Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Lie

Dear Readers,

Please consider the fact that only the godly fearless will stand against the foe and they are few. Few are the wise. Few are those who stand opposed to the satanic apostasy.

A pastor can preach against folly repeatedly, but only the few who are wise will hear and heed his words. Only one in many thousands own a discerning ear in this day, or so it seems.

Cowardliness is simply easy. To jump in the water is fine. To go with the flow of the river is fine. Drowning in the chosen folly of this world is fine.

Simpletons of the church look like idiots imitating the world’s methodologies and philosophies.

I say, catch the latest cliché and run with it, and you will be hurrahed. Bring to the ears all people want to hear and you will be vaunted.

Hollywood has produced a herded brand of church going, mindless, sex-driven hombres who call themselves contemporary. They know nothing of reality, only storybook illustrations of the wicked ridiculous.

Satan’s deadly plot is to make Christians look as stupid as the world. He wants godly salt eliminated. He wants all holiness and purity extinguished.

This is why a three-year-old’s tainted tale, Heaven is for Real, is seducing the masses. It tells people all they want to hear regarding heaven.

Someone recommended this child’s book to me, and I decided to research before placing my stamp of approval upon it.

I will address a few of the lies. Colton Burpo stated that the picture Akiane Kramarik painted of Jesus is the same Jesus he saw in heaven. Akiane stated that she used a model for this painting, a man who is a family friend and a carpenter. This was stated in a video interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u3apiryjmw&feature=related

The Bible states we are to make no likeness of God, and we no longer know Christ after the flesh. Christ does appear in heaven as a slain Lamb. He is the slain Lamb of God who died for everyone’s sins, so anyone can be saved by asking God to be their Savior.

Christ also appears as Glorified God in heaven, no longer as a fleshly man. His holy, righteous and omnipotent appearance would cause any person to fall as a dead man before him, as we note from Revelation 1:13-18. We observe from these verses that Christ in heaven, has a double-edged sword extending from His mouth. (also revealed in Revelation 19:15) His countenance is as the sun shinning in its strength. His hair is as white as wool, like snow, and eyes like a flame of fire.

You should consider the fact this painting does not depict Christ with many crowns, as Revelation 19:12 reports.

Colton stated Christ had one crown; and yet, Christ is not crowned even with one in this painting. Of course, the fact remains, Christ displays many diadems.

Akiane’s artwork exposes a man, just a man, who has extending brown hair. Her depiction does not resemble in any form the heavenly Christ of the inerrant Bible.

Akeiane once claimed to be a Christian; though now she vividly displays her New Age colors in more ways than one.

She stated in a 2010 interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYDzUTZys8g&feature=related

that her family has traveled the Christian, Catholic and Buddhist routes in religion. She believes people can pursue their own spiritual roads whatever they may be.

Many of her artworks are New Age and she stated that she listens to soft voices, and they have always inspired her painting. She is a mystic and this is very demonic. The words she used to describe her spiritual beliefs are: spiritual connection, higher power and spiritual enlightenment. She explains, her relationship with God, at age 15, is the same as when she was 4. True Christians will acknowledge they are growing in their faith and in the knowledge of the Bible. The walk of the Christian should always be uphill.

New agers always state they are simply “spiritual” and that is what she is currently stating.

In this interview, Akeiane never acknowledges Christ Jesus as her personal LORD and Savior. She never states, it is through Christ’s shed blood that man is saved. Even if she did, she would be a Christian heretic. True Christians would never listen to invisible voices, knowing they would be the voices of demons.

I do not believe she ever was saved; she simply used Christianity as an inroad to fame at a young age. She has painted in a New Age fashion since age 9.

There is a a false New Age Jesus and this is the Jesus she has acknowledged. There are many false Christ’s, as the Bible states, but only the true Christ of the entire Bible (no additions or deletions) will allow a person into heaven.

What is also quite distressing, is Colton’s family advertises her artwork at their family website.

Colton’s family has certainly encountered great wealth through this book.

Colton (now 12 years old) and his family have sold the movie rights to join with vile Hollywood, that dwells with satan, to produce a film of these concocted experiences. This is another blasphemous thing involved in this scheme of heavenly themes.

No son or father who is truly of the LORD would consent to such wickedness. God Almighty commands that Christians come out from amongst them and be separated.

True believers have to ask, Why would they want to collaborate with the enemies of God, including receiving immorally earned money, to make a Hollywood movie? Of course, this family will stoop to many questionable things, since they are forthright liars. The Scripture states liars are kept out of heaven; Revelation 22:15 and 21:8.

To increase the level of their pot of gold, they sell T-shirts and wristbands bearing the name of their book, Heaven is for Real.

(I must add that I am simply made of dust and I must cling to Christ continually, or I too will fall. Each believer must be kept on guard while treading on this earth that takes its toll.)
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Zechariah 10:12 and other Scriptures disclose that wicked people see lying visions and tell false dreams. This verse points right to Colton and this artist.

2 Timothy 4:3-4 commands that we do not follow fables. It also declares, that in the last days, people will not want to hear sound doctrine.

Philippians 4:8 commands that we dwell on that which is true. The only theological truth we have in this world, is the inerrant Word of God.
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The official hospital records from Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, Nebraska, never confirmed any type of loss of life in this child.
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Colton claims he saw halos in heaven, including one over Mary. This is projected from the imagination of Catholics.

Readers are told in this book to believe Colton over Scripture, in light of the fact, the Bible addresses the brilliance of angels; however, this Biblical brilliance is not Catholic invented halos.

Catholicism is an idolatrous, false religion of satan. To uplift its man-made creeds is wicked.

Matthew 13:42-43 addresses the last days and states, “The righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” No halos are mentioned in this passage nor in any Scripture. The entire being of every true Christian will shine forth in heaven.

Never are we to believe men’s words that contradict Scripture!

Another item I feel must be addressed is the idolatry of Colton’s experiences. Idolatry (praying before statues and to anyone or anything outside of Almighty God) is one of the main sins exposed and condemned throughout the Bible; so why would Colton present a different gospel, an accepting gospel of idolatry?

We see this lived out in his lying imagination, through his account of Mary, and her maintaining a special place in heaven beside Christ, which is totally contrary to how the Bible describes heaven.

Colton tells readers that Mary appears like any typical woman of the earth who has brown hair and dark eyes, who is in her twenties or thirties. She is presented as a mother who still cares for her son, as if Jesus is still an earthly man.

Colton states all adults appear to be in their twenties or thirties in heaven.

The Bible verifies Mary is not different from any other believer who has lived, in the eyes of God. We know Mary came to trust in Christ, as her God and Savior and her soul is present in heaven. However, Christ made it abundantly clear that she was not to be uplifted above those who did His will on the earth. So why would this change in heaven? (Please read Matthew 12:46-49 and Luke 11:27-28)

When true Christians die, their souls go immediately to heaven, Mary’s soul is in heaven, not her body. The Resurrection of the body takes place after the tribulation. This is disclosed in Revelation and 1 Corinthians chapter 15, which also explains our bodies will not bear an earthly appearance. Christians will be created new, with nothing earthly to resemble us. Nothing corruptible of this earth will follow Christians to heaven. We will set aside the image of corruptible men.

We will be dressed with a new, incorruptible, holy, and immortal appearance.

Colton stated there are many children in heaven. The Bible does not say children who go to heaven and maintain children’s bodies. Why would they? Their souls reach heaven not their bodies when they die. When they receive their new bodies, in a future to come, they will be everlasting, non-aging and brilliant like the sun.
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Another obvious heresy of this book is that fact Colton asked the angels to sing “We Will, We will Rock You.” He stated, the Angels did not, however. Obviously, this is a ridiculous statement.

Any mature Christian of the Word, knows believers are transformed when they reach heaven; they are not earthly minded in paradise. Their spirit is of God and only of God!

It is wrong for the readers of Heaven is for Real to believe someone would act earthly, who has arrived in heaven! No person, present in heaven, would ask angels to sing, “We Will, We Will Rock You.”

Where is this type of mental desire exampled by John, regarding his heavenly experience? It certainly was not exampled by Isaiah, in Isaiah chapter 6, when he came face to face with the heavenly realities of God in the Jerusalem temple. Isaiah was completely humbled by his sinful self, and recognized how mankind appears completely sinful before holy God. It made him confess his unclean mouth, and the impure mouths of the Jews in Israel.

