Know virtues! No vices!

Rejoicing when being humiliated
When somebody puts you down, our natural expression towards the situation would be likely: I feel rather upset; He is hurting me etc. We find ourselves offended because our 'name' is taking a beating down. This name is an associate of our character that is wrought innate in us since our birth or at a point where we’ve grown mature enough to discern our own identity to relate to this world. We pamper the 'self' within us so much that we can’t help but defend when being attacked. This self-importance is a form of ego, which actually takes its roots from a typically concealed 'hidden pride'.
But when we learn to rejoice when being humiliated or wrongly accused, it sets us apart in the higher plane of divinity. But we can exercise this trait with a true rejoicing spirit only when we are at right standing with God. When God Himself gives a good report of us, what really matters if men charge us evil?

Divine Humility against self-esteem and self-regard
When a gold wristwatch we own is lost or stolen, we spent so much time seeking after it, but it is not the case if we lose an inexpensive plastic watch. The difference lies in the importance we weigh over the matter. When we count ourselves nothing but dung, then we become immune to the accusations brought up against us by the people.
When we feel contrite when others blame us for the mistakes we had committed, it makes no difference since every other human would feel the same way as we are. However, rejoicing when things around us are falling apart and getting us nowhere is a grace, which only God could impart to us when we walk in the right fellowship with Him.

Let us consider the below scenario:
When your next-door neighbor (X) is constantly heckling you, a presumably ‘good’ human (Y) would do the following: Y observes silence, muttering deep within his heart that God will judge him squarely at one day or the other. Y would discuss the issue with people dear to him and paint a picture of his being 'good' and neighbor 'evil'. If Y can’t bear the taunting remarks of the X any further, he would weep softly thus mustering support and sympathy from every corner.
Let us assume that X suddenly fell sick, Y pulls a long face (but hides some joy) to convey that he loved him so much despite all the bitterness he'd had with him. He would even pay a visit to the hospitalized X with fruits and stuff to cause him feel how good-hearted he is and that God had paid him the right price for having troubled him all these days. Y’s ego rises and there's a smugness concealed with a spiritual pride as though God is working fair for him in all things.
At this moment, Y will not recognize that the hidden pride in him is eating away his spirituality until he reaches a point to realize that he had lost God’s grace and is a sore loser in God’s viewpoint. Why?
Man judge from outside while God judge the inner man. So remember all is bare before our creator and you can’t trick him into believing you are fair. A person who's Christ-like in character would do the following:
Every time he gets to see his neighbor, he greets him whether or not he gets a response in return.
He would pray for him earnestly with a true heart that God may him help him find grace. He will always be willing to patch-up with him over any bitterness. He will enjoy peace with his neighbor. That’s Humility!

Knowledge without Wisdom
Today we see so much, the so-called ‘professionalism’ among people. There is always hype with the technology that is booming every moment. The big tall skyscrapers, sophistication of lifestyle, innovation of new breed, luxury of living, domination of language, influence of position, display of power, poshness of culture, superiority of brand, and a class of people who are often tagged ‘leaders’, ‘achievers’, ‘wealthiest’, ‘tycoon’, ‘icon’ etc. virtually succumbing every human to idolize and follow them.
Humbleness, meekness, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, forbearance is long gone and a new wave of self-confidence, self-esteem, self-respect, self-satisfaction, self-reliance, smartness, pride, ego, passion, enigma, charismatic, glamour, patronize etc. has stormed in and are glorified in people through names such as go-getters, show-stoppers, powerplayers, aggressiveness, savviness, agility, wise-geeks, glibtalkers, contenders, wizards, bigwigs, hotshots and more.
The importance on ‘self’ is reaping a harvest of pomp and individuality. It is true they have the knowledge to demand and command, a skill to earn big bucks, a rare acumen to build an empire, tenacity to rule and reign; raw talent to demonstrate their supremacy; but how sad they do not have ‘fellowship’ of true God, how sad they are ignorant of His existence, power and love, how sad they do not know the destination of their own souls, how sad they are wise to their own deceit, how sad they embraced every sin as fashionable, how sad they are blind to the vanity of riches, how sad they spurn virtues and hearken unto vices, how sad they are led as a sheep for the slaughter, how sad they end up in hell!
True wisdom comes from God and not from the world. Today people boast in their skills and achievements unaware that God is in control of every breath they breathe. The talents of a raw youth had diminished the respect meant for aged in the society. The advent of computers and technology has played mockery against respected elders who do not know a thing or two about computers. The high earnings of young ones have come as one mental blow for elderly scholars who are paid less in comparison. “What matters to us if one is good-natured or not, it is performance that speaks” voices out the corporate world.
As a matter of fact, the old now, however dignified is powerless to correct the youth in the discernment of good and evil. Because wicked is on high places, besides being corrupted themselves they rot the society with the corruption as well. It seems today wrong is on the throne and truth is on the scaffold. While the knowledge gives the power of choice to choose between the vices of corrupt living, wisdom on the contrary gives the victuals of God’s word to live an upright life. Knowledge may take one to dizzying heights but it is wisdom to keep the character there. Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous while wisdom without holiness is imaginary.
May God lead us in His righteousness and holiness and makes us perfect in every good work to be partakers of eternal life to enjoy with HIM.
Know God, know wisdom
Know wisdom, know truth
Know truth, know peace
Know peace, know humility
Know humility, know holiness
Know holiness, know eternity!

---- Benjamin Maxwell

Blessed or Doomed!

