Do We Need a New American Flag ?
by Servando Gonzales
Actually not. We already have a new American flag that is currently flying proudly in most U.S. government buildings,
military bases, and even in some U.S. embassies abroad. Officially adopting it has many social, economic and political
advantages. I am talking about the Gay Rainbow Flag. So, I humbly suggest that we adopt the Gay Rainbow Flag as a
symbol of the new gay America [...]
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Happy 4th of July ????
Beloved Billy Price - CSA writes ...
What so happy about it in 2015 ? We have a president and administration in Washington that has usurped the U.S. Constitution that our Forefathers bleed & died to accomplish. They have and are taking away our freedoms, liberties and rights as fast as their little Marxist minds can come up with ways to do this and we are suppose to be happy and celebrate this? The only thing I celebrate today is what America use to be when it was America & pray for its quick return. As it stands now the America of 1776 has been killed by this bunch and our own demise is nothing to be celebrated. ~ Billy
- Amen and amen
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This 4th, Learn To Defend America ...
For 239 years, America has been a shining city on the hill. To the rest of the world, America is a symbol of freedom and opportunity and an inspiration for those living in abject poverty or under oppressive regimes.
But today, the notion of the essential goodness of America is under attack from within. Our founding fathers warned us that, although the freedoms they gave us were hard fought, they could very easily be lost. And now there are those within America who seek to remake her—but first they must unmake her. These detractors teach that America is a force for inequality and injustice in the world, and that traditional America is based on oppression and theft. The goal of this narrative is to conclude that the federal government must take charge of America's transformation. This Independence Day, equip yourself to defend the America that you love from those who hate and defame her. America: Imagine A World Without Her will teach you how to knock down every important accusation made by progressives against our country. In it, you'll learn: Why it is a pernicious myth that English colonists "stole" America from the Indians or that American settlers and soldiers "stole" the southwest from Mexico. Why the descendants of slaves, and the successive waves of immigrants to the United States, are better off here than in their old countries. How America, more than any other country, is based on rewarding the enterprise and hard-work of the common man. How traditional American virtues sustain prosperity and freedom, and progressive arguments about "liberation" and "justice" undercut them. How progressive demagoguery about "inequality" expands the power of government and its grasp on the taxpayer's wallet. Why we should fear the progressive agenda of "reform"
Why national decline is a choice, and a choice that it is still not too late to reverse. America stands at a crossroads, and the way we understand our past will determine our future. Just like in 1776, this is a rare time when America's future hangs in the balance, and when Americans can do something about it.
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State Of Palestine and Islamic State Highlight International Double Standards
by David Singer
UNESCO, the United Nations and just this week - the Vatican - have recognised that the “State of Palestine” exists—despite the fact that it lacks all four basic requirements laid down in Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention 1933: “The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: a ) a permanent population; b ) a defined territory; c ) government; and d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states.” [...]
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Both the Islamic State and Iraqi authorities abuse Christians
by Raymond Ibrahim
According to Nineveh Provincial Council member Anwar Mata “more than 120 thousand Christians [were] displaced from Mosul and Nineveh after ISIS control on Mosul,” noting that, “about 20 thousand of them have migrated Iraq since last year…. The lack of interest of the federal government towards the displaced Christians pushed them to migrate outside the country […]
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French synagogues batten the hatches after Lyon jihad horror
In the wake of the slaughter of four Jews in a Paris kosher supermarket by an Islamic jihadist, a Parisian Jew said: “In the past year, 7,000 Jews have already left France and after this there will be many thousands more. We are not safe in France any more. There is no future for Jews here in France. We are finished in France.” [...]
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Obama has EARNED IMPEACHMENT !!!
BREAKING: Obama Admin Knew Al-Qaeda Was Planning Attack in Benghazi 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE
by Jim Hoft
Now there’s more proof that they lied.
The Obama administration knew al-Qaeda was planning an attack in Benghazi to “kill as many Americans as possible” ten days in advance.
