Barangay Saint Christine

Witchcraft

2011-06-30T23:49:00.001+08:00

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, I bind all principalities, powers of the air, wickedness in high places, thrones, dominions, world rulers, and strong men exerting influence over Merejen, Michael, Mikaela, Armolinda, Analiza, Kimberly, Jocelyn, and Mark, our home where ever we live, our finances, investments, and all we possess owned by our Heavenly Father, and I forbid them to operate against us or against the one praying this prayer.

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, I bind and break all witchcraft, witchcraft control, mind-binding spirits, spirits that block and/or bind the will, mind control, destruction, lust, fantasy lust, perversion, intimidation, rebellion, rejection, schizophrenia, paranoia, anger, hatred, wrath and rage, resentment, bitterness, un-forgiveness, slander, un-teachableness, deception, doubt, and unbelief, passivity, pride and false humility. I ask your forgiveness in breaking your law of Exodus 22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, I bind and break the spirits of Ahab and Jezebel, of Kaptan, Kan-Laon, Aswang, Dila, Diwata, Engkanto, Kapre, Sirena, Tkbalang, Siyokoy, Mambabarang, Tiyanak, Duwende or any other gods or spirits of the Philippines, and spirits of fear, hypnosis and hypnotic trance, rock music, greed, addiction, drugs, alcohol and compulsive behavior. I ask the Holy Spirit to speak out any other spirits and command them to be bound and broken.

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, I bind kings, princes, and world rulers for each spirit named. I strip each spirit, and his hierarchy, of power, armor and rank, and separate each from the other. I speak confusion to the ranks of the enemy, and declare their assignments against all of us are hereby rendered null and void.
In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, I bind and break all evil affecting the sense of sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing; all evil against the emotions; and all evil against the seven points of body used by witchcraft – the base of the spine, spleen, navel, heart, throat, between the eyes, and top of the head.

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, I bind and break all evil on the systems of the body – reproductive, skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, endocrine, respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems.
In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, I bind and break any and all evil powers giving aid or pulling these systems in our bodies toward evil, by means of energy drawn from the sun, moon, stars, planets, constellations, earth, air, wind, fire, water, light, darkness, matter, elements or from lines, squares, circles, symbols, artifacts and/or potions against us.

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, I bind and break any transference of spirits in family, friends, or associates of John Mark Saracin, Jun Bongcawil, Rogelio Tulfo, Erwin Tulfo, or any resident of Surigao del Sur, and any of those in the community of St. Christine or Lianga or any other place in the Philippines or the world. With the sword of the Holy Spirit, I sever all evil soul ties between these negative persons and all of those under my protection. I declare that the blood of Yahushua/Jesus covers their mind, emotions and will, preventing these soul ties from ever being re-established.

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, every spirit in this prayer is bound off each person prayed for, as well as for the person uttering this prayer (Matthew 18:18). This prayer is also in effect for every person, with whom those praying and those prayed for have contact.

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, spirits from the netherworld, spirits between, over and around those praying and those prayed for, and all familiar spirits are completely bound and forbidden to manifest – in the name of Yahushua/Jesus.

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, I bind and break the power of all curses spoken, all rituals or sacrifices, all divination, spells, incantations, meditations, and all sorcery or magic.

I release and call upon the Spirit of the Lord, the spirit of wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and the fear of the Lord ( Isaiah 11:2) upon the persons praying this prayer, and the persons prayed for, along with spirits of mercy, grace and peace.

In the name of Yahushua/Jesus, I place shields of Faith over the minds of those persons to protect against infiltration from end-time mind control.

Thank you Father, that no weapon the enemy forms against us shall prosper, because we are covered by the blood of Yahushua/Jesus, and You have put all things under His Feet ( Isaiah 54:17, Ephesians 1:22). Because Christ dwells in us, we declare that greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4). In Yahushua/Jesus Name. Amen

My Prayer for the Community

2011-05-11T10:04:00.000+08:00

I am still Praying for each one of you, but It’s time for the entire community to stop playing the silly game you are playing. There are people in the community and surrounding communities that I care deeply for and love as my Christian Brothers and Sisters. This persecution has gone on long enough, whether you have any beliefs or not, this is wrong. If any of you, like the Police Station, falsely or not claim to be a Christian, then take a look at those values as they are described in the Bible. Justify yourselves with the Word of the Almighty! You have had a good taste of persecuting a Christian, now you better start understanding that the END is very near. The words in the Greatest Book of all Time, the Word of our Almighty Heavenly Father YHWH, Yahuwah and His Son Yahushua, both names as they appeared in the Original Scriptures, is your only Salvation. The deceptions brought about by the vile pagan religious cults of Roman Catholicism, Islam, and even the early Jewish Religious leaders, can no longer stand against the Word and Power of the Almighty El Shaddai. You have very little time left to see, hear, and understand that you are deceived into thinking that God or Lord is the name of our Creator. The name was hidden from us all, but has finally been discovered.

Don’t let the lies keep you on the path to hell, listen to some truth and Repent of your sins before it’s too late. Time is so very very short, you might have days or even hours left by the time you read this. I don’t want anyone to be condemned to hell, not even those who would persecute me and my family almost to death. You made a very good try at killing us, but you failed because of my Heavenly Father Yahuwah who guided my every move, sustained us when we were needy, lead us to other born again believers, lifted us when we were down, and Loved us through it all. The Great Deceiver has lost again, he is losing battles all over the world right now, as many of us true born again believers march forth against the wrongs of this world.

It’s time for you to pick your side, my side is the side of the Heavenly Creator Yahuwah, who in Genesis created everything including man and rested on the 7^th day. Adonai our Father; who sent His Only Son in flesh, born of a virgin blessed by the Heavenly Father, conceived by the Spirit of our Almighty Father, a man who walked this earth for 30 years without sin, started a ministry teaching the world the truth of His Fathers Kingdom, rejected by His own people, beaten by Soldiers, crucified spilling His Blood for the forgiveness of our sins, died and was in a grave for 3 nights and 3 days, then arose to win the final battle over sin and death, the final battle against satan. Satan lost when my Saviour died on the execution pole.

Stop any more persecution of this born again believer and his family, we only want you to receive the Salvation we received, I hold no ill will or anger against any of you for the persecutions you have waged against me. I only hope for Mercy for each one of you, that you would be made acceptable to the Father and he would draw you to him. That is your last hope. Please remember this from the Bible “You will know them by their fruits.” Fruits mean the works of your life; Corruption, Murder, Adultery, witchcraft, idol worship, drunkenness, blood and animal sacrifice, coveting, neglect of the young and elderly, these are the ones I personally saw while living in your community. Not by everybody, but by enough to understand; “that it is the way things are” in that community. Your hearts are hardened to the truth; you think the Father really likes those Miss Gay spectacles you portray at most of the supposedly religious festivals celebrating your patron saint? Do you remember Sodom and Gomorra?

Please I ask each of you, put a stop to this. Don’t make me stand against you, I have no wish to embarrass or demean you in any way. If this is not stopped that is exactly what this will come to. I will continue to tell the truth, and most in your community can not face the truth. See this article for an example: Vatican Confesses: Jesus Story "An Exaggeration" Based On Roman Prince

What are the Fruits you exhibit?

Gal 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Gal 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Now read the same scripture in the Original Scriptures and observe the differences. Remember this is Paul the great teacher, just below the skills and knowledge of the Saviour Himself.

Gal 5:18 But if you are led by The RUWach (Beloved Spirit of YAHUWAH), you are not under the salvation of the Yehudi/Jewish customs and laws anymore.

Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious to all YAHUWans/”Born Again Believers” and even to most unbelievers, such as adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

Gal 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

Gal 5:21 envying, murders, drunkenness, orgies and things like these, of which I tell you now, as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit The Kingdom of EL YAH of All Creation.

Gal 5:22 But the fruit of The RUWach/Spirit is love, joy, peace, purpose, persistence, goodness, faith,

Gal 5:23 humility, discipline, wisdom, knowledge and truthfulness. Against these, there is nothing against them in The Word of YAHUWAH.

Gal 5:24 Those who belong to YAHUWAH our Beloved King have nailed to the execution pole the flesh with its passions and lusts.

Gal 5:25 If we live by The RUWach/Spirit, let us also walk by The RUWach/Spirit.

Gal 5:26 Let us not become arrogant, provoking one another nor envying one another.

Maybe you would like to know why it is important to know the true name of our Heavenly Father. I will share this scripture with you:

Zec 13:8 In time, throughout that land," says Adonai/Yahuwah, "two-thirds of those in it will be destroyed — they will die, but one-third will remain.

Zec 13:9 That third part I will bring through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined, I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is my people' and they will say, 'Adonai/Yahuwah is my God.' " (Complete Jewish Version)

His Name is Yahuwah, let’s look at the Praise and Worship word aHleleuWYaH. Since we know the Hebrew characters stand for YHWH, and since this Praise and Worship word has been pronounced the same, in every language, every nation, all around the world, for 4000 years, it must be a hint from our Heavenly Father for how to pronounce His Name and what vowels to add. YaHuWaH (See www.originalscriptures.com for more information.)

A Community in Peril!

2011-05-07T13:15:00.000+08:00

I’ve watched this beautiful country with so many great potentials and possibilities, so many means to improve the life and living of every citizen, struggle through many international incidents. I keep asking myself how these things could happen in a country that claims 86% of its citizens to be Roman Catholic {Christians}, and a large part claim to be peaceful Muslims. Why is there so much corruption, murder, killing of innocents, human trafficking, and desperate poverty? And now Christian Persecution can be added to the long list of human suffering experienced here.

It seems that so many here are particularly intent on destroying this country, while achieving for themselves an eternity in the torments of the hell that is soon coming. Are your eyes closed to the destruction that is happening all over the world? Are the earthquakes of greater intensity and in diverse places not enough? Maybe the death of millions of birds, fish, animal, and insects, is not enough to make you see? Maybe the flooding and other weather signs are not enough to make you hear the Words of our Almighty Creator? Oh, how about the celestial body that is on its way toward earth arriving here this September, maybe then you will see that the end of all life, or at the very least, end of life as we have known it for centuries IS OVER!

The Heavenly Father is judging all our actions and we are accountable to our Creator, and honestly right now the human race is not fairing so well. Truthfully, all the things we see happening could more correctly be considered punishments by our Heavenly Father, the Creator who is now giving everyone His Warning. It’s evident all over the world, what strikes me is that in the realm of the Heavenly Father rules are different, we are charged to acknowledge our Master and Father, both sides. Both sides; meaning the side of the Believers, and the side of the non-believers. If you are on the side of satan you must declare yourselves. Time to choose!

I have to wonder what possesses a country to become so corrupt, and so acceptable to the evils of corruption. While I’ve tried to teach those around me the wonderful greatness of the Kingdom of Yahuwah that should be in each one of us, I have faced everything here, except the Kingdom that Yahuwah intended by offering His Only Son to die on a cross for all our sins. I know the deceptions brought by satan and his minions have ruled this earth for many centuries, but I also know that there are many who have sought the truth. In these last days there have been many seekers, and they have found much of the lost Word of Yahuwah. satan no longer has the control he once had, and the true name of the Almighty Creator is once again known. The pronunciation is Yah-oo-ah - Yahuwah.

I also have to wonder why a community would involve themselves in lies, deceit, and gossip to persecute a man who came into your community with a plan to help the community, improve the living conditions, and offer jobs to the young. What possesses a community to attack a man who invested 325,000 US Dollars/ 14 Million Pesos to try to open some businesses and not one peso of income returned in four years. All because of the satanic evil that uses corruption, lies, deceit, drunkenness, witchcraft, animal and blood sacrifice, abuse towards children, abuse toward the elderly, lack of respect, lack of integrity and idol worship as his tools to control you, and get you to do his bidding. In your community he has told you to use all his tools to attack this believer, follower, and worshipper of the One True Creator and His Crucified Son. A man who tried to spread the truth in the community, tried to spread some compassion in your lives, tried to open up a path for you that leads to our Heavenly Father and His Glorious Kingdom. What will your rejection earn for you? You only attack me to cover your own sins. You think that if you accuse me of a greater sin, you will be held less accountable. I’ve got news for you; all sins are equal in the eyes of the Creator. I’ve received forgiveness for all my sins. What are you counting on? The Word of the Father says that we will know the good from the bad by the fruit they exhibit. Fruits of corruption, lies, deceit, drunkenness, witchcraft, animal and blood sacrifice, abuse towards children, abuse toward the elderly, lack of respect, lack of integrity and idol worship are not of the Heavenly Father, therefore they are of another. The great deceiver is who you must follow since those are the fruits of him, not the Creator.

My hope and prayer for every one of you is that you Repent of your sins, make right your past wickedness, seek forgiveness, and pray for Mercy from the Almighty Father. If you are called to stand before Judgment will you claim the blood of a Believer who you persecuted? I will be claiming the blood of my Risen Saviour, who came in flesh to die for my sins and yours. I will claim the forgiveness of all my sins; past, present, and future as the Word says. I will claim the blood of my Heavenly Fathers’ Only Son for the redemption of my sins. And I will claim my servitude to the One True Elohim, Yahuwah!

In these last days there have been many who brought forth prophesy, warnings, knowledge, and wisdom. There are also many observable things which point anyone to the truth of the End Times!

Earthquakes of greater magnitude and in diverse (unusual locations, different than in the past).

A Radiation leak in Japan, which has the potential of killing all life on the planet, or at least in the Pacific Ocean; this country’s primary source of your food supply.

Fish, Bird, and Animal deaths worldwide in unbelievable numbers. Not hundreds but millions of deaths.

Unusual Weather anomalies, to many to be random, and nothing to do with greenhouse gases or global warming.

A Comet (ELENIN)/dwarf sun/binary star/whatever, massive enough because it has its own satellites/planets in orbit around it, to cause major tidal pulls on the crust of our planet. Unknown to many the crust of this planet is fragile and not nearly as thick as you would think. Less than 5 miles thick in places and only 30 miles thick in the thickest parts.

Please get this the first time; all these things are signs, many are punishments, of the END TIMES! Are you certain you want to face judgment day while persecuting someone for their beliefs and moral code of honor and ethics, especially by using lies and deceptions to make your attacks? Maybe you did not recognize a True Believer when he walked among you? Maybe you need to know the qualities/fruits that are possessed by all True Believers.

There are many people who need to think hard about their beliefs, and make sure they are on the side heading for the Kingdom of the Heavenly Father, Creator of everything. And make certain you are not on that wide path to destruction, which ends in an eternity in the torments of hell and damnation! It’s your choice, you have the free-will to choose either side, but think hard about the consequences of your decision. It is an eternal decision, one where you cannot change your mind. EVER!!!

Debate on Judgment Day Article

2011-05-07T12:40:00.000+08:00

Judgment Day?, or Day of Punishment Revealed to His Children!

I agree with most of this article, the dates seem to accurate as best I can calculate. I have researched the dates on my own and have made similar determinations for the dates. I have a very few disagreements with the article overall and will add comments in Bold Green where I feel there may be information that is important to consider. I know that the message from the Heavenly Father I received in the 10^th month of 2010 is very compelling and urgent. “Time is Short!” Since that time I have tried my best to spread the warning, in the community, on the internet, directly to friends, everyone around me who will listen, who will open their eyes and see.

The below article has not been changed in any way other than added notations in Bold Green with some scripture in Un-bolded Green, and the Words of the Saviour in Red. Article is used without permission in accordance with Standing Copyright Infringement rules, allowing use for argument, discussion, or debate.

Presented and Debated by Mark Borders

Judgment Day! May 21, 2011
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. Revelation 9:5
The End of the World October 21, 2011

The purpose of this tract is to inform you of the great urgency there now is in the world for each and every person to be reconciled to God. The Bible is the Word of God! Everything the Bible declares has the full authority of God Himself. Now, at this time, information is coming forth from the Bible which clearly reveals God’s plan for Judgment Day and the end of the world itself. The Bible has opened up its secrets concerning the timeline of history. This information was never previously known because God had closed up His Word blocking any attempt to gain knowledge of the end of the world. We read about this in the book of Daniel:

Daniel 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

However, now in our present day, God has opened up His Word (the Bible) to reveal a great deal of truth concerning the end of time (and many other teachings). Also, in the same chapter of Daniel, it says:

Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

God is now opening up His Word because we have arrived at the time of the end. For this reason, it has become very obvious to the serious student of the Bible that we are now living in the last few days of earth’s history. As a matter of fact, because we are living at the end of time, God is now revealing to His people the following information:

THE BIBLE’S CALENDAR OF HISTORY

The Lord has opened up His people’s understanding to the “Biblical calendar” found on the pages of the Bible. The genealogies of the book of Genesis, primarily in chapters 5 and 11, can be shown to be a precise calendar of the history of mankind in this world. The Bible’s calendar of history is completely accurate and trustworthy.

Since this Bible calendar is given by God in His Word, it can be trusted wholeheartedly. In this brief pamphlet, we will share some of the conclusions derived from the Biblical calendar and from other studies in the Scriptures. However, the amount of information available is far too abundant and complex to get into much detail in this short pamphlet; but we can and will give precise and compelling dates. These dates can be trusted entirely because they come right out of the Bible. (EBiblefellowship has no affiliation with Family Radio; however, we highly recommend that you obtain a free copy of the book “We Are Almost There!” by writing to the following address: Family Stations, Inc., 290 Hegenberger Rd., Oakland, CA 94621. This book goes into far greater detail regarding the timing of Judgment Day and the end of the world. Also, you can read or download “We Are Almost There!” online at: www.familyradio.com).

