We have free choice: NOT FREE WILL!

 

One of the greatest misnomers of our time is believing we have free will. The Bible is clear on this. YOU DO NOT HAVE FREE WILL - YOU HAVE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE once you have reached the age of sound mind and accountability and understanding, this makes more sense and will develop and grow over time. 

Think of it like this. What the BIBLE says about GOD'S WILL

…things would be different if I could turn back time.

(Ha! Says every time travel story ever told. Nope. This is the script. Once written, only God can erase it. Them’s the rules! Remember the 3 basic rules of His Will: can’t raise the dead, can’t rewind time, can’t force them choose. It must be made on their own.)

I think the best way to explain to people outside is satan cant do anything without

 God’s permission. We know this from the Bible. HIS WILL – our choice. 

Like bowling. God’s will is like bumper guards that block the gutters on each side of the lane. Choice is you get to pick a ball and roll it! You can roll left, right, center zig zag, whatever but no matter what – roll the ball! 

The game is already set in motion – the pins are already set – the rules of the game are already ‘scripted’ in the ‘scriptures’ aka life manual – you get to CHOOSE how you participate and perform during the game but HIS WILL predetermines all the other parameters and aspects involved.

Almost every social media past present and future explains this in some shape form fashion or other. 

But again, our people suffer for lack of knowledge and I’m afraid too many miss the message and it 

gets lost on the messenger, the delivery, the format, etc. some ‘choose’ not to roll the ball at all and 

take themselves out of the game completely. Others roll the ball but put forward little to no effort to even try. 

It is the hope of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah Jesus the Christ that would find a 

glimpse of faith and allow the Holy Spirit to be our coach and guide on how to roll 

the perfect strike! No, we may not hit all ten pins every time, but this is all part of 

the journey and excitement of the game of life. And God willing, if we don’t get it 

right the first roll, we get to try again 😊. 

Isaiah 40:28-31

Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
    and his understanding no one can fathom.
²⁹ He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
³⁰ Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
³¹ but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.

Welcome "Home" : life after death

 

Truth pursued

Psalm 25:5 – guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior and my hope is in you all day long.

My thoughts; book notes – I think I’m just getting used to the change. The transformation is huge. So big that I can do this this by leaning on my faith and belief in Christ and stay in prayer with the Holy Spirit. Keep your eyes on me He said, stay focused / keep my eye on the prize and I will get there – where ever “there” is. (yes, younger me, I still say this today but now I’m convinced there is Abraham’s bosom aka paradise aka ‘heaven’ or hollow earth below this one in sheol/hades separated from torments by the great gulf chasm. Then out of there off to New Jerusalem then from there to new earth. I believe it because I read it for myself. –

Step one:

The term “Abraham’s bosom” is found only once in the New Testament, in the story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), in which Jesus was teaching about the reality of heaven and hell. “Abraham’s bosom” in this story is also translated “Abraham’s side” (NIV, ESV), “next to Abraham” (CEV), “with Abraham” (NLT), and “the arms of Abraham” (NCV). These various translations speak to the enigmatic nature of the Greek word kolpos.

All these translations are attempting to convey the sense that Lazarus went to a place of rest, contentment, and peace, almost as though Abraham (a highly revered person in Jewish history) was the protector or patron. In a sad contrast, the rich man finds himself in torment with no one to help, assist, or console him. https://www.gotquestions.org/Abrahams-bosom.html

Step Two:

1 Thessalonians 4:16 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. 17-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.

Step Three:

Revelation 21: Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”^[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. ² I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ⁴ ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’^[b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”)

What does God look like?

 

My thoughts: book notes:

                Symbols – material things used to outwardly express who I am in Christ – completely unnecessary.  No crucifix or painting-it is far more valuable to share your time with someone in need than it is to give your life for someone else. God can breathe life back into your body, but never, can God rewind time. God cannot “undo”; only change or create that which is already done.

(Now this is not to take away from John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. – that’s Jesus talking to the disciple about how He’s laying down His life for them and us. This is more about the world and its superstitious pagan ways of tons of religious relic jewelry posters paintings crosses Jesus’ mother Mary saint this saint that etc. all junk. From tattoos to gaudy necklaces and rings and all that useless crap the entertainers wear. Just stupid and means nothing to God. It means the world to the person wearing it though and whatever twisted mixed up message they have to tell the world. In other words, if you’re living one way and flashing all this trash in another, it’s confusing and does not benefit God, it just feeds the enemy’s ploy to create divide from the Truth. We now know that symbols literally is all over the place in predictive programming MK ultra and literally everything we see in this manipulative world. Notice Jesus never wore any jewelry or crosses or anything! Because He Is the Truth! And if we’re representing Him; scripture is it! Actions behind scripture is it! Standing on Scripture is it!

