GMO (GOD MOVE OVER)

Dr. Dan Stolebarger Mary Gehl

A LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR GOD, PT. 1 THE BOOK OF RUTH

ISRAEL: PAST AND PRESENT

Dr. Steve Elwart Dr. Chuck Missler

GODS SUPERNATURAL POWER, PT. 2

MAY 2012

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Dr. Chuck Missler

GODS PROMISED

Nancy Missler

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Dr. Chuck Missler

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Present: Dan Stolebarger He is not finished with His chosen, and as Believers we have been grafted in and are in some way connected.

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Over): Mary Gehl The process of genetically modifying an organism (GMO) was formalized when Herbert Boyer founded the first company, Genentech.

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nation Of God, Pt. 1: Steve Elwart Why is it so hard for some people to believe in God? The answers would probably be linked to personal, social, and intellectual reasons.

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R u t h : D r. C h u c k Missler One cannot really comprehend what is going on in Rev. Chapter 5 unless one understands the events involved in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.

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some irrevocable, unilateral covenants to Israel, and one of the most disturbing shortcomings of many modern churches is their failure to appreciate the seriousness of these covenants.

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natural Power, Pt. 2: Nancy Missler Gods supernatural power resides in every Christian, but it requires a submitted and sanctified life in order to partake of it.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - DR. CHUCK MISSLER, EXECUTIVE EDITOR - DR. GORDON MCDONALD, MANAGING EDITOR - TRACY MCDONALD, DIRECTOR OF PRINTING DAVID HANSON, DESIGN DIRECTOR - DR. GORDON MCDONALD, EXECUTIVE RESEARCH ANALYST MARY GEHL, SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST - STEVE ELWART Personal UPDATE is a registered trademark of Koinonia House, Inc.. Copyright 2012. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Volume 22, Number 5. Personal UPDATE is published monthly for the supporters of the ministries of Koinonia Institute, Inc.. Subscription Rate: $20.00 yearly, U.S. Addresses only. Physical address: 4055 East 3rd Avenue, Post Falls, Idaho 83854. Mailing address: P.O. Box D, Coeur dAlene, Idaho 83816-0347. Phone Orders: 1-800-KHOUSE1 (1-800546-8731). Office Phone: 1-208-773-6310. Fax: 1-208-773-6312. Koinonia House Website: www.khouse.org. Online Store: http://resources.khouse.org. To Subscribe call: 1-800-546-8731. The Koinonia House mission is to create, develop and distribute materials to stimulate, encourage and facilitate serious study of the Bible as the inerrant Word of God. Koinonia House, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 company. The Koinonia Institute mission is dedicated to training and equipping the serious Christian to sojourn in todays world. President/Founder Dr. Chuck Missler Executive Director of Education Dr. Dan Stolebarger Executive Director of Research and Analysis Dr. Gordon McDonald Executive Analyst/KI Project Manager Mary Gehl Provost Pat Poole Registrar Stan Honn.

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FROM THE EDITOR

OUR PROMISES
Dr. Gordon McDonald, Exec. Editor

n May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv, one of the greatest miracles of history occurred against all odds.

Jewish Agency Chairman David Ben-Gurion, using Ezekiel as his authority, proclaimed the establishment of the modern State of Israel. After 2000 years, a nation that was not became one again. In an afternoon ceremony Ben-Gurion pronounced the words, We hereby proclaim the establishment of the Jewish State in Palestine, to be called Israel. This prompted both applause and tears. Shall a While I am sure there are many Jews that shed tears of joy that day, they were outnumbered by Israels enemies. Still today, Israels nation be Independence Day celebration affects similar responses. Yom Haatzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) is nominally cel- born in ebrated on the 5th day of Iyar on the Hebrew calendar. Of course there a day? are further rules that dictate exactly which day of Iyar the celebrations Isaiah 66:8 can begin. This year Independence Day actually fell on April 26 (Iyar 4) on our Gregorian calendar. As you can imagine, Israels Independence is not celebrated by everyone. Some Jewish groups feel that Israels recreation was undesirable, even a sin. Her enemies see it as alNakba, the disaster, which represents a loss of their national identity. We see it as something much more. God moved heaven and earth to remain faithful to the covenants He established with Abraham and his descendents. This is the surety on which we, who are those fortunate enough to be grafted in, stand. Those promises are our promises also. In the most unfathomable and destitute situations He never, ever fails to be faithful to His commitments. This is the cornerstone upon which to build a house that cannot be shaken. Happy Birthday, Israel! And thank you.

Dr. Gordon McDonald Executive Editor

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EACH MONTH WE SELECT NEWS THAT WE FEEL WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED. MANY OF OUR NEWS SELECTIONS ARE NOT GIVEN ADEQUATE ATTENTION BY THE MAINLINE MEDIA.

AMERICA BOY MAY YET HAVE ISRAEL ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE The U.S. Supreme Court sent back to trial a case in which the Secretary of State refused to allow Israel to appear as the country of birth on an official U.S. document of a boy born in Jerusalem. The Supreme Court determined having Israel on his birth certificate ...is straightforward and devoid of political implications. For more info: Read More PHYSICS FASTER-THAN-LIGHT NEUTRINOS SCIENTIST RESIGNS Italys National Institute of Nuclear Physics announced that Antonio Ereditato had stepped down from the leadership of the OPERA experiment, whose measurements on the speed of neutrinos were widely questioned when they were announced in September. In February, the OPERA team acknowledged that it had found a flaw in the technical set-up of its experiment that could have affected the measurements. For more info: Read More RUSSIA RUSSIA SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH IRAN The visiting deputy secretary of Russias Security Council has called for the expansion of strategic relations with the Islamic Republic. Yevgeny Lukyanov made the remarks during a meeting with the secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Saeed Jalili, in Tehran. The Russian official criticized the West for adopting unilateral approaches toward international issues. For more info: Read More EUROPE GREEK AID APPROVED, SPANISH MUST CUT DEFICIT Eurozone finance ministers gave their final approval to a second bailout for Greece and turned their fire on Spain, demanding it aim for a tougher deficit target this year in order to get back on target in 2013. Greece swapped its privately held bonds for new, longer maturity paper with less than half the nominal value, a move that cut its debts by more than 100 billion euros. For more info: Read More AMERICA SUPREME COURT SKEPTICAL OF HEALTH CARE LAW A clearly divided Supreme Court cast serious doubts on the Obama administrations signature health care law, emboldening the Republicans who now are eagerly campaigning to kill it. The federal government is not supposed to be a government that has all powers, Justice Antonin Scalia said. Its supposed to be a government of limited powers... If the government can do this, what else can it not do? For more info: Read More

