Choose: White or Black?

God is white & pure.  

Satan is black & evil. 

Most people are God's lost sheep who  live and suffer in the grey zone, between the white and black extremes.  

The grey zone is where people do their own will.  In the white zone, everybody voluntarily chooses to do God's will.  In the black zone, Satan bribes, coerces, deceives people as necessary, or forces everybody to do Satan's will.

People practice their favorite sins in the grey zone, between the extremes. Everybody is the victim of everybody else's favorite sins while in the grey zone; organized chaos. 

God is white, Satan is black, God's lost sheep wander in the more comfortable grey zone where they can practice their favorite sins. 
Love vs. Hate, Truth vs. Lies.

Those who live in Satan's black are helping Satan prowl and prey upon the grey zone, enticing the foolish and the wicked people to come "join the party" within the pure black.

In the past, maybe you've lived in the black zone, but managed to escape back to the grey.

Those who currently work in Satan's black zone get coffee breaks, nights & weekends off, and vacations.  These times off are when they come to the grey zone, and enjoy themselves.

Hell (Lake of Fire) is where God will eventually send all who are judged as unrepentant evil people, demons, AntiChrist, False Prophet, and Satan.  People sent to Hell will have no rest, neither day nor night, but will burn & suffer torment for ever & ever, for all  eternity.  There will be no escape. No coffee breaks, no nights off, no vacations, no relief, no not ever.

I therefore suggest that Hell will be infinitely worse than the current black zone on Earth.

Recently, God has started  squeezing & shrinking the grey zone, and expanding Satan's permitted evil penetration, so the black zone grows.

Eventually, people must choose black or white, as the comfortable grey zone disappears.

Those who choose black now will also get a guaranteed reservation for Hell later.

What do you choose, black or white?

Iniquity causes Death

Iniquity causes death in God's world.  

Iniquity is defined as pre-meditated, pre-planned sin, or chronic sin.

Iniquity is always deadly.

Accidental sin, without forethought, can be immediately repented by Born Again Christians, and we can rely upon the blood of Jesus Christ and His perfect salvation to carry us to everlasting life in Heaven.

Avoiding sin is not reliance on a Works-based salvation.  Here's why:

We are commanded to know God, believe in Jesus Christ, and love God.

If any of those requirements are missing, or lukewarm, or incomplete, or not fully done, or not fully believed, then we have no salvation through Jesus Christ.  This is evidenced through what God said in Isaiah 29:13 :

"These people come near to Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me”

and what Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23

"And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

and what Jesus said in Luke 13:27

"But He shall say, 'I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of iniquity.'  "

and what Jesus said in John 14:15

“If you love Me, keep My commandments.”

In other words, those who do iniquity do not truly love Jesus Christ.  You cannot keep doing iniquity, day after day, if you truly love Jesus.  Jesus doesn't save those who do not love Him.  Therefore workers of iniquity are not saved, and are eventually thrown into the Lake of Fire.  

If you are a chronic worker of iniquity, you cannot be Born Again:   you are deceived, or a hypocrit, or a wolf in sheep's clothing, a liar, or a lukewarm Christian who will be spewed out of Jesus' mouth.

Everybody has sinned against God, no exceptions exist except Jesus Christ.  Some people sin more than others, but we are all guilty of sin.

Sometimes the major consequences for our iniquity only catches up to us in the next life.  Sometimes our iniquity gets us in this life as an immediate, natural consequence of the sin.  

For example, a criminal plans a bank robbery, but it doesn't go as planned, the police catch the robber in the act, there is a shootout, and the robber is killed.  The bank robber's iniquity had immediate consequences in this life, ending his life prematurely.

Unfortunately, that isn't the end of the bank robber's problems.  

As a criminal who lived a life full of unrepented sin, the robber died in his sin during his failed attempt at bank robbery.  

Mat 10:28, 25:31-46;  Rev. 14:10, 20:11-15, 20:5, 21:8; John 3:36; Luke 16:23; Mark 9:42-48; 2 Thes. 1:5-10; Heb. 9:27; 2 Cor 5:10; Rom 6:23; Gal 5:19-21; Isaiah 66:22-24; and Dan 12:1-2 all tell us that the robber's soul will sleep until after the Millenial Kingdom, then his soul will experience God's judgement before the Great White Throne, where all unrepented sinners will be thrown into the Lake of Fire for torment and burning and no rest for ever and ever.

However, there is hope if anyone repents from their life of evil ways, and begins to live a righteous life.

