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Florida State has been whining about not making it into the national championship playoffs. Going into the finals with a third string quarterback would prove disastrous, and they know it. Yes, they have a great defense, but their offense with a third stringer, stunk against a Louisville team that fell apart one minute into the game. Florida State has to play Georgia, let’s see how good they are against the team that was rated number one for several months. My guess is, 34 to 7, Georgia wins.

Lance Andrews

The hand of an engineer reached for the cord, and the blast from the whistle of a locomotive split the air. Lance Andrews listened to the long wail of the approaching train about a half-mile from his home. It was early January; the New Year was one week old.

Lance was born in Manchester, Virginia, in 1923 and educated at the University of Maryland. He inherited from his father a love for writing, especially war stories. He was a veteran of World War Two and served two tours in the Navy. His last tour of duty was served on an Aircraft carrier.

Mr. Andrews spent most of his time alone these days on the back porch looking out into the woods, reminiscing about his youth, family, and days gone by. His hands shook too much for him to write, and his eyes dimmed to the point where reading was difficult. Lance’s wife died twenty years earlier from breast cancer, and most of his friends are now gone. His two girls are in their late seventies, both living in nursing homes. His son Jeff Married a lady whose home is in Atlanta, Georgia, and so, he remained there.

Lance’s assigned nurse, Margaret, would stop by each day and help him with any chores he may have. Other than that, Lance remained independent and, for his age, in reasonably good health. He could still get around with a cane but could no longer drive.

Toward the end of World War II, in March 1945, Lance was on the carrier sixty-five miles off the Japanese coast near Kobe when his ship was attacked and hit by three 500 kg bombs in an enemy air strike. The ship began to burn uncontrollably following a series of exploding bombs, rockets, and ammunition. He recalled that in the face of continuing explosions and fires and while the ship was still under attack, he, with two other sailors, continued to fight the fires below deck, moving ammunition away from the fires. Suddenly, he was struck in the head by shrapnel from an exploding bomb. Trapped below deck and injured, his two shipmates attempted to reach him but were unable to because of the fire. “I thought I was a goner.”

Lance recalled being on the verge of passing out when two men seemed to walk through the flames out of nowhere, lift a heavy beam off his legs, and carry him through the fire. He was lying in a bed on a Navel Hospital ship when he woke up six days later. Several months had passed when his two shipmates came to see me; “How could I ever forget those two guys?” he thought.

Boatswain mate William Neilson said, “Hi Lance, how are you?”

I replied, “I’m doing better, how about the two of you?”

The second man, Ralph, said, “We made it out okay, but we lost plenty of the guys. We thought you were dead, but they found you on the top deck. You must have crawled up the stairs, but how the heck did you get out of the fire, neither of us can figure it out.”

Stunned at their words, I replied, “I thought you two came through the fire and brought me out.”

“It wasn’t us; we couldn’t get through. It was so hot we had to get ourselves out of there.”

“Then who carried me out?”

“Nobody carried you out, no one could have gotten through those flames.”

At that moment, Lance looked down to see his cat Tough Guy rubbing up against his legs. “What’s the matter, Tough Guy? Are you lonely?” He reached his hand down and patted him on the head. “I guess we’ve both seen our better days. How old are you now? Hmm, I think you’re thirteen. Come on now, go out in the woods and catch yourself a mouse.” He opened the screen door, and Tough Guy ran into the woods.

His visiting angel Margaret came to the back porch and asked Lance if he needed anything.

“Yes Margaret. There’s a book on the top shelf in my bookcase, it has a clear plastic folder in it, can you get it for me?”

Margaret reminded him, “Lance there are two book cases, which one?”

“Oh, I forgot, it’s the one on the left.”

Several minutes passed when Margaret returned carrying the book Lance had requested. “Thank you, Margaret.” After putting on his glasses, he took the folder from the book, opened it, and pulled out several old pictures and four postcards. The first photo was of his father and mother when they were first married; at the bottom, they had written, ‘Love, from Mom and Dad.’ The second photo was of his parents and his younger sister and brother. All four have passed away, leaving Lance alone now. He wrote and sent the four postcards to his family while serving in the Navy. One of the photos was of him in uniform, he had a broad smile on his face and was holding a Coke in one hand and a sandwich in the other.

Looking at the picture, he had a flashback of his younger days and the good times he shared with his family and friends. Reaching into the folder, Lance took out two sheets of typing paper and carefully unfolded them then laid them on the table. They had yellowed over the years, but the print was still legible.