Judicial Watch reported: Judicial Watch announced today that it obtained more than 100 pages of previously classified “Secret” documents from the Department of Defense (DOD)and the Department of State revealing that DOD almost immediately reported that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was committed by the al Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood-linked “Brigades of the Captive Omar Abdul Rahman” (BCOAR), and had been planned at least 10 days in advance. Rahman is known as the Blind Sheikh, and is serving life in prison for his involvement in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and other terrorist acts. The new documents also provide the first official confirmation that shows the U.S. government was aware of arms shipments from Benghazi to Syria. The documents also include an August 2012 analysis warning of the rise of ISIS and the predicted failure of the Obama policy of regime change in Syria. The documents were released in response to a court order in accordance with a May 15, 2014, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed against both the DOD and State Department seeking communications between the two agencies and congressional leaders “on matters related to the activities of any agency or department of the U.S. government at the Special Mission Compound and/or classified annex in Benghazi.”
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Columbia, South Carolina - July 4, 2015
"Civil War God's Judgement on North and South" - August 28, 1998
Excerpt:
Indeed, on March 4, 1865, President Lincoln went on to say:
"Fondly do we hope - fervently do we pray - that this mighty scourge of war may speedily
pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's
two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood
drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with sword, as was said three thousand
years ago, so still it must be said, "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether."
Pro-lifers, pay attention ! President Lincoln was addressing the biblical principle of blood
recompensation: blood for blood. America stands poised in 1998 to reap the same judgment,
i.e., the massive bloodshed of its citizens, for the holocaust of surgical and chemical abortion." [...]
SC 1860 Secession Convention's own Declaration documents reason for SC Secession: SLAVERY
The 1860 South Carolina Secession Convention declared in Charleston on December 24, 1860,
the "Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union"
- SLAVERY, SLAVERY, SLAVERY
“ Declaration of Immediate Causes which Induce
and Justify the Secession of South Carolina.”
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South Carolina Secession Convention
Charleston, South Carolina
December 24, 1860
War Between the States, 1861-1865 [ War Between Americans ]
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150th Anniversary of War Between Americans, 1861-1865:
God's Judgment upon both North and South for National Sin of Unbiblical American Slavery - Part 10(c)
Part 10(c) - South Carolina Secession Convention declares "Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union" - SLAVERY, SLAVERY, SLAVERY - December 24, 1860
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"Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify
the Secession of South Carolina
from the Federal Union"
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Obama Has a Plan To End Independence Day As We Know It
Enjoy Independence Day while you still can. If President Obama gets his way, this could be the last Fourth of July worth celebrating. New ground-level ozone standards being pushed by Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency would result in widespread bans on fireworks shows, backyard grilling and other Independence Day traditions. Because the proposed ozone rule is set so low, things as harmless as a few backyard chefs grilling burgers in the same area at the same time, or even festive fireworks being launched during an Independence Day celebration, could cause an area to violate federal ozone standard thresholds. Such a violation of the EPA’s unreasonably low ozone limit would result in fines and other penalties for local governments from federal regulators. In an attempt to steer clear of punishment, local lawmakers will have to respond to the new EPA rules by enacting municipal grilling bans and canceling fireworks shows from sea to shining sea.
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Iceland, the land of freedom and true democracy,
grows booming economy after jailing bankster criminals
by J. D. Heyes
(NaturalNews) Banks around the world are no longer the quaint little savings-and-loan depositories of yesterday. Today, most of them are owned or co-opted by giant mega-wealthy criminal conglomerates that charge customers for everything from cash deposits to ATM fees. One Western country finally figured out that allowing these criminal enterprises to continue operating business as usual was hurting growth and destroying its economy, so its government decided to make some serious reforms. Instead of bailing out the big criminal banking enterprises, Iceland instead chose to try, convict and jail criminal banksters. And as a result, the country has the fastest recovering economy in all of fiscally moribund Europe. [...]
