A 'GUEST' EDITORIAL!

Written (specially for today's PGIM!) 1600 years ago by St Nilus, a well known monk who lived for a long time in a monastery on Mt Sinai, in Israel, together with one of his sons. Preserved through the Roman Catholic/Orthodox tradition, the message is a sobering, yet inspiring one for today's Christians of all persuasions.

"After the year 1900, toward the middle of the 20th century, the people of that time will become unrecognizable. When the time for the Advent of the Antichrist approaches, people's minds will grow cloudy from carnal passions, and dishonor and lawlessness will grow stronger. Then the world will become unrecognizable. People's appearances will change, and it will be impossible to distinguish men from women due to their shamelessness in dress and style of hair. These people will be cruel and will be like wild animals because of the temptations of the Antichrist. There will be no respect for parents and elders, love will disappear, and Christian pastors, bishops, and priests will become vain men, completely failing to distinguish the right-hand way from the left. At that time the morals and traditions of Christians and of the Church will change. People will abandon modesty, and dissipation will reign. Falsehood and greed will attain great proportions, and woe to those who pile up treasures. Lust, adultery, homosexuality, secret deeds and murder will rule in society. At that future time, due to the power of such great crimes and licentiousness, people will be deprived of the grace of the Holy Spirit, which they received in Holy Baptism and equally of remorse. The Churches of God will be deprived of God-fearing and pious pastors, and woe to the Christians remaining in the world at that time; they will completely lose their faith because they will lack the opportunity of seeing the light of knowledge from anyone at all. Then they will separate themselves out of the world in holy refuges in search of lightening their spiritual sufferings, but everywhere they will meet obstacles and constraints. And all this will result from the fact that the Antichrist wants to be Lord over everything and become the ruler of the whole universe, and he will produce miracles and fantastic signs. He will also give depraved wisdom to an unhappy man so that he will discover a way by which one man can carry on a conversation with another from one end of the earth to the other. At that time men will also fly through the air like birds and descend to the bottom of the sea like fish. And when they have achieved all this, these unhappy people will spend their lives in comfort without knowing, poor souls, that it is deceit of the Antichrist. And, the impious one! - he will so complete science with vanity that it will go off the right path and lead people to lose faith in the existence of God in three hypostases. Then the All-good God will see the downfall of the human race and will shorten the days for the sake of those few who are being saved, because the enemy wants to lead even the chosen into temptation, if that is possible... then the sword of chastisement will suddenly appear and kill the perverter and his servants."

Thank you Lord. From the beginning and the end you are in control. We submit to your will, Lord.

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FROM THE WORD

"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God — having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone." (2 Timothy 3:1-9)

"He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”" (Revelation 21:5-8)

"Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near. Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy.” “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood." (Revelation 22:10-15)

DAVID'S DOODLINGS

These were written while waiting for the dentist to work on my teeth! Trying to convince myself? Certainly not how I was feeling at the time, in the natural! But in the spiritual.....!

63. From:
- restless to peaceful,
- hopeless to hopeful,
- careless to careful,
- thoughtless to merciful,
- mirthless to cheerful,
- powerless to powerful,
- humourless to gleeful,
- spineless to forceful,
- penniless to bountiful…….

198. Before complaining about pain, ask a leper if they would like pain in their life.

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A MESSAGE FROM ROY

Although this PGIM! e-letter is sent free, some readers have decided to support this Ministry one or more times a year by sponsoring a week's PGIM! @ USD $50.00. Can I ask you to consider sponsoring a specified week/s? You will get an acknowledgement on your particular week/s of sponsorship (unless you do not want it). If you are interested to help this very informative & helpful newsletter, please email me, Roy McGreevy, as it is God who authored this idea through me in the USA. roy@kscbtv.com. I look forward to hearing from you... thanks. Roy

FROM YOU - TO ME - TO YOU

Hello David,
Your little article on single parent families reminded me of the story about two shoe salesmen who went to the same country. The first phoned back to say he was going to the next country because no one wore shoes.

