Reality - Purpose
Your purpose is coming into its time.
Use what you have.
If you don't know your purpose then how can you play your position? A good formula to discovering your purpose (or position) is to consider your passions and your gifts then run with it. The pursuit is truth. The opponent is deception. The action takes place on earth in the reality of time. Each of us have different perspectives, skills, etc. So each of us should be able to leverage what we have to get our hands around the enormity of what is upon us. If you are bi-lingual then you need to get familiar enough to explain the details to others. If you are in a large church then you need to get familiar enough to explain these details to your congregation. If you live, then there surely is some proportionate obligation you can fulfill by studying and showing yourself ready to serve.
This is what I have.
For me this format is a good combination considering my current resources and skills. Of course I do my best in the daily walk through life's dramas but this work gives me a way to document my homework as well as a source to hold myself accountable against. I continuously update and refine this presentation in a never-ending effort to document my pursuit. My direction is to learn truth by separating facts from fiction. Maybe just being an interested student is my position. Maybe it will be given to me to participate in the exposing of our reality. If my position gets called you better know that this player has been training for some time now. If my position does not get called my training will prepare me to recognize those who are called. So I continue this work. I'm just planting seeds. I can't make them grow, but it is my hope that through this you can get a glimpse of the biblical events we are about to experience. It is not scary if you are on the right side. Know it or not you are on a side. Accept it or not you are on someone's depth chart. So rest assured my convictions behind what you read are for the right reason, getting us all together on the correct side. Red rover red rover…
Question your doctrine.
It is a fact I question modern church belief systems so many will perceive me as having radical views. Nothing is new under the Son. I've spent several decades in my walk with our Father. Throughout those years I have seen the inside of various churches. Since the 90's I've been studying by watching the Shepherd's Chapel of Gravette, AR. They are one of many good churches out there. I like what they teach and because they are broadcasting by satellite and online I can get the same class wherever I live. One of their founding doctrines is the same thing that lead me to them in the first place… I questioned the "common sense" element of what was taught. They will be the first to say you shouldn't follow a person and that you should question the details that hold your church together. For me I started questioning a provable truth in my early 20's. I felt I knew a God existed but I was totally clueless to the details. We didn't go to church as a family so by starting as an adult I felt better prepared to examine and question what was presented (without the impact of parental loyalty). I believe this helped specifically in the area of biblical stories and explanations as taught in a variety of ways in today's churches. From the garden of Eden to Noah's Arc, the stories are so watered down it's no wonder much of the nations intellect are seeking an alternative truth. Question your church stories and with very little digging you will find these "traditions of man" are not valid. To be able to question this requires us to take an open, uncontaminated and impartial mind to the chore of rightly dividing what was written. Let's get to the bottom of the division between today's churches. How can different denominations dispute the facts? Are denominations victims of their learning process? Heritage? Can they address other cultures and their gods in context with their own story? Will they be able to explain their positions in a context that is consistent with what is written? This due diligence will answer those questions.
Don't follow man.
You can't base your belief on who was most able to convince you their speech was real. Most men want to believe what they spew. Others openly strive to play you like a fiddle because it is a fact most people will believe anything. Even intentional deceit like, say, blowing on a cripple person on TV and claiming to have healed. That's ridiculous. That's like trying to spin the wheel at the craps table… in other words they aren't even doing it in the right manner let alone successfully. These types still justify themselves to themselves because nobody with authority will question them. It's big business for everyone. My friend, in this day you can only base your belief on what you are able to verify for yourself. You can't measure your faith by how much you blindly follow denominational ignorance. What you can do is demonstrate faith in our Father to pull you out of confusion by putting forth the effort to rightfully discern what is written and then playing your position accordingly. For some reading this work will alert them into understanding this era we call the last days. For others this work will be a stumbling block. For the enemy… they knew it would come and are expecting it. The time upon us now is such that many are about to rise up and claim to know what is happening… Don't follow them.
Don't follow church.