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Putin tells Obama he wants dialogue based on equality and respect
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called for dialogue based on equal treatment and mutual respect with the United States on Saturday in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama marking U.S. Independence Day. Putin said U.S.-Russian relations remained important for solving global crises. The two countries have disagreements over the conflict in Ukraine, defense matters and democracy. [...]
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And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that
have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Revelation 19:10 KJV
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Psalm 33:12 KJV
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The Supreme Court Of Heaven Set in the Mid-Air
Has the Heavenly Father already set His majestic throne in the mid-air where He will reign for the seven years of final judgment?
Maybe He had already started the process that prepares the way for His holy angels to cast Satan and his dark minions out and down to the earth. This has got to be one of the most dramatic scenes in the Book of Revelation. Proud and haughty Lucifer is at his finishing line with a very short time span left. Only the Father knows the final moments but they are set in His heart as the process unfolds. Revelation chapters four and five are a drama that is really beyond the greatest languages or scenes on this earth. The Father’s Throne is going to be visible to the proud sinners that have blasphemed His name. The Living Creatures, Cherubim, and Seraphim are evidence to guard the massive place where the Great God will direct the earthly proceedings. The Holy Ghost is present to show John all the dramatic visions of fulfilled prophesies. The Bride is gathered on the great sea of glass, a royal setting for the wedding of the Bridegroom and His Bride. As the great expanse is made ready, Satan must be cast out of the Heavens. The location of this massive scene has been the domain of the devil but this usurper is about to be cast out. That occurs in Revelation chapter twelve. The Father is taking control of the Heavens as He prepares the Heavenly court for the legal actions of final judgments. The earth has been the scene of Satan’s evil empire since he was cast out of Heaven but his days are numbered. I love the fact that the Father first takes over the mid-air between His heavenly kingdom and the sin cursed earth. From this lofty position the process is about to begin. [...]
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The Mother of Harlots and Her Children
Throughout the Bible, the Holy Spirit inspired words and types that fit perfectly with the subject. This has to be one of those incredible times where a key subject of Scripture, in this case the term the “Mother of Harlots,” would be impossible to understand until the present fulfillment. The Catholic Church has rejected every religion that she has ever encountered, even persecuting to death those that did not submit. Suddenly, the Catholic Church wants to be a worldwide religious mother embracing all religions under her coattail. She has been a harlot since her beginning, but now she is quickly becoming the “Mother of Harlots.” [...]
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Is Pope Francis the Last Pope Before the False Prophet is Revealed ?
A great amount of noise from the Vatican is suggesting that the present pope does not expect to reign but two or three more years. He has been revolutionary to the Catholic world and certainly angers the more conservative priests and Vatican officials. Recently he offered a Eucharist service for a noted homosexual priest and was photographed kissing his hand. He has thrilled the sodomy world by showing his openness to their unbiblical lifestyle. The False Prophet will probably be named “Sodomy”. The New World Religion Called “The Great Whore” is Here. To a Bible believing person it is an ugly sight. Rock, Hip-Hop, or Funky music of different fads, with lights flashing and aisles filled with zombies while the Holy Ghost gets blasphemed. The description of this false religion grows more graphic every day. The Bible called it’s leader or leaders beasts or false prophets in the Biblical scene or drama John was given in Revelation chapter seventeen. After these “Lying Prophets” receive power from the Antichrist and great acceptance and worship from the world population, this New World Religion becomes a mammoth force. It is then called the Great Whore and is seen on top riding a “scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy…” (Revelation 17:3). Let’s look carefully at John’s description.
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The Book of Revelation In Words of Understanding
by Pastor Lee S Gliddon Jr, DOM
God's Word Christian Ministry
PART 3
We have learned of the churches of Ephesus , Smyrna and Pergamene as Jesus spoke of His knowledge of each and of their shortcomings. He has let us know, in no uncertain language, that it is His Word by which we are to live our lives and not by the man made rules, laws, and dictates that are set forth by Denominations and church groups. God is repeating, and rightfully so, repent! Repent from sin and repent to me.
