First month of the year and predictions

Posted on 2015/03/25 by Bijbelvorsers

Nisan, the first month of the ecclesiastical year and for the Jews the seventh month (eighth, in leap year) of the civil year, it is the month were renewal is at the tip of the tongues. In the Torah it is called the month of the Aviv, referring to the month in which barley was ripe. But in the Book of Esther in the Tanakh and in the Christian Bible it is referred to as Nisan.

Jesus, being a Jew commemorated also the salvation of the Israelite firstborns during the Plague of the Firstborn.

According to standard biblical chronology, the Jewish people got its freedom after that tenth plague wrought upon Ancient Egypt. Jehovah had spoken to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt requiring them to remember the moment He was going to give them as part of the month which had to be the beginning of months. Being the first month of the year to the people of God.

Exo 12:1-2 The Scriptures 1998+ (1) And יהוה {Jehovah} spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon in the land of Mitsrayim, saying, (2) “This month is the beginning of months for you, it is the first month of the year for you.

For those who followed the orders of God there was no problem but for the others who did not listen to the Most High every firstborn in the Land of Mitzrayim (Ancient Egypt) got struck.

Exo 12:23-30 The Scriptures 1998+ (23) “And יהוה {Jehovah} shall pass on to smite the Mitsrites, and shall see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and יהוה {Jehovah} shall pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to smite you. (24) “And you shall guard this word as a law for you and your sons, forever. (25) “And it shall be, when you come to the land which יהוה {Jehovah} gives you, as He promised, that you shall guard this service. (26) “And it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’ (27) then you shall say, ‘It is the Passover slaughtering of יהוה {Jehovah} , who passed over the houses of the children of Yisra’ĕl in Mitsrayim when He smote the Mitsrites and delivered our households.’ ” And the people bowed their heads and did obeisance. (28) And the children of Yisra’ĕl went away and did so – as יהוה {Jehovah} had commanded Mosheh and Aharon, so they did. (29) And it came to be at midnight that יהוה {Jehovah} smote all the first-born in the land of Mitsrayim, from the first-born of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the first-born of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the first-born of livestock. (30) And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants, and all the Mitsrites. And there was a great cry in Mitsrayim, for there was not a house where there was not a dead one.

The Old Moore’s Almanac which has been published in Ireland since the year 1764 makes every year predictions. You need only look back on the monthly predictions it projects to realise just how inaccurate it is – just a bit of a ‘break’ here and there. but it was very popular and still today people are fascinated with predictions. Strangely enough they may find a book full of predictions, but which is not so popular because it gives predictions but also a lot of warnings which seem to be frightening, because they demand an honouring of Somebody Who cannot be seen. Though that Book of books may present lots of predictions we can verify with what happened in the past and see that they came true.

The Bible not only makes predictions, its batting average is 100%. Usually when we read the prophecies from elsewhere we end up knowing that they really haven’t got a clue – just a good calculated guess here and there. Prophecy for us humans with a consistency and without generalisation, well, our track record is not good. We can travel in space but not into the future.

Today people got more frightened with ISIS and other fundamental groups terrorising whole populations and killing people like it are just flees to be done with. Lots of people wonder if there is hope in what is increasingly being seen as a hopeless world. They should come to see that the future is plain to God as is the past and that gives us security.

With the first month of the religious year of the People of God, not only the Israelites got liberated, but also for the gentiles was given hope by the one who was also called the son of David and son of Abraham. this time it was not just a year old male taken from the sheep or from the goats.

Exo 12:5-6 The Scriptures 1998+ (5) ‘Let the lamb be a perfect one, a year old male. Take it from the sheep or from the goats. (6) ‘And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then all the assembly of the congregation of Yisra’ĕl shall kill it between the evenings.

The world got offered a new spotless lamb. That perfect one was born as the only begotten son of God and anointed by his heavenly Father. Not having spot or wrinkle or any of this sort, but that it might be set-apart and blameless, the 33 year old one gave himself for the sins of many. Herein we do have our hope. Isaiah had forecasted that a baby will be born who will be a sign in the world. Beyond any short term fulfilment of that sign it pointed to someone coming who will really fulfil the sign and in their coming to the world, start a train of events that will make a difference both in time and eternity.

