“Above our mind”©

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Do you think you have a scientific mind?, Do you think you understand what science tells you?, God has His version of truth- a little above our minds!

To take the time to look at

the heavens… such awe,

those lights on the canvas of

the vaults of heaven itself,

these are the things modern

man takes for granted…

thinks will remain forever…

takes as being something that

simply appeared, calls it science,

but science is the proving of

what some would call creation…

 and instead of disproving the

eternal it dispels the probability

to rely on the nature of nature,

as complex as it is, and to slight

an intelligent design seen

in the skies above our mind.

We get the idea for many things from God… despite what some might say. The idea for: seven days in a week, time (based on the movement of celestial bodies), a husband and a wife (the same but different- capable of giving birth… procreating) and life to continue on… the spirit to live beyond this life (NDE’s give us this telling truth). There is more to the story here than human science can ever think to tell us and we are to learn God through his immeasurable ways… improbable methods… and unfathomable glories.

Isaiah 34:4 KJV 4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.

Revelation 6:14 KJV 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

With this link, information of a scientific nature… provided through Koinonia House with Chuck Missler, are various MP3’s one can listen to. Each are approximately twenty six (26) minutes in length and chock full of scientific facts, based on Biblical truths. The heading is “The Grand Adventure” and life with God is exactly that, and I would recommend you to start with,”The Law of Entropy, the Bible speaks of the natural universe,” found here.

A view from Hubble!

Fractals in space… from http://www.apod.ni

From http://www.nasa.gov

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“Hear you not the thunder of hoofbeats coming?”©

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Don't lose your head unless you KNOW JESUS!, rumors of war and sounds of war, Sounds like death and war are here today- just look at the news!

Nothing man can do but see the coming…

the coming of prophecy told the wise,

and it will be the wise to then listen to

what was told us… and dare not despise,

scripture is quite plain in parts it needs to

be… in others one must work to see intent,

bear no clouds to sure reason for God’s

truth… He alone reigns above man’s tent,

there is presently pure evil being waged…

rumors of wars and wars to come we see,

this clouds the minds of men so handily…

how it looks not the same for you or me.

Revelation 6:1-8 RSV

1 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say, as with a voice of thunder, “Come!” 2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and its rider had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. 3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say,”Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red; its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that men should slay one another; and he was given a great sword. 5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say,”Come!” And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and its rider had a balance in his hand; 6 and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; but do not harm oil and wine!” 7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 And I saw, and behold, a pale horse, and its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him; and they were given power over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.

Below is a collection I have gathered (in abstract) from this link here… regarding the Revelation above.

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The Lamb had been slain to redeem men and the world Revelation 5:9. Having paid the ultimate price, He is now worthy to open the first seal and initiate the steps which will lead to His global rule on earth. This last point, the ushering in of God’s earthly kingdom, can be seen in the similarities between the events found in this book when compared with the events leading to the establishment of the first Theocratic Kingdom on earth—when Israel was delivered from Egypt. There will be a similar gracious but infinitely greater preliminary miracle [like Ex. Ex. 7:12]—the Rapture of the Church—warning men of the supremacy of Jehovah and the ultimate defeat of all who rebel against Him.

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[This (here) from John Gill’s exposition for Revelation 9:16]

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There have been many things man would try to find as coming from the prophecy/prophecies made in the Bible, especially about ‘end times’ prophecy. Some change it to suit their views (alter it)… others deny it as a looming prediction in this modern age but I’d suggest closer scrutiny should come to our minds as there could be dire consequences to pooh-poohing this avowed declaration. Further, some would make the claim this came by way of John of Patmos, as done by the Author of this link here but please know the Book of Revelation is ‘The Revelation of Jesus Christ’ as told by John of Patmos. The declarations made in Revelation comes with sound reason for us to take careful notice to what is contained therein- for christians should understand them as coming from God Himself. The talking of the ‘four horsemen of the Apocalypse’ is much more than imagery… it is a warning– the warning all mankind should heed.

[PLEASE NOTE: Some of the links provided are not a sign of endorsement… but to show diversity of thought to what has been stated in ‘the Bible’. The link for ‘much more than imagery‘ above also includes some pretty incredible artwork of the four horsemen and their images capture some of what the mind of man could picture as happening- to which, I’m sure, the real events… if we could see spiritual things with Earthen eyes would ensure our faith for the rest of our lives.]

This picture is a from the cover of Billy Graham’s book,”Approaching Hoofbeats: the four horsemen of the apocalypse,” and it was cropped.

