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AN EXPOSITION OF PROPHETIC PSALM 2 – PART 4

September 18, 2010

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WE HAVE ALREADY EXPOSITED ON VERSES 1 THROUGH 5, BUT I AM REPEATING THEM FOR CONTEXT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND VERSE 5. WE CLOSED VERSE 4 IN PART 5 WITH THE FOLLOWING:

ARE BELIEVERS READY FOR MESSIAH’S SECOND DAY OF VISITATION?

I Peter 2:9-12 – But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: [10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have

obtained mercy. [11] Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; [12] Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, WHICH THEY SHALL BEHOLD, GLORIFY GOD IN THE DAY OF VISITATION.

I Peter 1:6.7 – Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: [7] That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto PRAISE and HONOUR and GLORY at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

PSALM 2:1-5 – Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? [2] The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, [3] Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. [4] He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. [5] THEN SHALL HE SPEAK TO THEM IN HIS WRATH, AND VEX THEM IN HIS SORE DISPLEASURE.

THE LOST WHO DID NOT GIVE PRAISE AND HONOUR

AND GLORY WILL SUFFER A TERRIBLE JUDGMENT BY VIALS OF WRATH AFTER TRUMP 7.

Revelation 15:4 to 16:1 –Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

[5] And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: [6] And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. [7] And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials

full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. [8] And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. [1] And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon

the earth.

THREE AND ½ YEARS OF TRIBULATION BEGIN AT OPENING OF SEAL 6 AS ISRAEL IS ATTACKED FROM THE NORTH BY AN ISLAMIC HOARD. IT IS THE FIRST EARTHQUAKE MENTIONED IN BOOK OF REVELATION.

Revelation 6:12-14 – And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; [13] And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. [14] And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

The sixth seal catastrophe begins with an earthquake, and marks the time antichrist attacks Israel, driving them into the Negev and leaving them there for the last 1260 days of the tribulation period. This earthquake is the first earthquake in the book of Revelation, and it opens 1260 days of tribulation before Armageddon.

The last earthquake in Revelation is the greatest of all, and it closes the tribulation period at Armageddon. There will be countless numbers of earthquakes of great intensity between these two, but these are the first and the last in the tribulation period, occurring on the sixth seal opening, and the empting of the seventh vial.

They will a part of God’s judgment upon both the lost and the unfaithful saved during the seals and the trumpets, but those earthquakes occurring from the seventh trumpet to the last vial will be much greater in intensity because they are a part of God’s wrath on the earth.

THE TRIBULATION PERIOD ENDS WHEN LAST VIAL 7 IS POURED OUT.

Revelation 16:16-21 – And he ga thered

them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. [17] And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. [18] And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. [19] And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

[20] And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. [21] And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

The sixth seal gives John a preview of what will happen when the seventh seal is opened and the seven trumpets begin to sound. I believe that the sixth seal contains a fore view of the events that will occur when the trumpets are blown and the vials are emptied. The opening of the sixth seal sets the stage for the sounding of the first trumpet – and then remains unsealed up to the pouring out of the seventh vial.

When God showed John the events of the end times, he first showed him a generalized picture of what would be happening on earth and in heaven during the period that proceeds the tribulation period, in what Matthew and Mark called “the beginning of sorrows.” This picture was presented in the opening of the first four seals. The fifth seal is a heavenly scene of souls in heaven anxious for God to take action against those who spilled their blood, and for his Second Advent. When the sixth seal is opened, God gives John a preview of what the last 1260 days of the tribulation period will be like. But it is an overview, and the specifics are not revealed until the seventh seal

is opened, all seven trumpets sound, and all seven vials have been emptied. The sixth seal is a broad outline of what God intends to do during the time span from the seventh seal, through the trumpets, and up to the last drop

of the seventh vial.

The trumpets and vials are the specific events within the broad outline of the sixth seal. The trumpets and vials are interlaced, and picture the same events. Each trumpet announces the beginning of an event, and its numerically corresponding vial closes it. The sound of the trumpet heralds the start of a phase, and when the last drop of the corresponding vial is poured out, the phase is finished. Trumpet number 1 is the judgment of God until it phases into Vial number 1, at which time it becomes the wrath of God. Trumpet number 2 shows the judgment of God until it phases into Vial number 2, at which time is becomes the wrath of God. This sequence is true through all seven trumpets and seven vials.

