Our body is important to God. If we honor God with our Body, then we must be free from immoralities committed outside or against our body. We are members of Christ himself, the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God. When we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, our body is united with God in Spirit and becomes “One” with him. However, our temptations and sexual desires can disconnect our body from embracing the Oneness of God. The bible asks us to keep watch of our body and pray so we can remain strong in Spirit and not fall into temptation.

Our body is in harmony with the Spirit when the mind is still. Uncertainties, fears, and worries fog the mind to think clear, disconnecting us to God. When we are Spiritually Dead, the Body’s desires is to act on its own which may result in sin or doing immoral acts. We become consumed with our own self-desires to fulfill our needs and take things in our own hands. When trouble comes, we waste a lot of energy fighting our own battles whether it is for the right or wrong reasons. Psalm 37:7, ⁷Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

The Bible reminds us to be humble and worry free like children. Matthew 18:2-4, ²He called a little child and had him stand among them. ³And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Psalm 131:1-2, ¹My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. ²But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. When we are free from worries and uncertainty, our mind begins to think clearly. Young children tend to be worry free, have no ego, do not concern themselves, and have no need to be better. Their innocents are the qualities God wants us to imitate and not their thinking. 1 Corinthians 14:20, ²⁰Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults. Whether our life is wonderful or troubling, a still mind will open the door for the Holy Spirit to Act for us. When we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, the body is Spiritually Alive. The Spirit enables us to live accordingly to the Word of God. Instead of wasting energy, we draw the highest energy into our body from the Spirit that restores your Body. As a result, we are loving toward others, generous givers, kind, respectful, and joyful. Leaders of nations indwelt by the Holy Spirit can rule a nation with righteousness. During King Solomon’s power, he was able to judge righteously according to God’s Law because he was “One” with the Spirit. What he spoke were not words taught by human wisdom but words taught by the Spirit of God, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. King Solomon became the greatest Kings because he didn’t ask for power, wealth, or honor but Wisdom and Knowledge. 2 Chronicles 1:7-12 (Solomon Asks for Wisdom), ⁷That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” ⁸Solomon answered God, “You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place. ⁹Now, LORD God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth. ¹⁰Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?” ¹¹God said to Solomon, “Since this is your heart’s desire and you have not asked for wealth, riches or honor, nor for the death of your enemies, and since you have not asked for a long life but for wisdom and knowledge to govern my people over whom I have made you king, ¹²therefore wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, riches and honor, such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have.”

Mark 10:18, ¹⁸“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good-except God alone. If there is anything good to boost about, it is the Holy Spirit working in you. We are hand picked by God as vessels to serve and fulfill his purpose. The spirit endures all the body experiences to regenerate, indwell, restraint, and provide service. The Spirit is the immaterial facet of man allowing us to have an intimate relationship with God. The “Opening and Closing Gate of Heaven” is the gateway to our soul for God to intercede in our life. When the gateway to the soul opens, the mind is in motion; when it closes, the mind is at rest. In the opening and closing of this gateway, can we keep the principle of serenity and quietude? Our mind animates the body to act accordingly to our thoughts. If our thoughts are “serenity” and “quietude”, the body will imitate those thoughts. Moments of serenity and quietude keeps us still so the Spirit can Act for us. Our bodies feel re-energized by the Spirit when we are One with the Spirit, the highest level of energy we can receive. However, when we are down and depress, the gateway to our soul closes and the mind is at rest. We become restless because the Spirit is no longer in motion to energize the body. Instead, we disconnect with the Spirit and use our own energy until nothing is left. Depriving the body from re-energizing itself has negative effects, such as depression, loneliness, aging, and early death.

God is the Creator of all things, living and non-living. We are born again as imperishable seeds, through the living and enduring Word of God; the Word that stands forever. God nourish us with the living water. Anyone who drinks this water will never thirst again and will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. For everyone born of God and believe that Jesus is the Son of God overcomes the world. Thus, when we have nothing, but yet possess everything. In our achievements, there is no need for arrogance for God will exalt the humble ⁽Matthew 23:8-12). God is impartial, who judge the world in righteousness and govern the people with justice (Psalm 9:8). God grace overflow to the many who are in Spirit with him.

1. Israel Restore

2. Reunification of Europe

3. The Coming of the Antichrist

4. Rise of World Religion

5. Rebuilding of 3rd Temple

6. Invasion of Israel of the North

7. Battle of Armageddon

Israel Restore: Returning of Jewish people to the Holy Land

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  Thousands of Holocaust Victims

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  Ancient Jews were wedged in by Egypt and Assyria to drive them out. Assyria conquer 10 tribes of N. Kingdom of Israel and a century Nebakanezer of Babylon conquer S. Kingdom 605 BC. When Persia defeated Babylon, Abraham descendant were free to go back to Promise Land. Then Promise Land occupied by Rome and they brought in their own Gods. Jerusalem fell to Muslim power that Islamize it. For centuries Palestine was under Turkish empire until defeated in WWI. Jews return to their homeland. In 1930 Nazi Germany persecuted Jews. The Holocaust destroy Jews properties and millions were shipped to concentration camp to be killed. WWII defeated Germany and Jewish survivors of the Holocaust sailed to the shore of their homeland, only to be turned back. After 9 months of debates the United Nations partition Palestine into Arab and Jewish state. In 1948 the new state of Israel was born, first sign pointing to Christ return.

