I have discussions with other Christians of all kinds of denominations, mostly through the internet since I do not go to church. I learn on my own using a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to trace back every word to the original Hebrew and Greek languages. In some discussions I get points of view that are stridently defended which I cannot ascertain how they arrive to those particular conclusions. I get it that denominations teach certain doctrines, but the students fail to ask questions that should raise infrared flags. Easy questions.

The last discussion I had was with several at a time in which they all believe that every Christian was destined to become one. That any Christian is God’s elect, which means God’s chosen. I asked them “is every Christian destined to become one” since this was their obvious point of view. They never decided to ask themselves this question in this particular way and will not answer me. All they will do is point out verses twisted to their point of view. They won’t answer that particular question I asked because in their heart of hearts it doesn’t sound right. These are students of the Reformed Lutheran Church I was told. Really? Every Christian was destined to become one? What about everyone else? Why are they condemned for something they cannot do?

I pointed out to them the parable of the wedding feast which Jesus said many are called, but few are chosen. The best I got was that the parable’s meaning was within its direct context. If that’s the case, then it’s not a parable at all, is it? That would mean the parable of the mustard seed is only about mustard seeds. The parable of the workers of a vineyard was confined to those workers in the field, and so on. As I explained, it is written that Christians are the bride of Christ when he returns. The parable meant that many are called to be at this wedding but few are chosen. Obviously it doesn’t say all are chosen, so that means everyone that will be there cannot be chosen to be there. If there are people at this wedding that are neither chosen or called, then that's it. That should end that debate right there, right? Not for these people. I realize it’s hard to admit you’re wrong about certain things, especially if it’s coming from someone that you entrust to tell you the truth about God’s word. But it doesn’t get any plainer than the parable of the wedding feast that not all Christians were destined to become Christians.

If that’s not enough, then those that believe this should ask yourselves some simple questions:

1. Would only Christians be able to sin? God will not condemn those who are not accountable. If they cannot become a Christian, then how can they achieve forgiveness? If they cannot achieve forgiveness, then they shouldn’t be able to sin.

2. Is every Christian a prophet? Prophets were chosen before they were put in the womb, as is written of Jeremiah. They were not chosen for anything they’ve done in this life to become prophets. If every Christian was also chosen to become one, then what sets them apart from Jeremiah or any other prophet? Another thing, why even have prophets? They would serve no purpose if those who turn to God are destined to.

3. Should you speak about your faith? There’s a difference between expressing your faith and praising God. Should speaking about your faith be for you or for others? If it’s for others, which should be your answer, then it’s pointless, right? They cannot be swayed since they aren’t allowed to. Those who can be swayed are destined to find God anyway.

4. What did they ever do to make God choose them to become Christians, but not prophets? More leftovers from question #2.

5. What is the purpose of this life? Only those who were to find grace were supposed to find it. This life then means nothing. Our souls must be much older than our flesh since God chose Jeremiah before he was in the womb. So why have this life? Someone pointed out to me that what I'm not understanding is that this is about separating the sheep from the goats, not making sheep out of goats. I find that statement amazing and reminds me why I don't go to church. I'm sorry, but that's a garbage statement. We should not preach if the goats cannot be turned into sheep. If there will be no goats turned into sheep, then the divide already exists so again why have this life? OY!

Even though people widely accept that Jesus, our Saviour was born on or close to December 25th, this is not really the case. When Jesus was born, it is written there were shepherds tending to their flocks at night. This would have only been done during the Harvest Moon. That would be right around late September. What the significance of December 25th is that it may have been the date Jesus was conceived by God. It would have been right around that time in order for him to be born right at the time of the Harvest Moon, so there is some significance of this date. This is the real miracle, right? Not the virgin birth, but the conception of a virgin. If a virgin is pregnant, she’s going to give birth. The miracle may have happened on December 25th, but Jesus was not born anywhere around that date.  Just one of those things Christians should know.

