GREG LAURIE, God's Amazing Grace When The Lord Calls A Loved One Home

Greg Laurie is senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, a ‘mega church’ based in Riverside, California. Harvest holds numerous crusades in the USA and other parts of the world annually, when thousands receive Christ Jesus as personal Lord and Savior.


Christopher Laurie, eldest son of Pastor Greg Laurie and Cathe Laurie, died in a car accident on July 24, 2008. He was only 33 years old and had served as the art director at Harvest Christian Fellowship for the past three years. In addition to his parents, Christopher is survived by his wife, Brittany, and daughter, Stella, as well as his brother Jonathan. Christopher and his wife are expecting another daughter in November.

Here is Greg’s amazingly grace filled and courageous testimony on July 27, courtesy of GREG’s BLOG, http://blog.greglaurie.com/.

"But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled:

“Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”

For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

-- 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 (New Living Translation)

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

A Journey to God’s Redemption

Book review: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers (1997 edition. Fiction. Published by Multnomah Publishers, Inc. Chicago, Illinois. 464 pages).


Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces
but he will heal us;
He has injured us
But he will bind up our wounds.

Hosea 6:1 NIV

Romance novels were the stuff of life during my pubescent years. I suppose it was typical of my age back then when budding girls begin dreaming of their Prince Charmings and happy-ever-afters soon after they discover the changes in their bodies. I practically breathed them, ate them, fantasized about them - even if it meant holding one book in my hand and a flat iron in another while I did my chores, much to my mother’s annoyance. Long before my classmates got tired of their Nancy Drews, Bobsey Twins and Hardy Boys, I was already jumping from one Mills & Boon or Harlequin novelette to another in a heartbeat. When they did finally come around to Sweet Dreams and Sweet Valley High, I was already getting quizzical, how-weird-can-you-get looks as I dived into Barbara Cartlands (with an Austen or Bronte on the side). At that time, a girl wouldn’t get caught with a historical romance paperback, even if it were a classic.

These books kept company to a lonely, scrawny girl living behind nerdy glasses and not much else. They initiated me to a world of grown-ups and the intoxicating but naïve dreams of romantic love and sex, eventually paving an escape from growing-up pains aggravated by my parents’ failed marriage and the ensuing chaos. As my world grew bigger and brought in the radical ideas of university life, I soon recoiled from the shallow and repetitive themes of these stories and learned to distrust them. Like the rest of us, I discovered that real life was more than waiting for Mr. Right.

So it was an unexpected turn when I, already in my 30s, picked Redeeming Love from a shelf of a discount store. Already a Christian at that time, I was half-repulsed by what I initially perceived as a saccharine title matched by an illustration of a young woman with wind-blown hair in a period ensemble. But I was prevailed to take a closer look when I saw the author’s name; I had seen, though never read, Ms. Rivers’ And the Shofar Blew at a Christian book store before. Curious, I read the blurb on the back cover: “a powerful retelling of the Book of Hosea”. I raised an eyebrow. Hosea and his unfaithful wife? I immediately brought it home that night but decided to read it much later. Yet when I did, it was hard to put down.

Set against the depravity of California’s Gold Rush in the 1850s, Redeeming Love is the story of a prostitute named Angel whose life makes a turning point when she meets Michael Hosea, a frontier farmer. No two people could be more alike: she, a lost soul tormented by her past but barely surviving out of her hatred and wilful pride; he, a gentle, hard-working man who loves the Lord and obeys His will even to the point of self-sacrifice. Michael heeds God’s call to take Angel as his wife and love her. Like the unfaithful Gomer, Angel runs away again and again from the loving arms of her husband. Like the prophet Hosea, Michael goes back and rescues his headstrong wife each time she leaves him – even when she betrays him. Through supernatural love and patience that only a man with a heart for God can muster, Michael gradually overcomes Angel’s defences and ultimately brings her to redemption – the kind that no man or woman can give, but only by a loving Savior.

