Month: March 2024

Every morning I get up between 3:00 am and 4:00 am and for the next couple of hours or so I slowly drink a pot of coffee to wake up and get going for the day. I’m a morning person so I’m at my desk early. This is my favorite time of the day because I have time to meditate on the magnitude and majesty of Almighty God. I have a vivid imagination but whatever I think it’ll be like in heaven I know it won’t even scratch the surface of the wonders God has in store for us. Why do I think this? Because God says our minds cannot comprehend the riches and glory that await us in heaven. It’s during this quiet time with God that I usually come up with the topics for my blogs: things that I think nonbelievers and believers alike should know about heaven, God, and our place in the grand scheme of things. If I happen to be working on a new blog I’ll first do a draft online before I edit it, publish it and print it. I use my hard copy so I can reread it in order to tweak it some more until I’m happy with it.

1 Corinthians 2:9 – Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.

Romans 11:33 – Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

Romans 11:29 – For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

1 Corinthians 2:14 – But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Scriptural references are important and I add many of them after posting the blog. All believers should memorize the scriptures so they get ingrained in your spirit. I keep my scriptures in three index boxes labeled New Testament, Old Testament, and The Gospels for easy retrieval. If I have a verse in my head but I can’t remember where it’s located in the Bible I can do an internet search if I know the gist of the scripture or I can go to my Strong’s Concordance as long as I know at least one word in the verse. I can usually find what I’m looking for. I usually reread my blog multiple times when I’m done and I keep editing it as I go along until I feel satisfied with the finished product. I usually make a dozen or so minor edits before I reach that point and some blogs take me a week to complete. On the other hand, some blogs only take a couple of hours. It just depends on the topic and the depth of analysis. I’m not an English major. I don’t care so much about syntax and minor errors as I do about getting my point across clearly. I try to remove all the obvious errors I find but I don’t fret over every misspelled word or wrong punctuation mark.

2 Corinthians 5:21 – For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Romans 5:12 – Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Hebrews 9:27 – And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.

I’m currently working on my “wrong thinking” blog series. I just finished with my blog titled Wrong Thinking (#4) and this morning I was considering what to include in Wrong Thinking (#5). I was thinking about how believers build up treasure in heaven by the “work” they do for God here on earth. It suddenly dawned on me I’ve been engaged in “wrong thinking” on this topic for a long time. In the past I’ve stated that believers who don’t save at least one lost soul to the kingdom of God by their witness for Christ will have all their good works burn up before the Lord on the last day as they stand before the bema judgment seat of Jesus Christ. I’ve had an epiphany. In my opinion on heavenly rewards I’m being too harsh. Don’t get me wrong. I still believe all believers should dedicate their lives to witnessing for Christ in order to save as many nonbelievers to heaven as possible. I still believe that anyone who saves at least one person for heaven will receive treasures in heaven equal to the level of precious stones. Anyone who saves one hundred people for heaven will reach the silver reward level and those who save a thousand or more people for heaven will reach the gold reward level. I don’t know what heavenly rank, privileges or rewards go with each reward level in heaven but I do know it’ll be good because God is generous and God doesn’t give away junk. The scriptures say the mind of man cannot comprehend the riches of God. I’ll take God’s word for it. As I live my life on earth in obedience to the commandments of God my mind is always on the wonders that await me in heaven.

Colossians 3:2 – Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

1 Corinthians 3:14-15 – If anyone’s work which he has built on it (Jesus) endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss (of rewards); but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

1 Corinthians 1:18 – For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 3:12-13 – Now if anyone builds on this foundation (of Jesus Christ) with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one’s work will become clear; for the day will declare it; because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is.

