Month: December 2020

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FROM NOAH TO JOHN THE BAPTIST TO THE LAST WARNING FOR OUR FINAL GENERATION

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FROM NOAH TO JOHN THE BAPTIST TO THE LAST WARNING FOR OUR FINAL GENERATION

“And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words…..nor be dismayed by their looks….And thou shalt speak My words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.” Ezekiel 1: 6, 7, KJV (read chapters 2, 3 and 9)

Do you know what the specifics of what God’s last warning for our time is? If not, it’s about time:

“God knows the future, and He has set ‘time for every purpose and every work.’ (Acts 15: 18: Eccl. 3: 1,17.). He has also pledged Himself to ‘do nothing’ that vitally concerns this world ‘but He revealer His secret unto His servants the prophets’ beforehand (John 15:14,15; Ps. 25:14: Amos 3:17.), and then HE HOLDS HIS SERVANTS RESPONSIBLE FOR WARNING the world (Eze. 33:1-8). They are watchmen on the walls of Zion, who should be able to READ THE SIGNS of the prophetic clock, so that that they can tell the TIME and give WARNING [not peace-and-safety messages] at the HOUR OF CRISIS (Isa. 21: 11,12; 2 Pet. 1:19; Rom. 13:11; Matt. 16: 2,3); and when God’s hour STRIKES, He has His AGENCIES in READINESS to carry His message to the world.

“Before the world was destroyed by the Flood, Noah WARNED the people for 120 years (Gen. 6:3-13,22; 2 Pet. 2:5); before the destruction of Sodom, Lot gave the warning message to that wicked city (Gen. 19:12-14); and before Christ’s FIRST coming, John the Baptist heralded the coming of the Messiah (Luke 1:13-17). Then WHY should not so important an event as Christ’s second coming be given proper notice, and a WARNING MESSAGE be sent to PREPARE the world for its FINAL DESTRUCTION?

“It is true that the world in general has NEVER received FAVORABLY any of God’s warning messages in former ages, and Christ declares that His FINAL WARNING will not be heeded ANYMORE than His warnings sent through Noah and Lot. (Luke 17:26-30). YET the message MUST be given though there are BUT FEW who receive it. Here is Christ’s message for our days [even right now!]:

“‘I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches’ Rev. 22:16. ‘Behold, I  come quickly: Blessed is he that keep the sayings of the prophecy of this book.’ Verse 7. Here we see that the message is to be given just before Christ’s second coming is found in the ‘book’ of REVELATION. This is specifically given in chapter 14, verses 6-14.

“Here is presented the EVERLASTING GOSPEL, connected with the WARNING that ‘THE HOUR OF HIS JUDGMENT IS COME,’
and an appeal for a RETURN  to the loyal WORSHIP  of the Creator, COMBINED with a warning against the ‘worship of ‘THE BEAST AND HIS IMAGE,’ and against ‘TAKING HIS MARK’ [of the beast].’ Those who RECEIVE this message are CHARACTERIZED by the FACT that they ‘keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.’ Rev. 14: 6-13. The VERY NEXT SCENE is the coming of the Son of man in the cloud to REAP the HARVEST of the earth, and ‘the harvest is the END of the world.’   Verses 14-16 and Matt. 12:39.

“The PEOPLE who give this message to the world MUST THEREFORE KNOW what is meant by ‘THE BEAST,’ ‘HIS IMAGE,’ and ‘HIS MARK.’ This we find clearly presented in Revelation 13.” Facts of Faith, Edwardson, pp. 216, 217.  We will study Revelation 13 in the coming days.  God and His time willing. Bless all, NMF 

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THE REAL CRISIS FACING AMERICA AND CHRISTIANITY

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THE REAL CRISIS FACING AMERICA AND CHRISTIANITY

As has been said, “To be forewarned is to be forearmed,” that is, with the genuine warnings of Biblical truth, particularly prophecy. Otherwise, the counterfeit “forewarnings” do the exact opposite by satanic design—-they keep you distracted and transfixed on the craftily-designed decoys such as mysterious, sinister “deep state” shadowy cabals and “secret societies” controlling the world and such mesmerizing conspiracies, etc. Meanwhile, the real enemy of the people, the nation, and end-time Christianity is soon to manifest itself to the utter surprise of the majority, in fulfillment of Revelation 13.  Here under is an flashing indicator of what lies ahead (extract from Yahoo News 360, by Mike Beberness, editor, Dec. 24, 2020, titled, “Is the Supreme Court Primed to Rewrite Religious Freedom Laws?”