It is a spiritual war fought in a physical world. Earth is the physical world, but where do you think most of the spiritual activity takes place? That's right… the church. There are no free or safe zones. Today's church is as much a euthanasia-based battlefield as the Middle East is without peace. It has become a church that will make you feel good and secure based on bad doctrine. Now it is about to mature into the great danger that is very clearly written about. The church means well and is comprised of well-intended people. Everyone knows somebody who goes to some-odd church or that has a demeanor that makes them really look like a good person in their community. Aren't all these people tuning their inner being? Their intentions are well founded and their belief is real to them. I remember once when I was sitting in church during a Passover service. As the reality of the pastor's message sunk in I began to cry. Here I was at 30 crying in church. I just wanted to hear the rest of the message but every sentence brought on another wave. Oh you can't stop that kind of cry. My heart couldn't have been more real. What I felt couldn't have been more real. But I learned that just because something feels good at face value doesn't mean the underlying result is also good. A hooker will tell you she loves you if you pay enough and you might even believe it by the way she touches you, but fake is fake. In that moment I felt slain in the spirit. But what and who's spirit? It was tangible. I felt it. The people were some of the best people I've ever been around. Yet that experience took place in a church that openly prays for a rapture that doesn't exist. The rapture is the false promise during the hour of temptation. By seeking such doctrine they become sheep stumbling their way to a slaughter all along being played in the great deception. Their truths and fantasies intertwine just enough to think it might be real.
It's kind of like comparing old Japanese Samurai dramas with old Chinese movies. The Japanese tell a story with context of their history and the characters operate within the confines of physics whereas the Chinese seem to think they could fly and dance on the treetops at some point. Why can't they do it now?
The typical American they might not be able to tell any differences between these flicks and therein lies the danger… don't follow your church because it's just the latest production marketed towards your group.
I was tricked.
Even if the spirit I felt that day in church was of the good side the fact remains they teach a rapture theory and that is one of Satan's founding pillars of doctrine. You could even call it his "ace up his sleeve" for those unaware. The bottom line is it simply is not biblical. It is not true. It will not happen as commonly taught. They even twist the words as the rapture seekers claim it is written that like those in the field one will be taken as in raptured to the good side, but it is a lost supper that the other will remain until Christ returns here. Same verse different fathers. Think about it. We are charged with diligently doing our work until Christ physically comes here. Not to be taken away to another place. Not to fly to save our souls like Ezekiel warned us about. It seems I thank the Father daily for pulling me out of that church where people prayed openly for their rapture. I on the other hand continued to press forward to seek, learn and reach for the truth. Even after presenting facts from a variety of different angles they dismissed my concepts from an arrogant stool. They are addicted to what ever they felt even though the facts stack up against them. They can read the scripture but can't hear our Father calling them out of confusion? This is rampant across more churches than not today. In my youth I burnt that bridge but I will rest in knowing which side of it I stand. Hopefully the scars run deep enough both ways that when the time comes they will put some stock into the effort I made before getting frustrated with their arrogant complacency. I still hurt for those who insist on being the first taken from the field. Their prayer is about to be granted. Sadly another black hole claims the light of a dying soul (those who refuse reality). If I didn't question I would still be with them. If I didn't find a truth strong enough to trump their collective position I would still be with them. My first prayer is always for knowledge and the wisdom to use it. We study the word for knowledge and He releases wisdom to help you put it together. That is his method. Don't buy into some churches "get to heaven quick" scheme. Seek truth. Seek wisdom. Seek to serve.
The called will hear.