As He has set forth in His Word, there are words that are representative of things we must begin to see the true meaning of. There is the ‘double edged sword,’ the words, ‘Key,’ and the word, chain or chains.’ The double edged sword is ‘authority, truth,’ key, ‘Jesus Christ,’ and chain (s), ‘The Holy Spirit.’ Keep these words in mind and I come across more, I will make them known.
To the Church in Thyatira AD 1530 until AD 1730
Revelation 2: 18"To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first. 20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds. 24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan's so-called deep secrets (I will not impose any other burden on you): 25 Only hold on to what you have until I come. 26 To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27 'He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery'— just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give him the morning star. 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Thyatira, a city with streets pave with fragments of sculptured stone from wrecked temples. You may picture these fragments as the rules laid down by men as those that must be followed in order to attain Paradise . Not so! No man has the right to attempt to enact laws that supercede God’s will. No denomination has any right to even establish a single act or ritual that God Himself has not written in the Bible. Possibly this is the reason that the Roman Catholic Church denied the reading of the Bible for so many years.
Jesus appeared as One with eyes like blazing fire and whose feet were like burnished bronze. The fire in His eyes is His ministry. The burnished feet are the ministers that deliver His true message with no thought of altering it to gain a superior stature in the eyes of man. Combined with the ‘two edged sword,’ you see the faith, as set forth in God’s Word as being given with a fervor of truth and with no variance or deviation from God’s eternal Word. The gist of this verse is that God sends men who will stand up to any that dare challenge His Word and will give them His almighty protection.
In seeing and acknowledging the deeds, love and faith, Jesus speaks as a gentleman; delivering compliment before He points out the need for change. Where the church had been taught that faith was the way to God, it had begun to teach that works were more of a way to salvation. More so the church had began to teach that confession of sin to a man, with acts of penance being imposed on the confessor, was a path to Paradise . This is not written in God’s Word and neither is penance. What is written is, ‘repent.’ That is to ‘turn away’ from sinful ways and ‘turn to’ God.
Jesus goes on to speak of Jezebel. Figuratively speaking, He is speaking of the many churches that claims to be headed by prophets but, in actuality, is teaching His servants that sexual immorality and idol worship is acceptable. Sexual immorality is clear in definition while idol worship must be defined as; lust for wealth, greed and envy and such evil paths are sinful and evil. Though He has told these ‘so-called’ Christians to cease there ways, they refuse thereby earning His wrath. Each will receive punishment according to their deeds as will the churches that arise from their teachings!
Jesus sees that there are true Christians that observe His wishes and not those of false teachings. To them He will grant His love and mercies. He stresses that those must hold fast in their belief as He will come for them. To those that prevail He will grant the authority to rule over those that have fallen. If you will recall, we will be kings and He is the King of kings!
The birth of the Reformation as well as Protestantism was experienced as Martin Luther started Lutheranism and other Denominations arose. However after the death of Luther the elders of the Lutherans began to practice the very same rituals and false teachings of the RCC.
To the Church in Sardis AD 1730 until AD 1880
Revelation 3: 1"To the angel of the church in Sardis write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you. 4 Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. 5 He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
The church of Sardis claimed to be the way of God but was actually teaching the views of man. Jesus tells that church to ‘Wake up,’ as the Word amongst them was about to die. This was saying, ‘man is
removing Christ from the church and replacing Him with something other than all that is holy. Although the church of Sardis was initially God fearing it had been changed to conform to what men thought it
should be. There were people found to remain faithful to God and walk in His ways.
In not having ‘soiled their clothes,’ what is being said is, there were some without sin. Among those was a man by the name of John Wesley who founded Methodism. He was traveling about teaching true
Christianity and was successful in gaining many followers. As the reward to those who followed His Word in learning from Wesley, and following it faithfully, He will name them in the Book of Life. However,
upon the death of John Wesley, just as the Lutherans had done, and began false teaching of doctrine that were not in God’s Word, our Bible. Jesus again warns of the need to repent of man’s false religions
and repent to God. In saying, ‘he who has an ear, let him hear what the (Holy) Spirit says,’ Jesus is clear in meaning and in content.