Reunification of Europe: Western Europe Super Power

• Rome (capital of several western nations) formed confederation called the E.U. (European Union). Integrated economic and politically, common policy in trade, agriculture, monitory system, support national department. Daniel the prophet during Nebuchadnezzar rule spoke of this day,  10 nations. It will become a super power  national army with advance technology, enforcing one religious yoke. Who will be the master of this giant? After this Roman super power is destroy, will Christ return to earth?

The Coming of the Anti-Christ: World wide dominance of new religion. Unholy Trinity: Satin, Antichrist, false prophet

• Looks like man, speaks boastfully with great authority. People surrender all their will, love, loyalty, freedom, and soul to him because they believe he is a savior. He promise peace, establish order, stabilize economy, unit world order, he will appear heaven sent. He is the Antichrist sent by satin. Possibly European. An enemy who can establish popular support. He determines who should be born and have an education. He will determine among the ages who should be done away with after outliving their usefulness. Will not accept any debate. Hitler is somebody who we can reference as the anti-christ. In WWI Britain held out and defeated him, so he could have not been the Antichrist. Hitler’s power lasted 12 years but during the years the control was powerful. Advance technology will serve the Antichrist, unlike Hitler’s primitive weapons.

Rise of a World Religion: Rising of a World Dictator

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  This person will be fatally wounded and healed with some miracle. He overcomes death. The world was amazed and thought of himself as a living God. Hitler triumph over death when many tried to kill him. Hitler edge God off by enforcing people to say Heil Hitler instead of God Be With You as a greeting. Christian religion was replaced by pagan Hitler worshiper. Mock baptism and at the alter people use a portrait of Hitler instead of the Cross. In the form of Hitler, satin visited the earth and recruited an army of sinners. A second beast coming out of earth exercise the authority of the first beast and made everybody worship the first. He will cause fire to come down from the Heavens. He does not make himself an object of worship, but rather direct people admiration to a dictator, the Antichrist. He makes his lies sound like truth. Economically and military deem himself divine and he tries to duplicate Christ’s miracles. He will employ undercover treatment for blind, restore nerves for cripples, and raise the dead like Frankenstein. Satin as the Father, Antichrist as the son, and the false prophet as the holy spirit. Man worshiping a unholy Trinity. Violence all over the world from false prophets.

The Rebuilding of the Third Temple of Jerusalem

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  The gates of Jerusalem Golden Gate: To Jews the gate is where the Messiah will enter Jerusalem and restore Israel to its formal glory. To Christian the gate is where Jesus will reenter the city of Jerusalem. The Muslim sealed the gate in 1530 because they know the Messiah, as a Jewish high priest, is forbidden to cross the cemetery they fronted with a broad graveyard. This is the temple mount, the jewel crown, the biblical mount Maria, the heart of the Jewish faith. Covers 35 acres, it is the most valued peace of land on earth. King Solomon built the first temple of Jerusalem here but was destroyed in 586 B.C. by Babylonian invaders. King Herod completed the building of the second Temple in 26 B.C. It was his greatest achievement. Roman emperor Caligula attempt to in store his graven image in the Temple but this upset the Jewish and they revolted against the Romans and won. However, in 70 A.D. Roman forces captured the city and burnt down the temple, carrying sacred vessels to Rome. All that remain of the Temple is a retaining western wall of massive stone blocks raising 50 feet. This is the holy place for the Jewish civilization. What crown the temple mount today is Muslim architecture called the “Dome of the Rock”.  Important to the follower of Mohamed, as the Temple is important to Israel. It shows a rock where Abraham sacrifices his son Isaac. It is also the rock Muslim believe  Mohamed was ascended into heaven. Christians and Jews are forbidden to pray at the dome, including the buildings near by the dome. The mount may be the location of the 3rd temple that will be built by the Jews. Both Jews and Muslim claim it as their own. 691 A.D. the Muslim completed building the Dome of the Rock and stood 13 century. They are not ready to see a 3rd Temple raised by the Jewish. Many Jewish say the new Temple will be from Heaven. A model of the 3rd temple is already being prepared. Christians believe Jesus Christ will not return until the 3rd Temple is built. The 10 nation dictator will intervene the conflict over the Temple Mount and the Temple will be rebuilt. The dictator was given authority to every tribe, people, language, and nation. He will come as a peace maker and deceive the elect. He enters into agreement to restore Palestine to the Israelites. He fulfills the covenant of Christ but has other intentions. This will mark the 7 years period of tribulation which will end with the 2nd coming of the Christ. Now the false prophet will enthrone the dictator Antichrist in the new Temple of Jerusalem. His image is to be worshiped, prayed too, and adore. This event is much greater than the holocaust of Hitler.

Invasion of Israel from Army of the North: Defeated by nature and not force

• Despite the dictator spurn Godhood, Israel as a nation rest prosperous and secured in its covenant with the Federated States of Europe. But the Arab nations continue to search for allies. Students of biblical prophecy believe nations of the North will do battle for them. The prophet Ezekiel foresees a new coalition.

  Ezekiel 38:1-6 A Prophecy Against Gog
  ¹The word of the LORD came to me: ²“Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him ³and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. ⁴I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army-your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. ⁵Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, ⁶also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops-the many nations with you.

  The nations of Persia, Ethiopia, Put, Gomer, and leadership of Gog (end time ruler) of Maggot (a nation both powerful and terrifying) to rival the Federated States of Europe. Before the events of 1989, the people thought the Soviet Union was the Gog of Maggot, but their forces broke up. For thousands of years the invasion has always been from the North against Israel, but the North is not necessary of every invaders homeland. Persia (present day Iran), Ethiopia once allies of the Soviet Union (Cush), Libya (Put), only the nation called Gomer is controversial. For decades people thought Gomer was Communist East Germany, but now East and West Germany has been united; there are doubts. After the Great Flood, The sons Japheth (Noah’s son) went north to land of that sounds like Russia, so they can be the Gomer nation.

