Results of EKG

Last Tuesday, I had a doctors appointment because of some chest, neck and shoulder pains I had been having. He ordered some labwork to be done as well as an EKG. He called me today and advised that he will be setting up an appointment for me ASAP because it wasn't a normal result.

For those who don't truly know what an EKG is, I will tell you.

An electrocardiogram – abbreviated as EKG or ECG – is a test that measures the electrical activity of the heartbeat. With each beat, an electrical impulse (or “wave”) travels through the heart. This wave causes the muscle to squeeze and pump blood from the heart.

My results showed it was slightly elevated. So this means I just might have to go back on meds. What a bummer.

Picture Contest Time!

Ok, here we go....Give a good Title name for this picture! ROFL!!!! This pic is just too funny!

Remembering the Feasts

I have been reading and reading and reading. Earlier today, I have been to several Messianic Jewish websites which pointed some things out. There are 7 feasts in the Bible (Leviticus 23) that the Israelite covenant had to keep. These were:

Spring Feasts/Festivals
Pesach/Passover
Hag Matzot/Feast of Unleavened Bread
Yom Habikkurim/Festival of the Early First Fruits
Shavuot/Feast of Weeks/Latter First Fruits/

Fall Feasts/Festivals
Yom Teruah (Rosh Hoshanna)/Feast of Trumpets
Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement
Sukkot/Feast of Tabernacles

Jesus was the Passover Lamb without spot & without blemish for redemption of sins. He was buried in the cave 3 nights/days which resulted in the justification and sanctification of the Unleavened Bread. On the 3rd day, the Father raised him from the dead being the Early First Fruits. During the Feast of Weeks (in Greek was known as Pentecost) was when Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to the Apostles.

As you can see, 4 of the festivals have been fulfilled. There are yet 3 more to be fulfilled. To find out more on this subject, I recommend this website http://www.derech.org/
I has so much info in regards to the feasts/festivals. Please visit this site. Thank you and God bless you all.

Joel Chapter 3

Here is what Joel 3:1-8

For behold, in those days and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations and 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 divided up my land. And they have cast lots for my people and have given a boy for a harlot and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? Will ye render me a recompense? And if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head; Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians that ye might remove them far from their border. Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them and will return your recompense upon your own head: And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Shebaites, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it.

This speaks of the coming Gog and Magog war that will happen. Israel was established a nation in May of 1948 just as prophecied in Ezekiel 37:19-22. Also, the times of the Gentiles referred to the time that Gentiles were in control of the Holy City of Jerusalem. Israel fought the 6 day war with the Arabs and won recapturing Jerusalem in June 1967.

The Number of the Beast

Not too long ago, I was studying the Bible comparing Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel to the Book of Revelations. Something was troubling me about this "mark" on the forehead and the right hand. Was it a literal mark or was this a spiritual mark? So when I did some research a while back on the Hebrew Alephbet, the Hebrew Alephbet has numerical values associated with them. Why? I don't know. However, the number "6" represents "man" since it was on the 6th day man was created.

As I was trying to figure out if this was literal or spiritual, a verse from the Bible popped into my head. Deuteronomy 6:5-8

5-And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6-And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7-And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8-And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.

Well, anyway, I cannot fathom this 1 man antichrist to stand up and proclaim that everyone worship him. It just didn't make any sense to me. So I went to sleep. I must have dreamed something, even though I couldn't remember it, I woke up saying 666 is the infinite number of mankind committing evil abominations. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks exactly what he had been trying to convey. It is called the number of a man who commits evil or thinks evil thoughts. For example:

Nebuchudnezzar was a MAN OF SIN.
Roman emperor Nero was a MAN OF SIN.
Antioch Epiphanies IV was a MAN OF SIN.
Adolf Hitler was a MAN OF SIN.
Ted Bundy (famous serial killer) was a MAN OF SIN.
Osama Bin Laden is considered a MAN OF SIN.

Any one who thinks evil thoughts or puts his right hand to committing evil actions/abominations is considered a transgressor and a MAN OF SIN by disobeying the Lord's Holy Commands.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God showing himself that he is God.

