The Right Life for the Last Days

For some time now I have had the burden to tell people to get their lives on the strait and narrow. It grieves me that there are so many people out there claiming the title Christian, but have come to their “faith” through a false gospel; which in turn means that they are not saved.

Half truth equals a full lie.

I was sent an encouraging email by PZ Insider Susan commenting on my article Christ or the Canaanites…

Dear Ray,

Your article reminded me of what Paul wrote Timothy in 2 Timothy chapter 3.

If you weren't under attack then I'd be wondering what you were doing wrong. The battle is heating up, so gird yourself, because Paul said "evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.....and to continue in the things you have learned and have been assured of......." 2 Tim 13-14

Regards and in Christ's love,

Susan

Here are the complete verses Susan was talking about

2Timothy 3:13 (KJV)  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

2Timothy 3:14 (KJV)  But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

Did you catch what 2Timothy 3:13 Said?

“Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

Folks; the gospel is being watered down. It is the pure Word of God and the pure Gospel that saves.

Today we are seeing a complete opposite of that. What is being taught today is that all roads lead to Jesus and that you can find Jesus just about anywhere.

The latest craze is using worldly methods to share the gospel.

When one uses a watered down form to share Jesus, one is NOT sharing the Jesus of the Bible. You may be sharing about someone with the same name, the issue is that you are not sharing about the same person, the biblical Jesus.

If one is not sharing the Jesus of the bible, then one is not sharing Jesus Christ.

You can not use darkness to share the light.

2 John 1:9-11 (KJV)  Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10  If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him Godspeed: 11  For he that biddeth him Godspeed is partaker of his evil deeds.

Here is a short list of what people try to use, but fail.

You cannot use witchcraft and the love of Harry Potter books to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use Yoga and Yoga for kids (pagan religious practices) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use Healing and practicing Reiki (wizardry) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use Feng Shui (occultic lay lines and earth magic) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use Walking the Labyrinth (Celtic paganism) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use Contemplative prayer – (Transcendental Meditation - TM) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use Tai Chi and other forms of “Christian” martial arts (eastern mysticism, tapping into the “chi”) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use the return of the Liturgy (vain repetitions) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use the return of candles, icons and incense (items to help focus the will AKA witchcraft) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use the return of the worship of saints, mother Mary and of Angels (other gods, idol worship) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You cannot use pornography (fornication) to share the gospel of Jesus Christ

You cannot use sex and sensuality to share the gospel of Jesus Christ

You cannot use worldly music to share the gospel of Jesus Christ

But more than that, one can see why there are many who are not true Christians.

When one only shares half the truth, it is still a full lie.

There are many who are deceiving and being deceived. There is a massive growth of evil men and seducers sharing the false gospel and lies. Interesting fact, many of these people believe their own lies and in themselves are deceived.

But you know what? It isn’t going to get any better, in fact we learn that this cancer is going to wax worse and worse in the church today.

And here is the real sad issue, if you do not know your bible; you increase your chances of falling for the deception, if you have not done so already.

I gave you a short list, and it truly is a short list of things these evil men and seducers are using today to cause people to think they are doing good, but in the long run, they are turning people’s hearts to false gods.

Note here what 1 Kings 11:2 says….

1Kings 11:2 (KJV) Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon cleaved unto these in love.

Let’s break this down a bit…

“Of the nations concerning which the LORD…. the LORD said unto the children of Israel,”

Here God is talking to Israel and His children. If you have accepted Christ as your savior you are His Child. So this is addressed to you too.

“Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods:”

This seems very clear, we are not to partake of the world, nor are you to have the world come into your life because when you do, you turn your hearts away from the Lord and then walk after the world.

Psalms 1:1 (KJV)  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

If you notice in this verse, the “man” spoken of here is taking a progression of sin.

First he chooses to become part of the world by walking with the world, then listens to the world and their seductive ways. He then stands with the world, they have his ear and he is actively listening. Then he sits with the world and has become fully entrenched, he is no longer in fellowship with the Lord, even when he may think he is, he has chosen the world.

The progression of the man we read about in Psalms 1:1 is very smooth and slick. It can also be very quick in trapping the man in the ways of the world.

Reminder….

2Timothy 3:13 (KJV)  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Folks, we are living in the last days. There are some disturbing verses that point out a very critical issue….

Not many who claim the title are going to heaven in these last days.

Matthew 7:14 (KJV)  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Matthew 7:20-23 (KJV)  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

There are many who make claims using the world’s standards to defend themselves.

Maybe you have heard some the following excuses; maybe you have even made some of these excuses yourself.

