In a financial paper that I just read stated that some believers who dislike America’s fiscal policies so much that they will do whatever it takes to change our capitalistic system and individual freedoms. Their goal is to establish a new world under the control of the United Nations. They have admitted that man’s carbon dioxide emissions are dangerously challenging the climate, to use in destroying capitalism. They believe global warming is the issue that will cause America to change into a socialistic nation. They are using academics and the mainstream media to push their agenda. After twenty years the earth has not followed the climate change model that they have been predicting.  Recently heard that President Obama will be running for Secretary General of the UN in early 2017.  This gives us a better understanding of his governing policies.

Israel will have been in existence since May 1948. After the Temple and Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 A.D. Tens of thousands of Jews were killed and the rest were scattered through the world. Rainfall decreased and the land became a desert. When Mark Twain visited Israel in 1867 He said it was the most desolate place in the world. He related that you could travel for miles not seeing a person.

After the Jews began returning to Israel after World War II rainfall began to increase. They developed an irrigation system and today they export foods, vegetables and citrus fruits to other nations. Did the land become a desert because of man-made causes, since there was no one living there? Did the rainfall increase because of something man did?

Do you believe that God can make it rain? Do you believe that Jesus caused the storm to cease when He and His disciples were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee? Do you believe God can cause draughts or grant abundant prosperity? Then why would you believe in man-made global warming or climate change?

The United States has potential to be the most prosperous nation we have ever been. We could be so militarily powerful that we could cause complete peace in the world. Financially we could help every suffering nation have clean air, water, and the latest medical provisions and spread the gospel to every person in the world.

Can you see why Satan does not want the United States to take advantage of our capitalistic economic system? If you were a political leader with about one million dollars and knew you could make one-half billion by promoting global warming, would you do so? One politician did! Remember when Satan tempted Jesus and offered him the world if He would worship him? I wonder: are there any politicians that would accept that offer today if Satan were to offer it. Or what would they be willing to do for money? I believe Satan has deceived a lot of people. As the morality of the world gets worse, Satan will deceive many who are religious to reject God’s Commandments and ways of living. If you don’t see the decaying morality that is happening today, you have not been watching TV or reading the evening news.

I believe we are living in the end times and Satan does not want you to believe it. If you thought that within a few years the world would end as we know it, would you change if you thought there was a slight chance you could end up in hell? If everyone believed we were at the end, we would not have enough churches to handle the crowds. Satan—the great deceiver! He wouldn’t want that. Presently, he is preparing the Antichrist to take over and rule the world and we are submissively allowing it to happen in order to be politically correct.

President Obama believes that he saved America from a second great depression. As a result, we should be grateful. But job growth and his polices have caused the worst recovery after any recession in the past fifty years. If you believe we are headed toward much greater economic growth, the chances are slim. The President blames Republicans for not allowing him to borrow more so that he can spend more on social programs and shovel-ready projects. He doesn’t believe Washington has borrowed and spent enough money. This is why the first quarter only grew by .2%.

Having been in business for many years, it doesn’t take a genius to realize that there are things that can be done to turn this fabulous nation around economically. We need to develop a plan to increase productivity and real growth. He has been told to lower corporate taxes which are the highest in the world. He should know by now that building the Keystone Pipeline would create high-paying jobs. There needs to be some repealing of anti-employment features in the ObamaCare health care plan. Another would be getting control of the EPA which would save many jobs and give opportunities to open new businesses. We have previously read estimates that at least one trillion dollars in extra expenses is what all of the needless regulations cost each year. What if that money was spent on businesses expanding?

We need to get rid of thousands of useless regulatory rules that keep businesses from expanding and increasing costs making products more costly. Over a period of years we could probably reduce at least 25% of these regulations and reduce thousands of bureaucrats. We have enough rules to control most every need someone can envision.

Our local Ward’s store became a test for the entire national chain. Every person selling big ticket items on commissions was given a salary and commissions were discontinued. I objected vehemently with no luck. It didn’t take long for sales to decrease drastically. After many meetings, we convinced the need to have an incentive structure. We went back to commissions and sales began to increase significantly.