We all know who the son of perdition is. Where is the temple of God? Here:

1 Corinthians 4:16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Acts 7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Who is going to exalt himself in these temples? Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle NOT against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

That's right, too many people claim they know everything there is to know when they don't instead of being meek and humble the way Christ is. Too many people have pride set up in their hearts and minds which is a stumbling block. I have seen many Christians try to form God in their own minds as to who he is instead of forming themselves to God's ways of righteousness. People need to remember, God does not answer to us; we have to answer to him. Believe me, I do not have all the right answers as to how to live that perfect and righteous life except to tell people to read their Bible daily and talk with our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. He will reveal to you that which you seek.

Contest Winner

I saw this cat and the first thing that popped in my head was this "P.M.S." however, I received some great captions on this picture. The winner is

Sandy! Her comment was "Eeeeeeek! Did you see that mouse!"

And in second place was Momma Roar!

Her comment was "Clean my own liter box? Are you serious? Have you seen that thing?"

There were so many good captions on this picture. When I saw this picture, I thought of Pen Of Jen and how she had the caption contest. So if any of you have time...stop and visit her blogsite. She is a great person with a good heart. Thanks Jen for the inspiration.

Funny Cat Picture!

Thanks to Jen over at Pen of Jen and her idea of a caption contest. Here is one that I think deserves a good title to this picture. But I haven't a clue as to what to label this picture. Any suggestions or ideas about what to label this picture?

The New Holocaust

From Nigeria to Indonesia, Christians are under siege in virtually every single country in the Muslim world, the victims of countless acts of discrimination, depredation, brutality, and murder that are so widespread and systematic that it can rightfully be called the new Holocaust. This time, however, the perpetrators of this Holocaust aren't wearing swastikas, but kufi skull caps and hijabs.

Some of the oldest Christian communities in the world are subject to relentless attack and teeter on the brink of extinction at the hands of the "Religion of Peace": Palestinian Christians in Gaza and the West Bank; Assyrian, Syriac and Chaldean Christians in Iraq; Coptic Christians in Egypt; Evangelical and Orthodox Christians in Eastern Ethiopia and Eritrea; Armenian Orthodox Christians in Turkey; and Maronite Christians in Lebanon.

Several of these communities date back to the beginning decades of Christianity and all have weathered wave after wave of Islamic persecution for centuries and more, but in the very near future some will simply cease to exist. In our lifetime, the only trace of their past existence will be in footnotes in history books (and probably only Western history books at that).

Meanwhile, we in the West hear much from radical Islam's apologists how the US is engaged in a war against Islam citing of our military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. We are lectured on the inviolability of the Muslim ummah and justifications of defensive jihad.

You can read the story here

Happy 4th of July America

Since the discovery of America in 1492 beginning with the 13 colonies, this country has flourished. One in which the Americans fought against the British and won declaring it's independence in 1776.

Happy Birthday America! The Land of the Free! The Home of the Brave!

May God always protect her and guide her in Jesus's name.

Christian Persecution

Earlier this year WND reported on plans by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to "pave the path for the glorious reappearance of Imam Mahdi," and now confirmed reports from Voice of the Martyrs reveals that the persecution of Christians in Iran is intensifying.

WND reported that Ahmadinejad is urging Iranians to prepare for the coming of the Mahdi by turning the country into a mighty and advanced Islamic society and by avoiding the corruption and excesses of the West. Shiites believe the 12th imam disappeared as a child in the year 941, but when he returns he will reign on earth for seven years, before bringing about a final judgment and the end of the world.

Voice of the Martyrs, which makes available a newsletter providing updates on the persecution of Christians around the world, says in a new report Christians in Iran "are being detained, interrogated and in one case, imprisoned because of their faith in Jesus Christ."

You can read the rest of this story here

Treasures in Heaven

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

I've been busy summer cleaning, going through all the boys' clothes to find out which ones still fit and which ones are too small. All the ones that are too small for Justin (my youngest) I've put in a trash bag to take it to the Goodwill or Salvation Army. It's been pretty hectic around here. I've decided to post the above verses because it reminded me of how we should be helping those who are less fortunate than we are and there are many young children still out there whos families really need clothes for their children. I've been going through my stuff as well, getting rid of old clothes that I don't wear any more, knowing that someone else could use them too. I ask all who read this to do the same. If you have anything you don't use, can't wear anymore, or don't wear anymore, please take it to your local Goodwill or Salvation Army. God Bless each and every one of you! It is a blessing that we can all pass along to those in need.

Children of Christ

John 10
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
30 I and my Father are one.