The trumpets represent the judgment of God on both the saved and the lost.

The vials represent the wrath of God upon the lost. The sixth seal gives a preview of the trumpets and vials.

It first previews the judgments of the phenomena which are going to be unleashed by the trumpets in Revelation 6:12-14, and then gives a preview of the wrath of God that will be unleashed by the vials in Revelation 6:15-17.

Revelation 6:12-17 – And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; [13] And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. [14] And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. [15] And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; [16] And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: [17] For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Verses 12 to 14 are God’s judgment. They basically tell what will be produced during the time of the trumpets. Verses 15 to 17 are God’s wrath. They basically picture what will be produced on mankind by the vials.

God’s wrath will come after the sounding of trumpet 7, when vial 1 of his wrath, which corresponded to trumpet 1, is poured out. Trumpet 7 sounds in Revelation 11:15.

Revelation 11:15 – And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

God’s “wrath is come” after the seventh trumpet sounds, while the saved are being judged in heaven after being taken up at its sounding, and are at Christ’s judgment seat for rewards for works done during their time in their physical bodies.

Revelation 11:18 – And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

SAVED WILL BE EXPERIENCING JUDGMENT AT CHRIST’S JUDGMENT SEAT IN HEAVEN, HAVING BEEN CAUGHT OUT (RAPTURE) ON TRUMP 7, WHILE THE LOST ARE FEELING THE WRATH OF GOD ON EARTH.

I Thessalonians 5:9 – For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

We are Facing Perilous Times!

His Word told us it Would Occur!

Don’t Depart From Joy in the Faith!

Let the joy of His coming sustain You,

The joy of many believers is Challenged,

Fears of War & Economic Woes Take A Toll,

And It Is Taking an Emotional Toll on the Faith!

End time depression flows among some Believers!

All I lived through was a Depression and Three Wars,

This century of man will experience Chaos much Worse,

But many ears don’t want to hear anything about Suffering

And I cannot honestly blame them for Possessing This Outlook.

I’m certain I would have such an attitude if I was in my Twenties,

But as soon as American troops are pulled out of Afghanistan & Iraq,

We’ll then soon see the last war of this age begin in the Middle East!

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II Thessalonians 2:3 – Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

At times in the New Testament, the expression “that day” has a wide variety of prophetic time periods, which are determined by the context of the verses in which it is found. In these verses the context determines “that day” to mean specifically the day of the rapture.

Paul advises the local church that those who are telling them that the rapture has already occurred, or is about to happen in the immediate future, are misinforming them. And he then gives then two reasons why what they have been told by these men is simply not true.

The first reason is that the great “falling away” had not occurred at the time he wrote the epistle, and until it did no one could say the coming of the Lord was going to happen right away. The Greek word translated “falling away” is “apostosia,” from which our English word “apostasy” is derived. In the context of these verses, it is preceded by the definite article in the Greek text, and can only refer to “the falling away” from something, and that something represents the gospel truths of the faith once delivered to the saints.

Jude 1:3 – Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

At the time Paul wrote II Thessalonians he knew the rapture was not in the immediate future, because the faith had not been delivered by the gospel to all the world of his day, as Jesus had indicated it would before the end.

Matthew 24:14 – And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
The faith, a system of teaching and doctrine, had to first be in place in order to have a “falling away” from it. In an attempt to justify the “first of the week” position, in very recent times, someone came up with the idea that “apostosia” meant “a catching out” of the saved at the rapture, but that is stretching the linguistic meaning of the word far beyond allowable limits. It’s a cute idea, but it just isn’t true.

Well, I would say it is finally getting close to the first resurrection, because the falling away from the truth is now in full swing on a worldwide basis, just as Paul indicated in his second epistle to Timothy.

