ECLIPSE SOLAR 21/08/2017 ... NEXT MONDAY ...

A SOLAR ECLIPSE CAN REPRESENT A SIGN FOR THE IMMEDIATE JUDGMENT AND, AT THE SAME TIME, A SIGN THAT POINTS AN OPPORTUNITY OF REPENTANCE

WE SEE THAT IN THE STORY OF JONAS.

JOEL 2: 30-31

30 And I will show wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The converter of a maiden in darkness, and the moon in blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD cometh.

JOEL 3: 15-16

15 The sun and the moon shall be black, and as the stars shall withdraw their brightness.

16 And the LORD shall roar from Zion, and from Jerusalem shall he make his voice heard; And the heavens and the earth shall tremble: but the LORD shall be the refuge of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Luke 21: 25-28

The continuous prophetic sermon: the return of the Son of Man

(Mt 24: 29-31 Mark 13: 24-27)

25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; And in the earth anguish of the nations, in perplexity by the roaring of the sea and the waves.

26 Men fainting from terror, in expectation of things to come to the world; For as the virtues of the heavens are shaken.

27 And then shall they see the coming of the Son of man in the cloud with power and great glory.

28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and rise as your heads, for your redemption is at hand.

It will be the most observed solar eclipse in history!

Very little is left for the great solar eclipse of August 21, which will cross the entire US territory! Observers on the 113-mile trajectory where a shadow of the eclipse will be projected will see the sun slowly darken as the moon enters in front of it, until the entire solar disk is obscured by the lunar disk - Turn over night, literally!

The US is preparing in various ways for solar eclipse observations. Create the best possible way. Although it has not yet happened, this is one of the most observed astronomical events in recent history, after all, it is not all day and an eclipse can be observed in practically an entire country ... and, on top of that, one of the largest United States United.

Animation shows the trajectory of the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.

The larger shadow shows where the partial eclipse can be seen,

And the black dot in the center of the shadow shows where the totality of the solar eclipse can be seen.

Credits: A. T. Sinclair / GSFC / NASA

The entire solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 can be seen only in the USA, although it has been observed partially throughout North America, Central America and North of South America. In some regions of the Brazilian Northeast it is possible to visualize the event Partially.

Already in the US, where the peak of the event will occur, state parks and traffic monitoring centers are already preparing to help everyone who is attending the entire event, they will travel to more privileged places. Since 1979, which is a solar eclipse is not seen in the US, the last that is the whole country in 1918. At that time, an era of the era much smaller than the current and clear, there were no social networks or digital media, Many people even knew of the events that would occur. Even a locomotion was much more difficult, since the fleet of vehicles was tiny ...

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Illustration shows where a shadow of the solar eclipse of August 21 on Illinois will be projected, where its totality will have a longer duration of 2 minutes and 44 seconds.

Credits: Eclipse2017. Org / disclosure

Nineveh

The Hebrew term nineweh is a translation of the Assyrian Ninua (in ancient Babylonian, Ninuwa), which in turn is transliteration of the oldest Sumerian name yet, Nina name of the goddess Istar, written with a sign representing a fish inside a womb. According to Genesis 10:11 Nineveh was one of the northern cities founded by Nimrod or Asshur after his departure from Babylon. A capital city and capital of Assyria.

In 2003 a. C. The temple of the goddess Istar in Nineveh was founded by Manishtisu, son of Sargom. Situation in Nineveh.

Geographically: Nineveh was located east of the northern Tigris River, and about 960 km from Israel, a journey of three months in ancient times. It was one of the oldest cities in the world, established by Nimrod (Gen 10:11). It is estimated that its population was 600,000, including 120,000 children and many animals. about. Calah, capital of the Assyrian empire, and other cities were in the vicinity. Although the inner wall of the city was less than five kilometers in diameter, its villages and suburbs spread over a circumference of more than twenty-two miles. Perimeter of the city (including adjacent land) = about 96 km. The external wall was 96 km long, 30 meters high and a sufficient width for three carts driven side by side. At intervals, throughout the wall, there were 50 towers of 60 meters of height for the service of surveillance realized by the sentinels.

Religiously: The Assyrian had a polytheistic idolatrous people. A trend towards monotheism in Assyria under the Adad-nirari government was initiated because of its monolatry. He recommended:? Put your trust in Nebo; Do not trust another god.? However, several cataclysms occurred during those years, which may have been used to prepare the people. In 765 and 759 great calamities fell upon the city, and on June 15, 763 there was a total solar eclipse. At that time the worship of the senses was a service to the gods, temples took the place of brothels, lovers of both sexes were consecrated to the service of the temple and donations for their services went to the temple boxes as offerings to the deity.

The myths and customs of the Assyrian people mirror the most horrible barbarism, overflowing with magical cults, sensuality, primitive and coarse, to gods to semi-gods. The rites related to the goddesses of fertility were of particular significance.

