11/19/2009 05:39:00 PM by Geppy
I once posted about the Egyptian God of all gods, briefly. I continue to see our Lord Father in other cultures - as everyone at one time knew him. This week I was reading an article in the National Geopraphic on the Black Pharaohs. Besides being an interesting read, it spoke of the Nubian pharaohs who ruled Egypt at the time of the Assyrian invasion of Israel and how they were the ones that God used to scare the Assyrians away and to save Jerusalem.
These Nubian princes were worshippers of the original Father of the gods in Egypt - Amun/Amen. These princes still worshipped Amun even after Egypt proper had abandoned him in favor of the newer gods. Before invading, Piye had his entire army practice the rights proscribed for the followers of Amun and went and concerned all of the powers of Egypt.
I still see how Amun is YHWH, through his actions and purpose. And the ultimate purpose being that these princes are the ones that then protected Israel under King Hezekiah to give them another chance before their exile in 586 BC.
Anyway, take a gander at the National Geophraphic article; it's pretty cool.
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7/07/2009 11:46:00 PM by Geppy
All my life I have had experiences of deja vu. Largely I attribute this feeling to God giving me a sign that I'm still on the right path - as it typically also comes with a feeling of peace and "rightness." But then there are those other feelings, which thanks to Wikipedia I now know some of the terminologies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu).
These terms are:
deja vu => "experience of feeling sure that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously
jamais vu => "involves a sense of eeriness and the observer's impression of seeing the situation for the first time, despite rationally knowing that he or she has been in the situation before"
presque vu => "when one cannot recall a familiar word or name or situation, but with effort one eventually recalls the elusive memory" and "the sensation of being on the brink of an epiphany"
Do you ever experience one of these situations? If so, do you experience all of these type of situations?
On Wiki, it is suggested that these may be related to mental diseases. I personally don't think so. I think instead that it is more as relayed under "mystic explanations" on Wiki that it is related to preconception/prophecy and the dreams that God has promised to his children in the last days; which have been going on for thousands of years already.
But I am interested in the thoughts of others that experience these situations. To me, deja vu brings peace and comfort; presque vu brings unease and a feeling of being out of place; jamais vu just makes me feel stupid.
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5/06/2009 11:06:00 PM by Geppy
Ever since I started this blog, I have had one main rule - which I have at times forgotten. That rule is - say what God tells me to say, even if I don't think I know what it means. This has been a major purpose that God had given me with this blog. For it is His words that need to be said and He will use them wherever and whenever he chooses. And from what I can tell - from others reactions to my posts or others, and from my reactions to some posts of others - it is very easy to tell when God is speaking to someone. Hang out till the end of this post and I'll give you the insight that God has given me here.
So, what is the Scriptural support for this purpose that God has given me with this blog?
Mark 13:8b-13 (TNIV)
These are the beginning of birth pains.
You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me, but those who stand firm to the end will be saved.
The alternative sources (other gospels) for this are: Matthew 10:5-42 and Luke 12:1-12.
So this is one of the major purposes of this blog - to "say whatever is given you at the time." It is no coincidence that two of the three scriptures that define this blog's purpose are also directly relating the terms of the end times through a direct quotation of Micah.
I have only read Micah for the last couple days, and I have come to feel very close to this prophet. He speaks very plainly about what actions would have made God happy and bless Israel, and what actions were taken that made God very angry with Israel. Angry enough to scatter its citizens to the four corners of the planet and to shatter his people's nation that he created.
This same warning applies now. The nations do not practice justice and mercy. God's own people are not interested so much in justice and mercy, but in declaring what is righteous and decrying the wicked. True religion is an unknown quantity throughout the land, as acts of "righteousness" are more important than mercy and loving-kindness.
Turn from these wicked ways of hypocrisy and learn to do good. Give to those in need, in whatever way they need. Instead of casting your judgments on those who feel they need an abortion, try to empathize with them. Why do they feel they need the abortion? Treat the root causes instead of the symptoms. Show the love of God instead of self-righteous condemnation. And above all else, do not fight battles in generalizations that dehumanize the people. One cannot fight a cause about a topic and not become desensitized to the people suffering that God has created and wishes to show mercy upon.
In short, judge not. Let God be the judge. Love, as he has loved.
Show one cause that Jesus' fought that hurt people; that was not against hypocrisy. When you have found that cause, study it to determine what the cause actually was and what Jesus was truly saying. You might just find that it was something other than what you believe it to be.
And finally, as promised at the start of this post. What is the easy way to tell when God is speaking to someone? That someone will feel hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy (or some such emotion). They will not feel love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness or self-control. (Galatians 5:19-26)
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5/05/2009 09:10:00 PM by Geppy
So, I was raised in a good, rural, independent Baptist church. As such, I was allowed to see the Thief in the Night movie series - and greatly enjoyed it. But, for good or for ill, this movie series has for a long time colored my interpretation of end-times events.
For example, in Mark 13:12 it speaks of how brother shall betray brother and I have always understood this only as the devil's work; a way for his followers to put to death His followers. For this is how it is portrayed in the movie series.
But, using my Logos bible study software, this verse actually tracks back to Micah 7:1-20. This is actually a warning to the remnant to be careful of who they trust. The wicked abound and they are about to be given over to confusion - which leads to the wicked acts of betrayal and death. It is a warning to be cautious of who you trust; to be wary and guard yourself in preparation for the coming of the Lord.
Micah 7:7-10 (TNIV)
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord,
I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Do not gloat over me, my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will rise.
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
Because I have sinned against him,
I will bear the Lord’s wrath,
until he pleads my case and establishes my right.
He will bring me out into the light;
I will see his righteousness.
Then my enemy will see it and will be covered with shame,
she who said to me, “Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see her downfall;
even now she will be trampled underfoot
like mire in the streets.
And the chapter ends with a great and wonderful (recognition of a) promise.
Micah 7:18-20 (TNIV)
Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.
You will again have compassion on us;
you will tread our sins underfoot
and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
You will be faithful to Jacob,
and show love to Abraham,
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors
in days long ago.
Praise God for his mercy and grace. Glory to God for telling us plainly what to expect and what will happen.
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4/15/2009 01:34:00 PM by Geppy
So, there is plenty of description throughout Scripture of the Sabbath being a day of rest and work not being allowed. In the New Testament, Jesus and the disciples are out walking and pick food out of the fields to eat. This was/is work and thus was a violation of the Laws regarding the sanctity of the Sabbath day. A sanctity that is backed up by it being the very day that God himself rested from his work and did no labor. This was a pretty serious thing - and still is for very many.
But Jesus' response was a question. Was the Sabbath made for man, or man for the Sabbath?
What does this mean to you? Have you come to grips with what Jesus is saying?
BTW, comments are not allowed on this post. This is meant as rhetorical and for each of us to consider. Which are you more like? Jesus and the disciples, or the Pharisees who were questioning their violation of God's Law (or at least the "modern" interpretation of it).
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