“To adore”©

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bigotry, Hate, Life is found in the light of God's truth... not man's version

When the subject of God arises there

is nothing that surprises the chore,

find the three most common reactions…

the first is so casual, to simply ignore.

The second is the extreme opposite,

to deposit feelings of hatred or more,

and we need to understand this is true…

the second reaction is clearly to abhor.

There is but one of these three replete,

to defeat the woes of man, and is sure,

so complete in its application to fulfill

God’s desire, His Son we’re to adore,

Those whom come to adore Him must

find one of four things we must claim,

the first is to worship Him as God…

the Father, Holy Spirit and Jesus by name,

the second task is to serve Him…

to do the things in the word of God,

for to serve Him in peace with all men

is to know Him with more than a nod,

the most important thing to do is love…

love God with your whole heart first,

first before any other is this love for

Jesus, it’s for Him alone is this thirst,

Fourth, and lastly, it is Jesus who died

for us all… to thank Him is an honor so

due His glory, the story of His love (in

 truth)… is one to internalize and know.

1 John 1:7 (KJV) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

[1 John 1, and you can listen hear to the living word… in truth and in light. This does continue… on autoplay, and if you do not wish to listen any further you’ll need to click the pause symbol.]

The Arabic and Ethiopic versions render it, “from all our sins”; and this must be ascribed to the greatness of his person, as the Son of God; wherefore the emphasis lies on these words,”his Son”: the Son of God, who is equal with God, and is truly and properly God: as it must be the blood of man that must, according to the law, be shed, to atone for and expiate sin, and cleanse from it, and that of an innocent man, who is holy, harmless, and without sin; so it must not be the blood of a mere man, though ever so holy, but the blood of one that is God as well as man; see ( Acts 20:28 ). The divine nature of the Son of God, being in union with the human nature, put virtue into his blood to produce such an effect, which still continues, and will, as long as there is any occlusion for it.

[Above is part of John Gill’s Exposition (an abstract) of the Bible.]

There comes a time to see hatred for God’s own as hatred… to see bigotry as but the bigotry it is (as actions unbecoming peacefulness), and when venting personal or racial bias… to see if there is found any light in the words shared- if there is any truth. For to long has man been man’s worst enemy, even to sell his neighbor into slavery, but we must see the actions of men as being the actions of men. This should never be placed in the same category (even from our own perceptions… thinking them to be right) if we are to gauge God from mankind’s view of right and wrong. God alone will give us what we deserve… revenge is His to wield, and we will either be found with Him or without Him in our thoughts and actions. We must stop racial bigotry… and the push for religious supremacy- the latter if perpetrated by man in the extreme. Since when did we become so bourgeois to the meaning of our actions?

To neglect God’s will is to show disrespect for life and all mankind… to seek to promote an anti-christian approach to all we do. Is it God’s will for man this occurs?

“A Bible study for Feb. 6th, 2015… Look to truth beyond the games humanity plays”©

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Darwin vs. God, Prophecy is but the first step to secure 'YOUR faith' in God's word

“Since when does the scientific community: deny evidence because it complains about the format in which it’s found, refuses to acknowledge material when it runs counter to the bias that is clung to (being the predominate or strongest view) or denies the relativity to topic of a subject… just because it does not accept its own principles can and do apply?“

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Opening statement–

Games… the things mankind does enjoy as a distraction to everyday normal activities. Some of these games go way beyond this boundary, such as: mind games (to exert a faux-sense of dominance), reality and pseudo-psycho sensuality (bondage and submissive qualities) or even to attempt to intimidate someone (this to skirt the very definition to either harassment or borderline hate). For the topic and subject matter to be discussed here, with this article, I will focus on the latter… whereby limiting the emphasis (for now) on intimidation of christian belief- or reasoning for not caving in on your christian faith; evidence for belief itself.

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This is the day and time to understand the soundness to claims made in the Bible, as valid claims of truth, do retain the veracity for the basis to our faith. As an example, there have been many people throughout the world make the claim they are prophets, a known fact (scientifically recognized or not), but it does not come (worldwide) with the same truth as is understood in the Bible. Let me explain! When it comes to what is shared in the Bible, what has been: declared, foretold and given by a Prophet… was not considered unless it was one hundred percent (100%) accurate. This is defined further below… from two sources, the first here (know there are two things to be looked at from the first link… the link itself and what is seen below first)) and the second found here.

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Jesus is unique in that his life was prophesied in detail by Bible prophets centuries before he was born. Below is a selection of Bible prophecies that found fulfillment during the life of Jesus the Messiah about 2,000 years ago, found here (Page one, two, and prophesies concerning Israel herself here). Please know there are many more… to numerous to list them all!

