Bible Reading for Thursday, December 8, 2016

There are many different websites that offer reading plans to read the Bible in a year. Here is a really good one:  Read the KJV Bible in One Year. For today, why don't you read along with me Chapter 25-30 in the book of Ezekiel.

Special verses and sermons:

Here are 2 sermons on Ezekiel 28:11-19:

The Greatest of All Concealments, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley
Facing Satan and His Armies, by Pastor Joel Overduin

Ezekiel 28:11-19

"Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,  Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.  Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more."





Note: If you have a reading disability that makes it difficult or impossible to read along with me this year, please consider going to Biblegateway.com and listening to the Bible. This is a great site with many resources, one of which is an audio version of the Bible Daily. 

Today in the News - Thursday, September 22, 2016

Here's what is going on in the world today:

Mispronouncing a Student's Name is Now Considered a 'Microaggression' - cnsnews.com
Trump: How Can the U.S. Lead if We Can't Even Control Our Cities? - cnsnews.com
Robert Ringer: Eminent Domain and Donald Trump - lewrockwell.com
A Second Night of Riots Rocks Charlotte  As America Teeters on the Edge of Chaos - endoftheamericandream.com
Whoops: North Korea Accidentally Let the World See its Internet - It Has only 28 Sites -  thedailysheeple.com
Bill Clinton Said Foundation Worked Out Better Than I'd Ever Dreamed - washingtonexaminer.com
Ann Coulter: Trump Blasts Muslim Protection Racket - anncoulter.com
Former Haitian Lawmaker Denounces Clinton Foundation Graft - wnd.com
The Experiment: Capitalism Vs. Socialism - canadafreepress.com
Milo to BLM: If You Cared About Black Lives, You'd Be Firebombing McDonald's - breitbart.com
Charlotte NAACP President: Doesn't Really Matter if Man Was Armed When He Was Shot - breitbart.com
Military Vote Neck and Neck Between Trump, Johnson - wnd.com 
Countries Destroyed by Hillary - infowars.com
UN's 'New Urban Agenda' to Assault Liberty in a City Near You - thenewamerican.com
Transgender Girl Joins Boys Football Team - truthrevolt.org
Sheriff David Clarke: Charlotte Riots Primitive, Subhuman Behavior - truthrevolt.org
NC Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Charlotte Protests - truthrevolt.org
Jeremiah Johnson: Four Flashpoints That Could Trigger WW3 - "We Have Not Been This Close to Nuclear War in a Long Time" - shtfplan.com
Andrew P. Napolitano: Due Process is Vital to Freedom - lewrockwell.com 

Christian News and Commentary [podcasts from Sermonaudio.com]

ISIS Days Are Numbered in Mosul, by Adam McManus
Demons and Their World, by Brian Hand
The Forced Vaccination Problem, by Jim Schneider [Crosstalk America]
Zero Tolerance for Pastors in Porn - Examples to the Flock, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Do We Have a Leftover Tail? by Ken Ham
Stand in the Gap Mission (Prayer for Algeria), by Dr. David Elangovan
The Briefing: 09-22-2016, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Christian News Websites

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Christianpost.com

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What God Thinks of Halloween, by Dr. Steve Hereford
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More recommended reading and listening:

Introduction to Astrology [Podcast], by Pastor William J. Sturm
Astrology and the Bible [Podcast], by Pastor William J. Sturm
Astrologer: "It's Not a Religion, It's Truth", by Pastor William J. Sturm

Astrology joke:

"If you believe in Astrology and think the position of distant stars can affect your daily life, I can tell exactly what day you were born on. Yesterday" [Source]

Recommended reading:

Vatican And Pat Robertson Agree: Don't Play 'Charlie, Charlie'
What Happens When An Entire Country Becomes Infested With Demons? - pateos.com
The Occult Invasion: The Subtle Seduction of the World and Church, by Dr. David Hunt
This Present Darkness and the sequel to this great book, Piercing the Darkness, both by Frank Peretti
Christian Singer Walks Out on Grammy's After 'Satanic' Performance 

Recommended video and sermons (for those interested in Satanism and the occult):

How to Benefit From a Funeral, by Dr. David P. Murray
Colossians 2:1-15, by Rev. Paul Den Butter