It should make us very happy to know that he has called us unto him and these words tell us exactly where his children will be. In the Kingdom of Heaven. We cannot be plucked from his hand. This is very encouraging to know and Praise God Almighty in the name of Jesus Christ. We must continue in our faith and be firmly grounded in our beliefs and not be swayed in the least.

As he said to Joshua when leading the Israelites into the promised Land of Israel.

"Be strong and be of good courage."

Pope Meets Bush

ROME(AP) President Bush said Saturday that and he and Pope Benedict XVI discussed the pontiff's deep worries that Christians in Iraq would not be embraced by the Muslim majority.

"We didn't talk about just war," Bush said in a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi during a swing through Europe.

"He was concerned that the society that was evolving would not tolerate the Christian religion. ... He's worrisome about the Christians inside Iraq being mistreated by the Muslim majority."

Bush met with the prime minister several hours after seeing the pope. The two men, meeting each other for the first time, appeared intent to look beyond their differences in Iraq. The pope, in his Easter message, had denounced the "continual slaughter" in Iraq and said that "nothing positive" is happening.

Bush said his meeting with the pope, in which the president stressed his record in fighting AIDS and supporting other humanitarian causes, was a "moving experience."

"I was talking to a very smart, loving man," Bush said.

On an issue back home, Bush said his decision to replace Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reflected the Democratic-led Congress' opposition to the war in Iraq.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that bitter divisions over the Iraq war on Capitol Hill led the Bush administration to replace Pace Adm. Mike Mullen, currently chief of naval operations.

"Pete Pace is a fine man and a great general and I think the fact that Secretary Gates made the recommendation not to move forward with a renomination speaks to the U.S. Congress and the climate in the U.S. Congress," Bush said.
Associated Press Writer: Jennifer Loven

How dare these people deny Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, etc...the right to practice their own religion! Yet when they come here to the USA or Europe, they expect us Christians, Jews, etc... to allow them to practice theirs. This is outright hypocrisy! President Bush should be the first to defend Christianity and make it known how Islam will not rule in America at all!

A Friend's Blog

A wonderful website by a young, Iranian American woman, who I consider a good friend. She has informative stories on her blogs which consists of the politics of the Iranian Regime violating the Human Rights of individuals, arresting and beating women if they have hair showing, as well as numerous, multiple violations being committed by this dangerous regime. Her site is very informative with daily updates. Please visit her blog and say hello.

Politicians are criminals too.

What are these politicians doing in Congress? These laws were created to be put in force, not to look at! That is the reason our fore-fathers of Congress members created these laws. I believe that our Congressional Caucus needs a make-over. People like Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, John Kerry, etc... need to resign as they will not enforce what was in the laws. This current Congress are all criminals since they won't enforce nor abide by the laws we have now. Why even have laws at all? The lawlessness in this country increases every second of the day. For instance: Congressman Jefferson was EXPOSED for his bribery scandal. What happened next, the voters in New Orleans voted for him anyway! He was finally indicted on the Bribery charges. He should not be allowed to participate in any govt. institution as a politician.

Immigration is a hot topic among many people today. I welcome immigrants to this country as long as you do this through the legal channels. If you are illegal, you need to leave as you are not a citizen of this country. I admire Lou Dobbs for his courageous stance against any type of amnesty to "Illegal immigrants". Here is an article from his website.

Lou's Top 5 List
Top 5 Dumbest Things in the Immigration Bill

5) Taxpayers will pay for the immigration lawyers for illegal aliens if working in agriculture.

4) Illegal aliens would be given legal status just one day after their application is filed even if a background check is not completed.

3) Gang members are eligible for amnesty if they renounce their gang status.

2) Borders do not have to be secure before the amnesty program begins.

1) $2,600,000,000,000 -- That is the cost the Heritage Foundation estimates to cover the retirement benefits of 12,000,000 illegal aliens if this amnesty bill becomes law.

These people have free access to our healthcare facilities and guess who has to pay for it? You guessed it, the hardworking American taxpayers. Their young women who are illegal, have children born in our very own hospitals. They in turn receive welfare benefits which consists of WIC, Healthy Start, Food Card/Stamps and much more from our American Govt. This is something I totally disagree with.

I believe that if you are here illegally and you have a child born here in the USA, you should not be given one red cent. If the mother is illegal, then the child is illegal and they should be deported. Taxes are paid by legal American citizens and our benefits should be for the legal American citizens.