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ISRAEL: PAST AND PRESENT

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ISRAEL IS A MUST FOR ALL BELIEVERS, AND ISRAEL, AS YOU KNOW, IS IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT GOD IS DOING TODAY. HE IS NOT FINISHED WITH HIS CHOSEN, AND AS BELIEVERS WE HAVE BEEN GRAFTED IN AND ARE IN SOME WAY CONNECTED.

of Malta to examine the lost anchors of Paul. The tour had an extension that included Israel and Chuck was unable to lead that portion and asked me if I would do that. My response was, of course, yes, but I had to tell him that BIO I had never been to Israel! Dan Stolebarger, ExHis response was, No problem ... the guides do most of the work! ecutive Director of Who would have known that my world was about to be turned upside Education, KI Dan was born and raised down! in San Diego, California. Chuck did have another tidbit for me; he said the following words During his Senior year of that I will never forget! He said, Dan, when you get off the plane and high school, Dan came to know Jesus Christ as his your feet hit the ground, you are going to have a strange sensation .... Lord and Savior. Early on, Dan had a deep thirst you are going to feel like you are home! for the Word of God, as I smiled and thought: Thats another one of those Misslerisms well as a desire to be a sold-out man of God. that I need to file away! Again, who would have known? That trip Dan met Chuck Missler changed my life and birthed a passion to take as many people as posand traveled with him to sible to the land where it all began so that they can experience Yeshua the Mediterranean countries and Israel. Dan left in His backyard! Words cannot express my personal transformation, San Diego and moved to Coeur dAlene, Idaho but suffice it to sayChucks words were spot on! I felt at home! to serve as the Executive On that first tour I met our guide and now dear friend, Jane BeDirector of Koinonia Institute. nari. Her passion for the Land was contagious and I caught whatever she had. But it was more than just a tour seeing the sites; God began to plant in me the Land and also to plant a love for Israelis in my heart.

n 2004 I was blessed to travel with Chuck Missler and Bob Cornuke to the island

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Its now been 8 years, 20 plus tours and over 1000 folks who have traveled with us and I still have that fever! Israel is a must for all Believers, and Israel, as you know, is in the middle of what God is doing today. He is not finished with It was more than His Chosen, and as Believers we have been grafted in and are just a tour seeing in some way connected. God has brought us many friends and very unique contacts through our trips (both Israelis who the sites; God are Believers and those who are not yet Believers.) began to plant in Besides our tours, my wife and I have also had the experi- me the Land and ence of living in Israel for three months in order to explore also to plant a new opportunities. At that time we met Don Finto and were love for Israelis introduced to the Messianic movement in the Land. Then in my heart. came more and more contacts, those Godly coincidences of bumping into folks that God had arranged (Divine appointments). Thats how we met our friends from Gateway! We did not meet in Dallas but at the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv, and from that chance meeting we have expanded our understanding of the Messianic movement in the Land. Needless to say, God is doing amazing things in Israel today and most of them are not on the evening news or even on the radar of most Christians today. With that in mind, I wanted to include the following article from my friend, Don Finto, in order to expand your perspective of what is going on in the Israel of today. * * *
Unrealistic Optimism!
Don Finto

I am an unrealistic optimist and intend to stay that way! As John Acuff used to say, Ive read the end of the book! We win! Darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you, Isaiah said to Israel over 2700 years ago (Isa 60:2). Isaiah not only saw conditions

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arising in his day, but he was peering into the future when the deepest darkness of all time would engulf the earth, but the people of God would shine like the stars of the heavens (see Daniel 12:3, 10 and Matthew 13:43) in the midst of the wickedness. The day Isaiah predicted is upon us. Juergen Buehler, Executive Director of International Star Cluster Christian Embassy in Jerusalem, recently wrote an article that speaks of some of the light shining through the darkness of the Arab world:

Isaiah not only saw conditions arising in his day, but he was peering into the future when the deepest darkness of all time would engulf the earth...

Some 70,000 Egyptian Christians gathered recently for a joyous outdoor worship service... Irans underground churches are currently experiencing an annual growth of 20%the highest rate worldwide, followed by Afghanistan at 16%... An Algerian pastor... reports that today the Evangelical churches in his country can claim more than 200,000 members... Libya also holds surprises... the spiritual climate in Libya has changed significantly since Ghadaffis fall... not enough Bibles for those seeking them... A Moroccan Church is emerging and accelerating in growth and maturity... New believers [in Tunisia] have increased and new church groups have come into being over the past few years... In Jordan, the evangelical Church is experiencing encouraging growth, doubling from 1995 to 2010... Similar reports are emerging from Syria and Lebanon... One of the most sustained revivals is taking place in Indonesia which has the worlds largest Muslim population but is now around 30% Christian...

Paul foresaw our day. How much greater riches [for the whole world] will their [Israels] fullness bring (Rom 11:12). More Jewish people have come to faith in the last few years than in all the centuries previous. The greater riches world revival is increasing.

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Look beyond the darkness. Look at the light. Pray for the salvation and transformation of Israel and the nations. Agree with Gods purposes for our day. Do not be discouraged. Be filled with hope. Blessings, Don Finto * * *

If you have yet to visit the land where it all began, then please check out our upcoming fall tour to Israelthe Issachar Tour whose tag line is The Israel of the Bible and the Israel of Today. This is a ONE bus tour and besides visiting all the Biblical sites that can fit on the tour, we also seek to give you an updated briefing on the Israel of today. We bring in Israeli speakers from a mixture of sectors within Israelthe IDF, Mossad, Shin Bet or the Knesset, etc. This type of tour is truly a one-of-a-kind experience. Our dates this year are Oct. 31 Nov. 9 (in Israel datesnot including travel days). It always fills up quickly, so if you are interested, be sure to contact Sharon Stolebarger at [email protected] for details. I look forward to walking the Land with you! Shalom! Chuck and Friends

...but the people of God would shine like the stars of the heavens in the midst of the wickedness. The day Isaiah predicted is upon us.