Politically: Assyria was in decline at this time. This decline had begun with the death of Adad-nirari III in 782, and continued until the coming of Tiglathpileser III in 745. After Adad-nirari reigned Shalmaneser IV (782-773) and Asurdan III (773-754) . The visiting Jonas was probably during the reign of this último.O repentance of Nineveh before Jonah's preaching, took place during the reign of one of these two Assyrian kings: During the reign of Adad Nirari III (810-783), there was a movement in (Or future help) of the preaching of Jonah. During the reign of Assur-Dan III (771-754 BC). In whose administration an epidemic occurred in 765 BCE, the eclipse of the sun at 763 BC. And a second epidemic in 759 BC were events considered by the ancients as evidence of the divine judgment, and could therefore have prepared the people of the Assyrian capital for the message of Jonah and the possible revival.

Morally: The inhabitants of Nineveh were known as a sensual and cruel race. They lived on looting and prided themselves on the piles of human heads they carried with violent looting from other cities. They were fortified with an inner and an outer wall.

Condemned malice included idolatry and extreme cruelty against prisoners of war.

After attacking a city, they relentlessly slaughtered the inhabitants, deporting the rest of the population to other parts of the Empire. Many people died as a result of marches forced into exile. The leaders of the conquered nations were tortured without mercy, and executed.

The brutality, cruelty and atrocity of the Ninevites were known. Known as a bloody city because it had massacred several peoples and nations, a city full of lies, prey and robbery ... The Assyrians were not only cruel but also extremely immoral. Externally, Nineveh looked attractive, but internally she was filled with ritual prostitution and immorality. The city was also given to witchcraft.

Culture: The Ninivites were educated.

Although the Assyrian Empire under Assurbanipal was only in 660 BC ... and it created the Library, it used what existed in Assyria of historical content and added what was necessary to effect the intelligentsia of the Assyrian people.

After a long series of bloodthirsty tyrants, the Assyrian Assurbanipal is made an invaluable service, this one ordered to copy the works of the acádica literature, had compiled dictionaries and grammars in the different languages ​​spoken in the gigantic empire.

The library of Nineveh, founded by him, was the largest and most important library of the Ancient East bringing us knowledge about the thinking and poetry of the Fertile Crescent to the earliest times.

Although sophisticated and sinful, its inhabitants listened to the prophet's warning. The commercial and political language of the peoples of the time was Aramaic and Akkadian.

Conclusion: Jonah was commissioned to go to Nineveh an unpleasant task for an Israelite, the atrocities of the Assyrians who later terrified the nations by submitting them to Tiglath-Pileses III, perhaps had already been practiced by that time. From the human point of view, Assyria was the last place where an Israeli would like to go on a missionary adventure. Jonah knew well the sufferings that had come to Syria by repeating the recent Assyrian attacks.

Assyria was a threat to Israel from the time of Onri (about 880 BC) and had forced the Israelites to pay taxes in the last fifty years until Jeroboam II became king. Jeroboam shook this yoke about 790 and extended the northern kingdom to its greatest limit since Solomon. At the time of Jonah, Israel felt secure and was on the rise, while Assyria was declining.

The Assyrians were known in the ancient world for the extreme cruelty with which the peoples subdued by it were questioned at times if the repentance of Nineveh was sincere.

The answer of the Book of Jonah is that God considered it sincere, for it suspends the judgment which had been notified to them (3:10). Jesus also testified that they repented at the preaching of Jonah (Matt. 12:41). What Israel stopped doing with the preaching of the Messiah.

Although the Book records the unexpected repentance of one of the greatest tyrants of ancient history, its greatest emphasis is on repentance or change of Jonah. Nineveh's repentance occupies a chapter, but the story of Jonah's preparation and subsequent training are presented in 3 chapters (1, 2, and 4) it seems that God had more difficulty perfecting Jonah than all the people of Nineveh.

When the prophet was led to the point of obedience, the revival occurred naturally. Jonas's preparation was carried out in stages. The fish's experience prepared him for Nineveh, but he needed more training to return to Israel. If the repentance of the city in chapter 3 surprises everyone, the disappointed prophet of chapter 4 causes us a shock. He seems to be more interested in his prophecy being fulfilled, as a credit to his profession, than the city of Nineveh is spared from divine judgment. This is how the story ends, leaving the reader completely disappointed in the attitude of the prophet. Jonas seems to be hopelessly selfish and fanatical, until we remember that he wrote without gilding his own image at the end. This image was obviously intended to impress and humiliate Israel, because the attitude of the prophet was a reflection of the attitude of the people.

The Jews were so involved in their own affairs and prosperity of the golden age of Jeroboam II that they had lost sight of their mission as covenant people. The fall of the great Nineveh city, as foretold by the prophets Nahum and Zephaniah, occurred in August 612 BC.

Bibliography:

1.Bible of Pentecostal Study

2. The Bible was right ... Werner KellerMelhoramentos

The New Bible Commentary Organized by F. DavidsonEditora Vida Nova

4. The New Bible Dictionary Organized by J. D. Douglas - New Life Publishing House

5.The History of Israel in the Old TestamentSamuel J. Schultz Editora Vida Nova

6.Introduction to the Old TestamentWilliam S. Lasor, David A. Hubbard and Frederic W. Bush - Vida Nova Publishing.

