Bob Larson Real Exorcist

Posted on 2 Jul 2013 by Truth in Reality

In case you’re not familiar with Larson he is a long time Christian radio personality who claims to be an expert on cults, the occult, and supernatural phenomena. [Since this article was written in 2004 Bob Larson has also had a reality TV show called “The Real Exorcist”.] Actually that’s not quite fair. Larson is an expert on cults and alternative religious practices and has written some very good reference materials on the subject. His focus these days though is on his so called deliverance ministry.

Larson first came to widespread attention within the Christian community during the Eighties when his radio program Talk Back aired on hundreds of stations nationwide. During the show he would take calls from listeners who were struggling with everything from satanic ritual sexual abuse, to demonic oppression and even possession. He even took calls from critics and those who seemed to be wildly opposed to what he was doing. Needless to say the broadcast usually got quite contentious, making for some very compelling radio. It was during this time that Larson seemed to move away from being a Christian apologist and researcher to become more of what one would call a deliverance minister.

During his heyday and even recently, Larson has appeared on numerous television shows including Oprah, Donahue, Montel, Sally Jesse, Larry King Live, & Politically Incorrect. His focus always seems to be satanic cults and activity. According to Larson, satanic cults are widespread in our society and extremely dangerous. Many day care centres are fronts for satanic cults who wish to indoctrinate and sexually abuse our children. Virtually all our problems, as individuals and as a society are caused by demons. For Larson, there is a demon behind every corner and of course he is one of the few people on earth with the expert knowledge to effectively deal with them.

Larson conducts what he calls Spiritual Freedom Conferences in cities around the country almost every weekend. In fact he spent quite a bit of time in this one talking about how often he flies and how many cities he’s visited in recent years.

The conference is a 2 day event with the first evening being free and open to the public. The second requires a reservation and costs $39 at the door. [Note this article was written in 2004.] According to the promotional material the Spiritual Freedom Conference is designed to: “Find the person God meant you to be”.

Bob draws upon his more than 20 years of experience investigating the occult to reveal how evil influences people’s lives. Unlike the Hollywood version of the occult, Bob’s conferences feature the supernatural centre stage without smoke and mirrors! He teaches his audiences about the many ways that evil attacks human beings. “The devil traffics in human suffering,” Bob explains, “and we take people to the ‘point of the pain’ to discover where their souls have been scarred, allowing Satan to torment them. Sometimes, exorcism is part of the healing process that follows.”

The first thing that one receives when attending is a resource catalogue displaying all Bob’s books, tapes, and training programs. The catalogue header claims that this is: ”Information that you can’t get anywhere else”.

I’ll vouch for that claim because the information presented certainly is not found in the Bible.

There were approximately 50 people in attendance for the free portion of the seminar including 10-12 who were either part of Larson’ travelling group or were part of the local deliverance team known as the DWJD (Do What Jesus Did) group.

Bob Larson claims that he has performed more exorcisms than any person on the planet. He takes pride in this. It is interesting to note that the word exorcist occurs only once in the Bible. Found in Acts 19:13 and is the Greek word exorkiste which means conjurer. That is an accurate description of what I witnessed.

After beginning with a worship song Larson launched into a pitch for his latest book, introduced several members of the DWJD team and began recounting various exorcisms that he and they have been through. Throughout the evening Larson touted these local deliverance teams that he is “planting” in cities throughout the country. He explained that even after he leaves an area the deliverance team remains to minister to those who need it. I later discovered why he is so excited about these deliverance groups. (Hint – it involves money!)

While talking to one of his DWJD leaders Larson began to speak of abandonment issues. He told the story of one person who was demon-possessed because her parents left her in day care. According to Larson, the demon told him that he had entered the girl at the age of 2 when she was left in day care. This daycare facility was a front for a satanic cult. Cult members dressed in priestly robes sexually molested the children. Larson called this the curse of Melchizedek. He claimed that this is the curse under which the Catholic Church is operating.

To attach the name of Melchizedek to the sin of paedophilia borders on blasphemy. Here’s what the Bible says about Melchizedek:

“….King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.” (He 7:2-3)

Melchizedek was an Old Testament manifestation of Jesus. He was a King of righteousness and peace. It is not surprising that a demon would want to attach such a vile sin to that name. What was surprising was that a supposed man of God would believe the demon and perpetuate that idea. This was only the beginning of Larson’s extra-biblical pronunciations.

After this, Larson asked for any person who was born out of wedlock or felt abandoned by a parent to stand for prayer. About a dozen people stood. The first thing he did was tell them that the feelings they had were not their fault.

He first went to one young man on the front row and prayed. When he did, the young man began to growl in a demonic voice. Bob hugged the young man close to him for a few seconds but did not attempt to cast out the supposed demon. Then he called for his DWJD team to come forward and help pray for these people. He asked several times for the team to disperse and pray for the people standing but they never did. They all seemed to want to stand around Bob as he went from one person to another. After praying for about three people and anointing them with oil he brought forth a particular girl named DeeDee (not her real name). This began an hour long deliverance session and the other 8 or 9 people who were standing for prayer never got prayer. Very strange.

From that point on DeeDee became the star of the show. Under questioning from Bob she admitted that she had been born out of wedlock, that she never knew her father until she was 12 and that she herself had born three children out of wedlock. This all seemed very embarrassing to her. I found out later that she had already been going through some deliverance sessions with the local DWJD group. Anyway, Larson hugged her and loved her and assured her that nothing was her fault. All her problems were because of the curse of the bastard.

Larson claims this curse comes to persons who are born or conceived out of wedlock based on Deut 23:2: “A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD”. Larson stated that people born out of wedlock always have a hard time going into a church or becoming a part of a church group. This he said was the basis of DeeDee’s problems.

During a deliverance session Larson calls up demons and converses with them. He ‘forces’ them to tell him how they came in, by what ‘right’ do they stay, what generational curse they have brought with them, etc. He also calls on a person ‘alters’ meaning alternate personalities which he says are not demons but are personalities developed by the individual to ‘protect’ themselves, for example protection from further emotional harm. He says some alters are good and some are bad. Working with the alters can help determine which demons are present.

He does not simply tell a demon to depart in Jesus name. He spends a great deal of time conversing with the demon and asking questions. Somehow he assumes they are telling the truth, probably because of his great power over them. Sometimes he asks them “are you telling the truth?” This is misleading because demons lie continually and they would lie in answer to that question too.

Larson uses the “sword of the spirit” by placing a bible physically on the demonized person. This appears to cause them great discomfort. While two male deliverance team members physically held her, DeeDee struggled, writhed around and screamed as if in pain whenever Larson touched her with the Bible. He actually “stabs” the demon with the “sword” (bible) which appears to force the demon to tell him what he wants to know. Under questioning the demon finally admitted that it had gained entrance to DeeDee’s family line seven generations back when her ancestors sacrificed pigs and called on demon spirits for power.

Eventually Larson and the deliverance team got through all DeeDee’s ‘alters’ found the source of her curse and expelled her demons sending them to ‘the pit’ and to ‘torment’. As I said, it was quite a show.

As I was watching this farce I was asking God what was really going on here. It was clear that I was seeing demonic manifestations but it was also clear that Larson and his team were using non scriptural means of dealing with them. The first word that the Lord brought up in my spirit was conjurer. Then the Lord clearly spoke to me the words Simon the sorcerer.

