in order to break up the problems and present them in an imaginary light as if the problem of Israel is the problem of the refugees, by the solution of which the problem of Palestine will also be solved and no residue of the problem will remain. The danger of Israel lies in the very existence of Israel as it is in the present and in what she represents.

 
3. In 1963, the Arab League decided to introduce a new weapon in its war against Israel — the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The PLO formally came into being during a 1964 meeting of the first Palestinian Congress. Shortly thereafter, the group began to splinter into various factions. Ultimately, the largest faction, Fatah, would come to dominate the organization, and its leader, Yasser Arafat, would become the PLO chairman and most visible symbol. All the groups adhered to a set of principles laid out in the Palestine National Charter, which called for Israel's destruction.
   The PLO’s belligerent rhetoric was matched by deeds. Terrorist attacks by the group grew more frequent. In 1965, 35 raids were conducted against Israel. In 1966, the number increased to 41. In just the first four months of 1967, 37 attacks were launched. The targets were always civilians.

I believe WORLD WAR THREE was started by the Palestinians when they formed the PLO and immediately control was taken over by Fatah, which was under the leadership of Yasser Arafat. Now, I will openly admit that there have been many battles throughout the years, however, all of them are under the umbrella of WORLD WAR THREE in which the enemy is radical Islam.

Let's further examine history via a picture;

 

The map above shows the areas dominated by Islamic terrorism, you can clearly see the world has suffered under terrorism for a very long time. The main function of Islamic terrorism is to change GOVERNMENTAL and DIPLOMATIC agendas, which we have recently witnessed within the country of Spain, Canada, and America within the past 10 years.

 

I've attempted here to prove the threat of Islamic terrorism is real and has been threatening the world for the past 40+ years. The major point to this of course is how we are entwined into the book of revelations at this exact point in time, yet, also entwined into the book for the past 1990+ years. Let's look at the book of Ezekiel chapter 38:1-6

 

Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, (2) "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the Land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, (3) " and say, "Thus says the Lord God; "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. (4) " I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horseman, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords, (5) "Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet;(6) "Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all it's troops-many people are with you.

 

In reviewing the above you will see that Russia will lead an army into Israel in an attempt to wipe it off the face of the worlds map, however, further reading shows God will supernaturally defend Israel and destroy this Russian led invading military army. The interesting part to the above verses is the map, look at the area of Russia, minimal terrorist attacks compared to the middle east region, once again proven the fact that Russia is in bed with Islam. If you look at the other countries involved in this invasion you will see Germany, Turkey, Iran, Libya, Ethiopia all of which aside form Germany are hotbeds for Islamic fanatical terrorists. There is another interesting part to the above verses which is "many people are with you" alluding to the possibility of this force picking up additional forces from many nations along the way, the bulk of the forces coming from the above countries, however, many others joining along the way.

 

Now, the interesting circular time continuum of revelations being unveiled. We just discussed the terrorist threat to the world and my belief of world war three beginning 40+ years ago culminating with a Russian led coalition attacking Israel. Let's examine some other verses in Ezekiel and see if the book of revelations is unveiled even further:

Ezekiel 38:19-21

 

"For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel, (20) 'so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beast of the field, all creeping things that creep on the earth, shall shake at My presence. The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.' (21) " I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains, " says the Lord God. "Every man's sword will be against his brother. (22) " And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire and brimstone.

 

Folks, this is a massive earthquake, a great destructive force that shakes the foundations of the earth, an earthquake which causes the forces of this mighty army to turn against itself and kill one another due to the confusion. Now, let's look at revelations being unveiled;

Revelations 6:12-13

 

I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. (13) And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops it's late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.

 

As the sixth seal is opened a great earthquake is felt across the world, causing massive destruction just as in the prophecy of Ezekiel 38:19-21 which causes the world to shake while an army attempting to invade Israel is destroyed. Folks, I contend this:

 

If Ezekiel prophesied about this 2500 years ago, and John was given the revelation 1990+ years ago then we have lived within revelations for the past 2000 years and as REVELATION IS UNVEILED so are the prophecies of the prophets. If revelations was revealed to Christ before He was born of a virgin, then revelations would actually have been the prelude to the new testament. Please follow this thought:

 

The book of Job comprises 42 chapters, yet what truly happens to set off Job's challenges is revealed in chapters 1 and 2, so why did Job go through all of those challenges if he knew what happened before it happened. He did not know, chapters 1 and 2 are actually revealed to Job after all his challenges, yet he wrote them as if they occurred first, they did not, the REVELATION WAS UNVEILED TO HIM after he went through it but he wrote it first. I believe as revelations declared Jesus was given the REVELATION of revelation first, but had man write about it after He died, because man was already into the unveiling.

 

The world is involved in World War three right now, which is not Armageddon as some have theorized. As the coalitions in the middle east continue to form and grow militarily stronger the SEALS of revelations are being unveiled by Christ Himself which culminates into two MAJOR EVENTS. The shaken of the persecutors (Muslim nations) of Israel, and the shaken of the (believer) church, the separation of the wheat from the tares. WELCOME TO THE REVELATION!!

Please visit posts:

Belief or Faith part 1 - Belief or Faith part 2 - Repent and Pray

 

If your new to the blog you will need to review the above three in order to follow my ideology on the subject of Revelation.