Many intellectuals claim that Christians stole Christmas from the pagans and took the tradition of decorating the tree from them also. That is only partly correct. The pagans did decorate their winter holiday trees, but they also worshipped them. Christians do not worship the trees they set up and decorate. Christians also give gifts to loved ones traditionally to honor what the three wise men did when they brought the baby Jesus gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Maybe many of them have lost the idea of that, but that’s how the tradition started.

Just thought it would be a good idea to set a couple of things straight as the anniversary of the conception of Christ comes. Merry Christmas everyone, and have a happy New Year. God bless.

The attacks upon God and those who believe in Him are becoming more sharp and mainstream in recent years. What these so-called personal geniuses don’t realize is that they are fulfilling scripture by doing so. I hear these masters of the universe say the darnedest things with such fervor and authority about things they know nothing about. They always have to add that little shot to those who believe, especially Christians, saying that they are uneducated and believe in just an adult Santa Claus myth. Nothing like putting those down that disagree. I don’t mind taking shots or giving them much, but those I give the shots to have cast the first stone.

Atheists are prideful hypocrites who say they are for equal treatment and harmony among all of creation, when in fact they want to be recognized by everyone else as being the great thinkers of our time and never miss an opportunity to try to get under the skin of their Christian coinhabitants. They try as hard as they can to stick out from amongst the crowd with their middle-child syndrome. They especially use Christian holidays to make sure that they are heard. Anyone that says they are insulted or offended at God being referred to in our currency or a nativity scene displayed by a town or city during Christmas season is lying to you. One can’t look at a dollar bill and get irate. One can’t look at people praising someone they believe to be their Saviour and feel like they’ve had their faces spat upon. This is their way of letting you know they are smarter than you because they don’t believe in God. They believe in evolution.

The intellectuals and atheists are big believers in evolution. That is their reason for being. This is their god, whether they like to think of it this way or not. Evolution is their god. The supreme prophet of the Evolution god was Darwin. A prophet who didn’t even believe the theory he proposed himself. With this belief, it allows them to live their life without restriction. Why have restrictions when there is nothing to answer for after their lives are done? This is a benefit for their belief. Possibly even an excuse to not use their own willpower to do things their conscience tells them not to do. “If there’s no God, I don’t have to listen to my conscience. My conscience is just my mind playing tricks on me, mastered by the society of the feebleminded believers who think certain things are wrong. My conscience does not exist.”

The sad thing is that their belief in evolution has questions that they can’t answer themselves. I used to frustrate fifty year old adults when I was a teenager before I even read the Bible with my questions to them. I would ask them questions like “if evolution is real, then how come there are still cockroaches?” The best answer I got was “well some evolved and some didn’t.” I thought evolution was constant. Why would some of the species evolve but some not? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. There should not be dogs, birds, fish, mosquitos, or bears. If evolution really exists, then there should be at the most only a few species below us on Earth right now. Evolution is evolved. Evolved is evolution. Another question I asked was “if the Earth is four billion years old, is that enough time for an amoeba to make it all the way to a human considering there are well over a million different types of insect alone?” Seeing years of things they perceived to be facts erode on their faces was pretty sad to see. They didn’t like me much, those intellectuals, but they knew I was no fool. I heard one say “well there are different classes of species and that’s how it happened”. Well, how did they divide into those classes? What decision making ability was there to say “I’m going to turn into this now”? If a species adapts to that climate or environment, how do they change themselves? What creature was the first that said “I need a digestive system so I can nourish myself and excrete waste”, and then do it? If the first species to have nourishment from eating ate, they would die without a way to excrete the waste. That would be the end of that new species. For those who claim they are supergeniuses to the Nth degree, these questions they have not asked themselves doesn’t speak well of their thinking ability. Maybe they do think of those questions, but since this is their belief and it’s not in God, they’d rather just let it rest there and not wonder about things they don’t have the answers to. Willingly blinding themselves from their own accusation upon those they disagree, that Christians cannot think for themselves. Evolution is proof they cannot think very well. The true intellectual is the true fool. Even Bill Maher, who never fails to insult Christians, believes in evolution but admits something must have happened to get life started. DUH! Albert Einstein is known as maybe the smartest man in the last century, and he believed in God. He even went as far as to say that if anyone can look into the dark reaches of space and the glorious nature on Earth, and not realize there was a God to create it all is blind.

