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Thursday, April 9, 2026

The Habits of a Godly Life - Part 2

 

The Habits of a Godly Life—Part 2

April 9, 2026

By Maria Fontaine

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In Part 1 of this series, I shared with you some important things that shaped Charles Stanley’s early life, and his desire to tell others about Jesus.

Charles launched into his ministry of preaching with enthusiasm, but the nagging reality that his best efforts often failed gradually brought him to a crisis point in his life. Something was wrong in his relationship with Jesus.

After much prayer and desperation, the Lord began to help him to understand.

CS: “I was struggling, trying to do my best, but what I didn’t want to do, I found myself doing; what I wanted to do, I didn’t have the strength to do. He finally got me to the absolute total end of myself. … Then, for the first time in my life, I faced the idea that Jesus Christ came to live on the inside of me, to live through me a life I could not live on my own. … Galatians 2:20 came to my mind, when Paul said: ‘I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.’

“I finally realized that God loves me unconditionally. He loves me exactly how He loves His Son—absolutely, perfectly, and unconditionally. What a reassuring thought that I do not have to live up to anything. I don’t have to perform to get God to love me, to get His acceptance, to get Him to love me just a little bit more. The tragedy of trying to earn His love is that none of that does any good. Why? Because you’re trying to get God to do something that He’s already done absolutely, perfectly, completely.

“Many believers will go to their grave in the bondage of trying to please God, trying to perform, trying to live up to, trying somehow to be good enough to get His acceptance, when it is absolutely impossible. Remember what grace is all about. Grace is all about the fact that God loves us in spite of who we are. God has forgiven us when we don’t deserve it. It is not living up to, performing, or trying to measure up to anything.”

Maria: This topic is the most humbling thing to accept, but it’s also the most liberating. It is about God loving us despite ourselves, and loving us not because of anything within us, but simply because He’s the God He is. Charles continued:

CS: “The reason God loves you and me unconditionally has nothing to do with what we are, who we are, how we act. It has to do with His nature. It is the very character and nature of God to love with all the fullness and all the potential that His divine love has to offer. Once you have accepted His gift, nothing you can ever do can alter the fact that Jesus Christ died for your sins. You could never be lost after God has saved you, because He says He has sealed you with the Holy Spirit. He’s living on the inside of you. (See Ephesians 1:13–14.)”

Maria: When reading this, I’m reminded of my own upbringing. Even though my father was a preacher, we never knew whether we were going to lose our salvation because we hadn’t stayed close enough to the Lord that week. Then, if Jesus came back when we were not doing well spiritually, hadn’t been reading our Bible diligently, etc., we could easily miss the Lord’s coming, or we could be lost before we had a chance to ask Him to forgive us and regain our salvation.

When you bring people to Jesus, you need to make very sure that they will be secure in their newfound faith and they will know without a shadow of a doubt that they cannot lose their salvation.

CS: “It’s God’s nature to love us unconditionally. That means that God loves us when we behave. He loves us when we misbehave. He loves us when things are good. He loves us when things are bad. He loves us when we’re encouraged. He loves us when we’re discouraged. He loves us when we make a mess of things. He loves us when we do well. Thank God His love is not like the weather; it never changes.”

* * *

Dr. Charles Stanley’s grandson, Matthew, shared about his own life and the impact that his grandfather has had on it. He has battled with major problems in his life, from running away from what he felt in his heart was his calling, to alcoholism, drug addiction, bipolar disorder, fear, depression, suicidal tendencies, and chronic loneliness. He said the following:

“Grandpa never said, ‘Oh, Matthew, I’m giving up on you.’ He would call me and say, ‘Matthew, I love you! Please get back on track.’ He never stopped inviting me to stuff. … My grandpa was the kind of person who, when somebody was down in the dumps, he’d go and reach out to them.”

Maria: Once when Matthew was battling depression and was on the brink of suicide, his grandfather called him. In their conversation Charles said, “I just wanted to tell you, why don’t you just give Jesus one more try?” Matthew said that for some reason that request inspired him and saved his life.

Matthew: “There is a one-liner that my grandpa repeated often: ‘Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.’

“By meditating on that phrase, it always has an impact on my life, and it does affect the decision-making that I do in my day-to-day business. It reminds me to quit trying to deal with my emotional trauma and all these things myself. … Even though the world is a mess and the world is crazy, there’s somebody out there looking out for me. …

“My life has been an absolute mess, but my grandpa never gave up on me. I’ll tell you what I’m going to do today to be more like my grandpa. I promise you, I’m going to do whatever it takes to honor my grandpa. I’m going to obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.”

* * *

Beauty for Ashes

Maria: A major event for Charles Stanley was when his wife left him. He struggled for some time with loneliness and loss, but God had a plan to bring good. He described it like this:

CS: “Someone said to me, ‘I used to feel like I couldn’t watch you. What do you know about loneliness and hurt and pain and suffering and loss? Now I can watch you, because now I know you know how I feel.’

“It was a Romans 8:28. God knew what He was doing. So, I [remain] single by choice, but I don’t know how I could be any happier than I am, frankly.”

* * *

It’s What We Choose to Focus On

A very beautiful principle that Charles Stanley found to be a life-changer was the realization that whatever we face, what matters is where we put our focus. He explained:

CS: “The more we focus on a problem, the bigger it gets and the more we are tempted to doubt the Lord. But if you are focused on Jesus, then everything else pales by comparison to Him. One of the clearest examples in the Bible of this is the story of Daniel in the lions’ den. … Daniel slept with the lions all night. If he had been focused on the lions, he wouldn’t have been sleeping!”

