REVISION & POLITICS

    I've been speaking and writing sermons for a very long time. Some subjects
are more difficult to present. Even though you follow scripture very carefully,
controversial subjects frequently cause people with deep-seated opinions to
delete or walk out of a meeting. God tells us to have an open mind and LISTEN
to His Word. We can't hear Him or the Holy Spirit when our carnal mind is made
up. Yes, I said carnal, because we all have a terrible time separating worldly
things from Christ's teaching. How often do we see in scripture where God has
to admonish His people because they aren't listening and have no patience?

    The subject of apostasy and revision has appeared in my sermons for some
time because there are so many prominent preachers and politicians who are
rewriting scripture, spouting incorrect bible teaching, or, most recently, duping
Christians with the PLAN. There are two versions of the Plan, both very
carefully put together after long hours of midnight oil and searches for individuals
best able to place the Plan within Christians.

    Make no mistake! These plans are both designed exclusively for Christians,
because Christianity will be stomped out as the end times get underway. I'm
not predicting any specific time, date, or hour. I'm just correlating this current
introduction with scripture that warns us "falling away" will occur before we
arrive at tribulation and the rapture. If you have a good study bible, you may
see Thessalonians Chapter 2 sub-titled "The Great Apostasy".

    We need to understand two things about the end times. This "falling away"
warning is the complement to Christ's warning about recognizing the events
preceding the end times. Recent earthquakes, continuing starvation and
turmoil in many countries should help us understand what Christ was really
telling us. You need to study Mark 13:5-8, Matt 24:4-8, and Luke 21:8-11.
These things are signs of the approaching end times.

    Thessalonians 2:3,4 is the completion of our instructions for preparation for
the tribulation and rapture. If you keep your eyes on the terrible things
happening in the world and don't listen to those verses, "Let no one deceive
you by any means; for that DAY will not come unless the falling away comes
first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and
exalts himself above all that is called God or is worshipped, so that he sits
as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God," you will be
quietly brought into the anti-Christ movement.

    Deception has become very skillfully sophisticated and honed, and those
who seek power are experts at leading us astray. You may think I'm being carried
away by my imagination and I'm preaching ridiculous theories. Reread what I
have just written. It is all backed up by scripture. Scripture, by the way, is the
inspired Word of God, and it is God. To fully understand where we're going with
this message, you need to know some history, some geography, some psychology
and some ethics. It's all in the bible, but sometimes we just can't put it all together.
Why do you suppose it takes so long to become an ordained minister?

    If you would desire a course in deception, your best source would be the words
of politicians. The apostate teachers make good use of these political wannabes.
It's always fearful to join politics with religion, but the two have ALWAYS been
joined together by mankind. Religion is THE tool to absolute power, as you can
observe in the mostly Arab and black peoples. Most of these are theocracies,
where religious leaders set the rules and punishment--see Sharia Law for
example.

    You won't like this, but read a bit of history and you will see that previous
Christian attempts of theocratic power have all been vicious and anything but
Christian. The Pilgrims came to America so they could practice religious freedom.
When they got here, they instituted their own version of a Sharia Law, burning
accused witches at the stake, putting people in stocks, and various other practices
anything but Christian. Did Christ or the Apostles do any of that? Of course not.

    When you follow any religious or political leader that spouts control or uses
self-serving bible quotes, beware. They are out to dupe you, and will give you a
well-prepared line of bogus information. It may be difficult to research this material,
and it's meant to be. Who has the time to look this stuff up? The absolute worst
scenario is the politician who thinks he knows scripture and bases his platform
on bits and pieces from the bible. He or she is a disciple of Satan. They cannot
be a committed Christian, because the Holy Spirit would not permit this obvious
mockery of God's Word.

    When mixing religion with politics, we must not make a blanket decision for
all members of any political party. There are good people with good intentions
in all parties. God does not direct us to base decisions on any party. We are to
base our decisions on God's Word--not a self-serving verse here or there, but
on an understanding of all relative verses. I'm sick at heart of the hateful and
pre-school rants I receive in e-mails. These are not necessarily directed at me,
but ALL members of an opposing political party. God gave us a brain, and if that
type of communication is all we're capable of, He must be sad to know so many
are serving Satan.

    When politicians or religious leaders pursue their ambitions, they put together
blocks of people with ready made connections. These include professional
organizations, business organizations, like-minded corporations, church
congregations, etc. To be BIG, you need to quickly build numbers of followers
and MONEY, lots of money.
   
    First, we'll examine a branch of the Muslim plan. This is not their entire plan,
just the part dealing with Americans. We'll get to their big plan shortly. A Christian
pastor in California had a vision of a mega church. To get ideas on how to reach
this goal, he made the carnal decision to visit a successful "model" mega church.
The Crystal Cathedral (now in bankruptcy) was such a model. In a relatively
brief time his mega church was successful, so successful, in fact, that he became
a best selling author. At this point, his actions were not specifically anti-Christian.

    Now Satan entered the picture, and Chrislam was born. Three major Christian
leaders were somehow persuaded that Christianity and Islam could join together
and bring world peace. Islam serves a different god, Allah, does not recognize
Christ as the Son of the Jewish and Christian God, does not accept salvation
through the blood of Christ, does not believe He rose from the dead and ascended
to heaven, does not believe in the Holy Spirit, and follows its own bible which
teaches Sharia Law, including death for those who refuse Islam. Our President
could not even offer a Christian prayer on Arab soil. Chrislam has now taken over
many mega churches where the Christian bible and Arab bible, Quran, are placed
beside each other in the pews.

    You cannot be a Christian and a Chrislam at the same time. They are completely
different religions, and Chrislam exists only to bring religious illiterates onto the
road to Hell. This is the Muslim plan for destroying America and bringing our country
into the big plan, the Caliphate.

