“Our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on earth.”
—President Barack Obama, Inaugural Address, January 20, 2013.
New Podcast
Diana of Ephesus
Greetings, Saints.
The podcast for our teaching, A Goddess By Any Other Name is available for download at the iTunes Store. You can subscribe to our free podcast here.
Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.
The Still Man
He Said/She Said – January 27, 2013
“Obama and the Democrats had the best option for the Latinos. You know, immigration reform is on the table…
“So, you know, the Latinos here in the United States are so powerful, and their voices need to be heard. They need to be treated as first-class citizens.”
–Alex Gonzalez, member Mexican rock band “Mana,'” in a CNN interview live from the Presidential Inauguration Party, January 20, 2013.
Occult Symbology: New Photos
Grace and peace, believers.
You may want to check out our post, Occult Symbology and the Christian Church. We have added many more photos of people you may know, respect, and maybe even love, flashing a particular occult hand sign. With very few exceptions, every one of these people, like Elvis Presley, claim to be Christians. If this is true, why the enigmatic hand sign?
These “celebrities” have been pulling the wool over our eyes for a very long time.
The Still Man
The Still Man’s Wayback Machine – January 25, 2013
Mr. Peabody and Sherman and the Wayback Machine
Grace and peace.
I only wrote one post this week last year, but here it is anyway. Enjoy!
Christianity in America and the Persecuted Church
Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.
The Still Man
Blessed Are Ye
Grace and peace, Saints.
Yesterday, I was helping my son with his homework, when he suddenly became despondent and sullen. I asked him what happened to his cheery attitude and, after considerable effort trying to find the words to describe what he was feeling and failing horribly, he finally told me that he didn’t know how long he could go on being nice to his classmates when they keep treating him so badly.
Saints if you didn’t know it by now, we are in a war. And Satan, our great Adversary, does not practice age discrimination. He will persecute our children just as hard—and oftentimes even harder—as he does us. I speak from experience, as my son has been subjected to constant harassment and persecution by his Roman Catholic and Muslim classmates. A couple of years ago, he was even assaulted in the school bathroom by three boys, and ended up getting stitches in his head.
My son is having problems not only because he is my son, which, unfortunately carries a great deal of weight, but because he witnesses to his classmates, who, are mostly, if not exclusively, Roman Catholics and Muslims.
I have a great deal of respect for my boy. He is only ten years old, yet he has a burden for souls. On the first day of school this fall, he asked me if he could have some Gospel tracts to hand out to his classmates. I did not want to discourage him from witnessing if that was his burden, but at the same time, I didn’t want to encourage him to do something that would doubtless make him enemies and ostracize him from his classmates. I told him that if he tried to witness to his classmates, they were not going to like it one bit, and they might even get angry with him. His answer almost brought tears to my eyes. “I know they are not going to like it, but at least they will know the truth,” he said. Saints, this came from a ten-year-old boy. Ain’t God good?
So, with a joyful spirit, but a heavy heart, I gave him the tracts. And the result was exactly as I expected. They did not like it one bit. Yet, my son was not discouraged. He continued to ask me for tracts until he had given one to virtually everyone in his class. I had to stop giving them to him because it was getting so that he was more concerned with spreading the Gospel than with making good grades.
This has not been without consequences, of course. Most of his classmates have ostracized him, and they reject his friendship no matter how many overtures he makes. It hurts that I can’t do anything but encourage him. I endure the same treatment from our neighbors and even many people on the street, and my son knows that. But he also knows that, unlike him, I don’t have to sit in class with my tormentors for five hours a day every day of the week.
That’s why my son is one of my heroes and my best friend. It takes a lot of courage to stand up for the Gospel of Jesus. It takes guts to go north when everyone else is going east. He looks up to me, but he has no idea how much I look up to him. My son has guts—real courage. And he already knows the meaning of sacrifice. He already knows that to be a good Christian is going to cost you something. He could very easily have decided not to witness to his classmates, so that he could have had an easier time in school. But he was genuinely concerned with the eternal disposition of their souls: so much so, that the truth took priority over friendship. Now who does that anymore?
By the way, one thing this has done for me is to really make me rethink the whole issue of homeschooling. Many Christian parents elect to home school their children—and for good reason. But if you think about it, if all Christian parents homeschooled their children, they would scarcely have an opportunity to witness. I’m not saying that it’s a Christian child’s responsibility to witness, because I don’t believe that. What I am saying is that even our children may be used of God.
