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EarlyLearning, Education, Communication, Rules Setting

By:Laura Pelliton/Zeida

February 28, 2019

    When we talk about raising a child to be a servant of God, most people would assume of a future predictor or a person who would be dotted with divine prophetic talent like Samuel, Nathan, and Elijah and so on. We do not ignore that possibility either. However, it is of God to decide how divine gifts must be distributed among those he had chosen.

   In this article, the sentence “raising a child to be a servant for the Lord” means providing the child with proper training (godly wisdom) with the intent to be approved by God to serve Him. It’s also means help acquiring common sense that would enable the child to differentiate the right from wrong, or dotting good judgment. It has been proven that a child that was raised to a life of godly wisdom is more likely to love God, respect people; and less likely to be corrupted by deviated environments. Later in this article, we will explain “godly wisdom”. But now, let’s give you an example about how God judged one of His servants who allowed his children growing astray:

    God had an intense feeling of repugnance for the sons of Eli; who were also priests like their father, though they were not qualified for that divine position because the bible says: “They know not God…” Based on the actions that they were accused of, we can assuming that they were Chronic recidivism, which is a condition attributed to young adults that have been causing troubles throughout childhood, and later on, have become un-responsive to punishments. It is imperative that all members of a Christian’s household know and love God; instead Eli’s children were disrespectful toward God, and immoral/corrupted. In addition to those, “hey were misusing the offerings presented for sacrifice to the Lord;” and involved in sexual immorality “with the women gather together at the door of the Tabernacle” (1Sam.2: 12–22). The rumors of their deviated behaviors were spreads and causing blasphemous conversations all over Israel. As a result, the sons of Eli, including Eli, were stroke by the wrath of God and died the same day.

    Now you’re probably wondering why God had also punished Eli for the crime committed by his sons because it says in Ezekiel 18: 20 “The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son…” Eli was not punished for his sons’ iniquities, but for failing to train them to know God, and discipline them when they were younger. Though he was aware of their behaviors, he did nothing to straight them. God accused Eli of loving his children more than God. He said to Eli: “I will honor those that honor me, and despise those that despise me. Many Christian’s parents of this current modern world could find themselves in those same situations.

    How should we train our children with “godly wisdom? there are a variety of ways children can be trained. It would be going too far to state that we have a specific approach, because no two parents raise their child exactly the same way. In this project we will focus on four theories that are generally accepted: Early learning, Education, Communication, & Rules Setting.

    Early learning is one of the most important times period in the training processes, during which parents should begin to fashion a child’s personality to make him/her loved by God and appealing to the society. According to some studies, from ages 2 to 6 children seek knowledge. They see caregivers as role models, and begin to learn from us; their character and personality are beginning to shape by observing and copying everything we’re doing or saying. For instance, if they’re observing us drinking alcohol, smoking, dancing, singing or cursing; they will do likewise. Therefore, the moment that Christian families have decided to bring children to the world, they must also making decision to change their old ways and start living according to God’s ways.

    Education–According to the words of God, parents are suggested to start teaching spiritual values and knowledge to children when they are young (6) through maturity (18).  Values refer to wisdom, which are teaching that enable children differentiate right from wrong. Knowledge means help them knowing God through the practice of reading His Laws (Ex. 20 to 23) during family prayer meetings, Bible studies, and church meetings. WARNING: There has been the spread of a false doctrine trying to misguiding people by telling that the “Ten Commandments” are not applied to Christian churches; they were written only for the Judaic Religion. Please do not follow that type of teaching! Jesus-Christ made it clear that “He did not come to abolish His Father’s commandments but to fulfill all of them” (Matt. 5: 17). In fact, He even upheld some of those laws with additional amendment: one example can be found in Matt. 5: 21, where He says “You have heard that it was said in the ancient laws “thou shall not kill, and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say unto you that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment…” IMPORTANT: We are suggesting that parents bring children to Christian churches where the language that they can read and understand is spoken. Enable to understand the preachers’ sermons is essential in the process of educating children to know God

      Communication & Setting rules – According to some parents’, after 12 through 18 years their children are stop responding to punishments. It is true in some cases; maybe it’s time to switch to the processes of communication & setting rules. Communication” refers to exchanging ideas, proposing suggestion, and sharing emotions, and avoiding giving commands. All these can only be achieved by inviting God in your home, and creating a friendly relationship with your child; and always support your advises with a Bible verse. Children need to know that they came to the world because God allowed it; and they shall live according to the word of God; and that no one ever disobeys God and get away without punishment, unless they’re repents.

