Buy of HIM

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. Revelation 3:18

1) The gold is faith

2) The White Raiment is purity of character

3) The eyesalve is the wisdom to discern between good and evil

"Christ is the depository of all graces-He says: 'Buy of Me' " Testimonies for the Church vol.4, p. 89 E.G.W.

Creation Moment 2/1/2012 - In the Begining

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. John 1:1,2 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1:3-5

You are HERE

God knows where YOU are....

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Matthew 6:26

Creation Moment 1/31/2012 - Evolutionary Missionary Dawkins

Richard Dawkins, a top evolutionary scientist is also a crusader for stomping out religion-openly. But isn't his crusade  the same as missionary work by religions? In other words, isn't he mimicking those whom he hates? Why not just let people believe what they want? What's it to Dawkins?
Well, it is that evolution isn't really "science". Rather, it's an origin myth for atheism. Atheism is nothing more than a secular religion. Recently Dawkins released a "childrens book"(The Magic of Reality) to bash religion.

 ......but the fool rageth, and is confident. Proverbs 14:16

Palms of HIS Hands

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. Zechariah 13:6

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; Isaiah 49:16

Breastplate of the high priest

It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: Exodus 39:9
And they set in it four rows of stones: Exodus 39:10

The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: Exodus 28:17
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. Exodus 28:18
And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. Exodus 28:19
And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: Exodus 39:13


And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. Exodus 39:14

Creation Moment 1/30/2012 - Diamonds & carbon 14

"If the rate carbon 14 decays has been consistent, any carbon 14 older than 100,000 years is undetectable by current measuring techniques.
But carbon 14 has been measured within natural diamonds. Either the decay rate of carbon 14 is not uniform, the diamonds are younger than believed, or both. Carbon 14 in diamonds is evidence that the earth is thousands of years old, not millions." ICR
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: Jeremiah 17:1

My Song in the Night

I have considered the days of old,                                                           
the years of ancient times.
I call to remembrance my song in the night:
I commune with mine own heart:
and my spirit made diligent search.
I will remember the works of the LORD:
surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
  Psalm 77:5,6,11

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Behold:

Turn you at my reproof: behold,
I will pour out my spirit unto you,

I will make known my words unto you. Probverbs 1:23

Progressive Adventists - Controversial spectrum, adventist today & adventist wheel websites

The independent, highly controversial websites of spectrum, adventist today & adventist wheel do a dis-service to the Church. These are those who attack the Church from within-bashing and trashing the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation-from Creation to the mark of the beast and everything in between. Pushing for gay marriage, politicizing the Church, ordination of women, jewelry, celebration services, rejecting "remnant" status of the Church,bashing & trashing the Sanctuary Doctrine, bringing in the Emergent Church movement, calling for a cheap & hollow Grace and slamming E.G.W. Oh, and lets not forget their new thing-that tithe is un-Biblical!! And of course-their "Woe is me" for being an Adventist mentality.
The only thing these "progressive" Adventists seem to agree with is the state of the dead. But for how much longer before that is tossed away?
"There are those who are always seeking to engage in controversy. They are filled with a desire to produce something new and strange. They dwell upon matters of the smallest consequence, excersing upon these their sharp, controversial talents. Thus controversy is created and minds are diverted from present truth....Christ calls for unity. But He does not call for us to unify on wrong practices. The God of heaven draws a sharp contrast between pure, enobling truth and false, misleading doctrine." Selected Messages vol.1 p.170,175 E.G.W.
When was the last time you heard the "progressives" of the Church focus on this? -- And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Revelation 14:6

Our Time is Short.....

Remember how short my time is:...........What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Psalm 89:47,48

Creation Moment 1/29/2012 - Thoroughbreds share same ancestor

Research shows that thoroughbred horses for racing share a common ancestor from about 300 years ago. Apparently there was a genetic abberation in a horse in England that is called the "speed gene". All thoroughbred race horses are related from this common ancestor. This is what we would call natural selection, built-in-genetic diverstiy. This is how we get the different shapes, sizes & colors of horses-as well as speed ability. But at the end of the day-the horse is still a horse.....
http://news.yahoo.com/thoroughbred-race-horses-traced-one-17th-century-mare-112341051--abc-news.html

Come up, ye horses; Jeremiah 46:9

Emergent Church Labyrinth---WHY?