Like most romance novels, Redeeming Love is an unpretentious read. The prose is straight-forward, the plot simple and the characters – except for Angel – lacking in complex attributes or backgrounds. One will not find the high-brow narratives of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez here. The beauty of the story-telling, however, lies in its purpose. The author clearly intended to breathe new life in the Biblical story of Hosea and Gomer, to fashion it into a tale that modern readers can relate to and maybe persuade them to adopt as their own life story.

Ms. Rivers, in fact, admits that Redeeming Love is a statement of her faith. Prior to her conversion as a born-again Christian in 1986, she had carved out for herself a career as an award-winning romance novelist. After she accepted Christ in her life, she found it difficult to write novels that were consistent with her new-found faith. Finally, she surrendered to the Father’s will and opened herself to His word, soaking herself in home Bible studies. In one of these sessions, she encountered the Book of Hosea and divine inspiration instantly hit her. In 1991, Redeeming Love was released, heralding a stream of Christian-inspired fiction which includes her best-selling Mark of the Lion series and her 2007 novel, The Last Sin Eater, which was made into a movie directed by Michael Landon, Jr. and distributed by Fox Faith.

The book, indeed, reads as a journey to Christ. The author divides the story into four main sections: Child of Darkness, Defiance, Fear and Humility. The section titles denote the stages that Angel the prostitute treads in her journey to redemption. It may well be the author’s. In fact, it could be anyone’s – if, like me, they come to see a little of Angel in themselves as she struggles to break free from her sinful past and fails, as she runs from God’s unrelenting love time and time again, as she finally surrenders to that still, small voice inside her, and finally as she is made clean by an all-powerful kind of love that only comes from the Father. It is no surprise, therefore, that I find myself in tears toward the end of the book. I was so reminded of God’s passionate pursuit of me that took all of 30 years of my life to accept and understand.

And this is basically the point of the Book of Hosea and the entire Scriptures itself. God loves us so much that He was willing to do everything, even die for us, to bring us to an abundant life. John 3:16 sums up the message: “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

If the Bible is a love letter, then God is the passionate lover, the faithful and forgiving husband of an adulterous wife. When God commanded the prophet Hosea to take the adulterous Gomer as his wife, and to buy her back and be reconciled to her even after she has sold herself to her lovers, He was teaching us the very thing He did for us: that as unworthy and unfaithful sinners that we are, He came back for us and paid for our freedom for a price. Simply because He loves us.

Redeeming Love seeks to bring its readers to an awareness of God’s unending grace. Husbands and wives will recall their marriage vows and realize how they mirror God’s love covenant with His people. Some will be reminded not to condemn people living in sin in the same way that He has reserved judgment for all of our trespasses. Others will be simply awakened to that open invitation He has made 2,000 years ago when He chose to die in our place.

Ms. Rivers has opened a new world of Christian fictional genre that I am truly excited about, not only because it brought romance to a higher level, but also because these books create excellent opportunities to gently introduce Christ to a doubting generation. Go ahead and read Redeeming Love. You will discover all these and more when you take that next step to read for yourself God’s love letter in the Bible. A note of caution, however: in writing this book, Ms. Rivers needed to develop a prostitute’s life and the relationship between a husband and wife by including narratives that may be sensitive for young readership. Unless it is in the hands of a responsible young adult, parental guidance is recommended.

*For more information on Francine Rivers and her books, please visit www.francinerivers.com.

Marian statue, bigger than Statue of Liberty

Please read Exodus 20:4-5.

'Nuff said.

Below is the excerpt from the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) article plus the picture (courtesy of PDI).

Marian statue, bigger than Liberty, to rise in Batangas
By Lito Zulueta
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:01:00 07/21/2008

MANILA, Philippines - What promises to be the tallest Marian structure in the world is set to rise in Batangas City, "overlooking the horizon," its builders claim in an architectural plan shown to the Inquirer, "like a beacon of light, a proclamation of love and faith, a steadfast companion and guide for the traveler on earth."

If the words make it appear the structure is a lighthouse, then it may be considered as one. Standing over Montemaria, "the mountain of Mary" near the Batangas coast, the projected Marian shrine is projected to look out over the South China sea and be seen from miles around, especially by ships and vessels off shore.

