Jesus Witness Ministries

Winning Cults Members for Christ,
While Safeguarding Your Faith.

Introduction

The purpose of this book is to win the High Control Cults members, such as, Jehovah’s Witnesses for Jesus Christ while Protecting your own Biblical Faith. Even though majority of the witnesses sincerely have zeal for God, they still need to accept Jesus Christ as the only way, the only truth and the only life giver. Presently, they consider the worship of Jesus as idolatry while considering their organization as the only way to salvation.

In 1879 Pastor Charles Taze Russell founded The Watchtower Bible and Tracts Society in the State of Pennsylvania and in Brooklyn, New York. It was one of the best Organized religions on earth. However, it does not qualified to be called the Truth and God’s Organization. That was amounted to Grandiosity and impersonating of Jesus. Who is the only Way, the only Truth and a Life giver (John 14:6; John 10:7-9)

God created people as free moral agent with ability to choose one form of worship or the other. It is ironic that a religion organization that fought for freedom of worship is denying her members the same freedom of worship. Many people who left their former religion and join the Watchtower Organization they were not labeled an Apostate until they decided to find another religion and left. About 80% of their members are Apostate based on the Watchtower interpretation. They became Apostate when they left the Watchtower Society. The members were not allow to read other religions literatures or attend another church. This was called interfaith. It is a disfellowship offense. What a double standard? Only the members of writing committee is allowed to research other religions literatures.

How to witness to Cult members

The method of witnessing to the Cult members is very unique. You need to know the difference between their teachings and the teachings of Biblical Christians. You need to know their mind set. For example, They think that only them can teach others the Bible. They think they are the only true and righteous religion. They think only Baptized Jehovah’s
Witnesses can pray and be heard by God. That their religious organization is the only way to everlasting life. The organization is the TRUTH. If you are not a member or you leave the organization, then, other members will hate you with passion because you have left the TRUTH. You will be labeled an Apostate, just like Apostles Paul was called an apostate ( Act 21:21)

Every other religions are regarded as pagan or demonic because they accept Trinity as biblical, they celebrate Christmas and Birthdays. They consider worship of Jesus and praying to Jesus as a form of idolatry. However, they did not consider the worship of their organization as idolatry.

The Watchtower Society says, “Come to Jehovah’s organization for salvation” – Watchtower 1981 Nov 15 p.212

For example, when I say, “Come to Jesus for salvation”. My statement shocked them. It is directly against their false doctrine- which was,”Come to Jehovah Organization for salvation”.

The most important concept behind being a Jehovah’s Witness is that you need to follow the Watchtower organization for salvation. The Bible is an organizational
Book and no matter how much reading one does, he or she can not progress on the road to life without his visible organization they says. For these reasons, Jehovah’s Witnesses will not read this book. The organization will discipline anyone caught reading another religion book or listen to their music.

In other to win the the Jehovah’s Witnesses for Christ, you need to learn from Apostle Paul, when he said,”To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. (‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭22‬ NIV)

You will need to assumed the position of a student by asking questions from the the witnesses.

In this book I will try as much as possible to simplified the unique term used by Jehovah’s Witnesses that are not familiar to the Biblical Christians.

For example,
1-God’s Organization means modern day Noah’s Ark
2-Governing Body( The Slave Class)
3-Little Flock mean 144,000 that has heavenly Hope.
4-Trinity- Is it Biblical
5-Holy Communion or Memorial
6-False Prophets
7-Jesus Witnesses or Jehovah Witnesses which?
8-Baptism how important?
9. Did God Forbid Blood Transfusion?

If any Christian can use the Bible to correct their twisted doctrines on the above subjects, it is after then, they will either surrender to Jesus or run away from coming to you.
For example, it takes me less than five questions, to dislodged the Witnesses who came to confront me why I have a “Jesus Witness Ministries”.
The conversation goes this way: we have evidence that you are teaching apostasy by saying “come to Jesus For Salvation. And they displayed the picture of my signboard on their phone. That signs says, “Jesus Witness Ministries”and Come to Jesus for Salvation”

Then I asked, who are you representing? Jesus or Jehovah or the organization?
One of the Elder said, the organization. Then I told them that I don’t want to worship a printing corporation. I want to worship Jesus and Jehovah God. I recently know that my Baptism 44 year ago was to an organization and that it was not done in the Name of the father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit as Jesus commanded in Matthew 28:19 I realize that people are being Baptized in the name of the organization. Then I asked, wether the organization have the monopoly of true worship and everlasting life? They answered No. My last question was, is it not an acts of impersonation of Jesus, when the organization is being called the Truth instead of Jesus Christ based on John 14:6?
They can’t answer that question and they asked, who is teaching you all these things? I said, Holy Spirit. They departed from me.

The above example showed that the Witnesses need help to know who actually is receiving their worship. Not Jesus or Jehovah but a man made legal printing corporation, called The Watchtower Bible & Tracts Society. When Jesus called me and gave me the mandate to help the lost,sheep of the Watchtower organization. I felt so inadequate but the Holy Spirit taught me all I need to do to win the Witnesses for Jesus. Many of them are highly sincere and disciplined in their worship of the organization. They did not realize that their worship is been redirected to an organization not to God.

Chapter 1

God’s Organization:

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the Watchtower Society is God’s Organization on earth liking it to Modern day Noah’s Ark. The organization is also called the TRUTH. Anyone who is not a member of the Organization is not in the truth and such can not gain life. Frankly put, he or she will be destroyed at Armageddon.

The problem with this doctrine was that The Watchtower was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1879 by Charles T. Russel.

Since The Jewish System of religion was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. Which organization replace the Jewish System from 70 A.D to 1879 the time The Watchtower was incorporate in 1879?

Does it means that God forsook his people for almost 2000 years?

If being a member of an organization is condition for True Worship why would Jesus say where two people or three gather in my name, I would be in their midst? (Matthew 18:20)

Why did Jesus started his own Ministries with 12 disciples even though He was born and raised in the Jewish System of religion?

Why would all the prophets and Apostles wrote letters individually and not using one voice like Watchtower Organization is doing and yet they were all inspired by God? (2 Peter 1:21)

How would your organization treat those who write their own articles?

Watchtower Organization claim to be the Truth, and Jesus says, “I am the truth” Which one is the genuine truth and which one is the counterfeit truth? (John 14:6)

Why did Jesus call them impersonators thief and robbers in (John 10:7-9)

Hebrew 13:8 says, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Why did the organization change their beliefs periodically?(‭Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭8‬ NIV)

If The Watchtower organization is God’s organization Why would their doctrines keep on changing with the new Society President?

If God need one organization to assemble all His people, why did He confused their language when Nimrod first organized people in The Book of Genesis?

“Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
That is why it was called Babel —because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth”. (‭Genesis‬ ‭11‬:‭1, 9‬ NIV)

How do you know that Satan was not behind the one organization theory from time of NIMROD , to the present effort by world rulers to form a United Nations Organization with The goal of creating “NEW World Order”. One Government, and under One Nation?

Have you heed the warning of Apostle John, in 1 John 4:1-2,6?

If the Organization is God’s Organization why would it prophesies failed to come pass in 1914, 1925, and 1975? Read Deuteronomy 18:20-22, Jeremiah 14:14.

Apostles believed that the Holy Writing is sufficient to make us wise for salvation, Why do your organization uses uninspired books to study instead of the Bible?
(2′timothy 3:15-17)

Many Members of Watchtower Organization sold their businesses, their homes,
Forgone child bearing and schooling because the organization told them that the world would come to an end in 1975. And they donate their money to the society.

3- What compensation did the society offered them when their prophesy failed to
materialized?

4- Where we’re those donations invested? Do you know how much they are? Do
they have financial statement for the public to see?

5- How many company do they have beside the Watchtower Printing Corporation?
How many offshore accounts did the Society invested their funds?

6- How do the Society compensate those who died while refusing, organ
transplant and whole blood transfusion before the organization reverses itself on
organ transplant and the use of fraction of blood transfusion in 2000?

7- How do you check the Society Bible and other books quotations to know
whether they are quoted out of context?

8- Did the Watchtower organization or it’s members perform any powerful works
to show that they receive Holy Spirit Like Early Christians?

Chapter 2

Is the slave class a parable or a Prophesy?

Jesus Said,

“After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ (‭Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭19-23‬ NIV)

Ask, is this a prophesy or an illustration?

Jesus said,
“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions”. (‭Matthew‬ ‭24‬:‭45-47‬ NIV)

Is this an illustration or a prophesy?

There are group of seven men who claim to be the “SLAVE CLASS” in the Watchtower Society. The Slave Class was said to be the custodian of spiritual food. Her duties are to give spiritual food to the domestics at the proper time and to shepherd them. They claim that they receive the spiritual food directly from Jesus and their own job is to feed the flock with this spiritual food. (Matthew 24:45) was used to support this doctrine.

Pastor Russell claimed to be the Faithful Slave and later the Governing body claim the same title.

The problem with this teaching was, this was a parable and an illustration. It is not a prophesy. Again, this parable is talking about one slave. You know this by reading Matthew 25: 19-23.

Again Read Matthew 24:45-47 and the ask, is this an illustration or parable?

How many slaves was the master talking about here?

Why did a group of people think that this parable apply to them?

If Matthew 25:19-23 is a parable certainly Matthew 24:45 is also a parable.

The “Slave Class” is said to depict the governing body in Jerusalem using Act 15:22 to support this claim.

Why did all the Apostle wrote individually books and letters if one governing body is directing their ministries, like the Watchtower Society?

How would your organization view those who want to write their own articles not directed by the WatchTower?

These questions will assist the witnesses to know that God will save individual based on their own faith in Him, regardless of their religion organization. God will not safe an organization but individual.

Chapter 3:

The Little Flock of 144,000 that has Heavenly Hope:

This teaching was based on Revelation 14:3

However if you read Revelation 14:1-5 you will noticed that all the description
Of the 144,000 are symbolic. They are not real. Just as somebody was very rich with $20 Million Dollars in his dream.
Another point of note is Revelation 19:1 which says,

“After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, (‭Revelation‬ ‭19‬:‭1‬ NIV)

This great crowd may include the numberless Elders and the 4 living Creatures as describe in Revelation 14:3
And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. (‭Revelation‬ ‭14‬:‭3‬ NIV)

Then ask the following questions:

If 144,000 is a literal numbers while would all it’s description was symbolic?

What is the number of those elders ?

How many did Jesus give the power to become God’s Children in (John 1:12
1John 5:1. Roman 8:14)

Did these Scriptures mention any number of people going to Heaven?

What does Jesus mean when he said, “My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? (‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭2‬ NIV)

These questions will help the witnesses to have a rethink about their twisted doctrines of only 144,000 deserves to be in Heaven.

Chapter 4:

Trinity is it Biblical doctrine?

Jehovah’s Witnesses portray Trinity as a demonic doctrine. They will tell you that if you have a 3-headed child would you be happy? Of course Not! Then they will read about 3 different Scriptures to support their doctrine. (John 14:28, Matthew 3:17)

Any religion that teaches Trinity is considered pagan. Any witness who attends church services for any reason will be severely discipline.

For any Christian To defend their faith in the Trinity Doctrine, you need to know the nature of God, the deity of Jesus and the deity of the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, one need to know the role each of them play in creating activities.