Ninety percent of the believers in heaven will be there by faith in Jesus Christ alone, never having saved even one other person to the kingdom of heaven by their witness for Christ. That is so sad! It’s wrong thinking for believers to think they don’t have to share the gospel message of Jesus Christ with all nations and all people. Don’t leave it to other people. Don’t leave it to the church. Jesus gave the Great Commission to his disciples on the Mount of Olives before he ascended back to heaven. As believers we’re also disciples of Christ just like the original twelve and God’s number one commandment to witness for Christ also falls on us as believers. Right thinking is being obedient to God. If my original premise was correct that means 90% of the saints in heaven will wind up with no treasure in heaven. On reflection, it’s hard to image 90% of the saints in heaven walking around without any treasure. God is much too generous to let that happen. My singular goal is witnessing for Christ but to his glory God rewards all good works. Scripture says God is also generous to a fault so we can be sure God will give all the saints in heaven treasure for every good work, whether they save someone or not. Your money belongs to God so use it for his glory.

Mark 16:15 – (Jesus) – Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

2 Timothy 4:1-2 – I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Acts 10:42 – And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.

Romans 1:16 – For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek (Gentile).

With the possible exception of the thief on the cross and some of those being saved on their deathbed, I think just about any believer will have time to accrue treasures in heaven based on at least some good works they do on earth, no matter how small and insignificant it may seem at the time. On the other hand, believers can also build up unforgiven sin during their lifetime which will reduce their treasures in heaven. In God’s economy there are always offsetting forces working against each other like good and evil, reward and punishment, etc. I think doing good works before the Lord adds credits to our heavenly bank account. Unforgiven sins committed against God are debits to our heavenly bank account. The treasures we receive from Jesus Christ on the last day will be our credits minus our debits. The goal of every believer should be save as many people to heaven as possible and then to maximize the heavenly credits by other good works and limit the sins that cause heavenly debits. That way our treasure in heaven will be the greatest it can possibly be. Saving souls for heaven will lead to exponentially greater rewards in heaven than simply doing other good works. Your treasure in heaven depends on how many people you save (i.e., precious stones, silver, and gold) by your witness for Christ plus any other good works you do for God. A believer can never lose their treasure for saving a lost soul for the kingdom of heaven.

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 4:8 – Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.

Romans 12:1 – I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

Titus 2:7 – In all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility.

In the Bible God talks about believers before the bema judgment seat of Jesus Christ who have all their works burned up so all they have left is their birthday suit. This happens when the believer has more debits (sins) than he does credits (good works). I can’t stress enough that every good work we do and every sin we commit in this life will be noted by God and we will be held accountable, whether good or bad. The one exception is if believers ask God to forgive their sins. When that happens the sins of man are remembered no more. When believers are saved unto eternal life they receive a new spirit from God that is without sin and our past sins are forgiven. We have a clean slate but it doesn’t stay that way. We are stuck with our physical bodies until we die or we’re raptured to Jesus in the air to receive our glorified bodies that are without sin. Salvation was an instantaneous one time event and since we’re all still sinners after our salvation we start to accrue sins again, day by day, as we live out our lives here on earth.

2 Corinthians 5:10 – For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

1 Corinthians 3:7-9 – So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.

Revelation 22:12 – (Jesus) – And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

1 Peter 1:17 – And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear.

However, God gives us a way to get rid of our sins and that is to go to God in prayer and ask for God to forgive our sins. We have God’s promise that our sins will be forgiven. What could be better than that? God cannot lie! It’s wrong thinking to not go to God in prayer to ask him to forgive our sins on a daily basis. That’s just common sense. We can’t keep from sinning. Only God can forgive our sins. Our sins keep building up if we don’t give them to God. If we don’t give our sins to God then we have to pay for them ourselves on the last day. Why on earth would anyone want to pay a huge penalty for their sins when it’s so easy to get rid of them? All you have to do is pray to God and ask him to forgive you of your sins and he’ll do it because God makes that promise to us in his word. Praise God for his mercy!

2 Timothy 2:21 – Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter (sin), he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

Colossians 4:2 – Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.