In India, Bangalore is a happening city and is always in the spotlight for one reason or the other. The city being a major hub for IT draws the global information community towards its software prowess for launch of various strategies and innovative outcomes. The climate is one big asset for software majors to setup their base in Bangalore, even as the market is equally poised to generate vast returns favorable enough to make even a novice firm metamorphose into a large conglomerate in no time. However, the infrastructure development continues to be one serious setback hindering the growth pace, with the population in the city emerging at an alarming rate triggering rampant employment workforce.
While the buzz lies with the entrenched base of software industry and the unlimited sophistication it offers for the so called ‘skilled workers’, the morality of late has proved a serious concern among the techies who risk their lives indulging in one crime or the other. But for today’s world, morality is no longer a threat as long as talent gets past the edge. They are offered more liberty to choose the lifestyle they are most comfortable with. As a matter of fact, they wear trendy outfits, enjoy nightlife by visiting pubs, ride high on fashion and glamour, choose a life partner of their choice, misuse the technology-spiked hi-fi gadgets, fondle in parks, commit adultery and fornication, exercise uncouth motoring, takes pride living on a high-fat diet as well routine burnouts in gyms and a conventional ‘take for granted’ spirituality and so on. Such people do thrive in the industry because industry wants from them a job perfectly done and they are secure striking the right chord. They are wanted because they display a constrained soft skills to tell the world they are more caring and attentive, targeted because they are genius holding sound know-how over matters, loved because they are fair and flair, envied because they are rich and brash and it goes on.
The humility of old taught us to think nothing great of ourselves, but the self-esteem of present will teach us to take pride on ourselves and our achievements. The past world taught us to disregard ourselves and seek God for guidance while the much blown self-confidence of today’s world teach us to draw inspiration from ‘successful people’ to develop a will-power like them to win against the odds. The ‘lost world’ further taught us to seek God for grace, peace etc. at all times while today’s world over hype the emphasis of concentrating on self-meditation techniques like yoga to discover health and peace from within in face of turbulence. Yes, because such people associate so much with the world, they’ll certainly rule the world and make impressions, but how long?
Everyone meets with their end when they depart this world. Let the righteous be further righteous and wicked be wicked further. God is just and will reward everyone what they so rightfully deserve, may not be evident in the world but sure in the judgment that shall so aptly determines one’s state of destiny – for a new life or everlasting gloom.
Blessed or Doomed!
- Benjamin Maxwell

From Light to Nightmare

Hymns they sing, prayer they pray
Fervently do they a gospel outplay
Dictate a way with rules to flay
All claim they, a chore to display
Homes fled white wrapped
Ready for the mission to a home prepared

Snared extreme in spiritual crux
Causing true loves to diminish and flux
A haughty walk in all affair
Away from what is holy and fair
Glory they seek high above altar
Vain struts void of God’s true ladder

A life but marked with racial slur
Parting with truth, utmost mar and blur
Weigh their spirits, so high in creed
Gauge their gifts as one great feat
As though to head for eternal place
But lo! Smug in deeds are lost in grace

Tainted with self and conceit
To foster their roaring guilt
Hear one day they, the trumpet blow
Alas! The truth now came to glow
The King arrived and door soon shut
Leaving behind the fake brides smut in rut
Yell they Yell, a pell-mell dash to hell
But still blind are those alive in cell
Knowing their eternal fable well!

--------Benjamin Maxwell (1983- )

(The poem is penned after deep observance into the garb of religious philosophies and people’s stronghold over myriad ethics that illusions many a mind. People over-emphasize the rules past their limit thus allowing true love to vanish. Sullied by these, the author simply portrays his anguish over the fate of fallible Christians)

Heavenly Abode

Zion
The loftiest place in heaven where God, the Supreme Being, the creator of all, the Alpha and Omega chose to abide. A few consecrated holy saints who lived in a like-manner of Christ during their life on earth will go to Zion to be one with Christ. However, except a chosen few a large number of believers and saints alike were denied the privilege of inhabiting Zion and to share His throne. The inhabitants of Zion numbered 144000 were also called as ‘Overcomers’. They are either unmarried or in case of being married had renounced all the carnal ties to serve God round the clock. Some unique traits that can be seen evident from among this exclusive sect of overcomers are such that they depend on God for their every need be it from the very trivial to the most critical. They don’t quite rely on medicines in moments of sickness but persevere to overcome the trial through faith. Some may even die holding steadfast to their faith of becoming cured without yielding to medicines thus revealing their resolute will of upholding their covenant with God. They would not edify their body with ornaments or whatsoever. They would neither give sleep for more than 4 hrs to their body nor believe in the discipline of bodily exercise for staying healthy and fit. There are quite a few who attempts not to sleep at all and live by God’s grace and anointing to uphold them in the face of weariness.
They live the most humble life often reflected in their character and limit their worldly needs to a modest measure. They seek answers from God to all form of tribulations they encounter rather than figuring out a solution themselves or from others. They live without guile amidst corruption. They live with everyday infillings of Anointing to move forward to perfection in Christ. The daily unction’s of Holy Spirit is an extreme necessity to stand before Christ blameless without a blemish in perfected life. They will be found filled with the Holy Ghost and exhibit the mighty power of God they obtain through ‘spiritual gifts’ to edify, comfort, and encourage believers within the body of Christ; and to reveal the secrets of men's hearts, hopefully bringing conviction leading to repentance of their sins against God and his Son Jesus Christ. They attain the fullness of Christ through repeated anointing of Holy Spirit flowing in and through them. In a nutshell, they live a highest degree of perfected life and live in harmony with every being. They are termed as ‘firstfruits’ who will be caught up during rapture to meet the Lord in the air and thus be redeemed from the tribulation days that follows immediately.

New Jerusalem
This is an exalted place in Heaven which receives its glory from Zion where all saints as well as believers of Christ shall abide. It includes unmarried and as well married humans who continued their Carnal ties until death; however, a consecrated life is immensely required to please God to count us worthy to reign with Him in this superior realm. During their period on earth, they will exercise faith for their every need. They would be Christ-like in their entire disposition and possess spiritual gifts to edify the church and others. They live the life almost parallel to Zion inhabitants with the only difference being the inclusion of people who had carnal life as well as saint life.
They’ll abandon all manner of extravagant living and desist wearing of jewels. Unlike worldly Christians they do not encourage viewing of television programs although it may seem arguably profitable to many under the pretext of watching ‘news’ or increasing knowledge through typical discovery-based or animal-based channels. They refrain from celebrating Christmas or any event of festivity with hype and fanfare but choose to pray earnestly for having been blessed by God everyday. The world finds Christ in the form of small infant laid in a manger further garnished with the straws and attractive wrappers, and hoist stars outside their home, however, for inhabitants of New Jerusalem every moment is a reason to celebrate because their close fellowship with Christ shall invigorate them with new bliss every unfolding day. This sect of people who are ready every moment to go with Christ will also be caught up during rapture and undeniably share the same name as of Zion’s inhabitants as ‘firstfruits’.
It is important to note that it might seem all just ‘rules’ prescribed to inherit Zion or New Jerusalem, however, if the individual’s ‘character’ is not Christ-like, it is futile being a Saint or a believer. Sadly, there are number of them in Church who’d be intent on following rules and may even possess spiritual gifts such as prophesying, speaking in tongues, teaching etc., yet immature in some character or the other. They are like sparkling pebbles found always immersed in water across a coast but if broken reveal the rough and dryness inside to anyone’s dismay.