God the Father

In a nutshell the Bible says, God is Love, God is Spirit and God is light. These are not mere qualities he possesses. It is his nature and his very being. The Scriptures confirm this by describing the appearance of God as fire, light.(Revelation 21:23, Exodus 13:21, 1 John 4:8, John 4:8) (‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ NIV)

In Isaiah 43:11 God said, I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior. (‭Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭11‬ NIV) Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. (‭Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬ NIV)

If there is only one God and one Saviour as stated in Isaiah 43:11 and Luke 2:11 stated that a Saviour has been born. If you agree with Jesus, that he is the same father and God, then God is one. You can not separate father from the son. Otherwise, the above Scriptures will be a contradiction of One God and One Saviour.

What does Jesus tell Philip when He said, show us the Father?

Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. (‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭8-10‬ NIV)

Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. (‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭22-23‬ NIV)

To show that Jesus is a reflection or Mirror his father.Read Colossians 1:15-16

God is Light and Jesus is True Light.

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. (‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ and John 1: 4,9)

Jesus Christ, The Mighty God.

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. (‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭9-10‬ NIV)

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” (‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6-7‬ NIV)

For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (‭Isaiah‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬ NKJV)

Who does Isaiah describe as MIGHTY GOD in Chapter 9:6?

And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” (‭John‬ ‭20‬:‭28‬ NKJV)

Who does Thomas called GOD in John 20:28?

Who does Peter acknowledge as GOD and SAVIOR in 2 Peter 1:1?

looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, (‭Titus‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬ NKJV)

Who does Paul acknowledge as Great GOD and SAVIOR in Titus 2:13; 3:4?

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. (‭I John‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬ NKJV)

Who does John acknowledge as True GOD and LIFE in 1John 5:20?

But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all the angels of God worship Him.” (‭Hebrews‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬ NKJV)

Who does God command the Angel in Heaven to Worship in Hebrew 1:6

Why would Angel reject being worship but direct Apostle John to worship in Revelation 19:10?

And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. (‭Acts‬ ‭7‬:‭59-60‬ NKJV)

Who was Stephen prayed to when he was stoned to death in Act 7:59-60?

The torn in the Flesh.

And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (‭II Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭7-9‬ NKJV)

Who did Apostle Paul prayed to remove the torn in his flesh in 2 Corinthians 12:7-9?

Is Jesus a true God or a false God?

Who does the God the Father address as GOD in Hebrew 1:8?

Who does God directed the Angel to Worship in Hebrew 1:6?

Who created you and all things according to Colosians 1: 15-16?

In whose name can you have everlasting life Act 4:12; John 14:6?

Who is the Alpha and Omega in Revelation 22:13?

God Is a HOLY Spirit.

What does the John 4:23-24 when it says, God is a Spirit?

Is it correct to say the Spirit is God?

When Jesus says a sin against the Holy Spirit has no Forgiveness, does that show that Holy Spirit is a God Mathew 12:31-32.

In John 14:26 Who does Jesus says he will send to be our teacher?

In whose name did Jesus command all Christians to get Baptism in Matthew 28:20?

Who was God talking to in Genesis 1:26?

Who is in charge of power of God in Act 1:8?

Who directed Jesus to the wilderness in Matthew 4:1?

Isaiah 63:10
10 But they themselves rebelled and made his holy spirit FEEL HURT. He now was changed into an enemy of theirs; he himself warred against them.

Ephesians 4:30
Also, do not be GRIEVING God’s holy spirit, with which YOU have been sealed for a day of releasing by ransom.

Hebrew 3:7
For this reason, just as the holy spirit SAYS: “Today if YOU people listen to his own voice.

Hebrew 10:15
15 Moreover, the holy spirit also BEARS WITNESS to us, for after it has

Lied to Holy Spirit:

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? (‭Acts‬ ‭5‬:‭3‬ NIV)

Love by Holy Spirit:

I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. (‭Romans‬ ‭15‬:‭30‬ NIV)

Holy Spirit is every where.

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. (‭Psalm‬ ‭139‬:‭7-8‬ NIV)
The above Scriptures shows that Holy Spirit is a person of God. That is the third person in the Tri-unity doctrine. He can display emotion of hatred and Love.

Just as Human Being is a Tri-unity or Trinity if you like.
Human Body is made of (Spirit + Body + Soul). Apostle Paul wrote,
“May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”. (‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭23‬ NIV)

For example, you have one mouth. Your mouth has the tongue and the teeth. Mouth + Teeth + Tongue = One Mouth. The mouth make it possible for you to eat your food.

Trinity is Biblical Doctrine. The Father + Son + Holy Spirit. It is one God. Indivisible
One God. That was why God’s name is ” I AM. (Shall Prove to be What I shall prove to be) He can do the work of his son, or father or Holy Spirit. Our Lord is One God beside him there no Saviour. Any attempt by any person to differentiate the Father from the Son as one God will lead to more confusion.

Another, example, was when I gave my name to my son. The boy is my replica. He has the same personality as me. The difference between us is the age.
Likewise, Jesus is The Lord, is the savior, is the Mighty God. Is the agent of live. Without him there no life.
Those who says Jesus is the Mighty God are correct.
Those who says Jesus is the son of God are also correct.

Chapter 5
The Holy Communion only for the Saints?

The Jehovah’s Witnesses only celebrate the Memorial of Jesus’s death annually.
But majority feel unworthy to partake of Jesus Body and Blood. They will reject the emblem of his body and blood. They based this doctrine on the premises that only Selected few members numbering 144,000 people who will rule with Jesus in Heaven can take his symbolic body and blood. I later know that the occultist also reject Jesus name and body in their meetings.

Another point is that Jesus ate the PassOver in a private homes with his disciples. That means 2 or 3 people can celebrate the LORD MEMORIAL in the private homes.

He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.” (‭Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭10-12‬ NIV)
When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”

After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. (‭Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭14-20‬ NIV)

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.

Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. (‭John‬ ‭6‬:‭51, 53-54, 56-57‬ NIV)

The rejection of Jesus body and blood at the memorials, if is not an acts of disobedience to our Lord and Saviour, what is it?

Did the above statement gave any condition or location of where you will receive everlasting life?

The. Witnesses will read Revelation 7:4 and 14:3 to support 144,000 doctrine.
Then asked them to read it from verse 1-5 and ask whether this passages is literal or symbolic?

Then let them Read Revelation 19:1 and then asked, how many were in Heaven?

Then ask how many did Jesus gave power or authority to become God’s Children in John 1:12 and 1 John 5:1 ?

Chapter 6
What is God’s View On False Prophecy

But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death.” You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?” If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed. (‭Deuteronomy 18: 15- 22)

Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds. Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish by sword and famine. (‭Jeremiah‬ ‭14‬:‭14-15‬ NIV)

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are. (‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭15‬ NIV)

Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’ From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.
(‭Isaiah‬ ‭46‬:‭9-11‬ NIV

April 1, 1972 Watchtower Magazine claimed: “That The Nations Shall Know that A Prophet was Among them”.

1925 Failed Prophesy.

“Millions Now Living Will Never Die”

In 1918, Rutherford exclaimed in a series of public lectures, “Millions now living will never die!” This was related to his prophecy that the resurrection would commence on earth in 1925, with the return of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to earth. He went further to build many mansions called Berth Sarin in San Diego, California , USA for coming resurrected faithful.

The failure of the 1914 predictions and death of Russell in 1916 left his followers in disarray. After legalistic wrangling1 Rutherford became next President of the Watchtower Society. Credit must go to Rutherford for his ability to rebuild the Watchtower Society. He was able to re-ignite urgency into the remaining followers by announcing through public discourse in February 1918 that “The World Has Ended – Millions Now Living May Never Die!” In March the title was changed to the more compelling “The World Has Ended — Millions Now Living Will Never Die”.2

1975 Failed Prophesy.

“The published timetable resulting from this independent study gives the date of man’s creation as 4026 B.C.E. According to this trustworthy Bible chronology six thousand years from man’s creation will end in 1975, and the seventh period of a thousand years of human history will begin in the fall of 1975 C.E. So six thousand years of man’s existence on earth will soon be up, yes, within this generation. So in not many years within our own generation we are reaching what Jehovah God could view as the seventh day of man’s existence. How appropriate it would be for Jehovah God to make of this coming seventh period of a thousand years a sabbath period of rest and release, a great Jubilee sabbath for the proclaiming of liberty throughout the earth to all its inhabitants! This would be most timely for mankind. It would also be most fitting on God’s part, for, remember, mankind has yet ahead of it what the last book of the Holy Bible speaks of as the reign of Jesus Christ over earth for a thousand years, the millennial reign of Christ. It would not be by mere chance or accident but would be according to the loving purpose of Jehovah God for the reign of Jesus Christ, the ‘Lord of the Sabbath,’ to run parallel with the seventh millennium of man’s existence.” Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God 1966 pp.26-30

The 1968 edition of The Truth book contained subtle quotes pointing to the fact that the world could not survive past 1975.

“Back in 1960, a former United States Secretary of State, Dean Acherson declared that our time is “a period of unequaled instability, unequaled violence” And he warned: “I know enough of what is going on to assure you that, in fifteen years from today this world is going to be too dangerous to live in.”" The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life p.9 1968 edition.
The Effects on the Watchtower Disciples.
Many children dropped out of schools, other post pone marriages and child bearing. Other sold their homes and businesses and donated the money to the Society. Some farmers cut down their Cocoa farms.
After reading the above, you can then ask what do you know about The watchtower prediction of the end of the world in 1914, 1925, and 1975?
Is the Watchtower Society a true prophet or a false prophets?

Remember that you need to humble yourself like an innocent student who want to know the Bible truth. Your mission is to win Jehovah’s Witnesses for Jesus while safeguarding your own faith.

Many New Jehovah’s Witnesses who join the organization after 1975 did not know what had happens about the false predictions and the Watchtower Society always shift the blame on over zealous witnesses. Don’t be surprised when some of the Witnesses displays their ignorance of their history. Witnesses are like a lamb that see not his base but can see its surroundings.

Why Question Religion?

Suppose you need to have surgery for a life-threatening illness. You would want to have the utmost confidence in the surgeon, since your life will be in his hands. Would it not be prudent to review his record of experience?

Similarly, it is wise to examine religion carefully. If you belong to a religious organization, you are, in effect, putting your spiritual life in its hands. This includes your prospects for salvation.” “The Watchtower (2013), July 1, 2013.”

If you are one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and feel guilty researching the Organization or reading other religion publications, consider the following Watchtower article. “It is important, then, that you “keep testing whether you are in the faith,” as Paul declared. Keep checking to see whether the things you believe are in keeping with God’s Word.

But the question is, Are you willing to put your religion through such a test? There is nothing to fear, because if you have the right religion you can only be reassured by the examination.

And if what you believe is not in keeping with the Bible, then you should welcome the truth, because it leads to light and life.” Watchtower 1958 May 1 p.261 Is Your Religion the Right One?

Apostle John warned,
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Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood
. (1 John 4:1, 6 NIV)

Chapter 7:
Jesus Witness or Jehovah Witnesses, Which?

God bears witness to Jesus.

I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.” (‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭18‬ NKJV)
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (‭Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ NKJV)

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. (‭I John‬ ‭5‬:‭9-12‬ NKJV)

The above Scriptures indicate that God the father bears witness about his son Jesus Christ as the life giver. That was consistent with Jesus Statement that, “I am the Way, the Truth and Life”…(John 14:6)

Holy Spirit Bear Witness to Jesus.