James 1:22 – But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Matthew 12:36-37 – (Jesus) – But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

So what’s the problem? The problem is there are a lot of Christians who never progress beyond the spiritual milk of God’s word. They don’t pray to God as often as they should and when they do they’re asking for “things” instead of asking for their sins to be forgiven. Can you believe it! Maybe they don’t think they’re worthy of having their sins forgiven. All I know is most believers don’t read their Bibles so they don’t know what they should do to get rid of their accumulated sins before God. Look, I’ve been studying God’s word for over twenty years and I’m still learning new stuff every day. It takes time and it takes effort. I’m a mature Christian but I still sin every day. It’s a part of the human condition. If you’re a believer going about your day and you commit a sin against God and you realize it; stop immediately and ask God for his forgiveness. Before you go to sleep at night pray to God for the forgiveness of any sins you may have committed that day.

Ephesians 5:15-16 – See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

John 3:27 – A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.

1 Thessalonians 2:4 – But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.

1 Peter 3:15 – But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.

Before your eyes close at night pray to the Lord so you have a clean slate before God; no unforgiven sins on the books should you die in your sleep. God accomplishes his work on earth through godly men so make sure you’re a vessel worthy of the Master’s use. Focus on obeying God to build up treasures in heaven. Most believers understand this but they often forget it’s just as important for us to remove the sins that are also building up and reducing our treasures in heaven. The most successful Christians will be those who maximize their good works and minimize their accumulated sins against God. Prayer is the key to both. As a believer you can have it all. Have it on your mind to do good works all the time. Look for opportunities to do good. Ask God to forgive your sins daily. Continually witness for Christ in order to save lost souls for the kingdom of heaven. The more people you save the greater your rewards will be in heaven. If you do all these things you’ll hear Jesus Christ say to you on the last day, “Well done good and faithful servant.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own. For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Ephesians 2:8-9 – For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

2 Corinthians 9:6 – But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

2 Corinthians 8:12 – For if there is first a willing mind, it is acceptable according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

In summary, it’s wrong thinking to think a believer’s good works are without any merit before God. Every good work before the Lord is recorded and the believer will be rewarded on the last day. God misses nothing and judges everything. It’s wrong thinking to think a believer’s sins won’t come back to haunt them. Every sin committed against God is recorded and the believer will be held accountable on the last day. The only exception is if the believer prays to God and asks for their sins to be forgiven. Prayer is the means God has established to offload the sins of man onto himself so take advantage of it. It’s wrong thinking for a believer to not prioritize witnessing for Christ above all other good works before the Lord.

Romans 4:4 – Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.

John 4:36 – (Jesus) – And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

1 Corinthians 15:58 – Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Galatians 6:9-10 – And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

The Great Commission from Jesus is for believers to share the gospel message to all nations and all people. It’s the thing dearest to God’s heart. Every creature made by the hands of God is priceless in his eyes. It’s wrong thinking for a believer not to live their life in service to God. As the Apostle Paul said, it’s our reasonable service to the God who made us. In the end, life itself is meaningless apart from a right relationship with God. If you aren’t serving God you’re not living; you’re just existing. The most important thing any believer can do is witness for Christ to save lost souls to the kingdom of heaven. The wages you receive from God for this work will last forever. Think of it as your heavenly rewards pension plan. The more people you save and the more good works you do the greater your pension amount increases. That’s not a bad return for seventy years of work that’ll benefit us forever.

John 15:8 – (Jesus) – By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.

Luke 10:2 – (Jesus) – The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His field.

Matthew 16:27 – (Jesus) – For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

2 Corinthians 9:7-8 – So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

Titus 3:8 – This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 – Let us hear the conclusion to the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

When I started this blog series on wrong thinking I did it on the fly, writing about the first things that popped into my head without any thought of which wrong thinking is more important than others. So far I’ve used my wrong thinking blogs to illustrate what right thinking is. Right thinking is knowing there is a God in heaven. If you’re an atheist God says you’re a fool and he’s right. Right thinking is knowing there is only one God and Jehovah is his name. It’s just common sense that only one God exists and if you look at the evidence it all points to the Lord Jehovah as God. Right thinking is knowing there are not a lot of different gods in the world and there aren’t many paths to heaven as the humanist world would have you believe. This is just one of the doctrines of Satan and it doesn’t ring true. Right thinking is knowing the only way to heaven is through faith by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Right thinking is knowing the Bible is God’s word and that God cannot lie. Right thinking is knowing that God is not only a loving God but also a just God and everyone won’t be going to heaven because of that. Only believers who have accepted God’s saving grace through faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will be allowed into heaven. Their sins have been forgiven by a merciful God because of their faith in Jesus. Right thinking is knowing believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit.