A favorite attack of these atheists and intellectuals upon those that believe in God say that there have been more people killed in the name of religion than anything else combined. Hogwash. Religion is just an excuse. Racism is at the crux of the matter when it comes to killing by the masses. Racism is the true reason. Religion, no matter what religion it is, is always the excuse. Before there were Irish Catholics and Protestants fighting eachother, there were the red and black Irish fighting. Before there were Sunni and Shiite, there were Arabs and Persians fighting. Look up your history. I know, again this is too easy to come up with, which reiterates my point that the true intellectual is the true fool.

Atheists say “how can you believe in something you can’t see?” I believe in love, but I’ve never seen love. I see the evidence of love everywhere, just as I see the evidence of God everywhere. Love cannot be seen by anyone. I know many atheists say that the Judeo-Christian God is invisible, like it’s written that He is somewhere in the Bible. Actually Moses saw God, but only from behind as God walked into the sanctuary as Moses and the Israelites roamed through the wilderness. Moses was not allowed to see God’s face, but he saw Him. Nowhere does it say God is invisible.

If an atheist is truly enquiring, then it’s good to talk about things of God. If you know things pretty assuringly, then speak with some authority. If you’re a product of traditional teaching, then I don’t suggest doing this because I can ask questions about your belief you cannot answer as well. This world is NOT seven thousand years old. Dinosaurs truly existed many thousands of years ago. Don’t let any traditional teacher fool you in stating otherwise. If an atheist is there to just rile you up and get under your skin by belittling what you believe in, then don’t cast your pearls. If they cannot admit the existence of their own conscience which is at no distance away from them, they aren’t ready to hear of the Truth far above their heads. God bless.

What God sees as a saint is far different than what men do. For some reason men have raised standards for sainthood far past God’s standards. The Catholic church makes it impossible in their own doctrine to become a saint. According to the Catholic church, a person has to perform three miracles in order to be qualified for canonization. That in itself is an error. No man performs a miracle. God does through that man or woman. That’s something the Catholic church should know on their own.

To become a saint in God’s eyes all a person has to do is have their faith in Jesus as the Messiah intact. Everyone who dies with their faith is a saint. Everyone. There are many, many saints upon this Earth right now. As is written in Ephesians 1:1, there were saints in Ephesus Paul wrote to. Those were just people who were Christians. People who accepted Christ fully in their hearts and humbled themselves before their Lord. Not people who brought fire out of the sky or healed the lame by having a missing limb grow back. As if men on their own had the ability to do that anyway. In Revelation 20 which is about the next age after Jesus returns, Jesus will reign on Earth with his saints for a thousand years. That is everyone who in this life has made the right choice will be here reaping their rewards and being with their loved ones, at least those who made the right choice. Not just those who Catholic doctrine says are saints.

So why do the standards of men far outreach the standards of God? An incredible amount of conceit, that’s why. That’s also why most teachers feel God’s elect are people who just chose Christ, even though the term is GOD’S elect. God’s choice, not man’s. Such highmindedness and self-empowerment is not what God wants us to have. To set standards higher than God’s isn’t something that makes God happy. That’s like saying to a soul that has done great things in the eyes of God “you can be His saint, but you’re not worthy of being one of ours. You should have performed three miracles which were all witnessed as well as this and that and then you could have joined us.” I’d rather be one of God’s saints than a saint in the eyes of men anytime anyway.

One of the more puzzling things written in the Bible are during Christ’s last moments when he said “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” For some reason the traditional explanation is that this was Christ’s moment of doubt and pain. If that were the case, then he would have sinned. To accuse God of forsaking them is a sin for anyone. I know some will say “Jesus couldn’t sin”, but that’s foolish. That’s also shortchanging his painstaking life and death to say that he didn’t have the ability to sin. To pay such a heavy price of the sins of our creation, it wouldn’t be right if God cheated and made it to where his Messiah didn’t have the ability to sin. Plus, Satan did tempt Jesus in the desert. Why tempt someone that didn’t have the ability to sin? Why would Satan waste his breath? Satan knew exactly who Jesus was and knew he had the ability to sin. How many of you has he come to and offered all of the kingdoms of the world to? None.