Candle Labyrinth of an Emergent Church meeting

Why does the Emergent Church movement insist on walking the labyrinth used in ancient paganism? The labyrith comes from ancient Greek mythology. A man built a labyrinth as a maze. He used a string called a "clew" to find his way back out. (Clew is where our word Clue comes from-to help find our way out of a perdicament). The first record of this pagan practice entering Christianity seems to be around 1000 AD when some French Catholic clerics used a labyrinth for an Easter service of some kind.
You don't need any gimmics or paganistic rituals to worship God or any silly meditation techniques.
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, Deuteronomy 11:16


Pluralism Vs. the Sanctuary of God

In pluralism, many today in so-called Christianity, feel that there are many ways to God through other faiths. But what does His Sanctuary (Plan of Redemption laid out for us to see) shows?
There is only ONE opening in-not multiple ones. There were no doors to enter in through the Budha, or through the Mother Earth of New Agers, or through Brahma of Hinduism, or through our ancestors through Shintoism, or through Allah of Islam,etc.

This pluarlism is a poison creeping subtely into Christianity. His opening of the Sanctuary faced east for a reason- He saves us right through His plan laid out in the Sanctuary -For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:27 As for the idea of pluralism, He kind of shot that issue down when He said- I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, John 10:9 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6

There are Christians organizing what they call "pluralism sunday" for an "inter-faith" day of celebration. But as one can see from above-there are not multiple ways to salvation. As stated on the website PluralismSunday.org---

"On the first Sunday in May- this year, May 6, 2012 (or other times during the year) – churches dedicate their worship to a celebration of our interfaith world. Progressive Christians thank God for religious diversity! .... On PLURALISM SUNDAY, churches celebrate elements of other world faiths in their sermons, litanies, and music; many feature speakers and singers from other faith traditions. Some congregations have exchanges with other faith communities, going to each other’s houses of worship."

Give Thanks

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 136:1

Paul's advice for prayer

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6

Creation Moment 1/28/2012 - 7th Day of Creation

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Genesis 2:1-3

Behemoth-Dinosaur?

Was the "Behemoth" in the book of Job a reference to a dinosaur? Some believe the worldwide dragon stories are really about dinosaurs who once roamed the earth. For a Creationist it makes sense-for dinosaurs too may have been brought onto the ark and survived the flood only to be eventually hunted to extinction (as other animals in more recent times have been).

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. Job 40:15-18

Sabbath vs. Sunday

"Justin Martyr stated, "We all gather on the day of the sun" (recalling both the creation of light and the resurrection); he stated that Sabbath was enjoined as a sign to Israel because of Israel's sinfulness, no longer needed after Christ came without sin." Wikipedia "Sabbath in Chrisitianity"
What was predicted in Ezekiel?
And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. Ezekiel 8:16
What will the Little Horn of Daniel do?
.........and think to change times and laws: Daniel 7:25
For example, the Council of Laodicea (canon 29) states Christians must not Judaize by resting on Sabbath but must work that day and then if possible rest on the Lord's Day and any found to be Judaizers are anathema from Christ. Wikipedia
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work,... Exodus 20:8,10

Creation Moment 1/27/2012 - DNA Question????

Which came first Darwinists? DNA or the proteins needed by DNA-which can only be produced by DNA? Just asking.....

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3

Ecclesiastes Summarized

--Not satisfied with life--

All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; Ecclesiastes 1:7

--Where is meaning?--

--Not in wisdom (Chapter 1)--

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Ecclesiastes 1:17,18

--Not in withdrawl (Chapter 2)--

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. Ecclesiastes 2:18

--Not in your fellow man (Chapter 3)--

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. Ecclesiastes 3:18

--Not in the world around us (Chapter 4)--

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. Ecclesiastes 4:1

--Not in wealth (Chapter 5)--

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: Ecclesiastes 5:5

--Not in works (Chapter 6)--

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. Ecclesiastes 6:7

--Not in flattery or gifts (Chapter 7)--

....and a gift destroyeth the heart. Ecclesiastes 7:7

--Not in knowing all that shall be (Chapter 8)--

For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? Ecclesiastes 8:7

--Not in accomplishments (Chapter 9)--

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Ecclesiastes 9:15

--Not in folly (Chapter 10)--

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. Ecclesiastes 10:1

--Not in a long life (Chapter 11)--

But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. Ecclesiastes 11:8

So what is the ADVICE? -- Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; Ecclisiastes 12:1

CONCLUSION: -- Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiates 12:13 12:13