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by Dr. Chuck Missler Founder Koinonia Institute

OD HAS MADE SOME IRREVOCABLE, UNILATERAL COVENANTS TO ISRAEL, AND ONE OF THE MOST DISTURBING SHORTCOMINGS OF MANY MODERN CHURCHES IS THEIR FAILURE TO APPRECIATE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THESE COVENANTS.
The Piece Process grinds on as the world continues to align itself against Israel and our government continues to stiff our only ally in the Middle East. As politicians continue to meddle in the region, we need to remember the Biblical basis of Israels right to the land. It doesnt belong to the Palestinians...or the UN...or the U.S...or even Israel! It is the Lords. In a larger sense, the Earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof.1 And yet, it is important to realize that God has singled out a specific piece of real estate for His own special purposes and put His name on it.2 Place your finger in your Bible at Genesis Chapter 12. Place another finger at Acts Chapter 2. Now pick it up by the pages between your two fingers: what you have between those two fingersmost of the Bibleis all about Israel! And God has made certain covenants with Israel. It comes as a shock to many to discover that all of our rights and privilegeseven as the Churchderive from these cov-

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enants. We need a doctrinal as well as devotional understanding of the Word of God, so we need to fully understand these irrevocable commitments. God has made some irrevocable, unilateral covenantsformal commitments or promisesand one of His most essential characteristics is that He delights in making and keeping His promises. One of the most disturbing shortcomings of many modern churches is their failure to appreciate the seriousness of these covenants. There are four, in particular, that are absolutely vital for an understanding of both the Old and New Testaments: The Abrahamic Covenant, the Land Covenant, the Davidic Covenant, and the New Covenant (from which the New Testament gets its name).
Abrahamic Covenant

Dr. Chuck Missler President/Founder, Koinonia Institute

BIO
After a distinguished military career and more than 30 very successful years in the corporate business environment, Chuck was led to pursue a life-long endeavor of teaching the Bible on a full-time basis. He founded Koinonia House, an organization devoted to encouraging people to study the Bible. He also founded Koinonia Institute to enable people to have a Kingdom effect on the world today.

It may come as a surprise to realize that Abraham was a Gentile when this covenant was first made!3 It first occurs in Genesis Chapter 12 and includes seven4 I Wills:

1) And I will make of thee a great nation, 2) and I will bless thee, 3) and make thy name great; 4) and thou shalt be a blessing: 5) And I will bless them that bless thee, 6) and curse him that curseth thee: 7) and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Genesis 12:2-3 From these Seven I Wills flow Gods entire plan for all of mankindincluding you and me! All other covenants build on this one. Items 5 and 6 are also the basis for the Sheep and Goat Judgment of the nations in Matthew 25:31-46, which closes the times of the Gentiles. God foreknew Satans anti-Semitism. All history is patterned and destined after this reality (cf. Zech 2:8). This also indicates that the Church will not be in the Tribulation, as this judgment emphasizes the distinction between Jew and Gentile. It will be the Discriminator during the Tribulation period (cf. Rom 10:12; Col 3:11, et al.).

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Jesus and The Samaritan Woman

Item 7 is alluded to by Christ when He was talking with the woman at the well in Samaria, when He declared, Salvation is of the Jews.5 There is no other such promise to any other people! So how do we get our benefit from this covenant? We rely entirely on our derivative benefit from the Root of David, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Yeshua
Formally Solemnized

HaMeshiach, Jesus the Messiah. This covenant was confirmed by the most solemn procedure known at the time. When two participants wanted to confirm a solemn oath, they would participate in a ritual in which a blood sacrifice would be divided into two parts, and both would walk between the elements in a Figure-8, repeating the terms of the agreement.6 The Hebrew word for covenant, tyrIB, comes from the verb, barath, which means to cut; to cut a covenant. In Genesis 15:6-21, God performs just such a solemn ritual, but first puts Abraham in a deep sleep, and is then seen passing between the pieces alone, signifying the unilateral nature of the unconditional covenant. The imagery itself is interesting: God was represented by a metal-smiths kiln7 and a burning torch.8 The key point that God is making is that the covenant was unilateral: there was no commitment required of Abraham; he was in a deep sleep at the time. It was entirely by grace; no performance was required.

The key point that God is making is that the covenant was unilateral: there was no commitment required of Abraham; he was in a deep sleep at the time.

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Unconditionally Confirmed

This covenant was expressly declared eternal, and is therefore unconditional.9 Furthermore, it was reconfirmed by an oath! 10 It was also confirmed by the birth of Isaac and Jacob, The New and to both of whom the promises are repeated in their original Testament also form.11 (It is extremely significant that the later reiterations of declares the the covenant are in spite of acts of disobedience.) Abrahamic The New Testament also declares the Abrahamic Covenant to be immutable and unchangeable.12 So why is this Covenant to be passage so critical for us to understand? There are at least two immutable and important reasons: unchangeable.
1) The Possibility of National Judgment

As one recognizes the moral free-fall of the United States, and the fact that it has come to represent all that God abhors, the question is frequently asked, Will God judge America? Or even, Why hasnt God judged America already? These are serious and legitimate questions. A common explanation is because of the Abrahamic Covenant! Genesis 12:2-3 is still in effect. I will bless them that bless thee. One can profile the destiny of nations and empires by their treatment of the Jews. Where is the British Empire today? Where is the Third Reich today? The disturbing implication of this perspective is that America appears to be turning its back on Israel. While He that keepeth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps,13 we may be removing the very shield from an overdue judgment by ignoring this ancient commitment of the Creator Himself. There is a specific judgment for failing to acknowledge His role as

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Creator and that may have already begun.14

2) Endemic Heresies

Another reason we need to be clear on this covenant is the irrevocability of Gods commitments in these covenants and the false teaching that has permeated many of the modern churches. There is a view that Israel forfeited her promises by rejecting her Messiah, and that these promises now devolve somehow symbolically, or allegorically, upon the Church.16 This is the very heresy which led to the Holocaust, and the rise of this same heresy again in these days will lead to the next one. And the next one will be far more severe than even the previous disaster. The Holocaust in Europe destroyed one Jew in three. The next one apparently will destroy two out of three.17 There are many dangers in not taking the Word of God seriously. And there are many ways of not taking it seriously: one can ignore it; one can disbelieve or deny it; or, one can dilute its meaning by conjectures, allegories, or redefinitions. But There God says what He means, and means what He says. are many Furthermore, these 66 books, although penned by over 40 dangers in authors over thousands of years, are an integrated design: every denot taking the tail is intricately tied to everything else. It is imperative for us to understand each part in its relation to the rest in its entirety. Word of God The Abrahamic Covenant is but one immutable prelude to seriously. the other covenants and the foundation upon which Gods desBut God tiny for you and me rests.18

says what He means, and means what He says.