To the Church in Philadelphia AD 1880 until AD 1930
Revelation 7"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. 10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. 11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12 Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. 13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
The location of the church in Philadelphia was on the mountainside which signifies that, being so, is being ‘spiritually ascended’ from the others.
Jesus tells the church of Philadelphia that He has opened a door, Christianity, which if followed, cannot be taken from man. To any that have not and do not denied His Holy Name and kept it Holy will be
kept from the trials that are to be. He warns of people that ‘claim to be Jews though they are not,’ which is to warn against false prophets and heresies.2 Corinthians 11:4. A church group calling themselves “The Church of God,” was formed and gained notoriety. Soon after the demise of it’s founder, like other man made religions, it began to teach doctrines that were not Christian.
Where Jesus is portrayed as a meek and gentle man while on earth, it must be understood that as He dictated the letter to these churches He is seen with ‘blazing eyes,’ with ‘as sword coming from His
mouth,’ with ‘feet of bronze’. This hardly portrays a God of meekness but it does portray a God of decisiveness and strong in purpose. His bearing is of One who is stirred by wrongs of those claiming to
be religious but actually are not. He has set before us an ‘open door that no one can shut.’ In saying this He has made it clear that He will not be kind to any that denies Him His will. He is God, there is no
other God and as such He will not abide false religions.
He is clear in His Word respecting any that hear His Word, live by His Word and live by the Holy Spirit will be grant life in the New Jerusalem.
To the Church in Laodicea AD 1930 until the End of Time
Revelation 3:14"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. 21 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
The city of Laodicea was named after a heathen. There was, as in Ephesus , 2 rivers about and 3 roads that joined in the middle of the city. These roads represent Paganism, Papalism, and Protestantism.
We are told that most are seen as “Neither hot nor cold.” This is to say…instead of being fervent and dedicated Christians they are “lukewarm.” Where God wishes to see us as fervent He sees us as
spiritually lazy, more interested in worldly goods than furthering His Word. Most would rather listen to Pastors that entertain them rather than teach them the needs to repent unto God.
He, Jesus Christ tells man that you cannot be just contented with life and worldly goods but must heed His Words (gold) in order to realize true wealth, that being salvation. In opening their eyes to God and
partaking of His Mighty Word, they will be recipients of, “white clothes,’ and have salve to put on your eyes,” representing ‘righteousness and wisdom’ to learn and will learn to obey His will. His “rebuke
and discipline,’ is Jesus saying hear my message as it is designed to allow you to hear truth. Isaiah 30:21, Hebrews 12:13 and Romans 14:10. He almost pleads as He says, “I stand at the door and knock,
”meaning, ‘I am here, let me into your hearts.’ Those that do hear Him and repent unto Him will join Him in a meal and rule with Him as the King of kings in Paradise .
PART 4
I have spoken about the Roman Catholic Church as being spoken about, by Jesus Christ, as He told John what He wanted written to the seven churches as named in the Book of Revelations. I also wrote of the Lutheran church, Protestant churches, the Church of God and of Paganism as well as heathens.
The churches, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Protestant and the Church of God all profess to be Christian, but while some people that attend such churches may indeed be Christian their named Denominations are not as Christian as may be thought. I seek to explain this in today’s sermon and promise to do it within the Words that God has led me to voice.
The Roman Catholic Church has made claim that it is the “ One True Church .” They also teach that they were the first Church that taught Christian values.
Not so.
The first Christians were known as Followers of the Way. They were indeed the very first Christians and those are the men and women we read about in the New Testament. They were the Apostles, Paul and the Apostles named to replace any that were slain, martyred, or, in Judas’ case, committed suicide. Also there were friends, relatives and followers of Jesus Christ. There were Jews that came to believe in Jesus as our Redeemer and Gentiles were ‘grafted into” God’s Way.
