Wind, From Whence Does It Come?

 It is popularly believed (and this, sadly among many professing Christians) that the every day wind we experience, be it a gentle breeze or a gale force blast is the result of 'naturally' occurring weather phenomena. Weather scientists have many and various theories as to what causes the wind and tides, one such being tidal locking. Tidal locking, so the theorists would have us believe, is the direct cause of the gravitational forces effected by the moon upon the Earth as it orbits our so-called 'planet'. 

What does the Bible believing Christian think about this?

The first mention of "wind" in the 1611KJV Bible is in Gen. 8:1(b):

and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged.

This was true back then, so it is today. 

In Gen. 41:6, 23, 27, it is said in Pharaoh's dream that God would use the wind for purposes of judgment when He blasted with the east wind. Likewise in Exo. 10:13 the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, six verses hence, the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, and again in Exo. 14:21, the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night.

Thou didst blow with thy wind Exo. 15:10(a).

And there went forth a wind from the LORD Num. 11:31(a).

How thy garments are warm when He (God) quieteth the earth by the south wind Job 37:17.

For He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof Ps. 107:25.

He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings for the rain; He bringeth the wind out of His treasuries Ps. 135:7.

I (God) will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy Jer. 18:17.

The above are just a sample of verses that teach it is God who is in direct control of the weather, many more could be added from the Old Testament, but, I think these should be adequate for this little study?

We move on to the New Testament;

and God in Christ rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm Matt. 8:26.

But the men marvelled, saying, what manner of Man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him! Matt. 8:27.

If we need anymore confirmation as to the folly of men's inability to determine the source of the wind apart from Scripture, the Lord's plain words in John 3:8(a) should suffice?

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou heareth the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and wither it goeth. 

What shall we say to these things? Does the true believer take God's written word literally, or does he put his confidence in the hodgepodge theories of men based entirely upon false heliocentric science? 

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man Ps. 118:8.

God is upholding ALL things by the word of His power (my emphasis) Heb. 1:3, not some things, mark this well.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered Matt. 10:29-30 (my emphasis).

And He (Christ) is before all things, and by Him ALL things consist  Col. 1:17 (my emphasis).

I write these things to encourage all who visit this blog to take God's written word literally when it makes plain sense to do so, otherwise we may be beguiled by the false teachings of men; science falsely so called: which some professing have erred concerning the faith 1 Tim. 6:20-21.

Granted, there are symbols in God's Book, but these symbols (generally used in unfulfilled prophecy, e.g. the ten toes and horns in Daniel and the Revelation) stand for something, which the Bible interprets for us if we would but obey the apostolic admonition; Study! 2 Tim.2:15.  As Arthur W. Pink said "the Bible is not a lazy man's Book." So true! and let us cleave to it ever more in these evil days we find ourselves in?

War, What Is It Good For, Absolutely Nothing!

So the song goes. These lyrics came into my head the other day, and the song goes on to mention God, and the destruction of 'innocent' lives and so on.

Many Christians would probably think it right and proper to say that war is only good for "absolutely nothing". Nevertheless, many have a totally skewed understanding of who the Lord Jesus is, and what His purposes to accomplish on Earth are; conscientious objectors have opted out from military service citing "Blessed are the peacemakers" Matt. 5:9 to justify themselves for their actions.

Indeed, "Blessed are the peacemakers", the Lord said so Himself! Yet, "The LORD is a Man of war: The LORD is His name." Exo. 15:3. Did He contradict Himself, for it is written "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever." Heb. 13:8, and "verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am." John 8:58. Furthermore, the incarnate Deity said "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." Matt. 10:34. The apostolic exhortation of "rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Tim. 2:15, is needed as always, to make sense of otherwise plainly spoken texts that would appear to be contradictory.

It is important to understand that when God dealt with Old Testament Israel in the giving of the law He dealt with them corporately not individually, this is an important distinction, mark this well. Certainly, He did deal with Israelites as individuals in their various capacities as kings, priests, prophets, servants, etc. Remember, Jacob was an individual, Israel is a nation. When Jacob overcame, he was told by God; "Thy name shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." Gen. 32:28. (my emphasis). This took place before God in Christ descended down upon Mount Sinai to give Israel all the commandments in Exodus 20-23; to which they had corporately replied "All the words which the LORD hath said will we do." and Israel "answered with one voice." Ex. 24:3 (my emphasis). When we come to the sermon on the mount in Matthew 5, the Lord was addressing "the multitudes" and "His disciples"; in other words individuals, not the nation of Israel. The Lord "Jesus came into the world to save sinners" 1 Tim. 1:15 (my emphasis); "sinners" are individuals like you and me. The Lord came the first time in humility, when He returns, it will be in glory as conquering King! "And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations." Rev. 19:15 (see also Isaiah 11:4, 2 Thess. 2:8).

