THE CREATOR
The Great Bible Race is the brainchild of Pulitzer Prize winner Melvin Claxton, the founder and CEO of Epic 4D.
Mr. Claxton is a highly decorated journalist, historian, author, media consultant, lecturer and lifelong Bible trivia enthusiast. He oversaw the team of biblical experts from more than half a dozen countries who contributed to the game’s exhaustive, 17,000-plus question database.
Claxton, a former national investigative reporter with the Chicago Tribune and Detroit News, has written extensively on social ills such as crime, violence and poverty. His work has won dozens of national journalism awards, and he is a multiple winner of the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, the Scripps Howard Journalism Award, the Unity in the Media award and the Associated Press Managing Editors Award.
Claxton is the co-author of “Uncommon Valor: A story of race, patriotism, and glory in the final battles of the Civil War.” His work has been cited in dozens of books and publications and featured on ABC News Prime time Live and Inside Edition television shows. He has been interviewed by numerous media outlets including, BBC, CNN, The New York Times, USA Today, Miami Herald and Washington Post.
Claxton, who won a Pulitzer Prize for public service in 1995 and was a finalist for a second in 2003, is currently spearheading the company’s development of foreign language versions of the game.
DEVELOPER
Epic 4D is a unique animation and video game development company that produces high-quality, education video games. Using state-of-the-art technology and innovative animation techniques, our talented game creators, animators and highly skilled game programmers are committed to creating world-class video games and apps.
Epic 4D is a Michigan based company led by Founder/CEO Melvin Claxton and Vice-President Brandon Claxton. The company has several major projects in development and is leading the way in educational video games and video game holographic technology. The company will release its first series of holograms later this year.
ADVISORY BOARD
Gordon Campbell
Charles H. Ellis
Stanley Morris
James Perkins
Don Greve
Dorinda Clark
Abraham Thompson
Melvin Mcray
Leon Wellington
James McIlhone
Melvin Claxton
PROFESSOR GORDON CAMPBELL
Internationally renowned Bible scholar, author and noted professor Gordon Campbell is the Senior Bible Consultant at the Great Bible Race.
Professor Campbell, universally regarded as one of the world’s foremost scholars on the King James Bible, is currently a senior consultant for the $800-million Museum of the Bible, which will open in Washington, D.C., in September 2017. His principal responsibility with the museum concerns the section devoted to Biblical archaeology and the history of the Bible, but he is also involved in many other aspects of the planning process.
Professor Campbell is a Renaissance and seventeenth-century specialist. His published work includes Biblical studies and historical theology. He is well known for his interest in reference materials. In the last decade he has written an 800,000-word encyclopedia, edited three multi-volume encyclopedias, contributed to various electronic resources, and participated in the construction of Oxford Scholarly Editions Online.
A much in demand public speaker, Professor Campbell has traveled and lectured extensively since 2011, which marked the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible. Since then, he has given some 70 lectures on the KJV in Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Ireland, Israel, Romania, Switzerland, the United States and the Vatican. Venues have included cathedrals, churches, clubs, exhibitions, libraries, the Inns of Court, learned societies, literary festivals and universities.
He published a monograph on the history of the King James Bible and an edition of the 1611 text. The British government bought 21,144 copies of his edition of the Bible and presented a copy to every primary and secondary school in England. He has also contributed to BBC radio and television programs on the KJV.
He is the author of several works on the KJV Bible, including: The Language of the King James Bible; The King James Bible and its impact on English culture, 17th to 19th centuries; The King James Bible in the Modern World; The King James Version; The King James Bible: Listening and Reading; The Catholic Contribution to the King James Bible.
BISHOP CHARLES H. ELLIS III
Charles Ellis III is the presiding bishop of the 1.3 million-member Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (P.A.W.). A beloved pastor and bestselling author, he is the tenth elected presiding bishop of the world’s oldest apostolic organization.
In addition to the top P.A.W. position, Bishop Ellis is the senior pastor of Greater Grace Temple in Detroit. He also brings the message of God’s love to a potential 50 million viewers across the nation each week on “The Word Network” and other TV and radio outlets.
At Greater Grace Temple, Bishop Ellis pastors nearly 8,000 parishioners and is known as a leader “with a heart for people.” In 2002, Bishop Ellis and the Greater Grace Temple family celebrated the grand opening of the church’s new $36 million worship complex.
This state of the art facility includes a 4,000-seat auditorium, an elegant banquet hall, offices and a conference center. Under Bishop Ellis’ leadership, Greater Grace Temple now has over 300 ministries, some of which are heavily involved in community service.
Greater Grace operates housing units for seniors and families, two charter schools (Grades K- 8), a Montessori daycare center, a print shop, a television and recording studio, a travel agency and a funeral home. Most of these enterprises are headquartered at the church’s 20-acre complex known as the “City of David.” These ministries positively impact the Detroit community where Bishop Ellis he is a respected leader.
Bishop Ellis is committed to public service and serves on many boards and community organizations, including the Detroit Zoological Society and Vanguard/DMC Health System Hospital in Detroit. He is the founder and president of the GGT Non-profit Housing Corporation and chairman of the Mayor’s Strategic Framework Plan Task Force.
Bishop Ellis is a Business Administration graduate of Wayne State University with a major in Accounting. He also holds an honorary doctorate from Aenon Bible College. He is married to Crisette Michelle, and is the proud father of three children: Kiera, Charles IV, and Kirsten who made her transition in 1994.
DR. STANLEY L. MORRIS
Dr. Morris is a renowned linguistic expert and Bible translator. In 1975, he founded “International Bible Translators, Inc.,” an organization that brought together a talented group of scholars dedicated to biblical research. Previously, Dr. Morris worked in the Translations Department of the American Bible Society in New York, where he was mentored by Dr. Eugene A. Nida, the world’s foremost authority on Bible translating.
Dr. Morris also worked closely with Dr. Robert Bratcher, the principal translator of Today’s English Version (Good News for Modern Man), along with Dr. Bruce M. Metzger, the famous New Testament scholar from Princeton.
