ON WHOSE AUTHORITY?

The LORD God places ALL of our leaders in power, regardless of whether we agree with them. They are in control for the purpose which the LORD God (the Elohim; the family of God which at this present time consists of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ) has for them.

by Guy C LaMar

“Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” – Romans 13:1.

The LORD God also exhorts us to pray for our leaders. The proper prayer would be for guidance in the Way of God.

“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2) for kings [presidents, prime ministers, governors, mayors, etc.] and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3) For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior.” – 1 Timothy 2:1-3.

The Eternal God places them in office ──and out of office, for His purposes. Notice –

“And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding. 22) He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.” – Daniel 2:21-22.

Now, many are called ── but, this doesn’t mean all. Only a few are chosen. The few are the ones that are obedient and dedicated to the will of the LORD God.

“’ For many are called, but few are chosen.’” – Matthew 22:14.

Most ── and I do mean, most ── who have lived, and who live now, and those who will live in the future, are not going to have any knowledge of the LORD God’s will. It’s not their time. Their time will come either in the Millennial Reign of our Lord Jesus Christ or immediately after the Great White Throne Judgment!

When one preaches the glorious kingdom of God ── one needs to properly understand what they’re preaching.

Preaching and teaching the kingdom of God is also preaching the Law of God, which is the Way of God.

We should be preaching REPENTANCE. But, we should properly know what we are to repent from. THE BREAKING OF GOD’S LAW ── summed up with the Ten Commandments. See: 1 John 3:4.

It’s not repenting of your own personal and emotional hangups.

It’s repenting of breaking the Law of God ── the righteous Law of God!

It means turning away from your old self, of the one who is breaking the Law of God, and turning to the LORD God, the will of God, and being obedient in following and keeping the Law of God ── correctly. By the examples given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Kingdom Means Government

Government is run by laws.

Laws are the way that one conducts themselves.

And, the kingdom of God is God’s Way.

And, God’s Way is shown to us by the Law of God.

Our Lord Jesus Christ gave us the perfect example of how to live perfectly in the Law of God. He filled

it up to the max by showing us how to properly conduct ourselves obediently in the Law of God as a mortal human being. So that we can look unto Jesus and have the perfect example of how to conduct ourselves in the Way of God. Again, this is the Law of God.

The LORD God designed the Law of God for mankind ── for the love of mankind. It’s for showing the love that the LORD God has for mankind.

And, mankind, by obeying (and abiding) God’s Law shows the LORD God their love towards “the God of gods.”

But when mankind rejects the Law of God then mankind is rejecting the LORD God! Thus, we earn the tag of “sinner.”

Christian Means Follower of Christ

The majority of all political leaders are placed in power under the rule of so-called Christians ── themselves not being a true Christian.

Now, they may claim this title, but they do not live the life of a true Christian!

Christian means follower ── emulator of Jesus Christ.

So often people get obsessed over their political leaders to the point where they make them idols. In this modern present evil age of political idolatry.

When a “Christian” church makes the emphasis of their messages wrap around political leaders then they have disconnected themselves from our Lord Jesus Christ, the kingdom of God, and the Way of God. They have conformed themselves to the ways of this world. Becoming unknowing servants for Satan the Devil ── who is “the god of this age” – 2 Corinthians 4:4.

Satan the Devil has beguiled the whole world. There’s not a person that lives, or has lived, on planet Earth that at some point or another hasn’t been beguiled by “the wicked one” – 1 John 5:19. See also: Revelation 12:9 and John 8:44.

The “Christian” churches that have embraced political idolatry have become subject matter for Satan the Devil. Now, they may appear as “ministers of righteousness,” but are ── even unbeknownst to themselves ── ”false apostles, deceitful workers” – 2 Corinthians 11:12-15. See also: Galatians 1:6-9.

So, don’t get bent out of shape when you see “Christian” leaders ── or for that matter, political leaders ── that don’t have “Christian values” about them.

They’ve not been allowed to gain the knowledge to properly understand. Now, they might have a portion of understanding in certain areas where leadership is needed in this corrupt and vile world, but not in the LORD God’s will or the Law of God. Now, some may embrace some of the Law of God ── but nearly none have yet to embrace all of the Law of God in this 21st-century world.

Praying Always For Our Leaders

We should be praying always for our leaders that the LORD God will allow them to have a proper portion of knowledge for understanding in the LORD God’s Way ──to help lead us as a nation.

And this goes for whoever is in office ── whether you personally like them or not. No matter what side of the political fence you are on.

Sadly, a great many so-called Christians ── those who say they fear God ── will awaken each day and begin to spew utter vile, disgust, and hatred, for their political leaders ── all because of their political idol worship towards a different political leader. It is truly disheartening. A great many people just live in their tiny box of religiosity. They can’t allow themselves to live outside the box to see the light of their own deeds. They refuse. Because they have built up a haughtiness. They have clouded themselves with self-denial.

They certainly want to focus and pay great attention to any perceived wrongs (past or present) of a political leader ── when their attention is focused wrongly. Their focus should be seeking first and foremost the kingdom of God and His righteousness! – Matthew 6:33. They should not be focused on a world that is decaying around them, they should be focused on the glorious soon-coming kingdom of God! Which is of the Law of God, the will of God, the Way of God!

True Christians, in Romans 13:1-7, are instructed to obey the laws of the land as long as they do not contradict the Law of God; meaning that if a civic law from a government goes against a command of God’s, one should prioritize the LORD God’s Law instead.

As an example: In this modern present evil age of perversion, a time when the U.S. government was trying to claim that there are more than only two genders and that men can give birth to babies ── that is all influenced by Satan the Devil. The LORD God’s begotten children should abhor evil, stand against evil, speak out against wrongdoings, and seek truth and righteousness!

Satan the Devil has his evil hooks fully in our modern Democratic Party far more than our modern Republican Party.

That is why I have personally labeled the modern Democratic Party as the political party of Satan the Devil. Because, more than any other party, they have promoted untold abominations as a way of life. They cause the citizens of the United States of America to commit abominations against the LORD God! Thus, revealing themselves as the political party of Satan the Devil.