In Acts 8 we see the story of a man named Simon who practised sorcery. He was a Samaritan and had bewitched the people of that region with his great power. Simon offered the apostles money in exchange for power of the Holy Spirit. Peter rebuked him and told him that he needed to repent. There is no evidence in scripture that Simon ever did repent.

Historical documents indicate that Simon became a leader in a pseudo-Christian sect known as the Gnostics. This is from the Greek word gnosis meaning to know. Gnosticism is the idea that God has revealed additional knowledge beyond the scriptures. This additional knowledge is required if one wants to truly seek God. What Bob Larson practices is Gnosticism.

In Larson’s world, casting out a demon is a complex process. Only a person with the knowledge he possesses could possibly be successful. A simple believer, one who obeys the words of the Lord could not possibly do what he does. No, a simple “come out in Jesus name” would never work. You must first determine the name of the lead demon, discover the source of his entrance, find out the curse under which he is allowed to stay, deal with any ‘alters’ the person has developed as a defence mechanism. It’s all very complicated. Larson himself said that after thirty years he is still coming across new curses and new spiritual rules by which demons dominate people.

My Assessment

I felt sorry for the people present. They were obviously mesmerized by this man and his supposed power over demons. They were captivated by the idea that with proper knowledge they too could have extraordinary power over the powers of darkness.
What was missing from all this was any presentation of the gospel. Not once did Larson or any of his team preach repentance from dead works and faith toward God. DeeDee was told that her having children out of wedlock was not her fault. It was the fault of her ancestors. Demons caused her to do what she did.

The truth is that while people may be predisposed to certain sins due to the iniquity of the fathers (see Ex 34:7), each one of us is ultimately responsible for our own behaviour. What DeeDee needed to do was confess her sin before God and ask God to grant her repentance. She should turn to God and believe the gospel which is the true power of God.

Casting out devils is a sign that is to follow the preaching of the Gospel

Mark 16:15-17: “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;”

The signs should never be the focus themselves. They are only seen as proof of the power of the death, burial, and resurrection, of the Lord Jesus.

Like Simon, Bob Larson has attached money to the supposed power of the Holy Spirit. Earlier I told you how excited Bob was to plant these DWJD deliverance teams across the country. He should be excited because to become a member of the DWJD team you must first pay Larson $4,000. I am not making this up. You can see it for yourself on his website.

And the $4,000 fee is only the beginning. After that you must attend Larson’s workshops and seminars on topics like “ Uncovering the Mystery of Multiple Personalities” only $299 plus transportation and lodging.

Or perhaps you’d like to attend one of Larson’s 5-day “Restoration Retreats”. During these five days, Bob Larson, along with a staff of medical and mental health experts, financial advisors and experienced lay ministers, will minister to your physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Only $1,500 (tax deductible) plus transportation.

If you don’t have time to travel you can take advantage of Bob Larson’s expertise by phone in the privacy of your own home or office. Larson’s personal coaching program is “A 12-step program designed to meet your needs and goals. Your journey to full spiritual potential begins with your very own Personal Profile. This 20-page spiritual diagnosis will uncover crucial aspects of your life. Bob will personally pray over your Profile and God will reveal to him the keys to your freedom and spiritual development.” Only $199 per week payable in three easy instalments. [As at time of writing, 2004]

Please note that this article was written in 2004 and figures are not updated but this is from 2023

An Examination of the Teachings of Bob Larson
I Paid $249 for a Skype Exorcism: Bob Larson Casts Out Devils via Skype for Only $249
Teen Exorcism Squad: Three Girls Claim Ability To Cast Out Demons 
YouTube Playlist of Bob Larson Exorcisms

Paying for the Gospel
How To Recognise Religious Spirits
How To Discern, Test and Judge Rightly
Is It Right To Judge?
The True Holy Spirit
The Armour of God
Angels and Demons – A Survey of Biblical Doctrine

Casting Out Demons
Refutation of Claims Made by Cessationists
The Occult and Cursed Objects List
The Secret Truth of Roman Catholicism
Your Church Babylon or Zion?

Renunciation Prayers
Prayer of Release From the Occult and False Religion
Prayer for Repentance and Forgiveness
Prayer for Protection
Prayer for Deliverance
Prayer After Being Saved

There is no need whatsoever to pay for deliverance, or anything to do with deliverance. The Bible contains all we need to know especially the Armour of God at Ephesians 6 and there is more than sufficient information available for free online. Video or audio deliverances work perfectly but check that the one giving the deliverance is teaching the doctrine of Christ and not another and is teaching the whole counsel of God. (Acts 20:27) The writer recommends Pastor John Kyle from personal experience:

Pastor John Kyle of Oasis Ministries, Montana

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The Cookie Thief

Posted on 30 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

A woman was waiting at an airport one night
With several long hours before her flight
She hunted for a book in the airport shops
Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop

She was engrossed in her book but happened to see
That the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be
Grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between
Which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene

So she munched the cookies and watched the clock
As the gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock
She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by
Thinking, “If I wasn’t so nice, I could blacken his eye”

With each cookie she took, he took one too
When only one was left, she wondered what he would do
With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh
He took the last cookie and broke it in half

He offered her half, as he ate the other
She snatched it from him and thought… oooh, brother
This guy has some nerve and he’s so rude
Why he didn’t show any gratitude!

She had never known when she had been so galled
And sighed with relief when her flight was called
She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate
Refusing to look back at the thieving ingrate

She boarded the plane, and sank in her seat
Then she sought her book, which was almost complete
As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with surprise
There was her bag of cookies, in front of her eyes

If mine are here, she moaned in despair
The others were his, and he tried to share
Too late to apologize, she realized with grief
That she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief

How many times in our lives
Have we absolutely known
That something was a certain way, only to discover later
That what we believed to be true … was not?

by Valerie Cox

A Bible Riddle: Who Am I?
A Billion Is Big – But How Big?
Traveller’s Guide to Heaven
How Great Is Our God in Space
Four Minutes That Will Change Your Life
Man Tries to Sell 1oz Gold Coin for $50 – No Takers
Honeybees – The Only Insects That Produce Food for Humans
Angels and Demons – A Survey of Biblical Doctrine
The Odds Against Jesus Not Being the Messiah
With Hammer and Nails He Was a Carpenter
Only One Messiah
Christian Testimonies

Christian Prayer
How To Get Help Through Prayer
Renunciation Prayers
Prayer for Self-Deliverance
Prayer for Cleansing the Home
Prayer To Surrender Burdens (Short)
Prayer for Healing
Prayer for Protection

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Satan’s Biggest Lie – “You Shall Not Die”

Posted on 27 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

I want to expose the biggest lie ever to have been fabricated in the history of mankind. A lie which deceived Eve in the garden of Eden, a lie that succeeded in convincing Eve that she was immortal.

The deception and the consequent disobedience resulted in the fall, Adam and Eve’s punishment by Almighty God, their being banished form the Garden of Eden and their ultimate death and a curse coming upon the whole world. We see how serious and damaging the consequences of the deception of one person. We all suffer today the consequences of one person being deceived by Satan’s lie that man is immortal.

