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[Beren]

It`s good to remember that awesome truths that Christ told humanity.
Be one with God and your neighbor in Love. Be still and allow holy spirit to shape you.
Trust God with whole of your being.

Then you will know God and will know what really means that you are a child of God. A child grows up and becomes an inheritor of Father.
Imagine this- inheritor of all that is-God-Source-Love?

Indeed this is the truth.

[kreagle]

Posted by AwakeInADream (here)
I've noticed myself that the 'vibrations' within all kinds of churches, cathedrals and other holy places I have visited are all kind of special,
and I get the feeling that this quality about them has been nurtured over many years.

(Also David was a master musician wasn't he? I myself am still looking for his 'secret chord'. I know God loves music!)

AwakeInADream,

Brother, you are so right about the 'vibrations' within a church, cathedral, or holy place. God's House is a very 'special place' and those who attend these 'facilities' go a long, long way in establishing what 'kind of vibration' the facility has, ( and maintains)! On many occasions I have personally observed and heard many 'visitors' to our local Church specifically say,......" I felt something totally different, here, the very moment I walked through that front door". Statements like these certainly produce a 'feel good moment' when you hear them, but it definitely takes 'maintenance', ( from a 'Spiritual' standpoint), to retain this type of environment for all future visitors, too.

You mention David,....' a man after God's own Heart'. I think the following passage of scripture indicates why he was held in such 'high esteem' by our Lord.

Psalm 26:8 (KJV)

8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

It's attitudes like 'this', ( displayed by David), that set the 'tone,...and vibration', for our local assembly,....which all can then benefit from and enjoy! God's Spirit is very sensitive and readily recognizes when we treat Him, ( and His House), with complete respect.


Your brother, friend, and servant,........kreagle

[kreagle]

Happy New Year!!!


A passage of 'goodwill to all men/women',.....

Titus 2:11-15 (KJV)

11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

God Bless to 'all',.........kreagle

[kreagle]

The 'still small voice of God'

Sometimes we look in the 'wrong places' as we endeavor to 'hear from God'.

1 Kings 19:11-13
King James Version (KJV)

11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:

12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

God continues to 'speak' in many, many wondrous ways to us all,...'if' we will only keep our ears, ( and spirit), 'open to Him!'

God Is Speaking

Can you hear God speaking?
He’s talking to you now.
If you don’t it’s because you’re not listening
Or you don’t understand how.

The whisper of the wind,
The rustle of the breeze blown leaves,
The patter of the rain,
His voice is all of these.

The smile of a stranger,
The sunshine in the morn,
It’s the twinkle of the stars above
As another babe is born.

The Lord’s language is simplicity,
Not made of nouns and verbs.
It’s in the blooming of rose,
It’s in the growing of the herbs.

His words are in this beauty,
Seen only by the wise.
It’s what we take the time to view,
And what we will recognize.

Our Creator gave us everything,
We need not ask for more.
Give him thanks for what we have,
Give him thanks for what’s in store.

George C. Clements

God Bless,.....your brother,.......kreagle

[kreagle]

Posted by Beren (here)
It`s good to remember that awesome truths that Christ told humanity.
Be one with God and your neighbor in Love. Be still and allow holy spirit to shape you.
Trust God with whole of your being.

Then you will know God and will know what really means that you are a child of God. A child grows up and becomes an inheritor of Father.
Imagine this- inheritor of all that is-God-Source-Love?

Indeed this is the truth.

Hey Beren my brother,

In light of the poem above in post #424, ( God is Speaking,...by George C. Clements), it got me to thinking. I know you have produced, ( and published), some outstanding poetic gems, and no doubt, there must be several of them that contain some very beneficial, ( and Godly), messages for us all to prosper by. If so,.....would you please share some of them with us here? What a great 'addition' that would be to the thread, brother! I'm sure everyone else will agree, also!

Your brother,.......kreagle

[Beren]

Well Kreagle, thank you first for this appreciation.
I`ll share one here, it`s called "My beautiful Father"







I need to thank you.
I must,
my beautiful Father.

For all the life that I feel ,
because there is no other...

No one greater whom I can trust
In vastness of the universe,
In all thoughts that exist
you are there because YOU live...

For every breath that I take
and everything that I do
for all my senses and all I make
I yearn to say : "thank you..."

