IT'S IN THE BIBLE - MOLECH TODAY

   

IT’S IN THE BIBLE – MOLECH TODAY

The evil god, Molech (Moloch), required child sacrifice from those who worshipped him. In Old Testament times, cultures all around God’s people worshipped Molech, and so did some of the Israelites surrender their children to his fiery arms. God said don’t do this: “And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech” (Lev. 18:21). Child sacrifice, including killing a child before birth, is not justified in the Bible. God’s Word says children are a blessing, but our actions say we don’t believe it. We’ve come up with all kinds of “reasonable” rebuttals as to why we aren’t carrying out God’s will concerning children.

Good Christians and non-Christians alike have been duped by the media and society into thinking acceptable answers to why abort, are things like: “I’m not ready to be a mother,” I’m not ready to have a family,” “I’m not sure I even love this person,” “I can’t afford to have a child right now,” and so many other answers that sounded so right. We are responsible for our actions, but I think that with abortion, we have been cleverly manipulated away from the truth and tricked by the spirit of Molech in our societies, to think it’s really okay. I still believe rape or a life-threatening situation for the mother may justify an abortion, but that’s about it.

I don’t blame the people who let themselves get talked into abortions, but I do blame those who did the subversive manipulating and those who let it slide. We need to repent.

Abortion is just one aspect of child sacrifice to Baal. We’ve seen virgin sacrifice all through history, in Mesopotamia, Africa, Mayan, and Inca cultures, and it is practiced today throughout the world, in Europe as well as in the United States, at the highest levels.

In 2018 in Arkansas, a sculpture of the Ten Commandments was destroyed and replaced with a statue of Moloch. Moloch’s image is a hollow brazen figure, with the head of an ox with big horns, and outstretched human arms. It was heated red-hot by fire from within, and the little ones placed in its arms to be slowly burned, while to prevent their parents from hearing their dying cries, the sacrificing priests beat drums.

Moloch was the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians. This same god was known as Saturn in Carthage, which was founded in the 9^th century BC by the Phoenician city of Tyre. Carthage is in Tunisia (just across from Italy). Both the god, Moloch, and the god, Saturn, represented the planet Saturn, which was regarded by the Phoenician-Semetic nations as a kakodaimonos (evil spirit) to be appeased by human sacrifice. This child sacrificing practice was carried over into Italy and to Rome. If you want to know more about the practices centering around Moloch and the history, there is an excellent source: a free book online by Charles Rollin called The Ancient History of The Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes And Persians, Macedonians And Grecians.

In Leviticus, where it says not to let any child pass through the fire to Molech, it also says: “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion” (Lev. 18:22-23).

And what does God say is the result of these actions: “The land is defiled and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants” (v.25). People just want to be loved and to do the right things, but we’ve been tricked into doing things that are unnatural, by demons and demon-inspired, and demon-possessed people. In 2 Chronicles 33:1, God tells us that Hezekiah’s son “did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.” “And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom [Moloch worship]: also he. . . used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the  Lord, to provoke him to anger” (v. 6).

Sorry Disney lovers, it’s not okay to speak about using magic wands and speaking special “magical” phrases, not even in jest. Your brain doesn’t know the difference, and your words will bring the opposite of what you want into your house and life. It may be a little more work, but it’s God’s will for us to speak of His miraculous doings. There are plenty of those in the Bible. We need to bring them into our everyday speaking.

Hosea 4:6 tells us: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Well, now we know, so we can repent of the things we’ve let our mouths utter, and we can consciously change them.

In Jeremiah 7:31, we are told that good people again turned away from simply following God’s ways. They “have built the high places in the valley of Hinnom, to burn their sons and daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not.” The next few chapters go on to say what the result was, and again, the land suffered, the animals and vegetation suffered.

“How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? The beasts are consumed, and the birds;

“Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate because no man layeth it to heart” (Jer. 12:4,10-11).

The sacrifice of human unborn, babies, children, and adults is A BIG DEAL! People are horrified by what’s happening on the earth to animals, trees, the weather, and other humans. The sacrifice of so many children sends the message of death to every living creation on earth, under the earth, and in the sea. If mankind is willing to sacrifice his own progeny, then how can the rest of creation respond? All creation on earth is under the care of the humanity that lives here. Think about it.

BUT GOD! We need to repent for what we’ve done and what we’ve allowed. God forgives ALL our sins, including murder, and He is willing to give us a new start. And heal our land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 says: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

We need to take a close look at what we’ve done and what we’ve supported, because those who are pushing these things and keep supporting them are bowing to the modern-day Moloch. Moloch is a horrible demon, with a voracious appetite for the innocent young ones.

