“And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” Job 1:21, KJV
“As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.” Ecclesiastes 5:15, KJV
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also . . . No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon . . . But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:19-21, 24, 33, KJV
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” Mark 8:36-37, KJV
“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.” John 6:27, KJV
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” Philippians 4:11, KJV
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians 3:2, KJV
“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” 1 Timothy 6:6-8, KJV
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:5, KJV
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” 1 John 2:15-17, KJV
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This two-part article is a frank discussion which exposes the demon of addiction, motivates Christians to forsake their smoking habit, and encourages them to use their lives for God’s glory.
“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:” 1 Timothy 6:20, KJV
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.” James 3:15, KJV
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Nuclear States: What Have We Wrought?
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Must We Confess Jesus to Be Saved?
World at War: What About Guam?
Why Stars Cannot Be Seen in Some Outer Space-Based Photographs
A Piece of Land: That Is All You Want?
Should Muslims Hold Public Office in America?
Twisted Liberal MSM and Liberal Judges
Beware of the Sacred Namers!
Iran War and the Mind of the President
Alien Life and Isaiah 45:18
Arianism: Truth or Heresy?
Dear Short-Haired Legalists
Donald Trump: Israel’s Long-Awaited Messiah?
Controversy: Salvation Prayers
Mount of Olives Is Not Splitting Open
If You Cannot Obey, STAY HOME!
Baptists and Denominationalism: My View
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Donald Trump and the Truth About Venezuela
Pontifex Maximus: Pagan High Priest to Roman Catholic Pope
If You Play With Fire: Did Trump Light a Match?
Donald Trump’s Huge Al-Sharaa Mistake
Beware of Qa’im Abdullah Hashem Aba Al Sadiq!
Why President Trump Is Not the Antichrist
Yasser Arafat’s Ultimatum: Five Decades and Still No Palestinian State
Guam Versus the Gaza Strip
Doctrinal Correction: The Proper Way to Do It
Is God Using You to Your Full Potential?
Confusing Tariffs Controversy: Big Business Exposed!
Why I Hate War: An Exposé on Human Violence
God’s Man Against the Majority
The Truth Regarding Luke 21:36
Change the World by Speaking in Tongues
Be Careful With ChatGPT and Other AI Chatbots!
Is Hades, Or Paradise, a Real Place?
King James Bible: Structure and Breakdown
Ancient Languages and KJV Bible Translation
Illegal Immigrants and God’s Immigration System
Kick in the Pants! Are You Victorious?
Flat Earth Theory vs. James Van Allen
Cognitive Computers, DARPA, OpenAI, AGI, Superintelligence and Elon Musk
AI, Chatbots, Daemons and Demons
When That Which Is Perfect Is Come
Greeks, Planets and Wandering Stars
An Imaginary Ice Wall, or Rock, Sand and Gravity?
The Family Life of Jesus Christ: Did Jesus Have Siblings?
Catholic Purgatory: Another False Doctrine Exposed!
Are You Deceived and Don’t Even Know It?
Old and Alone? Get Busy and Cheer Up!
My Thoughts Regarding Charlie Kirk, NAR and Dominionism
OSAS: The Erroneous License to Sin Doctrine
Daniel 8 and the Problem With Futurism
Matthew 7:20 Litmus Test: What Kind of Tree Are You?
Graven Images and Modern Christian Artwork
Apostasy of Oprah Winfrey: America’s False Prophetess?
Age of Deception, Age of Delusion
The Last Seven Years Chart
So, You Have Got It All Figured Out, Do You?
The 70th Week of Daniel Error: Are You Guilty?
Preterist or Futurist? It’s All by Faith
Abomination of Desolation: Explained!
The Earth is Under 7,000 Years Old!
As a Thief in the Night
Sorry, Jesus Is Not Coming at Any Moment!
Seventy Weeks Prophecy: What It Means
Genesis 12:1-3 Deception: Exposed!