This is the problem with welfare, food stamps and other social programs. There is no incentive to do anything but sit on a sofa and watch TV. We are reading where there are all kinds of jobs available but there is no incentive to want to work. In addition, we are not educating our young people to qualify for many of the jobs that are open. The answer is not to throw more money at the problem or increase socialism.

We will never get real growth until we get people back to work, earning a livable wage with incentives to get raises and promotions. This will not happen until American’s attitudes become much more positive that the country is headed in the right direction, the direction we have pursued for over 200 years. Following Satan’s agenda is changing the culture of the U. S., and there are too many uninformed people that are gullible enough to accept what the false teachers are preaching. So when you hear them talking global warming or climate change, remember they are promoting socialism or communism. To them it is a religion.

There is more written in the Bible that tells you what will keep you from heaven than what must be done to get to heaven. It is very clear; we must become a recreated person that accepts Christ as our Savior and change how we live. Our guarantee is receiving the Holy Spirit into our lives.
Scripture tells us in Galatians 5:21 – “I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Those sins are: when you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these.

This does not mean that a believer who lapse into any of these sins will lose their salvation. However, those who habitually do these things reveal their character and they live by their sinful nature. They are not children of God and will not receive His inheritance. It is very evident they have not received the Holy Spirit. Any person having received the Holy Spirit cannot live that kind of a life.

Galatians 5:22 – 26 – “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.”

How different it is when people live the life of the Spirit. The fruit of the Spirit is an outward expression of Christ dwelling within. There is a difference between gifts of the Spirit and fruits of the Spirit. Everyone having the Holy Spirit can receive the fruit. Only certain people receive certain gifts. The fruit grows as we are willing to die to our self-centered nature.

The greatest fruit of the Spirit is love. Love not only frees us from the laws but it gives us a true spiritual life. John 15:15 – “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” Christ didn’t just say it, He did it on the cross. That kind of love only comes from the Spirit within us. God loves us with an unconditional love. We must return His love unconditionally with no strings attached. We then must share our unconditional love with others.

Joy comes from the Spirit that conditions the heart with confidence in one’s relationship with Christ. A normal reaction is an expression of celebration, which empowers us to be a Christian. Joy makes us strong and produces energy. Joy cannot be self-created, but comes from obedience.
Peace comes from God. His requirement is that we live in peace with Him and with others. He causes us to preach peace and be peacemakers. It is far more than freedom from strife. It means justice between people. Paul was at peace knowing that nothing could separate him from the love of God. (Romans 8:38 & 39)

Patience is in regard to people, not to things or events. Patience is another expression of love or impatience is a result of selfishness. Paul said, “Love is patient and kind.” If someone crosses us, do we react selfishly or selfless by being patient and kind in our confrontation? How patient is God with us?

Christ expressed kindness to the sinning woman who was caught in adultery. Kindness comes from the heart.

I John 5:13 – “ I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.” NLT

Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord”.

Romans 10:13 – “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Colossians 3:11 – “In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.”

Most individuals, who believe there are a heaven and a hell, do not want to go to hell. Therefore, they take out fire insurance for protection. Scripture in II Timothy 3:1 – 7 Paul points out there can be evil people at work in the church. He warns Christians to watch closely for their daily behavior will give them away. He also stressed not to get involved with them. These false Christians will take advantage of people.

People accept Christ as their Savior but maybe for the wrong reason. We must receive Him as our Lord and we must be willing to repent and allow the Holy Spirit to make us a new person. If there are no changes in your life, chances are you did not receive the Holy Spirit.

Many in the church fail to understand what it takes to receive the Holy Spirit’s power. Matthew 7:13 – 14 – “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Many remain on that broad road with the wide gate and never enter the narrow gate that leads to the narrow road that provides the power that Christ describes.

