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Post by fearnot on Jun 12, 2023 14:05:45 GMT -5
"All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb. Isaiah 14:18
This is somehow kind of sad. These rich and powerful kings when alive, sometimes prepared for themselves, or others prepared for them, often elaborate,magnificent crypts, adorned with all manner of splendorous,costly, and magnificent items...
and yet...
they are dead, and cannot 'enjoy' such a garish display, of what was once ( when they were alive), their 'supposed' greatness.
Nevertheless, as for the king of Babylon this was ( or perhaps for the future 'king' of Babylon, was what was his resting place in death:
But you have been cast out of your tomb Like a rejected branch, Clothed with the slain who are pierced with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit Like a trampled corpse. Isaiah 14:19
A tree branch, was often the means by which a person in the past, might be hung... but the Jews did not hang them on a living branch, of a live tree, rather a dead branch.
This king did not get the fancy magnificent mausoleum. More than that, he died not in a beautiful robe, or the finest of clothing, but rather in a dirty blood stained outfit! He was denied the so-called 'honor' and privilege of a tomb... instead this disgrace.
"You will not be united with them in burial, Because you have ruined your country, You have slain your people. May the offspring of evildoers not be mentioned forever. Isaiah 14:20
Usually, if possible, even if a king was slain in battle, they still got a burial, but not this king, his cruelty was too great.
And so, even his children will not receive honor.
The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. Proverbs 10:7
and
The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To cut off the memory of them from the earth. Psalms 34:16
The arrogant pride of evil men, often have them wanting to pass on their supposed glorious name, to their offspring, and that is pretty iffy...
Sometimes, on occasion, their children may continue in power, but, within a short time, they are forgotten, what is more often, or more likely to happen is their children do not continue, and are soon forgotten.
Which points out the futility and folly of self-exalting pride. Pride that in a way, mimics the pride of Satan.
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Post by fearnot on Jun 11, 2023 10:07:31 GMT -5
What great and blessed news Cindy!!!!! Thank you Jesus!
I supposed that does mean another surgery to be done the road at some time...but still...so far great news!
What a long haul tho, but God is good!
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Post by fearnot on Jun 11, 2023 10:02:04 GMT -5
UNESCO Is A Key Vehicle For Injecting Occult ‘Spirituality’ Into Classrooms Worldwide
There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, Deuteronomy 18:10
Weaponizing public schools for sinister purposes, an obscure United Nations institute is quietly working to transform education worldwide to impose radical political and spiritual values and beliefs on children.
It is all happening under the guise of “social-emotional learning,” or SEL, a scheme hatched at a New Age organization whose founder and namesake was a follower of Lucifer Publishing Company chief Alice Bailey.
The organization in question, part of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is known as the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, or UNESCO MGIEP for short.
Dominated by pagans, communists, New Agers, and fringe psychiatrists, the India-based UN institute has global reach, boasting that it guides education policy worldwide.
Even a brief perusal of its website and reports reveals serious cause for alarm.
Even the namesake of UNESCO MGIEP, Gandhi, had views on religion that were deeply troubling to orthodox believers in any religion, including his own Hindu paganism, which he said “I certainly prize above all other religions.”
Despite his reputation as a peace-loving activist, as described in an exposé published by The New American headlined Gandhi Reconsidered: When Paganism Met Progressivism,
Gandhi was also notoriously racist against Africans. He apparently picked up this view while living in South Africa as he agitated for war against the native Zulus, describing Indians as “undoubtedly infinitely superior to the [derogatory term for Africans].”
He also famously referred to fascist dictator Benito Mussolini as a “superman” and Adolf Hitler as “my friend.”
One of the disturbing elements that becomes obvious just by scratching the surface is that the same organizations and individuals promoting New Age global spirituality are also those promoting SEL and occult “mindfulness” schemes in public schools.
“Over the last twenty years, scientists and meditators have collaborated to advance new fields of research such as contemplative neuroscience, mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy,” he added, with “mindfulness” referring to a Buddhist practice with deep connections to the occult that is now widespread in American schools.[/u]
In a piece for the MGIEP publication Blue Dot headlined “Rewiring the Brain to Be Future Ready,” the UN outfit offers more details on this.
“Mindfulness is known as one process that can intentionally rewire a reactive neural circuitry into one that chooses kind and wise responses,” the article declares.
“Our children are active changemakers who can help us grow up and become a more conscious, aware and mindful society.”