Let’s take a stand against this evil living power, fight it, and take it down. Let’s support new families and do what we can, including prayer for the protection, health, and education of our children.

Love, Carolyn

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"ARISE AND EAT"

“ARISE AND EAT”

Last night I was so exhausted that I went to bed early and forgot to set my alarm. I’m a very solid sleeper, so when I woke up with a start at 3:00a.m., I was surprised that it was the exact time I needed to get up for work. I thanked God a bunch of times for waking me up! I would guess God’s done the same for you, when you’ve been too weary to remember to set the alarm too. I truly believe it’s God angels that He sends to wake us up and get us going. Why do I think that? Because it’s in the Bible.

Elijah had just proved to God’s people that the Hebrew God of the Bible was a living God, and way more powerful than Baal. You can read the story in 1 Kings 18. Then Elijah slew the 450 prophets of Baal. Though it was a major victory, Elijah was exhausted. Then he heard that Jezebel, who was worshipping Baal, was furious, and she was vehemently coming after him to kill him like he had done to her prophets. This took him right over the edge. He just couldn’t take another bad thing happening and he blamed himself. He took off to get away from Jezebel, left his servant, and went off by himself.

“He went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree,

“Behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, ‘Arise and eat.’

“And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.

“And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, ‘Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee’.

“And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God” (1 Kings 19:4-8)

The angel of God was determined to get Elijah up and moving. God had more for Elijah to do. We may not be so worn out and upset with ourselves that we want to die like Elijah did, but sometimes we still need a little extra push from an angel. God knows our hearts and He sends His messengers, His helpers, to get us up and moving in the direction He already knows we really want to go. We just needed a little extra supernatural help.

Peter didn’t have a Jezebel coming after him to kill him, but he was in a pretty dire situation himself. Herod knew the Jews were powerful and he wanted them on his side, so since the Christians were a big problem for the Jews, Herod started killing off some of the major players. He’d just killed James, the brother of John, and now he had arrested Peter and had him in prison.

“And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

“And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, ‘Arise up quickly.’ And his chains fell off from his hands.

“And the angel said unto him, ‘Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals.’ And so he did. And he saith unto him, ‘Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.’

“And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision” (Acts 12:6-9).

When it says the angel “smote” him, it means he gave him a friendly swat, just to wake him up and get him going. It’s funny how the angel had to tell him to get up quickly. Then the angel had to tell him to put his clothes on, and not to forget his shoes. And then he even had to remind him to get his coat wrapped around him. I felt like that this morning. I got up with a start, but then I mentally had to remind myself of my whole getting-ready routine, so I didn’t forget anything important. I was still half asleep I think.

The angel had to walk Peter through his whole routine too. Then finally he told Peter to follow him. Without the angel, and Peter sleep-dazed, he may not have been awake enough to even find his way to the outskirts of the city, where he needed to go. When the angel knew Peter was okay, he took off.

“And when Peter was come to himself, he said, ‘Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews” (Acts 12:11).

In each of these situations, including mine, God sent an angel to get the person up and moving. Not only did the angel actually wake Peter up, and wake Elijah up, and wake me up, but the angel also gently led us through the routine we needed to do to prepare oursleves for the day.

Let’s be like Peter and “come to ourselves” by acknowledging when an angel comes to help us too.

Love, Carolyn

GOD WILL KEEP US AFLOAT AND BRING US HOME

GOD WILL KEEP US AFLOAT AND BRING US HOME

This week, I had the vision of myself on an ark like Noah. I was floating on the water, not knowing where I was going, but I seemed to be perfectly okay; the Lord was making it so that all the right things happened for me as I went up the squalls and down into the valleys of the ocean under me.

In Genesis, chapters six through nine tell us the story of Noah and the great flood. The peoples’ hearts were so bad, only a terrible flood could reboot what was happening on the earth. After this whole event happened, God said He would never send a flood again (see Gen. 9:14-15), but He never promised it would be smooth going. Several times throughout history there has been a rebooting, and I believe now is one of those times again. We can learn a lot from looking at the story of Noah and the ark.

“And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth” (Gen. 6:12-13).

The next thing God did was give instructions to Noah on how to build an ark and the details of what Noah would need to ride the storm.

“Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch” (Gen. 6:14).

“Thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee. And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female” (vv. 18-19). 

I believe God is letting each of us know what we need to do as an individual or as a family, to be able to stay afloat during this time. Here, God told Noah to bring in animals for food, but also for what God had planned for Noah in the future, to let the animals go and repopulate the earth. The thing is that Noah had no idea what was going to happen. All he knew was to listen to God and be obedient to what He said. Figuring out the future was not in Noah’s instructions. However, preparation according to God’s instructions was the necessary thing.

