Month: January 2024

“Looking at the Invisible” by William Oldham

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“…We fix out eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18

“By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him Who is invisible.” Hebrews 11:27

“…Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus…” Hebrews 12:2

One of the names of Jesus is Wonderful Counselor. Here we have Jesus, through His Holy Spirit, counseling His church as to what they are to have the eyes of their hearts fixed on. They are to be fixed on Him, the Head and the Savior of the body of Christ. We are members of His body: He feeds and cares for us; His word is what we live by.

Moses is given to us as an example of what we are speaking of here. He was raised up in the king of Egypt’s household. It could be said of Moses that, “He had it made.” He would have grown up, surrounded by and having access to, the greatest riches in Egypt; he would have experienced a lavish, luxurious lifestyle. Moses could have had anything his heart desired, and yet, he willingly turned his back on it. Who would do that?

Moses did because, “He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward…He persevered because he saw Him Who is invisible.” Hebrews 11:26

Faith was Moses’ eyesight, he believed in the I AM, and chose Him as his portion in this life; we fix our eyes on Christ by trusting and obeying His word.

Jacob’s son Joseph is an example of the reward that comes from having your eyes fixed on God. This young man was sold into slavery by his brothers and carried off into a foreign country. He found himself isolated in a land where he knew no one; and was sold as a slave. The man who purchased Joseph soon realized he was highly favored by his God, and put him in charge of everything he owned, except his wife.

Joseph would have been in his early 20’s and is described as, “handsome and well built.” The wife fixed her eyes on Joseph and tried to seduce him several times—quite a temptation for any young man, But he “refused to go to bed with her or even be with her,” Listen to his answer to the woman:

“No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” Genesis 39:9

Here was a young man, all alone in a strange land and a slave, being sorely tempted; but in that darkness, faith in his invisible God was his guiding light. Because of his faithfulness to God, God raised Joseph up to become lord over Egypt under the king.

We, who claim to be the children of God, have a much greater light than Moses or Joseph. Jesus Christ is the light of the world. When a person is born again Christ takes up residence in that person, and the light of His life begins to shine out from them. So we may say with the apostle Paul:

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” Galatians 2:20

Moses gave up the treasures of the world and Joseph gave up the pleasures of the world, because their eyes were fixed on their and our invisible God. God help us who have a much greater light, to separate ourselves from the love of the treasures and pleasures of this world, and fix our eyes on Jesus.

“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him…” 1 Peter 1:8

Brother Bill is a Bible teacher and can be contacted at bboldham@sbcglobal.net

SHOCKING: Catholic University Brought in ‘Abortion Doula’ who Coaches Pregnant Men Through Giving Birth

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PURE INSANITY!

First of all, please understand that there is NO SUCH THING as a pregnant man.  And if you are a person who has bought into this lunacy, you need to get your head out of the sand and understand that the trans movement (and most of the medical world) are lying to us!

They are DARING us to speak out as I am doing. I might even be arrested for stating the truth, but at this point – I don’t care. TRUTH  is more important than allowing people to buy into these LIES!

Before you read the Daily Signal piece, I want you to read what may be the MOST honest article about sex-reassignment surgeries.

Transgender Surgery Isn’t the Solution by Dr. Paul McHugh from Johns Hopkins

Excerpt:

“At the heart of the problem is confusion over the nature of the transgendered. “Sex change” is biologically impossible. People who undergo sex-reassignment surgery do not change from men to women or vice versa. Rather, they become feminized men or masculinized women. Claiming that this is civil-rights matter and encouraging surgical intervention is in reality to collaborate with and promote a mental disorder.” by Dr. Paul McHugh – former head of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins.

From dailysignal.com

A self-declared “abortion doula” spoke this week to Catholic University of America students about her experiences coaching women through delivering or aborting babies, as well as coaching “pregnant men” to deliver in what she called a “seahorse birth,” according to audio of the class lecture obtained by The Daily Signal.

A Catholic University nursing student described Tuesday’s lecture to The Daily Signal, saying the guest speaker said she also practices Reiki, a controversial Japanese method of spiritual healing and self-improvement.

The Roman Catholic school confirmed that the doula spoke to the class, said she didn’t represent the school’s values, and vowed that she wouldn’t speak to the class again.

“It was really unsettling,” nursing student Felipe Avila, 20, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview Friday. “The fundamental point is to understand human development from conception to natural death, right? And they brought in someone who counsels women to terminate life.”

Psychology lecturer Melissa Goldberg invited the doula, Rachel Carbonneau, to address her class, titled Psychology 379: Lifespan Development.