In other words, every child on the planet must be so indoctrinated that he or she will submit to the UN’s perverse “masterplan for humanity.”
Breaking down those elements further, it is clear that this indoctrination is
incompatible with Christianity, Western civilization, patriotism, the nuclear family, and a genuine understanding of God-given rights as enshrined by America’s Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
And notice, it applies to “all learners,” potentially even roping in adults. Religious leaders around the world funded by the UN have rallied around the UN scheme.
Again, the UN’s own “World Core Curriculum” was based on the teachings of the founder of Lucifer Publishing and the “Ascended Master” spiritual entity she claimed to be communicating with.
harbingersdaily.com/unesco-is-a-key-vehicle-for-injecting-occult-spirituality-into-classrooms-worldwide/
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Post by fearnot on Jun 11, 2023 9:37:06 GMT -5
CDC confirms COVID Vaccination increases risk of Autoimmune Heart Disease by 13,200%
“Watchman, how far gone is the night? Watchman, how far gone is the night?” Isaiah 21:11
The study, conducted by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as well as from several U.S. universities and hospitals, examined the effects of vaccination with products manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
The study’s authors used data obtained from the CDC’s VAERS reporting system which were cross-checked to ensure they complied with CDC’s definition of myocarditis;
they also noted that given the passive nature of the VAERS system, the number of reported incidents is likely to be an underestimate of the extent of the phenomenon.
The study’s authors noted that myocarditis following vaccination appeared to resolve more swiftly than in typical viral cases; however, given that vaccination is no longer considered a reliable way in which to avoid COVID infection....
expose-news.com/2023/06/10/cdc-covid-vaccination-causes-133x-risk-of-autoimmune-heart-disease/
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Post by fearnot on Jun 8, 2023 12:31:35 GMT -5
So we read yesterday, about the prideful boasting, but now, this next verse, is the Lord God's reply to it... ( and really, a prediction, of the fall and end, of every non redeemed human tyrant, and what his (and/or their) fate will be after death:
Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol, To the recesses of the pit. Isaiah 14:15
In life some of them, thought they were 'gods', or that they would even replace the true God, ( and place his/their throne above the clouds),
but neither the king, who was being spoken to, in this verse, nor, any other tyrannical despots, will have their supposed glory in death.
This is assuming they never changed, nor asked forgiveness, repented etc. Some did and some may yet do so, but many did not.
In fact, the people are even astonished, that the king had fallen so low! It's as if they can hardly believe it!
Those who see you will gaze at you, They will ponder over you, saying, ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms Isaiah 14:16
So one usually expects, a great king will have a splendid burial, with all sorts of pomp and circumstances... but it seems this king did not even get buried.... so people can ( or rather did) look at his dead body.
This next verse relates to the reader, more, about how cruel he was in life.
Who made the world like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his prisoners to go home? Isaiah 14:17
He was a disturber of any sort of peace, in nature, cities, or people.
He kept his captives in prison dungeons and left them there to rot, because he did not release them. He withheld all compassion. And now, compassion is withheld from him.
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Post by fearnot on Jun 8, 2023 11:00:19 GMT -5
It was not mentioned it seems, that he was also a Muslim Syrian asylum seeker.
I saw a video of him. It appeared that he only was seeking out Children...adults were around but he avoided them and just stabbed children.
He may have been 'crazy', but what feed into it?
Pray for the children. What a nightmare for them as well as physical pain, suffering and possible death.
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Post by fearnot on Jun 7, 2023 13:34:38 GMT -5
As always, thank you so much for your input!!!
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Post by fearnot on Jun 7, 2023 13:31:55 GMT -5
How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! Isaiah 14:12
I've read several commentaries on this verse, because it can seem a bit confusing. Who fell from Heaven, who is the star of the morning, and the son of the dawn etc.?
Well, scripture, up to this point, has been talking about the King of Babylon.
There are some who think this is only about Satan ( Lucifer) and others who say it is exclusively about the King of Babylon.
I think the best answer is what John MacArthur explains:
"It was Satan who was behind the king of Tyre. It’s also Satan in Isaiah 14 who is behind the king of Babylon.
By the way, there are many commentators who believe that this diatribe, this judgment, this taunt, as it’s called, against the king of Babylon is not the historic king of Babylon but the future king of Babylon.