Raquel Camargo Fragoso

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Could Antichrist be Islamic? - John Macarthur Https://youtu.be/d7oyk2e0MAI

And I saw thrones; And they sat upon them, and they were given the power to judge; And I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and did not worship the beast, nor his image, and received not the mark in their foreheads, nor in their hands; And lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Revelation 20: 4

NAUM 1: 11

From the city of Nineveh came the man of evil intent, who plotth evil against God the LORD.

The Islamic religion perfectly fulfills what John says about the Antichrist (the leader who denies the Father and the Son) and the antichrists (the followers of the false religion - the Muslims - who deny the Father and the Son). Moreover, they are the ones who kill by decapitation those who say otherwise. John said that the martyrs of the end times were beheaded (Revelation 20: 4), and the Koran orders Christians to be killed by decapitation, and is, in fact, what they do:

"And when your Lord revealed to the angels, I am with you; Firmness, then, to the faithful! I will soon infuse terror into the hearts of unbelievers; Decapitate them and cut off their fingers! "(Quran 8:12)

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The numbers of Islam, the fastest growing religion in the world

By the end of the century, Muslims will outdo Christians as the largest religious group on the planet, research shows

By Gabriela Ruic

Access_time6 Mar 2017, 06h00 São Paulo -

Islam is the fastest growing religion on the planet. By the end of this century, if the pace of growth continues, Muslims will outnumber Christians as the largest religious group.

This is shown by a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, a research center based in the United States and dedicated to the study of several issues of regional and global impact. The study is part of a larger review on the subject, published in 2015 but updated last week.

According to the survey, Islam grows at a faster rate than other religions because of the combination of two factors: fertility rate, which is the estimate of the number of children a woman has until the end of her fertile period, and the fact Of this religious group being is "younger" than others.

Globally, Muslim women have about 3.1 children versus 2.3 women of other religions. In addition, followers of Islam are up to seven years younger than other groups. In 2010, the average age of a Muslim person was 23 years.

Muslims in the world

The analysis conducted by the research center brought interesting data. There are now 1.6 billion people in the world who designate themselves as Muslims. Although common sense considers that most followers of this religion are in North Africa or the Middle East, only 20% of them are in those places.

The majority of Muslims (62%) are in the Asia-Pacific region. The largest Muslim country is Indonesia. At least in the current day: in 2050, the study estimates, the country with the largest Islamic community in the world will be India, which today has as its largest religious group the Hindu.

Muslims in the US (and in Europe)

Today, on American soil, this group corresponds to 1% of Americans and 63% of these people were immigrants. By 2050, however, it is expected that Islam will become the second largest religion in the United States, accounting for 2.1% of the country's population. Already in Europe, the projection of the analysis for that same year estimates that 10% of the population of Europe will identify itself like Muslim.

Muslims x Extremism

The survey also evaluated the perception that believers of Islam have of the action of terrorist groups and religious extremism in general.

In Lebanon, for example, 100% of respondents said they saw organizations like the Islamic State with disapproval. In Jordan, the percentage was 94%. Only in Nigeria, which is home to the extremist group Boko Haram, is there a considerable number of people in favor of these groups (14%).

Most Muslims surveyed by the poll said they still condemn suicide attacks and any other forms of violence against civilians "in the name of Islam." In the United States, 86% of respondents consider these acts as unjustifiable.

In Muslim-majority countries, there is still concern about the threats posed by Islamic extremism. In Nigeria, 68% of respondents expressed this way. In Lebanon, this percentage was 67%.

SOURCE: http://exame.abril.com.br/mundo/os-numeros-do-islamismo-a-religiao-que-more-cresce-no-mundo/

A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE BIBLICAL ANTICHRIST x MAHDI ISLAMIC SALVADOR OF THEM THAT WILL COME ACCORDING TO THE CELOR:

Surprising similarities that exist between the biblical narrative of the Last Days and the Islamic narrative of the same period:

· Bible: The Antichrist is an incomparable political, military and religious leader

Which will appear in the Last Days.

· Islam: The Mahdi is an incomparable political, military and religious leader to emerge in the Last Days.

· Bible: The False Prophet is a prominent secondary figure who

Will come in the Last Days and support the Antichrist.

· Islam: The Muslim Jesus is a prominent secondary figure who

Will emerge in the Last Days and support the Mahdi.

· Bible: The Antichrist and the False Prophet together will have a mighty army that will do great damage to Earth in an effort to subdue every nation and rule the world.

· Islam: The Mahdi and the Muslim Jesus will have a powerful army that

Will try to control every nation on Earth and dominate the world.

· Bible: The False Prophet is described essentially as a dragon in lambskin.

· Islam: The Muslim Jesus literally comes bringing the name of who the world knows as "The Lamb of God, Jesus Christ". In addition the Muslim Jesus comes to kill all those who do not submit to Islam. ANTICHRIST - The Messiah Expected by Islam 174

· Bible: The Antichrist and the False Prophet establish a New Order

World.

· Islam: The Mahdi and the Muslim Jesus establish a New Order

World.

· Bible: Antichrist is said to change the times.