Creation Moment 1/26/2012 - Evolutionary scientists sued by tribesmen



Jared Diamond

Evolutionist Jared Diamond is sued by tribemen from Paua New Guinea for defamation. Mr. Diamond wrote a piece in New Yorker Magazine using evolutionary terms to explain their "vengeance culture". They are seeking $10,000,000 in damages.
http://www.imediaethics.org/index.php?option=com_news&task=detail&id=170&search=jared 
So God created man in his own image, Genesis 1:27

Rob Bell & his own Sabbath

"In order to maintain balance in his life, Bell maintains his Fridays as a personal sabbath, where he does not allow contact by electronic means, and has all pastoral duties transferred to other Mars Hill pastors." Wikipedia
Well, God already gave Rob Bell an actual Sabbath, not Friday (6th day), but the 7th day....
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, Exodus 20:10

In the News - Asia Bibi sentenced to DEATH



Asia Bibi

In Pakistan, 45 year Asia Bibi has been handed a death sentence for supposed blaphemy of Islam. She claims she is being persecuted for being a Christian. A year ago govenor Taseer of the Punjab state was murdered by one of his body guards for coming to her defense. A little later Minister of Minority Affairs Bhatti was assasinated for the same reason.
How it started was Mrs. Bibi was working on a farm with Muslim women. They sent her to fetch water then refused to drink because it was "conatminted" by her unclean (non-Muslim) hands. They then gathered a mob against her and clerics arrived who began to call for her death claiming she had blasphemed. Someone had notified the police who rescued her but then charged her with blasphemy.
Her verdict is on appeal, hoping to get the conviction thrown out on the basis that she wasn't given a lawyer. She has already been beat in prison at least once. Some speculate the government would prefer she die in prison soon so as not have to deal with either world opinion or the Islamists who want her killed.
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; John 15:20

Creation Moment 1/25/2012 - Blood

Blood does the following:

@ Regulates acidity/alkalinity (pH)
@ Provides oxygen
@ Removes carbon dioxide & waste
@ Carries vitamins & minerals
@ Carries blood messengers called hormones

Blood goes through the pancreas which where its higher sugar level stimulates production of hormone insulin. The insulin then flows through the system regulating the amount of sugar cells take in. The brain depends on sugar (glucose) to function. If glucose is too low we pass out. The whole system is very fine tuned-DESIGNED.

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: Leviticus 17:11

To Obey

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 1 Samuel 15:22

Role of Wisdom

1) Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

2) How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

3) Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

4) Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

5) When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

6) Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
7) For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Proverbs 1:20-24,27-29

Creation Moment 1/24/2012 - Biological Complexity a Mistake?



Evolutionary scientists

If evolutionary scientists had carbon-based molecules, would they evolve into complex life? Two scientists at the university of Chicago (Lynch & Fernandez) now claim that complex life formed from an error in proteins. Huh? Anyway.... They calim "....a new comparison of proteins shared across species finds that complex organisms, including humans, have accumulated structural weaknesses that may have actually launched the long journey from microbe to man."
Isn't that view "un-Darwinian"? Are there now pre-Darwinist in evolution?
How about the weakness that has been accumulating began with sin....
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Romans 8:22

In the News-Fined for Bible Study in Home (Yes-here in the USA)

A $300 FINE for having a Bible study in their own HOME has been paid back by the city of San Juan Capistrano, CA to Chuck & Stephanie Fromm. The city is also changing the city ordinance which resulted in the FINE in the first place.

What is happening to FREEDOM in America?

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. Isaiah 1:4

Spain?

During the days of the Spanish conquest of the new world, many Spainards used this verse to apply to them spreading Christianity to the American continent. (Tarshish is Spain). Pesonally, I don't believe this is what this verse means-but what does it mean?

Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. Isaiah 60:9

Creation Moment 1/23/2012 - Spider-in-amber



Spider in Baltic Amber

X-rays revealed the details of a spider trapped in Baltic amber. It is claimed  that the spider is 49,000,000 years old (LOL). The problem is that, according to the article in Science Daily, amber that is 1 fifty thousandth that age is darkened and cracked because of oxygen exposure. But apparently this one was the exception(again LOL).