At the top of both papers it said, ‘Citation.’ The body of the first letter read, ‘For distinguished service and meritorious achievement while serving aboard a United States aircraft carrier which was striking the main Japanese Islands near Kobe on 19 of March 1945. After the ship was hit in an enemy air attack, there followed a series of violent explosions of ready bombs, rockets, and ammunition below deck which threatened complete destruction of the carrier. In the face of continuing explosions and raging fires and during further enemy air attacks Lance Andrews continued to fight fires, jettison hot ammunition, and otherwise courageously assist in bringing the damage under control. Though injured and hurt, your courage, loyalty and devotion to duty contributed materially to the saving of the ship and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.’

When he finished reading, tears came to his eyes, he could never forget the pain. “Get hold of yourself Lance, it was a long time ago.” He reached for the second sheet. It was a citation for the Purple Heart. It read, ‘For military merit and for wounds received in action.’

In the kitchen, Margaret was cooking lunch for Lance and herself when the doorbell rang. She looked out the window to see two young men standing by the front door. She walked over, opened it, and asked, “Can I help you?”

“Were sorry to bother you Mrs., but we would like to see Mr. Andrews.”

“Is he expecting you?”

“Yes.”

“Come in then.”

“Thank you.”

“Can you wait one moment, Lance is on the back porch, I’ll tell him he has company. Can I tell him whose calling?”

“My name is Jonathan; this is my friend Caleb. We would like to speak to Mr. Andrews about the time he was wounded when his ship was attacked and set afire near Kobe Japan.”

Margaret looked at the two men and asked them, “Are you reporters?”

“No, just friends.”

“Mr. Andrews doesn’t speak much about those days, please don’t upset him” Margret replied.

“We won’t.”

Okay then. Wait here, I’ll be right back.” Margret walked out to the back and told Lance he had two visitors, Jonathan and Caleb. “Show them in Margaret, I’ve been expecting them.”

Margaret looked at him funny, thinking to herself, “Strange, he usually tells me when he has visitors coming, he must have forgotten.”

She returned to the kitchen, then said to the two men, “Gentlemen, follow me, Mr. Andrews will see you on the back porch.”

The two walked to the back porch where Lance was sitting, Margret returned to the kitchen. “Hello Lance, do you remember us?”

Lance looked up and said, yes, I do; you’re the two that pulled me from the fire.”

“That’s right, now it’s time for you to come home with us.”

Lance smiled at the two men, removed his glasses, reached out, took the two photos of his parents, and put them back into the folder with the postcards and two citations. He then took the folder, placed it back into the book, and closed it. He looked out into the backyard and saw two white doves feeding in the grass. Lance reached out his right hand, opened the Bible on the side table, put his finger on it, and then closed his eyes.

Margaret had finished preparing lunch. She listened to hear voices but heard nothing. She called, “Lance, lunch is ready.” But there was only silence. “Ah, he must be busy talking.” She walked to the back porch and saw Lance slumped over in his chair; the two men were nowhere to be seen. “Lance, wake up.” But he never moved. Margaret immediately knew Lance was gone. She saw his hand was on the Bible by his side, his index finger on one verse. She looked down to see it was on 1 Thessalonians 4:14, ‘For the dead in Christ shall rise first.”

Margaret began to cry. She had grown fond of Lance Andrews and had gained a great deal of respect for him. He was a kind and gentle man and a man of honor. She knew the horrors of war, for they had left deep scars on his heart and body. She walked over to the screen door, opened it and saw two doves fly off. She stood there momentarily, staring at the wooded area in the rear of the house. It was such a beautiful day, so peaceful and quiet. After a few minutes had passed, she saw Tough Guy approaching the house with a tiny mouse in his mouth. Phillip LaSpino www.seekfirstwisdom.com

Several years ago, I decided to write a novel and weave through its pages the end-time prophecies found in the book, of Daniel. I believe this novel will help people better understand Daniel’s prophecies and what lies ahead for Christians, Israel, and the Gentile nations. It should be published before Christmas. I will keep you informed.

This story concerns several families, and several congregations here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The storyline plays out in Jerusalem and the plains of Megiddo. Two men carrying a bizarre message will change the course of a family’s lives. Strangely, the letter is not the mystery, but the carriers are.

A series of Bible studies at local churches opens the door to understanding the coming Antichrist and future events. Enter into the chambers of the abyss where the forces of darkness rule.

Walking along the banks of the river Euphrates, where archaeologists uncovered a small, sealed box dating back to the days of Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel. Its contents hold the final piece that unlocks Daniel’s prophecies.

Daniel is told, ‘Shut up the words, and seal the book to the time of the end.’ The end is now, and what has remained a mystery for 2,600 years is to be understood. Israelis will soon know what the abomination that makes desolate is.

Caught in a spiritual war are Israel and the nations of Islam. The Antichrist and his high priest will soon realize the powers that battle against them. The Lord will overturn their victories; he will have the last say, his glory realized, and the kingdom of Jesus Christ ushered in.