Israel and the Church

The Nation Israel and the Church each have distinct origins and destinies. As we explore the contrasts between Israel and the

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Church, we note Stephens remarkable summary before the Sanhedrin: all through history they initially fail, and yet they get it the second time.19 As we explore the prophetic report cards of the Church through the ages, we need to carefully explore the seven epistles of our Lord Himself in which He expresses His concerns.19 We need to NOTES understand the unique challenges and predicaments of each of the repre1. Psalm 24:1; quoted in 1 sentative churches among these seven. Corinthians 10:26, et al. Israel and the Church, a sequel to The Prodigal Heirs, will be released 2. It is noteworthy that this is the specific challater this month. Watch your email for the new product announcement. lenge of Islam today. 3. He became circumcised For background study on the history of the modern state of Israel, see our in Chapter 17. This ad on page 16 for our briefing, Betrayal of the Chosen. covenant was made in

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Chapter 12, and solemnized in Chapter 15. 4. Four direct, and three implied, understood. 5. John 4:22. 6. Cf. Jer 34:18. 7. Cf. 1 Pet 1:7. 8. Deut 4:24; 9:3; Heb 12:29. 9. Gen 17:7, 3, 13, 19; 1 Chr 16:17; Ps 105:10. 10.Gen 22:15-18; 26:2-5; Cf. Heb 6:16-18. 11.Gen 17:19; 26:2-5; 27:26-29; 28:4, 11-15. 12.Heb 6:13-18; (cf. Gen 15:8-21). 13.Psalm 121:4. 14.Romans 1:18-32. 15.Cf. Zech 13:8, 9. 16.For an exploration of the Davidic Covenant see The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory on page 46. 17.Acts 7. It is interesting to outline Stephens presentation and see where he was heading before they interrupted him. 18.Revelation 2 & 3.

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Will the Peace Process lead to peace? Have the victims of the Holocaust now become the villains of the Middle East? Will the current pressures from the West force Israel to withdraw from its strategic territories? Is the plight of the Palestinians fact or fable? From both public and private sources, this study summarizes the bizarre and largely unknown history behind the State of Israel from the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 to the present.
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GMO (GOD MOVE OVER)

Mary Gehl, Executive Analyst

THE CONCEPT OF GMO IS NOT NEW. THE PROCESS OF GENETICALLY MODIFYING AN ORGANISM (GMO) WAS FORMALIZED WHEN HERBERT BOYER FOUNDED THE FIRST COMPANY, GENENTECH.

e are in the season of the Biblical spring feasts. Actually, we

are now in the time of the counting of the Omer, the 50 days between Passover and Shavuot (Pentecost). The spring feasts begin at the time of the first barley harvest and end with the last wheat harvest. This is the time of year in which I love to meditate on the Biblical meaning of wheat and the harvest. Knowing that the Church was born on Shavuot, this season has special meaning to us today. Historically, Shavuot was also known as Hag Habikkurim, or The Festival of First Fruits (not to be confused with the Feast of Firstfruits in the month of Nisan). This was the first day on which individuals could bring their first fruit harvest from the seven species for which Israel was known: wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates. Ancient Israeli farmers would tie a reed around the first ripening fruits from each of these species in their fields. At the time of the harvest, the fruits within the reed would be cut and placed in baskets woven of gold and silver. The baskets were then placed on oxen whose horns were ceremoniously gilded and laced with flowers. The oxen were led in magnificent processions to Jerusalem. These processions were accompanied by music and celebrations. It was (and is) a time of thanksgivingfor returning to the Lord the first portion of the bounty He has provided.

BIO
by Mary Gehl Executive Analyst Koinonia Institute
Following a 23-year executive career that spanned the banking, aerospace, education, and agri-chemical sectors, widowhood changed Ma r ys l i f e f o re ve r. Answering the call from the Lord, she moved to Idaho and completed a one-year internship with Koinonia Institute and was the first member to earn a Silver Medallion. She now works for the Institute in a variety of capacities, including projects, research, analysis, and writing a watchman on the wall while continuing her studies and enjoying a new life with husband, Drew Gehl.

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The agency [FDA] is not aware of any information showing that foods derived by these new methods differ from other foods in any meaningful or uniform way.

It was with this picture in my mind that I just read the article, How To I.D. Genetically Modified Food at the Supermarket.1 Indeed, I had to ask the question. To what god is given the first fruits offering of a GMO (genetically modified organism) harvest?
GMO

The concept of GMO is not new. The process of genetically modifying an organism (GMO) or genetically engineering an organism (GEO) was formalized when Herbert Boyer founded the first company, Genentech. In 1978, the company announced the creation of an E. coli strain producing the human protein insulin. These genetic engineering techniques are commonly known as recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology. In his 2007 primer,

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GMO production worldwide

Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods, Jeffrey M. Smith describes this technology: rDNA molecules are DNA sequences that result from the use of molecular cloning to bring together genetic material from multiple sources, creating sequences that would not otherwise be found in biological organisms. Recombinant DNA is possible because DNA molecules from all organisms share the same On the basis of chemical structure; they differ only in the sequence of nucleotides that statement, the within that identical overall structure. Consequently, when FDA spokesperDNA from a foreign source is linked to the host sequences that can drive DNA replication and then introduced into a host son said no safety organism, the foreign DNA is replicated along with the host studies were DNA. [emphasis mine] necessary and that It was not long before experimentation leaped from the food producer pharmaceutical to agricultural uses. By 1986, opponents who is responsible of biotechnology repeatedly delayed genetic engineering experiments by companies such as Advanced Genetic Sciences for assuring safety. and Monsanto Company. The early 1990s brought guidance from the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and WHO (World Health Organization).