· Islam: It is quite certain that if the Mahdi established Islam throughout the earth, he would discontinue the use of the Sabbath and Sunday as the weekend or days of rest and use the Friday, the holy day of Islam. In addition, it would probably eliminate the Gregorian calendar (A.D.) and replace it with the Islamic calendar (A.H.) as it is used in every Islamic country.

· Bible: The Antichrist and the False Prophet will both be powerful leaders

Who will try to establish a universal world religion.

· Islam: The Mahdi and the Muslim Jesus will institute Islam as the only

Religion of the Earth.

· Bible: The Antichrist and the False Prophet will execute anyone who

Not to submit to their world religion.

· Islam: Likewise, the Mahdi and the Muslim Jesus will perform

Anyone who does not submit to Islam.

· Bible: The Antichrist and the False Prophet will specifically use the

Decapitation as the primary means of execution for nonconformists.

· Islam: The Mahdi and the Muslim Jesus will use the Islamic practice of

Decapitation for the executions.ANTICHRIST - The Messiah Expected by Islam 175

· Bible: The Antichrist and the False Prophet will have a specific agenda of

Kill as many Jews as possible.

· Islam: The Mahdi and the Muslim Jesus will kill the maximum of Jews

Possible until only a few remain hiding behind

Rocks and trees.

· Bible: The Antichrist and the False Prophet will attack to conquer and surround Jerusalem.

· Islam: The Mahdi and the Muslim Jesus will attack to reconquer and surround Jerusalem to Islam.

· Bible: The Antichrist will settle in the Jewish Temple as his

Place of authority.

· Islam: The Mahdi will establish the Islamic Caliphate from Jerusalem.

· Bible: The False Prophet is said to do many miracles to deceive as many as possible to support the Antichrist.

· Islam: The mahdi itself is said to control the climate and the plantations.

Your face is told to shine. We can also assume that a

Jesus is seen as having been empowered by Allah to do

Miracles when he was here on Earth for the first time, he will

Most likely to continue to do so when returning.

· Bible: Antichrist is described riding a white horse in the book

Of Revelation.

· Islam: The Mahdi is depicted riding a white horse (ironically

From the same verse). ANTICHRIST - The Messiah Expected by Islam 176

· Bible: The Antichrist is said to make a peace treaty with Israel for seven years.

· Islam: The Mahdi is said to make a peace treaty through a Jew (specifically a Levite) for exactly seven years.

· Bible: Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, will return to defend the Jews in Israel from a military attack by a vast coalition of nations led by the Antichrist and the False Prophet.

· Islam: Dajjal, the Islamic Antichrist, will gain a large number of

Jewish followers, will claim to be Jesus Christ and will fight against the Mahdi and the Muslim Jesus.

· Bible: The spirit of the antichrist specifically denies the most specific and central doctrines of Christianity, namely: the trinity, the incarnation and the substitutionary death of Jesus on the cross.

· Islam: Islam doctrinally and spiritually specifically denies the most specific and central doctrines of Christianity, namely: the trinity, the incarnation and the substitutionary death of Jesus on the cross.

· Bible: The primary warning of Jesus and the apostle Paul was to warn Christians of the abundance of lies and deceit in the Last Days.

· Islam: Islam is perhaps the only religion on earth that practices deception as one of its tools to aid in its own ancestry. It is actually a specific doctrine that allows and even encourages to use the lie to achieve the desired end.

· Bible: The specific nations portrayed in the Bible as being part of the last empire of the Antichrist are all Islamic nations. ANTICHRIST - The Messiah Expected by Islam 177

· Islam: All Muslims are commanded to give their allegiance to the Mahdi as the last Caliph and Imam (leader) of Islam.

· Bible: Through the Bible and History we learned that the last empire of the Antichrist will be a revived version of the Empire that succeeded the Roman Empire.

· Islam: The Empire that succeeded the Roman / Byzantine Empire was the Ottoman Islamic Empire.

· Bible: When Antichrist arises, there will already be some kind of system that will be ready to receive you as a Savior and to be faithful to Him.

· Islam is already the second largest religion and, by the current rates of growth, will become the largest religion in a few decades. Islam is awaiting the coming of the Mahdi with a universal anticipation.

The Islamic religion perfectly fulfills what John says about the Antichrist (the leader who denies the Father and the Son) and the antichrists (the followers of the false religion - the Muslims - who deny the Father and the Son). Moreover, they are the ones who kill by decapitation those who say otherwise. John said that the martyrs of the end times were beheaded (Revelation 20: 4), and the Koran orders Christians to be killed by decapitation, and is, in fact, what they do:

"And when your Lord revealed to the angels, I am with you; Firmness, then, to the faithful! I will soon infuse terror into the hearts of unbelievers; Decapitate them and cut off their fingers! "(Quran 8:12)

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SOME VERSES ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST:

Who is the liar, but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist: he who denies the Father and the Son. 1 John 2:22

Do not let anyone fool you in any way. Before that day will come apostasy, and then the man of sin will be revealed, the son of perdition. He opposes and exalts above all that which is called God or is an object of worship, even going as far as to sit in the sanctuary of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.