Rapture
It is also called as ‘secret coming’, an event that occurs prior to the onset of tribulation period where all the ‘firstfruits’ who met the fullness of Christ befitting the criterion for inheriting Zion and New Jerusalem will be caught up with Jesus Christ in the air. At the sound of the trumpet, the righteous dead in Christ (who fulfilled the measure of living such extremely consecrated life for Christ) shall arise first ensued by the disappearance of living righteous.

New Heaven
The tribulation saints (saints who died as martyrs during first half of 7 yrs tribulation) along with Old Testament saints (i.e., saints who lived before the period of Jesus Christ) and general martyrs of Old
Testament era shall abide in the New Heaven.

New Earth
People who took part in first resurrection (the ‘sheeps’ that are separated from goats during the judgment) which also includes the saved Christians (dead before rapture) who are not fully matured in Christ, however, possessing salvation experience, the gentiles who are saved during tribulation times, survivors of millennium, people who lived before Christ, nevertheless followed God in true integrity (people who’ll be spared in ‘The White Throne’ judgment by justification of acts).

Note

The condition of Christians who are left on earth without being raptured and the same who evaded the circumstance of yielding to Antichrist yet being the survivors of martyrdom during tribulation times is anonymous. However it is believed that no Christians strong in faith will ever prevail during the Antichrist’s regime without surrendering to his rule inasmuch as the only choice left for them to substantiate their faith for Christ is being martyred

Watch your Shadow!

Are you a victim for any one of these below? then you’re in want of a character self-introspection…

A person eats burger or any stuffed food too carefully in a crowd not to spill the contents from his mouth but behave quite the opposite in a room if he’s left alone to eat.

A person adjusting his hair in the mirror suddenly pretended to be normal when he knows someone is observing him.

A person who’s tripped over by an object especially in a public place turns back to scornfully stare at the object for a while to justify his innocence.

A person who became a victim to muddy water puddles spattered over him by a speeding vehicle often abuse the driver though he knows the driver will not stop to apologize nor he can get the incident undone.

A person who guest-visit a home when offered to eat by the host first ignore their request but later eat as though he likes it pretty much

A person who failed in a competition puts on a happy countenance while acknowledging the winners by applauding in a crowd or congratulating him personally.

A person when happens to notice a rich or flamboyant man seeing him after getting off his car, suddenly turns back as though he had not seen him his grace.

A person pulling a long face after failing in a exam, when encountered by someone who’s inquiring him his sad look will say ‘I’m not feeling well’ or ‘I’ve got a headache’ whether he really has it or not.

A person who though has a headache or a fever but declared a winner will keep a glowing face and never let the pain reflect on his face.

A food when a person is munching on, probably a dry stuff like chips, nuts etc. accidentally fall on a neat ground he’ll stoop down to pick the same to swipe-clean and eat which he’d refuse to do so when it happens amid friends or in a crowd.

A person while speaking with a stranger or a known friend over the phone or in direct appearance if hadn’t caught on his words, he’ll say ‘sorry’ (to mean the person has to repeat what he/she hasn’t understood). While saying ‘sorry’, most of the ladies/gentlemen now accustomed to use it in a harsh tone as though the force of its utterance will resemble a form of verbal assault which may require another ‘polite’ sorry for the usage of his/her rough ‘sorry’.

--- Benjamin Maxwell

End Times!

End times


Rapture

This is first of a most unprecedented event yet to happen to herald many of most horrific tribulation times to unfold. During the rapture the 144000 holy saints and other steadfast believers will be caught up in air with Christ the moment the trumpet is sounded. Those elite groups were called as ‘firstfruits’. The sound of the trumpet could be heard only to those chosen few and along with the already ‘dead in Christ’ will vanish together in a twinkling of an eye. It is important to note that during this rapture the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven to take away the righteous dead and righteous alive unlike during His second coming in the mid of 7 year tribulation period where the Lord will send His angels to gather the ‘elect’ unto Himself. There will be extreme chaos as many people will be found reportedly missing and all trace of their identity shall come to naught. Immediately after rapture the tribulation period stretching up to 7 yrs begins giving way for the Antichrist to establish his dreadful regime.

Tribulation synopsis

The leftover saints and believers in Christ will have to continue serving God in the midst of desperate surroundings. There’s no option left to them except dying as a martyr to reinforce their faith on Christ. They will become victims of slaughter rule imposed against the believers of Christ by the Antichrist and his followers. The invasion of deadly code 666 will gather momentum for worldwide acceptance and every citizen is ordered to succumb by its rule. The rule will be such that basic privileges like food, water, shelter and other amenities can be meted out only to those who bear the code 666 on their foreheads. The faithful believers of Christ who renounce the mark of the beast shall be tortured and killed. Their pleas to God for saving them will not be heard since the period of Grace has already been past. The only way for the remnant Christians to prove their faith in Christ is to die as a martyr and those who refuse the ordeal and accept the mark of the beast will be damned. The death of martyrs will come to end at the close of first half of 7 yrs tribulation era. The Jews on the contrary will experience no harm as they will enjoy a peaceful covenant with Antichrist for first half of seven years. The tribulation saints or martyrs will rose to life at the glorious return of Lord Jesus Christ in the air at the end of first half of 7yr tribulation period. The six seal of woes covers the first half of tribulation years. Some theologians assert the verses cited in the following chapters in Bible below to be coincidental and signifying the same event that is to happen.
Matt. 24: 29-31
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. 30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Revelation 6:12
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood

THIS IS THE MOST DISPUTABLE SUBJECT AS SOME TEHOLOGIANS CLAIM THE EVENTS RECORDED IN MATTHEW 24:29-31 SHALL HAPPEN ONLY AT THE END OF 7 YEAR TRIBULATION AND THAT EVERY PEOPLE (TRIBES) INCLUDING BOTH GENTILES AND JEWS ON EARTH SHALL SEE HIM COMING IN POWER AND GREAT GLORY.

