Coming out of Babylon

October 13, 2009 in applied word by Christine Miller | 2 comments

I have been working on collecting information at christine’s bible study originally posted here, so that it can be easily searched for and indexed. Just recently I have begun a new topic, Coming out of Babylon. Long time readers of this blog will recognize the posts and topic, as it is one which has been on my heart for some years, and I have posted about it here.

“After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.”  Rev 18:1-5

God’s people are in Babylon, and God is calling them to come out. If they do not, it does not mean that they aren’t saved. It just means that they will receive of her plagues, the plagues which God pours out on Babylon (the seven bowls of wrath) to judge her and bring about her fall. God doesn’t want that, because He is not pouring out wrath on His people! Thus the plea for His people to come out!

Jesus told us that it will be like the days of Lot, when the Son of Man is revealed (Luk 17:24-32). Lot was dwelling in Sodom, and God sent and called him out, lest he take part in the judgment and wrath that was coming upon Sodom to bring about its fall (Gen 19). Remember that the history recorded in Torah is also prophecy! Nothing in Revelation is new, it has all been previously spoken by Moses and the Prophets.

Beloved, it is time to come out of Babylon, because her judgment is nigh. So what does that mean, what does that look like, what is Babylon anyway? Those are the kinds of things the topic Coming out of Babylon at christine’s bible study discusses. :)

Fall feasts of the Lord

October 2, 2009 in blogkeeping by Christine Miller | 2 comments

I have most of my posts about the fall feast days to the Lord – Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles, which season we are in right now – posted under feasts of the Lord at christine’s bible study, http://christinesbiblestudy.blogspot.com/. It is my goal to get all my studies on the Lord’s holy days (holidays) and their relevance to the believer in Jesus Christ, Yeshua Messiah, eventually transferred to christine’s bible study. That blog is searchable and the archives by topic are a lot easier to use. :)

Today is the national muslim day of prayer

September 25, 2009 in america the beautiful by Christine Miller | Permalink

Last week I posted a call to the Church to prayer from Lou Engle of The Call. In it, he called for the church to fast and pray against the convergence of forces set to turn our nation in a new direction. Part of that convergence, is that today is the national muslim day of prayer for 50,000 muslims to gather in Washington DC, to pray that allah would turn the White House into a muslim house. Would you join me in fasting and prayer today, in interceeding before the throne of grace for our country and our President? Thank you.

Spankings lower IQs?

September 25, 2009 in family and society by Christine Miller | 1 comment

A new report out yesterday states that children who are spanked have lower IQs than children who are disciplined in other ways. Yeah, they have had the big guns out for some years on making spanking evil. Child abuse is evil. Spanking is not evil. But here is the kicker:

"One might ask, however, whether children who are spanked tend to come from backgrounds in which education opportunities are less or inherited intelligence lower."

They just said that if you are a Bible- believing parent who spanks because the Word says, that he who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly (Pro 13:24; the Word equates spanking with discipline), then you must be one of those stupid easily- duped hicks from the Bible belt, because no intelligent person would spank their child.

A spanking administered in anger or to vent frustration is not discipline. A spanking properly administered in love brings godly remorse and repentance to a child’s heart and restores his heart back to his parents’ hearts. God Himself "spanks" us when we need it (Heb 12:5-11), and I would much rather have the spanking as a child at my parents’ hands, to learn obedience, than a spanking as an adult at God’s hands. God’s spankings hurt worse.

"All are equal in his sight"

September 24, 2009 in why we homeschool by Christine Miller | Permalink

From Glenn Beck: More school kids are being taught to sing hymns of praise to Obama. That is "his" with a small "h" – for now. This is why we homeschool – while we still can. Get your kids out now, people!

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