“But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning. (‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭26-27‬ NKJV)

“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
(‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭12-14‬ NKJV)

The Angels Bears Witness To Jesus

“‘I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear witness to you about these things for the congregations. I am the root and the offspring of David and the bright morning star.’”
(Rev. 22:16, NWT)

At that I fell down before his feet to worship him. But he tells me: “Be careful! Do not do that! I am only a fellow slave of you and of your brothers who have the work of witnessing concerning Jesus. Worship God! For the witness concerning Jesus is what inspires prophecy.”(Rev. 19:10, NWT)

The above quotations reveal that one the Angels works in heaven is to witness about Jesus. So we should be glad to know that the Angels are accompanying us in the evangelizing work.

Do The Prophets And Early Christians Bears Witness to Jesus?

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (‭Acts‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ NKJV).
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. (‭Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭18-20‬ NKJV)

And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. (‭Acts‬ ‭4‬:‭33‬ NKJV)

And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.” (‭Acts‬ ‭10‬:‭39, 43‬ NKJV)

From the above inspired scriptures you will agree with me that God, our Heavenly Father and The Holy Spirit bear witness and testified about Jesus. The Angels in the Heavens, all the Prophets and the early Christians bear witness to Jesus.

9- Whose Witnesses are early Christians ? Whom does the Angels in Heaven bear
witness in Rev. 19:10? Whose witness should YOU be?

10- Read Act 4:12 , whose name shall anyone Be SaFE?

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” (John 14:6, 7 NIV)

11-Who is the way to the father and who is the father ? Jesus and His father are
how many? Read ( John 14: 9-10)

Chapter 8
Baptism How Important For Salvation?

The importance of Baptism with Water and Baptism with Holy Spirit can not be over-emphasized. For example, Jesus went John the Baptist to get Baptized at the age of thirty at the beginning of his earthly ministry.

When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (‭Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭16-17‬ NKJV)

Jesus also commanded his disciples to Baptized all believers in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19)

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. (‭Mark‬ ‭16‬:‭15-16‬ NKJV)

Three points stood out is Believe or Faith and Baptism leads to salvation. Or I say,
Faith + Baptism = Salvation.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. (‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭4-6‬ NKJV)

Again One Spirit, One Hope, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, one God and Father Stood out in the Bible.

Baptism with Holy Spirit

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. (‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭3, 5-6‬ NKJV)

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. (‭Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭1-4‬ NIV)

When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. (‭Acts‬ ‭8‬:‭15-17‬ NIV)

After establishing the importance of Baptism in our salvation, then you may ask the following questions.

Why did the Watchtower Society are Baptizing new converts in the Name of Spirit Directed Organization, Instead of in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit?

For examples:

Watchtower Baptism Policy from 1955 to 1985
“A Christian, therefore, cannot be baptized in the name of the one actually doing the immersing or in the name of any man, nor in the name of any organization, but in the name of the Father, the Son and the holy spirit.” Watchtower 1955 Jul 1 p.411
“We do not dedicate ourselves to a religion, nor to a man, nor to an organization. No, we dedicate ourselves to the Supreme Sovereign of the Universe, our Creator, Jehovah God himself. This makes dedication a very personal relationship between us and Jehovah.” Watchtower 1966 Oct 1 pp.603-604

Baptism Policy Changes from 1985 to the Present.

In total disregard for these previous comments and Biblical examples, in 1985 the baptism questions changed, with the candidate having to announce their desire to become associated with an Organization.

“At the close of the convention baptism talk, the baptism candidates will be in position to answer with depth of understanding and heartfelt appreciation two simple questions that serve to confirm that they recognize the implications of following Christ’s example.

The first question is:
On the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, have you repented of your sins and dedicated yourself to Jehovah to do his will?

The second is:
Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with God’s spirit-directed organization? Having answered yes to these questions, candidates are in a right heart condition to undergo Christian baptism.” Watchtower 1985 Jun 1 p.30
Rather than follow the biblical example of confession in Christ prior to baptism, a Witness must prove they intricately know Watchtower doctrine and law, and then devote themselves to “God’s spirit-directed organization” – the Watchtower Society.

How would you feel after many years in the organization or a religion and you later discovered that your water Baptism is redirected to a man made organization instead of to God and Jesus and Holy Spirit as Jesus commanded?

Jesus directed Baptism should clearly mentioned In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19)

In whose names should Christian Baptism should be done? (Matthew 28:19)

Chapter 9
DID GOD FORBID BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS?

We have been taught over the years that blood is something very sacred and that accepting blood transfusions would be a violation of God’s principles and therefore a disfellowshipping act.
The latest thinking now appears to be as outlined in the following quote, even though there is no scriptural enlightenment on the subject. Is it therefore a change of policy due to the litigation that seems to be on the Organisation’s doorstep?
Can you show us from the bible where there is a distinction in whole blood (sacred) and fractions of blood (not sacred?). See documents listed.

Watchtower June 1990 “Questions from Readers” “The Bible directs Christians to ‘abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from fornication.’ (Acts 15:29) Beyond that, when it comes to fractions of any of the primary components, each Christian, after careful and prayerful meditation, must conscientiously decide for himself.”

What is God’s view about the eating of blood?

God has a dietary laws for the Jews against the eating of blood. The pagan nations
practices of not bleeding a game and strangle the neck of sacrificial animals show lack of respect for the lives of those games. The lives of every creatures is in it’s blood. The blood carry circulatory gases – oxygen and carbon dioxide. That was why God forbid the eating of blood. In Leviticus 7:26-27 God says,”And YOU must not eat any blood in any places where YOU dwell, whether that of fowl or that of beast. 27 Any soul who eats any blood, that soul must be cut off from his people.’”

Leviticus 17:13-15 says,”‘As for any man of the sons of Israel or some alien resident who is residing as an alien in YOUR midst who in hunting catches a wild beast or a fowl that may be eaten, he must in that case pour its blood out and cover it with dust. 14 For the soul of every sort of flesh is its blood by the soul in it. Consequently I said to the sons of Israel: “YOU must not eat the blood of any sort of flesh, because the soul of every sort of flesh is its blood. Anyone eating it will be cut off.”

The punishment for eating blood is in verse 15?

15 As for any soul that eats a body [already] dead or something torn by a wild beast, whether a native or an alien resident, he must in that case wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening; and he must be clean.

So what does cutting off means? Read verse 15 again. Be unclean until evening.

The early Christian uphold the sacredness of blood.

Fat and Blood is God’s Food

The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the Lord’s. “ ‘This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.’ ” (‭Leviticus‬ ‭3‬:‭16-17‬ NIV)

Act 15:29
to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication. If YOU carefully keep yourselves from these things, YOU will prosper. Good health to YOU!”

Matthew 15:11. Jesus says,
11 “Not what enters into [his] mouth defiles a man; but it is what proceeds out of [his] mouth that defiles a man.”

If the punishment for eating blood is BE UNCLEAN UNTIL EVENING, why then should a sane Christian kill themselves in the name of loyalty to ones religion? The fact is,
Higher Education is expensive but ignorance cost LIVES. There was no Transfusion when the Bible was written.

The Watchtower is inconsistent in allowing blood fractions. This is readily apparent when considering the following. “Jehovahs Witnesses do not accept transfusions of whole blood or the four primary components of blood namely, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. They also do not donate or store their own blood for transfusion.” Kingdom Ministry Nov 2006 p.3

“Beyond that, when it comes to fractions of any of the primary components, each Christian, after careful and prayerful meditation, must conscientiously decide for himself.” Watchtower 2000 Jun 15 p.31

1. If it is wrong for a Witness to donate blood, whose blood fractions would the Witnesses use?

2. If blood must be poured on the ground, where would be the blood fractions they use come from?

3. If abstaining from blood does not allow taking a “major” fraction, why does it allow a fraction of blood?

4. If blood fractions were always acceptable to Jehovah, who is responsible for the Witnesses that needlessly died refusing blood transfusion due to Watchtower policy forbidding them prior to the year 2000?

Some examples of
How to refute the First Lie by the Witnesses.

For example, if a witness come to your door and offers you a free Bible Studies.
Smile and welcome him or her. But know That is the first lie.
Their goal is to study with you with their Mind Control Publications.

After you receive the book , Then you can ask the following questions….

Is this book inspired by God?

You just promise of giving me a free Bible Studies, why do you want to use uninspired book to study with me instead of the Bible?

Is the Bible not sufficient for salvation?
(2 Timothy 3:15-17)

Another Method is when you receive the Witness book promise to read it alone.
Look to the chapters and then write out questions from this book. Don’t show him or her this Book. You will drive him or her away if they see this book with you. Before the Witnesses start the study with you, ask him three to four questions from this book.

In summary, you need to pity majority of witnesses who are mistakenly worshipping a man made organization and getting Baptized in the name of the organization without knowing it. I was zealously following the organization for over 40 years without knowing that I was Baptized into an organization. The Baptism was not done in the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit as Jesus commanded (Matthew 28:19). Cal Max said, Religion is the opium of masses. This means that regardless of your intelligence, religion can still fool you.
I wrote this book out of sympathy for millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses who want to sincerely worship the True God.

Last Page

The Authors Testimony

My Testimony

For over 44 years I was not sure of everlasting life while I was following the Watchtower Organization because I can never do enough and be righteous enough to earn my salvation. I was constantly under pressure to do more and to hide my imperfections from other members who were spies of the organization. It is psychologically stressful to worship an organization instead of Christ. You can never do enough. You can never be righteous enough. And it is all hypocrisy at best. Sometimes I asked myself in what ways are we the Jehovah’s witnesses better than those whom we are preaching to? The truth is, some of them are worse than unbelievers . They are more hypocritical than the former.

Prophet Isaiah aptly said,”And we become like someone unclean, all of us, and all our acts of righteousness are like a garment for periods of menstruation; and we shall fade away like leafage, all of us, and our errors themselves will carry us away just like a wind(Isaiah 64:6).

My own share of poor judgment was when my first wife abandoned me in the United States in 1990 and went back to Nigeria. One elder was disfellowship due to her confessions. After that I got a divorce and remarried in 1995. However, The Watchtower Society did not approve the marriage. I was Disfellowshipped. My new wife was used against me when they imposed her as a Spiritual Head in the family. I did not know that they have such a diabolical policy that they are using to destabilize families. I was living in Hell for 12 years. That marriage ended in 2009.

When The Elders confessed to me that my marriage should not have lasted for more than five years. I told them that any policy that destabilize family can not come from God. This is Satanic principles. Then I asked, can you show me from the Bible where God overturns the principle of headship and imposed wife as a head in the family?

Since that day, I disfellowshipped the organization from my life. I stop going to their Kingdom Halls and stop reading their Mind Control Publications. In 2009, I Left the Watchtower organization after 44 Years and after they destroyed my marriage.( I John 4:1-2, 6, Deuteronomy 18:20-22)

When I think of the Watchtower’s false prophesy in 1975 and destabilization of my family, these two events arrested my hearts and brought me to Jesus, the only Way, the only Truth and the only Life eternal. (John 14:6)

Therefore, we all need Jesus ransomed sacrifice and favor to gain everlasting
life, not due our work and not base on our own righteousness, so that no one can boast ( Ephesians 2: 8-9).