Changes that need to take place are a willingness to surrender our self-centeredness to become more Christ-like. It requires becoming submissive to God’s commandments and His ways. We must learn to love unconditionally to be able to overcome our self-centeredness. Paul taught that we must be submissive and serve one another from an unconditional love. Marriages where one is not willing to serve and be submissive to the other do not work well. They have failed to learn to love and self-centeredness controls.

Our bodies and our emotions influence many of the decisions we make. We often do whatever makes our mind and bodies feel pleasurable. We can also be influenced by spirits controlled by Satan. Therefore, we may have a positive and a negative continually guiding our lives. We are told that some have sold their souls to Satan to obtain what Satan tempted Christ with, such as: power, fame, wealth or great achievements.

God provided that we could have an inner power to balance out negative influences. He made available His Spirit, through Jesus Christ, that would help us realize what is right and what is wrong. In addition, He provided the Bible that we could understand how to live with these bodies and emotions He created for us and the influences that Satan offers. Without the balance provided by the Holy Spirit many have little control over these negative influences.

Not everyone who receives the Holy Spirit is filled with the Spirit. There are Christians who Jesus talks about in His parable of seeds being planted. Some are planted on hard soil, some on rocky soil, some fell among thorns and only those who fell into fertile soil produced a crop. The Apostles asked what Jesus meant and He gave the following Scripture:

Matthew 13:11 – 12 – “He replied, ‘The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Those who have will be given more, and they will have an abundance. As for those who do not have, even what they have will be taken from them.’”

You may accept Christ as your Savior in your head but fail to receive Him into your heart. Once you receive Him in your heart, because you have made a commitment to deny yourself and live for Him, you will be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. Before you were conceived God foreknew how you would live your life. If you never planned to allow the Holy Spirit to work in your life to assist you in overcoming the negative influences, you may never understand what God requires of you. If most times your sinful flesh or earthy nature sends urges that you know are wrong to do and the Holy Spirit checks you, yet you deny His help; the chances are you have never allowed the Holy Spirit to fill you with His presence. We each have a moral choice. Will we allow the two influences to direct our life or ignore the positive encouragement coming from God’s Spirit? God will never force you to do His Will. Everyone has a choice as to whom they will follow. Who you allow to direct your life is how you will behave?

Matthew 13:14 & 16 – “In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them. But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.’”

Those who have not accepted and allowed the Holy Spirit to change their lives; their hearts will be hardened to the point they will have little understanding of the Ways of God. And on the broad road with the wide gate, they live their lives denying God’s power so they can be in control.

We have political leaders being led by Satan as we approach the end times. They have taken God’s laws from all public places and forbid using Christ’s name in public prayers. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal stated that in 2011 a poll was taken and 66% of Americans believed that political leaders should not rely on their religious beliefs in making policy decisions. Is President Obama using polls to determine his support of Christianity?

Presidents and politicians in the past believed that God chose America to carry out His purposes. That was to spread the gospel to the world and assist those afflicted and in need. He also wanted a place for Jewish people to live here and be accepted, plus the U.S. was to protect and defend Israel as it became a nation.

Many people do not remember that in 1947 the British gave up their rule in India. They divided India into two nations: India and Pakistan. Hindus moved to India and Muslims moved to Pakistan. There have been three wars between India and Pakistan and resulted in approximately one million being killed. Much of it was instigated by religious differences and many believe that had there not been a difference in religious beliefs there would have been no need for the wars.

God says that Israel and America will pay for their disobedience and He states He will change the weather pattern. Satan does not want us to believe that our weather problems are caused by God, so they say climate change is man-made.

II Chronicles 7:13 – 15 – ““When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.”

Many political leaders want all people to become free from all religious beliefs. Is it time for Christians to take a stand and get rid of those who have allowed Satan to take over and replace our God? God’s laws are being replaced with political correctness. Should we not back politicians who want to take us back to allowing God to be in charge? If God is not allowed to intervene, this nation is in real trouble.