The title of the book is, 10-22-27. It will be out before Christmas.

The publisher is Christian Faith Publishing. They have an A+ rating with the BBB. The book will be sold on the following platforms: Amazon, and Barnes and Noble:

E-mail is, philliplaspino102227phil@gmail.com

In an interview, the Pope quoted Matthew 25:38-39 to emphasize the importance of social justice as a response to the far-right. The Pope, in his remarks, is speaking about feeding and clothing all men, Christians, atheists, Islamists, gays, transvistites, families, and friends that support terrorists, etc.

Here are the verses he quotes to support his position. Matthew 25:28-39, “When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? When saw we thee sick or in prison, and came unto thee?”

My response, “The Pope forgot to mention verse 40, “The King (Jesus) shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren (followers of Christ), you have done it unto me.” Note the word ‘brethren.” In this verse, Brethren speaks of his disciples, followers of Jesus Christ. Though they may have nothing, these followers of the Lord are to be helped. One day the sick and poor in Christ will sit with him at his table.

As for helping the enemies of the Church, of Israel, and Christians, Verse 41 tells us, but to those who sit on his left, Jesus will say to them, “Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”

Feeding and helping the poor and the sick in Christ, and those imprisoned for their faith, are to be supported by fellow Christians. Jesus will consider it as having been done to him. Yes, we are to pray for our enemies, but to feed them so they can continue fighting against Jews and Christians, NO!

Phillip LaSpino

The Promised Seed:

A few details often overlooked concerning the promised seed, Jesus Christ. This miracle of conception accomplished the following. Joseph, Mary’s husband, was descended from King Solomon, Matthew 1:6-16. God promised to preserve David’s throne, representing royal authority forever, but not by Solomon’s seed; we find that in Jeremiah 22:24-30.

Joseph was Jesus’s legal Father; through his genealogy, he was to pass David’s throne on to Jesus. The requirement for the throne of Judah was to be a Davidic descendant and sanctioned by divine appointment. No man could sit as King over Israel unless he were a descendant of the House of David.

The Messianic bloodline was to bypass Solomon, and it did as prophesied. For this reason, Christ’s birth had to be that of a virgin and not by Joseph, his stepfather by adoption.

Mary’s Father, Heli, was claimed to be the Father of Joseph in Luke 3:23. The problem was that using a woman’s genealogy was contrary to Jewish Law. When a family tree ended with a daughter, as in Mary’s case, Joseph’s name would have been inserted, not Mary’s. But this would cause a problem because of Joseph’s connection to Solomon.

Let me draw this out for you. If we were to draw a straight line, then on the left side of the line, we write the name of David, follow the line, and then write Solomon. Continuing, we write down Jeconiah, and to the far right, we write Joseph’s name.

Now, here’s the problem. The Jeconiah connection is significant in Matthew’s genealogy because of the curse the LORD pronounced on Jeconiah, King of Judah, in BC 599.

Jeremiah 22:24-30. ‘As I live, said the LORD, even though Jeconiah the Son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were a signet ring on my right hand, yet would I pluck you thence; … Is this man Jeconiah a despised, broken idol? Is he a vessel wherein there is no pleasure? Wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, are cast into a land which they know not? O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. Thus said the LORD, write you this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.’

Neither Jeconiah nor his descendants would have the right to David’s throne. Until Jeremiah arrived, the first requirement for messianic lineage was to be of David’s house. With Jeremiah, not only did the descendent have to be of the house of David, but apart from Jeconiah.

According to Matthew’s genealogy, Joseph had the blood of Jeconiah in his veins, which automatically would have disqualified Jesus if he were Joseph’s biological Son by blood. Genesis 3:15 tells us Christ would come after the ‘seed of a woman.’ And Isaiah 7:14 reveals, ‘Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel,’ interpreted, ‘God with us.’

Luke 1:35, ‘The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee (Mary) and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore, also that holy one which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.’

Matthew 1:20, ‘That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.’

This mystery of conception was kept secret from the beginning until the appointed time. 1 Corinthians 2:7-8-9, ‘We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory. Which none of the princes of the world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.’

Goodby America! “Utah, as well as other States have decided to remove the Bible from elementary and junior high schools in response to concerns about explicit content by an anonymous parent.” How sad!

Pope Francis has extended a groundbreaking olive branch to LGBTQ+ Catholics by expressing his openness to blessing same-sex unions. This monumental shift in the Church’s position represents a significant turning point for LGBTQ+ individuals within the Catholic community.”