Jesus said, “My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. And I give them everlasting life, and they will by no means ever be destroyed, and no one will snatch them out of my hands(John10:27-28).

In 2013, I came to Jesus for salvation. I was born again.(John 3:3 John 14:6)

Today, I am sure of everlasting life because I am one of Jesus Sheep’s. I don’t need to earn my salvation, it was given to me without conditions. It was based on Jesus grace and underserve kindness of God (Ephesians 2:8-9). My faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus is all I needed to be save.

Therefore those in union with Christ Jesus have no condemnation. 2 For the law of that spirit which gives life in union with Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. I am led by God’s spirit and am God’s Son and I am born again.(Roman 8:1-2: 14-17).

Today I serve my God of freedom and peace. My prayers are answered because I pray to Jesus, through Jesus, in the name of Jesus, and I receives the Holy Spirit and He is teaching me all the things I needed to know to become an adopted sons of God. I have been born again.(John I:12 , John 14:26, John 3:3)

Jesus have used me to perform many miracles to heal the sick people. God allowed me to prophesied and approved my prophesies to come to pass.

Praise the living Jesus. Hallelujah.

How Jesus Witness Ministries Started.

When God told me to start Jesus Witness Ministries in July 2013,
I said Lord, why Jesus Witness Miniseries?

He said, every Christian should bear witness to Jesus.(Act 1:8)

That God himself bear Witness to Jesus in ( John 8:18, Matthew 3:17, 1 John 5:9-12 , Matthew 17:5)

The Holy Spirit bear Witness to Jesus(John 16:12-14, John 15:26-27)

The Angels bear Witness to Jesus(Revelation 22:16, Revelation 19:10)

Then I said, where should I preach? He said, the Churches will help you to sow the seed of Christianity among Jehovah’s Witnesses. As Jehovah’s Witnesses come to their homes with their twisted doctrines, the Christians will show them the way to Jesus Christ. He said, presently they were worshiping the organization rather than Jesus. (Hebrew 1:6)

Then I told God, I don’t qualify to take this Task because, I am a sinner. Then he said, David, I know you before you were born. I have declared you righteous.
(Roman 8:1-2,14).
Then I started looking for churches that will assist me in this ministries. I search the World Wide Web and the Holy Spirit directed me to the Winners International. This church allow other Ministries to develop their ministries. They even have a seminars for other Ministries. Jesus is performing miracles in Jesus Witness Ministries. I am now a believer in God’s grace and power. Praise the Living Jesus. Hallelujah.

Presently:

I HAVE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.
And
I have a spiritual identity. I know and I am convince and I can confidently says:

(Am a Temple of Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:19)
( I am a God’s Temple I Corinthian 3:16)
( God dwell in me 2 Corinthian. 6:16 )
(Jesus live with me (John 14:23)

Presently, I am bearing the fruitage of Holy Spirit in my lives.

You too should get your spiritual ID.

For example: You must have personal relationship with Jesus and his father. You must know How the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit views You.

Then you can be sure of everlasting life and your behavior will manifest your spiritual identity.

You must believe in the power of Holy Spirit as a helper and your teacher
(John 14:16-17,26)

You must ask and pray to receive Holy Spirit (John 20: 21-23, Luke 11:13)

You must recognize that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and Life (John 14:6)

Your must have personal relationship with Your God, with Jesus and with Holy Spirit. John 4:24, John 10:30 , John 14:8-9

You must apply what you read from the Bible to yourself and to your church
Do not judge others to make yourself righteous

You must read the Bible with Godly views , not with religious views(google)

You must recognize that there is no perfect religion and that all those who say Jesus is The Lord! are part of Christ body members ( I Corinthians 12:1-30)

That everyone needs Gods underserve kindness to be safe.( Ephesians 2:8-9)

More importantly, you must bear the fruitage of God’s Holy Spirit in your life
(Galatia 5:22-23)

You must realize that your salvation does not depend on the type of your religion organization or church you belong to but on your personal relationship with Jesus.
Everyone need their own faith in God before you can gain life.
Faith is a pregnancy of reality. Or Faith give birth to reality.

For more information:

Visit, Jesus Witness Ministries.com

Or contact Bro. David Olaniyan @ (973) 902-8160

What Is The Master Key to Prosperity?

If you own all the animals, you own birds of all kinds, all the fishes in the sea, And you control all the fruits and vegetables in this world, how rich would you be? That is exactly what God plans for you and me. He wants us to be very rich and wealthy.

Prosperity is your inheritance from the founding of the world. In the beginning, everything God created was very good. He put men in charge of or dominion of other creatures that he had created. Humans have the prospect of living forever in peace, security, good health and in material prosperity.

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
(‭Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭26‬ -30NIV)

This means that humans are the King and ruler over all God’s creations. They are to serve our interest and for our benefits. God put men in command of animals and birds, and fishes in the sea. You can call the Lion, Lion go and hunt a deer for me. He will answer you Yes Sir. In a few minutes, the Lion will come back with a deer. Or you can call a Bear, I need a big fish for dinner, in a few minutes, the Bear will arrive with a big fish. That was God’s plan for humans before He created us.

Brother David, what does this means?

This means that God did not create humans with pain, suffering, poverty, insecurity, sickness and death. Also! It means Divine Prosperity is a covenant between God and Our ancestor from founding of the world.

But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today. (‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭8‬:‭18‬ NIV)

Again let us read Hebrew 2:6-8.
…. “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him?
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You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor and put everything under their feet.”
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In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them. (‭Hebrews‬ ‭2‬:‭6-8‬ NIV)

What are those things that God put under Our Feet You May Ask?

The Bible says we are created lower than the Angels yet we are crowned with Glory and Honor. God gave us all natural resources such as gold, diamond, oil, iron, copper, bitumen. Water, stones of all kinds, lime stone, cement. Etc.etc.

If you own all these resources would you ever know what is poverty? The answer is No? Men is created with wealth and unlimited resources.

King David said,
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas”.(‭Psalm‬ ‭8‬:‭3-8‬ NIV)

Noah OBEDIENCE made GOD to Repeat the blessings to Him.

God blessed Noah and his sons and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth. All the animals, birds, and fish will live in fear of you. They are all placed under your feet (‭Genesis‬ ‭9‬:‭1-2GNTD)

Do you think that All the Angels in Heaven are happy with men? One of them was very jealous, he plan to steal these fortune from men. Also He desires to be worshiped. He wants to be like God.

Why? God created men lower than the Angels but he crowned men with Honor and Glory and give them all the world resources.

For example, if your father bequests all his belonging to your younger siblings, how would you feel? Naturally, you will be jealous.

Similarly, Lucifer felt jealous of men. This Angel plans to rob and corner the resources given to men and convert it to himself. Satan planed the coup with Eve and succeeded in overthrown men. He became the ruler and god of this system.
(I John 5:19)

Lucifer plan to be like God and want men to worship him.

Prophet Isaiah describe his ambition and his disgrace in Heaven by saying:
How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” (‭Isaiah‬ ‭14‬:‭12-14‬ NIV).

That was why Apostle James call him the ruler of this world when he said:
We know that we belong to God even though the whole world is under the rule of
the Evil One. (‭1 John‬ ‭5‬:‭19‬ GNTD)

He Introduced Doubt and Disobedience.

As the Bible says, no doubters will receive anything good from God.

Due to disobedience Adam lost divine prosperity of living forever, in good health, in security and in material prosperity.

What you plant you must reap.

Men planted disobedience and must reap pain, sorrow, hard work, poverty, sickness and death. The wages of sin are sickness and death.(Roman 6:23, Genesis 8:22 NIV).

Did God leave us without any hope? No! He prophesied about the seed of the woman who would come to destroy the work of the devil and to restore mankind back to His maker and to regain our dominion over God’s creation. The seed of this woman will restore all our stolen prosperity, good health, security and everlasting life.

That promised seed of the woman is no other person than Jesus Christ. He will restore all the wealth, good health, long life and prosperity to us all based on one condition. It is based on OBEDIENCE to his commands. (Genesis 3:15)

Jesus confirmed his mission when he said:
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (‭Luke‬ ‭4‬:‭18-19‬ NIV)

What is good news to the poor? The good news to the homeless is a shelter. The good news to the unemployed, is a good jobs. The good news to the hungry is food.

One may asked, what are some of the works of the Devil which Jesus will destroy?
What is freedom from oppression? They are sins, poverty, disease, sickness, death, and perversion of all manners, invincible barriers and curses of Satan.

How can men regain his lost glory? Since man Lost his relationship with God due to disobedience, OBEDIENCE to God’s commands and faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesu is the way to regain our lost glory of good health, security, long life and prosperity.

OBEDIENCE Is The Master Key.

The Lord said, “If you fully OBEY the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.
All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
The fruit of your womb will be blessed,
The crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.
You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

Xxxx The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven directions.

The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him.

Then all the people on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you.
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The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.

The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands.
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You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.
The Lord will make you the head, not the tail.
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If you (OBEY) pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.
Xxxx(Deuteronomy 28:1-14 NIV)

God further said, If you are willing and OBEDIENT , you will eat the good things of the land. (Isaiah 1:19 NIV)

From the above Scriptures you will agree with me that OBEDIENCE is the master-key to Divine Prosperity which are, good health,financial prosperity, security and long life.

Examples of OBEDIENCE

God Told Abraham:

“Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
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I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all people on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:1-3 NIV)
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Did Abraham believe and Obey God, even though there no logic in moving from a big city to a small village? Yes. HE OBEYED and Went.

For example, if a prophet of God told you to move from USA back to a small village in a rural area in Africa, would you believe and OBEY him? That was exactly what Abraham did. He OBEYED God’s instructions and it was counted as righteousness to him. He was rewarded with prosperity and good health.

Again God told him to Sacrifice his only son:

Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. (‭Genesis‬ ‭22‬:‭2, 10‬ NIV)

Abraham OBEYED.

OBEDIENCE is the master-key to open the flood gate of God’s blessings.

OBEDIENCE leads To Pease and Security.

God further said,
“I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country. (Leviticus 26:6 NIV)

OBEDIENCE to God release us from curses.

Christ redeemed us from the curses of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. (Galatians 3:13, 14 NIV)

OBEDIENCE leads to Physical Healing.

He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.” (Exodus 15:26 NIV)

Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span. (Exodus 23:25, 26 NIV)

“ ‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.
I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity and will rebuild them as they were before.
I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me. (‭Jeremiah‬ ‭33‬:‭6-8‬ NIV)

One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem.

And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.

When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” (‭Luke‬ ‭5‬:‭17-20‬ NIV)

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them. (‭Matthew‬ ‭4‬:‭23-24‬ NIV)

God says to Job,
let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the days of their youth’— (‭Job‬ ‭33‬:‭25‬ NIV).

I declare that In the Mighty Name of Jesus, Your sins are forgiven,
Your sickness and disease is cured in the Mighty Name of Jesus.

Let your flesh be renewed in the Name of Jesus
Let your strength be renewed in the mighty Name of Jesus. Amen.

OBEDIENCE leads to physical Health from all sickness and diseases.

If Jesus heals you during the course of this service and you like to show your appreciation to Jesus by giving testimony write your name for the attendants.

OBEDIENCE in GIVING.

God himself give us everything we have. He gave his only begotten son. Before men was created He gave us dominion over all the fowls in the Heaven, all the fishes in the water, all the animals and the creeping things on the surface on the Earth. He also gave us every thing under our feet. What a great Giver is our God?

