Submissions by joegracegrace (Joe Grace)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
A dictator will "make war on the saints [the Christian nations],gain power over every nation," (Revelation 13.7).This conquest implies world war. Yes, NUCLEAR war would explain "sudden destruction" at Rapture(1 Thessalonians 4.16-5.3)
The Double Revelation Principle
The Bible isn't the only "Word of God."
There are TWO, not one, forms of "the Word of God"
(besides Christ the Living Word of God, John 1).
For there are TWO, not just one, REVELATIONS OF GOD BY GOD.
(1)The Bible, the "Special Revelation of God." But also
(2)Nature, which is called "the General Revelation of God."
When Paul says, Nature,(Romans 1.19-20)
we can take that as shorthand for THE STUDY OF Nature.
Let me develop the message.
Notice what Paul the Apostle does with the theme of Nature as the word of God:
he asks,...
There are TWO, not one, forms of "the Word of God"
(besides Christ the Living Word of God, John 1).
For there are TWO, not just one, REVELATIONS OF GOD BY GOD.
(1)The Bible, the "Special Revelation of God." But also
(2)Nature, which is called "the General Revelation of God."
When Paul says, Nature,(Romans 1.19-20)
we can take that as shorthand for THE STUDY OF Nature.
Let me develop the message.
Notice what Paul the Apostle does with the theme of Nature as the word of God:
he asks,...
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The Jews Did What They Were Supposed to Do
When the Jewish Leaders rejected Christ,
pressuring Pontius Pilate to crucify Christ,
they were only fulfilling part of God's plan for Israel.
(1)They were supposed to reject Christ, "the Prophet like Moses"(Deut 18.15)
So that God's curse would come upon them(Deut 18.19).
Deuteronomy 28's list of curses include defeat in war,
exile in other lands as slaves(Deut. 28.25,49,64-68).
(2)Because their sins were graver in the time of Christ
than at the time right before the war with Babylon, 586 BC,
Their forced exile lasted much longer, from 70/135 AD...
pressuring Pontius Pilate to crucify Christ,
they were only fulfilling part of God's plan for Israel.
(1)They were supposed to reject Christ, "the Prophet like Moses"(Deut 18.15)
So that God's curse would come upon them(Deut 18.19).
Deuteronomy 28's list of curses include defeat in war,
exile in other lands as slaves(Deut. 28.25,49,64-68).
(2)Because their sins were graver in the time of Christ
than at the time right before the war with Babylon, 586 BC,
Their forced exile lasted much longer, from 70/135 AD...
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The ANTICHRIST And the RAPTURE
What role does the Antichrist play in regard to the Rapture of the Church?
A surprisingly large role, for we read that the Rapture "cannot come" without him!!
"For that day [of the Rapture] cannot come except..
the Man of Sin/the Son of Destruction be revealed"
(2 Thessalonians 2.3).
"Son of.." is an Aramaic idiom for "having the nature of.."
So "Son of Destruction" means someone whose very nature is destructiveness.
So "Son of Destruction"...
A surprisingly large role, for we read that the Rapture "cannot come" without him!!
"For that day [of the Rapture] cannot come except..
the Man of Sin/the Son of Destruction be revealed"
(2 Thessalonians 2.3).
"Son of.." is an Aramaic idiom for "having the nature of.."
So "Son of Destruction" means someone whose very nature is destructiveness.
So "Son of Destruction"...
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How To Reconcile Genesis One ("Creation Week") And The Big Bang Theory(BBT)
(1)Genesis chapter 1 says that from the time that God created
the universe til He made Man, just one week passed.
Creation Week is the basis for the 7-day week we have today.
But each day was divided into two halves, for example,
"the evening and the morning were the first day"(Gen 1.5).
Since 7 x 2 = 14, there are 14 (not just 7) periods.
This agrees with the Big Bang Theory(BBT) to the extent that
science says the universe is 14 billion years old(13.8).
(2)The New Testament gives us permission to take the "days"
in Genesis...
the universe til He made Man, just one week passed.