My comment: “The Catholic church now holds to itself the doctrines of Sodomites, led by Shepards who cast stumbling blocks before the children of God, encouraging sexual immorality. “They are shepherds that cannot understand they all look to their own way, and for (their own) gain.” And when you hear of the abominations (of Sodomy) that desolate, “Flee, for the Lord said, “I will cast (them) into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation.” My advice to all Catholics, “Run, don’t look back, take nothing but your Bible with you, for great tribulation is coming, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time.”

“In the language of the Hebrews, the word “created, is ba-ra. It contains the idea of forming, finishing, perfecting, and completing a work and a cause to exist, to spring forth from nothing. No man can explain intelligence, love, music, joy, doubt, creativity, and life without a Supreme being. I take particular notice of the idea of springing forth and not evolving. Science will profess non-intelligence, cannot create intelligence. Yet they teach evolution. If anyone believes nothing can produce something, show me how and then prove it. There is a cause; there is design; there is a Designer. From Intelligence, intelligence springs; from Love, love springs; from Truth, truth springs. From God, everything comes into being. Anyway, that’s my take on the subject.”

Following is a short story I wrote, hope you enjoy it.

Israel has confirmed that the Yemeni political-military, Houthi, hijacked the ship, Galaxy Leader. The hi-jacking occurred near Yemen in the southern Red Sea. There will be an incident like this that will one day trigger a World War. Remember World War 1, it was triggered by the assassination of one man. And because of that one incident, millions died. History does have a funny way of repeating itself.

Miss Universe 2023 winner was a woman, imagine that! She won over two sick men who believe their females, can you imagine that? For two men to come close to winning the Miss Universe contest, one of two things must have happened. 1. The judges were all blind, or, 2. Most of the women entered were ugly. “And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”

Have you ever wondered why there is such a diversity of styles and idioms in the gospels and epistles of Paul? It’s because it affords intrinsic and irresistible evidence for the authenticity of the books that pass under each writer’s name. If the style had been uniformly the same throughout the N.T., there would be good reason for suspicion that the writers had come together, written and orchestrated what they would teach, and then committed to writing their system of doctrine.

In classic cases, when there is a style difference in a work said to be the result of one author, there would be reason to believe that several people wrote it. In the same manner, and for the same reason, we can conclude that one person did not write the books that pass under the names of each N.T. author because of the different styles.

On the other hand, if the N.T. were written with classic purity if it had presented to us the language of highly educated men, there would have been just grounds for suspicion of forgery, therefore objected to that it was impossible for these Jewish men, who professed to be uneducated, to have possibly written in so pure and excellent a style and consequently that the books ascribed to them must have been the invention of some impostor.

Because of the diversity of styles observed in the N.T. books, there is no reason to bring any objection to their authenticity. In reality, the different styles are a strong argument for the truth and sincerity of the writers and the legitimacy of their writings.

Many Greek words found in the N.T. are not those adopted by men of education or men of a higher and more accomplished and cultivated lifestyle, but such as were in use with ordinary people, telling us that the writers became acquainted with the language because they had had contact and interacted with those who spoke it, rather than from any study of books. The intimacy of the gospels and the writings of Paul were confined to the middle or even lower classes of the populous. Why? Because the words and the phrases frequently used were spoken only among the common, uneducated classes.

There are undoubtedly many plain statements throughout these books that their writers were more or less a working class and their associates were of the same sort, and the character of the style is the strongest confirmation possible that their standing was no higher than what they accredited to themselves.

Mark 1:16, John “Saw Simon and Andrew casting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.”

John 21:3, “Simon Peter said unto them, I am going fishing.”

Therefore, we can conclude that the phrases, expressions, foreign idioms, and other defects, which some critics claim they have discovered in the Hebraic Greek of the N.T., were in reality assigned by the inspired writers as the reasons for God’s preference of it, “Whose thoughts are not out thoughts, nor his ways our ways.”

Paul argues that the success of the gospel writers, despite the absence of human accomplishment in language, so highly valued in his day, is evidence of God’s divine power and the energy of the disciple’s ministries.

God did not address the Gospel writers; 1 Corinthians 1:17, “With the wisdom of words, (with artificial periods and with skilled and expressive speech), lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect; (or that the success of the gospel would not be attributed to men.) But in fact, the success of the gospel is to be attributed and accredited to the divinity and the doctrines and agency of the Holy Spirit, including the miracles accomplished in support of it. The Lord used no enticing or persuasive words of man’s wisdom.

1 Corinthians 2:4-5, “That their faith might not stand in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God.”

Finland: Paivi Rasanen and Juhana Pohjola were charged with hate speech because they expressed their beliefs about homosexuality based on biblical teachings. Good news: The court upheld their right to free speech. Imagine that there are people in high positions of authority that would uphold a man sleeping with another man over the teaching of God, Wow!

