Troubling Thoughts
What is capturing your emotions, your feelings and playing on your mind?
Is it about religion, society, finance, technology, disasters and/or wars?
Maybe it is a combination of all these things?
Are your troubling thoughts centring on the interconnected environmental, geopolitical and societal crises within the world we live. Is religion becoming a concern? Are you thinking that the difference between right and wrong is being blurred?
Do you feel that the media is manipulating you? Is it causing you unnecessary guilt? Are you being emotionally drained by what you hear and see? Do you find yourself enjoying things that are fundamentally wrong? Are you feeling spiritually defective? Are the prospects of the escalation of war worrying you? Is the cost of living affecting you? Is the price gouging by unscrupulous merchants worrying you?
Maybe you need to develop discernment and set some boundaries. Perhaps you need to come to grips with your life and take on a new approach. Would a way of spiritual love interest you? If you want to protect, redeem and save your spirited soul, then you should consider it.
Well! Here you are! Your troubling thoughts have led you here for a reason. Are the ways of this world worrying you? Are you seeking reprievement from these troubling times?
I sought many ways to seek out my life and come to grips with it. Spiritualism, self-help and personal development opened my mind to a new way of thinking, but it didn’t go past oneself. It wasn’t until I went full circle in belief and went back to the bible that I started to find inner peace and understanding at a different level.
I consider myself to be Natsarim, a bible based believer and a watchman of biblical prophecy. I am interested in Family History, Ancient History, Biblical History and their interaction. Through my ancestry I see myself as a Tarshish, Ashkenazi, of the House of Ephraim.
Through my biblical understandings, I have gained an inner peace with God (Yahuah) and myself. Through the “Way” of the Messiah (Yahusha) I endeavour to walk the narrow and pressed road. It is not an easy path to take; it can be difficult, challenging and most likely, spiritually testing. Salvation is only through the grace of God. So redeem yourself for a better life.
So! How can I help you come to grips with your troubling thoughts?
Through my own subjective thought I will tell you some stories:
Of This World
Matthew 7:13-14 (NKJV)
The Narrow Way
13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it
The Broad Gate is how you choose to live in this world without the acknowledgement of God. Lucifer (Satan and the Devil) the “Prince of Darkness”, the false “Morning Star” and “Light Bringer”, he has dominion over this world. He rebels against God (Yahuah) and is a liar and a murderer. He rebukes the Godly and distorts biblical knowledge in order to murder the souls of mankind.
The heart of man is basically evil; it does what it pleases. From the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride and foolishness. These evil things, from the heart, defile a man. Arrogance, greed and the love of money and/or position undo many. But, this the way of many people! This broad way distracts you from the fact that you were born unto God (Yahuah). Without God in your heart and mind, your spirited soul faces death and destruction.
The Narrow Gate is how you choose to live in this world by acknowledging and loving God. It hems you in and builds a spiritual wall between you and the world around you. The narrow path is a devotional path seeking and understanding the love of God. It is a path that you choose to walk in the “Way” of the Messiah (Yahusha) the Son of God (Yahuah).
You have been in the presence of God (Yahuah) since conception. You have been given free will, not to just do what you want, but to accept or reject your connection with God (Yahuah). Since Adam, mankind has sinned. But God (Yahuah) is a merciful loving God who wants to “Father” you as His child. He is willing to forgive you, if you earnestly seek Him and call upon His name. If you commit to His commandments and walk in the “Way” of His Son (Yahusha), His offer of salvation stands and He will redeem you. By His grace you are saved and not by your faith or works alone.
The Bible
Does the Bible give you troubling thoughts? What has it to do with our troubling times?
Neither a church nor a man of a church can save you. They can only guide and direct you along the narrow path of salvation. Their teaching depends upon their own biblical understandings and their churches traditions. How true are they? Do they follow and adhere to the “Words of God”? How biblical are they?
The bible is considered to be, and read as being, the “Word of God”. The Bible has been and still is being maligned; it tells a troubling story covering 4,000 years with predictions covering the last 6,000 to 8,000 years of humanity.
I prefer to use the New King James Bible (NKJV) as my personal bible. It is the least revised and meddled with by theologians.
However, the King James Bible was originally compiled in 1611 in Old English. The 14 to 16 books of the Apocrypha were placed in the middle of the 1611 King James Bible (KJV), between the Old and New Testaments. The Apocrypha contained biblical stories and prophecy. The 1611 version was revised several times, mainly due to printing errors. The most common text used today is the 1769 Oxford edition. The 1611 King James Bible (KJV) is a foundational bible for most other newer bibles since 1611.