Someday we will all give an account of every worthless word we have ever uttered; Matthew 12:36. This should cause us to safeguard our speech.

True, obedient Christians who live on this earth, do not desire the sensual earthly. They desire what is holy, innocent, separated, pure, undefiled, etc. Christians who claim maturity and Biblical discernment, would never accept this book as true. They would find one error after another.

Concerning heaven’s melody, those who know of heaven through Scripture, recognize harps are the only instrument played for worship song; and they are played to pure, innocent, lovely, undefiled and separated lyrics, sung to God alone.

The souls of Christians who die and go to heaven have new minds, new desires, and this all spells holy chastity, innocence, modesty, decency, etc. Christians who are in heaven will not desire the beat of this lustful world nor anything else of this sinful world. They will be changed in holy perfection.

Christ also made it clear there is no marriage in heaven. Christians will be like the chaste angels, undefiled and pure in every way; Luke 24:34. However, we will not be angels. The Bible differentiates angels from believers in heaven.

There is no indication of male and female in paradise, just the opposite; Matt 22:30. No marriage, no need for earthly bodies of the male and female. Angels were created countless ages before Eve ever stepped on the earth. It only makes sense that Scripture only addresses male angels.

God hates all the world’s sinful entertaining ways that are orchestrated by satan! This is why Christians are told to hate their life on this earth.

To be kept from deception in this day and age of evil doctrines, we must be spiritually dressed in heavenly armor; right and ready, at all times, for battle. (Ephesians chapter 6) We must be in the Word of God (our sword of the Spirit) to maintain our close walk with Christ so we withdraw ourselves from all teachings that tickle the flesh.

We are simply made of dust, and weak in our earthly being. We must faithfully work to learn our Bibles. (2 Timothy 2:14-16)

If we do not remain steadfast in the Word of God, we fall in the battle and most Christians have already fallen on the battlefield!! They are worldly and earthy, loving tales that entice their sensual ears.

We must don eyes of discernment when we read books, knowing false teachers will deceive by placing verses here and there throughout publications, to make them appear as if God has set his approval on these books.

Readers must take the time to thoroughly read the verses before and following the stated verse and verses, and cross reference for verification. Having proper study tools is essential. Praying for discernment is essential.
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Regarding Colton’s revelations that he feels he must pass on to us, we need to take note of the fact that Paul the apostle was summoned to heaven; yet, he was not allowed to disclose what he witnessed. (2 Corinthians 12:1-4) He was not earthly minded like this deceptive child; yet, he was not allowed to speak of heaven’s glories.

John was permitted to disclose heaven, being he was commanded to address seven churches, through his recorded letters. He was to warn the disobedient five churches of their wickedness that they might repent. His letters were to warn all seven churches of the fact God was bringing judgment on the earth and they needed to take heed. Two churches did walk righteously, and their godliness was exalted by the LORD.

Every church held positive attributes; however, the disobedience of the five churches in certain areas (the things God had against them) was going to produce judgment if they did not repent of every wrong way.

Exposing heaven through Revelation purposed to produce greater holiness in the church, definitely not greater, cultural imitation.

Every church today needs to be aware of these warnings, knowing God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever; Hebrews 13:8.

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It is a blundering error to believe a three-year-old’s experience should be the basis on which earth’s inhabitants view heaven.

No one is allowed to add new revelation to the Bible. There are strict warnings in Scripture regarding this. Please see Revelation 22:18-19, Matthew 5:18-19 and Deuteronomy 4:2.

Galatians chapter 1 declares:

I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ to another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel to you than that you have received, let him be accursed.
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According to the Bible, Colton, his father, Sarah Palin’s ghostwriter and everyone else who partook in the publication of this book is to be accursed of God for presenting a different Gospel.

They need to be warned that they might repent, as God warned the churches in Revelation.
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Another distressing conveyance, is the depiction of this boy flying overhead, viewing his doctor and his parents. You find these types of incidents within demonic séance accounts. This type of downward, out of the body, surveillance is only related to the demonic realm. Nothing of this type of viewing is found in Scripture. This type of body and soul separation, to spy others, is totally satanic. When a Christian dies their soul immediately goes to heaven. To be absent from the body, is to be present with the LORD; 2 Corinthians 5:8.

Colton explains, “I went up out of my body and I was looking down and I could see the doctor working on my body. And I saw you and Mommy. You were in a little room praying; and Mommy was in a different room, and she was praying and talking on the phone.”

Though, of course, Colton did not die.
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Colton also lied about the gates of pearl and the fact he viewed them. He stated they were “made of gold and there were pearls on them.”

Revelation chapter 21 makes it clear the New Jerusalem will have 12 gates, with each gate being one pearl (not as Colton described with many pearls inlaid with gold). The New Jerusalem does not appear until after the millennial rule of Christ.  This holy city appears after the new heaven and new earth is created.

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Colton also relayed, animals that appear on the earth are in heaven.

Animals have no eternal soul and that is why we eat them. Earthly animals do not go to heaven. Christ did not die for these cursed creatures who have not been provided an eternal soul that can cry out to God to receive salvation from the curse.

Flying horses are in heaven, but they are not of this sinful graveyard, the earth. They are heavenly creatures, not of the earth.

We must also note that Christ is seen on a white horse on which He flies to conquer His enemies before His millennial rule in Jerusalem. Colton stated that he saw Christ on a rainbow-hued horse. (Revelation chapter 19)

I find it quite hero-ish that Colton sees his dad, Todd, fighting in the final battle of heaven, in a grandiose, Hollywood type scene. Colton certainly wants to make his dad a brave hero, and his dad does not object.

This epic tale of Colton‘s father is impossible. In Revelation 12:9f, we read that satan and his angels will be permanently cast down from heaven to the earth during the tribulation. Due to this fact, satan will never again be able to accuse believers before God in heaven. Remember, the last battle before the millennial rule of Christ, does not occur until the end of the tribulation. We are still in the tribulation in chapter 12 and this battle does not occur until we reach chapter 19 in Revelation.

Now let the Word of God set the record straight concerning the battle, that is disclosed in Revelation chapter 19. Christ comes to earth to destroy all His enemies. He will fight men with their armies, and satan and his demons who are earthbound. The nation of Israel will be involved in the battle as well, and they will arise victorious, as we read in Zechariah chapters 12 and 14. Christ will ensure that He, His angels and His chosen people of Israel are victorious. He is God the Son.

2 Thessalonians chapter 1, teaches us, Christ is coming with his mighty angels in flaming fire to bring judgment on the earth. It states, He comes to be glorified in His saints. It does not state, Christians will engage in this earthly battle. The book of Jude also testifies of Christ coming with His thousands of angels to bring judgment on the earth.

Colton’s deceptive book allows him to take on the unbelievable role of a modern-day John the Apostle. Colton wants us know how that he was the one God chose to observe heaven and last day happenings, though presented falsely.

What makes this little boy deserving? He never suffered as John the Apostle. John never compromised with the world in any way. He suffered imprisonment and continual persecution, sacrificing everything for Jesus Christ. He never desired to make mega bucks off Christians and the unsaved deceived.

John traveled extensively, with no modern conveniences, with the untainted Gospel of God. He brought many souls onto the Savior through his preaching; whereby, he never tickled the ears of his listeners.

Colton never suffered for the Gospel sake at age 3, sacrificing everything for Jesus Christ.

If you view footage of this boy at this age, as I did on the web, you will perceive, he was a very silly, typical three-year-old.

This book is simply a foolhardy tale. Do not allow your faith in heaven to be affirmed through any means, except the Biblical accounts of heaven, penned in Scripture, by the work of the Holy Spirit. No Bible scriber wrote their own words, they wrote the prescribed words of God. All Scripture is an inspired work from above, simply implementing the personalities of its scribes. These personalities God formed in the womb, and He created every womb.

An insightful, condensed Amazon review of this book:

So, if you have read the book, and have found your “faith” bolstered by it or your soul encouraged by it, my question to you is – Why? Why not the Bible? Why this story – and not the authoritative one? What does this say about your own attitude toward Scripture? What does it say about your understanding of Scripture? What does it say about your approach to truth – and how it is found, discerned and processed? Why does this strike a chord with you God’s own Word to you does not?
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*Info gathered from various web sources.