    Caliphate is the term used to describe a vast collection of nations under Islam
controlled by a caliph, a religious leader, who in essence, is their god, serving under
Allah or as Allah. The plan for a Caliphate is not new, but the attempt hundreds of
years ago failed for sufficient planning. This time, they are spot on. Do you wonder
why so many of the Arab nations across North Africa and the Middle East are having
a sudden rash of revolutions to overthrow dictator governments? These dictators
must be removed, because they block the institution of Sharia Law and the seating
of a sub Caliphate who will serve the all-powerful Caliphate.

    Think this is a pipe dream? Ed Koch, one of the brothers owning Koch Industries, one
of the largest industries in the world, wrote about this Arab plan. He didn't, however make
any connection with Arab plans for America. To be successful in controlling the world,
Islam must also control America. Hence, we have Chrislam.

    While Chrislam is growing, we have smaller internal apostasy by leaders of some of
our major denominations. Rewriting the bible, bringing apostate teaching into the
church and misleading congregations because it is easier than telling the truth, are all
internal ways people are leaving biblical, scriptural teaching.

    We are told these Arab countries are being revolutionized by "freedom fighters."
Far from it. These people have been furnished with expensive, ultra modern weapons
and supplies. They are organized similar to any regular army. They have modern
warfare transportation, and both European and American leaders believe they are
working for democracy. Maybe they are working for something else? We need to keep
in mind that these are necessary steps in the falling away of end times.

    One of the interesting aspects of how well the Muslims have planned their march
to the Caliphate is how it is being financed. They are using trillions of American money
to finance their revolutions, building great golden parachutes for their leaders, and
at the same time draining America of its money and resources. Not ONE Arab nation
is accepting democracy and never will. Read scripture--Gen. 16:12, "He shall be a wild
man; His hand shall be against every man, And every man's hand against him. and he
shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." Is there some part of that scripture
you don't understand? World leaders don't understand it, whether politicians or
religious. For those of you in the same shoes as the world leaders, the above quote
from Genesis is a quote from an Angel of the Lord describing the baby Ishmael, who
is the foundation of Arabs. Our leaders, religious or otherwise, do not study the bible
and certainly do not believe it. Color them religious politicians. They believe only in
their agenda, which abuses scripture and is meant to deceive the very elect.

    That, friends, is the first half of Satan's plan to conquer the world. The other half is
taking place right now, here in America, and only people calling themselves Christians
are the leaders. The real blood and guts will come when this PLAN meets the Muslim
PLAN, and scripture tells us the Muslims win until Christ returns and puts a stop to
the carnage. As individuals we can't do much to stop the Muslim plan across Asia,
Africa and Europe. We can oppose Chrislam. The area we need to carefully scope
out is our own political area. This is not a Republican, Democrat or Tea Party specific
problem. The apostate or PLAN 2 is under the guidance of an organization called the
New Apostolic Reformation. It is entirely American, and the planning has been as
intense as the Muslim plan.

    I know many of you are worrying about preserving your material assets and your
way of life. If you are one of these people, you already are showing who and what
you believe. It certainly isn't Christ and the bible. I have been flooded with advertising
and videos telling me what to do to preserve my assets--material things. These offers
all come from professionals who are financial advisers and investors. Not one of them
even mentions scripture. They talk about tough times and carnal government. If I was
a betting man, I'd give really big odds that you are reading and studying every word
from these people. Did you ever read in scripture that man can't serve God and
Mammon? See Matt. 6:24. Mammon, of course, is carnal wealth--money, houses,
cars, etc. There's absolutely no room for anything Christian in Mammon.

    If you are so concerned with finances, you should go to the ONE who has it all
and controls all--GOD. To be sure, Satan can and does reward his followers in many
ways, especially money. God gave us freedom to think and reason, and then gave
us His very Word. It is our choice to accept rewards the easy way from Satan, or the
difficult way, through refining by God. Consider this carefully: Satan may reward you
with money and power now and in the limited future, but eventually Christ will put an
end to that, and committed Christians will begin collecting their eternal reward by
being in the rapture.

    I admonish you to turn to Luke 16:19-31. At that time the people had only Moses
to turn to, and they didn't listen. We have Christ as well as Moses. Friends, that's
two strikes. If you miss both, and you know what they say about three strikes. You
can't protest that third strike. You're outta your at-bat, and this time, the game.
Enjoy your carnal wealth while you can, because time is growing shorter with
each passing day. Committed Christians will rely on God to pull them through.
This is not a free pass--you will be expected to be a prudent follower, and it may
not be easy.

    If you are still reading this message, congratulations! Many probably have
deleted it. You may have concluded I've been bashing Republicans and presenting
only a (hated) Liberal view. That has been because we have no field of Democrats
in the presidential race discussing issues. Our next message will examine our
President and his philosophy, and where he stands in the midst of the two PLANS.
To be sure, he is a major player. I suggest you read Revelation carefully, especially
the many verses about the end times. And, we'll  dig into the New Apostolic
Reformation that is going to play a major role in both our country's future and the
end times.

Rev. Walbear


   

NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION

Today I ask you to get your bibles and study along with me so we are on the 
same page in Christianity. I'm going to begin with basic truths written in scripture that 
MUST be our cornerstone if we are to be true, committed Christians. There can be no 
compromise with these verses of scripture or you are not a committed Christian. I will 
be writing about another apostate international movement as soon as we agree on 
scriptural ground rules. All these apostate movements have the backing of American 
preachers, most of whom pastor very large churches across our nation.
       Basic ground rules are a Christian must truly believe the Christian bible is the 
Word of God; you must believe the teaching of Christ (especially dealing with the 
end times); you must have committed yourself to Christ, and you must
believe completely in the contents of the bible. I will give you the verses of scripture 
that deal with these requirements. There can be no compromise with these verses.
      John 1:1, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and 
the Word was God." Matt.24:4-8, "And Jesus said and answered to them: Take 
heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name , saying, I am the 
Christ,' and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See 
that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not 
yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will 
be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All
these are the beginning of sorrows."
      John 10:9 "I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will 
go in and out and find pasture." Matt. 10:32, "Therefore whoever confesses Me 
before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven." There are 
other places in scripture that tell us the same information I have quoted. We have 
ample references, so there should be no doubt.
      There can be NO COMPROMISE with the final verses of scripture, and this is 
where all these apostate organizations refuse to obey. Make certain you 
understand these verses, because the penalty for not following them will cost you the 
"take aways". Rev. 22:18,19, "For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the 
prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the 
plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of 
the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from 
the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."
      Any revisionist or person claiming to "know" more about God's Word and/or 
scripture, is forever LOST. They may claim they accepted Christ and received 
salvation, but they are lying. When you accept Christ as your Savior, you accept all 
of Him and God's Word. No mortal man has ever known more than God, and if 
you follow any revisionist teaching, YOU are lost. You can't serve God and Christ. 
and at the same time serve a preacher who disagrees with scripture.
      I want you to look at some more scripture before we begin "outing" this latest 
revisionist. Check out II Thes. 2:3,4, "Let no one deceive you by any means; for that 
day will not come unless the FALLING AWAY comes first, and the man of sin is 
revealed, the son of perdition. who opposes and exalts himself above all that
is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God. 
showing himself that he is God." We are in an era where falling away is rapidly 
separating committed believers from professing believers. Just professing  salvation 
will not keep you from suffering the tribulation. REMEMBER this: just professing 
salvation will not earn you rapture. Salvation is free, but committed
Christians are expected to do works as God has provided gifts to everyone. Check 
scripture that quotes "faith without works is dead".
      Now we get to the part that separates reading the bible from studying the 
bible. As one man said, "What's to study?" The bible contains so much 
comprehensive writing that single verses usually should lead you to look for much 
more. The major problem with our Congress is that many claim to be Christians and 
use bible quotes to make them seem superior. Most often they don't have the 
slightest idea of the real meaning of scripture and
they are totally ignorant of the bible's teaching. This is not an attack on any 
particular party. When you hear them say "the bible tells us", be wary. They 
probably don't know what they're talking about.
      Here's a recent example of a "Christian's" understanding of scripture. Three 
Republican members of the House prayed in the chapel before the vote on 
increasing the debt limit. (I can give you names if you want) One read from 
scripture, Proverbs 22:7, "The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant 
to the lender." Based on this single verse, this congressman told his
two companions this meant they needed to vote for"restructuring" the debt. This, of 
course includes the cuts to government programs that care for the poor and 
handicapped. If he had read a bit more of Chapter 22, he would have seen verse 
9, "He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the 
poor." When Christ went to the temple and found money lenders
("bankers") operating there, He threw them out. Note it was bankers that were 
thrown out, not the people who came to offer sacrifice.
       I hear presidential candidate after presidential candidate tell us about their 
personal connection to God, and how He has told them to do something, such as run 
for president. I don't believe any of them could pass a simple test of bible 
knowledge. They live in the carnal world of man, and if they are saved Christians,
in my humble opinion from what they do and say, they are professing Christians, 
carnal Christians. What do I base my opinion on? Scripture that says it is easier for a 
camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to go to heaven
(Matt. 19:24). Look at Luke 16:19-31. There is nothing wrong with material things, 
but the desire to hoard money on the backs of the poorest people is a sin that will 
keep you out of passage through the rapture. I could give you much more, but I 
imagine you already want to hit delete. Money affects people that way. BTW, why 
wasn't a word said about all the millions of taxpayer dollars
that are sent each year to foreign countries, most of whom hate us? Are these 
non-taxpaying foreigners superior to our citizens? Why social security cuts that  are 
in no way any entitlement. You have to have worked and paid by law for these 
savings. Our congressmen and women don't have any grasp of reality.
       If you're still with me, we will begin our exploration of the New Apostolic 
Reformation. This is a relatively new international organization that has really taken 
hold in a short time, although it really didn't jump to prominence until some big time 
preachers in America embraced it. First, remember this about the organization: IT 
NOT ONLY DOES NOT FOLLOW THE BIBLE; IT PROVIDES
A WORLDWIDE PLAN TO CONTROL EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING. This is 
another version of control that parallels the Muslim plan for a Caliphate to control 
the world, except it is a Christian plan. People have short memories about these 
things, partly because those who oppose this type of oppression are
killed. We are talking about a THEOCRACY here, and that has nothing to do with a 
democracy or republic. Most Arab nations are theocracies.
      Why is a Christian theocracy a bad idea? Lots of reasons--think Inquisition for 
one. But, let's continue to see some of the beliefs of the NAR. They teach that 
members can have God-like apostolic powers and prophetic abilities. In other 
words, God talks to them and gives them specific directions. Some claim they
have the same powers as the Apostles. God may talk to people upon occasion, but 
this is rare. Few people believe this ever happens, and cite the number of mentally 
disturbed people who make this claim.
      God is not a God of confusion. He is a God of truth and orderliness. Want 
proof? See Joshua 5:14. Check out Revelation 19:11-21. I hear that many of the 
candidates for president say they are seeking the nomination because they had a 
word from God, and He told them to vie for the nomination. This is a matter
of confusion, because God wouldn't likely tell several people to seek the position. 
God WILL choose who He wants to be the candidate, and the choice will be to fit 
His plan, not the will of people. His choice may be to strengthen our nation, or it may 
be to permit our country to pay the price of disobedience to His Word.
      There are some people who have been with NAR since its early years, and they 
claim the Apostolic powers. They are much like medicine men, who perform acts of 
mysticism or magic. One such NAR apostle has worked with one of the presidential 
candidates for many years. A witch hunter (doctor) in Kenya actually anointed one 
of the candidates in Kenya--it was not Obama. Not all candidates have bought in to 
this movement, but most have. Obama's departure from real Christianity must have 
occurred during the lengthy time he spent in that church led by a minister who 
preached against America and everything the
country strands for. Although you may think I'm biased against the Tea Party or 
Republicans, you see I only write the truth. All must share the blame.
      The NAR plan is quite parallel to God's plan, but it eventually leads to 
conditions that deny the freedoms we have, creating a theocracy ruled by laws as 
strict as those of the Muslim's sharia law. There can be only one thought, and that is 
the law of NAR. Attempts at this kind of law have already been made in the past 
six months--an Arkansas town council that proposed a gag on residents and no 
assembly by citizens. Changing rules to permit
appointed leaders to carry out the duties of elected officials, and many more.
      This movement mimics scripture, and bases its attack on principals it calls the 
Seven Mountains. Rome is located on the Seven Hills, and the number itself has many 
biblical connections, such as the seven days of creation. NAR also lists seven areas 
they will come to control:   business, government, media, arts and entertainment, 
education, family and religion. More on this later.
      There has never been a one party government in the history of the world that 
was either fair, just, or  evenly ruled. They all became dictatorships. Only when God 
charged prophets to call the shots did justice reign. The NAR has organized well, 
with three layers of spiritual warfare. These are the Ground, Occult and Strategic 
levels. Like Satan's plan, they will attempt to take full
control of territorial principalities--communities, ethnic groups, religions and nations. 
This is parallel to the Muslim movement, including Chrislam. Committed Christians 
should note the warning given by the middle layer of NAR warfare--occult. This has 
no place in Christianity. The FALLING AWAY is sweeping up millions who don't know
or understand scripture. These people are REVISIONISTS--they are denying Rev. 22:
18 and 19. If you
don't study scripture, the consequences are brutal.
Rev. Walbear