   Setting rules One of the most important factors in training young Christians is keeping them away from the interference of negative forces that usually creating confusion to immature mind. For example, do not let your children playing games that are promoting demonic characters as heroes. Do not allow Christian children watching movies and television programs that are promoting cultish, idolatry, the worship of angels, or any form of worship that is not honoring the name of the Lord our God and His Son Jesus-Christ. Do not allow private TV set in children’s room; have one set of TV in the family room so you can supervise the contents of the programs. Finally, do not allowing “Sleep-over” for two reasons: 1) when you are sleeping in your room you don’t know what is going on between your children and that friend. 2) You know how you’re educating your child, but you don’t know how the friend’s parents are raising him/her. When they grow-up, your children might choose their own ways, but the good seeds you did saw will never completely die.

Laura Pelliton/Zeida

Copy right: © 2019

THE RESTORATIVE OFFER

By: Laura Pelliton A.K.A Zeida

12/07/2020

     Many people are skeptical about the “Everlasting Life” dogma prone by the Christians. They believe that people shall live their life as they please because when they die everything is over; and there’s no life after death. I want to tell those people: life is not over after death; your body stays in the grave but the spirit may either goes straight in that beautiful place the Lord is preparing for you, or straight to be tormenting forever with Satan because you had chosen to live as you please in this life rather than trust the word of God. The message of “everlasting life” is a true promise made by God to men since the creation. However, there was a condition attached to it, which was required total obedience. But our ancient parents chose disobedience (Gen 1: 16, 17 – 3: 6). The punishment for such mistake was eternal death, which we have been inherited (Romans 5: 12). In the beginning there was no death. We were created to live eternally. To prove it, God allowed Adam to live 930 years after he had interred sin and death in the world.  Now, every one can choose to live forever in a new body because the promise of “everlasting Life” has been restored under a perfect plan called “Restorative Offer”.

    The concept of “restorative offer” in this project refers to a last and more powerful and designated plan to restore the promise of “everlasting life”. That designated plan, fulfilled over two thousand years ago, was the offer of God’s Almighty Son Jesus-Christ as a precious sacrifice, whereby His blood and resurrection, sinners would be expiated permanently, relationship between God and human would be renewed; and the promise of “everlasting life” would  be restored and available. 

Was the offer of Jesus-Christ as the restorative offer to the world necessary? The offer of Jesus as the “Restorative offer” to the world was necessary, because when Adam was decided to reject God’s command and run away rather than admitted his failure all sources of communication between men and the Almighty God were broken, (Gen 3). Men were automatically condemned to “Eternal death”. Without the manifestation of God’s presence they were like sheep that have gone astray. But God knew that humankind is not perfect; He had a plan ready to save them. So, In order to restore everything in original harmony a pure blood without sins had to be shed. But there was a problem – no one on earth as in heavens was found pure; because the entire human race has been affected by sin. Jesus has accepted to fulfill His Father’s mission, but under a new form of covenant different from the one made with Adam at Eden.

How different was the covenant between Adam/God and God/Jesus? The first agreement was not perfect because it was involved God Almighty, a “forbidden tree” and man. As a result, Satan was able to stepping into the agreement to create confusion knowing that men are vulnerable to temptation. But the second agreement was strong and powerful because it’s required the blood sacrifice of an Almighty God (becoming human) for the expiation of human souls. It was also required a powerful entity that cannot be tempted, or committed sins. Jesus is the KING of righteousness, Mediator/Advocate/Counselor. Satan knows that he cannot induce Jesus-Christ, his master, to temptation. Nevertheless, he had tried to do that, like he did to Adam, but Jesus reprimanded him, saying: “It is written, thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God” (Matt. 4: 7).

How was the plan to send Jesus to the world executed? It was first announced in Isaiah 7: 14 that the eternal Son of God must come down to be conceived humanly in the womb of a virgin woman, and He shall be called Emmanuel (God with us).  But He will not have a human father; “The Holy Ghost shall come upon the woman, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God” (Luke 1: 35).  The plan perceived that the Son of God must also become the Son of man; and underwent the steps of “Human Growth and Development” process, and experiencing the hardship of human nature. Then, In order to restore the promise of “Everlasting life” He had to let the enemies killed Him and then resurrected to live forever, so those who believed in Him could have the assurance that they too, will be resurrected to live forever.

