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Is the Virus a sign of the End?
stinsonmarri and 2 others reacted to debbym for a topic
The recent world events of the virus and the fallout has increased suffering all around the world. Not just the pain and death and torn families, but also real economic meltdown and isolation often for those very ill and needing family. Jesus promised us this, "in the world you will have trouble, but take courage I have overcome the world." I do not know how soon Jesus will come. I do know the cry of the heart of humanity is getting louder longer I am shaken by surges of ill and dying overflowing supplies, and space, and human strength to bear. It is heartbreaking. But it causes me to look to Him who is pouring mercy and love and light more and more on this world, as it is Even so come Lord Jesus3 points -
Who's fooling who?
phkrause and one other reacted to Gregory Matthews for a topic
As I write this, April 2 has come to all parts of the U.S. Pence did not become President by the beginning of April 2. Just as we expected. The Bible tells us of the certainty of our salvation and the coming 2nd advent. It does not tell us either the Pence will become President, or that Pence will not become President.2 points -
Who's fooling who?
phkrause and one other reacted to Gregory Matthews for a topic
In the beginning of the video, HCH states that VP Pence will be President by April 2, 2020. As I write this, April 2, will come one hour and 18 minutes from now. We shall see: Perhaps this will happen. No one knows. But, regardless of whether or not it happens, we can be certain that HCH did not get this from any teaching of the Bible. I will only say that HCH is blessed with a vivid imagination.2 points -
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In Court!
phkrause reacted to Gregory Matthews for a topic
HOW DO COURT RECORDERS KEEP STRAIGHT FACES???? These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place. ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? WITNESS: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?' ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you? WITNESS: My name is Susan! _______________________________ ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lie there. ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth? WITNESS: July 18th. ATTORNEY: What year? WITNESS: Every year. _____________________________________ ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you? WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which. ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you? WITNESS: Forty-five years. _________________________________ ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory? WITNESS: I forget.. ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot? ___________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning? WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam? ____________________________________ ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he? WITNESS: He's 20, much like your IQ. ___________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken? WITNESS: Are you shitting me? _________________________________________ ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time? WITNESS: Getting laid ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: She had three children , right? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: How many were boys? WITNESS: None. ATTORNEY: Were there any girls? WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney? ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated? WITNESS: By death.. ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated? WITNESS: Take a guess. ___________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual? WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female? WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male. _____________________________________ ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney? WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people? WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight. _________________________________________ ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to? WITNESS: Oral... _________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 PM ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time? WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished. ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample? WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question? ______________________________________ And last: ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing? WITNESS: No.. ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor? WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law. These are from a book called “Disorder in the Courts”! Hilarious! ? We believe “Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History” you can find on Amazon! From my understanding these were some of the funnier ones! --1 point -
Who's fooling who?
phkrause reacted to stinsonmarri for a topic
Maybe now you will see you are not following YAHWEH with these predictions. YOU HAVE FAIL! Please stop because this is not funny it is sad and serious with your soul Henry. I plea with you just stop!1 point -
Who's fooling who?
phkrause reacted to stinsonmarri for a topic
Again, he makes predictions that does not make sense. Blessings!1 point -
Ye Shall Receive Power
phkrause reacted to BlessedMan for a topic
To Change the Heart When Jesus speaks of the new heart, He means the mind, the life, the whole being. To have a change of heart is to withdraw the affections from the world, and fasten them upon Christ. To have a new heart is to have a new mind, new purposes, new motives. What is the sign of a new heart?--a changed life. There is a daily, hourly dying to selfishness and pride. The appetites and passions, clamoring for indulgence, trample reason and conscience underfoot. This is the cruel work of Satan, and he is constantly putting forth the most determined efforts to strengthen the chains by which he has bound his victims. Those who have been all their lives indulging wrong habits do not always realize the necessity of a change. . . . Let the conscience be aroused and much is gained. Nothing but the grace of God can convict and convert the heart; here alone can the slaves of custom obtain power to break the shackles which bind them. The self-indulgent must be led to see and feel that a great moral renovation is necessary if they would meet the claims of the divine law; the soul-temple has been defiled, and God calls upon them to arouse and strive with all their might to win back the God-given manhood which has been sacrificed through sinful indulgence. Oh, what rays of softness and beauty shone forth in the daily life of our Saviour! What sweetness flowed from His very presence! The same spirit will be revealed in His children. Those with whom Christ dwells will be surrounded with a divine atmosphere. Their white robes of purity will be fragrant with perfume from the garden of the Lord. Their faces will reflect light from His, brightening the path for stumbling and weary feet. No man who has the true ideal of what constitutes a perfect character will fail to manifest the sympathy and tenderness of Christ. The influence of grace is to soften the heart, to refine and purify the feelings, giving a heaven-born delicacy and sense of propriety. {taken from God's Amazing Grace}1 point -