Some are confused regarding Matt. 25:32; 

"And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats."

B.W. Newton writes on this verse, "It is better to adhere to the proper and usual rendering of panta ta ethnee (all the Gentiles) in this passage. This expression, however, does not mean every individual Gentile on the earth, but is limited in the next verse to those who belong to the flock of the Great Shepherd, whether nominally or in truth - whether goats or sheep. The expression, "all the Gentiles," as limited by the next two verses, shows that it means all the Gentiles who professedly own Him as the Shepherd."

Quote Of The Day.

 "The enemy here is not the clinical advice. The enemy here is a deadly virus that has killed a million people."

Professor Jason Leitch (Scotland's chief medical officer), BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme Friday 9th October.

He is telling the truth in plain sight; only he's got it the wrong way around!

The Coming Trial

The world was already topsy turvy and upside down well before the manufactured 'pandemic' came on the scene, how much more so now? Western governments are ruling by decree just as in the days of despotic Nebuchadnezzar! And all this because "we will follow the science"! how different it would all be if the mantra was; "The Lord, He is God, we will follow Him" ?

"Righteousness exhalteth a nation." Prov. 14:34. All the apocalyptic weather scenarios that we are witnessing taking place across the 'globe' would stop at a stroke if the nations repented and sought the Lord, but the pre-millennial believer knows this will never happen for it is contrary to God's written word. The Gospel of Christ is only a "witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." Matt. 24:14. Antichristianism will increase exponentially until Satan's "man of sin" arrives on the scene, and it will only be after the Lord's direct intervention to destroy him (2 Thess. 2:8) that the millennial reign of Christ will be inaugurated. Just how bad things will get before then, no-one but God Himself knows (Deut. 29:29), but we are told much from Holy Writ, for it will be a time like no other; "Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it." Jer. 30:7. This "shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation.." Dan. 12:1. The Lord Jesus said of it "then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Matt. 24:21. Things were bad, very bad, before God in Christ judged the world with the great flood, and condemned Sodom and Gomorrah, but we are told the coming tribulation will far exceed these judgments!

We can see liberties being lost everyplace; we are told to remain 2m apart, not to visit other households, university/college inductees are under virtual house arrest, we must wear masks when in enclosed public places, can't have a glass of wine with your meal after 6:00 in a restaurant etc. And the so-called "second wave" has only just begun! What awaits us around the corner? I believe society, and our current way of going about things will be totally transformed (reset) by the time we get to next spring, and there will be no going back! Having said this, I believe that the eagerly awaited remedy, the vaccination! when it is unveiled and unrolled upon the population will be a means to allow those who receive it to enjoy greater freedoms. Initially, this vaccination will be optional, but as the take up increases, at some point in the future (a year or two down the road?) it will become mandatory for all. How will they enforce it upon us? No doubt some who initially opposed it will just fall at the first hurdle, others will be sent reminder after reminder, and when no response is forthcoming, they will be issued with a writ ordering them to attend the vaccination clinic. And if that doesn't do it they will send the mobile "vaccination hit squad" to your house with the police in attendance! Sound unfeasible all this? Lets not forget, the NHS is the UK's largest employer, so the staff will take it up, the 'small' number who initially object, soon will change their minds upon threat of losing their incomes and benefits! Ever be mindful that the various Chief Medical Officers and Scientific Officers in the UK will be constantly blathering on about how safe the vaccine is, that it has passed all trials etc., and that you are selfish and endangering others by not taking it! (but, how could one by not taking it harm one that has? isn't one 'protected'?). When we have seen events unfold as they have, the aforementioned doesn't appear at all unrealistic, does it? Perhaps if I had written it a year ago, it would have done!