In 1827, the British and Foreign Bible Society started to remove the Apocrypha from all their bibles. It was removed from the King James Bible (KJV) in 1885. The New King James Version (NKJV) was released in 1982 in modern English. It’s text maybe minimally selected, but it gives you enough truth to save your soul through the “Word of God”. It is good to read through troubling times.
The New Testament understanding lays the foundation for salvation. But! The New Testament understanding requires Old Testament knowledge. Genesis of the Old Testament lays out the foundation of biblical understanding. It also establishes lunisolar calendation and sets a historical account over a period of 6,000 years. Revelation of the New Testament extends the timeline to 8,000 years.
Biblical Understanding
Does Biblical Understanding give you troubling thoughts? What has it to do with our troubling times?
The Bible contains stories covering 4,000 years. The stories can be historical, spiritual and or prophetic. There are minor prophetic statements spoken by man and major prophetic statements spoken by God and/or his Prophets. God helps man through troubling times.
If you want to delve deeper into these stories of the Old Testament, then the so-called hidden books of Enoch, Jasher and Jubilees will enlighten you. Those three books are mentioned in the bible. The books about the Life of Adam and Eve and the Cave Of Treasures will give you more insight about Adam and Eve. The Apocrypha fills in the historical gap between the Old and New Testament with stories and prophecy.
The Bible (KJV or NKJV) is written and understood as being the “Word of God”. If you obey God you will be blessed. If you disobey God, then you sin and are cursed, that is punished.
But! God is merciful, if you earnestly seek Him and repent, He will forgive you and “Father” you as His Child. However, if your sin morphs into iniquity He will visit the iniquity of the father (the original sinner) upon the children to the 3rd and 4th generations. It doesn’t pay to rebel against God.
Genesis (the 1st book of the Torah) sets the foundation of 6 days of work and the 7th day being a day of rest, God’s completement of humanity. It establishes that the days and years are related to the Sun, (the greater light). And that the Moon, (the lesser light), governs the night, months, and is Mo’ed for Sabbaths and Festivities. It establishes lunisolar calendation and prophetically sets a 7,000-year timeline for humanity.
The first 2,000 years of biblical human history can be establish through genealogy. It covers the “Flood”, the destruction of the Tower of Babel and the dispersion of man. It also covers Abram leaving Haran and entering the land of Canaan. His Covenant with God begins.
Major biblical prophecy is also countable and starts at a particular time in biblical history. The counting can take you from the time of the 2nd Temple in the Old Testament to the time of the Messiah in the New Testament. The death and resurrection of the Messiah (33 AD) marks the 4,000th year for humanity. The New Testament explains Gods love and mercy for humanity.
The Spiritual God manifested Himself in the flesh as a baby and grew through childhood into manhood. God did this to be with man and to experience a live as such. As a man, (known as the Messiah), He took the sins of humanity upon Himself and died in the flesh and was resurrected. The Messiah (The Son of God) became our Saviour and Redeemer. He, himself, was redeem by God (His Father) so He could reign and rule with man in the Millennium Kingdom on behalf of God. The Son of God (Yahusha) is God (Yahuah) with us.
The “Glory” of God (Yahuah) is too energised for man to handle at this point in time. In the “End Time”, we will be changed physically and spiritually so we can bask in the “Glory” of God (Yahuah). We will be at one with God (Yahuah).
The Messiah preached the gospel of the kingdom of God: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel (good news)”. The Gospel is found in the 1st four books of the New Testament, Matthew (apostle), Mark (disciple of apostle Peter), Luke (disciple of apostle Paul) and John (apostle). The Messiah abided by the Torah, the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath days and the Seven Feasts of God. The “Way” of the Messiah is taught throughout the New Testament and you should pay attention to the Beatitudes and Parables.
By grace you are saved through your faith in the Messiah. Salvation occurs through God’s forgiveness and not just by your human works. Pray to God for your forgiveness, walk in the “Way” of the Messiah and be saved by the grace of God.
From the death and resurrection of the Messiah, the Church Age and the Times of the Gentiles begin. This begins with the 5,000th year of humanity and continues on into 6,000th year of humanity. Minor and Major Prophecies were, are and will be manifested during this period. This period of time is referred as the “End Times” and is also known as the “Times of Sorrow”. The “Times of the End” commenced about the 5,767th year (about 1800 AD).