Isn’t it time for Christians to pray and be obedient to God’s commands and His ways. We must pray that God will intervene and change the thinking of our political leaders as well as Christians. We must also pray that we accept our responsibility to protect Israel.

We must stop Americans from following Satan and get this directed to following God. God has been sending America a number of signs and warnings. Are we watching and becoming concerned? Do you feel any responsibility as a Christian to become more aware and active?

2 Timothy 3:1 – 7 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.”

Are we not seeing this in America today? Every few weeks we see looting and rioting in American’s streets. Sixty years ago, people were protesting but in an orderly way.

2 Timothy 3:10 – 13 – “You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.”

Many progressive liberals believe it is the 80% of Americans, claiming to be Christians, who cause most of the world’s problems. They believe Christians are too judgmental and self-righteous. Christians are against same-sex-marriages, homosexuality, abortion, adultery and big government with unrestricted bureaucrats. Christians who live holy lives, based on Biblical principles, normally do not vote for extreme socialists because their beliefs are so different and the Bible teaches to stay out of debt. Every seventh year debts were to be forgiven, so everyone could become debt free. It appears many of our national politicians have never read the Book of Leviticus in the Bible. The year 2017 is a Jubilee year when debt is to be forgiven and everyone starts out debt free.

Matthew 24:9 – 12 – “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,”

False teachers with loose morals cause many to lose their love for Christ and God. Sin separates one from God. This is exactly what false prophets, teachers and political leaders are trying to do. Belief in God turns one’s focus away from their leadership. Have you not noticed that they are against anyone who does not believe as they do? In current news reports, Wisconsin has a district attorney that is having police break into homes that do not believe as he does. Of course, those living in those homes are conservatives. It is no different than how the IRS was treating conservatives previously under this present administration.

So far, it is Christians in other parts of the world that are suffering severe persecution for their faith. For the president to condemn the Killing of these Christians in the Muslim world, would show that he agrees with the 80% who are Christians. Since he shows many disagreements with Christian beliefs in morality, he does not want to alienate the 20% progressive liberals, secular humanists, atheists and others by the condemning of those killing Christians. Have you not notice that the 20% are changing America while the 80% remain silent? Isn’t it time Christians started pushing back?

Christians are watching TV shows, seeing movies and reading books that show an anti-Christian view of how the world lives. Most do not understand that most worldly views come from demonic powers whose ideas are assaulting our families and our faith. We must realize that many in this world are being influenced by Islam who controls the Middle East, Northern Africa and much of Asia. It has been increasing rapidly in Europe and slightly in America.

Many believe that America and other countries’ leaders are preparing for the Antichrist and a one world government as described for the end times. In the 8th chapter of Daniel we are told the Antichrist, who is completely wicked, will arise and become very strong, but not in his own strength, and he will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men and the holy people. He will cause deceit to prosper.

If we are nearing the end times as the Bible and Christ predicts in Matthew, the 24th chapter and we see climate change, famine and earthquakes, do you suppose that Satan would want the world to know it is close to the end-times? God tells us if we will repent of our ways and accept Christ as our Savior, He will forgive us and give us peace and prosperity. Satan does not want us to repent and submit to God, he wants the world submitting to him. He must deceive the world and if he can convince us that it is man destroying the planet by using carbon fuels to cause climate change and Fracking for natural gas and oil that is causing earthquakes, then it is man’s causing and the world is not about to end.

How can our president lead as he is, if he was a believing Christian? Many of his policies are as bad as those kings described in the Old Testament who consistently displeased God. God’s punishment was not just on the king but on the people. It would not surprise many of us if we had a financial meltdown or some other kind of a catastrophe as a result of administration policies and lack of support for Israel.

We all want to feel confident but there are some things we do not feel we are capable of doing, at least not doing well. Having spent more than 30 years in management, the Bible made it very clear that whatever we do, as Christian believers, it is not what we do but it’s the Holy Spirit working through us.

II Corinthians 3:4 – 6a – “Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent.” When we become spiritually mature, we realize that we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength. We must believe that the Holy Spirit gives us gifts of the Spirit to help us accomplish our many tasks that we face.