TIMING OF IMPORTANT EVENTS IN HISTORY

11,013 BC—Creation. God created the world and man (Adam and Eve).

4990 BC—The flood of Noah’s day. All perished in a worldwide flood. Only Noah, his wife, and his 3 sons and their wives survived in the ark (6023 years from creation).

7 BC—The year Jesus Christ was born (11,006 years from creation).

33 AD—The year Jesus Christ was crucified and the church age began (11,045 years from creation; 5023 calendar years from the flood).

1988 AD—This year ended the church age and began the great tribulation period of 23 years (13,000 years from creation).

1994 AD—On September 7^th, the first 2300-day period of the great tribulation came to an end and the latter rain began, commencing God’s plan to save a great multitude of people outside of the churches (13,006 years from creation).

2011 AD—On May 21^st, Judgment Day will begin and the rapture (the taking up into heaven of God’s elect people) will occur at the end of the 23-year great tribulation. On October 21^st, the world will be destroyed by fire (7000 years from the flood; 13,023 years from creation).

ONE DAY IS AS 1000 YEARS

The child of God has learned from the Bible that the language of Genesis 7 has a twofold meaning:

Genesis 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

Historically, as God spoke these words, there were seven days remaining for Noah, his family, and the animals to get into the safety of the ark; but spiritually (and the Bible is a spiritual book), God was speaking to all of the people of the world and was declaring that sinful mankind would have 7000 years to find refuge in the salvation provided by Jesus Christ. How can we know that? We know this is so based on what we read in 2 Peter, chapter 3:

2 Peter 3:6-8 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

The context of 2 Peter 3 is extremely important! In the first few verses, God refers us to the destruction of the world by the flood during Noah’s day. Then we find an interesting admonition that we ought not to be “ignorant” of one thing, which is, 1 day is as 1000 years, and 1000 years is as 1 day. Immediately following this bit of information is a very vivid description of the end of the present world by fire.

What could God be telling us by identifying 1 day along with 1000 years?

Since we recently have discovered the Biblical calendar of history on the pages of the Bible, we find that the flood of Noah’s day occurred in the year 4990 BC. This date is completely accurate (for further information on the Biblical timeline of history, please go to: www.familyradio.com). It was in the year 4990 BC that God revealed to Noah that there would be yet 7 days until the flood of waters would be upon the earth. Now, if we substitute 1000 years for each one of those 7 days, we get 7000 years. And when we project 7000 years into the future from 4990 BC, we find that it falls on the year 2011 AD.

4990 + 2011 = 7001

Note: When counting from an Old Testament date to a New Testament date, always subtract one year because there is no year zero, resulting in:

4990 + 2011 – 1 = 7000 years exactly.

The year 2011 AD will be the 7000^th year from the flood of Noah’s day. It will be the end of the length of time given to mankind to find grace in God’s sight. This means that the time to find refuge in Christ has grown extremely short. We are only a little ways off from the year 2011 AD!

It is not unusual that God’s people have been given insight into the timing of the end of the world. Actually, the Bible tells us this is normally the case. In times past, God has warned His people of approaching periods of judgment:

Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

JUDGMENT DAY: MAY 21^st, 2011

We know that the year 2011 is the 7000^th year from the flood. We also know that God will destroy this world in that year. But when in 2011 will this occur?

The answer is amazing. Let’s take another look at the flood account in the book of Genesis:

Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Faithful to His Word, God did bring the flood 7 days later in the 600^th year, on the 17^th day of the 2^nd month of the calendar aligned with Noah’s lifespan. It was on this 17^th day of the 2^nd month that God shut the door on the ark, securing the safety of its occupants and also sealing the fate of everyone else in the world outside of the ark. They would all now certainly perish in that worldwide catastrophe.

Genesis 7:16,17 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

Earlier it was mentioned that the church age came to an end in the year 1988 AD. It so happens that the church age began on the day of Pentecost (May 22^nd) in the year 33 AD. Then 1955 years later, the church age came to its conclusion on May 21^st, which was the day before Pentecost in 1988.

I am curious where the 1955 years comes from.

The Bible teaches that the end of the church age would occur simultaneously with the beginning of the great tribulation:

Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

On May 21^st, 1988, God finished using the churches and congregations of the world. The Spirit of God left all churches and Satan, the man of sin, entered into the churches to rule at that point in time. The Bible teaches us that this awful period of judgment upon the churches would last for 23 years. A full 23 years (8400 days exactly) would be from May 21^st, 1988 until May 21^st, 2011. This information was discovered in the Bible completely apart from the information regarding the 7000 years from the flood.

Where is the 8400 days in scripture, what time periods add up to 8400 days?

Therefore, we see that the full 23-year tribulation period concludes on May 21^st, 2011. This date is the exact day that the great tribulation comes to its end, and this is also the most likely landing spot for the 7000 years from the flood of Noah’s day.

Keep in mind that God shut the door on the ark on the 17^th day of the 2^nd month of Noah’s calendar. We also find that May 21^st, 2011 is the end of the great tribulation period. There is a strong relationship between the 2^nd month and 17^th day of Noah’s calendar and May 21^st, 2011 of our Gregorian calendar. This relationship cannot be readily seen until we discover that there is another calendar to consider, which is the Hebrew (or Biblical) calendar. May 21^st, 2011 happens to be the 17^th day of the 2^nd month of the Hebrew calendar. By this, God is confirming to us that we have a very correct understanding regarding the 7000-year timeline from the flood. May 21^st, 2011 is the equivalent date to the date when God shut the door on Noah’s ark. Through this and much other Biblical information, we find that May 21^st, 2011 will be the day when God takes up into heaven His elect people. May 21^st, 2011 will be Judgment Day! This is the day God shuts the door of salvation on the world.

In other words, in having the great tribulation period conclude on a day that identifies with the 17^th day of the 2^nd month of Noah’s calendar, God is without question confirming to us that this is the day He intends to shut forever the door of entry into heaven:

John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

The Bible is very clear that Christ is the only way into heaven. He is the only portal into the glorious kingdom of heaven.

Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Once the door (Jesus) is shut on Judgment Day, there is no more salvation possible on earth:

I am not certain of the statement that no more salvation will be possible. I do know that if 5/21/2011 is the Fifth Angel sounding the Trumpet, this will be one sign that everyone will know absolutely came from only one place, our Heavenly Father. And so you know His Name is Yahuwah, the Praise and Worship word aHleleuWYah. Since we know the Hebrew characters stand for YHWH, and since this Praise and Worship word has been pronounced the same, in every language, every nation, all around the world, it must be a hint from our Heavenly Father for how to pronounce His Name. (See www.originalscriptures.com for more information.)

Rev 9:1 The fifth angel sounded his shofar; and I saw a star that had fallen out of heaven onto the earth, and he was given the key to the shaft leading down to the Abyss.

Rev 9:2 He opened the shaft of the Abyss, and there went up smoke from the shaft like the smoke of a huge furnace; the sun was darkened, and the sky too, by the smoke from the shaft.

Rev 9:3 Then out of the smoke onto the earth came locusts, and they were given power like the power scorpions have on earth.

Rev 9:4 They were instructed not to harm the grass on the earth, any green plant or any tree, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

This seems to indicate there will be those remaining on earth at the time of the Locusts. The locusts are not to harm our food supply, nor any other people, except those who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. Those with the Seal of the Almighty Father will be unharmed, and still spreading our Fathers’ Message, there still might be Salvation for you while you are in agony from the stings.

Rev 9:5 The locusts were not allowed to kill them, only to inflict pain on them for five months; and the pain they caused was like the pain of a scorpion sting.

Rev 9:6 In those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.

Rev 9:7 Now these locusts looked like horses outfitted for battle. On their heads were what looked like crowns of gold, and their faces were like human faces.

Rev 9:8 They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.

Rev 9:9 Their chests were like iron breastplates, and the sound their wings made was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.

Rev 9:10 They had tails like those of scorpions, with stings; and in their tails was their power to hurt people for five months.

Rev 9:11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is "Abaddon" and in our language, "Destroyer."

Rev 9:12 The first woe has passed, but there are still two woes to come.

Further, we know from Revelations 7 at the sixth seal, there will be a multitude who comes out of great tribulation. “Out of” can be interpreted two ways, come out before it happens, or come out after enduring.

Rev 7:9 After this, I looked; and there before me was a huge crowd, too large for anyone to count, from every nation, tribe, people and language. They were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands;

Rev 7:10 and they shouted, "Victory to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

So why would the Heavenly Father have any need to seal the foreheads of believers if we were not exposed, we are sealed for our protection, just like the Passover. Our Fathers’ seal will cause His woes to Passover His Children.

Rev 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Rev 7:15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

Rev 7:16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

Rev 7:17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Revelation 3:7 …These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

The Bible teaches that on May 21^st, 2011, only true believers elected by God to receive salvation will be raptured (taken up) out of this world to meet the Lord in the air and forever be with the Lord:

Believers are gathered at the last trumpet, the above passages from Revelations are from the 5^th Trumpet.

Rev 11:14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

Rev 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Rev 11:16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

Rev 11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

Rev 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

1 Thessalonians 4:16,17 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

All the rest of mankind (billions of people) will be left behind to experience the awful judgment of God, a horrible period of 5 months of torment upon earth:

Revelation 9:3-5 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

The reason we will see this happening is that; our Heavenly Father wants us to see what His Justice means, and it is His means of preparing the Bride of our Saviour; Us! ~ the Born Again Believers! For the Supper with the Messiah, our Saviour and our new Lord and King. He who came in flesh, born of a virgin blessed by our Heavenly Father, conceived by the Spirit of our Creator, a man who walked sinless all His Life, was betrayed by His own people, was beaten, then died on an execution pole for the forgiveness of all our sins; past, present, and future!

Zec 13:8 In time, throughout that land," says Adonai, "two-thirds of those in it will be destroyed — they will die, but one-third will remain.

Zec 13:9 That third part I will bring through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined, I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is my people' and they will say, 'Adonai is my God.' " (Complete Jewish Version)

Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Rev 21:5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

So “We” the “Born Again Believers” will witness our Heavenly Fathers Judgment and Punishment on the world, and then be gathered to meet with our Saviour in the air, who has come in the clouds with Power and Great Glory!

THE END OF THE WORLD: OCTOBER 21^st, 2011

By God’s grace and tremendous mercy, He is giving us advanced warning as to what He is about to do. On Judgment Day, May 21^st, 2011, this 5-month period of horrible torment will begin for all the inhabitants of the earth. It will be on May 21^st that God will raise up all the dead that have ever died from their graves. Earthquakes will ravage the whole world as the earth will no longer conceal its dead (Isaiah 26:21). People who died as saved individuals will experience the resurrection of their bodies and immediately leave this world to forever be with the Lord. Those who died unsaved will be raised up as well, but only to have their lifeless bodies scattered about the face of all the earth. Death will be everywhere.

The Lord also emphasizes these awful 5 months of destruction in the final verse of Genesis, chapter 7:

Genesis 7:24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Five months after May 21^st, 2011 will be October 21^st, 2011. It so happens that October 21^st of 2011 is also the last day of the Biblical Feast of Tabernacles (held simultaneously with the Feast of Ingathering). Tabernacles is held in the 7^th month of the Hebrew calendar. The way God speaks of this feast in the Bible is very significant:

How fitting it would be, for the 7^th Trumpet to sound on the 7^th Month of the 7000^th year since the earth was last destroyed, and on the feast of Ingathering, and our Saviour appeared at that very moment to gather his Bride, the Born Again Believers.

Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Exodus 23:16 …the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

Exodus 34:22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.

The Feast of Tabernacles / Ingathering was said to be in the “end of the year” even though it was observed in the Hebrew 7^th month, which is not the end of the year. The reason for this is that the spiritual fulfillment of this particular feast is the end of the world. The date October 21^st, 2011 will be the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles and the last day of earth’s existence. The Bible describes what will take place on October 21^st, 2011 in the following passage:

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Along with the entire world and universe, all those who have sinned against God and were left behind will likewise be consumed by this fire and be eternally destroyed:

2 Thessalonians 1:8,9 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

On October 21^st, 2011, God will completely destroy this creation and all of the people who never experienced the salvation of Jesus Christ along with it. The awful payment for their sinful rebellion against God will be completed by the loss of everlasting life. On October 21^st, 2011, all of these poor people will cease to exist from that point forward. How sad that noble man, made in God’s image, will die like a beast and perish forever:

Psalm 49:12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

There is much more to share. But please, dear soul, be warned that the time for salvation is drawing to a rapid close! God has given the world 7000 years from the flood, and now only a few days remain until we reach May 21^st, 2011. Before we know it, time will have run completely out. The few grains of sand remaining in our hourglass will have elapsed and be gone forever. Although little time remains, there is still wonderful hope for anyone today:

2 Corinthians 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

It does not take God much time at all to save someone. In the last hours of a terribly sinful life, the thief on the cross was saved by Christ:

Luke 23:42,43 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Our prayer is that you will receive this tract in the spirit of genuine concern in which it is being offered. As you read this pamphlet, please carefully consider the verses quoted from the Bible, for they are the Word of God, and as such, possess absolute power and authority. Our only hope for salvation is through the reading of the Word of God. It is now that the door of heaven (Christ) is open. It is now that God is saving a great multitude of people from around the world outside of the churches and congregations:

Revelation 7:9,13,14 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; …What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

God saves through the hearing of the Word of God and no other way:

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Read the Bible with all your family (especially your children); and along with your reading, pray for mercy. Pray to the merciful and gracious God of the Bible that He might deliver you from the approaching destruction. We learn a little about God’s tremendous compassion in the book of Jonah. God also gave advance warning to the people of Nineveh regarding the destruction of their city:

Jonah 3:4-9 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

God did not destroy the people of Nineveh. Although there is no possibility that God will not follow through on His intention to destroy the world in 2011, we can know from His dealings with the people of Nineveh that God is tenderhearted and full of mercy. This should encourage each one of us to go to God and beseech Him for His great mercy.

Psalm 86:15,16 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;…

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Is the Philippines Free?

2010-11-29T02:32:00.000+08:00

Freedom House Country Report 2010
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Philippines (2010)

Capital: Manila
Population: 92,227,000

Political Rights Score: 4
Civil Liberties Score: 3
Status: Partly Free

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The Philippines received a downward trend arrow due to a general decline in the rule of law in the greater Mindanao region, and specifically the massacre of 57 civilians on their way to register a candidate for upcoming elections.

Overview

Political maneuvering escalated in 2009 as potential candidates prepared for the 2010 presidential election. Meanwhile, the administration remained unsuccessful in its long-standing efforts to amend the constitution and resolve the country’s Muslim and leftist insurgencies. In November, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared martial law in the southern province of Maguindanao after 57 people were massacred in an apparent bid by the area’s dominant clan to prevent the electoral registration of a rival candidate.

After centuries of Spanish rule, the Philippines came under U.S. control in 1898 and won independence in 1946. The country has been plagued by insurgencies, economic mismanagement, and widespread corruption since the 1960s. In 1986, a popular protest movement ended the 14-year dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos and replaced him with Corazon Aquino, whom the regime had cheated out of an electoral victory weeks earlier.

Aquino’s administration ultimately failed to implement substantial reforms and was unable to dislodge entrenched social and economic elites. Fidel Ramos, a key figure in the 1986 protests, won the 1992 presidential election. The country was relatively stable and experienced significant if uneven economic growth under his administration. Ramos’s vice president, Joseph Estrada, won the 1998 presidential election by promising concrete socioeconomic reform, but his administration was dogged by allegations of corruption almost from the outset. Massive street protests forced him from office in 2001 after a formal impeachment process failed.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Estrada’s vice president, assumed the presidency upon his departure, and her political coalition won the May 2001 legislative elections. She nevertheless faced questions about the legitimacy of her unelected administration. In the 2004 presidential election, Arroyo initially seemed to have defeated her challenger by some 1.1 million votes. However, claims of massive fraud triggered demonstrations and were verified by some members of the administration.

When an audiotape of a conversation between the president and election officials surfaced in June 2005, supporting the previous year’s vote-rigging allegations, many cabinet officials resigned to join a new opposition movement. An ultimately unsuccessful impeachment bid was launched, and the first of years of frequent protests called for the president’s resignation.

The administration mounted several efforts to undercut the opposition movement, including punitive prosecutions and executive orders in 2005 and a week-long state of emergency in 2006 in response to an alleged coup attempt. The congressional opposition responded with a second unsuccessful impeachment bid that June.

The Commission to Address Media and Activist Killings, also known as the Melo Commission, was established in August 2006 following a spate of assassinations that year and to address the larger issue of extrajudicial killings since Arroyo took office in 2001. A February 2007 report by the commission acknowledged military involvement, but the panel was not empowered to pursue the matter with criminal investigations or prosecutions. A November 2008 report by a UN special rapporteur also cited military involvement in a significant number of recent extrajudicial executions of leftist activists. The abuses were believed to be encouraged by a government mandate to crush the communist insurgency by 2010, blurred lines between legitimate leftist parties and illegal groups affiliated with the rebel New People’s Army (NPA), the president’s dependence on high-level military support to retain power, and a persistent culture of impunity.

Although the president’s coalition increased its lower house majority in May 2007 legislative elections, the opposition bolstered its control of the Senate. Later in the year, Arroyo was implicated in a major corruption scandal involving a national broadband contract with the Chinese company ZTE that had been approved in April. Separately, Arroyo pardoned former president Estrada in October, a month after the country’s antigraft court sentenced him to life imprisonment. His conviction had been the first of a former Philippine president, and the Arroyo’s pardon was widely perceived as a bid to set a favorable precedent for her own treatment on leaving office.