This lie was in direct contradiction to the clear unequivocal statement of the only true God: “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat: Genesis 2:17 “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it YOU SHALL SURELY DIE.” [Heb. dying thou shalt die]: Genesis 2:16

God warned Adam that if he ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil he would surely die. Satan’s plan to deceive was accomplished when he simply added one small word to God’s Holy word, the word “NOT”  I believe that Satan is still saying “Not” to every promise of a Holy Faithful God whose word cannot be broken. So let us remind ourselves that, “No matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Messiah. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God: 2 Corinthians 1:20 

As we have seen the first person to teach the immortality of man was the father of lies himself Satan, who Jesus said had been a liar from the beginning. Yet his outrageous and crafty deception in contrast to the clear unambiguous word of God has been swallowed by millions if not billions of people.

Holy scripture makes it clear that “only GOD has immortality.” 1 Timothy 6:16

If man is to become immortal he must seek for it as Paul told the believers in Rome: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: Romans 2:7

And as Paul told the believers in Corinth – corruptible, mortal man must put on incorruption and immortality: For this corruptible must put on incorrupti

I want to expose the biggest lie ever to have been fabricated in the history of mankind. A lie which deceived Eve in the garden of Eden, a lie that succeeded in convincing Eve that she was immortal.

The deception and the consequent disobedience resulted in the fall, Adam and Eve’s punishment by Almighty God, their being banished form the Garden of Eden and their ultimate death and a curse coming upon the whole world. We see how serious and damaging the consequences of the deception of one person. We all suffer today the consequences of one person being deceived by Satan’s lie that man is immortal.

This lie was in direct contradiction to the clear unequivocal statement of the only true God: “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat: Genesis 2:17 “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it YOU SHALL SURELY DIE.” [Heb. dying thou shalt die]: Genesis 2:16

God warned Adam that if he ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil he would surely die. Satan’s plan to deceive was accomplished when he simply added one small word to God’s Holy word, the word “NOT”  I believe that Satan is still saying “Not” to every promise of a Holy Faithful God whose word cannot be broken. So let us remind ourselves that, “No matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Messiah. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God: 2 Corinthians 1:20 

As we have seen the first person to teach the immortality of man was the father of lies himself Satan, who Jesus said had been a liar from the beginning. Yet his outrageous and crafty deception in contrast to the clear unambiguous word of God has been swallowed by millions if not billions of people.

Holy scripture makes it clear that “only GOD has immortality.” 1 Timothy 6:16

If man is to become immortal he must seek for it as Paul told the believers in Rome: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: Romans 2:7

And as Paul told the believers in Corinth – corruptible, mortal man must put on incorruption and immortality: For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality: 1 Corinthians 15:53

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory: 1 Corinthians 15:54

Immortality can only be obtained through the gospel: But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: 2 Timothy 1:10

When Satan deceived Eve, he also attacked the character of a Holy, righteous and just God. “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

Satan here implies that God is preventing Adam and Eve from enjoying the fruit of every tree in the garden – Satan implies that God is strict and hard and ungenerous and is keeping Adam and Eve from being like Him by misleading those created by God in His own image.

“For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:5  “You will NOT surely die” declares Satan.

And this deception still attacks the character of a Holy God, implying that He is a liar, ungenerous legalistic and hard, and doesn’t want the creatures He has created in His image to be like Him.

Satan uses his teaching that man is immortal to plant the error of eternal torment in the heart of man, so implying the God is heartless and cruel, infinitely worse that Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini all rolled in to one, for they could only torment human beings while they were alive – but God is going to torment weak and lost human beings for the whole of eternity. See how Satan has used his false teaching that man is immortal to attack the character of a Holy God.

The story that is most often used to support the doctrine of eternal torment is the story of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke chapter 16, but please note that the word eternal is never once used in this story to describe the length of the rich man’s sufferings. We need to remind ourselves that the story was spoken to the Pharisees, and scripture tells us that Jesus never spoke to them without a parable and the His purpose in using parables was to hide truth from them. (Matthew 13:10-15)

The Pharisees revered Abraham, isn’t it interesting therefore that in the story of the rich man and Lazarus that Abraham refuses the appeal to send Lazarus to preach eternal torment, and he dismissed the appeal with the simple statement  “They have Moses and the prophets; let them listen to them.”

The rich man said “but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.” Abraham replied, “If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.” (Luke 16:30-31)

Here Abraham is saying that if they didn’t listen to Moses and the Prophets they wouldn’t believe if someone rose from the dead (as Jesus in fact did).  So Abraham said if they didn’t listen to Moses and the Prophets, they wouldn’t believe if someone rose from the dead (Jesus) which of course turned out to be quite true, they didn’t.

It is beyond refute that nowhere in Moses or in any of the prophets is eternal torment taught. The problem the Pharisees had was that they didn’t know Moses and the prophets properly and therefore swallowed the false teaching of eternal torment brought in by Greek philosophy.

In Moses we read that:  God said, “You will surely die.”

Satan said, “You will NOT surely die.”

I know who I believe. Who do you believe?

Don Fallon @ Nourishing Sap

Jesus’ Teaching on Hell
Did Jesus Talk More About Heaven Than Hell?
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
What Does the Bible Really Teach About Hell
An Understanding of the True Nature of Evil
God Gives Life While Satan Gives Death

Angels and Demons – A Survey of Biblical Doctrine
Casting Out Demons
The Armour of God and Other Bible Pins I
The Biblical Meaning of Grace
The Meaning of Shalom
Christian Testimonies

Christian Prayer
How To Get Help Through Prayer
Renunciation Prayers
Prayer for Salvation / Deliverance by Pastor John Kyle
Prayer for Deliverance
Prayer After Being Saved
Prayer To Renounce Rejection
Prayer To Surrender Burdens (Short)
Prayer for Spiritual Warfare – Daily

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Honeybees – The Only Insects That Produce Food for Humans

Posted on 27 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

“Unique among all God’s creatures, only the honeybee improves the environment and preys not on any other species.” Royden Brown

The average worker bee produces about 1/12th teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.

One single bee usually visits between 50 to 1.000 flowers a day, but can visit up to several thousand, visiting 50 to 100 flowers during a collection trip.

Bees from the same hive visit about 225,000 flowers per day.

About 2 million flowers are visited to make one pound of honey.

A hive of bees will fly 90,000 miles, the equivalent of three orbits around the earth to collect 1 kg of honey.

To produce one ounce of honey bees travel an average of 1600 round trips at 6 miles per trip at an average of 13 to 15 mph.

It takes one ounce of honey to fuel a bee’s flight around the world.

During honey production periods, a bee’s life span is about six weeks.

Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and water; and it’s the only food that contains “pinocembrin”, an antioxidant associated with improved brain functioning.

Honey bees communicate with one another by “dancing” to communicate the location and the directions to distant food sources that are 100 yards to 2-3 miles from the hive.

It is estimated that unless a person has an allergy 1,100 honey bee stings are required to be fatal.

The honey bee’s wings stroke incredibly fast, about 200 beats per second, thus making their famous, distinctive buzz. A honey bee can fly for up to six miles, and as fast as 15 miles per hour.

Honey bees have six legs, two compound eyes made up of thousands of tiny lenses (one on each side of the head), three simple eyes on the top of the head, two pairs of wings, a nectar pouch, and a stomach.  The bee’s brain is oval in shape and only about the size of a sesame seed, yet it has remarkable capacity to learn and remember things and is able to make complex calculations on distance travelled and foraging efficiency.

Honey bees have 170 odorant receptors, compared with only 62 in fruit flies and 79 in mosquitoes. Their exceptional olfactory abilities include kin recognition signals, social communication within the hive, and odor recognition for finding food. Their sense of smell is so precise that it could differentiate hundreds of different floral varieties and tell whether a flower carried pollen or nectar from metres away.