 

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Your Living In Revelation, Time is Constant (Part Two)

In the previous posting I talk about the circular time continuum vs the straight time continuum and understanding revelations. I wish to explore all three in this post and hopefully plant some seeds within your spirit inspiring you to open the book and explore it's treasure. The word revelation in the Greek is apokalypsis and according to Strong's concordance means; an uncovering or unveiling. I would ask this question; doesn't something need to be there before you can unveil it?

I have been deeply rooted in revelations for about one year and I'm personally convinced the unveiling of the book of revelations has been happening since AD 70, the year Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans. I know the writing of John through all historical accounts began around AD 94-95 but believe revelations began in 70 AD based on the following scriptures;

Revelation 1;9 which reads;

I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom, and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island of Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

In examining the words companion in tribulation and expounding on them through the use of the Strong's Concordance you will find these words (sygkoinōnos thilipsis) to mean participant with others in oppression, distress and affliction.

We can see by these words John was a participant in the tribulation, a time of great distress, oppression and affliction which I believe has been continuing for almost 1900+ years. I also believe John was not only writing these words for the churches of Asia minor but as a continuum of time over the past 1900+ yrs. Time is on a circular continuum, we can clearly see that the 7 churches of Asia minor do not exist in the world today as they did then, but, the fact is great distress, oppression and afflictions continue today, and the same conditions of the 7 churches within Asia minor exist in the churches of the world today.

• Message to Ephesus was; Left your first love

 
• Message to Smyrna was; Spiritually growing

 
• Message to Pergamos was; False teachings

 
• Message to Thyatria was; Sexually immoral

 
• Message to Sardis was; Spiritually dead

 
• Message to Philadelphia was; Spiritually strong

 
• Message to Laodicia was; Being Lukewarm

I would claim there are churches not only in America but throughout the world still struggling with what the churches of Asia Minor struggled with, contending that on the circular continuum of time history UNVEILS itself to us daily, thus the book of revelations has been unveiled to us for the past 1900+ years, unveiling the (tribulation / rapture) revelation of Jesus Christ throughout all the generations.

Let's also examine another truth and that is; WHAT IS THE CHURCH?

The church is the believer in Christ, us, each and everyone who believes Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior. It would then be easy to declare that the distress, oppression and afflictions experienced during John's writing and within the 7 churches of Asia minor, can easily be found in the ones who believe in Christ. There are believers who are;

• Leaving their first love

 
• Spiritually growing

 
• False Teachers

 
• Sexually Immoral

 
• Spiritually dead

 
• Spiritually strong

 
• Lukewarm

I will take this subject a little deeper, look at the (7) seals within chapter 6 and 8

1. antichrist rises

 
2. No Peace on earth

 
3. Economic crisis

 
4. Battles, death begin

 
5. Slain martyrs

 
6. Great Earthquake

 
7. Silence

We must look at what makes these seals different because if we look throughout world history we can historically and Biblically prove the following;

 
1. There have been many antichrist

 
2. There has been periods of time without peace

 
3. There have been economic collapses over the centuries

 
4. There have been battles and death

 
5. There have been martyrs for Christ

 
6. There have been earthquakes

 
7. There has been silence (WAIT)

I cannot historically or Biblically find where there was silence in the heavens for about 30 minutes. WHY is this important, it's important because the seventh trumpet is being blown after this 30 minute period which is the call for the RAPTURE as written in Chapter 11, which I have discussed in a previous (Belief of Faith part one / part two) posting.

 

Please, pay attention to this part, the seventh seal is a TIME OF SILENCE but THE SEVENTH TRUMPET is a time of loud voices, something is occurring during this 30 minutes, what is it? The 6 trumpets are being blown. I pray you are absorbing this, during the silence and just prior to the loud voices we move through 6 trumpet sounds which cover;

• 1/3 of earths vegetation destroyed

 
• 1/3 of sea turns to blood

 
• 1/3 of rivers become contaminated

 
• 1/3 of light is lost

 
• plague of terrible locusts

 
• 1/3 of mankind is destroyed

***I'm not claiming all the above destruction occurs within 30 minutes, but, within 30 minutes all the trumpets are blown*****

It appears the 6 trumpets are blown within this half hour period just as a 21 gun salute is set off during a military funeral, one trumpet blown right after each other setting off death and destruction throughout the world.

I believe this is because the UNVEILING OF REVELATIONS IS COMPLETED. The entire revelation of Jesus Christ has been revealed and the RAPTURE of the CHURCH occurs. Throughout history we cannot argue about (1-6) the above occurring, each one has occurred throughout the past 1900+ years, yet, the SEALS (1-6) above are different, they ARE OPENED BY CHRIST HIMSELF. During the past 1900+ years the book of revelations has been unveiled by His angel not by Christ Himself. Look at Revelations Chapter 1 vs 1;

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His Servants-things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John.

Look, God gave the REVELATION OF CHRIST to Christ who gave it to His angel to show His servant John. What was the revelation God gave to Christ? His second coming, the end of the revelation of Christ. The end of oppression, distress, and affliction throughout the world for the Church. Jesus Christ is married to the church which is raptured out just prior to God's wrath upon the unbelievers, the persecutors of Israel.

In closing I believe the ideology of revelations starting and ending within a limited time frame has led to a wrong mainstream theology about Christ, the tribulation, the Great tribulation, His return and the rapture. We have been living in revelations for 1900+ years. Welcome to the REVELATION!!

 

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