The spider taketh hold with her hands,
 Proverbs 30:28

End of Lucifer

.......therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. Ezekiel 28:18

False Doctrine of the "Moral Influence Theory"

The Moral Influence Theory is of the idea that Christ really only died on the cross in order to "melt" the hearts of people. Not as a substitute for our sins. This of course-is clearly a False Doctrine. Some claim it was the dominant theory of the so-called "church fathers" in the late 100's. But if true-so what? That would be nearly a century AFTER the crucifixtion and the apostles. We all know false doctrines were already creeping into the Church. -Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1

As for His work on the Cross- Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. Hebrews 7:27

Creation Moment 1/22/2012 - Christmas Island Red Crabs

The female Christmas Island Red Crab has about 25,000,000 or so who migrate on shore together to then lay eggs in the Indian Ocean. The timing of the migration seems to be linked to phaese of the moon. They are apparently designed by their creator with software internally to know when and where to lay their eggs. Another part of the web-of-creation here on God's earth.

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.  Genesis 8:17

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And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Revelation 14:6

Central Bible Theme

"The central theme of the Bible is the redemption plan, the restoration in the human soul of the image of God. ..He who grasps this thought has before him an infinite field of study." Education p.125 E.G.W.

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

My Mouth Shall Praise

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: Psalm 145:21

Isaiah 53

...he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. Isaiah 53:2 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1:5

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. Matthew 27:41,42

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 ...and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. Matthew 27:26

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Matthew 27:46

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. Isaiah 53:7 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. Matthew 27:13,14

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. Isaiah 53:8 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. Matthew 27:31

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: Galatians 1:4

...because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. Matthew 27:38

And sitting down they watched him there; Matthew 27:36

Creation Moment 1/21/2012 - Evolution scored on scientific tests

SCIENTIFIC TESTS:

1) The conclusions of science are reliable, but still tentative.
          EVOLUTION TESTED:
          Evolution advocates refuse to admit that their basic premise is tentative.
2) Scientists do not vote on their conclusions.
          EVOLUTION TESTED:
          Evolution itself is a dogma.
3) Scientists hold to no absolute “givens” or “directives.”
          EVOLUTION TESTED:
          They draw conclusions a priori, and either force their observations to conform to them—or else ignore them.
4) Scientists do not make moral or philosophical judgments in their work.
          EVOLUTION TESTED:
          Evolution advocates, and their allies in other disciplines, have made and continue to make philosophical judgments in their work
Courtesy CNV

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, Genesis 2:4.

Sun to Rise

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
          for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good,
Matthew 5:45

Tense Moment with Assyria

Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? 2 Chronicles 32:1,2,4

Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh from Lachish, with a great army against Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they went and stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, which was on the highway to the Fuller's Field. 2 Kings 18:18

And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven. 2 Chronicles 32:20

Why was God angry with Judah? Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. Isaiah 52:5

Back to the siege outside the walls of Jerusalem Then the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say now to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: "What confidence is this in which you trust? You speak of having plans and power for war; but they are mere words. And in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me? You speak of having plans and power for war; but they are mere words. And in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me? 2 kings 18:19,20

The Assyrians go on to crack on their alliance with Egypt (which God had not wanted them to form in the first place) and crack on God Now look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. But if you say to me, 'We trust in the LORD our God,' is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, 'You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem'?" ' Now therefore, I urge you, give a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses--if you are able on your part to put riders on them! 2 kings 18:21-23

Next the representatives of Judah ask them to speak in Aramaic so the people on the wall listening won't understand-and panic Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall." But the Rabshakeh said to them, "Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat and drink their own waste with you?" Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in Hebrew, and spoke, saying, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! Thus says the king: 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand; nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, "The LORD will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." ' Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: 'Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;
1 Kings 18:26-31

The reply But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, "Do not answer him." Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh. 2 Kings 18:36,37

So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. And Isaiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to your master, 'Thus says the LORD: "Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land." 2 kings 19:5-7

The Letter from Sennacherib He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.
2 Chronicles 32:17

And the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, "Look, he has come out to make war with you." So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." 2 kings 19:9,10

Hezekiah spreads the letter before God And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. 2 kings 19:14

Hezekiah's prayer Then Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said: "O LORD God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands--wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them.Now therefore, O LORD our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, You alone." 2 Kings 19:15-19

Isaiah gives the response from God Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard.' "Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: 'He shall not come into this city, Nor shoot an arrow there, Nor come before it with shield, Nor build a siege mound against it. By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; And he shall not come into this city,' Says the LORD. 'For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David's sake.' " 2 Kings 19:20,32-34

Judah delivered And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side. 2 Chronicles 32:21,22

Nahum commented on Nineveh (capitol of Assyria) Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery;..The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots. The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses: Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well favoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. Nahum 3:1-5

And Zephaniah says And He will stretch out His hand against the north, Destroy Assyria, And make Nineveh a desolation, As dry as the wilderness. Zephaniah 2:13

God's summary about Assyria I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall,.. Ezekiel 31:16

Creation Moment 1/20/2012 - Top 10 Evolution Myths

TOP 10 EVOLUTION MYTHS:
10) Computer Simulations Prove Evolution- "It is always important to remember that any computer program reflects the biases and assumptions of the programmer. In most cases, these programmers assume evolution to be true, and their artificial environments reflect this."