When Babylon rises again in the time of the tribulation, and I intend to see that as accurate in representing this chapter. That Isaiah is looking ahead at the future ruler, the great king of Babylon that will fight against Christ in the future. He’s really looking at the Antichrist.
And behind the Antichrist will be this fallen angel, this Lucifer, this star of the morning, this sun of the dawn, this anointed cherub who has been thrown out of heaven".
In any case, it is certainly a totally sad and horrible situation.
We do see this also in scripture about Satan:
And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. Luke 10:18
In our world today we are promoting being: proud
proud of yourself proud of your race proud of your sexual whatever proud of your looks proud of your possessions proud of your power etc. etc.
And yet....God says:
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished. Proverbs 16:5
Be it the king, the king plus Satan, or the future anti-Christ How did their fall happen? The next 2 verses tells us of their 5 'I will', damning choices and attitudes.
13 But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’
He wants to be God, He is demanding to be God, and insisting He can be God.
But neither the Babylonian king, nor Satan, nor the anti-Christ will be God... they won't even be kings in Hell.
“Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol, To the recesses of the pit. Isaiah 14:15
And these choices, begs the question:
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Matthew 16:26
The implication of such pride was ( and is) so immense... sin, unless paid for by Jesus, is eternal punishment.
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Post by fearnot on Jun 6, 2023 10:16:57 GMT -5
Even the cypress trees rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, ‘Since you were laid low, no tree cutter comes up against us. Isaiah 14:8
Even nature has a rest after the Babylonian king died. It seems while alive his power was demonstrated in, how much he destroyed, both of the living and nature itself.
Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come; It arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones Isaiah 14:9
Some people have the mistaken idea, that Hell will be like a big party, all the 'freedom' loving rebels, get to do whatever they want for all eternity.... But that is false!
And this group, is not a party loving friendly one, greeting the king of Babylon. This group of former kings and leaders, are in a dark and dismal place, and they are not joyful or partying. Rather than hailing him as a great powerful king, they instead, say this:
They will all respond and say to you, ‘Even you have been made weak as we, You have become like us. Isaiah 14:10
All the things the Babylonian King prided himself about, are meaningless in death. He is now humiliated, by the other former king's bitter scorn... pointing out,he is no longer powerful, but weak and rotting, like they are.
I said, “You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High. 7 “Nevertheless you will die like men And fall like any one of the princes. Psalm 82:6,7
They mock him because he is not superior to them! How the arrogant, proud, and mighty has fallen!
It reminds us of another proud being who fell!
And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. Luke 10:18
The mocking continues:
Your pomp and the music of your harps Have been brought down to Sheol; Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you And worms are your covering. Isaiah 14:11
None of the Babylonian king's luxuries, prosperities, enjoyments in life, etc. change the reality of death.
This is something for all who wish to be super rich and powerful to consider carefully.
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Post by fearnot on Jun 6, 2023 9:26:34 GMT -5
You may be right about lawsuits coming!
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Post by fearnot on Jun 5, 2023 13:13:34 GMT -5
that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased, And how fury has ceased! Isaiah 14:4
The king of Babylon has died, but he even in death, is seen as the epitome of evil and pride. However in death, the 'king' is no better than any other of the dead.
10 For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.
12 But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 49:10,12
The king was full of pride, ambition, arrogance, cruelty, etc. in life, but in death, (the great equalizer), he has been brought low.
But everyone needs to know who is in control of, when we die.
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers Isaiah 14:5
The wicked and/or rulers...Monarchs and tyrants, will also die.
This was not by mankind, but by God. God determines, who and when, each of us will die.
Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes, Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution. Isaiah 14:6
The Babylonian king's reign was one of unrestrained: abuse, anger, cruelty, persecution, and terror. No real justice or mercy.
Even so, such an evil, sinful man, cannot live forever, and he will, and did die... and thus:
"The whole earth is at rest and is quiet; They break forth into shouts of joy. Isaiah 14:7
Therefore with his death, the oppression, tyranny, persecution, and terror ceased... and the people had a rest.
Tyrants are not loved, and when they die, and there is peace, people sing for joy!
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Post by fearnot on Jun 5, 2023 12:32:15 GMT -5
Thank you!! That is such a good point!!! I forgot about their coming back from Babylon but yes...that was so true!! :)
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Post by fearnot on Jun 4, 2023 19:58:43 GMT -5
Those were certainly devastating! However, there have been at least 3-5 recently in USA...not nearly so many people were killed, but rather with various poisons released in the air etc.