In November 2007, former navy lieutenant and current senator Antonio Trillanes and Brigadier General Danilo Lim led roughly 20 soldiers in a failed coup attempt. A former vice president and a Roman Catholic bishop joined the men in a live television broadcast to call for Arroyo’s removal from office on the grounds of electoral fraud and corruption.

Yet another failed impeachment bid was launched against the president in October 2008, and likely 2010 presidential candidate Manny Villar was ousted as leader of the Senate in November and replaced with a staunch Arroyo supporter.

Amid the political turmoil of 2008, peace talks between the government and the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) broke down. The negotiations, which aimed to end a Muslim insurgency that had plagued the southern provinces since the early 1970s, had made some progress in 2007, focusing on the creation of a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE)—a self-governing expansion of the existing Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). In July 2008, the MILF agreed to sign an initial agreement on August 5, defining the BJE as the ARMM plus 712 barangays (small administrative units), with a formal referendum on inclusion to be held in the affected districts one year later and a formal peace agreement to be signed in November. However, local officials joined opposition leaders in calling the agreement unconstitutional, and on August 4 the Supreme Court imposed a restraining order on the deal.

While the MILF leadership expressed interest in continuing talks, 800 MILF fighters responded to the ruling by occupying five towns and nine villages in provinces bordering the ARMM. Government troops were sent in, and clashes erupted. The government officially called off the peace agreement on August 21, and the negotiating panel was dissolved in September. The conflict reached the highest levels of violence since 2003, with more than 600,000 Filipinos displaced by the end of 2008.

With a presidential election set for 2010, political maneuvering escalated in 2009. The lower house mounted a renewed campaign to amend the constitution by replacing the bicameral legislature with a unicameral one and lifting the one-term limit on the presidency. In June, the House of Representatives approved a resolution calling for the House and Senate to form a joint constituent assembly, which would ease passage of constitutional amendments by allowing the progovernment, 269-seat House to overwhelm the opposition-dominated, 24-seat Senate. Business leaders, civic groups, and the Roman Catholic Church objected to the amendment proposals, and they failed to pass by year’s end.

Meanwhile, the two leading progovernment parties merged to form a united front in the upcoming elections, nominating Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro as their presidential candidate in November 2009. Arroyo herself said she would seek to represent her home district of Pampanga in the House and registered her candidacy the same month. Leading opposition contenders included Villar, the former senator and real-estate tycoon; former president Estrada, who faced new corruption and murder allegations; and Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, son of former president Aquino, who was widely mourned after her death in early August.

Attempting to demonstrate progress before the end of Arroyo’s term, the administration changed its approach to the country’s long-standing insurgencies in 2009. It dropped preconditions for negotiations with the NPA, and the communist rebels did the same, but peace talks scheduled for September failed to get off the ground. The government also sought to resume negotiations with the MILF, ordering a suspension of military operations in July. Both sides then agreed to a truce based in part on recognition of the August 2008 agreement as unsigned but “initialed.” In addition, they arranged to establish an international contact group that would include representatives of the European Union, Turkey, and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Peace negotiations resumed in December with talks held in Kuala Lumpur, and joint ceasefire mechanisms were reactivated.

In the worst case of political violence in the country’s recent history, the wife of local vice-mayor Ismail Mangudadatu was ambushed by 100 armed men in November 2009 while traveling with other family members and supporters to file her husband’s candidacy for the Maguindanao provincial governorship. A total of 57 people were massacred in the incident, including 29 journalists and 3 media workers who were accompanying the unarmed group. The graves in which the bodies were found appeared to have been dug in advance, and the mutilation of female victims indicated sexual assault. Evidence soon emerged to implicate the Ampatuan clan, which dominated the province’s politics and was closely allied with the Arroyo administration.

Arroyo responded in early December by declaring martial law for the first time in nearly 30 years. The declaration, which applied to Maguindanao province only, entailed the suspension of habeas corpus and other rights, invoking significant criticism; the administration justified the move by arguing that the Ampatuans were fomenting rebellion. A state of emergency was declared in three Mindanao provinces immediately following the massacre, which remained even after martial law was lifted in mid-December. At least 62 people were arrested, including Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr., and the authorities dug up arms caches as part of a broad effort to weaken local clans. Nevertheless, the Arroyo administration was widely criticized for its longtime policy of tolerating local warlords and supporting clan patronage as part of its counterinsurgency strategy, and the massacre brought new international attention the country’s deeply entrenched culture of impunity. Arroyo lifted martial law on December 12 just before a joint session of Congress was due to vote on the declaration, as the Senate had already registered opposition.

Political Rights and Civil Liberties

The Republic of the Philippines is not an electoral democracy. Elections in 2004 and 2007 were marred by fraud, intimidation, and political violence, and the country was shaken by alleged coup plots or attempts in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

The Philippines has a presidential system of government, with the directly elected president limited to a single six-year term. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, then the vice president, rose to the presidency in 2001 after military pressure and street protests drove President Joseph Estrada from power. She completed Estrada’s first term and—despite some legal challenges—won her own full term in 2004. Her opponents have repeatedly called for her to step down, partly due to the constitutionally anomalous length of her tenure. She in turn has pushed for the creation of a parliamentary system of government with extended term limits, but these efforts proved ineffective in 2009.

The national legislature, the Congress, is bicameral. The 24 members of the Senate are elected on a nationwide ballot and serve six-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every three years. The 269 members of the House of Representatives serve three-year terms, with 218 elected by district and the remainder elected by party list to represent ethnic minorities. Legislative coalitions are exceptionally fluid, and members of Congress often change affiliation, effectively rendering political parties meaningless. In May 2009, the two leading progovernment parties merged to form Lakas-Kampi-CMD, which accounts for two-thirds of all House members, three-quarters of all governors, and 70 percent of all mayors. Opposition members hold a slimmer majority in the Senate. The main opposition party is the Struggle for a Democratic Philippines (Laban, or LDP).

Political violence is typically tied to local rivalries and clan competition, but it is especially common in the ARMM and has increasingly targeted leaders of legitimate left-wing parties that are perceived to be associated with leftist guerrillas. One far-left party, Bayan Muna, has endured the murders of more than 130 members since Arroyo took office.

The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) is entirely appointed by the president, and with the president’s permission it has the authority to unseat military, police, and government officials. Comelec was widely discredited by the 2005 audiotape scandal regarding cheating in the 2004 elections. No internal investigation was conducted, and the 2007 legislative elections were overseen by the same tainted officials. Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos resigned in October 2007 after being accused of bribing a government official to approve the broadband deal with China’s ZTE Corporation.

Corruption and cronyism are rife in business and government. Despite recent economic reforms, a few dozen leading families continue to hold an outsized share of land, corporate wealth, and political power. Local bosses often control their respective areas, limiting accountability and encouraging abuses of power. High-level corruption also abounds. For example, the ZTE contract scandal has entangled the president, her husband Mike Arroyo, and a number of other top officials. In November 2009, a Senate committee recommended that the ombudsman reopen the ZTE contract investigation, and called for corruption charges to be brought against Mike Arroyo and eight others, including government ministers. Senate accusations early in the year also put the president’s husband at the center of a scandal involving road-building contracts, in which he was accused of accepting bribes to influence the bidding process.

A culture of impunity, stemming in part from a case backlog in the judicial system, hampers the fight against corruption. More high-profile cases have been filed in recent years, and several civic organizations have emerged to combat corruption, but cases take an average of six to seven years to be resolved in the Sandiganbayan anticorruption court. The country’s official anticorruption agencies, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC), have mixed records. Many maintain that the former has been compromised under the current administration, as convictions have declined, while the PAGC lacks enforcement capabilities. The president’s 2008 withdrawal of Executive Order 464, which since 2005 had prevented government and security officials from attending congressional inquiries without presidential permission, was a positive development, but administration allies have continued to avoid testifying by invoking executive privilege. The Philippines was ranked 139 out of 180 countries surveyed in Transparency International’s 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index.

The constitution provides for freedoms of expression and the press. The private media are vibrant and outspoken, although newspaper reports often consist more of innuendo and sensationalism than substantive investigative reporting. The country’s many state-owned television and radio stations cover controversial topics and are willing to criticize the government, but they too lack strict journalistic ethics. While the censorship board has broad powers to edit or ban content, government censorship is generally not a serious problem. The internet is widely available and uncensored.

Potential legal obstacles to press freedom were raised in 2007, including Executive Order 608, which established a National Security Clearance System to protect classified information, and the new Human Security Act (HSA), which would allow journalists to be wiretapped based on mere suspicion of involvement in terrorism. Libel is a criminal offense, and libel suits have been used frequently to quiet criticism of public officials. In September 2009, former president Estrada filed a libel complaint against the Philippine Daily Inquirer for a front-page story that included statements accusing his government of coercing a Chinese-Filipino tycoon into selling shares of the country’s largest telecommunications firm.

The Philippines remains one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists to work, and impunity for crimes against them remains the norm. Several journalists were killed in separate incidents in 2009, but a total of 29 (plus three additional media workers) were slain in the November massacre in Maguindanao province. The reporters had been invited to accompany the family members of local vice-mayor Ismail Mangudadatu on their trip to file his candidacy for governor, reportedly in an effort to help ensure the family’s safety. Press freedom groups and the head of the national police called for an independent commission to investigate the massacre. The Commission on Human Rights was conducting an investigation at year’s end.

Freedom of religion is guaranteed under the constitution and generally respected in practice. While church and state are separate, the population is mostly Christian, with a Roman Catholic majority. The Muslim minority is concentrated on the southern island of Mindanao and, according to the most recent census, represents 5 to 9 percent of the total population. Perceptions of relative socioeconomic deprivation and political disenfranchisement, and resentment toward Christian settlement in traditionally Muslim areas, have played a central role in the Muslim separatist movement. The U.S. State Department’s 2009 religious freedom report indicated no instances of religious persecution and praised the country for its efforts at interfaith dialogue.

Academic freedom is generally respected in the Philippines, and professors and other teachers can lecture and publish freely.

Citizen activism is robust, and demonstrations are common. However, permits are required for rallies, and antigovernment protests are often dispersed. Freedoms of assembly and association were suspended to varying degrees in the provinces of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat and in the city of Cotabato (all in Mindanao) in November 2009 following the declaration of a state of emergency in these areas and the imposition of martial law in Maguindanao. While martial law was lifted in Maguindanao in mid-December, the state of emergency in these areas was upheld.

The Philippines has many active human rights, social welfare, and other nongovernmental groups, as well as lawyers’ and business associations. Various labor and farmers’ organizations that are dedicated to ending extrajudicial killings and helping families of the disappeared face significant threats, and their offices are occasionally raided. Trade unions are independent and may align with international groups. However, in order to register, a union must represent at least 20 percent of a given bargaining unit. Moreover, large firms are stepping up the use of contract workers, who are prohibited from joining unions. Only about 5 percent of the labor force is unionized. Collective bargaining is common, and strikes may be called, though unions must provide notice and obtain majority approval from their members. Violence against labor leaders remains a problem and has been part of the greater trend of extrajudicial killings in recent years. Workers’ groups claim nearly 90 cases of abduction or murder since Arroyo took office, while government records put the number at 35.

Judicial independence has traditionally been strong, particularly with respect to the Supreme Court. In 2007 it spearheaded efforts to resolve the issue of extrajudicial killings and similar abuses, promulgating the writ of amparo (protection) to prevent the military from delaying cases by denying that it has a given person in custody. Human rights lawyers generally describe the new writ as a success. In 2009, the Supreme Court issued a writ of amparoto protect a navy lieutenant from military authorities after she accused her commanding officers of embezzling U.S. military funds. In early December, an appeals court in Cagayan de Oro issued a writ of amparo on behalf of members of the Ampatuan family, who claimed they were unnecessarily detained when government troops sealed off their homes following the Maguindanao massacre.

Rule of law in the country is generally weak. A backlog of more than 800,000 cases in the court system contributes to impunity, and low pay encourages rampant corruption. The judiciary receives less than 1 percent of the national budget, and judges and lawyers often depend on local powers for basic resources and salaries, leading to compromised verdicts. At least 12 judges have been killed since 1999, but there have been no convictions for the attacks. In September 2009, a Sharia (Islamic law) court judge was killed by two gunmen on Jolo Island.

Reports of arbitrary detention, disappearances, kidnappings, and abuse of suspects continued in 2009. Mounting evidence has confirmed the military’s responsibility for many of the numerous killings of leftist journalists, labor leaders, and senior members of legal left-wing political parties in recent years. Military officers maintain that the killings are the result of purges within the communist movement. The lack of effective witness protection has been a key obstacle to investigations. About 90 percent of extrajudicial killing and abduction cases have no cooperative witnesses. Especially problematic is the fact that the Department of Justice oversees both the witness-protection program and the entity that serves as counsel to the military. Similarly, the Philippine National Police, tasked with investigating journalist murders, falls under the jurisdiction of the military.

Convictions for extrajudicial killings are extremely rare, and not a single member of the military has been found guilty of such a murder since Arroyo took office. Overall numbers of extrajudicial killings have declined from an annual peak of 220 in 2006. However, there was a significant spike in death-squad killings at the local level in 2008 and 2009, especially in Davao. Local-level officials are believed to keep lists of suspected criminals who are abducted or killed if they fail to heed warnings to reform or leave the area. The death squads responsible reportedly collect about 5,000 pesos (US$100) for each job. In a positive development, the Commission on Human Rights launched independent investigations into the death squads in March 2009. There has also been a recent rise in kidnappings for ransom; authorities killed at least 47 suspected kidnappers during 2009, while 60 others were arrested in a government crackdown.

The Muslim separatist conflict has caused severe hardship for many of the 15 million inhabitants of Mindanao and nearby islands, and has resulted in more than 120,000 deaths since it erupted in 1972. Both government and rebel forces have committed summary killings and other human rights abuses. The escalation of violence in the south in late 2008 displaced more than 600,000 people; an estimated 300,000 remained displaced as of September 2009. Meanwhile, the communist NPA continues to engage in executions, torture, and kidnappings in the countryside, especially in central and southern Luzon.

Citizens may travel freely outside conflict zones, and there are no restrictions on employment or place of residence. The poor security situation inhibits individuals’ ability to operate businesses.

Women have made many social and economic gains in recent years. The UN Development Programme notes that the Philippines is one of the few countries in Asia to significantly close the gender gap in the areas of health and education. Although more women than men now enter high school and university, women face some discrimination in private-sector employment, and women in Mindanao enjoy considerably fewer rights.

The trafficking of women and girls abroad and internally for forced labor and prostitution remains a major problem, despite antitrafficking efforts by the government and civil society. The fact that many women trafficked for illicit labor are heavily indebted by the time they begin working exacerbates the problem. There are reports of bonded labor, especially of children, in black-market trades such as prostitution and drug trafficking. The country’s various insurgent groups have been accused of using child soldiers.

To My Messenger

2010-11-18T02:35:00.000+08:00

Rory, you were my messenger when you wrote: Thru The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Rory, thank God for your message. I started reading this after coming in from my outside closet where I talk to my Lord. For a long time my body has been broken. In January 2009, I had a terrible motorcycle wreak here in the Philippines. A drunken man riding a bicycle darted in front of me and we crashed. While those at the accident site claim I was conscious and talking, to this very day I remember nothing of the aftermath of the crash. For 3 days after the crash I remember nothing, some bits and pieces, a few seconds of words that seem like dreams, possibly true, but I've never been sure.

Complicating my crash, I was prescribed Oxycontin and apparently my body reacts differently than most. Everything I put in my mouth tasted like cardboard, making me sick. For 30 days I struggled losing about 1 pound per day. I now weigh less than I did when I wrestled in high school where I was trying to reduce my weight to maintain my weight class. Less than 126 lbs. My normal weight is 170 lbs. To this very day I have struggled to get the weight back on, but it seems issues that come from mysterious places prevent me as I start making any progress.

At this same time I am fighting against poverty and corruption in the Philippines, while also teaching and speaking out about Salvation, the End Times, my doubts about Pre-/Mid-Tribulation Rapture, and anything else the Holy Spirit guides me to address. I am nothing but a good old Kentucky country-boy, a rural raised man, not a minister, not a teacher, but I have been called to do both of those here. I sometimes feel so weak, not capable of doing the Lord's Work properly. The crash weakened me, while I was still trying to recover from a earlier illness in 2007, Amoebic Dysentery. All of my medical attention for those was here in the Philippines, so the quality of the medical treatments is a little in question. I sometimes experience Vertigo and my balance is disrupted a great deal. A shame because I loved snow skiing, water skiing, roller skating; many of the sports that require good balance. Of course most of those are not even available here, so maybe I’ve lost little.

My Prayer before reading your article was for Jesus to come make His presence felt by me, so I could gain strength to help non-believers. To guide them; my community and my family to Jesus. I'm over 8000 miles from my home, and actually right now, I don't even have a home in the US. But the US is still my home; I don't need a house there. My memories are the home that I remember. My strength over the past few weeks has ebbed, and then been renewed by Jesus. I've felt His Presence, but there are also times when I don't feel him. It worries me; I know that during my lowest times He promised to carry me. And someday when I look back at this time I will know then that he was carrying me, but when you are at those moments, it feels so lonely. I miss my Lord during these times. I reach out to others and confess myself, just as you did. I guess my messenger does not have to be in person. The internet provided mine. And I thank you for being that messenger Rory.

