I suspect you have already covered this in detail elsewhere, but how are we as Christians to view the current Israel Gaza situation? (In the MSM today, yet again). What is the "truth", rather than propaganda, of what is actually happening there at the moment? Paul in Romans 11n seems to make it very clear that there is still hope for the Jews, and that the church has not replaced Israel, but does the present nation of Israel count, or is it just a human attempt to fulfil God's promises, like Abraham and Hagar?
Any simple (if that is possible!) analysis would be appreciated. Thanks
As to the "Synagogue of Satan", Revelation refers to, "the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but [are] the synagogue of Satan." [Rev. 2:9] This is speaking of those who claim to be a genuine part of the Nation of Israel but who are lying [3:9].
Many people claim to be a part of God's People, but are not.
(Btw You don't need to be racially Jewish for God to accept you as part of Israel, as Ruth proved. But you do need to identify v seriously with the Nation of Israel as a people.)
You're v welcome. Thank you for your kind replies.
Just shout if you'd like me to expand on anything I've written, or you have any questions on other topics. This is part of my ministry, so it's no chore.
The first thing to say is that the nation of Israel has seen many different types of restoration over the last 150 years or so - including restoration of its language, its land, its environment, its viticulture, its cities, and its capital - and the Bible not only prophesies each of these, but also prophesies the timescales in which they happened *and* tells us that God is behind the various different restorations.
Finally, the restoration of Israel is (biblically-speaking) a key sign that we are in the Last Days, so I would not be very surprised if the current conflict is designed to usher in the prophesied Antichrist - who will *pretend* to be pro-Israel but will ultimately reveal himself to be deeply anti-Israel.
Q: What's your reading re: "speaking in tongues" by a believer. I've run into this topic lately .... Is one not saved if no "tongues"?? Help!! I'm confused. :/
The answer to your question, "Is one not saved if no "tongues"??" is given in 1 Cor. 12:12ff...
"But now [are they] many members, yet but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. ... 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 29 [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles? 30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?"
Paul's closing questions here are clearly rhetorical. In other words, no, not every believer has the gift of tongues.
For a v helpful overview of the tests that need to be passed before we can be certain we are saved, see all 5 chapters of 1 John (in the KJV).
Do you believe you are correct about your exposition of Revelation as it seems that something serious is happening in the World at the moment. I have been watching Space Weather News on YouTube and when I asked Ben whether the catastrophe he predicts was fulfilment if Revelation he said yes.
Dude I would love it if you started a regular web show like hrvoje's subscriber call covering or providing commentary on most of the topics in your poll. That would be such a strong reason to subscribe.
I mean I'm not greedy, if you would upload what you're already making to odysee (maybe rumble?) that would be a great start. maybe see what mirroring options there are? something like this would cover you for all normie social media, and from there it would probably be trivial to configure mirroring between your youtube account and both rumble and odysee. so your content would trickle out so to speak.https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/general/using-auto-sync-synchronize-videos-social-media-accounts.html
otherwise substack supports audio / video podcasts here if understand right so maybe a low cost subscription for weekly single-topic video exclusives ( via your subscriber-only podcast rss feed) that you would fold into your tiktok work, and then cross-promote between the two to for an audience. Opens the door to 5-15 minute short form, and if that takes off, podcast and to long form. /rant
If a person was brought up in an established church, e.g. Reformed tradition, was baptised as a baby (not biblical, I know), joined the church fully as an adolescent, by Profession of Faith, went to church for decades, lapsed for whatever reason, then came back, with a much stricter biblical view of everything, and repented the lapse ... do they need to be re-baptised? And is immersive baptism the only acceptable format?
1. Yes you should be baptized again as an adult, since infant baptism means nothing.
2. You do not need to be fully immersed in water, although that's a nice touch if you can arrange it.
The baptism that matters most happens in the spirit, invisibly, as God gives you a conviction of your soul and "dips" (ie. baptizes) you in the Holy Spirit. But the physical baptism with water is an important symbol of commitment to a new life. Many have been saved without ever being physically baptized, but it's a beautiful way to declare that you want to be renewed, even if you have already been saved in your spirit. I myself was not immersed in water, but had water poured on my head, although it would have been nice if it could have been arranged for submersion. But I had witnesses and testified of my faith in front of many people, and I'm very glad I did.
