Tuesday, May 27, 2008

New Friday night Fellowship - Knowing Jesus

We are starting a  a new Friday night fellowship designed for those who haven't followed Jesus into baptism yet, and for those wanting to know Him better.  We will meet at 7:30 sharp - 9:00 every Friday evening for the next 2 months of June and July at the Coldstream hall. This will lead to baptisms at the end of the fellowship studies. 
If you haven't been baptised yet, or want to know more about Jesus, this is for you! Taste and see that He is good - and enter a loving covenant relationship with him! Experience the love, and find Him who is altogether lovely, the lover of your soul and know for yourself His love, healing, freedom, and restoration!  You will never be the same again! The first Knowing Jesus fellowship will be this Friday night, the 30th of May, 7:30 - 9:00 Please use this opportunity to invite along those who are at this stage in their soul's journey.

Don't miss the other NEWS in the post below!!

News

Links
To your left there are 3 new links - Out of the Cities (from Nicks talk the other Sabbath) and The New World Religion & New Age Christ research from Towards Eternity.

Wednesday night Bible study
Next Wednesday night there will be a Bible study on at Nick and Dina's in 29 leigh St, Oakleigh

This Sabbath, May 31 the Restitution Quarterly is taking place in Sydney.
Excellent subjects are lined up. The details are at http://www.acts321.org/events

Behold the Bridegroom cometh - go out to meet Him!
Jesus is coming! He is on His way! He is coming to His church in judgement, he is coming to marry His living bride. He wants you to be ready for Him, prepared to say I do, at the Sabbath test and then to recieve the outpouring of His spirit! Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

The last 2 decades have seen the startling increase in disasters, in the rise of American Imperialism, in American Globalism, in the power and visibility of the new world order beast and the mystery babylon woman of the papacy who rides it from Revelation 17. The world economy is on the brink of disaster according to the lastest UN reports and the illuminati are saying that the plan is to collapse the economy in September 2008. Babylon is falling. Disasters destroying whole cities are dominoeing across the media landscape. We watch in horror at the hundreds of thousands of people killed in sudden catastrophe. Humanity stands on the brink of a it's most compelling, serious and decisive crisis. All of the pieces of the puzzle are now in place - the final crisis jigsaw is completed - the arrival of the hour of God's judgement, the first glimpses of Jesus coming! What are the signs that tell us this?

And I saw another beast rising up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and he spake as a dragon and he exercised all the power of the first beast before him, and he causes the EARTH and them that dwell therein to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed.

America has been speaking as a dragon for around 2 decades now. Once labelled a Global Bully by TIME mag, it has continued to perpetutate this reputation and has repudiated so many of the principles of its constitution that the new Republican candidate running for the Nov 2008 US Presidency, Ron Paul is campaigning to draw attention to this fact and to highlight his Revolution Manifesto - a call back to the Constitution. America has been exercising all the power of the first beast. In secret locations around the globe they have been using torture and now have authorised torture methods. Movements right now are taking place for America to cause the earth and them that dwell therein to worship the first beast (Vatican) whose deadly wound was healed. Yes there are moves on all levels to establish the Vatican's and the Apostate Christian world's 'Moral World Order' introduced by Sunday laws, that will usher the world into an increasingly intense state of diabolical trouble climaxing in a time of trouble which has not been since there was a nation. And at that time God's people will be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. Dan 12:1

So what are these moves? EGW in GC says that it is the calamaties on the earth, the great disasters, that are seen as a loss of divine favour and also declining temporal prosperity that lead America to call for a NSL. The increasing disasters have been described loosely by the label of 'Climate change' or 'global warming', on which over 2000 IPCC members agree there is an urgent issue. Just yesterday an article by Enter Stage Right revealed that a petition from over 31 000 US scientists denying man made global warming was almost ignored by the media. They state, "there is no convincing evidence that human release of CO2, methane or other greenhouse gases is causing or will cause in the foreseeable future, catastrophic heaing of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the earth's climate." The Petition writer indicates the data reveals that the sun's temperature is what has caused earth's heating and cooling.