Maria: When Charles was a young pastor, he encountered a lot of opposition and felt discouraged with all the problems facing him. An elderly woman from Charles’ church asked him to come to her apartment because she wanted to show him something. He described what happened next:

CS: “We walked into her apartment, and she said, ‘Now don’t sit down, I want to show you something.’ She led me over to a large picture of Daniel in the lions’ den. She said, ‘Now, son, I want you to tell me what you see.’”

Maria: The picture was of a whole group of lions, all sitting around watching Daniel, but Daniel’s eyes were looking up into a beam of light that was shining into the den. Charles considered every item in the picture, trying to guess what the woman was getting at, but he couldn’t get the point.

CS: “Then she said, ‘What I want you to see is that Daniel doesn’t have his eyes on the lions, but on God.’ It was like God hugged me that day.”

Maria: He went on to explain that when we get our eyes on the problems, we feel less confident, less significant. But Daniel had his eyes on omnipotence. God made the lions, and Daniel was where he was because he had obeyed God, so God was going to take care of him. Charles commented that from that day on, whenever he was tempted to worry or fear, that picture would come back to him and the dread would vanish.

* * *

The Power of the Word

Maria: In spite of the vast ministry that God called Charles Stanley to, he always reminded everyone that it was only Jesus who got the credit for it all.

CS: “The gospel of Jesus Christ can penetrate the most hardened heart, transform that life and change the person’s eternal destiny. If there’s one thing that I have learned over these years, it is this: As Paul said, ‘I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. For I’ve learned that it’s the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes.’

“It’s a simple message that you can speak to several hundred or several thousand or several million people. If they are listening, they all hear what God is saying to them. God can take my voice or someone else’s voice, put it in some other language, let someone else say it, it doesn’t make any difference. It is the awesome power of the living Word of God. It can transform a life. It can absolutely transform a person’s eternal destiny.

“You and I have the most precious message the world has ever known or will ever know. And here’s what Isaiah said, ‘The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God stands forever.’”

* * *

Staying Young in Spirit

And for those who might feel like they’re too old to be of use, consider what Charles said when he was 80 years old.

CS: “You know, people ask me about being 80, and I’ll tell you how I feel. I love it. I think the Lord has given me enough wisdom that I see things from a whole different perspective. I think the reason people just begin to shrivel up is because they give up their goals. And they don’t have anything that they really want to do in life. And so as far as I’m concerned, from the neck up, I’m a teenager. From there down, I’m probably 80. But so far, I’m doing good. And I love it.”

Maria: I hope you found these excerpts from Charles to be inspiring and encouraging, as I have. It is a privilege to be one of God’s messengers to the world, “the Bible in shoe leather,” as D. L. Moody said. You never know how far your witness and testimony will go. Even the small gestures—a smile, a word of encouragement, a sincere prayer for someone—can make a big difference in their life. Let’s keep strengthening our “habits of a godly life” day by day!

Originally published June 2023. Adapted and republished April 2026. Read by Lenore Welsh.

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Responses to "Who Are the Mighty and the Holy People of Daniel 8:24?" - Part 6


Dennis Edwards: The following were comments from various friends who read the articles on Daniel 8:24 in January 2022.

Paulo Aveiro: Yes, America has been used as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the Masons or Illuminati. But, as all countries now work to the New World Order and people are becoming more controlled, there is no need for a super powerful military in America, or Russia, or China. Technology will increasingly be used to monitor, control and punish human beings. World leaders have united to propagate this scamdemic. That is only possible because the world government is already formed behind the scenes. They have infiltrated and subjugated nations corrupting their leaders or murdering the opposing ones. The Rothschild family control America, because they own the Federal Reserve Bank. Some people think the Rockefellers descend from the Rothschilds. America was built on tremendous blood shed from the beginning. Many criminals ran away to this lawless land and many became masons. For me, it seems straightforward, hiring these people to do special jobs.

Paulo Aveiro: It is interesting to note that Bayer, and other companies in Germany started a drug monopoly that lasts up to this day. Rockefeller tried hard to beat them and he did (Dennis: and started the medical and pharmaceutical system in America. Read Death by Injection by Mullens) Now the Rockefeller and Rothschild families work together as a team. Countries are no longer separate entities. Now they are just mere puppet states of the New World Order. We see this when we analyse the coordinated, well planed response to the present global crisis.

Dennis Edward: Yes, we are just missing "the Man of Sin" who will reveal himself at the beginning of the last 7 years and break the covenant in the midst of the week. Jesus said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." It may be that the Masons or Elites will give their power to the Antichrist. He in turn takes over total control of the New World Government. He then eliminates those whom he desires not, which includes true believing Christians and eventually the pinnacle of the Great Whore's global political system (USA) which may be at that time  in the hands of a nominal Christian believer.

Andrew Tomar: I don't believe either of you gives the complete picture of the nature of Babylon. The description is of a worldwide commercial system. America is the epitome of this--but not totally. The masons (my father was a top mason before getting saved) are the soldiers of the elite business class and count most of the world leaders in almost every sphere among their number. When a mason attains the 32nd or 33rd level, he is required to read a range of books on satanism and witchcraft--including Alastair Crowley's works, showing the source of its leadership. Masonry, as we know it, was founded in Egypt and has its roots there. I've not heard that Nimrod was its founder--though that would make a lot of sense. 