Come Unto Me - Take 6

My thoughts; book notes continue –

                No crucifix or painting should ever capture the truth of the Word. There is no record in human history of the ‘face of God’ and no symbolism necessary to remember His Son because He exists through the life and actions of every living thing. (Preach! People say well what does He look like? This IS what GOD looks like! He looks like love He looks like kindness He looks like faith! He looks like all things good in the world! He looks like grace! He looks like passion! He looks a sinner’s place redeemed at the Holy table at the banquet of God the Son! He looks like a dwelling for the Holy Spirit, He looks like cleanliness, He looks like righteousness and He looks like the opposite of everything you and me pretend to be. HE LOOKS LIKE REALITY! We look like fools. Desperate in our sins wallowing and wading in the waters of disease poverty and hopelessness. This is NOT what God looks like. He looks like help! He looks like a lending hand out of trouble, He looks like a way out, He looks like fire when we’re cold and He looks like rain when our crops are dry. I wish I could describe him to you, but He’s indescribable, yeah!)

So if you’re looking for love, look no further than the swelling of the Spirit in your heart. 

 

Our spiritual life story in a nutshell: the short version

 

The Angelic/Earthly Summary of good to bad and to back to good

Revelation 12:7 recaps the story of life from the beginning to where we are now and where we’re going. Lucifer and the angels turned on God. Tried to stage a coup, it flopped. Archangel Michael and his angels defended them, went to war and won. Lucifer is now referred to as ‘the dragon’ – cast out of heaven with a third of the angels and fell to earth. Lucifer gets more nicknames; serpent/devil/satan. This “spiritual” war is now spread across the earth – enter humans to the stage. We get corrupted by the devil and his minions along with all the air water land and animals and creatures on the earth. Great. Thanks. Could have left us out of it. People ask, where did he come from? Ezekiel 28:11-16 confirmed/verified satan was made by God; kicked out of paradise to roam the earth serving a life sentence on death row and wanted to take us with him. Um. Nope! Nice try though. Suffer by yourself sir. We are created by God just like everything else in heaven and earth (Colossians 1:13-16) and we have ZERO interest in your crap!

 

But nonetheless, here we are. So now we know. Satan corrupted himself. God didn’t do that. He chose to be bad. The others did, also. Any human on earth with full sound mind body and spirit also has choice to be good or bad. Do you want to pretend you’re God and place yourself at the highest mountain and fake like you’re the Most High or do you want to humbly get by and keep your head low and avoid the punishments to come? As for me and mine, we may make a lot of mistakes in this one and only life but ultimately, at the end of the day, we choose to serve the Lord!

So, God gives us a way out. Hell, and permanent torment for all eternity was not designed for us; it was made for the fallen angels and satan. But if anyone chooses to go with them, God will hurtfully oblige. The only sin God can’t forgive is the one you don’t let Him. Do not reject or blaspheme the Holy Spirit, he’s your ride out of here! He’s your spiritual Uber or Lyft! Get in! He’s going to lead you Jesus Christ who is the only way back to God! (John 14:6).

 

It's all going to be super confusing, I know. How do you tell the lies from the truth? The Scriptures! (Matthew 4:5-6). Satan’s last days we consume and deceive everyone EXCEPT the elect. God’s chosen ones. You see, it says, “if possible” but it’s not. The devil CANNOT fool GOD and GOD does NOT deceive His chosen ones. Don’t believe the hype. Jesus destroys the devil/satan/the antichrist and all their followers. They all end up in eternal torment. Not God’s chosen children safe in the Kingdom of Jesus! Yay! We win because Jesus fought our war for us and it’s over! The end of the story for the enemy but our story is just beginning, we get all of eternity under new heaven and new earth with Jesus Christ! Amen. (Revelation 12)

 

Revelation: a closer look

 

Highlights for personal study consideration:

*The women the Lord endured with the Spirit of Prophecy

1.    Mariam Exodus 15:20

2.    Deborah Judges 4:4

3.    Hildah 2 Kings 22:4

4.    Anna Luke 2:36

5.    The 4 daughters of Phillip Acts 21:9

I’m going to add Mary Magdelene, Ruth, and a few others to the list of women that played key roles in shaping our salvation. Thank you ladies for your service. https://www.womansday.com/life/g26484834/women-in-the-bible/