In 1982, Dr. Morris founded Lingua Tech, which provided a variety of services, including the typesetting of exotic foreign languages, difficult word processing, high-speed scanning, optical character recognition (OCR), and the creation of massive databases for CD-ROMs and DVDs. Dr. Morris is skilled in database design.
Dr. Morris’ many accomplishments include the creation of the first Bible CD-ROM (in 1987-1988). This pioneering disc was called “The Bible Library.” Shortly afterward, he traveled to China to publish International English, a disguised Chinese-English missionary textbook printed inside communist China on government presses. However, it was eventually discovered by the Communist Party and summarily halted. The book was actually a dig lot Chinese-English book (with the New Testament incorporated within a grammatical textbook for learning English).
In 1995, he edited all of Strong’s Greek and Hebrew Dictionary for the back of Thomas Nelson’s New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
In 2014, Dr. Morris completed the final editing and the typesetting of The International English Bible (IEB) – 37 years of work! Dr. Morris has a Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Bible from Oklahoma Christian University, a Masters in Divinity (M.Div.) from Harding Graduate School of Religion, and a Doctorate in Ministry (D.Min.) from Hartford Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut.
He also holds a Master’s degree (M.A.) in Linguistics from Hunter College in New York City, and has now completed all classwork for the Ph.D. in linguistics from City University of New York.
REVEREND DR. JAMES C. PERKINS
The Reverend Dr. James C. Perkins is president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. He has served as pastor of Greater Christ Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, for thirty-three years. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio.
An internationally recognized minister, Dr. Perkins fulfills speaking engagements at churches, seminaries, and conferences across the United States and abroad. He was elected as the 20th president of the PNBC in August of 2014. Dr. Perkins is the author of Building Up Zion’s Walls: Ministry for Empowering the African American Family and Playbook for Christian Manhood: 12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys, published by Judson Press.
His other writings, as well as profiles of his ministry and details of his community activism, have been included in both secular and Christian publications such as Black Enterprise, USA Today, Ebony, American Baptist, The African-American Pulpit, a series of edited works by Judson Press, and the best-seller Success Runs in Our Race by George Fraser.
Believing that the church has a responsibility to serve both the temporal as well as the spiritual needs of the surrounding community, Dr. Perkins has established numerous enterprises that support that vision.
In 1992, he founded the Fellowship Nonprofit Housing Corporation as a vehicle for community economic development. In the spring of 2006, Providence Place was constructed. This $10 million development provides fifty single-family homes for low- and middle-income families.
Responding to the crisis he witnessed in the available educational options for young, urban African American males, Dr. Perkins instituted the Benjamin E. Mays Male Academy in 1993. This Kindergarten through sixth grade Christian school for boys operated for 17 years and positively impacted the future of hundreds of males.
Dr. Perkins, a past president of the Michigan Progressive Baptist Convention, has served on numerous boards and organizations. He is a member of the Detroit Baptist Pastors Council, the Detroit NAACP Chapter, and the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He is also on the board of the Micro-Enterprise Fund, the Baptist Joint Committee For Religious Liberty, the National Council of Churches and the Baptist World Alliance. He is a steering committee member of the Detroit Jobs Alliance, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Wiley College in Marshall, TX.
Dr. Perkins has received numerous awards. He is a recipient of the Ghandi, King, Ikeda Award, from Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA. His other awards and honors include: Pastor of the Year, Southern Christian Leadership Conference; the Benjamin E. Mays Award, Howard University, Washington, D.C.; the Charles Andrew Hill Achievement Award, the Michigan Progressive Baptist Convention; the Michigan Chronicle’s Pastor’s Salute Award; Who’s Who in Black Detroit (Inaugural Edition); and the Outstanding Church Leadership Award, American Baptist Churches of Michigan.
Dr. Perkins is married to Linda Adkins Perkins and is the father of two daughters and the grandfather of one grandson.
DON J. GREVE
Don Greve is the founding pastor of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Oklahoma and a successful Christian entrepreneur and community leader. During his tenure as pastor of St. Mark’s from 1962 to 1971, the church became the 5th fastest growing Methodist Church in the nation.
In 1981, Greve founded the Oklahoma City Men’s Branch of Bible Study Fellowship, which under his teaching leadership became one of the nation’s largest men’s fellowship groups. Greve’s success in growing ministries has been duplicated many times in business.
He founded a carpet manufacturing company in rural Oklahoma to employ Native Americans, and grew the company to more than $100 million in sales in eight years.
Greve, who in 1967 was named one of the Top Ten Young Men of the Nation, has received numerous honors and awards during his stellar career. He was named Oklahoma’s Small Businessman of the Year three times, National Small Businessman of the Year and National Golden Plate honoree, an honor shared with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Greve’s distinguished public service career includes an 18-year stint on the Putnam City School Board. During his time on the board, Putnam City High won the State scholastic contest 17 times. On all but one of these occasions, Putnam City High had more points than the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place schools combined.
Greve served as a member of the Warr Acres City Council and as Police Commissioner for four years.
Greve’s marriage to his high school sweetheart, Jan, produced two children: daughter Kim Phipps, who lives in Austin, Texas; and son John, who is deceased. Don Greve is currently the vice president at Casscom Media, a Texas-based distributor of Christian media products.
DORINDA CLARK-COLE
Dorinda Clark Cole is a three-time Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, evangelist and media personality. The daughter of renowned choir director Dr. Mattie Moss-Clark, Dorinda is a member of the legendary Clark Sisters gospel group. A trailblazing, six-time Stellar Gospel Music Award-winner, Dorinda is working on her fifth full-length solo album.
In addition to her role on the Great Bible Race advisory board, she is a national spokesperson for the game. She is also a successful television and radio talk show host. Her “Dorinda Clark Cole Radio Show” is nationally syndicated, and she is the host of TCT Networks’ “The Dorinda Show” and The Word Network’s “Gospel According to Dorinda.”
Dorinda is also taking the fashion design world by storm with her Dorinda Clark-Cole Rose Collection.
