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NATIONS 
and 
KINGDOMS

“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?” Thus, asked King David about 3,000 years ago. And, sadly, they continue to do the same in the Third Decade of the 21st Century.

If you, Dear Reader, are genuinely troubled by their repeated “RAGING” at each other, competitive conflicts and strivings on every level -political, commercial, cultural, and religious- and, still much worse, by their armed confrontations, pogroms, criminal terrorism, and massive corruption both moral and material- please allow me to respectfully announce to you,  if you are not already aware of it, that a “NATION, a “KINGDOM, absolutely and unequivocably UNLIKE any of the 186 secular and theocratic ones registered with the United Nations, does, indeed, also EXIST TODAY!

It is a “Kingdom not of this world, not from here.” So affirms its Sacred Constitution. That is, it is not like any earthly political, secular kingdom or nation. Not like any earthly theocracy. Not like any religious entity of earthly, human origin, attired with the trappings of material empires and often acting like them.

It is, fundamentally and inherently, a Kingdom of Heaven. A SPIRITUAL KINGDOM of celestial knowledge, wisdom, and truth that transcend all the earthly, where you may find real, powerful light, peace, and hope for your mind and heart, as well as eternal salvation, rest, and joy for your soul, your spiritual self.

This “Kingdom of Heaven”  is not at all in competition of a material nature with earthly nations and rulers. Does not seek concordats with them. Does not have a flag or coat of arms. Nor does it have an earthly capital or central headquarters in any country or place. Does not have any armed forces whatsoever. NEVER uses violence to maintain and promote itself. NEVER wounds, tortures, or kills any human being. Its “weapons” are exclusively of a spiritual nature, not carnal at all. Ephesians 6:10-18; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

Its teachers, counselors, and ambassadors to the world do not wear special uniforms, religious cloaks, robes, or other worldly attire. Do not strut with costly jeweled crowns, miters, staffs, or rings. Do not identify themselves with pompous titles.

This “Kingdom of Heaven” has only SPIRITUAL NAMES. Its actions are governed by purely SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES.

In summation, it is a SPIRITUAL HOUSE… a holy priesthoodthat offers “SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES.” “…a royal priesthood, a holy nation.” “…the household of God… a holy temple.” All in a SPIRITUAL, UNIVERSAL SENSE. For all loyal “citizens” of the Kingdom of Heaven make up the “spiritual house… royal priesthood… holy nation… holy temple” of the “living God,” each and every one being empowered to offer “spiritual sacrifices” of praise, good works, spiritual communion and communication. These Great Truths mean that the “Lord of Heaven and Earth” does not dwell “in temples made with hands. Neither is he worshiped” by means of idols and objects made “with men´s hands,” and that “we ought not to think that” he “is like unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and of men’s devising.” 1 Peter 2:4-5, 9; Hebrews 13:15-16; Revelation 1:6; 5:10; Ephesians 2:17-22; Acts 17:22-31. Spiritual “Citizens” and “Citizenship” are identified in Ephesians 2:19 and Philippians 3:20.

The Kingdom of Heaven can co-exist peacefully in any earthly nation, republic, or kingdom that will allow it to exist and manifest itself spiritually. Its spiritual “citizens” are taught to respect and obey secular authorities. To not revile or speak evil of secular rulers. They do not riot against them; they are not seditious. They “pay tribute,” that is, taxes. If they are allowed to vote, they do so privately. Their Kingdom of Heaven is, repeating and emphasizing, “not of this worldnot from here,” and, consequently, is not involved in politics. Nor in “social-cultural-racial-gender engineering.” Their ethical and conduct code is defined in the Gospel of the Kingdom, is respectfully taught, and is dutifully practiced by the faithful. If they are persecuted, they do not persecute, nor do they avenge themselves. If some of them are killed because they are citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven, the rest do not take up arms against the perpetrators. Romans 12:1-13, 19-20; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; 1 Peter 2:17; 2 Peter 2:9-12; Luke 22:22-25; Galatians 5:19-26; 1 Peter 3:14-16

The official message of this Kingdom of Heaven is called The GOSPEL of the KINGDOM” 3 times in the Book of Matthew. “GOSPEL” meaning “GOOD NEWS. “GOSPEL” in various contexts is used 98 times in the 27 documents of the New Covenant of the Kingdom.

