The Finger Of God! (Casting Out Evil Spirits)

 

When Jesus and His apostles commanded evil spirits to come out of people, they left quickly!

Acts 16:16-19

"Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days.

But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities."

My goodness how much we need the power of the Holy Spirit operating in the body of Christ and the world today! 

What Paul did was no show, it wasn't some drawn out battle between good and evil for days and weeks, like you see in those exorcism movies or documentaries! Paul commanded the evil spirit to come out of the woman and it came out in the same hour! 

When Jesus, the Son of Almighty God cast out demons, they came out immediately!

Luke 4:31-37

"Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths. And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority. Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region."

Luke 11:4-20

"And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled. But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven. But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you."

When you see or hear about a days or weeks long battle to cast an evil spirit out of somebody you have to question whether or not they have the Spirit of God working through them!

When you need deliverance from evil spirits, call on Jesus! Ask Him to send you somebody truly filled with His power and His Holy Spirit, and when the demon is commanded to come out, and it comes out quickly, then you will know that the kingdom of God has come upon you!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Is God With You?

 

John 3:1-2

"There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”

Plain and simple, you will know when a man or woman is truly sent out into the world by God, when God Himself works signs and wonders through them. Emphasis is on 'through', because no man, in and of himself can perform any sign or miracle without God, period. Satan has power as well, but will he heal somebody? Raise people from the dead? Make the blind see? Heal paraplegics? I certainly don't believe so!

Nicodemus, the Pharisees, teachers of the law and all the surrounding cities knew that Jesus was a man of God, and they wanted so much to discredit Him, but they couldn't and they knew He was a teacher sent by God because NO ONE could do what Jesus did UNLESS GOD was with him, period! 

There are thousands of men and women who claim that God said this, God told them to tell you, etc.... Sunday after Sunday, sermon after sermon, talk after talk, and that's it, haven't we heard enough talk? Isn't it time to stop talking about God and truly experience God? Isn't it time that believers experience His presence, power, and His glory?

The Pharisees and Jews were amazed at the works Jesus was doing and wondered how the signs and wonders were being done through Him.

Matthew 13:53-57

"Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” So they were offended at Him."

Why were all of the signs, miracles. wonders, and mighty works being shown through Jesus? Because God was with Him!

So if you claim to speak for God, and you say God told me to tell you, or God sent me to your congregation, and there is no confirmation from God Himself of the words you speak, then how can the people know that God really sent you?

Moses asked God how will the people know that you sent me to them if you don't give me a sign.

Exodus 4:1-9

"Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ” So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.” And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail” (and he reached out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand), “that they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

Furthermore the Lord said to him, “Now put your hand in your bosom.” And he put his hand in his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, like snow. And He said, “Put your hand in your bosom again.” So he put his hand in his bosom again, and drew it out of his bosom, and behold, it was restored like his other flesh. “Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the first sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign. And it shall be, if they do not believe even these two signs, or listen to your voice, that you shall take water from the river and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take from the river will become blood on the dry land.”

When God truly sends a man or a woman to speak for Him or to represent Him, there WILL be something supernatural happening to confirm that God did indeed send you, and the people will know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is with you!

Peter the Lords apostle, told those who were gathered in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost that Jesus was sent by God to help them and bring them salvation, but they didn't listen or believe!

Acts 2:22-24

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested (approved KJV) by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it."

Attested means:  attested (past tense) · attested (past participle, provide or serve as clear evidence of:

Approved means: accepted, pleasing, acceptable

Jesus also told His disciples to believe Him because of the works that were being done through Him.

John 14:9-11

"Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves."

So these scriptures clearly tell me that if the Spirit of Christ dwells within you, He Himself will do His supernatural works THROUGH you!  

Jesus said the same Himself!

John 14:12-14 

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.  And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

God is not going to do any great work through you, if you are still in your flesh, walking by the flesh, sowing to please your flesh, and still carnal minded. No man, woman or child, can do anything supernatural by the flesh, period! 

Paul summed up all those who were speaking boastful words.

1st Corinthians 4:18-20

"Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power."

Paul's whole ministry is also summed up in these scriptures.

1st Corinthians 2:1-5

"And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God."

The above scriptures should sum up every single man or woman that get's up to speak for God, if you don't hear Jesus Christ and Him crucified preached, and you don't see a demonstration of the Spirit and power of God working through them, you have to ask them the question, IS GOD WITH YOU?

In Jesus,

Tyrone

Power From Heaven!

 

Jesus told His disciples before He ascended to Heaven to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father, which is the outpouring of His Spirit and that they would be endued with power from on high.

