Truth - Before Your Very Eyes

 

The Accuser of the Brethren IS Thrown Down!

And the great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the Devil and the Adversary, the one who is deceiving the whole inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers and sisters is thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night. 

And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, 

and they did not love their lives—even to death. Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who live in them. How terrible it will be for the earth and the sea because the Devil has gone down to you, having great fury, knowing that he has but a short time.”

Do you Have Mockers in Your Life?

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Do not be deceived: God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, that will he also reap. Gal 6:7

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The Bible contains numerous verses that address mockers, highlighting their behavior, consequences, and guidance on how to respond.

Key Verses About Mockers

Proverbs 9:7-8: "Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs guilt. Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you." This verse warns against engaging with mockers, as they often respond with hostility.

Proverbs 21:24: "The proud and arrogant person—'Mocker' is his name—behaves with insolent fury." This highlights the arrogant nature of mockers and their disdainful attitude.

Psalm 1:1-2: "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers." This verse emphasizes the importance of avoiding the company of mockers to maintain a righteous path.

Proverbs 22:10: "Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended." This suggests that removing mockers from a situation can lead to peace and resolution.

2 Peter 3:3: "Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts." This verse warns of the presence of mockers in the last days, indicating their persistent nature.

Understanding Mockers

Mockers are often depicted in the Bible as individuals who scorn or ridicule others, particularly those striving to live a life of faith. Their behavior can lead others astray and create doubt. However, the Bible encourages believers to respond with wisdom and grace, focusing on their identity in Christ rather than engaging negatively with mockers.

Conclusion

The scriptures provide a clear perspective on mockers, urging believers to avoid their influence and to respond wisely. Engaging with mockers often leads to conflict, while maintaining a focus on God's truth and guidance is encouraged. For further exploration, consider reading the full verses and their contexts in the Bible.

These insights can help navigate interactions with mockers and reinforce the importance of steadfast faith.

Churches Are EXCEPTIONS To The IRS Rules -- DO NOT BECOME A 501c3

"I am not the only IRS employee who’s wondered why churches go to the government and seek permission to be exempted from a tax they didn’t owe to begin with, and to seek a tax deductible status that they’ve always had anyway. Many of us have marveled at how church leaders want to be regulated and controlled by an agency of government that most Americans have prayed would just get out of their lives. Churches are in an amazingly unique position, but they don’t seem to know or appreciate the implications of what it would mean to be free of government control." (from the Forward of In Caesar's Grip, by Peter Kershaw)

CHURCHES IN AMERICA ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A 501c 3 STATUS TO BE TAX EXEMPT OR TO RECEIVE TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS

Repeat: CHURCHES IN AMERICA ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A 501c 3 STATUS TO BE TAX EXEMPT OR TO RECEIVE TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS

Repeat Again: CHURCHES IN AMERICA ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A 501c 3 STATUS TO BE TAX EXEMPT OR TO RECEIVE TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS

The Founding Fathers assured that the Church would always be separate from the state and thus not regulated nor controlled by it. Churches are inherently exempt from IRS control or regulation. In a word, the Church does not need the permission nor approval of the United States Government to exist or operate.

Then why have churches sold their souls and futures to the government by way of asking the United States Government for permission to exist, thus being regulated by its mandates? This has been done by voluntarily becoming 501c 3 Corporations. The Church would do well to incorporate the words of our Lord:

"Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." Matt 22:21

"It is impossible to have religious freedom in any nation where churches are licensed to the government. " George Hansen, Member of Congress (ret.)

"When a church accepts the 501c 3 status, that church:

• Waives its freedom of speech.
• Waives its freedom of religion.
• Waives its right to influence legislators and the legislation they craft.
• Waives its constitutionally guaranteed rights.
• Is no longer free to speak to the vital issues of the day.
• Becomes controlled by a spirit of fear that if it doesn’t toe the line with the IRS it will lose its tax-exempt status.
• Becomes a State-Church.

From this case we learn that:

• A corporation is “a creature of the State.”
• The State is "sovereign" over the corporation.
• The corporation is “incorporated for the benefit of the public.”
• A corporation is a State “franchise.”
• Incorporation is a State “privilege.”
• A corporation is “subject to the laws of the State.”
• “Its powers are limited by law.”
• It must “obey the laws of its creation.”
• A corporation has no constitutionally-protected rights." (From Hushmoney.org)

Here is the IRS Code § 508(c)(1)(A) concerning Churches:

Special rules with respect to section 501 (c)(3) organizations

(a) New organizations must notify secretary that they are applying for recognition of section 501 (c) (3) status

c) Exceptions

(1) Mandatory exceptions. Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to-

(A) churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches

The IRS code for churches simply states that,

THERE IS NO IRS CODE FOR CHURCHES!

Notice that the IRS code does not say churches are "exempt", it says they are EXCEPTIONS to the IRS Government regulation. The IRS has no authority to "exempt" churches. It is not for them to say. The reason is:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…"

The Church's sovereign authority is God. So, once again, why are churches in America 501c 3's?

All churches should remove themselves from the control of the United States Government, resending their 501c 3 status. Do not listen to tax experts or attorneys who may tell you "501c 3's are a good thing and allows the church many liberties". They are either deceived or are deceivers. They are, in effect, wolves in sheep's clothing. They would have you sell your birthright for a mess of pottage.

The continued oppression of the Church in America will continue as subterfuge. 