It is at the end of sixth seal that the above recorded signs shall occur in the sky following which all the tribes of the earth mourn when they see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Here all ‘tribes’ of the earth refers to Jews who at the time enjoying peace with Antichrist. They shall all mourn at His return while the rest of gentiles shall not see God’s appearance. It is the ‘second coming’ of Christ which happens during the halfway through tribulation and the Lord shall not land on the earth but on the air to gather together his ‘elect’ i.e., The Lord will send His angels to gather His ‘elect’ from every corner of earth. The ‘elect’ refers to saints who died as a martyr for Christ during tribulation period. They will be raptured and meet the Lord in air. Now the ‘Great tribulation’ or God’s judgment to the world begins in the form of opening of seventh seal which brings forth seven stages of succeeding judgments.
The Antichrist breaks the peace agreement with the Jews at the beginning of second half of tribulation days that shortly follow after the opening of seventh seal. The beast goes on a killing spree causing massive death toll of Jews. The blood will flow like a river up to 200 miles in the carnage. However, it is to be noted that 144000 Israelites (Jews) will be sealed by God and that no harm influenced by the beast shall come upon them. The 144000 represent 12000 Jews from each of the 12 tribes of Israel. They shall preach the gospel to the gentiles and would be exhorted by the two witnesses of God who visits the earth during the phase of God’s wrath. The sealed Jews evangelize to nations to repent prompted by two witnesses from heaven. But sadly the gentiles will not hearken to their words.
To illustrate further, it was during this second phase of tribulation, as it was prophesized, two of mighty God’s witnesses clothed in sackcloth shall emerge to proclaim the gospel to the gentiles in the world for 1260 days or 42 months. The two tribulation witnesses will have powers to perform great miracles to everyone’s awe. As Revelation 11:3, 6 clearly denotes “and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth…These have the power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.”
The world will despise the twosome and whoever attempts to attack them will be devoured by fire. But finally the world empowers the duo and upon slaying them there’ll be a great merriment. But to their horror, their celebration turns out to be a nightmare as God will raise the slain witnesses back to life and carry them off to heaven and the entire world will see this spectacular event as revealed in Revelation 11:9.
Following this event a devastating earth quake occurs such as was not since life begun on earth. It shatters the world and in particular decimates one third of a city of Jerusalem killing nearly 7000 of inhabitants. A great earthquake accompanied by giant hailstorms marks the end of tribulation era following which Lord Jesus Christ returns and armies of Antichrist shall gather together to wage a battle against Him called the ‘Battle of Armageddon’. It is called the ‘Day of the Lord’ and upon His return every eye on earth shall see Him and His feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives. The Lord destroys the Antichrist and False Prophet in the battle of Armageddon and goes on to establish the Millennium rule. Upon Lord’s visit the Old Testament saints, the Old Testament martyrs will resurrect to life. This is called ‘first resurrection’. Prior to millennium rule the judgment for the living gentiles called ‘Sheep and Goat’ begins. The Sheep and Goat Judgment is where the Sheep (who braved to help the 144000 Jews despite Antichrist’s opposition) will be rewarded and enters the millennium age while the goats are damned for everlasting contempt. God shall cast the Antichrist and the false prophet along with the ‘goats’ into a lake fire while Satan is kept bound until the close of millennium rule of Christ. The rest of the dead will not resurrect until a thousand year period is over. The survivors of millennium period include the 144000 sealed Jews of tribulation period and the gentiles saved from Sheep and Goat Judgment. The ‘firstfruits’ and Saints who are slain during the tribulation period (first half) will come back to reign with Christ for 1000 years. The Old Testament saints and martyrs also reign with Christ during the millennium rule. The 144000 remnants and the ‘sheep’ who are judged will populate the earth. But contrastingly a person aged 100 yrs may appear to be at his youthful best during Lord’s rule. It is important to note that while the Jews and gentiles die, the ‘firstfruits’ and tribulation saints who reign with them shall not die. There will be no sickness and sorrow and all the ferocious animals known to intimidate man such as lion, wolves etc., will become friends with humans during the Lords rule. After the end of millennium period Satan is released and he will go on a rampage deceiving many. The deceived victims of Satan’s army called ‘Gog and Magog’ will gather from four quarters of earth to wage a war against the saints and God by besieging the camp of saints and the holy city. Soon after it comes to pass, a fire from heaven will devour Satan and his followers for ever.
Now heaven and earth shall pass away with a great sound and the ‘Great White Throne Judgment’ which is the judgment for the damned will happen. However some are judged by their works and may be spared from awaiting doom while the others judged will be cast into the everlasting ‘lakefire’ prepared for them. This is called ‘Second death’ where death and hell is being cast into the lake of fire.

Sheep and Goat Judgment

A person is either allowed entry into the Millennium as a sheep or they are cut off and damned as a goat. This judgment will occur after the Battle of Armageddon at the end of the age.
Consider the verse below:
Matt. 25:31-33
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left”

When the judgment occurs?

It happens at the Day of the Lord on earth. Joel 3:2 reads
I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
The prophet speaks of a time when the Lord will restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem and gather the nations together in the Valley of Jehoshaphat to hold them accountable for the way they've treated His people (Jews).

Who is being judged?

The judged here are those people of Earth who've survived the Great Tribulation. Some of them shall come to faith, but were too late for the rapture. The word ‘nations’ refer to gentiles alive at that time. The Lord holds everyone personally accountable for his or her behavior.
Then the King will say to those on his right,
Matt. 25:34-40
'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.

What does ‘brothers of mine’ reveal?

During the tribulation times, the Jewish believers will be singled out and efforts will be severe to eliminate them from earth. And no doubt the 144,000 sealed Messianic believers will top the enemy's list for extermination. So, according to the prophet Hosea the Jewish people have to petition the Messiah to return. Hosea 5:15
I will go [and] return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
Satan wants to destroy the Jewish communities before this event to foil God’s plan through leaders like Hitler and such.


Matt. 25:41-46
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

What is the outcome of the judgment?