“What’s happening? When Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to replace liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the Supreme Court just days before the presidential election, legal experts predicted she would help establish a new era of CONSERVATIVE DOMINANCE on the nation’s highest court.

“One area in which Barrett has already played a decisive role during her short tenure is in legal challenges to corona virus restrictions on houses of worship. Before Ginsberg’s death in September, the justices had narrowly sided in favor of LAWMAKERS who sought to limit attendance at churches…….

“The court’s decision to block New York [and similar decisions in several other cases] from limiting the size of religious gatherings has BROAD implications that could apply LONG AFTER the pandemic had ended, some legal analysts argue. In the past, laws that restricted the free exercise of religion were allowed to stand as long as they applied EQUAL standards to religious and non religious groups. The justices UPENDED that with their ruling, potentially.

“Perspectives [from other astute observers on this rapid developments]:

“The Court’s enthusiasm for religious rights only applies to Christianity.’  ‘To enforce a strict vision of the Free Exercise Clause [of the First Amendment] for some faiths and not others is a RECIPE for moral and civil DISASTER.’ Matt Ford, New Republic.

“The Court has created enormous room for religious objections to existing laws.’ – ‘For the past 6 years the Supreme Court’s RIGHT FLANK has wanted to REVOLUTIONIZE the law governing ‘religious liberty’ cases, in which a plaintiff who objects to following a particular law on religious grounds seeks an EXEMPTION from that law…..The court made this vision a REALITY.’ – Ian Miller, Vox.

“The Court will allow Religious Beliefs to take Priority over other Rights.’ – ‘Now. Instead of DEFENDING religious groups from discrimination, our nation’s COURTS are openly declaring that CONSERVATIVE RELIGIOUS VIEWS enjoy a PRIVILEGED position in the First Amendment ABOVE ALL OTHER RELIGIONS.’ – Tyler Broker, Above the Law.” (End of quote from Yahoo News 360).

Lest we forget what the ideals of the Founding Fathers regarding Religious Freedom and Liberty were, and are, I will begin including them in this space, beginning with this from James Madison, father of the Federal Constitution:

“Religion is not in the purview of human government. Religion is essentially DISTINCT from
civil government, and EXEMPT from its cognizance; a CONNECTION between them is INJURIOUS to both.” Letter to Edward Everett, 1823.

It’s high time to expand our spiritual lateral vision and sharpen and hone our spiritual knowledge, discernment and perceptions! Pray for the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit as you sink your shaft of investigation deeper into the mine of truth!! Bless all, NMF 

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CHRIST’S CHURCH AND THE ‘SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN’

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CHRIST’S CHURCH AND THE ‘SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN’

“Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.” Rev. 3:9, KJV.

Prophets wrote more our time, the future to them, than theirs. In the final sifting of the commandment-keeping remnant church when church and state finally combine and the threefold union of Romanism, apostate Protestantism, and Spiritualism takes temporary control of the world, starting in America, the true church and its condition were described as follows:

“God has a church. It is not the great cathedral, neither is it the national establishment, neither is it the various denominations. IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE GOD AND KEEP hIS COMMANDMENTS. ‘Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the MIDST of them’ (Matt. 18:20). Where Christ is, even among the humble few, THIS IS CHRIST’S CHURCH, for the presence of a high and holy One who inhabiteth eternity’ can alone CONSTITUTE a church. Where two or three are present who LOVE AND OBEY the commandments of God, JESUS THERE PRESIDES, let it be in the desolate places of the earth, in the wilderness, in the city enclosed in the prison walls….They that be DOERS of the Word are building securely, and the tempest and storm of PERSECUTION will not shake their foundation [of faith, courage, and character] because their souls are ROOTED in the Eternal Rock [Christ Jesus and His Word].” E. G. White, Letter 108, Oct. 28, 1886, quoted in Upward Look, p.315.