I don't know where it 'says in Revelation that all deaths on Earth are caused by them or where the evidence that they 'did all empires, wars, dark projects, famines, "health" care, politics, economy, etc.'  I think that is overstating their power and influence--though, I'll agree that they have had their hand in a wide range of activities on behalf and at the behest of their 'Lord'. Babylon is greater than any one country, though America does a good job of promoting it. Have you considered the role that China has been playing from the days of Mao? Its modern slavery has a part in Babylon, though, again, it's only a part of the whole. Then the WEF and Charles Schwab, drawing together the 'great men of the Earth' to perform the Great Reset and enslave the entire world must surely be included in the makeup of Babylon.

Dennis Edward: Of course Great Babylon is world-wide, and yet Great Babylon is destroyed by fire through the help of the ten nations who join together with the Antichrist at the very end. Revelation 18:24 talks of the deaths.

Revelation 18:24 - And in her (Great Babylon the Whore) was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

Paulo Aveiro: Great study. Yes, that's exactly right. In Revelation 18:24 it is written that Great Babylon the Whore is responsible directly or indirectly for all premature deaths on Earth. That can only be achieved by a global system of education, medicine, economy, politics, etc. That's what I was talking about. The first time I heard about Nimrod being the first mason was when I was watching a video by the ex-satanist Bill Schnoebelen. When he converted to Jesus many years ago, he started exposing his vast knowledge of satanism, masonry, and other occult stuff.  He said they are all over the world, infiltrated in all walks of life. 

His "Exposing the Illuminati from Within" 5 hours long is very insightful. They use subversion to infiltrate and then change values to suit their goals. They all unite on that purpose to one day give their power to the devil, thinking they will have power and reign with him for a 1000 years. I know, these people are evil. That's why they have achieved so much destruction. If Christians where as united and hard working as these, we would have Christ in every soul on this planet. I've also got some insight about what has happened in History from David Icke.


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Paulo Aveiro: These two parts are almost 4 hours long together.

Dennis Edward: Thanks. I will take a look at them. God bless. Things are very tense. Keep close to the Lord.

Paulo Aveiro: True, but always keep calm and know that God will only allow them to do what is necessary to fulfil the Scriptures. Then Jesus will come. They will run and won't know where to hide, because no one hides from the Most High. I don't want to be in their shoes. Now there are lots more modern videos with good info, but this, when it appeared, was like a bomb to me. In the first one, he talks about his life path until he met Jesus. Then he talks about how the masons have influenced mankind from the shadows, from early times. At least, that's what I remember.

John Little: I have read some stuff by ex-Masons who say they claim their origins to be from the time (& area) of Solomon - nothing to do with Egypt. Icke is an idiot, & in spite of some good political exposés, is possibly a patsy, used by the Insiders to be able to label & dismiss all such "conspiracy theorists" as blatant nut-jobs.

Dennis Edwards: I think the Egyptian Book of the Dead was supposedly written by Solomon in his backslidden state. Maybe he was editing some of the "knowledge" of the former times and bringing it up to date, like Albert Pike did in the 1800s with his Masonic writings. But surely it would make sense that the "secret knowledge" goes back to Nimrod and his false religion and demon worship. The 19th century Christian scholar George Smith promotes that idea also. As for Icke, I am not a big fan of his, but his Covid programs were quite well done and were good exposés, and were soon deleted from YouTube and the London program that sponsored him stopped.

Paulo Aveiro: From what I've seen in "mythology" Nimrod introduced all the evil things in the world. Together with his mother (or wife) they wanted to create a world government where people would see God as bad for killing mankind in the flood. So people would replace God with the government. For that to happen they would strike fear to people claiming only the government would save them from a new flood. Sounds familiar? They create the problems and then they pose as heroes.

Dennis Edwards: Yes, Nimrod was posing as the Promised Seed, the Messiah, that would save them and bring peace on earth. But he was in fact the Satanic seed of that time period channelling spiritual energy from the dark-side and teaching mankind to do likewise.

Andrew England: Well, like Benjamin Wills Newton in the 19th century I agree that there is Babylon the Whore as a spiritual force and religious system and also  actual city or near future world centric/new Babylon in actual Mesopotamia. The Antichrist's secular centre of world administration. I see the ongoing rise and expansion of the Emirates , Dubai etc etc...and Eurasia China Russian links... The Free ports, tallest building projects, clean futurist super tech cities that are linking up via subterranean magnet electric super fast trade routes to Asia and Eurasia and well Israel is planting its embassy's and influence there increasingly more in line with the descriptions. I see that more in line with many of the prophecies... And by it and its markets the Kings and great men are made rich... A world maritime hub as when it burns the shipmen lament. Well, America has made itself or its elite rich. I feel you have a bias of knowledge and experience based on your own nationality which ascribes too much to the USA. Yes, as a market you have Wall Street and Hollywood etc, but there has also always been the oil, the black gold which has been involved in the world wars and has made them all rich. Fair to say the blood of the all nations has been spilt in the Mideast and mingled with the oil. Or that the ground has opened her mouth to drink said blood.