I really wish the Lord would reveal those 3 days to me, but if not I will still follow His teachings, and will still do His Will. I would like to ask you Rory, to keep me in your prayer if you will. I don't ask for anything for myself, but for these dear friends and family here in the Philippines, I do ask for your prayer for them. And I ask you to also pray for my home family in the United States. So much trouble happening there right now. My heart is with all my American Brothers and Sisters.

With all My Blessing,

Mark Borders

Who is Mark Borders?

2010-11-17T16:01:00.000+08:00

Who is this crazy evangelical fanatic Mark Borders? Why is he here in the Philippines? What right does he have to make statements against our country?

These are just a few questions I’ve seen asked over the internet lately. So give me this opportunity to answer them.

Mark Borders, born Mark Franklin Borders on August 27, 1956. Parents were Chester Franklin Borders 3/15/1925 to 1/5/1995, Pauline Hatfield Borders 2/3/1934 to 2/7/2007. Born in Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

I was raised by my extended family in my very early years, and raised within the religious community of White Mills Baptist Church, an old-time conservative church which taught the true belief of Jesus Christ.

I am a Judeo-Christian, the WikiPedia definition of that is below (or see it by type Judoe-Christian into a search engine and select the WikiPedia article. The below excerpts are not the full article, just selected quotes:

In our country, ‘Judeo-Christian values’ is shorthand for a complex idea: the common culture of the American majority. The values are called Judeo-Christian because they derive from the complementary ideas of free will, the moral accountability of the individual rather than the group, the spiritual imperative of imperfect man’s struggle to do what is right and the existence of true moral law in the teachings of Christ and the Jewish prophets. Along with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, they are the political and cultural heritage of the Founding Fathers. The declaration and the Constitution define the source and the limits of state power. But they do not tell us how a moral life within this society should be led. While they have provided a durable structure for America’s success, only Judeo-Christian values, freely held by the majority, explain its continuing realization. These values are not identical with the Christian religion, although they manifest its universal insights. Americans, as the Founding Fathers hoped, uphold the Constitution, but live according to “Judeo-Christian values.

The term became particularly associated with the conservative right in American politics, promoting a "Judeo–Christian values" agenda in the so-called culture wars, a usage which surged in the 1990s. Hot topic issues in the battles over the Judeo–Christian tradition include, in a typical example, the right to display the following documents in Kentucky schools, after they were banned by a federal judge in May 2000 as "conveying a very specific governmental endorsement of religion":

an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, which reads, "All men ... are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
the preamble to the Constitution of Kentucky, which states, "We, the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution."
The Mayflower Compact, in which the colony's founders invoke "the name of God" and explain that their journey was taken, among other reasons, "for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith."
the national motto, "In God we trust"
a page from the congressional record of Wednesday, February 2, 1983, Vol. 129, No. 8, which declares 1983 as the "Year of the Bible" and lists the Ten Commandments
a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan marking 1983 the "Year of the Bible"
a proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln designating April 30, 1863, a "National Day of Prayer and Humiliation"
an excerpt from President Lincoln's "Reply to Loyal Colored People of Baltimore upon Presentation of a Bible," which reads, "The Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man."

Supporters of the Judeo–Christian concept point to the Christian claim that Christianity is the heir to Biblical Judaism, and that the whole logic of Christianity as a religion is that it exists (only) as a religion built upon Judaism.

In the American context, historians use the term Judeo–Christian to refer to the influence of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament on Protestant thought and values, most especially the Puritan, Presbyterian and Evangelical heritage. Some early colonists saw themselves as heirs to the Hebrew Bible, and its teachings on liberty, responsibility, hard work, ethics, justice, equality, a sense of closeness’ and an ethical mission to the world, which have become key components of the American character, what is called the “American Creed.

Now, how can you know I am this Judeo-Christian? A Christian who before 11/16/2010 I never knew, wrote the below article. I present it as a guide in judging me:

WANTED: INTEGRITY

by: Erlhynda Rosel

Our integrity is in a state of crisis. The lack of integrity of private individuals and public officials has made us lose our standards-personal and national- and put personal interest ahead of all else. What we have is a society driven by the need for personal gratification. We have lose sight of the good of the larger community and how we as individuals can make it what it ought to become.

The lacks of integrity among politicians are more evident because their actions are magnified a hundred times over. Because they are public figures and they are suppose to serve the public and consider the best interest of the people they serve, any decision and action that shows their total lack of concern for and neglect of their community obligation is like an insult to the Filipino people who voted for them. When we trusted them with our votes, we assumed that they had our best interest at heart, they would be honest and remain true to their oath of office. But the political culture of selfishness and hypocrisy has swallowed them.

Let us say, we have a popular political figure, like a government official, who did something wrong and when it was discovered, denied having anything to do with it. But then after the investigation, he was found to be responsible for the wrong he committed. Only then he admit that he did it. He then expected that everything would be forgotten and he would be forgiven too. When the next elections came, he hoped to be elected again. Would you still want this person to hold a public position? Is he, or anyone else like him, a person of integrity? The answer is plain and simple: NO!

Integrity is an important character trait of people, especially those who hold important positions and who are in public service. People who have no integrity have no RIGHT to run for any public office and expect people to TRUST them with their votes and their future. But what is INTEGRITY? And WHO has it?

INTEGRITY is a virtue that seems to be lacking in many of us these days. It refers to a quality of person's character, its wholeness, intactness or purity. This means that the person is not corrupted by any immoral, sinful or wrong ways of other people.

Persons of integrity take the time to know right from wrong. Their decisions are not based on simple but are based on careful study and reflective thought. In other words, they do not make decisions without first looking at the morality and soundness of these decisions. They use moral standards to guide them in their actions and judgments. At present, because many people live in the fast lane, many people who do not have the time to carefully weigh their decisions that affect their lives and the lives of those around them. They believe that as long as their actions do not physically harm others, they can do anything. But thinking is an important part of forming integrity. Through reflection and careful thought, one develops a strong sense of right and wrong.

Persons of integrity act on what they believe. Their beliefs are products of careful consideration of the moral standards and their actions are consistent with their beliefs. They do not have double standards and value conflicts. They are faithful to their words. What they know and understand, they show manifest and manifest in their actions. They do not say one thing and do another thing. As we always say in Values Education, the WALK their TALK, they practice what they preach and profess. This way, they do not confuse others and themselves. Because what we see is what we get, it is easy to know what they believe in and what they stand for. Integrity, therefore, is not something that we can choose to show whenever we want to. It is not like a dress that can be worn on special occasions and kept in the closet when are not seeing anyone. Integrity is a way of life, it is integrity into what one thinks, believes and does.

Persons of integrity stands up for what they believe in. They don’t simply manifest it, they also advocate it. This is why integrity has a social dimension. It can't be personal... can't be kept in secrecy... coz it has to be shown to and seen by the others. We cannot say we have integrity without the people around us knowing that we really do. A person who has it cannot be silent about what they believe in, they have to publicize it and try to influence others to see their point of view. Lying about one's view, concealing them, taking back one's words because of pressure or threat are indications of the absence of integrity. If a person of integrity has committed a mistake or a wrong decision, she/ he readily admits its mistake and does not wait for others to find out about it. She/ he also do not claim to do things or take credit for things she/ he did not do.
Persons of integrity put the good of the community ahead of the individual. They sacrifice their interest and those of others who are close to them if they do not meet the ethical and moral standards. Personal satisfaction is the last thing in their mind if it will be detrimental to the community. This can be illustrated with the simple act of talking as loud as i want. Can i do that? Can you do that? Of course, you can. But the other side of this act, the one related to integrity, is the consideration of your action’s effects on others. Should you consider your obligation to respect other people's interest? Of course, you should! Between these two, doing what you want to do and considering the effects it has on others, integrity dictates that you should sacrifice personal interests in favor of the interests of the others. So, integrity is doing the right thing no matter what it costs the person. Can our government officials and lawmakers voluntarily give up their position if there are issues against them or their motive is questioned? The stakes are high, it is their political career, But can they sacrifice it in favor of the greater good?
Because INTEGRITY is a significant virtue, we should work to develop it in us. We have to look for models that have it, people who exhibit clean character and life. Our leaders should be our model but if they fail to become one, we should remember not to elect them next time. Because if they keep getting elected into their position, we are just as UNFIT to become electors as those whom we elect as leaders. Our country, our world, needs people with integrity. What we hope to become as a nation, as a world, lies in the leaders in whose hands we entrust our future.

So examine my blogsite at http://stchristine.blogspot.com/, search out where I have not followed all the statements in both the two articles above.

Judge me completely, I am transparent. My blog contains all the evidence you need to know who and what I am.

But just to help you know me more the below article, also written by someone I’ve never met, continues to describe me and my work here in the Philippines.:

What does it mean that,

‘many are called & few chosen?’

By: Iris Nasreen, Servant of Lord Jesus Christ

"irisnsrn777@gmail.com"

Matthew 20:16

16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”
In this verse God is welcoming all humble & meek. Arrogant, self-important, proud & self-righteous have no part in God. God resist the proud, “he that humbleth himself shall be exalted, and he that exalteth himself shall be abased”. Lord Mighty God has called many but only those are chosen & elected who deny themselves & are ready to pick up their own cross to walk in His Will. “For many are called, but few chosen.”
Colossians 3
12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
John 15:16
16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
This verse is referring God’s appointed servants. True servants bear fruits of righteousness that brings forth great harvest for Lord Mighty God. These elect are sent out all over the world to be His witnesses. Their fruit is accepted & never stolen by enemy. Since they become one heart & soul in God’s love; their prayers reach throne of God due to their mediator Lord Jesus Christ who is the only way & hope.
In John 17:6-19; Lord Jesus Christ is praying or talking to His Father Almighty God about His servant/ chosen/elect. It is very important to understand why His chosen are apart from others.
John 17:6-26
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
6 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.
9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
In these precious verses Jesus Christ is referring about His twelve disciples & all servants appointed until the end of age. These are chosen one are given to Lord Jesus Christ by His Father. “They were Yours, You gave them to Me.”
What is so unique about these elected servants of God?
• They kept God’s Word.
• They understood & accepted Lord Jesus Christ has come from Father. “they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You.”
• They are mediator between Lord Jesus Christ & whole world. Perfect chain of command. They receive Word directly from Heavenly Father through His son Jesus Christ. No one can reach mind of God due to sin. God is pure. But, blood of Jesus Christ has brought that lost relationship back. This is a reason that we all need Jesus Christ for salvation. These servants of God are appointed elect given by Father to His son to connect with the whole world. “8. For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them,”
• Their heart is not attached to this world & its desires. Diamond is dust in their eyes. This Satan’s world does not belong to God & His servants do not fit in either. “I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.” These servants know that world hates them, but it not important to them because God & His opinion is their only concern.
• They are transformed to be pure like God. God guard “them from the evil one.” This is a very unique sign of God’s elects. They start to see, think & talk like God. God takes them to a 100% perfection of purity where they become one in God through an intimated love & connection through Lord Jesus Christ. This is reason why Jesus told His disciples in John 20:23 that, “Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.” Be aware that you should not be deceived by so called priests or servant of God who are wolf in sheep’s skin. God’s elect are not necessaily labeled professional church ministers who get graduated as pastors from schools established in world. I am talking about God’s chosen elected servants whose teacher is Jesus Christ. They can speak only through the guidance of Holy Spirit. I am not saying that all pastors are not God’s children. These are ones who made a choice to live for God. God helps them too, to guide His sheep: BUT THEY ARE NOT 100% PURE SAINTS OF GOD. It is important to recognize this difference. One who do not care about earthly needs & live a simple, humble life without greed. Tree is judged by its fruits. As Jesus said, “They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”
God’s reward for His chosen servants is:
Revelation 4:4
4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
Verses 20-26 is referring about: Matthew 20:16
16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”
Let’s read & understand what is a position of, “multitudes that are called through the gospel through God’s elected servants of God.”
Jesus Prays for All Believers
20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Lord Jesus Christ not only prayed for His chosen; but also for all who are called to enter into the Kingdom of God. Let read verse 20 again, “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word.”
We will learn the importance & worth of all who are called.
• They will receive the union with Heavenly Father & Lord Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit is poured on all who are called (who will believe in Lord Jesus Christ through the Gospel sent out to them). What a marvelous gift is given, as Lord Jesus said: “they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You.”
• Another amazing gift they will get is a glory of God. Lord Jesus Christ will bestow His Glory over all who will receive Him as their Lord & Savior. What is reason to transfer this glory to all believers? Because they will be united with their Heavenly Father. As Jesus Christ said, “the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:”
• They will rejoice & live their eternity with Lord Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of God. As Lord said, “they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am.”
• They will be transformed into a perfect being through a perfect transformation through guidance of Holy Spirit within them that they receive as a gift of salvation from Heavenly Father. Love of God will be rooted in their heart that will help them to overcome this world’s desires & sins. Love of God is a key to salvation that is sown only through their acceptance of Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord & Savior. As Lord said, “that they may be made perfect in one.”
• It is Lord’s desire to spend eternity with them. As Lord said,” they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am”.
Here is a marvelous gift of all who are called & they willingly accepted Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord & Savior.
Revelation 7:9-15
A Multitude from the Great Tribulation
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

So do you know me now?

Have I answered all your questions?

Do you need any other information that I have not yet provided?

I would be happy to give you all the information you need to know me completely. I want everyone to know who I am, and I want everyone to know what my purpose and mission on this earth has lead me to do.

I welcome any comments, or questions.

My Last Corruption Fight

2010-11-16T22:18:00.000+08:00

I hope this will be the last time I have to talk about corruption in the Philippines. The letter below was sent to the Ombudsman Office in Davao. The first attempt with that office went without a response therefore the following update was sent. The writing in Red is the edited version of the first letter to the Ombudsman.

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Mark and Merejen
To: ombudsman_mindanao@yahoo.com
Cc: Joe Joson ; Benjie Otagon ; Numeri Galgo Jr.
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 1:22:54 AM
Subject: Corruption
I would like to draw your attention to a letter to your president I posted in my blog at http://stchristine.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-letter-to-president.html

Ok, let me simplify this a little. I said in a letter that I posted on my blogsite, that a CENR had asked me for 50,000 pesos to get my wife's Wood Processing Permit approved within 2 weeks. We had worked on this permit for over 2 years. All along I have known that he, the CENR was causing much of the delay, I have all the proof of his delaying tactics as evidence I'm willing to present to anyone.

I have now been sent a subpoena, you can view here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=155931654449513&set=o.116324008426823&ref=nf

The picture you should see is a scan of the subpoena I received on Nov. 12, 2010. Now, for following the law, telling the truth, making an effort to improve the community, I must defend myself from this corrupt official, using money that is dearly needed to keep our businesses running, so thanks again to this corrupt official, we will now soon have to close permanently our mini-sawmill.

I will be making a full report of my difficulties with the "Doing Business" organization in the very near future. All of my dealings here are recorded permanently in hard copy, and on computer, backed up many times over, and stored in email messages, which now sit on servers around the world.
I read with interest the article http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/sue-erring-employees-ombud and have to wonder if the article is factual, since I obviously will be required to defend myself soon.

I now wonder if a government office charged with the responsibility to protect its citizens (wonder if "citizen" includes 13A Permanent Residents) will carry out its responsibility. You should have received the first version of this letter on Monday Morning Nov. 15, 2010, as of Tuesday evening at 20:50 I have received no email acknowledging receipt of my message, or that the problem would be investigated.

The article listed just above says for us (citizens?) to sue these officials? It is not the responsibility for a private citizen to have to spend money to get proper treatment from a government office. A private citizen can only report the incident to the proper authorities, then it is up to the government to do their job to investigate.

So now, this Small American Investor has spent 12 million pesos for absolutely nothing. My letter to the President produced no results, my appeal to the public has gone unheard, my report to the DSWD went without resolution, and now a report to the Ombudsman has gone unnoticed. Would someone care to explain? Does God have any part of this country? Is this how you want to go down in history? Is this what you want the world to see?

Would welcome your comments.

How to Know You Are Saved!

2010-11-13T20:47:00.007+08:00

with Tagalog Translation

The Bible tells us several ways to confirm that we are God's children and that He is at work in our lives. The main way that we know that we are saved is because God has given us His Spirit, the Holy Spirit, to be with us and in us forever.

Isaiah 11:2 TAB) At ang Espiritu ng Panginoon ay sasa kaniya, ang diwa ng karunungan at ng kaunawaan, ang diwa ng payo at ng katibayan, ang diwa ng kaalaman at ng takot sa Panginoon;

(Isaiah 11:2 NIV) The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.

The Holy Spirit is at work in the believers life bringing wisdom, knowledge, understanding, power, counsel, and the fear of the Lord; all from God's heart to our heart.

As we hear and obey God's voice speaking to us through His Holy Spirit we are transformed into the image of Christ and we experience the fruit of the Spirit in our life.

(Galatians 5:22-25 NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, {23} gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. {24} Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. {25} Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

(Galatians 5:22-25 TAB) Datapuwa't ang bunga ng Espiritu ay pagibig, katuwaan, kapayapaan, pagpapahinuhod, kagandahang-loob, kabutihan, pagtatapat, {23}Kaamuan, pagpipigil; laban sa mga gayong bagay ay walang kautusan. {24} At ipinako sa krus ng mga na kay Cristo Jesus ang laman na kasama ang mga masasamang pita at mga kahalayan nito. {25} Kung tayo'y nangabubuhay sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu, ay mangagsilakad naman tayo ayon sa Espiritu.