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God Move Over

The glowing promises within the writings of Monsanto, however, painted a picture the world without God wanted to believe. Imagine feeding the world and cleaning up the environment with Monsantos new technology. Fascination swirled around the idea of swapping genes between species, creating designer organisms that could reduce manufacturing waste, turning fields into By 2007, it factoappeared that ries and the concept producing of genetically anything from modified lifesaving drugs to foods from insect-resistant plants.

engineered seed was beginning to unravel. Continued lawsuits and public awareness were costing billions of dollars.

With eager anticipation of the coming new millennium, caution was ignored and the approvals for large-scale, commercial cultivation of genetically modified plants began in the mid-1990s in Canada and the United States. The response of the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. (FDA) was completely irresponsible:

The agency is not aware of any information showing that foods derived by these new methods differ from other foods in any meaningful or uniform way.

On the basis of that statement, the FDA spokesperson said no safety studies were necessary and that Ultimately, it is the food producer who is responsible for assuring safety. In the decade that followed, lawsuits brought the truth into the light of day. The FDA was forced to release 44,000 pages of documents that revealed government scientists ref-

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erences to the unintended negative effects.were progressively deleted from drafts of the policy statement (over the protests of agency scientists). Additionally, documents revealed that the FDA was under orders from the White House to promote GM [genetically modified] crops and that Michael Taylor, Monsantos former attorney and later its vice president, was brought into the FDA to supervise policy development.
The god of Mammon

By 2007, it appeared that the concept of genetically modified foods from engineered seed was beginning to unravel. Continued lawsuits and public awareness were costing billions of dollars. However, the first fruit offerings to the god of mammon had been paid and GM seeds were now big business. (As an example, Monsanto, the worlds supplier of over 90% of GM seeds, reported net sales in fiscal year 2011 of over $8.5 billion for seeds and genomics alone.) What began as a takeover of the corn and soybean (as well as other seeds) markets grew to incorporate wheat. According to preventive cardiologist, William Davis, MD, todays wheat isnt wheat. The wheat products sold to you today are nothing like the wheat products of our grandmothers age, very different from the wheat of the early 20th Century, and completely transformed from the wheat of the Bible. According to Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Widespread farmer and consumer resistance defeated GM wheat in 2004 and this global rejection remains strong. However, by

What began as a takeover of the corn and soybean (as well as other seed) markets grew to incorporate wheat.

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July 2009, Monsanto announced new research into GM wheat that caused industry groups to kick their promotions into high gear.
A Matter of Semantics

However, there is also a new product, classified as hybridized wheattechnically non-GMO, which now plagues the wheat fields of the world. In biology and, specifically, genetics, the term hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction. Generally, hybridization techniques fall with the range of traditional breeding methods. International chemical company BASF has collaborated with a variety of American universities to develop a new breed of wheat. One such collaboration resulted in Clearfield wheat, now planted on nearly a million acres across America. To read the promotional materials of BASF, Clearfield wheat is the perfect answer to the objections to GMO seed. According to the Clearfield wheat market manager for BASF: The desire and need for the Clearfield technology is strong. The Clearfield Production system for wheat has been developed and marketed by BASF in conjunction with University partners and private seed company partners to provide growers with non-GMO, herbicide-tolerant seeds. These agreements will ensure seed quality across very different geographic areas by allowing the development of new Clearfield wheat varieties adapted to local conditions. To refer to the hybridized Clearfield wheat as non-GMO is a matter of semantics. This genetic variant of wheat is created by a process called chemical mutagenesis. Wheat seeds are exposed to the chemical sodium azide, NaN3. Sodium azide is toxic to animals, bacteria, and humans. Human ingestions of small quantities results in side-effects similar to cyanide ingestion.2

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Just Say No

On January 16th, BASF announced it was moving the headquarters of BASF Plant Science from Limburgerhof, Germany to Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, member of the Board of ExecuBased upon tive Directors of BASF and responsible for plant biotechnology, FAO estimates, stated: We are convinced that plant biotechnology is a key technology for the 21st century. However, there is still a lack of acceptance for this technology in many parts of Europefrom the majority of consumers, farmers, and politicians. Therefore, it does not make business sense to continue investing in products exclusively for cultivation in this market. We will therefore concentrate on the attractive markets for plant biotechnology in North and South America and the growth markets in Asia.

as many as 925 million people already faced hunger worldwide in 2010.

European activist, Adrian Bebb, Friends of the Earth Europe, joined with other voices praising the departure of BASF: This is another nail in the coffin for genetically modified foods in Europe. No one wants to eat them and few farmers want to grow them. This is a good day for consumers and farmers and opens the door for the European Union to shift Europe to greener and more publicly acceptable farming.
Hungry People

The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) reported that global food output must rise 70 percent by 2050 to meet the de-

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mands of a world population that is expected to grow from 7 billion to 9 billion people. In addition, the FAO reported that food prices climbed to the highest rate last year on the back of surging grain prices. Paul Conway, vice chairman of Cargill Inc., the U.S. farm commodities trader, made an interesting observation when addressing the Kingsmen sugar conference in Dubai in February: The worlds farmers, some of the smartest businessmen that there are, can produce enough food to feed the next two billion people. We are very confident about that. However, they need help. Based upon FAO estimates, as many as 925 million people already faced hunger worldwide in 2010. This was partially in response to the 2008 food price crisis. Countries from India and Egypt to Vietnam and Indonesia banned exports of rice, a food staple for half of the world. In 2010, Russia banned grain exports after the countrys worst drought in at least half a century destroyed crops and cut production. When Ukraine also restricted exports, a spike in grain prices circled the globe. This is the mounting crisis to which companies such as Monsanto and BASF are positioned to respond with GMO or hybridized seed. However, at what cost?
Implications

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Smith, Jeffrey M., Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 http://www.wheatb e l l y b l o g . com/2011/07/ herbicide-resistantwheat/ http://www.monsanto.com http://www.basf.com/

There is an interesting parallel between the spiritual and the natural implications of Shavuot in this age of the Laodicean church. There is a gospel being delivered to starving people devoid of the Bread of Life that can feed and nourish themjust as the world will deliver modified wheat and grain for food devoid of life-sustaining nutrients and reproductive seed. Genesis 8:22 declares: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. Perhaps the greatest lesson is that everything will reproduce (or not) after its own kind.

