Welcome to nowhere fast Nothing here ever lasts Nothing but memories Of what never was
We’re nowhere, we’re nowhere We’re nowhere to be Nowhere, we’re nowhere We’re nowhere to see To see
Livin’ makes me sick So sick I wish I’d die Down in the belly of the beast I can’t lie
You’re nowhere, you’re nowhere You’re nowhere to be Nowhere, you’re nowhere You’re nowhere to see To see
There’s nothing left to do There’s nothing left to feel Doesn’t matter what you want, so You!
To make yourself feel better You make it so you’ll never Give in to your forevers And live for always
And forever, forever You’re forever to be Forever, forever You’re forever to me To me
You! –Smashing Pumpkins, “Jellybelly”–
Sexual immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints;and there must be no filthiness or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. –Ephesians 5:3-4 (NASB)–
Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity. –Hebrews 1:9 (KJV)–
And if a ship meets your car You know you can’t go real far Well they could treat you real nice Or put a tracking device Way down inside
I’m checking out inventions At the UFO convention tonight Planes above the Hilton make it sunny Brought my money tonight Blue blond ladies of abduction Strumming guitars of instruction delight A lot of wannabe truckers
I’ve got my hands on some sights Electric glasses with lights They got me feeling deluxe For just a couple of bucks Way down inside
I’m getting patterns from a trekker And it sounds like soul records to me They’re waving hi from some gazebo Waving on to Arecibo to me Getting patterns from a trekker Sounds like soul records to me Patterns from a trekker Sounds Desmond Dekker to me
Sleep machine In your silo Transmarine Things you’ve never seen
Parry the wind high, low –Frank Black, “Parry The Wind High, Low”–
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. –Genesis 6:4 (KJV)–
We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. –Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)–
Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. –2 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV)–
Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, worthless in regard to the faith. –2 Timothy 3:7-8 (NASB)–
The foundation of the Tower of Babel (Etemenanki) is still intact nearby the Babylon Palace in Iraq.
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181. This wall then which I have mentioned is as it were a cuirass for the town, and another wall runs round within it, not much weaker for defence than the first but enclosing a smaller space. And in each division of the city was a building in the midst, in the one the king’s palace of great extent and strongly fortified round, and in the other the temple of Zeus Belos with bronze gates, and this exists still up to my time and measures two furlongs each way, being of a square shape: and in the midst of the temple is built a solid tower measuring a furlong both in length and in breadth, and on this tower another tower has been erected, and another again upon this, and so on up to the number of eight towers. An ascent to these has been built running outside round about all the towers; and when one reaches about the middle of the ascent one finds a stopping-place and seats to rest upon, on which those who ascend sit down and rest: and on the top of the last tower there is a large cell, and in the cell a large couch is laid, well covered, and by it is placed a golden table: and there is no image there set up nor does any human being spend the night there except only one woman of the natives of the place, whomsoever the god shall choose from all the woman, as say the Chaldeans who are the priests of this god.
182. These same men say also, but I do not believe them, that the god himself comes often to the cell and rests upon the couch, as happens likewise in the Egyptian Thebes according to the report of the Egyptians, for there also a woman sleeps in the temple of the Theban Zeus (and both these women are said to abstain from commerce with men), and as happens also with the prophetess of the god in Patara of Lykia, whenever there is one, for there is not always an Oracle there, but whenever there is one, then she is shut up during the nights in the temple within the cell. –Herodotus, Histories 1.181-182
—. “Ancient Astronauts.” I don’t agree with every little thing suggested by this belief system. What I do admit is that demons seem to have counterfeited the so-called Chariots of the Gods that von Daniken spoke about.
John Weldon and Zola Levitt, UFOs: What On Earth Is Happening? (Harvest House, 1975). This was written from an evangelical perspective. It was considered so well done that it was released by the secular publisher Bantam in 1976.
Chuck Missler and Mark Eastman, Alien Encounters: The Secret Behind the UFO Phenomenon (Koinonia House, 1997).
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Columbia Pictures, 1977).
Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. –Romans 7:13 (KJV)–
When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; and he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. –Numbers 25:7-8 (KJV)–
The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:and upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth. –Revelation 17:4-5 (KJV)–
They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. –Hosea 5:4 (DRB)–
He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderers’ soap. –Malachi 3:2 (NKJV)–
Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity. –Hebrews 1:9 (KJV)–
How does the preacher go about this? I’m still working on it. And since it’s right around Valentine’s Day, my wife and I plan to do a podcast really soon on which WORDS are appropriate to use in sermons against sexual sin. The recent Mike Bickle report by the Firefly firm should be seen as a wake up call to the body of Christ. To WAKE UP tothe need for preaching sermons AGAINST sexual sin, to HATE that sin, and to LOVE RIGHTEOUSNESS. David Wilkerson’s sermon “Wild Donkeys” is a perfect example of this type of preaching that’s so desperately needed today. The old fundamentalist belief was that if there was enough strong preaching on sexual sin and Hell, then it would produce personal revival, spiritual deliverance, and transfer to the affections of the listeners A HATRED OF FORNICATION, so they would fear the reproach, damnation, and wave of destruction that such a sin causes. It should be highlighted and absolutely preached against as one of the most abominable transgressions, because it’s without question the most seductive and destructive influence on the family unit.
Let’s say a preacher is burdened and ready to go. Now what? Well watch your mouth preacher! Slang words don’t glorify the Lord, neither does depicting pornographic scenes into the minds of your listeners. The preacher’s job is not to preach erotic sermons, but to make sexual sin appear for what it is: a debasing, defiling, disgusting, family destroying force empowered by the devil himself.
Finding the right words, and excluding the wrong words is half the battle, and I’ll be closely examining Dr. John R. Rice’s Adultery and Sex Perversion and Why Preach Against Sin? to find the right words and try to do this with excellence. –J.B.
“The Dance–Child of the Brothel, Sister of Gambling and Drunkenness, Mother of Lust–Road to Hell!”
“Diseased, Decaying Bodies with Undying Maggots and Unquenched Fire in Hell” –Dr. John R. Rice–
Firefly, a Pennsylvania company with law enforcement expertise, said 210 people were interviewed during its 4 1⁄2-month investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct at IHOPKC and cover-up by its leaders. Every survivor and witness included in the report came forward voluntarily to share their stories, it said. In addition to the allegations against Bickle, the report said the investigation turned up 16 cases of sexual abuse and misconduct perpetrated by people associated with IHOPKC but not directly related to Bickle. “These findings highlight a broader issue within the organization that requires immediate attention and action,” it said.
Among the investigation’s findings:
▪ Bickle used prophetic language to speak to victims, isolated them from others, bought them gifts, visited them in church-supplied apartments where they lived, frequently touched and kissed them and created circumstances in which they would see him undressed and aroused.
▪ Abuse was allowed to persist unchecked, often with perpetrators being protected rather than held accountable.
▪ Many victims were subjected to “Matthew 18” meetings, a reference to a conflict resolution procedure laid out in the Gospel of Matthew. In those meetings, the victims “were pressured into face-to-face confrontations with their accusers to determine who was lying.” “These meetings not only compounded the emotional distress of the victims but also undermined the integrity of the investigation process,” the report said. “Many victims felt intimidated and coerced, which led to further trauma and a sense of injustice. As a result, the credibility of the testimonies collected during these meetings was compromised.”
▪ Bickle committed spiritual, emotional and sexual abuse starting as early as the 1970s, grooming and developing inappropriate relationships with women “while using ‘Matthew 18 Meetings’ to conceal, minimize, and silence victims of sexual abuse within the church.”
▪ Bickle and IHOPKC’s Executive Leadership Team downplayed reports of sexual abuse, forced victims to confront their offenders and discouraged them from going to law enforcement authorities. “Their actions, or lack thereof, contributed to an environment where victims felt unsupported and vulnerable,” the report said. “This indifference not only exacerbated the trauma experienced by the victims but also allowed the perpetrators to evade accountability and continue their misconduct.”
▪ Instead of being supported, staff members who reported sexual abuse of others to their supervisors often faced retaliation, such as being transferred to other positions or having their work hours reduced. Firefly said it reviewed more than 6,000 documents directly related to the case, and a Firefly representative visited IHOPKC to observe worship and praise activities.
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