II Timothy 4:1-4 – I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; [2] Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. [3] For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; [4] And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

The second reason he gave them that the rapture had not yet occurred, and was not in the immediate future, was that the man of s

in, the antichrist, had not yet been revealed to them. The Greek word rendered “revealed” in the KJV is “apokalupto,” which means “to remove the veil or covering away from, so as to expose to open view what was before hidden, hence, to reveal, to make manifest.” The same word is used in the same epistle to refer to Christ’s visible manifestation at the time of his Second Advent.

II Thessalonians 1:7,8 – And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, [8] In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Revelation 1:7 – Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

DON’T LET THESE END TIME PERILOUS TIMES GET YOU DOWN!

THE FOLLOWING WORDS OF COMFORT AND ASSURANCE WERE GIVEN TO HIS FIRST CHURCH WHEN THEY WERE TROUBLED. I IS STILL VALID TODAY TO HIS CHILDREN.

Mark 6:50 – For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

EVEN CRAZY KOREA AND IRAN DON’T WANT THERMONUCLEAR WAR!

NATIONS OF THE WORLD INDIVIDUALLY WANT NUCLEAR WEAPONS AS DETERRENTS TO PREVENT OTHER NATIONS FROM LAUNCHING NUKES AT THEM, AND AS BARGAINING CHIPS TO OBTAIN THE THINGS WHICH SATISFY THEIR NATIONAL INTERESTS.

In 2007 I estimated that the final war of the age of the Gentiles would begin at some point in time between 2010 and 2015, and that the final battle associated with this war, the battle of Armageddon, would occur some three and one-half years after the war began. I indicated that each year after 2010 the odds would increase as to its beginning. I still believe this is a valid assessment concurrent with current events.

The major elements directly affecting its beginning, in my assessment, have always been tied to the following parameters:

1) When the vast majority of American troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan and Iraq.

2) When Iran is able to develop a large enough deterrent arsenal of nuclear warhead missiles to feel confident Israel will not launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against it.

3) When the Arab nations friendly to Iran, and the many terrorist groups are sufficient supplied with enough high tech weaponry to knock out Israel’s tanks and aircraft in large numbers,

I do not believe the war with be a nuclear war, at least until the final Armageddon battle, and even then I doubt if they will use nukes there. As far as chemical and biological weapons, I think if they are used it will be sparingly, because of bi-lateral deaths of their own people. By and large, the last war will be a conventional war, not a nuclear war.

I am also convinced the major destructive effect of war, and the deaths associated with it, will occur in what was the known world at the time John wrote the Book of Revelation.

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Exclusive Al-Jazeera TV Reports on the Taliban in Afghanistan

Special Dispatch No. 3236

September 16, 2010

Following are excerpts from several exclusive Al-Jazeera TV reports on the Taliban, which aired in July and August 2010:

August 11, 2010

Dhiya Al-Rahman: “These are your weapons, oh Americans. We will use them to kill you. We will open fire on your heads. No matter what you do, we will kill you and whoever helps you.”

Reporter: “With these words, Dhiya Al-Rahman stresses the strength of the Taliban fighters, who were not deterred by the torrential rains from taking their positions in the mountaintops. These fighters constitute a thorn in the side of the Afghan army, the U.S. forces, and coalition forces in Afghanistan.

“The heavy clouds caressing the mountaintops prevent U.S. airplanes from reaching these areas. In addition, they serve as a natural shield for the Taliban fighters, who have not stopped their activity, and who continue to meet with their field commanders to get their orders.” […]

August 12, 2010

Reporter: “The Taliban prepares in a different way for the month of Ramadan: These people are planning to step up their armed operations against the Afghan and international forces in the Kandahar province, where these

forces have been conducting a military operation against Taliban fighters for more than a month. But the Taliban says that the operation has not achieved its goals.”

Taliban field commander Mullah Abu ‘Atiq: “With the grace of Allah, the NATO forces are heading for defeat.

The fate of the NATO forces will be the same as that of the Soviet forces. This month, there will be a stream of mujahideen from the Islamic Emirate, ready to sacrifice their lives.”

Reporter: “Taliban leaders in Kandahar reject the U.N. report that blamed the Taliban for most of the civilian deaths in Afghanistan.

They say that Taliban has no reason to kill innocent people. They consider the locals to be the base of their power, as well as their refuge.”