Luke 24:49

"Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”

The New Testament books of the bible are filled with testimonies of the power of God, the supernatural displays of the Holy Spirit working in and through the lives of ordinary men and women who chose to answer the call of Jesus.

Without being empowered by the Spirit of God it is impossible to overcome your flesh, this world, and the adversary of all our souls, satan. We absolutely can not  live in this world as a disciple of Jesus, unless the Holy Spirit is indwelling your soul. There is just to much evil, sin, and gross darkness, to live without the Spirit's daily help, protection, and empowerment.

Jesus who understood the full scale of the spiritual battle we face everyday and He would never send His apostles into the world to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth without first being empowered by the Holy Spirit. Jesus told them that He was going away but He would not leave them as orphans, but would come to them again through the Spirit of God.

John 14:15-18

“If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you."

Jesus is telling His disciples that although He was going to be crucified and His work on earth in physical form would be done, He Himself would come back to be with them through the Spirit of the Living God! The same Spirit that hovered over the face of the deep during the earth's creation, and the same Holy Spirit that overshadowed Mary the mother of Jesus, and caused her to be impregnated with a child without ever being touched by a man!

This is why it's absolutely ludicrous to think that a momentous occasion like being baptized with the Holy Spirit, by the Lord Jesus Himself wouldn't be accompanied by supernatural signs, like speaking in other tongues and prophesying. 

John 14:23

"Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him."

How is it possible for Jesus and the Father to make their with a person? By entering into their soul through the Holy Spirit, the same way evil spirits can enter people and live IN them until they are cast out!

John 14:25

“These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you."

Again Jesus is talking about a supernatural event that would soon take place once He left the world and entered into Heaven, which is in another dimension by the way!

Once a soul is indwelt by the Spirit of God, Jesus say's plainly that HE WILL teach you ALL things, and even remind them of everything that Jesus said to them, which is completely supernatural and beyond our human limitations. Jesus is also saying that you will not need another human being to teach you about HIM!!!!

If believers would just read the bible for themselves and truly BELIEVE and apply what it says, they too would experience the power and supernatural works of God's Spirit in their lives!

1st John 2:26-27

"These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him."

John, the apostle of Jesus say's the same thing, when the Holy Spirit of God inhabits your soul, you will not need any man to teach you anything. A truly liberating and empowering truth!

Now you have some much needed context for Acts 1:4-5,8 and Acts 2:1-4

"And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

"When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."

Have you received the Spirit since you believed? Have you received power from on high? 

Don't be deceived by men or women who don't want to lose their jobs as pastor's and ministry leaders, by preaching and teaching the truth of the bible!

The baptism with the Holy Spirit is truly a supernatural gift from God to those who obey Him and keep the commandments of Jesus. You too can be endued with Power from Heaven if you believe!

The Choice is Yours!

In Christ Jesus,

Tyrone

Are You A Disciple Of Jesus?

 

According to https://www.gordonconwell.edu/, there are about 2.6 billion Christians in this world and now over 8 billion people on this planet, and that equates to 32.5% of the earths population! So if all these people are really Christian, shouldn't we be seeing evidence of great unity, love, peace, health and prosperity? 

That's what we read in scripture isn't it? The disciples were all together and had everything in common, giving to each one who had need, eating together, serving together, loving each other, and holding to the teachings of the apostles, who were taught by Jesus Himself.

Acts 2:40-47

"And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved."

Why don't we see the signs and wonders being done by God amongst the people through His chosen vessels? Don't people still need healing and deliverance? Why don't we see the 2.6 billion believers together with ALL things in common? 

Let me tell you why! Because those believers are not being made disciples of Jesus and they are not being baptized with the Holy Spirit! If they were, then the whole world would be hearing about the great works of God every single day on CNN and every news network on the planet!

Anybody can say they are a Christian, but can you say I am a disciple of Jesus? I have been born from above by the Spirit of God and the Kingdom of God is within me? That's what Jesus said must and would happen to those who took up there cross and followed Him.

It's easy to say 'I'm a Christian', 'I believe in God', but it's extremely difficult to be a disciple of Jesus, to hate your life in this world, to deny yourself daily, and to come out of this world and be separate. That's what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. 

Luke 9:23

"Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me."