John 16:33 – (Jesus) – These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

Revelation 21:7 – He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.

Ephesians 6:11 – Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

If everyone goes to heaven what’s the point of our lives? If everyone gets a free pass to heaven why even bother with obeying God and living fruitful lives? Why doesn’t God just start us out in heaven and be done with it? Right thinking is knowing the Holy Bible is the inerrant word of God and not just a book. More than 500 fulfilled Bible prophesies can’t be wrong. It shows the Bible is God’s word without any doubt because only God can tell the future. Right thinking is knowing the universe is only 6,000 years old and not billions of years old as the humanist world would have us believe. The former is proven by God’s word while the later is just an unproven doctrine of Satan to hide the truth of God from man. Right thinking is knowing God made Adam and Eve 6,000 years ago, as fully grown adults, when he placed them in the Garden of Eden. This is the only logical explanation that also fits the evidence. And finally, right thinking is knowing man didn’t evolve from one cell organisms over a long period of time. The theory of evolution is just another unproven doctrine of Satan to hide the fact that God created man.

Ezekiel 28:12-13 – You (Satan) were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering: the sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created.

Ezekiel 28:14-16 – You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked back and forth in the midst of the fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you. By the abundance of your trading you became filled with violence within, and you sinned; therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God; and I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the fiery stones.

Matthew 4:10 – (Jesus) – Away with you Satan! For it is written, you shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.

Looking back, I probably should have addressed this next area of wrong thinking at the very beginning because it’s important. It’s wrong thinking to think the devil isn’t real; that he’s just a metaphor for the human condition. If God is real then so is the devil, and so is hell. Nonbelievers don’t believe in either God or Satan. However, about 60% of Christians who embrace God deny there’s a devil because they don’t want to believe a benevolent and loving God would send someone to hell forever. They choose to stick their heads in the sand. I have a hard time understanding their reasoning because if you believe in God how can you not also believe in the Bible being the inerrant word of God? If you believe the Bible is without error how can you then not believe in the devil when he is mentioned throughout the Bible? Satan is mentioned in seven Old Testament books (Genesis, Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Zechariah, and 1 Chronicles). Satan is mentioned in 19 New Testament books and referred to by every New Testament writer. Satan is mentioned by name 23 times in the New Testament, 15 times by Jesus Christ himself and eight times by other saints. How can someone accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and then call him a liar to his face by denying the existence of Satan? The existence of Satan is declared in the Bible so believe it. Grow a backbone! Don’t ever accept the lies of the humanist world!

Isaiah 14:12-14 – How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weaken the nations! For you have said in your heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest side of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.

Isaiah 14:15-17 – Yet you (Satan) shall be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit. Those who see you will gaze at you, and consider you, saying: Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, who made the world a wilderness and destroyed its cities, who did not open the house of his prisoners?

Ephesians 6:16 – Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

Every culture in the world has a universal fear of an invisible evil power and well they should because the devil is real and he means us harm. Most of the world now doubts the evil one is real. Satan works best when his existence is doubted which is why our humanist world puts forth this narrative. Satan controls the world so this is his message for the masses. When Satan is acknowledged he is portrayed as harmless so the evil one has all the bases covered in order to fool mankind, even many believers. Believers who fall for this false narrative are those who are saved but who are still on spiritual milk because they don’t pray regularly to God and they don’t know what the Bible says because they haven’t read it. Believers who don’t abide in God’s word are easily corrupted by the world into doubting God and believing what the world says. Believers who call God a liar are sinning against God, plain and simple. They will suffer loss when they have to stand before the bema judgment seat of Jesus Christ on the last day. The salvation of believers is secure but all believers who sin against God will suffer loss on the last day because of that sin.