The Hive

A hive contains approximately 40 to 45,000 bees.

A colony of bees consists of 20,000 to 60,000 honeybees and one queen.

Worker honey bees are female, live for about six weeks and do all the work.

The average hive temperature is 93.5 degrees (91 to 97 degrees).  During winter, honey bees feed on the honey they collected during the warmer months. They form a tight cluster in their hive to keep the queen and themselves warm.

The queen bee can live up to five years and is the only bee that lays eggs. She is the busiest in the summer months, when the hive needs to be at its maximum strength, and lays up to 2500 eggs per day, at a rate of 5 or 6 a minute, about 175,000 to 200,000 eggs are laid per year.

Beeswax

It is estimated that bees collectively fly 150,000 miles, roughly six times around the earth, to yield one pound of beeswax (530,000 km/kg).

To produce their wax, bees must consume about eight times as much honey by mass.

Typically, for a honey beekeeper, 10 pounds of honey yields 1 pound of wax.

Beeswax production in most hives is about 1.5% to 2% of the total honey yield.

Beeswax has many and varied uses. From a relatively small production of about 10,000 tons a year, a number of different niches are catered to.

Primarily it is used by the bees in making their honeycomb foundations. Apart from this use by bees themselves, the use of beeswax has become widespread and varied. Purified and bleached beeswax is used in the production of food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

The three main types of beeswax products are: yellow, white and beeswax absolute. Yellow beeswax is the crude product obtained from the honeycomb, white beeswax is yellow beeswax that has been bleached and beeswax absolute is yellow beeswax treated with alcohol.

Small amounts of beeswax have food and flavoring applications, and are edible in the sense of having similar toxicity to undigestable plant waxes. However, the wax monoesters in beeswax are poorly hydrolysed in the guts of humans and mammals, and are therefore of no significant food value.

In food preparation it is used as a coating for cheese; by sealing out the air, protection is given against ageing. Beeswax may also be used as a food additive E901, in small quantities acting as a (glazing agent), which serves to prevent water loss, or used to provide surface protection for some fruits.

Soft gelatin capsules and tablet coatings may also see the use of E901. Beeswax is also a common ingredient of natural chewing gum.

There has been a growing use of beeswax in skin care and cosmetics. A German study found beeswax to be superior to similar barrier creams (usually mineral oil based creams such as petroleum jelly), when used according to its protocol.

Beeswax is used in lip balm, lip gloss, hand creams and moisturizers; and in cosmetics such as eye shadow, blush and eye liner.

Beeswax is an important ingredient in moustache wax, as well as in hair pomades, which make hair look sleek and shiny.

Beeswax is an ingredient in surgical bone wax, which is used during surgery to control bleeding from bone surfaces.  Used as an ancient form of dental tooth filling.

Candle-making has long involved the use of beeswax which is highly flammable, and this was the material traditionally prescribed (in large part), for the making of the Paschal Candle or “Easter Candle”. It is recommended for the making of candles used in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church.  [See the Occult and Cursed Objects List on this blog]

The oldest survived beeswax candles north of the Alps, from the Alamannic graveyard of Oberflacht, Germany dating to 6th/7th century AD.

Used to coat hemp strands in the making of Hemp Wick; an alternative use to Lighters.

Used in Eastern Europe in egg decoration. It is used for writing, via resist dyeing, on batik eggs (as in pysanky) and for making beaded eggs.  In producing Javanese batik.

Shoe polish and furniture polish can both use beeswax as a component, dissolved in turpentine or sometimes blended with linseed oil or tung oil.

Modeling waxes can use beeswax as a component.

Used as a modelling material in the lost-wax casting process, or cire perdue.

Formerly used in the manufacturing of the cylinders used by the earliest phonographs.

Beeswax blended with pine ‘rosin’, can serve as an adhesive to attach reed plates to the structure inside a squeezebox.

Used by percussionists to make a surface on tambourines for thumb rolls.

Used to form the mouthpieces of a didgeridoo, and the frets on the Philippine kutiyapi – a type of boat lute.

Beeswax can also be used as a metal injection moulding binder component along with other polymeric binder materials.

Used to make Cutler’s resin, an adhesive used to glue handles onto cutlery knives.

Used in bow making (see English longbow).

Used to strengthen and preserve sewing thread.

As a component of sealing wax.

For wax tablets used for a variety of writing purposes.

In Encaustic paintings such as the Fayum mummy portraits.

As a sealant or lubricant for bullets in cap and ball and firearms.

To stabilize the military explosive Torpex – before being replaced by a petroleum-based product.

Beeswax was the among the first plastics to be used, alongside other natural polymers such as gutta-percha, horn, tortoiseshell and shellac.

For thousands of years beeswax has had a wide variety of applications, it has been found in the tombs of Egypt, in wrecked Viking ships and in Roman ruins.

Beeswax never goes bad and can be heated and reused.

Did you know, those little bees you see in the evening sitting on flowers are old bees.

Old and sick bees don’t return to the hive at the end of their day.

They spend the night on flowers, and if they have the chance to see another sunrise, they resume their activity by bringing pollen or nectar to the colony.

They do this sensing that the end is near. No bee waits to die in the hive so as not to burden the others.

So, next time you see an old little bee sat upon a flower as the night closes in…

…thank the little bee for her life long service.

40 Healing Scriptures
A Bible Riddle: Who Am I?
Traveller’s Guide to Heaven
How Great Is Our God in Space
Man Tries to Sell 1oz Gold Coin for $50 – No Takers
The Odds Against Jesus Not Being the Messiah
With Hammer and Nails He Was a Carpenter
What We Know About God and Jesus From the Bible
Angels and Demons – A Survey of Biblical Doctrine
The Mystery of Jesus Christ
The Nature of God
Prayer for Salvation / Deliverance by Pastor John Kyle
Prayer for Spiritual Warfare – Daily

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The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

Posted on 26 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

The words of Jesus are deep and sometimes not easy to understand. He is called “The Word of God” in Scripture for good reason. “But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.” (Mark 4:34) His ability to put spiritual concepts into words has no equal. So, let us review the story from Scripture and then I will try to explain it:

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’ He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father’s house, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’ ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” (Luke 16:19-31)

The first thing I like to do after reading any passage from Scripture is to ask myself a few questions. What is the setting of this passage? Who is talking to whom and under what circumstances? Is there a contest or conflict going on? In this particular story, who is the beggar named Lazarus? Who is the rich man who had five brothers? Were both people identifiable to the listeners? What effect was this story supposed to have upon the listeners? What did the listeners know then that we need to know now so that we can properly frame and understand the story? Ultimately, what is the focal point of the story? With these questions in mind, please consider the following:

Conflict! Conflict!

Jesus told the story of the rich man and Lazarus in the presence of His disciples and a group of scoffing Pharisees. (Luke 16:14) He created this illustration because the Pharisees refused to believe anything that He said. They had seen many miracles and they still refused to believe He was the Messiah, so Jesus gave them a prophecy in the form of a story. As the story unfolds, Lazarus and the rich man die and their eternal rewards shock the listeners. The rich man goes to hell and the beggar goes to Abraham’s side. This was the exact opposite of what the listeners expected. Jesus did not confront the Pharisees with loud words nor did He engage them with 100 proof texts from the Old Testament proving that He was the Messiah. Rather, Jesus created a small bomb which He planted in their minds. The story would be memorable because well known people were used and the destiny of both was totally different than what the listeners expected. It is possible the Pharisees found this story a bit amusing at first, but the story probably made them angry once they figured out its meaning. So, Jesus created a story that begins with Middle East intrigue and it ends with a condemning knockout punch.