Taliban field commander Mullah Abdallah: “It is the invading forces that are killing innocent people. These forces are anti-Muslim, and they kill them so that they will not become their enemies in the future. They see no difference between a fighter or a defenseless child.”

Reporter: “The Taliban says that these pieces of scrap metal are the remains of armored vehicles, which were destroyed in battles here. In addition, the Kandahar-Helmand route witnesses daily clashes, targeting the Afghan and NATO forces and their supply convoys.” […]

Al-Jazeera, July 28, 2010

Reporter: “Within seconds, this vehicle will cease to exist on the face of the earth, and its remains will fly into the skies. In a matter of minutes, this convoy, led by a minesweeper, in Kunar, will be destroyed by a landmine. These are the trademarks of the Taliban.

“In addition, there is continuous shooting at everything American – from supply convoys to American bases.

Those returning safely from the retaliation of the US forces are greeted by their comrades, and prepare for the next round, planned by their field commanders.”

Taliban field commander Muhammad Zahed: “The operations conducted by the mujahideen are successful. We have cut off the roads leading to the American bases. They are trying to take advantage of [their control of] the air. For a long time, the US forces here in Kunar have not been able to leave their bases.”

[…]

Al-Jazeera, August 12, 2010

Reporter: “This is the fate of a NATO supply convoy in

the Helmand desert. The convoy was on its way to the Musa Qala district, carrying supplies to the Afghan and international forces stationed there. The convoy suffered a surprise attack at the hands of the Taliban militants between the Musa Qala and Gereshk districts, in Helmand, South Afghanistan. The Taliban fighters destroyed several trucks and tankers. They took control of several vehicles in this battle, which lasted for a few hours.”

Taliban field commander Maulvi Abd Al-Hakim: “There were 70-80 trucks and cars in the convoy. Only four cars managed to escape.

We either destroyed or took control of the rest of the cars, as you can see.”

Reporter: “The warriors’ repose will soon be over with information about another convoy on its way to Musa Qala. These fighters are constantly in a state of alert. With old weapons and young blood, they continue to fight the NATO and Afghan forces, as they themselves say.

The harvest of months of fighting between the Taliban and the international forces in the Musa Qala district alone includes the destruction of 70 NATO vehicles.”

Taliban field commander Mula Haj Ghaleb: “The morale of the mujahideen is high, Allah be praised, as the NATO forces are being defeated. They have given up most of their bases in Helmand, and soon they will be forced to move out of the region.”

Reporter: “There is no room for comparison between the military equipment of the Taliban with that of the Afghan and international forces. The Taliban’s most important means of transport is the motorcycle, and their most important anti-tank weapon is the Russian-made 82 mm rocket. They have no anti-aircraft weapons. Nevertheless, the Taliban speaks of great victories, not least of which is the besieging of the Afghan and international forces in their bases in Musa Qala.” […]

Al-Jazeera TV, August 20, 2010

Reporter: “For two days, the gunfire in this region has cont

inued between the Taliban and the Afghan police and security agencies.

The Taliban continues to thwart government control over the Kajaki Dam in the Sangin district.

The Taliban is not allowing the dam to be rebuilt, and is not letting anyone come near it. The Taliban has its reasons for this – reasons that are backed by its weapons.”

Taliban Helmand Province commander Sallah Jan: ” We have reached the Kajaki Dam.

I am in charge of the Sangin-Kajaki road. During yesterday’s clashes, we inflicted casualties on our enemy, and collected lots of booty.” […]

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AN EXPOSITION OF PROPHETIC PSALM 2 – PART 3

September 17, 2010

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THERE WAS DERISION

AT HIS FIRST VISITATION

THE BIBLE IS ITS OWN BEST COMMENTARY ON ITSELF

DERISION WILL BE GREATER AT HIS SECOND VISITATION!

Psalm 2:3,4 – Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. [4] He that sitteth in the heavens SHALL LAUGH: the Lord

shall have them in DERISION.

The Lord laughs at the attempt of the wicked to break any cords or bands of c ontrol he has

on them or the rest of mankind he created, particularly on those who believe in him.

God laughs because he sees the future day that is coming for them when he judges the wicked for their actions.