In contrast, we see described those who make up the ‘synagogue of Satan,’ who profess to be ‘Jews,’ i.e., the counterfeit-sabbath keepers of the last days, in the following:

“Satan had a large CONFEDERACY, his church. Christ calls them [in Revelation] as THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN because the members are the children of sin [not the children of God]. The members of Satan’s church have been constantly working to CAST OFF the divine law [the Decalogue] and CONfUSE the distinction between good and evil. Satan is working with GREAT power IN and THROUGH children of disobedience [to God’s law] to exalt TREASON and APOSTASY as TRUTH and LOYALTY.” – Ibid, Testimonies, p. 16.3.

More tomorrow on who make up the “synagogue of Satan,” who “call themselves Jews but are not, and do lie.” Pray for an undefiled conscience and a clear mind to discern between the counterfeit and the genuine, and the will and courage to do what is right in the sight of God, not man and his institutions! God bless, NMF 

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THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE OF HUMAN SOCIETY ‘YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW.

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THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE OF HUMAN SOCIETY ‘YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW.

“Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake Thy law.” Ps. 119: 53, KJV.  “Justice standeth afar off; for the truth is fallen in the street and equity cannot enter.” Isa. 59: 14.

The only way to begin solving a problem is by tracing from cause to effect. The whole Bible upholds and applies this principle from the beginning of all things to the end of it all. Hereunder is a temporary “fast forward” update on our ongoing self-education on the details of the prophesied “falling away” of the  church from its earliest beginnings—-that clearly show the devastating “effects” upon the church, Christianity, the nation and human society itself resulting from its earliest “cause” reckoned from the time of Constantine and the Roman Empire: Observe:

“No error accepted by the Christian world strikes MORE BOLDLY against the authority of Heaven, none is MORE DIRECTLY opposed to the dictates of reason, none is MORE PERNICIOUS in its results, than the modern doctrine, so rapidly gaining ground [since the mid 1800s], that God’s LAW IS NO LONGER BINDING upon men.

“Every nation has its laws, which command respect and obedience; no government [or ‘kingdom’] would exist without them; and can it be conceived that the Creator of universe and the earth has no law to govern the beings He has made?

“Suppose that prominent ministers were publicly to teach that the statutes which govern their land and protect the rights of its citizens were NOT OBLIGATORY, that they restrict the liberties of the people, and therefore might not be obeyed; how long would such men be TOLERATED in the pulpit? But is it a graver offense to disregard the laws of states and nations than to TRAMPLE upon those divine precepts which are THE FOUNDATION OF ALL GOVERNMENT?

“It would be FAR MORE consistent for nations to ABOLISH their statuettes, and permit the people to DO AS THEY PLEASE, than for the Ruler of the universe to ANNUL His law, and have a world WITHOUT A STANDARD to condemn the guilty and justify the obedient!

“Would we know the RESULT of making void the law of God? The experiment has been tried. Terrible were the scenes enacted in FRANCE when ATHEISTS became the controlling power. It was then demonstrated to the WORLD that to throw off the RESTRAINTS which God had imposed is to accept the RULE OF THE CRUELEST. When the standard of righteousness is set aside, the way is open for the prince of evil to ESTABLISH his POWER [and kingdom] on earth.” E. G. White, Great Controversy, 1911 ed., p. 584.