Scientific or not, there is a wave of shrill voices saying the time is over to act, now there will be devastating consequences for not acting on the recommendations of the new world religions Earth Summits recommendations for the Kyoto Protocol. Al Gore's new $300 million campaign, WEcansolveit is to convince American's they can solve the issue. Many including Gore are saying that Climate Change is a Moral Issue. This little equation is the slogan for a global moral order campaign. United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown has revealed the shared vision for a global society governed by a shared 'moral sense'. He called for people to join together in a 'single moral universe to bring about change.' "This is the irrepressible revolution of our time - a billion voices for change. And I'd like to think that acting together we can become the generation to address climate change." The Vatican have recently insisited tenaciously that the Pope has the right to speak to the nations as 'an independent moral authority" proposing the Holy See (the Pope) itself as the 'guardian of the human person', as 'an independent interlocutor of the states', to 'express an authorised judgement about the problems that affect lives', because 'it thinks that it represents the' transcendent 'dimension of man', which is 'the ultimate justification for the existence of a sovereign moral authority independent of the states.' (Holy See insists that it has the right to speak, Says it participates in International Community as Guardian of man, by Mara Lago, rome, Nov 28, 2007, Zenit.org)

So let's quickly unpack this equation. 'Climate Change is a moral issue.' This statement assumes there is global warming or climate change because of the apparent mass consensus of opinion. That does not make it true. However the statistics do reveal as EGW said that calamities are increasing alarmingly, although the evidence for climate change is shifty - and God thought in his heart after the flood, that heat and cold, summer and winter, would not cease. There is another cause for these disasters and hence our urgent duty to warn the cities before their imminent destruction.

What is a moral issue? Why are they calling the Global Warming a moral issue? Morality has to do with right and wrong. Therefore they are saying that climate change is an issue of right and wrong. How is right and wrong determined? By judgement. But on what basis can right and wrong be determined? By the law of right and wrong - by a moral law. Well then - what moral law? Well SDA's, God's people would say, the law of God - the ten commandments that point out sin, the law given by God for humanity by which we shall all be judged. Catholicism would say, Canon law - the law of the Vatican (the divining serpent). And spiritualism would say - the law of Divine Nature. This statement raises the issue and the question for all the world -how shall right and wrong be defined? Which law? The world stage is set for the final crisis over the law of God.

Both the Christian world in America and the Vatican are now completely poised ready at the perfect moment to introduce their "moral world order" proposed by Pat Robertson in his book, The New World Order and based on the ten commandments, and by Pope John Paul II in Centesimus Annus, known as his vision for a 'new moral world order,' both built upon Sunday rest for it's citizens. Also the Christian Churches Together which represents over a million Christians in America, has Sunday reverence as one of it's goals laid out in 2007. The Ten Commandment Commission is highlighting the ten commandments. So let's consider this "moral issue."

If Climate change is a moral problem, and it is a 'moral wrong' - then what is the solution? A 'moral right.' What does the Bible say that is? Keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Rev 14:12 What does the Christian world say that is? keeping the commandments of men with Sunday rest that does away with the seal of God's law and thus God's law itself. What does the Vatican say that is? Keeping their law that make of none effect the law of God. What does spiritualism, the new world religion, say it is - Divine nature. Then the slogan - 'Global Warming is a moral issue', being heard all over the world is the statement that the disasters are a judgement because humanity is doing something wrong. Let's hear what the prophet says - the disasters and calamities are a moral issue. They are a judgement, because God's spirit is being withdrawn as men reject God, and satan the destroyer has power to work without the restraint of God's spirit and he is reaping his harvest of unprepared souls as EGW says in GC. This is the wrath of satan. We don't see the full wrath of God until the close of probation and the time of trouble.