God knows my heart was for Him while I was in that church. And I'm sure it was better to be in a bad church than a street gang or whatever. But this isn't about intent is it? This is about us going through an experience that will allow us to come to grips with our own humility for it is written that the whole world is going to follow who? Satan when he comes here pretending to be Christ. Some will be saying he is the first coming, others the second coming, and yet even more claiming he is the 12th something or other??? Funny how all three of these major religions have a role that times together and is due to take center stage. On the other hand all three of these groups are chasing versions of the same story. Sure there are many other heritages and religions that have volumes of people, but these three up front in Jerusalem have the ability to bring the globe to a stop. The good thing is that there are common elements between the stories, because that gives us a channel to reconcile (not that we are going to accomplish that by any means). The main thing to take from here is that while there may be concentrations of a good group over here versus a bad group over there it is imperative that many that were deceived were indeed deceived by family or local church traditions. Are they not just doing the best with what they were taught? One group may not believe the other groups story of God is correct because that countries actions map more to the descriptions of Satan in the end times, and another group might not think that group is wrong because of the denouncement of Christ or the mistreatment of women. All sides have issues and all sides have problems with the others. We are not going to resolve it. In part that is what the Lord's Day is about. As we are sprinkled around the globe we get called out of the confusion that took us and our loved ones down in the first earth age. If you were on His team when Satan rose and drew 1/3 of the stars then He has you in you position so you can reach those around you when the time comes. It isn't here yet, but if you know why the flood of Noah happened then you very well know what to expect to kick off our call to action.
Others consume deceit.
I weight in pretty heavy against our churches today but we still need to recognize that every church is in the mix of elements that God will use to usher in His day. The church is the primary conduit for communicating the plan of salvation. Therefore wouldn't it also be a lock to be one of the elements that Satan will use to deceive those who can be mislead or are too lazy to do their own homework. Today's super preachers are so unaware of the spiritual Russian roulette they play with their any time doctrine or fake healing. Sure they incorporate "if it is God's will" in their prayer but I tell you it is written that it emphatically is not God's will… It makes him very angry. How much more to see them do it over and over every week? Man I tell you that biblical illiteracy is so prevalent in today's churches people don't know the difference between "come here" and "sic'em". They don't grasp the tangible facts presented in this work, which are simply a reminder of where to find His complete list of facts… if you do some homework. Look. There is a talk show host that come up of late and he really has a gift for speaking about the issues of our day from a fairly solid standpoint. He has a level of credibility. On the other hand he was a struggling alcoholic and during that lowly point his wife to be told him they couldn't get married without God in their life. So he became a Mormon. I'm sure the feeling of being out of the gutter must be an overwhelming evidence for his testimony. What I don't understand is how he able to question the worlds largest growing religious threat but can't see the enormous threat and imminent danger within the Mormon's false works. Sure it is an individual's right to believe what they want, but the fact enough people chose a path that took them astray from the truth is why we have this flesh experiment and why this story is unfolding just as it is. Deceit out of obligation is just as dangerous as deceit out of ignorance… same result.
The Word calls.
Christ did not read from the book of James and yet many people today will tell you that you don't need the Old Testament. What then did Christ teach? Think about it. He taught the Old Testament. Any church that tells you that you don't need to know the Old Testament is ignorant to Christ's purpose. He fulfilled the Old Testament. There is a lot in the Old that talks about His coming. There is also a lot that talks about the Lord's Day. What Christ did was pull from the Old to clarify what people were struggling with. The New Testament records the evidences that He did just that and it verifies Christ was as written. Together the Old and New form two witnesses to our reality. The first book of Genesis is very consistent with the last book of Revelation. So any church that tells you that you don't need to know the book of Revelation is ignorant to the teachings from Genesis to Jude. You need to use both the Old and New to support and correct and refine the presentation of our truths. They work together to tell the story of our time here on earth. They also very smoothly combine to present the same context to the story. I mean the prophesies back from Genesis all the way through the books that weren't even written at the time happened or are happening with the same consistency. People think that the Bible was written too long ago to have relevance to our time but I tell you the Bible contains a wealth of information regarding our time. Many of these treats will be presented in this work if you stick with it. When something is declared in one and proved in another it builds a web of support that enables the truth to come together. Without going though the complete word it is unable to share certain elements of the relationship that fuel wisdom.
Our version isn't perfect.