Having coached in high school, you teach the basic fundamentals of any sport. I found that I had an advantage in the workplace because the Bible told me the basics of being in management. This is why it is so important for Christians to pray for wisdom, a discerning spirit and faith to communicate with God prior to making most decisions.

In the Old Testament, kings and prophets were always asking God in making decisions. King David would ask God before any military attack. If God said yes, he attacked with confidence knowing the outcome. Prophets were always asking God for guidance and direction. No major decision would ever be made without asking God. We have been given the Holy Spirit to give us similar guidance in making decisions. I pray daily asking God to help me make decisions when investing for clients. There is no doubt that I have received guidance, not audible, but from results.

God given wisdom provides a person with common sense. You would think that everyone, to some degree, has common sense. Most should know that more is accomplished by being friendly, pleasant, sociable, courteous and adaptable. One must know how to handle difficult problems when they happen. We must understand how to motivate other people and one’s self. Common sense realizes the importance of building sound and lasting working relationships.

Common sense should tell one that hard work is important. There is just too many who seem to believe that the world owes them a living. We are measured by the amount and quality of the work we accomplish. You do not become a professional athlete without tremendous amounts of physical preparation. I believe wisdom that produces common sense gave me an advantage in motivating people and making decisions.

The Holy Spirit gives the gift of faith. Faith provides confidence and the willingness to take risks. So many people fear making decision or trying new things. If a believer has true faith, they believe that they could move mountains. It is so important to have the confidence and a positive mental attitude. A good employee is one you can give a project to and believe that they can do it and get it right. Too often, people are unwilling to take the responsibility without detailed instructions. Faith and confidence provides creativity. You do not find too many founders of companies unwilling to take risks. In fact, in most cases this is the difference between those who are successful and those who are not.

It is extremely important to have a discerning spirit. We must know the difference between what is right and what is wrong. We must be able to discern the difference between a team player and a person that demoralizes other employees. We must also be capable of eliminating those, in a Christian way, who are not productive. I believe the Holy Spirit will assist in making these types of decisions.

Matthew 17:20 – “He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

I was promoted eight times throughout the northwest and Nevada. I had an agreement with God that He would not let me go to a job I was not capable of handling. After a few months I felt complete confidence in a new position. My last promotion, we had as many as 450 employees. My confidence came from believing God opened the door and allowed me the opportunity. He would not allow me to be promoted to something He would not help me do. God loves me enough that He did not want me to fail unless it was to prepare me for something greater.

Feeling worthy and confident, being able to discern came from God. My commitment was to have a personal relationship with God and be totally acceptable to His commands and His ways. God used me in His ministry and used the workplace to prepare me. I also studied Scripture daily and spent time each day communicating with Him. Any success I may have had, I realize was God’s doing.

(In college my ability to write term papers and essays was just a little better than zero. If you would have told me I would write 632 Christian blogs, you would realize that I have had help from above. This proves to me that God wants to help us.)

If you ask the average person if they are afraid of death what do you think the response would be. It would probably depend on a person’s age, their past experiences and what they might expect from the future. We have no supporting evidence but we would suppose the greatest fear most older people have is the fear of death. The Bible promises for believers in Christ, who have received the Holy Spirit, it will be possible that they can live forever without dying, if they are raptured.

God created a perfect universe and a perfect Adam and Eve. It is possible they had an imperishable body that could have lived forever. However, when they took of the forbidden fruit, their body was subjected to death. In addition, the earth was cursed and changed. It is very possible that when Christ returns, we shall receive that imperishable body and the earth will no longer be cursed and we will live 1000 years with a different body and a different earth.

When a person dies there are two places their spirit and soul will go and that is heaven or hell. How do we know who goes where? I John 3:10 writing to Christian believers says: “This is how we will know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.”