The shrine is being erected in honor of "Mary, Mother of the Poor" by a foundation promoting the ministry of healing priest, Fr. Fernando Suarez.

But what would make the Marian structure the tallest of its kind in the world is not the church, but the statue atop the shrine. The statue is being made by Eduardo Castrillo, the Philippines’ most prolific builder of public monuments.

According to Castrillo, the shrine would stand 110 meters, but 92.9 meters (or 204 feet) of that would consist of the statue of Mary, Mother of the Poor. When finished, it would be taller than the statue of Liberty in New York, said the sculptor.

The height of Liberty from base to torch is only 46.5 meters or 102.3 feet. From foundation of the pedestal to torch however, it rises 92.9 meters, much like Castrillo’s projected statue.
Smaller-scale sculptures of the Apostles of Christ would grace the top of the shrine, like the statues of atop the St. Peter’s Basilica or the Tria Haec (Faith, Hope and Charity) and icons of western civilization by Francesco Monti atop the University of Santo Tomas Main Bldg.

Nick Vujicic - STRENGTH, HOPE & JOY IN CHRIST

This article is reprinted from

http://www.inspiring-quotes-and-stories.com/nick-vujicic.html

Nick Vujicic, Life Without Limbs

You may have thank God for your many blessings, but what if God seems to be unfair to you in some ways? What if He dealt you an overwhelming impediment for life? It wasn’t until I saw Nick Vujicic's story that such thoughts ever entered my mind. He is an amazing inspiration.

Nick is a young man of 22 years of age. He is a resident of suburban Brisbane, Queensland. He has a positive approach to life and is outgoing and friendly, with a happy and cheerful personality. He has a smile that makes anyone feel comforted and at ease. But life hasn’t been easy for him.

His parents, both lifelong Christians, had eagerly anticipated the birth of Nick Vujicic, their first child.

Nick Vujicic was on the morning of the 4th of December 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. However, the last two words on the minds of his parents was "Praise God!". That is because their firstborn son had been born without limbs! All his mother could say was, “Please, take him away!”

There were no warnings or time to prepare themselves for it. The doctors were shocked and had no answers at all! There is still no medical reason why this had happened.

The whole church mourned over his birth and Nick Vujicic parents were absolutely devastated. Everyone asked, "If God is a God of Love, then why would God let something this bad happen to not just anyone, but dedicated Christians?" Nick’s father thought the baby wouldn't survive for very long, but tests proved that Nick Vujicic was a healthy baby boy just with a few limbs missing i.e. no legs, no arms.
Understandably, Nick’s parents had strong concern and evident fears of what kind of life he would be able to lead. The first biggest hurdle was for his parents to be at peace and trusting that God was in control. It took them a number of months of tears, questions and grief before that complete trust overtook their hearts. God provided them strength, wisdom and courage through those early years and soon after that Nick was old enough to go to school.

There are a few people who assume that because of Nick’s physical disability that it meant that Nick Vujicic would also be mentally disabled. The law in Australia didn't allow Nick to be integrated into a main-stream school because of his physical disability. God did miracles and gave his mother the strength to fight for the law to be changed. Nick Vujicic was one of the first disabled students to be integrated into a main-stream school.

Nick liked going to school, and just try to live life like everyone else. But it was in his early years of school where he encountered uncomfortable times of feeling rejected, weird and bullied because of his physical difference. It was very hard for him to get used to, but with the support of his parents, he started to develop attitudes and values which helped him overcome these challenging times. He knew that he was different but on the inside he was just like everyone else.

There were many times when Nick felt so low that he wouldn't go to school just so he didn't have to face all the negative attention. Nick was encouraged by his parents to ignore them and to try start making friends by just talking with some kids. Soon the students realized that Nick Vujicic was just like them, and starting there God kept on blessing him with new friends.