Does everyone would be qualified to receive the gift of “Everlasting life”; and what are the conditions? Any one who accepts Jesus as the Son of God, obeys His commandments, confesses his/her sins regularly, converts and repents from them, is favorable before God to receive the gift of everlasting life. “Anyone” means, every single adult on earth must decides to accept Jesus for his/her own benefit. The promise says: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3: 16).

 The conditions: A) Jesus says: “Verily, I say unto you, he that hear my word, and believe on Him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life…” B) He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living waters” (John 7: 38). C) If thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thy heart that God has risen him from the dead, thou shall be saved” (Ro 10: 9)

Laura Pelliton/Zeida

© 12/07/2020

What are Godless Cities? They are those cities of which people can say that the Spirit of God is absents due to the facts that numerous catastrophic events like earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and typhoons are happening too often. Unexplained deadly diseases are killing many people and scientific researches are powerless in determining their cause, the increase rate in infant mortality is painfully unbearable; homeless population and famine are increasing, and divorce rate is increasing. Also, they are cities about which people could have concluded that the Law enforcement and the justice system are strategically powerless because the insecurity situations are un-controllable – terrorism and gang’s killings are happening repeatedly,  prisons and jails system is significantly over crowded, crime and delinquency rates are increased; sexual assaults and batteries against women and children are overwhelmed, and people are becoming so sense-less that they are voting immature leaders to make rules for them, and etc…

What could cause a City to be “Godless”? A City could be Godless when citizens of that city are repeatedly violating God’s Laws or doings things prohibited by God, and don’t even bother to repent. Some of those things could be:

Idolatry, witchcraft, creation of satanic-cults, false prophets, adultery, fornication, sedition, heresies, envying, jalousies, lust, murders; the killing of unborn babies (abortion) and innocent people, stealing, robbery, corruptions, embezzlement, wickedness, racial discrimination, division of social classes and prejudice; the violation of true definition of marriage to indulge the legalization of denatured marriages (between man & man, woman & woman). Also, prostitution, backbite with your tongue; strive with men without cause, swearing, hatred, cursing, hypocrisy, prejudging others. Used the name of the Lord our God for illegal purposes; violation of the celebration of Sabbath & the feast of the week (first day celebration, Sunday), bear false witness. These violations, and many more that I cannot mention in this short article because the list is long, could keep the Spirit of God away from a city if there is a group of people practicing them, and refusing to confess, and repent from them. Warning, do not confess your sins before man because a human being cannot erases the sins of another human being; the word of God says “all men are sinners”. The only person who can permanently erase humans’ mistakes is Jesus-Christ, the Holy One. Therefore, confessions of sins must be done in prayer to God in the name Jesus-Christ only. Don’t wait, the end of this age is near, that makes the final judgment of God closer. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Laura Pelliton. A.K.A Zeida

© 2018

 

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Given women’s natural and historical tender feeling for Jesus, why do they wait until the 21st century to focusing interest on the Theology study to becoming “Evangelists?

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 Evangelism as a profession did not attract women’s interest before the 21st century because of the continuing practice of “gender” classification into the society preventing female leadership; and the continuing legacy of female hostility into churches – created by theocratic leaders a few centuries after Jesus ascended to heaven through the 20^th century.

    During the shaping of the middle age, Christianity was the most infected religious system than other religions, because of the persistent human changes into it. The true Christian’s philosophy, which is and has always been the expansion of the Ten Commandments, were hampered by cultural/traditional views, and the worship of false gods. One of the most infected traditional inputs into Christianity was the diminishing of female value. Non-Christian men said that women should not be educated for professional leadership because they were made for domestic tasks and to satisfy male sexual desire. They also said that women must not be granted authority over men because they are sinful human being and apt to spread all types of sexual temptations. So, they were neither allowed to go to school, nor preach in congregations. Surprisingly, these personal views were supported by Monastic Clerics in establishing decimated rules to formalize the practice of gender favoritism.

