Bible Study Review from Today...

Wednesday 15 April 2015:

In the study today we discussed revelation, the great battle in heaven, the end of days,
Good and Bad spirits and obeying Jehovah!

Spiritual virtue:

"These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. 

These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. 

These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb."

Revelation 14:4 KJV (1611)

The use of the word virgin here is virtue. Those who were pure in the spirit. 

Just like it says in 1st John...

 

"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure."

1st John 3:3 KJV (1611)

Then we discussed the Great Battle in Heaven which took place around 1914:

"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; 

and the dragon fought and his angels..."

Revelation 12:7 KJV (1611)

 

For there shall be nation against nation, wars, famine, pestilence and great earthquakes 

before the end of days: 

"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 

and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."

Matthew 24:7 KJV (1611) 

And there shall be great signs in heaven:

"And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; 

and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven."

Luke 21:11 KJV (1611)

There are angels among us and the angels of Jehovah shall guide us. 

 

"And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, 

and his ministers a flame of fire."

Hebrews 1:7 KJV (1611) 

We must free ourselves from sin, be a witness to others, and follow the race set before us:

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, 

let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, 

and let us run with patience the race that is set before us..."

Hebrews 12:1 KJV (1611)

Be weary of evil spirits, turn from them!

"And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from Satan came upon Saul, 

and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, 

as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand."

1st Samuel 18:10 KJV (1611)

When we obey Jehovah, fear him, follow his son Jesus and his teachings, 

rebel not against him, we shall be saved from sin. 

 

"If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, 

and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, 

then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you (Jesus)

continue following the LORD your God whom is called Jehovah:"

1st Samuel 12:14 KJV (1611)

Evil desires and deeds come from Satan, not the Lord Jehovah! 

Though many curse the LORD, it is not the LORD who tempts us.

"Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God,  

that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity."

Job 34:10 KJV (1611)

 He that practice righteousness is righteous:

"Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, 

even as he is righteous."

1st John 3:7 KJV (1611)

He who committeth sin is deceived by the Devil!

"He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. 

For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, 

that he might destroy the works of the devil."

1st John 3:8 KJV (1611)

But he that is born of Jehovah is free from sin:

"Whosoever is born of Jehovah doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: 

and he cannot sin, because he is born of Jehovah."

1st John 3:9 KJV (1611)

He who is not righteous is not of God Jehovah!

  

"In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: 

whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of Jehovah, neither he that loveth not his brother."

1st John 3:10 KJV (1611)

For Jehovah created all things, so he is the only true God who is worthy of worship!

"Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: 

for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."

Revelation 4:11 KJV (1611)

Thank you my fellow bloggers and brothers and sisters in Christ,

for reading my Wednesday bible study blog. 

See you next Wednesday; if not before then.  

Mr. Timothy L. Kerofsky, MA

History of Easter

Some will dispute this and 
think that I am putting down the church.
I am not putting down the church. 
I am just stating historical facts.  

Easter like all so-called Holidays are seeped in Pagan roots.
It is based on the Pagan Goddess Eastre (Oestre); 
the goddess of fertility and harvest. 
The Catholic church made the holiday a Christian holiday, 
just like they did with Christmas (the festival of Saturnalia), 
to get the Pagans to join the Catholic church.

Ostara was, of course, a fertility goddess. 
Bringing the end of winter, 
with the brighter and longer days after the vernal equinox, Ostara had a passion for new life. 
The Pagans believed that her presence was felt 
in the flowering of plants and the birth of babies, 
both animal and human. 
The rabbit was her sacred animal.
This is what makes the Easter Bunny the symbol of Easter. 

The history of the decorating of eggs is, also, based on 
a Pagan tradition. 
The egg is the symbol of fertility and birth. 
A symbol of a new life. 
The Modern (the Christians since the formation of 
the Catholic church) Christians believe that the egg symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus; the new life he gave to them. 

How can one call a tradition truly Christian 
when it is rooted in Pagan tradition?

The Christian churches today all teach 
that Easter is the day that Christ arose from the tomb. 

Many know the story from John 20:

"The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, 

unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, 

whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, 

They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, 

and we know not where they have laid him.

But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, 

she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, 

and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? 

She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, 

and I know not where they have laid him.

And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, 

and knew not that it was Jesus.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? 

She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, 

Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: 

but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; 

and to my God, and your God whom is Jehovah.

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, 

and that he had spoken these things unto her."