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Post by fearnot on Jun 4, 2023 16:58:13 GMT -5
WEF Accelerates Plan To Engineer Global Famine: 13 Nations Agree To Abolish Farming
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. Matthew 24:7
The Global Methane Hub announced in a May 17 press release that agriculture and environmental ministers and ambassadors from 13 countries, including the United States, have signed a commitment to abolish farming:
at the very time the globalists are warning about food shortages and famine....
Modern food production is bad, they tell us, because it produces methane which supposedly harms the environment.
“Food systems are responsible for 60% of methane emissions,” said Marcelo Mena, CEO of Global Methane Hub. “
John Kerry is also very excited about taking valuable, productive farmland offline, reducing the size of cattle herds, and turning our food-production systems over to technocrats and globalists offering vague promises of “new technologies.
In just one example, the Biden administration plans to spend $1.5 million in taxpayer funds on a program aimed at “empowering” female climate change activists in the “patriarchal” society of northern Kenya...
The nations signing onto this pledge to transform their farm policies are the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Panama, Peru and Spain.
In order to save the planet from emissions that come from cow farts, they claim it’s necessary to force farmers to change the way they farm, converting their land and livestock to more “innovative” methods and “science-based practices.”
They never come out and say what these “innovative” changes are, only that they will be based on “new technologies” and “science-based.”
We can presume from this language that among the practices being considered are replacing a major portion of the beef and dairy cattle, pork and chicken stocks that populations rely on for protein
with insect larvae, meal worms, crickets, etc.
The U.N., World Economic Forum and other NGOs have been promoting meatless diets and the consumption of insect protein for years,
and billionaires have invested in massive insect factories being built in the state of Illinois, in Canada and in the Netherlands,
where meal worms, crickets and other bugs will be processed as additives to be inserted into the food supply,
often without clear labels that will inform people of exactly what they are eating.
Bill Gates is also partnering with other billionaires to invest in the production of lab-grown meat,
a process that involves using cancer cells
from cows, chickens and pigs to quickly grow artificial meat.
These changes have already been on full display in the Netherlands, where the government has generated intense controversy by launching a plan to reduce livestock herds by up to 50 percent, and reduce the use of nitrogen fertilizers by 30 percent.
No matter how much they talk about “innovation” and “new technologies,” you can’t reduce your herds and reduce your use of fertilizer
and then claim that your farms will be “more productive.” That’s a lie.
All of their “innovations” will translate directly into less food on tables throughout the world.
thepeoplesvoice.tv/wef-accelerates-plan-to-engineer-global-famine-13-nations-agree-to-abolish-farming/
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Post by fearnot on Jun 4, 2023 16:36:20 GMT -5
I said in my alarm, “All men are liars Psalm 116:1
FDA Sounds Alarm on COVID Vaccines for Kids According to a new federally-funded study,
children between the ages of 12 and 17 who took the Pfizer vaccine face an elevated risk of heart inflammation, with the elevated risk being present within seven days post-vaccination.
While many already knew that, the number of myocarditis and pericarditis events found in this particular age group
met the threshold for what’s known as a “safety signal” as defined by the CDC, according to the FDA researchers who were conducting this study.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fda-sounds-alarm-on-covid-vaccines-for-kids-facts-matter/id1605510126?i=1000614669864
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Post by fearnot on Jun 3, 2023 14:20:07 GMT -5
When the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and again choose Israel, and settle them in their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob. Isaiah 14:1
This also seems to be a 'soon', and distant prophecy... Though after approx. 2000 years, and Israel was not yet back in their own land, the 'soon' part, 'seemed' like a 'failed' prophecy.
But...it was not, they ARE back in their land!
This can be an actual encouragement to those who are beginning to wonder about the rapture. It also has been about 2000 plus years, and we are not yet raptured. However, just look at Israel!
Before, they were back in their land, some Theologians, wanted to 'spiritualize the verses claiming they would be back in their land,
after all... What nation or peoples ever came back to their land after..... 2000 years?
And yet....there they are!
I am thinking this might also refer to the 'distant' time in the millennium? Tho, maybe it is not so distant anymore?