Nuclear States and the Israel-Iran War
The Last Seven Years Chart
The Great Tribulation and the Rapture
Vespasian, Titus and the Fall of Jerusalem
The Internet: Our Final Frontier; Your Last Chance?
Roman Catholicism, Water Baptism And The Trinity
The Flat Earth Theory: Another Refutation
Who Is Babylon the Great?
The Issue of Divorce, Remarriage and Adultery
Those Troublesome Jews and Their Money
Gnosticism and Science Falsely So Called
Controversy: Matthew 28:19 and the Trinitarian Phrase
The Silly iPhone Myth
Do You Seek the Truth or Short-Change Yourself?
Fact Or F.A.C.T. – Which One Is It?
Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, on Guam
Veganism, Carnivores, UV Rays and Aging
Is America Ripe for Divine Judgment?
The Joke is on You!
Prophetic Comparisons: Moshiach, Mahdi and Messiah
St. Malachy Prophecies and the Death of Pope Francis
God of Peace, God of War
Gargoyles: Satan Loves Church Buildings
The Three Days and Three Nights Dilemma
Proof for the Historical Jesus Christ
The Fall of Masada
The Family Life of Jesus Christ: Did Jesus Have Siblings?
The Day I Am Waiting For
The Case for or Against Flat Earth Adherents
Other Planets and the Flat Earth Theory
Donald Trump, Gaza, and the Tyre Prophecy
The Six Days of Creation Debate
False Accusation: Donald Trump Is a Warmonger!
Trump Fiefdom and the Trilateral World
Women Pastors and the Cherry Pickers
Is It Wrong to Want Followers?
President Trump and the Golden Age
President Trump and the Cashless Society
Is Elon Musk the Antichrist?
What Is a Cult?
Gaza Strip Horrors and the Trump Plan
Are You Flexible?
The Woman in the Wilderness and the 144,000
It Is Time to Wake Up!
Why I Am Fed Up With Facebook
What Is the Origin of the Word “Atonement”?
OSAS: Are We Once Saved, Always Saved?
America, Trump, MAGA and Peace, Safety and Prosperity
The Significance of Oil in the Holy Scriptures
What About Religion “X”: Tools to Expose the Deception
What is Meant by Blasphemy Against the Holy Ghost?
Sol Invictus and the Birth of Christ
Beauty Products/Cosmetics Industry: An Exposé
2024 US Presidential Election: Into the Darkness
My Evolving Theology
Are Ghosts Real?
Women Shepherds, Pastors and Teachers: A Biblical Perspective
Saints, Holiness and Perfectionism
Are You Committing Adultery?
The Theologian War and Man Worship
The Thorny Issues of Marriage, Adultery and Divorce
The Triumphant Touchdown of Jesus Christ
He That Shall Endure Unto the End
Age of Accountability and Parental and Divine Discipline
Fight Against Futurism!
How Do You React to Friend Requests From Locked Profiles?
Understanding the Bible in Context
The Day of the Lord: What It Really Means
Should We Study the Works of Darkness?
Obama, McCain and the Bush Legacy
AI, Deepfakes and Humanoid Robots
Unrepentant Abortionist
Beware of Dominionism!
The Nature of God
Under the Cloud: UFOs and the Holy Bible
What Does “The Only Begotten Son of God” Really Mean?
The Two Sackcloth Witnesses of Revelation 11
The Gospel by Any Other Name
Science and Technology: The Forbidden Knowledge?
The Mystery of Cornelius the Centurion
To BELIEVE in Jesus is Also to ACCEPT Jesus
Remember Lot’s Wife: What Was Her Fate?
More 666 Musings
Mechanics of the Spirit
Women Shepherds, Pastors and Teachers: A Biblical Perspective
The Salvation of Animals: Fact or Fiction?
Does God Still Create New Things?
Beware of the Pauline Extremists!