In 2015, she added reality television show star to her impressive resume when she joined the cast of Oxygen’s Preachers of Detroit. The show features seven men and women of the cloth in Detroit as they share their lives, transformations and triumphs in and out of the pulpit.
Dorinda has inspired fans and followers around the world with the power of her voice, message and music since childhood. She has skillfully mastered the delicate balance between music, life and ministry with resounding success — building a rich musical legacy that continues to shatter expectations in the entertainment industry. Dorinda’s dazzling vocals and powerful performances have connected her with fans worldwide and led to a series of successful albums.
In 2002, she released her critically acclaimed self-titled album “Dorinda Clark Cole,” followed by her live album “The Rose Of Gospel” in 2005.
In 2008, she topped the charts with “Take It Back,” followed by “I Survived” in 2011 and “Living It” in 2015.
As a pioneering singer, evangelist and media personality, Dorinda has several history-making milestones, including being the first African American woman to stand in the pulpit and preach in South Africa. She is also the first woman to minister on the TCT Network and the first woman to preach for Convocation within the Church of God in Christ.
In addition, she succeeded her mother, Dr. Mattie Moss-Clark, as the VP of the music department at COGIC, where she made history with sixteen years of service. Dorinda is the wife of Elder Gregory Cole, and mother of Nikkia and Gregory Jr.
ABRAHAM THOMPSON
Abraham “Abe” Thompson is an Emmy Award-winning executive producer with extensive business consulting, business management, broadcasting, marketing, public relations, media, entertainment, and production experience. Abe is known throughout the U.S. and abroad as a broadcaster, author, educator, businessman, business consultant, motivational speaker and producer. He is regularly called upon to deliver keynote speeches at events throughout the country.
Abe is presently Managing Principal of Creative One Consulting, LLC, which provides event management, marketing, talent and sponsorship acquisition, event décor, lighting, sound, graphic design, multimedia, furniture and fabric. He is also President/CEO of Partnership Radio and an instructor in the Media Department at Kennedy King College.
A successful businessman and consult, Abe was formerly principal manager for Specialty Care, a health care out-source company which provides hospital management, physician and clinical management and training and education in the health industry. Abe was also formerly an instructor at Columbia College in both the Media and Broadcast Departments.
Abe has participated in the marketing of films and international events since 1991, including the Cancun Jazz festival, Sinbad’s Soul Music Festival in St. Martin and the Latino Film Festival. An icon in the broadcasting industry, Abe has served as station manager for WVAZ-FM in Chicago, Illinois, chief operation officer of Silver Star Communications in Detroit, Michigan, vice president and station manager at Gannett Company Inc.’s WVON-AM and WGCI-FM.
A published author, his first book, My Thought, Your Book, Our Journey, for his son, Phoenix, was published in 2000.
Passionate about serving the community and the educational needs of our youth, Abe served as Chairman of the 1984 UNCF Special Promotions Committee, as well as the UNCF Telethon, he is a past board member of the Emergency Fund for Needy People, Volunteers of America, Safe Foundation, Rainbow Push and served on the Clear Channel Advisory Board.
Abe has received numerous media and community awards. He is currently a member of Rotary One, Board Member of the Christian Industrial League and A Safe Haven, as well as a member of the Board of the National Association of Black Screenwriters.
He, his wife Angela and son reside in Oak Park, Illinois.
MELVIN MCCRAY
Melvin McCray is an award-winning journalist and professor. He was an editor at ABC News from 1981 to 2009, where his work on Night Line, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, and Peter Jennings Special Reports was recognized repeatedly with the highest awards in broadcast journalism, including DuPont Columbia awards in 2005, 1996, and 1995.
He was also part of ABC News teams honored in 2004 with the Radio-Television News Directors Association’s Edward R. Murrow Award and in 2002 with a George Foster Peabody Award for coverage of the events of September 11, 2001, and their aftermath.
McCray is currently an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Since 1999, he has taught media and television journalism courses at Long Island University, the Institute for Indian Arts College, the Bread and Roses Cultural Project of 1199 SEIU, and Harlem Renaissance High School.
He is a former Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University, a visiting professorship he held for the 1999-2000 fall semester.
In 1979, McCray founded Media Genesis Solutions LLC, a Brooklyn-based production company. He serves as the company’s president and has created promotional videos, biographies and documentaries for a wide variety of religious, cultural and educational organizations including NASA, Princeton University, Pratt Institute, the Urban Resource Institute, the White Rock Church of Philadelphia, the Episcopal Church of New York and the New York Historical Society.
In 2013, McCray created the Digital Media Training Program in Harlem, an after school program that trains black and Latino youth in video, photography, animation, journalism and engineering. The program is supported with funding from the West Harlem Development Corporation.
McCray was a reporter for Money, People, Life and Time magazines from 1974 to 1978. He was responsible for writing feature magazine articles and special assignments, as well as assembling research material utilizing Time Incorporated’s worldwide network of news bureaus, the Editorial Reference Library, personal interviews and a wide range of outside sources.
McCray is a graduate of Princeton University. For the past ten years, he has served on the Selection Committee of the George Polk Awards in Journalism at Long Island University.
PASTOR LEON WELLINGTON
Pastor Leon Wellington is vice president and director of communication of the Inter American Division of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, which has more than 3.5 million members. He is also SDA coordinator of the ABC Islands – Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao – and secretary of the Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries.
Before joining the Inter American Division, he served as departmental director, secretary and president of the Central Jamaica Conference. He was secretary and president of SDA’s former West Indies Union.
Pastor Wellington obtained a Bachelors Degree in Theology from Northern Caribbean University and a Masters of Science Degree in Public Health from Loma Linda University.
Pastor Wellington has vast administrative experience, having served as secretary of the Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries organization for the past 14 years. His leadership has positively impacted the organization’s growth and development throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.
Pastor Wellington is happily married to Shirnet, a teacher by profession. They have two adult sons: Rohann, a pastor; and Handel, a commercial pilot. He has two grandchildren.
FATHER JAMES MCILHONE
Father James McIlhone is the director of biblical formation for Archdiocese of Chicago. A highly regarded priest-scholar, author and lecturer, he was a professor at Mundelein Seminary for 23 years. He is the recipient of numerous academic honors and accolades, and his missions, seminars and radio programs are widely popular and respected.