There were times when Nick felt depressed and angry because he couldn't change the way he was, or blame anyone for that matter. Nick went to Sunday School and learnt that God loves us all and that He cares for you. Nick understood that love to a point as a child, but he didn't understand that if God loved him why did He make Nick Vujicic like this? Is it because he did something wrong? Nick felt like he was a burden to those around him and the sooner he go, the better it'd be for everyone. Nick Vujicic actually wanted to end his pain and end his life at a young age, but he is thankful once again, for his parents and family who were always there to comfort him and give him strength.

Due to his emotional struggles, he had experienced bullying, self esteem problems and loneliness, God has implanted a passion of sharing his story and experiences to help others cope with whatever challenge they have in their life and let God turn it into a blessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to their fullest potential and not let anything gets in the way of accomplishing their hopes and dreams.

One of the first lessons that he learnt was not to take things for granted. Nick Vujicic had that wake up call around the age of twelve and realized just how much he was blessed with. He took his foot for granted, his family and the fact that he wasn't born in a third world country, with all the blessings that God had freely given.

And we know that in all things God works for the best for those who love Him.
--Romans 8:28

There is no such thing as luck, chance or coincidence that these "bad" things happen in our life.
Nick had complete peace knowing that God won't let anything happen to us in our life unless He has a good purpose for it all. Nick Vujicic completely gave my life to Christ at the age of fifteen after reading John 9. Jesus said that the reason the man was born blind was "so that the works of God may be revealed through Him." Nick truly believed that God would heal him so that Nick could be a great testimony of His Awesome Power. Later on Nick was given the wisdom to understand that if we pray for something, if it's God's will, it'll happen in His time. If it's not God's will for it to happen, then He has something better.

Nick Vujicic is now 21 years old and have completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. Nick is also a motivational speaker and love to go out and share his story and testimony wherever opportunities become available. Nick Vujicic had developed talks to relate to and encourage students through topics that challenge today's teenagers. He is also a speaker in the corporate sector. In recent years, Nick has learnt to become independent and can now take care of all his personal needs. He can do everything from brushing his teeth, combing his hair, dressing up, taking care of my personal hygiene and even shaving. He get around the house by jumping around. Outside the house, Nick get around in an electric wheelchair. Nick love to swim, fish and play soccer. Nick has a passion for reaching out to youth and to keep himself available for whatever God wants him to do.

Nick Vujicic has many dreams and goals that he has set to achieve in his life. He wanted to be a witness for God, to become an international inspirational speaker and be used as a vessel in both Christian and non-Christian venues. He also wanted to become financially independent by the age of 25, through real estate investments, to modify a car for him to drive and to be interviewed and share his story on the "Oprah Winfrey Show". Writing several best-selling books has been one of his dreams and he hope to finish writing his first by the end of the year. It will be called "No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!"

Nick Vujicic also finds time for such normal pursuits as swimming, music and fishing. How do you fish if you don’t have arms? He has a fishing rod with an electronic reel.

You might think these goals are too far-fetched. However, Nick Vujicic believed that if you have the desire and passion to do something, and if it's God's will, you will achieve it in good time. As humans, we continually put limits on ourselves for no reason at all! What's worse is putting limits on God who can do all things. We put God in a "box". The awesome thing about the Power of God, is that if we want to do something for God, instead of focusing on our capability, concentrate on our availability for we know that it is God through us and we can't do anything without Him. Once we make ourselves available for God's work, guess whose capabilities we rely on? God's!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13

God has a Great Purpose for your life! As far as your unanswered prayers, remember that God is Faithful. What are we to do when we are seeking but not finding?

Take courage my friend for the Battle is the Lord's and I urge you to keep striving for the truth. For it is the truth that will set you free and the Peace of God that surpasses all understanding will reign in your heart. May the Lord Bless you as you diligently seek Him and grant you Godly Wisdom and Strength through your journey.