And I bless you and I love you.

And I ask you to send my blessing
across the lands, across the space
that every soul whom feel the light
may grow in their grace!

That`s why I need to thank you.
my dear Father in heaven,
For love is all there is,
let it shine - now and forever!

[kreagle]

Absolutely beautiful, Beren! Please share more of these 'gems' as you feel led of His Spirit. I implore everyone here to give a 'hearty', ( and brotherly), 'thank you' to Beren, and to equally request 'more' of the same.


Thanks Beren!,........your brother,......kreagle

[kreagle]

A 'Vision' for the Future,....2013 and beyond.....

I just got in from our 'annual' Church's New Year's Eve service. It was held from 10 p.m. until 12 a.m., followed by a breakfast and fellowship for all. It's a time of 'reflection of the past year', and what we have gone through, including the many blessings of God, or personal trials that we have all had to endure. It would be a huge error to think, ( or to portray), that the 'Christian life' is always one of 'blue skies and fresh smelling roses',....for that would be a complete misrepresentation. We all still have this thing called 'life' staring us squarely in the face, which has a way of throwing us all a 'nasty curve ball' every now and then.

Matthew 5:44-46 (KJV)

44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Yes, the 'same'... rays of sunshine,...and....drops of rain,....falls equally on 'both sides of the fence'. The evil/unjust get just as much as the good/just from an impartial God who loves us all. The only difference that can be deciphered between these to two groups of individuals is a thing called 'vision'. What is it that 'one group sees' that the 'other doesn't'? It seems that while one group sees sunshine, ( or rain), only, and nothing else,.....the 'other group' sees an Almighty God personally involved in all of the situations of life that come our way, good or bad. When times are 'good',...He's with me/us,.....and when times are 'bad',....He's still with me/us! It all boils down to what you either 'see', or don't see,....what you 'understand', ( see),....or don't understand,.....it's called 'vision'!

As I stated to begin with, I had just gotten back from the Church service that I indicated above, and clicked back on our Avalon Forum and specifically noticed that our thread, here, had accumulated 20,020 Views.

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With a 'number' like that, I couldn't help to think of the 'perfect vision' that is associated with the reading,.....20/20. I know this may appear, ( and sound), trivial to some of you here at Avalon, but I genuinely believe that God is specifically using this thread, and 'many of you',....( with an 'occasional' word from me), to enable us all to 'see, and understand' what's facing us down the road. It's through His Word and the quest we are on, here, that we are developing a 'vision' for the future',....and beyond, my dear friends!

Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)

18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

I want to take this opportunity to personally 'thank each of you' who have participated, in some way, on this thread. Believe it or not, you have really assisted me in 'visualizing' some very great, ( and fascinating), truths contained within His Word. Some of your questions have caused me to 'dig a little deeper' into His Word than I might not, necessarily, have dug to begin with, which in turn has greatly enhanced my own personal 'vision', ( and walk), with God. I can only pray that any input that I have had the pleasure in sharing with you has equally been fruitful and enhancing to you, likewise.

Let us 'join' together, my many 'brothers and sisters', in our quest for much additional revelations from His Word. Let's NOT perish due to a lack of 'vision', my friends!


As 'always'!,......your brother, friend, and servant,.......kreagle

[kreagle]

Vision that 'fails to see!'

At one time, or the other, we have all been exposed to charts such as 'these' in our past,.....have we not?





While there are those who remain ingrained with the 'wisdom of this world', and are convinced that they are endued with 20/20 vision, ( or 'better'),....the Scriptures reveal a 'much different outlook' on their 'visionary abilities'.


The Prophet Ezekiel spoke of a people who would have eyes, ( and ears), and yet not be able to properly see out of those same eyes.

Ezekiel 12:2 (KJV)

2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.

From a 'Scriptural standpoint' it should be pointed out that mankind only begins to 'truly see, ( and understand)', spiritual matters when he/she 'involves his/her heart'. So much is completely missed, and never materialized before us, when we make the tragic mistake of only connecting the 'optic nerve' between the actual eye and our brain, and fail to allow our 'heart' to get involved in the 'vision process'.