1 Corinthians 10:13 – No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Galatians 2:20 – I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

2 Corinthians 5:11 – Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.

You have my testimony that Satan is indeed a real person and not some figment of our imagination. As a believer I’ve discerned the thoughts of God and Satan inside my head. Not all the time but sometimes. Satan has 22 different names in the Bible. Does that sound to you like someone who doesn’t exist? We all know the Bible story about Lucifer being the most powerful angel in heaven who led a rebellion against God taking with him with one third of the angels in heaven. Lucifer was renamed Satan by God and he and his fallen angels (demons) were defeated and kicked out of heaven and thrown to earth. Satan still has access to the throne of God where he is man’s constant accuser. The word devil means “slanderer.” Jesus Christ sits at God’s right hand to defend us against Satan’s accusations. Jesus is our Mediator. The word Satan means “adversary” ; ours not God’s. God has no equal in power. Satan has a photographic memory. The devil is intelligent, he has a will, he has emotions, and he has great organizational skills, otherwise he would not have been able to convince a third of the angels in heaven to follow him. I’m always amazed Satan was able to do that. Don’t underestimate the son of perdition. Stay close to God. Satan is the second most powerful being in the universe. Stay far away from Satan because he wants to steal your soul.

2 Corinthians 4:4 – Whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

Ephesians 4:26-27 – Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.

1 John 4:4 – You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater that he who is in the world.

We’re in luck because God is more powerful that Satan, much more powerful. God is omnipotent and Satan is not. It’s like an ant versus an elephant. God is the creator and Satan is the created. Satan hates that because he wants to be God so badly. His pride was his downfall. God is omnipresent and Satan isn’t. God is everywhere at the same time so God sees everything and knows everything that’s going on. Satan can only be in one place at a time. God is omniscient so he even knows our thoughts and emotions. Satan can’t read our minds but he can hear and act on what we say so guard your lips. When we say Satan oppresses us mentally what we really mean is it’s probably one of the millions of demons who are obeying the devil and advancing Satan’s agenda by attacking the mind of man. The demons from the spiritual world are always watching us and listening to what we say, looking for an opening to cause us to harm ourselves and others when under duress.

1 John 3:8 – He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Romans 7:18 – For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present in me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.

Hebrews 10:31 – It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

We’re constantly being observed from the spirit world. Not all day or even every day. But we never know when we’re being observed from the spirit world so we need to be careful in everything we do. God, of course, is always watching us to protect us as well as judge what we do. God can tell the future because he’s the author of history. Satan can’t tell the future which is why no prophecies have been fulfilled by any of the fake religions and false gods he’s sponsored throughout history. Satan has read the Bible so he knows his fate. He just doesn’t believe it will happen as written. If you’re a nonbeliever reading this blog you’re in Satan’s hip pocket whether you know it or not. Your fate is sealed. You’re going to hell when you die unless you do something about it; like finding God and accepting his saving grace through faith in Jesus Christ before it’s too late. It’s wrong thinking to think Satan isn’t a real person. Satan is an invisible spirit being who hates our guts. It’s wrong thinking to think Satan isn’t hunting us like a hungry lion stalking its prey. It’s wrong thinking to think Satan isn’t the ruler of hell as well as a murderer and a psychopathic killer. Satan is the king of death and the death of many billions of people is on his hands. The only way to correct your wrong thinking about the devil is by studying the word of God so you’ll know what you’re up against and what you must do to protect yourself from Satan’s attacks.

Isaiah 5:20-21 – Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Luke 10:18 – (Jesus) – I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Hebrews 2:14 – Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself (Jesus) likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had power of death, that is, the devil.