-END-

Video of Nick's Day in Jesus' Joy

Courtesy of YouTube

“Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”
--Nehemiah 8:10 [New Living Translation]

Night Sky at El Nido

It is a rarity to gaze upward toward a pollution-free sky, for a change. My wife and I live in Pasig so we seldom see more than a sprinkling of stars on the clearest of nights. When I was growing up in Pampanga, I enjoyed looking up at the sky with all its luminous orbs. But I just took for granted this awesome spectacle not knowing that such a sight would not last. The creeping air pollution has since blemished the night sky in my home city. And after spending sometime in Metro Manila, I have begun to long for the view of the night sky unstained by pollution and city lights.

Stargazing is one of the common things between my wife and me. A vivid image which left a lasting impression on her was when she was in her teens on the viewing deck of a ship bound for Cagayan de Oro. Another one was at Panglao Island in Bohol a few days after her birthday in 2004 where the stars seemed to be balls of fire scattered across the sky like shiny grains of sand.

I also experienced this moment of wonder when I stayed overnight at the Clark Freeport. It was like traveling back to the time when I was a kid gazing intently at the Ursa Major constellation and trying to locate its ‘pointer stars’ – Merak and Dubhe – as these, in turn, would lead me to the faint north star, Polaris. Looking back to that instance, God seemed to be asking me the same question which he posed to Job: “Can you direct the sequence of the seasons or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens?” (Job 38:32).

So in this idyll of quiet grace, 400 kilometers away from the cityscape that is Manila, we prowl the beachfront’s expanse. Gone for a moment are the grimed, cavernous structures that seem to jut out like a murky, mountain trolls with their facades of concrete, glass, and steel; the irritating noise; the dank, scummy side streets of the city; the lights and the pollution that obscure a clear view of the evening sky.

Low, dark and ragged clouds melt in a spectrum-filled sky above Bacuit Bay. The fire of dusk drizzles its steady spatter of warm, amber light, as it begins to pull down the shade of the night. Our faces are soaked with late afternoon radiance as we gaze at the spot where the horizon kisses the sea. The huge limestone peaks at the edge of the cove look like the mounds of the leviathan and the behemoth that are locked forever in sepulchral silence. The cove’s water is surprisingly free from any floating debris. The air is breezy. A fog bank rolls afar toward the island of Miniloc.

Dapples of the moon’s lambent glow begin to transmute blotches of dewdrops. The cool early evening breeze strokes the crisp aroma that hangs in the air, faintly scented, in the late, summer sky. Hornbills native to the place emit their loud kreik-kreik call, as they begin to roost at trees near the swimming pool while the wings of balinsasayaw (or swiftlets) living in limestone cliffs’ cracks and crevices hum above the bay.

After some time, innumerable sparkling stars, leaping into radiant flames, start to puncture the night sky. Star lights shimmer in the dusk like elven gems ablaze with argent glow, caressing us with a soft fire or something not yet fully ignited. King David could have been awed by the same vision when he uttered that the heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork (Psalm 19:1).

The constellation Orion, with the Canis Major in tow, rises up above the horizon as it begins its nightly chase of the Pleaides star cluster across the heaven. In the stellar canopy, we know that God “directs the movement of the stars—binding the cluster of the Pleiades or loosening the cords of Orion.” (Job 38:31). In this misted bliss constellating with lights, I am reminded that “it is the Lord who created the stars, the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into morning and day into night.” (Amos 5:8). What is amazing is the fact that God “determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.” (Psalm 147:7).

I also recall a passage in the Book of Job when the stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy (Job 38:7). I try to strain my ears, trying to capture what is beyond the visible; hoping to catch a quiver of those heavenly voices singing praises to God. Stir of hollow echo rustles the empty silence, as if to utter a forgotten line from an ancient psalm. Maybe, it is just the soft murmur of the surf undulating gently among the rocks.

A lone, streaking meteor puts up a stellar show. Shards of bonfire spangle swaths of sky. Sometimes, it makes me wonder why sprays of stars’ dust had to traverse vast, lonely places across the outer space only to flicker for brief moments above this secluded spot. Perhaps, the appearances of meteors are gentle reminders of the period in history when the Son of God left His heavenly place and entered space-time and “…became human and made his home among us”. (John 1:14). The Light of the world (John 8:12) continues to burn in the hearts of believers and has influenced social, scientific, humane, and cultural advances in civilization in the last 2,000 years. The apostle John prophesied about this: “The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” (John 1:4-5).