All religion is being systematically removed from government and public life along with participation of Christian individuals and entities. Any and all things Christian that do not accept the politically correct morality will be deemed as breaking the law. It will in effect become illegal to speak or practice any form of public Christianity. It is the oppressed Christians of other countries of the world who look at the Christians in the United States and say, 

"You fools! Do you not see. Have you not learned from our demise, our plight, our oppression?"

The blindness that has allowed many churches of the United States of America to come under government domination is pervasive. All Christians should lead out in this effort for all peoples of faith to break free of the legal government entanglement, for there will come a time when the noose will be tightened, the rules rewritten based on popular practice and the snare will be set. The Church has been of such little effect in America, allowing it to descend into the depths of depravity and humanistic control because the Church has partnered with evil, submitting to other gods. For those Christians who would refer to Paul's admonition in Romans Chapter 13 that "whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God" and to "render to all their due: taxes to who taxes are due...need to realize that in America, where the Church is concerned, THEY ARE NOT DUE! The church is God's not Caesar's. To be married to the state in this way is for the bride of Christ to commit adultery.

Pastors, Teachers! Bishops! Elders! Priests! Deacons! Laymen! Purify the body of Christ and be holy even as He is holy. Lift up your voices in your meetings, your counsels, your churches, your seminaries, to free the Church from the voluntary submission to the domination of an entity other than the God we serve. In this way the Church will flourish in this country and hearts and governments will be revived to the will of God.

Be in this world but not of it. 

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Poking at a Huge Sacred Cow - What Really Happened at the Council of Nicaea?

I spent 17 yeas in the Orthodox church. In that time, I discovered that many of the stories and retelling of history were folklore and could not be historically verified. Things attributed to this or that church father were not accompanied by any written or historically verified accounts. What happened at the Council of Nicaea is a case in point.

If you are a lazy dogmatist or just scrolling by to see what scurrilous posts you might find on JTO, challenge yourself to spend an hour. Hear Dr. Dale Tuggy show in detail what you were probably not told in the Orthodox Church about the Council of Nicaea. 

Only God is Immortal-Man Is Not

God's people are given immortality at the final judgement in the New Kingdom. All others are destroyed- they "perish." 

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him will not perish, but have life in the age to come."

Man does not have a soul in a body. Man is the soul. Thus, the soul does not pop out of the body at death, hang around somewhere until Christ's return, then reattach to his risen body. That concept is unbiblical- nowhere to be found--except in the writings of Plato. Do you follow Plato or Christ?

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Yahweh As A Single Person...

 

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Debunked: 12 People In The Bible Claim Jesus Is God (Part1)

The "Man Christ Jesus" And the Principle of Agency

 

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Relationship between a principal and an agent

In Jewish law, the concept of agency (or shaluah in Hebrew) refers to the relationship between a principal and an agent, where the agent acts on behalf of the principal. The principle is that a person's agent is regarded as the person himself, meaning that any act performed by the agent is considered to have been performed by the principal, who bears full responsibility for it. This principle applies to various legal actions, including religious and commercial transactions, and emphasizes the importance of the agent's authority and the relationship between the principal and agent.

This is why angels are called "god" and judges are called "god". This does not mean they ARE Yahweh in person and co-equal with the Him. The ultimate agent is the very Son of God, Yeshua/Jesus, and he is called "god". However, he is the prophesied messiah (Christ), the "man Christ Jesus". He is not God himself in person or essence. He is the agent of his Father whom he says is HIS god whom he represents. Even in heaven at the right hand of God/the Father, Yeshua/Jesus is still referred to as a man.

"But he, being full of holy spirit, looked steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

Jesus/Yeshua clarifies his role as the agent of the only true god in John 17:3:

"Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that your Son can glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all flesh so that he could give life in the age to come to all those you have given him. And this is life in the age to come, that they know you, THE ONLY TRUE GOD, and the one you have sent—Jesus Christ. I glorified you on the earth by accomplishing the work that you have given me to do. And now, Father, glorify me together with yourself with the glory that I had with you before the world was."

The Trinity doctrine of three equal persons making up one God is unbiblical and birthed of pagan influence and several Roman emperors.

TWO Distinct Figures In Heaven - Adonai and Adoni

 

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Yahweh’s declaration to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” Psalm 110:1

“Yahweh’s declaration to my lord.” Trinitarian commentators frequently assert that “my Lord” in this verse is the Hebrew word adonai, another name for God, and is therefore proof of the divinity of the Messiah. But not only is this not a valid argument, this verse is actually one of the great proofs of the complete humanity of the promised Messiah. The Hebrew word translated “my lord” is adoni (pronounced “Adon-nee.” Adonai is pronounced “Adon-eye,” because the “ai” sounds like “eye.” Adoni is pronounced “Adon-nee” because the final “i” is pronounced like a long “e.”) in the standard Hebrew texts. Adoni is always used in Scripture to describe human masters and lords, but never God.

Psalm 110 is a Messianic and prophetic psalm in which God gave David a vision of the future, when God and the Messiah speak about what the Messiah will accomplish. The fact that David does not call both God and the Messiah his “Lord,” but carefully words what he says such that Yahweh maintains His elevated position while the Messiah, God’s “right-hand man,” is seen as David’s “lord.” If God and Christ were both God and were co-equal and co-eternal, as the Trinity states, then Psalm 110:1 fails to recognize that equality, or even that Yahweh and the Messiah are both God. Quite the opposite! The Messiah, David’s adōni, is seen to be distinct from, and lesser than, Yahweh. REV Commentary