Father McIlhone has been a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago for more than 41 years. He entered Quigley Preparatory Seminary South and graduated in 1966, and attended Niles College of Loyola University where he graduated in 1970 with a BA degree in classical Languages in the honors program.
He attended St. Mary of the Lake Seminary and graduated with a Masters of Divinity and Bacculaureate in Sacred Theology in 1974.
He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 8, 1974.
In September of 1975, he was awarded the Licentiate in Sacred Theology from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary.
In 1987, Father McIlhone earned a doctorate degree in Religious Studies with an emphasis on the New Testament from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. That year, he was named to the faculty of the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary.
He has taught several courses at Mundelein Seminary in Old Testament, New Testament, Biblical Languages and Intertestamental Literature and Patristics.
He also serves as a faculty member and board member of the Chicago Catholic Scripture School, and a faculty member of the Institute of Diaconal Formation.
Father McIlhone is the author of the spiritual classic, “Word Made Clear.†He later turned this critically acclaimed book into a beloved Internet Bible study series by the same name.
In addition to his extensive pastoral and teaching work, Father McIlhone was an early embracer of computer technology. A self-taught computer guru, he served as chair of the Catholic Biblical Association’s computer committee from 1995-1999.
Before that, he was Chief Information Officer at the University of St. Mary of the Lake.
In addition to his role as a member of the advisory board of the Great Bible Race, Father McIlhone is a member of the Catholic Biblical Association, the Biblical Archaeology Society, the Society of Biblical Literature, the Chicago society of Biblical Research and the Catholic Theological Society of America.
He is currently working on an Electronic Commentary on the Gospel of John.
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I am born again in the name of the lord Jesus Christ. I would like to write an endorsement of approval about “The Great Bible Race.” This is a great game. That has made learning the bible and scriptures easier for me and my family. There have been many times were I have read the bible and something might not make sense to me, but with this program has placed another tool that can equip families on how to educate themselves on the bible. Sincerely,
Shaun Miller
Just a few lines of “Thanks” for this outstanding video game, The Great Bible Race. My son Moses, age 9, just enjoy beating me at the “Race” game, but I always close him out at the very end. The Great Bible Race is a wonderful Bible teaching tool for my family. We discuss the stories and questions with our son. We have family and friends in the DC, MD, VA, NJ, NY and NC that have purchased the games and are enjoying it. What a great way to promote the LOVE of God in a video trivia game. This is second only to the Number 1 selling book in the world, The Bible!!! Thank You & God Bless,
Rev. Moses Vincent, Jr.
Just wanted to share a few words with you regarding the Great Bible Race. Thank you for this wonderful trivia game. I found it to be relaxing, challenging and knowledgeable. I am always excited to learn more about God’s word. I find myself spending hours playing the race and watching me running the race. This is truly an awesome stress reliever. I would recommend this trivia game for everyone, especially if one would like to know more of God’s word and promises. Thanks again and may God continue to bless you.
Jean Stevenson
I am writing to share my satisfaction with the DVD that I purchased Great Bible Race for my family and I. After viewing and playing the DVD with my family, I was astonished by how educational, entertaining and empowering the tape was for learning the Bible. I consider my family to be well informed and knowledgeable about the Word. However, after playing the Great Bible Race Game, it became very clear that we did not know as much as we thought. I love the way it gives you the option to choose easy or hard questions. I really see myself growing in my knowledge of the word by choosing the different levels. In addition, my eleven and eight year old children are constantly playing the games and learning about he Lord at the same time. As an Education and Communication Consultant, I understand the importance of an engagement approach to learning. And, that is what you get from this DVD. I am letting all my friends and co-workers know about this wonderful resource for families and Christian education institutions. So, I want to thank you for blessing us with a wonderful recourse. I look forward to being entertained and growing as a Christian.
Dr. Carmen White President, Dramatic Solutions, Inc.
This game, which draws its 14,000 questions from all 66 books of the bible, is a powerful tool for disseminating God’s word. And we know that God has promised in Isaiah 55:11 that his word will not return to him void.
Bishop Charles Ellis III Presiding Bishop, Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
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How has your day been going?
Please allow me to some very significant news that’s been spreading throughout the internet regarding our future security.
We are coming towards a future of a one world cashless society in which we will be mandated to receive an RFID chip implanted in our body. This chip will store our data and we will lose much more of our privacy because of the tracking potential.
Even bigger news, have you heard that this was prophesied almost two thousand years ago by a man named Jesus? How could this be? Keep reading to see… This may be the most important article you will ever read.
..”Also he(the false prophet) compels all alike, both small and great, both the rich and the poor, both free and slave, to be marked with an inscription on their right hands or on their foreheads,
So that no one will have power to buy or sell unless he bears the stamp (mark, inscription), that is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
Here is discernment. Let anyone who has intelligence (penetration and insight enough) calculate the number of the beast, for it is a human number; his number is 666″ (Revelation 13:16-18 AMPC)..
Speaking of the final times, this can only be pointing to a society where physical currency is no more, which has yet to occur, but we are on the horizon of. Why? Why so? How come? Because we could still buy or sell without accepting the mark of the beast among one another if tangible money was still in use. It logically deduces itself to this reason.
The mark cannot be anything spiritual, because the word references two distinct physical spots. If it was spiritual, it would just say in the forehead.
This is just the beginning. It is astonishing how perfect the Bible is in regards to this RFID chip. Here are the details from a person named Carl Sanders who worked with a bunch of engineers to help develop this RFID chip in the 90’s.
Carl Sanders attended 17 New World Order conferences with heads of state officials such as Henry Kissinger and Bob Gates of the CIA to discuss plans on how to bring forth this one-world system. The US government commissioned Carl Sanders to engineer a microchip for identifying and controlling the peoples of the world-a microchip that would be inserted beneath the skin with a hypodermic needle(a quick, convenient system that would be progressively accepted by the nations).