The Roman Catholic Church began to make claims of being, The One True Church,” but in fact began to create Doctrines and name as Sacraments things that never had a place in God’s Word, the Bible. As God’s taught we must not alter His Word.
Revelation 22:18:19 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
The Roman Catholic Church hereinafter referenced as RCC began to add Doctrines, Sacraments and rituals that, as stated before, were not mentioned in God’s Word.
At issue are: Infant Baptism, Church membership, calling Priest’s Father, almost Deification of Mary, prayers to Saints, Confession, Holy Eucharist, statues in church, religious holidays, prayers for the dead, works as a means to gain salvation, and the Infallibility of the Pope.
Let’s look at each one separately: Infant Baptism: Baptism is a washing away of sins as a person realizes that Jesus Christ is his/her Lord and Savior. Although a child in born in sin, until he/she actually sins and comes to the realization that Jesus is Lord and Savior, no Baptism will accomplish anything. The parents may gain a happy feeling but the rite is meaningless. What would be a rite that had meaning would be the parents going before the congregation and stating their intent to raise a child by Christian values and with Christian teachings.
Church membership: Any man or women that accepts Jesus as his/her Lord and Savior and has themselves Baptized need no membership in anything as his/her name has been entered into The Book of Life in Heaven.
Calling a Priest Father: Matthew 23: 9And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. God is the only true Father and in naming men as father, is to directly go in conflict with God’s Word.
Almost Deification of Mary: This act is one of the most confusing and misunderstood acts the RCC has perpetrated on man. Mary, the young woman selected by God to be the Mother of Jesus Christ, had to be sinless and spiritually sound in order for her to have been chosen. She is mentioned in God’s Word only a few times and she was never portrayed as anything other than a woman. The miracle of her being the vessel to bear Jesus Christ is without a doubt breathtaking as she did so while remaining virgin. This I believe but then, as written in God’s Word, she had other children. She was virgin when Jesus was born but later was not.
The RCC voices prayers to Mary and in my mind as well as in the minds of others, and that alone is reason for Mary, as a Saint, to cry. The RCC names their prayers to Mary as prayers for Intercession. The RCC teaches that prayers to Mary are actually prayers asking her to mediate or be the intercessor to Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
The followers of Islam are so confused by this issue so as to make claim that what the RCC teaches as the Holy Trinity is Father, Son and Mary! How very sad.
Then there is the claim of the RCC of Mary ascending to heaven, or as they call it, the Assumption. It does not appear in the Word of God and if it were truth I think God would have really pointed it out with no doubts as to it being something to make known. There are more things about Mary that the RCC teaches but suffice it to be said, their claims are baseless as if it is not in God’s Word, it did not happen.
Prayers to Saints: Prayers are to be said to God alone, never to a man or man that has died. Even the angel that accompanied John as he wrote the Book of Revelation was told to pray to God and not to anyone else! In years past the RCC was very adamant that a person they had named Christopher was the Saint of travelers and named it as being sinful to ignore this Saint. There were medals cast in honor of this man. During my lifetime it has been determined that there is no such Saint! The question is, how many others are there of similar non-existences?
Confession: Ezra 10: 11 Now make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers. Psalm 51: 1-7, 1 John 1:9.
Confession of your sins is to God and God alone. No man has the authority to forgive you from your sins and certainly not for the sake of a few prayers! If you have sinned, you must confess to God and state your intent to REPENT from that sin and to God. The RCC has gone so far as to have men and women confess to sins they had yet to commit! If simple logic and common sense does not allow a person to realize that if they purposely sin and do not try to refrain from that sin, they have not repented from that sin and God, time and time again states the need of repenting.
Holy Eucharist: At the last supper Jesus broke bread and prayed over it. His naming the bread as His Body and the wine as His Blood was to say, “If you believe in my Words and obey them, then you will be a child of God." If you recall, in the New Testament, when God references food, it is His Word He makes note of. Although Jesus asked that we, “Do this in remembrance of me,” He did not infer nor say, “The bread will undergo metamorphosis and change into My actual Flesh and Blood. Again, an imagination was perpetrated by the RCC.