Spiritual vision, ( and understanding), only comes into precise focus when we totally involve our 'heart'. When God sees that the 'heart' has been surrendered to Him,....something magical, ( and divine), begins to activate itself. As the connection between the 'natural eye' and the optic nerve filters what is 'seen, ( and understood),' down through the 'heart', it consequently gives the recipient/believer a 'vision, ( and understanding),' that they otherwise would have never received.


As mentioned above,......God looks on the 'heart',.....and then knows whether you are ready for His glorious revelations, or not.

1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV)

7 ......... for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

In the following passage from Proverbs, the 'believer' is referred to as 'simple,....and fools', which will cause many to become 'offended',....but it literally, ( and accurately), defines how the 'rest of the world' views the 'dedicated believer' who has surrendered their 'heart' over to God.

Proverbs 8:1-5 (KJV)

8 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

I can assure many of you that I have personally been on the 'receiving end' of being referred to as 'simple,....and a fool' by various 'family members',.....'business associates',.....'casual acquaintances',......and yes,...various 'Avalon members, here'. There were times in my 'early' Christian walk, that it 'hurt',.....but I have since learned, a long time ago, that this type of 'mentality' simply 'comes with the territory'. Paul equally spoke of this to the Church in Corinth.

1 Corinthians 4:10 (KJV)

10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

Yes,....to a 'world who knows everything, ( or so they say they do!),'....it will always be regarded as a 'very foolish, ( and simple), thing to do', in surrendering one's heart over to God. That type of rationale will never be understood by a world who only views things from the 'eye to the brain',.....and never truly involves a 'surrendered heart to God' in the 'visual equation'.


Only,......the 'heart',......can see, ( and understand),...who God really is!


Only,......the 'heart',.......can see, ( and understand),...His Gospel Message of His Death,...Burial,.....and Resurrection,....and how simple it is to apply it to one's life,....by simply obeying the message Peter gave in Acts 2:38.


Only,......the 'heart',......can see, ( and understand),....how to get you to that 'special place'.



Sounds kind of 'simple,.....and.....foolish' doesn't it?

1 Corinthians 1:18-21(KJV)

18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

Open your 'hearts',.....my brothers, and sisters,....that you might truly 'see'!




Your brother, friend, and servant,........kreagle

[kreagle]

Beware of 'Snake on Board!'




SSSSSSSSTOWAWAY: This python made an unfortunate seat selection, pinned to the wing of a Qantas flight yesterday

SNAKE ON A PLANE: 10-foot python hangs from Qantas jet wing
By ANDY SOLTIS
Last Updated: 5:38 AM, January 11, 2013
Posted: 12:58 AM, January 11, 2013
Paging Samuel L. Jackson.

Sleepy passengers aboard an early-morning flight from Australia yesterday had their own “snakes on a plane” experience when a 10-foot-long python hitched a ride on a wing.

About 20 minutes into Qantas Flight 191 from Cairns for Papua New Guinea, a female passenger spotted the scrub python, the longest of the species in Australia.

“There's a snake on the wing. There’s its head, and if you look closely, you can see a fraction of its body,” she said.

The snake apparently crawled into a landing bay before takeoff, but was forced out of its cozy spot in flight.

“There was no panic,” another passenger, Robert Weber, told the Sydney Morning Herald. “At no time did anyone stop to consider that there might be others on board” — as in Jackson’s 2006 high-altitude horror flick, “Snakes on a Plane.”

The fascinated passengers watched as the snake rolled up tightly until a strong wind caught its tail “pulling him straight out,” Weber said.

Both pilots took turns visiting the rear of the plane to watch the snake struggle against winds of about 250 mph.

“He should be dead,” one pilot said, according to Weber.

The snake was also battling an outside air temperature of 10 degrees.

It held on for the entire one-hour, 50-minute flight, but when the plane landed in Port Moresby, the land crew found it had died.

“We have never heard of this happening before,” the airline said.

andy.soltis@nypost.com

In this 'very interesting, ( and recent), moment',.......I think it should be noted that there literally is a 'snake', ( ie.,....Satan, himself), that is exhausting every possible method he can deploy to 'attach himself' to our lives. His ultimate goal is to 'hitch a ride' to wherever our 'journeys in life' carry us. The tragic side of this is that 'most individuals' do not realize that he has become firmly entrenched, ( and attached), to their lives and causing complete havoc the entire way. The Scriptures firmly warn each of us that he is 'just outside the window of our lives',.....if we'll only take the time to 'look', and then take 'proper, corrective' measures to 'shake him loose'.