The “Times of Sorrow” will be of wars, nations against nations and kingdoms against kingdoms, famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places. This 2,000-year period is of offence; betrayal, hatred, false prophets, deception, lawlessness and the love of many will grow cold. It ends with the “Second Coming” of the Messiah at the end of time known as the “Tribulation”. The Tribulation is a 7-year period, which ends the 6,000th year of humanity. The first three and a half years of Tribulation period is referred to as “Birth Pains”.
The next major prophetic event is the “Tribulation”. It heralds the 1,000-year Millennial Kingdom under the Messiah’s reign and ends with the “Great White Throne Judgement”. The 8,000th year of humanity starts with a new life with God Almighty. The troubling times have ended.
The Bible is the “Book of Life” for the first resurrection of humanity. Tribulation is knocking on the door. Do not go through “Tribulation” without the love of God. Open your bible and read the Gospel at the beginning of the New Testament. Then read Revelation at the end to see what the unrepented soul faces. Then go back to Exodus of the Old Testament and study the Ten Commandments. And above all, pray to God for the forgiveness of your sins.
What Is God?
Does the concept of God give you troubling thoughts? What has God got it to do with our troubling times?
The God of the Bible is described in the opening verse of Genesis in the Old Testament. You have to read the whole bible to understand this deity. But nobody knows its composition, for it is beyond the understanding of man.
But! It is alluded as being a spiritual energised entity, capable of thinking with a mind of it’s own. It has the ability to communicate through thought, speech, writing and visual displays. It acts through phenomenon. Its word is final, but the finality of the word may take time, maybe days, weeks, months, years or even centuries.
This God (Yahuah) is the author and composer of all things, the alpha and the omega. Existence is within the boundaries of its mind. It’s presence is spiritual and within its own mind. But its presence is considered to be endless. God Almighty, the “Creator of All” fell in love with its thought about humanity. It planned the beginning of life, which had a mysterious plot and a happy ending for those who loved Him.
The spirit of God’s humanity is always in mankind from its conception. Hence God “Fathers” humanity! The “Word of God” is to be always obeyed. Love God and obey His Word and you will be blessed. Disobey God’s Word, then you sin and will be punished. If you rebel against God you sin, if you continue to sin, then your iniquity will be met by the wrath of God.
God Almighty’s love and mercy for mankind has been shown from Adam to Noah, then on to Noah’s two sons Japheth and Shem. Noah cursed his youngest son Ham through his son Canaan. Did Noah see wickedness in Ham and malice in Canaan? Later Ham’s son Cush sought power through wickedness. His son Nimrod rose to fame and caused a calamity, troubling times followed.
God made covenants with mankind due to his love of humanity. These covenants are solemn, binding agreements, which initiated a relationship of promise between God and humanity to achieve His redemptive plan. God made covenants with the patriarchs, Noah, Shem, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God made a covenant with Moses covering, the Ten Commandments, statutes and laws for social justice. And later with David about a descendant who would rule forever. These covenants are in place until the end of time.
No man or church has the power to do away with God’s covenants. Those who intentionally go out of their way to do so will face the wrath of God. However, God is loving and merciful. If you seek Him and earnestly repent of your ways, He will forgive you. So! Love Him and “Walk” in the “Way” of the Messiah for the grace of God’s salvation.
Societal Problems
Does our society give you troubling thoughts? What has it to do with our troubling times?
Disobedience came into this world when Adam and Eve disobeyed the “Word” of God and they were punished. Wickedness came into the world when Cain killed Abel. Cain was the first to build a city and its society was rebellious and wicked. Their illicit and frivolous behaviour started to attract the children of Seth. Then the “Watchers” came and sought the women of Cain and Seth as wives. Then the DNA of man was changed and evil was upon the earth. Then the Flood came to cleanse the earth. But troubling times lay ahead.
Do I think that society has changed much from the time of the “Flood” until now? No! Societies have always faced troubling times since Noah, especially when they evoked the demonic realm. Societies rise and fall due to many reasons. Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed due to immoral behaviour, but those who sought God within them were saved.
The shocking horrors of World War I and World War II greatly disrupted modern society. The United Nations sought to influence the world from 1945. Outside forces started to erode the cohesion of societal Western democracy. Governments started to make erroneous discissions and the western democratic societies started to decline and have been on the decline for years.