The situation for Jewish believers in those days will become progressively worse when they’ll have to depend on the charitable acts of others for their survival. And those who reach out to help them will do so risking their lives since it is an act against the government. The government declares them as enemy and people who attempt to help them will be punished by death.
The spies will be a biggest threat everywhere. What a perilous time!
Amos 5:19
"It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear; as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him."

Only those whose hearts are fully dedicated to the Lord and know that He's on His way back for them will risk their own skins to help a stranger, especially when that stranger is an officially designated enemy. Only they will remember the Lord's answer to the question, "What is the greatest commandment?"
Matt. 22:37-39
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind," He replied, "And the second is like it. Love your neighbor as yourself."

In helping these strangers they're fulfilling both commandments, and the Lord, seeing their faith in action, will reward them accordingly.
Matt. 25:34
"Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world."

Non-believers, having fallen for the deception of the antichrist and his false prophet, will have nothing to do with their leaders' enemies, and in fact many will be proud to act as volunteer spies, informing on them or even worse. They'll fulfill the Lord's own words,
John 16:2
"A time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God”

They'll be sent to the place of eternal punishment prepared for the devil and his angels.
The Sheep and Goat judgment is not a parable, but a clear warning to Tribulation Survivors that once the Lord returns, the time for accepting Him as their Savior will have ended and the consequences are severe and eternal.
Although it’s too late they’ll still call Him Lord?
Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Zechariah 14:9
The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.
When He returns everyone from the highest place in Heaven to those in the lowest place under the Earth will bow before Him, agreeing that He's their Lord.
But those He likened to the goats will be sent away to eternal punishment. They’ll now rue over the eventual fate awaiting them. They're the ones of whom He said,
Matt. 7:21
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven”
John 6:40
“For My Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

The Great White Throne Judgment

What does this judgment signify?

Every human being is appointed to die once (take exception to firstfruits of ‘living’ righteous who shall be raptured to meet the Lord in air). When a human who is not ‘in’ Christ yields up the ghost, they head to a temporary place of torment called “hell”. There they are tormented day and night until they are resurrected only to be damned. That is after this final judgment is pronounced, not only are the unsaved cast into the Lake of Fire but Hades (Hell) itself is also cast into the Lake of Fire. The Hades and the Lake of Fire shall be merged.
This happens after heaven and earth passing way with great sound following the execution of Satan at the close of millennium reign of Christ. The dreaded moment of terror unfolds thereafter.
Revelation 20:11-14 reads thus
"Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire."
They are delivered up to the great white throne judgment where the books are opened, including the book of life. Here they are judged according to those things that are written in the books, according to their works. The Bible never mentions that there is any singing or praising at this judgment, neither any rewards. It is mostly a judgment of condemnation—the judgment of the damned.
This judgment is final, eternal and irreversible and the results are everlasting. There is no love or fun in the lake of fire but pain and agony. Mercy does not extend into it.

If your name is not in the book of life, your evil deeds will be revealed. Today you may have a reputation for your devotion, your caring, your humility, your abilities---but in that day Jesus will judge the hidden motives behind your deeds. He will know if your real reason for service in the church and the community was to glorify God---or if it was all tainted by selfishness, pride, and the lust for prominence, power, influence, and recognition. Be warned, vipers in the church!

Only the deeds of the righteous will survive the fire of judgment. All other deeds will be consumed to ashes. Only those acts that have been done by the power of the Spirit of God and done for the glory of God will remain. Even the noblest and most impressive accomplishments, even acts which have helped many people or changed the course of history---if they were done by the power of the self and for the glory of the self---will vanish without a trace.
Every work is brought into judgment. Every secret thing will be revealed and come to light. Every word that was spoken, even in closets, shall be proclaimed. Every idle or careless word that was spoken, they shall render account for it.
Many will try to justify themselves, but their iniquity shall condemn them. Yeah! even the rust on their gold and silver which they ignorantly come wearing to the church now shall be a witness against them.
The Word shall judge each person. Some appear to be judged more severely than others, according to the opportunities that they were given. The people who committed immorality will suffer greatest degree of punishment.

Who were the participants of this judgment?

The nearly countless people, from a myriad of generations, shall be judged only to be cast eternally into the lake of fire. Probably not a single person who ever lived really understood that this place would be their final and eternal destiny.
Here is the terrifying end for the unsaved, the unrepentant, for those that were not "in Christ." At this judgment, there will be those people that were horribly wicked as well as those who were considered "decent and good," but they rejected Christ. For time without end, day and night, they will never again have any rest from the torment of the burning flame. The inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, Capernaum, and billions of people from the time of the creation will all be there.
The skeptics, the mockers, the astrologers, the fortune-tellers, magicians, necromancers, the atheists, the lukewarm Christians, the agnostics, the Hindus, the Muslims, the Jehovah's Witnesses, those that practice Yoga, the followers of Christian Science, the Buddhists, the Mormons, the universalists, Unitarians, and all cults will be there. Business barons who amassed wealth yet died unrepentant, idol worshippers, believers of re-birth, haughty philanthropists and do-gooders will find themselves at the great white throne judgment, and then they are cast into the lake of fire.
All that did not die "in Christ," who were Catholics, Protestants, Presbyterians, Methodists, Wesleyans, Lutherans, Episcopalians, Baptists, Church of God, Foursquare, Assemblies of God, Church of Christ, Seventh-Day Adventists, Pentecostals, Charismatics, and Evangelicals, even all denominations shall be at this judgment. All that did not die "in Christ," from all over the earth, shall be before the great white throne.
Great evangelists and pastors who initially did miracles bringing glory to God, but when later invited by power, fame and money tried doing miracles seeking ‘glory for themselves’. They would still remain popular casting out devils in the name of Jesus in the public glare. The fact continues to remain hidden that it’s not HOLY SPIRIT in action but a deceiving spirit helping them do miracles. Remember the case of King Saul, who even after being caught with an evil spirit ruled the nation in his kingship. Such people will participate here.
The religious and nonreligious shall be at this judgment; those that went to good Bible-teaching colleges and churches and those that did not. Those that were Bible theologians, those that read the Bible, and those that did not will be at this judgment. All who were not in Christ will be there.
Millions of people that "thought they were saved," that thought they were "in Christ" shall be there. They did not do God's Word. They bore no good fruit. They would not do the will of God. They were not "in truth" born-again. Those that thought they were in Christ, but did not love the brethren; those that professed Jesus, but would not repent; those that were ashamed of Jesus and those that witnessed for Jesus, but would not turn from iniquity shall all be at this judgment.
All that chose to live for this world, but not for the world to come, shall be there. Those that worshiped the beast and his image and took the mark, but died before the judgment of the nations, will be at this judgment, also.
Multitudes of preachers, priests, Sunday school teachers, Gospel singers, elders, and moral people that were not "in Christ," will be there. Outwardly, they appeared very godly, but they were not "truly saved."



