Bible Questions Answered: Little Horn #2

Bible Questions Answered:

“Who is the little horn that Daniel speaks about?”

Salim/ Lahore, Pakistan

Bible Answer:

Daniel 7:8,20 KJV

8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.

Daniel 7:8,20 NLT

8 As I was looking at the horns, suddenly another small horn appeared among them. Three of the first horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This little horn had eyes like human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly.

20 I also asked about the ten horns on the fourth beast’s head and the little horn that came up afterward and destroyed three of the other horns. This horn had seemed greater than the others, and it had human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly.

Daniel here is referring to the Anti-Christ.

Revelation 17:12 KJV

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

Bible Time-Line:

Imminent Rapture of the Church of Jesus Christ. (I Corinthians 15:51-58/

I Thessalonians 4:13-18 KJV)

Introduction to the Ant-Christ.

World chaos breaks forth, as a warring nation form the north (north of Israel), and her allies, a war that Ezekiel prophesied concerning in Ezekiel 38, and 39 (587 B.C.), a war fought upon the “Mountains of Israel” (mentioned some “six,” times. Ezekiel 38:8,20,21/ 39:2,4,17).

Ezekiel 38:14,16 KJV

14...In that day when My people of Israel dwelleth safely...

16 ...it shall be in the latter days...

This is but the beginning of the “Day of Jacobs Trouble/ the Tribulation.)

While nations are in a state of chaos, one arrives who makes order out of disorder, peace out of national unrest, he is the beast, the Anti-Christ.

He will gather to himself a ten nation confederacy described by Daniel 7:.

He will seemingly be the harbinger of national peace and prosperity.

He will with Israel make a covenant of peace (7 years), encouraging, nay, commissioning them to build their long awaited temple.

II Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV

13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Daniel 7:24-25 NLT

24 Its ten horns are ten kings who will rule that empire. Then another king will arise, different from the other ten, who will subdue three of them.

25 He will defy the Most High and oppress the holy people of the Most High. He will try to change their sacred festivals and laws, and they will be placed under his control for a time, times, and half a time.

He will in the midst of the covenant (3 ½ years), break his peace pact with Israel, by announcing, in the newly built temple, that he himself is god.

His attending false prophet (spiritual leader) will command that an image be erected to the beast, and that it be worshiped, those not doing so will meet with death.

Revelation 13:11-18 KJV

11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

To escape, the Jews will run to the rocky hills of Jordan, to the rose valley of Petra.

Revelation 13:5-8 KJV

5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Will there be those who will turn yet to the true God, a work of the Holy Spirit? Yes, for God is everywhere and though the commission of the Holy Spirit during the Tribulation has changed, i.e. He is not restraining evil in the world, yet through His workings many will turn to the Lord.

And the many, who do confess Christ, will pay with their lives.

Revelation 6:8 KJV

And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

Once again the world becomes a place of utter chaos, disorder and unrest everywhere.

All comes together for a final battle, the battle of Armageddon, a war of many nations fought in the “valley of Megiddo.”

Joel 3:9-12 KJV

9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

10 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.

12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.

13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Revelation 16:16-21 NLT

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

16 And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon.

17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. And a mighty shout came from the throne in the Temple, saying, “It is finished!”

18 Then the thunder crashed and rolled, and lightning flashed. And a great earthquake struck—the worst since people were placed on the earth.

19 The great city of Babylon split into three sections, and the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered all of Babylon’s sins, and he made her drink the cup that was filled with the wine of His fierce wrath.

20 And every island disappeared, and all the mountains were leveled.

21 There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing seventy-five pounds fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm.

The second coming of Christ ends the battle of Armageddon.

Zechariah 14:1-4 KJV

1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle.

4 And His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

Revelation 19:11-21 KJV

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war.

12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.

13 And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God.

14 And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

15 And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

16 And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army.

20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of Him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of His mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Thus is the end of the work of the Anti-Christ, and the False Prophet.

A thousand years of peace ensues as the Prince of Peace rules and reigns from Jerusalem.

One only needs to read the daily newspaper to see, the four horses of the Apocalypse ready to race ahead with their destruction and death.

Do you know the Lord Jesus, is He your Saviour?

Psalm 18:2 NLT

The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Savior; my God is my Rock, in whom I find protection. He is my Shield, the Power that saves me, and my place of Safety.

Psalm 62:2 NLT

He alone is my Rock and my Salvation, my Fortress where I will never be shaken.