  This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood. The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber. While Israel sleeps in the security of its new covenant of Europe, Gong and its allies will attack like a cloud covering the land. The invasion is successful, however invaders are overly confident and presume ownership of Israel resources before winning them. Now God himself shows his face on the signs of his chosen. Everything on earth is in destruction.

• Ezekiel 38:17-23
  ¹⁷” ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Are you not the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel? At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them. ¹⁸This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign LORD. ¹⁹In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. ²⁰The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. ²¹I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. ²²I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. ²³And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’
  
  Gog and its coalition is destroyed. So great the devastation it takes 7 months to bury the died and 7 years to remove the debris. This is small compare to Armageddon.

The Battle of Armageddon

• Zachariah prophesy that all of the nations will come to Israel and do battle at Armageddon. In 1942, December the 2nd at University of Chicago the atom was split.

  Zechariah 14:1-6 The LORD Comes and Reigns
  ¹A day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided among you. ²I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. ³Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. ⁴On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. ⁵You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.⁶On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost. ⁷It will be a unique day, without daytime or nighttime-a day known to the LORD. When evening comes, there will be light.
  
  
  Many Christian believe Jewish History is satin’s efforts to destroy God’s people and upset God’s plan of redemption for mankind. Megddo (Armageddon) is peaceful now. In ancient world it was a vital cross road for trade. Below the ruins of city lies 20 other Megddo one on top of another. The city has been rebuilt 20 times. The valley of Megddo stretch from the Mediterranean Terrain across Northern Israel. This will be the last battle before the second coming of Christ. This army is believe 200 million strong. All from N, S, E, and W come to clash at Armageddon.

• Revelations 19:11-16 The Rider on the White Horse
  ¹¹I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. ¹²His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. ¹³He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. ¹⁴The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. ¹⁵Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. ¹⁶On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:
  KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
  
  
  Christ returns in glory judges the Godless nation from his Holy City Jerusalem, he will reign triumphed and his Kingdom will remain eternal. The unholy Trinity is crushed. The redeemed of humankind will live in bless of God’s unchallenged reign over the universe. Believers try to see through the cios to Christ coming and it is not fearful but charged with hope.
  
  
  Luke 21:28
  ²⁷At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 2⁶When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
  

  Revelation 22:12

  ¹²“Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.
  

  Revelation 21:6
  ⁶He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.
  

  Revelation 22:20
  ²⁰He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”
  Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

St Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Amen.

Filling your stomach up with riches, keep sharpening your sword, and the love money can excite the fascination of “getting excessively rich”. It is too great a temptation to resist potential wealth when we don’t keep our faith in God. The body do not have the ability to do anything above our mental and physical capacity. Unfortunately, some desire to live above their means to cover up their insecurities which may lead to stress, anger, violence, and possibly suicide. These excessive behaviors start to shape our life and soon become destructive habits.

Living in moderation can be quite a challenge when you have the opportunity to live like a wealthy celebrity. Let’s say, you won 2.3 million dollars and a bracelet at the World Series of Poker. What about $21,000,000,000 playing the lotto? If that isn’t enough, what about an inheritance of 1.3 billion dollars? Do I need the money to be happy? If you were content without it, then what purpose does excessive wealth serve you? Do you plan to keep it all for yourself or give a portion away? Of course, the money can buy many desirable things; however, the true essence of who we are is to “Give” and not receive. This is the basic foundation God created us to be for true happiness. Acts 20:35, ³⁵In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ “ Immediate wealth weakens our ambition to learn new things in life. What do you have to look forward too if everything is at hand? All the special moments of your incremental success are now replaced with money. In fact, the vast majority of lottery winners who won a large sum of money are in a worst financial situation. Many of them claim to be playing the lottery so they can give to the church or good cause, but few, if any, truly give.

Do I need to earn excessive amount of money? Money does not create happiness and desiring too much are the reasons for the housing and stock market to collapse. The Rich gets richer and the Poor get poorer at the expense of another person. This is the excessive greed along the higher chain of people who live to improve their status quo. The chances of excessively gaining wealth are extremely small, which results in many peoples’ lives being ruined. God does not need your money to fulfill his Promise for us. He is the Sovereign God who provides for our needs, especially to those who ask in his name. John 14:14, ¹⁴You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. Build your wealth honestly in increments you can appreciate and give to the poor what God has given you.  Proverbs 13:11, ¹¹Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow. To whom much is given, much is expected! Luke 12:47-48,  ⁴⁷“That servant who knows his master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. ⁴⁸But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. Hebrews 13:5, ⁵Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” 1 Timothy 6:6-10 ,⁶But godliness with contentment is great gain. ⁷For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. ⁸But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. ⁹People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. Matthew 6:24 , ²⁴No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

Many professionals “Require” the use of their “Title” named accordingly by their profession to fulfill any insecurity they may have. It is a primary fragment of what they “Come To Be” and not who they really are. The “Title” gives them an edge above everyone else and becomes the grounds of their identity. These titles may include Dr., PhD, DDS, MD, CEO, CFO, President, Bishop, Pastor, Father, Rabbi, and many more. Matthew 23:5-13, ⁵“Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; ⁶they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; ⁷they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them ‘Rabbi.’ ⁸“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one Master and you are all brothers. ⁹And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. ¹⁰Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one Teacher, the Christ. ¹¹The greatest among you will be your servant. ¹²For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. ¹³“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. Though we may be the CEO of a fortune 5 company or the top surgeon in the world, God ask us to do our work and remain humble. Let the people around you, honor you. There is no need to sit on a pedestal above everyone else. “Live To Give!”