Carl Sanders, along with a team of engineers behind him, with US grant monies provided by US tax dollars, took on this assignment and designed a microchip that’s powered by a lithium battery, rechargeable by means of the temperature fluctuations in our skin. Without the understanding of the Bible (Mr. Sanders was not a believer at the time), these men spent one-and-a-half-million dollars doing research on the best and most convenient location to have the RFID chip placed in the body.
These researchers discovered that the forehead and the back of the hand(the two locations Revelation says the mark will be placed) are not only the most convenient places, however are additionally the only viable locations for fast, consistent temperature changes within the skin to recharge the lithium battery. The microchip is about 7 millimeters in length, .75 millimeters in diameter, about the size of a grain of rice. It is capable of storing many pages of data you. All of your general records, work information, crime information, health data, and financial records will be stored on this microchip.
Carl Sanders believes that this RFID chip, which he regretfully helped bring forth, is the “mark of the beast” spoke of in Revelation 13:16-18. The Greek word for “mark” is “charagma,” which means a “scratch or etching.” It is also fascinating to observe that the number 666 is a word in the original Greek language. This word being “chi xi stigma,” with the end word, “stigma,” additionally meaning “to stick or prick. Carl believes this is referencing to the usage of a hypodermic needle being poked in the human flesh to insert the chip.”
Mr. Sanders reached out to a doctor asking what would take place if the lithium contained in the RFID chip was exposed in the human body. The physician answered by saying a horrible sore would appear in that location. This is what the scriptures of Revelation 16:2 says:
“And the first went and poured out his bowl into the land— and a bad and evil sore came upon the people having the mark of the beast and the ones giving worship to his image” (Revelation 16:2 DLNT).
The holy scriptures tell us we cannot buy or sell without accepting the mark, or the number of its name. The number being identified as 666. The Bible tells us to calculate the number 666. How do we calculate 666?
This is where it all tops off. Counting the number 666 has been long debated throughout the centuries, but has now been revealed in these last times by the revelation of God. What I will show you establishes itself with the holy scriptures the true meaning to calculate six-six-six.
In the Bible, God uses the number three for confirmation. Allow me to share some examples:
“For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one” (1 John 5:7 NKJV).
“and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4 NKJV).
“…Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” (Revelation 4:8 NKJV).
What is interesting is the the mark of the beast is described in detail in three distinct verses (Revelation 13:16,17,18), and each verse lists three different characteristics of the given subject. The last three being the number six being used 3 times in a row. Here is a key point to solving how to calculate the number 666.
What does it mean to calculate? It means to add up. So how could we add up 666? Remember my previous point regarding God confirming in threes. So logically, what would be the most rational way to add up the number 666? To count it equally in 3’s based off the number. It is not sensible to count it equally as 600+60+6, this would also take us back to the start. We cannot count it as 600+600+600, or 60+60+60, because there are no zeroes in between or at the end of 666. The only reasonable explanation we are left with is 6+6+6=18. What is interesting is that the verse that reveals for us to count the number of the beast itself is verse 18, being the 3rd verse out of 3 verses that describe the mark. What is 18 divided by 3? 6. So 3×6=18, or 6+6+6=18.
Another fascinating point is the only two other combinations (making a combined total of three possible combinations) for placing a plus symbol in between the 6’s are 66+6=72, and 6+66=72. Count both 72’s together and you get 144. Why the number 144 is interesting is because the verse following Revelation 13:18 is the first time in the Holy Bible where the 144,000 are being described in detail:
“Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads…” (Revelation 14:1).
If we add up all 3 numbers by counting 666 by moving the plus symbol around in all three possible combinations, it would be 72+72+18=162. What is interesting about the number 162, is, if you divide 144,000 by 162, you get 888. The name of Jesus in Greek gematria calculates to 888. The New Testament was written in the Greek language. Revelation 14:1 not only mentions the 144,000, but also the Lamb being Jesus Christ.
Now what is interesting concerning the number for Jesus, 888, is that if you apply this same formula, you get 8+8+8=24. Why the number 24? Revelation chapter 4 tells us there are 24 elders seated around the throne of God. This is the same throne where Jesus sits:
“Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads” (Revelation 4:2-4).
Now if you take 8+8+8=24, and 8+88=96, and 88+8=96, you get 24+96+96=216. Take 144,000 divided by 216 and you get 666. Take into account that this was the exact formulation to get the value 162 out of counting 666 that brought about the numeral 888 when dividing 144,000 by 162. It is perpetual.
With utilizing the identical method of counting by adding the “+” symbol in between the numbers, why do all these numbers relate in such a manner?
Yet another fascinating point to note is that if you add up all of the numbers from 1 to 36, it totals 666. The number 36, as in three sixes? Could this be a sign that we ought to add up three sixes instead of perceiving the number as six-hundred sixty six?
So what could this imply? We all know in this world we’re recognized by numbers in various forms. From our birth certificates to our social security card, also with our drivers license, being identified founded on a system of ruler ship. So it is plausible that this RFID microchip will incorporate a brand new identification that has a total of 18 characters.
Could this be the title of the beast, the number of its name? The one-world beast system which is identified by 18 characters? This could match the scriptures that speaks of a mark that we ought to have to buy or sell in our right hand or forehead, and that it also contains the number of the beast, in the course of a future cashless money society.
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The scriptures warns us in the end times that a false prophet will stand up performing miracles to deceive many to receive this mark:
“Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image” (Revelation 19:20).
At ALL COSTS, resist the mark!
“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name” (Revelation 14:9-11).
We’re living in very prophetic times with very important Biblical prophecies coming to pass. When Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel on December 6th of ’17, this was a big step to bring about the Third Temple prophesied in the Bible.
The scriptures warns us that the Antichrist will seat himself in this temple:
“…and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).
In the Islamic faith, they have a figure known as the Mahdi, referred to as their messiah who they are waiting to be revealed.
Jesus says, “And He said to them, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'” (Luke 10:18).
Regardless, whomsoever seats himself in the Third Temple in Jerusalem, declaring themselves to be God WILL BE THE ANTICHRIST. NEVER FORGET.