Acts 4:12 KJV

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Psalm 78:35 NLT

Then they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

Salvation Prayer

Bible Questions Answered: Godly Comfort

Bible Questions Answered:

“...so I go to church every day and pray, but I get tired to do this...”

Leilah/ Rio Grande, Brazil

Bible Answer:

Keep, going on!

Yes there may come weariness, but press on to the good that our God calls you to do.

The Word:

Job 17:9 NLT

The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.

Psalm 9:9 KJV

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Psalm 119:50 KJV

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

Psalm 126:5,6 KJV

5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

Isaiah 40:31 KJV

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 41:10 KJV

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.

Isaiah 46:4 NLT

I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.

Isaiah 61:3 KJV

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified.

Isaiah 66:13 KJV

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted..."

Matthew 5:4 KJV

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

John 14:18 KJV

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

II Corinthians 1:3-5 NLT

3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.

4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

5 For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with His comfort through Christ.

II Corinthians 12:9,10 NLT

9 Each time He said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

10 That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Galatians 6:8-10 KJV

8...he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

II Thessalonians 2:16,17 NLT

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope,

17 comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say.

II Timothy 2:10-12 NLT

10 So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.

11 This is a trustworthy saying: If we die with Him, we will also live with Him.

12 If we endure hardship, we will reign with Him..."

Hebrews 12:1-4 NLT

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now He is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

3 Think of all the hostility He endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.

4 After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin.

Hebrews 13:5 KJV

"... He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Revelation 2:1-3,7 NLT

1 ...This is the message from the One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven gold lamp stands:

2 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance...

3 You have patiently suffered for Me without quitting.

7 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what He is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.

Revelation 3:11 KJV

Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

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Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Power Of The Holy Spirit: Lame Man Healed

Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Power Of The Holy Spirit: Lame Man Healed.

God's Messengers: Peter and John.

Bible Location: Jerusalem/ Beautiful Gate.

Bible Text: Acts 3:1 - 4:16 KJV

Acts 3:1-26 NLT

1 Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service.

2 As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.

3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.

4 Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!”

5 The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money.

6 But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”

7 Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened.

8 He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.

9 All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God.

10 When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded!

11 They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon’s Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John.

12 Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness?

13 For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him.

14 You rejected this Holy, Righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer.

15 You killed the Author of Life, but God raised Him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!

16 “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes.

17 “Friends, I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance.

18 But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah—that He must suffer these things.

19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.

20 Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and He will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.

21 For He must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through His holy prophets.

22 Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything He tells you.’

23 Then Moses said, ‘Anyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from God’s people.’

24 “Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today.

25 You are the children of those prophets, and you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants all the families on earth will be blessed.’

26 When God raised up His servant, Jesus, He sent Him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.”

Acts 4:1-22 NLT

1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees.

2 These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead.

3 They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning.

4 But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of believers now totaled about 5,000 men, not counting women and children.

5 The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.

6 Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest.

7 They brought in the two disciples and demanded, “By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?”

8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people,

9 are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed?

10 Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.

11 For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’

12 There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”

13 The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.

14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing right there among them, there was nothing the council could say.

15 So they ordered Peter and John out of the council chamber and conferred among themselves.

16 “What should we do with these men?” they asked each other. “We can’t deny that they have performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it.

17 But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.”

18 So they called the apostles back in and commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.

19 But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than Him?

20 We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”

21 The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God

22 for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years.

Here is a man, a forty year old man, who from his birth (Acts 3:2), had been carried into the temple to receive the alms of those going into the temple. Parents, and friends brought him faithfully every day.

They relied upon the generosity of God's people.

Daily the lame man continued to trust in the help of God and His people.

One thing the poor, the sick, the elderly can afford, is hope in God, and His people.

Job 5:1,8-16 NLT

1 “Cry for help, but will anyone answer you?...

8 “If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to Him.

9 He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles.

10 He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.

11 He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.

12 He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.

13 He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.

14 They find it is dark in the daytime, and they grope at noon as if it were night.

15 He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful.

16 And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.

Psalm 31:24 KJV

Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Psalm 33:18 KJV

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear Him, upon them that hope in His mercy;

Psalm 42:11 KJV

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Psalm 71:14 KJV

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

Psalm 119:114 KJV

Thou art my Hiding Place and my Shield: I hope in thy word.

Psalm 146:5 KJV

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

Psalm 147:11 KJV

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His mercy.

Jeremiah 17:7 KJV

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

Lamentations 3:26 KJV

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Acts 3:6-8 NLT

6 But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”

7 Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened.

8 He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.

Some one has well said...”The church of Jesus Christ can no longer say “silver and gold have I none,” and it is also true that they cannot say “rise up and walk.”