“Look how many people there are, this must be good”

“He is a top author, so his teaching must be right”

“His business says “Christian” on it, so it must be good”

“She has John 3:16 painted on her studio wall, it must be good”

”It is just exercise or it is just a __________, I am not worshipping their god(s)”

But one that is the most dangerous because when used, it shuts people up, is

“I am telling others about Christ, or I share the Gospel”

The biggest deception…

I have led others to Christ through _______________ (fill in the blank).”

These excuses beg the question “What Gospel are you selling them and what Jesus are you promoting”

If it is not the Scriptures then it is false; period!

If you are using the world to share the gospel then you are sharing a diluted down false gospel.

Half Truths Equal Full Lies!

Either you believe fully in the Scriptures or you believe man.

There is only one standard and that is the solid Word of God.

2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

2 Timothy 3:17 (KJV) That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

If you do not stand fully on God’s word, you are not “thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” If you are not “thoroughly furnished unto all good works”, then you are not sharing the pure gospel of Jesus Christ.

When one only shares half the truth, it is still a full lie.

Folks, there is no middle ground, grey area or fudge room when the Word of God clearly commands us to abstain from even the appearance of evil; to not practice the ways of the pagans, to stay away from evil associations. God is very clear about the consequences, yet multitudes are following evil men deceiving and being deceived.

Please take the time and read what God’s word says…

1 John 2:15-17 -- "love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of god abideth for ever."

1 Corinthians 10:21 (KJV) Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

1 Thessalonians 5:22 (KJV) "abstain from all appearance of evil."

Romans 12:2 (KJV)  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

James 4:4 (KJV) ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with god? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of god.

Proverbs 1:15 (KJV)  My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Proverbs 4:14 (KJV)  Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

John 15:19 (KJV)  If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

In conclusion, I leave you with this final warning from God’s Word …

Isaiah 8:20 (KJV) "to the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."

Who Do You Serve?

Jesus stated the following…

John 14:6 (KJV) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

If you do not have Christ in your life, you will spend eternity in hell. This is a fact. It does not matter if you believe this or not, it is the truth spoken by Jesus himself. If your name is not written in the Lambs Book of Life you will go to hell for what you have not done and that is accepting Christ as your personal savior. To be placed in the Lamb Book of Life, you need to turn your life completely over to Him. Having “head” knowledge or “just believing in Christ” is not the same as having “heart” knowledge with Christ living in your heart.  We know that even the devils believe in Him, where are they spending eternity?

James 2:19 (KJV)  Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

We work hard at Prophezine to show that Bible Prophecy is coming to pass. Because of this fact, the Bible is true. Since the Bible is the true and inerrant word of God, there is a heaven and there is a hell.

If you claim the title of “Christian” then take account of yourself this day. Many claim the title, but we read in God’s Word that the title does not get you into heaven.

Matthew 7:21(KJV)  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 7:22(KJV) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

Matthew 7:23(KJV) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Who you serve will determine where you will spend eternity. If you are not serving Christ and a true child of God, then you are serving Satan and a child of the enemy.

If you are not 110% sure, then take account of yourself, your very life depends upon it.

1John 1:9 (KJV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

About the Author:

Ray & Tracye Gano are the Executive Directors of Prophezine. Prophezine deals with Bible Prophecy and World Events from a Pre-trib, pre-millennial, dispensationalist stand point. They currently serve close to 70,000+ (and growing) people world wide with a weekly newsletters, daily news updates, community based website and Internet radio shows. Ray recently released his latest project “Escape The End Time Money Snare – The CD a multimedia CD co-authored with Wilfred Hahn focusing on how to escape the trappings of mammon and learning how to live simply in God’s abundance.

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Food Shortage - He Rides A Black Horse

He Rides A Black Horse
Updated 02-06-08 8:39 AM CST

In the last several months I have been seeing a drastic increase in the cost of food. Milk is sitting at $4.25 a gallon, Cheese has gone up $2.00 for a quarter pound block and butter is sitting at $4.65 a box.

Folks, we are coming to the end of the age. We are beginning to see the foundations that have been put in place, start to take effect.

During the tribulation we know that food will become scarce and the cost will sky rocket.

We read in Revelation 6:5-6…

Revelation 6:5 – 6 (KJV) And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6  And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

Christ himself stated..

Matthew 24:8 (KJV)  All these are the beginning of sorrows.

In this Christ was speaking of wars, rumors of wars, false Christ’s, earthquakes, famines, pestilences. He was speaking about now, the end of the age.

Matthew 24:7 (KJV)  For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

When one does a study on this verse we learn that he is using verbiage which equates to that of a woman about to give birth, or the birth pangs as it is commonly stated.

Birth pangs do not slow down, ask any mother, she will attest to the fact that they increase in strength and timing. They get harder and more painful as well as coming more frequently.

