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SUICIDE:
Death is the Enemy
THE
BIBLE STATES THAT DEATH IS THE ENEMY
"The
last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." (1
Corinthians 15:26)
Comedian
Woody Allen doesn't think death is funny at all. In fact, death
depresses him. When
Woody Allen was asked, "Aren't you happy you will achieve
immortality through your achievements?" Allen gloomily
replied, "Who cares about achieving immortality through
achievements? I am interested in achieving immortality through
not dying."
 DEATH
MEANS THE PARTY IS OVER FOREVER
Many
people who think life is a big party, and they think that
preparing for eternity is just a joke. But these same
people start seeing things much different when death is near and
the grim reaper draws nearer.
It
is no wonder the prospect of dying bothers a lot of people,
since so few are prepared spiritually to meet God, their Maker.
WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE?
Prophet
Amos shook his countrymen with the solemn words: "Prepare
to meet thy God." (Amos 4:12) Isaiah commanded of King
Hezekiah, "Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die
and not live." (Isaiah 38:1) Strong words,
indeed.
AFTER
DEATH YOU MUST PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD
"And
as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after
this the judgment:" (Hebrews 9:27)
When
death is sure and judgment certain, it is so sad that so many
people, believe the lies of Satan and are seduced into the trap
called "suicide".
These
people have been deceived are not properly prepared to die, or
prepared to stand before God and be judged. The sad truth
is, millions die unprepared. And many have no idea where they
are going when they die. The saddest part is that Satan is
rejoicing as he adds another notch onto his belt.
Some
people have enough business sense to leave a will, to look after
their loved ones - but they neglect to secure eternal life for
themselves.
Woody
Allen is not alone when it comes to being frustrated by death.
In his book The Life Everlasting, John Baille says:
""t
is not really the shortness of life that saddens and offends us;
it is its temporality - not that it ends so soon, but that it
ends at all; and still more deeply the fact that, even while it
lasts, it is made up of nothing but endings of meetings and
partings, of memories and longings, and one thing after
another."
WHAT
REALLY IS LIFE?
St.
James compares life to 'a vapor that appears for a little
time and then vanishes away'. And King David refers to
life as 'a sleep' in the night and "the
grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into
the oven." At best, life is uncertain!
DEATH
IS REALITY, DEATH IS INEVITABLE AND
DEATH IS FINAL
One
look in the face of a friend or loved one lying in a casket
brings the reality closer home. Death is a reality, death
is inevitable and death is final.
For
the Christian, however, the fear of death is gone and all that
remains is the knowledge that death moves us to a higher
dimension, to be with God.
THE
FINAL BATTLE WITH THE ENEMY IS CALLED DEATH
We
know there is a final battle with the enemy called "death", but we will triumph because Jesus has won the
victory for us.
St.
Paul stated, "O death, where is thy sting? O grave,
where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the
strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth
us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1
Corinthians 15:55-57)
That's
why King David could look forward to the time when King Messiah
would suffer, bleed and die for the sins of the world and then
rise again in power to free us from the yoke of sin and death!
He
exulted, "Yea though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death I shall fear no evil for thou (God) art with
me..." (Psalm 23:4)
CHRISTIANS
KNOW THEY WILL BE REUNITED WITH
LOVED ONES IN HEAVEN
And
although the pain of losing loved ones is always deep, we have
the assurance that we shall be reunited with out loved ones in
God's presence.
Time
is life's training camp, the battlefield with the devil, the
world and the flesh; and our great opportunity to win.
An
old poem puts it all in perspective: "Only
one life, it will soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ
will last."
A
LITTLE BOY IS READY TO DIE
Sometime
ago, a little boy was rushed to the hospital and everyday his
mother and father visited him, but he grew worse.
One
day, the doctor confided in his father - there was no hope, his
son would soon die. "Have you told him?" asked the
father. "No", responded the doctor, "I noticed
how close you are to your son, so I thought it best for you to
tell him."
Little
Jimmy noticed the tears trickling down his Daddy's cheek as he
entered the room. "What's the matter Daddy"?
he asked. "Am I going to die?"
"Why
do you ask, Jimmy?" answered his father. "Are you
afraid to die?"
Holding
his Dad tightly around the neck, he replied, "No Daddy,
I'm not afraid to die; if God is like you, Daddy, then I'm
not afraid to die."
No
wonder the Bible states, "Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of His saints." (Psalms 116:15)
SATAN'S
DEMONS LIED TO CULT LEADER
How
do people get drawn into becoming part of a SUICIDE CULT?
How does the suicide cult leader convince people that death is
the answer for them.
It
seems unbelievable to many of us, as we cherish life, our
families and try to prolong long as long as possible.
But
this is the work of Satan. Satan and his demons are in
control of the Suicide cult leader and Satan and his deceptive
lies are very convincing to some, especially people who have
been through many trials and are vulnerable. They may
already feel that life has not been fair to them and many blame
God for every bad thing that happens. Satan cunningly
convinces them that death will give them victory, but really
their death is Satan's victory.
SATAN'S
ONLY GOAL IS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM GOD AND BY CAUSING THEM TO
COMMIT SUICIDE - SATAN HAS WON THE BATTLE
In
The Bible, Jesus warns us about Satan.... "The thief cometh
not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am
come that they might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd
giveth his life for the sheep." (John 10:10-11) kjv
Satan
(the thief) works in very specific ways. His plans are
pre-set and he works on people who are already vulnerable.
His tactics are to steal anything that leads you to Jesus and
the love of God.