What a difference a little silver and gold can make.

The sin of hypocrisy.

Many leaders of today's church masquerade around in cheap suits and small cars, saying that they “rely on God.”

When if the truth be known they are millionaires many times over, and some, yes true, billionaires.

On the other hand some religious leaders openly brandish their gospel wealth, proclaiming, God wants everyone to be wealthy, especially themselves!

What was it our Lord said.......

Matthew 8:20 KJV

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head.

Matthew 17:24-27 NLT (Jesus and Peter, no money for taxes.)

24 On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”

25 “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house. But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?”

26 “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!

27 However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”

Jesus speaks of the draw of wealth.

Matthew 6:19-21,24 KJV

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

24 No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

“No one can serve two masters,” today we have a world of religious workers doing their best to prove Jesus wrong!

Deuteronomy 11:16 KJV

Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

Titus 1:7 KJV

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

I Peter 5:2 KJV

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

The commodity Peter and John had, was power, that had been given them from on high, and from which they so freely gave.

Matthew 10:8 KJV

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

Acts 3:7-9 KJV

7 Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened.

8 He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.

9 All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God.

We who long for the works of God's Holy Spirit again in the church, may it forever be realized that revival is not something “worked up,” or that magically “comes down,” it flows from the hearts of holy honest people.

Luke 8:15 KJV (The Good Seed)

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Acts 6:3 KJV

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

(Notice that the first category of a Deacon, is that of honesty.)

Romans 12:17 KJV

"...Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

II Corinthians 8:21 KJV

Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Philippians 4:8 KJV

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

May all disciples of this day, remember well the calling of Christ's disciples. That not to filthy lucre, or the chief seats (positions of power or prestige), but to the humble work of Christ, and their own cross.

Mark 8:34 KJV

And when He had called the people unto Him with His disciples also, He said unto them, Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Mark 10:21 KJV (The young man of wealth.)

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.

Matthew 17:8 KJV

And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw...Jesus only.

Bible Questions Answered: Zechariah 6:1-8

Bible Questions Answered:

“...could you say a word to Zechariah 6:12-8.”

Hakim/ Adis Abeba, Ethiopia

Bible Text:

Zechariah 6:1-8 NLT

(Four Chariots)

1 Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains.

(Mount Zion and the Mount of Olives.)

2 The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses,

3 the third by white horses, and the fourth by powerful dappled-gray horses.

4 “And what are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was talking with me.

5 The angel replied, “These are the four spirits of heaven who stand before the Lord of all the earth. They are going out to do His work.

6 The chariot with black horses is going north, the chariot with white horses is going west, and the chariot with dappled-gray horses is going south.”

7 The powerful horses were eager to set out to patrol the earth. And the Lord said, “Go and patrol the earth!” So they left at once on their patrol.

8 Then the Lord summoned me and said, “Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my Spirit there in the land of the north.”

Bible Answer:

Before we begin we must go back to Zechariah chapter one and read the vision there.

Zechariah 1:7-17 NLT

(A Man among the Myrtle Trees)

7 Three months later, on February 15, the Lord sent another message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo.

8 In a vision during the night, I saw a man sitting on a red horse that was standing among some myrtle trees in a small valley. Behind him were riders on red, brown, and white horses.

9 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “My lord, what do these horses mean?” “I will show you,” the angel replied.

10 The rider standing among the myrtle trees then explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent out to patrol the earth.”

(Angelic Patrolling Forces. Chariots, symbols of swiftness, brass speaks of judgment.)

I Kings 22:19 KJV

And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right hand and on His left.

Job 1:6,7 KJV (Job 2:1)

6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD...

7 ....From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Psalm 68:17 KJV

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

Psalm 104:4 KJV

Who maketh His angels spirits; His ministers a flaming fire:

Luke 1:19 KJV

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God..."

Hebrews 1:14 KJV

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

11 Then the other riders reported to the angel of the Lord, who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have been patrolling the earth, and the whole earth is at peace.”

12 Upon hearing this, the angel of the Lord prayed this prayer: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, for seventy years now you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. How long until you again show mercy to them?”

13 And the Lord spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

14 Then the angel said to me, “Shout this message for all to hear: ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Jerusalem and Mount Zion is passionate and strong.

15 But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with My people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond My intentions.

16 “‘Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.’

17 “Say this also: ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The towns of Israel will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem as His own.’”

Zechariah vision has a dual prophecy. This prophecy came true concerning Babylon and the end of its reign, having carried God's people away into some seventy years of captivity. The judgment being the Medes and the Persians. Cyrus the great conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. releasing God's people.