Someone once told me something that I will never forget. She said that we Christians are the only Jesus many of the lost will ever see. That was one of the most profound things I have ever heard, and, incidentally, it was said by someone who was raised in the church, but now serves Satan. Notwithstanding, that was a profound statement.
Think about it. Many of the lost will never step foot in a church and don’t make it a point to hang around Christians. Their only exposure to Christianity, then, may only be that Christian classmate of theirs. If my son had not given his classmates those Gospel tracts, without God’s intervention, they could very well have passed the rest of their lives never hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But, as God would have it, they heard the truth.
That is why I believe and know for certain that everyone who comes before the Lord Jesus at the Judgment will have heard the Gospel. They will be, as Scripture says, “without excuse.”
I have quoted many Scriptures to comfort my son in those moments of loneliness or sadness after being harassed by his classmates. But the thing that I say to him most often is that if the Lord Jesus—God Almighty—had enemies, it is no wonder that we too, shall have them: for “the servant is not greater than his Master.” As Jesus said in John 15:18, if the world hates us, we should know that it hated Him first.
So if you or your children are being persecuted for your Christian witness, don’t be discouraged. Be encouraged. You’re in good company.
“Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
“Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in Heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets” (Luke 6:22-23).
Amen.
Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.
The Still Man
He Said/She Said – January 25, 2013
He Said/She Said – January 18, 2013
Inventors of Evil Things – January 18, 2013
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind…being filled with all unrighteousness…inventors of evil things” (Romans 1:28-30).
Now look at that knife holder. Is this really a good idea? The terrible thing is that they will probably sell out.
And you ask why the human race is so violent.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
The Still Man
The Still Man’s Wayback Machine – Special Edition
Grace and peace, Saints!
In light of what President Obama wants to do, and, in fact, will do to our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, Christians should read the following articles. You may want to read these articles in order to see how we were set up.
President Obama has implied that his administration considers all Bible-believing Christians terrorists. Now, to put this in perspective for you, consider that the National Rifle Association says that tighter gun laws will not curb violence. They suggest, instead, that “stronger mental health laws” be instituted. It is important to understand that President Obama has also implied that Bible-believing Christians are mentally unstable.
The Occult Significance of the Norway Shooting
This was the event that brought mass shootings to the forefront of the global consciousness. In many ways, Norway was similar to September 11 and the Columbine Massacre. That’s because they were planned and orchestrated by the same people and ultimately serve the same purpose: the disarmament and enslavement of the American people–and the world.
The Media Attack on Christianity Continues
Make no mistake: the demonization of the Christian church as a terrorist organization and gun control legislation go hand in hand.
Did President Obama Call All (Christian) Gun Owners Terrorists?
Gun control legislation is not an effort to make America safer. It is a major part of the plan to disarm all Bible-believing Christians and all patriotic, freedom-loving Americans. This is in preparation for the coming police state and the great persecution of the Christian church.
Trayvon Martin, CNN, and the New World Order
Trayvon Martin was merely a prelude to Newtown, and was intended to bring gun violence to the forefront of the collective American consciousness. And we fell for it.
The Trayvon Martin Case Is About Guns, Not Race
Bill Cosby tells us what the Trayvon Martin case was really all about.
Watch and pray, Saints. Watch and pray.
Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.
The Still Man
He Said/She Said – January 17, 2013
“I want for the children who are still alive to be safe, and not in danger.”
—A young boy, one of several children who had written President Obama in the aftermath of Newtown, Connecticut. They were invited to the White House to add force to the President’s signing of 23 executive actions limiting the sale of guns and ammunition in the United States, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013.
The words of Jesus:
“When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace” (Luke 11:21).
Come quickly, Lord Jesus.
The Still Man
He Said/She Said – January 16, 2013
“It’s an attempt to do what Google failed to do: pulling all that information that matters to you within the context of your social life. Now you’re going to have your friends working for you in search.”
–Maggie Lake, CNN Journalist, on January 16, 2013, quoting Facebook statement regarding their debuting search tool.