I know the Lord is whispering to us different things to do to provide for our future as well. I can’t tell you what you need to do, only God can do that. I just know what He’s telling me to do. I’ve had to take on a few tasks that I knew nothing about. But when God says do it, I do it. Odd things could come up. Whether it is to store up some extra food and water, change the locks on the door, go grocery shopping at a different store, stash some money in a new place, think about homeschooling the kids, or any number of other things only you and God are aware of.

God told Noah: “And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. ²² Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he” (Gen. 6:21-22).

Then finally, “were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened” (Gen. 7: 11).

“And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. And the ark rested. . . upon the mountains of Ararat. And the waters decreased continually” (Gen.5: 1-5).

God made a wind pass over the earth. Wind influences and changes the waves. Here in Vegas, we see the wind come up at odd times. Jane and I call them “the winds of change.” In John 3:8, Jesus compares the wind to the spirit of God: “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.” To be in touch with God, we need to be willing to be moved by that spiritual wind. It will bring us home. Isaiah 1:9 tells us: “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.”

God sent a wind to dry up the waters, and the ark rested, but it still wasn’t safe enough to totally let go. Noah had to literally “test the waters,” and God gave him wisdom as to how to do it. He sent out a raven first. Ravens are hardy, clever, and reliable. They are survivors. The raven didn’t come back. He could live above the water, and he would be fine. But then Noah sent out a weaker bird, a bird that generally is more comfortable with easier, gentler things. The dove came back.

“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark” (Gen. 8: 9).

Not everything we want is going to work out the same. Even though the tempest may seem to be over, certain things we do will be like the raven, a survivor no matter what. But other things may be more like the dove, and we will just have to be a little more patient with our dove projects. But through it all, if we will be lithe to the spirit of God, He will keep us afloat. I know it will be as He promised:

“He maketh the storm a calm so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

“Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” (Ps. 107: 29-30).

Love, Carolyn

"HIS COMPASSIONS, THEY FAIL NOT"

“HIS COMPASSIONS, THEY FAIL NOT”

It’s been a difficult two weeks: death in the family, new work environment, just a pile of difficult circumstances. So coming home from work, I’ve been feeling a bit depleted. Monday when I laid down for a short nap, who do you think was with me?

My little dog Peanut, full of unconditional love. It doesn’t matter if I’m grumpy, exhausted, preoccupied; he’s right there by me to snuggle and give kisses.

When I got up from my nap and came out to sit in the living room, Peanut jumped up on the chair with me. Our old cat, Snickers, who lived almost 20 years, used to wait in Jane’s room for her. When she got comfortable, or sometimes even before she gets settled, he’s was up on her, close enough to feel her breath on his face.

I think God created animals to give us more examples of His love for us.

“His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23). That’s God talking about Himself but isn’t it just like how our pets treat us? Faithful with love no matter what?

“He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Heb 13:5).  If we only knew the Lord as being half as attentive and loving as some of our pets, right?

Not only does Peanut hardly ever leave my side when I’m home, but when Jane comes to pick me up to work and Peanut is in the car, he jumps up and down and squeaks at the window for me to hurry up and throw my bag in the back and get in the car so he can give me wet kisses all over.

Who created pets? God, because He loves us and wants us to recognize it.

Love, Carolyn

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UPON THIS ROCK

UPON THIS ROCK
Close the churches and the churches go to the beach, the Walmart, and the streets. God said: “And upon this rock [Jesus] I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt. 16:18). There is nothing man can do to stop the Lord from blessing, keeping, and building His church. In our own unique ways, we are an important part of it. Please watch at least one of these awesome videos. I promise they will touch your hearts.

Brazil
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Walmart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmf2QhuRPlk

Healthcare Facility
https://youtu.be/73wRe2oyjFQ

PS: If anyone knows of anything like this happening in Las Vegas, please let me know. Thanks.

Love, Carolyn
This photo is from the Hubble spacecraft. (This is for you, Kent and family. I love you.)

SEEING FROM ANOTHER POINT FO VIEW

 

SEEING FROM ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW

Yesterday I was watching the sparrows pluck sunflower seeds out of the ripe flower. One little bird kept trying to get the seeds and couldn’t. He stood up straight and cocked his head as if to question, “Why isn’t this working for me?” Then he figured it out. He had to see it from a different direction. He had to hang upside down on the flower, and then he could get all the seeds he wanted. Sometimes God urges us to see things from a different perspective, to get the blessing He’s got for us.

I understood what God was showing me: At work when people made errors, I got to fix them. When details weren’t carried out, I got to finish them up. When things got sloppy, I got to clean them up. All these things used to get me irritated, but now I realize it’s not my job to change the way people are; only God can do that. So instead of getting irritated, I take it as a blessing because it just makes my prosperity grow.