The entire "Anabaptist" movement was based on this reasoning. Anabaptist literally means "baptized again", and they had the most powerful Christian movement in history, as far as I'm concerned. You would be in very good company, and should feel no shame or lacking at all if you do get baptized at a "random" or arbitrary time during your adult life. We might compare it to a couple that lives together, has been legally wed to each other, and has committed to being together, but never made it official with a marriage ceremony. Of course they will love to have the ceremony, even though the reality is already happening.
If the person was only a .baby. when baptised, then it was not their choice. As such, it was meaningless in God's sight. Hence they have .not. been baptised in His eyes. And, yes, full immersion is needed, because baptism symbolizes death and burial (Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12).
Having said all that, God looks on the *heart*. So, in some exceptional scenario where full immersion is simply not practical (as it was for the thief on the cross), it is not vital.
Have you found any Bible prophecies related to what we now refer as the European Union (EU) (not excluding Britain) and its fate?
It just seems to me like they are destined (certainly pushing) for a continental war there in the present and coming years, and I am wondering whether this has been foretold long ago.
I don't think there are any prophecies specific to Europe, since the narrative in Revelation is almost entirely based around the world in general, and then a strong focus on Jerusalem. What I do believe is that western civilization fulfills the various "Beast" prophecies in Revelation 13, with the current phase being the "Image of the Beast" which is secretly governed by the Vatican (the "Second Beast"). I can expound on this if you want, but it won't have any great bearing on a particular conflict.
Evangelists swear by it. Some folks in the Church of England practice it. The Vicar at my Church disagrees with it & quotes scripture that speaking in Tongues was only on an occasion when one of the disciples spoke in "many Languages ( tongues)" so that everyone in the crowd , from different nations, would understand. It is NOT a meditative state when unknown sounds & Gibberish words comes out to express oneself! I tend to think that's right but be interesting to see what response we get.
I couldn't choose one item in the poll as I'm interested in all of them!
Re questions, I have two, which I'll put in separate comments.
(1) I recently came across Tudor Alexander (Dance of Life podcast) and have listened to some of his stuff. He was brought up Romanian Orthodox, but, although he accompanies his parents to services, since 'coming back to Christ' a few years ago, his view of the RC and Orthodox churches seem to mirror your own. He doesn't consider himself part of a denomination. However, he's totally sabbatarian and considers Sunday observance akin to Satan-worship. He reckons that, in the end times, Protestantism will collapse, hollowed out by Jesuit infiltration, and there will be a build-up of the RC church ('counterfeit Christianity', as he puts it) worldwide and that laws will be brought in to enforce Sunday observance, at which point biblical Christians will have to choose between following God's law (Sabbath observance, like the pre-Constantine Christians) or the devil's (Sunday - 'venerable day of the Sun'). What's your take on this? I don't know of any churches that observe the Sabbath other than the Adventists. Thanks!
Thanks. I don't know much about Adventists. They don't have a big profile here in the UK. TA agrees with their eschatology but isn't an Adventist as such and is totally against Ellen White. He has a whole series of podcasts on them but I've only listened to the introduction. He doesn't reckon it will be possible to 'accidentally' take the mark, which I hope is the case, whatever it is. I guess one has to refuse anything that is presented as a ticket to participating in society, including digital ID.
Sabbath-keeping in OT times was *crucial* - because it pointed to an aspect of the promised Messiah...
But now that Christ has come, all the symbolism in the OT that needed to be observed back then in order to show our faith in the Word of God has become obsolete. Thus, nowadays it is optional whether or not one observes the Sabbath, and indeed which day of the week one observes it - as Romans 14:5-6 (in the KJV) makes plain:
"One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks."
You will notice in the NT, whenever the 10 Commandments are listed - whether by Christ or one of the Apostles - Sabbath observance is always omitted.
The Sabbath pointed to a truth about Christ. But now that Christ Himself has come, we are no longer required to express our faith in Him through the OT "prefigures", which is why we also don't perform "wave offerings" or animal sacrifices etc.