The Still Man’s Wayback Machine – January 16, 2013
Mr. Peabody and Sherman and the Wayback Machine
These are the subjects we wrote about this week last year:
This article is for anyone who is going through a tough time in their spiritual walk. Encouraging, edifying, and 100% scriptural.
To All Backslidden Christians, Satan Says, “Thanks!”
A wakeup call to all worldly Christians. You are doing Satan a huge favor.
Our first podcast episode. I don’t know what got into me that day!
Our second podcast episode, this teaching discusses what the Bible says a Christian is, as opposed to what the world says. Very important in this ecumenical age.
What Is Salvation and Why Do I Need It? Part I and Part II
Did you know that many people who name the name of Christ have no idea what salvation is? These podcast episodes tell you exactly what salvation is.
Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.
The Still Man
He Said/She Said – January 15, 2013
“We’re going to see more of a push for the cloud in your phone and your tablet and your smart devices, so they really start to know more about you.”
–Nilay Patel, Managing Editor, The Verge, on a CNN interview, January 15, 2013.
Question: Who is “They?”
You didn’t really think that cloud technology was only supposed to make life easier for us, did you? They don’t call it “smart” technology for nothing. Now why don’t you “Get Smart?!”
The Still Man
IMPORTANT!!!
“The facts contained in this book are vital to all Protestants. When read, pass the book on to your friends that they too may be informed and warned of Roman Catholic brutalities.”–Monica Farrell, author, Ravening Wolves.
Grace and peace, Saints.
As the furor grows to do something about the “weapons problem” in the United States, and legislators are stepping up their efforts to disarm the American people in the wake of the Connecticut school shootings, I have added a new book to our bibliography that YOU MUST READ.
It is called Ravening Wolves, and it was written by Monica Farrell, a Roman Catholic who converted to Christianity. Farrell was horrified at the atrocities perpetrated by Roman Catholic priests, monks, and lay people upon the non-Catholic population of Europe during the Second World War, and set out to warn the Protestants of her time. It was thus that this book was born.
This rare, out-of-print book provides incredible documentation of the horrible atrocities committed by the Roman Catholic Croatian majority in Yugoslavia against a defenseless Serb minority. You never learned this in history class.
Farrell also provides the blueprint for Roman Catholic takeover of a country, beginning with the consecration, or dedication, of that country to the Virgin Mary, followed closely by the total disarmament of its citizens.
This should concern all freedom-loving Americans, as the United States has very likely already been dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
The complete disarmament of the American people is imminent, and the final great persecution of the Christian church will soon follow.
Click here to download Ravening Wolves, and send a copy to every Christian and freedom-loving American you can.
Saints, the night cometh.
The Still Man
He Said/She Said – January 11, 2013
“In my generation I see a real increase in many attributes which you could link to the negative side of millennial. I think that there is definitely a deep increase in [materialism]. I think that respect for old-fashioned virtues such as humility, modesty is definitely going down. So I think that possibly the generation isn’t that likable, to be completely frank.”
–David Lloyd, Managing Director, Intern Latin America, January 10, 2012, on CNN’s “The Millenials.”
He Said/She Said – January 9, 2013
“I think it’s fascinating how people, what should I say, find a spiritual meaning in something that really didn’t exist. They seem to project a meaning upon it. I think that a lot of people here are very happy.”
–Prof. Mark Van Stone, Southwestern College, author on Mayan culture, on the celebration of the last day of the Mayan calendar at the Mayan temple at Chichen Itza, Mexico, December 21, 2012. Source: CNN World Report, “The Brief.”
The Still Man’s Wayback Machine January 7-14, 2013
Mr. Peabody and Sherman and the Wayback Machine
Grace and peace to the household of faith, and greetings to household of the unbelieving.
These are the subjects that intrigued us this week last year:
Did you know that chain letters are witchcraft? Well, according to the Bible they are. Read about how this satanic medieval practice has infiltrated the Christian church and is destroying many Christians’ testimonies.
As Christian persecution grows all over the world, many who name the name of Christ are paying a high price for their Christian witness. A Ugandan pastor knows this all too well.
Enjoy.
Mary: Virgin Daughter of Babylon
Grace and peace, Saints.
Most of our readers know that we believe the Antichrist is pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, and that the Abomination of Desolation spoken of in the Book of Daniel, the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, and in the Book of the Revelation is the idle whom Roman Catholics worship as Mary.