The word Disciple implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master. (Merriam Webster)

Disciple: lit., "a learner" (from manthano, "to learn," from a root math--, indicating thought accompanied by endeavor), in contrast to didaskalos, "a teacher;" hence it denotes "one who follows one's teaching," as the "disciples" of John, Mat 9:14; of the Pharisees, Mat 22:16; of Moses, Jhn 9:28; it is used of the "disciples" of Jesus (Vines Expository Dictionary)

John 8:31-32

"Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

So you see, Jesus didn't make Christians, or those who follow Him, He called people and made them Disciples. Those who left everything behind and followed Him, those who changed their lifestyle, their old way of thinking about themselves, others, and the world. 

Christian: a word formed after the Roman style, signifying an adherent of Jesus, was first applied to such by the Gentiles and is found in Act 11:26; 26:28; 1Pe 4:16.

Though the word rendered "were called" in Act 11:26 (see under CALL) might be used of a name adopted by oneself or given by others, the "Christians" do not seem to have adopted it for themselves in the times of the Apostles. In 1Pe 4:16, the Apostle is speaking from the point of view of the persecutor; cp. "as a thief," "as a murderer." Nor is it likely that the appellation was given by Jews. As applied by Gentiles there was no doubt an implication of scorn, as in Agrippa's statement in Act 26:28. Tacitus, writing near the end of the first century, says, "The vulgar call them Christians. The author or origin of this denomination, Christus, had, in the reign of Tiberius, been executed by the Procurator, Pontius Pilate" (Annals xv. 44). From the second century onward the term was accepted by believers as a title of honor. (Vines Expository Dictionary)

The International Church Of Christ was founded by Kip Mckean around 1979 to 1980, he was mentored by a man named Chuck Lucas who led a campus ministry with a vision of making disciples. The ICOC was an offshoot of the Church of Christ and at one point had a membership of 125,000. I myself was a member of the ICOC for a number of years and was baptized in water confessing Jesus as my Lord, but one vital thing was lacking, I was never baptized in the Holy Spirit! 

And therein lies the problem with anything started by man, they tend to leave out the supernatural part of being a disciple of Jesus. In the case of the ICOC, Kip Mckean believes the baptism of the Holy Spirit was only for the first century believers and the apostles, which is a cessantionist belief. And when you do something by the flesh, ultimately it will fail, but if it be of God, it will not be overthrown or overcome unless it's God's express will or to fulfill His word.

I have learned that being a Disciple of Jesus is very different from being a Christian, they are essentially two different words with different meanings. Which one are you? A Disciple or a Christian?

I am a Disciple.

Abiding In His Word,

Tyrone

The Beast Unleashed! (Part 3)

 

Revelation 13:11-17

"Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."


There will be two persons fulfilling these prophecies of Revelation. The first, the beast from the sea, is the man of sin, the son of perdition, commonly called the anti-christ. The second is the beast from the earth who will work with the anti-christ performing great signs while in his presence to deceive the people, commonly called the false prophet.

The beasts who come up from the sea and earth are evil spirits that are loosed as part of God's end times judgments on this earth. These two evil spirits have already entered their host body and are waiting to be unleashed upon humanity. Again, this sounds just like a script from a Hollywood movie, and many will likely say that, but it will be a reality in the very near future, I believe.

Both of these persons will have supernatural abilities to deceive the whole world, and the beast from the earth will tell the people to make an image of the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. This image will be supernaturally brought to life and be able to speak and will force all who will not worship the image of the beast to be killed. And this man-made image of the beast that is brought to life will also force everyone (accept those who are true Christians!) to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.

Hard to imagine the reality of this happening right? But with technology increasing so fast, with A.I. robots walking and talking, credit cards with chips, tapping, and swiping, and with barcodes being scanned on everything in this world, this prophecy doesn't seem so far fetched now! You can't get used to one form of technology before another one is released!

I found another very interesting article on this subject!

"Another viable method of producing a permanent mark of digital data on a person uses optical patterns made directly on the skin. Since the advent of barcode technology during the 1970s for retail product marking, it has become a strong possibility that humans could be marked with a tattoo that is very similar in design to the Universal Product Code (UPC). The UPC is a form of product or item identification that is a particular subset of the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), and it can be found on every item sold at retail. The UPC has enough digital capacity that it can theoretically mark up to 1 trillion items with a unique code. A similar barcode system, the European Article Number (EAN) is actually a superset of the UPC and it can mark up to 10 trillion items. Therefore, a barcode similar to the UPC or EAN potentially could be used to mark, in addition to every product sold, every human being with their own unique digital number for identification.