To endeavour to anticipate the full fulfilment of all these things is indeed speculation, especially when we superimpose upon scripture unequal inconsistent or partial interpretation methods or exclude portions that don't fully fit in out vision. So I think if one is to speculate it's always better to be thoroughly literal when that is plausible or indeed not unlikely. Anyway I don't like doting on strife of words and man's opinions. It's unprofitable for me personally.

I don't say conclusively you couldn't be right but I don't see it myself as I read or hear those prophets. I mean the fact that God promises so emphatically to man and beast that he won't again completely destroy the world with a flood may indicate a future partial destruction event. Sea rise or whatnot. That could destroy New York and hurt London if not wipe them off the map. Many things could happen before the ten kingdoms and Kings emerge as such with Israel.

Dennis Edwards: So we have some different opinions. We are indeed speculating on Bible Prophecy and though we may feel sure in our opinions, that's all they are at the present moment: speculations and opinions. We know what is written in God's word will come to pass. Whether we are seeing things clearly or through a glass darkly remains to be seen. Therefore, we should major our efforts on helping to lead others to Christ, on getting them in relationship with Jesus.

However, from all that we have experienced during the pandemic, it appears that global government is already in place through international institutions and giant corporate entities that superimpose their pre-planned will on the planet. The One World Government is only lacking a figurehead with a more visible presence.

We all sense the insecurity of the present situation, of the present mode of operation. Change, great change, seems to be looming in the foreground. The uncertainty of what the change will bring causes us to be anxious. That anxiety should drive us to the Lord and His promises in His word. He is a very present help in time of trouble. God bless you as you cling to Him and deepen your relationship with Him day by day.

Originally published January 20, 2022

Respostas a "Quem são os poderosos e santos de Daniel 8:24?" - Parte 6


Dennis Edwards: Seguem-se alguns comentários de amigos que leram os artigos sobre Daniel 8:24 en enero de 2022

Paulo Aveiro: Sim, os Estados Unidos têm sido utilizados como uma ferramenta poderosa para atingir os objetivos dos Maçons ou dos Illuminati. Mas, como todos os países trabalham agora para a Nova Ordem Mundial e as pessoas estão a ser cada vez mais controladas, não há necessidade de um exército superpoderoso nos Estados Unidos, na Rússia ou na China. A tecnologia será cada vez mais utilizada para monitorizar, controlar e punir os seres humanos. Os líderes mundiais uniram-se para propagar esta farsa da pandemia. Isto só é possível porque o governo mundial já está formado nos bastidores. Infiltraram-se e subjugaram nações, corrompendo os seus líderes ou assassinando os opositores. A família Rothschild controla os Estados Unidos porque é proprietária do Banco da Reserva Federal. Algumas pessoas pensam que os Rockefeller descendem dos Rothschild. Os Estados Unidos foram construídos sobre um tremendo derramamento de sangue desde o início. Muitos criminosos fugiram para esta terra sem lei e muitos tornaram-se maçons. Para mim, parece simples contratar estas pessoas para realizar trabalhos especiais.

Paulo Aveiro: É interessante notar que a Bayer e outras empresas na Alemanha iniciaram um monopólio farmacêutico que dura até hoje. Rockefeller esforçou-se por derrotá-los e conseguiu (Dennis: e iniciou o sistema médico e farmacêutico na América. Leia "Morte por Injecção", de Mullens). Agora, as famílias Rockefeller e Rothschild trabalham juntas como uma equipa. Os países já não são entidades separadas. Agora são meros estados fantoches da Nova Ordem Mundial. Vemos isso quando analisamos a resposta coordenada e bem planeada à actual crise mundial.

Dennis Edward: Sim, só nos falta "o Homem do Pecado", que se revelará no início dos últimos 7 anos e quebrará a aliança a meio da semana. Jesus disse: "Uma casa dividida contra si mesma não pode subsistir". Pode ser que os maçons ou as elites entreguem o seu poder ao Anticristo. Este, por sua vez, assume o controlo total do Novo Governo Mundial. Em seguida, elimina aqueles que não deseja, incluindo os cristãos verdadeiramente crentes e, eventualmente, o ápice do sistema político global da Grande Prostituta (EUA), que pode estar, naquele momento, nas mãos de um cristão nominal.

Andrew Tomar: Não creio que nenhum de vós apresente um quadro completo da natureza da Babilónia. A descrição refere-se a um sistema comercial mundial. Os Estados Unidos são o epítome disso, mas não totalmente. Os maçons (o meu pai era maçon de alta patente antes de se converter) são os soldados da elite empresarial e contam com a maioria dos líderes mundiais em quase todas as esferas entre os seus membros. Quando um maçon atinge o 32º ou 33º grau, é obrigado a ler uma série de livros sobre satanismo e bruxaria, incluindo as obras de Alastair Crowley, mostrando a origem da sua liderança. A Maçonaria, tal como a conhecemos, foi fundada no Egipto e tem aí as suas raízes. Nunca ouvi dizer que Ninrode foi o fundador — embora isso fizesse muito sentido.

Não sei onde está escrito no Apocalipse que todas as mortes na Terra são causadas por eles, ou onde estão as provas de que eles "foram responsáveis ​​por todos os impérios, guerras, projetos obscuros, fomes, 'saúde', política, economia, etc.". Penso que isso é exagerar o seu poder e influência — embora concorde que estiveram envolvidos numa vasta gama de atividades em nome e a mando do seu «Senhor». A Babilónia é maior do que qualquer país, embora os Estados Unidos façam um bom trabalho ao promovê-la. Já considerou o papel que a China tem vindo a desempenhar desde os tempos de Mao? A sua escravatura moderna tem um papel na Babilónia, embora, mais uma vez, seja apenas uma parte do todo. Depois, o Fórum Económico Mundial e Charles Schwab, reunindo os "grandes homens da Terra" para realizar o Grande Reinício e escravizar o mundo inteiro, devem certamente estar incluídos na composição da Babilónia.