1 Peter 5:8-9 (KJV)

8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

'Faith',...followed up with obedience to the Gospel Message delivered by Peter in Acts 2:38, will 'shake this Snake', ( Satan), from your life! Whatever you do,...don't make the mistake that many others do and 'allow him to hang in there' as you endeavor to navigate this journey we refer to as life.


Don't let him 'tag along',.....when you can be totally 'free!'

John 8:36 (KJV)

36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

God Bless,.....your brother, friend, and servant,.......kreagle

[Camilo]

I think we should consider this possibility...

Could Jesus Christ Be One Of The First Alien Hybrids, The Son Of An Extraterrestrial And An Earthly Woman?

Posted by admin in Asia, BREAKING NEWS, Israel, Palestine on August 12, 2012 21:26 / 1 comment

Could Jesus Christ Be One Of The First Alien Hybrids, The Son Of An Extraterrestrial And An Earthly Woman?

The religious virgin birth could be in actuality an alien intervention, and the son of God is in fact son of an extraterrestrial and an alien hybrid. It is hypothesized that when angels visited Mary in what she perceived as a dream, the dream was a visit by aliens. The aliens artificially inseminated her with genetically engineered or alien sperm. This alien was the “Angel-Gabriel” a member of the alien race. Jesus was alleged to have had superhuman abilities. Mary gave birth to Jesus while she was still a virgin, and therefore Jesus was one of the first alien-human hybrids. The Raelian Movement supports this outlook.

Through history it was often claimed that important people had miraculous births. For example, Plato was said to have been born by the union of the god Apollo with his mother. Alexander the Great was said to have been conceived when a thunderbolt fell from heaven and made his mother Olympias pregnant before her marriage to Philip of Macedon. While in the book of Genesis it was told that the sons of gods had intercourse with women to produce heroes.

The gods and heroes of the Mystery religions were all born of virgins. In the first century, this belief was prevalent. Because the Mystery religions are much older than Christianity, it seems that these ideas were creeping into the Nazarene Community concerning Jesus. That is, he was the product of a union between a mortal and a God, with the God being an extraterrestrial, or referred to as an ET.

Looking more closely at the birth of Jesus, four gospels mention the life of Jesus. Mark, the earliest gospel, written in the early 70’s A.D., does not mention the birth of Jesus. The gospel of John claims that Jesus was the son of Joseph, and thus not a virgin birth. Only the gospels of Matthew and Luke refer to the biological miracle of a virgin woman being made pregnant by an act of God and giving birth to a son. It was through these two versions of the gospel, that the status of Jesus was elevated to the status of the Greek savior gods. Around the first century as Christianity spread, the Pagans were hesitant to follow a God who was not born of a God, ET, and a virgin mother. Christianity was deeply rooted in the Graeco-Roman world. With the adoption of the virgin birth, pagans were more accepting of Christianity and began to convert and also brought their religious beliefs. Possibly this elevation of Jesus to status of God, ET, and a virgin leads Christianity to have some extraterrestrial basis.

With the contribution of Matthew and Luke, who present the virgin birth story, there are minor differences. The alien representation, Gabriel, appeared to Joseph according to Matthew, while it was to Mary in Luke. The announcement made by the alien, Gabriel, took place before Mary’s conception in the writings of Luke and after the conception in the writing of Matthew.

Other extraterrestrial influences surrounding the birth of Jesus include the star of Bethlehem, signaling the location of the birth. It is believed that the star was in fact a UFO, which the wise men were motivated to follow via alien telepathic communication. When the translation is commonly done from the Greek language, the accepted word is “wise men” but in this context it probably means astronomer or astrologer.

Between the birth of Jesus and his ministry that began roughly around the age of thirty, little is documented. This could have been an extended period of “missing time.” During this missing time the hybrid Jesus may have been instructed, trained, and prepared by his alien father and their race for his role as son of ET before the human race. This would be in the preparation of miracles, preparing exorcisms, controlling nature, curing the sick and raising the dead. , The final proof that Jesus was no ordinary human and of possible ET origin is the physical resurrection, which is mentioned in all four Gospels. Mark relates that Jesus was scourged by and treated brutally by Roman guards, who crowned him with thorns, and crucified him at the ninth hour, which was 3 p.m. of that day. His body was wrapped in fine linen. This cloth today is rumored to have a miraculous imprint of the body of Christ. The remains of this cloth are the now famous Shroud of Turin.