 

*Believe Christ – Receive Christ – Oby Christ

*the pope legally recognized supremacy in 538 AD

Revelation 13: 17-18 …count the number of the beast’s name and that is the name of a man…

Six-hundred , Sixty and Six = 666

 

VICARIUS + FILII + DEI = 112 + 53 + 501 = 666

Means vicar of the son of God – will the antichrist rise up out the Vatican, we shall see

 

 

*144,000 is 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel

 

A beatitude is a blessing of declaration of happiness: a promise to be fulfilled

these are the promises that Jesus declared will be fulfilled – Joshua 21:45

Wow, wait. Joshua was Jesus name on earth and 2145 is a calendar year; what if that was the year of the second coming. I know, we don’t know, stop speculating, just sayin’. It stood out.

 

The wonderful strange world during the great revealing (apocalypse)

 

Study the Bible and know the future which brings comfort to Jew and Gentile in the last days. Obedience is scorned on earth but rewarded in Heaven. Spread the Word. Do not add to or take away. His Grace is Sufficient. His Word is Enough.

 

Chain of Command and Information

GOD > JESUS > HOLY SPIRIT > PROPHET/SERVANT > PEOPLE OF THE WHOLE WORLD

We will know when God says we will know; until then, continue to study and apply; learn and grow

 

Revelation teaches a message of truth. No one individual can singlehandedly unpack and explain the entire prophecy in Scripture other than Christ Jesus.  Once you learn and confirm and show it approved by the Scripture, it is okay to reach teach investigate unpack decode and share with others in a way they understand the Word of God in their own way.

 

From Enoch to Daniel to Isaiah to Jesus to John = prophecy to prepare us for end times. We must be open to learn. Study. Understand it’s not about us or our personal feeling about it. It is about the fruition of promise. Declaration fulfilled.

 

Failure to comply with God’s will results in personal demise. We are the product of our own destruction. Teach the truth. Rebuke error. Correct faults. Share instruction for righteous living.

 Patmos, Greece – home of John of Revelation; would like to visit someday; all historic places in the Bible I’m sure are exciting but this one does appear to be most attractive and relaxing

 

*Figurative symbols are used to represent literal people, places, things and events that stand the span and test of time to reach teach and comfort the wheat with their names in the book of life but confuse or surprise the tares who are rejected and prepared for eternal damnation. Most of these, we decoded already like trees are people. Fruit is thoughts actions offspring creation construction and completion. Then there’s the big ones like:

 Yeah, it’s a doozy. But here goes. In short, the world’s most powerful leaders of nations countries territories and subdivisions are mainly ruled by Satan and do his bidding to bring forth an Antichrist to attempt to ‘replace’ Jesus and make himself like GOD. Well, again, we know that it flops and fails horribly. Again. New World Order is NOT new. It’s the same old mono dictatorship of unilateral totalitarianism enforced by fear and hate. It doesn’t matter if they use socio-economics; politics; health/education; agriculture/infrastructure; church/religion; air-food and water resources – against us. We will still prevail because the Bible said so. Period. His Will Be Done. Not ours and definitely not the devils. So, just as Jesus advised, do not be afraid. In this life there will be trouble; we will see things that break our hearts and try to discourage us from the truth of Jesus but God wins in the end and God always keeps his promises. So shall it be.

 

https://www.bible-studys.org/Discoverrevelation.com/Revelation%20Chapter%2013.html

 

Life: the Dream Within

 

Life begins at conception (spiritually) that is the big ‘bang’. That moment the sperm/egg combine to bring forth new life is like-boom! A new human is created, born, lives, joins with another, that creates and lives and joins with others on and on it goes and just like their description of an ever-expanding universe is actually US! Not the “stars” in the sky – that are biblically placed, named, numbered and working on a 24/7 rotation affixed in a glass dome on a parallel figure 8 schedule with angels placed at the 4 corners to control the winds, water and air. But again, we already know the world lied so badly to the point it’s not even worth discussing again. Anyway, this big bang, expanding universe? That’s people. Again, somehow, everything revolves around us. The Bible and everything in it, including all of existence, seems to have one plot: humans. Not grass or trees, dogs or cats, birds or sky – not even angels. Humans. We are the center point of every story it seems. Across the board. Everything God/Jesus/Holy Spirit does it not for their health and personal amusement: it’s for us. Wow.