Dennis Edward: Claro, a Grande Babilónia é mundial, e, no entanto, a Grande Babilónia é destruída pelo fogo com a ajuda das dez nações que se juntam ao Anticristo no fim. Apocalipse 18:24 fala das mortes.

Apocalipse 18:24 - E nela (a Grande Babilónia, a Prostituta) se achou o sangue dos profetas, e dos santos, e de todos os que foram mortos sobre a terra.

Paulo Aveiro: Óptimo estudo. Sim, exatamente. Em Apocalipse 18:24 está escrito que a Grande Babilónia, a Prostituta, é responsável direta ou indiretamente por todas as mortes prematuras na Terra. Isto só pode ser conseguido por um sistema global de educação, medicina, economia, política, etc. Era disso que eu estava a falar. A primeira vez que ouvi falar de Ninrode como o primeiro maçon foi quando assisti a um vídeo do ex-satanista Bill Schnoebelen. Quando se converteu a Jesus, há muitos anos, começou a expor o seu vasto conhecimento sobre o satanismo, a maçonaria e outras práticas ocultistas. Disse que estão por todo o mundo, infiltrados em todas as esferas da vida. O seu documentário, "Expondo os Illuminati por Dentro", com 5 horas de duração, é muito esclarecedor. Utilizam a subversão para se infiltrar e depois alteram os valores para atingir os seus objetivos. Todos se unem com o propósito de um dia entregarem o seu poder ao diabo, acreditando que assim terão poder e reinarão com ele durante mil anos. Eu sei, estas pessoas são más. É por isso que causaram tanta destruição. Se os cristãos fossem tão unidos e dedicados como eles, teríamos Cristo em cada alma deste planeta. Obtive também algumas informações sobre o que aconteceu na História com David Icke.


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Paulo Aveiro: Estas duas partes somam quase 4 horas.

Dennis Edward: Obrigado. Vou dar uma vista de olhos. Deus te abençoe. A situação está muito tensa. Mantenha-se perto do Senhor.

Paulo Aveiro: Verdade, mas mantenham sempre a calma e saibam que Deus só lhes permitirá fazer o necessário para cumprir as Escrituras. Então Jesus virá. Fugirão e não saberão onde se esconder, porque ninguém se esconde do Altíssimo. Não quero estar no lugar deles. Agora há muitos vídeos mais modernos com boa informação, mas este, quando apareceu, foi como uma bomba para mim. No primeiro, fala do seu percurso de vida até encontrar Jesus. Depois, fala sobre como os maçons influenciaram a humanidade na sombra, desde os tempos antigos. Pelo menos, é o que me lembro.

John Little: Li alguns textos de antigos maçons que afirmam que as suas origens remontam à época (e região) de Salomão – nada a ver com o Egito. Icke é um idiota e, apesar de algumas boas denúncias políticas, é possivelmente um bode expiatório, usado pelos membros da Maçonaria para rotular e descartar todos estes "teóricos da conspiração" como lunáticos descarados.

Dennis Edwards: Penso que o Livro dos Mortos egípcio foi supostamente escrito por Salomão no seu estado de apostasia. Talvez estivesse a editar parte do "conhecimento" dos tempos antigos e a actualizá-lo, como Albert Pike fez no século XIX com os seus escritos maçónicos. Mas certamente faria sentido que o "conhecimento secreto" remontasse a Ninrode e à sua falsa religião e adoração de demónios. O estudioso cristão do século XIX, George Smith, também promove esta ideia. Quanto a Icke, não sou grande fã dele, mas os seus programas sobre a Covid eram muito bem feitos e representavam boas denúncias, e logo foram removidos do YouTube e o programa londrino que o patrocinava foi encerrado.

Paulo Aveiro: Pelo que vi na "mitologia", Ninrode introduziu todas as coisas más no mundo. Juntamente com a sua mãe (ou esposa), queriam criar um governo mundial onde as pessoas vissem Deus como mau por ter morto a humanidade no dilúvio. Assim, as pessoas substituiriam Deus pelo governo. Para que tal acontecesse, incitariam o medo nas pessoas, alegando que só o governo as salvaria de um novo dilúvio. Soa-lhe familiar? Criam os problemas e depois fazem-se passar por heróis.

Dennis Edwards: Sim, Ninrode fazia-se passar pela Semente Prometida, o Messias, que os salvaria e traria a paz à Terra. Mas, na verdade, ele era a semente satânica daquela época, canalizando a energia espiritual do lado obscuro e ensinando a humanidade a fazer o mesmo.