In the Old Testament, Ezekiel 18:1-32 tells us that those who repent and begin living righteously, their former sins will no longer be mentioned after they die with no unrepented sin (18:22), and he shall live (ie. have eternal life in Heaven with God).

The same offer is available in the New Testament through Jesus Christ for former sinners who repent their former sins.

However, what of a righteous person who becomes apostate, falls away from righteous living, and begins to sin more and more?  

For this person, Ezekiel 18:24 tells us they will die in their sins (ie. as above, the unrepented sinners will be thrown into the Lake of Fire for torment and burning and no rest for ever and ever).

The Bible tells us that fear of the Lord and His wrath against unrepentant sinners is the beginning of wisdom.

If you want to get out from underneath your sin burden, and avoid God's wrath, the time is short, you must take immediate corrective action.  God has plans for End Times, and these will likely begin on or about Sept. 17, 2020.

You need to get yourself, and all your family, friends, and neighbours ready before this End Times process begins.

Detailed instructions to save yourself are available here:

https://et-manitoulin.blogspot.com/2019/12/gods-26-commandments-for-christians.html

True Christian or Nominal Christian? Choose Wisely

Most Christians believe they are guaranteed a spot in Heaven.  Yet the Bible tells us there will be many who assume they will go to Heaven.  However, Jesus says that only a few will go to Heaven, and most people will be kicked out as obnoxious party crashers.

If you are kicked out of Heaven, there is only one other place to go; the Lake of Fire in Hell where your soul will be punished forever and ever.

For example, in Luke 13:22-28, the Bible tells us about Jesus doing his ministry:

"And He [Jesus Christ] went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. Then said one unto Him, 'Lord, are there few that be saved?' And He said unto them, 'Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.  When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open unto us'; and he shall answer and say unto you, 'I know you not whence ye are':  Then shall ye begin to say, 'We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets'. But he shall say, 'I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity [iniquity is chronic, premeditated sin]'. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out."

So why do so many assume they should be let into God's House (ie. Heaven for Everlasting Life), but only a few will be allowed to enter and be saved from the Lake of Fire, and its everlasting torment?

I suggest the reason is that many or most are Nominal Christians, and are not True Christians.  True Christians are those who:

• Believe in Jesus Christ;
• Follow God's Will (ie. His Commandments) on a consistent basis; and
• Practice all the teachings of Jesus Christ on a consistent basis.

If all you give is a few dollars and lip service to being a Christian, you should wake up, smell the coffee, and realize you are fooling yourself and possibly a few humans who don't know you well.  Anybody who knows you well, and certainly God and Jesus will know well and good that you are a hypocrite, a phony, a Nominal Christian.

To help you understand this better, here is a flowchart (ir more correctly known as a Concept Map), showing how God, Jesus, and Humans are inter-connected, and the only path to Heaven.

Interactions of God, Jesus, and Humans, the Opportunities & Consequences.
Here you can see the only path available for True Christians to get
Everlasting Life in Heaven.  Click on the image for a full size version.

A 1-page Adobe Acrobat pdf file of the diagram above can be download by clicking on the link:
Interactions of God, Jesus, and Humans, the Opportunities & Consequences

Between now and Dec. 10, 2018 I believe Jesus will take the next step in His End Times process.  I am not sure what that next step will be.  Thousands or millions may die in WW III, or the Rapture will occur, or something else.  If you aren't a True Christian today, and don't become one between now and Dec. 10th, it will likely be too late for you; earning you a 1-way ticket to Hell.

Love All, Loved By All

Do you love all, and are loved by all?  If not, you'd better pay attention to the following.

Are you a sourpuss with grudges, anger, & enemies?

Can you love your enemies? In Matthew 5:43-44, Jesus added this to the Commandments for Christians:

 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.  But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

God's End Times process may be starting very soon, perhaps Nov. 30, 2018 or sooner.

If you have enemies and Grid-Down occurs during God's End Times process (ie. no electricity, phones, TV, Internet, stoplights, transit, water, sewer, food deliveries, etc.), governmental authorities will no longer be able to prevent or settle petty disputes, nor intervene on major crimes.  What is preventing your enemies from seizing this ripe opportunity to settle an old score?

On this basis alone, it's likely a good idea to bury the hatchet soon.  If you aren't worried about the possible consequences of enemies today (ie. you currently have the overwhelming advantage in any battle that may occur today), what happens if your fortune reverses, and you suddenly become poor, sick, lose your position of power, or slowly become old?