This goddess has gone by many names over the centuries, including Isis, Aphrodite, and Shing-Moo. In the Bible she is known as Ashtoreth, Beltis, Diana of Ephesus, and “That Number” (Fate), among other names.
We know that one of the attributes of this goddess is that she was often depicted as a virgin. But I was not aware that she was also known as a virgin in the Bible: that is, until I came across the following passage:
“Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
“Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The Lady of kingdoms” (Isaiah 47:1,5).
Notice that the subject of the passage is called a virgin and “The Lady of kingdoms.” Is it merely a coincidence that the Roman Catholic Virgin Mary is also called “The Lady” or “Our Lady?”
If you have read our article, A Goddess By Any Other Name, then you know that the Roman Catholic Virgin Mary was also known as Artemis, Diana, and Diana of Ephesus. Alexander Hislop also offers proof that the Virgin Mary and “The Lady” of Isaiah chapter 47 are one and the same. In The Two Babylons we read:
“Now, Artemis was Diana, and the title of Despoina given to her shows that it was in the character of the Ephesian Diana she was identified with Semiramis; for Despoina is the Greek for Domina, “The Lady,” the peculiar title of Rhea or Cybele, the tower-bearing goddess in ancient Rome” (p. 30). [Boldface and italics mine.]
Now, a god or goddess is “identified with” or known as, another god or goddess when both share the same attribute(s). Artemis is identified with Diana, because both are depicted as virgins, and Diana is identified with Semiramis, the deified Babylonian queen, because both were called “The Lady.”
In light of this, one must conclude that the Roman Catholic Virgin Mary is not only Artemis and Diana, because all three share the attribute of “virginity,” but that the Virgin Mary is also Diana of Ephesus and Semiramis, because, like them, Mary is also known as “The Lady.”
Moreover, in that the Bible refers to this idol as the “virgin daughter of Babylon,” one is again led to the inevitable conclusion that the Roman Catholic Virgin Mary is Semiramis, the defied Virgin Queen of Babylon. Tradition holds that Semiramis claimed to be a virgin and that her son, Nimrod, whom she later married, was supernaturally conceived of the sun and not of a man. (She had likely heard of the prophecy of Genesis 3:15 that the Savior would be born “of a woman.”) Both Nimrod and Semiramis were deified and worshipped as gods.
In the book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar mandated that everyone in his kingdom worship the idol Beltis (Semiramis, Diana, Cybele, Rhea, etc.) (Daniel 3:1-6, 4:8), and in the book of the Revelation the false prophet will cause the Roman Catholic idol Mary, the Abomination of Desolation, to speak, and it will command that all the world worship it or perish (Revelation 13:15). History will indeed repeat itself.
The Roman Catholic Charismatic and Ecumenical movements are designed to bring Christianity and all the world’s religions under the Roman Catholic pope. This will be the one-world church. For all intents and purposes, the visible Christian church has essentially already become a denomination of the Roman Catholic church:
Church of God Convocation in decidedly Roman Catholic garb
Saints, the time is almost here. The Antichrist, who already shows himself to be God, will soon seat himself in the temple of God and set up the Abomination of Desolation, The Virgin Mary. The Bible says that all who worship this idol will take the mark of the Beast; and all who take this mark will burn in the Lake of Fire.
Wake up Church!
The Still Man
Same Stuff, Different Year. Praise God!
Grace and peace, Saints.
I hope that everyone is having a pleasant, blessed, and safe new year. I know that I haven’t written anything of substance for well over a month. I have been going through a very difficult time of late, but we won’t get into that right now. Only suffice it to say that God has been real good to me, and He will continue to be real good to me.
I had wanted to write a New Year’s message, but as Satan would have it, my internet connection went down for about three weeks. I was going to a local café where I would use their hotspot to check my email and such, but I was not in the mind frame to post anything during this time, so I did not. I had been working very hard to finish up the last classes towards my Bible degree, so while my internet was down, I used the time towards that end. And, praise God, I succeeded.
I would like to apologize to our readers for not being more diligent in posting. I am determined to do a much better job this year. A lot of prophetic things have happened in the last few months, and I will be writing about them extensively, God willing.
So come back tomorrow to see what God has given me to share with you.
Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.
The Still Man