    One of the most decimated churches’ rules was the “Benedictine Rule”. Established a few centuries after Jesus, that rule allowed women to take part in the priesthood system, but only as nuns and educators for female. They were banned from holding any forms of authority. Ironically, many protestant leaders had also welcomed those pagan biases. Since they were supported by the churches, those philosophical biases were accepted globally, like they were ordered by God, and continued to affect the lives of Christians women until the mid of 20^th century. However, Jesus had never ordered sexism into His system of thought. Throughout His ministry, and even before He came down, any one (woman, man) aimed to knowing and serving God was welcome to do so. Female leadership can be traced back at least as far as Deborah, a Biblical wife and prophetess before Christ era. God Himself had chosen and assigned her, not only as Judge in Israel, but also to lead the strategic preparations for the war between the Canaanites and His chosen nation (Judges: 4-5). At that time, there was a lack of true male leadership (like today); so God called a woman to lead the nation with the purpose of showing that He can use any body to do His work.

     Moreover, the greatest and powerful Biblical message of faith that is continuing to shape Christianity and bringing millions of people into the kingdom of God was trusted with women; that powerful message of “ the Resurrection” in the book of Matt. 28:7&10 was given to Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; not to men. The angels told the women: “Go quickly, and tell the disciples that Jesus has risen from the dead”… While they were departed to bring the good news, the new resurrected Jesus that no male disciples had yet seen, appeared to them women and said: “Be not afraid, go tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee; and there shall they see me.”From that moment, Jesus, the perfect ideologue and creator of Christianity had given women the power to become Evangelists or to use any given talents to serve Him – but this power was taken away by haters.

    It was only at the end of the 20^th century through the beginning of this 21st, when the female liberalism movement was broad-minded to include women and men equally in all areas of social life, and formalize the quest for freedom from male oppression and the right to gain access to higher education that many Christian women could come to be aware of their condition; some of them had decided to attend schools, and been able to read the Bible; they have discovered that in the past, there were many female leaders working for God and Jesus-Christ, such as Deborah, Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary, Priscilla (Prisca), and many more. At this point of time, several women have already achieved a major in Theology Study; we see female Evangelists everywhere, they are invading the media to preach the gospel of Jesus-Christ, some of them even built their own churches; or working in other areas where God had called them.

     Finally, before 21st century, Christian’s women’s ways of life were dictated not only by men who used to forcing them into domestic works rather than attending schools, but also by the society which was against female authority. Protestant churches and Monastic leaders whom were supposed to be showing warm–hearted nature like great shepherds did nothing to condemn Female mistreatment among Christians. Therefore, theology or any other studies were not a goal of interest. But at this point of the modern age, Christian women are moving to progress; cultural/tradition, male oppression, and racial disparity are no-longer obstacles; they are disappearing and soon will be history. Women are raising their freedom to take part of the great end-time movement, which is the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy, saying that His gospel must be preached globally before He returns.

Laura Pelliton

© 2018

By: Laura Pelliton/Zeida

September 22, 2018

      John says: “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead who were in them; and they were judged every man according to their works .And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake” (REVELATION 20 v 12, 13, 14, 15).

     Why are we going to be judged? We will be judged because “the Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (JOHN 3 v 19).

HOW TO ESCAPE EVERLASTING HELL

We see now how the world is changing; it must tell us that whether we believe it or not it will be ended sometimes like the ancient one; and that the final judgment of this world is near, and that if we are not repent from our sins and accept Jesus as the only savior our name will not be found in the book of life during the final judgment; if our name is not written in it, our destination is in the everlasting lake of fire. So, we must make a choice whether to escape Hell and be with Jesus in His soon-coming Kingdom, or be with Satan in hell. If you chose to be with Jesus, learn to stay pure, here are some suggestions:

• Avoid the works of the flesh, such as: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, sexual immorality, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envying, murders, drunkenness, reveling. (GALATIANS 5 v 19 – 21)
• Women, don’t change your natural use into that which against nature. Likewise also, men don’t leaving the natural use of the woman to get burned in your lust one toward another (man burning toward man) ROMANS 1 v 26.
• Do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sites in the seat of the scornful (PS 1 v 1)
• Do not backbite with your tongue. Don’t do evil to your neighbor. Don’t take up a reproach against your neighbor. (PS 15 v 1 -3)
• Do not withhold good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do. Do not say unto your neighbor, go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when thou have it by thee. Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelled securely by thee. Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done thee no harm. Do not envy your oppressor, and choose none of his ways (Proverbs 3v27-32). Don’t get angry with your brother. Don’t look on a woman to lust after her. Don’t cause your wife to commit adultery because you had sent her away. Don’t’ swear by heaven for it is God’s throne. Don’t swear by the earth for it is God’s footstool. Don’t’ swear by your head because you cannot make one hair white or black. Don’t swear at all! May your word be “Yea, and Yea”, “Nay, and Nay”, for whatsoever is more than these comes from evil? Don’t practice “an eye for an eye”; and a “tooth for a tooth”; it’s better not to resist to evil. Don’t hate your enemies. Don’t curse back at those who curse you (Matthew 5 v 19 – 47)
• When you’re giving money to the needy don’t sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do in churches and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. When you pray don’t do as the hypocrites who love to pray standing in the synagogues or churches, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men, But when you are praying go into your room, close the door, pray to your father which is in secret, and your father which sees in secret shall reward you openly (MATTHEW Ch. 6)
• When you’re fasting don’t be as the hypocrites who look sad that they may appear unto men to fasting. Don’t lay for yourselves treasures upon earth where moth and rust do corrupt and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up your treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust does corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For there your treasure is there will your heart also (MATTHEW Ch. 6).
• Don’t judge others so you won’t be judged. For what judgment you judge, you shall be judged; and with what measure you meet, it shall be measured to you again. (MATTHEW Ch. 7)
• “Blessed are they that do His commandments that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city” (Revelation 22v14)