(Matthew 7:17-21) Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. {18} A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. {19} Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. {20} Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. {21} "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

(Matthew 7:17-21) Gayon din naman ang bawa't mabuting punong kahoy ay nagbubunga ng mabuti; datapuwa't ang masamang punong kahoy ay nagbubunga ng masama. {18} Hindi maaari na ang mabuting punong kahoy ay magbunga ng masama, at ang masamang punong kahoy ay magbunga ng mabuti. {19} Bawa't punong kahoy na hindi nagbubunga ng mabuti ay pinuputol, at inihahagis sa apoy. {20} Kaya't sa kanilang mga bunga ay mangakikilala ninyo sila. {20} Hindi ang bawa't nagsasabi sa akin, Panginoon, Panginoon, ay papasok sa kaharian ng langit; kundi ang gumaganap ng kalooban ng aking Ama na nasa langit.

(John 6:44-45) "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. {45} It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

Joh 6:44 Walang taong makalalapit sa akin, maliban nang ang Amang nagsugo sa akin ang sa kaniya'y magdala sa akin; at siya'y aking ibabangon sa huling araw.

Joh 6:45 Nasusulat sa mga propeta, At tuturuan silang lahat ng Dios. Ang bawa't nakarinig sa Ama, at natuto, ay lumalapit sa akin.

(John 8:47) He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."

Joh 8:47 Ang sa Dios ay nakikinig ng mga salita ng Dios: dahil dito'y hindi ninyo dinirinig, sapagka't kayo'y hindi sa Dios.

(John 10:27-28) My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. {28} I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.

Joh 10:27 Dinirinig ng aking mga tupa ang aking tinig, at sila'y aking nakikilala, at sila'y nagsisisunod sa akin:

Joh 10:28 At sila'y binibigyan ko ng walang hanggang buhay; at kailan ma'y hindi sila malilipol, at hindi sila aagawin ng sinoman sa aking kamay.

(John 13:34-35) "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. {35} By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

Joh 13:34 Isang bagong utos ang sa inyo'y ibinibigay ko, na kayo'y mangagibigan sa isa't isa: na kung paanong iniibig ko kayo, ay mangagibigan naman kayo sa isa't isa.

Joh 13:35 Sa ganito'y mangakikilala ng lahat ng mga tao na kayo ay aking mga alagad, kung kayo'y may pagibig sa isa't isa.

(John 14:15-17) "If you love me, you will obey what I command. {16} And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- {17} the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.

Joh 14:15 Kung ako'y inyong iniibig, ay tutuparin ninyo ang aking mga utos.

Joh 14:16 At ako'y dadalangin sa Ama, at kayo'y bibigyan niya ng ibang Mangaaliw, upang siyang suma inyo magpakailan man,

Joh 14:17 Sa makatuwid baga'y ang Espiritu ng katotohanan: na hindi matatanggap ng sanglibutan; sapagka't hindi nito siya nakikita, ni nakikilala man siya: siya'y nakikilala ninyo; sapagka't siya'y tumatahan sa inyo, at sasa inyo.

(John 14:21) Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."

Joh 14:21 Ang mayroon ng aking mga utos, at tinutupad ang mga yaon, ay siyang umiibig sa akin: at ang umiibig sa akin ay iibigin ng aking Ama, at siya'y iibigin ko, at ako'y magpapakahayag sa kaniya.

(John 15:1-14) "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. {2} He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. {3} You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. {4} Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. {5} "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. {6} If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. {7} If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. {8} This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. {9} "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. {10} If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. {11} I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. {12} My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. {13} Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. {14} You are my friends if you do what I command.

Joh 15:1 Ako ang tunay na puno ng ubas, at ang aking Ama ang magsasaka.

Joh 15:2 Ang bawa't sanga na sa akin ay hindi nagbubunga, ay inaalis niya: at ang bawa't sanga na nagbubunga ay nililinis niya, upang lalong magbunga.

Joh 15:3 Kayo'y malilinis na sa pamamagitan ng salita na sa inyo'y aking sinalita.

Joh 15:4 Kayo'y manatili sa akin, at ako'y sa inyo. Gaya ng sanga na di makapagbunga sa kaniyang sarili maliban na nakakabit sa puno; gayon din naman kayo, maliban na kayo'y manatili sa akin.

Joh 15:5 Ako ang puno ng ubas, kayo ang mga sanga: Ang nananatili sa akin, at ako'y sa kaniya, ay siyang nagbubunga ng marami: sapagka't kung kayo'y hiwalay sa akin ay wala kayong magagawa.

Joh 15:6 Kung ang sinoman ay hindi manatili sa akin, ay siya'y matatapong katulad ng sanga, at matutuyo; at mga titipunin at mga ihahagis sa apoy, at mangasusunog.

Joh 15:7 Kung kayo'y magsipanatili sa akin, at ang mga salita ko'y magsipanatili sa inyo, ay hingin ninyo ang anomang inyong ibigin, at gagawin sa inyo.

Joh 15:8 Sa ganito'y lumuluwalhati ang aking Ama, na kayo'y magsipagbunga ng marami; at gayon kayo'y magiging aking mga alagad.

Joh 15:9 Kung paanong inibig ako ng Ama, ay gayon din naman iniibig ko kayo: magsipanatili kayo sa aking pagibig.

Joh 15:10 Kung tinutupad ninyo ang aking mga utos, ay magsisipanahan kayo sa aking pagibig; gaya ng aking pagtupad sa mga utos ng aking Ama, at ako'y nananatili sa kaniyang pagibig.

Joh 15:11 Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinalita ko sa inyo, upang ang aking kagalakan ay mapasa inyo, at upang ang inyong kagalakan ay malubos.

Joh 15:12 Ito ang aking utos, na kayo'y mangagibigan sa isa't isa, na gaya ng pagibig ko sa inyo.

Joh 15:13 Walang may lalong dakilang pagibig kay sa rito, na ibigay ng isang tao ang kaniyang buhay dahil sa kaniyang mga kaibigan.

Joh 15:14 Kayo'y aking mga kaibigan, kung gawin ninyo ang mga bagay na aking iniuutos sa inyo.

(Romans 8:5-17) Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. {6} The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; {7} the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. {8} Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. {9} You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. {10} But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. {11} And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. {12} Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation--but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. {13} For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, {14} because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. {15} For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." {16} The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. {17} Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Rom 8:5 Sapagka't ang mga ayon sa laman ay nangagsisitalima sa mga bagay ng laman; datapuwa't ang mga ayon sa Espiritu ay sa mga bagay ng Espiritu.

Rom 8:6 Sapagka't ang kaisipan ng laman ay kamatayan; datapuwa't ang kaisipan ng Espiritu ay buhay at kapayapaan.

Rom 8:7 Sapagka't ang kaisipan ng laman ay pakikipagalit laban sa Dios; sapagka't hindi napasasaklaw sa kautusan ng Dios, ni hindi nga maaari:

(Romans 8:28-30) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. {29} For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. {30} And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

Rom 8:28 At nalalaman natin na ang lahat ng mga bagay ay nagkakalakip na gumagawa sa ikabubuti ng mga nagsisiibig sa Dios, sa makatuwid baga'y niyaong mga tinawag alinsunod sa kaniyang nasa.

Rom 8:29 Sapagka't yaong mga nang una pa'y kaniyang nakilala, ay itinalaga naman niya na maging katulad ng larawan ng kaniyang Anak, upang siya ang maging panganay sa maraming magkakapatid:

Rom 8:30 At yaong mga itinalaga niya, ay kaniyang tinawag naman: at ang mga tinawag ay inaring-ganap naman niya: at ang mga inaring-ganap ay niluwalhati din naman niya.

(2 Corinthians 1:20-22) For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. {21} Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, {22} set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

2Co 1:20 Sapagka't maging gaano man ang mga pangako ng Dios, ay nasa kaniya ang oo: kaya nga naman na sa kaniya ang Siya Nawa sa ikaluluwalhati ng Dios sa pamamagitan namin.

2Co 1:21 Ngayon, siya na ang nagpapatibay sa amin na kasama ninyo kay Cristo, at nagpahid sa atin, ay ang Dios,

2Co 1:22 Na siyang nagtatak naman sa atin, at nagbigay ng patotoo ng Espiritu sa ating mga puso.

(2 Corinthians 5:17-19) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! {18} All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: {19} that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

2Co 5:17 Kaya't kung ang sinoman ay na kay Cristo, siya'y bagong nilalang: ang mga dating bagay ay nagsilipas na; narito, sila'y pawang naging mga bago.

2Co 5:18 Datapuwa't ang lahat ng mga bagay ay pawang sa Dios, na pinakipagkasundo tayo sa kaniya rin sa pamamagitan ni Cristo, at ibinigay sa amin ang ministerio sa pagkakasundo;

2Co 5:19 Sa makatuwid baga'y, na ang Dios kay Cristo ay pinakipagkasundo ang sanglibutan sa kaniya rin, na hindi ibinibilang sa kanila ang kanilang mga kasalanan, at ipinagkatiwala sa amin ang salita ng pagkakasundo.

(Galatians 5:18-25) But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law. {19} The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; {20} idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions {21} and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. {22} But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, {23} gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. {24} Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. {25} Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

Gal 5:18 Datapuwa't kung kayo'y pinapatnubayan ng Espiritu, ay wala kayo sa ilalim ng kautusan.

Gal 5:19 At hayag ang mga gawa ng laman, sa makatuwid ay ang mga ito: pakikiapid, karumihan, kalibugan,

Gal 5:20 Pagsamba sa diosdiosan, pangkukulam, mga pagtataniman, mga pagtatalo, mga paninibugho, mga pagkakaalitan, mga pagkakampikampi, mga pagkakabahabahagi, mga hidwang pananampalataya,

Gal 5:21 Mga kapanaghilian, mga paglalasing, mga kalayawan, at ang mga katulad nito; tungkol sa mga bagay na ito ay aking ipinagpapaunang ipaalaala sa inyo, tulad sa aking pagpapaalaala nang una sa inyo, na ang mga nagsisigawa ng gayong mga bagay ay hindi magsisipagmana ng kaharian ng Dios.

Gal 5:22 Datapuwa't ang bunga ng Espiritu ay pagibig, katuwaan, kapayapaan, pagpapahinuhod, kagandahang-loob, kabutihan, pagtatapat,

Gal 5:23 Kaamuan, pagpipigil; laban sa mga gayong bagay ay walang kautusan.

Gal 5:24 At ipinako sa krus ng mga na kay Cristo Jesus ang laman na kasama ang mga masasamang pita at mga kahalayan nito.

Gal 5:25 Kung tayo'y nangabubuhay sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu, ay mangagsilakad naman tayo ayon sa Espiritu.

(Ephesians 1:3-14) Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. {4} For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love {5} he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- {6} to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. {7} In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace {8} that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. {9} And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, {10} to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. {11} In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, {12} in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. {13} And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, {14} who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.

Eph 1:3 Purihin nawa ang Dios at Ama ng ating Panginoong Jesucristo, na siyang nagpala sa atin ng bawa't pagpapalang ukol sa espiritu sa sangkalangitan kay Cristo:

Eph 1:4 Ayon sa pagkapili niya sa atin sa kaniya bago itinatag ang sanglibutan, upang tayo'y maging mga banal at mga walang dungis sa harapan niya sa pagibig:

Eph 1:5 Na tayo'y itinalaga niya nang una pa sa pagkukupkop na tulad sa mga anak sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristo sa ganang kaniya, ayon sa minagaling ng kaniyang kalooban,

Eph 1:6 Sa ikapupuri ng kaluwalhatian ng kaniyang biyaya, na sa atin ay ipinagkaloob na masagana sa Minamahal:

Eph 1:7 Na sa kaniya'y mayroon tayo ng ating katubusan sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang dugo, na kapatawaran ng ating mga kasalanan, ayon sa mga kayamanan ng kaniyang biyaya,

Eph 1:8 Na pinasagana niya sa atin, sa buong karunungan at katalinuhan,

Eph 1:9 Na ipinakikilala niya sa atin ang hiwaga ng kaniyang kalooban, ayon sa kaniyang minagaling na ipinasiya niya sa kaniya rin.

Eph 1:10 Sa pagiging katiwala sa kaganapan ng mga panahon, upang tipunin ang lahat ng mga bagay kay Cristo, ang mga bagay na nangasa sangkalangitan, at ang mga bagay na nangasa ibabaw ng lupa; sa kaniya, sinasabi ko,

Eph 1:11 Tayo rin naman sa kaniya ay ginawang mana, na itinalaga na niya tayo nang una pa ayon sa pasiya niyaong gumagawa ng lahat ng mga bagay ayon sa pasiya ng kaniyang kalooban;

Eph 1:12 Upang tayo'y maging kapurihan ng kaniyang kaluwalhatian, tayong nagsiasa nang una kay Cristo:

Eph 1:13 Na sa kaniya'y kayo rin naman, pagkarinig ng aral ng katotohanan, ng evangelio ng inyong kaligtasan, na sa kaniya rin naman, mula nang kayo'y magsisampalataya, ay kayo'y tinatakan ng Espiritu Santo, na ipinangako,

Eph 1:14 Na siyang patotoo sa ating mana, hanggang sa ikatutubos ng sariling pag-aari ng Dios, sa ikapupuri ng kaniyang kaluwalhatian.

(Ephesians 4:20-30) You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. {21} Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. {22} You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; {23} to be made new in the attitude of your minds; {24} and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. {25} Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. {26} "In your anger do not sin" : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, {27} and do not give the devil a foothold. {28} He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need. {29} Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. {30} And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Eph 4:20 Nguni't kayo'y hindi nangatuto ng ganito kay Cristo;

Eph 4:21 Kung tunay na siya'y inyong pinakinggan, at kayo'y tinuruan sa kaniya, gaya ng katotohanan na kay Jesus.

Eph 4:22 At inyong iwan, tungkol sa paraan ng inyong pamumuhay na nakaraan, ang dating pagkatao, na sumama ng sumama ayon sa mga kahalayan ng pagdaraya;

Eph 4:23 At kayo'y mangagbago sa espiritu ng inyong pagiisip,

Eph 4:24 At kayo'y mangagbihis ng bagong pagkatao, na ayon sa Dios ay nilalang sa katuwiran at sa kabanalan ng katotohanan.

Eph 4:25 Kaya nga, pagkatakuwil ng kasinungalingan, ay magsasalita ang bawa't isa sa inyo ng katotohanan sa kaniyang kapuwa: sapagka't tayo'y mga sangkap na isa't isa sa atin.

Eph 4:26 Kayo'y mangagalit at huwag kayong mangakasala: huwag lumubog ang araw sa inyong galit:

Eph 4:27 Ni bigyan daan man ang diablo.

Eph 4:28 Ang nagnanakaw ay huwag nang magnakaw pa: bagkus magpagal, na igawa ang kaniyang mga kamay ng mabuting bagay, upang siya'y may maibigay sa nangangailangan.

Eph 4:29 Anomang salitang mahalay ay huwag lumabas sa inyong bibig, kundi ang mabuting ikatitibay ayon sa pangangailangan, upang makinabang ng biyaya ang mga nagsisipakinig.

Eph 4:30 At huwag ninyong pighatiin ang Espiritu Santo ng Dios, na sa kaniya kayo'y tinatakan hanggang sa kaarawan ng pagkatubos.

(1 John 2:1-6) My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. {2} He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. {3} We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. {4} The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. {5} But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: {6} Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.

1Jn 2:1 Mumunti kong mga anak, ang mga bagay na ito ay isinusulat ko sa inyo upang kayo'y huwag mangagkasala. At kung ang sinoman ay magkasala, ay may Tagapamagitan tayo sa Ama, si Jesucristo ang matuwid:

1Jn 2:2 At siya ang pangpalubag-loob sa ating mga kasalanan; at hindi lamang sa ating mga kasalanan, kundi ng sa buong sanglibutan din naman.

1Jn 2:3 At sa ganito'y nalalaman natin na siya'y ating nakikilala, kung tinutupad natin ang kaniyang mga utos.

1Jn 2:4 Ang nagsasabing, Nakikilala ko siya, at hindi tumutupad ng kaniyang mga utos, ay sinungaling, at ang katotohanan ay wala sa kaniya;

1Jn 2:5 Datapuwa't ang sinomang tumutupad ng kaniyang salita, tunay na sa kaniya ay naging sakdal ang pagibig ng Dios. Dahil dito'y nalalaman nating tayo'y nasa kaniya:

1Jn 2:6 Ang nagsasabing siya'y nananahan sa kaniya ay nararapat din namang lumakad na gaya ng inilakad niya.

(1 John 2:15) Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1Jn 2:15 Huwag ninyong ibigin ang sanglibutan, ni ang mga bagay na nasa sanglibutan. Kung ang sinoman ay umiibig sa sanglibutan, ay wala sa kaniya ang pagibig ng Ama.

(1 John 3:14-24) We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. {15} Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him. {16} This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. {17} If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? {18} Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. {19} This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence {20} whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. {21} Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God {22} and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. {23} And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. {24} Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

1Jn 3:14 Nalalaman nating tayo'y nangalipat na sa buhay mula sa kamatayan, sapagka't tayo'y nagsisiibig sa mga kapatid. Ang hindi umiibig ay nananahan sa kamatayan.

1Jn 3:15 Ang sinomang napopoot sa kaniyang kapatid ay mamamatay-tao: at nalalaman ninyong sinomang mamamatay-tao ay hindi pinananahanan ng buhay na walang hanggan.