Why do we need Jesus Christ?
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 2:23).
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
Our own works cannot save us. If we step before a judge in the court of law, being guilty of a crime, the judge will not judge us by the good that we’ve carried out, but rather the crimes we have committed. If we as fallen humanity, created in God’s image, pose this type of moral justice, how much greater is a perfect, righteous, and Holy creator?
God has delivered to us His ethical regulation by the ten commandments handed to Moses at Mt. Siani. These laws were not given so we may be justified, however in order that we could see the need for a saviour. They are the mirror of God’s character of what He has put in each and every one of us, with our conscious bearing witness that we all know that it’s wrong to steal, lie, dishonor our parents, and so forth.
We can attempt to comply with all the moral laws of the ten commandments, but we’ll never catch up to them to be justified before a Holy God. The same word of the law received by Moses became flesh over 2000 years ago inside the body of Jesus Christ. He came to be our justification by perfectly fulfilling the law, living a sinless life that solely God may fulfill.
The distance between us and the law can in no way be reconciled by our own merit, however the arm of Jesus is stretched out by the grace and mercy of God. And if we’re to seize hold of, through faith in Him, He will pull us up being the one to justify us. As within the court of law, if somebody steps in and pays your debt, even though you’re guilty, the judge can do what’s legal and just and let you go free. This is what Jesus did almost 2000 years in the past on the cross. It was a legal transaction being fulfilled within the spiritual realm by the shedding of His blood, with His last words being, “…It is finished!…” (John 19:30).
Now why did Jesus have to die for us?
Due to the fact that God is Holy and just, the wrath that we deserve could not be brushed away. Through the perfect righteousness and justice of God’s character, it ought to be reconciled, it must be quenched and satisfied.
For God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23). That is why in Isaiah chapter 53, where it speaks of the coming Messiah and His soul being a sacrifice for our sins, why it says it satisfied God to crush His only begotten Son.
That is due to the fact the wrath that we deserve was justified by being poured out upon His Son. For if it was poured out on us who have earned it, we would all perish and go to hell. God created a means of escape by pouring it out on His Son who’s soul could not be left in Hades, but was raised and seated on the right hand of God in power.
Now when we put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), God no longer looks at the person who deserves His wrath, but now the glorious image of His perfect Son dwelling within, justifying us as if we acquired the wrath we deserve, making a way of escape from the curse of death.
Now what we ought to do is repent and believe in the saviour, confessing and forsaking our sins. That is not just a head knowledge of believing in Jesus, but rather receiving His words, taking them to heart. Where we no longer live to exercise sin, however turn away from our sins and practice righteousness:
“Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
By doing so we may become transformed into the image of God by way of faith in His Son Christ Jesus Who’s willing to present the Holy Spirit to those that ask of Him:
“Most assuredly, I (Jesus) say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ (John 3:5-6).
“But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His” (Romans 8:9).
What are you waiting for? Our Father in heaven only wants the best for us all, restoring everything this world has stolen from us. That is what it means to be “holy”. To be made whole.
He’s waiting to hear from you. That God given tongue to speak language, by faith, pray to Him, ask Him to forgive you by confessing to Him your sins and be willing to forsake them; that you receive the sacrifice of His Son Jesus on the cross, and that you need His Holy Spirit residing inside you transforming you into a child of God.
Jesus says, “but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him(the Holy Spirit) will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
Did you realize that Jesus spoke more about hell than anyone else in God’s word, even more than He spoke about heaven?! For this very cause He was brought forth to die for us, to deliver us from this place that we earned by our sins against a holy God.
He describes hell as a real place where,
“Their worm does not die
And the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:44).
And where,
“There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth…” (Luke 13:28).
Jesus tells us who to fear,
“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’
Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful.’
And He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.'” (Revelation 21:1-8).
Out of all the world religions, how can we be sure the Bible has it all right? The scientific facts has established and continues to support that the universe once had a starting point wherein space, time and matter were created. Many know this as the big bang.
“The non-biblical religions tell us that god or god’s create within space and time that eternally exist. The Bible stands alone and says that time and space don’t exist until God creates the universe.” – Astronomer(Phd) Hugh Ross
The Bible not only got it all correct that space, time and matter all came into existence at the beginning of the universe, it also states in 7 different scriptures that the universe is is continuing to expand thousands of years earlier than scientists discovered this information.
Did you know that the actual Noah’s Ark was found in the place where God’s holy word instructed us it would be with the right dimensions? As well as proof for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; and the Exodus event of the Red Sea crossing?
The Bible is by far the most translated and examined historical book in the history of the world, full of predictive prophecies, matching what we discover inside the book of nature. Would not you assume God’s word to be so?
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Jesus is calling you!
I truly thank GOD for His Grace and Mercy, I am pleased this post inspired you, and you are certainly welcome.
All The Best To You,
Jerry
How are you?
I’d like to share some extremely important news that has been making its way all over the internet concerning our future well being.
We are advancing towards a future of a one-world cashless money society where we will be mandated to have an RFID chip implanted in our body. This chip will store our personal data and we will lose our privacy due to the tracking technology.
Even more of a concern, did you hear that this was predicted around two thousand years ago by a major historical figure named Jesus Christ? Hard to believe? Continue reading… This may be the most important article you will read.
• “And he shall make all, both little and great, rich and poor, freemen and bondmen, to have a character in their right hand, or on their foreheads.
And that no man might buy or sell, but he that hath the character, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast. For it is the number of a man: and the number of him is six hundred sixty-six” (Revelation 13:16-18 DRA)…
Referring to the final times, this can only be speaking of a cashless society, which has yet to occur, but we are heading towards. Why so? Because we would be able to buy or sell without accepting the mark of the beast among one another if tangible currency was still in use. It logically deduces itself to this reason.
This mark can not be anything spiritual, because the word references two distinct physical spots. If it was to be spiritual, the text would only conclude one place.
This is where it really starts to come together. It is startling how on the nail the scriptures are with respect to this RFID chip. Here are some notes from a guy named Carl Sanders who worked with a bunch of engineers to help invent this RFID microchip in the 90’s.