Cover design  by Val Lee (copyrighted)

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and Display your Bestiality

Dear Readers,

“Display your Bestiality” should be the subtitle of the wrongful legislative “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal, which President Obama recently signed into law. Sodomy and sex with animals is now legal in the military realm. Liberals have ruthlessly armed themselves to corrupt our sacrificial forces on several fronts.

We must not be surprised considering Dr. Kimberly Lindsey, top official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been charged with bestiality and child molestation with a six year old; yet, under this administration, she maintains her position.

This is a sad commentary on a nation that keeps turning from a holy God.

sources:

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/senate-approves-bill-legalizes-sodomy-and-bestiality-us-military 

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/white-house-press-briefing-reporter-asks-obama-approves-031222112.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068617/CDCs-Dr-Kimberly-Lindsey-charged-bestiality-child-molestation.html

Paradise

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As a side note, one newspaper editor refused to print my comments above, stating he cannot print the words “sodomy” and “sex with animals.”   I know from past experiences his is conveying, guard evil at all costs.

Penn State Choosing to Love the Children, Victimized by Unspeakable Abuse

It was a blessing to see football players kneeling in prayer over the Penn State situation.

Praise the LORD Jesus Christ for working in the hearts of men, moving Penn State to take a stand for the children. Our legal system should provide the death penalty for those who violate children. May people rise up in Christ’s name to protect the children in this world of self-gratification!

No one can erase the torment from these children except Jesus Christ. May they come to seek Him. No one’s love compares to the love of Jesus Christ. He heals all pain and removes all sin. God’s inerrant Word states, Jesus Christ is holy, undefiled, innocent, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens; Hebrews 7:26.

Coach Ron Brown, a powerful outspoken Christian, uplifted Jesus Christ and expressed concern for the victims in his historical prayer.

Brown’s prayer video: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/penn-state-nebraska-pray-before-game/2011/11/12/gIQAFrafFN_video.html

One’s Man’s Protest:

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post?id=38500
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About Coach Ron Brown:

Coach Ron Brown of Nebraska is on fire for the LORD Jesus Christ: http://www.ordinarypastor.com/?p=8690

“Ron Brown is widely known as a gospel fanatic. He talks about Jesus whenever he can … the ACLU was outspoken in their opposition to his tendency to proclaim Christ in his various platforms around Nebraska. It’s this history of Brown’s identity that provides the tension for Chatelin’s article.”

“I love this. Ron Brown opens up the Bible at work and talks to his ‘co-workers’ about how it relates to life. That’s encouraging.”

Paradise

The Raping of Childhood Innocence

New York will be visually teaching every imaginable sexual deviancy under the sun, including bestiality.  

Educators will be teaching children as young as 11 the specifics of engaging in every kind of sex.         

They will know it all, how to perform everything; nothing will be withheld. 

Dear Readers,

I trust you are rejoicing in the cascading blessings of fall. It is a joy of innocence witnessing released crispy leaves racing through the air and winding to the ground.

Years ago, children playing in piles of leaves revealed the glory of this seasonal transition. This was their carefree world of innocent fun.

Unfortunately, dead leaves are not the only things that are being released in this interval in time. There is a downside to the autumn of 2011. A wintry storm of wickedness is removing every ounce of innocence from America’s children.

You may know what I am approaching. It has been in the headlines. Educators are determined to fill America’s children with gutter filth.

New York will be visually teaching every imaginable sexual deviancy under the sun, including bestiality. Educators will be teaching children as young as 11 the specifics of engaging in every kind of sex. They will know it all, how to perform everything; nothing will be withheld. Many godly adult couples have never even heard of the ghastly acts that will be taught to the most young.

It was stated in an MSNBC News report that most parents are sexually innocent to the intimacy that will be taught to New York children. Children will even be ushered on field trips where they learn the fastest route to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic. They will learn many unspeakable things on other field trips.

They will be fully instructed regarding porn stars. They will become their sexual gods of the movie screen.

Parents will have no legal right to totally opt out their children from this debauchery. Young ones will be sexually owned by the state of New York.

Christians know the inerrant Bible teaches that only a healthy marital relationship is allowed. We know our speech is to be above reproach. The gutter vocabulary and diagrams of this curriculum should not become attached to our minds. Therefore, I place a warning on this news piece as it is explicit. I am very sorry that educating America’s citizens has reached to this point: http://www.newsy.com/videos/nyc-sex-education-program-raising-concerns/

In Montana everything regarding sex will be taught to kindergarteners. I warn you this second video also tells it like it is. It is disruptive to any Christian’s soul. It explains things that most people do not even think about, nor want to dwell on. These are activities we do not want to embed in our minds. http://www.newsy.com/videos/montana-parents-outraged-over-sex-ed-proposal/

We must guard ourselves to withstand being stained by the pollutants of satan’s world. We learn the process of sexual pollutants in Romans chapter 1. This text explains the homosexual lifestyle that comes into play when people turn from following the Holy God of the universe.

Those of us who are older witnessed wicked educators turning children’s attention away from God, when they were instructed to turn their attention to animals for the answers to created life. The truths of Romans 1 walked out of the Bible and were set openly before our eyes.

Turning to the created for answers whether it be in worship or through the belief system of evolution, leads down a sexual road of untamed animal behavior.

The evolution thrust has led to the acceptance of homosexuality. Despite the fact homosexuals bear in their bodies the consequences of their actions, as Romans chapter 1:27-32 warns, people still promote this lifestyle of death. Romans explains that once a society accepts this deviancy, it’s headed to grievous consequences.

Massachusetts has been teaching the homosexual agenda since 2005. When it was first implement, a father was arrested for requesting an opt out for his kindergarten son who had already been exposed to homosexuality without his or his wife’s knowledge. No parent was warned! He spent a night in jail and had to appear in court. He was mercilessly plagued by homosexual perverted people. The arrest and hateful harassment was to place fear in any parent who might oppose the vile curriculum. http://www.massresistance.org/docs/parker/main.html

One can ponder at times how many people, created in God’s image, truly love the children of the world? It certainly appears many school administrators do not.

California’s governor, Jerry Brown, recently signed a bill to introduce homosexuality to children starting in kindergarten. http://rescueyourchild.com/The_Problem.html

Curriculum mandates will include learning from a textbook that teaches “The Life and Times of Harvey Milk” by Randy Shilts. “Milk repeatedly engaged in adult-child sex and advocated for polygamous homosexual relationships.”

To provide a little window into homosexual brainwashing, I have included this link of footage that was shot in a Friends church (Quaker) school: http://www.massresistance.org/media/video/brainwashing.htm  (I must add, I do not believe in being cruel to children who are placed in unnatural situations. They need to be lovingly led to the LORD. However, I do believe they should not be allowed to promote sinful behavior that arises from parental indoctrination.)

True Christians are being encouraged to home-school their children in those states or cities that have joined the bandwagon of abominations. Proverbs 14:7 exhorts, “Leave the presence of a fool, or you will not discern words of knowledge.” All children need to receive a wise education and that can only be achieved with the implementation of the Word of God. God makes it clear throughout His Bible that Christians must receive godly teaching and never false or evil teaching. Psalm 1 commands us not to be taught by the ungodly nor sit under those who scorn God.

Christ wants children innocent. He set them before us as an example of innocence in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 10. He desires that Christian young people be preserved in innocence. He only places His blessing on a marital sexual relationship. He does, of course, forgive people who repent (who turn from evil), who turn to Him.

What is being thrust in public education is childhood innocence is old fashioned. In this present wild world, satan’s children work feverishly to remove the innocence of children. Many administrative educators do not strive to protect children; they look upon them as sex ponds. This is evidenced in California, New York, Montana, Massachusetts, and is moving to other states at a rapid rate.

This education is child abuse. Removing innocence from a child is child abuse! A person would have to be corruptly misguided not to understand why Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, NEA http://www.parentalrights.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BEC9944B8-96D9-4581-A9AE-06DD3173C964%7D and others want kindergarteners introduced to homosexuality in America.