Prophecy V

We've been talking about "falling away", a period of time that 
professing Christians will be departing from the Word of God. First of all, 
we must consider the difference between professing and committed 
Christians. There are many more professing Christians than committed 
Christians. Going to church regularly, tithing large sums and supporting 
conservative moral issues do not make you a committed Christian. You 
may be very serious about these intentions, which is good. This, 
however, is not good enough.
       You must be a committed Christian. This requires that you place 
yourself in the hands of Christ. When you make the commitment, you 
enter a new life and school. Yes, I said school. Because now you are 
expected to learn and understand the teaching of your mentor, Christ. 
You can only hope to fill this obligation by studying and learning 
scripture, the very Word of God, which is God. Listening to sermons (or 
reading them) is not enough. You must gain knowledge. You CAN
gain knowledge if you accept the challenge.
       We have previously outlined Chrislam, one of the ways Satan is using 
to cause a big falling away. This new religion combines Christianity, 
Christ the Son, His sacrificial death as the path to heaven, and 
resurrection, with Islam. Islam recognizes Christ only as a teacher, does 
not believe Christ is the path to heaven, and does not tell about the 
Koran's teaching of how Infidels (non Muslims) are to be treated
(become a Muslim or die)!
        Islam's god is not the god of Christianity. His name is Allah. This 
relationship goes all the way back to Genesis, where it is prophesied 
(Gen. 16:12) "He shall be a wild man; His hand shall be against every 
man," This was the Angel of the Lord speaking to Hagar, the Egyptian 
maid serving Sarai. She had borne Abram a son, and was banished into 
the wilderness. The son's name was Ishmael. This was the foundation
of the Arab world.
       Some Christians are being fooled into thinking the two diverse 
religions can be joined into one, thus giving us world peace. You don't 
even have to study scripture to see that isn't working. How can 
Christians be so easily fooled? Yet, several well recognized church 
leaders have already established this bastard religion.
       Then, we recall a previous message where a branch of the Lutheran 
church is rewriting scripture. It's difficult to believe a Lutheran can 
ignore Revelation 22:18-19 that warns against adding to or taking away 
anything from scripture. They have, however, and have split the church.
       So far, this has been a review of some of the reasons we are being 
judged, and how Christians will be split for the rapture. Your ticket must 
state "committed", and you must be a diligent student of scripture. 
There is a master plan by Allah to speed America on the way to 
tribulation. This plan was not well put together the first time around, and 
the Muslims were thrown back in A.D. 732 by the French king, Charles
Martel, after they had crossed into Europe at Gibraltar. They had already 
conquered the Middle East and North Africa.
       The new plan is much better, and we need to understand some new 
words to advance the plan. The Muslims intend to establish a 
"caliphate", which will be a one world order. A caliphate is a dominion 
over a widespread area--in other words,  control over a vast amount of 
land and peoples. To do this, they have to take control of the Muslim 
dominated countries, and then move on to countries with substantial 
Muslims, but not under Muslim control.
       The original boundary of this caliphate will extend from Indonesia 
and the Philippines, Asia (from Pakistan westward), across northern 
Africa, and any area where the radical Muslims can impose control. You 
see today the upheaval in so many countries within this boundary. All will 
eventually become part of this caliphate which will dominate the entire 
world. They rule by fear and force. As history tells us, they have always 
plundered everywhere they've gone.
       Heading up this giant conglomeration of Muslim countries will be a 
"caliph", the one leader of all, and possibly the anti-christ. They will 
extend the Sharia Law. This isn't my fantasy, but exactly what an 
American industrialist, one of the world's largest and leading 
industrialists has forecast. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, he outlined 
the Muslim goal after spending time visiting foreign countries.
       You see that Chislam is one of the ways our corrupt church leaders 
are playing their role in bringing supposed Christians under Muslim 
influence. It's happening right now in Houston, Seattle, Michigan and 
Georgia. Some mega church leaders have regular church services 
drawing hundreds of thousands of people. Apparently none of these 
church goers read scripture. Maybe they profess Christ, but they
surely are not committed. They face an interesting tribulation.
       To perhaps help you understand professing and committed, words 
from Paul in 1 Corinthians may help. Paul describes the three types of 
man's nature. They are essentially the same as my explanation except 
that Paul included the natural man in his description. The natural man is 
not saved and thus unchanged spiritually. 1 Cor. 2:9 describes the 
natural man, "But it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have 
entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for 
those who love Him"
       The professing Christian is described as a carnal man. He is one who 
has  received the Word, but has not been able to pass from the "milk" 
stage in his Christian walk. He has not listened to the teaching of the 
Holy Spirit, and has relied on learning the "wisdom" of the world. Note 
how important that word "listening" is. The carnal man is easily swayed 
by worldly things, including a tendency to sin when tempted hard 
enough.
       The committed Cristian is the spiritual man, who follows the 
guidance of the Holy Spirit, and is able to resist the worldly temptations. 
There is one damaging factor to the carnal man. He may actually not 
know the difference between spiritual guidance and a worldly 
conclusion. Is he listening to the Holy Spirit, or worldly "wisdom"? The 
rapture is for the spiritual man. Make certain you are listening to the Holy 
Spirit!