God's word is true, what He says He will do, He will do!

Angelic forces saw to the defeat of Babylon.

What was Zechariah's vision?

It was a vision of “Angelic Protecting Forces” guided by the Lord of Heavens Armies (The Lord Jesus Christ).

The four horses,

Black (Signifying Misfortune and death) to the north,

White (Signifying Triumph, Joy and Victory) to the west,

Grey (Signifying strong) to the south.

Grizzled-streaked or spotted by gray (Signifying prosperity yet with adversity) to the south, and

Red (by inference) (Signifying war and carnage) to the east.

These Angels had jurisdiction over the four corners of the earth, to mete judgment against those who dare raise their fists against God's Chosen People, the Jews.

The Angel of the black horse had complete success, for Babylon was overthrown.

Now these prophecies of warnings have yet a very important warning to our world today, and for any that would dare come against God's Chosen People.

Exodus 19:5 KJV

Now therefore, if ye will obey My voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto Me above all people: for all the earth is Mine:

Deuteronomy 14:2 KJV

For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto Himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

Deuteronomy 26:15-19 KJV

15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

16 This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

17 Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in His ways, and to keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His judgments, and to hearken unto His voice:

18 And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be His peculiar people, as He hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all His commandments;

19 And to make thee high above all nations which He hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as He hath spoken.

Zechariah 2:8 KJV

For thus saith the LORD of Hosts...for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye.

Hebrews 8:10-12 KJV

10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put My laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to Me a people:

11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know Me, from the least to the greatest.

12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

As God's people today, we have a spiritual obligation.

Genesis 12:3 KJV

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Psalm 122:6 KJV

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Enemies of Israel to the north, enemies to the east, west and south,

the Lord of heavens armies....

Psalm 121:4 KJV

Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Bible Questions Answered: Spiritual Quest

Bible Questions Answered:

“In mark 10:17 the rich young ruler called Jesus good, what did he mean by that?”

Luay/ Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Bible Answer:

Mark 10:17-23 KJV (Matthew 19:16-22/ Luke 18:18-24 KJV)

17 And when He was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to Him, and asked Him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou Me Good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and mother.

20 And he answered and said unto Him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.

22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto His disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

(The 5 commandments the Lord asked.)

19 Do not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14 # 7)

Do not kill (Exodus 20:13 # 6)

Do not steal ….. Defraud (Cheat.) not (Exodus 20:15 # 8)

Do not bear false witness....(Exodus 20:16 # 9)

Honor thy father and mother. (Exodus 20:12 # 5)

Our Lord never asked thee other 5 commandments of the Rich Young Man, because He knew- that he was guilty of not doing them.

What obedience had “wealth,” blocked out of his life?

(The 5 commandments our Lord did not ask him.)

Commandment #1 Exodus 20:3 KJV

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Commandment #2 Exodus 20:4-6 KJV

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself 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;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My commandments.

Commandment #3 Exodus 20:7 KJV

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.

Commandment #4 Exodus 20:8-11 KJV

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work:

10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

11 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.

Commandment #10 Exodus 20:17 KJV

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.

Now although this rich young ruler (Luke 18:18 KJV), had everything, yet still there was something which he yearned for.

Mark 10:17 KJV

“...there came one running, and kneeled to Him, and asked Him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

This young man, was on a Spiritual Quest, he came running, and knelt to Jesus. Oh that everyone was that eager, that spiritually hungry, to come to the Lord!

"Our Hearts are Restless Until They Rest in You"

From the Confessions

Saint Augustine of Hippo

This young rulers' self righteousness, had left him flat, and he knew it. Surely, there must be something more, and he desperately need and wanted it. Oh that self-righteous men everywhere would come to the same conclusion.

Addressing the Lord, he said, “Good Master*” (Mark 10:17 KJV).

Master-Greek-Didaskalos (Did-as-kal-os): An instructor: doctor, master, teacher.

Master or teacher was a title reserved for a Jewish Rabbi.

By adding “Good,” he was saying in effect, that Jesus was more, much more honorable than a Rabbi.

Mark 10:17 KJV

“...what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”

Mark 10:18 KJV

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou Me Good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

What was Jesus saying here?

Jesus did not “reject,” the reference to His being called good. In effect, the young man was referring to Jesus as God, for truly only God, can be said to be good.

This Jesus did not refuse.

Acts 4:10-12 KJV

10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead...

11 This is the Stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the Head of the Corner.

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Mark 10:19,20 KJV

19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and mother.