Statues in Church: In the NIV, the Christian Bible, there are 34 written Scripture verses that give God’s unalterable view of images depicting man, animals and supposed ‘religious depictions created by man. He has made it known that He does not countenance such. Many Catholics claim to have been healed by statues! No inanimate object has the power to heal!
Religious days of observance: For years Catholics and Christian religions have taught that Jesus was born December 25th, the crucifixion occurred on a Friday and Mary ascended to heaven on a particular day. Well, historians and anyone with the least bit of common sense can determine that Jesus was born well before December 25, the crucifixion occurred on a Wednesday (14th day of the Jewish month Nisan [a Wednesday]) and that there in no mention of Mary ascending to heaven in any version of the Christian Bible, God’s Word. Most of the holidays the RCC have named as religious days were conveniently changed from Pagan days of observation to Holy Days by the RCC. As a Christian I will celebrate the birth of Jesus and His crucifixion as facts, but not realize the dates as anything other than conveniences.
Prayers for the dead: A man lives in faith and submits to the Lord or he does not. While it may be comforting for his loved ones to offer prayers for him, he has ‘made his bed’ with God. Nothing can change after death but one thing. God can do as he chooses and we must be forever praying for ourselves and our living loved ones. If a man has made the decision to ignore God while he is living, what can anyone do to change that man’s beliefs after his death?
Infallibility of the Pope: This is an age old argument that cannot stand up to the light of truth. While the RCC claims Papal infallibility in matters of faith (Doctrine) this has been disproved time and time again. Look at Pope Hormisas, he declared that teaching the Assumption teaching was heretical and denied the Deity of Christ as did Pope Gelasius! Pope Boniface denied the Trinity. Pope Pius XII reversed Hormisas’ decisions, supposedly infallible in 1950. Pope Leo declared that freedom of thought as well as freedom of worship was denied! I could cite more but suffice it to be said…No man is infallible at any time.
Just as the RCC teaches things that are un-Christian, the Protestant Denominations, who initially resulted from Martin Luther’s ‘split’ from the RCC, began to adopt many of the RCC teachings themselves. The greatest among them is that many declare, almost with a pride that is not easily understood by this Christian that if one was not of their Denomination they were, “going to hell.” I have heard that from so many Denominational Protestants, Lutherans, RCC, and even non-Christian believers! I have been told that, “You are doomed,” “You are damned to hell,” “Join us and you will be granted heaven, but if not, you are going to hell.” I have been called a “son of perdition,” by a Mormon and told “stop praying to Jesus, it is sinful,” by a supposed Non-Denominational Christian Pastor!
The long and short of it is, read Romans 10:9-10 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
Read and study God’s Word and live a life according to His will. If you fall, look up to Him and confess your sin and repent from that sin to Him. I could go on to say more but that is what each of the sermons I send weekly are all about!
With this said, I will now return to the second series of the Book of Revelation in my next sermon.
PART 5
We now understand the revelations respecting the Seven Churches and the letters Jesus had John write to them. We see His Words respecting Paganism, the RCC, and Protestant Churches as well as the Church of God . Now we will see and learn about a ‘Vision of God’s Throne, the governing of the church and learn about God’s plan for the Salvation of His children.
Revelations 4: 1-5 The Throne in Heaven
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne. 4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. 6 Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
We gain a glimpse of eternity as John, having been exiled to the Island of Patmos was lifted up spiritually to Heaven. John, as a man of prayer, had been unable to minister in the manner of which he as accustomed to and God chose to reveal what He wanted to make known through John.
John, in the spirit saw the ‘door’ which Jesus had spoken of as being His gateway to heaven, As he entered he heard a loud (trumpet) voice speaking to him telling him to draw close and be shown things that were to take place.
John saw a throne with ‘someone’ sitting on it. That ‘someone’ was God in all His glory. Kings 22:9 and Isaiah 6:1.