Red, White and Blue

I have been playing around with my blog site as some of you have noticed. The area has been widened so that I don't have so much space on the sides of my blogs. I have also been playing with colors and fonts as well. As you can see, my blog is now red, white and blue. It's been really fun. I need more pictures on my site as well. I will hopefully find some that I like and have them posted on here. If anyone has any good pics I can put on my blog, please let me know.

Good news for Christ

Here is the article which is good news. I wanted to put this on here for the Love of Christ. God Bless You all!

Despite the hard-line Islamist regime in Iran the underground Church is growing. Evangelists are sharing their faith in towns and villages and planting new churches.

Iranian partners of Release International (RI), which supports the persecuted Church, report significant growth in the activities of the house churches - including outreach.

Release is supporting the underground church in Iran through leadership training seminars and by encouraging women's fellowships, Inspire Magazine reported.

Newly-trained house church leaders then pass on their training to others and Christian women are growing more confident in their faith in this repressive society. Observers say women's rights are being rolled back by Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Leaders in the underground Church have been active in evangelism in cities, towns and villages. Many have been working successfully to share their faith in remote areas away from the watchful eye of the authorities.

One young leader travelled out to a village to visit a family of six who had just become Christians and needed to be taught about the faith.

She found them living in a poor damp house with only a few old pieces of furniture. When they heard she was a Christian they gave her an excited welcome, and explained: "We were asking God to send someone to bring a Bible and teach us".

They continued: "Jesus has revealed himself to us. And we have realised the character of Jesus is different to the character of so many other prophets we know of. He is superior to all of them. He is exceptional".

"We believe that Jesus is alive today and we are so much in love with him," they told her.

The young Christian leader was touched by their stories and has been visiting them once a week to set up a church in their home and teach them from the Word of God.

Andy Dipper, Release International's CEO, says: "Despite the challenges the Church in Iran is facing, the number of Christians is increasing and they are growing in their faith".

Release has also set up a women's fellowship. RI arranged a seminar to help Christian women to understand their value and to learn how to be effective as Christians in Iran.

Women came from across the country from a network of underground churches. They were open and enthusiastic to learn from the Bible and were active participants in the sessions.

One told Release International: "I had no self-confidence in my ministry prior to this conference. Sometimes when I was asked by the church leaders to share a message I would feel impotent. But now I am encouraged. After I go back I want to be in the place God wants me to be.

http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_21951.shtml

Churches in Iran

St. Stepanous Cathedral in East Azarbaijan, Iran, is said to have been erected shortly after the ascension of Jesus Christ.


Qara Kelissa, West Azarbaijan. Believed by some to have been first built in 66 AD by Saint Jude. Local Armenians believe that he and Simon were both buried here. In 1329, the church was reconstructed to its present form after an earthquake destroyed the structure in 1319.


The Armenian orthodox Vank cathedral of Isfahan is a relic of the Safavid era.

Not Ashamed of Truth!

There are quite a few people who've asked me who I thought Yahushuah (Jesus) was. The first thing out of my mouth came this verse out of Romans 1:16.

"For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek".

After telling them the above verse, I explained that the Almighty Yhvh's Word came in the flesh as Yahushuah. Then told them to read the Book of John. I also pointed them to read Philippians 2:5-11 and Hebrews 1:1-14, 2:5-18.

It is plain and clear as to who Yahushuah really was. Yhvh(God) in the flesh! This is one thing I will never deny nor run away from. I pray you do the same. Do not hide your heart. Speak out without fear for the Lord always guides his sheep.

Philippians 2:15-16 KJV
That ye may be blameless and innocent, the children of Yhvh(God), without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding fast to the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboreed in vain.

We must not hide our beliefs from people. We must stand strong and proud to believe in our Messiah Yahushuah. I will never be afraid to tell someone my religious convictions. All people who believe in him shall never taste death. As he said in John 6:63 "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." I have seen people try to hide their beliefs as to not anger someone. I, on the other hand, do not care what other people think. I will flat out tell them what I believe whether it angers them or not. I AM NOT ASHAMED OF MY LORD AND SAVIOUR YAHUSHUAH HA MOSHIACH (JESUS THE CHRIST).

Philippians 2:1-16

Sometimes we forget about the words in Philippians chapter 2. These are just reminders to all who love Yahu'shuah (Hebrew Name).

1If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

2Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.