Why does the Bible say that America causes the earth to worship the first beast? Well the new world order religion, outlined at the Centenary of the 1893 World Parliament of Religions in 1993 revealed it's common ground to be, literally - common ground. Recognition that earth is the home of every religion and that all humanity have a duty to worship, respect and care for her, Mother Earth, or the GAIA concept, is the common ground of the new world religion. This is the introduction to the spiritualistic religion of pantheism, the worship of nature, creation as God. In the Sourcebook for Earth's Community of Religions, written after this event, the agendas are revealed. A new morality, a new ethic, a new spirituality, a United Religions Organisation which became functional in 2005, and an Earth Charter, Earth Covenant and an Environmental Sabbath/Earth Rest day are the monuments of this new world religion. The Earth Charter is designed to replace the ten commandments - a covenant with the Earth, housed in a counterfeit 'ark of the covenant' and carried around the world for nations to sign. Closely linked to this is the Environmental Sabbath/Earth Rest Day advocated by the United Nations Environment Programme. The Christian ecology movement has suggested that a sabbath rest for the earth should be kept, many suggest Sunday.

In this statement that Climate Change is a moral issue - the new world religion, Catholicism and Apostate Christendom agree - and see the law they regard as being broken. Catholicism says it is caused by the breaking of the Lord's day - their law. Apostate Christendom agree. And Spiritualism says it is caused because humanity which is not worshipping creation. The question is - which is the true moral law? No other law has been given by a divine being who claims to be the creator of humanity, by voice and pen. Only the ten commandments, has a divine origin. But easily they can unite on the solution of a Sabbath rest for earth's inhabitants and giving rest to the earth on Sunday. Already this concept is being expressed. In reports of a secret meeting that has been partially confirmed, between the Vatican, the Christian Coalition and Christian Churches Together agitating the secret agenda of an American National Sunday law, the reports reveal that Al Gore was brought in to present his presentations of the dire global disasters predicted. This was followed by a call to respect the 'Lord's Day', referring to Sunday, the unsanctified, unholy day that was named in honour of the sun. The CC and CCT leaders were in agreement.

So, there is a clear connection being made between the disasters and the move to exalt Sunday rest the mark of papal authority that will usher in, the Vatican's world order of horror. When you see the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place, (when you seee Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is near) then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengenace, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe to them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. Luke 22:20-23 This sign was given back in the last century when American's tried to implement a National Sunday law, and EGW said then it was time to move to the countries.

By the apostate Christian world imposing Sunday laws, a day that has no sanctity, they refer the moral issue over the Catholicism and Canon law, having abrogated the sign and seal of God's law. And Catholicism, having adopted the principle that man can make up the law will surrender wholly to spiritualisms law of Divine Nature, (the new age movement having been fathered by their own Jesuit Tielhard de Chardin). But God's law still stands. The wisest man who ever lived, Solomon said, "Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man, for God shall bring every work into judgement with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." Those ten commandments he spoke from Mount Sinai and written on stone now hidden will soon come forth to show to the world that His law still stands - it is the foundation of his character of love, and love needs laws for relationships. It is the only law that points out wrong. It's principles of supreme love to God and love to one another defines righteousness.
God's word says, the calamities are caused by people rejecting God and His covenant and His Sabbath. "The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haunty people of the earth do languish. The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore has the curse devoured the earth and they that dwell therin are desolate."

The urgent message to all everywhere is - Repent and turn from your sins that are revealed in the ten commandment moral law, to receive Jesus the Saviour, His forgiveness, His righteousness, His spirit, who will change your heart to choose to always do those things that please Him! Remember to keep his seventh day sabbath. Fear God and give glory to Him for the hour of His judgement IS COME and worship Him who made the heaven's and the earth and the sea and the fountains of waters. Rev 14:7 This is the God we are called to fear and give glory to, who is revealed in the Sabbath commandment - to worship Him who made - the creator. "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt not do any work...For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day; wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it." Ex 20:9-11

The creator of this earth and all that's in it is a personal being and spirit, who gives to all life and breath. He is the Father and source of all life and joy and happiness. He is also the Father of His Son, "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities or powers; all things were created by him and for him." Col 1:15,16 The Father is the God who created all things through His Son. "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was made." John 1:1-3 Although worship is offered to both the Father and the Son as we see in Rev 4 and 5, this verse specifices the Father, the "only true God" that Jesus prayed to, who is deserving of our worship. This is a call back to worship the only true God, the Father, the one who created all things by His Son.