20 And he answered and said unto Him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

Pick and choose religion, did “not,” originate in our day, as hard as that may be to believe, for the young ruler was a prime example of his living, what suited him.

Our Lords task was to unmask his sin of greed, and in so doing, turn him to the living bread, who both knew everything about him, and who loved him, this He did.

And what then was the young man's response?

Was it amazement mixed with wonder, that “yes this was God, and He has shown me how I have been living, and how I must change! Then and only then, will my soul be satisfied.”

No......perhaps unrealized before by him, the young ruler was actually looking for a God, who would bless his selfish ways, while meeting his spiritual hunger. This he did “not,” find.

Instead, he found the Living God, who knew him through and through, who had come to lovingly correct and save him. This he did not want, for even though his spiritual hunger would be quelled, yet it would be at the expense of his very rich and pleasing way of life, a custom that he could “not,” live without.

Luke 15:16-24 KJV (The Prodigal Son.)

16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

Is it hard to believe, that many though in dire spiritual hunger, “will not,” leave the pig pen of fleshly desires and return to the father? Whether hard to conceive or not, how oft it is true.

Mark 10:21-23 KJV

21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.

22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto His disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

“Pastor, if God thought I was doing wrong, and not fit for heaven, He would let me know, He would not let me be lost!”

Listen, listen........................do you hear it?

Do you hear it?

God is speaking, He is speaking through His word.

To hear Him, read His word.

He is warning many, but they are “not,” listening, or if they do hear, they reject His word.

The rich young ruler, had come away, with his encounter with Jesus with much, much, much more than he had hoped for.

He had come for recognition and blessing with hopes of spiritual fulfillment.

But, he left with his conscience ablaze, and his darkened way forever self determined.

Isaiah 64:6 KJV

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Ephesians 2:8,9 KJV

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Our living God, wants to “speak to you.”

And He will if you open up His word, to hear what He has to say.

Isaiah 30:21 KJV

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Matthew 7:21 KJV

Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.

James 1:22-25 NLT

22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.

24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.

25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

Salvation Prayer

Bible Questions Answered: Worship

Bible Questions Answered:

“My friend took me to her church last Sunday, seemed like everybody was clapping or something, boy was it noisy-what do you think?'

Helen/ Manila, Philippines

Bible Answer:

In the House of the Lord, we need to be respectful, full of reverence, that is all true, but hardly means we are to be lifeless and numb.

The house of the Lord should have its time of:

Reverence:

Psalm 89:7 KJV

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about Him.

Silence:

Habakkuk 2:20 KJV

But the LORD is in His holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before Him.

Kneeling and prayer:

Psalm 95:6 KJV

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

Matthew 21:13 KJV

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer..."

Hearing the Word of God:

Matthew 4:4 KJV

But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Romans 10:17 KJV

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

And yet, this is not the end of the matter, for although all this is called for and that well, yet there is another side to the worship of our Lord, else we would not read of it in His word!

Remember well, praises, clapping of hands, singing and playing music, shouts of joy in the Lord, are “not,” irreverent to Him, as to the traditions of men, that is another matter.

Make the Word of God, you're bond.

The Word of the Lord: (Israel, the early church, and scenes from heaven itself.)

Judges 5:1,3 KJV

1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

I Chronicles 9:33 NLT

The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours.

I Chronicles 15:16-22,27,28 NLT

16 David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of harps, lyres, and cymbals.

17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel along with his fellow Levites: Asaph son of Berekiah, and Ethan son of Kushaiah from the clan of Merari.

18 The following men were chosen as their assistants: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers—Obed-edom and Jeiel.

19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were chosen to sound the bronze cymbals.

20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were chosen to play the harps.

21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the lyres.

22 Kenaniah, the head Levite, was chosen as the choir leader because of his skill.

27 David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who carried the Ark, and also the singers, and Kenaniah the choir leader. David was also wearing a priestly garment.

28 So all Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant with shouts of joy, the blowing of rams’ horns and trumpets, the crashing of cymbals, and loud playing on harps and lyres.

I Chronicles 25:6-8 NLT

6 All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the Lord. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king.

7 They and their families were all trained in making music before the Lord, and each of them—288 in all—was an accomplished musician.

8 The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.

II Chronicles 20:18,19,21 NLT

18 Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low with his face to the ground. And all the people of Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping the Lord.

19 Then the Levites from the clans of Kohath and Korah stood to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud shout.

21 After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising Him for His holy splendor. This is what they sang: “Give thanks to the Lord; His faithful love endures forever!”