The term doula usually refers to a professional who provides physical and emotional support to a woman before, during, and shortly after childbirth. Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, defines an abortion doula as someone who “provides physical and emotional support to a patient during their abortion process.”

Carbonneau identified herself to the class as an “abortion doula,” according to the audio recording obtained by The Daily Signal. The founder and CEO of the LGBTQ-aligned doula company Family Ways also was an English lecturer at Catholic University from 2005 to 2008, her LinkedIn profile says.

Avila, the nursing student, said he first recognized the doula’s misalignment with the Catholic school’s values when Carbonneau began “using terms like birthing persons [and] pregnant person.” The lecturer was “very strategic in avoiding the word ‘woman,’” Avila said.

One of Avila’s classmates repeatedly asked Carbonneau how abortion ties into her work as a doula, which prompted the lecturer to share her pro-abortion stance openly.

“This is a space I feel comfortable navigating,” the doula said in response to questions.

Carbonneau also described what she called “seahorse birth.”

Listen here:

“We work with trans clients,” Carbonneau told students, according to the audio. “I have some men who have given birth; it’s amazing, we call it seahorse birth. It’s lovely, especially when it’s a water birth; it’s fantastic.”

Female seahorses still produce eggs and male seahorses fertilize them, but male seahorses incubate the young in a special pouch, from which the young emerge. This does not mean male seahorses become female, but they do appear to “give birth,” in a sense, so pro-transgender activists claim that when a “transgender man” gives birth, that is similar to a male seahorse doing so.

She insisted: “It’s not my business as a doula or a human being to pass judgment on how anybody else chooses to live their life.”

When discussing the stigma of “pregnant men,” Carbonneau urged students to “normalize” the discussion of women who identify as men giving birth.

“I think just normalizing it, right? Using the gender-neutral language, talking about pregnant men as pregnant people, pregnant women, pregnant men, pregnant humans,” she told the class.

Carbonneau acknowledged the tension between her support for abortion and the Catholic position on the issue, saying she herself had studied at the university.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that abortion is a “moral evil” and “gravely contrary to the moral law.”

The doula’s presentation Tuesday at Catholic University felt “unsettling,” Avila said. The student pointed out that “one of the many reasons that students like me and many of my peers made the decision to attend Catholic University is for that Catholic identity.”

“The university should not wait for there to be public pressure or a public outcry for there to be some kind of change … if they want to preserve the Catholic identity, then they need to take these things a lot more seriously,” Avila added.

Carbonneau said she uses Reiki, a Japanese spiritual healing technique condemned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as incompatible with Christian teaching and scientific evidence. In 2009, the conference said that “it would be inappropriate for Catholic institutions … to promote or to provide support for Reiki therapy.”

On Friday, Catholic University acknowledged the contradiction between Carbonneau’s support for abortion and the institution’s own values.

“The Catholic University of America was appalled to learn about reports regarding this guest speaker,” the university told The Daily Signal in a written statement Friday. “It does not reflect our mission and values as a university that is committed to upholding the dignity of life at all stages.”

“The guest speaker will not be speaking again to the class, and we are re-communicating the terms and expectations by which all outside speakers are vetted and invited,” the university, added, referring to Carbonneau.

The Daily Signal sought comment from Carbonneau, but did not immediately receive a response. source

Please understand that when you read/hear that a MAN has given birth to a baby – what is actually being said is that this person was born as a woman but has identified as a man. In other words this person has a Uterus!!!  

Hopefully, this clears things up.  When you read that a man has given birth to a baby, I pray that you will think back to the truths in this article.

HOW CAN I BE SAVED?

COME LORD JESUS!!

The War Continues :: by Daymond Duck

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From raptureready.com

God gave all the Promised Land to Israel and warned the world not to divide it (Gen. 17:7-8; Joel 3:2), but Pres. Biden and others have pushed the Two-State solution (division of Israel) since the early 1990s.

Pres. Biden and others have often tried to tell Prime Min. Netanyahu what to do, and when he refused, they have tried to bring an end to Netanyahu’s government.

Earlier this month, Pres. Biden sent U.S. Sec. of State Blinken to several nations supposedly to keep the Israel-Hamas war from spreading.

In Saudi Arabia, Blinken got an agreement from Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to agree to normalize relations with Israel in exchange for accepting the Two-State Solution.

Blinken then went to Israel with the deal in his hand, but Netanyahu rejected it.

At one of Israel’s military bases, Netanyahu said:

  • “The war continues, and it will continue until the end, until we complete all our goals: The return of the abductees, the elimination of Hamas, and the assurance that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel. Let there be no mistake; we will persist in the fight on land, at sea, and in the air until complete victory.”