This “Gospel” is for “every kindred and tongue, and people and nation. It is for ALL the WORLDEVERY CREATURE.” That is what the Spiritual King of the Kingdom of Heaven says, and he would like for “all men to be saved and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”  Revelation 5:9; Mark 16:15-16; 1 Timothy 2:5

Bangladeshis, Indians, Pakistanis, Nepalese, Indonesians, Filipinos, Chinese, Laotians, Iraqis, Venezuelans, and Cambodians, the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven is for YOU! ALL of YOU! And, for all other peoples of planet Earth. No other Sacred Scriptures in the world come remotely close to it in its power to inform, transform, sustain, resolve internal and external conflicts, comfort, console, heal the mind, heart, and spirit, bring peace and hope, and save eternally. Matthew 5:12;  Luke 6:23, 35; Romans 12:3; Philippians 4:5-8, 13; Colossians 3:23-24; Hebrews 11:6; Revelation 21:1-7, 9-27; 22:1-7. And many similar texts.

Dear reader, the Heavenly Kingdom’s King explains that you can become a “Citizen” of his Kingdom by being “BORN AGAIN… of WATER and of the SPIRIT.” That is, by being immersed in the waters of baptism and in the teachings of the Sacred Scriptures as imparted by the “Spirit of Truth” in the Gospel of the Kingdom. If you desire to “enter into the Kingdom of God,” but do not know any representative of it, you may ask a family member, trusted neighbor or friend to baptize you. Then, proceed to share the Gospel of the Kingdom with people you know and even those you do not know, encouraging them to follow your example. If one or more do so, you may then constitute a community of “citizens” of the Kingdom of Heaven in your residence or other convenient place. CLICK HERE for a detailed guide on the formation of such a community. According to the directives of the Gospel of the Kingdom, each community of spiritual “citizens” of the Kingdom is to be autonomous, with its own qualified leadership. Though each one may be in communication with others, each is charged with preserving its own integrity and fidelity to the sound teachings of the Gospel of the Kingdom. John 3:1-16; Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:36-47; 14:23; 20:17-38; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:7-10, and many similar texts.

The name “Kingdom of Heaven” is found 31 times in the Book of Matthew, one of 27 documents that compose “The New Covenant” of the Kingdom of Heaven. In these Writings, it is also identified 75 times as “The Kingdom of God” and a few times as “The Kingdom of Jesus Christ.” This divine institution is also represented in the New Covenant as the “CHURCH, a word meaning “the called out. It is found 111 times in the New Covenant. Today, combined with thousands of different adjectives, the original meaning of the word “church” has been distorted that same number of times. Today, I find “Kingdom of Heaven, Kingdom of God” to be a more meaningful, less controversial representation. And I humbly identify myself as an “AMBASSADOR” of that Kingdom, a concept also found in the Gospel of the Kingdom. 2 Corinthians 5:20; Ephesians 67:20

If I may be of any spiritual help to you, please contact me. Sincerely, Homer Dewayne Shappley. hshappley@yahoo.com

Out of ASIA, two hundred million horses 
bringing fire, smoke, and sulfur!

Painting of horses coming in the heavens with fiery clouds behind them and human dwellings below them, illustration for the Commentary by Dewayne Shappley on Two hundred million horses and riders of Trumpet 6 of Revelation.
An abstract dove and the words Peace be with you compose this image for Conflict and War or Peace and Security?

Conflict and WAR or PEACE and SECURITY

Fighterjets on a red-black background and butterflies on a sky-blue background compose this image for Conflict and War or Peace and Security?
Which do you want? And I?

Peace and Security or Conflict and War. Which do you want? Which do you have? And I? The UNITED NATIONS has a Security Council "charged with assuring international PEACE and SECURITY." Religions, some churches included, POLITICIZED and MILITARIZED. Jesus of Nazareth "came and preached PEACE" to JEWS and GENTILES. The only "living and true God" is "LOVE." The "GOD of PEACE," manifesting his WRATH ONLY when "THERE IS NO MORE REMEDY." His spiritual "KINGDOM IS NOT of this WORLD... NOT of this REALM." His true followers "do not wage battle according to the flesh" for their "weapons of... warfare are not of the flesh." Some mitaristic religions, including churches, are identified. An Eastern Orthodox cathedral dedicated to the military. The dilemma and suffering of people who MAKE WAR on THEMSELVES. 14 images. 11 minute read timeEste tema en ESPAÑOL.

Be it physical, material, emotional, mental and/or spiritual.

Read time: About 7 minutes

Este tema en ESPAÑOL.

EVERYTHING LOST in EDEN COMPENSATED a MILLION-FOLD with SPECTACULAR REWARDS

TEN INCREDIBLE CELESTIAL, ETERNAL REWARDS for souls deemed worthy to receive them are identified and described concisely. Part 3 of “Everything lost originally in Eden, and subsequently across the entire spectrum of earthly time and space, compensated a million-fold by spectacular REWARDS. Among them are: 1. Perfected in soul and spirit and given a new, immortal, incorruptible, powerful, spiritual body. 2. Admitted to the Paradise of God, with its Tree of Life and celestial City of God in the "NEW EARTH, with NEW HEAVENS." 3. Blessed as the PEOPLE of GOD and crowned with “glory and honor and peace” FOREVER. Four video clips and two images. Este tema en ESPAÑOL. 6-minute read time.

Going out into the FUTURE
to the LAST DAY of TIME

An artistic composition of 9 people. back view. standing on a narrow platform in space and viewing a video clip of Earth against a deep space background as the planet moves forward toward them.

Looking back at planet Earth in the
20th and 21st centuries

Moral, social, philosophical, and spiritual events
and prevailing currents on planet Earth in the
time of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Considering what happened in the 20th century, and what is taking place today in the 21st, what can we expect from TODAY FORWARD to the LAST DAY of TIME?

POWERFUL PROTAGONISTS on Stage to Fulfill
Pending New Testament Prophecies!

21st Century
Third Decade

Is it possible that all around planet Earth, there are already in position on the WORLD STAGE, POWERFUL PROTAGONISTS whose beliefs, agendas, and actions regarding morality, culture, personal liberties, religion, origins, peace, ecology, and globalism, may result in the precise and complete fulfillment of the PROPHECIES of the Book of REVELATION yet to be fulfilled?

A PowerPoint artistic creation of planet Earth first moving over blue, quiet space, then over flames, a corrupt woman riding a secular beast, and a man pushing Earth over a precipice, with brief texts highlighting Protagonists on the World State in the Third Decade of the 21st century.

...into the dangerous short period of the "LITTLE TIME."

Planet Earth moves from the MILLENNIAL TIMES of RELIGIOUS LIBERTY....

"When the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog... and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them." Revelation 20:1-10

Also, events, dynamics, and powerful currents
that are leading to the same outcome?

Some teachings emphasized in this study

Do not despise the words of true prophets.

Who is pushing planet Earth over the precipice?

Powerful Protagonists actually on the present World Stage.

The fulfillment of the "Peace and Sacurity" prophecy made 1,970 plus years ago.

A robot-assisted, utopian new one-world order!

GOD'S RAINBOW COVENANT

The RAINBOW, beautiful wonder of earthly nature.

Esteemed reader, do you fully appreciate its symmetry, diaphanous colors, size, and pure loveliness? Do you know its origin, when it first appeared, its significance, and what it is a "SIGN" of? That the "NORMALITY" in nature that it signifies can be highly deceptive for purely secular humans? That its celestial equivalent is

A photograph of a double rainbow over mountain sides overed with flowers and vegetation with dark clouds in the heavens.

seen above the throne of the Living Creator God in Heaven and in other scenes of those realms? That this living God calls the rainbow "MY BOW?" That humans who appropriate it for carnal purposes do so at extreme risk for themselves? All these subjects are explored in this study. 13-minute read time.

The following is a 3 minute 15 second read.

Detailed prophetical SIGNS on the END of TIME and the MATERIAL UNIVERSE are one of the principal reasons the Sacred Scriptures of Pure Christianity stand out above those of other major religions of the world.

A collage of forty teachers, men and women, sitting and standing, of different races and nationalities, composed by Copilot AI.

TEACHERS WHO WILL TEACH WHAT THE MASSES
“WANT TO HEAR.”

The WORLD STAGE of the THIRD DECADE
of the 21st CENTURY.

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After the text, a PowerPoint creation with video clips on "The evolving DRAMAS of Two Great Masses of Humans who occupy the World State."

An unusual, potentially very deceptive PERIOD of TIME in human history, when many powerful nation-leaders, organizations, and great multitudes of people around the globe of Earth are clamoring for and working for "PEACE, SECURITY, and PROSPERITY." Ever closer and closer to making these tremendous goals a REALITY for a major portion of humankind. 

YET, even among the vast multitudes worldwide who desire these enormous "BLESSINGS," there are great numbers led by vociferous, persuasive influencers, who want to ENJOY THEM in a world where pure libertinism, secularism, materialism, and hedonism are the ruling philosophies for human life on Earth. With almost zero tolerance for opposing life views and world views. A MENTALITY which, effectively, translates to the philosophy and agenda of: "NO specific moral codes; NO God, gods, or goddesses; NO Bible, Vedas (Hinduism), Tripitaka (Buddhism), Guru Granth Sahib (Sikhism), Qur'an (Islam), or other so-called "Sacred Writings." In short, to: NO RELIGION AT ALL!!!!.

Believe it or not, this "Unusual, disquieting PRESENT SITUATION of HUMANITY in GENERAL in the 2020s" was, to those who see it thus, actually FORSEEN almost 2,000 years ago by the Master Teacher and Prophet of Nazareth, JESUS. He taught: "While people are saying, 'There is PEACE and SECURITY,' then SUDDEN DESTRUCTION will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a THIEF. For you are all children of LIGHT, children of the DAY. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober." 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. "THAT DAY" is not a reference to the "Pax Romana" ("Roman Peace"), usually dated from 27 BCE to 180 CE, but to the DAY of the SECOND "COMING of the LORD,described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, of which the above-cited text is a continuation.

 

And for a clearer and deeper understanding of the "Unusual, disquieting  SITUATION" under the magnifying glass, he revealed the relevant prophecies of Revelation 10:6; 16:12-16; 20:1-11; and 21:1 on "rulers of nations deceived and persecuting, rulers not deceived during a "THOUSAND YEARS" (the Millennium), rulers deceived again, ARMAGEDDON, the END of the EARTH, and "TIME SHOULD BE NO LONGER."

What is so "UNUSUAL, disquieting, and potentially HIGHLY DECEPTIVEabout the prophecy of Jesus and its fulfillment in the Third Decade of the 21st Century? Think about it. In a given "SITUATION of HUMANITY," when great multitudes around the globe of Earth are blessed with "PEACE, SECURITY, and PROSPERITY" to a notable degree, how could there be any serious threat or real danger of "SUDDEN DESTRUCTION" WORLDWIDE? "Unthinkable, absurd, ridiculous" would be, naturally, the response of multitudes who have not, for whatever reason, studied these subjects.

 

But, It can happen, and is prophesied by the Master Teacher and Prophet Jesus of Nazareth to assurely happen as a consequence of the godless secularism, materialism, hedonism, and satanic idolatry of the overriding majority of human beings who take advantage of "PEACE, SECURITY, and PROSPERITY" to satisfy all their own personal fleshly, worldly passions, vices, obsessions, agendas, and philosophies, in bold and defiant rejection of the Creator God's divine purpose and instructions for human beings!

Severe PLAGUES are to be brought upon them to get them to "REPENT," but, revealing beforehand, by divine foresight, the outcome, Jesus says: "THEY DID NOT REPENT." Revelation 9:20-21; 11:18; 16:9-21 

I would respectfully ask: Have Buddha, Confucius, the authors of the Vedas, Mohammed, the Popes, the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs, the Actec writings, Nostradamus, and self-appointed "prophets" of Christendom such as Jong Myuung-seok (South Korean), Alan John Miller (Australian), et all, proclaimed as devine revelations given to them, specific prophecies just like those of Jesus of Nazareth being precisely fulfilled in this THIRD DECADE of the 21st CENTURY? Precisely, the one: "While people are saying, 'There is PEACE and SECURITY,' then SUDDEN DESTRUCTION will come upon them..."

To be sure, "the TESTIMONY of JESUS is the SPIRIT of PROPHECY(Revelation 19:10), and both his prophecies fulfilled already, as well as those being fulfilled in the 21st century, constitute indisputable proof that he is the "ONE LORD" (Ephesians 4:5) who has that true "SPIRIT of PROPHECY.Thus confirmed his legitimacy, power, and universal "AUTHORITY" (Matthew 28:18-20), WISE, indeed, will be the human beings in Asia, Africa, Europe, North, Central, and South America, and all the islands of the seven seas who seek to know and follow his will on all matters having to do with the salvation of the soul, for he and his Father in heaven desire "all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:3-4; John 3:16.

 

"Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." Mark 16:15-16; Acts 22:16. "REPENT and BE BAPTIZED every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ FOR the FORGIVENESS of your SINS, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:28

The evolving DRAMAS of the Two Great Masses of Humans who occupy the World Stage

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The “LITTLE WHILE” followed immediately by the Second Coming of Christ

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The MILLENNIUM of RELIGIOUS LIBERTY guaranteed for a long time by secular leaders and governments NOT deceived by the DARK FORCES of Satan, now is seen to FLUCTUATE and WANE from the negative impact of powerful SOCIAL,  IRRELIGIOUS, SECULAR forces. Revelation 16:12-16; 20:1-10

Then, there is the GREAT MASS of the PURELY SECULAR, the IRRELIGIOUS, and the SECULARIZED, acculturated, materialistic, POLITICIZED, and even militaristic RELIGIOUS, who see MOSTLY BLUE SKIES of “PEACE, PROSPERITY, SECURITY, and physical, material PLEASURE,” with SOME CLOUDS and the SHADOWS and DARKNESS of old age, sickness, and physical death somewhere up ahead. Their SOCIAL, RACIAL, MORAL, CULTURAL, and POLITICAL AGENDAS, generalized, aggressive, and insidious, PUSH, PUSH, PUSH the beautiful blue planet Earth, with its 8 billion human
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A SMALL MASS of serious, sincere BELIEVERS in the Living Creator God and his Son, Jesus Christ, see and duly appreciate the BLUE SKIES of the increasing “PEACE, PROSPERITY, and SECURITY” of this Third Decade. However, they also see DARK and STORMY AREAS of the heavens where CURIOUS, DISQUIETING ACRONYMS FLOAT OMINOUSLY.

Then, there is the GREAT MASS of the PURELY SECULAR, the IRRELIGIOUS, and the SECULARIZED, acculturated, materialistic, and even militaristic RELIGIOUS, who see MOSTLY BLUE SKIES of “PEACE, PROSPERITY, SECURITY, and physical, material PLEASURE,” with SOME CLOUDS and the SHADOWS and DARKNESS of old age, sickness, and physical death somewhere up ahead. Their SOCIAL, RACIAL, MORAL, CULTURAL, and POLITICAL AGENDAS, generalized, aggressive, and insidious, PUSH, PUSH, PUSH the beautiful blue planet Earth, with its 8 billion human beings, into the HIGHLY DANGEROUS “LITTLE WHILE.” Revelation 20

The MILLENNIUM of RELIGIOUS LIBERTY guaranteed for a long time by secular leaders and governments NOT deceived by the DARK FORCES of Satan, now is seen to FLUCTUATE and WANE from the negative impact of powerful SOCIAL, IRRELIGIOUS, SECULAR forces. Revelation 16:12-16; 20:1-10

The “LITTLE WHILE” before the Second Coming of Christ.

TIME ENDS.

An artistic creation of a generic human male head and a generic female head, the brain of each represented abstractly, both images against a geometric background of blues and purples.

Major TOPICS of this study

Read time of about 6 minutes. Six images. 

COMMON SENSE in RELIGION and LIFE. Applied to the use of: RELIGIOUS IMAGESIDOLS, ICONS, STATUESRELICS, SACRED PLACES, and TRADITIONS. To the OCCULT.     |||    To PENTECOSTALISM in GENERAL.     |||    To PENTECOSTAL DOCTRINES and PRACTICES in PARTICULAR: ECSTATIC TONGUES, ANGELIC TONGUES, FRENETIC or DERVISH DANCING, and ECSTATIC PRAYING and MOANING by several or many worshipers at the same time.     |||     Applied to GENDER and SEXUAL BIOLOGICAL IDENTITIES, PERCEPTIONS, INCLINATIONS, ENGINEERING, and CHANGES.     |||     To BAPTISM by immersion or sprinkling, for the forgiveness of sin or as a mere "SYMBOL" of faith, and of human beings mature enough in mind and spirit to make personal intelligent decisions, or of infants and small children NOT CAPABLE of such decisions.     |||     NATURAL, COMMON SENSE impels the normal human being to PERSONAL DISCIPLINE on every level of his existence, including the CONSCIENCE, inhibiting vices and dangerous obsessions.     |||     The KNOWLEDGErecognitionunderstanding, and daily application of COMMON SENSE is absolutely vital for anyone who "desires to LOVE LIFE and SEE GOOD DAYS.1 Peter 3.10     |||       Este tema en ESPAÑOL.

Problems with the DEVIL?
BAD Thoughts
The "DARK
SIDE"

Major TOPICS of this study

Read time of 7 to 8 minutes. Three video clips and three images. 

PROBLEMS with the DEVIL? With Wrong, EVIL, the "DARK SIDE." With BAD THOUGHTS. Even CHILDREN do bad things. Mental, emotional, physical, and moral challenges of PUBERTY. "CONTRACT with the DEVIL." "CHILD of the DEVIL." Powers of true Christian psychology to combat  DARKNESS and VIOLENCE. FREE WILL. An INFERNO of suffering due to taking the DEVIL as a "SOULMATE,scheming and running with him. Police, Courts, Prison, and Premature DEATH:  The heavy price of living on the "DARK SIDE."  YOUTH: Temptations and dangers they face. STRESS: combating high levels. NIGHTMARES. FANTASIES. DREAMS. Warring with BAD THOUGHTS. Powerful, spiritual weapons, and the "WHOLE ARMOR of GOD" to "RESIST the DEVIL,making him "flee from you.3 video clips. 3 images. 7 to 8 minutes read time. Este tema en ESPAÑOL.

"...he was the first on earth to be a MIGHTY MAN." 

A vivid painting of Nimrod standing before the Tower of Babel, with a great palace at his feet.

Semiramis, his wife, proclaimed herself "Rhea" which means "Mother of the Gods."

Genesis 10:8-9; 1 Chronicles 1:10; Micah 5:6

NIMROD, great-grandson of Noah, and his wife, SEMIRAMIS, founded cities in ancient Shinar and Assyria, including BABEL and NINEVAH. Genesis 10:8-9. They may have begun the construction of the Tower of Babel. The intriguing similarity between the Tower of Babel, the PYRAMIDS,  especially ZIGGURATS ("STEP PYRAMIDS,") in the Near East, Egypt, Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. NIMROD "was the first on the earth to be a mighty man." The "MOUNTAIN of NIMROD" in TurkeySEMIRAMIS declares herself RHEA, meaning Mother of the Gods. MOTHER GODDESS RELIGIONS are followed by a third of today's world population, including some churches, particularly the Roman Catholic Church. MARIOLOGYBEALTI-MEA DOMINA-MADONNA. Early appearances in the world of "THE GREAT HARLOT" of Revelation. BAAL. BACUS. CHALDEAN MYSTERIES. PAGAN PRIESTS. Concise, informative, exciting HISTORY. 11 images and maps. 15-minute read time. Este tema en ESPAÑOL

They found BABEL and perhaps initiate
the construction of the Tower of Babel.

Ancient peoples of the Western Hemisphere build step-pyramids similar to those in the Near East, Egypt,  and Asia. How can the existence and works of these peoples be explained?

Fascinating, Informative, Powerful HISTORY of RELIGIONS,
RULERS, and EMPIRES

The Sixth Trumpet of Revelation

Prophecies of Revelation for modern times? Some especially for ASIA?

For China, Japan, India, BangladeshIndonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, North Korea, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and other countries of ASIA?

The FOUR ANGELS "bound at the great river EUPHRATES" are released.

Painting of four angels above the Euphrates River and another blowing his trumpet, illustration for the Commentary by Dewayne Shappley on The four angels bound at the River Euphrates released.

“Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God, saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, ‘Release the FOUR ANGELS who are bound at the great river EUPHRATES.’ So the four angels were released, who had been held ready for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, to kill a third of humankind.” Revelation 9:13-15

The COLOR of Human LIFE

A photograph showing people of different races illustrates the study on The Color of Human Life.

The COLOR of HUMAN LIFE. RESUME of MAJOR POINTS. 13-minute read. "Black Lives Matter." Human life has NO COLORPHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES of HUMANS. Forces of physical and spiritual life have NO COLOR. Human BLOOD IS ALWAYS RED for ALL RACES. "BLACK" is not the COLOR of any human LIFE.  How does each human life ACQUIRE TRUE VALUE? ATHEISTS' poor and hollow concept of human life. Every "nation of men" is made of "ONE BLOOD." Human beings are the "OFFSPRING" of the true Creator God. Categories of human lives from the best to the worst. The RIGHT and DUTY to ask: "What human lives deserve to be respected?" COMMON SENSE in the evaluation of human lives. Losing and Recovering Human Value. Who are the people not afflicted with RACISM? The organization of human beings with the highest level of interaction free of RACIAL PREJUDICES is the true CHURCH of CHRIST guided by the New TestamentAlpha Index Black lives matter, Blood human, Humans attributes, Atheism, Offspring of God, Common Sense, Racism, One blood, Church of Christ. Este tema en ESPAÑOL

ARMAGEDDON

The 
"SHORT TIME" of Revelation 20

The MILLEN-NIUM wanes gradu-ally

A small image of a white, fringed mass impacted by a reddish, beastly mass, illustration for the battle of Armageddon.
A small, vertical image of Jesus Christ returning triumphantly on a white horse to end Armageddon.

Christ returns trium-phant

“ARMAGEDDON” in Revelation 16:13-16

Armageddon. Scene 1. Data on the origin and meaning of the name "Armageddon." It is the Greek translation of Megiddo, a strategic military location in the Fertile Crescent on the edge of the Jezreel Valley, Israel, for millennia. Is the "Armageddon" of Revelation an earthly-material-carnal war or purely spiritual? Spiritual wars in heaven and on earth. The "armor" and "warfare" of God and His authentic Church are only and exclusively spiritual, an affirmation supported by several Bible texts. Three examples of churches involved in earthly, material, carnal warfare. Two video clips. Four images.

The following subject is complete in 3 Parts

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EVERYTHING LOST in EDEN COMPENSATED a MILLION-FOLD with SPECTACULAR REWARDS

When thoughtful and serious human beings reflect on the current (first half of the 21st century) conditions and ongoing evolution of all that is material, physical, and spiritual, many may well begin to DOUBT the goodness, love, and power of the Supreme Creator God who, according to those who believe in him, conceived, planned, and brought into existence all that is seen, heard, or otherwise experienced in one way or another. Continue reading...

We continue our respectful communication with the Almighty Creator God regarding our “PUNISHMENT, we describe as “truly often TERRIBLE.

Ten incredible celestial New World, New Heavens, eternal rewards for souls deemed worthy to receive them are identified and described concisely. They compensate a million-fold over all that was lost originally in Eden and subsequently across the entire spectrum of earthly time and space. 

Jesus of Nazareth: His TREATMENT of ROMAN GOVERNORS and MILITARY OFFICIALS.
Six examples.

Jesus of Nazareth. NOT racist, political, culture agenda driven, social agenda activist, religious sect leader, secular nation defender, theocracy promoter, religious hypocrite, religious charismatic Mammon and glory seeker, abettor of lawless rioters and criminal elements, fanatical supporter of total sexual freedom… for the “KINGDOM” he preached is “NOT OF THIS WORLD… NOT FROM HERE” (John 18.36) and NEITHER WAS HE, NOR IS HE!

Just a few minutes to read each "Part." The "SIX PARTS" are listed under "POLITICIANS, GOVERNMENTS, MILITARY, POLICE, SECULAR AUTHORITIES" in the ALPHABETICAL INDEX for Letter P, and in the CATEGORY: "Interactions between Nations, Peoples, Governments, Religions, and their Gods, Goddesses, and Ecclesiastical Organizations."

TWO EARTHS

Part 1. The "FIRST EARTH" is the material planet EARTH.

TheFIRST EARTH” and theFIRST HEAVEN PASSED AWAY…and NO PLACE WAS FOUND for THEM.”

The NEW EARTH After the Second Coming of Christ

 NEW HEAVENS and a NEW EARTH take their place. CELESTIAL, HEAVENLY, in the SPIRITUAL REALM.

Surely two of the GREATEST SUBJECTS for ALL HUMAN BEINGS.
​Presented in the unadulterated SACRED SCRIPTURES of PURE CHRISTIANITY with a clarity and force unequaled by the “Sacred Writings,” visions, and doctrines of all other religions.

"CALL NO MAN YOUR FATHER ON THE EARTH; FOR ONE IS YOUR FATHER, EVEN HE WHO IS IN HEAVEN."

Three questions about the new Pope Leo XIV, why he calls himself “Pope,” and why Roman Catholics call him “Most Holy Father.” Pope means “Father.” Jesus Christ commands that no one should call any religious man “Father.” Why do a billion Roman Catholics all around the world disobey him. A 3-minute read.

An image of the coat of arms of the new Pope Leo XIV.

Will Planet Earth Continue Existing Eternally?

Only one KEY Bible verse is needed to understand and prove absolutely that IT WILL NOT. The verse is 2 CORINTHIANS 4:18.

“…while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the THINGS which ARE SEEN are TEMPORAL; but the THINGS which ARE NOT SEEN are ETERNAL.

Since Planet Earth and the universe of which it is a part are "things" that can be "seen," they definitely “are TEMPORAL. And, since they are temporal, they absolutely are not eternal! Continue reading. 3-minute read.

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An image of a flat map of the continents of earth on a background of shades of gold with a brief text superimposed regarding the Great Commission.

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