1Jn 3:16 Dito'y nakikilala natin ang pagibig, sapagka't kaniyang ibinigay ang kaniyang buhay dahil sa atin; at nararapat nating ibigay ang ating mga buhay dahil sa mga kapatid.

1Jn 3:17 Datapuwa't ang sinomang mayroong mga pag-aari sa sanglibutang ito, at nakikita ang kaniyang kapatid na nangangailangan, at doo'y ipagkait ang kaniyang awa, paanong mananahan ang pagibig ng Dios sa kaniya?

1Jn 3:18 Mumunti kong mga anak, huwag tayong magsiibig ng salita, ni ng dila man; kundi ng gawa at katotohanan.

1Jn 3:19 Dito'y makikilala nating tayo'y sa katotohanan, at papapanatagin natin ang ating mga puso sa harapan niya.

1Jn 3:20 Sapagka't kung hinahatulan tayo ng ating puso, ang Dios ay lalong dakila kay sa ating puso, at nalalaman niya ang lahat ng mga bagay.

1Jn 3:21 Mga minamahal, kung tayo'y hindi hinahatulan ng ating puso, ay may pagkakatiwala tayo sa Dios;

1Jn 3:22 At anomang ating hingin ay tinatanggap natin sa kaniya, sapagka't tinutupad natin ang kaniyang mga utos at ginagawa natin ang mga bagay na kalugodlugod sa kaniyang paningin.

1Jn 3:23 At ito ang kaniyang utos, na manampalataya tayo sa pangalan ng kaniyang Anak na si Jesucristo, at tayo'y mangagibigan, ayon sa ibinigay niyang utos sa atin.

1Jn 3:24 At ang tumutupad ng kaniyang mga utos ay mananahan sa kaniya, at siya ay sa kaniya. At dito'y nakikilala natin na siya'y nananahan sa atin, sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu na kaniyang ibinigay sa atin.

(1 John 4:7-19) Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. {8} Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. {9} This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. {10} This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. {11} Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. {12} No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. {13} We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. {14} And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. {15} If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. {16} And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. {17} In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. {18} There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. {19} We love because he first loved us.

1Jn 4:7 Mga minamahal, mangagibigan tayo sa isa't isa: sapagka't ang pagibig ay sa Dios; at ang bawa't umiibig ay ipinanganak ng Dios, at nakakakilala sa Dios.

1Jn 4:8 Ang hindi umiibig ay hindi nakakakilala sa Dios; sapagka't ang Dios ay pagibig.

1Jn 4:9 Dito nahayag ang pagibig ng Dios sa atin, sapagka't sinugo ng Dios ang kaniyang bugtong na Anak sa sanglibutan upang tayo'y mabuhay sa pamamagitan niya.

1Jn 4:10 Narito ang pagibig, hindi sa tayo'y umibig sa Dios, kundi siya ang umibig sa atin, at sinugo ang kaniyang Anak na pangpalubagloob sa ating mga kasalanan.

1Jn 4:11 Mga minamahal, kung tayo'y inibig ng Dios ng gayon, ay nararapat na mangagibigan din naman tayo.

1Jn 4:12 Sinoman ay hindi nakakita kailan man sa Dios: kung tayo'y nangagiibigan, ang Dios ay nananahan sa atin, at ang kaniyang pagibig ay nagiging sakdal sa atin:

1Jn 4:13 Dito'y nakikilala natin na tayo'y nangananahan sa kaniya at siya'y sa atin, sapagka't binigyan niya tayo ng kaniyang Espiritu.

1Jn 4:14 At nakita natin at sinasaksihan na sinugo ng Ama ang Anak upang maging Tagapagligtas ng sanglibutan.

1Jn 4:15 Ang sinomang nagpapahayag na si Jesus ay Anak ng Dios, ang Dios ay nananahan sa kaniya, at siya'y sa Dios.

1Jn 4:16 At ating nakilala at ating sinampalatayanan ang pagibig ng Dios sa atin. Ang Dios ay pagibig; at ang nananahan sa pagibig ay nananahan sa Dios, at ang Dios ay nananahan sa kaniya.

1Jn 4:17 Dito'y naging sakdal ang pagibig sa atin, upang tayo'y magkaroon ng pagkakatiwala sa araw ng paghuhukom; sapagka't kung ano siya, ay gayon din naman tayo sa sanglibutang ito.

1Jn 4:18 Walang takot sa pagibig: kundi ang sakdal na pagibig ay nagpapalayas ng takot, sapagka't ang takot ay may kaparusahan; at ang natatakot ay hindi pa pinasasakdal sa pagibig.

1Jn 4:19 Tayo'y nagsisiibig, sapagka't siya'y unang umibig sa atin.

(1 John 5:1-4) Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. {2} This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. {3} This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, {4} for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

1Jn 5:1 Ang sinomang nananampalataya na si Jesus ay siyang Cristo ay ipinanganak ng Dios: at ang bawa't umiibig sa nanganak ay umiibig din naman sa ipinanganak niyaon.

1Jn 5:2 Dito'y ating nakikilala na tayo'y nagsisiibig sa mga anak ng Dios, pagka tayo'y nagsisiibig sa Dios at tinutupad natin ang kaniyang mga utos.

1Jn 5:3 Sapagka't ito ang pagibig sa Dios, na ating tuparin ang kaniyang mga utos: at ang kaniyang mga utos ay hindi mabibigat.

1Jn 5:4 Sapagka't ang sinomang ipinanganak ng Dios ay dumadaig sa sanglibutan: at ito ang pagtatagumpay na dumadaig sa sanglibutan, sa makatuwid ay ang ating pananampalataya.

For further studies follow the links below:
What Has God Done?
What Must I Do?
Can I Know for Sure?
Can I Lose My Salvation?

Rapture and Heaven by Mark Borders

2010-10-26T02:14:00.002+08:00

Bold print is added by author Mark Borders, in response to an article on NTEB (Now The End Begins), website at http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/

In 1 Thessalonians 4, we read where Paul says that "we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air". The key phrase here is when Paul say "caught up together". The New Testament was largely written in Greek, and the Greek work that Paul uses in that phrase is the word "harpazo", which means literally "to snatch out", or "to seize". A very apt word to describe how the Lord Jesus will soon pull the believers out of here. After Greek, the Bible was translated into Latin, and that same phrase in Latin uses the word "raptus", or "rapturo", from which we get our English word "rapture". This word is a verb, and denotes action, not simply description.

There is no doubt that believers will be “caught up together”, at some time.

Jesus promises to return for His people, and it's not a secret
You will note that Paul says that Jesus, when He returns to take us out, does not come all the way down to the earth, but rather comes down only as far as the clouds. The world below will not see Jesus at this time, only those believers who are "caught up" in the clouds to be with Him. There will be nothing "secret" about this event as a). it will be apparent to all those not raptured what is happening, and b). The impact and devastation that will be felt by those left behind will be obvious and very immediate. Nothing secret about it, but, those left behind on earth will not see Jesus take us, only the aftermath of that event. Does Jesus say anywhere in the Bible that He will return again for His People?

In this paragraph, lies one of my issues against Pre-Tribulation Rapture, “Jesus said that only God knows the time of His Second Coming”, if believers are “Caught Up”, assuming a Pre-Tribulation Rapture, then everyone left would know the time of the second coming. It’s not like Jesus; once He has His church removed; is going to be sitting around long (7 Years?) waiting for all the destruction to happen, while His Brothers and Sisters; stand idly by and watch while their friends and loved ones who would not believe are tortured and killed. Instead I believe that the believers would feel as I do; Please Lord, leave me here to the very last second, so I may continue the work of bringing people to you, I agree with you Jesus that none should be left behind.

"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also." John 14: 1-3

In this paragraph, “and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.”, this says nothing about the destination once he receives us, in fact just the opposite. Wherever Jesus will be, there is where we will be. During this time Jesus will not be in heaven, He is on His way to earth to reclaim it for His Father.

Jesus promises us in His Word that there will come a Day when He will personally return and gather the believers and take them to be with Him in Heaven. So at this point in our study we cross off the list those people who say there will be "no rapture", as Jesus Himself as promised us that He will come from us and take us out. To deny this is to deny the clear, revealed teaching of the Bible. The Bible commands us to wait for His return - "For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come." 1 Thessalonians 1:9,10

This paragraph, your conclusion that; “and take them to be with Him in Heaven.” is a wish or desire by believers to be spared from seeing all the things happening around them, believers have lured themselves into believing that God will spare them from this. Did God spare Abraham completely from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah? Why would God spare believers, when their wisdom and teaching could bring more believers into the Kingdom of God? Yes Jesus will deliver us from the wrath of the final destructive battle of Armageddon, not the wrath of the Tribulation Period.

Paul wrote about the Rapture so we would not be ignorant of it
Further along in 1 Thessalonians, Paul addresses a topic that was in much debate even in his day regarding the Rapture. Many people had thought that the Rapture has already happened, and maybe they missed it. They didn't understand the process by which everything would unfold. What would happen to those who had already died before the Rapture? So Paul sets out in chapter 4 of 1 Thessalonians to answer all these questions. Let's break it down bit by bit:“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." 1Thessalonians 4: 13,14

This is only talking about believers who die before the Rapture of believers. Those who are dead (asleep) will be caught up with the believers who are not dead (asleep). In the twinkling of an eye we will be changed, our bodies will become Glorified Bodies. Any defect will be changed to perfection, eyes will be perfect, ears, teeth, bones, all will be perfect, healthy. Praise God, I won't have to wear glasses anymore. Or wake up with my neck throbbing from a accident when I was young. Perfect Glorified Bodies!! Whoo Hoo!!

God through Paul here is telling us that, as believers, we are not left to wonder or guess about the final outcome of those who had already died. God promises that Jesus will bring those people up to Heaven as well. That death is not a cause for sorrow, because we know who holds our future, and that future is certain and secure. Next, he addresses those who will still be alive on earth when Jesus returns.

Now for more truth: You say "Jesus will bring those people UP to Heaven as well." Here is another lie satan wants you to believe, more confusion to get past. Heaven is not UP!! Why do you think we meet him in the air? Where is it that Jesus is going? He's going to earth to bring wrath to the wicked, fight the battle of Armageddon, and rule the earth for 1000 years. Just who do you think he is going to rule over? satan and his followers?? Absolutely not! We the Believers are going to meet Him in the air, for a quick re-uniting with Jesus, our friends and family who went on before, then we all are going to come back to the earth with Jesus. Praise God! He sets up His Kingdom, right here on the new Earth. After Jesus, and us Believers cleanse the Earth. The Holy City will come down out of the Heavens, notice that is plural, and it will establish itself on Earth. This is our Heaven for at least 1000 years. Remember folks, at this point we live for an eternity, right here on Earth, with Jesus as our King, and Ruler. Things on this New Earth continue just like before, but there is perfect peace among all, perfect transactions, perfect everything. No more tears, no more pain, only Happiness and Peace among all us Believers. Thank God, no more corruption, no more lies, no more crime, no more evil. satan and his followers are bound for a time (1000 years), while we believers carry on with the business of the world. Growing food, to add to the manna, catching fish, working, building, everything like the last years before the Tribulation, only much, much better. Don't you want to be there for that???

Now, here comes the Chastisement. You who believed in the Pre-/Mid-Tribulation Rapture, believed the lie of satan, he is a lier, and the truth is not in him. If you also believed Heaven was somewhere UP there, then you are believing in the fairy tell s you tell your children, or the TV Movie the "Wizard of Oz". Folks let me tell you, THAT MOVIE WAS FICTION. Go find the book in a book store and see what section it's in; "Fiction". Grow UP! You should be more adult than that. Instead of telling fictional fairy tells, you should have been reading them the Truth in Bible. "Oh, but it's so scary!!" Well Ohhh noooo. Wow, welcome to the real world. Life and end times is scary, should be scary so people understand what is at stake. Narrow is the path that leads to our Father, and few reach the destination. Wide is the path that leads to destruction, and many who enter there! That was a warning folks. God said this, not this author, God Said It! Now, you want to argue with God about it, then wait till you stand before the Throne of God and you are Judged by all the things you did while on earth. Will you come up lacking? wanting? will you look like evil? are you guilty of something? Why, yes you are guilty of not accepting His Only Begotten Son. The One True Savior of this World. The Human Female Flesh, mated with the Heavenly Father, produced Jesus, the Living Breathing Flesh of Man, who did not ever lie Honesty, always showed Ultimate Compassion, Generously game Himself to pay for our sins which had not even been committed yet. Was beaten, but showed Bravery beyond any of us. Do you think for one minute that if; He wanted to destroy all humans on the earth and start over, do you think He couldn't do it?? Come on, look at all the miracles he performed, if He could raise the dead bodies of others after days, He could have hung on that cross until today and not die. He willing gave up His life for me and you, and your neighbors, family, friends, etc.

The Devil has caused you to believe all these lies about the Bible, he wants you for his follower at that final battle, and would do anything to keep you. God will not interfere like satan, God said he would not destroy the earth again until the Deliver had come. Get right folks, start studying your Bible. Get your life right with God. Join me in Heaven, right here on Good Ole Planet Earth, but New, Refreshed, Healed, just like us.

Now in this article, I was responding to another group called Now The End Begin (NTEB) in facebook. Bold Italics is my writing the other is theirs, not sure who's but you can look for yourself sometime. Also I did not write the books and verses I paraphrased, If you want to make sure what I'm telling you is the truth, look it up yourself. To NTEB: There's been enough people tell you this same thing I'm saying. Maybe you better wake up and find Jesus. Good Lord Folks, all of you, all over the world. If I can get it, just an average person, who can read. Why has so many Bible Teachers, Ministers, Priests, Bishops, Clergy, whatever name you go by these days. Are you going to stand before God and argue with Him too? Shame such shame on what the Roman Catholic Church has failed to do, and shame on you for what you are going to do. The Roman Catholic Church will stand with the anti-Christ and proclaim him savior of the world. Not MY Savior he's not. Get the behind me satan, I bind you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Get yourselves right people or you will spend an eternity in hell. Fire and Brimstone all around you, horrible agony, never sleeping, never eating, never feeling even one moment of relief. An eternity of that. Are you really sure that's what you want? Really?

By: Mark Borders, Southern Baptist Nobody; but a Child of the Risen Lord!!

This article is not and will not be copyrighted, it is offered free to any who need it, anyone wishing to copy it, and use it in anyway; have my permission to do so, I only insist that you change nothing, take nothing out, add nothing in, unless you are sending it to me to point out something you disagree with. And, I'm open to further discussions, but this, and the article by Rory Moore, which is also free to anyone with the same restriction, should be enough to convince any half-witted Church-going, non-Believer of the truth.

What Time is It Now?

2010-10-12T18:12:00.003+08:00

The End Time IS here now. Text in Red Bold is the author of this blog, all others are copied from internet. The below article tells the story.

Many Religious Leaders (Except for Franklin Graham) Support Mosque

By Elizabeth Dias Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010

From left: Getty Images; Seth Wenig / AP; Corbis

TIME conducted interviews with eight prominent, diverse religious voices in the U.S. on the subject of the so-called Ground Zero mosque and community center in New York City. With the exception of Franklin Graham, the leaders appear committed to religious freedom, though a few worry that the funding for the mosque as well as its political and religious agenda have not been fully disclosed.

Heidi Hadsell, president of the Hartford Seminary
Hadsell supports the building of the mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks. Hartford established a groundbreaking Christian-Muslim seminary program in the 1970s and has done some of the most innovative and leading work on Christian-Muslim dialogue. Meanwhile, in nearby Bridgeport, Conn., a similar mosque controversy is developing.

• "I'm afraid that politicians have gotten hold of this and are using it to pander to extreme voices that are really Islamophobic. The real issues get lost in the battle. I think theologically, there is nothing inside of Christianity that would indicate that we are to treat people of other religions with anything but the utmost respect and friendship."

• "Christians need to speak out. My guess is they are speaking out and they are not being heard. The voices that are being heard are the more strident voices."

• "I think it's important for Christians across the country to hear what Christian leaders are saying and not just what right-wing politicians are saying. I think people ... get confused unless their own religious leadership speaks up. The noise isn't coming from religious leaders; it's coming from politicians. In the main part, religious leaders are not attacking this mosque. The main part is politicians who are attacking this mosque hoping for votes.

• "If people would just calm down, it could go forward and in a few years people would see it doing exactly what [the mosque supporters] said it would do."

• "The notion that one serves one's own faith by knocking down another faith is false. One serves one's faith by living up to the ideals of that faith. The ideals of Christianity, like the ideals of Islam and Judaism, are peaceful ideals. They are ideals of constructing peaceful and productive relationships with neighbors. The responsibility is to live up to the ideals of one's religion and not sink to the lowest fears."

there is nothing inside of Christianity that would indicate that we are to treat people of other religions with anything but the utmost respect and friendship."

I beg to differ there Miss, copied below is a compilation of articles freely available on the internet, that’s where I got them. If you don’t know how to find them yourself, you were not taught properly in the first place. I have pity on any that are not aware of the stories and truths in the Holy Bible, the WHOLE thing, not the first 5 books, or just the Old Testament, but the WHOLE HOLY BIBLE.

The writing in the Good Book is a blueprint for how we as humans should live. This has become so evident to me since moving to the Philippines. In a predominantly Roman Catholic Nation, very many of the Christian attitudes, principals, and values that I grew up with in America, are lacking here. There are many who already know this.

Recent events tell clearly what time it is. I could site many, but I’ll focus on just one.