No one in their right mind would teach the homosexual death agenda. No morally upright person would explain how to perform it in every detail, in a positive way.This is akin to placing children and teens in a pit of deadly snakes. It would never be taught to children who are truly loved. People who love children would never want them to succumb to God’s curses placed on this sin, that being AIDS and other sexual diseases. Of course, all promiscuity leads to sinful bondage and physical consequences.

State of the art educators want children sexually conditioned in every way to prevent them from running to the police when abused. In this world of unrestrained sex, everyone is to be another’s play toy. It is so disgusting to read how many people in America want the right to molest innocent children, including educators. Of course, what do you expect when liberal agenda followers have no problem murdering children before birth so they never see the light of day. We must not be surprised with New York’s educational antics, knowing forty percent of New York’s population is murdered through abortion. It is “the abortion capital of America.” Children hold no priority status in this city of child abuse.

Perverted Americans are not ashamed to blog their child violating comments, using the most morally corrupt and hateful language. The Michael Jackson legacy mentality is running amuck; increasing daily, even in so-called Bible churches. Leadership hushes the facts if this occurs in their fellowship, preventing pastors from being arrested. This has occurred even here in conservative Idaho. My, how my heart breaks! Fortunately, these churches are still in the minority. Though the majority of churches seem to be tolerant of every evil way that slithers through the doors. The church is not aspiring forward to greater decency and modesty.

It was recently reported in Hollywood that most male actors and producers lust after child stars. One actor spoke out regarding his horrific experiences as a 14-year-old in Hollywood. He was surrounded with these perverted, famous men who deserve the death penalty. He was raped by a renowned producer. He believes a fellow actor friend committed suicide due to the fact he was abused while a child actor.

Another child destroyer is the ACLU. Of course, it is no secret that they have legally labored for years to assist pedophiles. The ACLU’s advisement is sought by liberal politicians, inequitable judges, and our president. http://www.lifenews.com/2009/10/05/nat-5542/ ) These lawyers who fight mainly for wicked rights are currently standing for the rights of released sex offenders to drive through neighborhoods selling ice cream. Children are being abused by ice cream men—freed pedophiles, owning the full legal support of the ACLU. I am so grateful, some states are enacting laws of protection, defying the ACLU.

ABC News on the ice cream truck dilemma:
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4838466&page=1

Not surprisingly, the ACLU upholds NAMBLA’s (The North America Man Boy Love Association) right to power. This gay group of pedophiles is fighting to abolish all age limits on child sex. These people are far beyond grotesque. NAMBLA’s president states there is no such thing as rape. They also proudly promote using babies for their sexual prowling pleasure.

President Obama’s dear friend, Kevin Jennings, who held the position of Safe School Czar, stands solidly with NAMBLA. Fortunately, this vile man resigned, though the White House desired he maintain his position.

Jennings uplifted Marxist, Harry Hay, unashamedly, stating he was inspired by him. Hay was a leader of the gay rights movement, and was one of the largest promoters of pedophilia in the country. Jennings devoted a chapter to him in one of his homosexual promoting textbooks for public schools. Please watch video:

Hay actively promoted sex between men and boys and stood with NAMBLA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hay  Wikipedia: 1986 Hay was confronted by police when he attempted to march in the Los Angeles pride parade, from which NAMBLA had been banned, with a sign reading “NAMBLA walks with me.”

NAMBLA continually emphasis “sexual minority rights.” In respect of this, California schools will boldly teach rights for “sexual minorities” in 2013. This vile term includes pedophilia rights. Children all over California will be taught to respect these wicked people as a minority group. This will include heroizing Harry Hay and other perverted gay activists.

(As a side note, homosexual indoctrination is also being propagated in our military. Our liberal politicians want all military personnel to be brainwashed in perverted sex education too. It is all about lewd behavior controlling every inch of American society.)

At Planned Parenthood’s website you can read how the organization recommends teaching children sex soon after birth, and performing sexual exploration at age 5.

This is what the sexual revolution has brought us to.

The Bible teaches in the last days men’s love will grow cold. People will become lovers of self! Today it is all about self-gratification. It is not about loving people enough to keep them chaste and pure in thought and action.

(A side note illustration to America’s perversity: Buckets of free condoms are being provided for Occupy Wall Street demonstrators. Their sexual activity on the streets is vivid and this includes seeing women walking about naked. People in offices have complained about the lewd acts being performed before their windows. Wall Street Journal: http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/10/24/occupy-wall-street-sex-at-zuccotti-park/ )

In closing, I challenge parents to teach abstinence and promote parental chaperone dating.

Love in Jesus Christ who can change minds. He will, one day, set this world right.

Val Lee

Reuters News

Some California sex offenders’ addresses same as foster homes

By Roy Strom
Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:54pm EDT

(Reuters) – The state of California should immediately investigate why more than 1,000 sex offenders have the same addresses as licensed foster homes and facilities housing children, a new report by the state auditor said.
The findings posted on the state auditor website on Thursday matched up a California sex offender database with the Department of Social Service’s list of registered foster homes. The report said more than 600 of the cases where addresses matched were “high risk.”
Social Services got the list of addresses to investigate in July of this year, the report said. So far, 99 percent of the addresses have been investigated.
Those investigations have led to 36 sex offenders being barred from foster homes, four foster home licenses revoked and another four suspended temporarily. Sex offenders were found to be living or present at four of the foster homes in question.
In a letter to the California governor and legislature, Elaine M. Howle, the state auditor, urged Social Services to continue to match up sex offenders’s addresses with licensed foster homes.
The findings came in a wide-ranging audit on the state’s child welfare services for abused and neglected children that also found many counties do not investigate child deaths caused by abuse or neglect.
Although such investigations are not required by law, the report said county welfare services could learn how to take better care of foster or abused children by looking into the cases.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/30/us-california-pedophiles-idUSTRE79T03V20111030

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Info gathered from various web sources.

The answer for our world: Paradise

Idaho photo by Val Lee

Revelation Chapter 22—Explained—The Conclusion

Commentaries for chapters 1-10 explained: revelation-chapters-1-10-explained

Commentaries for chapters 11-21 explained: revelation-chapter-11-mouths-of-fir

If you add to the prophecies
of Revelation, beware of the fact, the plagues of this book will be added to you.
If you take away from the words of Revelation, God will take away your part
from the book of life and from the Holy City.
Your lies will entrap you either way.   

Video of entrapment by God’s creation: youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7eQKSf0LmY God’s timer has been set for the judgment day.

 We know there will be a worse  consequence and an eternal one for those who are bold enough to change God’s Words.

Chapter 22 marks the conclusion of this Revelation chapter study. Christians are on the victory side! Evil is exterminated. The glorious light of the heavenly city, Jerusalem, surrounds all. Its magnificence will abound beyond any city ever constructed by the hands of man.

The New Jerusalem will glorify the Lamb of God and God’s chosen people—the Jews. The twelve gates of this arriving city will uplift the twelve tribes of Israel and the foundation stones—the twelve Jewish Apostles. Of course, all Gentile believers, will also experience the glory of the city lit by the lamp of Jesus Christ; 21:23.

Though the woes of this world seem overwhelming at times, every distress will be eradicated in this age to come.

Remember verses and chapters were placed in the Scriptures by men and we cannot let divisions disconnect us from the natural flow of the Word of God. Our subject matter does not change, as we move out of chapter 21 into 22. We are still awed by the holy city, new heavenly Jerusalem, whose glory holds no bounds.

The transparent street of gold will be gorgeous perfection, beauty beyond human perception. Imagine every step your glorified being will take on this shimmering street, created for the saints.

The first place in Scripture that addresses the lovely transparency of heaven’s abode is Exodus 24:7-10. Moses, Aaron and 72 others were privileged to partake of the glory of the God of Israel after the sprinkling of the blood of the covenant on the Hebrew people.

It is stated that these 74 men viewed God while His feet rested on what appeared to be a “pavement of sapphire, as clear as crystal itself.”

This heavenly event was previous to Moses climbing the mountain to receive the law and commandments of God.

We know the Bible teaches, no one has seen God in all His fullness of His omnipotent power. Yet, these men received a glimpse of God’s heavenly splendor.

It is no wonder that it would happen at this time of blood sprinkling of the covenant, being we now know this was a picture of the sacrificial work of Messiah to come.

Returning to Revelation, we are further enlightened to the delightful realm of transparent impeccability. In the book of Exodus there is only a one verse glimpse of paradise. In Revelation we are afforded many upward sightings into heaven.

