From the late great Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel

"I've often wondered just what it must be like to stand there in the presence of a Holy God, Who knows everything that I've ever done, knows every thought that I've ever had....I'm so glad that I have this Wonderful Advocate with the Father, even Jesus Christ the Righteous Who will stand up for me" - Pastor Chuck Smith, Sr.
》Scripture to reference at http://bit.ly/2l5Dxnn, which is:
[Psa 139:1-18] 1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways. 4 For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 [Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there]. 9 [If] I take the wings of the morning, [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee]. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, [and] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all [my members] were written, [which] in continuance were fashioned, when [as yet there was] none of them. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 [If] I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
[Heb 4:12-13] 12 For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
[Rom 4:3, 22] 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. ... 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
[1Jo 2:1-3] 1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world. 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
[Mat 7:13-21] 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
[Rom 6:1-2] 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
[Jde 1:21] 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
[Jhn 15:6-9] 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
[Heb 10:26-27] 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
[1Jo 1:3-9] 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[Rev 22:12, 20] 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. ... 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
[Rev 21:4] 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
[Rev 22:21] 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.
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Pastor Chuck Smith

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Ten of the Top Scientific Facts in the Bible video link great video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2sMJMXDiH4

The Truth About Popular Culture Paul Joseph Watson (www.infowars.com)

 Great perception analysis of the fall of western society WARNING HIGHLY VULGAR BUT TRUTHFUL

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From David Hocking Newsletter ISRAEL APPROVES SETTLER HOMES and MOVE THE USA EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM - ISRAEL www.davidhocking.org

ISRAEL APPROVES SETTLER HOMES!

Israeli officials gave final approval to 153 East Jerusalem settler homes, the deputy mayor said, adding to a sharp increase in such projects since US President Donald Trump took office.

Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Meir Turgeman told AFP the approvals by a city planning committee were among those held up due to pressure from former US president Barack Obama's Administration.

Following Trump's inauguration, Turgeman spoke of plans for some 11,000 homes in process for annexed East Jerusalem.

"I'm going to deliver permits for thousands of homes in Jerusalem in the coming months," Turgeman said.

The recent approvals were for the settlement neighbourhood of Gilo.

Israel has announced a major settlement expansion in the days following Trump's January 20 inauguration.

The city planning committee approved building permits for 566 settler homes in East Jerusalem.

Two days later, the defense ministry announced plans for 2500 settler homes in the occupied West Bank.

Trump has pledged strong support for Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has moved quickly to take advantage.

In a telling break with the Obama Administration, Trump's White House has not condemned Israel's settlement expansion.

The announcements have deeply concerned those seeking to salvage a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Settlements are viewed by much of the world as illegal and major stumbling blocks to peace efforts as they are built on land the Palestinians see as part of their future state.

Obama's Administration, like much of the world, warned that settlement expansion was gradually eating away at prospects for a two-state solution.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The building of homes on Jewish land is NOT the problem in the peace proposals between the Palestinians and the Nation of Israel.  Israel has every right based on international law to do so.  The problem remains - the Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas has continued to support violence and has continued to say that their desire is to remove all Jews from the Land given to them by Almighty God.

MOVE THE USA EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM - ISRAEL

by Morton Klein (Arutz Sheva News)

With Donald Trump in the White House, speculation is mounting: does he intend to act on his pre-election promise, dating back to January 2016, and reaffirmed both before (personally to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) and since his election, that he will transfer the US embassy in Tel Aviv to Israel's capital, Jerusalem, in accordance with standard diplomatic practice and the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act? Doubt is being cast on the President's intention to follow through.

Why?

It has been argued, apparently by Egyptian and Jordanian leaders, that such a move would inflame the Arab world, especially the Palestinian Arabs, and expose Americans to attack, while causing disorders for these regimes.

It is even said that Israel's subterranean contacts and quiet cooperation with certain Arab states, united by fear of a nuclear Iran, might be imperiled by the tumult such a move would cause on the Arab street. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has reportedly threatened to revoke its official recognition of Israel (which in reality it did not ever accept as Jewish state).

Indeed, PA President Mahmoud Abbas -- no stranger to urging violence over Jerusalem; just recall his September 2015 call upon Palestinians to violence to defend the Al Aqsa Mosque, which he falsely claimed was under assault from the Jews' "filthy feet" -- has threatened that if the embassy is moved, "it will destroy the peace process."

Weighty as these considerations against moving the embassy might seem, President Trump would be wise to act on his pledge (as well as his original inclination) and move the embassy, for four reasons:

First, President Trump spoke in his inaugural address of the imperative of "eradicating from the face of the Earth" radical Islamic terrorism.  It would ill-serve his credibility and thus American interests to renege on a emphatic, explicit commitment to move the embassy in the face of jihadist terrorist threats as virtually the first act of his Presidency.

Second, how are allies to put trust in American commitments that can be undone at the first hint of violence or intimidation? Retracting his commitment to move the embassy would appear to be the worst possible way for President Trump to tackle, as he has pledged to do, reversing the perception that America doesn't stand by friends while being concessionary to violent enemies.

Third, jihadist terrorists, dedicated to destroying or transforming America into a sharia-compliant state irrespective of Israel's existence, have either planned or launched at least 91 attacks within the U.S. since 9/11 (ten during 2016 alone). It's unlikely that moving the U.S. embassy will engender attacks that would not otherwise be undertaken.  But even if it did, the idea that U.S foreign policy is to be determined by the probability of resort to murderous force by terrorists is unworthy of a sovereign country, let alone a world power.

Fourth,  this is especially so where such a move might be beneficial to peace.  Far from harming peace prospects, a clear U.S. policy that corrects an historic anomaly and unambiguously recognizes the reality of Jerusalem's status as Israel's capital by relocating the US embassy there might serve to dissipate the unrealistic Palestinian ambition that Israel can be detached from Jerusalem.

Islam possesses holy sites in Jerusalem, but the city is neither sacred to Islam nor has it ever served as an Islamic capital; Jordan, which illegally occupied and annexed Jerusalem's eastern half (1948-67), neglected it and retained Amman as its capital.  During this period, no Arab leader, other than Jordan's King Hussein, even visited it.   Indeed, the Quran never refers to the city and Muslim prayers are directed towards Mecca.  But detaching Israel from Jerusalem is one of the holy grails of the Palestinian movement.

PA senior official and former ambassador, Abbas Zaki, succinctly explained why in 2011: "if they get out of Jerusalem, what will become of all the talk about the Promised Land and the Chosen People? They consider Jerusalem to have a spiritual status. If the Jews leave those places, the Zionist idea will begin to collapse."

Accordingly, the Palestinian ambition to detach Jerusalem from Israel is itself an impediment to peace prospects - and so therefore is America's present policy that even the western half of Jerusalem in Israeli hands since the 1949 Israeli/Jordanian armistice is not treated as Israel.

The standing US position on Jerusalem emboldens jihadist aggression and reinforces Palestinian hopes that Jerusalem, and eventually Israel, will pass out of Jewish hands.

Deferring or refusing to move the embassy entrenches this aspiration. This is scarcely a signal that the U.S. should wish to send.  America's reputation and reliability, as also the opportunity to remove an obstacle to eventual peacemaking, are at stake.  Hopefully, President Trump understands this.

David Hocking

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