These events triggered reports that Biden is upset; he hasn’t talked to Netanyahu in about a month, and he is once again trying to get Netanyahu removed from office.

One report said the Biden administration is beginning to make plans for what it will do on the day after Netanyahu is out of office.

Another report said Blinken met secretly with members of Netanyahu’s war cabinet to try to undermine Netanyahu.

On Jan. 18, 2024, it was reported that Netanyahu said:

  • “Israel must have security control over the entire territory west of the Jordan River.”
  • “I put the brakes on the attempt to coerce us to a reality that would endanger the state of Israel.”
  • “We will not settle for anything short of an absolute victory.”

(More: On Jan. 19, 2024, it was reported that a rift broke out in Israel’s war cabinet, and there was criticism of how Netanyahu is managing the war. It was reported that Netanyahu and his Defense Min. are barely on speaking terms. Is it a coincidence that this happened on the day after it was reported that Blinken tried to undermine Netanyahu?)

(More: After the rift, Biden called Netanyahu. They spoke for about 30-40 minutes, and the chasm between them appeared to grow wider.)

(More: On Jan. 19, 2024, Netanyahu linked his removal from office to the division of Israel. Netanyahu said, “I can say something about what they call the day after Netanyahu… Those who speak of the day after Netanyahu are talking about the creation of a Palestinian state led by the Palestinian Authority.”)

(More: On Jan. 19, 2024, the EU’s top diplomat said the international community may have to impose the Two-State solution on Israel without Israel’s agreement.)

(More: On Jan. 19, 2024, Netanyahu’s government easily survived a no-confidence vote when only 18 out of 120 Knesset members voted. Some members said they would not play politics while the nation is at war, and they refused to vote.)

(My opinion: Pres. Biden and many others are willing to risk the security of Israel for peace with the Muslims. The Muslims claim to be a religion of peace, but they believe they must conquer the entire world for Allah before there can be peace. They also believe they can make peace treaties and break them if doing that will advance their goal of world domination. The international community believes they can divide Israel and get peace and safety. The Bible says God will not allow that. His judgment will fall, and there will be no peace on earth until the Second Coming of Jesus.)

(My opinion: Israel must stop relying on the U.S., the EU, or any other earthly entity and start relying on God. And by relying on God, I do not mean rebuild the Temple and resume the animal sacrifices. I mean repent of their sins and accept a Jew called Jesus as their Messiah.)

Here are more events that appear to indicate that history is at the end of the age.

One, concerning world government: on Jan. 17, 2024, it was reported that the World Health Organization (WHO) Sec. Gen. Ghebreyesus told the World Economic Forum (WEF) that Disease X (an unidentified, non-existent, future disease) will happen.

He said it is a matter of “when,” not “if.”

He doesn’t know when it will happen, but companies are already working on a vaccine to treat this disease.

He said it would be a Covid-like disease, and we could consider Covid the first Disease X.

(Update: According to End Time Headlines, on Jan. 17, 2024, WHO Director Gen. Ghebreyesus urged the nations to sign the International Pandemic Treaty by May 24, 2024, so the world can prepare for Disease X. He said preparing for terrible diseases the world doesn’t know about is a global interest, not a national interest.)

(More: On Jan. 23, 2024, Dr. Robert Malone said Disease X is an imaginary infectious disease that the WHO is using to scare the public into governmental compliance, to gain power for unelected officials, and to get more money.)

(My opinion: This appears to be the beginning of the next fake pandemic. The so-called experts who are warning the world about Disease X are not named. Their research is not available. We are expected to believe the scare tactics of people who have been dishonest in the past and are clearly trying to get control of the healthcare of everyone on earth.)

Two, concerning world government and world religion: on Jan. 17, 2024, following a speech that Pope Francis sent to the WEF24 meeting in Davos, Catholic Archbishop Vigano released a statement saying:

  • Pope Francis supports the globalists and the New World Order.
  • Pope Francis is a servant of the globalist elite (characters who openly declare that they want to reduce the world’s population through wars, famines, and organized pestilence).
  • What would Jesus have said at the WEF? Not what Pope Francis said.
  • Rome will lose the faith and become the seat of the Antichrist.

(My opinion: I do not believe the Antichrist will rule from Rome, but the False Prophet will support the Antichrist, and the False Prophet may come from Rome.)

(More: White House Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the post-World War II international order “seems to be not that order anymore. We are on the way to a new order, so we are between orders.” This sounds like the Biden administration believes the world is in a transition period between the old world order and the New World Order; world government.)