John 20:1-2;11-18 KJV (1611) 

The first Christians did not celebrate Easter;

the true and only holiday they practiced was passover.

Passover is the true Easter. 

The word which we translate as Easter in the 

Jewish (Hebrew) Bible (the Torah)

is actually the word Pascha which means Passover.

   

They did not celebrate Jesus birthday, 

because they did not celebrate birthdays. 

They did not celebrate the feast day of Easter, 

because it was and still is pagan.

It is actually the pagan day Easter, 

because the word Easter itself is not in the bible.

Thank you for reading my blog. 
And, not to sound ironic, 
Happy Easter. 

Thank you for listening to the truth
and facts about the true Easter.

Big 50

As I reflect back in the last 50 years of my life I realize that I have accomplished a lot.

I have made many mistakes, some bad decisions, and errors that I learned from.

I have made some good decisions as well that led to success.             

I have traveled the world; visited 56 countries and 114 or so ports of call with the Navy.

All and all I feel that my life was good.

I struggled a lot, always had to strive, but have succeeded.

I have been picked on, stepped on, brought down, but in the end came out strong.

I have a Saint Micheal’s Medal that I believe has protected me from harm.

I have been wearing it for over 20 years. 

I have been to combat zones in Lebanon, Philippines, the Gulf, Iraq and Kuwait.

I have been to humanitarian operations in Africa.

The medal protected me from all of it;

ironically the day the medal came off is the day I was hurt.

It was the day I fell down the ladder well and was injured.

Stenosis to the spine, tendinitis in the right shoulder, damage to the right knee,

Tingling nerves down the right arm and in my fingers…

I found the medal part and put it back on with a key ring.

I know it will protect me from any more harm.

Now I just pray to my god Jehovah through his son Jesus for healing.

I am happy that I made it to 50.

But I want to live to at least 70. There is more I want to do. 

Namely to earn the Senior Grandmasters White Belt one day. 

I am still working toward my 8th Dan; 
and my physical therapist is working with me,
so I can continue Karate in-spite of my nerve and tendon damage...

Then I will work toward my 9th and 10th Dan Masters Red Belt. 

I still plan on moving to New Mexico in 2016.

I plan on finishing my auto-biography by then.

I plan on making Soke and teaching karate again one day.

Only god Jehovah knows what my future holds.

The highlifes of my past 50 years are:

*Becoming the Captain Crossing Guard in 1977 when I was 12

*Getting First Place in Archery in 1978 when I was 13

*Winning the Pine Wood Derby in the Cub Scouts in 1979 when I was 14

*Winning the Arrow of Light in the Boy Scouts in 1981 when I was 16

*Joining the Navy in 1984 and Receiving the Karate Outstanding Student of the Year Award at age 19

*Graduating from High School in 1985 at the age of 20

*My first West Pac deployment on the USS New Jersey BB-62 when I was 21

*My first Love experience when I was in Inchon / Pusan Korea in 1986 at the age of 21

*Making Boatswainsmate 3^rd class in 1989/90 when I was 24

*Making Boatswainsmate 2^nd class 1990 when I was 25

*Getting married to my wife Jill in 1991 at the Stanwood Apple Orchard when I was 26

Where my Grandfather; a Master Mason, and a humorous man, and mentor to me
was my Best Man at the wedding... Francis W. Inch, Sr.

*Creating my own Martial Arts Style Tiger Ryu Karate

and registering it with the World Self Defense Federation in 1992 at age 27

 *Coming home from Med Cruise seeing my son Timmy for the first time when I was 28

*Earning Black Belt in Karate in 1994 when I was 29

*Earning Culinary Arts Degree and Cook Second Class in 1995 at age 30

*Actually seeing the birth of my second soon Ken in 1998 when I was 33

*Earning AAS degree at the Community College of Rhode Island in 2000 at age 35

*Earning Security Certificate (many security trainings) 2002 at age 37

 *Earning Master at Arms First Class in 2004 at age 39

*Retiring from the Navy in 2007 at age 42

*Opening own in-house dojo in 2008 at age of 43

*Getting my name on stone! 

*Promoting Jana to Junior Black Belt in Tiger Ryu Karate in 2011 when I was 46

*Retiring from teaching karate class in 2012 at age 47

*Earning BA Arts Degree from Western Illinois University 2012 at age 47

*Earning Masters in Arts Degree from Regina University

Navy College Program 2013 at age 48

Now I am 50. What will I accomplish this year?