Wanting to do something in 3 weeks!

I asked my wife about doing something creative other than using the resources of the net or photography. May be my wife's idea is good. Its been a long time since I created a comic book. and its been so long i drew as a series on paper and coloured it. I have the watercolour cakes as well now. All the resources are there on the painting easel which is kept in the hall next to the showcase almirah.

I think this is the time to put my wacom pen to perfect use. Even the watercolour cakes and  brushing technique which I have long forgotten. Now got to think of a story-premise-script.. style of comic.. etc.

The fangs of death "cannot" bite me

I couldn’t sleep properly when i was about to sleep yesterday night. I knew there was something wrong. It could have been with my body. May be internal systems might not be functioning well. Whatever the cause might be, I kept talking and talking with my wife. At the same time, I listened to her as if we had to go on some journey early morning. But it wasn’t like that. I only realized in the morning.

It was not the Mumbai bomb blasts that had brought such worry or odd feeling it was something else.

In the morning I heard that one of the beloved persons among our colleagues has passed away. It was a shock for all of us. What sad news indeed! He has been sick. But not as much as someone would think that he would leave us. He went to bed last night and didn’t wake up in the morning to come to office. The doctors proclaimed that he is no more. It was a co-incidence that I was wearing a black T-shirt today.

While the fangs of death has claimed one more body in this earth. I hope this man’s good deed will surely fetch him his rewards in heaven.

With all hope and dream banked on our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I am signing off today’s post with a ray of hope. We will meet there up in heaven to share the same witty and sarcastic jokes that you ever cracked Mr. Willems.

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The Rapture

ere is the 50 million dollar question – will there be a Rapture of God’s saints before the Tribulation, or will all of God’s people living at that time have to go through the Tribulation and possibly be martyred for their faith?

I am going to go ahead and give you the main verses from Scripture that deal with the possibility of a Rapture. There is divided opinion in the Body of Christ as to whether or not there is going to be a Rapture.
Each one of you will have to come to your own conclusion on this subject per your own interpretation of the Scripture verses I will list below. I will give you my two cents on the subject, along with pointing out key words and key phrases in the following verses.
As you will see in the following verses, I feel there is very strong evidence from Scripture that there will be a Rapture – and that it will occur before the Antichrist starts the persecution of God’s saints, and before God starts to pour out His wrath upon the earth during the 7 year Tribulation. In other words, it will be a pre-tribulation Rapture.
1.  This first verse is very interesting. You already know that one of the names of the Antichrist is the “lawless one” per the Scripture verse I gave you in my first article. This verse is definitely talking about the Antichrist. Here is the verse:

“And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.” (2 Thessalonians 2:6-8)

You know the lawless one is referring to the Antichrist because then the verse says that Jesus will destroy him when He comes back for the second time.
But look very closely at the phrase “only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed …” The “H” in the word “He” is a capital H in the New King James Version of the Bible. This means “He” is either referring to God, Jesus or the Holy Spirit.
Since God and Jesus are in heaven right now, the “He” has to be referring to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has always been referred to as the One who restrains evil from getting out of control on this earth.
It says that the Antichrist cannot be revealed until “He” is taken out of the way. Since we know that the Holy Spirit still has to be down here even if there is a Rapture, who is “He” referring to? If there is a Rapture, there still will be a multitude of people who are going to get saved and then martyred. If they are saved, then they are sealed with the Holy Spirit, which means the Holy Spirit is living on the inside of them like He is with us.
I believe the “He” may be referring to the “Holy Spirit operating through the Church.” This means that the Body of Christ, the Church, will be what is taken out before the Antichrist can be revealed.
Think about this. The Antichrist is going to be very easy to spot once he starts to enter onto the world scene. All of the Scripture verses I gave you on the Antichrist and 7 year Tribulation spell out exactly what is going to occur and there will be more than enough astute Christians who are going to be able to pick up who he is when all of these events start to occur.
With some of the powerful TV ministries that we now have in place, I am sure that the Body of Christ will be shouting from the rooftops once the Antichrist is spotted. The word would be spread and it would then become very hard for the Antichrist to rise to the kind of power that the Bible is foretelling.
I believe that the Church has to be taken out, as the above verse is stating, before the Antichrist can be revealed to the rest of the world. And the above verse states that the Antichrist will not be revealed until “He” who is restraining him is taken out of the way!
Once the Body of real believers are raptured off the face of the earth, there will nothing that will be able to stop the Antichrist’s rise to power. The rest of the world is going to be easily duped into believing in this man – especially with all of the false signs and wonders that will be performed on his behalf by the False Prophet.
I believe the above verse alone is very strong Scriptural evidence that there will be a Rapture of God’s saints before the Antichrist actually rises to full power.
2.  This next verse talks about those who are “alive” will be “caught up” to meet the Lord in the “air.” Here is the verse:

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be CAUGHT UP together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