Nature is God

Water is the most fitting metaphor how God designed forces of nature to serve all the living. Water nourishes every plant and thirsty animal. It assumes the lowest places no matter where it may be. This is the characteristics of God. John 1:14, ¹⁴The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 3:16-17, ¹⁷For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Jesus rained down from Heaven to bring hope and salvation to all who repent and believe he is the Son of God, our savior. John 14:11, ¹¹Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. He takes the lowest places where the poor and sick settled. Water moves accordingly to nature. Nature is God and Jesus moves accordingly to the forces of Nature, nourishing all the living at the lowest places where people disdain.

Thus, in dwelling, the word from above became flesh among us. Like the deep body of water, his love has great depth beyond our understanding. When giving, it is for all, raining with great kindness without contention. Jesus reassembles the characters of water, reflecting it’s surrounding without hiding or changing anything. When Jesus speaks, his words are transparent, not hidden but are the reflections of his righteousness. He speaks with the sense of honesty so people come to trust him. Jesus ruling is impartial, nourishing everything in its path like the four headwaters moving along the lowest point of the world. When Jesus is working, he does whatever you ask in his name; like water conforming to the shape of any container to do its work. Changing, adapting, and moving to your constant needs or new challenges. Jesus fulfills his promise accordingly to the Word of his Father at the appropriate time. Everything God planned has already been finished and the Promise of God is set for us. His timing is like water moving in accordance with Nature. Whether it takes the form of rain, snow, or hail, water follows the timing of natural events. Jesus came to serve and not compete for wealth, power, or honor. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you and even more without expectation or return.

The Apostles learned not to compete among each other and shared their wealth. Those with money and possessions distributed their wealth to provide for the sick and poor. They learn not to compete among each other to fulfill God’s purpose. Acts 4:32-37, ³²All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. ³³With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. ³⁴There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales ³⁵and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need. ³⁶Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement), ³⁷sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.

On the other hand, destructive competition seeks to benefit an individual/group/organism by damaging or eliminating competing individuals, groups, and/or organisms. It is a “winner take all” attitude where the success of one group is dependent on the failure of the other. This tends to promote fear, a “strike-first” mentality, which is common in our economy today. We can identify this behavior in the stock market where multi-billion dollar companies compete for survival by monopoly. Competition is not only expensive but can be damaging, as is the case with political elections, international sports, and advertising wars. It can lead to the compromising of ethical standards in order to gain an advantage. For example, athletes who use banned steroids in professional sports to boost their own chances of success. This is harmful for athletes who injure themselves when pushing their body past its natural limits.

Though we can have a Co-operative competition promoting a mutual survival where everyone wins, our competitiveness to get less and benefit the whole can be difficult. We don’t need a $100 million to live happily and giving away $99 million of your competitive winnings won’t be easy if we had to share the wealth so everyone wins. Matthew 19:21-23, ²¹Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” ²²When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. ²³Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

How does the evolutionary theory contradict Creation? Many evolutionary biologists view inter-species and intra-species competition as the driving force of adaptation, survival of the fittest. This evolutionary idea does not create life but results in death. A competition where the strongest and most adapted survives and the weak, less adapted dies. Is this how we really want to view our humanity? Jesus came here to be with the poor and sick. God is about the Creation of Life. Creation and Evolution are both scary outcomes. If you believe in a Creator, one day you will be judged according to your sins. If you believe in Evolution, than who is watching over us? The earth will move sporadically in space at approximately 66,000 mph, adaptation of the fittest will result in death due to war, and life on earth will end after death. There will be nothing to look forward too. Do we really want to compete like wild animals to survive by taking another life?

Via Dolorosa : Station 3

Jesus suffered the weight of all our sins to open the Gates of the Heavens.

John 1:1-4: ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ²He was with God in the beginning. ³Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ⁴In him was life, and that life was the light of men. It is this Word who became incarnate in Jesus. John 1:14, ¹⁴The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Everything God the Father “Is”, Jesus “Is”. Death has no power over him because he is the God who is infinite and eternal. Anything born, non-born (is God), or created by God is everlasting. Everlasting life only exists when we let go and let God be the author of our life. God makes things everlasting and is the maker of the Heavens and Earth. Our fears grips onto a world of self desires that leads to our own death. Jesus death on the cross was the sacrifice he made to wash away our sins. The first Adam lead to death but the Second Adam lead us to eternal life; born again in Jesus Christ, living as One where the light of God will reign forever. Revelation 22:5, ⁵There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. Jesus sacrifice was an example how he humbles himself to serve the least of men, only to be exalted by God alone in his Kingdom . The resurrection and glory after death is the fulfillment we receive from the love of God and his mercy.

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God is infinite (1 Timothy 1:17), incomparable (2 Samuel 7:22), and unchanging (Malachi 3:6). God knows everything (Matthew 11:21) and has all power and authority (Revelation 19:6).The spirit of God is everlasting, unfathomable, (Isaiah 40:28) and lives in us whom you have received from God (1 Corinthians 6:19). He is the mysterious Lord, sovereign God, the genesis of all things, creator of all heavens and earth (Colossians 1:16) who has always been there and will always be, existing everywhere (Psalm 139:7-12). The power of spirit is literally inexhaustible. It’s presence is like a continuous flow of light, the essence of life itself, always there working in us no matter how much you use it. Though we tend to take the spirit within us for granted and not pay to much attention to it, the spirit will always be there because we are not our own.