So why wasn’t what Jesus said on the cross a sin? The genius of him saying that, and what he was referring to is beyond amazing. Him saying that was designed to make a wise person ask that question, as long as they aren’t too influenced by the traditional teaching of men. In order for Jesus to be the Messiah, then he had to live his life, from beginning to end without sin. So why wasn’t that a sin? Maybe instead of talking to God, maybe he had something else on his mind. “He said ‘my God, why hast thou forsaken me”, so of course he was talking to God.” Well, actually that isn’t the case at all.

What Jesus did by saying that on the cross was to fulfill scripture. What scripture? Psalm 22. Psalm 22 starts off by saying “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” It’s been there the whole time. You read that psalm down to verse 16 and it says “For dogs have compassed me, the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.” That is how Christ died. He had his hands and feet pierced, did he not? When were the psalms written? Most, if not all of the psalms were written by King David around 1000 BC. This was written a thousand years before Christ was on the cross. In verse 18 it says his garments were sold, just like what was written in the gospels. What is more amazing is when you really analyze that whole thing, the Jews knew nothing of crucifixion until the Romans came in 76 BC. This was written around nine hundred years before that. Psalm 22 is obviously the prophecy of the Messiah’s last moments. Only the truly blind will say it is not after reading it, which I had one try to tell me not too long ago.

Why Jesus didn’t sin when he said that on the cross was because he wasn’t talking to God at all. He was fulfilling scripture. He was saying Psalm 22 is him. That shows how genius Psalm 22 even is. It’s supposed to, when Jesus repeats it on the cross, make us ask “why wasn’t that a sin?” So it’s up to us to find the answer somewhere.

Not only does it prove Jesus was the Messiah, to which no explanation by an atheist can come up with as a counter, but it also brings the Old and the New Testaments together. It proves there must be a prophetic author. It proves that both books are written by God through the Holy Spirit and out of His elect. Just by that psalm and what Jesus said on the cross proves all of these things beyond any skeptic’s analytical power attempting to tear it down. They can’t do it. Point this out to them and see if they can. Watch them scramble and struggle to find an answer for this.

There are some silly candidates put forth by people as possibly being the Antichrist. George Bush, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and others. They’re not even worthy of commenting on other than those are just silly and stupid prospects as who the Antichrist might be.

There are enough clues in the Bible to at least tell everyone the origin of the Antichrist. In Daniel 7 it describes where the Antichrist will come from. It says that he will come from the fourth and last empire to take over Israel, and that it will be a reformation of this empire. In the redeveloping of this empire, the eleventh nation to join will be diverse from all of the others. This is the nation that the Antichrist will come from. The fourth empire to come was the Roman Empire. That means it will be a reformation of this empire that the Antichrist will come from. If I’m right and many others are also right, the European Union is the new Roman Empire. Look at what it’s done. It was at first a modest trade organization between European countries, and now it’s got its own army and now is the law of Europe. They brought forth the European currency, the euro. Great power lies with the EU, and that power is growing. What was the eleventh nation to join? Both Spain and Portugal came in at the same time and were the eleventh nations. So which is it? The headquarters of the EU is now in Madrid. When attacks upon and by Israel happen, Madrid steps in. If the EU is indeed the new Roman Empire, then he will most likely come from Spain.

1. King Juan Carlos of Spain: He’s the most well-known possible Antichrist. I have good reason to believe it is not him. He’s old. One thing the Antichrist probably won’t be. He does have a lot going for him. He’s the King of Spain. His royal blood is second to only one other man. His ancestor was once King of Jerusalem. He has a lot of power in Spain. He’s more than just a titled King. He does have responsibilities beyond the royal family in Britain. I still have a very strong belief it is not him.

2. Javier Solana: Some have looked at him as the Antichrist as well. He has a lot of power within the EU and NATO as well. He is Spain’s top representative to the EU on security matters. Again, he’s too old to be the Antichrist in my opinion. I’m more sure of him not being the Antichrist than King Juan Carlos.