Light often emanates in unnoticed spots. Like in a distant star-speckled bay.

Or in a feeding trough inside a stinking stable somewhere in the obscure town of Bethlehem.

Hoax Being Peddled on the Internet

An e-mail has been in circulation during the past few days about a certain Brazilian seer who goes by the name of Juseleeno Nobulega DaRoose. He reportedly predicted that on July 18, 2008, “Philippines will get (sic) 8.1 earthquake, thousands of people will die”. His supposed claim to fame is a series of unfortunate events that he purportedly predicted. His future predictions even go as far as the year 2043!

I tried to google this name and look at other search engines. Negative. This could only mean that it is a fictitious name.

However, a certain Jucelino Nobrega da Luz was identified in a Chinese website:
http://fuzzyface.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!94E609F82A595B8F!1702.entry. The blog writer wrote: “This guy is a b_s_t artist from Aguas de Linoia, near Sao Paolo. To help you judge the accuracy of his predictions, he predicted that China would begin to experience economic grown in 2008. So he doesn’t even read the newspaper! He also said that China would be hit with devastating floods in February of 2008. He failed to predict the cyclone in Burma or the earthquake in China. His trick is to write letters about things that happened in the past, then forge a postmark on the envelope to make is appear as if he had written the letter before the event took place. He has been exposed for this fraud in the past”.

So what I did was to double check the information by accessing the website of this Mr. da Luz at the following: http://www.jucelinodaluz.com.br/previsoes_2008_english.htm.
The site lists his so-called “prophecies” for the whole 2008 which does not mention a July earthquake in the Philippines.

This could only mean that an unscrupulous individual wrote a farcical e-mail message. My wife pointed out that the e-mail message itself is full of grammatical errors and hence, the veracity of facts and the authorship are suspect.

What is galling is the fact that this e-mail is being forwarded to several persons without checking and assessing the merits of the content. Some individuals even add a few lines like “bahala na ang Diyos (God’s will be done)” and “God holds our future” but keep on forwarding the e-mail nonetheless.

If we have faith in God, why do we have to forward such a dubious e-mail to others? Why can’t we simply trust God to take care of everything? Do we doubt God’s mercy and grace? Why do these people have to plant doubts and instill fear on other individuals?

We had second thoughts of sending replies to our colleagues because we know that we risk offending them. But I guess as Christians we have to draw the line somewhere, mainis man sa atin yung tao o hindi.

Of all people, the first one who sent me this was my own sister from Pampanga. I wrote back to my sister to remind her of the following:

1. Despite all the advances in science, earthquakes could not be predicted with reasonable accuracy.

2. Only God knows what will happen in the future. He declares the beginning till the end and His will or counsel stays. “…I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please” (Isaiah 46: 9-10).

3. A prophet is the one who can predict future events with 100% accuracy. In Israel during the Old Testament, if you declared yourself a prophet and failed to forecast accurately, that "self-proclaimed" prophet would be put to death. This implies that to be able to predict future events 100%, your knowledge should come from direct revelation from God. In Deuteronomy 18:20, it is written: “But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded him to say, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, must be put to death."

4. The Bible is all-sufficient, that is, we cannot expect additional revelations from hereon.

5. Therefore, anyone who claims to predict the future is not from God. Remember that the apostle Paul warned us of individuals who would preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you (Galatians 1:8). This also refers to false prophets who would arise in latter days as Jesus warned in His discourse at the Mount of Olives: “At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people” (Matthew 24:10-11).

6. In recent times, not even Jeane Dixon, Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce and Madam Auring had an accuracy of 100%. No human has ever done that after the apostle John's revelation at Patmos.
7. Remember that God holds the whole world in His hands.

The main message to my sister: Trust God that whatever happens, He is in control.

But we thank the Lord for this, at least now there is an opportunity to discuss these things and invite others who profess to be Christians to reconsider stuff that is easily being passed around out of good intentions.