We will definitely cover the specific time prophecy of the “two witnesses” who were “killed” and “resurrected” during a span of three and a half years during the French Revolution given in Revelation 11: 1-13, God willing.  Bless all, NMF 

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HOW THE HERULI ARIAN ‘HORN’ WAS ‘PLUCKED UP BY ITS ROOTS’ BY THE ‘LITTLE HORN’ OF DANIEL 7: 8.

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HOW THE HERULI ARIAN ‘HORN’ WAS ‘PLUCKED UP BY ITS ROOTS’ BY THE ‘LITTLE HORN’ OF DANIEL 7: 8.

“Pope Silverius died on the 2nd of March, 483, whereupon Odovacar (Odoacer, king of the Heruli) made a false move…..It was very important for him to control the choice of a new Pontiff…..He desired a Pope well disposed to himself. When the preliminary assembly failed to agree in the choice of a candidate, the Pretorian Prefect, Cecina Basilius, suddenly intervened in Odovacar’s name, and declared that no election would be valid without the King’s voice…..After this the Assembly was summoned to sanction the decree and decide the election, which resulted in favor of Felix II  (483-492), the candidate recommended by Odovacar.” -The Barbarian Invasion of Italy, p. 148, (1902). “His interference in the Papal election has cast into the Roman Church the seed of a deep and threatening distrust towards him.” – Ibid, p. 147.

“Rome could never forgive such an affront, and through its faithful ALLY, the emperor, another Barbarian nation, the OSTROGOTHS, were called in to destroy the hated Heruli…..—

“Villari says that THEODORIC at the head of the Ostrogothic hordes entered Italy in the autumn of 488, backed by the authority of the emperor and the Roman Church. Because of the discord that had now broken out between Odovacar and the Pope had weakened the former and consequently made him less formidable, after 2 disastrous battles he retreated toward the city of Rome for safety from the Ostrogoths, but ‘the gates of Rome were shut in his face, and the inhabitants of Italy began to show him marked hostility…..The Roman Church had TAKEN ADVANTAGE of all these causes of discontent in order to EXCITE the populace against him; and before long it was openly said that the CLERGY had organized a general CONSPIRACY against him…..in the style of the Sicilian Vespers.”- The Barbarian Invasion of Italy, 2-vol. ed. of 1880. Vol. I, pp. 153-156.

“Villari continues: ‘On the 5th of March, 493, Theodoric entered Ravenna in triumph, all the CLERGY coming forth to meet him, chanting Psalms, with the ARCHBISHOP at the head of the procession.’ -The Barbarian Invasion of Italy, Vol. I, p. 158. TEN DAYS LATER ODOVACAR WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.

“Hodgkin points out that this coming of the archbishop to meet the Ostrogoths was STAGED so as to ‘impress vividly on the minds both of Italians and Ostrogoths that Theodoric came as the FRIEND of the Catholic Church.’- ‘Italy and Her Invaders.’ – Ibid, pp. 244, 255. Hodgkin further states that the Roman clergy were PRIVY to a terrible SECRET PLOT of murdering the the followers of Odovacar all over Italy.’ – Ibid, 225, 226.

“The Heruli disappeared from history. Thus the first of the three ‘horns’ of Daniel 7:8 was ‘plucked up by the roots,’ and history leaves no room for doubt but that the Papacy THROUGH its allies engineered this act because of its opposition to Arianism.” – Facts of Faith, Christian Edwardson, pp. 39, 40.  Bless all, NMF 

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‘GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOODWILL TOWARD MEN’

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‘GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOODWILL TOWARD MEN’

“Oh that today the human family would recognize that song!” And wonder why there is no peace on earth and goodwill among the nations and  kingdoms of the earth!

That “peace on earth” and “goodwill toward men” sung by the angelic choir of heaven with the humble shepherds out in the fields only as their audience on earth, while the whole heavenly universe rejoiced, can only be understood, appreciated and possessed when we turn our attention away from the frenetic world around us and focus on the following:

“The story of Bethlehem is an exhaustless theme. In it is hidden ‘the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God.’ Rom. 11:33. We marvel at the Savior’s sacrifice in exchanging the THRONE of heaven for the MANGER, and the companionship of adoring ANGELS for the BEASTS of the stall.

