Christianity

I feel I need to clarify something.  I am very much a follower of Jesus (Yeshua), he is my Lord and savior, he died on the cross for me.  I believe this with my whole being.  I am on a journey through the bible, and the written documents of old and new that I come across, and a lot of stuff online.  I do attend a Methodist Church, and believe as the Apostle's Creed states.   I also know that there has been a separation of religion, just like the languages of man, the religions of man have been fractured and scattered.  I believe that for one to have a full picture, one must pull together the WORD as it was meant, and for that an understanding of the fractions is necessary.  All branches of my faith began with Judaism.  That is going to be the main of my starting point on my journey.  I will then explore through Catholicism, Protestant Revolution, do other offspring as necessary.   I hope you join along.  And thanks for reading.  Would love some feedback from you.

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Blood Moon Tetrads

In 5,000 years there have been 3,479 eclipses, but only 142 tetrads.  Since Christ there have been 62 tetrads, with only 8 of these falling on feast days.  The 9th is upon us now, and there will not be another this century.  

"The last two times there were four blood moons in a row, they happened, first, right after Israel became a nation in 1948, and then again when Israel retook Jerusalem in 1967."

The 9th one is upon us now.  I look forward to see what is coming from God this time.  

Blood Moons - Mark Biltz

This is in follow up to the Blood Prophecy post from a week or so ago. 

Blood Moons - Mark Biltz

The book I referenced earlier last week, The Four Blood Moons ~ John Hagee, I happened to see on Pastor Wes' shelf earlier this week when visiting him.  He said this book was better, and lent it to me. 

Eager now to learn all I can, I all but devoured this book.  Lots of good information to be gleaned from the reading of this book.  I am a little disappointed in the lack of attention to the Blood Moons, and the Tetrad coming.  Yes Biltz did discuss this in a chapter.  The other 7 or so chapters (contained excellent material) but focused on the biblical calendar.  This is imperative information, and I'm very glad that it was included.  It was information that everyone needs, and a lot of good websites to follow up with.  I recommend this book highly.  

Biltz was the first to connect the Blood Moons, the Tetrad, to the Biblical calendar, and it's truly enlightening what he has to say.  

In follow up to my earlier post, I have included those passages that Biltz referenced below to further the argument that YES the heavens, and stars, are signs, and used by God as signs.  God made the heavens and earth, he surely can turn them off and on.  

Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine. 

Joel 2:30 "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. 32 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the Lord has said, Among the remnant whom the Lord calls.

Joel 3:15 The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness.

Luke 21:11 And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

Luke 21:25 "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 

Revelation 6:12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. 

Joshua 10:13 So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14 And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel. 

2 Kings:9 Then Isaiah said, "This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing which He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go backward ten degrees?" 10 And Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow go backward ten degrees."11 So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz. 

Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.

Not Trail Mix

I won't normally share things of this nature, but I feel the need to today.  The Bible is our instruction manual.  Read it!!  All of it.  It's all important.  Old and New Testament.  Without the Old there can be NO New.

The Case for Christmas ~ Lee Strobel

This book was given to me by Pastor Wes, at a Christmas service, Heritage United Methodist Church.  Yes, I know it took me a while to getting around to reading it.  I enjoyed this book.  The author very much has the same concerns I had at one time.  And he had the resources and time to get answers to some of those questions.

1.  "Son of Man"? Daniel 7:13-14
2.  Does archaeology support or debunk Jesus?
3.  How can one believe in the virgin birth?
4.  Doesn't Christianity mimic other religions?
5.  The census.
6.  Existence of Nazareth.
7.  Slaughter at Bethlehem

All these and more, are addressed in this little 91 page book.  I found it to be very enlightening and hard to argue with.  I recommend anyone on the journey for answers, check out this book.  The author was able to talk to some really big names in the field of Theology, not something a layman like me would be able to do.

About Me & Prophecies

I have completed the About Me section of this blog.  Please enjoy.  And share any questions, comments or concerns, either there in the comments, or privately on the email indicated at the bottom of the page.

I have also added a page listing the 48 prophecies from the old testament that Jesus fulfilled.  For your information.  If you are not familiar with fulfilled prophecies, please take the time to look at these.

Thank you!

God's Not Dead - In theaters now.

Went to see this movie yesterday.  I was a little skeptical at first based on the name.  But they did an excellent job.  The story involved many characters, that were at first seemingly unconnected.  I like those kinds of movies.  One central character pulls them all together.  I was a little disappointed at a couple of characters the way they ended, but that is how it goes, not everyone can see the Light.  Kudoos for this young man standing up to the bully and fighting for what he believes in, in the face of everyone standing against him at first.  And very nice meeting the Newsboys at the end.  

I was absolutely floored when the credits rolled and saw ALL those cases that inspired this movie.  Saddens my heart that so many don't see...

THIS IS A MUST SEE MOVIE!!