The peoples will take them along and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them as an inheritance in the land of the Lord as male servants and female servants; and they will take their captors captive and will rule over their oppressors. Isaiah 14:2
A change and reversal in roles will happen. Israel will rule over those who once were their oppressors. In a way, this is somewhat the case now:
"Israel is ranked 2nd out of 14 countries in the Middle East/North Africa region, and its overall score is above the world and regional averages". www.heritage.org/index/country/israel
And why do the previous oppressors come willingly?
Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you. Zechariah 8:23
And so...
And it will be in the day when the Lord gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and harsh service in which you have been enslaved Isaiah 14:3
God is going to have mercy on Israel. I think we know the answer to these questions:
Has His lovingkindness ceased forever? Has His promise come to an end forever? Psalms 77:8
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Post by fearnot on Jun 3, 2023 13:01:44 GMT -5
And just how hard do you suppose it would be for a first rate, hacker to make sure this type of thing happens for 'real' one day?
It was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed Revelation 13:15
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Post by fearnot on Jun 3, 2023 12:54:13 GMT -5
Amir Tsarfati ( an Israeli believer in Jesus)
wrote this:
The spokesperson for the Egyptian Army recently published an official report on the incident this morning at the Egypt border, using the following language (note the nuances):
"Early this morning, one Egyptian security personnel began pursuing drug smugglers. During the pursuit, he breached the security barrier, leading to an exchange of fire that resulted in the death of three Israeli security personnel and the injury of two others.
One of the Egyptian security forces members was killed during the exchange of fire. Currently, security forces are scanning the area, the incident is under investigation, and the area is secured. Appropriate legal measures will be taken based on the findings. Our condolences go out to the families of the deceased. We wish a speedy recovery to the injured."
Make no mistake, each word in the following statement was chosen carefully.
The Egyptians are completely normalizing the behavior of the gunmen that crossed the border and are "consoling" everyone, including the family of the Egyptian police officer, of course"
He then posted a kind of 'translation':
Two points from the Egyptian announcement which connects the event in the early morning to the event in the afternoon:
1. Linking the entire event to drug smuggling.
2. An attempt to present the event as a misunderstanding between the two parties.
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Post by fearnot on Jun 3, 2023 12:48:08 GMT -5
When I saw your first post I was going to update the number of dead, but see you already got to it.
Very sad!!!
And what is weird, is it seems like a LOT of train accidents are happening, all around the world these days.
Maybe the number was always this high, and not reported, but it does seem to me, like a lot more....and that seems odd.
This one is surely tragic!
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Post by fearnot on Jun 2, 2023 11:33:17 GMT -5
Awww that is so disappointing when that happens. arrgghhh! It has happened to me more times than I would care to count!
anyway.... Yes and yes :)
I also, long for our true home!!!
This 'place' is getting harder and harder to take. It is changing and getting worse, so rapidly now! Each morning has new depths and levels of sin.
I know most of those sins have always been around. But the things Devon continues to tell me, of what is being indoctrinated, brainwashed, touted etc. in school...:(
Was there ever a time, when millions upon millions of children and teens have been brainwashed for 8-10 hours 5 days a week, (week in and week out)?
I know horrible abuses have happened to children before,
but (?) has it ever happened, on such a grand scale,(?) and not just the USA... but in many, many countries in the world?
Surely, it is true, that a number of children have been greatly abused, in the past, However, it appears to me like this is on such a more massive scale!
And the craziness, just keeps getting more and more and more insane... IMO.
And yes, when I was 'willingly duped' into my very own massive sins in the 60's,
God did discipline me...thankfully!!!! ( or I might not have turned away and 'woke' up to it's evil)!
If God had not allowed painful discipline, I might have just 'enjoyed' the sins until I died... ( If there had not been any pain at all).
But instead, He blessed me with disciplining my sins with accompanying: pain, fears, and terrors.
Part of His discipline, was just showing me the ugly TRUTH of: sins 'lies', about being sin as being Freedom and you are'FREE'...
When in fact, I was a slave to sin... and not realizing, I hated being it's slave!
Who would have ever thought I would feel 'blessed' to have suffered, under His discipline, but I am actually so 'grateful' for it ( of course, not so much at the time!)
I often wish I could have gone back, and NOT willingly bought into sin's lies. I wish I had lived my entire life for HIM! Still, I know God can and has, used even those evils... In that, I can spot them in young teens. Oddly, it sometimes 'seems' that weirdly teens are seemingly, sometimes attracted to me?