The Word is complete enough to serve as our Father intended but it is not 100% accurate as we use it in modern print. We have different versions for different denominations that reflect their interpretation. So let's regroup a bit. First let's clear the table of all the reworks of His works. Next lets start with the translation that came from the manuscripts into English. Luckily about 1,600 years after Christ a complete set of documents for the English reader comprised both Old and New Testament translations. This version of the Bible was written by English churchmen at the direction of King James I from 1604 to 1611. It is used in the Protestant church. It has resulted in a Christian movement of tremendous proportions. It is commonly called the KJV-1611. In the end though it is a translation. There is a letter in the beginning of there work in which they declare they did their best but know they couldn't get everything and that our efforts should continue. As a person who speaks more than one language I assure you that it is almost never a direct word for word thought process. Sentence structure, colloquialisms, and even clerical errors impact the simplest of documents. I will say though that it is unbelievably remarkable at the unity between the different books of the Bible and how they reveal new evidence daily. I'm not talking about how someone took the "old Bible" and updated it with new modern words. That's very dangerous because a modernization translation of a previous translation can't survive the generations. These books will pull you off target. The correct supplemental reading will clarify and correct that which was written. The correct supplemental reading will always point you back to the source and not intend to replace it. The Book of Who? The Living What? What about Science? These buffets won't settle.
Churches spin doctrine.
Today's churches are in a position to plant seeds that ensure every individual is empowered with the full resources of our collective experience. But instead they have a curriculum and bills to pay. All fed by the astronomical number of people who are getting a spiritual education. I'm just not sure how these different churches can have different truths under the same God. I understand the other two major groups choose to follow a completely different set of books but Christians are supposed to be following the Bible. Are they firm in their foundation because they have documented their position, or are they misinterpreting scripture and taking their flock down a dark road? Are they truly in line with what is written? Does it even matter enough to look into? Are you ready?
A policeman approached a long line of vehicles working their way slowly down the fast lane of highway 37. He thought there might have been an accident so he sped up to the front only to find an old man driving his way along.
The policeman pulled the car over to determine what the problem was. The driver was a pastor who smiled kindly and replied that the sign said 37. The officer replied the pastor was reading the road sign.
Suddenly, the driver turned white as a ghost and full of shock? The officer asked him if he was okay. The driver replied that he just got off highway 101!
The answer is within.
This is what makes me most angry. This is what this work is all about. Today's pastors hold God's word in their own hands and yet can't tell the difference between a road sign and a speed limit! It is not that difficult. My evidence… My roller coaster life does not reflect your typical Sunday school alumni and even I got it! I fumble and stumble through this life more than anyone I know and I still got it. I definitely don't have their credentials, yet even I can see the simplicity of our Father's truths. The reason is it is written to each of us directly. It is not some weird higher power crap someone else mediates for you. You are charged with reading it yourself. There is no hierarchy in a church to climb because every soul has a complete relationship with the Father. The church and the word is how He reaches out to his children. Those who ask from the heart will be heard. I'm not talking about joining in the church's written prayers or pouring your soul into their efforts. I'm talking about earnest communication between you and God to come out of the confusion that binds our soldiers. Those who ask from the heart and start digging through the word like they discovered a gold mine will not only be heard, they will be answered. Those who don't care or do nothing are just as they would be. That's part of the reason why it's done this way…
The winners are going to win anyway it's the losers we are exposing here.
Is it in you?
This spiritual war is being fought out in the open on a global scale. It will unfold as international events that we seem to take in stride with each passing year. However it would be wise to consider if the things written about our time are mapping true at all? This clarity (or practical application) is what comes from being able to discern the scriptures. Once the front lines have been exposed a warrior's eyes are changed. Take a peek through these eyes. I hope this reaches you regardless which one of these three groups you find yourself:
People of the world. It does not matter what race or culture you are from. This is not a sport that excludes athletes from other sports. You are a product of your heritage. There is a lot of history behind your gods and beliefs. Many have died in the preservation of those beliefs. All of our histories blend in the same human existence without shame or need for explanation. However a unifying reality does exist and is about to be played out regardless of what your calendar says. If all souls are eternal that means the next time you see those of your heritage you will all be the same basic age. Who is older when you live forever? On the other hand what you learn and do now is critical to your ability to play your position in the next stage, which is the Lord's Day. Will you represent for your heritage and be a leader among those that didn't live in our time or did they trust the wrong soul to send in these days?