(More: Klaus Schwab, head of the WEF, said governments and “decision-makers” must “break the cycle” of nationalism and individualism to achieve its Great Reset objectives.)

Three, concerning world government: on Jan. 17, 2024, UN Sec. Gen. Guterres:

  • Called for global governance in a new multi-polar global order (in a June 26, 2020, speech, he said he wants global governance with teeth).
  • This is needed because nations (today it’s Russia and Gaza) are “ignoring international law, trampling on the Geneva Conventions, and even violating the United Nations Charter.”

Four, concerning a godless world government headed by an antichrist leader: this week, Laura J. Wellington, an award-winning author and blogger who attended the recent WEF meeting, wrote:

  • I hardly see leaders. What I see is a bunch of egomaniacs on a mission to ruin our planet.
  • The decision to leave God out of the event, focusing instead on his creation itself (Mother Earth, Climate Change, etc.), is purposeful.
  • God has dealt with this type before, and he will again. They never win.
  • Imagine all the good these people could do for humanity if, in fact, they weren’t hell-bent on taking it over, throwing God out, and controlling every thought in people’s heads.

(Note: Wellington’s comments were prompted by the presentation of a pagan ritual that drew a standing ovation at the WEF meeting. It reminded her of Rom. 1:22-25.)

Here is a link to the entire article:

https://www.westernjournal.com/world-economic-forum-hosts-disturbing-pagan-forest-ritual-stage/

Five, concerning a rebuilt Temple: in Old Testament times when the Jews were wandering in the wilderness, those who carried the Tabernacle, set it up, took it down, and served there had to meet two requirements: 1) they had to be descendants of Aaron, and 2) they had to be cleansed with water of purification made with the ashes of a red heifer that was pure and unblemished.

When the next Jewish Temple is built, those who build it and serve there must be descendants of Aaron, and they must be cleansed with the water of purification made with the ashes of a red heifer that was pure and unblemished.

But for almost 2,000 years, Israel didn’t have one because the Romans destroyed their herd of Red Heifers when they destroyed Israel in 70 A.D.

In Sept. 2022, a rancher in Texas had five red heifers that were pure and without blemish, and they were moved from Texas to Israel.

On July 16, 2023, it was reported that three of the red heifers were still pure and without blemish, and if just one of these red heifers remained unblemished until early 2024, it could be sacrificed on Passover, and its ashes could be used to cleanse priests to build the next Temple and serve there.

On Aug. 8, 2023, it was reported that the Israeli government has discretely shifted some funds to prepare for purification services and possibly the construction of a third Temple.

According to the report, little is being said about this because rebuilding the Temple is an explosive issue.

On Jan. 14, 2024, a spokesperson for Hamas was being interviewed on TV, and he said bringing red cows to Israel was the “application of a detestable religious myth” that ignored and hurt the feelings of the Arabs.

Following the arrival of the 5 Red Heifers in Israel, Hamas had warned that they posed a threat to the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.

The Hamas spokesperson seemed to be saying Hamas started the Israel-Hamas war to stop the Jews from sacrificing a Red Heifer and rebuilding the Temple.

Six, concerning the decline of the U.S.: on Jan. 18, 2024, it was reported that the military can no longer meet its recruiting requirements, and it is finding that some white men are refusing to serve in a military that discriminates against white people.

Seven, concerning the decline of America: U.S. citizens must show a passport or a valid ID to fly in or out of the U.S..

On Jan. 24, 2024, it was reported that the Biden Administration is seeking ways to let illegal aliens fly without a passport or ID.

(My opinion: Biden is trying harder to protect Hamas terrorists and illegal aliens than he is trying to protect Israel and the U.S.)

Eight, concerning the decline of the U.S.: on Jan. 19, 2024, it was reported that First Lady Jill Biden will be sponsoring an Easter Egg decorating contest at the White House, but contestants cannot put religious themes on their eggs (They can’t use anything about Passover, the cross, the resurrection of Jesus, etc.).

(Note: Passover and Easter are about the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. It looks like the spirit of antichrist has taken over the White House.)

Nine, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on Jan. 18, 2024, prophecy expert Amir Tsarfati listed 8 areas of conflict that are taking place now.

  • Israel’s Conflict with Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.
  • Iraqi Militias’ Conflict with Israel.
  • Iran’s Conflict with Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan.
  • Yemen’s Conflict with the US and the UK.
  • Russia’s Conflict with Ukraine.
  • China’s Threats Against Taiwan.
  • Turkey attacks the Kurds.
  • North Korea Threats Against South Korea.