I have long been an 'anti vaxxer' as they are called. Why would any true believer take them when he should know that God is "upholding all things by the word of His power." Heb. 1:3? "In Him all things hold together." Col. 1:17 (RV).  People laud Edward Jenner as a force for good, that his smallpox vaccinations saved many lives; did they? Did God need his help? Ever remember, Jenner was a freemason, rising to master mason in 1802! Rather, how many did his vaccinations kill? Many (not even professing Christians) are saying about the present so-called 'pandemic' "why don't we just get on with our lives as before, and let it rip!" to this I heartily agree, for look at the damage to peoples lives, livelihoods, mental health and relationships that is taking place! and all in the name of "saving lives"!! People have always died of many and varied causes, the seasonal flu being just one.

How would we know what the big pharmaceutical companies are putting into the coronavirus vaccinations in any case? Just because a vial says such and such is in it, how would the vaccinator know? They are only carrying out orders to vaccinate. It is bad enough that the Greek word for sorcery is pharmakiea from which we get the English word pharmacy/pharmaceutical from! Would you put your trust in a sorcerer? Think on this! The fact that the wicked World Health Organization and the technology guru Bill Gates (their biggest sponsor) are working together on the coronavirus vaccinations should set the alarm bells ringing. These people have essentially only one aim, and that is to reduce the worlds population. It is a fact that the Bible teaches there will come a day when the "Mark of the Beast" system will be up and running (Rev. 13:16-18). But this can only happen when the Antichrist reveals himself, and that at the mid point of Daniel's seventieth week (Matt. 24:15). How then can a vaccination taken some years, months or weeks before Antichrist "causeth all...to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: that no man might buy or sell.." have any effect upon one that has received the Coronavirus (or any other) vaccination? Now, I freely confess that I know very little about so-called cutting edge microtechnology, but I happened upon an article about "bio-sensors", and it said that these are so miniscule that they can be injected into a human, to create what is known in certain circles as a "trans-human". The bio-sensors can be activated at any time to make the 'human' that they reside in to do the will of the one who can activate them. How so? this is done through the much publicized 5g network when fully rolled out. They could have one marching around like a zombie! 

Sound like the stuff of science fiction? 

Why COVID 19? The truth is always hidden in plain sight as the saying goes. 

Certificate Of Vaccination Identification  Artificial Intelligence (A the 1st letter, and I the 9th letter of the alphabet).

Naturally the WHO deny this! This manufactured 'pandemic' was planned...period. 

To Be Literal Or Not To Be Literal, That is The Question.

 Students of Bible prophecy lose much when they would follow the non literal, allegorizing, symbolic approach when trying to understand what God is saying in His written word. Not that there aren't symbols in the Scripture of Truth, nevertheless, the symbols represent something that God will reveal the truth to the diligent student, see Matt. 7:7-11. Arthur Pink once said "The Bible is not a lazy man's Book", few I venture to guess would disagree with him on this? It should be an accepted rule that "if the plain sense makes the most sense then it must be the best sense".

Dr. John Gill was a noted reformed Bible expositor who many Bible students refer to in the present day including the present writer. I have learned much from this most able expositor, especially from his studious research into the ancient Jewish commentators on the Old Testament. Nevertheless, we must ever be on our guard not to treat the writings of notable expositors as if they were God's very words. I have touched elsewhere on this ere blog on this topic before, especially in regards to the Genesis creation account.

And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. Revelation 16:8.

On this verse Dr. Gill writes; 

"Not literally; and so designs not a violent heat, which shall go before, and be a preparation for the burning of the world..."

The only reason Dr. Gill couldn't take this verse literally is because he believed the heliocentric deception. In his exposition on Genesis 1:16 he writes "according to Sir Isaac Newton it is (the sun) 900.000 times bigger" (than the earth). To visualize an angel pouring a vial over something of that magnitude would be a stretch! But, if the sun and moon are tiny little (in comparison with the Earth) "lights" under the firmament, then all difficulty in taking verses like this in the Revelation literally disappear at a stroke!

For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. Isaiah 13:10.

Dr. Gill writes; 

"This and what follows are to be understood, not literally, but figuratively...and the moon shall not cause her light to shine: by night, which she borrows from the sun." (emphasis mine).

"Borrows from the sun"? But! God didn't say that! God's word says the moon shall not cause her light to shine. (my emphasis). 

It should be evident that "science falsely so called" 1 Tim. 6:20 has caused men to err in their understanding of God's word. I think it a fearful thing for men to prefix "not literally" to what God hath literally said, or no? If true believers can explain away what God has plainly said, is it any wonder that infidels mock the biblical flood account and a whole lot else beside?