The events of that first Easter morning come together like a mystical, supernatural puzzle. The Jewish Council, the Sanhedrin, trembled when they head the news of the empty tomb. They heard accounts of how, in the early hours of that morning a being in “snow-white” cloths with a light on its head as bright as morning had descended from the low oppressive clouds and terrified the Roman guarding the tomb of Jesus into a stupor. This strange figure, assumed by the Jewish priests to be a heavenly being, referred to as an angel of some ordered, proceeded to move away the colossal stone blocking the tomb’s entrance with superhuman might. It was revealed by Mary Magdalene that two unearthly–looking men dressed in white clothes had been near the entrance of the tomb. It was disclosed that one of the eerie figures said: “Be not afraid seek, Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified. He is not here. . . . he is risen. ..Tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galiee;there see him, as he said unto you.” This enigmatic man in white later vanished into the skies as mysteriously as he appeared. Could his departure have been into the mothership that circled the Earth orbit? Could this ship have been understood as the Star of Bethlehem, the one that foretold his birth?

When the resurrected Jesus reappeared to his faithful disciplines, he seemed to have undergone a ghostlike transformation. It is said he bi-located, allowed himself to be seen in several places at once simultaneously.

Two books, Apocryphon Jacobi and Epistle of the Apostles, suppressed by the Church for centuries gives an insightful account of the accession into the heavens. The Christian Bible gives very limited detail into the accession.

It occurred at the ridge, east of Jerusalem, known as the Mount of Olives. The resurrected Jesus was talking to his followers when a clap of thunder and lighting interrupted him. The roll of thunder rumbled the entire mountain, and a chariot, descended through the clouds. This chariot was known as a Merkaba, a celestial vehicle of angels. The texts describe how Jesus entered the Merkaba, was welcomed by the angels who were dressed in “white apparel.” And the apostles watched in wonderment as Jesus rose higher and higher into the heavens until he and the angels in the Merkaba were lost to sight. Could this have been his return to the mothership and to the father of his lineage?

We are in the year of 012, a year of great anticipation and expectation. It is the end of the Mayan calendar on the winter solstice of December 21, 012. I offer this possible explanation of the outcome to follow based on the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of an extraterrestrial and an earthly woman, gods Quetzalcoatl of the Mesoamericas, and the culmination of the end of the Mayan calendar and the birth of a new world, all intertwined with the science of ufology. In this segment of the research, I have examined and presented the son of ET and the relevance to the current holiday season.

“As with all gods, there is a promise to return one day, the truth being, no gods return, we return to light. Some Mormon scholars believe that Quetzalcoatl, as a white bearded God who came from the sky and promised to return, was actually Jesus Christ, proposed son of ET. According to the Book of Mormon, Jesus visited the American natives after his resurrection.”

Starbrite A. Sparkles – UFO DIGEST

[kreagle]

Camilo,

There has always been a plethora of accounts, ( and documentations), which branch off into a completely different direction than the one depicted, ( and recorded), in the Scriptures. In order to accept this particular view by Ms. Starbrite A. Sparkles, one would need to abandon the core principals and directives of the Scriptures, of which I am not personally willing to do.


Ms. Sparkles 'UFO Digest article' not only diminishes the Divinity of Christ,....but in reality endeavors to eliminate It, altogether. This is certainly the 'wrong direction' to go in relationship to acquiring knowledge of our God and His Word.

1 Timothy 6:14-16 (KJV)

14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Brother,....to each his/her own,.....but I will have to 'respectfully' disagree with you on this issue.



Peace,.....and God Bless,.......kreagle

[Camilo]

Posted by kreagle (here)
Camilo,

There has always been a plethora of accounts, ( and documentations), which branch off into a completely different direction than the one depicted, ( and recorded), in the Scriptures. In order to accept this particular view by Ms. Starbrite A. Sparkles, one would need to abandon the core principals and directives of the Scriptures, of which I am not personally willing to do.


Ms. Sparkles 'UFO Digest article' not only diminishes the Divinity of Christ,....but in reality endeavors to eliminate It, altogether. This is certainly the 'wrong direction' to go in relationship to acquiring knowledge of our God and His Word.