I have always thought teens would hate being around 'old', elderly' folks!! But they often find me 'funny' because, on rare occasions, without over thinking it, I just speak the truth...
and they seem to love that? They also find it funny? But Vanessa and her friends seem to also...ponder the truth I blurt out?
Although Devon has a friend, that really does avoid me like the plague, which is more in keeping with what I always expected.
But one of Vanessaes's ex-boyfriends
( at 21 she has had 3 boyfriends...this #3, might be the one she will marry)
But boyfriend #2 marveled, that I was truly interested in him as a person, listened to what he said etc.
Well yeah... I even listen 'carefully' to what cats, dogs and birds, have to say!! haha :)
Tho, to tell the truth, I often find the animals easier to listen to, because they have not had sin drilled into their heads by school teachers endlessly!
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Post by fearnot on Jun 2, 2023 10:51:18 GMT -5
And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans' pride, will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. Isaiah 13:19
Babylon's 'beauty' is only for a time... a short, transitory, impermanent, temporary,transient time etc. This is also true of men's 'pride'!
This verse is also a near and far prophecy.Babylon is not yet, totally destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah. The day is still coming in the future when this will be the case:
It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there, nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there Isaiah 13:20
The day is coming when no people will dwell there, however....
But desert creatures will lie down there, and their houses will be full of owls; Ostriches also will live there, and shaggy goats will frolic there Isaiah 13:21
No people but animals... and other beast such as:
Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers and jackals in their luxurious palaces. Her fateful time also will soon come and her days will not be prolonged Isaiah 13:22
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Post by fearnot on Jun 1, 2023 15:46:39 GMT -5
It would behoove sinners not to be at war with God.
Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished. Isaiah 13:16
War is often savage, pitiless, brutal etc. and often women and children are not spared.
Behold, I am going to stir up the Medes against them, who will not value silver or take pleasure in gold. Isaiah 13:17
If you continue to declare yourself an enemy against God ( after He pleaded with you, had pity on you, loved you, etc. for years or decades)...
He no longer will have compassion and pity on you, you are at war.
God is not a spectator who just watches from afar, but actually is in charge, directing, managing etc.
So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire... Isaiah 55:11
That does not mean we are just like puppets on a string, rather rebellion and sin is our unsaved nature, so we do what comes naturally ( without God or salvation).
So Iran (the Medes) will be used by God,in the 'near; prophecy to judge Babylon. The soldiers will not be bribed by silver or Gold.
And their bows will mow down the young men. They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb, nor will their eye pity children. Isaiah 13:18
They will have no concern for life....not in the near prophecy or the Day of the Lord.
But strangely, it seems to me, even today, tho we are not in an 'actual' war by definition... that attitude is rampant in many people. ( demanding abortions, willing to mutilate children etc.)
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Post by fearnot on Jun 1, 2023 11:43:21 GMT -5
Cindy: I couldn't believe it!
Ask and you shall receive.... I guess.... hahaha
I 'JUST' posted, asking you about Chris, my post loaded, and LO and Behold, There was you reply! :) :)
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Post by fearnot on Jun 1, 2023 11:39:21 GMT -5
Well, I am not sure what 'exactly' is going on with Devon, but this is his 3rd day in a row staying home, not going to school....because he is sick ( Hossanah thought it is a cold) but then again, it could be severe allergies also?
so glad to hear your job is going well!
Cindy what news at this point for Chris....assuming you know anything yet?
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Post by fearnot on May 31, 2023 13:22:30 GMT -5
I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold and mankind than the gold of Ophir. Isaiah 13:12
God is not saying, it will be a total annihilation of all humans, because He will always have a remnant. Still, it will be pretty severe, most likely during the tribulation, where we read in His Word, of huge numbers, world wide, dying.
People were offered the God of peace and love, but they shook their fists at Him, mocked, rebelled and utterly refused!
Now, they are getting the God of justice. God does not have just one characteristic. He IS love, and mercy, and forgiveness, but also, a God of justice, and yes, angry at unrepentant sin.
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the fury of the LORD of hosts in the day of His burning anger. Isaiah 13:13
Can God the Creator of the universe, make it tremble, and the earth be shaken from its place... the answer is yes.
The Lord roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth tremble.... Joel 3:16
Because there comes a time, when God is done, extending His mercy and instead, He is angry.