If you believe in Jesus Christ, God is with you, beside you, above you, and inside you. His presence and watchful care never leaves you because of his love. If you do not believe in Jesus Christ, God is right in front of you, inviting you, offering his love, and grace that He longs to give you. During times of painful trials it may seem God is no longer there to carry you. Even Jesus asked, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Though it seems God forsaken Jesus, we obviously know the events that unfolded after the crucifixion, the truth was revealed that nothing can separate us from the love of God, not even death (Romans 8:37-39). After Jesus was crucified, He was glorified (1 Peter 1:21, Mark 16:6). We can be assured that even when we do not feel God’s presence, we can still believe His promise that He will never leave or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5).

Is God the Author?

The bible is 66 books, written by 40 authors, almost 800,000 English words, 2000 years ago, almost translated into every language. When you study to integrity and design of the Bible, you find a singular message. The design and origin of the message is from outside space-time. The Old Testament include 39 books of the Bible, the first 5 books commonly known as the “Torah” or “The Law”. Next are the “history books” or the “prophets“, including Joshua, Judges, Samuels, and Kings. Then the “Writings” include books of Songs, Proverbs, Lamentations, and Chronicles. The New Testaments include 27 books of the bible that begins with the 4 Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The first 3 gospel of Mathew, Mark, and Luke are called the synoptic gospels because they are very similar in content. The Gospel of John stands apart from these three both on content and style. The Gnostic Gospels refers to Gnostic (means knowledge) Collections of writings about the teachings of Jesus were written around the 2nd century AD. These gospels are not accepted or not included in the canon by the Church as part of the Standard Biblical Canon, but part of what is called the New Testament Apocrypha. Some of them were vigorously suppressed and survive only as fragments. The New Testament Apocrypha (hidden writings) are a number of writings of the early Christian Church that claim to give accounts of Jesus’ teachings and his life, nature of God, and/or the teachings of his apostles and their lives. The books were considered by the church as useful, but not divinely inspired. These writings often have links with those books which are regard as “Canonical”. Not every Christian Church agree as to which writings are regarded as “Canonical” and which are “Apocryphal“. Following the 4 gospels are the books of “Acts”, “Letters”, and finally “Revelation“. The Apostle Paul writes nearly half of the New Testament. People say the bible are from spectators who saw the account and other say that God is the true author who inspired the authors to write the bible.
Septuagint (Greek) or Canon (Hebrew) Scriptures

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The Catholic Bible contains more books than the Protestant Bible because of events that happen long before Christ. During Babylonian exile the Hebrew scattered in the North and some went to the South with their bible manuscript. They lost their native Hebrew language within a few generations, so in order to keep their faith the Jewish scriptures had to be translated into Greek. A 100 years before Christ was born, we had the Hebrew scriptures and Greek scriptures of old testament. Greek wrote additional books that were never translated back to Hebrew. The Greek version of the scriptures was called the Septuagint, which contains more books than the Hebrew version. 80% of quotes Jesus and apostle made are from Septuagint scriptures of the Greek. The Greek version is more clear and prophetic than Hebrew version, such as Isaiah and Jeremiah. It points much more clearer to Christ than the Hebrew. The Hebrew people saw thousands of people converting to Christianity so they canonize their Old Testament and said anything written in Greek was not scripture. They picked this rule because the Greek scripture was so clear and people will convert by simply reading them.

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In the late 300s and early 400s the Pope and councils of the Church had to find scriptures according to the Septuagint. By the 1500s, Martin Luther found that the old testament from the Septuagint did not support his “faith alone” theology, he used the Hebrew canon scriptures. This is way the protestant bible has fewer books than the Catholic bible. Luther did not entirely remove the books, but put them in the appendix between the Old and New Testament. In 1827, for the first time the protestant bible was written missing the Septuagint books by the English Bible Society. Prior to this, the protestant Kings of England would have beheaded any body who published the bible missing any books. Is the Bible a Reliable Copy of the Original Writings

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The ancient manuscripts written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek have been copied over the centuries. Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, our earliest Hebrew copy of the Old Testament was the Masoretic text, dating around 800 A.D. The Dead Sea Scrolls date to the time of Jesus and were copied by the Qumran community, a Jewish sect living around the Dead Sea. When comparing the text that had a 800-1000 year gap, we find 95% of the Old Testament text are identical with only minor variations and a few discrepancies. We have tens of thousands of the New Testament in part or whole, dating from the 2nd century A.D. to the late fifteenth century when the printing press was invented.

The recto of Rylands Library Papyrus P52 from the Gospel of John.

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These manuscripts have been found in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Greece, and Italy; the oldest dated in 125 A.D. called the John Ryland’s manuscript founded in Egypt. Many early Christian papyri were discovered in 1935 dated to 150 A.D. included the four gospel. The bible has more manuscript evidence for ancient writings than any book copied. There are about 24,000 copies of the New testament, 10 copies of Caesar, 7 copies of Plato, and 643 copies of Homer. With all the thousands of manuscript evidence you would think there would be massive discrepancies, but the opposite is true. The New Testament manuscripts agree in 99.5% of the text with discrepancies that include spelling and word order. A few words have been changed or added. Most bible include the options as footnotes when there are discrepancies. How could there be such accuracy about 2,000 years ago. There could only be two options: The scribes that did the copying had meticulous methods for checking their copies for errors or the Holy Spirit made sure we have an accurate copy of God’s word so we can’t be deceived. A sign of God’s power and existence in history that had a great impact on people who copied the text. It is possible to put together the entire New Testament from thousands of early Christian writings who cited verses from the New Testament in their letters to their family and friends. For example, the Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians dated 95 A.D. cites verses from the Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, Titus, Hebrews, and 1 Peter. The Letters of Ignatius dated 115 A.D. were written to several churches in Asia Minor and cited verses from Matthew, John, Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. These letters indicate that the entire New Testament was write-in the first century A.D. In these writing there was no mention of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. but Matthew, Mark, and Luke record Jesus’ prophecy that the temple and city would be destroyed within that generation. If they had been written after 70 A.D., it is likely that the letters written after 70 A.D. would have mentioned the fulfillment of Jesus’ Prophecy. This amazing number of identical copies shows how God kept his word with great authority throughout history. As Nelson Glueck, former president of theJewish Theological Seminary in the Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati stated, “In my opinion, every book of the New Testament was written between the forties and eighties of the first century A.D.”
The Dead Sea Scrolls of Qumran