Ezra 3:11 KJV

And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD..."

Psalm 29:1,2 KJV

1 Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

Psalm 33:1-3 KJV

1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto Him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

Psalm 47:1 KJV

O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Psalm 63:1-4 KJV

1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

3 Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Psalm 68:24-26 KJV

24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King,

in the sanctuary.

25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

Psalm 81:1 KJV

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

Psalm 95:1,2 KJV

1 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.

2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms.

Psalm 103:1 KJV

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

Psalm 134:1-3 KJV

1 Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand

in the house of the LORD.

2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

3 The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

Psalm 150:1-6 KJV

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in His sanctuary: praise Him in the firmament of His power.

2 Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him according to His excellent greatness.

3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him with the psaltery and harp.

4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance: praise Him with stringed instruments and organs.

5 Praise Him upon the loud cymbals: praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals.

6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

Isaiah 30:29 NLT

But the people of God will sing a song of joy, like the songs at the holy festivals. You will be filled with joy, as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem, the mountain of the Lord— to the Rock of Israel.

Luke 24:52,53 KJV

52 And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

Acts 4:24 KJV

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

Ephesians 5:18-20 KJV

18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Colossians 3:16 KJV

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

I Timothy 2:8 KJV

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

I Peter 2:9 KJV

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Revelation 5:8-10 NLT

8 And when He took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.

9 And they sang a new song..."

Revelation 7:9-12 NLT

9 After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.

10 And they were shouting with a mighty shout, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!”

11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God.

12 They sang, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

Revelation 14:2,3 KJV

2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne..."

Revelation 15:2,3 KJV

2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

Revelation 19:1,6 KJV

1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God:

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him..."

Psalm 66:2 KJV

Sing forth the honor of His name: make His praise glorious.

Bible Questions Answered: Comfort-God Of All

Bible Questions Answered:

“I lost my mother and husband some 18 months apart, and the doctor now says that I have cancer. How does this speak of the love of God?”

Shelly/ Ft. Worth, Texas U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

The “True,” word of God, “never,” has told us that we will “not,” go through the difficulties of life, far from it! But, for the child of God, he does not go through life's trials, “alone.”

Genesis 18:25 KJV

"...Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"

Ecclesiastes 7:13,14 NLT

13 Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what He has made crooked?

14 Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.

Psalm 145:17 KJV

The LORD is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works.

Isaiah 46:9,10 KJV

9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me,

10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure:

Isaiah 55:8,9 KJV

8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Matthew 5:4,45 NLT

4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

45"... For He gives His sunlight to both the evil and the good, and He sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.

Acts 14:21,22 NLT

21 After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia,

22 where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.

Romans 11:33,34 KJV

33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!

34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been His counselor?

THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT:

Genesis 28:15 KJV (God's promise to His people-Jacob.)

And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest...I will not leave thee...."

Exodus 33:14 KJV

And He said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

Deuteronomy 20:1-4 NLT (The Lord told Moses.)

1 “When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you!

2 When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops.

3 He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them.

4 For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and He will give you victory!’

Psalm 27:5 KJV

For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a Rock.

Psalm 30:5 KJV

"... in His favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Psalm 34:19 KJV

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Psalm 55:22 KJV

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

(I Corinthians 10:13 NLT

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.)

Psalm 61:1-4 KJV

1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.

3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a Strong Tower from the enemy.

4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

Psalm 91:14,15 KJV (God's promise to Moses and his people.)

14 Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.

15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.

Psalm 103:11-18 KJV

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear Him.

14 For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children's children;

18 To such as keep His covenant, and to those that remember His commandments to do them.

Psalm 119:14,15 NLT

49 Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope.

50 Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.

Psalm 138:7,8 KJV

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me...thy right hand shall save me.

8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever..."

Isaiah 41:10 KJV

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.

Isaiah 43:1-3 KJV (God's message to His children.)

1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.

2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour:

Isaiah 46:3,4 NLT

3 “Listen to Me... I have cared for you since you were born Yes, I carried you before you were born.

4 I will be your God throughout your lifetime until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.

Isaiah 49:13 KJV

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted His people, and will have mercy upon His afflicted.

Isaiah 51:12 KJV

I, even I, am He that comforteth you..."

Isaiah 66:13 KJV

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted..."

Matthew 11:28-30 KJV

28 Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.

Matthew 28:20 KJV

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

John 14:16-18,27 KJV

16 And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever;

17 Even the Spirit of Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Romans 8:28,35-39 KJV

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Where is the love of God?