Thanks - I checked them out. They are in the US (I'm in the UK). There seems to be nothing near me other than SDA! Not that I've made up my mind yet anyway.
[24] Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.
What examples can we make of this, not general english profanties, but could their be certain single words that shouldn't be spoken or is it usage-context-dependent?
The key here is to recognise that genuine believers are part of the Bride of Christ - and thus that we should behave in a way consistent with what the Lord would want in a bride.
He wants (and deserves and indeed requires) a Bride without spot. If a given word is filthy in a particular context, then we should never use it in that context.
Don't hesitate to shout if I haven't covered the topic to the extent you desired.
I suspect you have already covered this in detail elsewhere, but how are we as Christians to view the current Israel Gaza situation? (In the MSM today, yet again). What is the "truth", rather than propaganda, of what is actually happening there at the moment? Paul in Romans 11n seems to make it very clear that there is still hope for the Jews, and that the church has not replaced Israel, but does the present nation of Israel count, or is it just a human attempt to fulfil God's promises, like Abraham and Hagar?
Any simple (if that is possible!) analysis would be appreciated. Thanks
I have this question too! And maybe I will go ahead and muddy up the waters, but in relation to this,
Q: what is the "synagogue of satan"?
Hi again Elusive1 :o)
In case you missed my reply to Mike's query (that you seconded), it's here:
https://winterchristian.substack.com/p/got-questions-ask-me/comment/121377202
As to the "Synagogue of Satan", Revelation refers to, "the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but [are] the synagogue of Satan." [Rev. 2:9] This is speaking of those who claim to be a genuine part of the Nation of Israel but who are lying [3:9].
Many people claim to be a part of God's People, but are not.
(Btw You don't need to be racially Jewish for God to accept you as part of Israel, as Ruth proved. But you do need to identify v seriously with the Nation of Israel as a people.)
Thank you for making the time to provide answers!
Blessings
You're v welcome. Thank you for your kind replies.
Just shout if you'd like me to expand on anything I've written, or you have any questions on other topics. This is part of my ministry, so it's no chore.
Extremely good questions!
The first thing to say is that the nation of Israel has seen many different types of restoration over the last 150 years or so - including restoration of its language, its land, its environment, its viticulture, its cities, and its capital - and the Bible not only prophesies each of these, but also prophesies the timescales in which they happened *and* tells us that God is behind the various different restorations.
This article goes into more detail: https://www.bayith.org/RestorationOfIsrael.htm
As to the current conflict, the MSM's portrayal of it is not trustworthy, and the MSM can be proven to be anti-Israel: https://bayith.org/HowMuchDoZionistsControlOurWorld_TheWesternMedia.pdf
Finally, the restoration of Israel is (biblically-speaking) a key sign that we are in the Last Days, so I would not be very surprised if the current conflict is designed to usher in the prophesied Antichrist - who will *pretend* to be pro-Israel but will ultimately reveal himself to be deeply anti-Israel.
Q: What's your reading re: "speaking in tongues" by a believer. I've run into this topic lately .... Is one not saved if no "tongues"?? Help!! I'm confused. :/
The answer to your question, "Is one not saved if no "tongues"??" is given in 1 Cor. 12:12ff...
"But now [are they] many members, yet but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. ... 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 29 [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles? 30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?"
Paul's closing questions here are clearly rhetorical. In other words, no, not every believer has the gift of tongues.
For a v helpful overview of the tests that need to be passed before we can be certain we are saved, see all 5 chapters of 1 John (in the KJV).
I shall Look them up thank you
You're v welcome. Don't hesitate to shout if you think I'm in error in any area, or if you have any questions about anything.
Do you believe you are correct about your exposition of Revelation as it seems that something serious is happening in the World at the moment. I have been watching Space Weather News on YouTube and when I asked Ben whether the catastrophe he predicts was fulfilment if Revelation he said yes.
I was really interested in your Jeremiah 31:37 theory.
I believe I have written a post about that and why Satan thinks he can win. Right?
Dude I would love it if you started a regular web show like hrvoje's subscriber call covering or providing commentary on most of the topics in your poll. That would be such a strong reason to subscribe.