The Islamic nations, the sons and daughters of Ishmael and Esau, are preparing to receive their Messiah and their Imam Mahadi, their antichrist and his High-Priest. Their goal will be to destroy Christianity and Israel. We have entered the last days; the signs are all around us. 2024 will be a year like no other!

Only the Lord knows the exact day and hour of his conception and birth, but as for the month and year, it was in October of 4 B.C. Nine months earlier, the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary; he cleansed her womb and then impregnated her with the life of the incarnate God. Within that seed was the blood, soul, and spirit of the Father’s only begotten Son. He was to take on the form of a child of the flesh. Soon, His heart would beat, and his precious blood would flow, soon to come forth as the Christ child born of a virgin.

He was the perfect Son and would be the perfect sacrifice. He is the Lamb without spot, blemish, or blame, a gift for men for all time. Jesus gave his life to save those who believed in his finished work. His for all time is the only acceptable sacrifice for the world’s sins. Hebrews 9:22, ‘Without shedding of blood there is no (forgiveness).’

Here are a few details seemingly always overlooked concerning the promised seed. This one miracle of conception accomplished the following. Joseph, Mary’s husband, was descended from King Solomon, Matthew 1:6-16. God promised to preserve David’s throne, representing royal authority forever, but not by Solomon’s seed; we find that in Jeremiah 22:24-30. Joseph was Jesus’ legal father, and through his genealogy, he was to pass David’s throne on to Jesus Christ. The requirement for the throne of Judah was to be a Davidic descendant and sanctioned by divine appointment. No man can sit as King of Israel unless he is a member of the House of David.

Isaiah 7:5-6 tells us a story of a conspiracy that rose among the enemies of God to do away with the house of David, but God warned that any such scheme was doomed to failure; see Isaiah 8:9-15. The genealogy of Mary, the mother of our Lord, shows she descended from Nathan, another son of David. The Messianic bloodline bypassed Solomon, precisely as prophesied. For this reason, Christ’s birth had to be that of a virgin and not by Joseph, his stepfather by adoption.

Mary’s father, Heli, was also said to be the father of Joseph in Luke 3:23. The problem, using a woman’s genealogy was contrary to Jewish Law. When a family tree ended with a daughter, as in Mary’s case, Joseph’s name would have been inserted instead of Mary’s ancestry. But this would cause a problem because of Joseph’s connection to Solomon.

Let draw this out for you. If we had a line beginning with David, then followed it with Solomon his son. Continuing on, we write the name Jeconiah, this followed by Joseph, Mary’s husband. Here’s the problem, it’s the “Jeconiah connection. It is significant in Matthew’s genealogy because of the curse the LORD pronounced on Jeconiah, King of Judah, in BC 599. Here it is in Jeremaih.

Neither Jeconiah nor any of his descendants would have the right to the throne of David. Until Jeremiah came on the scene, the first requirement for messianic lineage was to be of the house of David. With Jeremiah, not only did the descendent have to be of the house of David, but apart from Jeconiah.

According to Matthew’s genealogy, Joseph, the husband of Mary, had the blood of Jeconiah in his veins, which automatically would have disqualified Jesus if he were Joseph’s Son by blood. But Genesis 3:15 tells us Christ would come after the ‘seed of a woman.’ And Isaiah 7:14 reveals, ‘Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel,’ interpreted, ‘God with us.’

We all received our humanity from our Father and Mother, but the Lord received only his humanity from his mother, and his blood was that of his heavenly father; Jesus is the ‘Only-begotten Son of The Father.’ And only by the shedding of this precious blood are we saved.

Matthew 1:20, ‘That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.’

Every nation and its people have consistently fostered the idea of atonement for sins and that without the shedding of blood, there could be no remission. History gives evidence of this slaughter of man and beast in both the ancient and modern world, from the human sacrifices to the sun god of the Incas, ‘Inti,’ to the child sacrifices to the God of the Canaanites, Moloch. From Asia to the Americas and Europe to the Orient, human sacrifices were man’s way of satisfying their bloodthirsty gods. Blood flowed as rivers from the altars of pagan idol worshippers, but it was all in vain. Hebrews 9:22, “Without shedding of blood is no remission (of sin).” As our High Priest Jesus entered the Holy place in heaven before the throne of his Father. As the Lamb of God, he presented to his Father, the perfect sacrifice. And by the shedding of his blood, he put away our sins for all time.

More signs of the end.

Lost in Ohio and Virginia is another battle for the unborn. They have gained a worldly advantage because they care not for what comes next. These are greedy people who feed only to satisfy their appetites. They vex the Christian heart and souls with their unlawful deeds. They walk and act contrary to the Lord’s righteous precepts, and comply with the demands of their corrupted nature.