2 Thessalonians 2: 3-4

For there will appear false Christs and false prophets who will perform great signs and wonders, if possible, to deceive even the elect.

Matthew 24:24

But every spirit that does not confess Jesus does not come from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, about which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.

1 John 4: 3

In fact, many deceivers have gone out into the world, who do not confess that Jesus Christ came in the body. Such is the deceiver and antichrist. 2 John 1: 7

Then the wicked will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the manifestation of his coming. The coming of this wicked one is according to the action of Satan, with all power, with signs and with deceptive wonders. He will make use of every form of deceit of unrighteousness to those who are perishing, because they have rejected the love of truth that could save them.

2 Thessalonians 2: 8-10

Little children, this is the last hour, and just as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, now many antichrists have come forth. So we know this is the last hour. They came out of our midst, but in reality they were not ours, for if they were ours, they would have stayed with us; The fact that they left showed that none of them belonged to us.

1 John 2: 18-19

The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words and was given authority to act for forty-two months. She opened her mouth to blaspheme God and to curse his name and his tabernacle, those who dwell in the heavens. He was given power to war against the saints and to overcome them. And there was given him authority over every tribe, people, tongue, and nation. All the inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast, all those who have not had their names written in the book of the life of the Lamb slain from the creation of the world.

Revelation 13: 5-8

He also obliged all, small and great, rich and poor, free and slaves, to receive a certain mark on the right hand or forehead, so that no one could buy or sell, except who had the mark, which is the name of the beast or The number of your name.

Revelation 13: 16-17

And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to war against him that sat on the horse, and against his host. But the beast was taken, and with it the false prophet who had performed miraculous signs in her name, with whom he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and worshiped the image of it. The two were cast alive in the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Revelation 19: 19-20

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THE GREAT TRIBULATION AND THE RETURN OF JESUS

You & I have learned wrong!

• The Church will experience the great tribulation;

• And the Rapture & the Return of Jesus will be in one event.

MATTHEW 24: 15-44

The Sermon Continues: The Great Tribulation

(Mark 13: 14-23 Lk 21: 20-24)

15 And when ye shall see that the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, is in the holy place; Who reads, answer;

16 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

17 And let him that is upon the roof come not down to take anything out of his house;

18 And let him that is in the field go not back again to fetch his garments.

19 But woe unto the pregnant women and to those who give suck in those days!

20 And pray, that your flight may not be in the winter or the Sabbath;

21 For then shall be great affliction, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall there be.

22 And if those days were not abbreviated, no flesh would be saved; But for the sake of the elect shall those days be shortened.

23 And if any man say unto you, Behold, the Christ is here, or there, give him no credit;

24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall do great signs and wonders, and if possible they shall deceive the very elect.

25 Behold, I have told you this.

26 If therefore they say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness, come not. Behold, he is in the house; Do not believe.

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and is toward the west, so shall the coming of the Son of man be.

28 For where the corpse is, there shall the eagles be gathered together.

The sermon goes on. The coming of the Son of Man

(Mark 13: 24-27 Lk 21: 25-28)

29 And immediately after the affliction of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

30 Then shall the sign of the Son of man appear in heaven; And all the tribes of the earth shall mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a loud trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

(RAPTURE)

(Mark 13: 28-37 Lk 21: 29-36)

32 And learn this parable of the fig tree: When the branches thereof are tender, and leaves spring forth, ye know that the summer is nigh.

33 Likewise, when you see all these things, know that he is near, at the gates.

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be.

35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

The sermon continues: Exhortation to vigilance

36 But of that day and hour no man knoweth, neither the angels of heaven, but only my Father.

37 And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall the coming of the Son of man be.

38 For as in the days before the flood they ate, and drank, and married, and were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

39 And they did not perceive it, until the flood came, and brought them all, so will also the coming of the Son of man.

40 And two being in the field, one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 And two shall be grinding in the mill, and one shall be taken, and another shall be left.

42 Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord shall come.

43 But consider this: if the householder knew what watch the thief was to come in the night, he would watch and not let his house be destroyed.

44 Therefore be ye also mindful; For the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

MARK 13: 14-37

The prophetic sermon continues. The Great Tribulation

(Mt 24: 15-28 Lk 21: 20-24)

14 Now when ye shall see the abomination of the desolation, which was preached by Daniel the prophet, where he ought not to be (he that readeth, understand), then let them which are in Judaea flee into the mountains.

15 And let him that is on the roof go not down to the house, nor go in to take any thing out of his house;

16 And let him that is in the field not turn back to take his clothes.

17 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give birth in those days!

18 Pray, therefore, that your flight may not be in the winter.

19 For in those days shall there be such a affliction, which was not from the beginning of creation, which God created until now, nor ever shall be.

20 And if the Lord did not abbreviate those days, no flesh would be saved; But for the elect's sake he chose, he shortened those days.

21 And then if any man say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; Or: There it is; Do not believe.

22 For false Christs and false prophets will rise and do signs and wonders to deceive, if it be possible, even the elect.

23 But see ye; Behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

The prophetic sermon continues. The coming of the Son of Man

(Mt 24: 29-45 Lk 21: 25-44), (Mt 24: 29-31 Lk 21: 25-28)

24 Now in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light.

25 And the stars will fall from the sky, and the forces that are in the heavens will be shaken.

26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

27 And he shall send forth his angels, and shall gather his elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth unto the uttermost part of heaven.

(Mt 24: 32-44 Lk 21: 29-36)

28 And learn the parable of the fig tree: When the branch thereof is tender, and the leaves spring forth, ye know that the summer is near.

29 So you also, when you see these things happen, know that it is near at hand.

30 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be.

31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

The prophetic sermon continues. Surveillance

32 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, neither the angels which are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

33 Behold, watch and pray; Because you do not know when the time will come.

34 It is as if a man departing from the earth forsaken his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

35 Watch ye therefore, because ye know not when the master of the house cometh; If at evening, if at midnight, if at the cock crowing, if in the morning,

36 That he come suddenly, and find him not sleeping.

37 And the things which I tell you, I say unto all: Watch.

Luke 21: 20-33

The prophetic sermon continues: the great tribulation

(Mt 24: 15-28 Mk 13: 14-23)

20 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is come.

21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; Let them which are in the midst of the city go out; And those in the fields do not enter it.

22 For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give birth in those days! For there shall be a great straitness in the earth, and wrath upon this people.

24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all nations; And Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled.

The prophetic sermon continues: the return of the Son of Man

(Mt 24: 29-31 Mark 13: 24-27)

25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; And in the earth anguish of the nations, in perplexity by the roaring of the sea and the waves.

26 Men fainting from terror, in expectation of things to come to the world; For the virtues of heaven shall be shaken.

27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption is at hand.

(Mt 24: 32-44 Mark 13: 28-37)

29 And he spake unto them a parable, Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;

30 When they have already burst, you know for yourselves, seeing them, that summer is near.

31 So you also, when you see these things happen, know that the kingdom of God is at hand.

32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away until all things be fulfilled.

33 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

II THESSALONIANS 2: 1-17

The coming of Christ will be preceded by manifestations of the Antichrist

1 Now, brethren, we beseech you, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our meeting with him,

(ROLLING AND RETURNING OF JESUS ​​IN ONE EVENT)

2 That ye be not easily moved out of your mind, neither be dismayed, either by spirit, or by word, or epistle, as of us, as though the day of Christ were near.

3 Let no man deceive you by any means; Because it will not be so unless apostasy comes first, and the man of sin, the son of perdition,

4 Who opposeth, and riseth up against all that is called God, or worshipeth; So that he will sit, as God, in the temple of God, wanting to look like God.

5 Do you not remember that these things were saying to you while I was yet with you?

6 And now ye know that which hinder him, that he may be made manifest in his own time.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness worketh; There is only one who now resists until the middle is taken away;

8 And then shall the wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall melt by the breath of his mouth, and he shall utterly destroy for the splendor of his coming;

9 To him whose coming is according to the efficacy of Satan, with all power, and signs and wonders of lying,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they received not the love of the truth to be saved.

11 And therefore God will send them the work of error, that they may believe a lie;

12 So that all who did not believe the truth might be judged, but had pleasure in iniquity.

13 But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the LORD, because God hath chosen you from the beginning to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit, and faith of the truth;

14 To him who called you by our gospel, that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Now, brethren, stand fast and keep the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our epistle.

16 And our Lord Jesus Christ himself and our God and Father, who loved us, and in grace gave us eternal consolation and good hope,

17 Comfort your hearts and confirm you in every good word and deed.

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GALATIANS 1: 6-12

The inconstancy of the Galatians - Paul vindicates the divine authority of his apostleship and doctrine

6 I marvel that you passed so quickly from him who called you to the grace of Christ into another gospel;

7 Which is no other, but there are some who trouble you and want to disrupt the gospel of Christ.

8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which I have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

9 So now, as I told you, now I tell you again. If any man preach any other gospel unto you than ye have received, let him be accursed.

10 Why do I persuade men or God now? Or do I try to please men? If he were still pleasing men, he would not be a servant of Christ.

11 But I make it known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not after men.

12 For I received him not, neither did I learn of any man, but the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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Historical Roots of Prosperity Theology

Brazilian evangelicalism presents appreciable and worrying characteristics. Among the latter is the taste for novelties. Leaders and believers feel that in order to maintain an interest in God's things, a new teaching, a new emphasis or experience must arise from time to time. Generally such innovations have their origin in the United States. Like other countries, Brazil is an importer and consumer of North American material and cultural goods. This is also true in the religious area. A movement of American origin that has had enormous receptivity in the Brazilian evangelical milieu since the 80s is called the theology of prosperity. It is also known as "positive confession," "word of faith," "movement of faith," and "gospel of health and prosperity." The history of the origins of this teaching reveals questionable aspects that should serve as a warning to those who are fascinated with it.