Jesus gave us his perfect life. He gave us Riches by his poverty. He gave us good health by stripe

We too need to learn how to give. Jesus said, there is more happiness in Giving than in receiving. Obedience in giving leads to material prosperity.

Apostle Paul recommends the Acts of GIVEN. Because Given unlock God’s blessings.

Paul said, since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you —see that you also excel in this grace of Giving.

Due to his OBEDIENCE, Jesus became poor so that we can become RICH.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty you might become rich. (2 Corinthians 8:7-9 NIV).

Jesus was not poor spiritually.
But he became Poor materially so that You can become rich.

Do you believe this? If you do! You will never be poor again. Amen.
Jesus has paid for your poverty.
You will not be POOR again in the Mighty Name of Jesus.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭38‬ NIV)

Jesus himself give his own life. He gave us the Holy Spirit and Power. He gave us everlasting life by his grace and Favour.

Jesus said:
For the pagans run after all these things (material things) and your heavenly Father
knows that you need them.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these (material things)
things will be given to you as well.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each
day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:32-34 NIV

Receive All Your Material Needs in the Mighty Name of Jesus.

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (Philippians 4:19, 20 NIV)

God promised all his faithful children that He will take care of them materially and spiritually, that all their needs will be supplied.

I Believe it and I preach about God’s ability to supply our need. I have seen this fulfilled in my life. Yes God is able. Yes He can. Yes He Has.

Look around you and honor the true God and give him glory every day and you will be blessed.

Again the Bible says,
Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. (‭Genesis‬ ‭26‬:‭12-14‬ NIV).

This will be your portion in the mighty name of Jesus.

Again the principle of sowing and reaping and planting and harvesting will continue As long as Time and season exist. Therefore Sow the seed of Prosperity. Harvest the crops of Prosperity.

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. (Proverbs 3:9, 10 NIV). God will double your seed in the mighty name of Jesus.

Examples of People who use (Obedience) as the key to prosperity are:

Job was obedient to God.

This is the key used by Job to access God’s blessings. God was proud of him and blessed him more than his contemporary.

If you want God’s divine prosperity do what Job did and see whether God will not bless abundantly. God said, “In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil”. (Job 1:1-3)

Job was
1-Blameless
2-Fear the true God
3-Shun Evil
4-Upright

Can God say that about you? Do what Job did and receive abundant blessings from God in the mighty name of Jesus.

Abraham Was Obedient:

For example, God Bless Abraham when he said,

“Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
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I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all people on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:1-3 NIV)
Xxxx

You know that God is self-sufficient in all things and he does need you to feed him. However HE is looking for whom to bless. Are you that person? If your answer is yes, you will have to pass the test of love for God.

One thing I am sure of today is, I will never be poor again. Why? I know the secret of divine wealth and I have the key to divine prosperity.

That is OBEDIENCE and GIVING.

The reason is this we lost our heritage of wealth was due to disobedience and the only way to get it back is through OBEDIENCE. The second reason is the law of planting and harvest. Whatever you sow, You will surely reap. Give and Receive.

Another point is, my donation and Tithe can not make any Pastors rich.
It is God’s blessings that make one rich without adding any pain to it.
The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. (Proverbs 10:22 NIV)

My Tithe and offering can only make me rich because God said so. God can not lie. I trust him. If I pay my Tithes and I sow my seeds. God is faithful, I will surely reap whatever I sowed.(Malachi 3:10)

It may sound unreasonable for a fleshly man to trust God to that level but it becomes reasonable if you’re been led by God’s Holy Spirit.

OBEDIENCE to the Pastors/elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.” (1 Timothy 5:17, 18 NIV)

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. (1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13 NIV)

If we are humble and obey them, God will reward us with honor and life.

King Solomon said, “Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life”. (Proverbs 22:4 NIV)

In conclusion, Since disobedience brought mankind to the pitiable conditions we find ourselves today and “As long as the earth endures, seed time and harvest will continue (Genesis 8:22 NIV).

“God said to Hezekiah, “This year you will eat what grows by itself, and the second year what springs from that.
But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. (‭Isaiah‬ ‭37‬:‭30‬ NIV).

This means God will supplies your material needs for two years but in the third year you need to plant before you can reap.

Therefore OBEDIENCE is the master-key in matter of sowing and reaping.

We therefore, appreciates the supreme sacrifice paid by our mediator and redeemer Jesus Christ.

He demonstrated to us how to regain our stolen divine and material Prosperity through OBEDIENCE And GIVING. God gave his only Son and Jesus gave his LIFE for me and you.

To open the door of divine prosperity you also need to sow the following seeds of Obedience and Giving:

Obedience in Giving and Honor your natural parents and spiritual parents.
(Ephesians 6:1-3)

Obedience and Giving LOVE and bearing the fruitage of Holy Spirit as stated
In (Galatia 5:22-24)

Obedience and Giving Tithes and Offerings
(Malachi 3:10)

Bro. David how do you know that paying of Tithe is equivalent to divine blessings?

Abraham received BLESSING from King of Salem and He PAID 10% as Tithes. That is consistent with the God’s principle of planting and Harvesting, sowing and reaping.

Paul made reference to this again in the Book of Hebrew:
“This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High.
He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder! (Hebrew 7:1-4)

Therefore, if you wants to enjoy the blessings that flow from Jesus to Abraham down to you, you must be OBEDIENT in paying your Tithes and offerings.

And Be ready to Reap the abundance Blessings from God. In the Mighty Name of Jesus. Your Obedience to God in all these areas is the Master KEY to material prosperity, good health and long life.

Then you will be like a person described in the Book of Palm. “That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers” (Psalm 1:1, 3 NIV).

You will prosper in the Mighty Name of Jesus. Amen.

SAY these prayers:
My father in the Heaven, I thank you for giving me the chance to know you.
I thank you for teaching me to benefit myself
I thank you for showing me the Master keys to material and spiritual Prosperity.
Please give the Obedient and humble hearts to obey your laws.
In the Mighty Name of Jesus.
Please father restore my inheritance of good health, security, long life and prosperity. In the Mighty Name of Jesus.

Receive your abundant Blessings in the Mighty Name of Jesus. Amen!

Pray that I may proclaim the good news to more people to come to Jesus
for salvation.
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God will bless you as you pass this information to others.

Please visit our website @ Jesus Witness Ministries.com for various articles like this. I am always praying for you to have strong faith to receive your blessings.

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Festus writes,
Sir. This is a powerful message. Fresh oil and auction upon your ministry. How is the ministry sir? Another master key is in matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Blessed you sir.
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Hello Pastor
I am Pastor Elias from Kenya Africa I visited your website and I was touched with your message I therefore request you to come and teach us more of these truth and establish your works among us I cared for needy orphans who are in needy prayer thanks hope to hear from you. The articles that really touched me almost all but the first master-key to prosperity ,Paying tithes and God children identified etc

God blessed as wait to hear from you.

Pastor Elias Jogoo

Why Should I Honor My Parents?

Many children rebuffed the idea of honoring their parents. Why? Because some parents have neglected and abused their children. Similarly, some children have abused and physically assaulted their parents. Some family are headed by single parent. Some children are adopted. Some children also find it difficult to honor a parent whose religion differ from theirs. Are these children free from God’s command to honor their parent? What are the benefits and consequences of not honoring one’s parents? All these questions will be answered in this article.

Firstly, I will like to point out that the Bible talk about two types of parents. Our biological parents and our Spiritual parents.

For example, Apostle Paul said, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” (Ephesians 6:1-3 NIV)

Parents in The Lord: Required Obedience.
Obey your parents in The Lord for this is right.

Natural Parents: Are to be honored.
Honor your father-which is first commandment with a promise.
Honor your mother-which is first commandment with a promise.

What are these promises?
1- That it may go well (Material Prosperity) with you.
2- That you may enjoy Long Life on the earth(Good health and Long Life)

If you believe that God can not lie and the Scripture can not be broken, God is responsible to bless you materially, physically along with long life, regardless of what type of parent you have.

God said, ““Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 5:16 NIV)

Needless to say that our natural parents occupy very sensitive position in our life.
They serve as both a parent and a prophet. They can prophesy to our future for blessings or they can curse our future. And God will approve it regardless whether of whether they are unbelievers or not. Our honoring and obeying them is unconditional.

For example, our parent are given the responsibilities to educate their children about God, When he said, “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up”. (Deuteronomy 6:6, 7 NIV)

For these reasons, God commands us to obey them. Follow me to read some Scriptures where God bestow blessings upon people who obey his commands:

God will bless you in the house. He will bless your profession. He will bless your job.
He will bless your children. He will give you good health. He will take away sickness from you. He will make you a head and not the tail. You will be prosperous to the point of lending to the nations. (Deuteronomy 28:1-14 NIV)

On the other hand,

Cursed is he who dishonors his father or his mother. All the people shall say, Amen. (Deuteronomy 27:16 AMP)

Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in complete darkness. (Proverbs 20:20 AMP)

For God commanded, Honor your father and your mother, and, He who curses or reviles or speaks evil of or abuses or treats improperly his father or mother, let him surely come to his end by death. [Exod. 20:12; 21:17; Lev. 20:9; Deut. 5:16.]

Example of Parental Curses:

Prince Absalom was the most handsome son of King David. He gained the respect of his people. However He rebelled against his father and lost his right to the throne He also lost his life. What a pity. God has no respect for any man. His command remain constant till today. (2 Samuel 18:9-15)

Canna was the last born of Noah. He mocked his father when he was drunk and exposed himself. Noah woke up to know about the mockery, he caused Canna that Canna will serve his brothers. That cause remain on the Canna offspring till today. God can not lie and the Scriptures can be broken.(Genesis 9:24-27)

The above examples showed that regardless of anything our parent may have done wrong, it is not our job to discipline them. We are not allowed to dishonor them. We are not permitted to retaliate. We should leave all judgement to God. Our parents are like a visible gods. God will approve their blessing upon us. He will also approve their cursing.

In Jesus day, the religious leaders were misleading the children. They tell the children not to obey their parent on religious ground. That paying of Tithes to the church is more important than to honor their parent. They even quoted Jesus statement that those who love their parent more than Jesus is not fit for him. But that is Jesus. Not a religion organization.

Jesus rebuked them and call them Hypocrites, when he said, “But you say, If anyone tells his father or mother, What you would have gained from me [that is, the money and whatever I have that might be used for helping you] is already dedicated as a gift to God, then he is exempt and no longer under obligation to honor and help his father or his mother”. (Matthew 15:4, 5-8 AMP)

Does Honoring My Parents Extend to Honoring My in-laws?

Yes! Your mother-Inlaws, or your father -In laws are equally deserve your honor.
Because they give birth your husband or your wife. They nurture and educate him or her before he became your husband or your wife. If you truly love your husband or if you truly love your wife you will also love his or her parents. You can not enjoy the fruits of a tree but hate the tree that produces the fruits. You should also know that your wife or your husband carries the DNA of her /his parents.

Granted that some in-laws are hard to please, some are very intrusive. Please do not retaliate if you want marital pease and God blessings.

What if my Parent or My in-law is disable, physically or mentally?

Parental disability is no excuse for dis honoring your parents. Remember it is God’s command to obey and honor your parent without condition. It is God you’re honoring. It is God who will bless you with prosperity, good health,and long life.

