“WHERE IS THY GOD?”

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By Ken Blue

“…My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?” Psalm 42:3. “Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see…” John 1:38,39.

Very little is more painful than memories of former days when we experienced the joy and personal fellowship with God and His people, then discover all has been destroyed by our enemies. To add to David’s pain, he was taunted daily by his enemies with, “Where is God?”

That question has been asked by millions. When life seems to be at its worst, then the taunt, “where is thy God?”, usually follows. But, God was there all the time, though we may not be aware of His presence.

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  • Israel in Egypt 400 years- I am sure God was forgotten by many Israelites. No doubt they were taunted every day with, “Where is God?”      Yet, He was there all the time. First, he led them there to protect them, and allow them to multiply. Next, He led them out to make a great nation of them. God was with them every day although they didn’t know it.
  • The Red Sea- When Israel came to the Red Sea, the Egyptian armies were hot on their heels, and the Red Sea lay before them. It appeared that they were trapped. Many ask, “Where is God?” He was there all the time. The sea opened to let Israel cross, and it closed to destroy Egypt’s army.
  • Bitter water- Soon Israel was out of drinking water. They came to a pool that appeared to solve the problem, but the water was poison. Where was God in their time of need? Moses was instructed to cut a branch from a tree and cast it into the water. The water was healed, and all could drink. God was there all the time.
  • Water from a rock– Some days later, they were in need of water again, but this time there wasn’t a pool nearby. Moses was commanded to strike the rock. He did, and water came powering out. Where was God? He was there all the time.

Time would fail to tell of the Manna, and the quail, of Daniel’s captivity in Babylon, of Queen Esther, the birth of Christ, the death of Christ, the Resurrection of Christ, the absence of Christ, the Tribulation, the Second Advent of Christ, your sickness, and your death. He was there, and is still there all the time! Trust Him.  Where is God?  “…he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:5

SEVEN REASONS I DID NOT BAPTIZE CONVERTS

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By Ken Blue

 

  • I did not baptize them because Jesus was baptized.

 

  • I did not baptize them to wash away their sins.

 

  • I did not baptize them into the local church.

 

  • I did not baptize them because of John the Baptist.

 

  • I did not baptize them to make them Baptist.

 

  • I did not baptize them because of the “great commission.”?

 

  • I did not baptize them because I am a Baptist

 

Then why did I baptize the saved? I baptized them by immersion to picture the gospel Paul preached. That gospel was the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ for our sins. Paul is the Apostle to the church, the body of Christ. He baptized converts, and so did I, and for that reason only.

LET’S STUDY REVELATION #34

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REVELON BOOKBy Ken Blue

 THE BOOK THAT WAS BITTER/SWEET

 

“And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:  But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.”  (Revelation 10:5-7).

 

 

 

The angel now lifts his hands toward heaven; this shows his harmony with Him who is in heaven. Then, “sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer.” Some reject the thought that the angel could be Christ on the grounds that He swears by One in heaven. However, the Lord has sworn by Himself before: “For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,” (Hebrews 6:13). We believe Him to be the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

The mighty angel declares that there will be no more delay in verse 7. The time has come, and the usurper is about to be evicted from earth to his new residence.

 

The mystery of God, which is about to be finished, is not an event that has been kept secret from the foundation of the world. God’s servants, the prophets, spoke of these days long ago. The only mystery was when would God judge Satan and take back the Kingdom forfeited by Adam. That mystery was about to unfold, for the time had come. The fulfillment of this mystery brings us right up to the Second Advent of Christ.

 

“And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.  And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.”  (Revelation 10:8-11).

 

This is the third looping parallelism and takes us back to the mid-point of the Tribulation. John is told to take the book from the right hand of the angel. He takes it, and he is instructed to eat it.  In his mouth it was sweet as honey, but in his belly it was bitter. There is no mystery here.

 

Ezekiel was given the same commission. Only the time was different. “Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.  So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them” (Ezekiel 3:1-4). “So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me” (Ezekiel 3:14).

 

Jeremiah experiences this same bitterness of spirit as he is called upon to take a message of judgment and condemnation to his people. “Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed” (Jeremiah 20:14). He curses his day because he is the one chosen of God to carry the message of death to his own people. This caused great sorrow and bitterness of spirit.  This is what John is yet to experience.

 

The book John eats contained the blessings and the curses, which were yet to come on John’s people. The blessings were the things associated with the glorious return and reign of Christ over Israel’s promised Kingdom. That expectation thrilled John and was indeed sweet as honey to him.

 

The prophetic message also carried judgments like the world had never seen and was about to come at the sound of the seventh trumpet. It was indeed grievous and bitter for him. This is the meaning of verse 11, “And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.” This is fulfilled throughout the remainder of the book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THINGS GOD CANNOT DO

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By Ken Blue

 

He cannot be outsmarted by you

He cannot be surprised

He cannot make a rock so big that he can’t lift it

He cannot lie

He cannot be unjust

He cannot be impressed with your self-righteousness

He cannot be bribed

He cannot let you in heaven apart from Jesus Christ

He cannot break His promise to Israel

He cannot be lonely

He cannot keep you out of hell, if you are determined to go there

He cannot be inconsistent with his nature

He cannot be inconsistent with His Word

He cannot make a square circle.

He cannot see your sins through the blood of Christ.

He cannot give you a bad gift (James 1:17).

ONE MORE MYTH TO CAUSE MAYHEM

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By Ken Blue

 

Once again we see the false claims from false prophets that trouble many believers. The new sensationalism about the end is a “so called” prophecy that the last Pope would be black, that it the Catholic Church will end, the Tribulation will begin, and end of the time for judgment will come.

 

You would think by now, with the list of false prophets on hand, that God’s people would wise up. We have Nostradamus, Jean Dixon, Emmet Fox, Joseph Smith, Mary Baker Eddy, Ellen G. White, Y2K, Harold Camping, and now the myth about a black Pope. Even if a pope is black, it will not matter.

 

Here is the, “supposed” prophecy of St. Malachy, a medieval Irish priest, and Kabbalist. St. Malachy had written about the 112th pope:

  • “In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End.”-The Cleveland Leader.

 

Now, the Roman Catholic Church may install a black pope. But, I find nothing in Malachy’s prophecy about a black pope. Why should a Bible believing Christian believe a baby sprinkling, Mary worshiping, idolater? Also, the above “prophecy” is so vague, it can be interpreted a dozen different ways.

 

Many argue that the Antichrist must be a Jew.  Jews would not accept anyone as Messiah who was not Jewish. If this is so, it rules out any pope, whether he be black or purple. Now, a pope might be the false prophet, however, I doubt that. But Scripture seem very clear that the Antichrist comes out of Syria.

 

Writers have spun all kinds of myths about a black pope. One should read the false prophecy several times, and you will discover it is not close to the spin many put on it. The word “black” does not appear.

 

Let not your heart be troubled. Many will sensationalize this subject for all they can get out of it. Jesus warned about the false prophets in Israel’s last days. Let not your heart be troubled, this will come and go as all the false prophets and their prophecies have.