They have steadfastly rejected God, and in their foolish pride they mock Him! The unbelievers, absolutely, will have nothing, to do with Him... and so the Day will come when:
And it will be that, like a hunted gazelle, or like sheep with none to gather them, they will each turn to his own people, and each one flee to his own land Isaiah 13:14
The unbelieving sheep will not have the Good Shepherd ( they refused Him), and so now are lost sheep, that have no protection, and no mercy...so they flee here and there.
This is a near and far prophecy, I think. For the Babylonians, and then during the end times.
Anyone who is found will be thrust through, and anyone who is captured will fall by the sword. Isaiah 13:15
Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. Matthew 24:12
The day of grace and mercy have ended. Hearts are cold and massacres are upon them... more than ever before.
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Post by fearnot on May 30, 2023 14:15:03 GMT -5
Things only go from bad to worse, for the unbelievers:
For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not flash forth their light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shed its light Isaiah 13:10
They have chosen spiritual darkness, and now get physical darkness as well.
This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. John 3:19
( Note: I just have to shake my head at Bill Gates financing a scientific project to dim the sun: (( albeit small at this point... "a study to determine if geoengineering ( a small amount of material is then released to create a "perturbed air mass" about 100 yards wide and a half-mile long. Instruments carried by the balloon monitor that region for changes in aerosol density, atmospheric chemistry and light scattering."))
to see if dimming the sun's light will help global warming or climate change or whatever is the correct term these days)
Well the day is coming when God is going to do this, and it won't be good.
Jesus talked about it:
“But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Matthew 24:29
Remember, God's first thing he did for earth's 'very good creation', was to create 'light' and then the sun, and the stars... all light bearers. This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5
And darkness is when evil preys on people the most.
The darkening won't be partial, it will involve the whole earth.
Thus I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud and abase the haughtiness of the ruthless. Isaiah 13:11
The 'I' in the verse is God. Yes, the God who is love, is also the God of judgment. What kind of love would it be, to forever turn a blind eye for all eternity, to evil?
But for believers let us remember even if, we have been badly mistreated. it is to God that vengeance and justice, belongs.
And pride, arrogance, and haughtiness is very displeasing to the Lord.
An attitude of overbearing self importance, belief in one's superiority, looking down on others as, less than useless eaters, etc. are repulsive to God.
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Post by fearnot on May 30, 2023 13:01:48 GMT -5
I had forgotten that, but thank you for the reminder! Do you have the sermon or link when MacArthur said that....it would probably be a good one for me to listen too! :)
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Post by fearnot on May 29, 2023 14:21:10 GMT -5
Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man's heart will melt Isaiah 13:7
What is the 'there'...for?
To show examples of how horrific, horrendous, dreadful etc. the Day of the Lord is going to be! People will have no strength, no power, no courage,etc. They will be completely paralyzed.
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They will be terrified. Pains and anguish will take hold of them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another in astonishment, their faces aflame. Isaiah 13:8
More about their fear and dismay, and their inability to do anything to stop it.
Neither their silver nor their gold Will be able to deliver them On the day of the Lord’s wrath; And all the earth will be devoured In the fire of His jealousy, For He will make a complete end, Indeed a terrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth. Zephaniah 1:18
Their pain will not have a blessing, or beautiful outcome of a baby: They will writhe like a woman in labor
People do not want to hear about an angry God ( when for many people, God of love, is barely tolerated).. but it would behoove us all to ponder the truth of this:
Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, cruel, with fury and burning anger, to make the land a desolation; and He will exterminate its sinners from it. Isaiah 13:9
Behold...we need to give this some serious attention!
"the day of the LORD IS coming"
The description is: harsh, bitter, bleak, dreadful, severe, harrowing etc. It is Divine Judgment! Complete annihilation...the extermination of sinners!!
Most, in today's modern church, are so relieved that pastors and preachers, have done away with the ( what they like to label 'scare' tactics of the old days)
of fire and brimstone preaching!
And yet...
God in His Word does speak of it, and warns us of it.
Can we really 'out mercy' God, by ignoring some of His Word. This warning is something to: 'Behold'.
One day, the Day of the Lord, it will not be 'just' Sodom and Gomorrah, and Babylon, etc. etc. it will be the whole world.
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Post by fearnot on May 29, 2023 13:44:48 GMT -5
I am so sorry to hear about the pain you had to endure, I know a little of what that is like, so I do understand.
I imagine having to go to so many doctors appointments with Chris, is taxing on your body...it would be for me ( for sure!!).
Awww have a fun birthday party :)
And thank you for your kind words.
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