Creation Week is the basis for the 7-day week we have today.
But each day was divided into two halves, for example,
"the evening and the morning were the first day"(Gen 1.5).
Since 7 x 2 = 14, there are 14 (not just 7) periods.
This agrees with the Big Bang Theory(BBT) to the extent that
science says the universe is 14 billion years old(13.8).
(2)The New Testament gives us permission to take the "days"
in Genesis...
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HOLY HEAT OF DIVINE LOVE
As I’m walking the dog at 3 in the morning,
All is total stillness, silence, blackness.,
(aside from the light from the lamp post on the corner.)
Oh, the silent blackness, the black silence, I’m transfixed.
It’s like I'm time-traveling back to the Void before the Big Bang
Then I look upon the street light, the light surrounded by the darkness,
imagining it to be a snap shot of the beginning of the universe,
It's the Big Bang but it's caught in suspended animation,
(Like, somewhat, a fly in amber, pine resin millions of years...
All is total stillness, silence, blackness.,
(aside from the light from the lamp post on the corner.)
Oh, the silent blackness, the black silence, I’m transfixed.
It’s like I'm time-traveling back to the Void before the Big Bang
Then I look upon the street light, the light surrounded by the darkness,
imagining it to be a snap shot of the beginning of the universe,
It's the Big Bang but it's caught in suspended animation,
(Like, somewhat, a fly in amber, pine resin millions of years...
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TAKING A NEW, HARD, LOOK AT THE RAPTURE
Preachers tell us that the Rapture occurs when God just blows a trumpet and saved souls depart this world for heaven WITHOUT DYING.It's all supernatural, according to your typical preacher. But if we examine the Rapture passages in the Bible, we find that the preachers are lying to us, giving us a storybook version of the Rapture, A sugarcoated childish account of the Rapture. It's high time for a realistic, adult version of it !!
The Apostle Paul was stoned to death in Lystra(Acts 14.8,19-20) but then revived and later told of being "caught up" to heaven(2 Corinthians 12.2-4). The...
The Apostle Paul was stoned to death in Lystra(Acts 14.8,19-20) but then revived and later told of being "caught up" to heaven(2 Corinthians 12.2-4). The...
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Why Pres. Obama Has HELD UP Settlement of Syrian refugees in the USA
The Syrian Civil War has been going on for four years.
But very few, just a handful of Syrian refugees
Have been allowed to come over to America !!
Why is that? How can that be possible?
Moslems are conservative on social issues:
Abortion, pornography, gay marriage, you name it.
Social conservatives tend to vote REPUBLICAN !!
Since Obama and the Democrats don't want to
help the Republicans out by adding to their ranks,
Obama and his crew have sat on their hands til now,
Deliberately playing politics on the refugee issue.
...
But very few, just a handful of Syrian refugees
Have been allowed to come over to America !!
Why is that? How can that be possible?
Moslems are conservative on social issues:
Abortion, pornography, gay marriage, you name it.
Social conservatives tend to vote REPUBLICAN !!
Since Obama and the Democrats don't want to
help the Republicans out by adding to their ranks,
Obama and his crew have sat on their hands til now,
Deliberately playing politics on the refugee issue.
...
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The Billionaires Should Inform the Public of the Need to RESTORE Our Nuclear Arsenal
The billionaires like bill Gates, Warren Buffet (and the banksters)
are at fault because they are so unwilling to use their wealth
to buy newspapers, tv networks, radio stations
and use all that media to educate the public
about the KGB. and the STAGED end of the Cold War.
By pretending to give up Communism, Russia got us to disarm precipitously.
Why? What do they gain? Well, Russia couldn't win nuclear war as long
as our retaliatory arsenal was huge.
They built interceptor missiles (ABMs) to shoot down
our retaliation (after Russian...
are at fault because they are so unwilling to use their wealth
to buy newspapers, tv networks, radio stations
and use all that media to educate the public
about the KGB. and the STAGED end of the Cold War.
By pretending to give up Communism, Russia got us to disarm precipitously.