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1. http://www.kipnews. org/2011/07/14/ how-to-i-d-genetically-modified-foodat-the-supermarket/ 2. http://www.bt.cdc. gov/agent/sodiumazide/basics/ facts.asp

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A LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR GOD, PT. 1

BIO
Steve Elwart is a Senior Analyst for the Koinonia Institute and has been a member of the Institute since 2006. He has spent 40 years in the Oil Industry. In those 40 years, Steve has had the opportunity to work not only in private industry, but also as a consultant with numerous government agencies. As a Subject Matter Expert on energy, automation, a n d c y b e r s e c u r i t y, Steve has worked with two presidential administrations, several cabinet level departments, as well as numerous congressional staffs and state commissions. Steve has also served as interim pastor of his church.

FAITH OR REASON?

WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN GOD? THE ANSWERS WOULD PROBABLY BE LINKED TO PERSONAL, SOCIAL, AND POSSIBLY SOME INTELLECTUAL REASONS. LETS EXPLORE THIS IN MORE DETAIL...

hat is the reasoning that leads to belief in God? When talk-

ing to an atheist, trying to prove the existence of God using the Bible will not be considered a valid argument. Sometimes, the only way to convince a person of Gods existence is through pure logic. How would one respond to an atheists claim that there is no God? A belief in God is a process based on three types of reasons.
1) Intellectual Reasons

This line of reasoning is based on a set of facts about God you believe to be true. If you investigate these facts and find the evidence compelling, you believe He exists. If the evidence is found wanting, you either disbelieve or take on an agnostic1 worldview.
2) Personal Reasons

A person does not come to a belief in God by purely intellectual reasoning. Such belief is also a very personal one and these reasons vary. Some people have bad experiences and tragedies in their life as well as difficulties and disappointments. Some people will take these experiences and say, I really need God in my life. I cant get through this alone and I need help beyond my own understanding. Others will take these same set of circumstances and say either I dont need a God who lets something like this happen, or If there really was a God, He wouldnt

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have let this happen. Belief in God is a very personal experience and that belief (or disbelief ) is seen through the lens of ones own experience.
3) Social Reasons

There is a field study called The Sociology of Knowledge popularized by Karl Mannheim (18931947), a professor of sociology and economics at the University of Frankfurt. Mannheim posited that one tends to believe in the same things as people whom you want to befriend. These are people that you need, are dependent on, or are in a group you want to be associated with. A simpler way to say it is peer pressure. The groups beliefs seem to be It is much easier more reasonable than those people with whom you do not want to go along with to be associated. The most obvious example of this is the common problem the temper of ones peer group of raising children in a Christian home. They read their Bible; they go to church and Sunday school. Then they are off on their than to set the own, either in their teen years at home or off to college. Many tone for the will fall in with the wrong crowd. If they do not have a strong group. Christian background and really know Christ and know why Christ is our Redeemer, they can become lost. They find that their new friends may not have the same value system they do and may lose their faith in God.2 Conversely, if these same people find friends with their same worldview, the same love of God, their faith can be reinforced. It is much easier to go along with the temper of ones peer group than to set the tone for the group. As evangelist Ben Courson once put it, It is harder to be a thermostat than a thermometer. Belief or non-belief in God cannot be reduced to just one of these factors. All three factors are in play.

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Why Believe in God?

Bringing a person to a belief is a process. This process consists of three steps: 1) It takes as much faith to not believe in God as it does to believe in God. 2) It takes more of a leap of faith in the dark to disbelieve in God than to believe in God. 3) While one can reason to a point of probability that there is a God, it takes personal commitment to get to know that God exists as a certainty. If one progresses through these three steps, they can come to know God. In this article, we will explore the first step:
1) It takes as much faith to not believe in God as it does to believe in God.

The following are some of the arguments that are brought up to prove there is no God.
Evil and Suffering

The first one is the argument from evil and suffering. This is the argument: There is senseless evil in the world. Given that pointless evil, there may be a God whos good but not powerful enough to stop it or there Personal sufmay be a God whos all-powerful enough but not good enough fering, the to want to stop it. experience of But given evil and suffering in the world there cant be an suffering or the all-good and all-powerful God or he would stop it and therefore philosophical the God of the Bible cannot exist. One of the leading philosophers of today is William Alston questions of suffering do of Syracuse University who recently wrote that the effort to demonstrate that evil disproves the existence of God is now ac- not disprove knowledged on (almost) all sides to be completely bankrupt. the existence of When you say there cant be a God because of all the pointGod. less evil in the world, here is the question, How do you know it is pointless? The only answer is that the reason is not apparent. So the premise is, If one cannot think of a good reason for God to allow suffering to continue, there cant be any. That

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means that if you have a God that is big enough to be mad at for evil and suffering, then you have a God that is powerful enough to allow evil and suffering to continue. You cant have it both ways. There are people that have had terrible things happen to them in their life and they turned from God. At the same time, there are many people who had every bit as much suffering and that suffering turned them toward God. If there Personal suffering, the experience of suffering, or the philoreally is a sophical question of suffering do not disprove the existence of God.

God, how could His believers have done so much evil in the history of the world?