On May 30^ththis year, a “Freedom Flotilla”, auspiciously carrying humanitarian relief challenged the Blockade of Gaza. Read the story to get the full insight, but let’s say that Israel handled itself with Honor, and the rest of the world is not. Obama wants an investigation into Israel’s handling of the event, when Israel’s display showed Honorable intentions by; Only using non-lethal weapons as primary weapons, after many warnings to the flotilla. After it was over Israel in what can only be frames as a Godly Act of Forgiveness, released everyone. What more do you want? What more can Israel do? Where are the ones that should be coming to Israel’s defense? Do you want another Holocaust Stain on our hands before the Lord?

I’m afraid that one thing is true right now, the End Time is here, and nothing that any of us can do will change that. All of us must dig deep within our souls and bring out compassion for other True Believers, but also for those who are not the descendants of Cain. I remember so well my good father explaining to me as I was growing up. I raised the point at the dinner table one evening, that the famine in Africa was so bad. He proceeded to lecture me about the reasons for that. Those reasons are straight out of the Holy Bible, some which are copied below. But first let’s define who Cain and Able was, so we will know Cain’s descendants. All links are active; only right click them, and open in new tab, unless you want to navigate away from this article.

The entire article is great information, however I take no credit for any of it, other people already made this available, I’ve just collected it here. The most important quick information points are near the begining.

In the Hebrew Bible, Cain and Abel (Hebrew: קין ,הבל, Hevel, Qayin)^[1] are two sons of Adam and Eve.

The Qur'an mentions the story calling them The two sons of Adam (Arabic: إبني آدم) only,^[2] while the names Qabil (Arabic: قابيل) and Habil (Arabic: هابيل) are used in other sources of Islamic literature.

In the Greek New Testament, Cain is referred to as εκ του πονηρου. ^[3] In at least one translation this is rendered "from the evil one",^[4] while others have "of the evil one."^[5] Some interpreters take this to mean that Cain was literally the son of the serpent in the Garden of Eden. A parallel idea can be found in Jewish tradition,^[6] that the serpent (Hebrew nahash נחש) from the Garden of Eden was father to firstborn Cain.

In all versions, Cain is a crop farmer and his younger brother Abel is a shepherd.^[7] Cain is portrayed as sinful, committing the first murder by killing his brother,^[8] after God^[9] has rejected his offerings of produce but accepted the animal sacrifices brought by Abel.^[10]

The oldest known copy of the Biblical narration is from the 1st century Dead Sea Scrolls.^[11][12] Cain and Abel also appear in a number of other texts,^[13] and the story is the subject of various interpretations.^[14] Abel, the first murder victim, is sometimes seen as the first martyr;^[15] while Cain, the first murderer, is sometimes seen as an ancestor of evil.^[16]

¹Adam knew his wife Eve intimately, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, "I have had a male child with the LORD's help."^[31] ²Then she also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of a flock, but Cain cultivated the land. ³In the course of time Cain presented some of the land's produce as an offering to the LORD. ⁴And Abel also presented [an offering]^[32] — some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions.^[33] The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, ⁵but He did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he was downcast.^[34] ⁶Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you furious? And why are you downcast?^[35] ⁷If you do right, won't you be accepted? But if you do not do right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must master it." ⁸Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field."^[36] And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

– Genesis 4:1-8 (HCSB

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Murder and motive

For convenience, the story can be considered in two sections — 1. murder and motive and 2. confrontation and consequences.

Religious sources of the Cain and Abel story can be found in Genesis (950 to 450 BC) in the Hebrew Bible, Sura 5 (Al-Ma'ida) of the Qur'an (early 7th century) and Pearl of Great Price (1851).^[30]

[edit] Biblical account (Judaeo-Christian)

Cain leads Abel to death, by James Tissot.
¹Adam knew his wife Eve intimately, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, "I have had a male child with the LORD's help."^[31] ²Then she also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of a flock, but Cain cultivated the land. ³In the course of time Cain presented some of the land's produce as an offering to the LORD. ⁴And Abel also presented [an offering]^[32] — some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions.^[33] The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, ⁵but He did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he was downcast.^[34] ⁶Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you furious? And why are you downcast?^[35] ⁷If you do right, won't you be accepted? But if you do not do right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must master it." ⁸Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field."^[36] And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
– Genesis 4:1-8 (HCSB)

The Septuagint has a different verse 7:

Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him.^[37]

[edit] Motives

Though Genesis depicts Cain's motive in killing Abel as simply being one of jealousy concerning God's favor for Abel, this is not the view of many extra-biblical works. The Midrash and the Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan both record that the real motive involved the desire of women. According to Midrashic tradition, Cain and Abel each had twin sisters, whom they were to marry. The Midrash records that Abel's promised wife was the more beautiful. Cain would not consent to this arrangement. Adam proposed to refer the question to God by means of a sacrifice. God rejected Cain's sacrifice, signifying His disapproval of his marriage with Aclima, and Cain slew his brother in a fit of jealousy.^[38]

[edit] Abel's death

Adam and Eve mourn the death of Abel,

In Christianity, comparisons are sometimes made between the death of Abel and that of Jesus, the former thus seen as being the first martyr: in Matthew 23:35

, Jesus speaks of Abel as righteous; and the Epistle to the Hebrews states that The blood of sprinkling ... [speaks] better things than that of Abel (Hebrews 12:24

). The blood of Jesus is interpreted as bringing mercy; but that of Abel as demanding vengeance (hence the curse and mark).^[39]
Abel is invoked in the litany for the dying in Roman Catholic Church, and his sacrifice is mentioned in the Canon of the Mass with those of Abraham and Melchizedek. The Coptic Church commemorates him with a feast day on December 28.^[40]

[edit] Burial

According to the Qur'an, Cain (Kabil) buried Abel (Habil), prompted to do so by a single raven scratching the ground, on God's command. The Qur'an states that upon seeing the raven, Cain regretted his action [al-Ma'idah:27-31], and that rather than being cursed by God, since He hadn't done so before, God chose to create a law against murder:

If anyone slew a person – be it for murder or for spreading mischief in the land – it would be as if he slew the whole people; and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people.

According to Shi'a Muslim belief, Abel is buried in Nabi Habeel Mosque, located west of Damascus, in Syria.

[edit] Underworld

In classical times, as well as more recently, Abel was regarded as the first innocent victim of the power of evil, and hence the first martyr. In the Book of Enoch (at 22:7), the soul of Abel is described as having been appointed as the chief of martyrs, crying for vengeance, for the destruction of the seed of Cain. This view is later repeated in the Testament of Abraham (at A:13 / B:11), where Abel has been raised to the position as the judge of the souls:

An awful man sitting upon the throne to judge all creatures, and examining the righteous and the sinners. He being the first to die as martyr, God brought him hither [to the place of judgment in the nether world] to give judgment, while Enoch, the heavenly scribe, stands at his side writing down the sin and the righteousness of each. For God said: I shall not judge you, but each man shall be judged by man. Being descendants of the first man, they shall be judged by his son until the great and glorious appearance of the Lord, when they will be judged by the twelve tribes of Israel, and then the last judgment by the Lord Himself shall be perfect and unchangeable.

According to the Coptic Book of Adam and Eve (at 2:1-15), and the Syriac Cave of Treasures, Abel's body, after many days of mourning, was placed in the Cave of Treasures, before which Adam and Eve, and descendants, offered their prayers. In addition, the Sethite line of the Generations of Adam swear by Abel's blood to segregate themselves from the unrighteous.

[edit] Confrontation and consequences

[edit] Bible

Cain, by Henri Vidal, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
⁹Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?"
"I know not," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"
¹⁰Then He said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground! ¹¹So now you are cursed [with alienation]^[41] from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood you have shed. ¹²If you work the land, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."
¹³But Cain answered the Lord, "My punishment^[42] is too great to bear! ¹⁴Since You are banishing me today from the soil, and I must hide myself from Your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me."
¹⁵Then the Lord replied to him, "Therefore,^[43] whosoever slayeth Cain vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold. "^[44] And the Lord set a Mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. ¹⁶Then Cain went out from the Lord's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
– Genesis 4:9-16 (HCSB)

[edit] Qur'an and Sunnah

The story with the motives and the aftermath of the killing is mentioned in Surat Al-Ma'ida Verse 27 - 32^[45]:

27. Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah): It was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "(Allah) doth accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous.
28. "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear Allah, the cherisher of the worlds.
29. "For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
30. The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones.
31. Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?" then he became full of regrets.
32. On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.

There is Hadith in Al-Bukari that tells of the consequences Qabil shall take because of slaying his brother:^[46]

Narrated by Sufian Athaouri, from Al-A'amash, from Abdullah ibn Murrah, from Masrouq, from Abdullah ibn Mas'oud, that Mohammad said: "No human being is killed unjustly, but a part of responsibility for the crime is laid on the first son of Adam who invented the tradition of killing (murdering) on the earth."

[edit] Mark of Cain

Main article: Curse and mark of Cain

Much has been written about the curse of Cain, and associated mark. The word translated as mark ('Oth, אות) could mean a sign, omen, warning, or remembrance.^[47] In the Bible, the same word is used to describe the stars as signs or omens,^[48] circumcision as a token of God's covenant with Abraham,^[49] and the signs performed by Moses before Pharaoh.^[50]

The word Ot (hard t) in Hebrew also means "a letter" (of the alphabet). Jewish mysticism, among other ancient lores, assigns spiritual ideas or powers to written letters and verses. The Mark of Cain may be a letter, a verse, a message, or a talisman.

The Bible makes reference on several occasions to Kenites, who, in the Hebrew, are referred to as Qayin, i.e. in a highly cognate manner to Cain (Qayin). Some therefore believe that the Mark of Cain referred originally to some very identifying mark of the Kenite tribe, such as red hair, or a ritual tattoo of some kind, which was transferred to Cain as the tribe's eponym. The mark is said to afford Cain some form of protection, in that harming Cain involved the harm being returned sevenfold. This is hence seen as some sort of protection that membership of the tribe offered, in a form such as the entire tribe attacking an individual who harms just one of their number.

Baptist^{[citation needed]} and Catholic^{[citation needed]} groups both consider the idea of God cursing an individual to be out of character, and hence take a different stance. Catholics officially view the curse being brought through the ground itself refusing to yield to, not being in harmony with, Cain^{[citation needed]}, whereas some Baptists view the curse as Cain's own aggression, something already present that God merely pointed out rather than added. There are several theories; in the Catholic world one example has been put forth that rather this mark is one of grace, and that perhaps the mark of is that of Abel's blood,^[51] by which God is saying, "This man is still mine. Vengeance is mine. I will repay. Hands off!" As the heart of God is always ready to show mercy. This view supports Abel as a Christ figure in paralleling Christ’s sacrifice; here a blood sacrifice which acknowledges guilt and counting himself as guilty seeks atonement (this is in contrast to Cain's sacrifice)^[52]

In Judaism, the mark is not a punishment but a sign of God's mercy. When Cain was sentenced to be a wanderer he did not dispute the punishment but only begged that the terms of his sentence be altered slightly^{[citation needed]}, protesting "Whoever meets me will kill me!" For unspecified reasons, God agrees to this request. He puts the mark on Cain as a sign to others that Cain should not be killed until he has had seven generations of children. Lamech, Cain's descendant, refers poetically to the "mark of Cain" in Genesis 4:19-24

, in a passage which has been subject to several interpretations.

[edit] Wanderer

As Abel's murderer, Cain was commanded to wander the earth in punishment, a tradition arose that this punishment was to be forever, in a similar manner to the (much later) legends of the Flying Dutchman or the Wandering Jew. According to some Islamic sources, such as al-Tabari, Ibn Kathir and al-Tha'labi, he migrated to Yemen.

Cain flying before Jehovah's Curse

Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Though variations on these traditions were strong in medieval times, with several claims of sightings being reported, they have generally gone out of favour. Nevertheless, the Wandering Cain theme has appeared in Mormon folklore (but not scripture)—a second-hand account relates that an early Mormon leader, David W. Patten, encountered a very tall, hairy, dark-skinned man in Tennessee who said that he was Cain. The account states that Cain had earnestly sought death but was denied it, and that his mission was to destroy the souls of men.^[53]^[54] The recollection of Patten's story is quoted in Spencer W. Kimball's The Miracle of Forgiveness, a popular book within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[55] This widespread Mormon belief is further emphasized by an account from Salt Lake City in 1963 which stated that "One superstition is based on the old Mormon belief that Cain is a black man who wanders the earth begging people to kill him and take his curse upon themselves (M, 24, SLC, 1963)."^[56]
Despite these later traditional beliefs of perpetual wandering, according to the earlier Book of Jubilees (chapter 4) Cain settled down, marrying his sister, Awan, resulting in his first son, Enoch (considered to be different from the more famous Enoch), approximately 196 years after the creation of Adam. Cain then established the first city, naming it after his son, built a house, and lived there until it collapsed on him, killing him in the same year that Adam died.

A medieval legend used to say that at the end, Cain arrived at the Moon, where he eternally settled with a bundle of twigs. This was originated by popular fantasy interpreting the shadows on the Moon face. An example of this belief can be found in Dante Alighieri's Inferno (XX, 126^[57]) where the expression "Cain and the twigs" is used as a synonym of "moon".

[edit] Legacy and symbolism


15th century depiction of Cain and Abel

In medieval Christian art, particularly in 16th century Germany, Cain is depicted as a stereotypical ringleted, bearded Jew, who killed Abel the blonde, European gentile symbolizing Christ.^[58] This traditional depiction has continued for centuries in some form, such as James Tissot's 19th century Cain leads Abel to Death.

Another view is taken in Latter-day Saint theology, where Cain is considered to be the quintessential Son of Perdition, the father of secret combinations (i.e. secret societies and organized crime), as well as the first to hold the title Master Mahan meaning master of [the] great secret, that [he] may murder and get gain.^{[citation needed]}

The treatise on Christian Hermeticism, Meditations on the Tarot: A journey into Christian Hermeticism, describes the Biblical account of Cain and Abel as a myth, ie. it expresses, in a form narrated for a particular case, an "eternal" idea. It shows us how brothers can become mortal enemies through the very fact that they worship the same God in the same way. According to the author, the source of religious wars is revealed. It is not the difference in dogma or ritual which is the cause, but the "pretention to equality" or "the negation of hierarchy".^[59]

[edit] Literature

As the first murderer and first murder victim, Cain and Abel have often formed the basis of tragic drama. Lord Byron rewrote and dramatized the story in the poem "Cain", viewing Cain as symbolic of a sanguinary temperament, provoked by Abel's hypocrisy and sanctimony.^[58] In Dante's Purgatory Cain is remembered by the souls in Purgatory in Canto XIV (14) on page 153, verse 133 saying "I shall be slain by all who find me!", Cain is facing the punishment that God has visited upon him for the sin of Envy, which is a similar play on the words in Genesis 4:13-14

where he says, "I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me." John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden retells the Cain and Abel story in the setting of the late 19th and early 20th century western migration towards California. Also, his novelette Of Mice and Men draws elements from the story. Baudelaire is more sympathetic to Cain in his poem "Abel et Caïn" in the collection Les Fleurs du mal, where he depicts Cain as representing all the downtrodden people of the world. The poem's last lines exhort, "Race de Caïn, au ciel monte/Et sur la terre jette Dieu!" (In English: "Race of Cain, storm up the sky / And cast God down to Earth!") Miguel de Unamuno's Abel Sánchez (1917) is a study on envy. Abel receives everything undeservingly, while his friend Joaquín is despised by God and society and envies him. In Thornton Wilder's play The Skin Of Our Teeth (1942), it is stated that Henry Antrobus' real name is Cain and he accidentally killed is brother Abel with a stone. Kane and Abel is a modern adaptation, a 1979 novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. In 1985, it was made into a CBS television miniseries titled Kane & Abel, starring Peter Strauss as Rosnovski and Sam Neill as Kane. In A Time For Everything (2004) by Karl Ove Knausgård, the story of Cain and Abel is retold with a focus on Cain - an introvert and troubled man who gets the reader's sympathy. In this version, God's favouring of Abel is simultaneously a curse for sneaking into Eden past the Cherubs guarding the gate. It is suggested that Abel in fact wants Cain to kill him, or at least this is what Cain believes - though he later regrets his act, and takes his punishment willingly.

Hermann Hesse briefly discussed the story of Cain and Abel from a non-orthodox point of view in his novel Demian where he also referred to the gnostic group called the Cainites. In Ishmael, Daniel Quinn puts forth the idea of the story of Cain and Abel being an allegory describing the conflict between agricultural and pastoral peoples in the Fertile Crescent.

The author of Dracula, Bram Stoker, revisits the biblical tragedy in his story "The return of Abel Behena" about a fraternal friendship gone awry.

Some form of legacy or curse of the name is often seen in literature: the monster Grendel in Beowulf is a descendant of Cain. In the epilogue to Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None, the author refers to the Mark of Cain in laying out the clues. There is a Stephen King short story titled Cain Rose Up, in which a college student goes on a killing spree while ruminating on the story of Cain and Abel. In the DC Comics (Vertigo division) universe, Cain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters based on the Biblical Cain and Abel, in Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. In the series, Cain is constantly killing off his brother, despite the fact they are both immortals.

Cain was traditionally considered to have red hair; the expression "Cain-coloured beard" is used in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.^[58] In addition, Shakespeare also references Cain and Abel in Act III Scene iii of Hamlet when Claudius says, "It hath the primal eldest curse upon't/ A brother's murder!" (Lines 40-41).

