tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post8778459434768016356..comments2024-03-27T22:40:17.223-05:00Comments on UNSEALED - World News | Christian News | Prophecy Updates: Growing Up Before Going UpGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03907296435997404954noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-38799334476584722002020-11-23T17:38:53.577-06:002020-11-23T17:38:53.577-06:00Just now seeing this. Very encouraging as I re-rea...Just now seeing this. Very encouraging as I re-read this article today. Thank you.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-45078882872449203412019-08-06T16:18:20.501-05:002019-08-06T16:18:20.501-05:00First read, Really Inspired. Thank YouFirst read, Really Inspired. Thank YouAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999800398382805326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-56084420617473890602018-02-01T13:41:04.755-06:002018-02-01T13:41:04.755-06:00mksmith dear brother, be comforted... I am in Germ...mksmith dear brother, be comforted... I am in Germany and as such there's truly nothing more of spiritual decline and church desaster that really surprises me anymore after having now lived all my short Christian life since 2005 without any sound local church company - I myself have rather thought I would never see the day still finding such a bunch of strong and faithful brethren these very last days like at 'Unsealed', 'Rev12daily' and on YouTube! This is such an awesome gift of our great God to keep the heart of believers alive and burning where none would expect it! (Malachi 3:16) Blessings, MARANATHA! :)Annabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642374040696665532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-25370034905000394732018-02-01T13:22:24.365-06:002018-02-01T13:22:24.365-06:00Michael.. And absolutely NO offense taken Michael....Michael.. And absolutely NO offense taken Michael. :) I understand it's preferable to others, that's why I didn't suggest getting rid of it all together. The inline scripture references are common and often handy. I'm just after truth, not trying to learn another language, or two, lol! It was a friendly criticism and not at all meant to be unfriendly, and I can see and know you understand that. Love ya brother! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283157556220851397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-65729636344228955022018-02-01T12:04:20.336-06:002018-02-01T12:04:20.336-06:00Agreed Cathi G. I also like the reference informat...Agreed Cathi G. I also like the reference information within the article content as I read along. No offense to Uncle Jimmy, just a difference in preference.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711347894084270769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-53916086956679062202018-01-31T15:18:31.414-06:002018-01-31T15:18:31.414-06:00Thank you, mksmith!
You shared a perfect example...Thank you, mksmith! <br /><br />You shared a perfect example of "rotten, or spoiled milk" in a comment above. We have been warned about those who pervert the gospel and twist the words of Scripture (2 Pet. 3:16).<br /><br />Keep standing firm in the faith, brother!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-1599100339604851982018-01-31T09:26:24.919-06:002018-01-31T09:26:24.919-06:00Agreed, Sherry. Unfortunately, as a result of look...Agreed, Sherry. Unfortunately, as a result of looking for deeper truths, they are fulfilling 2 Tim 4:3 ... Lots of trendy, new interpretations of Revelation, and many are suddenly obsessed with such books as Enoch & Thomas. They claim that the Bible was somehow "corrupted" and that those books should have been included in the canon. I find that reasoning very dangerous. If a person can't have enough faith that God is perfectly able to preserve His word the way He intended, how can a person have any faith at all?mksmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344996530609999364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-81001583778142775212018-01-31T09:18:01.665-06:002018-01-31T09:18:01.665-06:00Thank you, Jeff. Very excellent article.Thank you, Jeff. Very excellent article.mksmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344996530609999364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-53886913841823266802018-01-31T09:16:40.385-06:002018-01-31T09:16:40.385-06:00Annabel - your above statement speaks loudly to me...Annabel - your above statement speaks loudly to me this morning: "...the days we live in: that even the 'milk' gospel, the basics of faith will be spoilt and twisted by the enemy."<br /><br />I never thought I would see the day that would happen. <br /><br />But there is a "certain" YT personality teaching that very thing right now. He's part of the Sacred Name group, he has a heavy emphasis on teaching the "Otiot". Part of that teaching is him telling people that the words "grace" and "faith" in our Bibles are wrong (!!) .... calls them "garbage" (!!!) ... yes, the very things that our salvation stand on. He says to scratch out the word "grace" and replace it with "pitching our tent with YHWH", and to scratch out the word "faith" and replace it with "being washed in the Word". Worse yet, people are BUYING it!!! <br /><br />Such abominations in these final moments of the Church age make me sick to my stomach. I know Jesus forewarned us it would happen, but I was not emotionally prepared for what I'm seeing. Truly heartbreaking. mksmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344996530609999364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-90691648272766860912018-01-31T02:48:33.613-06:002018-01-31T02:48:33.613-06:00Annabel.. I understand Sis. 13 is where rebellion ...Annabel.. I understand Sis. 13 is where rebellion happens, every time. Even with girls, only girls seem to outgrow it faster. These days, evil as they are, it's even worse, the boys and girls can't seem to shake it, and we know who's responsible, the devil. He's gained great strength due to the exponential global increase in the ancient practice of human sacrifice. So his grip is even stronger than in times past.