“Human pride and self-sufficiency stand rebuked in His presence Yet this was but the  BEGINNING of His wonderful CONDESCENSION. It would have been an almost INFINITE HUMILIATION for the Son of God to take man’s nature, even when Adam stood in his INNOCENCE in Eden.

“But Jesus accepted humanity when the race had been weakened by FOUR THOUSAND YEARS OF SIN. Like every child of Adam, He accepted the results of the working of the great LAW OF HEREDITY. What these results were is shown in the history of His earthly ancestors. He came with such a HEREDITY to share our SORROWS and TEMPTATIONS, and to give us AN EXAMPLE OF A SINLESS LiFE…….

“To meet a bitterer conflict and a more fearful risk, God gave His only begotten Son, that the path of life might be made sure for OUR LITTLE ONES. “Herein is love.’ Wonder, O heavens! and be astonished, O earth!” (Desire of Ages, pp. 48, 49).

I will not greet you with a Merry Christmas but with this message that is much better, more truthful, uplifting, encouraging and edifying!
God bless all, NMF 

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MORE REVELATIONS ON THE ‘SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN’ OF THE LAST DAYS

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MORE REVELATIONS ON THE ‘SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN’ OF THE LAST DAYS

“I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.” Rev. 2:9, KJV. “Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.” Rev. 3:9.

A synagogue, according to Webster’s Collegiate Edition Dictionary (1967) is: “A congregation of Jews met for the purpose of worship; a Jewish place of worship.”

According to the gospels it was the Jewish Sanhedrin representing the people and the nation who condemned and had Jesus Christ, the “Lord of the Sabbath,” crucified by their Roman oppressors. In these last days the counterfeit sabbath, Sunday, has been egregiously called the “Lord’s day,” or as stated in Sunday law bills introduced to Congress in the late 1800s to early 1900s, the most infamous of which were the Blair Sunday law bill and the Breckinridge Sunday law bill, the “American Sabbath.” Now note the following carefully:

“I would speak words of warning to the brethren of our churches [back in 1895], for I fear that many are acting the part of the slothful servant who hid his lord’s talent in the earth [in the parable]. His sin was the SIN OF NEGLECT, the sin of failing to IMPROVE the great treasure is knowledge that were committed to his trust. God has given precious light to HIS PEOPLE (like ancient Israel and the Jewish people) with which to enlighten the world, and ARE NOT MANY treating it with INDIFFERENCE and ACTING as though the heavenly gift were of LITTLE consequence?? FAIR WEATHER DISCIPLES [as with ‘fair weather friends’] will NOT ANSWER to the Lord’s call in the TIME OF PERIL TOWARD WHICH WE ARE HASTENING. It will take those who not only HEAR, but DO the words of Christ to be active disciples [Rom. 12:11 quoted]. A new energy proceeding FROM BENEATH IS TAKING POSSESSION OF THE WHOLE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN.” E. G. White, Manuscript 6, Feb. 21, 1885/ UL 66.

“John the Baptist declared to the Jews [in the time of Christ, and the spiritual, antitypical ‘sabbath-keeping’ Jews today] that their standing before God was to be decided by their CHARACTER and LIFE.  PROFESSION WAS WORTHLESS, if their life and character WERE NOT IN HARMONY WITH GOD’S LAW, THEY WERE NOT HIS PEOPLE.” – Ibid, DA 107.

“Profession alone is nothing. Names are registered upon in the CHURCH BOOKS upon earth, BUT NOT IN THE BOOK OF LIFE [in heaven].” Ibid, Testimonies, Vol. 1, p. 304.

“A profession of Christ [or “Christian”] is not enough to enable one to stand in the TEST OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT [the pre-advent or investigative judgment began in 1844 at end of the 2300 day prophecy of Dan. 8:14].” Ibid, Testimonies, Vol. 1, p. 18.

More tomorrow, God willing. Bless all, NMF.