The Question of Violence and Oppression in the Name of God

This is also a concept called The Hitchens Argument against the reality of God. The argument is as follows: If there really is a God, how could his believers have done so much evil in the history of the world? The answer to that lies not in the reality of God, but in the human heart. There must be something in Man that is so perverse, so prone to violence and oppression that it can actually twist any worldview, any philosophy, and any state of belief with regard to God into violence. Japanese militarism of World War II had its roots in Buddhism and Shintoism. From Christianity came everything

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from the Crusades of the 11th and 12th century to people of today shooting abortion doctors. Out of Islam comes global terrorism. However, out of atheism came Stalin, the ovens of Dachau, Maos Great Leap Forward, and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. There is a Polish poet, Czesaw Miosz, who wrote The Discreet Charms of Nihilism.2 In it he writes that if you believe there is a God, it is fairly easy to twist that belief into violence because one can Augustine shape life and morals according to ones own personal belief without any accountability. A person could say, I have the truth; you dont and Im a better person; you are an inferior person and thus impose the superior persons values, even at the point of a gun. Ultimately, what does this mean in terms of a belief in God? It means the argument ends in a tie. It does not disprove God nor does it disprove atheism. The theist could say, Look at Stalin. The atheist could say, Look at ChristianEvil is the ity; look at the Crusades. This particular argument proves absence of good, nothing except the natural depravity of the human heart. in the same way Augustine of Hippo (354430 a.d.) offered the following explanation: as darkness is Evil is the absence of good, in the same way as darkness is the light... absence of light. It is possible for something created good to diminish in goodness, to become corrupted. Evil crept in when creatures endowed with free willthe angels, lesser spirits (which became demons) and human beingsturned away from

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higher or more complete goods, and chose lesser ones. It is arguable that Adam (and Satan) did not just choose merely lesser goods but fundamental evils.3 Augustine argued that God allowed evil to come, so that in the end a greater good may prevail. He also wrote that evil was finitelimited and ultimately to be overcome, and that good was infinite (as God He chose to is to reign in heaventhe eternal city of allow it to occur so that God). Therefore, God did not cause sin to a greater happen, but when sin came into the world, good could emerge. What He chose to allow it to occur so that a greater good could emerge. What appears appears to be to be evil at first may be seen as a path toevil at first ward a greater good. may be seen The death of Christ on the cross was an evil, but the ultimate goodthe trias a path umph of salvationcame out of it. toward a Atheists will admit the existence of greater good. good, altruism, philanthropy, etc. is a problem for their worldview, because it does not make evolutionary sense as it would if chance creation and natural selection were true. Atheists are left with the reality of evil. Next month we will explore the last two steps of the process of bringing a person to belief through reason: 2) It takes more of a leap of faith in the dark to disbelieve in God than to believe in God; and, 3) While one can reason to a point of probability that there is a God, it takes personal commitment to get to know that God exists as a certainty. Stay tuned!

NOTES
1. In this sense, an agnostic worldview is one where a person says he cannot know that God even exists. The term, first coined by Thomas Huxley, covers varying degrees of skepticism. Agnostics are followers of pragmatism; their belief in something has to be scientifically verifiable, and because God is not scientifically verifiable, they leave Him out of their discussion. (Paul P. Enns, The Moody Handbook of Theology (Chicago, Ill.: Moody Press, 1997), 185.) 2. On a personal note, it is hard for me to believe that any thinking person cannot believe in God, Supreme Being, or Higher Power. I believe that most people that say they do not believe in God are merely angry at Him. 3. http://www.nybooks. com/articles/archives/1998/nov/19/ discreet-charm-of-nihilism/ 4. Edgar C. Powell, On Giants Shoulders : Studies in Christian Apologetics (Epsom, UK: Day One Publications, 1999), 73.

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Dr. Chuck Missler, Founder

THE BOOK OF RUTH

ONE CANNOT REALLY COMPREHEND WHAT IS GOING ON IN REVELATION CHAPTER 5 UNLESS ONE UNDERSTANDS THE EVENTS INVOLVED IN THE BOOK OF RUTH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.

his tiny four-chapter romance has been venerated in college classes for its elegance

as literature, but it also reveals a craftsmanship of prophetic anticipation unrivaled anywhere in Scripture. (Our commentary on this book endures as one of our most popular publications.) One cannot really comprehend what is going on in Revelation Chapter 5 unless one understands the events involved in the Book of BIO Ruth in the Old Testament. Dr. Chuck Missler The story involves a hero, Boaz, who is in the role of a goel, or President/Founder, Kinsman-redeemer, whose ultimate commitment of redemption returns Koinonia Institute the land in Bethlehem to its disenfranchised former owner, Naomi, and After a distinguished military career and more who also takes a Gentile bride, Ruth. than 30 very successful years in the corporate To follow the plot, one must understand the Law of Redempbusiness environment, 1 tion. In ancient Israel, land wasnt sold in fee simple, as we are used Chuck was led to pursue to. Since God was the real landowner, Israel was simply a tenant under a life-long endeavor of teaching the Bible on conditions of obedience. When land was sold, what the buyer rea full-time basis. He founded Koinonia House, ceived was only the use of the land, not clear title. There were condian organization devoted tions under which a kinsman of the seller could redeem the land back to encouraging people to study the Bible. He to the original family. These conditions were typically noted on the also founded Koinonia 2 outside of the scroll defining the transaction. Institute to enable people to have a Kingdom effect The scroll in Revelation Chapter 5 was written within and on on the world today. the backside, which identifies it as a deed subject to redemption. A Kinsman of Adam, in His role as a goel, a Kinsman-redeemer, is taking possession of what He had already purchased with His blood as the sac-

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rificial Lamb. He not only purchased the land; he also purchased a Bride. In the Book of Ruth, Naomi is in the role of Israel, exiled from her land; Boaz is her kinsman, who performs the redemption of the land; and Ruth (a Gentile) is also purchased for a wife.3 NOTES This macrocode extends to virtually every detail of the book. 1. A fee simple estate It is interesting that Ruth is introduced to Boaz through an unof inheritance is one named servant (functioning as the Holy Spirit). The Church, as which devolves to the owners heirs and asthe Gentile Bride of Christ, is introduced to the ultimate Kinssigns forever without man-redeemer by the Holy Spirit also. limitation. 2. An example of this was It is interesting that Ruth learns how to deal with this when Jeremiah, despite situation from Naomi. We learn of Gods the impending Babylonian captivity, was plan of redemption through His dealings instructed to purchase with Israel. It is also provocative that, in land from the son of his uncle Hanameel. He, the story, Naomi learns of Boaz through of course, would never Ruth. (The implications of benefit from this purchase. The deed was that subtlety is left to the secreted in an earthen diligent.) jar in anticipation when his heirs would return The exposition after the captivity and of the almost-inexclaim it (Jeremiah 32:615). haustible coding 3. In addition to the Law aspects of this tiny of Redemption (Leviticus 25:47-50), one book exceeds the space must understand the available here.4 It is also Law of Levirate Marriage (Deuteronomy interesting that this pivotal 25:5-10). book is also associated with the 4. See The Romance of Redemption - Gleanings Feast of Shavuot, the Feast of from the Book of Ruth, from this publisher. Pentecost.5 Coincidence? Hardly.