Church is Different Now
phkrause reacted to Gregory Matthews for a topic
See: https://atoday.org/will-the-church-ever-be-the-same-again/1 point -
The Bible
phkrause reacted to Gregory Matthews for a topic
See: https://spectrummagazine.org/sabbath-school/2020/uniqueness-bible1 point -
3 word devotional
phkrause reacted to Rahab for a topic
Promise Make thee plenteous Deuteronomy 30:9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:1 point -
A New Way to Worship
phkrause reacted to Gregory Matthews for a topic
Worshiping during a pandemic, with thanks to Spectrum: https://spectrummagazine.org/news/2020/north-american-division-holds-ministry-pandemic-virtual-conference1 point -
Ye Shall Receive Power
phkrause reacted to BlessedMan for a topic
To Draw Us to God The Lord of life and glory clothed His divinity with humanity to demonstrate to man that God through the gift of Christ would connect us with Him. Without a connection with God no one can possibly be happy. Fallen man is to learn that our Heavenly Father cannot be satisfied until His love embraces the repentant sinner, transformed through the merits of the spotless Lamb of God. The work of all the heavenly intelligences is to this end. Under the command of their General they are to work for the reclaiming of those who by transgression have separated themselves from their Heavenly Father. A plan has been devised whereby the wondrous grace and love of Christ shall stand revealed to the world. In the infinite price paid by the Son of God to ransom man, the love of God is revealed. This glorious plan of redemption is ample in its provisions to save the whole world. Sinful and fallen man may be made complete in Jesus through the forgiveness of sin and the imputed righteousness of Christ. In all the gracious deeds that Jesus did, He sought to impress upon men the parental, benevolent attributes of God. . . . Jesus would have us understand the love of the Father, and He seeks to draw us to Him by presenting His parental grace. He would have the whole field of our vision filled with the perfection of God's character. . . . It was only by living among men that He could reveal the mercy, compassion, and love of His heavenly Father; for it was only by actions of benevolence that He could set forth the grace of God. Christ came to manifest the love of God to the world, to draw the hearts of all men to Himself. . . . The first step toward salvation is to respond to the drawing of the love of Christ. . . . It is that men may understand the joy of forgiveness, the peace of God, that Christ draws them through the manifestation of His love. If they respond to His drawing, yielding their hearts to His grace, He will lead them on step by step, to a full knowledge of Himself, and this is life eternal. {taken from God's Amazing Grace}1 point -
3 word devotional
phkrause reacted to Rahab for a topic
Promise: Go well with thee Deuteronomy 12:28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.1 point -
Fake News--The Pope
phkrause reacted to Gregory Matthews for a topic
A fake video is being circulated in which the Pople seems to directly address SDAs. I See: https://atoday.org/adventists-deceived-by-fake-translation-of-papal-greeting/1 point -
Is the Virus a sign of the End?
phkrause reacted to BlessedMan for a topic
There are a number of other perspectives on "quickly" which can be seen in the different Bible translations. Above I referenced the KJV but take a look at the NET versions for Rev 22:7 It would seem quite plausible that for those who have not repented and made things right with God, then His coming would be the kind of "quickly" referred to in 9T pg 11 or the KJV of the texts I cited above; but for those who know Jesus and "love His appearing;" (2 Tim 4:8) it is always "soon..." Rev 2:16 as cited above, seems to suggest this as a possible context that makes sense.1 point -
Ye Shall Receive Power
phkrause reacted to BlessedMan for a topic
Two Hands for God The Lord gave an important lesson to His people in all ages when to Moses on the mount He gave instruction regarding the building of the tabernacle. In that work He required perfection in every detail. Moses was proficient in all the learning of the Egyptians; he had a knowledge of God, and God's purposes had been revealed to him in visions; but he did not know how to engrave and embroider. Israel had been held all their days in the bondage of Egypt, and although there were ingenious men among them, they had not been instructed in the curious arts which were called for in the building of the tabernacle. They knew how to make bricks, but they did not understand how to work in gold or silver. How was the work to be done? . . . Then God Himself explained how the work was to be accomplished. He signified by name the persons He desired to do a certain work. Bezaleel was to be the architect. This man belonged to the tribe of Judah--a tribe that God delighted to honor. . . . Among the multitude were Egyptians, who had acted as overseers for such work, and thoroughly understood how it should be done. But the work was not dependent upon them. The Lord united with human agencies, giving them wisdom to work skillfully. Skill in the common arts is a gift from God. He provides both the gift and the wisdom to use the gift aright. In order that the earthly tabernacle might represent the heavenly, it must be perfect in all its parts, and it must be, in every smallest detail, like the pattern in the heavens. So it is with the characters of those who are finally accepted in the sight of heaven. Let the workmen in the service of God today pray to Him for wisdom and keen foresight, that they may do their work perfectly. {taken from Conflict & Courage}1 point -
Is the Virus a sign of the End?