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Clearly, then, a prophet is an authorized spokesperson for God with a message that originated with God and was communicated through a number of means. When God spoke to these spokespersons, they had no choice but to deliver that word to those to whom God directed it.

The Call of the Prophet. It is impossible to demonstrate from the text of Scripture that each person called to be a prophet received a specific call from God; however, that fact may be explained by the brevity of our records and by the fact that it was not the purpose of Scripture to record all such details. It is enough for us to know that in many cases there was such a definite call from God, as the testimonies of Elisha, Isaiah, Amos, Hosea, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel demonstrate.

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When it should be something that we put in practice, as examples ourselves, we can put our best foot forward and truly hope for the life to come.

To assume christianity is ‘a blind faith’ is farther from the nature of our belief (faith) and is, in fact, the opposite of what christianity is all about. There are: eyewitness accounts (this is still the legal precedent [benchmark] and a part of Civil and Legal Sciences), historical (and provable) facts (another viewpoint of historicity), and if science (is as a touch and feel experience to something tangibly discerned) then Archaeology does more to prove what is in the Bible than not. Someone would have to deny their own senses, given by God, to think otherwise- even though this statement might raise the ire of those opposed to this view. When an order to life itself is not seen (even overlooked or undervalued) in: the movement of the heavens, the diversity to creation (or nature) and the complexity of DNA or the molecular level of life… science would appear to be the basis or fulcrum to complete a person’s denial. Time is based on the regularity, and motion, of the heavenly bodies… not to see or understand this principle is absurd. There was a time when Darwin himself did not know about the scale of life found in the cellular level and smaller still. Here are two quotes from Darwin…

“The question of whether there exists a Creator and Ruler of the Universe has been answered in the affirmative by some of the highest intellects that have ever existed.”

― Charles Darwin

[What is not mentioned here (above) is that he is not one that agreed in the affirmative.]

“At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate and replace throughout the world the savage races. At the same time the anthropomorphous apes, as Professor Schaaffhausen has remarked, will no doubt be exterminated. The break will then be rendered wider, for it will intervene between man in a more civilised state as we may hope, than the Caucasian and some ape as low as a baboon, instead of as at present between the negro or Australian and the gorilla.”

― Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man

[When one considers Darwin… as intelligent but finds this quote among his many- is to realize how ignorant smart people can be… and how wrong they can really be about a field of study not their own- unless their intention was to create or promote a specific bias!]

Terms like: irreducible complexity, intelligent design, the ‘Big Bang ‘theory, Abiogenesis, Chaos theory and the complexity of DNA sequencing to produce enzymes supporting life itself… have been a great source of contentious debate. To truly look at just how diverse a Nucleic acid sequence is… look for the digital picture of its complexity here. I have found one article I found humorously appealing… and I hope you will see this the same as I do. See this one here.

DNA strand… image from http://www.pageresource.com

There are so many ‘word games’ used by mankind to either dispel the information given man by God in the Bible (and I do believe God gave the information to man… for man) but man cannot be capable of including the complexity of information found within the information in the Bible- as we know it contains more than meets the eye. Here I’m referring to ‘the Bible codes‘ which were found by Dr. Eliyahu Rips and the controversy surrounding it still. If you would like to listen to a piece or more of related material (on MP3 [choice of five important topics] and about twenty minutes each) then listen to Chuck Missler explain it as only he can- straight forward and scientifically in favor of CHRISTIAN VIEWS here.

Galatians 3:28 KJV

http://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/galatians/3-28.html

28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

[The apostle’s design is to show the common right of believers, of every nation, condition, and sex… demolish the pride, vanity, and boasting of the Jews, their men especially, who valued themselves.] http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/galatians-3-28.html

1 John 1:7 KJV

http://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/1-john/1-7.html

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Hebrews 10:30 KJV

http://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/hebrews/10-30.html

30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

1 John 3:2 KJV

http://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/1-john/3-2.html

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Games… put your game face on and deal with the truth of God first- find it more important to be right with God than right with what man thinks… by chance or not. When one concludes it was God telling the prophets what to say… and when, there is an aspect to the relationship God desires from each of us. If you have found excuse after excuse… now is the time you would be best served to seek out God, and to know God truly cares for those He calls His own. Are you one of His own? I pray you will consider the information provided… you will won’t you? (D.V.)

Your Brother in Christ Jesus,

Russ

P.S. Here is another three articles I wrote some time back- shore up your mind and your faith… take a chance and consider this also. You can find them here.