<br /><br />I can't recommend fasting with prayer enough, even I'm not very good at it. But I believe in it wholeheartedly. All we can do is the best we can and trust Jesus no matter what. I've asked the Lord to save them all from eternal damnation, and if it's His decision to put that generation to a greater test than ours, I totally trust they'll join us on the other side in due season. Peace, whatever the cost. Stand. And be as gentle as we can. He won't lose one, not one! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283157556220851397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-42551688368219838352018-01-31T02:13:27.897-06:002018-01-31T02:13:27.897-06:00Dear Jeff, I absolutely agree. I think "milk&...Dear Jeff, I absolutely agree. I think "milk" is nevertheless tied to the so called "Christian basics" in every of the scriptures you mentioned. In Hebrews it is opposed to "strong meat" for the mature ones. God doesn't want nor planned us to stay infant and immature as Christians so this is the topic there. But both letters of Peter have another CONTEXT and main focus which is ENDTIMES. As such, I do understand the message of Peter as to cling to the basics pure and unadulterated because that's even more the problem the days we live in: that even the "milk" gospel, the basics of faith will be spoilt and twisted by the enemy (see letter of 1 John or Jude). And no one can build upon a bad foundation (Matthew 7:26 notice the context of addressees in verses 21-22!). The "pure milk" of 1 Peter is surely focused on PURE rather than on being compared to what to come next (bible study, revelation and knowledge of Christ). Thank you again for your wonderful study, that means a lot to me! Much blessings, seeya soon in the air, dear brother! MARANATHA :))Annabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642374040696665532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-52735709750055866432018-01-31T01:48:51.239-06:002018-01-31T01:48:51.239-06:00Dear Uncle Jimmy, thanks for your kind explanation...Dear Uncle Jimmy, thanks for your kind explanation of personal experience... What you describe seems quite commonplace within the church today (especially with the "early birds" of Gods children in Matthew 20). But that wasn't really my point. I mean the child was a pillar for Jesus and evangelist in school until the age of 12/13 when he stopped feeding himself with the word, proceeding from "milk" to "strong meat". So what I experienced is rather the effect of Hebrews 5:11-14 that saddens me. Of course I trust in Gods promise of Ephesians 5:27 and Philippians 1:6 in all these trials and temptations so may your faith as well be strong to still encourage and exhort the weaker parts of your family until we are going home meeting with Jesus - I do pray for your teenage grandchildren as they might already be held accountable according to their age together with their parents. For the smaller ones I do see no problem to be in the rapture with us. Hopefully your big family will be leaving earth with us soon, that's all that counts by now!! Growing and learning will be ours then eternally (1 Corinthians 13:12). Much love and blessings YSICAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642374040696665532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-21490612874841983242018-01-30T17:33:28.145-06:002018-01-30T17:33:28.145-06:00Yes indeed Sherry, the "milk" of the gos...Yes indeed Sherry, the "milk" of the gospel is the foundation everyone builds upon = 1 Corinthians 3:11 this is probably the connection Jeff is making between here and Hebrews 5:12-14. EXACTLY! Blessings, dear sister! :)Annabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642374040696665532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-8914198054655742722018-01-30T16:14:02.182-06:002018-01-30T16:14:02.182-06:00Annabel.. Thanks for the link, it was a short, war...Annabel.. Thanks for the link, it was a short, warm, painless and accurate read. My son is about to turn 33 (boy 14/girl 6), my daughter 36 (boys 15-12-3/girl new). The world is a strong competitor for their attentions and affections. It's a hard spell to break. And though I've been saved since 1972, it took till 1987 to turn my heart again to the Lord. I understand the World and the Church very well. Unfortunately I found Bar Stool Philosophy and Poker Table Fellowship far more tasteful and pleasant than Egotistical Pulpit Hypocrisy and Church Pew Indignation for too many of my years. So I bear much responsibility for their dysfunctions, even though I smothered them with love, affection, wisdom and spiritual counsel all their lives.<br /><br />Awoken in 87 to the realization the Lord would return in our lifetime, the rapture disappointments of 93 and 2000, along with the concerns of life in this world, put me back to sleep spiritually till 2011. There's no turning away now, despite date after date passing, as we're undoubtedly there. Still, it's as hard to help others (most urgently my immediates) see what we see today as it was in 87, and has been known since the rebirth of Israel. O that I'd have had the powerful influences of Billy, Franklin, Hal and Chuck from the beginning in 1964, the sorrows that could've been avoided, and the work the Lord would have achieved along the years.