Remember, the opposite of love is not hate.  The true opposite of love is indifference (ie. "I just don't care!").  If you can't bring yourself to love at this moment, at least avoid indifference.

If no consequences arise from your anger and trespassing against others during your lifetime, perhaps you should consider what Jesus said in Matthew 6:14–15:

"If you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."

If God doesn't forgive your trespasses because you have failed to forgive the trespasses of others against you, then you will have residual sins when you stand before God at the Great White Throne, which means you will be judged sinful and go directly to the Lake of Fire for eternal suffering.  Claiming you know and believe in Jesus Christ won't save you from this terrible fate.  Jesus is quite clear that those who claim to know Him, but live in chronic sin, don't really know Him, and will be turned away from Heaven and thrown into the Lake of Fire for eternal suffering. (see Matthew 7:21-23, 1 John 2:3-6, and Blog: Know Your Sins, Transgressions & Iniquities).

Loving someone doesn't mean you have to put yourself into harms way.  Everybody, including true Christians need to keep a safe distance between themselves and Satan, killers, rapists, con artists, abusive family members, and all other risky people.  Rebuke the sins you uncover, and if they confess and repent, forgive them their transgression.

Do you have mutually reciprocal animosity of hate-hate with your enemies, or is it sometimes one-sided?  In other words:

• Are there some people who consider you to be their enemy, but you are unaware they have strongly negative feelings towards you?


• Are there good Christians who turn the other cheek, accepting you in spite of your anger and bad behaviours towards them?  The more they persist in treating you nicely in spite of the evil you spew at them, the more you see them as weak, Goody-Two-Shoes, and deserving of bullying and abuse?
• Do you hate or despise some people in secret, while pretending to be their friend?

If it's a 1-sided hate (ie. you are neutral or loving towards them, but they have a passionate hate on for you, and you know it), are you safe from the Lake of Fire?

I'm not so sure.  They obviously hold a grudge, so according to Matthew 6:14-15, they are damned to eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire.  You know they are damned by their grudge against you.  Do you have a sliver of glee, or a stone-cold heart about their terrible fate?  Either way, that may not be seen as a fully Christian attitude when you get to the Great White Throne Room.  I suggest you do everything within your power to help the other person overcome their animus towards you.

Under Takiyya, Quran 3:28 and 16:106 permits strategic lies to non-Muslims so that Muslims can protect themselves, their community, or Islam.  In the Bible, people were praised for choosing to oppose evil by concealing the truth from wicked people (see the lying midwives in Exodus 1, and Joshua 2:4–5 for the lies by Rehab about the Hebrew spies within Jericho).  Other than that, love (and/or "tough love") requires open and honest communication.  Truth should be done in a kind and loving manner; not harsh nor used as a weapon.

By writing his, I just realized that I know a few people who may have a grudge against me, even though I wish they didn't.  I guess I have some work to do too, and soon.

In business, I had the opportunity to travel all around the world.  A few foreigners have told me that Canadians are recognized the world-over for being Olympic Gold Metal contenders for passive-aggressive behaviours.  Most Canadians are very nice and polite, but never cross a Canadian, as many Canadians have long memories, and will likely get even when the opportunity presents itself.

Therefore Canadians may need to take a lesson from Jesus' book more than other citizens of this wicked world.

Alan Jacobs, a professor at Baylor University, wrote the book How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds.  Listen to an excellent CBC Radio Podcast about his ideas.

Paraphrasing Alan Jacob's ideas and combining it with Jesus' Commandment, I suggest the following for avoiding the creation of enemies, and to extinguish past fires:

1. Listen so as to understand without judging.


2. Count to 10.  While counting, DO NOT think about where you disagree, or how to defeat the other person's position.  Instead, think about where you agree, or have similar values, shared starting points, or win-win opportunities.


3. Immediately feed back the positives.  If necessary, ask a clarification question in a open, fair, non-judgemental manner to ensure you fully understand their position.


4. If, in spite of the first two steps, you get hot under the collar, or want to press your side of the issue, stop and count to 10 again.  Request the necessary time to fully consider the other person's point of view.  Use the break period to cool off, and reflect on the other person's point of view to your confidants, family, and friends; faithfully presenting the other person's view in the best possible light as their faithful agent while they are absent.


5. When you're ready, come back together with your new found friend who can work co-operatively with you so as to keep both of you from suffering forever in the Lake of Fire.

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