Psalm 37:9-15 – For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. [10] For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:

yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

[11] But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. [12] The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. [13] THE LORD SHALL LAUGH AT HIM: FOR HE SEETH THAT HIS DAY IS COMING. [14] The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. [15] Their SWORD shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Psalm 59:7-9 – Behold, they belch out with their mouth: SWORDS are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear? [8] But thou, O Lord, shalt LAUGH at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in DERISION. [9] Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense.

Psalm 52:5-9 – God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place,

and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. [6] The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall LAUGH at him: [7] Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. [8] But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. [9] I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

MOAB WAS NOT READY FOR ITS DAY OF VISITATION.

Jeremiah 48:39-43 – They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so sh all Mo

ab be a DERISION and a dismaying to all them about him.

[40] For thus saith the Lord; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. [41] Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. [42] And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the Lord. [43] Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.

ISRAEL WAS NOT READY FOR THE ASSYRIAN DAY OF VISITATION.

Isaiah 10:3 – And what will ye do in THE DAY OF VISITATION, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

ISRAEL WAS NOT READY FOR MESSIAH’S FIRST DAY OF VISITATION.

Luke 19:37-44 – And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; [38] Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. [39] And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

[40] And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. [41] And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, [42] Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

[43] For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, [44] And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; BECAUSE THOU KNEWEST NOT THE TIME OF THY VISITATION.

ARE BELIEVERS READY FOR MESSIAH’S SECOND DAY OF VISITATION?

I Peter 2:9-12 – But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: [10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. [11] Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; [12] Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, WHICH THEY SHALL BEHOLD, GLORIFY GOD IN THE DAY OF VISITATION.

I Peter 1:6.7 – Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: [7] That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and GLORY at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Revelation 22:12 – And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man ACCORDING AS HIS WORK SHALL BE.

Welcome to the world of Reality

In Which We Try to Diplomatically

Solve Man’ s International Problem

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By a National Interest CARNAL Dialog!

This will Not be Solved until 2nd Advent

And even then Rebellion after 1000 Years

By Descendents of Ancient God and Magog

Will once again wage a Last Battle of Hatred

From Which God’s Eternal Kingdom Age Arrives

And the last Kingdom Eliminates Man’s Carnality!

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THE FINAL BATTLE OF THIS AGE OF THE GENTILES

Revelation 19:19-21 – And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together

to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. [20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

[21] And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF MESSIAH BEGINS

Revelation 20:1-3 – And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

[2] And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, [3] And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal

upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

THE END OF MESSIAH’S 1000 YEAR REIGN OVER THE PRESENT EARTH

Revelation 20:6-10 – Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

[7] And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, [8] And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand

of the sea.

[9] And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. [10] And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

THE FINAL ETERNAL HEAVEN AGE

Revelation 21:1-3 – And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. [2] And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

[3] And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

Begin Excerpt from YNet News

The West’s unholy alliance

Op-ed:

West increasingly currying favor with Islamists while ignoring their murderous tendencies

Shaul Rosenfield

Published 09.14.10, 11:50

When philosophy professor Tom Hickey, one of the initiators of the British academic boycott on Israel, was asked why he refrained from imposing a boycott on the US and Russia too over their actions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Chechnya, he responded without flinching that these states are too big and powerful, making such boycott ineffective.

Indeed, too often size dictates one’s position, even when it comes to philosophy professors, who on normal days would be horrified by the very thought that their students would seek to apply ethical principles based on considerations of size, power, and effectiveness.

And so, the greater the Islamic threat becomes, the more we see the Free World growing silent on the moral front. The clear tendency of Hickey and his ilk is to endorse almost any Islamist fanatic just to elicit some moderate tunes; for example, the growing Obama Administration’s tendency to “understand” the Muslims, among other things because “Islam is part of promoting global peace,” because “Jihad is about purifying,” and because “there is no connection between Islam and the murder of innocents.”

The above explains why people all over the world in recent days became so horrified by the pyromaniac fantasies of some crazy Florida minister, while completely ignoring Islamic threats to reignite America and the rest of the West, nine years after the September 11 attacks.

