Amen 👍

What a great parallel you draw, it hadn't occurred to me! Thankyou. I listened to a testimony recently in which the Taiwanese new convert said "I speak to Jesus using the words of the Bible and He answers me using the words of the Bible."

That’s fantastic 👍

And there's a garden at the end, in the New Heavens and Earth. Literally, it's a Garden City, all the benefits of both when people are not trying to kill or thieve from one another!

Beautifully said.

We too may die for our faith, as have millions during the 2,000 years, but that isn't the Tribulation, it has nothing to do with the death of Christians.

Quite correct an observation. Many, many self-proclaimed prophets can't see... are prevented to see, 2Thes.2:9-11, that their testimony is based on private assumptions only, not on Holy Scripture. Anyone can spot them being they need outward adoring to prove something, 1Pet.3:4, some connection with Jesus... am I supposed to automatically believe without testing it is the Jesus of the Bible or the other Jesus?

Amen!

Thank God we can be absolutely candid with Him without fear of misunderstanding and, also, in the assurance that we are clothed with His righteousness through Christ! What grace! Thankyou, Father. And, thankyou for your comment, Jeremy.

I shall be happy with that, Jeremy!

No more crying there....No more dying there...

Amen a thousand times!

Amen 😍 🙏

Thankyou for your question, Jason. However, I believe the answer would be, No, there is no star that represents Jacob as far as I am aware. Even the Star of Bethlehem, 'His star', was merely a guiding star, it didn't represent the Messiah, but simply guided the Magi to His birthplace. The problem with thinking along the lines of stars representing people or nations is: 1. It could suggest that the subject is under the influence of that specific star or constellation, and that is something that Jewish thought hotly denies. 2. This line of thought would be too closely associated with the centre of astrology, Babylon, the antithesis of Jerusalem. I'd like to be more help, but maybe I've at least saved you a bit of time searching!

@@kevinoneil56 Ah yes. Well this just confirms what i have found as well. I mean we know with Numbers 24:17 that Lord Jesus was a " star out of Jacob" .. but He is the Deity .. so He could be ...well represented in many stars (yea?) . But yes , i can see what youre saying in regard to any particular human under God . Yes. .. thanks for sharing this Brother. Again it does confirm what i have already found. Shalom to you and yours my Brother . 🙏🏽⌛✝️🌫️🏞️

( because many are claiming a supposed projected nova in corona borealis to be the star of Jacob .. but i have really found the claim to have no basis. In fact im suspicious of the claim even being used as a ..false sign for the antichrist .. but not a harbinger of the real Christ ..for many reasons . Even though we know He is coming soon, imo. ) God bless you. Come Lord Jesus

@@jasongCLJ You may be interested to know that Judaism teaches that Gentiles are subject to some extent to the influence of the stars, but Israel is not. Faith in God by-passes any starry influence! I apply this exact same reasoning to Christians, "For freedom Christ has set us free." On the other hand, this removes the common excuse, "I couldn't help it, it's the way I was born."

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Very true, Nigel.

Amen! May it be soon, it sure looks that way.

Amen, a real blessing!

I think I heard something about that, Nigel. He would be a trophy for the Lord, wouldn't he? I imagine there are more hardened atheists and nay-sayers having second thoughts than we could imagine. Their options are rapidly diminishing, as are our own.

Thankyou for the thought. Yes, would it be possible to post the link to the pdf on here?

@@kevinoneil56 i dont think youtube allows outside links, but if you search these words a pdf copy will come up in results… spurgeons sermons pdf his name-wonderful isnt the hebrew word for wonder/ful anagram? ie pey-lamed-aleph (wonderful) to aleph-lamed-pey (God)

@@historicworker If you wouldn't mind sending it to: [email protected] That would be warmly appreciated. Yes, you're right about the Hebrew reverse anagram.

Haha! Yes, those old Jackdaw rogues know what they're talking about.

It's an age-old question, Jim. Speaking personally, I have been a Christian for 51 years and have had countless things withheld from me. Jesus Himself was willing to give His life on the cross but prayed that He would not have to experience being forsaken of God. Nevertheless, on the cross He was forsaken. God, the Father, knew best and Jesus said, "Not what I will but what You will." In other words, Jesus asked for something that He thought was 'good' but left it to the Father to make the ultimate decision. That's called Trust. And His Father didn't even explain the reason for the refusal. Supposing God had not forsaken His Son, it is almost a certainty that nobody in the world would have been saved, because being forsaken was obviously a vital part of the crucifixion. So you see, Jesus asked for something He thought was 'good' but His Father saw the greater Good, and what a greater Good it was! The Bible and life itself is loaded with such examples as this, people asking for what they considered a good thing but being refused. Some continued to trust God, like Job who said, "Even if He kills me, I'll trust Him." Job 13:15. So, what does the verse in Ps 84:11 mean? It obviously means that God will not withhold good from those that trust Him and walk with Him. BUT HE IS TO BE THE ULTIMATE JUDGE OF WHAT IS GOOD, NOT US. If He was to give in to all our requests, we would all be wealthy, healthy and immortal, but He has something even greater in store for us. That's trust. I don't claim that it's easy to accept, Jim, but it is possible and millions have managed it before us. God has got unimaginable GOOD in store for us and will guard us from the lesser good that we so often crave with our limited thinking.