Now, that is not to say that the Trump Administration is a “saintly” administration. It is, however, far more on track with the will of the LORD God than the Leftist lunatics! (Have you watched Selena Gomez lately?).

We should vote for and then follow the political leader who is displaying a greater portion of God’s Way – which comes from the Spirit of God.

So, keep this always in mind ── the LORD God places our political leaders in office. The LORD God allows them a portion of knowledge for understanding. 

Don’t ever think any political leader of this present evil age is wrapped around the LORD God ── because they are not. Now, that is not to say that the LORD God won’t work with them to a certain extent, because They have ── and They will continue to do so. □

What is meant, 'until the fullness of the Gentiles'?

In this THINK ABOUT THIS… let’s talk about what the apostle Paul meant, “until the fullness of the Gentiles.” – Romans 11:25. What did he mean?

To help us better understand, let’s begin in verse 1.

“I say then, has God cast away His people? …” Speaking of the Israelites. “2) … do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he [made intercession] with God against Israel, saying, 3) ‘LORD [this being a prayer that the prophet Elijah gave to the LORD God], ‘they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.’”

Truly, let me tell you──since about the year 2011──several times I have felt just like that. But, ‘the LORD God has not cast away His people who He foreknew.’ In other words, ‘Do you not know what God’s living word says concerning Elijah?’ He said that he only remained. And, like I said, there have been times in my life that I feel that exact way. I’ve discussed this with my sister as well as Minister LaMar before. I also typed up an article entitled, ‘You’re Not Welcome Here’ in which I relate how a sycophant leader of a church was going to bring me in front of their ‘synagogue, rulers, and authorities.’

Verse 4 – “But what does the divine response [of the LORD God] say to [the prophet Elijah]?” The LORD God said: ‘I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.’

So, certainly, at that time they didn’t have the Holy Spirit, they weren’t promised eternal salvation, but they HAD NOT bowed their knee in front of a false god or a false goddess. The children of Israel that came out of Egypt, were 600,000 who journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. And, on average about 600,000 women – Exodus 12:37-38.

That’s about one million, two hundred thousand!

In the time of the prophet Elijah, there must have been five, six, or even seven million. So, seven thousand men out of about one million, two hundred thousand people is a small amount.

Throughout the generations from that time, we have had a great deal more than seven thousand that HAVE NOT bowed their knee in front of a false god or a false goddess – or even a different Jesus.

But there is a remnant, as the apostle Paul continues, “Even so then, at [the] present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.”

What the apostle Paul is saying is that there is a small proportion of Israel that has been converted. And, remember, at the time that he wrote this, the TEN TRIBES OF ISRAEL ── not one of them had any promise of salvation. We often call them the “lost ten tribes.” Interestingly enough, the Jews of his day referred to the lost sheep of the house of Israel as ‘the dispersed.’ They had gone into places like Western Europe and Britain. Those that were there in Judea, and in Rome – the world in that area at that time – were those that were known as Jews. In other words from the tribe of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi.

Keep in mind, that the LORD God did not offer ancient Israel the glorious Holy Spirit or eternal salvation. But now, the apostle Paul is speaking about, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has come and eternal salvation has been offered. 

Let’s go on and continue this ── to me, this is very exciting! Learning and growing in spiritual knowledge and understanding!

Verse 6 – “And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; [or rather, ‘of rituals’] otherwise … otherwise work is no more work. 7) WHAT THEN? …”

Meaning, what does that refer to, or what does that mean?

“ … Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but THE ELECT have obtained it, …”

Now, the true elect of God are those that DO HAVE GRACE, regardless of whether they are Jew or Gentile.

“ … THE ELECT have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.”

So, the overall majority of the modern nations of Israel were blinded, and the overall majority of the Gentiles have been cut off from the LORD God ──and they do not know that they have been blinded. Truly, they don’t know anything concerning the LORD God, and they can’t know. Take as an example: China. Think of the ancient Xia Dynasty. They certainly didn’t know anything about the LORD God. And, the oldest religion one can find ──Hinduism. They believe in one single all-powerful god but this single god often referred to as Brahman is accompanied by a whole host of other gods who all focus on one aspect of the human experience. There are 33 core gods within Hinduism with other lesser gods that play their part as well.

So, “the rest were blinded.”

Verse 8 – “Just as it is written: ‘God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, TO THIS VERY DAY.’”

So, the LORD God has given them this stupor ── this blindness. It’s not their fault. The LORD God is the responsible party, and therefore the LORD God must do something about it.

The ‘Great White Throne’ Judgment

Back in 2020, I had asked in an article, ‘Do you understand Ezekiel 37?’ This great and awesome prophecy has not been fulfilled by the Jews which has gone back to the nation called Israel in the Middle East.

Truly, this awesome prophecy in Ezekiel 37 is what the LORD God is going to do as far as Israel is concerned. The LORD God is going to bring them back in the ‘Great White Throne’ resurrection! At that time all Israel is going to be offered and given a chance for eternal salvation.

But, continuing ── ‘God has given them a spirit of stupor, …’ And, he’s talking about Israel – or rather the modern nations of Israel.

Verse 9 – “And David says: …” So, he goes all the way back to what King David said concerning Israel in his generation. “ … ‘Let their table become a snare and a trap, A stumbling block and a recompense to them. 10) Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, And bow down their back always.’”

So, understand, that was what King David had said. But, the apostle Paul continues.

Verse 11 – “I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? CERTAINLY NOT! …’”

And, we’re going to see that the LORD God is going to save them yet ── but it hasn’t happened yet.

“ … But through their fall, to provoke them [the Israelites] to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. 12) Now if their fall [speaking of the original Israelites] [be the] riches for the world, …”

And, of course, they didn’t come to the Gentiles until after our Lord Jesus ── it wasn’t during Old Testament times.

“ … Now if their fall be the riches for the world, and their failure [be the] riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!”

So, he’s saying that salvation is yet going to come to them.

Verse 13 – “For I speak to you Gentiles; …”

The apostle Paul is addressing the Gentile Christians there in Rome.

“ … inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, 14) if by any means [that] I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and save some of them. 15) For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be …?”