You must realize that as God has taught us through His Word that He will not be seen by man. Exodus 33:20, 1 John 34:12. So what John saw was vivid colors of amber and bright red. Around the person of God was a rainbow.
Rainbows are made up of seven colors and those colors are always in order. As we know, 7 is a Godly number and have significance; 7 spirits of God, 7 gemstones in the breastplate of His high priest.
The colors:
Red – The Blood of Christ through whom we are granted Salvation; symbolizes AD 33 to AD 270, a time of strong Christian belief.
Orange – Representing the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:2-4); Symbolizes AD 270 to AD 530. The Holy Spirit remained in those who followed true Christianity and did not succumb to apostasy.
Yellow – This represents the time period of AD 530 to AD 1530 and within this time there were an estimated 50-60 million martyrs as they gave up their earthly lives to gain the glory God promised His servants. God is light!
Green – Soft and appealing and signifies God’s mercy. This color has 3 colors on each side signifying it as the central color God has chosen. This represents the times period of AD 1530 to AD 1730, the age of Lutheranism and Protestantism before they became religions that did not teach God’s true Word.
Blue – The symbol of heavenly purity and representing the years of AD 1730 to AD 1880. This can be seen as the Wesleyan era and can be seen as the restoration of Christianity.
Indigo – A combination of colors representing AD 1880 to AD 1930; turmoil as the battle for men’s souls is fought. Many realized truth and received the Salvation of Christ, but many lost.
Violet – The color of Christ and His royalty. Representing the time period of AD 1930 to the End; the number of souls saved will be tremendous. Jesus Christ will prevail over any and all sectarian religions and true Christian teachings will result in the ‘multitude’ seen by John and countless in number.
In joining these colors into a single conglomeration you will arrive at the color white. White symbolizes righteousness. If taken as individual colors we can see the positive attributes of Christianity.
The Blood of Christ; The Holy Spirit; God’s Glory; God’s Mercy; Purity of Christian Belief, Absolute Truth of Christianity and, Victory through Jesus Christ.
Now John tells us of 24 thrones before the throne of God. The 24 seated thereon are the 24 ministers God had appointed. The color of their ‘raiment’ is s white signifying righteousness and their gold crowns represent those who have been brought to Christ by their efforts in preaching true Christianity. Look at them as the Leaders of the 12 Tribes of Israel and the 12 Apostles…
John then tells us that sounds seen as, ‘lightning and thunder,’ were in existence. In reading Exodus 19:16, Job 37:4-5 and John 12:28-29 we learn that God’s voice is authoritative and powerful. First lightning gains your attention as thunder delivers the message.
The 7 spirits of God are the 7 attributes of Christianity.
John saw before the throne a ‘sea of glass, as clear as crystal.’ What is being symbolized by the clear sea is God’s Word. God always does what He says He will do and when He told us that He was sending His begotten Son as our Redeemer, He was telling us of His love and extending mercy to all men that saw His Word for what it was, pure truth.
Thus John told us of the appearance of God’s throne as well as of God’s Ministers that were before Him. He will tell us of the beings he saw in my next sermon.
As you get this sermon, pray for God to grant you understanding and the wisdom to both hear His Word as well as the wisdom to understand His symbolic terms.
(Closing prayer)
Father, Almighty God, we raise our hearts to You and offer You our praise and our worship. You are our God and You alone have given us the Words by which we are to live our lives. No man, no Denomination, and no other being can lay claim to You while denying You to any other. You are in our hearts and minds and we surrender our very beings to You and Your Holy Spirit. You have sent us Your Son, Jesus Christ and it is His teachings we seek to learn and understand. Praise be to You O Lord, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Lord, touch our hearts open our minds to Your truths and keep us under Your Heavenly protection. Father, as ever, we ask that You protect our military, all the men and women we seek Your blessings for each week, and for all of Your children here on earth. Be with each of them and extend to them Your Divine mercies.
In Jesus’ name we pray, who is One with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever,
Amen, amen and amen.
Pastor Lee S Gliddon Jr.
God's Word Christian Ministry
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