This verse really seems to be implying that there will be a group of saints who are going to “caught up” or pulled up to meet the Lord in the air while we are still alive! Those words spell possible Rapture to me.
3.  The next verse tells us of a “mystery” – that not all of God’s saints are going to “sleep” – and that this group is going to be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, and that this event will occur at the last trumpet.
I believe the Last Trumpet is God’s last call to His people, and that it implies that whoever is saved and born again when this trumpet sounds off will be raptured and spared from having to go through the horrors of the 7 year Tribulation.
I believe the word “mystery” is being used to let us know that God is keeping the possibility of a Rapture a secret and a mystery to the rest of the world. This is why many of the Scripture verses pertaining to this event do not perfectly spell it out or state it without any shadow of a doubt. However, there is enough of a hint in these verses for God’s own people to pick it up, but not the rest of the unbelieving world. Here is the verse:

“Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed – in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.” (1 Corinthians 15:51)

I believe that the words “last trumpet” tells us this event will occur at the end of times. The words “shall be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,” really do describe what could be a Rapture – the immediate vanishing or disappearance of God’s people from the face of the earth in the snap of a finger.
4.  The next verse is coming direct from Jesus Himself out of the Book of Revelation. Here is the verse:

“Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” (Revelation 3:10)

This verse could be literal interpretation – that Jesus will keep His Body of believers who are living at this time out of the hands of the Antichrist. He obviously will do it by either rapturing them off the face of the earth or by providing some kind of physical protection for them if there is no Rapture. My guess is that He will do this by rapturing them off the face of this earth.
5.  Here is another verse from Jesus stating that we watch and pray that we be counted worthy to escape all the things that may be coming our way in the end times.

“Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:36)

This verse really seems to be hinting or implying once again that God is going to allow some of us to escape or be prevented from having to go through the horrific events of the Tribulation.
6.  Now here are some additional verses that are not quite as strong as the above verses, but do suggest the possibility that God will keep us from these horrific events.

“… and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.” (1 Thessalonians 1:10)

This verse either means Jesus will deliver us before the wrath comes, which would line up with a Rapture, or it may mean when He comes down for the second time at the battle of Armageddon to put an end to all of the carnage with the Antichrist.

“For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9)

This verse could be implying that His Body will not be appointed or be subject to the events of the Tribulation – or the wrath could simply be pointing to people going to hell for refusing to accept Jesus and His gift of eternal salvation.

Conclusion

If there is going to be a Rapture, I believe that God will rapture His believers off of this earth sometime before the start of the 7 year Tribulation. I do not think He will wait to the midpoint of the Tribulation where the Antichrist seats himself in the Temple proclaiming himself to be God and then starts all the persecution of God’s saints.
I believe the Antichrist will be fully revealed to the world near the beginning of the 7 year Tribulation when he enters into a peace treaty and covenant with Israel, and then allows them to start rebuilding their Temple so that he can eventually get into it at the midpoint of the Tribulation to proclaim himself to be God.
And remember the very first verse above, that the Antichrist cannot be revealed until “He” is taken out of the way. And when “He” is taken out of the way, then the Antichrist can be fully revealed to the rest of the world. And the “He” in my opinion may be the Church or the main Body of believers that are living at the time of these events.
The other reason I think the Rapture will occur sometime before the start of the 7 year Tribulation is that the Antichrist is going to need some time to set things up. Once the Church is taken out, he will be free to start operating at full throttle.
The first thing he is going to do is convince and persuade the rest of the world to follow him, and I feel he will first do this by trickery and deception. If he starts the mass persecution too early on those who will not accept and take his mark, he will risk not being able to gain full control of everything.
I believe he will first suck everyone in by peace and diplomacy and the promise of a better world. Then once he has enough of the nations on his side and the Jewish Temple has once more rebuilt, that will be the time he will then go for all of the marbles. He will seat himself up in the Temple at the midpoint of the Tribulation, proclaim himself to be God, kill anyone who will not accept his mark, and will then seek total world domination and control.
Think about this. This one man, through the power of Satan, will get a chance to have more power and more control over the entire world than any other man has ever had during the entire course of our human history. This will be the ultimate ego trip for a power hungry human being.
I believe that the last three and half years of the Tribulation is going to be the last and final history lesson from God to us. With the Church being taken out of the way so Satan and the Antichrist can operate at full throttle, I believe that God is going to show all of us how much terror, death and destruction humans and demons are capable of committing if given half the chance without God directly intervening.
In three and half years, Satan and the Antichrist are going to cause so much death and destruction on this earth, that Jesus Himself says that had these days not been shortened by God the Father Himself – that no flesh would have been saved! I really feel that Satan, if he knew he had the chance, would set up the entire scenario with the Antichrist to destroy the entire world through nuclear weaponry.
Satan already knows he is defeated. He already knows he will eventually end up in the Lake of Fire and Brimstone forever and ever. He knows that this will be his last and final chance for mass destruction and terror. He hates all humans and anything to do with God and heaven.
If God would allow him anymore time than the three and half years, I really believe Satan would set the world up for mass destruction through nuclear weapons. He would then have the satisfaction that he literally destroyed the entire world before he goes to his final fate.
But thank our God, He will not allow this scenario to go this far. But God is going to allow it to go far enough to teach all of us a lesson that we will never, ever forget. He is going to show us how quickly humans can be deceived by Satan and his demons, and the only thing that has kept this world in one piece throughout human history has simply been the power and restraining force of God the Father Himself operating through the Holy Spirit.