Why? What do they gain? Well, Russia couldn't win nuclear war as long
as our retaliatory arsenal was huge.
They built interceptor missiles (ABMs) to shoot down
our retaliation (after Russian...
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When We turn Old And Grey, Some Of Us Turn Gay !!
As we get older and our hair turns grey, why would it be that we're tempted to turn gay?
Well, as you get weak and tired, it's natural to moan, I'm not the man i used to be.
You pine for the good old days when your dick got stiff but your back wasn't.
Now it's the other way around.the back is stiff while the penis -
Well, its more like a little boy's wee-wee than a man's reproductive rod.
Yes, we're tempted to turn over a new leaf, a new sexual leaf.
As men go grey a certain portion, varying in each generation, tend to go gay. ...
Well, as you get weak and tired, it's natural to moan, I'm not the man i used to be.
You pine for the good old days when your dick got stiff but your back wasn't.
Now it's the other way around.the back is stiff while the penis -
Well, its more like a little boy's wee-wee than a man's reproductive rod.
Yes, we're tempted to turn over a new leaf, a new sexual leaf.
As men go grey a certain portion, varying in each generation, tend to go gay. ...
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America is Out to Lunch
I was talking with a Mormon the other day.
(To their credit, they're into "prepping" for the worst.)
He was going on about the danger of the gov't taking our guns away,
The second Amendment, doing away with it.
Then i unloaded on him.
Worry, Brother, more about the brain-dead gov't
doing away with the BIG GUNS,Our nuclear arsenal
that we NEED to keep the Kremlin's zombies at bay !!
Our idiot gov't is reducing the number of submarines at sea,
Cutting back until we won't have the number
that are needed to put fear into the Kremlin !! ...
(To their credit, they're into "prepping" for the worst.)
He was going on about the danger of the gov't taking our guns away,
The second Amendment, doing away with it.
Then i unloaded on him.
Worry, Brother, more about the brain-dead gov't
doing away with the BIG GUNS,Our nuclear arsenal
that we NEED to keep the Kremlin's zombies at bay !!
Our idiot gov't is reducing the number of submarines at sea,
Cutting back until we won't have the number
that are needed to put fear into the Kremlin !! ...
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Man's Walking on the Moon Was Prophesied in the Bible, Do You know Where?
Psalm 8, verse 3, says, "Your heavens [are] the work of Your fingers."
The next line says the same thing but in different words,
using, "the moon and the stars" instead of the "heavens."
(Hebrew poetry is like that - symmetry centered or based).
Verse 6 continues the thought,
"You made man to have dominion over the works of Your hands."
Since the "heavens...the moon and the stars" have already been
SPECIFIED as such, we can paraphrase that line like this,
"You made man to have dominion over the moon and...
The next line says the same thing but in different words,
using, "the moon and the stars" instead of the "heavens."
(Hebrew poetry is like that - symmetry centered or based).
Verse 6 continues the thought,
"You made man to have dominion over the works of Your hands."
Since the "heavens...the moon and the stars" have already been
SPECIFIED as such, we can paraphrase that line like this,
"You made man to have dominion over the moon and...
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GORBACHEV THE GRINCH -- Will He Steal CHRISTMAS ??!!
When will Russia Unload NUCLEAR cargo on America? Russian ICBM warheads will come from the NORTH.The NORTH, missiles will be flying over the North Pole.But when will it take place? Who comes from the North Pole, Santa Claus,
Every year right at Christmas time. But this year things may be DIFFERENT !! Since Russia didn't hit us in August, nor October,November,Not even on Pearl Harbor Day, in early December,Only late December is left (for this year).
So now I am reduced to suspecting a CHRISTMAS BOMBING !!
Gorbachev may be the Grinch that will steal...
Every year right at Christmas time. But this year things may be DIFFERENT !! Since Russia didn't hit us in August, nor October,November,Not even on Pearl Harbor Day, in early December,Only late December is left (for this year).
So now I am reduced to suspecting a CHRISTMAS BOMBING !!
Gorbachev may be the Grinch that will steal...
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