The baby born in Bethlehem, grown up in Nazareth had walked up to Jerusalem, God’s city and was now ready to have him taken prisoner, flogged and killed. Nobody can do God anything, but man can do a lot of awful things to another man. So Jesus had all the reason to be afraid and even to go sweating blood and water, at one moment even doubting the future and crying to his heavenly Father why He the God of gods had left him, now when he was in his hour of death.

Isaiah and others had made predictions about that sign which would come. Predictions in Old Testament days often had a short range fulfilment which prepares our minds to accept a long-range and far more significant fulfilment of what has been promised. The predictions are often fulfilled a couple of times. There’s an immediate fulfilment, and there’s also a long-term fulfilment.

500 years after the time of Isaiah, and about 250 years before the time of Jesus Christ, 70 scholars met in Egypt with the aim of getting the Old Testament from the Hebrew into the Greek language. Coming to the verse about a young woman they saw more in this event than a child back then. They saw that a child would be ‘God with us’. Lots of people came to understand that God could only be with us when He would be here on earth. They forget that God is everywhere and always is present all over. Having the ‘Immanuel‘ or God with us does not mean that the child would be The God. Throughout times many were called ‘Immanuel‘ or ‘Emmanuel,’ also today, but for sure they are not God here on earth..
What got fulfilled at Bethlehem was that the promise first made in the Garden of Eden came into fulfilment. Jesus of Nazareth was the personification of that Word given by God (John 1:1). He was going to present God’s Word in the world and let enough people see Who the heavenly Father really is. He also wanted to have people to understand how important it is not to do our own will but to try to come to do God His Will, like Jesus all his lifetime tried to do God His will and not his.

It was God His will that there would come a saviour to bring an end to the curse of the fall, the sin of man. Now the time had come in the first month of the year. Spring was near, but now had to come a more important Spring. He had to be the Spring of life, the Source of life for many. That is what we are commemorating soon. The liberation of God’s people is the first thing we do have to remember, but secondly we do have to commemorate the evening that Jesus gathered in the upper room with his close disciples and dearest friends.

The coming days we should prepare for that holy moment when wine became a symbol for blood and bread the symbol for the life giving flesh of the promised one.

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Jews Around The World Recognize Strength, Pride With Purim Celebrations (newyork.cbslocal.com)
Jews around the world are celebrating Purim, a joyous holiday that teaches lessons about strength and pride in your identity.
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“The good part is hidden and wrapped up. You have to know that in all of nature we don’t see God, but he’s hidden somewhere,” Yosef Rapoport said.
Netanyahu and Queen Esther of Persia (rehmat1.com)
“Tomorrow night, on the Jewish holiday of Purim, we’ll read the Book of Esther. We’ll read of a powerful Persian viceroy named Haman, who plotted to destroy the Jewish people some 2,500 years ago. But a courageous Jewish woman, Queen Esther, exposed the plot and gave for the Jewish people the right to defend themselves against their enemies. The plot was foiled. Our people were saved,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu, Persia, Purim and Esther (stream.org)
Netanyahu specifically mentioned Esther, Persia, Haman and the Feast of Purim. Here is what happened in the story. Haman, a wealthy high official, had tricked the king of Persia, Ahasuerus (many scholars think this was Artaxerxes II) into issuing a special order. According to Persian law, once such an order was issued, it could not be rescinded. The order required that all the scattered Jews throughout the empire (including Canaan, the location of modern Israel) be attacked and wiped out on a certain day.
No Mask Needed When Defending Israel (blogs.timesofisrael.com)
Since the original decree calling for a “day of rage” could not be overturned, the king permitted the Jews to fight back in self defense. Instead of what was to be a “final solution” for the Jews, 75,800 men were killed. No Jewish casualties are recorded, although the Book of Esther does mention that no spoils of war were taken, indicating that the Jews were only fighting because they were being attacked.

