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Why End Times Are Essential For Every Believer

Our Lord and God is coming. For so long many have held out hope that their generation was the last one before the Lord comes on the clouds (Revelation 1:7). Many pseudo-prophets fortold the Prince of Peace's return and were wrong. Even in the age of Apostles, there were questions abounding, why has Christ delayed? The Apostle Peter responds, " Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.   They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water. Then he used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty flood. And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are ...

The Man in the High Castle Amazon.com Series Examined

Disclaimer: I am not watching a series like this in disgrard of the Coming King of Kings Post. I review something like this to expose why we should not waste out time on entertainment that is evil. There is a new acclaimed series on Amazon.com called "The Man in the High Castle." This historical fiction tells what would have happened if the Axis Powers, Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan during WWII had won the war. The story follows people living in the United States which is partitioned into an Western Pacific States (Japan controlled), and Eastern Reich (German Controlled) States. The series follows a cast of characters involved in each level of position: The Resistance operative and  seeker has Juliana Crane , a Jewish artist and relic maker  Frank, a Nazi SS Leader John Smith , Japanese Imperial Trade Minister Nobusuku , and the Nazi and Resistance Double Agent Joe Blake . Having watched Season One, and most Season Two's Episode One, it has become appa...

Behold the King of Kings is Coming: The Call to Become Serious Christians Before Christ's Return

The time is short. Christ Jesus soon shall return. The world is falling right into Biblical prophecy. The words of Ezekiel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, John, Paul, and Jesus Christ Himself are being fulfilled. For so long many Christians have fallen into a state of indifference and inertia, allowing themselves to become comfortable with complacency, but at last we are seeing the Last Days transpire. We are told by the Apostle Peter that Christ delays, " And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance ." (2 Peter 3:7-9). The Apostle Peter reveals to us why Christ delays in returning, that he ...

The Way of the Pilgrim

There is something romantic about becoming a pilgrim. The idea of traveling the world and visiting holy sites, and in the process developing a deeper bond with Christ and His Community in all its diversity warms the heart. A great glimpse into this is the film "The Way" directed by Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen , who goes on a pilgrimage in Spain called "The Way of St. James or Camino Santiago Compestela." Even Ridley Scott's flawed "Kingdom of Heaven" shows the crucinatius (crusader)'s pilgrimage to Jerusalem, giving us a glimpse into 12th century Judea. Pilgrimages have profound meaning in different parts of Christendom. For many it is penitential journey for remission of sins, perhaps only to assuage guilt than really seek forgiveness from God who already forgives if we repent (1 John 1:9). Then there are those on pilgrimages looking for miracles, going to sites of sacred bones and stations of the cross, tracing their way from G...

Wine: Divine or Debauchery?

Alcohol like anything can serve different purposes. Wine can be used to intoxicate or to indoctrinate. The Fruit of the Vine can lead to Salvation or Damnation. For many Wine is constantly on their minds. It is a vintage that gives them comfort. Others detest the fermented grape juice and call it wicked. It is easy as Christians to categorize and condemn those who do not fit our convictions. The Church is split on the issue of alcohol. On one hand wine is part of the Communion, contained in the Cup where Jesus said, " This is my Blood, poured out for you and the remission of sins, here, take, drink this as often as you remember my death ." (Matthew 26:27-28). Then there is the Bible verse that commands all believers to not, "drink of the fruit of the vine and but don't get drunk." (Ephesians 5:18). Here the balance is obvious, drunkenness is the sin, but drinking is not. Jesus Christ himself said, " John the Baptist came neither eating or drinking and ...

The End Times Endurance: Are You Ready?

We our in the end of days, the Last days, the Apocalypse. The world is in a lawless and chaotic state, prophecised by Jesus Christ our God and His Apostles. The allusion that everything is going to get better is meant to deceive diciples so that they arte not ready to receive the Second Coming of Christ. The brief recovery and restoration of Christendom will be met swiftly with cataclysmic conquering of Christians everywhere by the Antichrist and Man of Lawlessness. The Scriptures tell us, " And the beast was allowed to wage war against God's holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation ." (Revelation 13:7). The Beast or Leopard of Revelation is the Man of Sin and Lawless One, whom many call the Antichrist. The unlucky Revelation 13 tells us of the unholy triad, the Dragon (Satan), the Beast of the Earth (False prophet), and the Beast of the Sea/Leopard (The Antichrist). All of them are ultima...