In verse 1 of chapter 22, the River of Life, also of crystal perfection, is presented to John the Apostle. Being he has anguished through all the plagues of Revelation and the vileness of the antichrist, he is now rewarded with wet refreshment that holds no pollutants. It will be glassy-clear, majestic beyond imagination. This stream will commence “from the throne of God and of the Lamb.”

Jesus Christ is our Water of Life. He supplies our needs and refreshes us. He is the only way to eternal living springs.

Christ is also the Tree of Life—the Tree of eternal life. We note from verse 2 that a Tree of Life will be on either side of the river, and will be amazingly productive with its 12 kinds of fruit of continual yield. We have noted in the previous chapter the number “12” representing the Jews.

Nothing will ever infest the Tree of Life. No winter snow or ice will be present to render it fruitless for any season in time. Chapter 2, verse 7, refers to the humble ones who overcome the wickedness in the ecumenical, apostate churches. This verse also refers to those who never cave into persecution, even if it costs their lives. Christ says those who overcome, He “will grant to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the Paradise of God.”

The Tree of Life’s place of prominence will be adjacent to the “River of the Water of Life.” Symbolically it represents the new life believers hold in Christ for eternity.

In the deadness of winter it might be a blessed thing for believers to remember that in paradise they will never need to don a down coat. We will not get too cold or too hot within our glorified bodies. No discomforts of soul or body will be felt.

The leaves on the Tree of Life will be representative of God’s total healing. Comparatively, Christ never healed halfheartedly when ministering on this earth. When Christ replaced the ear of the soldier that Peter severed with a sword, it was completely made whole; Luke 22:47-51. Every healing He performed on the earth was total restoration, never partial. There will be no partial remedies in heaven as well.

Tribulation saints who offered their lives for the Savior will be vanquished of all pain when Christ wipes away their tears. (7:17 and Isaiah 61:1-3) We have learned from Revelation that people will be saved before and during the tribulation from every tribe of people; 7:9.

Christ is the comforter of all believers, now and forever. (Matthew 5:4, Luke 16:25) All saints will be made eternally whole by Christ, our Tree of Life.

In Ezekiel chapter 47, we see a slightly similar picture to this subject matter that regards the Millennial Kingdom. A scene is set in Jerusalem at the millennial temple. Water is flowing from under the threshold of the temple and is heading eastward, as the temple faces east. Water is coursing from the right side of the house, from the south of the altar. This river from the temple is sided with many trees that grow all kinds of food. As with the Tree of Life in the New Jerusalem, the leaves on these trees will produce fruit without fail.

The river will run high and will teem with life and freshness! Fish will be abundant and fishermen will be blessed with nets a full, liken to the abundant angler appeals of the Mediterranean Sea or Great Sea.

(I am so grateful I was able to view the Mediterranean Sea for a week, when my husband and I vacationed in Spain. It is representative of continuous Biblical correlations.)

My photos of the Mediterranean Sea:




This temple river will flow to “Arabah.” This is the geological depression in which the Dead Sea lies.

At this time of the Millennial Kingdom, the Dead Sea or Salt Sea will no longer be dead. It will live as Israel will truly come to life one day.

The Dead Sea will no longer produce salt; however, swamps and marshes will assume the salt production; verse 11 of Ezekiel 47.

We have once again played a version of hopscotch to aid us in grasping the timeline of future reality. With our personal engagement, it is like we have jumped forward and then backward on the single and double scotches or squares. To reach the epoch of Revelation chapters of 21 and 22, we stand on both feet on the double scotch and get set to move from our day in present time. We lift the right foot and jump forward with the left, many single spaces in time travel, to the era following the Millennial Kingdom, thus landing with both feet on the post Millennial double scotch. To jump to the Ezekiel space, we must turn around and jump on our right foot, back many single scotches, and then land with both feet on the Ezekiel double scotch.

Remember the Millennial Kingdom precedes the prevailing period of Revelation chapters 21 and 22. The earth on which the Millennial Kingdom will be, will be no more at this dispensation of concluding words. However, there is a new heaven and earth, and a new Jerusalem. Though we are hopping forward into time in this game of illustration, we are hopping into books written in the ancient past.

Now we must hopscotch our minds to the farthest point in time past, to the very beginnings of global life to understand the history of the Tree of Life of Revelation chapter 22. This, of course, entails the creation story that originates in Genesis chapter 1. There is no fast forwarding on one foot here, it is all jumping back to the every first double scotch in time. Please don’t feel too fatigued.

The Bible teaches God created the heavens and the earth; then the sea and land were brought forth. The LORD then filled the topography landscape with numerous animals, placing the water adapted in seas, rivers and ponds. He then fashioned Adam to rule over the earth, specifically in the Garden of Eden. God, the omnipotent Creator, accomplished all in six days, and chose to rest on the seventh.

Peering into the second chapter of Genesis, we view the Tree of Life situated in the plush garden planted by God for Adam. The Tree of Life that we encounter in Revelation chapter 22, can be traced back to the very beginning of Creation.

God had placed many trees in the garden for Adam to partake of. He also had companionship with the critters. God had blessed Adam with life’s abundance.

Of course, we know Adam could not locate among the fauna a creature of like mind. None could fill his manly needs.

God, who is omniscient or all-knowing, understood this too and crafted a woman from one of Adam’s ribs. This intricate surgery was administered while Adam slept. Adam verbally expressed his approval for God’s creative ways of making a beautiful female companion that was a part of him.

The romantic paradise garden provided the perfect honeymoon spot for Adam and Eve.

These beautiful newlyweds had it all including a personal relationship with God, their holy Creator.

No, this is not all of the story, though it sounds like a perfect “The End.”

Now don’t be too surprised when I tell you there is a villain in this story, a real bad guy. He believed he knew a lot about the true character that lay behind Eve’s immaculate, wifely appearance. He banked on the supposition that he could make Eve sin. He sought to bring a tragic ending to this perfect love story.

This sinister snake predator was probably beautiful at the time he approached Eve. He most likely chose a snakeskin that would appeal to Eve’s eye. (There are many serpents that bear gorgeous skins such as the Eastern Coral Snake, Blue Racer Snake, Milk Snake, Rhinoceros Viper and the Sunbeam Iridescent Snake.) He possibly walked up to Eve, being this all transpired before the snake was cursed and made to slither on its belly; Genesis 3:14. We know it was transformed into a scary, venom-filled beast. (The word “serpent” in Hebrew relates to its “hissing” and signifies venomous, biting snakes, excepting in the disguise of satan. The LORD God created over 3,000 varieties of serpentining, live rods.)

In the gorgeous garden, animals walked in perfect harmony with man and each other or so it appears. This perfect, relational situation will be viewed again throughout the millennial reign of Christ.

Eve’s acquired, sly, viper friend was quite the crafty salesman when it came to making God look bad and he looking good. He falsely presented the LORD God as one who wanted to withhold a wondrous product from Eve, a tasty bit of fruit that would immediately grant her the knowledge of good and evil.

She and Adam were not permitted to eat of this fruit that promised death. However, upon finding out about God’s selfish nature, Eve was determined not to be swindled out of anything. She bought it all; signing on the dotted line for goods that had a death, poisoned, snake bite. Wanting her husband to have it all too, she offered the fruit to him with the same sales pitch. They both were duped, but only Eve had been truly deceived.

All along, the sinister, skinny serpent wanted the honeymooners to return to the dust of the ground. All because they were crafted in the image of God, the very One satan hates with all his being. The supplanting of God has always been Satan’s goal and he works to this end every day.

Due to their willful disobedience, Adam and Eve were denied eternal life from the Tree of Life, Jesus Christ, while in the garden. They chose to be unworthy. They had to be driven from the garden so they would not find the path to the Tree of Life and partake. An angel with a flaming sword that turned in every direction stood guard, preventing their reentrance; Genesis 3:45.

Adam and Eve did eventually suffer the death penalty for their sin, though Adam was allotted 930 years on the earth. God was tremendously gracious and forgiving.

The garden sin does not mean they did not reach paradise when they suffered the death penalty. Faith in God was made evident within them.