<br /><br />Only in recent years have I come to understand the actual structure of the kingdom of hell on/in earth and in the heavens, and the deceptions at work in the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place! lol! But Thank God Almighty, the Lord Jesus Christ, has Overcome the World! And I trust Him 100%, that He has/is/will work all things together for good, and SOON, for those who Love Him.. Talk about JOY! ;)~ Loveya Sis!<br /><br />And Cathi.. Thanks! The story of the infants and milk is hilarious! Because it's true! Everytime! I've seen it 8 times now! LOL! ;)~ Loveya Sis!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283157556220851397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-60023377129138170602018-01-30T11:11:56.399-06:002018-01-30T11:11:56.399-06:00Thank you, Sherry. Good timing. This goes right al...Thank you, Sherry. Good timing. This goes right along with my comment above about Peter's usage of "milk," which seems to be used differently in the context of 1 Pet. 2:2 than the passages in Hebrews and 1 Corinthians. <br /><br />Always good to hear from you, Sherry. Blessings!<br /><br />Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-66366096352849868312018-01-30T11:04:05.460-06:002018-01-30T11:04:05.460-06:00Thank you, Annabel. I appreciate your confirmation...Thank you, Annabel. I appreciate your confirmation from the German translations. <br /><br />I'm also glad you brought up Hebrews 5:12-14 (cf. 1 Cor. 3:1-2). I'm not entirely sure if Peter is using "milk" in the same sense as these passages in Hebrews and 1 Corinthians. There is definitely a negative connotation associated with continuing to feed on "milk" in those passages, while Peter's metaphor doesn't pit milk and solid food against one another. <br /><br />Some may say that Peter might be writing to new believers in Christ because of the "newborn babes" reference in 1 Pet. 2:2. However, the "as" or "like" makes this a part of the overall figure of speech in connection with the "pure and reasonable milk."<br /><br />And since I believe the "milk" is in reference to the gospel, I don't think we could ever grow out of our need to feed on something so precious and necessary in order to keep approaching God's throne of grace with boldness the rest of our days--right up until we are taken up to this very throne at the coming of the Lord (Rev. 12:5).<br /><br />Peace to you, sister! I share your frustration with Christians who don't want to go "beyond the basics" for whatever reason or excuse. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-84128618501563512552018-01-30T10:31:26.428-06:002018-01-30T10:31:26.428-06:00Wonderfully stated, "We are coming back to Hi...Wonderfully stated, "We are coming back to Him because He is coming back for us. Soon!" Yes, I am seeing this as well the closer we get (cf. 2 Pet. 3:9).Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-90415419441877501102018-01-30T10:26:25.599-06:002018-01-30T10:26:25.599-06:00Thank you, Ryan. Great parallel verse to 1 Pet. 2:...Thank you, Ryan. Great parallel verse to 1 Pet. 2:2.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-17785287435974398362018-01-30T10:24:45.412-06:002018-01-30T10:24:45.412-06:00Thank you, Greg. This is the lightning round befor...Thank you, Greg. This is the lightning round before the thunder. You take it from here, brother!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-3595616026885172122018-01-30T10:23:32.302-06:002018-01-30T10:23:32.302-06:00Thanks, Drew! I agree. I love discovering more of ...Thanks, Drew! I agree. I love discovering more of the intricate design of the Bible, which is truly God-breathed!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-62483773056359626212018-01-30T10:20:05.709-06:002018-01-30T10:20:05.709-06:00Thank you, Cathi! Having bottle-fed two infants re...Thank you, Cathi! Having bottle-fed two infants recently, I totally see the connection: First, panic and flailing; Second, noisy and fast gulping; Third, heart-rate slowing and eyelids drooping, lol. Perfect picture of our desperation when we are deprived of the nourishment from the Lord that we need every day :)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-31445167784571851382018-01-30T10:13:18.354-06:002018-01-30T10:13:18.354-06:00Thanks, Jimmy. I do my best to be concise and clea...Thanks, Jimmy. I do my best to be concise and clear, but I also love to be thorough! Peace to you, brother!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-88379481700921798152018-01-30T10:11:39.605-06:002018-01-30T10:11:39.605-06:00Thank you Jeff. As always, so perfectly articulat...Thank you Jeff. As always, so perfectly articulated, reasoned and well laid out. You draw our attention to the problem with our "microwave" Christians of today. Many read 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and believe they "have salvation all figured out" and move right on to deeper truths. This is good, for they are hungry, but they fail to realize the depths of truth found in the milk alone. We should never leave the milk of the Word, but add to it those things which bring more strength, depth and wisdom - but always building on and reaffirming the foundation. Very clear, concise and excellent read and reminder. Blessings - SherrySherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197687276985673583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-8758849962087126842018-01-30T10:11:37.191-06:002018-01-30T10:11:37.191-06:00Thank you, Rhonda. Wow, great confirmation! Thank you, Rhonda. Wow, great confirmation! Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-18369118398126306432018-01-30T10:10:42.067-06:002018-01-30T10:10:42.067-06:00Amen, brother! Building off of the baseball analog...Amen, brother! Building off of the baseball analogy. If we stand our ground and continue to feed off of the "milk" of 1 Pet. 2:2, soon we'll be growing, growing, gone!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481514981109300522noreply@blogger.com