Nonbelievers have no chance against the power of Satan. Satan has put blinders over the eyes of nonbelievers so they can’t see the truth of God. Nonbelievers are putty in Satan’s hands because they don’t have God’s protection because they aren’t children of God. Believers, on the other hand, have no such excuse and they should know better than to fall for Satan’s lies. Believers know God is a loving God. Some believers just have a hard time understanding that God is also a just God. God is not some gentle old grandfather figure who is here just for our pleasure; dispensing goodies like a slot machine; giving out all good and no bad. Our Lord is a God of fire and wrath who will judge the nations and man on the last day. God is love but he’s also a God of wrath and man gets to choose which God they want to receive. The devil is not benign. If given the chance Satan and his demons would destroy every man, woman and child on the planet within thirty days. I thank the Lord that he won’t allow it. I’m horrified that our humanist world still doesn’t get it. They have started coming out with television shows and movies that portray Satan as harmless; as someone who is misunderstood and someone we shouldn’t be afraid of. That is just wrong thinking! Satan is the god of this world so I can’t say I’m totally surprised by this turn of events. The Bible says when we start calling good evil and evil good we know we’re in the end times. I think we’re there. We’re following God’s timeline perfectly. What do you think?

James 4:7 – Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

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

Ephesians 2:1-2 – And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience.

It’s wrong thinking to think Satan will be victorious over God and man. Jesus Christ has already defeated the devil by his death on the cross followed by his resurrection three days later. Victory is already ours so we need to claim it and profess it every day. Satan can’t touch a believer without God’s permission. It’s wrong thinking to think Satan doesn’t put evil thoughts into our minds. We have our own thoughts as well as the occasional thoughts from God and Satan. We have to guard our minds against Satan. We have to know our own thoughts first and then we have to discern whether additional thoughts are from God or Satan. This takes spiritual discernment but basically any good thoughts are from God and any bad thoughts are from the evil one. Immediately discard any evil thoughts that come your way because you know the source. It bears repeating; Satan means to destroy us! Be on your guard at all times! One of the spiritual truths of heaven is that a good tree can produce only good fruit and a bad tree can only produce bad fruit. That pertains to God, Satan and man. Believers are to produce good fruit for the kingdom of heaven by their witness for Christ in order to save lost souls. God commands believers to work in his harvest field. The daily mantra of every believer should be to save, “one more for Jesus.”

1 Peter 5:8 – Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

John 8:44 – (Jesus) – You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

Ephesians 6:17 – And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

It’s not a question of if Satan will attack our minds, but when and how often. As believers we first have to believe Satan is real. That’s half the battle. As believers we must know Satan’s attack is coming and then we have to be ready when Satan does attack. The armor of God is contained in the Bible and it’s the only weapon we need to stand firm against the devil and defeat him. God is our bodyguard and Satan stands no chance of defeating God. Stay in fellowship with God and be safe. I like to watch videos of the interaction of wild animals in Africa. Often it’s a pride of lions or a pack of wild dogs attempting to catch a baby for dinner. In most instances the baby will cling close to its mother for protection and the attackers don’t want to face the power of the mother so they circle trying to separate mother and baby. If the baby strays too far away from the mother they’re snatched away. If they stay close to mom they usually stay safe. In this analogy man is the baby, God is the mother, and Satan is the predator trying to snatch us away. Now you know what you have to do to stay safe from the evil one. Study God’s word, pray often, and obey the commandments of God in order to stay close to God for safety. This is my testimony.