For example, Isaac was blind, that was Jacob was able to deceive him and take the blessing of the first born.

Parental Blessings are Real.

Isaac said, “Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.’
So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes,

He blessed him and said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed.
May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.
May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.
May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed.” (Genesis 27:7, 27-29 NIV)

Pay attention to the above blessing upon Jacob and his progenitors. No Politician become American president without the Jewish backing. They take the lead in Science, Technology, Business, Judiciary, Real Properties and much more. The blessings are real.

This example, showed that to receive the parental blessings, you need to make the heart of your parent rejoice, in words and in deeds. Cook a tasty food, buy what he or she will appreciate, like wrist watch for him and neck chain for her. Good shoes or hand bags. These small gift and words of appreciations will provoke parental blessings. Try it and share your testimonies with others.

Some people will say that my father or my mother was not there for me when I was growing up. I was raised by a single parent. I was adopted. Regardless of your situation and back ground, you are still obligated to honor your parents to avoid being cursed by God. It is God who made the laws. It is God who promise you financial prosperity, good health and long life. It is HIM you’re respecting and he will surely bless you. Because God can not lie.

From the above statement, I have the opinion that honoring our parents and paying Tithe is equally important. Jesus reaffirmed the importance of honoring your parent
In Matthew 15:4-8. Jesus came to fulfill the laws. Honoring your parent is one of those laws. And God will increase your blessings as you honor and obey him.

What About Your Spiritual Parents?

Prophet Elijah became Spiritual Father to Elisha.

As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two. (2 Kings 2:11, 12 NIV)

Apostle Paul became Spiritual fathers to believers.

I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children. Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus (I became your father through the gospel). Therefore I urge you to imitate me. (1 Corinthians 4:14-16 NIV)

Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” (John 20:21-23 NIV)

The Apostles, the Prophets, the Pastors are all our spiritual fathers. God commands us to be obedience to them. You should not be judging your spiritual parents. Let Jesus be their judge.

Jesus gave Holy Spirit to his anointed servants and gave them the power to forgive you. Your sins are forgiven if your pastors forgive you. That is very powerful.

The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.” (1 Timothy 5:17, 18 NIV)

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. (1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13 NIV)

Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. (1 Corinthians 9:13, 14 NIV)

God can not be mocked.

For example, a woman travels to her home country and tell lies against a man of God. Three weeks later she was fired from her job.

Forty two (42) children were devoured by a She Bear because they mocked Prophet Elijah. Do all forty children mocked the man of God?
Not all forty two mocked the Prophet of God but they were in the same group. The point is, don’t be among the people that are saying negative things about anointed man of God. (2 kings 2:23-25).

God said, I will bless those who bless you and I will curse those who curse you. Respect God anointed prophets. It shall be well with you if you do.

In summary, our natural parents and our Spiritual parents deserve double honor. God promise to bless us with material prosperity, good health, long life and everlasting life in Heaven and on Earth. Let us obey God’s commands by complying with His directives. Plant the seed of honor so that you can reap honor.

My prayer is that May the readers of this message put God to the test by honoring their parents and see whether God will honor his promise to bless them. In the Mighty Name of Jesus. Amen.

Say these prayers:

My father in the Heaven, please give a humble heart to honor my parents
Jesus please, give me an obedient heart to obey my parents.
Holy Spirit give me the power to forgive my parents for whatever sins they may have committed against me.
Father help me to show my children good example of how to honor to my parents.
Help me to sow the seed of honor, so that I can harvest honor.
Please confer your blessings upon me for honoring my parents.
In the mighty Name of Jesus. Amen.

Pray that I may proclaim the good news to more people to come to Jesus
for salvation.
This message is delivered by Jesus Witness Ministries.
God will bless you as you pass this information to others.

Please visit our website @ Jesus Witness Ministries.com for various articles like this. I am always praying for you.
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Sons of God and God’s Children Identified.

The sons of God.

The term sons of God was used for the Angels that disobey God and came to marry the daughters of men. The hybrids children carried the DNA of both humans and the Angels. The Bible call them Nephilims.

The book of Genesis says, “The sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.” The Nephilims were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown”.(Genesis 6:2-4 NIV)

Satan made use of these Nephilims to produce children that formed the children of the devil and they are in opposition to God and his children.

Based on the above scriptures the evidences show that the Disobedient hybrids Angels /humans form the children of the devil. Anyone who Hates his brothers or Sisters are identified as the children of the devil.

Apostle John stated, “This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister. (1 John 3:10 NIV)

Jesus is the son of God.

Again, Jesus was identified as the son of God and that whoever believe in the son will gain everlasting life. Apostle John wrote, I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. (1 John 5:13 NIV)

Demons recognize Jesus as the son of God when they exclaimed, “What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?” (Matthew 8:29 NIV)

Who are the children of God?

For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. (Romans 8:19 NIV). The revelation of the children of God became manifest when Jesus became the mediator between God and believers. Reconciling both the Jews and Gentile, male and female to become the children of God and to be one flock under one shepherd based on FAITH in Jesus.

Apostle Paul stated, “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith”(Galatians 3:26 NIV). FAITH in Jesus is the identifying mark of the children of God; or rather, I say the common denominator of all children of God is FAITH in the ransoms sacrifice of Jesus.

Therefore faith in Jesus as the son of God and the life-giver becomes the identifying Mark of God’s children.

Authority, Power, Right, to become God”s children is given to all believers in Jesus Christ. Apostle John put this way, “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.”(John 1:12, 13 NIV)

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. (1 John 5:1, 2 NIV)

Again all Children of God are One class. Those who are not children of God belong to Satan seeds or children.

All God’s children must bear the fruitage of God’s Holy Spirit in their daily lives. They must all qualified to rule with Jesus Christ in either New Earth or New Heaven or both. All God’s children has equal chances to rule with Jesus either in the Heaven or in the new Earth. Again this selection is within God’s jurisdiction. It is not the business of any child of God to speculate.

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 3:26-29 NIV)

But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir. (Galatians 4:4-7 NIV)

For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to SONSHIP.

And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. (Romans 8:13-17 NIV)

Live by the Spirit and Live.

Those who live by the spirit will Live and those who live by the flesh will die. That is two contrasting lifestyles. That means all those who has faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus will be adopted sons and daughters of God and they must live by the spirit of God.

Jesus prayer is to make all believers in him to be one not two.
God’s children will become one did not support the two classes of the righteous. He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one. (John 11:51, 52 NIV)

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. (1 John 5:19 NIV)

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be had not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:1, 2 NIV)

ONE FLock and ONE Shepherd.

Jesus Prayed for the Believers to become One Flock Not TWO

“I pray not only for them, but also for those who believe in me because of their message. I pray that they may all be one.
Father! May they be in us, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they be one, so that the world will believe that you sent me. I gave them the same glory you gave me, so that they may be one, just as you and I are one:

I in them and you in me, so that they may be completely one, in order that the world may know that you sent me and that you love them as you love me.
“Father! You have given them to me, and I want them to be with me where I am, so that they may see my glory, the glory you gave me; for you loved me before the world was made. (John 17:20-24 GNB)

One Flock does not support the two classes doctrine.

I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be ONE flock and ONE shepherd. (John 10:16 NIV)

For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:12, 13 NIV)

This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. (Romans 3:22, 29, 30 NIV)

There is No Male or Female but Faith in Jesus.

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 3:28, 29 NIV)

Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. (Colossians 3:11 NIV)

In conclusion, the two class doctrine contradicts the above Bible quotations from Genesis to Revelation. The Bible made distinction between Sons of God and sons of the devil. There are no three classes. You either belong to God and Jesus or you belong the devil and world.

For example, one man can have twenty children but he may have special likeness for five children out them without telling them. He kept it to himself. They are all his children and they are all entitled to get inheritance from him.

That was why Jesus recognized that Jehovah have jurisdiction over who sit on his Right hands or who sit on his left hands in his Kingdom. Jesus told James and John, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.” (Mark 10:39, 40 NIV)

He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. (Acts 1:7 NIV)

We should not add more to God’s word nor subtract from it. We should just obey God and Jesus without twisting the scriptures to support our doctrines. Even though our doctrine may be logical and reasonable to men but it may be foolishness to God. We should stop dictating to God about how to execute his plans.

Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:1-3 KJV). Do we believe that Jesus is talking to all God’s children?

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7 NIV)

For example, some rich people among us have two houses, regular house and a summer homes in another state or country. The Sons of God, the angels have the capacity to live on earth and also in Heaven.

What will happen if our loving father make it possible for all his children to live in Heaven and on Earth just as he did for the Angels? There is nothing impossible for God to do except to lie. Let us obey God rather human organization and their unbiblical doctrines.

Miracles of Jesus

Matthew 4:23
23 Then he went around throughout the whole of Gal´i·lee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom and curing every sort of disease and every sort of infirmity among the people. 24 And the report about him went out into all Syria; and they brought him all those faring badly, distressed with various diseases and torments, demon-possessed and epileptic and paralyzed persons, and he cured them.

Jesus was a teacher, then a preacher and a healer

Matthew 9:19-29
19 Then Jesus, getting up, began to follow him; also his disciples did. 20 And, look! a woman suffering twelve years from a flow of blood came up behind and touched the fringe of his outer garment; 21 for she kept saying to herself: “If I only touch his outer garment I shall get well.” 22 Jesus turned around and, noticing her, said: “Take courage, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And from that hour the woman became well.

23 When, now, he came into the ruler’s house and caught sight of the flute players and the crowd in noisy confusion, 24 Jesus began to say: “Leave the place, for the little girl did not die, but she is sleeping.” At this they began to laugh at him scornfully. 25 As soon as the crowd had been sent outside, he went in and took hold of her hand, and the little girl got up. 26 Of course, the talk about this spread out into all that region.

27 As Jesus was passing along from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying: “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” 28 After he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus asked them: “Do YOU have faith that I can do this?” They answered him: “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying: “According to YOUR faith let it happen to YOU.” 30 And their eyes received sight. Moreover, Jesus sternly charged them, saying: “See that nobody gets to know it.” 31 But they, after getting outside, made it public about him in all that region.

Mark 5:25-29
25 Now there was a woman subject to a flow of blood 12 years,
26 and she had been put to many pains by many physicians and had spent all her resources and had not been benefited but, rather, had got worse.
27 When she heard the things about Jesus, she came behind in the crowd and touched his outer garment;
28 for she kept saying: “If I touch just his outer garments I shall get well.”
29 And immediately her fountain of blood dried up, and she sensed in her body that she had been healed of the grievous sickness.

Deuteronomy6
20 “In case your son should ask you in a future day, saying, ‘What do the testimonies and the regulations and the judicial decisions mean that Jehovah our God has commanded YOU?’
21 then you must say to your son, ‘We became slaves to Phar´aoh in Egypt, but Jehovah proceeded to bring us out of Egypt with a strong hand.

22 So Jehovah kept putting signs and miracles, great and calamitous, upon Egypt, upon Phar´aoh and upon all his household before our eyes.

Matthew 7:21-23
21 “Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will.
22 Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many powerful works in your name?’ 23 And yet then I will confess to them: I never knew YOU! Get away from me, YOU workers of lawlessness.