Who were spared eternal life in the White throne?

Majority of the unsaved dead will participate in this final judgment. Those who deliberately and knowingly rejected Christ as Savior during their lifetime will have no hope of eternal life. However, those people who never will have received an opportunity to accept Christ as Saviour will be judged according to their level of understanding of spiritual truth in every moment of their lives. These people will be judged according to their ‘works’. It does not contradict that eternal salvation is based solely upon faith in the finished work of Christ Jesus on the cross and HE being the only mediator between God and man (I Tim. 2:4-6) (Eph. 2:8-10) (Titus 3:4-8). Yeah, the scripture may not have explicitly told us the fate of those who have unheard of Jesus, but the Bible does tell us that God will deal justly with them. God shall judge their conduct on earth to determine their true spiritual attitude.
God deals with everyone rightfully without a slightest prejudice.
Genesis 18:25 tells us “That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
Do Spiritual babes have a role?

Is your name written in the Lamb's book of life? Beside this one issue, everything else pales in comparison. Your name is written in that book when you commit your life to Jesus. You might have been born a Christian or a converted Christian and really had enjoyed some good relationship with God on earth. However, you might not been baptized by spirit and so found lacking the rich experience of its blessings and fellowship with the Holy Spirit for any rewarding growth in spiritual life. God shall not thrust His desire on us without we asking for His help and blessings. If we want the anointing of the Holy Spirit it ought to be our desire that we may ask and be filled so. Just because God’s presence guides us out of His mercy one must not be complacent with their level of attained spiritual growth.
I Corinthians 3:1
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
I Peter 2:2
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby
Hebrews 5:12-14
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat
For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil
MHC version
Dull hearers make the preaching of the gospel difficult and even those who have some faith may be dull hearers, and slow to believe. Much is looked for from those to whom much is given. To be unskillful, denotes want of experience in the things of the gospel. Christian experience is a spiritual sense, taste, or relish of the goodness, sweetness, and excellence of the truths of the gospel. And no tongue can express the satisfaction which the soul receives, from a sense of Divine goodness, grace, and love to it in Christ.

Our name may be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, nonetheless being a babe void of Holy Spirit. We may be spared because we are ‘in Christ’ having done a good work contrary to those who are not ‘in Christ’ although a Christian, yet done a great many good works. Obedience to God, Holiness and Humility in the right attitude will really please God to preserve us from eternal damnation. Such people in Christ may not earn rewards for their diminutive spiritual growth but will be saved from the eternal loss in the judgment. It is anonymous if ‘spiritual babes’ falls under saved or unsaved class of people.

Judgment précis

So, in conclusion, everyone will be judged at one time or another. The judgment sequence is as below:

Christians - judged by Christ Jesus immediately after the Rapture
The martyred Tribulation Saints - to be judged immediately after their resurrection (after 3.5 yrs)
Survived Tribulation Saints (an anonymous case) – to be rewarded after they are translated to Heaven just before the Return of Christ.
Ordinary people (gentiles- who were alive on the earth when Christ Returns to establish His Kingdom) - to be judged when classified as “sheep” or “goats”
All “Unsaved” dead - to be judged finally at the Great White Throne Judgment after the Millennium course.

Twosome Preachers!

I’m finding two kinds of people in Christianity. One who prays asking God ‘wealth and prosperity’ all the time, and upon achieving the same by hook or by crook will try to propound the people to follow suit. There are others who sacrificed their worldly pleasures for God’s sake and yet living a very humble life. Please note the latter ones are not poverty stricken. Despite being wealthy they are showing genuine concern for poor by distributing money to the deprived in ‘silence’. I don’t contradict that God is interested in His people by giving them everything in abundance nor agree that He desires to see His people barely scrape by without finances to get life going. But one thing is puzzling, what will be the reward for people who lived a ‘truly’ humble life against those who carry a phony Godly attitude, preach worldwide about prosperity without concern for poor, in heaven? Don’t compare Abraham, Job against St.Paul for that sake! Abraham and Job lived an obedient and humble life without much hype and fanfare unlike the pastors of today. Apostle Paul records he was caught up in the third heaven. Didn’t he? What will be the reward of such counterfeit, worldly thriving pastors?. I will not judge.

Kill the Revolution Jinx!