Errant Theology

Unlike the Sadducees, the Pharisees believed in a hereafter. They believed in eternal life and an eternally burning hell. They also believed that blessings and prosperity came from God as a reward for rigorous obedience to the law. (Philippians 3:6, Deuteronomy 28:1-14) One of their favourite texts was, “Keep my decrees and laws, for the man who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 18:5) The Pharisees also believed that poverty and illness were the results of sinning against God. “Cursed is the man who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out. . . .” (Deuteronomy 27:26; 28:15-68) So lepers, beggars and poor people deserved to suffer. Simply stated, such people were under a curse because either they or their parents had sinned against God. (See John 9:2.) Since most Christians are not well informed on the Pharisees’ beliefs, they just read how Lazarus went to Abraham’s side and the high priest went to hell as though that was the way it should have been. Not so! The Pharisees believed just the opposite and this conflict in the story puzzled them.

Simon Lazarus

There is only one person in the Bible having the name Lazarus. He lived in Bethany. Most Christians have heard of him because he was the brother of Mary Magdalene and Martha. But many Christians do not know that Lazarus had a first name! His full name was Simon Lazarus and he was a leper. (John 12:1-3; Matthew 26:6) Jesus knew that His listeners were acquainted with Lazarus’ leprosy and this illness explains the presence of his sores in the story. Lazarus was reduced to a position of begging when he became leprous and the Pharisees had no sympathy. They regarded him as one condemned by God – a cursed sinner. (Note: Mary Magdalene, Lazarus’ sister, was the prostitute who Jesus rescued from stoning. (John 8:3-11) Whether she turned to prostitution to provide for herself, her brother and sister after Lazarus contracted leprosy is not known.)

Caiaphas

Jesus could not speak the name of the rich man with five brothers for a simple reason. It would have been considered blasphemy by the Pharisees to say anything less than honourable about him. (John 18:22) Nevertheless, everyone present knew who the rich man was because he wore purple and fine linen every day (an elegant robe), he lived large (spent a lot of money) and fared sumptiously (ate too much), and he was Israel’s religious leader. The rich man who had five brothers was the high priest of Israel, Caiaphas.

As a young man, Caiaphas married into a family of high priests. (John 18:13) Thus, Caiaphas became a son-in-law of Ananias (a former high priest) and Caiaphas served as high priest in Jerusalem between A.D. 18 and A.D. 35. Because of marriage, Caiaphas had five brothers-in-law and each of these men eventually served terms as high priest in Jerusalem. Josephus wrote, “Now the report goes, that this elder Ananias proved a most fortunate man; for he had five sons, who had all performed the office of a high priest to God, and he had himself enjoyed that dignity a long time formerly, which had never happened to any other of our high priests. . . .” (Antiquities, book XX, chapter IX, paragraph 1, p.423, Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 12th printing, 1974) Their names and years of service follow: Eleazar A.D. 16-17; Jonathan A.D. 36-37; Theophilus A.D. 37-41; Matthias A.D.41-43; Annas the Younger A.D. 62.

Confrontation

At this point in our analysis of the story we can assemble four important facts:

1. The Pharisees knew about Lazarus and his leprosy, and they knew that the rich man was Caiaphas because he had five brothers.

2. The Pharisees did not know at the time the story was told, that Jesus would soon raise Lazarus from the dead. (John 11) Further, the Pharisees could not know that once Caiaphas learned about the resurrection of Lazarus, he would recommend to the Sanhedrin that Jesus be put to death. (John 18:14)

3. Since the Pharisees were convinced that eternal life came through rigorous obedience to the law, it had to be distressing for them to hear Jesus put the leper at Abraham’s side and their high priest in hell.

4. In the story, Abraham refused to honour the request of the rich man. The high priest asked Abraham to send Lazarus to his family so that they would not end up where he was and Abraham refused saying, “They have Moses and the prophets” (the Old Testament) to guide them. This feature of the story indicates that the Word of God has greater authority than a resurrected dead man.

So, what is the focal point of this story? Jesus predicted the Jews would not believe that He was the Messiah even if a dead man was resurrected. “. . . . [The rich man said] ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ He [Father Abraham] said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” (Luke 16:30-31, insertions mine)

Does this story “prove” there is an eternally burning hell? No. Jesus used the errant theology of the Pharisees to highlight the point that even if a dead man was brought to life, the high priest would not believe that Jesus was the Messiah. Jesus used their twisted logic about salvation and the hereafter to underscore the point that miracles will not soften or change a person’s heart. Only the Holy Spirit can bring transformation. This prophecy also reveals that a person’s mind and heart can be so blinded by religion that even if a dead person were raised up to speak to them, it would not make any difference.

Think about this. The testimony of Lazarus had no effect after he was raised from the dead. But Lazarus wasn’t the only resurrected voice affirming that Jesus was the Messiah! Look at these verses: “At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.” (Matthew 27:51-53)

In closing, notice what Caiaphas and his associates did after they learned that Jesus had been resurrected: “When the chief priests had met with the elders [of Israel] and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, ‘You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.’ So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.” (Matthew 28:12-15, insertion mine)

If you read my article entitled, “What Happens When We Die?” you will find that this story is not in conflict with soul sleep. Jesus just used the false teachings of the Pharisees to predict His rejection. The Bible confirms this prophecy was fulfilled. “He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.” (John 1:11)

by Larry Wilson

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Jesus’ Teaching on Hell
Satan’s Biggest Lie “You Shall Not Die”
What Does the Bible Really Teach About Hell
Angels and Demons – A Survey of Biblical Doctrine
Is Repentance Part of Salvation
Various Levels of Faith

The Parables of Jesus
The Mystery of Jesus Christ
Deception Party – Pick Your Poison
What Is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Christian Testimonies

Prayer To Renounce Unforgiveness and Unholy Judgment
Prayer for Renunciation and Deliverance
Prayer for Repentance and Forgiveness
Prayer To Restore a Fragmented Soul
Prayer To Renounce Rejection
Prayer for Self-Deliverance

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The Bible – The NIV Is a New Age Bible Version

Posted on 23 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

The New Age movement’s expressed goal of infiltrating the evangelical church and gradually changing the Bible to conform to its One World Religion is evident in the current New Age Bible versions. Their words and doctrines prepare the apostate church of these last days to accept the antichrist beast, his mark, image, and religion – Lucifer worship.

The emerging ‘new’ Christianity – with its substitution of riches for righteousness, a crown for a cross, and an imitation for a new creation – is shown to be a direct result of the wording in new versions. The Greek manuscripts, critical editions, lexicons and dictionaries behind the new versions are occult in origin, content, and yet unreleased material — a blueprint for the Antichrist’s One World religion and government.