The story of Purim has repeated itself more than a few times in our history. Just over 70 years ago, the Holocaust, and shortly thereafter, Israel’s War of Independence was launched with the intended goal of our total decimation.
Netanyahu and Queen Esther of Persia (mooglemeow.blogspot.com)
‘Benjamin Netanyahu while addressing the American Knesset in Washington DC invoked Persians’ hatred toward country’s Jewish community over 2500 years ago.
Residents of Moldaw Enjoy a Purim Art Project and Time of Reflection with Local Students (ireport.cnn.com)
our students spent time reflecting upon what they discovered about themselves, others and how they may make a difference in the world.
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“Everyone feels uplifted when the children visit and they can exchanges stories and discuss their lives and particular holidays, like Purim,” said Thia Tran, lifestyles director at Moldaw Residences. “The intergenerational interaction is beneficial for everyone involved and always brings such joy to our residents. We’re happy to welcome the students and their families any time they want to visit.”
Seeking Esther (susanlapin.typepad.com)
There is much that humans need to do and, tragically, too many people today, both Jewish and non-Jewish, are not standing up to the challenges of our time. However, no matter what we do, no matter how strong our military, no matter how advanced our technology, we need to deeply believe and modify our behavior in accordance with, the additional words, “God willing,” iin order to act as descendants of Moses and Esther. May God deliver us from evil today as He did long ago in Persia, reaffirming the blessing we say before reading the Book of Esther, “in those days as at this time.”

Seven Bible Feasts of JHWH

Posted on 2015/03/24 by Guestspeaker

By many Christians the death of Christ is celebrated on “Good Friday.” In different denominations we also do find the Easter celebration on the Day of Estra.

The world should know not all Christians do celebrate on heathen feast-days but do keep to the Biblical days of the feast given by the Most High. The world should also know that the origins of “Good Friday” may be questioned it even not being mentioned in the Bible. Not only does it not contain “Good Friday”, the Gospels do not even speak of a Friday Crucifixion.

In a few days time we shall encounter the day we should remember. It is not on a fixed date, every time falling on the same day of the present calendar we are using in the West. On the Jewish calendar it is always falling on the same day, namely the 14th of the first month of the year or 14 Nisan, which this year shall be from Friday evening April the 3rd until Saturday evening April the 4th. Nissan was made the first month of the year because it is the month in which the Jewish People were freed from slavery in Egypt, the house of bondage. That liberation is what we all should remember, plus a more important liberation as well, namely the liberation of all people. That general greater liberation happened by the Nazarene Jew Jeshua giving his body as a ransom for the sins of all people.

“In Nisan they were redeemed, and in Nisan they are destined to be redeemed in the future.”
(Rosh ha-Shanah 11a; Mechilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochay 12:42; Tanchuma, Bo 9)

How true that is. Jeshua or Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah) suffered for us in the month of Nissan. We should remember this offer lamb who took care to do only the will of his heavenly Father and not his will. By his offering he made a bloodcovenant with the heavenly Father and made a turning point for humankind. He became the beginning of the New Creation, and was the first born of that New World. With him may we reckon all time beginning at the point of our redemption from sin and death.
Nisan is truly a new beginning for Jew and Gentile.

That evening millions of true Christians shall remember the last meal Jesus had with his disciples. The Christadelphian community in Belgium invites everybody to their remembrance meeting Friday April 3 after sunset.

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There are seven Bible Feasts of JHWH recorded in Leviticus chapter 23.

In the Gospel of John the main Feasts of God are Sukkot (John 7 – 10) and Pesach
(John 13 – 17).

In the book of Acts we read about Sjawuot (Acts 2), the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Acts 20:6) and again Sjawuot (Acts 20:16, Pentecost).

The first ”day” of the week (mia toon sabbatoon) is actually the first Sabbath week of a series of 7 Sabbaths before Sjawuot, counting fifty days till Sjawuot (Leviticus 23:16).

The Jewish and Gentile believers celebrated the Feasts of JHWH.

In the Apostolic Constitutions we read that the Christians met on Sabbath in the first three centuries.

After that time Rome changed the Sabbath in a Sunday.

Jesus rose from the dead on a Sabbath day.

The early Christians did not celebrate the unscriptural feasts of Sunday (dies solaris), X-mas and Eastern.

– Martin

The Sacrifice of the Old Covenant (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Vrijdag 3 april 2015 een dag voor verenigde samenkomst ter herinnering

Miljoenen mensen zijn erbij — Komt u ook?

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Easter and it’s Pagan Origins (infobarrel.com)
Constantine and the Council of Nicaea sought to merge the religion of the Pagans with the religion of the Christians.