Contrary to many people's beliefs, the basic ideas of positive confession did not emerge in Pentecostalism, but in some syncretic sects of New England in the early 20th century. However, because of some affinities with the Pentecostal worldview, such as belief in Prophecies, revelations, and visions, it was in Pentecostal and charismatic circles that positive confession was most welcomed in both the United States and Brazil. The story of his two great paladins will elucidate the roots of this popular theology and show why it is damaging to the integrity of the gospel.

Essek W. Kenyon, the pioneer

Although Prosperity theology considered Kenneth Hagin the father of this movement, careful research by several scholars, such as D. R. McConnell, conclusively demonstrated that the true originator of positive confession was Essek William Kenyon (1867-1948). This Methodist-born evangelist was born in Saratoga County, New York, and became a teenager. In 1892 he moved to Boston, where he studied at Emerson College, known to be a center of the so-called "transcendental" or "metaphysical" movement, which gave birth to various sects of dubious orientation.

One of the influences received and acknowledged by Kenyon at the time was that of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science.

Kenyon initiated the Bethel Bible Institute, which he directed until 1923. He then moved to California, where he made numerous evangelistic campaigns. He preached several times at the celebrated Angelus Temple in Los Angeles by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of the Church of the Foursquare Gospel. He pastored independent Baptist churches in Pasadena and Seattle and pioneered radio evangelism with his "Church of the Air." The recorded transcripts of his programs served as the basis for many of his writings. He coined many popular expressions of the faith movement, such as "What I confess, I possess." Before his death in 1948, he commissioned his daughter Ruth to continue his ministry and publish his writings.

What were the beliefs of such metaphysical groups? They taught that the true reality is beyond the physical realm. The sphere of the spirit is not only superior to the physical world, but it controls every aspect of it. Moreover, the human mind can control the spiritual sphere. Therefore, the human being has the innate ability to control the material world through its influence on the spiritual, especially in regard to the cure of diseases. Kenyon believed that these ideas were not only compatible with Christianity but could enhance traditional Christian spirituality. By right use of the mind, the believer could claim the full benefits of salvation.