The second phoned saying, "Send ten thousand pairs of shoes. No one wears shoes here yet." It is possible to look at information and interpret it in very different ways. One of the interpretation of the statistics on single parent families is that it is a moral issue for single parents. Another interpretation is that the failure to provide
adequate and appropriate support to single parent families is a moral failure on the part of the rest of us. Jesus said, "Don't remove the splinter from your neighbours' eye until you have removed the log from your own eye." I really appreciate your weekly newsletter and believe your article should be a message to all of us readers of your letter to work on the log stuck in our eyes.

Sincerely,
Jim Kenney, Canada (Wainwright, Alberta)

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This is an opportunity for you to express your views, which may not be my views. But none of us have a mortgage on all the truth - except for Jesus!

LAUGHING AT OURSELVES

***Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused***

*** "Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others." ***

283. PASTORAL CANDIDATES
The following is a confidential report on several candidates being considered for a pastorate.

ADAM: Good man but problems with his wife. Also one reference told of how his wife and he enjoy walking nude in the woods.

NOAH: Former pastorate of 120 years with not even one convert. Prone to unrealistic building projects.

ABRAHAM: Though the references reported wife-swapping, the facts seem to show he never slept with another man's wife, but did offer to share his own wife with another man.

JOSEPH: A big thinker, but a braggart, believes in dream-interpreting, and has a prison record.

MOSES: A modest and meek man, but poor communicator, even stuttering at times. Sometimes blows his stack and acts rashly. Some say he left an earlier church over a murder charge.

DAVID: The most promising leader of all until we discovered the affair he had with his neighbor's wife.

SOLOMON: Great preacher but our parsonage would never hold all those wives.

ELIJAH: Prone to depression. Collapses under pressure.

ELISHA: Reported to have lived with a single widow while at his former church.

HOSEA: A tender and loving pastor but our people could never handle his wife's occupation.

DEBORAH: Strong leader and seems to be anointed, but she is female.

JEREMIAH: Emotionally unstable, alarmist, negative, always lamenting things, reported to have taken a long trip to bury his underwear on the bank of a foreign river.

JONAH: Refused God's call into ministry until he was forced to obey by getting swallowed up by a great fish. He told us the fish later spit him out on the shore near here. We hung up.

AMOS: Too backward and unpolished. With some seminary training he might have promise, but has a hang-up against wealthy people--might fit in better in a poor congregation.

282. LONG SERMON
A man got up to leave during a long sermon. The minister said, "Where are you going?"
The man replied, "To get a haircut."

The minister said, "You should have gotten one before you came."

The man replied, "When I came in, I didn't need one!"

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MEXICO - CAN YOU HELP?

Hi there,
My name is Fuatino Segi. I'm a kiwi with Samoan and Tuvaluan ancestry. I'm really interested in working or being in orphanages in Mexico. Are you guys able to e-mail to me any info on anything to that nature? If you can blessings to you, if not thanks for your time.

Be blessed
Tino

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FACTS FOR FUN

LAST WEEKS QUESTION: What is the difference between an ocean and a sea?

ANSWER: While many people use the words interchangeably, there actually are differences between an ocean and a sea. An ocean is a large area of salt water unobstructed by continents, while a sea is partially or entirely enclosed by land.

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: How many times does a person's heart beat in a lifetime?

Answer Next Week.

SOME FUN FACTS
774. CATCHING UP BUT ONLY SLOWLY
In New York State, it is still illegal to shoot a rabbit from a moving trolley car. (Rabbits now joke together about this law.)

775. BY THE SEA
The U.S. coastline, which comprises Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf waters, surprisingly borders on just over half, that is 25 of the 48 mainland states. (I sea!)

776. DANGEROUS MEDICINE
1999 medical data shows that an alarming 2 million people are hospitalised and as many as 140,000 die each year from side effects of, or reactions to, prescription drugs. (‘For better for worse… in sickness we will take the risk for health’.)

A WORD PUZZLE FOR YOU
Make another word from this word using all the letters.

SOOTHING

Answer at the end of A David Musing

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A CONGOLESE TESTIMONY

Basile's English is a lot better than my French! From the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire and before that, the Belgium Congo. Hence the French!