Rev. Walbear

The Search For God V

In the preceding four sermons we have found several ways God has searched
for and found mankind. This has included controversial subjects such as abortion.
To conduct a Godly search for an answer, it is necessary to rid your mind of its
carnal nature. In short, your mind must be free of your thoughts or opinions. This
is not an easy situation, because most of us think we know much more than we
actually do. Without an open mind, we do not receive God's messages.
       This sermon's dealing with search is to assist you in understanding scripture
as well as pointing out how we often get on the wrong track by not thinking out
what we read. There is a difference between a "talk" or talking and a "sermon".
A sermon usually addresses specific information and is a form of teaching, while
talking is merely communication about any subject. Thus, in studying scripture
or exploring a sermon, you should be looking for new knowledge.
        Sometimes in our zeal to "help" God, we take it upon ourselves to make 
decisions and do things we truly "believe" will help Him accomplish something. This 
is an attempt on our part to do something good. This is a bad decision, because God
doesn't need any help, and our lack of understanding or failure to follow scripture
will have negative results.
       We shall see how this works out in Exodus 18. Here, we are about to see a
joyful family reunion. Jethro, the priest of the Midianites and Moses' father-in-law,
has heard of the Israelites' freedom from Egypt. Moses tells Jethro of the miracles
enabling their escape. Moses' wife and two sons have been with Jethro while
Moses was back in Egypt. Jethro and Moses had a loving relationship, and the
entire family will now meet to celebrate God's blessings. Although not an Israelite,
Jethro worships the God of Israel.
       Exodus 18:13 tells us "And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge
the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening. (V14)
So when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, 'What is
this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the
people stand before you from morning until evening?'"
       Exodus 18:15,16, "And Moses said to his father-in-law, 'Because the people
come to me to inquire of God. When they have a difficulty, they come to me,
and I judge between one and another; and I make known the statutes of God
and His laws.'" Jethro was astounded at the tremendous workload that Moses
was undertaking.
        Jethro really cares for Moses, and believes he can lighten the daily burden 
placed on Moses. So, (Exodus 18:17-20), Jethro told Moses , "The thing that you 
do is not good. Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear 
yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by 
yourself. Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you: 
stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God. And 
you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they 
must walk and the work they must do,"
       To man, this seems like a good idea. The people will be taught the laws and 
things of righteousness and wisdom. There are two serious flaws in man's thinking. 
The first is to assume Moses can't handle the workload. The second is changes like 
this MUST be initiated by God, not man. If you recall, going all the way back to 
Israel's desire for a human king, these wishes by mankind have brought nothing but 
misery.
       You see, even when we want to do good things, we must not forget to think 
about what god has planned, and LISTEN to what He tells us. We are to be the 
listeners, and He is the speaker. We are not to rush into solutions. Remember, we 
are under God's wings because He found a listener and chose His people. It is not 
because anyone found God, but because He found us.
       In verse 21, we find Jethro telling Moses "Moreover you shall select from all 
the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place 
such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and 
rulers of tens. (V22) And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that 
every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves 
shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you."
       Verse 23 tells us "If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will 
be able to endure, and all this people will also go to their place in peace." Jethro 
truly believes he is helping Moses. Neither have considered that God has all the 
wisdom, and if Moses needed help, God would have arranged it. In other words, 
they jumped into the pool without measuring the water. Note, and note well, that 
when God leads, things go well, even if it appears we are struggling. Without 
listening to Him, we let ourselves open to disaster.
       You see how easy it is for us to assume we understand the situation, and how 
we use our reasoning to apparently solve a problem. Did you ever think that the 
problem or situation was too complex for God, or that He didn't know what was 
going on? We rush to judgment that we can handle it, and forget to consult God, the 
master planner.
         We forget to pray about it, since we think we have the solution. If we do pray 
about it, we usually do not wait for His answer. We already believe we know the 
answer to the situation. When we pray, we expect God to confirm OUR solution. 
You see, we are not LISTENING, we are telling Him. God does not necessarily 
respond in an instant because He knows everything about the situation, and He may 
not be ready for you or anyone to proceed immediately. You must listen for His 
instruction.
       So, you ask, Jethro's solution seemed to work, why question it? Folks, it's kind 
of like eating too much dessert. It feels great at first, but later you have a problem 
with your indulgence.
       The workload for Moses was reduced. But God spoke directly only to Moses, 
so the other judges had to use the wisdom of the world. Worse yet, an organization 
was created. A man-made mistake. From this organization of judges came an 
organization of the seventy, known to us as the Sanhedrin. About 1500 years after 
the appointment of judges, the Sanhedrin plotted the death of Jesus, the Son of God. 
What may seem good to us today, may have grave consequences in the future.
       Remember 1 Cor. 3:18-19, God says, "Let no man deceive himself. If any man 
among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be 
wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He 
taketh the wise in their own craftiness."
       Now that God has found you, your search for Him becomes your obligation to 
listen to Him as He guides you through life and problems. We need patience, study 
and worship. We must not make the mistake Jethro made, even though it may seem
good to us.