Such a system could indelibly ink the barcode directly into the skin of a person using standard tattooing procedures; however, in this case the process would be automated and validated by the state to provide an official number to each citizen, just as similar barcodes provide unique numbers associated with every commercial product. This process of barcoding people might even be done at automobile license facilities using a device that could be placed on the hand or forehead and the pattern quickly tattooed into the skin. To make the procedure sanitary, the tattooing device could incorporate sterile, disposable heads that could be changed after each tattooing process is finished. The procedure could even use invisible or minimally visible dyes that could be read in the near-IR region of the spectrum, thus making the marks cosmetically acceptable even on the forehead.

This type of mark would have elements of the predicted Mark of the Beast as well as the Number of the Beast, because it would be required on the hand or on the forehead. In fact, it would actually be written on and within the hand or forehead as specifically required by the prophecy in Revelation. What is fascinating is that this type of barcode Mark would also incorporate within it the hidden ‘666’ control patterns at the beginning, middle, and end of each UPC or EAN barcode, thus manifesting the Mark of the Beast and the Number of the Beast combined together into one system (see the sections on 666). This is certainly intriguing from a Biblical perspective, but it remains to be seen whether this will become the final Mark as predicted in Revelation.

Not surprisingly, some researchers, governments, and corporations have actually been advocating the marking of people with barcode IDs for quite some time. Elizabeth Moon, a science fiction author, was quoted in the New York Daily News in 2012 as saying,

“I would insist on every individual having a unique ID permanently attached – a barcode if you will – an implanted chip to provide an easy, fast inexpensive way to identify individuals.”

In addition, the first of a series of books for young readers entitled the Bar Code Tattoo, life is described in a society where every individual is forced to receive a barcode on their body by law. The rationale used in the story is that the government wants to simplify everyone’s life by eliminating cards and official identification papers, so no one could lose them or have them stolen. Of course, in the book people who resist the government and don’t get the barcode are ostracized and prohibited from participating in society. Although the Bar Code Tattoo series of books is not about Biblical prophecy, it definitely mirrors what will happen to people who refuse to get the final Mark of the Beast during the reign of the Antichrist. However, it will be much worse for Christians at the end than the main characters in the book, since ultimately many people who don’t accept the Mark will be persecuted and put to death for daring to defy the Empire."

Original article link:    The Final Mark - End Times Truth 

It will truly be a very hard time for Christians during this time, but the Lord will provide for His people! I would rather be waving palm branches in Paradise with the Lord than take the mark and be tormented forever without rest day or night in the lake of fire! Every soul will have a choice to make that will determine their eternal destination!

In Christ,

Tyrone

The REAL Battle!

 

Ephesians 6:10-13

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

When you understand this truth, it changes the way you view people and the world. Jesus told His disciples to be gentle as a dove but wise as a serpent for a reason! The hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places will show you no mercy, period! And evil spirits are not just in heavenly places but also in the bodies of human beings too! 

A perfect example of this is when Jesus went into a Synagogue (building) to preach and an evil spirit manifested inside a man who was there.

Mark 1:21-28

"Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.” And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee."

The scripture clearly says Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. Now Jesus being full of grace, truth, power and light, caused the unclean spirit to manifest in the man. More than likely, none of the pharisees and teachers of the law knew the man had an unlean spirit in him, but the power of God emanating through Jesus as he taught the scriptures, brought the demon out!

This is why I keep saying exactly what the scriptures teach, that the Church is NOT a building! Jesus said, "upon this Rock, (Himself) I will build MY church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it." Your body is the temple of God in which He dwells by His Spirit, IF so be, His Spirit is within your soul.

Jesus also did not entrust Himself to anybody because He knew what was in them!

John 2:23-24

"Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man."

And when Paul and Silas was just walking around in the city of Philippi the kindgom of darkness was right there with them inside of slave girl!

Acts 16:16-19

"Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities."

The real spiritual warfare is going on right here in these scriptures, in a synagogue, on a street corner, in somebody's house, it does not matter where you are, or who you are, the real battle for souls is being waged every single day, whether you know it or not!

It is my desire to walk as Jesus did, without spot, wrinkle or blemish, holy, and set apart for God's use, there really isn't another way to live on this earth, because that is what God requires of His people, His servants. He wants those who serve Him to be holy as He is Holy!

John 14:29-30

“And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.

Let us strive to be like our Master, completely holy! That's one of the reasons Jesus died on the cross, so that our souls could be washed clean by His blood, our bodies sanctified by His Spirit, and our minds transformed and washed by His word.

In Christ,

Tyrone

The Beast Unleashed! (Part 2)

 

Revelation 13:5-8

"And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Jesus said the scriptures MUST be fulfilled and cannot be broken! So every prophetic word that is written in the bible WILL come to pass, and every word that comes out of the mouth of God WILL come to pass as well.

