2021, A Year of New Beginnings

January 11, 2021 / Charles Cooley / Leave a comment

Much has already been said about the year 2021, some from the Lord but most through the vain hope of man. I don’t know for sure what 2021 will bring but I think it will be a year of new beginnings. Things that we are used to are old and will not work anymore. Things that are new will come to the front. Jesus made a statement about this –

“Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” – Matt. 9:17

Paul wrote to the Corinthians about Christ our Passover –

“Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” – 1 Cor. 5:6-8

This word applies to every aspect of our lives. To politics, which is full of the leaven of fraud, payoffs, and influence selling. To the economy, that has prospered by using faulty scales and overpricing and slave labor, it will all come down. That will all come to an end as the great whore of Babylon is judged –

“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. “The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all.” – Rev. 18:9-14

It also applies to the entertainment industry that has spread its immorality around the earth and to the information industry, like Face Book and Twitter, that use information to control mankind. It applies to the education industry that does its part to call evil good and good evil and distort the truth. In fact, they teach people to not love the truth so they will be deceived.

It also applies to the Church that has made the true Church into a religion of forms and rituals designed to make their followers think they are OK. “Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— (Rev. 3:17). Instead of teaching the truth of the Bible, they teach church doctrines, which are just doctrines of man. They may give lip service to the Holy Spirit but they do not let the Holy Spirit into the fellowship in reality. They may go for months without taking Communion but they will not go a service without taking up the offering. Their altars are dry and cold, not set on fire by the Holy Spirit and not wet by the tears of repentance of their members. In fact the message of sin and repentance is seldom heard. They are an ‘old wineskin’ and cannot hold the new wine!

Jesus urged the lukewarm church to “I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.” – Rev. 3:18. Buy gold refined in the fire, in other words, buy the word of God that is tested and embrace the testing that will try your faith so that you may have treasures in heaven, not on this earth. Get white garments, garments of righteousness that God gives to those who live right. Be anointed with the oil of the Holy Spirit that you may see clearly what the will of God is and not be deceived by the spirit of lawlessness. This the way you will overcome the trials and testing’s that are coming.

Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” – (Rev. 3:20). I can testify of the truth of these words. In 1963, I was a junior in college studying Physics and Chemistry and Math. I was an elder in the Lutheran Church but, I hadn’t really met Jesus, I just knew about Him. During this time, I was invited to a little country church in Evanger, WI where a Norwegian pastor was speaking and the Holy Spirit met me with these words. The Pastor asked me to read them. I did. He then asked, “Did anything happen?” I said “No”. So he said “Read it again!” Well, after reading it three times, the truth of those words hit me and Jesus came into my heart. And He has been there ever since!

If you are confused about these times, know that God is not. If you have been existing on just religion and want to know about the life giving power written about in the Bible, Jesus is still knocking on heart’s door’s in this hour and He will come in to your heart if you ask Him to. If you once knew Him but it’s been some time since you talked to Him, He is still knocking and if you open your heart’s door, He will come in.

Let this year be a year of new beginnings.

Separating the True from the False

February 25, 2020 / Charles Cooley / Leave a comment

Lesbian couple celebrating their marriage

47 Percent of Mainline Pastors Now Support Same-Sex Marriage

We are facing a critical time in our history as the U.S. Constitution is under attack, both socially and politically. The U.S. Congress now holds 50-100 members that are socialists and communists and are working to change our Constitution. Then there are the Muslims also, who lend their support to the effort. Continue reading →

The End of False Religion – Rev. 17, 18

January 8, 2020 / Charles Cooley / Leave a comment

As John is pondering what he has seen of the Bowl angels, one of them came and talked with him – “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.” – Rev. 17:1, 2

“So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. And on her forehead a name was written:

MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.” – Rev. 17:3-6

The angel describes the beast to John first.

“The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition. The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. “These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

This beast will have eight revelations to the word in different kingdoms which have ruled. They are shown here as heads – “Five have fallen” represents the kingdoms of Egypt, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Many think they exist no more but Scripture tells us they are yet here. Revelation reveals that they will be active at the end of age as John sees them ascending out of the sea–

John’s Beast of Rev. 13

“Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.” – Rev. 13:2

These kingdoms were all driven by an evil spirit that will once again ascend out of the bottomless pit,

Something that represents their kingdoms remains and will be incorporated into the final beast kingdom that will grow out of Rome. For example: Greece was known for its philosophy and culture of humanism which is virtually the foundation of all education systems. Rome was known for its governmental system and laws, elements of which exist in most governments today. In Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, the iron legs represented Rome which divided into western and eastern (2 legs) branches and finally into 10 kingdoms of iron mixed with clay. I believe this predicted the rise of socialism (the clay) which was different than the republicanism of the original Roman ruling class.

The last kingdom, Rome, is still with us. It has morphed into many forms from Constantine and the Roman Church to the Merovingian kingdoms of Europe to the modern day European Union ( see the post From Ancient Rome until WWI). While there are different opinions about this, I believe what we see today as the EU will soon morph into the ten horned beast that God showed to Daniel and John saw rising out of the sea. The personal Antichrist will come up among them uniting three of them, or displacing them, in the process. My interest was greatly stirred when three of the EU nations joined recently to form Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg). The Treaty revising the Treaty establishing the Benelux Economic Union, was signed on 17 June 2008. This group exercises authority over the EU in matters of economic and security concerns and is located in Brussels. I believe the Antichrist will be connected with this group in some way. It is interesting to me that while the American news media, which prides itself in being the watchman on the world and American interests, is largely silent about these things.

The Pope seated on the Throne between two Cherubim

The angel then proceeds to describe the woman that sits on the Beast. He says – “Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.” The angel first gives the woman’s location. Now I suppose there are many locations that involve seven mountains but, the most famous one is the City of Rome. The woman is a harlot, meaning she is a false wife. She is pretending to be something she is not and she is adorned in scarlet, purple and precious gems. She represents false religion. Many have thought the Pope represents this harlot but, I believe the harlot is representing all false religion down through the ages. However, the current Pope may indeed be

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Pope Francis and the Vatican are pushing for a ‘global pact’ that will ‘create a new humanism’

represented here according to his recent actions. As this Pope pushes for a One-World government as well as One-World religion, even high ranking Catholics are opposing him.

There are also many Protestant Christians who fall into this category of Harlot as well as many Catholics who are true believers. But, as we are nearing the end a voice from heaven will be calling, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.”

Though this Harlot reigns over many people of the world, that will not protect her in the end. Revelation declares that the very Beast the harlot is riding will turn on her and devour her in the end.

“Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” – Rev. 17:15-18

Revelation chapter eighteen describes her utter destruction in one day by the Lord.

“After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! “For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” – Rev. 18:1-3

False religion has been he tool of Satan ever since the beginning. It began with Cain shedding the blood of Abel, trying to offer to God that which was cursed in the fall, continuing to the Pharisees and Sadducees killing Jesus. And it continues right down to today as true Christians are martyred by Muslims. But, chapters 17 and 18 of Revelation record God’s final judgment on all such false religion.

“And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.” – Rev. 18:24

The End of the Age

August 3, 2018 / Charles Cooley / Leave a comment

Revelation 19 and 20 describes the final acts of this age. It begins with the separation of the true Church from the false church (the Whore of Babylon) and the judgement of the false church and proceeds quickly to the marriage of the Lamb.

“Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” – Rev. 19:7-9

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