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The Dead Sea Scrolls founded by an Arab shepherd boy in search for a lost got in the Caves of Qumran in 1947. This became a scroll rush like the gold rush. Between 1947-1956, roughly 900 documents were found in eleven caves, including texts from the Hebrew Bible. These manuscripts are 1000 years older than any Hebrew manuscript found. Written on parchment and papyrus, most of the text are written in Hebrew but there are Greek and Aramaic writings. 127 of documents represent canonized text like our modern Bible today. Some passages are new and unrecognized to scholar. The scrolls included all the books in the bible except Ester. The Essenes (healer) are Jewish sects that occupied Qumran. They broke away from Judaism about a century and a half before the Roman War against the Jewish. They are probably responsible for hiding the scroll for safe keeping away from Roman destruction. Could it be they were not in agreement with the Jerusalem priest on fundamental issues? The scrolls said very little about who wrote and hide them. Clay pots with rolls of leather scrolls inside went to Bethlehem at a shop of a dealer. He took them to the Bishop in Jerusalem and bought 4 of the 7. Sold them in a want ad in the US. and sold them to an Israeli and brought them back to Israel. The scroll (copied) go back to about 200 B.C. but written 100s of years before that.

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Interestingly, Tao Te Ching first chapter coincide with the first book of the Bible, Genesis. Genesis is the foundation of our Faith, the elementary level of our learning. Though, it is difficult for many to believe God created the Heavens and Earth in 6 days and rested on the seventh, it is our Faith we know anything is possible with God. He is the immortal and infinite God (Psalm 90:2; 1 Timothy 1:17). God is eternal, thus He had no beginning and His existence is everlasting. God is sovereign, thus He is supreme above all. There is no one like Him in works or being. All of His creation put together cannot avert His purposes (Psalm 93:1; 95:3). God is unchanging; his constant and eternal nature is beyond understanding. If God could be understood, defined by naming, or expressed in words, it is not the constant, unchanging, eternal true God. Names did not exist prior to creation. The nameless God is therefore the origin or source of all things, the Heavens and Earth. God can not be understood through the rational mind since our spoken words and written texts are limited. Our tendency to categorize, define, and analyze gives us the limited understating of how God acts upon the world. If we are free from desire and become aware of our wordless communion with nature (God), we may catch a glimpse of God’s divine wisdom.

The Bible, God’s Word, tells us what God is like and what He is not like. Any attempt to explain God’s nature without the authority of the Bible is no better than an opinion, which by itself is often incorrect (Job 42:7). To say we must try to understand God is a huge understatement. Failure to do so can cause us to set up or worship false gods contrary to His will (Exodus 20:3-5). The revelation of God can Only be defined by his own Words in the Bible.

Why did God chose to be nameless? If God was given a name like the false god, many worshipers will begin to believe by chanting his name repeatedly will bring favor. Names are given to the false Gods, manifested in our minds to fulfill our desires. Once anything manifests itself as the physical universe, it can be named. The true and eternal God is nameless.  If God did have a name, how can we express the Nature of God with our own knowledge? Exodus 3:13-15, ¹³ Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” ¹⁴ God said to Moses, “I am who I am . This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ “ ¹⁵ God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation. Rather than identifying himself with a person’s name, God reveals himself as YHWH which means, The One Who Is The Self-Existent One. A God that never changes. His promises never fail. When we are faithless, He is faithful. The professional titles and famous names achieved by one’s own accomplishments in this world are not important to God. Many times titles are used to manipulate people, convey a false sense of power, builds ego, and provides a shield to cover up for our insecurities. We live as One in the body of Christ regardless of our title. Matthew 22:30, ³⁰At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, ¹⁶Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? ¹⁷Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.

How did names begin? God gave us the freedom to observe the Mystery of God or the external physical manifestations. Free from desires, we observe the inner wonders and marvels of God. This establishes the connection of our spirit with  God, the vast intelligence of the universal consciousness. The spirit is the invisible and intelligence behind our creativity, emotions, inspirations, intentions, life choices, and intuitive insights. The spirit that guides and endures any experience we go through. However, if we are not guided by the spirit and filled with self-serving desires, we observe the external physical manifestations rather than the inner wonders and marvels of God’s Mystery.  Thus, once the universe came into being, the stage was set for physical manifestation of all things, including human beings. We gain sufficient awareness to observe all things and name them. Everything is derived from it through natural processes, thus the mother of all things. When God brought all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field to see what Adam would name them, it showed that God wanted to please Adam’s desires. God knew the cost of his own son Jesus would be the payment for Adam sins. Adam and Eve’s external manifestation opened their eyes to observe all things, including the good and evil of the world. Instead of living in the mystery of God, Adam and Eve choose to observe the external physical manifestations as their world. Adam named his wife Eve and becomes the “mother of all the living”.