The mission sought out was to convert the Pagans to Christianity but in a way as not to shock them and completely turn them away. Constantine and Council of Nicaea came to the conclusion that if they were able to get the Christians and Pagans to celebrate similar holidays on the same day, then conversion would go more smoothly.
Brannon Howse: Church of Rome versus the gospel of the Bible – March 10, 2015 (thefreedomreport.us)
Former Catholic Priest of 22 years Richard Bennett on the gospel of the Church of Rome versus the gospel of the Bible.
It’s the postmodern experimentation of the New Testament that keeps it new (theguardian.com)
The gospels of the New Testament, compiled somewhere between AD50 and 110, get older every year. They also stay strikingly new, fuelled by a literary experimentalism that keeps them alive not as religious artefacts but as pieces of writing.
Did Christ die on a Friday? The fulfillment of the Sign of Jonah (biblethingsinbibleways.wordpress.com)
Yeshua died before the Sabbath and rose after the Sabbath. The biblical Sabbath Day coincides with the day which is presently known as Saturday. Using the above, Christian Denominations around the world believed, and still believe in the following hypothesis (Please note that the following will be disproved using Scripture subsequently)
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Yeshua had to fulfill the Scriptures by being in the belly of the earth for three days and three nights. From the time of death and entombment to the time of resurrection and rising from the tomb should have been 3 days and 3 nights. So how is a Friday evening death and burial to sunday early morning resurrection provide 3 days & 3 nights? It barely gives 1 day and 2 nights. So what happened to the rest of the 2 days and 1 night?
New Age Christianity: The Crossless Gospel of Deception by Rocket Kirchner (dandelionsalad.wordpress.com)
if Europe is suffering from what many critics describe as “Metaphysical boredom”, then America is plagued by “Metaphysical lunacy”.
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Have the New Agers ever stopped to think that the early Christians were martyred in Rome because they refused to put Jesus of Nazareth in the pantheon with the other gods? For to them He was God. The only One. Period. Now that may not prove that He was. But it does prove that they believed that He was. And many of them knew him when He actually walked the Earth. Forgiveness and reconciliation were not just a major part of Christ’s teachings, they were at the center of His teachings. And at the center of the center is that before there can be forgiveness and reconciliation between humans and other humans, it must first begin with God reconciling the world unto Himself. Enter the cross and vicarious expiatory blood sacrifice. In other words, according to the early followers of Jesus, He did not just die as a martyr. He died as a sacrifice for sin. Does this prove that it is a fact? No. But what it does prove is that this is what the early Christians believed to be a fact, and this was a matter of public record that they believed this. This sacrificial death motif is either misunderstood today or deliberately omitted. And we wonder why there is no world peace and why humans are not reconciled with each other. They first have to be reconciled with God. There is no short cut. First things first.
Passover Fast Facts (gantdaily.com)
Passover, also called Pesach, is the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in 1200s B.C. The story is chronicled in the Old Testament book of Exodus. In the book, Israelites marked their doorposts with lamb’s blood to protect children from the tenth plague: the slaughter of the first born. With the protective mark, the destruction would “pass over” the house.
Chuck Kolb 03/20/2015 abbreviated (conpats.blogspot.com)
This Shabbat is the last of the Four Parashiot that have special Torah readings in
preparation for Pesach (Passover), which is only two short weeks away !

It is called Shabbat HaChodesh (Sabbath [of the] month), and a special reading is
added from Exodus 12:1–20, which details the laws of Pesach (Passover).

This Sabbath also marks the first of the month (Rosh Chodesh), head of the month
of Nissan, which God ordained as the first month of the Biblical calendar.
It’s all about that Group (blogs.timesofisrael.com)
The Shem Meshmuel (as told to me by my Rebbe at YU Rav Herschel Reichman Shlitta) learns that GOD commanding Moshe to use the language of gathering when instructing the Jewish people to build the mishkan teaches us about the significance of our relationship to the Jewish people as a whole and our collective role as part of our holy people.
Torah for Today: What does the Torah say about.. Preparing for Pesach? (jewishnews.co.uk)
The hard work of Pesach cleaning is at odds with the obsessive desire for gratification. Why, then, do so many of us work so hard in preparation for this festival?