They are going to be received back! The LORD God cast them away, as is spoken of in the Old Testament, i.e. Hosea 1:10 – “’ You are not My people.’” So, the LORD God has not accepted them back ──yet.

“ … what will their acceptance be but LIFE FROM THE DEAD?”

And it certainly will be ‘life from the dead’ because this will happen in the ‘Great White Throne’ Judgment.

Verse 16 – “For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.”

The apostle Paul is speaking about a tree and the root of a tree. Along with the branches of a tree.

Beginning in verse 17, he actually begins talking about an olive tree.

Verse 17 – “And if some of the branches were broken off [speaking of Israel], and you, being a wild olive tree [a carnal olive tree], …”

‘Some of the branches being broken off.’ That’s through their unbelief. And, ‘and you, being a wild olive tree.’ He’s talking to the Gentiles, they are the branches on a wild olive tree.

“ … and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree.”

So, the branches of the wild olive tree are cut off from the wild olive tree ── which means their Gentile ancestry. And are grafted, contrary to nature, onto the good olive tree to be converted and to become a true Christian.

Verse 18 – “do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you [the LORD God is truly the root and our Lord Jesus Christ is the trunk of the tree, and we are the branches].”

Verse 19 – “You will say then, ‘Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.’” And, this is what a Gentile might say.

Verse 20 – “Well said. Because of unbelief, they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.”

In other words – don’t get too self-righteous about it because you have been grafted in ── because the gift of the offer of salvation has come to you. ‘Do not be haughty, but fear.’

Verse 21 – “For if God did not spare the NATURAL BRANCHES, He may not spare you either. 22) Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on [them] who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.”

Again ── and we certainly can’t reiterate this enough ── within the Old Testament, the LORD God did not offer the children of Israel the Holy Spirit or the gift of eternal salvation. Yet, there was the government of God. There was the Law of God. He gave them God’s Way of life ── even though they would not live accordingly. They had the letter of the Law. And, without the glorious Holy Spirit, they couldn’t keep God’s Law spiritually. However, they wouldn’t even keep it literally, to the letter of the Law.

Verse 23 – “And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, WILL BE grafted in, …”

Yes! Praise always our mighty merciful CREATOR GOD! They have been cut off, but they too are going to be grafted right back onto that tree again!

“ … ‘for God is able to graft them in again.”

Verse 24 – “For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature [speaking of Gentiles from a wild olive tree], and were grafted contrary to nature into a [good] olive tree [which is Israel], how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?”

Now, we come to the question ── ‘until the fullness of the Gentiles’?

How do Gentiles get in? Truly, if you REPENT, and are properly baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus, and had hands laid upon you, receiving the glorious gift of the Holy Spirit ── are converted ── you are a converted Israelite. ALL the promises pertain to the children of Israel. You’ve got to become an Israelite (cf. Galatians 3:7, 14-16). The glorious promises and the New Covenant ── if you’re going to accept the New Covenant of our Lord Jesus Christ, it is with “Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” – Galatians 3:29. You are no longer a Gentile.

Verse 25 – “For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, THAT BLINDNESS IN PART HAS HAPPENED TO ISRAEL …”

Meaning, the overall majority of the modern nations of Israel. All but a few have been blinded.

“… until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.”

Or rather, “but this will last only until all of you Gentiles have come to Christ.” ── as the Living Bible translates it. Or the number of Gentiles to be converted becomes complete.

Verse 26 – “And so all Israel will be [so, ALL ISRAEL will be] saved, …”

Now, this expression, “ALL ISRAEL” is used in a great many places throughout God’s living word. And it doesn’t mean every single person in the house of Israel, but it does mean the house of Israel as a whole. They, as a whole, are going to be saved.

The Deliverer Is Coming!

So, he’s speaking about the whole of Israel being saved when… “as it is written: ‘The Deliverer will come out of Zion [the city of God in the new age], And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; …’”

Truly speaking of our Lord Jesus Christ’s second coming! He will reign for the first thousand years on the Earth, and all of those still living at that time will be called. I just spoke of this in a new A Morning Bible Study ── What Will God’s Kingdom Be Like?

So, what about the Old Testament children of Israel?

They are going to remain in their graves. After the first thousand years, He will call them out of their graves and they will be resurrected ── and then in that ‘Great White Throne’ Judgment they will be offered eternal salvation.

Verse 27 – “’ For this is My covenant [an agreement] with them. When I take away their sins.’”

Verse 28 – “Concerning the gospel they are …”

He’s speaking about his own generation at that time.

“ … concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, …” – because the majority of the Jews rejected our Lord Jesus Christ. “ … but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29) For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30) For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience [their unbelief], 31) even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy. 32) For God has committed them all to disobedience [or rather, unbelief], that He might have mercy on all.”

And then he praises God’s riches, the wisdom, and the knowledge of God! How wonderful are His judgments and Way!

Verse 34 – “’ For who has known the mind of the LORD? Or who has become His counselor?’

Verse 35 – “’ Or who has first given to Him And it shall be repaid to him?’”

Verse 36 – “For of Him, and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.”

Truly, one of the most wonderful chapters of God’s living word is the eleventh chapter of Romans. That our Lord and Savior is coming! And, He won’t come until, ‘the fullness of the Gentiles’! □

Commentary: Voting & Choosing Are the Same

by Guy C LaMar

When the LORD God (the family of God, which now consists of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ) admonishes us to choose wise leaders──that is voting.

Voting and choosing are the exact same thing.

I, myself, am an extremely patriotic Right-wing Christian Conservative.

Yet, too many within our Lord Jesus Christ’s Church have completely disconnected themselves from the very government that leads their own lives!

If the LORD God places leaders in office, then we are to respect those leaders. The LORD God knows what is right and wrong──and They are looking at us as to how we will react to what is right and wrong! Whether it be good or evil that is in office.

Brethren, we are to stand up and stand with what is good and right.

It is truth that we are not to conform to this world as true Christians (Romans 12:2; John 15:19; Revelation 18:4). Meaning that this world is full of hypocrisy, vile, evil, and corruption.

However──that has nothing to do with choosing who we believe is the best leader for our own lives as we live in this nation.