Andrew England: Bem, tal como Benjamin Wills Newton no século XIX, concordo que existe a Babilónia, a prostituta, como uma força espiritual e um sistema religioso, e também uma cidade real ou uma futura Nova Babilónia centrada no mundo, na própria Mesopotâmia. O centro secular da administração mundial do Anticristo. Vejo a contínua ascensão e expansão dos Emirados Árabes Unidos, Dubai, etc., e as ligações entre a Eurásia, a China e a Rússia... Os portos francos, os projetos de edifícios altíssimos, as cidades futuristas e supertecnológicas que estão a ligar-se através de rotas comerciais subterrâneas, magnéticas e super-rápidas para a Ásia e a Eurásia, e Israel está a instalar as suas embaixadas e influência lá cada vez mais, em consonância com as descrições. Vejo isto mais de acordo com muitas das profecias... E através dela e dos seus mercados, os reis e os grandes homens enriquecem... Um centro marítimo mundial, pois quando arde, os marinheiros lamentam. Bem, os Estados Unidos enriqueceram-se a si próprios ou à sua elite. Sinto que tem um enviesamento de conhecimento e experiência baseado na sua própria nacionalidade, que atribui muito aos EUA. Sim, como mercado, temos Wall Street e Hollywood, etc., mas sempre houve também o petróleo, o ouro negro, que esteve envolvido nas guerras mundiais e enriqueceu toda a gente. Pode dizer-se que o sangue de todas as nações foi derramado no Médio Oriente e misturado com o petróleo. Ou que a terra abriu a boca para beber esse sangue.

Tentar antecipar o pleno cumprimento de todas estas coisas é, de facto, especulação, sobretudo quando impomos às escrituras métodos de interpretação desiguais, inconsistentes ou parciais, ou excluímos excertos que não se ajustam completamente à nossa visão. Assim, penso que, se formos especular, é sempre melhor sermos completamente literais quando isso é plausível ou, na verdade, não improvável. De qualquer forma, não gosto de me agarrar a discussões sobre palavras e opiniões humanas. É improdutivo para mim, pessoalmente.

Não estou a dizer categoricamente que não possa ter razão, mas não vejo isso como uma possibilidade, ao ler ou ouvir estes profetas. Quer dizer, o facto de Deus prometer tão enfaticamente ao homem e aos animais que não voltará a destruir completamente o mundo com um dilúvio pode indicar um futuro evento de destruição parcial. A subida do nível do mar, por exemplo. Isso poderia destruir Nova Iorque e prejudicar Londres, se não as apagar do mapa. Muitas coisas podem acontecer antes que os dez reinos e os reis surjam como tal, juntamente com Israel.

Dennis Edwards: Portanto, temos algumas opiniões diferentes. De facto, estamos a especular sobre as profecias bíblicas e, embora nos possamos sentir seguros nas nossas opiniões, elas são apenas isso neste momento: especulações e opiniões. Sabemos que o que está escrito na palavra de Deus se cumprirá. Ainda não sabemos se estamos a ver as coisas com clareza ou como se estivéssemos a ver através de um vidro escuro. Por isso, devemos concentrar os nossos esforços em ajudar os outros a aproximarem-se de Cristo, em levá-los a um relacionamento com Jesus.

Contudo, por tudo o que vivenciamos durante a pandemia, parece que um governo global já está estabelecido por meio de instituições internacionais e gigantescas corporações que impõem a sua vontade preestabelecida ao planeta. O Governo Mundial Único só precisa de uma figura decorativa com uma presença mais visível.

Todos sentimos a insegurança da situação atual, da forma como as coisas estão a funcionar. Mudanças, grandes mudanças, parecem estar a aproximar-se. A incerteza sobre o que estas mudanças trarão deixa-nos ansiosos. Esta ansiedade deve impulsionar-nos ao Senhor e às Suas promessas na Sua palavra. Ele é um socorro bem presente na hora da angústia. Que Deus o abençoe enquanto se apega a Ele e aprofunda a sua relação com Ele a cada dia.

Respuestas a "¿Quiénes son los poderosos y santos de Daniel 8:24?" - Parte 6


Dennis Edwards: Los siguientes son comentarios de varios amigos que leyeron los artículos sobre Daniel 8:24.

Paulo Aveiro: Sí, Estados Unidos ha sido utilizado como una poderosa herramienta para lograr los objetivos de los masones o los Illuminati. Pero, dado que todos los países ahora trabajan para el Nuevo Orden Mundial y la gente está cada vez más controlada, no hay necesidad de un ejército superpoderoso en Estados Unidos, Rusia o China. La tecnología se utilizará cada vez más para monitorear, controlar y castigar a los seres humanos. Los líderes mundiales se han unido para propagar esta farsa. Esto solo es posible porque el gobierno mundial ya está formado tras bambalinas. Han infiltrado y subyugado naciones, corrompiendo a sus líderes o asesinando a los opositores. La familia Rothschild controla Estados Unidos porque es dueña de la Reserva Federal. Algunos creen que los Rockefeller descienden de los Rothschild. Estados Unidos se construyó sobre un derramamiento de sangre tremendo desde sus inicios. Muchos criminales huyeron a esta tierra sin ley y muchos se hicieron masones. Para mí, parece lógico contratar a estas personas para trabajos especiales.

Paulo Aveiro: Es interesante notar que Bayer y otras compañías en Alemania iniciaron un monopolio farmacéutico que perdura hasta hoy. Rockefeller se esforzó por vencerlos y lo logró (Dennis: y fundó el sistema médico y farmacéutico en Estados Unidos. Lean Muerte por Inyección de Mullens). Ahora las familias Rockefeller y Rothschild trabajan juntas como un equipo. Los países ya no son entidades separadas. Ahora son meros estados títeres del Nuevo Orden Mundial. Esto se evidencia al analizar la respuesta coordinada y bien planificada a la actual crisis global.