We have been given the opportunity to live forever and God promises to give believers rewards. “For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.” (John 6:40) “Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” (II Corinthians 5:5)

John 11:25 – “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;” Christians, having received the Holy Spirit, is given God’s pledge that we will be guaranteed an inheritance that will provide eternal life. At death, Scripture assures us that we will pass directly and instantly into God’s presence. There is no delay where our soul sleeps or we are unconscious for any time. We will be in heaven with Jesus and other souls waiting for the resurrection or the rapture.

I Corinthians 15:51 & 52 – “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”

Once a believer dies or is raptured, meeting Christ in the air, we are given a new body that is imperishable. It will be a body provided by God and comes from heaven. It will not have the limitations or weaknesses of an earthly body made from dust that was cursed. Adam was from the earth and the imperishable body will be from heaven. Our present bodies could never endure 1000 years that Christ reigns on this earth. I Corinthians 15:53 – “For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.”

What do we know about heaven? We know very little. We know many confuse heaven with the new earth and the new heaven that God will create for believers when this old world disappears. We know that we must be saved and forgiven to get there. We will be able to recognize people as they did in Paradise. We know there will be a lot of singing and worshipping. There will be a multitude of angels in heaven. We know there will be no pain, tears, sorrow or death. We know that God and Christ are there.

Matthew 22:30 tells us there will be no marriages as we will be like angels. Luke 20:29-38 – “’Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. The second one married her and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. Finally, the woman died too. Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?’ Jesus replied: ‘The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection. But in the account of the bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

We may assume heaven is a temporary holding place for the souls of believers until God’s plans are fulfilled for Christ to come back to earth to rule for a 1000 years. Under Christ’s reign on earth, we believe there will be marriages and families. After those 1000 years, we know we will be transported to a new earth and heaven that are indescribable and beautiful.

At the end of the thousand years Satan is let loose once again. Rev. 20:7 – 10 – Satan will convince millions to go to war against Christ and His people. Scripture says a fire will burn them up and the Devil and his followers will be thrown into the “Lake of Fire”. From the beginning of time, anyone whose name was not entered in the “Book of Life” was hurled into the “Lake of Fire”. This is where all non-believers will end up. (2nd Peter 3:7, 10, 12 – Luke 21:25-27 – Malachi 4:1.)

Rev: 21:1 – 4 – “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

WHAT IS THE GREATEST HOPE ON EARTH? It is to be a part of the new heaven and the new earth. To live without tears, not ever witness death again and to never have pain. Is there anything on this earth that should keep us from accepting Christ as our Savior?

For those who believe in God and the Bible, realize that there will be a time when everyone who has ever lived will be judged. Some will be judged to live forever and others will be judged to die a second time. Once the church has been raptured and the end time is over, this will be the time that everyone receives judgment.

Revelation 20:11 – 15 – “And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.”

All who were not raised in the first resurrection, the non-believers, will be raised in the second one to stand at the Great White Throne Judgment and any who died sinners during the 1000 years will be there also. Jesus will judge them and this includes everyone from Cain to the 1000-year end. They will be judged and if their names are not in the Book of Life, they will be cast into the Lake of Fire.

Believers, having received the Holy Spirit, will have their names in two books. They will stand in judgment before Christ to receive a reward for their works, deeds or service. (I Corinthians 3:10 -15 and II Corinthians 5:10) In the Book of Life it has only believer’s names. The Book of Deeds, Scriptures say your deeds are being kept tract of and there is continual writing going on.

As the books are opened, every righteous believer will be judged by their deeds. Works do not save us but our works indicate our relationship with Christ. There is no indication that anyone standing before Christ’s Judgment, having their name in both books, will be cast into the Lake of Fire. Believers will be rewarded by how they handled their gifts, opportunities and responsibilities. God’s gracious gift of salvation does not free us from the requirement of faithful obedience and service. We must live each day knowing that God’s book is open. Each person will be judged by what they have done while alive on this earth.