David
Thank you so much for your letter. I am sorry for this delay. I was in mission in the village. We are going well in our town. After your visit in our church we are living the presence of God in different thing.

God bless you so much. We want to see you again in our church.

Greetings at your wife.
Basile (Baraka)

WHY?

213. Why do they call it the Department of Interior when they are in charge of everything outdoors?

214. If ATM stands for "automated teller machine," isn't the expression "ATM machine" redundant?

215. Why does the word "sanction" mean both to permit and to prohibit?

216. What part of the monkey do you use a monkey wrench on?

217. How much Healthy Choice ice cream can I eat before it's no longer a healthy choice?

218. Why do feet smell and noses run, yet noses smell and feet run?

219. Why do we say redheaded but brown-haired? -George Carlin

220. Why can't women put on mascara with their mouths closed? (Asked while 'ducking'!)

221. Why do bars advertise live bands? What does a dead band sound like?

222. Why do 'tug'boats push their barges?

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DID YOU KNOW?

... that the area now called Iraq, has a close association with a number of important biblical events...

1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq.
2. Mesopotamia - now known as Iraq - was the cradle of civilization.
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.
4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.
5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq.
6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq.
7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.
8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.
9. Assyria - which is in Iraq - conquered the ten tribes of Israel.
10. Amos cried out in Iraq.
11. Babylon - which was in Iraq - destroyed Jerusalem.
12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq.
13. The 3 Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (which means that Jesus was in Iraq, too, as the 4th person in the fiery furnace.)
14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq.
15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq.
16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.
17. The wise men were from Iraq.
18. Peter preached in Iraq.
19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon, which was a city in Iraq.

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FAMOUS WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE BIBLE

A LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY

These are the words God used to describe Palestine, the promised land, to Moses in Exodus 3:8. We know that that when the spies went in, they found it to be so. But the people looked too powerful also, so for their lack of faith in God, the Israelites had to endure 40 years of wandering in the desert before they could inherit it.

Today it is used to describe a very nice or pleasant place.

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COMING SOON - A NEW SERVICE - TUESDAY TEACHINGS

After requests for more teaching, we will shortly be starting a new ezine of revelatory teachings from God's word on a Tuesday. These studies will increase your insights into scripture and help in your walk with Jesus.

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A DAVID MUSING

TOMORROW
I would like some inspiration,
But find only perspiration!
My brain is running hot,
My pen - certainly not.

Do you have those days too,
When no ideas come through?
No matter what you think or do,
You're dreams just wont come true.

It's a struggle,
Words you juggle.
This way and that,
Even kick the cat!

Not politically correct, of course,
But neither is, 'eating a horse'.
I'm so hungry I could,
Well - maybe I should.

What a good idea!
But I can't even find anything to rhyme with this 'e-a' word!!!
It's absurd!
Nothing heard!

So now it's time for bed,
To go rest my weary head.
Please ignore my uncreative pain,
For tomorrow, I can start again!

His servant and yours

David Tait

Today's Word Puzzle Answer: SHOOTING

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ABOUT US

WALKING WITH JESUS MINISTRIES is a non-profit, non-denominational, Bible based ministry located in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. A ministry dedicated to developing discipleship, fostering unity amongst God’s people to achieve the Great Commission, and in doing so, preparing for Christ’s return. It is securely based upon the foundational principles of the Apostles Creed while recognising the wide and rich diversity of beliefs amongst Christians in other areas. In accordance with the Lord’s direction, materials produced by the ministry are available, free of charge, to genuine enquirers upon request. The ministry is solely funded by donations, as the Lord provides. A list of materials available (plus some fun!) is obtainable and freely downloadable from our website
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Walking With Jesus Ministries
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Our role is to bless and encourage those in ministry while promoting co-operation and unity of direction amongst the body of Christ, as emphasised 3 times by Jesus in His longest prayer, immediately prior to His arrest and crucifixion. "… so that they may be one as we are one." (John 17:12, 21, 23-4) Our website is currently being developed to encourage your participation one with another, to share resources, and to enable you to promote events and items of interest to the body as a whole – and have a smile while doing it!

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