9) Homologous (Similar) Structures Show Past Evolution- "Similar design and function can prove nothing. An iPod and an iPhone may have very similar parts, for example, but that certainly doesn’t mean the iPhone evolved from the iPod because of hardware glitches. Instead, because we have objective knowledge of history, we know that the same company designed both, which accounts for the similar design. In the same way, similar structures in animals are just as strong an evidence for a common Designer leaving His mark on the works of His hand."

8) There Are Clear Transitional Fossils- "Darwin fretted over the lack of them, paleontologists are still looking for them, but they are often touted as the foundation of evolutionary theory. What are they? Transitional fossils. Because there are a lack of transitional forms evolutionists must resort to blurring the lines and claiming that since all species are in transition, we should not expect to find “missing links.” Perhaps the reason we do not find true transitional forms is because one created kind does not, cannot, and has never changed into another created kind."

7) Ape-Human DNA Similarities- "Evolutionists, the claimed 98% similarity between human and chimp DNA and the evidence of chromosomal fusion. Textbooks tell us that this proves the common ancestry of humans and apes from ape-like beings that lived millions of years ago. What makes this a myth, however, is that evolutionists forget to mention the problems with this claim. For one thing, the percentage of similarity may sound impressive (depending on which percentage you find), but this represents millions of letters of difference in the DNA. Factor in that many of the differences in the DNA are not represented in the “98% similarity” (such as deletions) and epigenetic differences and the chasm grows. Second, seeing the “history” of humans evolving from chimps in DNA and chromosomes requires a prior commitment to evolution. Evolutionists interpret the data to mean what they want it to mean in light of Darwin’s myth."

6) Apemen and Artistic License- "The desire to “fill in the gaps” leads to many false conclusions. For example, some of the supposed “bipedal” characteristics found in fossils are also found in living apes that are not bipedal. Imagination, wishful thinking, and presuppositions influence a great deal of the “reconstructions” we find in magazines, textbooks, and on TV."

5) Bad Design- "Debunking this myth requires very little effort. First of all, how can humans judge what is optimal design? Some designs require a balance of efficiency and effectiveness, as we find in the human eye (a structure perfectly suited for human life). "

4) Vestigial Organs- "While evolution does its dirty work, it leaves behind vestiges of its machinations, or so the argument goes. If an organ loses function, this proves only that the organ has lost function. Often, however, reports of this kind are premature and based on evolutionary expectations. The appendix, for example, was once a bastion of vestigiality, but now we know its function."

3) Antibiotic Resistance- "The development and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (and pesticide-resistant plants and insects) is shouted from the rooftops as proof of evolution happening “right now.” The problem (for evolutionists) is that the mutations that cause bacteria (and other organisms) to overcome environmental pressures are not the information-gaining mutations required for Darwin’s postulation. In fact, these mutations often come at a steep price to the organism—a price that doesn't show up until the environmental pressure is removed—and it often means the inability to compete with non-mutant bacteria."

2)  Natural Selection Is Evolution in Action- "Natural selection is an observable process that was certainly not first discovered by Charles Darwin. Species with certain characteristics survive better in a given environment. However, natural selection is nondirectional and does not lead anywhere. That is, if the environment changes, members of a species that were previously better adapted may no longer be. Evolution, on the other hand, is an unobservable process that requires direction (dinosaurs to birds, e.g.). Natural selection can only act upon the information that already exists. When certain characteristics are selected, the overall genetic information decreases. Mutations have not been shown to reverse this process."

1) All Scientists Agree- "The ultimate “proof” of evolution is an appeal to human authority. We are often reminded by anti-creationists that virtually all “real” scientists agree that evolution happened. One must keep in mind that those who make this claim often rely on the belief that the only real scientists are those who accept evolution. The argument, then, essentially boils down to this: evolutionists agree that evolution happened. This, of course, is an absurd argument, and we could just as easily say that creationists agree that creation happened. There are a growing number of scientists, creationist and not, who do not find the supposed evidence for evolution to be valid or acceptable."
Courtesy AIG

A Bear Robbed

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,

rather than a fool in his folly. Proverbs 17:12