The flow of Blood

Matthew 9:19-31
19 Then Jesus, getting up, began to follow him; also his disciples did. 20 And, look! a woman suffering twelve years from a flow of blood came up behind and touched the fringe of his outer garment; 21 for she kept saying to herself: “If I only touch his outer garment I shall get well.” 22 Jesus turned around and, noticing her, said: “Take courage, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And from that hour the woman became well.

23 When, now, he came into the ruler’s house and caught sight of the flute players and the crowd in noisy confusion, 24 Jesus began to say: “Leave the place, for the little girl did not die, but she is sleeping.” At this they began to laugh at him scornfully. 25 As soon as the crowd had been sent outside, he went in and took hold of her hand, and the little girl got up. 26 Of course, the talk about this spread out into all that region.

A BlindMen receive Sight.

27 As Jesus was passing along from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying: “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” 28 After he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus asked them: “Do YOU have faith that I can do this?” They answered him: “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying: “According to YOUR faith let it happen to YOU.” 30 And their eyes received sight.

Stop Doubting
Matthew 14:27 32

27 But at once Jesus spoke to them with the words: “Take courage, it is I; have no fear.” 28 In reply Peter said to him: “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you over the waters.” 29 He said: “Come!” Thereupon Peter, getting down off the boat, walked over the waters and went toward Jesus. 30 But looking at the windstorm, he got afraid and, after starting to sink, he cried out: “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately stretching out his hand Jesus caught hold of him and said to him: “You with little faith, why did you give way to doubt?” 32 And after they got up into the boat, the windstorm abated. 33 Then those in the boat did obeisance to him, saying: “You are really God’s Son.” 34 And they got across and came to land in Gen·nes´a·ret.

Jesus Feed the Crowd

Matthew 15:32-39
32 But Jesus called his disciples to him and said: “I feel pity for the crowd, because it is already three days that they have stayed with me and they have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away fasting. They may possibly give out on the road.” 33 However, the disciples said to him: “Where are we in this lonely place going to get sufficient loaves to satisfy a crowd of this size?” 34 At this Jesus said to them: “How many loaves have YOU?” They said: “Seven, and a few little fishes.” 35 So, after instructing the crowd to recline upon the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fishes and, after offering thanks, he broke them and began distributing to the disciples, the disciples in turn to the crowds. 37 And all ate and were satisfied, and as a surplus of fragments they took up seven provision baskets full. 38 Yet those eating were four thousand men, besides women and young children. 39 Finally, after sending the crowds away, he got into the boat and came into the regions of Mag´a·dan.

Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come to me, all YOU who are toiling and loaded down, and I will refresh YOU. 29 Take my yoke upon YOU and learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and YOU will find refreshment for YOUR souls.
30 For my yoke is kindly and my load is light.”

Matthew 13:53-58
53 Now when Jesus had finished these illustrations he went across country from there. 54 And after coming into his home territory he began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said: “Where did this man get this wisdom and these powerful works? 55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Where, then, did this man get all these things?” 57 So they began to stumble at him. But Jesus said to them: “A prophet is not unhonored except in his home territory and in his own house.”
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58 And he did not do many powerful works there on account of their lack of faith.

Transfiguration of Jesus

Mathew 17:1-9
1 Six days later Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother along and brought them up into a lofty mountain by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his outer garments became brilliant as the light. 3 And, look! there appeared to them Moses and E·li´jah, conversing with him. 4 Responsively Peter said to Jesus: “Lord, it is fine for us to be here. If you wish, I will erect three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for E·li´jah.” 5 While he was yet speaking, look! a bright cloud overshadowed them, and, look! a voice out of the cloud, saying: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved; listen to him.” 6 At hearing this the disciples fell upon their faces and became very much afraid. 7 Then Jesus came near and, touching them, said: “Get up and have no fear.” 8 When they raised their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus himself only. 9 And as they were descending from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying: “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of man is raised up from the dead.”

A boy with Demon

Matthew 17:14
When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water. Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.” Jesus rebuked him, the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?” He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.” (Matthew 17:14, 15, 17-21 WEB)
World English Bible.

2 Corinthian 10
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage warfare according to [what we are in the] flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful by God for overturning strongly entrenched things. 5 For we are overturning reasonings and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God; and we are bringing every thought into captivity to make it obedient to the Christ; 6 and we are holding ourselves in readiness to inflict punishment for every disobedience, as soon as YOUR own obedience has been fully carried out.

Galatia 3:
5 He, therefore, who supplies YOU the spirit and performs powerful works among YOU, does he do it owing to works of law or owing to a hearing by faith? 6 Just as Abraham “put faith in Jehovah, and it was counted to him as righteousness

Luke 7:18-23
20 When they came up to him the men said: “John the Baptist dispatched us to you to say, ‘Are you the Coming One or are we to expect another?’”
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21 In that hour he cured many of sicknesses and grievous diseases and wicked spirits, and granted many blind persons the favor of seeing.
22 Hence in answer he said to the [two]: “Go YOUR way, report to John what YOU saw and heard: the blind are receiving sight, the lame are walking, the lepers are being cleansed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, the poor are being told the good news.

Luke 10:17-20
17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying: “Lord, even the demons are made subject to us by the use of your name.”
18 At that he said to them: “I began to behold Satan already fallen like lightning from heaven.
19 Look! I have given YOU the authority to trample underfoot serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will by any means do YOU hurt.
20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice over this, that the spirits are made subject to YOU, but rejoice because YOUR names have been inscribed in the heavens.”

Luke 18:35-43
35 Now as he was getting near to Jer´i·cho a certain blind man was sitting beside the road begging. 36 Because he heard a crowd moving through he began to inquire what this might mean. 37 They reported to him: “Jesus the Naz·a·rene´ is passing by!” 38 At that he cried out, saying: “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 And those going in advance began to tell him sternly to keep quiet, but that much more he kept shouting: “Son of David, have mercy on me.” 40 Then Jesus stood still and commanded the [man] to be led to him. After he got near, [Jesus] asked him: 41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He said: “Lord, let me recover sight.” 42 So Jesus said to him: “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.” 43 And instantly he recovered sight, and he began to follow him, glorifying God. Also, all the people, at seeing [it], gave praise to God.

John 5:1-14
After this, Jesus went to Jerusalem for a religious festival. Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool with five porches; in Hebrew it is called Bethzatha. A large crowd of sick people were lying in the porches — the blind, the lame, and the paralysed.
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A man was there who had been ill for 38 years. Jesus saw him lying there, and he knew that the man had been ill for such a long time; so he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” The sick man answered, “Sir, I have no one here to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am trying to get in, somebody else gets there first.” Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” Immediately the man got well; he picked up his mat and started walking.
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The day this happened was a Sabbath, so the Jewish authorities told the man who had been healed, “This is a Sabbath, and it is against our Law for you to carry your mat.”
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Afterwards, Jesus found him in the Temple and said, “Listen, you are well now; so stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” (John 5:1-3, 5-10, 14 GNB)

Act 19:11 -18
And God kept performing extraordinary works of power through the hands of Paul,
12 so that even cloths and aprons were borne from his body to the ailing people, and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits came out.
13 But certain ones of the roving Jews who practiced the casting out of demons also undertook to name the name of the Lord Jesus over those having the wicked spirits, saying: “I solemnly charge YOU by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
14 Now there were seven sons of a certain Sce´va, a Jewish chief priest, doing this.
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15 But in answer the wicked spirit said to them: “I know Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul; but who are YOU?” 16 With that the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, got the mastery of one after the other, and prevailed against them, so that they fled naked and wounded out of that house. 17 This became known to all, both the Jews and the Greeks that dwelt in Eph´e·sus; and a fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus went on being magnified. 18 And many of those who had become believers would come and confess and report their practices openly.

John 9:1-8
1 Now as he was passing along he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, so that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered: “Neither this man sinned nor his parents, but it was in order that the works of God might be made manifest in his case. 4 We must work the works of him that sent me while it is day; the night is coming when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the world’s light.” 6 After he said these things, he spit on the ground and made a clay with the saliva, and put his clay upon the [man’s] eyes 7 and said to him: “Go wash in the pool of Si·lo´am” (which is translated ‘Sent forth’). And so he went off and washed, and came back seeing.

8 Therefore the neighbors and those who formerly used to see he was a beggar began to say: “This is the man that used to sit and beg, is it not?” 9 Some would say: “This is he.” Others would say: “Not at all, but he is like him.” The man would say: “I am [he].” 10 Consequently they began to say to him: “How, then, were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered: “The man called Jesus made a clay and smeared [it] on my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Si·lo´am and wash.’ I therefore went and washed and gained sight.” 12 At this they said to him: “Where is that [man]?” He said: “I do not know.”

Lazarus woke from Death.

John 11: 38-43
33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.”
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35 Jesus gave way to tears.
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36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying

38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” 40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
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42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44 The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
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Miracles of Elijah

Fed by Ravens

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord : for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. (1 Kings 17:1-6 KJV)

Raises Widow,s Son

1 Kings 17:17-24 KJV)
And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. (

Widow,s meal and oil replenished

1 King 17:8-16
8 The word of Jehovah now came to him, saying: 9 “Rise up, go to Zar´e·phath, which belongs to Si´don, and you must dwell there. Look! I shall certainly command there a woman, a widow, to supply you food.” 10 Accordingly he rose up and went to Zar´e·phath and came into the entrance of the city; and, look! a woman, a widow, was there gathering up pieces of wood. So he called to her and said: “Please, get me a sip of water in a vessel that I may drink.” 11 When she began to go and get it, he went on to call to her and say: “Please, get me a bit of bread in your hand.” 12 At this she said: “As Jehovah your God is living, I have no round cake, but a handful of flour in the large jar and a little oil in the small jar; and here I am gathering up a few pieces of wood, and I must go in and make something for myself and my son, and we shall have to eat it and die.”

13 Then E·li´jah said to her: “Do not be afraid. Go in, do according to your word. Only from what is there make me a small round cake first, and you must bring it out to me, and for yourself and your son you can make something afterward. 14 For this is what Jehovah the God of Israel has said, ‘The large jar of flour itself will not get exhausted, and the small jar of oil itself will not fail until the day of Jehovah’s giving a downpour upon the surface of the ground.’” 15 So she went and did according to E·li´jah’s word; and she continued to eat, she together with him and her household, for days. 16 The large jar of flour itself did not get exhausted, and the small jar of oil itself did not fail, according to Jehovah’s word that he had spoken by means of E·li´jah.

Fire comes down from heaven and consumes his offering
1 Kings 18:36-38

36 And it came about at the time that the grain offering goes up that E·li´jah the prophet began to approach and say: “O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that you are God in Israel and I am your servant and it is by your word that I have done all these things. 37 Answer me, O Jehovah, answer me, that this people may know that you, Jehovah, are the [true] God and you yourself have turned their heart back.”

38 At that the fire of Jehovah came falling and went eating up the burnt offering and the pieces of wood and the stones and the dust, and the water that was in the trench it licked up. 39 When all the people saw it, they immediately fell upon their faces and said: “Jehovah is the [true] God! Jehovah is the [true] God!” 40 Then E·li´jah said to them: “Seize the prophets of Ba´al! Do not let a single one of them escape!” At once they seized them, and E·li´jah then brought them down to the torrent valley of Ki´shon and slaughtered them there.