The following examples of this New Age religion in the ‘New International Version’ are only a few of many such therein:

Is It Right To Judge?
How To Discern, Test and Judge Rightly
The Bible – Its Meaning and Uniqueness
The 254 Versions of the English Bible 1881-2010
Why Christians Ought To Read the King James Bible – The Facts
If You Don’t Know What To Think About Bible Versions – Compare the KJV and NIV
KJV vs the NIV – Verse by Verse Through Acts – Decide For Yourself
Wycliffe’s Statements Contain Glaring Contradictions
Christian Testimonies

How To Get Help Through Prayer
Renunciation Prayers
The Blood Is Enough for Complete Forgiveness
Prayer for Forgiveness Made Possible by Jesus Christ
Prayer for Healing
Prayer for Protection
Prayer To Renounce Being Offended
Prayer To Ask To Develop Good Fruit
Prayer To Surrender Burdens (Short)
Prayer To Thank God for Our Saviour
Prayer for Self-Deliverance

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The Odds Against Jesus Not Being the Messiah

Posted on 22 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

Unique among all books ever written, the Bible accurately foretells specific events in detail centuries before they occurred.

Anyone can make a prediction. Having them fulfilled is another story.

Bible prophecies foretold in detail the persecution and crucifixion of Jesus Christ:

  1. That Jesus would be betrayed by a friend was prophesied in Psalm 41:9 about 1000 years before it happened, in 1000 BC.
  2. That Jesus would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver was prophesied in Zechariah 11:12-13 about 500 years before it happened.
  3. That Jesus would be spat upon and beaten was prophesied in Isaiah 50:6 about 700 years before it happened.
  4. That Jesus would be silent before his accusers was prophesied in Isaiah 53:7 about 700 years before it happened.
  5. That God’s servant would die for our sins was prophesied in Isaiah 53:4-6 about 700 years before it happened.
  6. The fact that Jesus would be pierced was prophesied by Zechariah 12:10 about 700 years before it happened.
  7. That Jesus would be “numbered with transgressors” was prophesied in Isaiah 53:12 about 700 years before it happened.
  8. That God’s servant would be buried in a rich man’s tomb was prophesied in Isaiah 53:9 about 700 years before it happened.

Professor Stoner and his students examined these eight prophecies according to the science of probability. The chance of ONE Man fulfilling ALL 8 prophecies is 1 in 10 to the 17th power.

How BIG is that number?

If you covered the ENTIRE state of TEXAS with silver dollars, then dropped in a single marked dollar? And then mixed them all up? Your chance of finding that marked dollar, on your FIRST try, WEARING A BLINDFOLD would be 1 in 10 to the 17th power.

This very large number is: 10,000,000,000,000,000.

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God Gives Life While Satan Gives Death
With Hammer and Nails He Was a Carpenter
One Hundred Names of Jesus
The Mystery of Jesus Christ
The Parables of Jesus
Only One Messiah
One Solitary Life

A Guide to the Tribulation
The Truth About the Rapture
Deception Party – Pick Your Poison
What Is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
The Antichrist and a Cup of Tea
The Shroud of Turin
Christian Testimonies

Renunciation Prayers
Prayer for Protection
Prayer for Self-Deliverance
Prayer To Surrender Burdens (Short)
Prayer for Healing

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Deliverance of Ex-Satan Worshipper

Posted on 9 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

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How To Help Those in the Occult
Obtaining ‘New Age Enlightenment”
An Understanding of the True Nature of Evil
God Gives Life While Satan Gives Death
Angels and Demons – A Survey of Biblical Doctrine
Deception Party – Pick Your Poison
What Is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

Can a Born-Again Christian Have a Demon
Derek Prince – Basics of Deliverance
Casting Out Demons
Refutation of Claims Made by Cessationists
The Armour of God
Various Levels of Faith

Renunciation Prayers
Deliverance Prayer To Break Witchcraft and Mind Control
Prayer for Salvation / Deliverance by Pastor John Kyle
Prayer of Release From the Occult and False Religion
Prayer for Protection Against Demonic Oppression
Prayer To Surrender Burdens (Short)
Prayer for Deliverance

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Bible Verses About Healing [KJV]

Posted on 8 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou [art] my praise. (Jeremiah 17:14)

Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isaiah 41.10)

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. (1 Peter 2:24)

But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5)

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. (Jeremiah 33:6)

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies. (Psalms 103:2-4)

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. (James 5:14)

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. (James 5:15)

And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. (Matthew 10:1)

Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16)

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. (3 John 1:2)

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. (Matthew 10:8)

A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. (Proverbs 17:22)

And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all [them] that hate thee. (Deuteronomy 7:15)

And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope. (Romans 5:3-4)

But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD. (Isaiah 54:17)

Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. (Proverbs 16:24)

Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.  For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. (Proverbs 4:20-22)

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. (Isaiah 57:18)

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1)

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly. (John 10:10)

The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. (Luke 4:18)

Judge [condemn] not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?  Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye? Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? (Matthew 7:1-29)

He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. (Psalms 34:20)

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I [am] weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. (Psalms 6:2)

See now that I, [even] I, [am] he, and [there is] no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither [is there any] that can deliver out of my hand. (Deuteronomy 32:39)

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever. (Hebrews 13:8)

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:2)

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:1-2)

The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.  And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. (Numbers 6:25-27)

Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ.  Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered [them] to you. (1 Corinthians 11:1-34)

And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. (Luke 10:9)

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. (Matthew 13:58)

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on us. (Matthew 9:27)

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. (Matthew 4:23)

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, [saying], This [is] Zion, whom no man seeketh after. (Jeremiah 30:17)

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to [him that is] far off, and to [him that is] near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. (Isaiah 57:18-19)

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. (Psalms 51:1-19)

I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. (Psalms 41:4)

And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. (Numbers 12:13)

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. (James 5:11)

For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. (Acts 28:27)

By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. (Acts 4:30)

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done. For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed. (Acts 4:21-22)

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them. (Luke 5:17)

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. (Matthew 17:20)

For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. (Matthew 13:15)

To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-3)

Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:  For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.  (Job 5:17-18)

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. (1 Peter 2:21-24)

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Ephesians 4:1-32)

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. (2 Corinthians 7:1)

For we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7)

Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort. (2 Corinthians 1:3)

To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:9)

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. (Acts 10:38)

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27)

He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with [their] eyes, nor understand with [their] heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. (John 12:40)

Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. (Luke 7:7)

But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.  And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. (Mark 1:30-31)

I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to [him that is] far off, and to [him that is] near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. (Isaiah 57:19)

And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal [it]: and they shall return [even] to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them. (Isaiah 19:22)

He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight. (Psalms 119:77)

[It is] good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. (Psalms 119:71)

This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. (Psalms 119:50)

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. (Psalms 119:40)

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. (Psalms 119:28)

My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. (Psalms 119:25)

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like a flock. (Psalms 107:41)

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies. (Psalms 103:1-5)

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. (Psalms 41:3)

Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. (Psalms 41:1-3)

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. (Psalms 35:27)

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles. (Psalms 34:6)

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14)

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What [shall be] the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? And Isaiah said , This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken; shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? (2 Kings 20:8-9)

Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. (1 Samuel 12:16)

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. (Ephesians 2:2)

That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Galatians 3:14)

Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ. (1 Corinthians 11:1-5)

(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. (Romans 4:17)

Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them [is] manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny [it]. (Acts 4:16)

Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by him doth this man stand here before you whole. (Acts 4:10)

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand souls.  And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. (Acts 2:41-43)

When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. (John 4:47)

And they held their peace. And he took [him], and healed him, and let him go. (Luke 14:4)

And he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. (Luke 13:13)

And when Jesus saw her, he called [her to him], and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. (Luke 13:12)

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. (Luke 10:19-20)

And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. (Luke 8:48)