1 Timothy 6:14-16 (KJV)

14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Brother,....to each his/her own,.....but I will have to 'respectfully' disagree with you on this issue.



Peace,.....and God Bless,.......kreagle

Kreagle,

By posting this article from UFO Digest I'm not saying that I agree with it, just that it's a possibility that should be considered. On the other hand I rely more than anything else in my own spirit than in any outside authority like the bible, so I respectfully disagree with your disagreement, so let's just agree to disagree.

I was born and grow up in an environment where we were taught the bible's version of Christ life, which is a disappointing reality, so I learned to find the unanswered questions inside of me, and guess what?....I found them.

I believe in Christ, in God, but not in the bible or any other so called "sacred scriptures" or any religion, as those are all man made, tinted with personal believes and misperceptions.

[AwakeInADream]

Posted by kreagle (here)
In this 'very interesting, ( and recent), moment',.......I think it should be noted that there literally is a 'snake', ( ie.,....Satan, himself), that is exhausting every possible method he can deploy to 'attach himself' to our lives. His ultimate goal is to 'hitch a ride' to wherever our 'journeys in life' carry us. The tragic side of this is that 'most individuals' do not realize that he has become firmly entrenched, ( and attached), to their lives and causing complete havoc the entire way. The Scriptures firmly warn each of us that he is 'just outside the window of our lives',.....if we'll only take the time to 'look', and then take 'proper, corrective' measures to 'shake him loose'.

Hi Kreagle!

Great post!(#430)

I think the same thing is being said lately, on many different threads and from many different perspectives and I think it's quite useful to get a handle on the problem through all of these different lenses. In many ways knowing the nature of the problem isn't as important as understanding the solution, which is very simple. It doesn't matter if the adversary is called Satan or weather you call him an alien parasite or just think of it as a malfunctioning mind/ego problem created by TPTB. What matters is that even though people on this forum have some drastically different beliefs, most of us do realize there is a problem that is deeply rooted in each of us, and that the only answer to this is awareness, mindfulness, watchfulness, belief (with absolute certainty) and of course to erase fear entirely. No matter how we each individually view the problem, the solution is the same for all of us. It is quite a joy for me to look beneath the surface, behind the meaning of words, names and ideologies and to see that we are all basically the same people, with the same fears, hopes and concerns. I know that one day all of the people in the world will join forces, no matter what their religion, culture or system of belief, and defeat this adversary once and for all. I believe this will happen soon.

Below is the image of one of the 72 names of God from the Kabbalistic tradition, over which was written:
"GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION BEGINS IN YOUR OWN HEART"


I was going to ask a question but I got a little carried away, so I'll ask it next time.

Cheers!

Awake

[kreagle]

Posted by AwakeInADream (here)

Below is the image of one of the 72 names of God from the Kabbalistic tradition, over which was written:
"GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION BEGINS IN YOUR OWN HEART"


I was going to ask a question but I got a little carried away, so I'll ask it next time.

Cheers!

Awake

AwakeInADream,


I'm not so sure that 'the 72 names of God' referred to, here, are confusing to a majority of people. Confusion seems to be the 'ruling principle' when it comes to Christianity, and common sense tells me where that confusion is coming from. You can rest assured that Satan will go to 'extreme measures' to conceal the 'real name of God' and the power, ( and 'salvation'), that is behind that 'name'.


The Prophet, Isaiah, gave a 5-count prophetic description concerning that 'name'.

Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

In addition to this, I don't think it's by coincidence that this 'name' just 'happens to be written with 5 letters',....also!


The name of 'JESUS' simplifies, ( and totally characterizes), the 'complete name of God'. Without 'baptism in the name of Jesus',...the Scriptures inform us that salvation is not possible.

Acts 4:10-12 (KJV)

10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

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

This is 'why' the Apostles 'specifically, ( and 'exclusively'), baptized every believer of the New Testament Church in the 'name of Jesus', and 'NEVER' resorted to simply using His 'titles' of,......'Father,....Son,.....or Holy Ghost!'



'Names' are certainly important,....but God doesn't need '72' of them,.....'One' will do, my dear friend!

Philippians 2:9-11 (KJV)

9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

God Bless and reveal,..........kreagle



P.S. BTW brother, what was your 'question'?