     Laura Pelliton/Zeida

    ©2018

“…There is no God else beside me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall bow, every tongue shall swear. Surely shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed” (Isaiah 45: 21-24).

“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his ways, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon; for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55: 6-9).

FRENCH VERSION:“…Il n’y a point d’autre Dieu que moi, je suis le seul Dieu juste et qui sauve. Tournez-vous vers moi et vous serez sauves. Vous tous qui etes aux extremites de la terre! Car je suis Dieu, et il n’y en a point d’autre. Je le jure par moi-meme. La verite sort de ma bouche et ma parole ne sera point revoquee. Tout genou flechira devant moi. Toute langue jurera par moi. En l’Eternel seul, me dira-t-on, resident la justice et la force. A lui viendront, pour etre confondus.Tous ceux qui etaient irrites contre lui…” (Isaiah 45: 21-24).

“Cherchez l’Eternel pendant qu’il se trouve, invoquez-le, tandis qu’il est pres. Que le mechant abandonne sa voie. Et l’homme d’iniquite ses pensees. Qu’il retourne a l’Eternel qui aura pitie de lui. A notre Dieu, qui ne se lasse pas de pardoner. Car mes pensees ne sont pas vos pensees; et vos voies ne sont pas mes voies. Dit l’Eternel. Autant les cieux sont eleves au-dessus de la terre. Autant mes voies sont elevees au-dessus de vos voies; et mes pensees au-dessus de vos pensees” (Isaiah 55: 6-9)

 

“Atheist” or “Atheism” is someone or group of people who refused to accept that God exists. There are different types of “Atheists”: 1) People who are clearly refused (verbally or by actions) to accept that God exists. 2) People who apparently accept the existence of God but are not doing what He says. 3) People who are challenging God’s omnipotence. 4) People who are preaching doctrines that are contrary to Jesus-Christ’s doctrines. 5) People who are mixing holy worship with idolatry.

1) People who are clearly refused (verbally or by actions) to accept that God exists. One of their reasons focuses on this statement:  “God is not intervene directly when people need Him”. Truth is, in the beginning God used to intervene directly (manna fell directly from heaven to feed the Israelites in the desert), but now he doesn’t have to, because He gives us Jesus-Christ His Son to solve all of our needs. The problem is, now people have Jesus-Christ to call upon off, but their prayers might still leave unanswered for two reasons: 1) they have to accept that Jesus is the Son of God, the only savior, and the only Mediator between men and God. 2) Because people are ingrate, pride, and disobedient against God’s laws. For instance, in times of needs they called upon God and Jesus – when their needs have been satisfied they go on glorifying themselves or give thanks to false gods. Unfortunately, their negative attitude toward God can only bring judgment upon themselves, but not changing the fact that God exists.

2) People who apparently accept the existence of God but are not doing what He says – they are those so-called shepherds that looking to use evangelism as way to collect wealth rather than saving lost souls for Jesus. These people were usually being elected or the founder of the churches, but not chosen by God. Their “Atheism” practice can be identified by their deviated actions prohibited by God’s laws, such as participation in theft, adultery, false accusations against fellow brothers that were trying to expose their wrong doings; the refusal to preach against sins; focusing only on God’s love, compassion, and prosperity. “All their works they do for to be seen of men” (Mat.23). They do not care about those who are sick, nor bother to bring back people who were driven away by their attitude. My message for this group of people is this: there is no place for deceivers and wicked hearts in the kingdom of God. Repent now or perish forever.