Ten, concerning deceit and corruption in the White House: while campaigning for Pres. in 2022, now Pres. Biden said Hunter’s Laptop from Hell was “a bunch of garbage” and a “Russian Plant” that nobody believes.

On Jan. 18, 2024, the U.S. Dept. of Justice said that the laptop belonged to Hunter, and it is not Russian disinformation.

Eleven, concerning corruption and a stolen election in 2020: two professors (one at the Univ. of Michigan and the other at Auburn Univ.) have proven that Dominion Voting Machines can be hacked, and the votes can be altered.

The professors proved this by hacking into a Dominion Voting Machine Tabulator in the presence of a judge in court and changing the vote totals on Jan. 19, 2024.

One of the professors issued a report on this in the past (date not given in the article), but the Georgia Sec. of State covered it up until a Federal District Court Judge unsealed it in June 2023.

(By the way: On Jan. 22, 2024, it was reported that Biden spent the weekend at his 3.4-million-dollar home in Delaware. Some media is reporting that he has spent 432 days – almost 40% – of his presidency on vacation.)

Here is a link to the article.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/breaking-professor-election-expert-j-halderman-hacks-dominion/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=the-gateway-pundit&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=breaking

Twelve, concerning tracking of all buying and selling: Queen Máxima of the Netherlands urged globalist elites at the World Economic Forum (WEF) to expand plans for global “digital IDs” to ensure they can track individuals’ “vaccination status” and other private information.

Here is a daily update on the Israel-Hamas war.

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 (Day 104): The forty-ninth day of the resumed war.

  • Hamas had 24 fighting regiments in Gaza, and Israel has destroyed about 16-17 of them (approximately 2/3).
  • The U.S. launched several air strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen.
  • Israel killed the Islamic Jihad leader who was released in a trade for Gilad Shalit.

Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 (Day 105): The fiftieth day of the resumed war.

  • The hatred of Israel is growing, and it is easy to see Israel standing alone. (Note: The nations will abandon Israel, but God will not, and that will eventually lead to the nation accepting Jesus as the Messiah.)
  • The Houthis in Yemen promised not to attack Russian and Chinese ships in the Red Sea.

Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 (Day 106): The fifty-first day of the resumed war.

  • Israeli Jets destroyed a building in Damascus, Syria, that killed five Iranian advisors. Iran said it reserves the right to respond at the appropriate time and place.
  • There were more attacks in Lebanon, Iraq, and the Red Sea.
  • There was a massive attack on an airbase in Iraq where hundreds of U.S. troops are stationed. Several U.S. troops were injured.
  • Israeli troops have discovered a deadly fungus in the Hamas tunnels for which there is no treatment. Some of the hostages have probably been exposed. It is believed to have caused the death of one Israeli soldier.
  • Hamas now says it will release the hostages for an end to the war and Israel’s complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
  • About 860,000 Israelis have left their homes in northern Israel.
  • Biden’s response to the Houthis attacks on ships in the Red Sea has accomplished nothing, so he plans to step it up a little.

Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024 (Day 107): The fifty-second day of the resumed war.

  • An unverified report says more than 25,000 Gazans have been killed, more than 62,000 have been wounded, most of the 2.3 million Gazans displaced.
  • Israel discovered cages in tunnels that hostages had been kept in.
  • The U.S. said 2 Navy SEALs who went missing on Jan. 11, 2024, were on a mission to board a boat that was suspected of carrying illegal Iranian weapons, and they are presumed dead.

Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 (Day 108): The fifty-third day of the resumed war.

  • Israel proposed a 2-month pause in all fighting in exchange for the release of all hostages.
  • The EU plans to hold peace talks with the U.S., UN, Egypt, Jordan, and Arabs, and they are planning to threaten Israel if it refuses to engage them.
  • 21 Israeli soldiers were killed when an explosion caused the collapse of 2 buildings that they were in.
  • Hamas rejected the Two-State Solution and called for the destruction of Israel.
  • Israel launched a major attack on Hamas in Khan Younis and killed dozens of members of Yahya Sinwar’s home brigade. Israel believes Sinwar, some of his top assistants, and many troops may be holed up there, and it could take several days to flush them out.

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 (Day 109): The fifty-fourth day of the resumed war.

  • Hezbollah fired 12 missiles at an Israeli Air Force control base, but damage was minimal.
  • There is progress but no final deal toward the release of the hostages and a month-long ceasefire in Gaza.
  • The Houthis gave the U.S. and UK staff 30 days to leave Yemen.

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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