God is in control of everything, the best thing any person can do in this life, is die to self! This is exactly why Jesus said, he who wants to save his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake and the gospels will find it!

The judgments of God come upon the righteous and the wicked, the big difference is that the righteous can be blessed, protected, and provided for in the midst of God's judgments!

The beast being unleashed is a form of God's judgments on this earth. Because when this happens, and it will! It will cause the great falling away that 2nd Thessalonians 2 talks about. When millions of professing Christians realise they have been lied to and taught doctrines of devils and haven't been truly converted to Christ, they will leave every church building and congregation around the world! They will seek to save themselves, their money, their jobs, material possessions, etc...... Only those whose hearts belong to Jesus and really serve Him will remain. 

And God will pour out His Spirit upon this earth one more time and millions, maybe billions, will be ushered into the Kingdom of God! And on the other side millions, and possibly billions, will worship the beast and his image, taking his mark. The scripture says that authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation, that's the whole world!

So I do believe in the near future there will be no more, you go your way and I go mine, no more so called, 'separation of the races', no more I go to my church and you go to yours. The only separation of humans on this earth will be those who have the mark, and follow the beast, and those who don't have it and follow Jesus. And those who refuse to worship the beast and his image will be killed, and of course no real Christian full of God's Spirit will take the mark and worship the beast, and this is why millions of true Christians will be martyred during this time.

The scripture also tells us that it was granted to him to make war with the saints, (true Spirit-filled Believers) and overcome them, (imprison, kill or martyr). The beast would have no power over true blood bought, Spirit filled Christians unless it was given to him by God Himself! 

Jesus said the same thing to Pontius Pilate!

It's going to be a very hard time, but also a time of great unity, love, joy, and peace in the hearts of true believers. A time of supernatural works of God through His people, and a time of great hope, as Spirit-filled Christians look up to Heaven, because we know our redemption draws near!

In Christ,

Tyrone

The Beast Unleashed! (Part 1)

 

Revelation 13:1-8

Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

There is alot to understand here. By divine revelation, this is what I understand. First we need to understand that there is a difference between  the spiritual judgments and decrees of God in Heaven and the physical manifestations of those judgments and decress here on earth!

For example what does it look like when peace is taken from the earth?

Revelation 6:3-4

"When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword."

This is a judgment of God, and it is happening right now! This prophecy of scripture is being fulfilled even as I write this post, just turn on CNN news and you will hear; uprising in Greece, protests break out in France, five people killed at a block party, mass shooting at an elementary school, mass shooting at a high school, John killed Jane last night at a house party, Jane killed John last night as he slept in bed, on and on and on. Jesus said, because lawlessness will abound, the love of many shall grow cold!

Notice the scripture says in Revelation 13:2 the dragon (satan) gave him his power, what kind of power does satan have? Most notably, the power to deceive the whole world, authority over other evil spirits etc.... 

This beast from the sea is an evil spirit that has entered a human man and when it is unleashed from within that person, he will become the man of sin, the son of perdition, the anti-christ. Sounds like a movie script doesn't it! 

What will cause the beast from the sea to be unleashed from within the man? The deadly wound to the head! And what's the most common form of a deadly wound to the head today? That's right, a gunshot!

About 90% of people who are shot in the head, die. So it will most certainly be a miraculous event when this man recovers from the deadly wound. The House Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head by Jared Lee Loughner at a supermarket parking lot in Tucson, Arizona, along with many other people and she miraculously survived and recovered from the assassination attempt. 

When this happens to this person and he miraculously recovers, the world will be amazed and be drawn to him even more than before! He will go on to blaspheme God and His creation, he will oppose, persecute and kill true Spirit-filled Christians. He will have authority over all the countries and people on this earth and every soul will worship him, except those who reject him and his mark by being converted to Christ and being sealed in their foreheads by the Spirit of God. 

A truly sobering prophecy! And I do believe we are right at the door! Only time will tell!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Is Humanity Headed Towards Extinction?

 

Matthew 24:15-22

"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. "

Jesus is telling His disciples about the times of the end of the world as we know it now. Jesus is talking about the man of sin, the anti-christ, who is also called the abomination of desolation, who will one day stand in the rebuilt third temple in Jerusalem and claim to be God Himself. This blasphemous act will cause the judgments of God to be poured out on the beast and his kingdom.

2nd Thessalonians 2:3-4

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."

