False Teaching

I just received a warning message concerning disaster through my friends that there was an earthquake happening in Sumatra, Indonesia an hour ago. An 8.9 magnitude to be exact (as per mentioned). Well all the recent earthquake had reminded me of God's word in the Bible that in times to come before Jesus is coming back, there would be a lot of catastrophe happening. In fact this has prompted me to write this blog.

First of all, during Jesus' three year of public ministry before leading leading to His death on the cross, He mentioned that there would be war and then disasters would happen as well. He also mentioned in the Bible that besides these two incidents that would happen, He also mentioned that false prophets would appear.

1 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. ² And Jesus 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.”

³ Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
⁴ 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,’ and will deceive many. ⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all^[a] these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences,^[b] and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of sorrows.
⁹ “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. ¹⁰ And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. ¹¹ Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. ¹² And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. ¹³ But he who endures to the end shall be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’^[c] spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), ¹⁶ “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁷ Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. ¹⁸ And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. ¹⁹ But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. ²² And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
²³ “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. ²⁴ For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵ See, I have told you beforehand.
²⁶ “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. ²⁷ For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ²⁸ For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

²⁹ “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ³⁰ Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ³¹ And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

³² “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³ So you also, when you see all these things, know that it^[d] is near—at the doors! ³⁴ Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. ³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
³⁶ “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven,^[e] but My Father only. ³⁷ But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ³⁸ For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ⁴⁰ Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. ⁴² Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour^[f] your Lord is coming. ⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. ⁴⁴ Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

⁴⁵ “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. ⁴⁷ Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. ⁴⁸ But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’^{[g] 49} and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, ⁵⁰ the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, ⁵¹ and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 24: 1-51)


What I want to highlight is the false prophets. Be careful of who you believe in when they claim that they are from God. Be careful when there are people who claim they can tell you when Jesus is coming back. Be careful when they said they can perform miracle for even satan can perform miracles. 

²⁴ For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. (Matthew 24: 24)

⁹ The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, ¹⁰ and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. (2 Thessalonians 2:9)

 What I want to say is this be careful when it comes to things concerning false prophets. We all know end time is now. I mean since there are a lot of wars happening throughout the world. From the World War 1 until the current war concerning Sept 11th. It has never ended. Then the natural disasters. It happens in and out like nobody's business. I had to say last time whenever earthquakes or any other disasters happened (those days when it was not as frequent as in now), whether it is a small or big earthquakes, people would be terrified. Nowadays (now, this is what I gather from people surrounds me) it would be how big is the earthquakes before they actually terrified. If small they would brushed it off as just another routine earthquake and if it's big, the sentence how big is the magnitude before they gets terrified. Well this sentence above does not come from my imagination but from people surrounds me. So what I am saying is that we are living in the end times. So let us be alert whenever it comes to the false teaching from false prophets. 


Do bear in mind that you should not believe blindly in everything single little I said here though what I say might be true. I might be a false prophet preaching wrong things. But in all things please ask the Holy Spirit for guidance whenever there are sentences you felt doubtful. Do not take every single word from anybody concerning Christ lightly but all in all, please remember that Holy Spirit is our guide in Christ. Let Him lead us in all our walk with the Lord. We cannot help it when wars and disasters happen, but we can help it if we are steadfast to the Word of God. So please remember to read the Word of God which is the Bible and spent time with the Lord through prayer and meditation to be sensitive to false prophets' teaching in the Lord. Only Holy Spirit can reveal to us anything which is not right in the teaching of a false prophets. That is if we are right in our walk with the Lord. I might not be a very sensitive one when it comes to a false teaching but I am glad that I have Holy Spirit within me who would alert me if there is something wrong with anything which is not right in God's eye.  


So let us be strong and be faithful when it comes to the word of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.. =)

My Redeemer's Live

This is the finale for 2012's Easter celebration.. =) May this youtube brings you God's glory and understanding of His love for us all. I know I am touched and being blessed by Him. Now, how about you?

Blessing of God

This is one story I got from the net. So I hope everyone can enjoy the meaning of the story stated. Blessed Good Friday today and Easter Sunday.. =)

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private stu dy. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he rose his voice to his father and said "with all your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt.7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give [good things] to those who ask Him?"

As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God's blessings because we can't see past our own desires?