The human race has unmeasurably suffered from the sin of this striking couple. Few have learned from their disobedience and consequence. Man continuously partakes of what has been forbidden by God. He wants nothing withheld from him, even if it means his refusal to partake of the Tree of Life, Jesus Christ.

Through the chapters of Revelation 21 and 22, we come to grips with the sin of the Garden of Eden and its lasting effects. Sin has been born in every descendant of Adam and Eve, which has resulted in their deaths; excepting two, Enoch and Elijah.

There is a second death awaiting those who have rejected the Savior. It is a painful eternal death in fire. It awaits every one who has shunned the Tree of Life.

I think it is time to turn our focus to the side of encouragement, the coming removal of the curse of sin as we move further into Revelation. Our hearts cannot help but leap when we contemplate that there will be no more curse; verse 3. You will not find one person suffering from any curse of sin in heavenly paradise. All curses visible today will cease.

No consequential effects of our wicked disobedience on the earth will be found in heaven. The plagues of death, illness, physical and mental disabilities, fatigue, sadness, and remorse will vanish away. No hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires or floods will reach heaven’s door. This is simply a bit of the seemingly endless list of woes that surround this world every day due to man’s insubordination to God.

Remember that our lives on earth will be eventually forgotten in heaven. Only the holy positive will be present in our minds. When God creates “a new heavens and earth, the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.” (Isaiah 65:17)

It is reemphasized in verse 3 that the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the New Jerusalem and Christ’s bondservants will serve Him. Christians will not sit around in laziness; they will be serving the LORD every way He directs. We will also be praising the LORD. We have noted harps being played before Him for holy songs of praise in Revelation; 14:2 and 15:2f. We have observed this to be holy and humble! It is all about loving and worshipping the LORD GOD!

When Christ was on the earth, He and his disciples sang a hymn following communion; Matthew 26:30. It was simple and humble. No worldly fanfare is needed or required when it comes to praising God.

In Ephesians chapter 5:19, we are told to sing to the LORD. We are to simply sing to each other songs and hymns, making melody in our hearts to the LORD.

The emergent, contemporary way of the church is full of worldly fanfare and has its roots in the Garden of Eden. It fully represents fulfilling the desires of the sensual man. The heavenly pureness of Christ’s reign will snuff out the apostate church. It will die in its sin.

So-called “post modernism” will be revealed in all its folly by God Almighty when judgment falls upon the earth. The satanic “New Spirituality” beliefs that includes the “contemplative prayer” mindset, will be extinguished. All man-made doctrines will be silenced into oblivion.

One famed New Ager spouted, “change or die!” This statement in various forms can now be found in the contemporary church that uplifts New Age teachers that are introduced through the New Spirituality movement. If people do not change to a new way of thinking, they must leave or be forced out. Their conservative voice must die out.

Contemporary church leaders and their followers want the non-conformers out of their fellowships. Some would feel no remorse if an old-fashioned Bible believer happened to die through sickness or accident.

Rick Warren’s pastoral staff commands churches, who follow his religion, to remove those who are Biblically steadfast. He has made it verbally clear that he views Biblical fundamentalism as a major enemy of the world. Unfortunately, he is not the only so-called believer who views Christians who believe in the infallible Bible, as a negative force on our planet.

Warren promotes New Age demonism and walks as one with new ager, Ken Blanchard. Warren quote: “Ken (Blanchard) has signed on to help with the P.E.A.C.E. Plan, and he’s going to be helping train us in leadership and in how to train others to be leaders all around the world.”

Blanchard penned the foreword for Frank Metcalf’s book What Would Buddha Do at Work? Blanchard endorsed Jack Canfield’s book, The Success Principles. This book incites visualization and meditation. Canfield explains, “I also do some other forms of meditation where I do visualizations, because they’re more intentional for a certain kind of purpose, such as if I’m trying to cleanse my aura. To paraphrase Yogananda (a man who was full of demonic powers): Life goes quickly, and we benefit by being aware of the spirit in every moment and action.” Blanchard also endorsed the book, The Corporate Mystic.

Blanchard spoke at a symposium with fellow New Ager, Barbara Marx Hubbard, who stated in her book “Co-creation:”

“Out of the full spectrum of human personality, one-fourth is electing to transcend … One-fourth is destructive … they are defective seeds. In the past they were permitted to die a ‘natural death’ … Now as we approach the quantum shift from the creature-human to the co-creative human – the human who is an inheritor of god-like powers – the destructive one-fourth must be eliminated from the social body…Fortunately, you are not responsible for this act, we are. We are in charge of God’s selection process for the planet Earth. He selects, we destroy. We are the riders of the pale horse, Death … This act is as horrible as killing a cancer cell. It must be done for the sake of the future of the whole. So be it; be prepared for the selection process which is now beginning. We, the elders, have been patiently waiting until the very last moment before the quantum transformation, to take action to cut out this corrupted and corrupting element in the body of humanity. It is like watching a cancer grow; something must be done before the whole body is destroyed … The destructive one-fourth must be eliminated from the social body.”

Do you see her propagating her “selective” murdering process; her deeds of death? Obviously all who do not conform to the New Age or the New Spirituality movement must be eliminated? This hatred is being bred in churches and in society that covets godless ways. This is a new spiritual reformation that is becoming less and less repulsive.

I recently learned of a church, Gardendale Baptist Church (Presently called “Real Life Campus”), in Corpus Christi, Texas. Each congregation member was requested to vote, with name provided, to determine if they would willingly partake in contemporary religion. About 165 wanted to stay Bible pure. All 165 were ousted from the church through cruel devisings. The ballot casting was a trick to simply remove those who wanted to hold to the ancient paths of the inerrant Word of God. Church leaders did not actually care if congregational members wanted to go with the new waves of Christianity or not. It was all satanic trickery of no choice.

Please click these links for a thorough explanation of what I am stating regarding godless church manipulation.

Dealing with Resisters:

http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/04/4-purpose-resisters.htm

Gangster Pastoral Tactics:

http://www.savingbellevue.com/HTM%20Files/abusive.htm

I would like to add the fact, pastors will recruit spies (loyal congregational members) to report to him regarding those who want to stay Biblically pure or unstained by cultural ways. He will also implement his loyalists to attempt to change the solid Biblical person one step at a time with liberal comments of promotion. Pastors and their followers might even incite Christians to partake in questionable activities. Some might resort to making fun of the person for being outdated. They might tell a person not to read their Bible, only books by liberal-minded men of false doctrines.

(It really is not hard for pastors to recruit spies, as many congregational members want to please their pastor so they can be viewed as prestigious in the fellowship. They may be rewarded with grandiose mentioning from the pulpit or they may be placed in a pompous position.)

As with former Glendale Baptist Church, many leaders of churches now desire that people view their fellowships as campus’. We know the church replacement name rage has been in vogue for a while. From what I have read, Rick Warren was the one who instigated the “campus” mentality for church or ministry locations. In the original Greek text, the word for “Church” is ekklēsi; meaning a separated and called out people. “Campus” does not convey this in any sense. An appropriate church name, true to the Greek, could be, The Fellowship of Jesus Christ’s Separated Ones. Yes, pretty lengthy, but it convey’s the meaning of the word. We are not to be ashamed to name the name of Christ. It should not surprise in this day of the erring church that churches are not wanting to sound too much like a church that follows Jesus Christ and His Word. The contemporary way is to ensure people never feel convicted or threatened, even down to the name of a church.

(I read some inspiring news relating to an expanding, massive church that was called a “campus.” The church’s leadership decided “campus” was not Biblical and they returned to calling their body of believers a church. Praise God! The good LORD is always penetrating hearts and minds in powerful ways.)

Rick Warren is referenced as being “America’s pastor.” He is the pastor of the hour. “The Wall Street Journal carried a front-page story reporting Warren’s church-growth methods, which include replacing hymns, choirs and pews with rock-style praise bands and laid-back sermons—were dividing the country’s 50 million evangelicals.”

These tactics are Rick Warren’s legalism implementations. No where in Scripture are these “growth methods” commanded for the church. God never decreed silly techniques for church success.

Some of Warren’s P.E.A.C.E. initiatives imitate the United Nations goals. He has spoken with leaders of the United Nations who esteem him highly.

When he initiated his P.E.A.C.E Plan, his rock group performed “Purple Haze” before the congregation. These are the psychedelic lyrics by Hendrix—a dead drug addict:

“Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don’t seem the same
Actin’ funny, but I don’t know why
‘Scuse me while I kiss the sky.