These bible prophecies are closer to happenning than many think! Jesus said a great tribulation is coming upon this earth worse than anything man has seen or experienced since the beginning of the world! Just think about that for a moment, something worse than all the world wars combined, worse than the holocaust, worse than the slavery of Africans in America, worse than the black death of Europe in 1346-1353 that killed 75 to 200 million people! Worse than the Spanish flu of 1918 that killed an estimated 50 million people, worse even than the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan!

Could it be that bad? Jesus said that unless the days of this tribulation are shortened NO FLESH WOULD BE SAVED!  That means the total annihilation and extinction of every human being on the face of this earth! That's almost 8 billion people!!! Only one thing I know of that can totally erase humanity from this planet and that's a nuclear war. I've posted a few times what I heard from the Lord about what I believe is coming in the near future, another world war, and nuclear bombs being dropped on the United States of America!

The Lord said to me recently: Nuclear Weapons

Jesus also said the end times would be as it was in the days of Noah.

Matthew 24:37-42

"But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."

The time is at hand, even at the doors!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Hear, Believe, Obey!

 

There is a fundamental and biblical way of being converted to Christ, that sadly is not being taught to those who desire to enter God's Kingdom. One needs to hear the good news of the Kingdom of God, believe with their hearts what they hear and then obey the commands and teachings of Jesus Christ that are contained within the bible.

So many hear the word, even believe what they hear or read, but don't obey it or do what it says! The scriptures have no value in and of themselves UNLESS you apply them to your life! 

Jesus said that those who hear His sayings and put them into practice are wise!

Matthew 7:24-25

“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock."

The scriptures written in the bible are just words in a book like any other book in the world, until you DO what they say and when you start practicing what Jesus taught is when truth can start working in your heart and mind!

James said the same thing!

James 1:22-25

"But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does."

It's not enough to just go and sit in a church pew and sing a few songs and say amen a few times or nod your head in agreement and then leave out the building and just keep doing what you've been doing all your life, remanining carnal minded and walking in your flesh. What's separating you from the ungodly and the wicked? Do you think just because you GO TO a church that you are a Christian? Or just because you profess to be a Christian, you ARE a Christian? 

If you don't have all three things how can you enter God's Kingdom? 

John 3:3-5

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."

Jesus said if you love me you will OBEY my commands!

John 14:15-23

“If you love Me, keep My commandments.  And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

“A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”

Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me."

The questions are these:  Have you been born from above? Do you love Jesus?

In Christ,

Tyrone

He Created Them Male And Female!

 

In light of all the gender indentity confusion and the satanic agenda to corrupt all that God created, I want to clarify the truth for those who truly love Jesus and His word. The scriptures are crystal clear about what God made in the garden of Eden, specifically, man and woman. There should not be an issue whatsoever for any Christian regarding what God created in the beginning and the commandments He gave them.

Genesis 5:1-2

"This is the book of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.  He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created."

There is no way whatsoever that you can justify two men or two women being married or having a relationship in the bible, period! The government may have legalized same sex marriage, but God didn't!

Romans 1:26-27

"For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due."

You know we are living in the last days when people are saying that preaching, quoting, or writing scriptures from the bible about homosexuality, lesbianism and any other sin, is hate speech, truly the Lord is at the door!

This is exactly why many pastors don't even speak about these issues to their congregations because they fear what will happen to them if they do! They don't want to get canceled! The time is already here when true Christians will be hated and persecuted for believing what the scriptures say and for following Jesus Christ.

Remember the world hated Jesus because He told them that their deeds were evil. The moment you tell someone that what they are doing is wrong, that's when they become angry and want to kill you!

John 7:6-7

"Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil."

Will you choose to follow Jesus even when the world hates you? Or will you turn away from Him and follow Him no more?

The choice is yours!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Supernatural Judgements!

 

The Lord said to me two times, "Sodom and Gomorrah"

Genesis 18:20-21

"And the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”

The supernatural judgments of God are already happening in this world and many don't perceive it! Jesus said it would be like in the days of Noah and Lot, people eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, and the flood came and swept them all away. And in Sodom and Gomorrah, as soon as Lot got to Zoar, fire and brimstone rained down on all the cities of the plain and destroyed them all. 

The wickedness of the men in Sodom was so bad they wanted to sleep with the angels! They were oblivious to the sudden destruction that was about to happen to them! 

I thank God for His Mercy in this hour, and I know that He is going to save millions of people before He pours out His wrath on the nations, and upon those who take the mark. Get in the ark while there is still time!

In Jesus,

Tyrone

Do You Really Understand God's Judgements?

 

As I was meditating on the ways God judges His people and the world, I came to the conclusion that at the end of the day it's best to humble myself and surrender my soul to the One who can save my soul, even in the midst of HIS Judgements!

