The Safest and Most Convenient Banking...

The Safest and Most Convenient Banking
and Medical Records, and Passport Information, and…

Who would have thought just 25 years ago that this would have been possible?

A system so easy, so small... and yet so safe. No identity theft – ever! No stolen credit cards with $4000 unauthorized purchases (which just happened to mom and daddy) – ever! Even all of your medical records could be safely downloaded and simply accessed with one little scan!

Who in their "right mind" wouldn’t want this?

Just think of it...all your medical information, banking, emergency contacts, your traveling papers, passports, even safety issues such as helping the elderly ("Help! I've fallen and can't get up!), or ensuring your vital signs are all up to par (you never know when your ticker may stop ticking!), etc. – all stored and constantly accessible in a small chip the size of a grain of rice – and virtually theft-proof!
It's here and now. Actually, it's been here for a while. We now have these chips in some of our credit cards (the touch-and-go type is one of them). Some people have opted to have them implanted under their skin for medical reasons (see http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/188874/medicines_hightech_future_is_here/index.html for just one example). The military has been tossing around the idea of their use for quite some time now (see http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/8/21/232558.shtml for an example article). They see the advantage of "no lost dog tags" and the best emergency medical care and access to medical records during triage on the field. Makes sense, right? And what about passports and travel papers? Wouldn’t having such an information chip help cut down illegal immigration, terrorist entering countries, and simply help ease the traveler’s hectic schedules? (See http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/privacy_security_terror/2008/12/01/156958.html?s=al&promo_code=725A-1 .)

But wait. A chip embedded in your credit card or passport can be stolen. Medical records can be so encombersome (just ask anyone with a chronic illness) that it's illogical to carry them all around, sometimes in boxes, when they can go on a simple computer chip. Therefore, the "average joe" will willingly have a small grain-of-rice-sized chip placed under the skin of their hand (or their arm, shoulder – forehead even? Why not?) to prevent such thievery and for convenience.

Sound familiar folks? Ever read Revelation 13:16, 14:9, or 20:4? We know it as the "mark of the beast". (Please read further for these Bible verses and some basic explanations.)

I believe this chip will be used world-wide one day. And, eventually, it will move from being optional to mandatory.

Yes, it appears to be good, to be beneficial. And it will seem to the world (and even today seems) the epitome of stupidity when people actually don’t like it and don’t want it.

Yet I implore you, my friends, family, and readers – please don’t be deceived regarding this information and tracking chip. This so-called wonder-chip is simply Biblical prophecy being fulfilled right before our very eyes. The decision to refuse or accept this “mark” causes eternal consequences.
Revelation 13:1-17, New King James Version

The Book of Revelation in the Bible is the Apostle John writing about a vision God permitted him to see. It is prophetic, meaning as of today it has not happened, but it is sure to happen one day. I believe one day soon. Sooner than we might think – or want to believe. Within these quoted Bible verses, I have placed some basic explanations (in this font and in blue).

1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
Here we see a great world-wide leader come to power. This is the man known as the “antichrist”, or the one against the Messiah Yeshua (Jesus). Antichrist is given power by satan himself (called the dragon here).
3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"At some point, the Antichrist is killed by some kind of head wound. Satan them possesses his body are “rises” antichrist from the dead. This, of course, is seen as a great miracle, and people follow him, place their trust in him, and basically think he is like – even actually is – a god.
5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.Antichrist rules the world. He hates those who believe and follow Yeshua (Jesus). He comes against them and actually “overcomes” them. The world, in general, worships the antichrist. Because Believers in Yeshua (Jesus) refuse to worship any false god, the antichrist’s wrath against them builds. Many Believers become martyrs for Yeshua (Jesus).
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.Now another man comes into the story. This man is often called the “false prophet”. He adores the antichrist, and walks in the antichrist’s authority. This false prophet makes the people actually worship the antichrist. He persuades them to do so by performing great “miracles” which are unexplainable. At this point, it seems that worshiping the antichrist is still somewhat optional.
14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.I suppose the power goes to his head…. The false prophet them orders some sort of image of the antichrist. The image seems to be alive to John (a hologram or computer image perhaps?). Now the worship of antichrist is mandatory, and those who refuse to worship him are killed.
16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Of course, any demonic world leader wants total control over the peoples of the world. He acquires this control via the “mark of the beast” – what I believe might be this grain-sized or smaller microchip implanted under the skin of the hand or forehead. Without the chip, a person cannot travel, bank, buy or sell, get medical care – anything! With the implanted chip, antichrist controls every man, woman, and child.
Revelation 14:9-12, NKJV