John 3:16,17 KJV

16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

Romans 5:8 KJV

But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

II Corinthians 5:21 KJV

For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

Salvation Prayer

Bible Questions Answered: Pardon

Bible Questions Answered:

“...it says God forgives sins but I still think abut stuff and what will God do?”

Adrian/ Munich, Germany

Bible Answer:

When you go to the Lord, and ask Him to forgive you, your sins, He does just that.

And He will remember them “no,” more.

This is true when we do an about face to sin and live for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ezekiel 33:16 NLT

None of their past sins will be brought up again, for they have done what is just and right, and they will surely live.

Hebrews 8:12 NLT

And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”

Pardon: To Release (a person) from further punishment for a crime. To cancel a penalty for an offense, forgive.

New World Dictionary

Nehemiah 9:17 KJV

"...thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness..."

Isaiah 55:7 KJV

Let the wicked forsake his way, 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.

Justify: To show to be just, right, or in accord with reason; vindicate. To be free from blame; declare guiltless, absolve.

Justification: A justifying or being justified. A fact that justifies or vindicates.

New World Dictionary.

Romans 3:23,24 KJV

23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Romans 5:1,9 KJV

1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

9 Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him!

When we confess our sins to the Saviour, How do we become pardoned, justified?

Psalm 32:1 KJV

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

(By the work of our Saviour at Calvary.)

Psalm 85:2 KJV

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

Psalm 103:12 KJV

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

Isaiah 38:17 KJV

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Isaiah 44:22 KJV

I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.

Isaiah 53:6 NLT

All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on Him (Christ) the sins of us all.

Micah 7:19 KJV

He will turn again, He will have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

John 1:29 KJV

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

I Peter 2:24 NLT

He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right By His wounds you are healed.

I John 1:7-10 KJV

7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the Truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, He is Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

There is only “one,” and only “one,” Saviour!

John 8:24 KJV

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins.

John 14:6 KJV

Jesus saith unto him (Thomas), I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.

John 14:6 NLT

Jesus told him, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.

John 14:6 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jesus *said to him, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

Acts 4:10-12 KJV

10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead...

11 This is the Stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the Head of the Corner.

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

I Corinthians 3:11 KJV

For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Do you know this wonderful Saviour? Don't let another moment pass without Him!

Salvation Prayer

Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Power Of The Holy Spirit: Signs And Wonders Proof Of Disciples Commission.

Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Power Of The Holy Spirit: Signs And Wonders Proof Of Disciples Commission.

God's Messenger: The Disciples.

Bible Location: Jerusalem.

Bible Text: Acts 2:43/ 5:12-16/ Mark 16:20 KJV

Acts 2:43 KJV

And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

Acts 5:12-16 KJV

12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)

15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

Acts 5:12-16 NLT

12 The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade.

13 But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them.

14 Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.

15 As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by.

16 Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed.

Mark 16:20 KJV

And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

Luke tells us that amidst the miraculous workings of God, “...fear came upon every soul...”

If there is one thing the Church of Jesus Christ needs today among its complacency, smugness, and self-satisfaction, it is the fear of God.

Under Jonathan Edwards, 18th Century revivalist, a great spiritual awakening occurred when the pastor preached his now famous sermon “Sinners in the hand of an angry God.”

Philippians 2:12 KJV

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear* and trembling*.

Fear: Greek-Phobos (Fob-os): To be put in fear. Alarm or fright:-be afraid-exceedingly, fear, terror.

Trembling: Greek-Trope (Trop-ay): A trembling, i.e. quaking with fear.

Leviticus 19:30 KJV (26:2)

Ye shall keep My Sabbaths, and reverence* My sanctuary: I am the LORD.

Reverence-Hebrew Yare (Yaw-ray): To fear; to revere; to frighten, affright, be (make) afraid, dread-(put in) fear.

Job 1:8 NLT

Then the Lord asked Satan, “Have you noticed My servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.”

Psalm 2:11,12 KJV

11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.

Psalm 89:7 KJV

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about Him.

Psalm 99:1-3 KJV

1 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: He sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

2 The LORD is great in Zion; and He is high above all the people.

3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.

Jeremiah 5:22 KJV

Fear ye not Me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at My presence..."

Jonah 1:16 KJV

Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

Acts 9:31 KJV

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

Romans 11:20 KJV

"...Be not high minded, but fear."

II Corinthians 5:10,11 KJV

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

11 Knowing therefore the terror* of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

Terror-Greek Phobos (Fob-os): To be put in fear. Alarm or fright: be afraid, exceedingly, fear, terror.