In fact, if one lists all the Jewish holidays and ask what proportion of Jews observe each one, the likely conclusion would be that the holidays most adhered to are the two most difficult: Pesach and Yom Kippur.

The very fact that people work so hard in preparation for Pesach (and fast on Yom Kippur and do other things which require self-sacrifice) is itself testimony to the potential for human beings to strive for something greater than instant gratification.
Grace Upon Grace (#LentChallenge) (enthusiasticallydawn.com)

De wetenschap dat God bestaat

Posted on 2015/03/20 by Guestspeaker

Aansluitend op de Engelstalige berichten en op de reeks over de Schepping bij de Broeders in Christus willen wij even een kijkje nemen op onderstaand artikel dat kijkt naar enkele reacties in de pers over de zienswijze van evangelische kringen.

Wij weten dat zij niet enkel een zeer enge visie op het drie-eenheidsdenken en op de ontstaansgeschiedenis van de aarde hebben en dat het Noord Amerika erg gevoed wordt door de enge creationistische zienswijze. Maar misschien komt er toch verandering in het woelwater.

Op te merken

wetenschap => steeds minder behoefte aan een God die het universum verklaarde.
1966 astronoom Carl Sagan > bewering > twee belangrijke criteria: juiste ster + planeet op juiste afstand van die ster
kansberekening => hele universum = miljarden planeten waarop leven mogelijk
heelal af speuren op zoek naar buitenaards leven > zonder resultaat
kennis met betrekking tot universum neemt nog elke dag toe
aantal condities waaraan een planeet moet voldoen om leven mogelijk te maken vele malen hoger dan aantal wat Carl Sagan in 1966 veronderstelde + aantal groeit nog steeds
meer dan 200 parameters bekend nodig om leven op een planeet mogelijk te maken en in stand te houden
kans onwaarschijnlijk dat alle parameters voor het universum en een levensvatbare planeet ‘toevallig’ door een ongeleid proces zo werden zoals ze nu zijn
Wat vraagt meer geloof,.. de aanname dat er een intelligentie verantwoordelijk is voor die ontelbare reeks perfecte en onontbeerlijke condities of de aanname dat elke parameter, tegen het gezond verstand en kansberekening in, door een toevallig en blind proces precies goed is?
intelligente schepper
universum en onze aarde waarschijnlijker dat er een intelligentie achter zit => intelligente scheppende kracht

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Can a scientist believe in God

Posted on 2015/03/20 by Guestspeaker

Once again some debates about science, beginning of the universe, evolution and who can believe in what, is being going on in several heated debates.

A composed satellite photograph of North America in orthographic projection. The observer is centered at (40° N, 95° W), at Moon distance above the Earth. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Lots of North Americans seem to have a lot of difficulties with the way people want to look at the creation. For many of them it seems impossible to take the creation as having taken part in different phases others than a day of 24 hours. They seem to forget that God has a total different measuring than our present time system.

In the United States of America many science professors say they do not think it is possible that a scientist believes in God. In other countries we can find scientist who were atheist but by their scientific findings and getting to see what was written in the Bible did come to the Christian Faith.

Billy Graham, American religious figure. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Billy Graham in care of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association wrote about this question:

Over the years I’ve met many outstanding scientists who not only believed in God, but were also dedicated followers of Christ. Many, in fact, told me that they’d first become believers because of their scientific studies.

Why was this? One reason, they said, was because they came to see that it was more logical to believe in God than not believe in Him. No matter where you look — through the most powerful telescope or the strongest microscope — the complexity and the beauty of the universe point to an all-powerful Creator. In other words, believing that the universe “just happened” takes far more faith than believing in God! The Bible says,

“Since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities — his eternal power and divine nature — have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made” (Romans 1:20).

But my scientist friends also realized that science has its limits. Science can describe what the world is like, but it can’t answer the questions of why we’re here or where we’re going when we die. Only God can give us the answer to these spiritual questions, and He has answered them through Jesus Christ.

Don’t be put off by the unbelief of others. Instead, turn to Jesus Christ and open your heart and mind to His truth as it is revealed in the Bible.

…. Only in Christ, the Bible says,

“are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3).

