But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18
TULIP GEMS EZINE
(January/February 2019 Issue)
Here is your January/February 2019 Issue of Tulip Gems Ezine.
Click the link of any article that you wish to read (or video that you wish to view).
THE HOLY BIBLE
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30
BRIEF MUSIC VIDEO
Video: Nearer my God to Thee
PREDESTINATION
"But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth" (2 Thess. 2:13).
There are three things here which deserve special attention. First, the fact that we are expressly told that God's elect are "chosen to salvation." Language could not be more explicit.
How summarily do these words dispose of the sophistries and equivocations of all who would make election refer to nothing but external privileges or rank in service! It is to "salvation" itself that God hath chosen us.
Second, we are warned here that election unto salvation does not disregard the use of appropriate means: salvation is reached through "sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth."
It is not true that because God has chosen a certain one to salvation that he will be saved willy-nilly, whether he believes or not: nowhere do the Scriptures so represent it.
The same God who predestined the end also appointed the means; the same God who "chose unto salvation" decreed that His purpose should be realised through the work of the Spirit and belief of the truth.
Third, that God has chosen us unto salvation is a profound cause for fervent praise. Note how strongly the Apostle expresses this-"we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation," etc.
Instead of shrinking hack in horror from the doctrine of predestination, the believer, when he sees this blessed truth as it is unfolded in the Word, discovers a ground for gratitude and thanksgiving such as nothing else affords, save the unspeakable gift of the Redeemer Himself.
Pink, Arthur W. The Sovereignty of God (pp. 43-44). Kindle Edition.
RECOMMENDED DVD
A Lamp in the Dark: The Untold History of the Bible
LAW AND GOVERNMENT
Sabotage The Movie (Trailer)
Let's Allow Jihadis to Speak for Themselves
Bombshell Testimony of FBI Informant Implicates Many for Treason
Which Side Will Declare Martial Law First?
A Badge of Shame: The Government’s War on America’s Military Veterans
DEAL WITH MEXICO TO AVERT INVASION
Video: Rock Throwing on our Border
FEC Complaint filed against Google, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter for Election Interference
NEWS ITEMS WITH PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
When his disciples asked Jesus about the sign of his Second Coming and the end of the world (age) he gave the several signs. Then he said:
All these are the beginning of sorrows. Matthew 24:8
“Beginning of sorrows” is a Greek idiom for “birth pangs”. Just as a woman in labor notices the cramps getting more frequent and more intense as the time to deliver the baby draws near, so the signs of his Second Coming will be more frequent and more intense as the end of the world (age) draws near.
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Luke 21:25
A Super Blood Wolf Moon will Glow Red in the Sky this January
Seismic Sensors Triggered By Fireball’s Explosion Over Greenland
High surf warning for Bay Area beaches, waves up to 50-feet expected
Tsunami death toll soars over 400
Huge waves unexpectedly hit coastal Peru and Cuba
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. Matthew 24:9
Persecution of Christians Escalates Worldwide
The New Jihad: More Threatening Than Ever
Ex-Muslim Christian Pastor, Refugee From Iran, Arrested for Sharing His Testimony — in Minnesota
The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. Zechariah 12:1-3
THIRD TEMPLE
Netanyahu says Israel would hit Iran to ensure its own survival
Russia and Syria threaten to fire SA-5 missiles into central Israel
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
All these are the beginning of sorrows. Matthew 24:6-8
Chinese-Russian Alliance Poised to Launch a 7 Pronged Attack Designed to Destroy America
World’s Youngest Leader Closes Mosques, Deports Imams From Austria
Will Israeli-Iranian Shadow War Trigger Ezekiel 38?
U.S. versus Iran: Straits of Iran
OPINION: THE END GAME IN AFGHANISTAN IS BEGINNING
OPINION: TRUMP IS RIGHT ABOUT PAKISTAN
FRENCH GENERALS ACCUSE MACRON OF “TREASON” OVER UN MIGRATION PACT
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 2 Timothy 3:13
Farrakhan Leads ‘Death to America’ Chant
The Apostasy of Pope Francis
SECOND Caravan is heading for US
George Soros: “Protection” Of Muslim Migrants “Is The Objective”… “National Borders” Is “The Obstacle”
Red Dawn Destruction of America Has Begun- Is AMLO a Friend of Foe?
CARAVAN CAMPAIGN AD BANNED BY NBC, CNN & FACEBOOK
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Revelation 13:16-18
'USA Today' Warns: You Will Get Microchipped
A Cashless Society Is Marching Right In Step
Biometric ID For Travel Goes Global
Microchip for Buying, Travel Implanted in Hand
Authoritarian ‘Beast System’ – Those Opposed Could Lose Everything
IF YOU ALLOWED THIS DEMON INTO YOUR HOME ON CHRISTMAS…YOU COULD HAVE DOOMED YOUR 2019!
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7
A Christian Philosophy of Education by Gordon H. Clark
Let my Children Go by E. Ray Moore
Let my Children Go (Video) by Jeremiah Films
Education, Christianity, and the State by J. Gresham Machen
The Philosophy of Christian Curriculum by R.J. Rushdoony
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6
Jesus is No God—Says a Canadian Islamic Charity
Bill Wiese - 23 Minutes in Hell (8 Minute Version)
Note: Some of the news story links (above) may go to web sites with whom we are not in theological agreement. But we offer the news stories because we believe them to be accurate. Many of these stories are not being covered by the mainstream news media, not even by Fox News. Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was a big Clinton Foundation donor. He was also a major shareholder of Fox News (at least until his arrest in Saudi Arabia in late 2017).
Arthur Pink
Charles Spurgeon