The Wisdom of God vs the Philosophy of Men
Modern Deception: Shall a Nation Be Born at Once?
Modern Deceptions: Return to Israel, the Fig Tree and This Generation
Greater Israel Doctrine: Exposed!
Holy Qur’an and Islam: A Doctrine of Devils?
The Case for Judas Iscariot’s Satanic Possession
Facebook False Prophets and Misguided Teachers
Do You Stand Up for Your Faith?
Churchianity or Christianity: Which Do You Practice?
Eastern Lightning – Church of Almighty God: Exposed!
Robot Wars and Skynet: Is Sci-Fi Becoming Our Reality?
Does God Help Those Who Help Themselves?
The Sin of Moses and Aaron
Future of Same-Sex Marriage
Exposing the Tactics of the Enemy!
Salvation is Free Through Jesus Christ
Light Up and Die: The Smoking Addiction!
The Lamb of God Was a Goat!
What Does “Blessed Are the Peacemakers” Really Mean?
Elijah: Where Are the True Prophets of God?
When the Pipers Come Knocking
Apophis: Will It Hit the Earth?
The Only Credentials You Need
The Fruit of the Womb
Who Is Moshiach Ben David?
The Nature and Consequence of Sin and God’s Solution
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Nephilim: The Giants of Genesis
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Backsliding, Divine Chastisement and The Divine Agreement
The Faith of a Little Child
Forget the Express Train!
Did the Devil Make You Do It?
Humility in Our Understanding of God’s Word
Going Down the Highway of Life
Who is Building Your House?
Are You Crucified With Christ?
If You Poke a Bear Long Enough …
Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
Not Everyone is a Child of God
The Parable of the Raven and the Dove
Free Will and Personal Choice
Albert Einstein and God
Free From the Fear of Death: Law and Works vs Grace
A Verse a Day to Keep the Doubts Away
Abundant Life Doctrine: Scripturally Exposed!
Love, Mercy, Forgiveness and Chastisement
The Office of Prophets and Teachers
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What Does “The Truth Shall Make You Free” Really Mean?
Speak the Pure Language of Truth
The Children of Light: Are You One of Us?
A Treasure in Earthen Vessels: God’s Promise of the Spirit
The Mystery of Jesus’ Date of Birth
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Is the Modern Medical Symbol Evil?
Death: Final Battle, Final Victory
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While all of the verses in this set of graphics are discussing the ancient, stubborn, rebellious Israelites who repeatedly backslid against the Lord, and fell into deep apostasy, they could just as easily be talking about modern America, or any other modern nation which has heard the Gospel, and yet continues in rebellion against the Lord and His holy Word. Repent, because your day of reckoning is coming!
“But They Refused to Listen” KJV Bible Verse List:
“Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” Hebrews 4:7, KJV
“See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:25-29, KJV
“And [Moses] said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.” Exodus 15:26, KJV
“And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.” Deuteronomy 8:19-20, KJV
“And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day. Deuteronomy 27:9-10, KJV
“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God . . . But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me . . . Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.” Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 15-20, 45-46, KJV
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.” Joshua 5:6, KJV
“If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God: But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.” 1 Samuel 12:14-15, KJV
“And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.” 1 Samuel 15:22, KJV
“And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.” 2 Kings 18:11-12, KJV
“But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not . . . Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations. Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies; And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.” Nehemiah 9:16-17, 26-29, KJV
“Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD. Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.” Psalm 106:24-27, KJV
“We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.” Jeremiah 3:25, KJV
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them: Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee. But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.” Jeremiah 7:21-28, KJV
“Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:” Jeremiah 11:4, KJV
“Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.” Jeremiah 26:12-13, KJV
“Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me. I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me: Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.” Jeremiah 35:12-17, KJV
“The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein, Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day . . . Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying, The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind? So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.” Jeremiah 44:1-6, 20-23, KJV
“And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.” Daniel 9:4-14, KJV