The leaders we choose are going to rule over our lives based on their political policies──and this is why it’s extremely important to choose the correct leader for our lives as we live in this nation.

If, as true Christians, we just let everyone run over us, then we are nothing more than worthless cowards.

In this world, we must fight for what is right and stand up for what is right!

The LORD God desires a strong “good soldier of Jesus Christ” ──not a weak and “do nothing” person.

I personally always believed that the numerous splinter churches have been exceedingly wrong in their doctrine of not voting. This doctrine is not of God’s living word – the Holy Bible! I have heard all the arguments──and I do not agree with one of them. It’s just simply their ideology.

After all, our leaders in this world are going to be the very ones who rule over how we live in this nation. If we, as true Christians, are not going to help choose right leaders──leaders that better reflect God’s Way──then we are just setting ourselves up for additional tribulations.

We have to live in this present evil age (cf. John 17:15). It is not conforming to this world by standing up for what is right.

If we, as true Christians, support and stand by a leader who will allow us freedom──then we are making a bold statement concerning our position to the world.

Sadly, some use certain Scriptural passages to try and prove that Christians should not vote── it is “against God” they claim. Yet, they do not study and observe the absolute historical context of what is actually being said. Thus they make Scripture say something that it does not say.

The LORD God’s living immutable word is full of examples of God’s people standing up for a nation. It is full of examples of God’s people being warriors!

And, Christ’s Body – His living Church – should be a glowing example of how His begotten people conduct themselves in this life. The example is there and this example expounds!

Sadly, there are far too many pusillanimous cowards hiding under the umbrella of so-called Christianity! They are nothing more than weak sniveling cowards.

A great many people have made modern Christianity into a religion of compromising pansies.

Truly, the LORD our God tells us to select wise leaders──

“’ Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.’” – Deuteronomy 1:13.

Surely, the LORD God is watching and observing just who you will support and vote for──or if you do at all. Along with the reasons why you support and vote for that leader. It glaringly shows your personal character.

As an example: I vote in every election──and I vote on a moral basis. Because I am making a bold statement that this is the leader with whom I support and stand──based upon true Christian moral standards. I desire to show the LORD God that I am supporting and choosing a leader that best represents good moral character.

And if the person that I voted for wins──good. And if the person that I voted for loses──then surely the LORD God has Their reasons. After all, God’s will be done – cf. Matthew 6:9-10.

But, the LORD our God notes who we support and who we vote for!

And again, we are not conforming to this world because we vote! That is simply hogswallop, taught by people who simply don’t want to vote!

We, brethren, have to live in this world, and this world’s leaders will have a strong bearing on our lives. Their political policies will rule over our lifestyles. And, if we do not have a hand in choosing the right leaders, then we are just simply allowing evil to take control of our lives──without any effort to fight and stop someone who certainly has no reflection whatsoever of God’s Way.

It's a lot like──a person who was shipwrecked and is now floating in a raft on a turbulent sea. The person is praying to God to send help. A rescue helicopter arrives to pick him up, but he refuses to get on board because he says that he’s waiting on God. The rescue helicopter leaves, and sadly he drowns and dies. At his very next moment of consciousness, he is before the LORD God in judgment──and he asks God, “Why didn’t You save me!?” And God replies, “I tried. I sent you a rescue helicopter──but you refused to board.”

That is how it is when true Christians either refuse or simply will not take the time to choose the right leadership. Our future in this world will be based upon what our leaders politically will allow. If you’re just going to sit around on your hands and do nothing──don’t be surprised when you no longer have the freedom to worship God in assembly (as an example).

Personally, I despise liberalism──and will never be friends with it.

A quick checklist of what the LORD God wants us to do is found in Micah──

“He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God.” – Micah 6:8.

Acting justly means that we live with the proper sense of right and wrong and deal honestly and fairly with those around us. Our Lord Jesus says to us, “’ Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.’” – John 7:24. And we walk humbly with our God by always seeking His will, blessing, and approval on our life’s decisions. The LORD God does not become merely a part of our lives──the LORD God is our life! – Galatians 2:20.

THE CHURCH GIVES US THE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE TO CONDUCT OURSELVES IN SOCIETY! □

Personal From... The Trump and Harris debate, and the Christian Vote

by Leonard V. Johnson

On the evening of September 10th, I found myself staying up late watching the first (and possibly only) Presidential Debate between President Donald Trump and Vice President of the Harris/Biden Administration Kamala Harris, (and David Muir and Linsey David)! THREE ON ONE! I was watching and listening── and as I had been watching thirty-five years earlier with the fall of the Berlin Wall── with tears streaming down my face, understanding that this is a prophetically significant event that is occurring in world history!

I witnessed the moderators fact-checking President Donald Trump every chance they could── and not fact-checking Kamala Harris but maybe once. I, personally, did not hear the POTUS lie. Yet, I heard Kamala Harris lie dozens of times. The largest one being for sure – “And as of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, the first time this century.” That, of course, was AN OUTRIGHT BLANTANT LIE! Fox News host Harris Faulkner said Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ lies during Tuesday’s debate with former President Donald Trump were so obvious she could fact-check the Democratic nominee for president with her memory.

What truly made me ill was that after the “attack,” on CNN they were excited to have heard Kamala Harris’ strident pro-abortion positions as a reason to vote for her! Truly, the very idea of voting for a candidate because the candidate is in favor of MURDERING INNOCENT BABIES is a disturbing news report── and those so-called reporters on CNN should be ashamed of themselves!

As I stated recently – it is possible that the LORD our God saved the life of President Donald Trump, because the United States of America will come to need a strong war-time president! Because war is coming to the United States of America, according to God’s living word. Notice this dual biblical prophecy –

“’ Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation. 6) I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.’”

Here, the LORD God was WARNING Israel through the prophet Isaiah, telling them that because of their rebellion, He was going to bring Assyria – who was going to be like a staff within His hand and punish them. But out of that – later on in that same chapter –

Verse 12 – “’ Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, ‘I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.’” – Isaiah 10:5-6, 12.