40 Healing Scriptures
Salvation – What the Bible Says
In Christ I Know Who I Am
Ten Guidelines From God for Help and Comfort
The Armour of God and Other Bible Pins I
Abuse – Recover From All Seven Forms
How To Help Those in the Occult
The Meaning of Shalom
Forgiveness

How To Get Help Through Prayer
The Blood Is Enough for Complete Forgiveness
Prayer for Forgiveness Made Possible by Jesus Christ
Prayer To Renounce Generational Family Iniquity
Prayer To Break Unholy / Ungodly Soul Ties
Prayer To Restore a Fragmented Soul
Prayer for Divine Healing and Health
Prayer of Renunciation and Deliverance
Prayer of Repentance and Forgiveness
Prayer for Healing

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Man Tries To Sell 1oz Gold Coin for $50 – No Takers

Posted on 4 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

And The Missing Dollar Riddle

Three guests check into a hotel room. The clerk says the bill is $30, so each guest pays $10. Later the clerk realizes the bill should only be $25. To rectify this, he gives the bellhop $5 to return to the guests. On the way to the room, the bellhop realizes that he cannot divide the money equally.  As the guests didn’t know the total of the revised bill, the bellhop decides to just give each guest $1 and keep $2 for himself.

Each guest got $1 back: so now each guest only paid $9; bringing the total paid to $27. The bellhop has $2. And $27 + $2 = $29 so, if the guests originally handed over $30, what happened to the remaining $1?

The Solution

The key to understanding the riddle intuitively is to realize that, while each man did pay $9, he did not pay $9 to the hotel. Each one paid $8.33 to the hotel ($8.33 × 3 = $25), and $0.66 to the bellhop ($0.66 × 3 = $2), for a total of $27 spent by the group. $25 + $2 = $27, and so does $9 × 3.

The initial payment of $30 is accounted for as the clerk takes $25, the bellhop takes $2, and the guests get a $3 refund. It adds up. After the refund has been applied, we only have to account for a payment of $27. Again, the clerk keeps $25 and the bellhop gets $2. This also adds up.

There is no reason to add the $2 and $27 – the $2 is contained within the $27 already. Thus the addition is meaningless (mixing cost and cash). Instead the $2 should be subtracted from the $27 to get the revised bill of $25.

This becomes clear when the initial and net payments are written as simple equations. The first equation shows what happened to the initial payment of $30:

$30 (initial payment) = $25 (to clerk) + $2 (to bellhop) + $3 (refund)

The second equation shows the net payment after the refund is applied (subtracted from both sides):

$27 (net payment) = $25 (to clerk) + $2 (to bellhop)

Both equations make sense, with equal totals on either side of the equal sign. The correct way to get the bellhop’s $2 and the guests $27 on the same side of the equal sign (“The bellhop has $2, and the guests paid $27, how does that add up?”) is to subtract, not add:

$27 (final payment) – $2 (to bellhop) = $25 (to clerk)

This is clearly not a paradox, and involves only the switching of subtraction for addition. Each patron has paid $9 for a total of $27. The storyteller adds the $2 that the bellhop pilfered, but he should have subtracted the $2 to make a total of $25 paid.

So 3 × $9 = $27, which accounts for the $25 room and the $2 given to the bellhop.

Or:

Kid wants to buy a jacket that costs $97.00, total
Kid borrows $50.00 from mom and $50.00 dad to buy jacket
Kid now has $100.00
Kid buys jacket for $97.00 and gets back $3.00 change
Kid gives $1.00 to mom and $1.00 to dad to start paying them back
Kid keeps the third dollar for himself
Kid now owes mom $49.00 and dad $49.00
Add the $49.00 kid owes mom plus the $49.00 he owes dad and you get $98.00
Add $98.00 to the $1.00 he kept for himself and you get $99.00
Kid borrowed $100.00
$100.00 minus $99.00 equals $1.00.
What happened to the last dollar?

Keep track of the original $100. Mom has $1, Dad has $1, kid has $1, and store has $97.

Or keep track of the debt. The kid owed his parents $100 but paid back $2 so now he owes $98.

A Bible Riddle: Who Am I?
Traveller’s Guide to Heaven
A Billion Is Big – But How Big?
4 Minutes That Will Change Your Life
Honeybees – The Only Insects That Produce Food for Humans
With Hammer and Nails He Was a Carpenter
What Is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Deception Party – Pick Your Poison
What Is Occultism?
Occult Questionnaire

Angels and Demons – A Survey of Biblical Doctrine
God Gives Life While Satan Gives Death
What We Know About God and Jesus From the Bible
How Great Is Our God in Space
One Solitary Life

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The Seven Sons of Sceva

Posted on 4 Jun 2013 by Truth in Reality

“Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.”  (Acts 19:13-20)

I would not choose to preach a sermon on the seven sons of Sceva but for the fact that I am working my way through the book of Acts. The details recorded by Luke are bizarre and far removed from my experience. I do not find it easy to comment upon the failed exorcism of Sceva’s sons.

All seven of Sceva’s sons were able to make a living from exorcism. It would be difficult for anyone to do that now. Exorcists at the time of Paul had plenty of work because so many illnesses were attributed to evil spirits. Any complaint accompanied by disturbed behaviour such as epilepsy, schizophrenia, malaria or depression was explained in terms of demon possession. So if a man had the power to cast out demons he could cure the disturbed person.

God was doing miracles in the name of Jesus through Paul –“illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.”  It was believed that because illnesses were cured then what caused the illness, the demons, were cast out. The writers of the New Testament were influenced by current medical knowledge. There is nothing in the Bible about the real cause of disease. It does not, for example, provide an accurate explanation of how malaria is contracted. Jesus did not come to advance medical science. He came to save men from their sin.

The seven sons were men without authority.  Their authority was questioned.

As the sons of Sceva tried to heal a very disturbed man his evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” The man, troubled though he was, respected Jesus and Paul but cared nothing for Sceva’s sons – “Who are you?”

The seven exorcists were not genuine followers of Jesus and so lacked the authority and power to heal in Jesus’ name. They were trying to do good without the means. A painted fire provides no heat. A hungry man does not require a photograph of a good meal but the real thing.

It is futile to:

(1) Preach without belief. No preacher, notwithstanding his eloquence, exercises power without really believing what he says. We have to speak with conviction to convince others. I wasn’t the most personable or even the most amusing speaker in school assembly but I did speak from the heart. Sometimes my pupils were moved in spite of themselves!

(2) Sing gospel songs without belief. I would rather hear a solo from a true believer – sang from the heart – than a polished performance from a professional with no religious conviction. The song of a person with a true love for Jesus is an act of worship – not a performance.

(3) Pray without belief. We often go through the motions and say the things we think God wants to hear. What we pray for does not coincide with the dominant desires of our heart.

Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed,
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.

When my father contracted Parkinson’s disease I had three sincere desires. I prayed that my father would die before my mother! I prayed that my father would not suffer from dementia. I prayed that if the worst came to the worst I would be helped to look after my father. The last prayer was answered – just!   [See: An eulogy]

They were punished for their presumption

The disturbed man punished the seven sons of Sceva. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.  Nothing could have been more humiliating for the exorcists.

It is still possible for the world to punish false believers harshly. The tabloid press has been known to beat up and humiliate those who presume to call themselves Christian but whose conduct belies their profession. In the 17th century three successive Japanese Shoguns dealt with the Roman Catholic Church with great savagery because it dressed itself in Japanese clothes.