John 10:28 – (Jesus) – And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

1 John 5:19 – We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

Galatians 6:7 – Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Ephesians 6:12 – For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Revelation 20:1-3 – Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

Revelation 20:10 – The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

There’s a worldwide epidemic of wrong thinking; to the point where the majority of the people on earth think wrong thinking is actually right thinking. Of course I blame all this on the devil because Father God Jehovah tells us in his word that Satan is the god of this world and he has used his malign influence throughout history to destroy man; and to put blinders over the eyes of men everywhere to hide the truth of God from them. Satan has sponsored fake religions and false gods throughout history to lead mankind away from God’s saving grace through Christ Jesus. Our humanist world is under the sway of the evil one, the father of lies, and his lies are disseminated throughout our education system so that our children are eventually indoctrinated by all the lies they’ve been fed. Attacking our young this way was a masterstroke by the devil. When you tell someone a lie over and over eventually the mind will accept it as the truth even if it’s farfetched. That’s the way our mind works. We should have seen it all coming earlier and made more of an effort to resist it. It’s too late for that now. All we can do is sound the alarm and share the truth of God to all who will listen.

1 Peter 5:8 – Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Job 1:7 – And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

In my previous blog I disputed one of Satan’s greatest lies, which is the universe is billions of years old. Satan knows as well as I do that the creation week of God was only 6,000 years ago. Satan can’t let that information get out to a worldwide audience and let it be accepted as the truth because more people would then find God and his salvation unto eternal life in heaven. Satan’s plan is to hide the truth of God from man in order to steal as many souls as possible for the kingdom of hell. So far Satan is doing a good job of it because the vast majority of people on earth are actively engaged in wrong thinking. Most people on earth either worship false gods or no god at all. It’s such a shame because the truth of God is right under their nose. Why does Satan need to convince us the universe is billions of years old? So he can convince us that God didn’t make us, by proposing a theory of evolution that contradicts God’s word. Evolution is just wrong thinking.

Isaiah 46:9 – Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.

Isaiah 44:24 – Thus says the Lord your Redeemer, and He who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, who makes all things, who stretches out the heavens all alone, who spreads abroad the earth by Myself.

Satan wants to convince us we’re a product of chance. Satan wants to fool us into wrong thinking by making us believe that man evolved from a one cell organism into modern man. If Satan is successful in making man believe his lies then they are nonbelievers. They will lose their immortal soul to the devil. It’s as simple as that. Satan will then own the soul of nonbelievers, who will be taken to hell when they die where they’ll be in pain and agony for all eternity. That won’t happen to me personally because I’m a believer; I’m saved. I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior at the age of twelve so I’m indwelt by the Holy Spirit as an earnest deposit and God will one day redeem my soul and take me home to heaven where I’ll be in the presence of Jesus forever. My concern is for the nonbeliever who is currently on the path to eternal damnation in the fires of hell. Every single day millions of nonbelievers are dying and going straight to hell because Satan has put blinders over the eyes of nonbelievers so they cannot see the truth of God and his saving grace. That’s why I witness for Christ, in order to save one more for Jesus every day of my life. Somebody once saved me and I owe it to them and to the God who made me to return the favor by helping guide others to salvation unto eternal life in heaven. When you owe a debt always pay it off. The Lord will reward you for your work on the last day.

Genesis 1:26 – Then God said, “Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.”

Genesis 2:7 – And the Lord formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

Satan would have us believe that roughly 500,000 years ago in our oceans the elements of life somehow miraculously came together on their own to create life on earth; living one cell organisms. Then those same one cell organisms crawled out of the primordial ooze onto land and started evolving into man. That’s just wrong thinking on our part and if you forget about your brainwashing and look at it logically you’ll agree with me. Have you ever looked at a one cell organism under the microscope? I have. And I can tell you each one is a marvel of engineering in themselves; each containing millions of integral parts. The theory of evolution is patently false if you really look into it. Most people don’t take the time to really look closely at evolution and ask themselves, “Is this even possible?”

2 Corinthians 4:4 – Whose minds the god of this age (Satan) has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

John 8:44 – (Jesus) – You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

But just for the sake of argument let’s say evolution is true. We know evolution is linear so it stands to reason that to create a single cell containing millions of integral parts it would take at least 500,000 years by itself. And I’m being very generous with my timeline. Now for a one cell organism to evolve into a man made up of over thirty trillion specialized cells comprised of body tissues, vital organs, and critical body systems; and topped off with a human mind which is the greatest computer in the universe that would take infinitely more time than a one cell organism. That would take more years than there are atoms in our universe; which means that it’s impossible. Yes, you heard me right; I’m saying evolution is impossible. Satan is lying to you once again. God’s word confirms that Satan is the father of lies and there is no truth in him. Satan has to lie to keep you from finding God and his saving grace. It’s up to you to resist the lies of Satan and find the truth of God.