Beyonce Admits To Demon Possession

Flashback: Beyonce Admits To Demon Possession - nowtheendbegins.com

Excerpt from this article:

"In these last days that we are living in, the powers of darkness and evil and beginning to openly emerge into our everyday lives. Take Beyonce’s performance at this year’s Super Bowl. It was filled to overflowing with satanic symbols and imagery, Illuminati hand signs, and sinister images created by her light show. But that was not the worst of it…"
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Recommended reading and listening

Demonology For the 21st Century

Katy Perry: Illuminati Priestess Conducts Witchcraft Ceremony in Front of Entire World
The Roman Road To Salvation
Satanism
Beyonce, Jay-Z, and The Pop Machine - Demon Possessed Pop Starts, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended podcasts and sermons:

The Zombie Craze and the New Evangelicals, by Pastor Ralph Ovadal
How to Benefit From a Funeral, by Dr. David P. Murray

Colossians 2:1-15, by Rev. Paul Den Butter

Devil Knowledge!

Have you ever wondered what the Devil thinks about? I was reading a passage from the book of Revelation today and I came across the following verses:

"And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time."

 - Revelation 12:10-12

The Devil knows that he has only a short time until he is cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:10 says:

"And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever."
  
I'm sure the Devil knows a lot of other things, but the knowledge that he will soon be forever cast into hell must weigh heavily upon him.

But the Devil isn't the only one who has to be conserned about the lake of fire. The Demons also know that is what the future holds for them. James 2:19 says:

"Thou believest that their is one God. Thou doest well. The Devils also believe, and tremble!"

 And that lake of fire is the future dwelling place of every man and woman who rejects Jesus Christ. Either our Lord Jesus paid for your sin on the cross, or you are going to pay for your sin forever in hell!

Here is an excerpt from The Sinfulness of Sin, by Puritan Ralph Venning (1621-1673):

"It's as if the sinner should say to the Lord in the day of judgment, 'Lord have mercy upon us.'

"It's as if the sinner should say to the Lord in the Day of Judgment, 'Have mercy on me.' 

'Have mercy upon you?' says God. 'No, I will have no mercy upon you. There was a time when you might have had mercy without judgment, but now you shall have judgment without mercy. Depart! Depart!'

If they should then beg and say, 'Lord, if we must depart, let it be from Thy throne of judgment, but not from Thee.'

'No,' says the Lord. 'Depart from me. Depart form my presence, which is joy. Depart, and go to hell!'

'Lord,' they say, 'seeing we must be gone, bless us before we go, that Thy blessing may be upon us.'

'Oh no,' says God, 'Go with a curse. Depart ye cursed.' 

'Oh Lord, if we must go from Thee, let us not go into the place of torment, but appoint a place, if not of pleasure, then of ease.'

'No, depart into fire, burning and tormenting flames.'

'Oh Lord, if into fire, let it be only for a little while. For who can dwell in everlasting burning?'

'No! Neither you nor the fire shall know an end. Be gone into everlasting fire.'

'Lord, then let it be long before we go there.'

'No, depart immediately. The sentence shall be immediately put into execution.'

'Oh Lord, let us at least have good company who will pity us, though they cannot help us.'

'No, you shall have none but the tormenting devils. Those whom you obeyed when they were your tempters shall be with you as tormentors.'

What misery sin has brought on man to bring him to hear this dreadful doom."

Recommended reading, viewing & listening (my posts):

The Roman Road To Salvation
Satanism

Recommended sermon:

Compel Them To Come In, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 - 1892)

Miracle On Voodoo Mountain, A Book Report, Part 1

From time to time I do book reports on this blog. But usually, I read the book first, then do the book report. This time, however, I decided to do something different. I just ordered the following book from Amazon.com:

Miracle On Voodoo Mountain: A Young Woman's Remarkable Story Of Pushing Back The Darkness For The Children Of Haiti, by Megan Boudreaux.

I ordered the Kindle version and it was almost instantly delivered to my laptop!

My heart goes out to the people of Haiti, both because of the poverty of that country, and because of the devastating earthquake that in 2010 killed around 300,000 people (See: Haiti: 5 Years Later Country Still Feeling Aftershocks)

former pastor used to be a missionary to the Dominican Republic, which is also a very poor country.