Evil opinions accompany their corrupt practices as they propagate error, thus improving in their wickedness. These are men and women under the power of sin, and so far from divine revelation, they do not exercise reason. Whatever their end, it will be the just reward of their unrighteousness. Pro-abortionists deceive themselves and are a disgrace to all they belong to, for by their sin, they are preparing themselves and this nation for more offenses. These sexually unrestrained women outwardly show their lusts and are directed to kindle the same in others, and this is what they cannot cease from.

The Word of God is the fountain of life, but our government has become a well without water. They have gone the wrong way, straying from their Constitutional duty, hardened sinners who one day will meet with rebuke and a coming destruction. Theirs is not a state of ignorance but a state of apostasy. They have become ungodly protectors of the Constitution, enemies of the Christian faith and the peace of the church. They are angry at everything that happens and never pleased with their condition. Their only rule is their appetite, fancies, and will; God help them when they come before the judgment seat of Christ.

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Let me begin by pointing out the differences between being religious and being called Christian. Being Religious is the external worship, ceremonies, rites, and obligations an or group of individuals feels in their mind, specifically to any relationship they may have with a superior power. Today, the word is also used synonymously with a sect, but in a practical sense, it is generally considered the same as godliness. Those who claim to be religious involve themself in devotional and ritual ceremonies and hold to particular moral codes that govern their conduct in human affairs.

Most entertain narratives and symbols and derive morality, ethics, law, and lifestyles from the idea of the universe. Their histories intended to explain the meaning and origin of life, and for some, it’s a mystic experience. Politically and conventionally, Christianity is used in a more lax and vague sense to mean one who professes the religion of Jesus Christ. Neither do Christians belong to the other divisions, as do the Jews, Islamists, deists, pagans, or atheists. But in a more strict, scriptural, and theological sense, a Christian is a person who believes the gospel, imbibes the Holy Spirit, is influenced by grace, and is obedient to the will of Jesus Christ.”

Certain religions, although they may worship one God, they add to their worship certain ceremonies, or pray to images, saints, or even Mary the mother of Jesus as Catholics do? They may pray with beads, offer gifts on an altar, lite candles or hold to special days they consider holy, days like Easter, Christmas, or in the case of Islam’s, the holy day of Ramadan. As for those who believe there is no God, they honor and worship the creation and not the Creator, speaking about the environment, water, land, etc., but never about God. A true Christian adds nothing to the worshipping of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

So, we can draw certain conclusions. Christianity stands alone; it has many witnesses, whereas other religions and cults like Mormonism and Jehovah’s Witnesses have based their beliefs on the experiences and understanding of one or two individuals. Islam had Mohammad; the Witnesses, Taze Russel and Rutherford; the Mormons, Joseph Smith; Scientologist, L. Ron Hubbard; and many others. But none of the above ever produced a witness to their visions, dreams, or experiences. And none have ever prophesied future events. But the Christian faith is built on the works of Jesus Christ. And his works were witnessed by many, as were his miracles.

What is evident today is that many Christians have taken their eyes and ears off of the God they claim to honor and worship. The evil that has crept into every corner of our lives and the simplest things in the past 60-plus years has impregnated us and overwhelmed us; body, soul, and spirit, we no longer appear to have the strength or will to distinguish good from evil. We have become Luke-warm in our beliefs, faith, and works. The winds of false doctrines have led many away from the truth of the word.

Psalms 59:3, ‘Lo, they lie in wait for our souls.’ And for many who do recognize it, they would rather deny it than admit to it. Christ is the cornerstone of the church and the foundation of our faith. But faith is said to be dead to itself, but when your faith has works, it is made alive; never forget that! Faith without charity, is not faith. True faith goes beyond words. Charity must flow not only from our mouths but also from our hands. Only then will our faith in Jesus Christ be made perfect. Let me close by reading Exodus 20:3-6.

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto you any (carved) image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: You shall not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.”

Unless you have lost your fear of God’s judgment, anyone who calls themselves Christian had better heed these words; your eternity depends on it. God will not fail us, but so many have the tendency to bush the Lord off to the side. seekfirstwisdom.com

America has sown the wind, and now we shall reap the whirlwind. For the past two decades, the Christian and Jewish communities in America have been sleeping. Now we open our eyes and find our ‘enemies have come and sown tares among the wheat. Millions of Muslims with their religion of Islam have been allowed into our country; now, they protest against us in Washington DC and march against us and for pro-Islamic regimes. We have slowly turned the throne of Jesus Christ over to the gods of Islam, and to the atheist mentality, shame on us.

I’ll Give to You the Kingdoms of the World

The devil took Jesus to a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

He said to him, Luke 4:6, “All this power will I give you, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and whomsoever I will give it.”