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David Platt: Church Planting Is Key to Spreading the Gospel “In This Nation and to All Nations” (blackchristiannews.com)
With over 80 percent of people on our continent now living in metropolitan areas, the need for more biblically faithful churches in key urban centers is critical.Over the last year, I have had the privilege of visiting and preaching in many of the “Send” cities designated by the North American Mission Board. As I have interacted with church planting and revitalization teams, I have been deeply encouraged to see and hear about all the avenues God is blessing for the spread of the Gospel in North America.The rapidly shifting moral landscape of our culture, combined with the sobering reality that many of the most influential cities in North America are filled with lost people — yet are home to very few churches — beckons us to do more together to reach these cities.

God’s primary instrument for the spread of the Gospel here and around the world is the local church. We know from the New Testament that Christ is building His church and that the gates of hell will not prevail against it (Matthew 16:18).
No Big Bang? Quantum equation predicts universe has no beginning (basedheisenberg.tumblr.com)
The universe may have existed forever, according to a new model that applies quantum correction terms to complement Einstein’s theory of general relativity. The model may also account for dark matter and dark energy, resolving multiple problems at once.
How we read the Bible (standupforthetruth.com)
Sanctification is a long process, and sometimes we can lose patience with one another. What is the biblical way to contend for the faith?
Abraham Kuyper: God Crowns Creation With Humanity (stream.org)
Read the article “Abraham Kuyper: God Crowns Creation With Humanity” here: http://blog.acton.org/archives/76377-kuyper-god-crowns-creation-with-humanity.html
Being a creationist conservative in Canada ‘gives your opponents a tremendous amount of ammunition’ (themoderatevoice.com)
Alberta premier Jim Prentice’s hand-picked education minister Gordon Dirks told forum attendees last weekend that he was an “Old Earth guy” – a reference to a doctrine of Creationism that generally rejects biological evolution.Mr. Dirks has declined to clarify his views. He’s also declined to comment on whether or not he accepts the scientifically accepted understanding of evolution when asked directly by the Post.
Subcrustal ocean roof found? – National creationism | Examiner.com (servehiminthewaiting.com)
This team could have found the roof of a now-drained subcrustal ocean. That same ocean, he says, broke confinement about fifty-three hundred years ago. We know that break-out as the Global Flood.
Gallup: U.S. Population Highly Militaristic (stateofglobe.com)
“Which country do you think is the greatest threat to peace in the world today?” the overwhelming winner had been the United States of America.
Old Earth creationists and other conservative Christians denying any evolution (christadelphianworld.blogspot.com)
conservative Christians gained terrain and could blown up the whole evolution thing in a ridiculous way. A big problem with the creationists is that they all undermine the normal Christian thinking and Christian concept of creation and the relationship of man versus the creation.

The Rapture Wars

Posted on 2015/03/09 by Belgian Biblestudents - Belgische Bijbelstudenten

Too many people do not see that the Third and Last World War or Armageddon shall be the worst Tribulation.

We do not know why the writer of the article claims “The first three years of the Tribulation will be horrific!” we would say “the tribulation will be horrific”.

We all should be aware what it shall mean having so many people finding their death in the horrible ‘night mare’ which is predicted and against we should be armed with the right weapons (which are not the weapons of man. )

To around 50 of the 220 church members going to die in the fourth seal alone for some it may look as something not survivable to 1.75 billion people and not being comfortable. It is true it also may not be enjoyable. but mankind is been warned. For centuries people could hear the words of lovers of God, warning them about the coming end times.

God is patient and a loving God, but He has a Plan and He wants His Plan to come true. He is willing to give people enough chances, but they have to know that on all things comes an end. Also to the patience of God, because He takes in account all those people who have been waiting all their life for that Hope given by the Words of God. Those words shall have to come through at a certain point. And God has given man time to consider and to prepare.

Each individual has to make his or her own choice. It is all up to us. We have to prepare ourselves and can not call an other responsible.

We also have received the task from the master teacher, rabbi Jeshua, to go out in the world and to witness the Good News. We should also know that when the time comes there shall be witnessed world wide the end will come; So we ourselves have something in our hands as well. As sooner as there is a worldwide preaching in the Name of God the sooner the end will come.