We do not know when this will take place. Some believe it does not occur until after the 1000 years and the earth is destroyed by fire. Prior to that happening, those with their names in the Book of Life will be transferred to a new heaven and a new earth. Matthew 24:35 – “Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.” II Peter 3:7 – “And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.” Scripture says that the heavens and the earth would be consumed by fire on the Day of Judgment when ungodly people will perish.

Romans 14:12 – “Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.”

Unbelievers who stand before Christ will find everyone whose names are not in the Book of Life will be tossed into the Lake of Fire and eternal damnation. This is that second death when their spirit dies. There will be no second chances, no appeals and no hope. The Lake of Fire is the ultimate destination of everything wicked.

For believers, filled with the Holy Spirit, will stand before Christ and give an account of themselves. This judgment is for rewards for their deeds and their service to Christ. We will have to tell what we have done whether good or bad. Christians who have wasted opportunities to serve wisely will receive fewer rewards. Yet, they will still be saved. Any works or deeds for selfish reasons will not be counted. One should not be concerned at this judgment that a person might lose their salvation. But we must be warned that works and deeds will be judged and counted toward the crown the Bible say we may receive. It will be at this judgment that Christ will tell us how well we have done as a Christian. The motives of our heart will be exposed.

Romans 14:10b – 12 – “Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For the Scriptures say, “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will declare allegiance to God.’” Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.”

Always keep in mind. For every decision or action we commit there is a consequence. Live according to God’s commands and His Ways and the consequences will be positive. What do you want Christ to say as you are bowed before Him giving an account?

Many Christians are living life without the Holy Spirits help. “So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say.” Ezekiel 33:31 – NLT

You must ask yourself: “Do you really love God?” Many Christians give the appearance of following God, but they have their minds more on material things than God. There are those who live a life as if they were religious but inwardly they are greedy. Christ warned that we cannot love both God and money at the same time. If you have very little in material things it isn’t too difficult to say I give it all. However, the more we have the more difficult it is to live as if it all belonged to God and we are His stewards.

Many see going to church as a form of entertainment. They hear the message but fail to put what they hear into practice. Many enjoy hearing the music, meeting with people and enjoying the different activities but their lives don’t seem to change. They do not seem challenged to want to serve or tithe as the Bible teaches.

Acts 17:30 – 31 – “God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.” The Bible says we must be ready at anytime.

2 Thessalonians 2:9 – 12 – “The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.” NIV

We wonder how can this man become so powerful and attain such notoriety and loyalty from his backers. He is a tool of Satan and will be able to deceive many. Those who choose to follow this lawless man, God will send a powerful delusion so that they will believe his lies and Christians will fall away from their Christian beliefs.

The Bible tells us in Proverbs 29:1 – 2 – When wicked people rule, people groan. Are you hearing any groans lately? The Bible says that God hardened the heart of the Pharaoh and He will do also to those who rebel against Him. Their hearts will no longer respond to the truth. Are Americans rebelling against God? Do many seem to no longer respond to truth?

Romans 12:1 – 2 – “ Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

One thing I believe every Christian should consider is when God asked King Solomon how he wanted God to bless him. King Solomon replied by asking for wisdom and the ability to discern. Isn’t this something we should pray for daily? God made King Solomon extremely wise and discerning. Won’t this help us be a better Christian?

Here is how God wants us to change. We must be willing to sacrifice, to not conform to the ways of the world and renew our minds by repenting. We are called to be totally committed and surrender to the leading of the Holy Spirit. The greater we realize what God has done for us the greater will be our commitment. We are to live a new life and renounce sin in our lives. We must no longer do the questionable things we did in our old life. We must be careful in what we read and watch. We must not be afraid to challenge the ways of the world. We must not be overly proud, covetous, selfish, stubborn, arrogant or self-righteous. This will require, in many cases, a re-education and a redirecting of our minds and realize the Holy Spirit is within us to help.

If we are truly committed and wish to live as Christ taught, we are to continually pray that the Holy Spirit will transform us by giving us a new mind in a way similar to Christ’s. Keep in mind it is a gradual process. We are not to become impatient and frustrated because it doesn’t happen instantly.