Rev. Walbear

SEARCH FOR GOD IV

 
  If your search for God has borne fruit and you are working to be "one" with
God, you may have some questions about salvation. Oh, the plan is simple,
and if you've taken that step as an adult, you are on your way. But, what about
those who are not adults?

    The New Testament gives us no details about young people, except that
Jesus says (Matt. 19:14), "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid
them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Other Gospels touch on this subject
as well, but need some clarification.

    There are a number of subjects not touched upon in the New Testament,
leaving us to wonder what an answer may be. Difficult as it may be, the answers
are either in the Old or New Testament. We just need to know how to search.
One question that needs answering is "what happens to children if they die
before confessing the plan of salvation?"

    We will get into a very touchy related subject when we explore the answer to
the above question. Before we get to that, let's see how we can find the answer
to what happens to unsaved children. As Christians, we look to the directions
God gave His Chosen, Israel. We are a branch of Israel, and the cornerstone
of directions begins with the Ten Commandments.  Every Christian and Jew
must abide in these directions.

    Many more directions and laws were given to Israel following the simple Ten
Commandments.  After all, He was dealing with a nation of millions of people and
many more non-Israelites. In any society, a set of laws must be established for
social conduct, and judges set forth to interpret and judge. More religious laws
were set forth for the Israelites to answer questions such as we are considering.

    When Christ came, He fulfilled the Law, and made the supreme sacrifice for
us. While individual sacrifices continued for a time, eventually they were replaced
by Christ's sacrifice and the impracticality of so many people bringing doves or
other offerings over the world's landscape. Salvation, faith and obedience are
our keywords.

    Now, to answer our question, we must delve into the many laws given Israel,
even to the pains of searching further instruction not included specifically in
scripture. To do this, we must consult other Israeli study books such as the
Talmud.

    To understand the judgment of children, we see that the word "accountability"
and its companion "responsibility" decide the issue. It is impossible to set a
particular age for children to receive salvation, but it is obvious the child must
be able to understand and accept the plan of salvation. Israel had no such plan
before the arrival of Christ, so God had to give them other instructions.

    He gave them an age for both boys and girls to become accountable and to
accept both religious and other responsibilities. For boys, intensive instruction
followed by graduation occurred as they reached their thirteenth year. At age 14,
they were adults. The ceremony is bar-mitsvah, and indicates God's will and son
of the commandment.

    For girls, instruction occurs at the age of 12 years and one day. The ceremony
is bat-mitsvah. As the boys, they are fully accountable and responsible for the duties
of an adult. Until boys and girls attain these ages, they are considered to be in God's
hands in heaven. The same is true for Christians, although the need for establishing
a specific age was removed with the plan of salvation.

    A baby who dies goes straight to the arms of Jesus. Until any Christian child
reaches the Jewish age of accountability, that child is saved--unless they have
heard the plan of salvation and rejected it. They must be given enough time to
learn about Christ and scripture. If Christ did not address your concern or question
in scripture, He knew you could find the answer in the original teaching He learned
before He began His ministry. Remember, He followed the Jewish teachings and
customs as long as He was alive.

    The truly sad part about accountability and responsibility is that so many "Christian"
men know none of this information. They, and some women, call for a ban on any and
all abortions. I, personally, am against abortion except when the mother's health is in
danger. What do these men know about carrying a child, and why don't they consider
the health of the woman, or the consequences to her family, husband and children?

    These men are exactly the counterpart of Islamic men who do not value women at
all, and impose their "sharia" consequences on all women. They use scripture to place
women in subjugation to men, choosing to ignore the biblical verses that tell them how
wives should be treated.. Eph. 5:28, "So husbands ought to love their own wives as
their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself."

    For those of you who are hard core banners, I give you this example: Mary has a
loving husband and two children, ages seven and three. She is pregnant, and the
specialists tell the family there is something wrong with this pregnancy. If continued,
the mother will undoubtedly die. If the mother is written off for the sake of the unborn
child, she is gone from her husband and two children. First, her husband will lose
his lifetime partner and mother of his children. Second, two small children will lose
their mother. Third, the mother is basically murdered to perhaps save the unborn
child. There is no guarantee the baby will live. If it doesn't, the baby will still have a
place in heaven. There is absolutely no gain in letting the mother die. The abortion,
itself, will always be a regret in the memory of the entire family. Men have no
idea of what women go through mentally because of an abortion.

     This is a sermon about the search for God, and abortion only became a part of
it because Christians don't know a great deal about God, Christ and the Holy Spirit.
I see some call for "justified homicide" to murder abortion doctors and workers. If a
woman's life is saved because of a needed abortion, it is still okay to murder the
doctor? I must have missed that in my study. These men are emotionally immature,
and should never hold any type of leadership position.

    Christianity does not need any kind of Sharia Law, the same type law imposed by
Islamic (Muslim) followers. God made man the leader of the family, but woman was
created as his helpmate (partner). Many men should take a back seat and let their
more competent wives lead. Look at scripture and see how many women saved the
bacon for her family/people.

    Abortion is only murder when it is used as birth control. Committed Christians do
not use it as birth control. Aborted babies, whether from Christian or non-Christian
parents, all go directly to heaven. Their search for God ends quickly and positively.
Politicians will never be able to control abortion by law any more than they could
control liquor. We saw how that worked out, giving rise to crime and social problems.

    Study scripture, and don't think there isn't an answer to your question just because
it isn't listed in a concordance or among the helps in your bible. God did not omit the
answers to any problems. Matt. 7:7 tells us "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and
you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. (V 8)For everyone who asks
receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened."