3) People who are challenging God’s omnipotence– they know that God exists and has unlimited power, but also believes that they are powerful as well. They believe that success can only be achieved with hard work; therefore praying or offering thanksgiving to God is unnecessary. They have no fear for God and always flattering themselves. Although aware that energy or physical strength that allows men to work is God’s gift, they are refused to confess it. People of those types are usually died before they could enjoy their hard work or experience loss of profits in short period of time after being succeeded.

4) People who are preaching doctrines that are contrary to Jesus-Christ’s doctrines – They are those that preaching “salvation is through religion” instead of “salvation is only by faith in God and Jesus-Christ”. Their messages are usually sound controversial:  while confessing that Jesus is Lord and Savior, those pretenders would tell a Christian from another church that if he/she does not join their denomination he/she will go to hail. Jesus, the founder of true Christian Churches, was never preached “Religion” during His mission on earth; there is no such instruction in the Bible. In addition, Jesus says it clearly that we shall not add or remove anything to the book of laws.

5) Those that are mixing holy worship with idolatry while preaching faith in Jesus, those people would also believe that if they do not worship statues representing Jesus, Marie (the mother of Jesus), and other images of the disciples, and worshiping ancient false gods; their prayers would not be answered. God calls people who disobey His words “haters”; this alone categorizes them among “Atheism” practices. The words of God say: “Thou shall not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. They shall not bow down to them, nor serve them for I, the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me” (Exodus 20:4, 5)

Laura Pelliton

©June 2018

 

“THE DAY OF THE LORD”

By: Laura Pelliton

4/28/18

While the “Day of the Lord Eve” was concerned primarily with motivating faith in Jesus, teaching ways to fulfill God’s will, and encouraging sinless living through the spread of the gospel of Jesus-Christ before He returns; the “Day of the Lord” is always referring in the bible as judgment of the nations after Christ removes His churches. The question that many people are asking is, WHEN IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN? It’s proves that they have heard or been offered the word of God; but are they ready to be with Him? Unfortunately, many people who think they are going to heaven will not, because their lifestyle is not conforming to God’s desire. For the question “When”? The answer is, “no one knows”. However, Jesus gives us some signs that must occur before His Day of Fury and Anger.

In prior article called “Day of the Lord Eve” I spoke about seven sealed prophetic messages for this world, planned by God the Father to be occurred sequentially, or each time a seal is open before “Day of the Lord” begins. This biblical information is called “Seven seals”.  I also said that based on the contents of each seal, and the evidences of their impact in the world, it’s clear four of them have been already completed. The “fifth seal” may have been already fulfilled; since John saw that it was a spirit to spirit action going on in heaven in which the “Souls” of people who were killed for the word of God were asking for justice, human cannot express in greater details concerning it time of fulfillment. Now, the point I’m trying to make here is this: If we have a group of seven messages (5 warnings+2 punishments); if the 5 group messages have been fulfilled, what do we have left? We have 2 punishments messages left. But, God is so compassionated He gives us an additional exemption time to be free from our sinful lifestyle before pouring His punishment; brothers and sisters around the world, we are living in the exemption period; don’t let it expired. I mean, if anyone desires to be saved the time to accept Jesus is now, before the last two Seals are open.

The sixth and seventh seals, also known as “the hours of temptation and darkness” are the beginning of the Day of the Lord, or judgment day.

There are three reasons that people who are serving God faithfully will not be in this world when these seals are lifted. The first reason is laying in the contents of the sixth seal: they’re showing darkness, confusion, chaotic events, and giving reasons to believe that the judgment of those whom denied God has just begun – John saw: “There was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood…The heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places; and the kings of the earth…hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountain” (Rev. 6:12). The second reason is relying in Jesus’ promise to keep us from the hours of darkness: we, the believers whom have been faithful to God and persevering till the end, are redeemed and have already received “The seal of the Living God” on our forehead just before the last two seals are open. As a reward, Jesus promises us that He will keep us from the hour of darkness and temptation that shall come upon the world (Rev. 3:10). Third reason, we will arrive before the throne of Jesus before the opening of the last two seals. John saw “a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindred, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne and before the Lamb”. Many scholars believe that this multitude of believers that John saw arrives in heaven before the tribulation period and the world judgment, are those people who accepted Jesus-Christ during the spread of the gospel, alone with those who were killed throughout the ages for the word of God. This specific event can happen anytime from now. We know HOW it’s going to happen for the bible tells us; though we don’t know when: “For the Lord shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (Thessalonians. 4:16&17)