Dennis Edward: Sí, solo falta el "Hombre de Pecado", quien se revelará al comienzo de los últimos siete años y romperá el pacto en medio de la semana. Jesús dijo: "Una casa dividida contra sí misma no puede subsistir". Puede que los masones o las élites cedan su poder al Anticristo. Él, a su vez, toma el control total del Nuevo Gobierno Mundial. Luego elimina a quienes no le convienen, incluyendo a los cristianos verdaderamente creyentes y, finalmente, la cúspide del sistema político global de la Gran Ramera (EE. UU.), que en ese momento podría estar en manos de un cristiano nominal.

Andrew Tomar: No creo que ninguno de ustedes ofrezca una visión completa de la naturaleza de Babilonia. La descripción es la de un sistema comercial mundial. Estados Unidos es el epítome de esto, pero no del todo. Los masones (mi padre fue un masón de alto rango antes de convertirse) son los soldados de la élite empresarial y cuentan entre sus filas con la mayoría de los líderes mundiales en casi todos los ámbitos. Cuando un masón alcanza el nivel 32 o 33, se le exige leer una serie de libros sobre satanismo y brujería, incluyendo las obras de Alastair Crowley, lo que revela el origen de su liderazgo. La masonería, tal como la conocemos, se fundó en Egipto y tiene sus raíces allí. No he oído que Nimrod fuera su fundador, aunque tendría mucho sentido.

No sé dónde dice el Apocalipsis que todas las muertes en la Tierra son causadas por ellos, ni dónde se encuentra la evidencia de que "crearon todos los imperios, guerras, proyectos oscuros, hambrunas, la 'sanidad', la política, la economía, etc.". Creo que eso exagera su poder e influencia, aunque estoy de acuerdo en que han participado en una amplia gama de actividades en nombre y por orden de su "Señor". Babilonia es más grande que cualquier país, aunque Estados Unidos se encarga de promoverla. ¿Has considerado el papel que China ha desempeñado desde los tiempos de Mao? Su esclavitud moderna forma parte de Babilonia, aunque, repito, es solo una parte del todo. Entonces, el Foro Económico Mundial y Charles Schwab, reuniendo a los "grandes hombres de la Tierra" para llevar a cabo el Gran Reinicio y esclavizar al mundo entero, sin duda deben estar incluidos en la conformación de Babilonia.

Dennis Edward: Por supuesto, la Gran Babilonia es mundial, y sin embargo, es destruida por fuego con la ayuda de las diez naciones que se unen al Anticristo al final. Apocalipsis 18:24 habla de las muertes.

Apocalipsis 18:24 - Y en ella (la Gran Babilonia la Ramera) se halló la sangre de los profetas, de los santos y de todos los que fueron muertos sobre la tierra.

Paulo Aveiro: Excelente estudio. Sí, es exactamente así. En Apocalipsis 18:24 está escrito que la Gran Babilonia la Ramera es responsable, directa o indirectamente, de todas las muertes prematuras en la Tierra. Esto solo se puede lograr mediante un sistema global de educación, medicina, economía, política, etc. A eso me refería. La primera vez que oí hablar de Nimrod como el primer masón fue viendo un video del ex satanista Bill Schnoebelen. Cuando se convirtió al cristianismo hace muchos años, comenzó a revelar su vasto conocimiento sobre satanismo, masonería y otras prácticas ocultistas. Afirmó que están presentes en todo el mundo y que se han infiltrado en todos los ámbitos de la vida. 

Su documental de cinco horas, "Desenmascarando a los Illuminati desde dentro", es muy revelador. Utilizan la subversión para infiltrarse y luego manipular los valores para que se ajusten a sus objetivos. Todos se unen con ese propósito: algún día entregar su poder al diablo, creyendo que reinarán con él durante mil años. Sé que esta gente es malvada. Por eso han causado tanta destrucción. Si los cristianos fueran tan unidos y trabajadores como ellos, Cristo estaría presente en cada alma de este planeta. También he obtenido algunas ideas sobre lo que ha sucedido en la historia gracias a David Icke.


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Paulo Aveiro: Estas dos partes duran casi 4 horas juntas.

Dennis Edward: Gracias. Les echaré un vistazo. Que Dios te bendiga. La situación es muy tensa. Mantente cerca del Señor.

Paulo Aveiro: Es cierto, pero mantén siempre la calma y ten presente que Dios solo les permitirá hacer lo necesario para que se cumplan las Escrituras. Entonces vendrá Jesús. Huirán y no sabrán dónde esconderse, porque nadie se esconde del Altísimo. No quiero estar en su lugar. Ahora hay muchos videos modernos con buena información, pero este, cuando apareció, me impactó muchísimo. En el primero, habla de su trayectoria vital hasta que conoció a Jesús. Luego, habla de cómo los masones han influido en la humanidad desde las sombras, desde tiempos remotos. Al menos, eso es lo que recuerdo.

John Little: He leído algunos escritos de exmasones que afirman que sus orígenes se remontan a la época (y región) de Salomón, sin relación alguna con Egipto. Icke es un idiota y, a pesar de algunas buenas revelaciones políticas, posiblemente sea un títere, utilizado por los iniciados para poder etiquetar y desacreditar a todos esos "teóricos de la conspiración" como simples chiflados.