Carl Sanders attended 17 New World Order conferences with heads of state officials such as Henry Kissinger and Bob Gates of the CIA to discuss plans on how to bring about this one-world system. The government commissioned Carl Sanders to design a microchip for identifying and controlling the peoples of the nations-a microchip that could be placed underneath the skin with a hypodermic needle(a fast, convenient system that would be progressively accepted by the world).
Carl Sanders, along with a group of engineers with him, with U.S. grant monies supplied by tax dollars, took on this challenge and produced a RFID chip which is powered by a lithium battery, rechargeable by means of the temperature fluctuations in our skin. Without the knowledge of the Bible (Brother Sanders was not a follower of Jesus at the time), these engineers spent one and a half million dollars gathering data on the best and most convenient spot to have the RFID chip placed in the body.
Guess what? These researchers determined that the forehead and the back of the hand(the two places Revelation says the mark will be placed) aren’t only the most convenient locations, however are also the only viable spots for constant, consistent temperature changes in the skin to recharge the lithium battery. The microchip is about 7 millimeters in length, .75 millimeters in diameter, about the dimensions of a grain of rice. It’s capable of storing pages upon pages of information about you. All your standard information, work history, crime information, health information, and financial history will be stored on this chip.
Mr. Sanders believes that this RFID microchip, which he remorsefully helped bring about, is the “mark” spoken about in Revelation 13:16-18. The Greek word for “mark” is “charagma,” which is defined as a “scratch or etching.” It is also fascinating to observe that the number 666 is actually a word in the original Greek. This word being “chi xi stigma,” with the final part, “stigma,” additionally meaning “to stick or prick. Mr. Sanders believes that is referring to the use of a hypodermic needle being poked into a person to insert the chip.”
Mr. Sanders spoke with a doctor asking what would occur if the lithium contained within the microchip was exposed in the body. The doctor replied by saying a terrible sore would manifest in that spot. Now this is what the book of Revelation has to say:
“And the first(angel) went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image” (Revelation 16:2 ASV).
The Bible tells us that we cannot buy or sell without accepting the mark of the beast, or the number of its name. This number is identified as 666. God’s word us to count the number 666. How can we calculate 666?
This is where it becomes an eye opener. Calculating the number of the beast 666 has been long debated throughout centuries, but has finally been uncovered in these last days by God. What you will read confirms itself with the Bible the true interpretation to calculate 666.
Through God’s Holy word, God uses the number 3 as confirmation of things. Allow me to share a few examples:
“For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one” (1 John 5:7 NKJV).
“and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4 NKJV).
“…Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” (Revelation 4:8 NKJV).
What is interesting is the the mark of the beast is revealed in detail in three different verses (Revelation 13:16,17,18), and each verse lists 3 different characteristics of the given subject. The final 3 being the number 6 used 3 times in a row. This is a key point to deciphering how to calculate the number 666.
What does it mean to count the number of the beast, 666? It means to add up. So how could we add up 666? Recall back to my earlier key point about God confirming in threes. Now logically, what would be the best way to count the number 666? To add it up equally in 3’s based off the number. It is not sensible to count it equally as 600+60+6, this would also bring us back to the start. We are not able to count it as 600+600+600, or 60+60+60, because there are no zeroes in between or at the end of 666. The only reasonable explanation we are left with is 6+6+6=18. What is fascinating is that the verse that tells us to count the number itself is verse 18, being the 3rd verse out of three verses that describe the mark of the beast. Now what is 18 divided by 3? 6. So 3×6=18, or 6+6+6=18.
Another fascinating point is that the two other possible combinations (bringing a combined total of three possible combinations) for placing a plus symbol in between the 6’s are 66+6=72, and 6+66=72. Add both 72’s together and you get 144. Why the number 144 is interesting is because the verse following Revelation 13:18 is the first time in the scriptures where the 144,000 are being mentioned in detail:
“Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads…” (Revelation 14:1).
Now if you add up all three numbers by counting 666 by moving the plus symbol around in all 3 possible combinations, it would be 72+72+18=162. What is fascinating about the number 162, is, if you divide 144,000 by 162, you get 888. The name for Jesus in Greek gematria adds up to 888. The New Testament was originally written in the Greek language. Revelation 14:1 not only mentions the 144,000, but also the Lamb who is the Son of God, Jesus.
Now what is fascinating about the number for Jesus, 888, is that if you apply this same formula, you get 8+8+8=24. Why the number 24? Revelation chapter 4 tells us there are 24 elders seated around the throne of God. This is the same throne where Jesus sits:
“Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads” (Revelation 4:2-4).
Now if you take 8+8+8=24, and 8+88=96, and 88+8=96, you get 24+96+96=216. Take 144,000 divided by 216 and you get 666. Take into account that this was the exact method to get the value 162 out of counting 666 that brought about the value 888 when dividing 144,000 by 162. It’s perpetual.
With making use of the same formula of counting by adding the plus symbol in between the numbers, why do all these numbers relate in such a manner?
Yet another fascinating factor to note is that if you add up all the numbers from 1 to 36, it totals 666. The number 36, as in three sixes? Could this be a sign that we ought to add up three sixes as opposed to perceiving the number as six-hundred sixty six?
So what could this imply? We know in this world we are recognized by numbers in numerous forms. From our birth certificates to our social security card, as well as our drivers license, being identified founded on a system of ruler ship. So it is plausible that this RFID chip will comprise a brand new identification that has a total of 18 characters.
May this be the title of the beast, the number of its name? The one-world beast system that’s identified by 18 characters? This may fit the scriptures that speaks of a mark that we ought to have to buy or sell in our right-hand or forehead, and that it additionally incorporates the number of the beast, during a future cashless money society.
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The Holy scriptures warns us in the last days that a false prophet will stand up doing miraculous signs to deceive many to receive this mark:
“Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image” (Revelation 19:20).
Whatever it takes, DO NOT RECEIVE IT!
“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name” (Revelation 14:9-11).