But I remember him saying one time that the people in his small church - though as poor as poor could be - were some of the happiest people he'd ever met.

Stay tuned for part 2!

Recommended sermon by Rev. Paul Den Butter.  This sermon is an exposition of  Colossians 2:1-15:

1"For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;  
2 That their hearts might be comforted , being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;  
3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.  
4 And this I say , lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.  
5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. 
 6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:  
7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught , abounding therein with thanksgiving.  
8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 
9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.  
10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:  
11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 
12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.  
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;  
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 
15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly , triumphing over them in it."

12 Year Old Girls Stab Friend to Please a Demon

12 Year Old Girls Alledgedly Stab Friend 19 Times - foxnews.com

Excerpt from this article:

 "Prosecutors say two 12-year-old southeastern Wisconsin girls stabbed their 12-year-old friend nearly to death in the woods to please a mythological creature they learned about online."
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The Bible says:

"Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. " - Jame 2:19 

Recommended podcast:

12 Year Old Girls Stab Friend to Please a Demon, by Pastor David McManus

Recommended reading (my post)

Demonology 101

 The Strongman, I Presume?

Harvard - Satanic Services & Human Sacrifices: We've Come a Long Way

Harvard - Satanic Services & Human Sacrifices: We've Come a Long Way , by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended reading (my post)

Demonology 101
16 Year Old Home Schooler Graduates From High School and College on the Same Day- truthrevolt.org

Demonology for the 21st Century

I was just looking back over my posts since the beginning of 2014, and I noticed that I have done several that deal with Satan and Satanism and demons.  Here are just a few:

Rock Musicians: Wizards with Familiar Spirits
Katy Perry: Illuminati Princess Conducts Witchcraft Ceremony in Front of Entire World
Jehovah Witnesses at My Door!

I am no expert in this area. I'm just a follower of my Lord Jesus Christ who keeps a blog in his spare time (See my post: The Conscience of a Conservative Christian Blogger). And so I thought I'd (once again!) refer my readers to an excellent sermon on this most serious topic:

Colossians 2:1-15, by Rev. Paul Den Butter

Side Effects of Mexico's Drug Violence: More Exorcisms

Side Effects of Mexico's Drug Violence: More Exorcisms - newser.com

Excerpt from this article:

 "An unexpected side effect of Mexico's rampant drug violence: more exorcisms. Seven years of brutal killings have created "an infestation of demons," says exorcist Father Francisco Bautista, who sees expelling the evil spirits as the solution."
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Recommended reading (my post):

What Would Jesus Do ... With Mexico's Faith Healers?

It's Superbowl Sunday! Did Your Team Win Today?

 Today is Superbowl Sunday. Many Christians missed church today in order to watch the Superbowl game.  Some churches even canceled services today, or replaced them with 'Superbowl Parties.' But while some churches were cancelling services and some Christians were staying home from church to watch the Superbowl game, Sermonaudio.com posted 500 sermons on their site for today.


I've heard that the great scientist Albert Einstein once said that if Christians really believed what they teach they would all be running up and down the streets with their arms waving and shouting to warn the people.

One of my favorite Christian novelists is Frank Peretti. Two of his books that I love to recommend to people are This Present Darkness and the sequel to that book, Piercing the Darkness. These are novels about spiritual warfare.  The Bible says:

"Put on the whole amour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness  in high places." -Ephesians 6:11-12

I picture demons all over America, and even all over the world, whispering into the ears of sports fans telling them just how important this Superbowl game is.

One of the sermons that was preached today - and I strongly recommend that you drop what you are doing (unless what you are doing is going to church!) and listen to this sermon - is titled:

God's Great Reversal: The Warning and the Wonder of The Rich Man and Lazarus, by Pastor Brad Johnston

The Bible says:

"For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie, that they all might be damned that believe not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness." - 2 Thessalonians 2:10,11

I don't know what this 'strong delusion' is that Paul was talking about in this verse. But the idea that football - even the Superbowl - is important enough to cancel or miss church just might fall into this category.

Recommended listening:

Superbowl Sunday, by Pastor Trevor Hammack (given in 2004)