Their names are often used in works of fiction simply as a reference, also. In Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, the character of Estragon tries to guess the names of two other characters. He guesses Abel and Cain. One of Jason Bourne's many names in The Bourne Identity and its sequels was Cain, an operative name in the Treadstone 71 program.

It's the Corruption Stupid!

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What Would Jesus Do, or say right now, about the way you treat your young people?

Sometimes people hit a nerve with me or push my buttons. I've made a comment elsewhere about the Congressman ordering the School to forbid homework on the weekends. That was a foolish enough idea, but fighting the President on adding extra years to the school system is illogical, immoral, and down right stupid. Below is a comment from the Presidents Kuro-Kuro site and my rebuttal.

etchell cuaycong on October 9, 2010 at 9:02 pm

adding more years to the education system. will not uprade the education. The quality of education of the philippines is already World Class. So it doesnt need changing. making the medium of education in english will make it better to compete to the world…. But adding years will just burden the over burdened and poor families and parents. ang hirap na nga lalo pang pahirapan…pwede ba? [sic]

Mark and Merejen on October 9, 2010 at 11:14 pm

@etchell – You are almost right, the minds of your young people are World Class. Many of my wife’s friends attend college and talk with us all the time. I see how eager and intelligent your young people are, and I just cringe at the thought that they are only afforded 10 years of education at the expense of the State,. When in fact not only should the State provide free education for 12 years, I personally believe it should be 14. Those extra 2 years would be college preparatory or actually the first 2 years of a college program.

Now I know what everyone is thinking, how can the State afford to do this, and how can the parents afford to support their children these extra years. If anyone thinks that there are not smart enough accountants and budget analyst to figure that out then you have been living on a different plant these last few years. There are always answers many of which have been used for generations around the world. This is not that hard.

Yes, any change of this magnitude will take a lot of adjustment, but is anyone willing to tell me that the children of the Philippines are not worth it? What about how all you guys talk about how family is so important, I’ve heard it told that family is the only thing that matters. Really???? What about your children? Are they not part of your families?? My Lord, what kind of examples are you trying to set???

Mark and Merejen on October 9, 2010 at 11:27 pm

And, I can even tell you where the money will come from. My Lord, it is so very simple my friends.

First, stop corruption immediately, that alone will put untold millions of pesos into the education system. Make certain that school officials are honest and that the honest ones do not have to pay out illegal SOP’s to contractors to get work and building accomplished. My Goodness how much do you think that will save?

Second, show the world that the Philippines is making true, lasting, democratic reforms making it easier to do business here. Companies around the world will start pouring in, wanting to get their share of an economic recovery. Oh how simple it all is, if only, if only. Each and every citizen would start today, taking responsibility for your actions, for your children, for you Family, and for your Nation.

I could go on and on, trying to explain the steps to economic recovery, but surly you get my point.

It’s the Corruption Stupid

Mark and Merejen on October 9, 2010 at 11:39 pm

One has to question the family values of a society who wants so desperately to put your young people at a disadvantage. One has to wonder about the RH bill in earnest, if you take this obvious lack of family values into consideration.

If you care nothing about your children, and wish them to grow up struggling through life what kind of person does that make you? I guess you would even be ok with them, oh let’s say at 12 or 13 years old, go off and fight a Jihad.

Is that what you want the world to see really? I will tell all of you this, the Lord is looking down on you right now and shaking His Head and weeping.

Mark and Merejen on October 10, 2010 at 12:31 am

But you say; how do we stop corruption? So very simple my friends, so simple. The President and his communication team contacts all; TV stations, Radio Stations, Newspapers, Magazines, Online News agencies and orders them to announce a public broadcast every hour that says; Any citizen witnessing corruption of any kind, or at any place, please send us a text message to cell number so and so, or if you have access to the internet contact us at email address so and so. Only together as a Nation can we put an end to these Childish Terroristic Threats of Corruption in our Country.
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Now how would you like to be a corrupt official, police officer, teacher, whatever, knowing that everyone was going to be watching you? Watching over your shoulder as you try to pocket some SOP.

Jesus loved children, below is a list from the Christian website Ministry-To-Children.com

Children Are A Gift From God Bible Verses

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
(Psalms 127:3-5 ESV)

And when Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, “Who are these with you?” Jacob said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
(Genesis 33:5 ESV)

He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD!
(Psalms 113:9 Holy Bible ESV)

Children Can Be Saved By God Bible Verses

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
(2 Timothy 3:14-15 Holy Bible ESV)

I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
(2 Timothy 1:5 ESV)

Children Can Praise and Worship God Bible Verses

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant, and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read, “‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise’?”
(Matthew 21:15-16 ESV)

Out of the mouth of babes and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.
(Psalms 8:2 ESV)

Children Are Examples Of Humble Faith In Jesus Bible Verses

And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
(Matthew 18:2-6 ESV)

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
(Matthew 18:10 ESV)

Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation– if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
(1 Peter 2:2-3 ESV)

Jesus Has A Passion That No Child Be Lost Bible Verses

What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
(Matthew 18:12-14 ESV)

Bible Verses About Jesus Blessed The Children

And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
(Mark 10:13-16 ESV)

Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
(Luke 18:15-17 ESV)

Discipline and Child Training Bible Verses

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
(Proverbs 22:6 ESV)

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
(Proverbs 22:15 ESV)

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
(Deuteronomy 6:7 ESV)

Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
(Leviticus 19:3 ESV)

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
(Proverbs 6:20 ESV)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
(Ephesians 6:1-4 ESV)

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
(Proverbs 29:17 ESV)

Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
(Hebrews 12:9-11 ESV)

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
(Ephesians 6:4 ESV)

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
(Exodus 20:12 ESV)

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
(Proverbs 17:6 ESV)

“You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the LORD.
(Leviticus 19:32 ESV)

Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
(1 Peter 5:5 ESV)

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
(Proverbs 29:17 ESV)

Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
(Proverbs 1:8-9 ESV)

(Jesus) went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
(Luke 2:51-52 ESV)

Bible Verses About Children Who Were Made Kings By God

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and the metal images.
(2 Chronicles 34:1-3 ESV)

More Bible Scriptures Verses That Mention Children

Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
(1 Corinthians 14:20 ESV)

“And I said to their children in the wilderness, Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules, nor defile yourselves with their idols.
(Ezekiel 20:18 ESV)

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;
(Ecclesiastes 12:1 ESV)

My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise, for disaster from them will rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
(Proverbs 24:21-22 ESV)

When all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law, and that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess.”
(Deuteronomy 31:11-13 ESV)

“And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you, and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.
(Deuteronomy 30:1-3 ESV)

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
(1 Timothy 5:4 ESV)

May the LORD give you increase, you and your children!
(Psalms 115:14 ESV)

I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
(Galatians 4:1-5 ESV)

You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
(Exodus 20:5-6 ESV)

“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children–
(Deuteronomy 4:9 ESV)

You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
(Deuteronomy 11:19 ESV)

So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke. He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys.
(2 Kings 2:22-24 Holy Bible ESV)

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
(Matthew 11:16-17 Holy Bible ESV)

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.”
(Isaiah 11:6 ESV)

I hope these children Bible verses were encouraging and inspiration. Perhaps you’ve already used some of these for Bible memory. These are some of the most famous Bible quotes.

Get Thee Behind me satan!!!

2010-10-09T18:14:00.000+08:00

Below is my response to an article in Kuro-Kuro from a heathen muslim entitled:“ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE ON ENVIRONMENT VIZ-A-VIZ MINDANAO NATURAL RESOURCES”

Ernesto T. Santa Cruz, you demonic minion of satan; you may have many fooled, but you do not fool this man of God. You and your kind are on the losing side, and you don't even realize it yet. My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rebuke you. You are destined for the fiery pit of hell, and damnation is what awaits you for an eternity. Your only chance, which not one of you will take, is to humble yourself before the Lord God Almighty and ask His forgiveness.

You and your lying, murdering, prophet; have worked hand in hand with satan to take over this world with your Holy War, but you are destined to fail, and when you do there will be no second chances, your future is written in the Book of Revelations where this time would come to pass. You think you have invaded enough of the world that you are superior, but your weaknesses will bring you down.

You and your kind are a disgrace to the human race. Your despicable prohet, muhammad ibn ‘abdullāh was a liar, murderer, and molested woman and probably children. He was cast out of his place of birth for promoting unGodly beliefs, came back after building an army of fools, and destroyed the entire city out of revenge. The One True God, would never condone revenge therefore whatever you call your god, his real name is satan.

There are enough good Christians in this world to stand against all of you, but remember; we have the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on our side. Our robes will be washed white as snow and we will dwell with our Heavenly Father forever and ever. At the most you get to make you noises for 7 years, then the end comes, and you will be defeated in the mighty battle of Armageddon. You and your god satan, with the anti-christ will be cast down into the fires of hell; where you will feel, and live the torment you so much deserve. Remember who you fight, satan remembers him well, you are going against Father God, Jesus Christ, all the Archangels, the other Angels, and His One True Church. You will fight against the likes of me, a person who will not stop, will not rest, until all you heathen are destroyed.

Get thee behind me satan, in the Name of our Lord Savior, Jesus Christ I BIND you and your minions from any harm against Good, Honest, Christians. I CALL down 10,000 Angels to surround and protect each one of us. We stand firmly on Your Side Oh Lord, we commit ourselves to Your Glory and your Loving Kindness.

Prepare for the End Times!

2010-10-09T03:54:00.003+08:00

Read my blog, it tells all, or most all of my story. The one who has been writing everywhere is Mark. Merejen is my beautiful wife. We have two children a 2 year old son, and a 4 month old daughter. I am an expert at nothing. I’m just a traveler walking through this life doing the best he can. I make mistakes daily, but I have strong Christian values that I trust, believe in, and wish to share with anyone who might need them, or be improved by them. I am not any kind of expert at anything, I’m what in the US we would call a “Jack of all Trades”, I have skills in many different areas, and use those skills, values, and principals to enrich my life and the lives of those around me. I am just a man.

I first started this on September 17, 2010, but it has really been going on all my life. Portions of my story can be found several places on the blog, normally I would post the link here to jump to those, and I probably will later, but right now I think it is important for the real news, the real story to get out to as many different people, on as many different channels of communication as possible. From this point on October 9, 2010, I will no longer try to get permission for any article I use in this blog. There’s just not time. If you call it stealing, go ahead, I have never and will never ask for any financial compensation for this work, it’s free. The Lord is on my side so if He wants me to be punished for this, then so be it, I’ll do as He is asking me to do right now.

Friends, it is with great dread that I acknowledge that all the signs of the End Times are in place. As I search the internet, everything I find just gets worse. Many people do not understand the Bible, and may not realize that in Revelations, written when 2 particular religions didn’t even exist, all of the current events were predicted leading up to the last 7 years of earth as we know it today. During these 7 years a lot will happen, which I will go into in a future article, but right now everyone needs to read the below article I copied from a downloaded pdf file at http://www.biblestudylessons.com/mark/mark10.pdf.

Jesus on Trial before Pilate

Read Mark 15:1−21

Although the Jewish leaders had tried Jesus and convicted Him of blasphemy, they led Him to the Roman governor Pilate for yet another trial. The Jews did not have authority to carry out sentences of capital punishment that were determined by their own courts; capital crimes had to be tried by Roman officials. Thus, very early the next morning they brought Jesus to Pilate, hoping that he would concur with their decision. They accused Jesus of many things, but He remained silent. Pilate was amazed that He didn't try to defend Himself. The governor perceived that this was not really a question of criminal action, but that the Jews were jealous of Jesus. Therefore, he made several attempts to release Him. He was eager to appease the Jews, however, and was unable to persuade them that Jesus should be released. Though he did not believe Jesus was guilty, he ended up sentencing Him to death because he feared the start of a riot. Roman soldiers scourged Jesus, mocked Him, and led Him out to be crucified.

Physical suffering of Jesus: Jesus suffered intensely in his last few hours. After being up all night, subjected to the stress of six different trials (if we compare the accounts in Matthew, Luke and John also), He was scourged. Scourging was accomplished by tying bits of bone, metal and glass to a whip and then striking the victim's back. This procedure produced excruciating pain, much loss of blood and sometimes even death. The victim's back became a bloody mass. After scourging Him, they took thorns, wove them into a crown, put it on Jesus' head, and began to beat on it, causing intense pain. They put a scarlet robe on Him [see Matt. 27:28; Mark's account calls it "purple"], only to later rip it off, undoubtedly tearing open the blood−dried wounds on His back in the process. Then came the crucifixion. In an execution of this type, they would literally nail the "criminal's" hands and feet onto a piece of wood and then set it upright into a hole. To breathe, the victim had to continually raise himself so that his lung cavity could expand. Pain and fatigue would begin to diminish the effectiveness of this effort and the lungs would begin to fill with fluid. As exhaustion took hold, the victim would be slowly asphyxiated because of a lack of oxygen and finally die.

Jesus' Crucifixion

Read Mark 15:22−41

It was a standard act of mercy to give a narcotic to condemned criminals when they were crucified. The drug would dull the pain a bit and allow the victim to pass away more comfortably. Jesus refused this tranquilizer. He was determined to suffer in full consciousness. The ridicule grew. The soldiers who guarded the cross gambled for Jesus' clothes. Bystanders laughed at the idea that He could rebuild the temple when He couldn't even save Himself. Come down from the cross, they taunted, and we'll believe in You! Some Jewish officials standing nearby smirked that He had been able to save others, but was powerless to save Himself. Even the two thieves who were executed on either side of the Lord ridiculed Him. From noon until 3 p.m. the sky was dark. Shortly thereafter, Jesus cried out in anguish, using the very words of Psalm 22:1: "My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?" Then after a few more minutes, He cried out again and died. At that moment the temple veil split in two, and a centurion who was observing exclaimed, "Truly this man was the Son of God."

The majesty of Jesus' death: There were multiplied ironies in the events of those final hours. As they ridiculed Jesus saying that He had saved others, but now couldn't save himself, they were unaware that He was fully capable of saving Himself, but that if He had, He would not have saved others. He died voluntarily. He had at His disposition thousands of angels that could have rescued Him, but He deliberately chose to lay down His life because He loved us. Jesus had the power to do anything He wanted against His tormentors, but he subdued all desire for revenge and actually prayed for God to forgive those who were treating Him so cruelly (Luke 23:34). By dying as He did, Christ provided the sacrifice that would forgive men's sins. Therefore, the temple veil was torn in two from top to bottom. The veil had blocked access to God's presence−−it was a symbol of man's sin. Since Jesus' death atoned for sin, the veil was severed, demonstrating that with sin removed men could once again enter into fellowship with God. Truly, this man was the Son of God!

Jesus' Burial

Read Mark 15:42−47

Joseph, a prominent Jewish official and secret disciple of Christ (see John 19:38), asked Pilate for permission to bury Jesus' body. He had to act quickly since according to Jewish law He could not bury the body on the Sabbath day, which officially began at sundown. He gathered the corpse up in a sheet and put it in a hole chiseled into the wall of a cave, which served as a typical grave in that era. He closed off the cave by rolling a large rock over the entrance.

Body is Missing!

Read Mark 16:1−8

A few loyal women had prepared spices and went out to Jesus' tomb early on Sunday morning. They were planning to embalm His body in order to give it a more honorable burial than had been possible in the few minutes that had been available on Friday afternoon. As they walked down to the cave, they thought about how hard it was going to be for them to roll that large rock away from the entrance of the burial cave. When they arrived, however, they saw that the rock had already been removed and the cave was open. Inside, an angel told them that Jesus had arisen and was on His way to Galilee. He asked them to tell the disciples and Peter. The women fled away very frightened.

Note −− Tell the disciples and Peter: The angel told the women to invite the disciples "and Peter" to meet Jesus in Galilee. Since Peter was himself a disciple, it seems unusual that he would be singled out and receive a special invitation. Perhaps it was because the Lord knew that Peter would no longer feel himself worthy to be counted as a disciple after having denied Him, and therefore, Jesus gave him a special invitation to the meeting. What tenderness the Lord showed!

Jesus Commissions the Disciples

Read Mark 16:9−20

The disciples had never expected to see Jesus again. They watched Him die and knew about His burial. They were very sad. Because of this, the news of the empty tomb and Jesus' appearances seemed too good to be true. They refused to get their hopes up. Later, when He did appear to them, He rebuked them for being so slow to believe. Then He gave orders for their future work, telling them to go everywhere and preach the gospel to all. He told them what to preach: The one who believes and is baptized will be saved. He gave them signs to confirm their message.

Note −− He that believes and is baptized shall be saved: Jesus set forth the conditions of salvation. He requires faith and baptism. Unfortunately men of our day have tried to eliminate one or the other of these two requirements. Some try to eliminate faith. They teach that infants, who are too young to believe, should be baptized. But Jesus' order was belief first, then baptism. Throughout Scripture only those who believed and repented were considered qualified for baptism (study Acts 2:38, 41; 18:8; John 6:44−45). Others teach salvation by faith only, without baptism. But Jesus clearly said that baptism was a requirement to receive salvation (see John 3:5). In accordance with this command of Jesus, the apostles insisted that water baptism was a prerequisite to receiving forgiveness of sins and the new life in Christ (Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3−4; 1 Peter 3:21). The gospel of Mark closes with a note about the results of the great mission Jesus entrusted to the apostles. After He had ascended back to heaven, they went out and began to preach everywhere, just like Jesus told them. The Lord blessed their revelation of the gospel message with signs to confirm it, just as He said He would.

What will be your excuse if you do not accept a free offer like this?