We are dwelling in very prophetic times with very important Biblical prophecies coming to pass. When Donald Trump acknowledged Jerusalem as capital of Israel in December of 2017, this was a massive step to fulfill the Third Temple foretold within the Holy Bible.
God’s Holy scriptures tells us that the Antichrist will seat himself in this temple:
“…and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).
Within the Islamic religion, there is a person referred to as the Mahdi, known as their messiah who they’re waiting to be revealed. There are various testimonies from individuals online who believe this man shall be Barack Obama who may be the biblical Antichrist. I personally have had unusual dreams about Obama. He got on stage declaring himself to be a follower of Jesus with no affiliation to the Muslim faith, but was later revealed by his own family members that he certainly is a faithful Muslim.
His actual name is stated to be Barry Soetoro, and he had his name switched to Barack Obama. Why would he do this?
Jesus says, “And He said to them, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'” (Luke 10:18).
In Hebrew, the word “Barack” means “lighting”, and the usage of “Bama” (Strongs Hebrew word 1116) is used to refer to the “heights” of heaven.
The day following the election of Barack Obama (11/04/08), the winning select 3 lotto numbers in Illinois (Obama’s home state) for 11/5/08 were 666.
Obama use to be a U.S. senator for Illinois, and his zip code was 60606.
Regardless, whoever seats themselves in the Third Temple in Jerusalem, declaring themselves to be God WILL BE THE ANTICHRIST. NEVER FORGET.
So, why do we need Jesus Christ?
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 2:23).
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
Our good works cannot save us. If we step before a judge in the court of law, being responsible of a crime, the judge will not judge us by the good that we’ve achieved, but rather the crimes we have committed. If we as fallen humanity, created in God’s image, pose this type of justice, how much greater a perfect, righteous, and Holy God?
God has delivered to us His moral regulation’s by way of the 10 commandments received by Moses at Mt. Siani. These laws were not given so we can be justified, however in order that we may see the need for a savior. They’re the mirror of God’s character of what He has put in every one of us, with our conscious bearing witness that we all know that it is wrong to steal, lie, dishonor our dad and mom, and so forth.
We can attempt to follow all the ethical guidelines of the ten commandments, but we’ll by no means catch up to them to be justified before a Holy God. That same word of the law received by Moses manifested as flesh over 2000 years ago inside the body of Jesus Christ. He was brought forth to be our justification by perfectly fulfilling the commandments of God, living a sinless life that only God may accomplish.
The space between us and the law can by no means be reconciled by our very own merit, but the arm of Jesus is stretched out by the grace and mercy of God. And if we’re to seize hold of, by way of faith in Him, He’ll pull us up being the one to justify us. As in the court of law, if someone steps in and pays your debt, despite the fact that you’re guilty, the judge can do what is legal and just and allow you to go free. That is what Jesus did nearly 2000 years in the past on the cross. It was a legal transaction being fulfilled inside the spiritual realm by the shedding of His blood, with His last words being, “…It is finished!…” (John 19:30).
So why did Jesus have to die for us?
Because God is Holy and just, the wrath that we deserve could not be brushed away. Because of the perfect righteousness and justice of God’s character, it ought to be reconciled, it must be quenched and satisfied.
For God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23). That is why in Isaiah chapter 53, the place it speaks of the coming Messiah and His soul being a sacrifice for our sins, why it says it satisfied God to crush His only begotten Son.
This is due to the fact the wrath that we deserve was justified by being poured out upon His Son. For if it were to be poured out upon us deserve it, we’d all perish and go to hell. God created a means of escape by pouring it out on His Son who’s soul could not stay in Hades, however was raised and seated at the right hand of God in power.
Now once we put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), God no longer see’s the man or woman who deserves His wrath, but now the glorious image of His perfect Son living in us, justifying us as if we received the wrath we deserve, making a way of escape from the curse of death.
Now what we must do is repent and believe in the saviour, confessing and turning from our sins. That is not just a head knowledge of believing in Jesus, howeverrather receiving His words, taking them to heart. In which we no longer live to practice sin, however turn from our sins and practice righteousness:
“Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
By doing so we may become transformed into the image of God by faith in His Son Christ Jesus Who is inclined to present the Holy Spirit to whoever ask of Him:
“Most assuredly, I(Jesus) say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ (John 3:5-6).
“But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His” (Romans 8:9).
What are you waiting for? Our heavenly Father only wishes the best for us all, restoring every part this world has stolen from us. That is what it means to be “holy”. To be made whole.
He’s ready to listen to you. That God given tongue to speak language, by faith, pray to Him, ask Him to forgive you by confessing your sins and be willing to forsake them; that you receive the sacrifice of His Son Jesus on the cross, and that you want His Holy Spirit residing inside you reworking you into a child of the living God.
Jesus says, “but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him(the Holy Spirit) will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
Did you realize that Jesus spoke more about hell than any one else in God’s holy word, even more than He spoke about heaven?! For this very reason He came to die for us, to save us from this place that we earned by our sins.
He describes hell as a real place where,
“Their worm does not die
And the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:44).
And where,
“There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth…” (Luke 13:28).
Jesus tells us who to fear,
“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’
Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful.’
And He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.'” (Revelation 21:1-8).
Out of all the world religions, how can we be sure the Bible got it right? The scientific information has established and continues to support that the universe once had a starting point in which space, time and matter were created. Many know this as the big bang.
“The non-biblical religions tell us that god or god’s create within space and time that eternally exist. The Bible stands alone and says that time and space don’t exist until God creates the universe.” – Astronomer(Phd) Hugh Ross
The Bible not only got it right that space, time and matter all came into existence at the beginning of the universe, it additionally states in 7 different scriptures that the universe is in a continuous state of expansion thousands of years before scientists discovered this information.
Did you already know that the actual Noah’s Ark was found in the place where the scriptures told us it would be with the correct dimensions? As well as proof for the destruction of the cities of Sodom & Gomorrah and the Exodus account of the Red Sea crossing?
The Bible is the most translated and studied historical document in the history of the world, filled with predictive prophecies, matching what we find in the book of nature. Wouldn’t you expect God’s word to be so?
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