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North Carolina First Christian Birth:  On July 22, 1587, John White landed on Roanoke Island with 120 men, women, and children.  As governor, White hoped to establish the first permanent English settlement in the New World by developing a self-sufficient economy and agriculture.  On August 18, 1587, the first English Christian was born: Virginia Dare. 

North Carolina:  Manteo was a Native American Croatan Indian, the chief of a local tribe that befriended the English explorers who landed at Roanoke Island in 1584. In 1585 the English returned to Roanoke, arriving too late in the year to plant crops and harvest food, and Manteo helped the colonists make it through the harsh winter. He traveled to England on two occasions, in 1584 and 1585. After staying there, he was among those who sailed for the New World in 1587 along with Governor John White and his colonists, who founded the failed settlement later known as "The Lost Colony". On Sunday, August 13, 1587, Manteo was christened on Roanoke Island, making him the first Native American to be baptized into the Church of England.

North Carolina:  Virginia Dare was born on August 18, 1587 at Roanoke Island in colonial Virginia (present-day North Carolina). Virginia Dare was the first English-born child in the Americas. She was the daughter of Ananias Dare and Eleanor Dare and the granddaughter of Governor John White. Ananias Dare served on the twelve-member board of directors for the Roanoke Colony. Virginia’s mother Eleanor was the daughter of Governor John White.  The name Virginia was chosen to signify that she was the first English child born in Virginia. She was baptized into the Church of England on August 24, 1587 and was the first child and second person in America christened into the Church of England.  The first was the Native American Manteo.


In November, 1587, White sailed back to England to report to the Crown on behalf of the colony.  White was unable to return to Roanoke Island for over two years.  When he returned the only sign of the colonists were the letters “CRO” carved on a tree and the word “CROATOAN” carved on one of the palisade’s entrance posts.  White searched for the colonists, but to no avail.  The fate of the Roanoke Island colonists is unknown, and the Lost Colony remains a mystery.

Like a little child

We must be childlike in the Spirit to be mature over there and yet we must be mature over here to be mature over here.

How to handle Conspiracy Theories

Only the WORD HIMSELF is TRUTH

Isaiah 8:11-15 ESV

[11] For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: [12] "Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. [13] But the LORD of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. [14] And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [15] And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken."

John 1:1-5 ESV

[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] He was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. [4] In him was life, and the life was the light of men. [5] The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 14:6 ESV

[6] Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

The Birth Control Question

Star of David seen in eclipse.

Was asked this morning if God was OK with use of condom.  I happened to have dreamed, struggled, wrestled all night with themes relating to the unveiled union of God and man. 

My answer:  The church traditions that go way, way back to the catacombs are very often factually represented in the dogmas of the Catholic Church even if they are not lived out in every day reality. Refraining from birth control is one of the teachings that has come down through the ages. It has been a part of the church for a long time.  I did not research it out, so, I don't know. But, I have to wonder if holding on to the traditions of men, even if accurately represented, is the answer? Jesus told that the traditions of me make the word of God of no effect. I do not know about that.  But I do know that another such Christian tradition "communion of saints", "common union of saints" goes back to writings on the walls of caves in the Catacombs.  It is that old.  Also prayer for the dead.  But, when I was a boy that meant something lifeless like saying a novena prayer with a picture of a Saint on a card. Now, the reality of that has resurfaced, showing that the tradition represented life, but obscured by tradition.  Not that many years ago, Pentecostal churches would kick you out for speaking of any such experiences as that and now they are common. Who knows?  Not the rules so much as the life behind the truth.  Anything that obscures I guess is wrong. So, in that way I suppose the prohibition against birth control speaks of a truth of the exchange of life as opposing that which obscures it. 

Two uniting without a control, veil, barrier, gives life to a third one. Jesus is this life.  He is the way, the truth and the life.

Star of David is the unobscured vision of the union of two.  

Strive to enter His rest. (Did not do well in art class)

If you do not know, this picture is the host in the Catholic Church, the body of Christ. Many Protestants do not know anything about Catholicism. 

Sorry. Not a very good artist, but you get the picture.

The result of the Union of God and man.  It can be looked at that way. 

"I long to see the great pyramids of Egypt" - a vision, a translation, a fright, a word from an angel "You long to see the Great Pyramids of Egypt," followed by confirmation I got after telling it on the way to dinner, I got the exact same word in the fortune cookie that night. That was in 1981. 

In 2014, God spoke to me to go such & such a place and He would speak the same word that he spoke in 1981 in a fortune cookie.  I went.  It was not in there.  I said "Oh well! I guess I missed it." Two days later, in turmoil, I went back there directed by God again.  The food was good.  Had forgotten about the whole fortune cookie thing.  Guess what was in the fortune cookie?  "You long to see the great pyramids of Egypt." 

I have a picture or that fortune cookie somewhere. Found it!

That can be a little bit unsettling.  Never understood it for all those years.  

But, after last night, I think that I now understand.  I long to see Jesus. 

There are people that take that kind of thing too far, I know.  And you can do that and get all weird "hidden knowledge" stuff going on.  Not intending to do that, but the picture is there nonetheless.  

Here are some of the 7s in the bible:

1. God worked for six days and rested in the seventh.  
2. A day is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as a day.  The millennium is a seventh day.  Rest.
3. Seven church ages.  We have overcome 6, but must overcome now to enter the rest of the millennium.

To stop short on each of these is to miss entering the rest of the Lord.  To protect our eyes is to be veiled.  Stop short of rest on these three sevens and you end up in works or 666. I am not saying that this is THE or even A meaning of 666 in the book of Revelation.  In fact, I am sure that it is not. But, it is in the bible. So, it has to mean something.