SUICIDE
is 'SELF-MURDER'
Suicide
is 'self-murder' as it is called in Norwegian (selvmord)
and suicide is condemned as an abominable sin in the Holy
Bible!
Applewhite,
who was known as 'Bo', together with his female partner 'Peep',
alias Bonnie Lu Trusdale Nettles, left Oregon with a group of 20
hippies in 1975, looking for a UFO to take them to another
world!
The
UFO never came, 'Peep' died of cancer and the aging 'Bo'
changed his name to 'Do' and began recruiting new members for his
"Heaven’s
Gate" cult via the Internet. His new members gave the
CULT a boost, together with the coming of the Hale-Bopp
comet!
CULT
LEADER TOOK 38 PEOPLE TO THEIR DEATHS
The
aging false prophet took 38 people to their deaths and a devil's
hell, having been totally deceived for years!
BO
& PEEP CALLED THEMSELVES 'TWO PROPHETS'
In
the seventies, "Bo" and "Peep" preached that
they were the two prophets referred to in the Book of
Revelation who will be killed for their beliefs. Their dead
bodies would lie on the streets of Jerusalem for 3 days and then
rise again and be carried off to Heaven!
SATAN
LIED TO THEM AND PERSUADED BO & PEEP TO BELIEVE THAT
JESUS CHRIST DIED AS A FAILURE, SO THEY HAD BEEN SENT HERE TO
FINISH HIS WORK! Utter rubbish and blasphemy!
Jesus'
death on the cross, was for the sins of the world! He did not
die in vain! HE DID NOT COMMIT SUICIDE. Jesus died at the hands
of wicked, brutal murderers who hated Him because of His good
deeds and because of envy!
JESUS
DIED FOR OUR SINS AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD FOR OUR JUSTIFICATION!
Satan
lied and tricked "Bo" and "Peep" and 38 others to reject
Jesus Christ. They became their own gods and ended up in hell!
Satan
lied and fooled seemingly intelligent people - Applewhite was
a former music professor and church choir director.
Satan used confusion, pride and cosmic New Age lies, and in the
end Satan destroyed Bo & Peep and 38 other people and their
death gave Satan victory.
Jesus
said, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, no man cometh
unto the Father, but by Me." (John 14:6)
Again
He declared, "The thief (devil) cometh not but for to
steal, kill and destroy. I am come that they might have Life and
more abundantly." (John 10:10)
And
they are not the only cult leaders to be deceived by Satan and
consequently bring harm & death to others who trust them!
JIM
JONES CULT TOOK 900 SOULS TO DEATH
The
Jim Jones Cult took over 900 souls with him to a tragic
death in the jungles of Guyana in 1978. That evil, sex crazed
demigod had earlier been a preacher of the gospel, but embraced
the liberal teachings of modernist clergymen coupled
with the "I am God" deception of the black imposter who
called himself 'Father Divine'!
He
had earlier rebuked his followers with these words: "You
are believing too much in the Bible. You must look to me. I am
your God."
JIM
JONES THEN THREW THE BIBLE ON THE FLOOR! WHY DIDN'T HIS
FOLLOWERS "GET OUT" WHEN THEY HEARD HIS BLASPHEMOUS
STATEMENTS?
One
woman who did "get out"from Jim Jones cult was Ursula
Dabrowska. (read
full testimony of Ursula Dabrowska here).
Ursula Dabrowska challenged Jim Jones on his lies publicly
and nearly died of a curse he placed upon her. Calling upon God,
Ursula survived and at a later date attended our crusade in
Vancouver, Brtish Columbia and was genuinely converted to Jesus
Christ. Ursula Dabrowska is now a fiery evangelist,
carrying the gospel of our Lord and her story of the Jim Jones
Cult to multitudes across the world.
David
Koresh formed his own perverted
colony, used sex, terror and lies to deceive his followers. He
led dozens into the fires of hell in the Waco, Texas
shoot-out with trigger-happy FBI and other government agents. He
stated, "If the Bible is true,
then I'm Christ. I am your God and you will bow under my heel.
I am your life and death. I demand obedience in
everything."
SOLAR
TEMPLE CULT - SATAN'S PAWN
The
bizarre world of Solar Temple Cult members who committed
suicide in Quebec & Europe several years ago were totally
deceived! They were out of touch with reality and died as pawns
in Satan's game. Satan won the game in that case - Satan
doesn't need to win - Jesus Christ is the answer and has power
over the Devil.
Jesus
Christ can give you hope and joy - when you feel lost, depressed
and hopeless - turn to the Lord Jesus. Jesus will always
forgive your sins. He is waiting for you and willing
to accept you - the Devil is a liar and a killer - but Jesus
Christ offers eternal life - happiness, peace and joy.
WOULD
YOU LIKE
TO RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST INTO YOUR HEART TODAY?
PRAY
THIS PRAYER NOW TO RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST IN YOUR HEART
"Dear
Heavenly Father,
I
ask for Thy great mercy and grace. I acknowledge my
sinfulness and confess that I cannot save myself. I
believe the GOOD NEWS that Jesus paid the penalty for m sins,
through His vicarious death on the cross."
"I
believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead according to the
Scriptures and He has the power and authority to forgive my sins
and save my soul. I repent of my sins and am willing to
forsake them with the help of the Holy Spirit."
"I
now renounce the devil and all his works and all his ways and I
now receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, my Master and my
God. Come into my heart and save me now, for Christs'
sake. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul. In Jesus
precious' name, I pray." Amen.
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