God's judgements begin at the house of God first, His people, so if it begins with us, what will become of the sinner and the ungodly! That's what the word tells us! God loves His children, but we all must undergo chastening, scourging, correction, discipline, and sometimes rebuke by the Lord Himself!

This is why the word of God says, "It's a terrible thing to fall into the Hands of the Living God!", but who else can we turn to in order to be saved? Like Job said, "Even though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him!" The word also tells us that if we endure chastening, the Lord deals with us as sons, and we will reap a harvest of righteousness if we don't give up!

This brings me to some of the ways God judges His people who sin or do wrong in His sight and how He judges the world and those in the world for His own purposes!

For instance when God brought His great Judgments on Egypt and Pharoah, it was God Himself who hardened the heart of Pharaoh so that he wouldn't listen to Moses and let His people go!

Exodus 7:21-23

"And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn. So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”

Do you understand what happened here? God is sending Moses to speak to Pharaoh to tell him to let my people go, but God Himself hardened Pharaoh's heart so that he wouldn't let the people go! I would have been like huh? But it's God's will, God's ways, God's Judgements!

And God did this with Moses and Pharaoh multiple times, all the way until the Red Sea crossing!

Exodus 14:1-4

"Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’ Then I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord.” And they did so."

GOD DOES NOT CHANGE! People change, cultures change, technology changes, presidents', popes, leaders, dictators, all change, but God remains the same forever!

Case in point, look what God Himself is going to do to those who do not love the truth!

2nd Thessalonians 2:9-12

"The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness."

God even Judged Moses and Aaron himself after Moses did not do what God told him to do and dishonored Him before the people. Even though Moses was the most humble man that ever lived, saw God's glory, talked with God face to face, came down off the mountain after forty days and nights in the glory of God! 

God told Moses to speak to the rock and water would come forth, but Moses was angry with the people for rebelling against him and struck the rock twice with his staff.

Numbers 20:6-13

"Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces. And the glory of the Lord appeared to them, and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.” And Moses took the staff from before the Lord, as he commanded him."

"Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?” And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, and water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock. And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe in me, to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.” These are the waters of Meribah, where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and through them he showed himself holy."

Many do not really understand the supernatural Judgments of God, He is absolutely in control and His word will be fulfilled! The best thing to do for any Christian is to humble themselves under the Mighty Hand of God. And in the end the word tells us that EVERY knee will bow and EVERY tongue will confess that Jesus Christ IS LORD!

In Jesus,

Tyrone

Next Up? A.I.

So here we are! The age of A.I. is dawning and robots are now becoming more of a reality everyday. Chat GPT, self driving cars, automated machines making products, A.I. producing songs and sounding like human commercial artists, and the list goes on. Daniel prophesied about these times in Daniel chapter 12.

Daniel 12:1-4

“At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever. “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

Hasn't knowledge increased at an alarming rate? Look at how fast they came up with a vaccine for Covid-19! You can't get used to one form of technology before they come out with something else! We are living the prophetic words of scripture right now! 

The question is, are you ready for what's next?

Blessings!

Tyrone

Come Out From Among Them!

 

You would have to be very blind not to see what's happenning in society today! The biblical prophecies are being fulfilled every single day! We are living in the times of sorrows, the beggining of birth pains before the second coming of Jesus Christ to this earth. 

The Lord recently said to me twice, "Sodom and Gomorrah", and we all should know what the Lord was saying with that! This world, this country of America and millions of people who populate this earth are given over to false religions, hedonism, a reprobate and depraved mind, given over to the lusts of their flesh and thinking evil continually. Much as it was in the days of Noah, just as Jesus prophesied it would be in the end times!

The Lord also said to me, "The Stench Is Putrid", what this means is that the smell of evil coming up to the nostrils of God from sinful human beings and a corrupt earth is beyond stinking! 

Putrid means: (of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.

Have you ever smelled the stench of a slaughterhouse? It's terrible! It fills the whole atmosphere surrounding it! You can smell it from miles away!

This is exactly why God calls us OUT of the world! He wants us to be cleansed in our souls, washed by the blood of Jesus, purged of dead works and evil thoughts in our mind. The Lord wants us to be completely separated, and set apart from this world and everything in it, the ideologies, the lifestyles, the entertainment. God wants us to be made into the image of Christ and become a NEW Creation in Him!

This is why Paul said in Romans 12:1-2

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."

God wants His people to THINK differently, ACT differently and LIVE differently than those who are in and of this world! And how can this be possible while still living on this planet? By the power of HIS HOLY SPIRIT that's how!