The German-European plan is for a united Europe to be a strong military power independent of NATO- which is led by the United States of America. A political, military, and religious force that is prophesied to ultimately defeat the USA – cf. Daniel 11:39.

Indeed, according to biblical prophecy, there is coming a time when the US debt will be invoked as a reason to conquer the US per Habakkuk 2:6-8.

Sadly, the USA has a BIASED NEWS MEDIA! The only world news media outlets that I personally watch on television are Fox News, Newsmax, and Sky News Australia. The overall majority of world news media outlets in the US are hypocrites – and are nothing more than political advocates for Communism in America!

God’s living word says that the LORD God is going to send ‘the rod of His anger’ against a “hypocritical nation” at the time of the end – Isaiah 10:5-11, KJV.

Also, the satanist Taylor Swift has officially endorsed Kamala Harris publicly. As Gomer Pyle would often say, “Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!” ──

Taylor Swift is entering her 2024 election era.

The mega pop star has thrown her support behind Vice President Harris, just under two months out from the election … in a post to her more than 280 million followers on Instagram.

(https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/nx-s1-5107976/taylor-swift-instagram-endorse-kamala-harris).

After last night’s Presidential debate, the pop star publicly endorsed Kamala Harris because “she is a steady-handed, gifted leader” who fights for “LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body. . .”

I really try to keep an open mind and understand other people’s opinions. But I personally have an extremely difficult time comprehending how someone thinks abortion and LGBTQ rights are the most important problems facing the country right now.

(https://www.schiffsovereign.com/trends/joy-is-going-to-drive-gold-prices-to-absurd-levels-151408/).

The promotion of SIN is not a reason to endorse anyone! The very approving of the LGBTQ+ lifestyle or agenda is CONDEMNED in God’s living immutable word –

“who exchanged the TRUTH OF GOD for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, … 26) For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is AGAINST NATURE.

27) Likewise also the men, leaving the NATURAL USE of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men COMMITTING WHAT IS SHAMEFUL, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. 28) And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a [reprobate] mind, to do those things WHICH ARE NOT PROPER;

29) being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30) backbiters, haters of God, violent, PROUD, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31) undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful;

32) WHO, KNOWING THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT OF GOD, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.” – Romans 1:25, 26-32.

Truly, truly the 2024 US Presidential Election is a choice between MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN or four more years of unending evil! Yet, we say – do not place your hope in any human political leader ── “Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.” – Psalm 37:5.

What are the godly traits of a leader? The prophet Moses, receiving valuable advice from his father-in-law concerning leadership – under the divine inspiration of the LORD God wrote ──

“’ Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.” – Exodus 18:21.

Of course, neither President Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris could be considered ‘men who fear God, men of truth, and one who hates covetousness.’ But, on the issues that matter this 2024 ── Illegal Immigration, the Economy, and Violent Crime. Of these issues (and much more) which candidate do you feel more confident in about making effective decisions in handling uncontrolled illegal immigration, law enforcement, and criminal justice issues, making good decisions concerning foreign policy, the economy, or even fracking or no-fracking!?

Questions: Was illegal immigration better under control under President Donald Trump? What about the economy? What about violent crime? How’s your economy under the Harris/Biden Administration!? I think── the obvious speaks for itself.

Remember── neither voting for President Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris will ultimately save the inevitable fall of the United States of America! However, let us also be reminded── “ … For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist ARE APPOINTED BY GOD.” – Romans 13:1b.

We, as true Christians, are not of this world – but we are in this world (John 17:15). One can have a witty comeback and say, “The “lesser of two evils” is still evil,” but we need to listen to our Lord Jesus when He has said, “ … ‘but that You should keep them from the evil one.’” Let us continue to pray for God’s divine protection for President Donald Trump and that God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ would── at the least for four more years── keep us from the increasing evil of the evil one! Yet, in the end, God’s will be done!

God’s living word says –

“’ As for My people, children are their oppressors, And WOMEN RULE OVER THEM. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, And DESTROY the way of your paths.’” – Isaiah 3:12.

Let us always put our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ! Because it is He── ultimately── that allows our leaders to be appointed to office!

And of course, we are to pray always for His kingdom to come and for God’s will to be done! – Matthew 6:10; Mark 13:35-37; Luke 21:34-36.

Our brethren in a great many nations, countries, and provinces around the world the people are being oppressed, persecuted, and even silenced. They are suffering under a government that they are powerless to help change. A government that hates our faith and our great and merciful LORD God! Our beloved brethren preach and teach the same gospel Message we preach and teach here in the United States of America. Here in America, we have been truly blessed by the LORD God to speak up about and to choose our leaders without fear of persecution or retaliation. Of course, as we continue to proclaim – that great blessing has been taken away because our nations continued falling away from God! e.g.“Thanksgiving To God EVERY Day!”

For a supposed “man of God” to tell you that you shouldn’t vote── it is no different to me than the Taliban in Afghanistan telling our women that they have no right to education, freedom of movement, or even health care! 1 You── so-called “man of God” will be held accountable!

I recently read an excellent article, To Vote or Not to Vote? by Peter Lillback. And I won’t quote much, except –

“ For those of us who are believers in the truths of Scripture, there are several timeless and necessary biblical principles that we should keep in mind in this challenging election season:”

The article went on to quote six passages from God’s living word.

“If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live PEACEABLY WITH ALL MEN.” – Romans 12:18.

“We should all be prepared to say, “Madam President” or “President Trump”. Regardless of how we feel about the candidates, we are called to honor the office even if we have difficulty honoring its occupant.”

“ … ‘Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’” – Matthew 22:21.

“When we refuse to honor the government’s process for leadership transition, we are not only withholding a duty to government, we are potentially disrespecting Christ who told us to honor the government He has placed over us by giving to it its due respect (Rom. 13:1-6).”

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” – Romans 12:21.

“Staying home on election day may give you the right to say I didn’t make things worse, but you have no more claim to moral excellence than a rock on a roadside that didn’t give a flat tire to a car because the car didn’t hit it.”

“ ‘You are the salt of the earth; … You are the light of the world. …’” – Matthew 5:13-16.

“When people who are the salt of the earth and the light of the world cooperate for a common good, they not only can dispel the darkness of moral evil, but they can prevent the decay of that which is good.”

“Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33.

“Do not be deceived”, the government will be keeping company with your family, your business, and your house of worship; but will it strengthen these bedrock institutions or will its “evil company corrupt” “good morals”?”

“ … be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” – 1 Corinthians 15:58.

“We must not forget that staying home and not voting on Election Day is to remain silent. To remain silent in a moral crisis is to become complicit in the evil. A classic line from Shakespeare says, “’To be, or not to be?’, that is the question”. □

1. https://feminist.org/our-work/afghan-women-and-girls/taliban-edicts/

Inches Away From Destruction

This chilling graphic illustrates how close we came. 100% divine intervention. (End Wokeness/X)

THIS MORNING I saw Minister Guy LaMar's share of this graphic illustration. And it should remind all of us of just HOW CLOSE WE ALL CAME TO THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR NATION! 

Let us consider this from the Deccan Harold ─

'One inch from a potential civil war' ─ near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American Democracy

(‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy (deccanherald.com)

Also, let us notice this from the OTHER SIDE of the political aisle last year ─

The Threat of Civil Breakdown Is Real 

(The Threat of Civil Breakdown Is Real - POLITICO)

To "the dangers of Trump"!? It's that type of DANGEROUS rhetoric that aided such a MONSTEROUS psychopath (and I'm sorry Mr. and Mrs. Crooks, but your son was a possessed psychopath!) to commit what he believed in his mind to be "justice." What about the Demoncrats spouting that Trump is an "existential threat"!? Or, this one straight from the horse's mouth, "It's time to put Trump in a Bull's-Eye"!! Truly, the worst I have heard President Donald Trump say that was negative about O'Biden is "He's the worst president in American history!"

I don't know how the Demoncrats define "Bull's-Eye," but any reputable dictionary has it as "the center of a target. A shot that hits the center of a target"! 

So, both the Leftists (with their Communist and Marxist ideologies) and the Conservative Right (who, by the way, I watched parts of the 2024 RNC, and I heard a lot of talk about God, Peace, and Unity!) are concerned about a soon-coming civil war within the United States of America!

Our Lord and Savior says ─ and let me add here, and let us NEVER FORGET that our Lord Jesus is a Savior! Let us all give the honor and credit that our Lord Jesus Christ deserves and say and write His glorious, powerful, and holy name ─ Jesus the Christ! JESUS IS SAVIOR! It greatly saddens me when so-called professing Christians only say or write "Jesus." There is a great difference ─ the original disciples never addressed Him directly by the name "Jesus" alone. Even the disciple who was closest to Him, the Apostle John did not just call Him "Jesus." See: John 13:25 ─ "Then, leaning back on Jesus' breast, he said to Him, 'Lord [which means Master], who is it?'" The Apostle Peter also addressed Him as "Lord" ─ John 21:15-17. Many people may think this is insignificant and has no meaning. But I believe it has great significance in proper respect for our Lord Jesus Christ - our Savior!

Beginning with verse 3 of the Book of Matthew 24 ─

"Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, 'Tell us, when will these things be? ..."

Our Lord Jesus had just been walking with them around the Temple and its adjacent buildings there in Jerusalem, and had said to them, "'Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.'" Speaking of the utter destruction of the Temple and the surrounding buildings ─ which did occur in A.D. 70! And, think of this ─ it was only 9 years before the utter destruction of the city of Pompeii.

And then, another question from the disciples - surely because they initially thought that the utter destruction of the Temple would bring His return!

" ... And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"

"And Jesus answered and said to them: 'Take heed that no one deceives you. 5) For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' ...'" - in other words, many would come throughout this present evil age proclaiming rightly that Jesus is the Christ ─ the Messiah. But, these many will...

" ... 'deceive many.'"

Sadly, even the deception of masking Right-Wing political rantings with Christianity!

And continuing, our Lord Jesus says ─

" 6) 'And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.'"

The first century A.D. saw several significant wars and conflicts. Here are a few notable ones:

● 58 AD - 63 AD - the Roman-Parthian War

● 66 AD - 73 AD - the First Jewish-Roman War

● 69 AD - 70 AD - the Revolt of the Batavi

And, throughout these nearly two thousand years we've seen a great many wars and heard of a great many rumors of wars! And, just in my lifetime - here are a few notable ones:

● 1969 AD - ongoing - the Communist rebellion in the Philippines

● 1972 AD - 1972 AD - the Invasion of Uganda

● 1973 AD - 1973 AD - the Yom Kippur War

● 1974 AD - 1991 AD - the Ethiopian Civil War

● 1980 AD - 1988 AD - the Iran-Iraq War

● 1990 AD - 1991 AD - the Gulf War

● 1991 AD - ongoing - the Somali Civil War

● 1992 AD - 1996 AD - the Afghan Civil War

● 2001 AD - 2021 AD - the War on Terror (ongoing)

● 2003 AD - 2011 AD - the Iraq War

● 2023 AD - ongoing - the Israel-Hamas War

● 2024 AD - ongoing - the Iran-Pakistan Border Skirmishes

And continuing, our Lord Jesus says ─

" 7) 'For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ...'" 

We believe this to be a reference to the prophesied end-time final king of the North and the final king of the South spoken of by the Prophet Daniel - cf. Daniel 11:40. A final United States of Europe and a final Islamic Confederation of States. (Be sure to read our free online booklet Prophecy Series - The Last Crusade).

" ... 'And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8) All these are the beginning of sorrows.'"

And then our Lord Jesus pivots in verse 9.

We do believe that this generation ─ this present evil age ─ is in the 'beginning of sorrows,' and we are witnessing throughout the world the love of a great many becoming colder because of lawlessness abounding!

The United States of America is no longer UNITED! And, I'm not just speaking politically. But more so morally and ethically. This nation (as a whole) has been worshiping politics. And, as it was during the Roman Empire, with the emperors insisting that they be worshiped as gods ── many of our great presidential leaders are being "worshiped." You may very well disagree with me - as is your God-given right - but I saw the faces, the reactions, to Barack Obama in 2007 - 2008 ── the hysteria, the crying, the overwhelming adoration. Even some called him "Savior." (Note: Jamie Foxx calls Barack Obama 'Our Lord and Savior'). Oprah Winfery refered to him as "the One." And as I saw President Trump walk out onto the stage of the 2024 RNC ── and as proud as I am of Conservative Americans, and overwhelmingly thankful to the LORD God for his safety ── I witnessed several with that same hysteria and adoration ── looking upon him as a "Messiah-like."