Bottom line – there is only maximum life with God or maximum death without Him. The last three and half years of the Tribulation will show us what maximum death will really be like when God removes His Church off the face of this earth, and then allows the Devil and the Antichrist to do what they want with the power that will be given to them.

After we watch and see all of these horrific events unfold, we will never, ever want to forsake our God again. We will come to the full realization that without God in our lives – we can never have true happiness, joy, love, peace or fulfillment in our lives.
Without God in our lives, there is only eventual maximum death – and the last three and half years of this Tribulation is going to prove that point once and for all to all of us. It will be the greatest history lesson that the world will ever receive, and something that we will never, ever forget for the rest of our eternal lives.

Will there be a Rapture? You will each have to decide for yourselves on the way the above Scripture verses are worded. My own personal conclusion, after putting all the above verses together like pieces to a jigsaw puzzle, is that there will be a Rapture, and that it will occur sometime before the beginning of the 7 year Tribulation.
I believe the Rapture is a “mystery” from God and that it is “hidden” in the above verses. God does not want the rest of the unbelieving world to have full access to this mystery, otherwise people will be accepting His gift of eternal salvation for the wrong reasons – to escape the coming horrors of the Tribulation and not with a true, repentant heart to want to accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior for the sinners that we all truly are.

Again, you may want to put this article on the shelf in the event that we start to fast approach end time events in our lifetime. This article will make for good debate with other Christians who may not believe in the Rapture.

facebook status msgs on relationships

i really liked these status msgs.. when i thought about it.. yes, they are true.

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Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something. They’re trying to find someone who's going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take.


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pardesh se chitti { letter from abroad}

its such a good feeling when you get a letter in your hand. its amazing. it engulfs the love of the sender when you actually catch it in your hand. the happiness in your face changes when you actually hold the envelope and tear it open, then for your surprise whats inside surprises you.

It might not be a simple letter when its sent in an envelope. so when you see and pull it out from inside, for your surprise, it turns out to be more than what you have expected. this letter was sent by my girlfriend and wife. someone who wanted to show her love through a letter. i would call it a love letter since it has all the emotional expressions that she wants to express it to me.

   

It doesnt have the normal salutation of it doesnt end with the normal ending of what might be an official love letter ending. Its more spontaneous. Its more written in different seatings in different spaces. The subject matter was given utmost important while writing. it was particularly noticed that she didnt want the matter to be lost while she ended one part and started writing another paragraph in different space and time.

This is one of the precious moments in life. I would cherish it all my life. And why? Because its simply great to get something like this. Something which is different and which shows the matchless love which is overflowing out of her mind through the words. She might feel she has written alot. or may be the words dont mean too much at times, but for me.. all of them are precious :)

Love you with lots of love my love :)

and God bless you abundantly

DESIRE and FEAR

There is a difference between DESIRE and FEAR. 

Desire is the wish or expression to do something good or obtaining something about our future. its related with the positive things in life. its not directly related with the future. But it sheds light on the things that a person wants to make it possible.

Fear is the a distressed emotion. A fear is caused due to unknown dangers that the mind thinks about and spins it in the mind so that we believe things will happen worse to us. its a feeling of something bad going to happen to us. Its always related with the negative things. a fear can also be linked to the future even though it happens in the present. Mostly all the fears are about the future.

a desire and fear can act as two different emotions in a human being. desire stays the same. sometimes the desires of our lives just multiply and we put on new things with it. just to make our lives beautiful in the time to come.

making oneself gripped with fear happens due to lot of external circumstances. either things that would be happening around us or the things happening to our loved ones. one of the examples is, people thinking whether their loves wont be there with them in some important occasions or time of their life. the fear mainly comes automatically due to certain factors that rule our lives concerning our daily life. We see them going through some difficulty and the fear comes in our minds.

this doesn't mean that it will happen. it also doesn't mean that our fears have to come true.. Just imagine if all our fears come true, then we would always keep on fearing because its mostly self inflammatory. only a few of them are induced by others. Those are considered to be external factors. But its mostly the interplay of our mind.

fear doesn't necessary should have a direct relationship with desires or aim in our lives. it can subside with the actual things happening in our life or it can be subsided by giving confidence to the mind that the fears are useless. e.g. standing at the edge of a high rise building doesn't make u see death. its the fear that happens in the mind which makes us think about the possible death that can happen by falling from there. if we remove it, we would stand firm. many people kill fear inside them by telling their minds that it wont happen.

Many people do tasks which are not possible if the fear was there in their minds. The ultimate desire of doing something leads them to shed all their fears and do the thing which they aim for. It makes them more willing to just focus on the desire or aim and go forward with it. It makes them successful in their lives. Sometimes it makes them Heroes. Heroes and heroines in real life.