Dennis Edwards: Creo que el Libro de los Muertos egipcio fue supuestamente escrito por Salomón en su estado de apostasía. Quizás estaba editando parte del "conocimiento" de épocas pasadas y actualizándolo, como hizo Albert Pike en el siglo XIX con sus escritos masónicos. Pero sin duda tendría sentido que el "conocimiento secreto" se remontara a Nimrod, su falsa religión y el culto a los demonios. El erudito cristiano del siglo XIX, George Smith, también promueve esa idea. En cuanto a Icke, no soy muy fan suyo, pero sus programas sobre la COVID-19 estaban bastante bien hechos y eran buenas denuncias, aunque pronto fueron eliminados de YouTube y el programa londinense que lo patrocinaba dejó de emitirse.

Paulo Aveiro: Por lo que he visto en la "mitología", Nimrod introdujo todos los males del mundo. Junto con su madre (o esposa), querían crear un gobierno mundial donde la gente viera a Dios como malo por haber matado a la humanidad en el diluvio. Así, la gente reemplazaría a Dios con el gobierno. Para que eso sucediera, infundirían miedo en la gente, afirmando que solo el gobierno los salvaría de un nuevo diluvio. ¿Les suena familiar? Crean los problemas y luego se hacen pasar por héroes.

Dennis Edwards: Sí, Nimrod se hacía pasar por la Semilla Prometida, el Mesías, que los salvaría y traería la paz a la Tierra. Pero él era, de hecho, la semilla satánica de aquella época, canalizando energía espiritual del lado oscuro y enseñando a la humanidad a hacer lo mismo.

Andrew England: Bueno, al igual que Benjamin Wills Newton en el siglo XIX, coincido en que existe Babilonia, la ramera, como fuerza espiritual y sistema religioso, y también una ciudad real o una futura Babilonia centrada en el mundo, ubicada en la Mesopotamia. El centro secular de administración mundial del Anticristo. Veo el continuo auge y expansión de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Dubái, etc., y los vínculos entre Eurasia, China y Rusia. Los puertos francos, los proyectos de edificios más altos, las ciudades futuristas y tecnológicamente avanzadas que se conectan mediante rutas comerciales subterráneas eléctricas y ultrarrápidas con Asia y Eurasia. Israel está estableciendo sus embajadas e influencia allí, cada vez más en consonancia con las descripciones. Lo veo más acorde con muchas de las profecías. Y gracias a ella y a sus mercados, los reyes y los grandes hombres se enriquecen. Un centro marítimo mundial, como lamentan los marineros cuando arde. En fin, Estados Unidos se ha enriquecido a sí mismo o a su élite. Creo que tienes un sesgo de conocimiento y experiencia basado en tu nacionalidad, que te lleva a atribuir demasiado protagonismo a Estados Unidos. Sí, como mercado están Wall Street y Hollywood, etc., pero también siempre ha existido el petróleo, el oro negro, que ha estado involucrado en las guerras mundiales y las ha enriquecido a todas. Se podría decir que la sangre de todas las naciones se derramó en Oriente Medio y se mezcló con el petróleo. O que la tierra abrió su boca para beber dicha sangre.

Intentar anticipar el cumplimiento total de todo esto es, sin duda, especulación, especialmente cuando superponemos a las Escrituras métodos de interpretación desiguales, inconsistentes o parciales, o excluimos porciones que no encajan completamente en nuestra visión. Así que creo que, si uno va a especular, siempre es mejor ser completamente literal cuando es plausible o, al menos, probable. De todos modos, no me gusta enfrascarme en disputas de palabras ni en opiniones ajenas. Personalmente, no me resulta provechoso.

No digo que no puedas tener razón, pero no lo veo así al leer o escuchar a esos profetas. Me refiero a que el hecho de que Dios prometa tan enfáticamente a los hombres y a los animales que no volverá a destruir el mundo por completo con un diluvio podría indicar una futura destrucción parcial. Una subida del nivel del mar, por ejemplo. Eso podría destruir Nueva York y afectar a Londres, si no borrarla del mapa. Muchas cosas podrían suceder antes de que los diez reinos y reyes surjan como tales junto con Israel.

Dennis Edwards: Así que tenemos opiniones diferentes. De hecho, estamos especulando sobre la profecía bíblica y, aunque estemos seguros de nuestras opiniones, por el momento no son más que eso: especulaciones y opiniones. Sabemos que lo que está escrito en la Palabra de Dios se cumplirá. Aún está por verse si vemos las cosas con claridad o a través de un espejo empañado. Por lo tanto, debemos concentrar nuestros esfuerzos en guiar a otros hacia Cristo, en ayudarlos a tener una relación con Jesús.

Sin embargo, por todo lo que hemos vivido durante la pandemia, parece que el gobierno mundial ya está establecido a través de instituciones internacionales y grandes corporaciones que imponen su voluntad preestablecida en el planeta. Al Gobierno Mundial Único solo le falta una figura con una presencia más visible.

Todos percibimos la inseguridad de la situación actual, del modo de operar actual. El cambio, un gran cambio, parece cernirse sobre nosotros. La incertidumbre sobre lo que traerá el cambio nos causa ansiedad. Esa ansiedad debería impulsarnos a buscar al Señor y sus promesas en su Palabra. Él es una ayuda siempre presente en tiempos de tribulación. Que Dios los bendiga mientras se aferran a Él y profundizan su relación con Él día a día.

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