I’ve heard lots of teachings on Proverbs 13:22: “The wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.” In Hebrew, the word “sinner” is defined as “one who misses the way, misses the goal or path of right, one who wanders from the way, forfeits something good, misses the mark, like an archer missing the goal.” I always thought it was only talking about cash money that a sinner might have stored up, that would eventually, miraculously come our way. I’m sure it can happen, but God showed me another way of looking at it.

The Holy Spirit prompted me: “What else can a sinner be wealthy in?” I answered: “Laziness, sloppiness, little attention to detail, fear.” There are many other things included in a sinner’s wealth. Try to name a few. But keep in mind we all sin, so others are going to make extra cash off our mistakes too. It’s a universal thing. We don’t want to sin, but it’s great to know that the Lord has already provided a rather nice circle of fixing up each other’s messes. This circular process makes for the distribution of prosperity.

Now, instead of getting irritated or disgusted at people’s errors or perceived faults, I see them as a way the Lord is getting me more prosperity, and I’m thankful to receive. I have a friend who works in auditing. Her entire income is based on her ability to find mistakes and problems. It’s great to see ourselves as the ones who search for and find solutions.

I’ve always believed Philippians 4:13: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Where the supply comes from, or how it comes, or what we are to do to facilitate our blessing, may require us to understand events from a different perspective.

We may be the ones, who like the little bird, discover that the seeds of blessing come when we are hanging upside down. From that perspective, the goodies come from looking up.

Love, Carolyn

WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT REST?

WHAT’S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT REST?

“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God” (Heb. 4:9). We have rest when we learn to discern between what is God’s job and what is ours. Sometimes we look at the godly things we’re praying for, and we think God is working too slowly in getting them done. We get tricked into trying to help God out, taking on burdens and tasks that are not ours. When we do that, we discard any rest we might have had. Our actions bring frustration, stress, sore muscles, and various pains. In the case of the Hebrews who escaped Egypt, their weariness with God’s timing ended in death. God planned a great future for them in a beautiful land, but their impatience and arrogance kept them out. Arrogance hardened their hearts, and they could no longer rest in God.

Moses was in direct communication with God and went up the mountain to receive God’s will for the people. But the people got annoyed.

“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, ‘Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him’” (Ex. 32:1)

Aaron and the people were quick to come up with their own solutions.

“So Aaron said to them, ‘Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf.

“And they said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’ (Ex. 32:2-4).

That was a big lie. The one true God brought them out of Egypt, a God who they couldn’t see with their eyes. Instead of trusting Him, they took matters into their own hands, thinking they had a better way to get themselves through the wilderness and to a better place. They wanted something they could see with their physical eyes, so they sacrificed their precious possessions and made a golden calf.

When we try to do God’s job, we sacrifice our precious possessions as well. We sacrifice our peace and replace it with anxiety. We sacrifice our rest and replace it with strained and worried muscles. We sacrifice a healthy mind for a pained body. These things are not good.

“And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves” (Ex. 32:7).  The people became corrupted because they lacked patience. We’ve all been there when we forge ahead with our ideas and try to force God’s hand. We don’t do this on purpose, but we need to beware if we start.

When a thing gets corrupted, it gets perverted and doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do. The corruption can be either be a diminishing or an addition. Rust is an example of addition. Rust perverts a good clean pipe by growing on it, distorting it, and it eventually takes over. Once I had a plumber take out a rusted u-joint. It had so much rust on it that the pipe’s interior was barely an eighth of an inch opening. Arthritis is a corruption of bone cells where it grows extensions that shouldn’t be there.

We need to keep corruption out of our prayer life and our thought life. A good way to do that is to come into the rest of God. Let God do His work. Be patient and trust Him to do His work.

Genesis 2:2 tells us: “And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.” God rested from His work, and that’s a good lesson for us.

Hebrews 4:9-10 tells us: “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.  For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.”

The Bible is telling us we need to cease from pushing our ways and trust His ways instead. Don’t get impatient with God; it will corrupt us.  “Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, ‘Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness’” (Heb. 3:7-9). The Hebrews brought calamity and catastrophe to themselves by trying to do what they thought God wanted instead of doing what He actually wanted.  

The Lord already knows that impatience comes easily, while rest does not. When we get started on a thing, it’s hard to stop, especially if we think it’s a righteous, God-ordained thing.

We need to know when to pray and when to stop and let God do what He does. Impatient, pushy prayer doesn’t move God any faster. It just backfires on us, and God doesn’t want that. Like His plan for the Hebrews, to go to a good place, God has a good plan for our health and welfare too. It’s vital for us to be open to when God says for us to rest. Trust Him, don’t push Him.

Love, Carolyn

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