I probably should do that. If I did, I'd prefer to do it on TikTok, and I'm not sure how many readers here would attend there. What do you suggest?
I mean I'm not greedy, if you would upload what you're already making to odysee (maybe rumble?) that would be a great start. maybe see what mirroring options there are? something like this would cover you for all normie social media, and from there it would probably be trivial to configure mirroring between your youtube account and both rumble and odysee. so your content would trickle out so to speak.https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/general/using-auto-sync-synchronize-videos-social-media-accounts.html
otherwise substack supports audio / video podcasts here if understand right so maybe a low cost subscription for weekly single-topic video exclusives ( via your subscriber-only podcast rss feed) that you would fold into your tiktok work, and then cross-promote between the two to for an audience. Opens the door to 5-15 minute short form, and if that takes off, podcast and to long form. /rant
Question 2 (if I may).
If a person was brought up in an established church, e.g. Reformed tradition, was baptised as a baby (not biblical, I know), joined the church fully as an adolescent, by Profession of Faith, went to church for decades, lapsed for whatever reason, then came back, with a much stricter biblical view of everything, and repented the lapse ... do they need to be re-baptised? And is immersive baptism the only acceptable format?
I'll answer this one here.
1. Yes you should be baptized again as an adult, since infant baptism means nothing.
2. You do not need to be fully immersed in water, although that's a nice touch if you can arrange it.
The baptism that matters most happens in the spirit, invisibly, as God gives you a conviction of your soul and "dips" (ie. baptizes) you in the Holy Spirit. But the physical baptism with water is an important symbol of commitment to a new life. Many have been saved without ever being physically baptized, but it's a beautiful way to declare that you want to be renewed, even if you have already been saved in your spirit. I myself was not immersed in water, but had water poured on my head, although it would have been nice if it could have been arranged for submersion. But I had witnesses and testified of my faith in front of many people, and I'm very glad I did.
The entire "Anabaptist" movement was based on this reasoning. Anabaptist literally means "baptized again", and they had the most powerful Christian movement in history, as far as I'm concerned. You would be in very good company, and should feel no shame or lacking at all if you do get baptized at a "random" or arbitrary time during your adult life. We might compare it to a couple that lives together, has been legally wed to each other, and has committed to being together, but never made it official with a marriage ceremony. Of course they will love to have the ceremony, even though the reality is already happening.
I hope that helps.
Thanks, Terry, that's really helpful.
If the person was only a .baby. when baptised, then it was not their choice. As such, it was meaningless in God's sight. Hence they have .not. been baptised in His eyes. And, yes, full immersion is needed, because baptism symbolizes death and burial (Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12).
Having said all that, God looks on the *heart*. So, in some exceptional scenario where full immersion is simply not practical (as it was for the thief on the cross), it is not vital.
Nice touch with this post Terry.
I voted for more "Prophecy" type stuff :-)
Have you found any Bible prophecies related to what we now refer as the European Union (EU) (not excluding Britain) and its fate?
It just seems to me like they are destined (certainly pushing) for a continental war there in the present and coming years, and I am wondering whether this has been foretold long ago.
Thanks!
Cheers,
I don't think there are any prophecies specific to Europe, since the narrative in Revelation is almost entirely based around the world in general, and then a strong focus on Jerusalem. What I do believe is that western civilization fulfills the various "Beast" prophecies in Revelation 13, with the current phase being the "Image of the Beast" which is secretly governed by the Vatican (the "Second Beast"). I can expound on this if you want, but it won't have any great bearing on a particular conflict.
My question is the same as Elusive 1 above . Speaking in tongues has also got my attention recently . Conflicting views. What’s fact and biblical ?
One person on this topic appeared to me to be very dogmatic, pharasaical about the topic.
I thought I had this straight, Jesus is the way to the Father. I believe In Jesus and that he came to sacrifice himself. But I don't speak "tongues" .
Evangelists swear by it. Some folks in the Church of England practice it. The Vicar at my Church disagrees with it & quotes scripture that speaking in Tongues was only on an occasion when one of the disciples spoke in "many Languages ( tongues)" so that everyone in the crowd , from different nations, would understand. It is NOT a meditative state when unknown sounds & Gibberish words comes out to express oneself! I tend to think that's right but be interesting to see what response we get.