3. Prince Felipe: The most credible Antichrist possibility. Pope Pius XII said that when Jerusalem is in Israeli control that it will begin “the countdown” towards the tribulation period. That happened in 1967 after the Six Day War. Prince Felipe was born in 1968. The Bible says that the number of his name will be six-six-six. Prince Felipe has two ways his name can fit in this. Known mostly as Prince Felipe Borbon Carlos, he also has six official titles. Prince of Asturia, Prince of Viana, Prince of Girona, Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera, and Lord of Balaguer. He is a good looking man. Lucifer was God’s most beautiful angel. He has all of his father’s royal blood and then some. His mother is the Queen of Greece. Not only will he inherit his father’s titles and has the same bloodline, but he has even more royalty in him than his father. Prince Felipe is the one that sticks out in my mind. It might not be him, but he has all of the qualities necessary. He to me is the most intriguing possibility.

Some might say “why debate about this”. Well why would God give us clues? There’s a reason for that. He’s not going to give us clues and expect us not to look into them. We are inching closer everyday to that day. It’s a good thing to keep your eyes opened. No matter who it will be, all will bow to him for at least a moment. Only the election of grace will not bow their knee at all. There will only be seven thousand of them when that day comes. The decision upon this creation doesn’t rest on if they ever bow their knee. It’s will they keep their faith at the end of the age. Will they stand their ground when they know what is right. Remember, the sounding of the seventh trump will remove the spirit of slumber upon this creation, and the mystery of everything is finished. That will be what is most important. All will know Jesus is the Christ and Satan is the evil one, but many will be so weak they will still fall.

The “Battle of Armageddon” is well recognized as the last battle between good and evil before the world ends. This is unequivocally wrong. First off, anytime the NT mentions the end of the world, that word “world” there is actually the Greek word ”αιων” (ahee-OWN) which really means “age”. Not world. This is true in Matthew 24:3 when the disciples privily asked Jesus the signs of his coming and the end of the world. That word “world” is really “age” in its original language. Secondly, there is a war mentioned after the supposed “last war on Earth”. It’s right there in Revelation 20, isn’t it? After Satan is loosened from his prison he gathers together those who believe in him to make war with the saints. So how is the Battle of Armageddon the last worldly battle between good and evil? It’s not.

As is written in the very important original Greek, when Jesus returns to Earth that will end this age. Not the world, but the age. After that there is a new age to begin. There is a whole thousand year period written in Revelation where Jesus reigns on Earth with his saints while Satan is in the bottomless pit, right? It’s been in the Bible the whole time, so why forsake this writing?

Armageddon comes from Megiddo, which is a large hill south of the Valley of Jezreel in northern Israel. This is where opposing forces come to try to take over Israel and especially Jerusalem. Satan at that point will be the Antichrist. To clarify, Satan will be here in the flesh after he is kicked down to Earth from heaven by Michael and his angels. For the first three and a half years of the great tribulation period, the Antichrist will be a human being with the spirit of Satan in him, but he will die. Three days later he will seemingly rise again but it will not any longer be a human being with the spirit of Satan in him. It will be Satan himself.

The nations that come to be the evil nations will be the eastern nations. Russia, the Arab World, China, and other eastern nations will gather at Megiddo and will be ready to invade. The nations fighting for Israel, hence Jerusalem will be the western nations. Not all western nations obviously. I’m speaking in general terms.

It is very possible that at the end of the next age that Satan and his followers will again come from Megiddo, but that’s not written in Revelation 20. Megiddo is the site of many battles of the past. To make that assumption could very well be correct, but that’s only an assumption one can make. It’s certainly not based on fact, so one shouldn’t assume it is anything but a mere possibility. As is written in Rev. 20, Satan and his deceived will be stopped by God. That will end the next age. Then the books will be opened and judgment is given. Not beforehand. Read with your own eyes and let God’s word explain itself to you. You will see that the Battle of Armageddon is not the last battle between good and evil before the end of the world. Take God’s word or the word of men. That’s your choice to make.