Sunday, September 14, 2014

The Most Effective Mark of the Beast



Revelation 13:15-18
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads. And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, of the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.

That number is 666.

Who isn’t aware of that number?  Almost anybody you come into contact with knows what the Bible says about this number.  It is the “mark of the beast”.  The Bible says those who receive the mark…  “If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: and the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and hey have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.” Revelation 14:9-11.

Is this the most effective mark to causing damnation?

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the Woman, yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? What does the sentence end with? The devil asked Eve a question. What did it cause?  It caused doubt.

What is the most effective mark that was from the very beginning…

The “?” Mark.

The devil, the most cunning beast of the field, has marked God’s answers with a question mark.  That mark has deceived many and cause many to doubt what God said, therefore sending them into eternal damnation.  He caused Eve in the beginning to doubt what God said and is still just as cunning today.  In this day and hour he whispers in every human’s ear;

Can anybody truly understand the Bible?
Surely God will not really send you to hell?
Does God really care what you wear?
Do you really have to go to church?
Jesus died for your sins, is it necessary to be baptized?
Do you really have to be born again?

Many, many more! Causing doubt everyday to millions of people with questions about what God will really do!  It is so important to read the Bible for yourself.  See for yourself what God’s Word has to say about what it takes to please God.  What is says we must do to be saved.  How we should live, dress, and act.  And if we don’t how we will be punished.  The Bible has all the answers.  People today rely too much upon their own opinions and feelings to know what God has to say.  The devil is tricking them!  Is the devil deceiving you?

Remove the mark!  Read the Bible!  

Preached by a great man of God, Pastor Heath Barnhill

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Praise and Worship



Biblical Expressions of Praise and Worship

We see clapping, shouting, kneeling, dancing, playing instruments, standing in awe, raising hands, and lying down. Clearly all these actions are acceptable and appropriate in the worship of God. God is pleased and hears our prayers no matter how we pray. The important thing is that we come to Him in humbleness with a sincere heart and not in a showy fashion.

Declaring of Thanks

Psalms 100:4 KJV
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Hebrews 13:15 KJV
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Psalms 95:2 KJV
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Clapping Hands and Shouting

Psalms 47:1 KJV
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

2 Samuel 6:15
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting,…

Isaiah 58:1
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet…

Musical Instruments and Dancing

Psalms 150:4 KJV
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

Jeremiah 31:4 NKJV
Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned with your tambourines, And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.

I Chronicles 13:8 NKJV
Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.

2 Samuel 6:14 KJV
And David danced before the LORD with all his might;

2 Samuel 6:16
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD;…


Exodus 15:20 KJV
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Singing Praise, Songs, and Hymns

Hebrews 2:12 NKJV
“I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.”

Acts 16:25 NKJV
But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

Psalms 95:1 KJV
O come, let us sing unto the Lord : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Psalms 100:2 KJV
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

Psalms 9:11 KJV
Sing praises to the Lord , which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

Ephesians 5:19 KJV
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Colossians 3:16 NKJV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Making a Joyful Noise

Psalms 98:4 KJV
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord , all the earth:

Psalms 81:1 KJV
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

Psalms 95:1 KJV
O come, let us sing unto the Lord : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Lifting Our Hands

1 Timothy 2:8 KJV
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Psalms 134:2 KJV
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord .

Nehemiah 8:6 KJV
And Ezra blessed the Lord , the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Being Still

Psalms 4:3-4 KJV
But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.  Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.

Psalms 46:10 KJV
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Being Loud

Psalms 33:3 KJV
Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

Psalms 98:4 KJV
make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Ezra 10:12 KJV
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

2 Chronicles 15:14 KJV
And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

Kneeling Down

Psalms 95:6 KJV
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

Luke 22:41 KJV
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

Acts 20:36 KJV
And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

Lying Down

Job 1:20 KJV
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

1 Kings 18:39 KJV
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord , he is the God; the Lord , he is the God.

Psalms 106:48 KJV
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord .

Nehemiah 5:13 KJV
And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord.

Kim Howard
www.kimlovesjesus@icloud.com