"God is light, and in him there is no darkness whatsoever," said the apostle John. Why, then, do Christians participate annually in a day that celebrates darkness? The Scripture tells us not to imitate what is evil, so it's time to repent if you or your family have been acting like Halloween is harmless. Instead of glorifying fear, unclean spirits, and arcane arts tonight, politely protest the "holiday" by posting a copy of the anti-Halloween sign that I created. Sure, you could just turn off your lights and pretend to not be home, but isn't it better to take advantage of the opportunity to be a witness? You may have an audience tonight that you would never have access to otherwise. Be a light on a hill.
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I ran face-first into deep discouragement a few weeks ago. A lot of things precipitated this crash, but the last straw was when a friend emailed me a link to a video by a YouTube user I'd never heard of. This YouTube personality, who is a Christian, has well over 100,000 subscribers, yet the things which he teaches are absurd. He's so far off base that he's not even in the ballpark. The production quality of his videos is decent, but not stellar, and not significantly beyond the quality of my old YouTube episodes. My current number of subscribers on YouTube: about 700. My combined monthly blog readers and podcast listeners: under 10,000. Suddenly I couldn't do anything but lie on the floor and question all of my capabilities. I felt hopeless, pitiful, and quite frankly, angry. This went on for about an hour. But then the spirit of Adonai spoke to my spirit, and what he said disrupted my pity-party.
Ever since I began studying Bible prophecy, I've witnessed a lot of conjecture and disagreement about the city that will be the embodiment of Mystery Babylon in the last days. In the Book of Revelation she is called "that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth" (17:18). The most popular contenders for that ignominious station are Rome, New York, and Jerusalem. Those cities are all great in the strictest sense of the word, but do any of them perfectly match the biblical descriptions in all aspects? No, they do not.
Today I'm coming to you with strong biblical evidence—dare I say proof?—that the hub of reborn Babylon will be back where it started, in southern Mesopotamia. The verses which support this claim are found in the Book of Jeremiah.
A certain businessman owned many racehorses. One of the cherished members of his racing stable was a thoroughbred stallion that had been bought at a high price. The name Ammi was given to him. Ammi was young and lacked experience, but he was swift and handsome. Many betters took note of him and began to show him favor, speaking well of him as he demonstrated his promise and poise. As Ammi moved higher and higher in the rankings, the people praised the businessman for his wisdom in choosing and training the young stallion. But just when Ammi's career was looking better than ever, he was overtaken by misfortune.
These are troubled times. I wish I could tell you that they'll get better, that the instability of recent history is a fluke which will soon correct itself, but it wouldn't be true. Things may get slightly better temporarily, but Bible prophecies promise us that worldwide distress will come in increasing waves until the end of the age. That being the case, how should we as children of YHVH and ambassadors of Messiah handle ourselves emotionally as the waves crash over us?
Avoiding hardship may not be an option, but avoiding anxiety is. One of the great promises of the Christian life is that our shalom (meaning "peace") is not dependent on our circumstances . In fact, we have been commanded, "Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not be afraid" (John 14:27).
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