It can be frightening and a lot of work to look and see and enter rest according to the writer of Hebrews, and personal experience.

Hebrews 4:10-11 AMP

[10] For he who has once entered God's rest also has ceased from the weariness and pain of human labors, just as God rested from those labors peculiarly His own. [11] Let us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter that rest of God, to know and experience it for ourselves, that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of unbelief and disobedience into which those in the wilderness fell.

Stopping short of the full rest, leaves us in works. But, there is a work of rest, that leads us into rest. 

Hebrews 3:19 AMP

[19] So we see that they were not able to enter into His rest, because of their unwillingness to adhere to and trust in and rely on God unbelief had shut them out.

We are overcomers, if we overcome. Eyes wide open!

Revelation 3:14-22 AMP

[14] And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the trusty and faithful and true Witness, the Origin and Beginning and Author of God's creation: [15] I know your record of works and what you are doing; you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot! [16] So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth! [17] For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. [18] Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Me gold refined and tested by fire, that you may be truly wealthy, and white clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see. [19] Those whom I dearly and tenderly love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten I discipline and instruct them. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent changing your mind and attitude. [20] Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he will eat with Me. [21] He who overcomes (is victorious), I will grant him to sit beside Me on My throne, as I Myself overcame (was victorious) and sat down beside My Father on His throne. [22] He who is able to hear, let him listen to and heed what the Holy Spirit says to the assemblies (churches).

1 John 4:13-19 AMP

[13] By this we come to know (perceive, recognize, and understand) that we abide (live and remain) in Him and He in us: because He has given (imparted) to us of His Holy Spirit. [14] And besides we ourselves have seen (have deliberately and steadfastly contemplated) and bear witness that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world. [15] Anyone who confesses (acknowledges, owns) that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides (lives, makes His home) in him and he abides, lives, makes his home in God. [16] And we know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and by experience) and believe (adhere to and put faith in and rely on) the love God cherishes for us. God is love, and he who dwells and continues in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him. [17] In this union and communion with Him love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment with assurance and boldness to face Him, because as He is, so are we in this world. [18] There is no fear in love dread does not exist, but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and so he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love is not yet grown into love's complete perfection. [19] We love Him, because He first loved us.

Why wasn't Moses allowed to enter the promised land?

Manifest

Manifest Sons of God
The word REVEAL, or in The King James Version, MANIFEST or MANIFESTSTION is the word APOKALYPSIS in the Greek.

The Book of Revelation, or the book of the Apocalhpse begins with these words APOKALYPSIS LESOUS CHRISTOS, translated as THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST!

The word VANITY in the Greek is MATIOTAS and means "what is devoid of truth and appropriateness."

These scriptures will explain how JESUS CHRIST will be REVEALED in these times of the apocalypse. It isn't what they tell you in the Post Apocalyptic movies or TV shows. Post Apocalyptic is exactly what we want if we can get past the fear and get on with it!!! "Come quickly Lord Jesus!" Let the Spirit and the Bride say "COME!" Who is it that is not saying "COME QUICKLY" to the apocalypse?
Who is it that is trying to stop an apocalypse?
How could the definition of that word have become the subject of so much deception?
How did FEAR get put between us and the REVELATION of JESUS CHRIST?

Romans Chapter 8
KJV
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Romans Chapter 8
NLT
18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.

19 For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.

20 Against its will, all creation was subjected to God's curse. But with eager hope,

21 the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay.

22 For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.

26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don't know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

27 And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will.

28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

I added the following scriptures for a very specific reason that I'm not going to share publicly. But, here they are and let those who have eyes to see, see already!!!

Ecclesiastes Chapter 3
NLT
18 I also thought about the human condition--how God proves to people that they are like animals.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 3
KJV
18 - I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

Blood of the Saints

Some Russians believe that both Hitler and Stalinism was a creation of the Illuminati or whatever organization that they believe runs the US sent to stop Russia from spreading the gospel. In Russia, Christianiry finally won. Today, Russia is the one of the very few openly Christian professing nation on the planet. The USA takes all religions without discrimination - the very definition of a whore. 

While still communist, Russia was officially contractually in an alliance (allies) with the USA. But a Professing Christian Russia, now we want to have a real fight with them. But not until Russia rocked the NWO boat that anything other than words and posturing took place. The alliance stood even through a supposed nuclear stand off (probably fear mongering). Now it is falling apart. Notice that it wasn't until Russia made the move to rescue Christians that a true falling out between Russia and the USA happened. Russia stated that they had a moral obligation to go and stop the Christians being killed due to US political policies that created this mess in the Middle East.  

There is no way we cannot take responsibility. When the USA wants something bad enough, it has the power to go get it.  We've seen them do it before. I have some pretty good examples I can show you.  But, what do we really want?  Some kind of occultist sounding 1,000 points of light? And our policies trying to get to that light or illumination without going through Jesus is stirring up the enemies of Cbristians. And deceived, we wind up taking the wrong side and causing Christians to be beheaded. Yet we won't repent!  But still persist in supporting the NWO policy knowing what it is causing and what is happening! And the USA is doing nothing to stop the beheadings. There's your blood of the saints. So, a self-proclaimed Christian nation, Russia, stepped in out of a "moral obligation" to save their Christian brothers.  Putin stated it in public to his military that exact purpose for Russian intervention. 

John McCain, of all people, said yesterday that we should arm terrorists so they could shoot down Russian planes.  I find it hard to believe that we have come to a place like this in the Country that God loves so much.  I love her too!  God bless America again!!!