Typos corrected
I'm hoping my answer to Elusive1 may be of use to you too. It can be found here:
https://winterchristian.substack.com/p/got-questions-ask-me/comment/121417133
What do you think will happen to Christianity in a post-christian (actively fighting it) world?
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I couldn't choose one item in the poll as I'm interested in all of them!
Re questions, I have two, which I'll put in separate comments.
(1) I recently came across Tudor Alexander (Dance of Life podcast) and have listened to some of his stuff. He was brought up Romanian Orthodox, but, although he accompanies his parents to services, since 'coming back to Christ' a few years ago, his view of the RC and Orthodox churches seem to mirror your own. He doesn't consider himself part of a denomination. However, he's totally sabbatarian and considers Sunday observance akin to Satan-worship. He reckons that, in the end times, Protestantism will collapse, hollowed out by Jesuit infiltration, and there will be a build-up of the RC church ('counterfeit Christianity', as he puts it) worldwide and that laws will be brought in to enforce Sunday observance, at which point biblical Christians will have to choose between following God's law (Sabbath observance, like the pre-Constantine Christians) or the devil's (Sunday - 'venerable day of the Sun'). What's your take on this? I don't know of any churches that observe the Sabbath other than the Adventists. Thanks!
My friend is an Adventist Pastor. They believe the mark is the Pope bringing in the Sunday Law
Personally I don’t believe this and can see many ignoring the true mark in wait of the Sunday law
Thanks. I don't know much about Adventists. They don't have a big profile here in the UK. TA agrees with their eschatology but isn't an Adventist as such and is totally against Ellen White. He has a whole series of podcasts on them but I've only listened to the introduction. He doesn't reckon it will be possible to 'accidentally' take the mark, which I hope is the case, whatever it is. I guess one has to refuse anything that is presented as a ticket to participating in society, including digital ID.
Good question.
Sabbath-keeping in OT times was *crucial* - because it pointed to an aspect of the promised Messiah...
But now that Christ has come, all the symbolism in the OT that needed to be observed back then in order to show our faith in the Word of God has become obsolete. Thus, nowadays it is optional whether or not one observes the Sabbath, and indeed which day of the week one observes it - as Romans 14:5-6 (in the KJV) makes plain:
"One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks."
Thanks, that's helpful. I'll look into it.
You're v welcome.
You will notice in the NT, whenever the 10 Commandments are listed - whether by Christ or one of the Apostles - Sabbath observance is always omitted.
The Sabbath pointed to a truth about Christ. But now that Christ Himself has come, we are no longer required to express our faith in Him through the OT "prefigures", which is why we also don't perform "wave offerings" or animal sacrifices etc.
There are other “sabbath observer” churches. If I remember correctly the Church of God is one.
Thanks - I checked them out. They are in the US (I'm in the UK). There seems to be nothing near me other than SDA! Not that I've made up my mind yet anyway.
Q: Proverbs 4:24 NLT
[24] Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.
What examples can we make of this, not general english profanties, but could their be certain single words that shouldn't be spoken or is it usage-context-dependent?
The key here is to recognise that genuine believers are part of the Bride of Christ - and thus that we should behave in a way consistent with what the Lord would want in a bride.
He wants (and deserves and indeed requires) a Bride without spot. If a given word is filthy in a particular context, then we should never use it in that context.
Don't hesitate to shout if I haven't covered the topic to the extent you desired.
P.S. I urge you to prayerfully take a look at this: https://www.bayith.org/BTRBVDpart1.htm
Is SGT a Canadian with prior or current association with NORAD?
What is NORAD's role in the NWO takeover of the heavens above?
Isn't Space Force the same deal and where does NATO fit into all of this?
Queen of the Heavens, we Hail Thee (Ave Regina Caelorum)
Switzerland? Temple Heidi.
NORAD having a role in conquering heaven? I'm sorry buddy, I don't even know what you're trying to refer to.
Heavily Jesuit Catholic and Freemasonic Canada is European controlled. Flush it already.