How do we  intercede with the inner wonders (void, oneness, the flow, essence, inner truth) and the external manifestations (cosmos, nature, life, outer appearance) of this ultimate reality? They represent the spiritual realm and material world, respectively. Both worlds emerge from God because He encompasses all, not only spiritually but also the physical universe. The Spirit of God living in us observes the wonders of God (Mystery of God) and the body (flesh) observes the external manifestations. The unity of these two reality gives us an interesting paradox. The inner wonders and external manifestations are distinctively different in nature, with different names, but yet are two sides of the same coin leading to one another. Similarly, the Spirit and soul have different names but is one intangible part of the body. Spirit and soul are the same in the manner they are used but different in reference. The Spirit is man’s vertical view of the world observing the Mystery of God and the soul is man’s horizontal view of the world observing its external manifestations. Both refer to the immaterial part of man but Spirit refers to man’s walk with God and Soul refers to man’s walk with the world, both material and immaterial. Unfortunately, our soul desires the material manifestations, beholding the mere forms of this world identified by our own perceptions. Thus, rather than observing our inner essence of God’s Mystery and Wonders, we desire the external manifestations of the physical world. Matthew 26:41, ⁴¹“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Romans 6:19, ¹⁹I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. Mark 10:18, ¹⁸“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good-except God alone.

Why do we die? After death, will we return to the Wonders and Mystery of God?  When evil entered through Adam and Eve, sin and suffering of mankind spread through the generations. We are not “born in sin and inequity” but born with the “stain” of original, a sin contracted and not committed. God’s plan was to end suffering and wash away our sins by sacrificing his son Jesus as the payment for our sins. Jesus gave up his Spirit on the cross to be closer to us.  The Glory and Spirit of God no longer hovers over the waters, no longer fills the tabernacle, but is now living intimately in you. Believers who are indwelt by his Spirit can observe the Wonders and Mystery of God. 1 Corinthians 6:19, ¹⁹Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; After Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, God placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. We temporary dwell outside the gates of  God’s Kingdom, however the Second Coming of Jesus will deliver us to God in a Kingdom prepared for us since the beginning of time, the Gateway to Wonders. Matthew 25:34 ³⁴“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. The first Adam led to death but the second Adam, Jesus, gives eternal life. Romans 5:12-21 (Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ) ¹²Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned— ¹³for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. ¹⁴Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come. ¹⁵But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! ¹⁶Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. ¹⁷For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. ¹⁸Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. ¹⁹For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. ²⁰The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, ²¹so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

It is a matter of our Faith we come to Know and Love God. Faith is not a question of scientific theory or historical facts, but a gift we can openly receive from God. Science is the byproduct of our consciousness woven out of our spirit.  It is when we narrow the relationship with God, we become spiritually dead. God love us first as a Father and gave us salvation as a gift through his Son, Jesus. Are you ready to receive him?

Are you living a balance life?

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Dualities exist in humans because we came to perceive the world as our own and wish to take control of our destiny. When we are free from desires, we observe the inner wonders and marvels of God. However, if we are filled with desire, we observe the external manifestations of this physical world, rather than its inner essence.  In the story of Adam and Eve, the external manifestation opened their eyes to the world, desiring God’s wisdom, knowing good and evil. The universe is now full of dualities, where one descriptive concept creates its own opposite. God keeps us in balance because he recognizes the relative nature of mankind to live a meaningful life. If there is nothing else to compare against, the task cannot be rated in terms of easy or difficult. Thus, we can only say a task is “Easy” if we are comparing it against another similar task that is “Hard”. Similarly, we can say an object is “Long” if we are comparing it against another similar object that is short. It is the same with people. Absolute good and evil can exist as concepts but will never be found among human beings. Each half of duality cannot exist without the other half. Everything is relative and values have meaning only by comparison.

Everyone is a mixture of varying proportions and no one is one thing. This is true for any metal and non-metal elements found in nature. No element is absolutely pure or free of impurities, though it can come close to 100%, but never quite get there. Our own bodies is a building block of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. In any element sample there will be trace amounts of other elements simply because the separation of all atomic particles cannot be successfully achieved. The elements themselves can be found in different forms where various radioactive isotopes exist for many elements. Thus elements are combination of different isotopes. In the case Carbon 16 and Carbon 14, which is considered pure? GE made a diamond that is harder than the natural diamonds by eliminating all isotopes except Carbon 16. Does that make Carbon 16 more pure? Therefore, if there are impurities, then what is pure? Does duality exist in God? Lets examine why we may think God is pure.

The bible tells us that God is light. Revelation 21:23, ²³The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. What is light? Scientists identify light having a dual nature as particles and waves. However, light is not made up of particles or waves but is an invisible entity. A wave is not something “is”, but a wave is something “does”. Scientist also identify light consisting of particles but this is what mathematician invoke to model the theory of light. Therefore, we have no idea what light looks like and scientists have given up years ago. This raises the question if the study of light a scientific issue or a philosophical issue. In addition, if God is omnipresent, then light must be connected to every atom. If light is connected to every atom, then light is connected to every human. Einstein theory E = MC2 denotes that if we can travel the speed of light, then time will stop. This is an insight why God can be anywhere without time delay because time is not relative to God. Thus, we can also say all of God’s plans are already finished. Revelation 22:13, ¹³I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Scientist know the more we examine an atom, the more complicated it gets as we continue to find smaller subatomic particles within an atom. If we breakdown our bodies, we are a nonphysical energy frequency flowing throughout the earth, all connected to one another. If light had any physical particles or impurities, the properties of light will be felt when you block light with your hand. Light is perhaps the only property to be completely pure. Therefore, the Light of God is absolute and nothing creates its own opposite. Why is our faith important? Judges 13:17-18, ¹⁷Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes true?” ¹⁸He replied, “Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding. Because our knowledge is limited, Jesus asked us to have faith and follow the spirit of God that is at work within you. Luke 17:6, ⁶He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. John 5:19, ¹⁹Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 1 Corinthians 6:19, ¹⁹Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