Elijah Fed by angel

1 kings 19:5-7
5 Finally he lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree. But, look! now an angel was touching him. Then he said to him: “Rise up, eat.” 6 When he looked, why, there at his head was a round cake upon heated stones and a jug of water. And he began to eat and drink, after which he lay down again. 7 Later the angel of Jehovah came back a second time and touched him and said: “Rise up, eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he rose up and ate and drank, and he kept going in the power of that nourishment for forty days and forty nights as far as the mountain of the [true] God, Ho´reb.

Elijah
Fire comes down from heaven and consumes 50 men and their Captain

2 Kings 1:9-12
9 And he proceeded to send to him a chief of fifty with his fifty. When he went up to him, there he was sitting upon the top of the mountain. He now spoke to him: “Man of the [true] God, the king himself has spoken, ‘Do come down.’” 10 But E·li´jah answered and spoke to the chief of the fifty: “Well, if I am a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and eat up you and your fifty.” And fire came descending from the heavens and went eating up him and his fifty.

11 So he sent again to him another chief of fifty with his fifty. In turn he answered and spoke to him: “Man of the [true] God, this is what the king has said, ‘Do come down quickly.’” 12 But E·li´jah answered and spoke to them: “If I am a man of the [true] God, let fire come down from the heavens and eat up you and your fifty.” And fire of God came descending from the heavens and went eating up him and his fifty.

Divide waters of Jordan

2 Kings 2:8
8 Then E·li´jah took his official garment and wrapped it up and struck the waters, and gradually they were divided this way and that way, so that both of them went across on the dry ground.

Elijah went up by whirl wind with Chariot of fire into heaven
2 kings 2:11,13
11 And it came about that as they were walking along, speaking as they walked, why, look! a fiery war chariot and fiery horses, and they proceeded to make a separation between them both; and E·li´jah went ascending in the windstorm to the heavens.
13 After that he picked up the official garment of E·li´jah that had fallen off him, and went back and stood by the shore of the Jordan.

Miracles of ELisha

Part water and goes over Jordan on dry land
2 Kings 2:14
Then he took the official garment of E·li´jah that had fallen off him and struck the waters and said: “Where is Jehovah the God of E·li´jah, even He?” When he struck the waters, then they were gradually divided this way and that way, so that E·li´sha went across.

Heals water with salt

2 kings 2:21-22
21 Then he went on out to the source of the water and threw salt in it and said: “This is what Jehovah has said, ‘I do make this water healthful. No more will death or any causing of miscarriages result from it.’” 22 And the water continues healed down to this day, according to E·li´sha’s word that he spoke.

Bears tears 42 Children

2 kings 2:23-25
And he proceeded to go up from there to Beth´el. As he was going up on the way, there were small boys that came out from the city and began to jeer him and that kept saying to him: “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” 24 Finally he turned behind him and saw them and called down evil upon them in the name of Jehovah. Then two she-bears came out from the woods and went tearing to pieces forty-two children of their number. 25 And he kept going from there to Mount Car´mel, and from there he returned to Sa·mar´i·a.

Country is filed with water without rain

2 kings 3:16-20
16 And he went on to say: “This is what Jehovah has said, ‘Let there be a making of this torrent valley full of ditches; 17 for this is what Jehovah has said: “YOU men will not see a wind, and YOU will not see a downpour; yet that torrent valley will be filled with water, and YOU men will certainly drink [from it], YOU and YOUR livestock and YOUR domestic animals.”’ 18 And this will indeed be a trivial thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and he will certainly give Mo´ab into YOUR hand. 19 And YOU must strike down every fortified city and every choice city, and every good tree YOU should fell, and all the springs of water YOU should stop up, and every good tract of land YOU should mar with stones.”
20 And it came about in the morning, at the time of the going up of the grain offering, that, look! water was coming from the direction of E´dom, and the land came to be filled with the water.

Increase widow,s oil
2 kings 4:1-7
1 Now there was a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets that cried out to E·li´sha, saying: “Your servant, my husband, is dead; and you yourself well know that your own servant had continually feared Jehovah, and the creditor himself has come to take both my children for his slaves.” 2 At this E·li´sha said to her: “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what do you have in the house?” To this she said: “Your maidservant has nothing at all in the house but a spouted jar of oil.” 3 Then he said: “Go, ask for vessels for yourself from outside, from all your neighbors, empty vessels. Do not hold yourself to a few. 4 And you must go and close the door behind yourself and your sons, and you must pour out into all these vessels, and the full ones you should set aside.” 5 Upon that she went away from him.

When she closed the door behind herself and her sons, they were bringing [the vessels] near to her, and she was doing the pouring out. 6 And it came about that as soon as the vessels were full she went on to say to her son: “Do bring still another vessel near to me.” But he said to her: “There is no other vessel.” At that the oil stopped. 7 So she came in and told the man of the [true] God, and he now said: “Go, sell the oil and pay off your debts, and you [and] your sons should live from what is left.”

Birth of son to barren Shunamite woman

2 kings 4: 8-17
8 And it came about one day that E·li´sha went passing along to Shu´nem, where there was a prominent woman, and she began to constrain him to eat bread. And it came about that as often as he would pass by, he would turn aside there to eat bread. 9 At length she said to her husband: “Here, now, I well know that it is a holy man of God that is passing by us constantly. 10 Please, let us make a little roof chamber on the wall and put there for him a couch and a table and a chair and a lampstand; and it must occur that whenever he comes in to us he can turn aside there.”

11 And it came about one day that as usual he came in there and turned aside to the roof chamber and lay down there. 12 So he said to Ge·ha´zi his attendant: “Call this Shu´nam·mite woman.” At that he called her that she might stand before him. 13 Then he said to him: “Please, say to her, ‘Here you have restricted yourself for us with all this restriction. What is there to be done for you? Is there anything to speak to the king or to the chief of the army for you?’” To this she said: “In among my own people I am dwelling.” 14 And he went on to say: “What, then, is there to be done for her?” Ge·ha´zi now said: “For a fact, a son she does not have, and her husband is old.” 15 Immediately he said: “Call her.” So he called her, and she kept standing at the entrance. 16 Then he said: “At this appointed time next year you will be embracing a son.” But she said: “No, my master, O man of the [true] God! Do not tell lies in connection with your maidservant.”

17 However, the woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son at this appointed time the next year, just as E·li´sha had spoken to her.

Restore life to son of Shunamite woman
2 kings 4: 18-37

18 And the child kept on growing up, and it came about one day that he went out as usual to his father with the reapers. 19 And he kept saying to his father: “My head, O my head!” At last he said to the attendant: “Carry him to his mother.” 20 Accordingly he carried him and brought him to his mother. And he kept sitting upon her knees until noon, and gradually he died. 21 Then she went up and laid him upon the couch of the man of the [true] God and closed the door upon him and went out. 22 She now called her husband and said: “Do send me, please, one of the attendants and one of the she-asses, and let me run as far as the man of the [true] God and return.” 23 But he said: “Why are you going to him today? It is not a new moon nor a sabbath.” However, she said: “It is all right.” 24 So she saddled up the she-ass and said to her attendant: “Drive and go ahead. Do not hold back for my sake from riding unless I shall have said so to you.”

25 And she proceeded to go and come to the man of the [true] God at Mount Car´mel. And it came about that, as soon as the man of the [true] God saw her out ahead, he immediately said to Ge·ha´zi his attendant: “Look! The Shu´nam·mite woman over there. 26 Now run, please, to meet her and say to her, ‘Is it all right with you? Is it all right with your husband? Is it all right with the child?’” To this she said: “It is all right.” 27 When she came to the man of the [true] God at the mountain, she at once took hold of him by his feet. At this Ge·ha´zi came near to push her away, but the man of the [true] God said: “Let her alone, for her soul is bitter within her; and Jehovah himself has hidden it from me and not told me.” 28 She now said: “Did I ask for a son through my lord? Did I not say, ‘You must not lead me to a false hope’?”

29 Immediately he said to Ge·ha´zi: “Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand and go. In case you encounter anyone, you must not greet him; and in case anyone should greet you, you must not answer him. And you must place my staff upon the face of the boy.” 30 At this the mother of the boy said: “As Jehovah is living and as your soul is living, I will not leave you.” Therefore he got up and went with her. 31 And Ge·ha´zi himself passed along before them and then put the staff upon the boy’s face, but there was no voice nor paying of attention. So he went back to meet him and told him, saying: “The boy did not wake up.”

32 At last E·li´sha came into the house, and there the boy was dead, being laid upon his couch. 33 Then he came in and closed the door behind them both and began to pray to Jehovah. 34 Finally he went up and lay down upon the child and put his own mouth upon his mouth and his own eyes upon his eyes and his own palms upon his palms and kept bent over him, and gradually the child’s flesh grew warm. 35 Then he began walking again in the house, once this way and once that way, after which he went up and bent over him. And the boy began to sneeze as many as seven times, after which the boy opened his eyes. 36 He now called Ge·ha´zi and said: “Call this Shu´nam·mite woman.” So he called her and she came in to him. Then he said: “Lift up your son.” 37 And she proceeded to come in and fall at his feet and bow down to him to the earth, after which she lifted up her son and went out.

Heals noxious pottage
2 kings 4: 38-41

38 And E·li´sha himself returned to Gil´gal, and there was famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he in time said to his attendant: “Put the large cooking pot on and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” 39 Accordingly a certain one went out to the field to pick mallows, and he got to find a wild vine and went picking wild gourds from it, his garment full, and then came and sliced them into the stewpot, for they were not acquainted with them. 40 Later they poured it out for the men to eat. And it came about that, as soon as they ate from the stew, they themselves cried out and began saying: “There is death in the pot, O man of the [true] God.” And they were not able to eat. 41 So he said: “FETCH, then, flour.” After he threw it into the pot, he went on to say: “Pour out for the people that they may eat.” And nothing injurious proved to be in the pot.

Feeds 100 men with 20 loaves of bread
2 kings 4: 42-44

42 And there was a man that came from Ba´al-shal´i·shah, and he came bringing to the man of the [true] God bread of the first ripe fruits, twenty barley loaves, and new grain in his bread bag. Then he said: “Give it to the people that they may eat.” 43 However, his waiter said: “How shall I put this before a hundred men?”

To this he said: “Give it to the people that they may eat, for this is what Jehovah has said, ‘There will be an eating and a having of leftovers.’” 44 At that he put it before them, and they began to eat, and they had leftovers according to the word of Jehovah.

Naaman,s leprosy miraculously healed
2 kings 5: 1-19

Commands the leprosy of Naaman to cleave to Gehazi
2 kings 5: 20-27

Makes lost axe float
2 kings 6:13-17

Eyes of his servant opened, See mountain full of horses
2 kings 6:15-17
15 When the minister of the man of the [true] God rose early to get up, and went out, why, there a military force was surrounding the city with horses and war chariots. At once his attendant said to him: “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” 16 But he said: “Do not be afraid, for there are more who are with us than those who are with them.”

17 And E·li´sha began to pray and say: “O Jehovah, open his eyes, please, that he may see.” Immediately Jehovah opened the attendant’s eyes, so that he saw; and, look! the mountainous region was full of horses and war chariots of fire all around E·li´sha.

FAKE PROPHETS WILL SUFFER.

Act 19: 13; 15-17
Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed.
They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.”
One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?”
XxxxThen the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding. Xxx
When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. (Acts 19:13, 15-17 NIV)

Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ (Matthew 7:21-23 NIV)