stinsonmarri reacted to BlessedMan for a topic
9T, pg 11 The kind of "rapid" she is referring to would be what Jesus was referring to: Now this is a different kind of "quickly" than what the typical dictionary definition would refer to. The Bible further explains WHO the "quickly" applies to in the most literal sense: I think that C19 and similar events could be the very very beginning "pangs" of "the end." But the kind of "quickly" being referred to here, has not even been close to whats happening now.1 point -
COVID-19
BlessedMan reacted to stinsonmarri for a topic
I just didn't understand him at all because he appear to say one thing and change it for another. It was just confusing on what was he trying to say? Blessings!1 point -
COVID-19
BlessedMan reacted to stinsonmarri for a topic
I laugh at the theme but people are truly worried but why so much toilet paper? I guess that is one area you want to make sure it is wiped and clean well!1 point -
COVID-19
phkrause reacted to BlessedMan for a topic
Well; as individuals, we still have ways to respond that will respect rules and restrictions. I found some delightful things that may help anyone interested to know more: 1/ COVID-19 and Why We Need All The Rules 2/ Download Free Healthy Choices Food Substitute Guide, making even just one of the changes could really boost your health and immunity ALWAYS double-check with your medical healthcare professional before making major diet changes, to make sure you have no contraindications that could make said change more harmful, than good.1 point -
COVID-19
phkrause reacted to BlessedMan for a topic
Php 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.1 point -
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Martin Luther Speaks . . .
phkrause reacted to Gregory Matthews for a topic
Believe it or not, Martin Luther has spoken on what Christians should do who face the COVID-19 virus: https://blogs.lcms.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Plague-blogLW.pdf NOTE: This statement by Martin Luther is 8-pages in length.1 point -
3 word devotional
phkrause reacted to Rahab for a topic
Promise None of the evil diseases Deuteronomy 7:15 And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.1 point -
COVID-19
phkrause reacted to stinsonmarri for a topic
I meant Christian is pagan. I provided the facts and don't you think Paul would had said he was a Christian somewhere in the NT. Peter did not speak Greek and the word Christian was used, but he said MESSIAH! That is what I meant. I respect you a lot but taking ancient course including religious courses of the world, Gibbons and other writers showed that Christianity came from Persia belief system. Mithraism is the founder of Christianity and the cap that the papacy wears and they have artifacts that shows this. The Greeks at Antioch knew about Mithras and that is why they were actually making fun of Paul. Blessings!1 point -
SDA Leaders withthe virus
phkrause reacted to Gregory Matthews for a topic
The purpose of this thread is to list any SDA pastors and leaders who have the COVID-19 virus. I will begin: The President of the Northeastern conference has the virus. See: https://spectrummagazine.org/news/2020/i-have-coronavirus-president-northeastern-conference-shares-statemetn1 point -
COVID-19
phkrause reacted to stinsonmarri for a topic
I do not claim to be a Christian, I claim to be a part of THE WAY! I have love for you and the man in the White House. I just do not accept what he does. The Bible says we are to love our enemies and I do. He is the one who is always hating and mistreating others. If people stand up for justice he is the one who trashes them and tried to hurt them. He really don't care for you as well if he did he would have taken care of this problem with the virus before January. He put this on the Democrats that we were doing a hoax. Really! I cannot fathom how so many are blinded by a man who does not care if you live or died! Many following him are not taken heed to the problem. When this is all over we will see how many Republicans have lost their lives because they believed in him. To me that hurts! I just pray that is all I can do! Peace!1 point