Killing other Muslims

The Islamic “let’s burn down the house” pattern had been realized in numerous locations: New York, Bali, Madrid, Amsterdam, London, Lebanon, Russia, Nigeria, Yemen, Thailand, Somalia, Uganda, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Sudan.

This terror frenzy knows no limits or satisfaction. In July alone, Islamic terror killed no fewer than 3,582 of its Muslim brethren – a slight decline from the 4,323 killed in June.

Nine years after the attack on the Twin Towers, when almost all terrorism on earth is produced in the Islamic world, we see more than ever the flourishing blood pact between a bunch of liberal Western academicians and a bunch of determined Muslim fanatics, and all of it is undertaken in the name of progress, equality, and global reconciliation, of course.

This is how Oxford terror-supporting Professor Tariq Ramadan can enjoy wonderful Western hospitality, while being invited to almost every relevant academic forum in the West; similarly, this allows Moazzam Begg, characterized in Britain as the Taliban’s most well-known supporter, to be endorsed by Amnesty. This also enables Iqbal Sacranie, the former general secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain to be knighted, even after showing enthused support for Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa against Salman Rushdie. This also enables Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the initiator of the ground zero mosque plan, to serve as Obama’s emissary to the Persian Gulf even after arguing that US policy contributed to the September 11 attacks.

Dr. Shaul Rosenfeld is a philosophy lecturer

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AN EXPOSITION OF PROPHETIC PSALM 2 – PART 2

September 16, 2010

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PSALM 2:1-3 – Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thi

ng? [2] The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, [3] Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

Since I have already exposited on verses 1 and 2 in Part 1, I will only include three sections of Scripture I did not use in Part I, which refer to “his anointed” in verse 2.

Psalm 45:6,7 – Thy THRONE, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. [7] Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath ANOINTED thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Revelation 3:19-22 – As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. [20] Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. [21] To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my THRONE, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his THRONE. [22] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

John 14:20 – At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and

I in you.

John 10:17,18 – Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. [18] No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself.

I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

John 10:30,31 – I and my Father are one.

[31] Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

John 1:32-41 – And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. [33] And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. [34] And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

[35] Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; [36] And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! [37] And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

[38] Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? [39] He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. [40] One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. [41] He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

PSALM 2:3 – Let us break THEIR bands asunder, and cast away

THEIR cords from us.

There is only one God, who has fulfilled three offices in his dealings with man as (1) The Holy Father, (2) The Holy Son, and (3) The Holy Spirit.

John 1:1-3 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

God made the first Garden of Eden man in the image of the man Christ Jesus, who God knew he would one day take on himself as the body of the second Adam. The first Adam was made a living sinless soul who later sinned, but the last Adam was made a Quickening God-man, who never sinned in body, soul, or flesh.

Genesis 1:26 – And God said, Let US make man in our image, after OUR likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

I Corithians 15:45 – And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

John 10:18 – No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

John 11:25,26,35 – Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: [26] And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? [35] Jesus wept.

PSALM 2:3 – Let us break their BANDS asunder, and cast away their CORDS from us.

Kings and rulers want to break the bands of love God has on his children and the control he has over his own creation. They want to cast away the cords that bind our sacrifices that now hold our sacrifices we offer to the stone which the builders rejected.

Hosea 11:1-4 – When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. [2] As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. [3] I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. [4] I DREW THEM WITH CORDS OF A MAN, WITH BANDS OF LOVE: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

I Peter 2:4,5 – To whom coming, as unto a living STONE, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, [5] Ye also, as lively STONES, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, TO OFFER UP SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Psalm 118:22-29 – The STONE which the builders refused is become the HEAD STONE of the corner. [23] This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. [24] This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

[25] Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

[26] Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. [27] God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with CORDS, even unto the horns of the altar. [28] Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee. [29] O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

1 Peter 2:6-10 – Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner STONE, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. [7] Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, [8] And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. [9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: [10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

And in the days of the 10 kings representing the 10 toes that are nations who follow the Antichrist, the STONE that falls on the toes of the great statue of Daniel will crush the feet of clay and iron, such that the statue will fall, and the Kingdom of God will replace all world kingdoms, past, present, and future.

Daniel 2:44-45 – And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

[45] Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and

the interpretation thereof sure.

Revelation 11:15,18 – And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. [18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.