    You may not like the answers, but they were given to the Israelites, including Christ,
and He made many things more clear in his teaching. But, and note with care, Christ
did not refute the laws given His people. Either you believe all, or you believe you
have license to change scripture and God's teaching.

Rev. Walbear

PROPHECY 4

    In my previous message, explaining why America is being judged, I outlined
Chrislam. This is a joining of Christianity and Islam. Rather a difficult and stupid
way to subvert Christ. Islam does not accept Christ as God's Son, does not
accept the resurrection, and does not accept He is the way to heaven. What are
these big-time Christian preachers thinking of? This is the way to peace in the
world--Christians and Muslims will live in peace? The Muslims do not even worship
the Christian God, but follow Allah, a pretender better known to committed
Christians as Lucifer. If you are committed to Christ, you will stay away from
Chrislam.

    This is one of the major steps to "falling away", as the bible teaches us in
2 Thes. 2:3,4. There will be no tribulation or rapture until the falling away by
professing Christians takes place. Oh, by the way, did you notice that the world
didn't end on May 21 and rapture didn't occur either? A man by the name of
Camping and his worldwide organization used hundreds of scripture references
to try and pinpoint that elusive date. Apparently he was so busy searching
scripture he never got to Matt, 24:36, which clearly tells us only the Father knows
the time and day.

    What puzzles me about this is why so-called Christians followed Camping's
teaching. Most say they believe in God, yet they must not be committed to
Christ, because they did not believe His very words in scripture. They also failed
to read that Christ told them not to depend on earthquakes or volcano eruptions
and other natural phenomenons. I see many said they expected the rapture to
take place as Camping said, but they based their belief in that prophecy on the
fact they believed in God. Guess they forgot about Christ and His teaching. They
don't know it, but they probably aren't even Christians. Even the Devil believes
in God.

    I'm further amazed at how much money was contributed to Camping's
organization. Although he predicted the rapture and end times in 1994, and
that, too, was a failure, he brushed it off to a simple error. His organization
took in 18.3 million in  2009 (IRS figures) and had assets of 104 million, with
34 million is stocks and bonds (also IRS figures). It was reported that so much
money poured in as the May 21 date approached, that thousands of signs,
billboards and such were hurriedly posted.

    I base my sermons and teaching on scripture, which is what Camping did.
He, however, ignored the very words of Christ, and seemingly only put together
a theory (not a prophecy) on selected scripture verses. He completely ignored
much scripture, replacing it with his civil engineering math and science. It was
quite a scheme, and it worked TWICE in less than 20 years. He is now
fantastically rich for being a liar twice. Meanwhile, I have provided sermons and
teaching on two websites reaching thousands, but have $25 for two years'
work. That's one donation, no salary or benefits. If you're preaching the truth,
your reward must be on the other side, because you can see who's collecting
the reward on this side.

    Back to why we're being judged. The third major area I want to point out
includes the misinformation being taught by the many Campings. This is quite
easy to determine if you listen to the teaching in many Pentecostal churches.
You'll notice I'm not just reporting on one or two denominations, because the
misleading teaching is occurring in virtually all denominations. Many preachers
don't want to rile the feathers of congregations, so they give the listeners what
they want to hear. If they don't, the church leaders kick them out.

    The problem with Pentecostals (and they aren't all bad) is that some want to
ordain new ministers to establish branch churches before the new ministers are
properly trained. One of the driving factors is money. The more people who buy
into the teaching that the more you tithe, the more money you'll be "blessed" with,
the more ardent the follower. You can't reason scripture with someone who just
received an unexpected $500 after donating generously to the church. They are
not being taught that Satan generously rewards his followers until he has no more
use for them.

    One such Pentecostal preacher has, in a few years, been able to construct a huge
church, a home, and ordain new preachers. His knowledge of scripture is very poor,
as evidenced by a recent sermon. In the sermon, he teaches that if you have a
common cold, it is because you lack faith; if you have trouble sleeping, it is because
you lack faith, etc. He targets the young, active crowd, who follow him without
bothering to check the Word of God. They don't have to, because this person knows
it all. The big test of faith frequently can be equated to size of tithes.

     Another major problem is the actual rewriting of scripture--making the bible say
what man wants it to say. A branch of the Lutheran Church is doing just that,
although scripture clearly warns us not to add anything to the bible or take anything
away (Rev. 22:18,19). The main problem here is the bringing in of homosexuality to
the mainstream. These leaders claim homosexuality today isn't the same as it was
when the bible was written. Since there is no place in scriupture where God or Christ
said homosexuality is just dandy, these Lutherans are making corrections. Scripture
says homosexuality is a sin, just like other sins. But scripture does give qualifications
for any and all church offices. Homosexuals do not qualify for church leadership, at
least not in the pulpit or teaching positions.

    I would much rather teach scripture to explain how the Holy Spirit works, or why
certain books of the Old Testament have a special lesson for us. But, we are in the
process of "falling away", and must be aware of teaching in the churches, where most
people receive their information. Pastors know people have a short attention span,
so sermons are usually short. Unfortunately, many of these sermons are either
"feel good" type, or tips on clean living. It's simple math or second year algebra. It's
pretty clear most people prefer the simple math. Like anything else, if your mind isn't
challenged, you won't learn. Know what? You may be missing these great bible
stories--after all, many have been made into top box office movies.

    Now that we see why America is being judged, you will be interested to know some
of Satan's plans for the near future to rid the earth of all Christians. Of course, he won't
be able to prevent the rapture, so those raptured will be safe. He does have plans for
those still here, and, if you look closely, you can see how some of that unfolds. And, yes,
there are more reasons for our judgment. Stay tuned.