Kenneth Hagin, the publisher

The great promoter of the teachings of Kenyon, to the point of being considered the father of the movement of the faith, was Kenneth Erwin Hagin (1917-2003). He was born In McKinney, Texas, with a serious heart problem. He had a difficult childhood, especially after the age of six, when his father abandoned his family. Just before he was 16, his health worsened and he was confined to a bed. He had some remarkable experiences. After three visits to hell and to heaven, he was converted to Christ. Reflecting on Mark 11: 23-24, he came to the conclusion that it was necessary to believe, verbally declare the faith and act as if he had already received the blessing ("believe in your heart, decree with your mouth and it will be yours"). Shortly afterwards, he obtained a cure for his illness. In 1934, Hagin began his ministry as a Baptist preacher and three years later joined the Pentecostals. He received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues. In the same year he was licensed as pastor of the Assemblies of God and pastored several churches in Texas. In 1949, he began to engage with independent preachers of divine healing and in 1962 he founded his own ministry. Finally, in 1966 made the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the headquarters of its activities. Over the years, Faith Radio Seminary, Rhema Correspondence Bible School, Rhema Bible Training Center, and Word of Faith magazine have reached an immense number of people. Other resources used were cassette tapes and more than one hundred books and pamphlets. Hagin, claimed to have received the divine anointing to be a teacher and prophet. In his fascination with the supernatural, he claimed to have had eight visions of Jesus Christ in the 1950s, as well as several other out-of-body experiences. According to him, his teachings were transmitted to him directly by God himself through special revelations. However, it was later proved that he was greatly inspired by Kenyon, to the point of copying, almost word for word, entire books of this predecessor. In a Master's thesis at Oral Roberts University, D. McConnell demonstrated that much of what Hagin claimed to have received from God was nothing more than plagiarism of Kenyon's writings. Hagin's rather suspicious explanation is that the Holy Spirit had revealed the same things to both of them. Reflections in Brazil Hagin's teachings influenced a large number of American preachers, starting with Kenneth Copeland, his presumptive heir. Other followers were Benny Hinn, Frederick Price, John Avanzini, Robert Tilton, Marilyn Hickey, Charles Capps, Hobart Freeman, Jerry Savelle and Paul (David) Yonggi Cho, among others. In 1979, Doyle Harrison, Hagin's son-in-law, founded the International Convention of Churches and Ministers of the Faith, a virtual denomination. In the 1980s, the teachings of positive confession and the gospel of prosperity came to Brazil. One of the first to spread it was Rex Humbard. Marilyn Hickey, John Avanzini and Benny Hinn participated in conferences promoted by the Association of Business Men of the Full Gospel (Adhonep). Other visitors were Robert Tilton and Dave Robertson. Among the first manifestations of the movement were the Church of the Word of Life and the Seminary of the Word of Life (Guarulhos), the Rema Community (Morro Grande) and the Verbo Vivo Church (Belo Horizonte). Some leaders who embraced this theology were Jorge Tadeu, of the Maná Churches (Portugal); Cássio Colombo ("Uncle Cassio"), of the Cristo Salva Ministry, in São Paulo; The "apostle" Miguel Ângelo da Silva Ferreira, from Cristo Vive Evangelical Church in Rio de Janeiro, and R. R. Soares, responsible for the publication of most of Hagin's books in Brazil. Perhaps the most outstanding figure of the earliest times was Pastor Valnice Milhomens, leader of the Word Ministry of Faith, who knew the teachings of positive confession in South Africa. Brazilian churches were impacted by an avalanche of books, tapes, and Positive confession. Ricardo Gondim noted in 1993: "With extremely simple books, [Hagin] has been able to influence the course of the church in Brazil more than any other religious leader in recent times." Conclusion In addition to presenting questionable teachings on the faith, prayer, and priorities of the Christian life, and relativizing the importance of the Scriptures through new revelations, the theology of prosperity, through the writings of its exponents, presents other worrying emphases in its Understanding of God, of Jesus Christ, of the human being and of salvation. Since the 1980s, various American Pentecostal denominations have officially positioned themselves against the excesses of this movement (Assemblies of God, Foursquare Gospel and Church of God). Authors such as Charles Farah, Gordon Fee, D. R. McConnell and Hank Hanegraaff, all sympathizers of the charismatic movement, wrote works contesting positive confession and its implications. They pointed out how, although this theology seems to be an exciting way of looking at the Bible, it departs at crucial points in the historical Christian faith. In Brazil, three significant works published in 1993 - "The Gospel of Prosperity "By Alan B. Pieratt; "The Gospel of the New Age", by Ricardo Gondim; And "Supercrentes," by Paulo Romeiro - solemnly warned the evangelical churches to these dangers. Sadly, various groups, especially those with greater visibility in the media, are increasingly committed to this theology unknown to much of church history. By defending and legitimizing the values ​​of secular society (wealth, power, and success), and by offering people what they aspire to, not what they really need in God's eyes, such churches grow impressively but miss great opportunity to Have a salutary and transformative impact on Brazilian society. SOURCE: Produced by: Alderi Souza de Matos holds a Ph.D. in church history from Boston University and an official historian of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. He is author of The Christian Walk in History and "The Presbyterian Pioneers of Brazil". Asdm@mackenzie.com.brThe True Worship to God - Paulo Juniorhttps: //youtu.be/WqGbDBoiMaEO that belongs or does not belong to a Christian cult? What does the Bible tell us? CAN WE DO WHAT WE WANT? Not at all. The Bible indicates that in our worship of God, Christians should do only those things that God positively requires of us, whether by commandment or inference. Several lines of biblical evidence support this position: • Only God has the right to determine how he should be worshiped (Lev 10: 1-3, Jn 4: 20-26, 1 Cor 14) • The second commandment forbids not only worshiping others beyond The only true God, but also to worship the true God in a way that he did not command (Exodus 20: 2-6). Given that: faith is an affirmative response to the revelation of God. Since: everything that does not come from faith is sin (Rom 14:23). Therefore: God will not accept any worship other than an affirmative response to his revelation. • Since: The New Testament requires Christians to meet regularly (Heb. 10.25). Since: Christians should not be required to submit to rules and practices invented by man (Colossians 2: 16-23). Therefore, any church that effectively requires assembled Christians to participate in a practice that God did not prescribe expressly is unjustly constraining the conscience of these Christians. In other words, because the conscience of these Christians must remain free of human requirements, no church has the right to corporately worship God in a way that it has not affirmed. • How, then, do we decide what belongs to a Christian worship? We examine the Bible to find out what God said Christians should do when they come together. So we do all the things that God tells us to do, and nothing more. What does the New Testament Say What Churches Should Do When Gathering The New Testament says that when churches come together they should read the Bible, Preach the Bible, pray in the light of the Bible, sing the Bible, and see the Bible.1. Read the Bible: Paul said to Timothy: "Be devoted to the public reading of Scripture" (1 Timothy 4:13, NIV). The churches should read the Scripture aloud during their meetings.2. Preaching the Bible: Paul said to Timothy, "Preach the word" (2 Timothy 4: 2). Paul himself declared "all the design of God" to the church in Ephesus (Acts 20:27). Church meetings today should be centered on sermons that take the main point of a Scripture passage, make it the main point of the sermon, and apply it to the life of today. Praying in the light of the Bible: Paul urges prayers to be made in the assembled church (1 Tim. 2: 3, 14-15). The content of these prayers should be biblical in order to edify all those present (1 Cor. 14:12, 26). This does not mean that prayers in a church service should be dry and formal, but that they should be biblically rich. Sing the Bible: Paul said to the church in Colossus: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly ... with prayers and hymns and spiritual songs with thanksgiving in your heart" (Col 3:16) . This does not mean that churches should sing only Psalms or just the words of the Bible, but it means that churches should sing songs that are soaked with the language and theology of the Bible. See the Bible: We say "see the Bible" because the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper are, to use Augustine's expression, "visible words." In baptism and the Lord's Supper we see, smell, touch and taste the Word. Christian churches should celebrate baptism and the Lord's Supper during their public worship meetings (1 Cor. 11: 17-34). -pertence-to-a-worship-Christian-the-bible-tells-us / 

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