Divine Nectar from False Gods and Demons!
January 15, 2007
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I realize that our rapid deterioration in morality, since the end of
World War II in America, has been a constant source of grief to those who try to follow the teachings of Christ. However, in all honesty, as one who has spent a good deal of his life in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East, I can attest that America is as pure as spotted snow, when compared to what I observed in what was the known world when the Book of Revelation was written. I have always believed that the greatest degree of God’s judgment, during the tribulation period, is going to come down on Europe proper, Eurasia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East. In other words, when Wormwood of Revelation 8 falls on the earth, I believe it will fall on that area. The seals will directly affect that area more than the Western World, as will also the trumpets and vials, and the final battle of Armageddon.
The death toll in that zone will far exceed the casualty count in the Western World. Please do not get the impression I am saying America is going to get a free ride.
We will be zapped, but I believe it be far less than in the aforementioned areas.
It is a common tendency to base the degree of God’s wrath on physical adultery, and certainly God hates physical adultery. However, I have long contended that the degree of wrath kindled by God is far greater for spiritual adultery.
And while we have great spiritual adultery in our northern hemisphere, it is nothing compared to that in Europe, Eurasia, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Southern Asia.
So just what is classic spiritual adultery?
Spiritual adultery is worshipping any god or gods, other than the true God, who sent his Son, the Messiah Jesus Christ, into the world to pay the sin debt for all who would put their faith for salvation in him.
John 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Ephesians 2:8,9 – For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
John 5:24 – Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
To worship any other persons, god, or gods is spiritual adultery.
The following Scriptures describe spiritual adultery.
Exodus 20:3-5 – Thou shalt have no other gods before me. [4] Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: [5] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Acts 17:22-25 – Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. [23] For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. [24] God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; [25] Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
John 4:22-26 – Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
[23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. [24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. [25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. [26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
Today, across this earth, billions of Muslims worship Allah, who was introduced by the Prophet Muhammad in the Koran, while billions of others worship hundreds of gods represented by various forms of idols.
The most heavily populated seat of most of these religions is found in Africa, the Middle East, and Southern Asia. It is in this area that the greatest loss of live will occur during the tribulation period.
Revelation 6:8 – And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
The Koine Greek word used for “earth” is “ges,” and “fourth part” is “tetaprou.” When the two words are together, it does not refer to one-fourth of the world’s population, but one fourth of the earth’s surface, where the seal riders will be given power to kill within that area. I believe that one-fourth of the earth’s surface will be the known world at the time John wrote the book of Revelation. That is where by far the greatest number of deaths will occur during the tribulation period.
Revelation 9:18 – By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
I take this “third part of men” to refer to the worldwide population of mankind.
Ezekiel 39:2 – And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
I take this to mean only one-sixth of the antichrist’s multimillion army will survive the battle of Armageddon fought in Israel.
False religion and spiritual adultery run rampant across North Africa, the Middle East, and Southern Asia. The BBC NEWS article, which follows, reminded me of that, and of the future horrors this area is soon going to experience for failing to worship the only true God.
Psalm 2:1-5 – Why do the hea
then 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 unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Exodus 20:3 – Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Psalm 2:12 – Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Acts 4:12 – Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Begin BBC NEWS ARTICLE
Millions bathe in India’s Ganges
BBC NEWS
January 15, 2007
Several million Hindu pilgrims have been bathing in India’s Ganges river at Allahabad for a key festival.
Five million people are expected to have taken the ritual cleansing plunge into the river by the end of Monday.
Sunday and Monday are among the most auspicious bathing days in the 45-day Ardh Kumbh Mela festival as the sun enters the Tropic of Capricorn.
The Ganges was flushed with fresh water after holy men threatened a boycott, saying its waters were too polluted.
The saying of Pilgrim Hari Om Sharma attests to the reason the millions flock to the river Ganges: “I am here to wash away my sins – the sins I accumulated in my life so that I can die as a pious soul.”
The holy men, or sadhus, led the way into the river, to the sound of drumming and chanting.
Many wore saffron robes, and many carried tridents in their hands.
Hindus believe that bathing at Sangam, the confluence of three holy rivers – Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati – can wash away their sins and break the cycle of reincarnation.
“My mind is now totally clean and without any malice after I came here and had a bath,” one pilgrim told the BBC.
Pitcher battle
Water from canals and dams upstream was released to clean the river at the northern city of Allahabad to pacify the sadhus, some of whom had threatened to kill themselves.
Offerings cast into the river and waste and sewage dumped into it have polluted
the river over many years.
Astrologers are divided on the most auspicious time of planetary alignment but millions of Hindu devotees are expected to bathe late on Sunday and early Monday.
The Ardh Kumbh Mela, which began on 3 January, is one of the largest gatherings on Earth, with some 60m Hindus expected to attend over the 45-day period.
It is a smaller version of the Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, which takes place every 12 years.
According to Hindu mythology, gods and demons fought a celestial war over a pitcher of divine nectar. Allahabad is one of the four towns where drops of nectar fell during the battle.
END BBC NEWS ARTICLE
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