He is far from our Lord and Savior! Of course, those who are loudly screaming this are Leftists. Such as NPR - (A Video making the rounds online depicts Trump as a Messiah-like figure). I do believe, however, that the hand of the LORD Almighty saved President Donald Trump!!

Now had President Donald Trump actually been killed, and as the photo at the top of the page indicates - it was very close, a great many Conservative Americans would certainly be convinced that this was an international move of the 'deep state' to eliminate President Donald Trump. However, President Donald Trump did survive  ── thank Almighty God ── and those concerns are still there!

Note: U.S. Detected Potential Iranian Plot to Kill Trump 

Again, our Lord Jesus has WARNED us ─

" ... 'Every kingdom divided against itself is bought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.'" - Matthew 12:25; see also Mark 3:24-25; Luke 11:17.

Notice that our Lord Jesus Christ inspired this phrase to be written THREE TIMES! He speaks it multiple times for great emphasis! DIVISION is a very big deal.

Sadly, the utter destruction of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and her Commonwealth Nations ─ the original and therefore earliest members, Australia, Canada, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, New Zealand, and South Africa respectfully ─ is coming as the LORD God's two-fold prophecy indicates ─

"Thus he [a final European Catholic leader of a United States of Europe, a figure type of Antiochus IV Epiphanes] shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god [the worship of militaristic advancements], which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule many, and divide the land for gain." - Daniel 11:39.

Instead of division ─ national repentance is what is needed!

Again, our Lord and Savior Jesus ─

" ... 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38) This is the FIRST AND GREAT Commandment [the first FOUR of the Ten Commandments]. 39) And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' [the last SIX of the Ten Commandments] 40) On these two commandments hand all the Law and the Prophets.'" - Matthew 22:37-40.

"' But I say to you WHO HEAR: Love your enemies, ...'"

And, nowhere has our Lord Jesus said that we should allow our enemies to run over us and abuse us! No! As President Donald Trump so boldly and bravely stated as he raised his fist in defiance - we are to "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" Fight with spiritual strength, fight with moral and ethical strength, and even if need be as a last resort, fight with military strength! Loving our enemies is more akin to maintaining compassion and empathy even in difficult circumstances.

" ... 'do good to those who hate you, 28) bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.'" - Luke 6:27 - 36. 

Sadly, instead of our nation (as a whole) having true godly love, there is growing a coldness ─ a hatred, a contempt for the LORD God and anyone who keeps the commandments of God and has the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Friends, terrible tribulations ── terrible troubles ── are prophesied to soon come to an unsuspecting nation. And yes, I saw a great many people praying at the beginning of  the 2024 RNC led by Connecticut businesswoman and former U.S. Senate candidate Leora Levy. Truly what I saw of religion so far at the 2024 RNC is religious pluralism ── as in an opening Sikh prayer. I don't know who she was praying to - but it wasn't to the LORD God (the family of God; which at this present time consists of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ)! And it was inspiring and wonderful that she spoke of Corey Comperatore, she refrenced the Holy Bible, citing Deuteronomy 31:6, "Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you." She prayed for Jerusalem and for "all the children of Abraham." Which are all honorable and commendable, but ── the core beliefs and practices of Sikhism, articulated by it's founder, and Guru Granth Sahib ─ Sikh scripture, is that the god they worship is Ik Onkar - meaning Oneness. Though they of the religion of Sikh has a concept of God, they do NOT know the LORD God - God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.

As an example alone ── in their Mul Mantar (literally translated as Prime Utterance) their first passage in the Guru Granth Sahib says ──

There is only one God, and It is called the truth. It exists in all creation, and It has no fear, It does not hate, and It is timeless, universal and self-existent! You will come to know it through the grace of the Guru.

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Like the god of Islam, this is not the Creator of all things! And this is no god that we are to worship!

Friends, the 'time of Jacob's trouble' is soon coming! - cf. Jeremiah 30:7. It is a time also known as 'great tribulation' spoken of by our Lord Jesus Christ - the Son of God!

National repentance to the LORD God - and if you want to be extremely closed minded and call the LORD God ── "the Hebrew God" ── so be it. But national repentance to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the very Creator of all things, will be the only way to prevent this soon-coming destruction.

Very personal repentance, however, is also needed! Your personal future can still be much brighter with the light of Christ than those of your countrymen that refuse to repent and change. Not only is our Lord Jesus Christ the only One who is the source of eternal salvation. Our Lord Jesus also offers us physical protection in the here and now to those who love Him and are faithful to Him!

God Bless.

John 10:16 - the 'other sheep'

Who are the “’ other sheep’” our Lord Jesus referred to in John 10:16?

“’ I AM the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.’” – John 10:14.

As I spoke about in our latest sermon, “Are You Christ-Centered?” – we come before you proclaiming the REAL JESUS! Not some effeminate long-haired homeless man, or a baby in a manger – with no place to lay His sweet head. As our Lord Jesus says, ‘He is known by His own!’ We know the true Jesus – the real Jesus! And of Him, we proclaim to you!

Our Lord Jesus says, “’ As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16) And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be ONE FLOCK and ONE SHEPHERD.’” – John 10:15-16.

The ‘this fold’ was referring to the Jews that were living then in Palestine (JUDAH). Recall that our Lord Jesus had come into the world, “and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11) He came to His own, and His own [the Jews of His day) did not receive Him.” – John 1:10-11. We are told in Revelation 5:5 that our Lord Jesus was born of the tribe of JUDAH, the Root of David.” Yet, the Jews of His day outright rejected Him saying, “’ We will not have this man to reign over us.’” – Luke 19:14.