Now that we identify God’s presence as light, what about his thinking? 1 John 4:8, ⁸Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:18, ¹⁸There 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. If we know God is perfect in love, there must be no imperfection of his love, relativity, or opposite. God is the pure light and the pure love. Therefore, if the light of God is omnipresent, is not made up of particles and waves, is not relative to time, and is pure, then we can conclude “Light” has no duality. In fact, light is invisible so how do we create its own opposite and how can light be relative to anything. High and low, long and short, front and back, music and tone, difficult and easy are are what God “does” but is not what God “is”. The bible is the only authority to describe who God “is”. Many theologians would say the collective meaning of the whole bible is “Love”, thus God is Love.

Our own desires to observe the external manifestations of this physical world created a duality world of evil and good, high and low, long and short, front and back, music and tone, difficult and easy, light and dark, life and death. The bible calls us to have faith so we can begin discovering a world of mystery, inner essence, living in the light and goodness of God forever. Our faith is not a question of scientific theory and we should not reduce the bible down to a book of historical facts. The bible is the pure love God has for us and the finished work he has already done. Revelation 22:3-5, ³No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. ⁴They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

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Creationist vs. Evolutionist: It is important to understand the beginning of Creation in the book of Genesis, which is the foundation of our faith. In Genesis, Creationist believe God created the heavens and earth in six 24-hour days and rested on the seventh day. Gap creationist believe the “Gap Theory” but it is not mentioned in the bible. It is an evolutionary speculation that there was a gap of time between two distinct creations in the first and second verses of Genesis, explaining scientific observations, including the age of the Earth. “1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. [Gap Theory] 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” (Genesis 1:1-2) The Gap Theory is the view that God created a complete earth with all animals, including dinosaurs and other creatures we found from the fossil record. Then something happen to destroy the earth completely. Some speculate it was the fall of Satan to earth so that the earth became without form and void. God started all over again, recreating the earth in its paradise form as further described. If something important occurred between verse 1 and verse 2 in Genesis, God would not left us to speculate in ignorance. God would not leave out billions of years and only include a fraction of the total time in the six 24-hour days. Secondly, Genesis 1:31 says God declared His creation to be “Very Good,” which evil could not have enter via Satan’s fall in the gap. Also, if the fossil record is recorded by millions of years in the gap, that means death, disease, and suffering were common many ages before the fall of Adam. However, the Bible tells us that Adam’s sin introduced death, disease, and suffering. “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned-” (Romans 5:12) Some Bible may also use “a” instead of “the” for the days of creations to support the Gap Theory. If you say, “The second day” it can only be “The” second day if we are using the literal 24-hour days. Therefore, this is the second day of creation and no other day. However, if you say “A second day” the use of “A” can be any day of the year. It doesn’t have to follow the first day, but can be any day of the year.

Some believe the cosmic explosion that marked the beginning of the universe according to the “Big Bang” Theory. This is an attempt to explain the origin of the universe apart from God. Others believe God himself cased the Big Bang. God, in his infinite wisdom and power could have chosen to use the Big Bang method to create the universe, but he did not. In Genesis 1, God created the earth before the sun and stars, however the Big Bang Theory requires it to be the other way around. Also, in Genesis 1, God created the earth, sun, stars, plant and animal life, and mankind in six 24 hour days. The Big Bang Theory requires billion of years. In Genesis 1, God created all matter by his spoken word but the Big Bang Theory begins with matter already in existence never explaining the origin of the matter. In Genesis 1, God breathed life into the body of Adam and he became a perfect living being. The Big Bang Theory requires billions of years of chance. The Big Bang are unproven speculations of the universe from condense heat and matter no bigger than the period on this page. If this was true, who arranged all galaxies, stars, and planets to fit accordingly for our survival? This is impossible to imagine everything happened by chance. If we lose any mass from the universe or should the distance of plants change from the sun, earth will no longer exist. Do you really believe life can exist from an explosion of condense heat and matter? There is no “intelligence” behind this belief.

Evolution is solely on experiment and observation rather than theory. Matter can not make itself out of nothing – the Big Bang. Many research and study has been done and the evolutionary missing link has not been found but are only claims that has been proven false. No new species come from another species, confirming there is no link. We do not come from rocks nor monkeys. There is no explanation to how the first microscopic life form happened to “evolve” from a non-living atom. Scientist use fossil to date rocks and rocks to date fossils. This is circular reasoning and has no foundation when life started billions of years ago. The appendix and tail bone are functional parts in our body are are not vestigial organs. If a bacteria mutates, it is the result of missing links or lost of information in the DNA coding. Evolution is the increase of DNA information to better adapt with the environment, not the lost of DNA. Mutations of genes do not make us stronger and better adapted. Natural selection can not be beneficial under these condition to survive billions of years later. Creation and Evolution are both scary outcomes. If you believe in a Creator, one day you will be judged according to your sins. If you believe in Evolution, than who is watching over us? The earth is moving in space at approximately 66,000 mph, adaptation of the fittest will result in death due to war, and life on earth will end after death. There will be nothing to look forward too.