Every newspaper in the world will have these headlines. What if you are left and reading the paper? Will you remember that the Bible says the world will be so terrible that if those days had not been cut short, no one would survive? There will be false messiahs and false prophets performing great signs and wonders trying to convince you they are the ones to follow. Christians have been raptured and you are now wondering what to do. Shouldn’t you be ready if you are not?

The Bible is very clear, no one, but God knows when Christ will return. We know neither the day nor the hour. Christ told us there would be a number of signs that we should be aware of, indicating when that time could occur. The four blood moons on Jewish religious days is certainly a sign that something very rare is about to happen. The purpose of my writing is to make those interested, aware that they must be spiritually ready for whatever transpires. We do know that a Jubilee year is 2017. We believe Christians should be knowledgeable that God is giving signs as a warning. Or, as the Bible says: it will be like in the time of Noah. The people were warned and no one but Noah and his family prepared for the flood.

I am writing only what I have studied and read. I have no gift to predict the future. Will 2017 be the beginning of the end times? You decide!

The Jewish Rabbi Judah ben Samuel prophesized in 1217 that a number of things would take place based on fifty year periods in the Year of Jubilee. Two of his visions were that the Turks would control Jerusalem for 400 years. The Jews would control Jerusalem in 1967. All of his predictions have happened but one: He said that the Messiah would return by 2017. This is not what I am saying I am only repeating what I read.

Matthew 24:3 – 14 – “As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

We are hearing of wars and rumors of wars and we are not alarmed. We are hearing of Christians being persecuted and killed because they are Christians. We know that America has enemies because we are a Christian nation. For we are told that we will be hated by all nations. We listened to CNN recently and they were telling of the many ministers and Christians that are becoming Atheists. We are seeing the love of God growing cold and many are being deceived. We are seeing murder in our streets and gangs running wild. There is a lot of hate and a lack of love in the world as seen on TV. We have the ideal president who is leading America toward becoming a part of a one-world-government. He is circumventing congress and bringing the Iran agreement to the United Nations.

Acts 2:20 – “The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.”

The Bible says we need to see the signs in the sky that tell us something is taking place. God used a star to announce the birth of Christ. He stopped the sun from setting so the Israelites could continue battle. We see the four blood moons falling on Jewish holidays announcing an event coming. The fourth blood moon will be on September 28, 2015. There are none in the foreseeable future, according to NASA. Is this the blood moon that announces the coming of Jesus Christ for the second time?

I Thessalonians 4:16 – 17 – “ For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”

A very well-known extremely famous Rabbi, Yitzhak Kaduri at the age of 108, passed away in 2006. To give a comparison of who the Rabbi was, in America it would be similar to a Billy Graham. He left a note that was to be read one year after his death. In the note, he stated that he had met the Messiah. His note said that the Messiah is Jesus Christ. He stated that the Messiah would return after the death of Ariel Sharon. Ariel Sharon had been in a coma for over eight years. He died January 11, 2014.

Of course, many orthodox Jews believe the note was a hoax and unwilling to accept. However, there is ample evidence that the note could be authenticated. There are so many prophecies and signs that indicate that Christ could come at anytime. We all know that Christ’s return has been predicted for over 2000 years. What if these latest signs and prophecies are possible?

Many do not want to hear this type of information. However, I look forward to the rapture and the following 1000 years when Christ will rule. There will be no wars, armies, or military of any kind. We will have a body with no pain or sickness as well. With these different bodies, many will live the entire 1000 years. I am looking forward to living in peace and having a benevolent ruler that will keep the world calm. I believe there will be a love that we have never witnessed before. We will have a servant’s heart and we will do whatever is necessary to help each other. I will trade that kind of life for what we have now and the sooner it happens the better.

I believe that children 12 years old and younger that have not reached the age of accountability, will be there and many parents will be left on earth without their children. If you were left behind but your children weren’t, shouldn’t you consider accepting Christ as your Savior? First, you must have the faith to believe it is all possible.