2 Peter 1:20-21 – Knowing this first, that no prophesy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

Proverbs 30:5-6 – Every word of God is pure (true); He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

Let’s look at the theory evolution in a different way. Man has many vital organs. These organs must work or we can’t live. That’s why they call them “vital.” A vital organ can’t simply evolve up to the point it becomes vital. It has to be vital from the beginning or life can’t exist. That’s not evolution. That’s creation. When we talk about body systems I like to use the eye as an example. A body system has to have all parts working together in order to function. If any single part of this system isn’t working properly then the whole system fails. That’s what we mean by the word “system.” A body system is either “go” or “no go.” It either works or it doesn’t. How on earth can the eyes take many thousands of years to evolve? Are we expected to believe that man stumbled around blind for a few hundred thousand years waiting on their eyesight to evolve. Give me a break!

Psalm 19:7 – The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

Psalm 19:8 – The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

How could a blind person move around safely, survive the elements, and find food without eyesight? It’s ludicrous to think eyesight evolved. Evolution is a crock of BS! And the eyes are only one body system out of dozens in the human body that are essential for us to live. How would evolving cells even know what sight was or where to put the eyes. Why not on the elbow or tip of the fingers? How would evolving cells know to create two eyes? What directs which cells in the body to become what member? The holy Scriptures confirm man is fearfully and wonderfully made by the fingers of God. . Perfection isn’t random; it can’t come by chance. We’re made by the hand of God or we wouldn’t be here at all. It’s that simple. There is no other plausible explanation why we exist on this planet.

Matthew 5:18 – (Jesus) – For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will be no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.

Matthew 24:35 – (Jesus) – Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will be no means pass away.

It’s just wrong thinking to think God didn’t make man. It’s just wrong thinking to think man evolved on his own. There is no proof of the theory of evolution. It’s just a pack of lies fed to us all our lives to the point where most people accept it as true. It just goes to show you if tell a lie long enough most people will believe it. On the other hand, there is evidence that God made man, overwhelming evidence, contained in the Bible. In Genesis God describes how he made man from the dust of the earth and breathed eternal life into his nostrils. The creation story from God is a hell of a lot more believable than the theory of evolution. Critics have been trying to discredit God’s word for two thousand years and they haven’t found a single error in it yet and they never will.

Hebrews 9:27 – And it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.

Matthew 7:13-14 – (Jesus) – Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Why am I so sure the Bible is authored by God? Let’s start with Bible prophecy. The Bible contains over 1,000 prophesies, over 500 of which have been fulfilled in their due time and documented as a fact of history. One of the ways you can tell if you’re dealing with God and not an imposter is if he can tell the future. In this instance, God is perfect so far. God is batting a thousand; one hundred percent. Only God is the author of history and prophecy is just history written in advance so prophecy is easy for God and hard for an impostor. On the flip side, all the fake religions and false gods sponsored by Satan throughout history don’t have even one fulfilled prophecy between them.

Psalm 104:24 – O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. the earth is full of Your possessions.

Psalm 8:3-4 – When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon, and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?

Why is that? Because they’re all fake. All the false gods throughout history stand mute before the true Lord of creation, which is Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Can’t you see that? I hope I’ve convinced you that it’s just wrong thinking to not believe that 6,000 years ago Adam and Eve were created by God, as fully grown adults, and placed in the Garden of Eden. The rest of us descended from Adam and Eve by being birthed in the normal way because God established that all living things will produce after their own kind. God is the father of Adam and Eve, and Adam and Eve are our father and mother. I am a witness to the majesty and glory of Almighty God and this is my testimony.