9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name." 12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.Here the Word of God plainly tells us that anyone who willingly worships antichrist and accepts the “mark of the beast” on his/her body will forever be out of the presence of the Lord God. There’s always a “second chance” with God – UNTIL a person dies or accepts the “mark of the beast”.

If a person dies without choosing Yeshua (Jesus) as their Savior and King, he or she will never be permitted in God’s presence (Heaven). They will therefore live eternally in hell. (Every person lives forever. It’s our choice where we will live in eternity.)

Revelation 20:1-4, NKJV

1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand yearsHere John sees satan cast into the bottomless pit and sealed in for 1000 years. Then he sees the Tribulation Saint martyrs – those who died for their belief in Messiah; those who did not worship the antichrist, or have the mark of the beast upon them – in the presence of Messiah.

Don’t be deceived – not taking the mark of the beast will mean great hardship on the earth. Those without the mark will be fugitives throughout the world. But unbelievers who don’t take the mark still have a chance for salvation. The Believers who don’t take the mark are guaranteed eternal life with Yeshua (Jesus), living and ruling with Him.

Temporal comfort vs. eternal comfort. Every person alive in that day will have to choose. If you find yourself living in the days when these prophecies come to pass before your very eyes, I implore you – choose to follow the One True Messiah, the Only Savior, Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus the Messiah). Doing anything else means eternal torment.

Whatever form the “mark of the beast” takes – be it this chip (as I believe it is), or some tattoo or other mark – please do not willingly take it, accept it, or receive it.

Please, be there – in Heaven. I want to see you there – to dance in His Presence with you.


(Note: I refuse to give any sort of “honor” to the evil powers of this world. I intentionally do not capitalize the proper names of the antichrist, satan, the devil, etc. )


Shalom Rav! (Abundant Peace!) ...which only comes throughYeshua haMashiach (Jesus the Messiah), Dawn Renee

What I Believe -- The Fundamental Facets

What I Believe – The Fundamental Facets

Below are the things that I truly believe and live. I consider someone who also believes these things a True Believer, or a True Christian.

Many people say they are a “Christian”, but are they really? Sitting in a church once a week doesn’t make someone a Christian any more than sitting in a garage nightly makes him or her a car. Being “born into” Christianity by heritage (family or country) doesn’t make one a Christian either.

Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus the Messiah) told us in John 14:6, “I Am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

True, this statement is not politically correct, nor is it tolerant. However, it is Truth. Jesus is the only way to live in the presence of God in eternity. He is the only way to Heaven. He is the only way of salvation.

(*note: The below is based on an article from my father’s blog, found at http://dpweary.blogspot.com/2008/11/confessions-of-true-christian-1.html *)

1. I believe that there is only one God. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is the all-knowing, all-powerful, perfect deity full of grace, mercy, truth and justice. He created the universe and all that is in it, and He still rules it all today.

2. I believe that the Bible is the perfect, infallible Word of God, and that it is precisely accurate in all that it teaches.

3. I believe that God manifested Himself on earth in the body of a human, a man named Yeshua Ben Joseph or Jesus of Nazareth. I believe that Yeshua (Jesus) was born of a virgin named Mary. I believe that He lived a sinless life on earth, died on a Roman stake (cross), rose from the dead on the third day, is alive forevermore, and is seated on a Throne in Heaven.

4. I believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah (the Savior), that His death on the cross paid the penalty for the sins of mankind, and that His resurrection proved that He was God in the flesh (called The Son of God).

5. I believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is present with me today, working in me, for me, and through me in the form of the Holy Spirit (the Ruach haKodesh).

6. I believe that when my physical body dies, I will go to Heaven because I have confessed my sins and have accepted Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus the Messiah; Jesus Christ) as my Savior.

7. I believe that eternal salvation is possible only through grace – God’s unmerited favor – and not through works (what I do). I believe that no one can “earn” his/her salvation.

8. I believe in a real devil (satan) who personifies evil and who is alive and working in the world today.

9. I believe that Yeshua (Jesus) in his death and resurrection defeated satan and stripped him of his legal authority on earth. However, I acknowledge that individually we are continually restoring some of satan’s authority and rights through our sinful thoughts and deeds.

10. I believe that I have a personal responsibility to serve God, and to share my religious beliefs about Christ with non-Christians.

I have made a personal commitment to love, honor, obey, and serve Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus the Messiah). This commitment and my faith in Jesus are very important in my life today. He is my all in all.

How Should Believers Live In These End Days?

How Should Believers Live In These End Days?

This topic keeps coming up in my life… with a medical practitioner, my cousin, my family. So, I thought I’d write out my thoughts about it.

I believe that the most simple of answers to this question was answered by Yeshua (Jesus) Himself, as we can read in The Word of God, in the book of Matthew, chapter 5, verses 44 – 48.

“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in Heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect.” (NKJV)

*note: Tax collectors were some of the most hated of men in Yeshua’s day. They were usually Jews who worked for the Romans (that alone was considered traitorous), and they usually took more tax money than Rome needed, even from the most needy, keeping the extra themselves.

So the Lord would have us:
1. Love our enemies (or perhaps, those who view us as their enemies),
2. Bless those who curse us,
3. Do good to those who hate us,
4. Pray for those who use and persecute us.

Not so difficult to read, or write out – love, bless, do good, and pray – but these four “simple” verbs become very difficult in the face of hate and opposition. They become impossible outside of the power of the Ruach haKodesh (the Holy Spirit). It is God’s Spirit living within us that empowers us to act in such a godly way.

We find the second most-powerful answer to our question, at least in my mind, of “How then should we live?”, in The Word of God, the book of Psalms, chapter 15.

Adonai, who can rest in Your tent?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?
Those who live a blameless life,
Who behave uprightly,
Who speak truth from their hearts,
And keep their tongues from slander,
Who never do harm to others
Or seek to discredit neighbors;
Who look with scorn on the vile,
But honor those who fear Adonai;
Who hold to an oath, no matter the cost;
Who refuse usury when they lend money
And refuse a bribe to damage the innocent.
Those who do these things
Never will be moved. (Complete Jewish Bible translation)

*note: Adonai is a name of God, usually replacing God’s personal name called the Tetragrammaton using the four Hebrew letters Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh. Many religious Jews refuse to pronounce this name, and its actual pronunciation is actually unknown. We here in the USA would say “Jehovah” or “Yahweh”. This Tetragrammaton is usually translated as “Lord” in most versions of the Bible.

Once again, this is easy to read, but more difficult to live. According to Psalm 15, we are to:
1. Live blamelessly (give no one reason to slander, sue, or accuse us)
2. Behave uprightly (do what is right)
3. Speak truth from the heart
4. Never slander others
5. Never harm others
6. Scorn the vile (scorn means “contempt, disdain, disrespect, dislike”; basically, we are to hate what God hates)
7. Honor those who fear Adonai (to “fear God” means to hold Him in awesome respect)
8. Hold an oath (keep your word) no matter what
9. Lend money without expecting a profit (the Biblical practice of this was for those within the Jewish community, or the community of faith; a reasonable interest rate was permitted for loans to “outsiders”)
10. Refuse bribes that would hurt the innocent

There’s one more scripture I’d like to quote here in answer to our question, “How should we live?” We find it in The Word of God, in 2nd Corinthians 5:7
· We live by faith, not by sight. (NIV)
· For we walk by faith, not by sight. (NKJV)
· For we live by trust, not by what we see. (CJV)
· For we walk by faith [we regulate our lives and conduct ourselves by our conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, with trust and holy fever; thus we walk] not by sight or appearance. (Amp)

This can be difficult, especially for those of us who tend to be so “self-sufficient” or “self-reliant”. God wants us to rely on and trust in Him. He is our sole provider.

Remember, although we are presently walking on the earth, living here, this is not our true home. We each have a living, thriving spirit within us. This spirit is eternal and will never die. (Where your spirit lives in eternity depends on what you choose to do with the Son of God, Jesus the Messiah.) The moment we chose to accept Yeshua’s gift of salvation and dedicate our lives to God, God’s Spirit, the Ruach haKodesh (the Holy Spirit), came to reside (live) in our spirits, breathing His righteous Life within us. We then can live here on earth with the assurance that we will live in eternity in God’s presence. In Heaven.

This fleshly body that you can see, touch, and feel is not your “true self”. Your true self, your essence, is the spirit within the body. We are made in three parts: body, soul, and spirit. My daddy likes to compare our bodies to the space suits the astronauts use in space. It’s something that allows us to live in a certain environment. (Space suits for outer space; bodies for earth.) Our soul is that which encompasses our emotions. It’s our “heart”. But it’s our spirit that encompasses our true selves. (By the way, in Heaven we will still have all three parts, but we will have “new” bodies that are appropriate for our new environment of Heaven.)

So although we presently live on earth, there is a whole other realm in which our spirit lives… the spiritual realm. Yes, it’s very real and active. And yes, Believers and Followers of Yeshua haMashiach, Jesus the Messiah, are to live in this spiritual realm as well as on earth.

*note: Remember that in the spiritual realm, there is good (God and His servants) and there is evil (satan and his demons). The spiritual battle between good and evil will be constant until Yeshua comes down from His throne in Heaven to rule and reign as King over earth. Be careful not to allow any “open doors” for the evil spiritual realm to attack you.)

When the spiritual (Heavenly) realm collides with the earthly realm, this is when we see the “miraculous”. Something happens on earth that has no earthly explanation. A withered arm becomes perfect. Deaf ears hear. The medicine bottle never runs out. Shoes don’t wear out, even after years of daily use. An attacker lunges at you, only to hit some “invisible wall” and fall unconscious, never harming you. Although it looks like you have enough food in the pantry for only one last meal, the food stuffs never run out.

Yeshua taught us to pray,
“Our Father in Heaven,
May Your name be kept holy.
May Your Kingdom come,
May Your will be done
On earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us the food we need today.
Forgive us for what we have done wrong,
As we too have forgiven those who have wronged us.
And do not lead us into a hard testing,
But keep us safe from the evil one.
For kingship, power, and glory are yours forever.
Amen.” Matthew 6:9-13 (CJB) [bolded emphasis is mine]

When Heaven (God’s spiritual realm) collides with earth, we experience what Heaven experiences. In Heaven, there is no want, no need, no tears, no fear.
As a child of God, we are to come boldly into His Presence. Hebrews 4:16 says:
· Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in the time of need. (NKJV)
· Therefore, let us confidently approach the throne from which God gives grace, so that we may receive mercy and grace in our time of need. (CJB)

He is our all. We come boldly, confidently into our all. He is our provider. We come boldly, confidently into our provision. He is our shalom (peace). We come boldly, confidently into our peace. He is our protector. We come boldly, confidently into our protection. He is our healer. We come boldly, confidently into our health.

As we live on this earth, knowing that we also live in God’s spiritual realm, having access to all He has for us there, then we can live in trust and faith. And as we live and walk in this trust and faith in Adonai, then we can love, bless, do good, pray, live blamelessly, behave uprightly, speak truth, never slander, hate what God hates, honor those who fear God, keep our word, lend other Believers money without interest, and refuse bribes.

Oh, there is one more scripture that tells us how we are to live. You can find it in Exodus 20. These are God’s Ten Commandments that He gave us thousands of years ago, and are still His laws today for us. To sufficiently address the Ten Commandments would require an entire article, so I simply mention them here for you to remember.
1. Trust God only.
2. Worship God only.
3. Use God’s name in ways that honor Him.
4. Rest on the Sabbath day and spend time with Him.
5. Respect and obey your parents.
6. Protect and respect human life.
7. Be true and faithful to your husband or wife.
8. Do not take what belongs to others.
9. Do not lie.
10. Be satisfied with what you have.


Saturday, November 22, 2008