Diagram of the major tribulation views in Christian theology (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Date Setting

Posted on 2015/03/09 by Belgian Biblestudents - Belgische Bijbelstudenten

Nobody knows the time when the end would come. We all are given signs and we can look at those signs. We may guess when things seem to go to happen, but being sure is an other matter. We always have to be very careful by making predictions. We also have to be careful by following people or organisations who claim certain dates. We also do have to be aware that certain people said “it could” or “it can” and that others when to believe “it should” or “it will” or “it shall”, though those telling or prophesying of it did not consider a prophesy. Always keep an eye on what an organisation or some of its followers said or how by their enthusiasm certain people got carried away.

We all should be aware that we do have to live as if any moment could be the end of the present times. We always should be ready, so that in case the next minute,or the next hour Jesus would return to this earth we are ready to receive him as our master teacher, who is the Way to Go, ready there to judge the living and the dead.

Let us make sure we shall be ready and are ready Now.

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Jongmense wil nie meer sit en luister nie

Posted on 2015/03/06 by Bijbelvorsers

Een zeer groot probleem van de mensen in deze wereld is dat zij zeer met zichzelf begaan zijn en helemaal geen tijd willen vrij maken voor een Wezen dat zij precies niet kunnen vatten.

Best zouden wij eens op zoek gaan naar de redenen van de toenemende kloof tussen geestelijke honger en kerkbetrokkenheid. Wij moeten inzien dat de mensen de vele leugens van de vele kerkgemeenschappen en de wijze van leven van die ‘kerkvaders’ beu zijn. als men de handelingen van die priesters, dominees, bisschoppen en zogenoemde ‘kerkvaders’ ziet is het geen wonder dat de mensen ‘disgust’ geraken van zulk een houding en ongeoorloofde handelingen, waarbij er zelfs zijn die kinderen misbruikt hebben en hier over geen schaamte vertonen.

Goed is het ook om de vraag te stellen wat die zogenaamde gelovigen doen na hun kerkbezoek. Wat zij doen nadat ze de kerk verlaten hebben, is belangrijker voor God als hoeveel mensen er aanwezig zijn in dat gesloten huis of kerkgebouw.

Dat in vele landen de gemeenschapssfeer ontdaan is van de kerkelijke gemeenschap heeft ook bijgedragen tot de verwildering. In vele landen kon men zich niet ontdoen van de geestelijke verbintenis of van de politieke verbintenis van verenigingen en gemeenschapshuizen of clubs.

Is het werkelijk omdat we ons niet meer identificeren door onze clubs, groepen of denominaties dat wij werkelijk de band met God en met de gemeenschap verliezen en geen aantallen meer kunnen bereiken in onze kerken?

De mensen in een kerk gaan tellen heeft geen nut tot het bijdragen van verhoging van de aanwezigen. Integendeel zou ik zeggen, geeft het een beeld dat het slechts om aantallen gaat en dat de bezoekers (gelovigen) slechts nummers zijn.
Mensen willen zeker geen nummers meer zijn. Zulk een plaatsing in grafieken van nummer geeft hen terecht het gevoel van maar een nummer te zijn maar ook geeft het werkelijk een gevoelen alsof ze gemanipuleerd worden. Leiders voelen nog dat de naamloze, gezichtsloze mensen die samenkomsten bijwonen, en ze te tellen, is een bewijs dat ze hun werk goed doen. Is het dan niet om hun eigen werking en goed voelen kracht bij te zetten en niet zozeer om God te dienen en mensen tot die Ware God te brengen?

Wij moeten er bewust van zijn dat wij wel degelijk geconfronteerd worden met zeer veel kerkverlaters, maar dat dat nog niet wil zeggen dat al die mensen God verlaten. Integendeel kan het zijn dat meerderen ook juist God werkelijk gaan zoeken en ook misschien vinden.

Veel mensen die de kerk verlaten, verlaten deze niet wegens God, maar verlaten haar juist voor God. Zoals de artikelschrijver te kennen geeft verlaten zij de kerk over de manier waarop onze kerken handelen. Doen is belangrijker dan bijwonen. Hoe kunnen we mensen aanmoedigen tot grotere geestelijke toewijding?

Dit zal moeten gebeuren door werkelijk terug te gaan naar de echte Bron. Het Woord van God.
Door weer het Woord van God als Leidraad en Gids te nemen en de woorden er in te nemen zoals zij zijn, ontdaan van alle menselijke doctrines zullen weer meer mensen God kunnen (terug) vinden

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