Remember... =)

Good Friday is coming soon. To be exact, two more days to go. Let us start this few days by reflecting on the good things that our Lord Jesus Christ had done for us. It might not be big, it might be small but I believe it is significant. Do not feel small whenever things do not go your way. (I know I had that feeling sometimes)

Anyway I do believe that everything that we do, whether big or small, are done according to God's plan. This include His death on the cross for us. Let us not forget people of those who were walking with Jesus from the moment of His birth till His death. Remember John the Baptist? He was there to declare for an open pathway for Jesus' ministry to begin. He did not came from a rich family but people come running after him to be baptised. All the Bible verses are taken from New Living Translation version.

1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, ² “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.^[a]” ³ The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’”^[b] (Matthew 3: 1-3)

Remember the Roman officer? He was a man of faith. Not any faith. He believe in Jesus for healing without even wanting Jesus to go to his place to heal his soldier. He shows us that healing can come if we have faith.

⁵ When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer^[a] came and pleaded with him, ⁶ “Lord, my young servant^[b] lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.”

⁷ Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.”
⁸ But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. ⁹ I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”
¹⁰ When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! ¹¹ And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven. ¹² But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
¹³ Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour. (Matthew 8: 5-13)

 Remember Peter? He was the one who disown Jesus when Jesus was facing persecution. Not just one time but three times. But guess what? In the end he became a victorious leader in his own right and become the elder and become an author to two epistles in the Bible; namely 1 Peter and 2 Peter.

⁶⁹ Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, “You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.”

⁷⁰ But Peter denied it in front of everyone. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.
⁷¹ Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to those standing around, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.^[a]”
⁷² Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. “I don’t even know the man,” he said.
⁷³ A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, “You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent.”
⁷⁴ Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed.
⁷⁵ Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly. (Matthew 26: 69-75)

Remember the woman who anointed Jesus in Bethany? Jesus disciples' were pretty angry with her for wasting her perfume just like that. But guess what? She was mentioned in the Bible but without any name given. It is believed that the woman was Mary, Lazarus' sister. But nonetheless, she was mentioned as someone who anointed Jesus who is also a God. 

⁶ Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. ⁷ While he was eating,^[a] a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head.

⁸ The disciples were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said. ⁹ “It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”
¹⁰ But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? ¹¹ You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. ¹² She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. ¹³ I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”  
(Matthew 26: 6-13)

Remember the high priest's servant who were there when the mob of arresting Jesus happened? The servant's right ear were cut off. Well what happened was Jesus despite meeting His persecutor, He still have mercy and healed the servant's ear. It means Jesus still forgive us though we had sinned against Him. 

⁴⁷ But even as Jesus said this, a crowd approached, led by Judas, one of the twelve disciples. Judas walked over to Jesus to greet him with a kiss. ⁴⁸ But Jesus said, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹ When the other disciples saw what was about to happen, they exclaimed, “Lord, should we fight? We brought the swords!” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck at the high priest’s slave, slashing off his right ear.
⁵¹ But Jesus said, “No more of this.” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
⁵² Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. “Am I some dangerous revolutionary,” he asked, “that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? ⁵³ Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns.” (Luke 22: 47-53)

Remember the criminals who were hanged together with Jesus during the crucifixion time? One of the criminal were mocking Jesus while the other one were asking Jesus for a chance to enter heaven with Him. Well despite the criminals were in the wrong, Jesus forgave them and allows the one asking for forgiveness into heaven with Him. It shows that Jesus still forgives and given us hope despite we do not deserve it at all. 


³⁹ One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!”
⁴⁰ But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die? ⁴¹ We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” ⁴² Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
⁴³ And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23: 39-43)

Last, but not least, remember Jesus asked God for our forgiveness, a few moment before His death. It shows that He still love us and wants us despite us persecuting Him.

²⁶ As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,^[a] happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. ²⁷ A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women. ²⁸ But Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ For the days are coming when they will say, ‘Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.’ ³⁰ People will beg the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and plead with the hills, ‘Bury us.’^{[b] 31} For if these things are done when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?^[c]”

³² Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. ³³ When they came to a place called The Skull,^[d] they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.
³⁴ Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”^[e] And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. (Luke 23: 26-34)

So please remember that Jesus still loves us no matter what we do to ourselves or to Him for His love to us are eternal love and agape love. This is mentioned by Paul in Romans 8: 38-39.


³⁸ And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^[a] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. ³⁹ No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So have a blessed Good Friday and Easter Sunday. God bless you dearly.. =)