Ephesians 6:5 KJV

Servants, be obedient..., with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Hebrews 12:28 KJV

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Next Sunday, when you are at your church, look around for signs of reverence, are there any? Is the altar a hallowed place? Is the pastor respected for his calling, consecration, and office?

We will “never,” see the miraculous workings of God, until we as a people have deep reverence and Godly fear.

Miracles in the early church came by the working of God the Holy Spirit, yes, but through individuals who were totally consecrated to the risen Lord Jesus Christ.

And the throngs of people who came to worship, and reverence the living God, venerated His disciples because of their close association with Him!

What do you think that did to the faith of all these people?

Acts 5:15 KJV

“...they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.”

The commission of the disciples was more than validated by the signs and wonders that followed them.

And the working of miracles no matter how wonderful and necessary, was second in their commission, to that of preaching and teaching the word of God.

And what was the result of this consecration and reverence?

Acts 5:16 NLT

Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed.

Acts 2:41 KJV

Then they that gladly received his (Peter's) word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Some today, wonder why their church is so spiritually dead, while all they need to do is to read the book of Acts.

Acts 2:38,39 KJV

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost.

39 For the Promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.

Now, the church of the Lord Jesus Christ is “still called,” to do the works of God.

Mark 16:15-20 KJV (Jesus)

15 And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 ...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, He was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

Luke 10:19 KJV

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions (Spiritual symbols of Satan and his spirits.), and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

When we are God's consecrated disciples, doing His work, what a wonderful promise He has given us.

Mark 16:20 KJV

“... the Lord working with them...”

We do not work alone! Opposition, oh yes, the disciples were thrown in jail for their sacred work, and we too may expect the enemies opposition!

But.....

I John 4:4 KJV

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Hebrews 13:5 KJV

"...for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

II Timothy 4:5 KJV

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Bible Questions Answered: Astrology

Bible Questions Answered:

“...in our newspaper everyday is a column of astrology, what does it say concerning this?”

Billy/ Manchester, United Kingdom

Bible Answer:

Here is what the Prophet Isaiah stated.

Isaiah 47:12-14 KJV

12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

Isaiah 47:12-14 NLT

12 “Now use your magical charms! Use the spells you have worked at all these years! Maybe they will do you some good. Maybe they can make someone afraid of you.

13 All the advice you receive has made you tired. Where are all your astrologers, those stargazers who make predictions each month? Let them stand up and save you from what the future holds.

14 But they are like straw burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from the flame. You will get no help from them at all; their hearth is no place to sit for warmth.

Wikipedia

Astrology is a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between visible astronomical phenomena and events in the human world. In the West, astrology most often consists of a system of horoscopes that claim to predict aspects of an individual's personality or life history based on the positions of the sun, moon, and planetary objects at the time of their birth.

Scientists announced this year, that due to the wobble in the spin of the earth, astrological charts have been off by no less than one month!

Here is what the godly prophet Isaiah called astrology, he called it an act of sorcery (Isaiah 47:12 KJV).

Sorcery: The use of an evil supernatural power over people and their affairs; witchcraft; black magic.

New World Dictionary

Jeremiah 27:9-11 NLT

9 “‘Do not listen to your false prophets, fortune-tellers, interpreters of dreams, mediums, and sorcerers who say, “The king of Babylon will not conquer you.”

10 They are all liars, and their lies will lead to your being driven out of your land. I will drive you out and send you far away to die.

11...I, the Lord, have spoken!

Acts 8:4-12 NLT

Philip Preaches in Samaria

4 But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.

5 Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.

6 Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did.

7 Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.

8 So there was great joy in that city.

9 A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, amazing the people of Samaria and claiming to be someone great.

10 Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as “the Great One—the Power of God.”

11 They listened closely to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic.

12 But now the people believed Philip’s message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized.

Acts 13:4-12 NLT

Paul’s First Missionary Journey

4 So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus.

5 There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant.

6 Afterward they traveled from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos, where they met a Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus.

7 He had attached himself to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor invited Barnabas and Saul to visit him, for he wanted to hear the word of God.

8 But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing.

9 Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye.

10 Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord?

11 Watch now, for the Lord has laid His hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You will not see the sunlight for some time.” Instantly mist and darkness came over the man’s eyes, and he began groping around begging for someone to take his hand and lead him.

12 When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

Revelation 21:8 KJV

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whore mongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Revelation 22:14,15 KJV

14 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.

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whore mongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Isaiah 8:19,20 NLT

19 ...shouldn’t people ask God for guidance?..."

20 Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict His word are completely in the dark.

21 They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven

22 and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness.