Think Outside the Boxes

According to the King James Version as recorded at Luke 23:43, Jesus said to the evildoer, "Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise." Was Jesus promising the evildoer he would be in paradise with him that particular day? From appearances, that would seem to be the case. However, appearances can be deceiving. If this version of the original scripture were true, it would imply Jesus was in paradise immediately after his death. If that were true, why would he need to be resurrected? However, other scriptures say otherwise. The King James Version, as well as other versions of the holy scriptures, have mistakenly placed the comma in Jesus' statement in regard to the word "today" in the wrong place. The translator's mistake was a result of the false belief they held concerning the idea people go to heaven after death. A false idea influenced by the mistaken doctrine of the immortal soul. (Ezekiel 18:4,20) (Ecclesiastes 9:5,10) (Psalm 146:3...

Nowhere in the Old Testament Scriptures does it speak of people personally going to the heavens where God resides. The stories of Enoch and Elijah ascending into the heavens where the person of God resides have been falsely represented. The word heaven, in the Old and New Testament Scriptures, refers to everything from the ground up. The scriptures refer to birds as flying in the heavens, the breathable atmosphere around the earth. (Revelation 7:19) (Genesis 1:7,8) The sun, the moon, and the stars are referred to as being in the heavens, space outside the earth's atmosphere. (Genesis 1:16,17) (Isaiah 13:10) The first mention of a person ascending to the heaven where God resides is in the New Testament Scriptures, and that individual was Jesus Christ. He himself made that point clear when he said, "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven." (John 3:13) Heaven was where Jesus was from, and heaven was where he returned. "No man hath ascen...

You have to ask the obvious and necessary question concerning what has become called Christianity. Why are there so many different Christian denominations that disagree with one another when Jesus and his apostles gave us one truth? They all claim to believe in the inspired by God book of truth, the Bible. Jesus answered that question for us and explained what would go wrong. “Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye roo...

Many religious legends and fables have been concocted through the centuries. The reason was to legitimize the grand lie that became a new religion during the reign of Constantine, when Christian names were attached to pagan celebrations and beliefs. As to the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, the Shroud of Turin, and the Cross, you will find none of these objects being physically used or spoken of in the New Testament after the original events they were involved in, and two never existed. The Ark of the Covenant disappeared before Babylon conquered Jerusalem and its temple. When the Babylonians ransacked the temple before burning it, the Ark of the Covenant was nowhere to be found. Is it possible God disposed of it to prevent it from being misused if captured or shown inappropriate idolizing? One thing is certain, Jeremiah stated its relevance would no longer be consequential with the original temple gone. It served its purpose. Jeremiah the prophet wrote the following about the Ark...

Nowhere in the New Testament does it say or even imply that the Apostle Peter ever went to Rome. However, it does say that the Apostle Paul went to Rome. He was the perfect choice to do so. He was Jesus' choice. When Saul was converted and became the Apostle Paul, Jesus said this of him, "But the Lord said to him: “Go! because this man is a chosen vessel to me to bear my name to the nations as well as to kings and the sons of Israel." (Acts 9:9-19) (Romans 11:13)  Even though the Apostle Paul was born a Jew, he was also born a citizen of Rome, Peter was not. Being a citizen of Rome gave Paul certain valuable rights and immunities. One important right Paul had as a Roman citizen despite being a Jew was the ability to appeal an injustice. If certain capital offenses were involved, a citizen could request to be sent to Rome, there to stand trial before the emperor himself, which Paul took advantage of on several occasions. Thus, he fulfilled Jesus words, "to bear my nam...

John was a cousin, apostle, and intimate friend of Jesus Christ. He referred to himself as "the disciple whom Jesus loved." John personally knew Jesus more than the other apostles did, aside from Peter. He no doubt had many intimate discussions with Jesus Christ as to who he was. John opened his Gospel account with the words, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made."--King James Version. Most people would not know the following because they would assume they are being told the truth by those who they trust to know. The Apostle John wrote his gospel in Aramaic and the common Greek. Koine Greek did not have an indefinite article, such as "a" is used in English, only the definite article "the". At John 1:1, the definite article is used by John in the phrase "the Word was with God"...

The question whether the earth was visited by alien beings who had an influence on humanity is answered in the Bible. They can be called aliens because they were not from our earth. They came from a realm beyond our physical universe, not another planet. The Bible calls them angels or “sons of God”. These beings were greater in “strength and power” than humans. (2 Peter 2:11) What people believe to have been the mythological Anunnaki were in truth angels, who were part of a rebellion. They possessed knowledge far beyond human understanding. They fathered a race of giant beings called the Nephilim to dominate humanity, at which they succeeded in doing for a short period of time. The rebellious angels attempted to alter God's plans for the earth. To save humanity from being genetically altered and eventually extinct, it became necessary for God to take drastic action to stop it and not allow it to ever happen again. Thus, the global flood spoken of in Genesis (Genesis 6:1-5) (2 Peter...

The Bible book of Daniel and Revelation are linked. Revelation is a continuation of Daniel's prophecies. (Daniel 12). Just as Daniel used beasts to represent political powers, so does the Apostle John in Revelation. Revelation 12 to 18 is a description of today's political and religious scene. The stage is set for Revelation's final act. The cast has been selected.  ) The Seven Headed Dragon--The Original Serpent, Satan the Devil. ) Seven Headed Wild Beast--the world's political system who receives their power and authority from the "ruler of this world", Satan the Devil. (Luke 4:5,6) (Revelation 13:2) ) The Image of the Wild Beast--League of nations followed by the United Nations representing the political powers of the world. ) Two Horned Beast--United States as an extension of Great Britain, who makes itself appear to be a Lamb or "Christlike" but speaks Satan the Devil's words with a dragon's mouth. "And he doeth great wonders, so th...

Life, God alone possessed it. At some point, eons ago, he decided to share it. So, God put into motion a plan with a purpose. Only the heavens existed at this time, God's home. First, he created a spirit individual like himself. This individual, by virtue of being the first, would come to be called the Firstborn of Creation. Next, with the assistance of his firstborn, he created other spirit individuals and gave his firstborn authority over them, assigning him the title, Archangel. God also gave him the title, the Word, because he was God's foremost representative and would make sure God's declarations were known and enforced. This was God's spirit family, and they were called his spirit sons. Next in God’s plan, with the assistance of his Firstborn, he created the material universe. He assigned his spirit sons various positions of responsibility in taking care of this material universe, such as Cherubs, Seraphim, and Messengers, and put them under the direction of his ...

Jesus set the standard when it comes to worshiping God. He said, "...they that worship him must worship him in spirit and truth." This is the truth about Jesus’ birth according to the Biblical accounts of Matthew and Luke. The scriptural account in Luke tells us the shepherds were living outdoors watching over their flocks and it was nighttime. This is something they would not be doing in late December. When the winter cold began, it is a fact the shepherds brought their flocks in from the fields and would not be living outdoors, especially at night. So, Jesus' birth took place in a warmer month. More appropriately, a fall month. While the shepherds were in the fields with their flocks, angels appeared and announced Jesus’ birth to them. There is no mentioning of them seeing a star. The shepherds did not need a star to point the way. The angel told them exactly where they could find Jesus. The shepherds went to Bethlehem to see their Messiah. There was no mention of the M...

As of late, there have been extraordinary claims of divine intervention and the coming of a golden age of prosperity and peace. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6--"But of the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they will say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape. But ye brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief...Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober." This scripture speaks of the sudden destruction described in Revelation 17 and 18. The United Nations is the beast the nations of the world give their power and strength. "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind and shall give thei...

We have always looked up at the starry sky with fascination. We try to understand its mysteries. We have dreamed of going to other planets. Now, we have come to the point where our technology can make that happen. We have set our sights on Mars, our neighboring planet, with plans to travel there and eventually colonize it. If there is a God, and I believe there is, he has tolerated us sending probes, cameras, and unmanned vehicles to our neighboring planets to study their wonders, but that will be the extent of it. To colonize Mars, it is reasonable to imagine God will not permit that to happen. We have made a mess of the planet he has given us, so why would he allow us to go to another planet to make a mess of it. Until we get ourselves straightened out in our own home, we our going nowhere. Sorry Elon, we must first prove ourselves worthy of such a privilege. Think about it. If you had a renter who trashed one of your houses, would you let them set up home in another one of your hous...