As more software architects are on the rise, the internet friendly gizmos too are upbeat in captivating every mind to its grasp. The so-called ‘age’ became no bar as more young minds turning into whiz kids have so easily risen to stardom of late and moreover men metamorphosing into wise geeks are not uncommon in an era of showcasing marvels. The internet being a new age mantra has totally nestled the world leading to benefits and chaos alike. The advent of www for some is an impersonation of deadly number 666 which was believed to emerge sooner to subject the world into a further dominance of terror. The use of microphone has brought many a politicians face the bitter trial of truth. Their underworld dealings were subtly caught unawares by such ‘good’ technologies. The use of internet hasn’t spared the students either. The MMS swept many a bright boys into the dungeon or cast them behind the bars to teach them a lesson or two about notoriety and its aftermath. The old and vicious ‘love’ among youths aggravates this fantasy through top notch windows based mobile phones now selling as hot cakes in the recent market. The beleaguered youngsters are both victims and perpetrators of the agony brought about by love bug via SMS and MMS. It became a fad as boys and girls alike get hooked to their mobiles for a prolonged chat fondling each other and may even discuss of their partying and marriage kind only to taste a portion of hell in its effect. The emission of harmful rays to an impact of resulting fatal damages to the body from mobile phones should be encouraged to serve as a lesson for rascals who misbehave with their handhelds goofing up in the restricted areas of public. For morning walkers and joggers who do their workout quite flamboyantly by listening to music from an ipod or mobile, the virus causing germs capable of ripping their delicate ear-drums from such device should be created as one pleasant surprise for those. All the illegal sites should be sealed or be enabled with new software in-built which can shoot out a flash of light with intensity high enough to cause one blind that very instant upon visiting the same. Men growing long hair and women clipping hair short must be condemned and moreover men pillion-riding with a women in a bike exceeding the speed limits must be heavily fined. Most youths like streaking down the road to impress their girl pals. Software that can be plugged under the road to snare the rebels should be discovered as a remedy to put an end to their uncouth motoring skills. Most urban lads and lass would wear skin-tight jeans only to find themselves get trafficked, molested and finally end up buried naked. Although government takes extreme measures to stamp out sexual crimes, the way these humans dress up lured and then provoked many a rogues to commit a heinous crime of kidnapping and killing the so called babes. Software to disfigure the countenance of such wolves feigned babes must be soon discovered to halt their corruption of morality. The much hyped beauty contest must be severely impaired to benefit the poor out of the money that runs into organizing such shows. Men and women who flaunt their skin to grab a prize in such beauty and fashion contests must be captured and then beheaded before public. Software should be discovered in such a way that as they sashay down the ramp, a signal transmitting automated powerful needle carrying lethal venom must be laid in ambush somewhere beneath the ramp to prick their soles teaching them a lesson for their deliberate sinful interests. All such measures if undertaken can sanctify India and steer its place to a ‘moral-superpower’ in no time. May God lead the nation.

------ Benjamin Maxwell

Burning Inferno - caught unawares?

It was very dark indeed and the lantern was burning too mild suffice to see things in a haze. An abrupt breeze blowing gently through the crevice of the windowpane put out the light all of a sudden, tossing me affright for a moment. I groped in the dark to seize a bit of paper I left in a heap under the cabinet to lit the lamp again. I however got chunk of paper from the disposed stockpile. With the moonlight seeping through and the atmosphere quite sombre engulfing an ethereal sensation, I lighted the paper and as the radiance grew scintillating the chamber, the picture in the paper I’d grabbed to set afire caught my very attention. It was a picture of a seemingly reputed whore showing skin. As the flame leapt roundabout I began to envisage something that’s every bit horrifying and justifiably demanding. In this much hyped developed world, fashion and fanfare had overtly outstripped modesty and humility without measure. Humility has often taken a beating in the guise of depreciating self-esteem. People, who show off their skills in articulating, fashioning, leadership building etc., often derive respect from all quarters and money being their primary influence helps them perform a commanding role in their every stride. They are being awed at for the skills they display for living and for fame but the smudged and bruised morality continues to remain unquestioned forever. As they enjoy worldly success in rampant measure, they label every evil motive ‘good’, every ‘sin-look’ fashionable and go on insisting every good principle nonobligatory. One woman narrated her tale of how she finds time spending in the company of her boy friend totally excited. She seems to read out some erotic lines from a sleaze book to stimulate his senses or in other times choose to sit before a monitor and show him pictures portraying obscenity. She justifies there’s nothing wrong becoming thrilled with sexual fantasies or practicing oral sex unless things get worse. For her it’s right. The other day newspaper reports carried an interview with a celebrity porn star concerning her success. She’s quoted as saying ‘there’s nothing wrong to feel guilty of the job I’m doing. It’s the job I’m fancied to and so I work my best in satisfying my fans’. For her it’s a mistake only if she’s literally married to more than one spouse but involving in a physical relationship with number of people is no transgression of law. So people do what they find correct confined to their own knowledge and confidently dictate their justification of act when confronted by moral laws. This applies to every human being who’s aware of their exposed sins and yet attempts to ascertain their attitude under the pretext of human liberty to achieve happiness of myriad kind. They establish their own righteousness in working out towards their success and in the process keeps God at bay. So God don’t punish them for not obeying Him but instead give them over to their sins and pleasures to thrive in abundance. That’s the reason why we find wicked people prospering in today’s world. Are the rich ones truly spiritual? Do they seek God for directing them in all their corporate ventures? They may visit temples and donate huge offerings as one trademark of showing loyalty to God. They may be great philanthropists erecting houses for the deprived and so on. They may even live a frugal life despite being a millionaire to philosophically mean that life’s not all about money. The question is do they really hear God’s word directing them and do they really enjoy God’s fellowship to the fullest that they would least worry for the cares of the world. Such are the ones who don’t create wealth through stock and shares, neither quick-rich schemes nor lottery and not be found driven by passion for money but humbly wait in His presence bearing the troubles that God may fill their treasures. They live their life contrary to the unjust ones, seeking God’s plan to be manifested in their every activity from being trivial to the most critical. They dare question every attitude of theirs to know if it truly lines up with the will of Almighty for it to materialize. They prosper and inherit a place with God when they leave the earth. But the disobedient ones who enjoy financially will have every thing bountiful only for a short while. When they die their journey begins not heavenward but to the pit from their finance and prosperity came from while they lived. And there they’ll be tormented day and night by their worldly friend turned foe- Satan without boundaries. So let’s seek God and His love to enjoy an everlasting bliss forever and ever. Amen

----- Benjamin Maxwell

Wanna bitch bite?

It was out cold one night. The flurries are becoming too severe and the apparent blizzard quite benumbing at its rampant peak. It was when I felt something eerie that I attempted to open the windows out of curiosity. I heard the familiar wild dogs howl and began envisaging something that instant I’d rather feel awful about. Some days ago a friend of mine came whining to my surprise to spout forth his woe of having bitten by a street dog. But when I quizzed of his misfortune I discovered he felt more pain on something else other than what I originally thought. He put on a happy countenance and related that wretched event once again to his friends and then expressed his dismay not over the terrible bite he became a victim to but because why the dog chose him to be its casualty when there are so many others around him. The agony of sinking jaws into his delicate thighs seemed less cumbersome than the brutal thought of others not being bitten but reprieved by the creature. If it would’ve gone on a biting spree assaulting a couple of others I deem he may not have, as a matter of fact, felt sorry for the tragedy. Men are more inclined to judge if they can comfortably combat against the blame at the risk of others hardship. A father asks his son ‘why did you flunk out in this exam?’ son replies ‘dad! It was such a tough paper and nearly half the class failed to get through like me’. When you derive satisfaction for your failed motives at the cost of others throes, you are likely heading to hell wherein you can wail along with millions of others who’re in the same boat as you. Refuse to attribute your fate to others fall nor acknowledge it by citing some shoddy reasons but discover an approach to epitomize your values which others may find worth treading your way.