The ‘other sheep’ are the other tribes of the House of Israel. Recall Jacob/Israel had TWELVE SONS – Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher. So, He was speaking of the other eleven tribes of the House of Israel. And, He referred to them as ‘the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’ – Matthew 10:6. Interestingly enough, the Jews of His day referred to the lost sheep of the house of Israel as ‘the dispersed.’ (See: John 7:35).

The kingdom of Israel had become two separate kingdoms during the reign of King Rehoboam – King Solomon’s son. The kingdom of Israel (or even the kingdom of Samaria) to the north, and the kingdom of Judah to the south. (We have an article that will help you better understand, “Our Roots”). Also, for an understanding of where the other tribes of the House of Israel are TODAY, be sure to read “Freedom - A True Blessing From God” as well as reading or listening to Minister Michael C. Garrett's online book “God’s Promises To Abraham.” Audio Version.

So, the ‘other sheep’ our Lord Jesus was referring to was not in Judah (Palestine) then at that time.

A great many wrongly assume that it is the Gentiles that represent the ‘other sheep.’ As Got Questions wrongly answers, “Some of the ‘other sheep’ came when 3,000 Jews were saved in Acts 2:41. Samaritans and an Ethiopian eunuch joined the fold … Then the Holy Spirit led Peter To Cornelius, opening the door for Gentiles to come in. … Thereafter, the Spirit chose Paul … to take the good news to the Gentiles, …” 1

Well, they are wrong because they know nothing about (nor would they accept) the truth of the many nations of Israel or of the lost ten tribes. It must be remembered that only the descendants of Israel (Jacob) are ever referred to as SHEEP in all of God’s living word – the Holy Bible. The Gentiles can certainly, upon being called by Father God, obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ – but as far as nationally, they are NEVER referred to as SHEEP - Notice –

“Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh ── who are called Uncircumcision [physically speaking] by what is called the Circumcision [physically speaking] made in the flesh by hands ── 12) that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL and

strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. …” – talking about a time BEFORE we knew the living Word of God, the Truth of God, and the Plan of God.

Verse 13 – “But NOW in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” – Ephesians 2:11-13.

Minister Michael C. Garrett –

“There once was a people called Israel. And, we’re not talking about the small nation on the western edge of the Mediterranean Sea. That area is inhabited mainly by Jewish people. And yes, they were a part of the people called Israel. Now, you had Abraham – the father of the faithful. Isaac, Jacob – whose name was changed to Israel. And he had twelve sons … And they became the descendants of that family – the people that we refer to historically as Israel. And those people had a chance that God would have been their God. He would have been their Defender and Protector. But, they didn’t want that! They wanted to be like the other nations around them.

They wanted to be just like the next-door neighbors. And they, in effect, rejected the LORD God. And, in the end, the LORD God rejected them. Those people were eventually conquered, taken into captivity. And the remnants of those people ended up scattered all over the earth. And some of those remnant people ended up in what we call England. And some of those people ended up coming to what we call the United States of America. So, the founding stock of the British and American people are descendants of the people of Israel. And, the Lord God has fulfilled some promises which He made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – and his two sons Ephraim and Manasseh. And we here in this great nation are on the receiving end of those great blessings.”

(Garrett, M.C., To Jesus Be the Glory Chapter Four).

Our Lord Jesus Christ added by saying, “ … ‘and there will be ONE FLOCK and ONE SHEPHERD.’”

There is coming a time when the House of Israel and the House of Judah will once again be UNITED into ONE KINGDOM. Notice –

“ …’ Thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Surely I will take the children of Israel [speaking of the Kingdom of Israel] from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land [the land of Palestine]; 22) and I will make them ONE NATION [‘ONE FLOCK’] in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and ONE KING [‘ONE SHEPHERD’ – speaking of the resurrected King David] over them all; they shall no longer be two nations [two kingdoms], nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again.’” – Ezekiel 37:21-22.

King David resurrected will be the King of Israel with our Lord Jesus Christ as the ‘Chief Shepherd’ – notice verses 24-26.

God’s living word emphatically teaches us that King David will be resurrected as King of all Israel –

“’ I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them ── My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.’” – Ezekiel 34:23.

“’ But they shall serve the LORD their God, And David their king, Whom I will raise up for them.’” – Jeremiah 30:9.

It certainly cannot be any plainer than that! Yet, this world’s Christianity does not see or hear what the Spirit has to say! – cf. Isaiah 6:10; Mark 4:11-12.

The glorious FIRST RESURRECTION occurs at the blowing of the SEVENTH TRUMP at our Lord Jesus Christ’s coming! – notice –

“But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep [those who have died], lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again [THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS LATER], even so God will bring with Him [from the atmosphere] those who sleep in Jesus. 15) For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are [still] alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep [asleep in the Lord]. 16) For the Lord Himself will descend from [the atmosphere] with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the TRUMPET of God [the SEVENTH TRUMPET]. And the dead in Christ will rise first.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17. See also 1st Corinthians 15:50-53.

So, the ‘other sheep’ are the other physical tribes of the house of Israel that were taken and captured from the land of Palestine, but who will eventually be brought back again – along with the house of Judah – and will be ruled by the resurrected King David under our Lord Jesus Christ (the LORD of lords and KING of kings). Notice again the Book of Jeremiah –

“’ In those days [the glorious and powerful Return of our Lord Jesus Christ] and in that time,’ says the LORD, ‘The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; With continual weeping they shall come, And seek the LORD their God. 5) They shall ask the way to Zion [the New Jerusalem], With their faces toward it, saying, ‘Come and let us join ourselves to the LORD In a perpetual covenant That will not be forgotten.’” – Jeremiah 50:4-5. □

Sources

1) Got Questions, What did Jesus mean when He said, “Other sheep I have which are not of this fold” (John 10:16)? Retrieved 1 July 2024.

ADDITIONAL THINGS TO THINK ABOUT...

Are We Insane!? - More and more people are becoming insane!

A Roman 'Mark' - Back in Rome, in the times before our Lord Jesus Christ, the Roman government MARKED people by branding them on their hands and on their foreheads – like a tattoo.

Pray to Father God or our Lord Jesus Christ? - SHOULD WE pray to Father God or to Jesus Christ!?