Rev. Walbear

PROPHECY 3

    When we go to school, we learn that to understand any subject, both academic
and material based, we must first learn about the foundation of our subject. So it
is with prophecy. Two of the three main reasons for the Old Testament are to teach
us about the four stages of successive generations and to warn us about refusing
to listen to the prophets. The third reason, of course, is the prophecy that tells us
about the first coming of Christ. It is indeed unfortunate the chief priests didn't
study their scripture, or they would have known when the Messiah was in their midst.

    There are many descriptions of the coming of Christ in the Old Testament, yet
the religious leaders paid them no heed. Many of the prophets told about Him, as
did Isaiah in 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." 

    Jeremiah was the worst treated prophet, as Israel imprisoned him, burned his
manuscript and accused him of treachery. Although all this information is in the
Old Testament, religious leaders today fail to connect the problems of the past
with present day problems. Our government leaders claim to be Christians, but
they, too, are woefully lacking both in history and knowledge of scripture. Every
once in a while one of our senators or representatives quotes a scripture totally
out of context to support his misguided conclusion about an issue.

    Now that we know history repeats itself and mankind repeats the same mistakes
as generations change, we can look at how we become judged as we ignore
God's warnings. Make no mistake we are and will be judged. There are no free
passes from jail in the game of life. If your preacher tells you there will be no
punishment for sins of personal matters, or that the nation will not be punished
for national sins, find another church.

    Go to Psalms 9:7,8: "But the Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His
throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall
administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness." After Christ came into the
world, God gave His Son the power of judgment--see John 5:22,23. "For the
Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should
honor the son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son
does not honor the Father who sent Him."

    I'm going to distinguish the difference between personal sins that basically
affect you as an individual, and personal sins, that collected with many others,
form a national sin. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of their
carnal collective sin. Nations are judged on the basis of the peoples' collective
sin on specific issues.

     This brings us to what I term the final straw of our nation's judgment. It is
the breaking of the First Commandment. "Thou shalt have no other gods before
me." That's a very clear directive, but if you can't understand plain English, read
the Second Commandment that gives you more detail separating everything else
from the one and only God.

    So what else are some of us worshiping rather than the One God of Israel
and Christianity? The word that describes it is "syncretism". It is the invasion
of pagan religions into the very Word of God. You haven't heard of this? You
probably haven't heard of Chrislam, either. This is a new denomination of
worship, and if you live in or near some of our large cities, you would know about
it because hundreds of thousands of Americans have already joined this new
church.

    Chrislam is a movement brought by Muslims to Christian leaders in a so-far
successful joining of the Muslim and Christian faiths. Apostasy has been a
growing problem for many years, but this appears to be the worst of all. Before
you label me a bigot for calling this the most serious case of apostasy, consider
these differences in the two faiths:

    Muslims do not believe Christ is the Son of God. They say he was a prophet
or teacher. He did not die and was not resurrected, but went to heaven without
dieing. The God of Israel and Christianity is just another god along side the god
of Islam, Allah. You don't need a Savior to go to heaven. They have this little
sweetener that says a martyr for Allah not only goes to heaven, but gets a nice
little collection of virgins as a reward.

    The leaders of Chrislam preach that the two faiths can join together to worship
and fulfill some of Christ's teachings, such as to love your enemies and embrace
their wishes. Christ did say to love your enemies, but He was referring to your
Christian enemies, not carnal, and a faith that desires to eliminate Israel from the
face of the earth. But for people who know virtually nothing about scripture, this
love fest sounds like peace.

    Let's back up here to Christ. The entire Christian faith is based on the acceptance
of Christ as our Savior. It is the ONLY way to get to heaven. We believe He died for
us and was resurrected--rose from the dead. Chrislam says we must give up the Son
of God and our salvation; the God of Israel who gave us the Ten Commandments
and told us not to murder.

    Murder--one of the main teachings of the Muslims: accept their faith or die. The
Imams have changed the Muslim Koran over the years to suit their wishes. Most
peaceful Muslims are not aware of this because they have not studied their own
faith (same problems as the Christians). Some Lutherans are also changing parts
of the Christian bible. More on this later. A Muslim doctor was recently convicted
in Buffalo of cutting off his wife's head.

    Proponents of Chrislam claim the two faiths can get along together. Yet there is
no compromise by the Muslims. You cannot utter a Christian prayer in public in a
Muslim country. You must abide by Sharia Law, a very strict code that makes
women chattels of men, denigrates females from birth, teaches there is no such
place as Israel, and delights in slaughter. Look at the record.

     In the mega churches of this new faith, Christian bibles are placed in the pews
along side the Koran. Where are these mega churches? They're in Houston,
Atlanta, Seattle and Detroit. They are being promoted by big-time Christian
preachers who already had mega churches before introducing this new faith.
    Do you think God and Christ will look upon this favorably? They are destroying
the supremacy of God and Christ. The Muslims don't even know about or accept
the Holy Spirit. We're not talking about bigotry, we're talking about the belief in
Christ and the principles of faith for the God of Israel and Christianity. If you are
committed to Christ, you cannot accept any form of Chrislam or Islam.
    It's unfortunate that moderate Muslims always permit the radicals to control
matters. Fear is a huge factor. In Dearborn, Michigan, there is great pressure
by the radical factor to institute Sharia Law rather than American law. This
is difficult to believe. It is, however, just another step to subvert our Christian
nation, just as the Muslim schools in America subvert truth.

    As we "fall away", we approach judgment and tribulation. In 2 Thes. 2:3,4,
Paul tells of the end times. "Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day
will not come unless the falling away comes first; and the man of sin is revealed,
the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called
God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing
himself that he is God."

    It would be nice if I could say the reason I've outlined here is the only reason
America is being judged. That is not the case, however. Chrislam is only the latest
reason, and there are many more. When you see them outlined, you will eventually
understand Satan's plan for us and the entire world. There will be no specific date,
but you should be aware that Christ warned us to be watching and to keep oil in
our lamps. Even He does not know the time of the marriage feast and our delivery
from tribulation.

Rev. Walbear