I was going to ask a question but I got a little carried away, so I'll ask it next time.

[AwakeInADream]

Hi Kreagle!

I was just wondering, since you brought up the topic of snakes, about the symbolism in Numbers 21:9 where Moses placed a brass serpent on a pole so that "if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass he lived".

I would like your take on this matter, since in many ways the OT is much more confusing that the NT.

I will give you the Kabbalistic view on this. The phrase I just quoted in Hebrew "if a serpent had.......he lived" by Gematria(numerology) adds up to 358 as does the Hebrew word "Messiah". So the Kabbalists see this as a prophecy of the coming Messiah. Also I think it is symbolic of the coming crucifixion. There are a few other things which point to Jesus from a deeper look at the Hebrew letters in this part but I can't find references to them right now.

I think in many ways, even though the New Testament is simpler, it can still only be fully understood in light of the Old Testament.

In truth the snake symbolism used by Moses makes me a little uncomfortable, but I know you can clear this issue up for me.

Cheers!

Awake

(Just to clarify my view. I hold The Hebrew Alephbet to be a holy one, created and used by the hand of God.
I have meditated on the Hebrew names of God YHVH(Jehova) and EHIH(the name given at the burning bush), and found them by a vision to have a different energy about them,
YHVH appearing to me more personal and 'friendly', and EHIH more direct and forceful.)

[kreagle]

Posted by AwakeInADream (here)
Hi Kreagle!

I was just wondering, since you brought up the topic of snakes, about the symbolism in Numbers 21:9 where Moses placed a brass serpent on a pole so that "if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass he lived".

I would like your take on this matter, since in many ways the OT is much more confusing that the NT.

I will give you the Kabbalistic view on this. The phrase I just quoted in Hebrew "if a serpent had.......he lived" by Gematria(numerology) adds up to 358 as does the Hebrew word "Messiah". So the Kabbalists see this as a prophecy of the coming Messiah. Also I think it is symbolic of the coming crucifixion. There are a few other things which point to Jesus from a deeper look at the Hebrew letters in this part but I can't find references to them right now.

I think in many ways, even though the New Testament is simpler, it can still only be fully understood in light of the Old Testament.

In truth the snake symbolism used by Moses makes me a little uncomfortable, but I know you can clear this issue up for me.

Cheers!

Awake

(Just to clarify my view. I hold The Hebrew Alephbet to be a holy one, created and used by the hand of God.
I have meditated on the Hebrew names of God YHVH(Jehova) and EHIH(the name given at the burning bush), and found them by a vision to have a different energy about them,
YHVH appearing to me more personal and 'friendly', and EHIH more direct and forceful.)

AwakeInADream,


Hey my dear friend,

In reference to your 'question',....I am convinced that the 'serpent worshipping' part is derived from, yet, one more example of Satan's attempt to take what 'belongs exclusively to God' and to 'claim it for himself, also'!

No doubt, this 'wrongful practice of worshipping serpents', was brought along and supported by 'misunderstandings of the Scriptural Texts'! There is an account in the Book of Numbers, where the nation of Israel began to 'murmur against God and Moses' because of their 'treacherous journey' and the 'menu God had them on', consisting of 'Divinely supplied water and bread, (manna). Their murmurings led to God sending 'fiery serpents' among the people,....they were bitten,.....and many of them died. After the people of Israel 'acknowledged their sin,....and repented,....Moses interceded and prayed for them to God. God, then, honored the prayers of Moses and instructed him to 'make a serpent of brass, place it on a pole, and 'lift it above the people for them to see.'

Numbers 21:6-9 (KJV)

6 And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

To add to this 'Scriptural misunderstanding',.....Jesus also referred to this 'same incident' one day as he was speaking to Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, in the Book of John.

John 3:14 (KJV)

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

It seems that there have been 'many individuals' who have 'totally misinterpreted and misunderstood' both of these passages, by 'thinking it was Scripturally correct to worship serpents'! Satan, of course, has done an 'excellent job' in deceiving souls to believe this, also!


Upon closer scrutiny of 'these passages', it should be noted that, in no way, was there 'directions given to worship the serpent',.....'just to simply lift it on the pole for them to see!' They were to 'look,...or behold,...the serpent!'