Purple haze all around
Don’t know if I’m comin’ up or down
Am I happy or in misery?
Whatever it is that girl put a spell on me

Purple haze all in my eyes
Don’t know if it’s day or night
You got me blowin’, blowin’ my mind
Is it tomorrow, or just the end of time?”

Other secular songs were performed, written by satan’s children to reveal how unholy his plan is.

Rick Warren appears to have no fear of God! He will work with homosexuals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHPIhI5WDM8, atheists, Muslims and all pagan religions to achieve his P.E.A.C.E. goals. Separation and scores of other righteous Biblical truths are excluded from his strategies.

It is lamentable that Warren unashamedly promotes sexy dances, using young ladies in his church! This is disgustingly exposed in Saddleback videos that men should never watch. Warren seems to display the heart of sensual Herodias who prompted her daughter to dance sexy before her uncle to please him into generosity. Herodias hated the righteousness of John the Baptizer who traveled about preaching against her and her husband’s adultery. Warren is about pleasing sensual men with female dancers for fame and numbers sake. The Herodias syndrome is the way of the decaying, apostate church.

Blog comment (no name was listed): “I just LEFT a Baptist church because of this ridiculous RICK WARREN approach. That church has become a joke. Rick Warren is not at all a Biblical guy. He twists and perverts Scripture for the NUMBERS, feel good sermons, humanistic sermons, rock concerts, comedy shows … people dress better going to work than when they roll in there … It’s shameful.”

The church for decades has grabbed onto any new phraseology that attracts teens and college attending young people.

Leaders portray the impression that they are mainly interested in the age groups that walk in the coolest ways of the world. This is how they direct most aspects of ministry. These fellowships appear to convey, if you are not young and styling, you are not important. They believe the only way to attract young people is go after what they go after, to locate what is “new” or sounds at least “new.”

This is nothing new! We read in the Bible of people who look here and there, saying, “See this, it is new.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9-10) This stupidity has always been! The new mindset of seeking what is “new,” is nothing new. Every philosophy can be traced back to someone who died ages ago.

A diary that was penned in the mid 1800s, A Pioneer’s Search for an Ideal Home, spoke of “free love.” It meant unrepressed sexual expression. A man was riding through the old west teaching the “free love” heresy, using this exact term that people believe evolved in the 1960s. Of course, back then, he views were counted as wicked. He was living with a woman out-of-wedlock and a community forced him to marry her.

With most churches, you must be part of the “new” wave ways that transform you into a “change” leader or follower. I, like Jeremiah, desire to hold to the ancient paths of inerrant Scripture as commanded by God; Jeremiah 6:16.

Many Jews wanted the prophet Jeremiah dead. The “change, leave or die” philosophies did not scare him! He decided he would stand alone against the liberal, hateful, religious crowds.

Jeremiah was physically persecuted and imprisoned. By God’s grace no one influenced him to compromise, and no false doctrine can be found in his book.

Matthew chapter 23 addresses our fateful hour. This chapter reveals the attitude of the ruthless religious rulers in Christ’s day. With disregard for all, they believed they could be as wicked as they desired as long as they preached the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible scribed by Moses). The religious elite maintained that all must conform to their traditions and their interpretations of Jewish beliefs. They did not allow questioning of “their traditions.” Relinquishing one ounce of power would never do. Murder was not beneath them. They murdered the Savior who exposed their liberal, sinful hearts of “self-indulgence,” dishonesty and lies. They were the gangsters of their day.

What a praise it is to know that no one can manipulate God and heaven’s realm. No puppetry is allowed nor has it ever been allowed. God never changes nor will His kingdom above.

Verse 4, of Revelation chapter 22, reveals that we (the redeemed people from all nations) will see Christ, face to face! And His name will be on our foreheads. We will be privileged to see Him in all His heavenly splendor, maintaining all His omnipotent attributes.

While on this earth we can only peer into a dim mirror that is not providing us with an accurate reading regarding the spiritual realm. (1 Corinthians 13:12)

Most mirrors in ancient yore were made of bronze. They were often round and had a handle, but provided a poor reflection in comparison to modern glass that can reflect up to 90% in accuracy. Bronze cannot furnish a vivid image of truth. If you were to peer into a polished bronze or silver piece, you might get an indication of the reflector’s ability.

We can only grasp in part in these sinful and cursed bodies. God has not told all because we could not ascertain all. Our minds can get boggled from just trying to comprehend all the complexities of universal creation.

Our deficient spiritual vision will be removed one day and be replaced with ultra clear, central vision, of eyes and heart.

It does distress us that our minds often run from spiritual truth to the silly remarks that fill this childish world. We must always be in a state of discipline so we maintain our thoughts on the things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. We are not to set our minds on the things that are on the earth. (Colossians 3:2) Being heavenly-minded incites us to maintain our thoughts on the LORD Jesus Christ and the truths of His Word so we are not earthbound.

I know, I have to keep turning my mind to the LORD, as it can wander to unwanted points unknown. Disciplining myself continually, driving on Wise Street of Eternal Values, prevents me from continually exiting at the “Y” choice in the road that leads to an unproductive shore. The straight and narrow road is what provides constant blessings, no matter how old fashioned that may sound.

Some blessed day, I will not have this struggle that leads to my defeat nor will you.

Another most remarkable thing occurs in verse 4; we obtain the knowledge that we will have the Lamb’s name on our foreheads.

One thing that thrills my heart, is darkness will be cast away; verse 5. We will have no fears of the dark or of stumbling about in heavenly Jerusalem. Blackness and the dark side will not exist. When my husband would be away at work on rare occasions, during the night, I left a light on to feel more secure. God provides this notification to comfort our hearts. This fact is reemphasizing 21:23-24. The lamp of this city is the Lamb. The LORD God will illumine His people who will reign forever and ever in the light of bright security.

The validity of God’s prophets is emphasized in verse 6. No Old Testament prophet told a lie in the Almighty’s immutable Word. All Scripture arrises from the LORD. A great deal of the Old Testament deals with the events of Revelation, as we have read. God sent His angel to men who walked at various points of the Old Testament timeline to serve us the words of the Three in One.

We are struck with warning in verse 7. God will come quickly, when not expected. This is not game time, it is reality time. It will commence with a preseason judgement.

We cannot be sitting on the sideline of apathy, we must care about a lost and dying world whose judgment will be played out one day.

Unfortunately, not many today who call themselves Christians are clinging to verse 7, though it is like an alarm sounding everywhere of pending doom. It seems many have stuffed their ears with cotton.

Verses 8 and 9 reaffirm again that we must not be impulsive and worship the heavenly realm of beings. Of course, we do not encounter the holy magnificence of powerful angels who never disobey God. We have not had John’s temptation set before us. I am sure if we were in John’s shoes, we would see how easy it would be to perform in such a manner when peering at their commanding majesty, purity and wisdom. This is the second time, or so it appears, that John desired to bow before this grand angel. (see 19:10)

I would, with little doubt, say that Christ’s angel, this angel, is one of the highest of rank, if not the highest in heaven; verse 16. Yet, this angel proclaims he is no better than any servant of Christ. Heaven represents that perfect, lowly state that we are to imitate.

We are commanded to respect angels; never are we to speak disrespectfully regarding them; 2 Peter 2:9-11.

Our worship is to be directed to the God of the Bible alone! We must never be approving of any worship outside Him. We only have one leader and that is Jesus Christ. We are not call anyone our father, but the God of heaven; Matthew 23:8-11.

When it comes to John’s prevented act, we must ask, how many times has God intervened in our lives to keep us from a point of temptation? No doubt, far more than we will ever perceive on this earth. I am grateful for all the times He made sure I was not tempted beyond what I could bear; 1 Corinthians 10:13.

John is instructed in verse 10 to let it be known what he has lived in this vision! The time is near and it is nearer today than it was at that moment, close to 1900 years ago.