The judgment’s opening stage – “The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up” (2 Peter 3:10)

Laura Pelliton

© 2018

 

 

By Laura Pelliton; April 7, 2018

 “Day of The Lord Eve” referring to sorrow and wonders that must be increased before “The Day of The Lord” (Jesus’ second return) has now become clear. According to John, the author of the book “Revelations”, after Jesus-Christ was resurrected and went back to heaven, He appeared to him in visions and revealed many things that must be occurring before He returns to establish His kingdom on earth. Among those things are seven dramatic events written by God the Father in a secret book tightly closed with seven seals. They were set to be occurred one after another at the end of this age into seven eras, or each time a seal is lifting. The images of strength and power fill into each lifted seals showing God’s perfect plan designing to test and grow human faith through sorrow, suffering, death, distortion, mistrust, division; and to bring judgment to people who failed those tests; but most importantly to encourage the repentance of sins before the fulfillment of the seven seals (judgment of the world), and to bring redemption and salvation to His creation. These events were also revealed to the disciples by Jesus in Matthew 24. It’s clear now, at least five of those seals have already fulfilled.

It is believed that the content of the first seal has been fulfilled when God came down in human form (the birth of Jesus) to “conquer the world”; and made disciples to continuing the spread of His gospel. John explains what he saw when the first seal was opened, that an angel handing power to a white horse with a “bow” – a metaphor for warrior – to conquer the world – another metaphor for the power of salvation that come to spread. “Bow” is also defined as an instrument, or a sickle use for gardening and harvesting. A crown was given unto Him – “crown” – a metaphor for superiority/super-power; only Jesus fits that superiority; He is the King of kings wearing the crown. Satan is wicked/criminal. Therefore, he does not deserved to wear crown, which is always given as reward to whom that accomplished great things.

The lifting of the second seal gave power to a man on a “red horse”- another metaphor for turmoil – “to take peace from the nations and that they should kill one another”. Obviously, wars and rumors of wars are common news; nations are playing deadly political games by provoking one another. Sorrow and mourning have grown significantly in recent years accompanied by constant fear of how they are going to continue affecting people’s lives. In some states right now, government group and opponents are not only killing each other, but taking lives of innocent children as well.

“Black horse” showing when the third seal is lifted symbolizes famine and economic fall down that the world will experiencing due to political clashes, power greed, corruption/immorality, and severe natural disasters. According to news from around the world, these predicted signs have been fulfilling in many areas of the world.

The angel of the fourth seal gave power to a “pale horse” to bring “Hell” and “Death” – metaphors for take away lives with weapons and by natural death – and cause famine to the fourth part of the world. For example, for the past decade criminals have been engaging freely in schools’ shootings and explosive devices; and no one seems to have a concrete answer to why these individuals are committing such horrible crimes, neither to a successful strategy to stop them; illegal drugs and substance abuse are one of the common death threats for this age, etc…

The lifted of the fifth seal showed the “Souls” of the prophets, the saints or believers who were killed for the testimony of their faith during the opening of the four seals. They were pleaded for vengeance, but were told to wait for many other Christians that are going to be persecuted and killed by the beast during the years of tribulation. Also, if we understand Joel 2:28-31, and Rev.6: 12-17; 7:2-17 those who made peace with Jesus in this life will not be here to be persecuted by the beast, and experienced the fulfillment of the sixth seal; because they will be standing before the throne of the living God.

The “Day of the Lord Eve” concludes with the fulfillment of the fifth seal; The events that occurred during the opening of the first five seals was used to bringing salvation to people of this current world, to testing and increasing faith in Jesus as the Son of God, to encouraging repentance of sins; and most importantly to offering the gift of redemption by faith. It is clear now that the whole events that were predicted in the first five seals have already occurred. Now, we are living in a time calls “exemption” (or favor) before the fulfillment of the sixth and seventh seals. God allows this extension because He doesn’t want anyone to perish. However, this opportunity is about to be over. If anyone is willing to escape the tribulation event and the wrath of God, the time to accept Jesus is now. Salvation is offering to everyone through Jesus-Christ – accept it or perish; because the next events could be the departure of those who accepted him, and the persecution of those who didn’t by the beast; the choice is yours!

Laura Pelliton

© 2018