The Ephesian Christians were taught a salutary lesson.

The humiliation of the Sons of Sceva resulted in

(1)   Respect for Jesus

Luke informs us that: When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honour. Fear can be therapeutic. The humiliation of Sceva’s sons did mean that the name of Jesus was respected. I always believed as a schoolteacher that those who defied authority should be very firmly dealt with. Physical punishment is derided as uncivilised in our society. It is not as uncivilised as the revolting behaviour of the drunken louts in our city centres at the weekend. They care for no-one but themselves and jeer, sneer and spit at the police. Their behaviour is tolerated and therein lies the problem.

Elisha did not tolerate the disrespect of the youths from Bethel. They jeered at the prophet and cried, “Go on up, you baldhead!” (2 Kings 2: 23)  Elisha cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.

God taught David a severe lesson on respect. The ark was being moved from the house of Abinadab to Jerusalem. David thought it was appropriate to move it on a cart. He had not consulted the regulations about moving the ark of God from one location to another. So when the ark was in danger of falling off the cart and Uzzah grabbed it: The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down and he died there beside the ark of God. (2 Sam 6:7)  David was both angry and afraid. He abandoned his endeavour to move the ark. The next time David attempted it he did so according to the instructions the LORD gave to Moses.

(2) Sins confessed

Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds.  We do not know for sure what these evil deeds were but probably it had to do with dabbling in magic and relying on spells and charms for good luck.

It is important to confess our sins to God and to admit them to one another. It is very wrong to pretend that we are better than we are. Jesus hated hypocrisy. The biography of a famous Christian should never omit the failings of its subject. I have just finished an account of the Charles Finney’s life. It was very instructive but it would have been more so if some of the great man’s faults had been aired. The Bible is ruthlessly honest in this respect.

(3)  True repentance

Some of the Greek converts to Christianity, who had practiced sorcery, retained their books of magic spells as a sort of insurance against their new religion not working. This showed lack of faith.

After the rout of Sceva’s boys those who were slow to abandon the old ways repented to the extent that they brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. This involved substantial financial loss. The scrolls were worth 50,000 drachmas or 50,000 days work by a labouring man. In today’s money that would be about 4 million pounds.

It is wrong to have a foot in both camps. That was the position of the Jews in the time of Jeremiah. They feared the LORD and served other gods. They worshipped the LORD in his temple in Jerusalem but the women kneaded the dough and made cakes of bread for the Queen of Heaven. (Jer 7:18). Jesus said, “You can’t serve God and mammon.”

We should be different from the World. Our values and life style should be distinctive. A Christian must not pursue ambition at work at the expense of serving the church. If necessary, promotion must be forfeited for the sake of the Kingdom. Jesus’ words are unambiguous: “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God.” Nor should elderly, retired Christians so devote themselves to leisure, recreation and pleasure that they are unwilling to accept responsibility for regular church activities. It is just plain wrong to take so many holidays that your fellowship cannot rely upon you for anything.

(4)  Success for the gospel

The reaction of Christians to the treatment handed out to the seven exorcists resulted in the growth of the church. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.

Whenever there is visible evidence that men and women’s lives have changed for the better because of their Christian beliefs Jesus is always honoured and his Kingdom extended.

by Jim Reed
Sermons on the Acts of the Apostles

The Armour of God
Blessings and Curses
Spiritual Warfare
Basics of Deliverance
Can a Born-Again Christian Have a Demon?
Refutation of Claims Made by Cessationists
Should Houses Be Cleansed of Evil Spirits?
Binding and Loosing
What Is Occultism?

A Guide to the Tribulation
The Truth About the Rapture
Deception Party – Pick Your Poison
What Is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Christian Testimonies

Renunciation Prayers
Prayer of Release From the Occult and False Religion
Prayer for Repentance and Forgiveness
Prayer for Renunciation and Deliverance
Prayer To Restore a Fragmented Soul
Prayer To Renounce Rejection
Prayer for Divine Healing and Health
Prayer for Cleansing the Home
Prayer for Self-Deliverance
Prayer for Healing
Prayer for Protection

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Weighed and Found Wanting

Posted on 29 May 2013 by Truth in Reality

“Weighed and Found Wanting”  is the title of a book about “The Toronto Blessing experience in the light of the Bible” by Bill Randles. There is a link to a free download of this book at the foot of the site, along with other books on this subject such as:

“In the Name of Purpose – Sacrificing Truth on the Altar of Unity” by Tamara Hartzell

“Strange Fire” by Travers and Jewel van der Merwe

“Reinventing Jesus Christ” by Warren B. Smith who has also written “The Light That Was Dark” and “False Christ Coming – Does Anybody Care”

“The Attributes of God” by A. W. Pink

The Evangelical church in America is facing some serious hazards that threaten to bring it to the brink of apostasy. My prayer is that it is not too late for an awakening that will lead to successful reformation. My use of the term ” Evangelical,” includes churches that are fundamental, full Gospel, holiness, Anabaptist and Pentecostal-all Evangelical churches that believe the Bible and proclaim Jesus Christ to be the only Savior of the world. I have nothing to say to any other church.

“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.”
(2Ti 3:5)

It is amazing to me how divided is the Evangelical church in America. A stanza of the hymn ” Onward Christian soldiers,” by Sabine-Gould (1834-1924) says it as it ought to be:

Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God;
Brothers we are treading
Where the Saints have trod;
We are not divided
All one body we
One in hope and doctrine
One in charity

The meaning of the words in this hymn is where God would have us stand as His Church in this generation. Let me go out on a limb a little bit and prophesy. I see the time coming when all the holy men whose eyes have been opened by the Holy Spirit will desert worldly Evangelicalism, one by one. The house will be left desolate and there will not be a man of God, a man in whom the Holy Spirit dwells, left among them.

I hear Jesus saying…..“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to her, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not! Behold, your house is left to you desolate.” (Mt 23:37-38)

As the Church now stands, the man who sees this condition of worldly evangelicalism is written off as somewhat fanatical. But the day is coming when the house will be left desolate and there will not be a man of God among them. I would like to live long enough to watch this develop and see how things turn out.

I would like to live to see the time when the men and woman of God – holy, separated and spiritually enlightened – walk out of the evangelical church and form a group of their own; when they get off the sinking ship and let her go down in the brackish and worldliness and form a new ark to ride out the storm.

The Toronto Blessing – An Overview
Falling for the Lie – The Charismatic Deception
We All Fall Down – An Investigation into ‘Slain in the Spirit’
The Great Falling Away Today
What’s Wrong With Hillsong?
A Guide to the Tribulation
The Truth About the Rapture

Modern Heresy Timeline – The Flow of Current Heretical Beliefs
WARNING! Greatest Attack on Christianity Since Apostolic Times!
The Plight of Being Unteachable or the Plight of Knowing Everything
Can a Born-Again Christian Have a Demon?
Twenty-One Jezebelic Footprints
Deception Party – Pick Your Poison
What Is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Christian Testimonies

How To Get Help Through Prayer
Renunciation Prayers
Prayer of Release From the Prosperity Gospel (seeker-friendly churches)
Prayer of Release From the Occult and False Religion
Prayer for Renunciation and Deliverance
Prayer for Salvation / Deliverance by Pastor John Kyle
Prayer To Surrender Burdens (Short)
Prayer To Ask To Develop Good Fruit
Prayer To Thank God for Our Saviour

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