-- Benjamin Maxwell

What's life for a living?

As industries churning out vying to meet every lifestyle of a human in a rampant surge, the urge and humility to thrust our dependency on God too signals a strong decline. Innovation being a buzzword in today’s era makes one doubt if God ever exist or whether science and technology secluded God to power play only in mythology. A lightening thought crisscrossed my mind to illustrate this viewpoint. Here we go… Today it’s been awfully ridiculous to watch someone who’s got his knee accidentally nudged against his neighbor pleading innocence insomuch by gesturing the way they do to worship their God(s). They fold hands and stoop lightly attempting to touch them and probably swap both their hands onto the chin to show their high regard. But if one were to bump his knee or his elbow against the same causing a little pain perhaps in a crowded bus or in a long queue, you can see them erupting into a violent outburst. Where went the regard now which they initially showed up to people? These are some ironclad proof of their illusion bound love, dignity which they were accustomed to show their fellow men for ages. Scriptures teach that in the end times the love of many will wax cold. They’ll take God for granted because He hasn’t explicitly exercised His right so far that He’s in ultimate control of every thing on earth and in universe. They don’t find a need to ask God any help because they believe if one possess right skills, personal tenacity, determination, perseverance, hard work and so on he can outdo any hurdles to reach top. Since they see such form of success among celebrities today who attribute their talent, hard work, charisma etc for their success formula, the role of God factor to testify diminishes. They will seek direct appearance from God to justify His authority over all life that exists. Some gravely want the best of both worlds possible. They deliberately make a sin-look fashionable and yet on the contrary plunge into the so called religious camps to vent their stress. This gives them a ‘feeling’ of experiencing something divine but barely compromise when it requires of them a genuine change in attitude towards achieving true divinity. I don’t contradict money is vital for a living but the love of money is. The motto of such ones goes like this ‘we don’t follow all what God commands we ought to follow but exercise our own self-styled philosophies (good etiquettes, soft skills, table manners, business relations, english-fluency hype etc.,) and a touch of divinity (only to relieve stress to catch up with their work) for a fulfilling life. Some may quip ‘I pray God only when I feel the need to do so’. They don’t let God work in them completely but only want Him to meet their needs as and when it arises. Prayer is just not asking God for things but a communication to receive inputs that can transform life. This communication is meant to hear and obey His words to the fullest which in the long run may count you worthy or not to live with Him in the paradise. Some even think it’s much unlawful to depend on God every time for everything. Why do we need God? It looks as though to attain salvation through Him to enjoy in His eternal abode forever. How can you attain salvation? By trusting and accepting the one God sent to redeem the world. Before accepting, how do you justify He’s come from above to save the mankind? Because of the testimony people heard from heaven that this is my beloved son in whom I’m well pleased, numerous miracles He performed in His Father’s name, rose the third day and taken up heavenward before everybody’s knowledge. Who’s that beloved son? Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Is everything justified? Not suffice for the world. There’s a tumult and outcry calling this a religious atrocity. There’s rage and debate that one religion is greater than the other resulting in bloodshed and violence in diverse places thus disrupting peace in the name of religion. One sect justifies their claim by giving strong evidences of God(s) their sages had seen and worshipped in the ancient past and further attribute this fact to the presence of old and heritage temples, palaces, mosques, churches and the civilization preserved to be a witness even now. The other sect claims there’s no God alive or dead while still other cult averts this claim by pointing out to the earth and universe being the resultant of a great catastrophe or explosion as in BigBang. To add fuel to the fire the Darwin’s theory of ‘man from ape’ evolution syndrome still holds a controversy worldwide. In the midst of all such religious crisis some section of men of late adopted a different methodology addressing there is one God preaching the same doctrine yet carrying different names as different religion puts it. This they discovered has eased off the tension by turning out better bond among humanity of diverse tradition and beliefs. So more people are seen today compromising their hardcore religious beliefs and oblige to seek a common cause against all prevailing anarchy on the grounds of ‘One God, One philosophy, Sundry names’. One seldom knows its all devils subtle ploy in deceiving mankind from reaching heaven. He’s hell-bent to sweep as much people into his camp by perverting the truths concerning God. Now again a controversy – Is devil into being or a myth? If evil were to exist, so is God to confront the evil by doing sheer good to His creation. Is evil His creation? Forget for now. Magicians, sorcerers, charmers, astrologers, chiromancers give account of devil from which they seek help to earn their livelihood by stupefying people. Some demon possessed men act bizarre and seek help of some divine men to drive the devil out. Again it seems all religion has powers to flee a human from the clutch of a devil. Again is this devils ploy to reinforce the fact that God is found true operating His presence in myriad religions and that His common foe is devil? Had devils discussed behind the screen that we’ll stage a play as in you in the name of (idolatry) religion cast me out from someone I prefer taking house inside, so that we’ll further misled the humanity? Religion bound mystery and technology bound science and discovery goes a long way in making one forget who the God is. There were perpetual bombings in the name of Holy war and untold brutalities on the rampage never to be seen. Now the voice of the one who prophesized caught my attention saying ‘Just as how it happened in the days of Noah so shall also be in the days of coming of the Son of Man? People will be drinking, carousing, frolicking and making merry forgetting God and choose to thrive in profanity and immorality. They’ll cause inconceivable ruckus leading to terrible downfall, mayhem and further devastation to take its toll on redundant human race. Who’s that Son of Man? I for sure know if I must say who’s Son of Man- there we’ll be a tantamount of controversy leading to conspiracy to thwart this truth if one eyes this article. But I can’t help holding back, whatsoever, that He’s coming to reap the world and upon His visit shall all tribes of the earth mourn. Everything then comes to a grinding halt...... Lo! He’s coming! He’s coming! in the clouds of heaven ….even so come my Lord!

---------- Benjamin Maxwell