The following verses remind us that we cannot play games and pretend unredeemed people are going to heaven. No matter how nice a person may seem, they will not enter the gates of paradise without the blood of Christ. Just as the children of Israel could not defer God’s judgment without the blood of a lamb placed above their doorway and on the posts, nor can men enter heaven without the shed blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ. (Exodus chapter 12)

Those who are not washed in the cleansing blood of the Lamb are destined for the Lake of Fire. Those who choose filthiness over the righteousness of Christ will continue to be filthy in hell; verse 11. Their immoral, deviant character will not change. Their knowledge will change when coming face to face with the fact God never lied in the Bible. However, consequently, their vile lives that clung to evil deeds will remain forever with them in the Lake that burns with brimstone.

We were provided a list of the sins of the godless in chapter 21, and now again in verse 15 of this chapter. Idolaters are listed as those who will not inherit heaven. God commanded the Jews in the Old Testament to kill anyone who sacrificed to an idol (other god); Exodus 22:20. When many of the Jews chose to worship a golden calf image or statue in Exodus chapter 32, on the wilderness march from Egypt, the LORD commanded the killing of 3,000 people, which was completed in one day.

During the time of the Babylonian Empire, God pronounced the death penalty on the nation Israel because of idolatry. The Jews conveniently forgot God’s stated punishment for worshipping other gods. They also neglected to remember the golden calf consequence.

The Babylonians were the ones who ran the sword through the nation, but God took credit, being His hand allowed it! He prophesied it would emerge due to their wayward ways. Only one-third of His people survived and most of them suffered Babylonian captivity.

We see from Scripture that idolatry lends itself to every imaginable transgression. Sin is not an object of tolerance before God. He is serious about the fate of sin. One way or another everyone reaps what they sow.

About a week ago, a person representing a famed Christian organization requested financial support. I told the caller, I could not contribute because they continually uplift the Catholic faith, though they call themselves Christian. I believe they walk as one with idolaters for greater donor support. The man who heads this organization graduated from a Bible College and he knows what the Word says about idolatry.

It must be remembered that idolaters have to carry their idol or idols. With Christ, He carries believers through it all. He cannot be accidentally knocked off a table and broken, whereby a new image must replace the former. The Bible reveals the stupidity of it all when it refers to a man using one half of a log to warm himself and the other to form an idol. Do you see why believers cannot approve of this absolute, demonic insanity? Please understand, only those who are ridiculously wicked can take an ecumenical position.

Another classification of the sin of human dogs, listed in verse 15, is sorcery. This is an essential element in the New Spirituality movement coveted in churches. It would be anything resembling a Harry Potter mentality, as I have made clear in my writings.

The list continues with those who are sexually immoral, and who sell and buy sex. The Greek word is “pornos.” It includes every sexual and deviant way under the sun, including pornography.

Murderers and liars are further classifications of exclusions. These are the activities of the unsaved who hate the God of righteousness, and who hate His children who hold to holiness. Of course, anyone who practices these things can be saved from hell through giving their heart to Jesus Christ and asking for His cleansing and changing power. God can deliver from any bondage of sin satan has placed you in.

In verse 12, God says He is coming quickly! We must maintain alertness, ever ready for Him. We do not want to be found engaging in evil if we are raptured today or tomorrow, or many years from now. Everyone must stand before the judgment seat of God, and believers will give an accounting of their deeds. (1 Corinthians chapter 3)

God is the Alpha and Omega (verse 13 and 21:6), the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who heed this, whose robes are washed, and who will partake of the Tree of Life, Jesus Christ. They will enter into the gates of the holy city, heavenly Jerusalem.

This letter is written to the church, the designated 7 churches of this letter, listed in chapters 2-3. It also applies to the church today, recognizing it too is in need of constant warnings! It needs to heed God’s pleas for change.

The LORD addressed the Laodicean church in 2:17. Its members were wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and without. Most fellowships today wallow in the poverty of spiritual blindness. We know all these attributes apply to today’s church, which lies in great fear—fearful of the styling rage. I mean, the church is afraid that it might receive an out of style classification. This is stupidity that tops the highest pentacle. Who can even begin to understand such a juvenile mentality?

In verse 16, Jesus Christ verifies that it is He who wrote the book of Revelation. He has forwarded the instructions to the churches, through His angel who testified to all these truths. John was simply the scribe and observer. All praise for everything must go to the Savior, never to sinful man or holy angels.

The nativity story, set forth in this verse, shines brightly with a few exquisite powerful words of truth. We well know Christ was born of a virgin in the line of David.

As stated here, Christ the Savior is the bright and morning star or daystar.

Venus, upper left; Moon, lower right, © Val Lee

(Venus is both the evening and morning star. Its brightness was created by God who positioned it nearer the sun than the earth. It will never appear before our eyes a great distance from the sun. It cannot be rightly illuminated without the sun, and we cannot shine for God without the brilliance of Christ shinning on us.

At sunset, Venus might appear in the west, being an evening star. At times, it is visible in the morning sky, shining before sunrise. It far supersedes other stars, sparkling as the brightest diamond in the sky.)

Christ’s Davidic lineage is through Joseph, who loved and raised him as his firstborn. This is set forth in Matthew chapter 1. Jesus is the “root” of David, and He is the One who created David as “the root.” The kingly line came through David’s son, Solomon. Solomon’s bloodline was eventually cursed by God.

Mary’s linage is provided in Luke 3. Christ’s bloodline came through Nathan, another son by Bathsheba; 1 Chronicles 3:1-5. Nathan’s blood line was not cursed by God.

If the bloodline from Solomon had not been cursed, Joseph would have been in line to be king. However, God commanded that no one could ever sit on the throne of David, except Christ. This was due to the sins of several kings of Judah who arose from Solomon. Fortunately, a number of Judah’s kings did love and serve the LORD.

No one has been able to claim the right to be king over Israel since Jeconiah aka Jehoiachin—the last Jew to rightly sit on David’s throne according to ancestry. Jeconiah was horrifically wicked! With him God finally ended the royal line of kings that arose from David and Solomon.

Christ will one day assume His throne that was promised to Him. He has right to the throne through David, and He has right to the throne being God Almighty. God’s ways are amazing. No man can match His wisdom of design.

The emphasis of Revelation and other apocalyptic prophesies is Christ’s victory over all. He obtained victory over the grave and He will display His victory over all the earth as king one day.

Verse 17 is the Gospel of our loving LORD presented by the Holy Spirit to the church. He simply asks the unredeemed to come unto Christ that they may be joined to the church, the bride of Christ. Christ was offered to all.

We read here, that the church is to beckon the unsaved to “come” to the Savior. Those who hear this message are to freely “come.” The calling of the LORD in this verse is transparent.

Those who thirst and who wish to take of the Water of Life “without cost” are to come. There is no open invitation that is more gracious and glorious than this one. Jesus Christ made this abundantly clear to the woman at the well in John chapter 4. There is no sin that cannot be washed away by the water of life.

Verses 18-19 are a warning to each and every person, including me, regarding safeguarding the original meanings of the book of Revelation. No one who pens a Bible version is to add or subtract from the Greek text. If a Bible translator subtracts the scribed words, God will take away their part from the Tree of Life and from the Holy City, which are written in this book. They are doomed.

Anyone who adds their own words to the Revelation passages of Scripture, they will receive the plagues of this book, as stated at the beginning of the lesson.

May the grace of the LORD be with all who study the book of Revelation in all faith, believing every word. If you lack faith at anytime regarding any Scripture in the Word of God, ask God to increase your faith and add understanding. We all need to pray for faith at different times, or at least I do.

You have been most gracious to walk with me through this book. I would like to close this Revelation commentary with the blessed hope of believers expressed in this Hymn.

I Know Whom I have Believed

I know not why God’s wondrous grace

To me He hath made known,


Nor why,  unworthy, 

Christ in love,


Redeemed me for His own.

Refrain

But I know Whom I have believèd,


And am persuaded that He is able


To keep that which I’ve committed


Unto Him against that day.

I know not how this saving faith

To me He did impart,


Nor how believing in His Word


Wrought peace within my heart.

Refrain

I know not how the Spirit moves,


Convincing us of sin,


Revealing Jesus through the Word,


Creating faith in Him.

Refrain

I know not what of good or ill


May be reserved for me,


Of weary ways or golden days,


Before His face I see.

Refrain

I know not when my Lord may come,


At night or noonday fair,


Nor if I walk the vale with Him,


Or meet Him in the air.

Refrain

Love in Christ’s Word sent to save men,
Val Lee

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