John 15:18-19

“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you."

Those in the world end up hating real Christians because of the fruits of the Spirit in our souls, the presence of God that surrounds us and our holiness. Christians are called to be separate and to follow and obey the teachings of Jesus Christ, like "love your neighbor as yourself", "do unto others as you would have them do to you", "love your enemies". 

What true Christians can become is exactly what God intended for human beings to become in the beginning when He made them, and do you know what that is? To become LIKE HIM! Full of Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, Faithfullness, Righteousness, Holiness, Truthful, Merciful, Obedient, serving one another, sharing and caring for one another, helping one another, living together in perfect unity!

All of the above characteristics and fruits of the Spirit are attainable while we are ON this earth! Not when we all get to Heaven as the song says! We can become LIKE CHRIST right now! Jesus was our perfect example, if He could do it as a man who walked this earth, so can we!

2nd Corinthians 6:4-18

"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.” Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.” “I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty.”

The Choice Is Yours!

In Christ Jesus,

Tyrone

The Power Of Words! (Part 2)

As we know, words definitely have power. They have the power to start world wars, to tear down kingdoms and to build them up. Words have power to destroy souls and curse generations of families. 

As Christians we must learn how to build one another up as the scriptures tell us and not tear each other down to prove our point or to be considered 'right'. We must learn to choose our words carefully and to have the words that we speak seasoned with the grace of God. How is that possible? By having our hearts and minds cleansed of all unrighteousness by the blood of Jesus. We must become new creations of God, transformed by the renewing of our minds, conformed to the image of Christ Jesus, and established by the word of God in our hearts.

It was God's word that formed the Heavens, the earth and everything in it.

Psalm 33:6-9

"By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast."

In contrast, satan, a fallen angel who rebelled against God and was cast down out of Heaven, deceived Eve, with evil words that she listened to which led to the corruption of her mind and she in turn, enticed her husband, causing them both to sin by disobeying the direct commandment of God.

Genesis 3:1-7

"Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”

And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”

Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings."

satan, who is completely evil and has the power to deceive the whole world, spoke a few sentences that brought down humanity and caused us all to suffer corruption, a cursed earth, and disconnection from God at birth, being born with a carnal nature, prone to sin.

This is why Jesus said it's what comes out of a man that corrupts him, for out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks!

What do you talk about all day long? What do your friends talk about? Your spouse? Your children?  Pay attention, because that's what your heart is full of! Is your heart full of the wisdom and words of God or is it full of the world and the things of this world? 

We know what James said about the tongue!

James 3:5-12

"Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.

See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of  iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh."

Be careful what you speak to yourself and others! Words have power!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Just For You

Some words that God speaks to you are just for you and no one else! Like what happened to Paul on the road to Damascus.

Acts 9:1-7

"Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one."

When the Lord has a word for you it doesn't matter where you are or who is around you, the Lord can speak directly to you and change your whole life! Notice that the men who went with Paul to Damascus just stood there speechless, the light didn't shine around them, only Paul. The men heard a voice, but what the Lord was speaking was just for Paul, not them!

And when Paul was recounting his testimony to the people of Jerusalem when he was arrested, they didn't want to hear it! They called for his death! His experience with Jesus was just for him, you can't make others believe your testimony or experiences, because each person has to have their own unique experience with God in order for them to develop a deep faith and trust in the Lord!

Acts 22:6-11, 17-22

“Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ So I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’

“And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.  So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’ And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

“Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance and saw Him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’ So I said, ‘Lord, they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believe on You. And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ Then He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!” Then, as they cried out and tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him.

Something to consider here, I found a discrepancy between Acts 9:7 and Acts 22:9. 

Acts 9:7 says: "And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no

 one."

Acts 22:9 says: “And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me."

Which testimony is true? Did the men who journeyed with Paul hear a voice but didn't see the light? Or did they see the light but didn't hear the voice of Jesus? Hmmmmm, the Lord knows!

After Jesus was resurrected, He restored Peter by speaking to him three times, the same number of times Peter denied Him. 

John 20:15-22

So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.”

Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.”

Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”"

Jesus gave Peter a word that was just for him! God has something unique and personal for every soul that chooses to obey His word and follow His Son. The road to Heaven may not be easy, (Jesus said it is straight and narrow), BUT, you can make it with the help of His Spirit! You can overcome this world, your flesh, and the devil. You just have to be willing to let go of your life in this world and accept the life that God has for you, it's the only way that your soul can be saved.

The choice is yours!

In Christ,

Tyrone