He looked south to the lifeless waters of the Salt Sea and Egypt and the fertile planes of the Nile. He looked towards the north and east where the Holy City Jerusalem stood and beyond to the great planes of Megiddo and the borders of Lebanon. Then he looked to the west, where the great waters of the Mediterranean Sea washed up on the shores of boundless Islands and nations. Was the devil’s temptation too fantastic to have been suggested to Jesus?

Was this an impossible promise by the tempter? But is it not also remarkable and unthinkable that we would witness events in the twentieth century that gave substance to the devil’s temptation? Christians and Jews should have taken the devil’s words seriously. There was a way by which he would become literally the master of his world.

Before the eyes of the civilized world, for a quarter of a century, beginning in AD 1917 and ending in April 1945, one man would rise from the ashes of a defeated, humiliated, and discouraged Germany. Without resources, authority, and enormous political forces raging against him, the devil’s purposes and passions burned in one man, his name Adolf Hitler. He would follow the visions of imperial conquest that he came within a hairbreadth of being the ruler of all Europe and final authority and judge of the destinies of the civilized world.

A world of ‘difference stands between Adolph Hitler and Jesus Christ, but one fact gave meaning to Satan’s temptation of Jesus. There was a limit to what Hitler accomplished on his own. And there was a complete plausibility in the tempter’s words to Jesus that there would be no limit to what he could have accomplished if Jesus had bowed down and worshipped him.

The Lord would not pay the devil’s price, but Adolf Hitler did. Others throughout the generations have been willing to pay the fee that the end does justify the means and that God does not intend us to be too honorable, righteous, and moral about how we get what we want so long as we can claim that we have a good purpose in getting it.

Over the centuries, there have been many false warnings of Christ and the antichrist. Has the Christian community become desensitized to the new signs and their significance? Those who study the Scriptures have a God-given duty to warn every man, and women of the coming dangers facing all humanity. Ask the question, “Have we failed to warn people sufficiently? And have we adequately instructed them on how to be saved?” We know a storm is coming; the signs are all around us. With all the available communications, there’s no plausible reason why a single person remains unprepared.

The clergy of the Christian church need to clarify one thing: the long-slumbering giant called the time of Jacob’s trouble shows signs of waking up. When it begins, there will be no place to run, neither will there be a place to hide. There will be no second chances, sympathy, or pity, only pain and destruction. The coming of the antichrist, his high priest, and the tribulation promised by God will have deadly consequences for billions of lost souls.

Have there been no signs in our time? Specious “isms,” and man-invented faiths have won many fanatic loyalists. We have become slow — we are acting as though our clocks are the evidence of truth and not the word of God. We live in an age of defection; few there are that will endure.

It will make little difference if you remain behind because of poor decisions, indecision, or stubbornness. Entering the days of the great tribulations will leave the earth covered with the bodies of those who refuse the saving grace of Jesus Christ now! Phillip LaSpino seekfirstwisdom.com

10/30/23: George Soros is a traitor to Democracy; he is funding Islamic hate groups, Antifa and B.L.M., to riot against Israel and its people. Congress and the Treasury Department had better start doing their job by shutting this man down before his money creates a situation that cannot be turned around. Freeze his business and personal assets and freeze his bank accounts. Americans don’t need people like this trouble-making communist who instigates trouble and finances hate groups. There’s a civil war brewing in America because of dirty money like his. Congress better wake up because Joe Biden is sleeping.

Nine-hundred American troops have recently been deployed to the Middle East. The Middle East is become an escalating crisis, and no one will be able to stop it.

A reminder to all Catholics: Jesus said, Matthew 23:9, “Call no man your father upon the earth: for one in your Father, which is in heaven.” There is only one Father to the Christian faith, and he alone is the Father of our body, soul and spirit. And no Christian should ever pin their faith on any man’s sleeve, not even to Pope of Rome. Respect him? Yes! Glorify him? No!

And for the Jewish people, Matthew 23:8, “Call no man Rabbi: for one in your Master, even Christ: and all you are brothers.”

Would I be wrong to say, “This new Z generation is on the threshold of a richer, freer, and more exciting life than at any time in history?” Technology feeds their expectations from a cornucopia of primarily trivial gadgets; nevertheless, these gadgets serve as a symbol of progress, filling the void and feeding the appetites of so many empty lives. As soon as one fad loses its freshness, another is provided, until one day, the only thing distinctive about these gadgets will be their similarity.

The principal ingredients for this liberal, carefree cocktail are — microchips, tail-gate parties, women in bikinis, men with bulging muscles, and flashy sports cars; I suppose it can be called an ongoing spring break! The chasm that once separated parents from their children has narrowed, and now the middle-aged play the same games as their children.

