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“God Is On The Move”

So often we hear about the negative. That churches are under siege and scandal has erupted. But amidst this darkness there is always Light. In the Middle East, a man has had dreams of our Lord Jesus Christ appearing to him and speaking to Him for 30 Days. The man was told to write down all Christ told Him and missionaries have confirmed it is the Gospel of John verbatim ( https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2019/september/jesus-visited-him-every-night-middle-eastern-missionary-shares-amazing-story-of-god-on-the-move ). This has major significance to the Muslim world because the Quran means “to recite” and the Koran is the written down recitations of Muhammad’s revelations. The fact a Middle Eastern man has received recitations from our True Lord and God Jesus Christ will make it more acceptable to Muslims who have been hesitant to approach the Gospels  in our Bible. Christ is certainly reaching out His hand of love and redemption to the Middle East.  I am reminded that while we

Is Suicide Demonic?

There are matters upon which the Bible is silent, one of those is suicide. Contrary to Medieval Roman Catholic dogma, Scripture does not mention if a person who commits suicide goes to hell. Martin Luther believed that any individual who commits suicide was “overcome by the devil.” Luther is one of the first Protestants to indicate suicide is spiritual, that demonic powers can entice humans to self slaughter.  There is support for Luther’s claim in the Old and New Testaments. The most notable suicides are King Saul and the Apostle Judas Iscariot. We are told Saul had a demonic spirit torment him after he disobeyed and turned his heart from God:  “Now, the Lord’s Spirit had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. 15  Saul’s officials told him, “An evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16  Your Majesty, why don’t you command us to look for a man who can play the lyre well? When the evil spirit from God comes to you, he’ll strum a tune, and you’ll feel