The most SERIOUS WARNING is given against worshipping the Vatican beast from the sea, by giving any countenance to Sunday - their assumed 'mark of authority'. "If any man worship the beast or his image or receives his mark in his right hand or in his forehead, the same will drink of the wine of the wrath of God that is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation, and they have no rest, day nor night, who worship the beast and his image and receives his mark.'

The Father's law of love and the sign of his covenant with us, being His weekly date with us on the creation sabbath, is the restoration of His true identity that has been shrouded in darkness and a revelation of His marvellous character of merciful love. A call to worship Him. This Sabbath day is His proof that He is our God and that we are His precious children. These two truths are united in a link firmly bound. The worship and relationship with the Creator God, by resting on his day - the Sabbath.

Things about to happen. Evangelicals have united in a statement called Christians for Climate and are now supporting strong Environmental legislation going before the US Congress in June 2008. President Bush is visiting the Pope in June 2008. The Pope is coming to Australia in July. Prophecy reveals that given enough disasters and enough decline in temporal prosperity, the call for Sunday rest to halt the disasters, the call for a national Sunday law to return the nation to divine prosperity, the call for the mark of the beast will begin to grow publically, as a sense of urgency increases and intensifies.

This crisis is the great test, the judgement of the living. It begins at the house of God, as each person will be tested on whether he loves the praise of men more than the praise of God, on whether they will be loyal to God and keep the sign and seal of His law in the face of severe trial and persecution and possible death or will give in. Jesus will help us, just give everything to Him and invite Him to reveal your sins to you, so you can renounce them, so you will be a clean vessel for Him to pour His Holy spirit into. He a rescuer and a deliverer, and is an ever present help in trouble! Lets confess all our sins to Him, and as we do He will be able to come in and cleanse the soul temple. Let's do it now before it's too late. There are only moments of time left. Let's repent of the Laodicean condition before it engulfs us. Let's cut loose from the world and all that's in it. Let's throw out all the rubbish that clutters up our souls. He wants to sit down and eat with us! Let him in, let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. Jesus said, My Father has not left me alone for I always do those things that please Him. And this is the experience Jesus wants for us - so we can say, Jesus has not left me alone, for I always do those things that please Him. Keep asking for help and He will hear and answer.

Behold the Bridegroom cometh
AWAKE. Rise and shine for your light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Let's seize this moment and trim our lamps and go out to meet the bridegroom. The call is now going out to God's people - Behold your God - Behold the Bridegroom cometh! I pray there is oil in our lamp. Pick up our lamps, pick up our trumpet and blow the trumpet giving the certain call. Like Gideon's men, with the torch and trumpet, the oppressive darkness and silence will be broken and babylon and the world will be prepared and enlightened about this serious hour. Let's not delay, people are dying daily, whole cities are being destroyed. Who will tell them? Who will prepare them? Without our warning they will be lost for eternity. With Jesus love in our heart He gives us a love for souls that are dying in ignorance and sin. It's time to rise and shine - to lighten the darkness. To do that we need to put away all worldliness and receive all of Jesus ways. For inspiring thoughts, I recommend To Meet the Bridegroom in Christs Object Lessons and Creeping Compromise by Joe Crews from the new posted link on this site - NationalReverenceDay.

"Awake, awake; put on thy strength O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city....How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that brings good news, that publishes peace, that brings good tidings of good, that publishes salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!" Is 52:1

Monday, May 5, 2008

The need for Country Living

You are invited to join our fellowship this Sabbath, the 10th of May, at the hall at Coldstream - starting 10am with a potluck lunch - for a study by Nick (at 11am and after lunch) on the need for country living and how to prepare for it.