 

Even within the very makeup and fabric of the human body is a direct reflection of His handiwork; literally made in His image. (we’ve said this before) The mind/body/spirit is a “universe” it’s “one song” meant to work harmoniously together as one to exist, create, do, and that’s cycle was designed to continue infinitely.

 

      Man <   > Woman

=

Child

Repeat

1 + 1 = 1 x 1 = infinity

 

Humans, unlike angels, procreate on their own; angels are made by God by hand for specific orders/placement/action and their number is predetermined. And yes, I know, God is also able to limit the number of humans by divine design, but instead of Him making each and every one of us, individually or in groups, we, like most creation on earth, procreate. We have the God-like ability to bring life into the world and to take it away.  And while, yes, we are individuals, we are also a collective. The collective minds of all humans, create an infinite tapestry of possibilities, ideas and literally create the fabric of our imaginations.

 

JUST STOP IT! It’s silly talk

 

How I know I’m NOT ready to die. The list is a mile long but the obvious?! I’m still here! I haven’t sold all my belongings and given away everything I own…I didn’t quit my job…visit the last destination on the “bucket list” (pun intended); take the “TV” version of doing life’s most embarrassing risks without a care…I don’t put my life on the line for a stranger in some random heroic catastrophe. But wait. Then again, usually when people want to kill themselves, they don’t do any of these things. It’s usually ‘life as usual’ one day and then the next day “gone”.

 

The suicide victim usually leaves a trail of destruction in their wake. Bills, debt, possessions, jobs, loved ones, friends, family none-the-wiser until it’s too late.

 

I journaled this Oct 2022 and recording it into the collection nearly a year later 9/29/23 and it’s funny how the mood has shifted a bit. I’m glad I didn’t do something crass. Death is permanent. Back then, I said – who am I fooling. Coward. Too afraid to live; to effervescent to die.  Just stop. Talking about it. Let it go.

 

Young people do not have it better. No ones’ life is any more or less valuable than another. “White” people; rich people, females, anybody you “think” to yourself “must be nice” and all the other ridiculous flesh worship colloquialisms – comes from two places: lust and envy. Both are against the grain and lead straight to coveting. As far as I can remember, I always had a ‘grass is greener’ ‘eye candy’ problem. Ooh, this car, this suit, this apartment, this house, this girl, this job etc. I always had a problem thinking with that. I’ll be so glad to be truly healed from these internal afflictions. They literally ruined my life. So, yeah, remember, don’t covet.

 

Like I say, while you’re feeling like that about someone or something you see, someone else is doing the same to you! They see something or someone in your life that makes them feel the same way. I may be lonely and single but I have family and friends and a lot of people don’t have that. I have my health and other blessings not afforded to others and instead of being grateful, I’m feeling fear of missing out but…. I have to tell myself the “grass is NOT greener!” It’s just a different shade from where you’re standing.

 

Once you walk over to that side, you see, sure there’s a couple of nice things about it but again; there’s pros and cons to everything. Nothing in this life is perfect. No. nothing. Everything has a flaw. Everyone has many.  And just like that, I’m over it. This is stupid. What the hell am I doing. No more. Stinking thinking. Enough. I’m over it. This is boring.

 

BE THE CHANGE

 

(And then suddenly or maybe not so suddenly – a burst of “yay! Life is great!” could be worse! Enjoy it! Hope this lasts longer than a day. Longer. Longing. Longing to look for “love.” For the love of God not “lust.” Life. Live in laughter. Not loathing. Lost the negative. Get the gusto. Jovial. Joy. Joy of life. Being alive. Part of me can’t stop. If I do, I will feel it again. Maybe. Say NO to being lonely. DEATH to Loneliness – how ‘bout that. Die – lonely hearts – die! Spite by nose to save my…die! 2 sides… (I was clearly rambling here but it led to this little comparison)

 

LIGHT                    DARK

GOOD                         BAD

NEW                           OLD

FRESH                         REPETITIVE

CHARMING                OFFENSIVE

QUIET                         LOUD

GIVE IN                       GIVE UP

FLOW                         STOP

SMOOTH                    ROUGH

UP                               DOWN

FLIGHT                        GROUNDED

WHY NOT                  WHY

JUST BE                      UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

 

 

 

…LIGHT OUTSHINES DARKNESS…

            Dare to dream – push the limits – you are never too old if you really truly want something reach out for it and if the opportunity has passed you by; look into the alternatives that are the best fit for you at that moment; do not be afraid to seek a new passion; finding something new to be excited about can be rewarding; even if you don’t have one, the journey to find one can be exciting. Enjoy the journey, enjoy life!