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Nancy Missler, Founder, KHW

GODS SUPERNATURAL POWER: PART 2

GODS SUPERNATURAL POWER RESIDES IN EVERY CHRISTIAN, BUT IT REQUIRES A SUBMITTED AND SANCTIFIED LIFE IN ORDER TO PARTAKE OF IT. THE OUTWORKING OF THAT POWERTHE FRUIT THAT IS PRODUCEDIS THE HALLMARK OF A TRUE DISCIPLE.

ver the last several months, we have been examining what it means to love God. Our conclusion was that to love Him means being totally given over to Him, relinquishing our wills and our lives to Him, and putting Him first BIO in everything we do. When we love God like this (being open Nancy Missler Director/Founder of and cleansed vessels), not only will His Love be able to come forth Kings High Way from our hearts, but also His supernatural power. This power is what Na n c y M i s s l e r h a s enables us to become sanctified, to partake of His Life, to overcome the published four studies: The Way of Agape, Be world, the flesh and the devil, and finally, to produce fruit. Ye Transformed, Faith Lets continue to delve into the empowering aspect of Gods Life. As in the Night Seasons, we said in the last article, the source of all power is God. Its His saving and her latest, The Kingdom, Power & power, His pardoning power (Matthew 9:6), His infinite power (MatGlory. In addition to these popular studies she thew 28:18), His power over nature (Luke 8:24), and His life-giving also has published six Plain and Simple Series power (John 17:2; John 10:10). For there is no other power but of books, as well as two God (Romans 13:1). In His Likeness Series Amazingly, a small portion of this immense power is given to every books. Nancy has been married believer by the Holy Spirit at his new birthit is part of the Life of for over 50 years to Chuck Missler. They are the God that He instills in our hearts. Therefore, this supernatural power parents of four grown resides in every Christian, but it requires a submitted and sanctified life children, one of whom has gone to be with the Lord, in order to partake of it. Just like Gods Love, it can be quenched and and seven grandchildren. blocked by emotional and fleshly choices. However, the outworking of that powerthe fruit that is producedis the hallmark of a true disciple.

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The Ministry of Gods Supernatural Power

Lets review then the ministry of Gods divine power. How exactly does Gods supernatural power work in a believer? Before we become believers, Gods Spirit of power works with us (para), leading and drawing us to Himself (Acts 19:2). We can all remember how God wooed, courted, and pursued us. We might even call Him the Hound of Heaven. In response to our personal invitation, Gods Spirit of power comes in us (en) and indwells us. This is the time He unites our spirit with His and gives us a brand-new spirit and heart. This is called the new birth or being born again or justification. This is the time when Christ implants His eternal LifeHis Love, His wisdom, and His powerin our spirits and hearts, and we become the temple of the Holy Spirit. See Chart 25: Indwelling of the Spirit

This is also the time that the Spirit is supposed to come upon us (epi) for the sake of empowering. This is called the baptism of the Spirit or the initial infilling of the Spirit (Acts 1:8). Jesus told His disciples: And behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you. But

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tarry in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high (Luke 24:49. See also Matthew 3:11; Acts 1:5). The baptism of the Spirit is God breaking through the soulish and physical realm. Its the beginning of our outer man (our soul) being subjected to our spirit man (our spirit). Its Gods power to become a genuine witness of Christ, not just in our words, but also in our lives. See Chart 26: Empowering of the Spirit

Without this initial empowering, however, we will be just like believers who have a form of godliness, but who deny the power within (2 Timothy 3:5). In other words, they know the Scriptures in their heads, but they dont allow the power of God to come forth and transform their lives. (The indwelling and the empowering of the Holy Spirit should happen at the very same time. But for many of us, because we didnt know enough to ask for the empowering, they occurred on two separate occasions, many years apart.)

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After we have been indwelt and empowered by Gods resurrection power, we must daily be refilled (pleroo) with His Spirit of power from the inside out. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is, and be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:1718). The verb be filled here means to be continually filled and empowered, not allowing the Spirit to be quenched. This step differs from the first two steps in that its now our responsibility (our choice) to stay cleansed and sanctified, so we can be refilled and empowered. This does not happen automatically. It is Gods will, but it is our choice whether or not we do it. See Chart 27: Relled with the Spirit

This last step is the beginning of the process called sanctification.

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Having, therefore, these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Our job is to make the right faith choices. God is the One who empowers us. Consequently its imperative that we not stop at the first step of salvationour justificationbut that we go on to the next phase, which is our sanctification. If we live in the Spirit [if we are born-again], [we must learn to] also walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:25. See also Ephesians 5:18). Its the Spirit of Christs resurrection power that not only renews our minds and transforms our lives, but also enables us to walk BUY NOW by His Spirit. The Spirit brings us to Christ and gives us His Life, then He empowers us to reflect Him in all we do. Our job, then, is to stay cleansed, filled, and empowered. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken, cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, [so] that the Life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 The excellency of the power must be of God and not ourselves. God promises us that in the end, He will raise us up by this same power as He did Christ (Romans 8:11). God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by His own power. 1 Corinthians 6:14b * * *

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THE INVISIBLE WAR

For thousands of years most of us have either had or still hold to misconceptions. Is there a hidden conflicta reality that is normally hidden from our view? Is it real? Does it directly affect the world in which we live?

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Eternal Security From Here to Eternity Heaven & Hell Inheritance & Rewards Jonah - The Reluctant Prophet Letters To Seven Churches Manifesto of our King Return of the Nephilim Romance of Redemption The Agony of Love The Christmas Story The Easter Story The Feasts of Israel The Flood of Noah The Origin of Evil The Prodigal Heirs The Rapture The Seventh Day The Sovereignty of Man The Spiritual Gifts The Trinity The Whole Counsel of God This Generation Thy Kingdom Come What Is Truth?

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PROPHETIC UPDATES
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