Leaders of the nations. Being a leader in any country is not a trivial matter but is indeed an appointment from God himself. Every heritage and culture has a role in the diversity of life as well as a role in heaven. In fact my homework shows many histories prior to the typical Adam and Eve theory. A correct Christian foundation does not require domination because we understand the context of diversity and preservation. A correct Christian foundation does not demand the acceptance of what it taught in today's theology. Your positions and scenarios are absolutely appropriate. Make no mistake about it though this isn't a pass or justification for your positions going forward. Truly there are nations that are of the darkest nature. How you govern your people is your testimony, but how you handle the upcoming events will expose the reason God has you in your position… One way or the other.
Descendants of the 12 tribes. Get your act together. You were not the first Adam (by at least 2,000 years). This race is only part about you. Your gift was a DNA strand for evidence and you were charged with the accurate recording thereof. What happened? The two with a home field advantage are as blind as those that were there then. The ten that went over the Caucuses Mountains, settled Europe, and later came to this great nation have forgotten who they are... God cries out "Where are my people!?"
It's time to wake up.
Our path through history has ensured we would get to this very point that enables us be vulnerable to what is about to happen. That is the point of this test. People were tricked then and this little time here reflects that. It's the way your soul will be able to be held accountable. For some they will wake up before the Lord's Day, for others they will wake up during the Lord's Day, and sadly there is a group that simply refuses and has no interest. So I make no apologies to those who feel exposed by the facts encountered. Consider how they compare to what has been taught by man if the traditions of man are allowed to stand. However I am sympathetic to the feelings that you must face prior to understanding the importance of these lessons. Take it and mature in your responsibility to double check and triple check anything you learn regardless who it's from. Even me. That's how you test if it's true or not. Then together we can empower our family and friends to pursue their faith at their own pace while providing them the tools to rightly divide the word.
Your purpose - to survive the flood.
There is an end time flood but the flood that is promised is not a flood of water. It is a flood of lies. How easy is this to follow when you consider how now unlike ever before individuals are in the position to access information on a global scale. Never before has mankind experienced a global communications system that provides an uncensored real time platform like we have in the internet. Now this is a vehicle to the fasted growing community in the world. In such a free environment it is critical to know how to rightly discern what is presented. Every deceit is represented. Individuals must rightly divide for themselves what they are being taught. I can't over emphasize that even though I have tried. The common beliefs and practices comprise accountability for the church. That means their water is clearly marked. Didn't Christ teach something about water from wells being marked? My conclusion is that I know the water being distributed in today's variety of church is not for "our flock". Unfortunately many of today's people lack the discipline to go beyond what is presented in their church and drown in those very lies. They also lack the tools and understanding how to use them because keeping them in a state of confusion stops them from realizing the math does not add up, which is evident by the fact we still have denominations (Hello? Denominate… Divide…). This is truly a very important time because many people will discover they are being fed traditions of man and NOT provisions from God. How will those that wake up handle it? How many will wake up? It was written that the world would whore after the coming deceit. It's clear we are the people, eh? Hmmm. Ignorance is bliss and might get you to the Lord's Day, but laziness can carry the price of the second death which means failure to get through the Lord's Day. Secure your position now by living your purpose for the upcoming season. How do you do that? You're learning here, but that's just a start. Here's how you upgrade through life…
1st - Living (Being born and living human.)
2nd - Learning (Coming out of confusion and grasping truth.)
3rd - Knowing (Ability to document and support founding truths.)
4th - Teaching (Ability to help others reach their next grade.)
5th - Serving (Living gracefully mixing all grades seamlessly.)
6th - Testifying (Standing against a false promise.)
7th - Good Steward (Mortality inheriting immortality.)