Those who grew up in the post-World War era could never understand those raised in the sixties and seventies and on it went into the 80s and 90s; that is until now! But now, the young and old are running wild, and all seem guided by the winds of chance! Hate divides our nation in religion, politics, race, sexual orientation, and 100 other issues.

The News Media feeds these divisions. The disciples of Josef Goebbels have taken over a corrupt News media with their rhetoric, subjecting everyone and everything in the Republican party as defective and subject to public scorn. Watch how they insert negative adjectives in their comments about the Republican party, Christians, and Jews, then compare that with their comments on Liberal Democrats.

The structure of youth never appears to vary as their ecstasy reaches its heights with a montage of dancing feet, strumming guitars, Rappers spilling their nonsense, beer, and whiskey chugging, chicken wing and pizza parties, usually followed by one horrendous hangover. And when the party is over, someone will prepare for next week’s shindig. But one day, the horse will throw its rider, and the rider will not be able to stand!

So why do they do it? It’s a way of life they will never overcome; there will be no heroes and no one left to rescue the drowning man! Our society is not feeling growing pains but the pangs of death from its intended immoralities. This Z generation’ has a deep-rooted skepticism of God. How long will God look the other way? How long will the captain of the host of heaven hold back his armies?

Man, desires to reach upward, to merge his earth with the glories of heaven. But he knows nothing of the grim reaper lurking in the shadows, waiting patiently for a doomed race, a people torn by their innermost conflicts, trust no one, and have nowhere to hide. Are we to wait for one more spring? Have we become bewildered diehards, creators of special effects, having evil intentions, then persuading our family and friends that all is well? But be advised: don’t burn down the only bridge of hope to keep the fires of the furnace going!

For a Christian, it’s a much different story; unlike the traditional ones, it has a much happier ending that finds the bride in her lover’s arms, a marriage sealed with God’s saving grace. If the word of God were to be turned loose on our society, it would tear into and resolve every current issue. It would influence every human thought and conduct and, with God’s blessings and administration, be ready to supply a satisfactory solution to every situation.

However, political and religious magicians will remain a mainstay because they have a certain appeal to this age. Merrymakers in both arenas deliberately take their audiences on flights of fancy, appear sophisticated, then take their followers to Disneyland and teach them to worship a squeaky little mouse called Mickey.

Entertainment centers, sports stadiums, betting parlors, and three-day stays in Vegas have become a home away from home. Promoters find these places profitable with little effort needed: people will always come to see the show! New sights and sounds are projected on a screen and over the airways, bringing new excitement to those whose imaginative world is yoked to the boredom of their lives.

We have become a people separated from God because of our ignorance. The masses seem to have a total absence of conscience, being moved by the strings of puppeteer elites. Marionette moved with jerky motions with every tug of the strings.

Will the church rise again from the ashes, or must God be recreated to draw people back? Outside the church building, lies, resentment, mistrust, and a willingness to defy Christians who many times appear to come off as newly hired cashiers in a 7/11 store, most of the time, too embarrassed to speak to their friends and neighbors about the Lord Jesus.

Christianity appears to the world as a shadowy carbon copy of a semi-conscience-falling dove flying on tired wings, beating frantically, but in vain against the wind. How do we break the umbilical cord of mistrust? Let’s return to our original heritage, bring back high morals, look above the mountain tops, and bring Jesus Christ back to center stage.

Phillip LaSpino www.seekfirstwisdom.com

Final Countdown, Chapter 3: “How Does God Keep Time?” Posted Jan. 21, 2019.

Final Countdown, Chapter 4: “This Generation, Daniel 9:27” Posted Jan. 23, 2019.

Final Countdown, Chapter 5: “Confirming The Covenant of Daniel 9:27.” Posted Jan. 25th 2019.

Final Countdown, Chapter 6: “The Decree of 457 B.C.; The Jews Return.” Posted Jan. 26th 2019.

Final Countdown, Chapter 7: “Nebuchadnezzar; His Image of a man.” Posted Jan. 26th 2019.

Final Countdown, Chapter 8: Bad Boys of Greece and Rome. Posted Jan. 26th 2019.

Final Countdown, Chapter 9: When Was Jesus Crucified? Posted Jan. 26th 2019.

Final Countdown, Chapter 10: 2300 Days of Dan.8:14. Posted Jan. 26th 2019.

Final Countdown, Chapter 11: 6000 Years. Posted Jan. 6th, 2019

Final Countdown, Chapter 12, 1290 and 1335 Days of Daniel 12. Posted Jan. 26th, 2019.

Final Countdown, Chapter 13, Belshazzar: Posted Jan. 26th, 2019.