A good society relies on a cohesive family life, a government of democracy and a market based economy. The people with in society should seek an orderly sense of community with a collective identity. Up until the 1950’s and early 1960’s home life was bible based, the father worked, the wife stayed at home minding their children. Work was available with a descent wage. Education was basic and affordable. The church held a moral place within society.
During the 1950’s an interconnected environmental, geopolitical, and societal crises began to escalate. World problems concerning the scarcity of water, food and energy, plus natural disasters came to light. Mass migration started to unsettle various nations. Economic pressures started to affected global markets.
Due to social and economic pressures a trend toward dual-income households began to take hold in the 1960’s and 1970’s and accelerated in the 1980’s. During the 1970’s and 1980’s worldly economic pressures caused inflation and the cost of living affected the household. Married women aged 25 to 34 entered the workforce. At first women worked on a casual basis during school hours. Between 1969 and 1972 equal pay made fulltime work more financially viable for women. By 1974 the male was no longer the “breadwinner”.
Between the 1960’s and 1980’s came social change due to the drama of a generational revolt with its sexual freedoms and use of drugs. Also creationism in school science classes was stopped and the evolutionary theory was asserted. Godliness was questioned.
Social morality started to decline. Social harmony started to fragment and ethical behaviour became questionable. The difference between right and wrong conduct became blurred as societal principles, rules and beliefs changed.
Social democracy started to affect governmental thinking causing left and right wing party politics. Privatisation came about in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. The transfer of public assets to private hands began destabilising the workforce and governmental cohesion.
From the early 2000’s the United Nations (UN) started to develop its Millennium goals and societal polarisation began. Concerns over the erosion of human rights and economic inequality began, and so did the spread of misinformation.
Throughout the early 2000’s the United Nations (UN) sought collaborative international efforts for the resolution of climate change, poverty, food insecurity and for disasters in developing regions. Human rights became an issue and gay marriage, sexual orientations and gender identities were to be accepted. So! Watchout for the UN’s version of the Laudato Si’!
So! Here we are today, facing economic hardship, rapid technological change, mental health and environmental sustainability. We are worrying about extreme weather, climate change, state-based and worldly armed conflicts, economic instability and the proliferation of false information. Immigration is becoming a major concern. Many of the churches have fallen into moral decline.
What can you do about it… nothing but pray.
About 2,000 to 2,500 years ago, what we face today, was predicted. We are in the “Times of the End”. Tribulation is knocking on the door; the “End Times” are near. Now is the time to pick up your Bible (KJV or NKJV) and read Revelations. Now is the time to seek God Almighty before all hell on earth breaks loose.
Tribulation
This will be troubling times. You do not want to enter this period of time without the love of God (Yahuah). The last three and a half years will be hell on earth.
Tribulation is a seven-year period divided into two, three and a half year periods. The first three and a half years of Tribulation is a period referred to as “Birth Pains”. Tribulation is referred to by the prophets and is calculated by them. The prophet Daniel sets up the narrative for and of Tribulation, and sets the time. The horrors of Tribulation are disclosed in Revelations of the New Testament. Now is the time to get yourself a Bible (NKJV) and start reading.
It starts with a covenant signed by many, perhaps a covenant of peace. It maybe based on the Laudato Si’. When this covenant is activated, the “First Seal” of the “Conqueror” is broken. Three and a half years later, the “abomination of desolation”, takes place when the Antichrist stops the daily sacrifice and declares himself to be God in the Temple of God.
You will know when “Tribulation” begins, because of the signing and/or activation of the covenant will be news worthy. You will know that you are in “Tribulation” because the Jew will have to build a temple like structure. To sanctify the sacrificial alter, the priests and the temple, they will have to sacrifice the red heifer. From this point on their “Daily Sacrifices” commence. These events will be broadcasted all over the western world.
You better be seeking the love of God by the time of these “Tribulation” events. The “Tribulation” period consists of Seven Seals, Seven Trumpets, and the last three trumpets are Woes. These are followed by the Seven Bowls of God’s wrath. You do not want to go through this without the love of God (Yahuah) and His protection. In fact, you want to be one with God by this time.
In Conclusion
I hope that you have read my stories and are moved enough to seek the love and protection of God Almighty. Seek Him earnestly and call upon His Name (Yahuah). Earnestly talk to Him and pray to Him, seek His guidance, for God does love you. He sacrificed Himself for you.
I hope you are reaped by God and found amongst the multitude saying: “Salvation belongs to our God (Yahuah) who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb (Yahusha)”. Be saved and not affected by the Tribulation.
May God bless you!