It was the purpose of God, here, to teach His people, Israel, a 'lesson that they would, ( or should), never forget! He simply wanted to 'drive the point home' by literally saying,......"when you, Israel, wonder what caused this calamity to befall you,......just look up on that pole,.....at the serpent!" There is your culprit, Israel,....the 'serpent, (sin),.....'that' is what has brought 'death to your camp'! When the Israelites obeyed the 'simple directions of Moses' and beheld, ( or looked), at the brass serpent and acknowledged that 'sin', ( ie. Satan, the 'snake'), had brought this calamity upon them, they were miraculously healed and spared from death.


In the Book of John 3:14, the Scriptures are not associating the 'Son of man, (Jesus),.....with the serpent, (sin),......but are, once again, simply 'instructing humanity to lift Jesus up,....for all to see!' It goes on to say that 'if' we do this,....He will draw all men unto Him!,....and this is 'exactly what was done', and happened. He was 'lifted on a pole', (Cross), at Calvary, and 'likewise saved us all' from a spiritual death! As with 'Israel',....we are to likewise 'behold' our Saviour on the 'pole', ( Cross), acknowledge our 'individual sin', and thoroughly 'repent' of our sin. He will, indeed, then keep His Word,....for He will, ( and has), 'drawn all men unto Himself'!

John 12:31-33 (KJV)

31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.

On one 'pole' we find the manifestation of 'sin', ( ie. Satan, the 'snake'),....what 'it' will do to you,..... which leads to 'death and damnation'.

On the other 'pole' we find the manifestation of 'righteousness', ( God revealed in the flesh,...in the role of the Sacrificial Lamb),....what He can, ( and will), do for you,.....which leads to 'everlasting life and blissful eternity'.


We 'all' have the choice as to 'which pole to behold',.....do we not? What appears to be a 'no brain-er' seems to be a 'clouded issue' to a great deal of wayward individuals!




(in conclusion)


Satan would love to have you think that 'he can save you,....but he cannot!'

Satan, through deception, will try to get you to 'worship the serpent',(him),...if you let him!

He will have you 'looking in the wrong direction,...on 'him',.....instead of 'HIM', ( Jesus), if you are not 'spiritually awakened'!


Do you 'hear the spiritual alarm clock ringing, my friends?'




Your servant, friend, and brother,.......kreagle

[Camilo]

The controllers have been hiding the true historical origin of not only humanity, but Christ as an extraterrestrial presence for a very long time. They hijacked the written and oral histories of our indigenous tribes and created the planetary Christ story to promote the crucifixion of humanities real inner spirit. For those of us as awakened Starseeds, we had a better comprehension of this fact, as most of us knew that the Christ consciousness was not from here, as we are not from here.

[kreagle]

Posted by Camilo (here)
The controllers have been hiding the true historical origin of not only humanity, but Christ as an extraterrestrial presence for a very long time. They hijacked the written and oral histories of our indigenous tribes and created the planetary Christ story to promote the crucifixion of humanities real inner spirit. For those of us as awakened Starseeds, we had a better comprehension of this fact, as most of us knew that the Christ consciousness was not from here, as we are not from here.

Camilo,

You are certainly within your 'rights' to believe as you have articulated, here. They are in contradiction to the Scriptures, but you have also made it clear that you don't ascribe to the Bible's validity, which is, once again, your right to do also. You seem to feel that the Bible is 'tainted',....and I , ( and many others), do not. When I 'unconditionally' believed in God's Word,..... applied It's principles,.....and obeyed the Gospel Message as laid out by the Apostle Peter, in Acts 2:38, I was filled with the Holy Ghost,.....just like the Bible said, ( and promised!) God's Word is certainly valid and will become a reality in the lives of 'those who place their trust in Him'.


I'm not sure what your 'belief' has done for you,.......but the above account tells you what 'my belief' has done for me.


The 'choices' we all make, ( and abide by), are ones that we will all have to live with, and carry eternal consequences.


Choose wisely, my dear friend.



Peace, my friend,..........kreagle

[AwakeInADream]

Thank's Kreagle!

I understand now, and the meaning is much simpler than the modern mind would allow it to be. "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar" or a snake is just a snake, a pitiful creature that crawls on its belly, and in the end, powerless, unless you fall for it's lies.

Cheers!

Awake