That is exactly what we are seeing today, read on…

Forget Oil, the New Global Crisis is Food

BMO strategist Donald Coxe warns credit crunch and soaring oil prices will pale in comparison to looming catastrophe.

A new crisis is emerging, a global food catastrophe that will reach further and be more crippling than anything the world has ever seen. The credit crunch and the reverberations of soaring oil prices around the world will pale in comparison to what is about to transpire, Donald Coxe, global portfolio strategist at BMO Financial Group said at the Empire Club's 14th annual investment outlook in Toronto on Thursday.

"It's not a matter of if, but when," he warned investors. "It's going to hit this year hard."

Mr. Coxe said the sharp rise in raw food prices in the past year will intensify in the next few years amid increased demand for meat and dairy products from the growing middle classes of countries such as China and India as well as heavy demand from the biofuels industry.

"The greatest challenge to the world is not US$100 oil; it's getting enough food so that the new middle class can eat the way our middle class does, and that means we've got to expand food output dramatically," he said.

The impact of tighter food supply is already evident in raw food prices, which have risen 22% in the past year.

Source - http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=213343

In this article Mr.Coxe is pointing out the production of biofuel / biodiesel is one of his primary concerns. If you do not know, biofuel / biodiesels are produced by using corn, wheat, sugar beets, ect.  Many of the grains and produce used to make biofuel / biodiesel is also the same thing we use to feed the livestock thus promoting a healthy food supply.

Living here on the Gano Ranch, we have seen this directly as well as having an effect on us as these prices go up. In fact this was my main topic for this week’s Prophezine’s This Week In Bible Prophecy Show.

Watch Now - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbDntNOq3G0

We have noticed the cost of our chicken feed going up and even our dog food, which is also predominately made from grains.

With the continued cost of rising livestock feed going up, the products such as meat, diary, poultry and eggs are also going up.

Soon the rule of supply and demand will impact us. But which demand will win out? Will the demand to run our machinery win or will the demand to feed our livestock win.

No matter what, in the end, we learn that food will become scarce.

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It's Been A While

For all of you who dont know me, my name is Ray. I have not posted here in a long time. You know work, life, holidays, ect.

So what I thought I would do is start from the begining again and let you know who I am...

My name is Ray Gano and my wife Tracye and I are the Executive Directors of several website. Yep that is what we do here on the homestead.

The names are Prophezine and Wisdom Farms. Prophezine deals with Bible Prophecy and World Events from a Pre-trib, pre-millennial, dispensationalist stand point. Wisdom Farms, for what this blog is titled. It is our website dedicated to living the simple life, homesteading, finance, cooking, knitting, ect from a christian foundation.

My wife and I go to an independent Baptist church located in the middle of the Texas Hill Country. My pastor is great!! He only teaches from the King James Version and we only sing songs from our hymnals. We love our church dearly, especially when we get so many emails asking us to help our readers find solid Bible teaching churches. Churches like the one we attend are going by the wayside in lew of all this watered down, candy coated gospel fluff they are preaching now a days.

I look forward to getting to know you and I also invite you to check out my site and give me some feedback.

Stop by Prophezine and say hi.

You can get to Prophezine by going to http://www.prophezine.com

Or you can check out Wisdom Farms at http://www.wisdomfarms.com

Thanks for your time and I look forward to posting some of my work here.

In His Service,

Ray Gano
Prophezine

Damascus Nuked - Isaiah 17:1 - SPECIAL REPORT

Hello All,

Besides running Wisdom Farms, many of you know that I also run a website dealing with Bible Prophecy and World Events called Prophezine. (www.prophezine.com)

If you have been keeping an eye on the news, you know that the Middle East is a powder Keg waiting to blow.

If you are a student of Bible Prophecy you know the next MAJOR piece to drop into the puzzle is the destruction of Damascus. (Isaiah 17)

I published a 28 page report this week that I feel needs to be shared here.

If this Middle East war goes down and if Israel retaliates like MANY people and sources are expecting, Damascus will be nuked.

This is a fact based upon what scripture states. This is also the word coming down from many avenues and not just the bible prophecy arena either.

In this article, I also included part of my 11 page report, "11 Items You Need To Get Now."

Why do I include this? Because no matter what happens, a major war in the Middle East will effect everyone globally and the ramifications will be pretty hard hitting, especially in the pocket book.

The following is my intro to this and a link where you can download this document for free.

Ray
Wisdom Farms / Prophezine

A Prophezine SPECIAL REPORT

The Middle East - A View from the Wall

I, like many of you, consider myself a watchman on the wall. We are placed there to keep an eye on things and give an early warning alarm to the church.

In the past few days I have had information sent to me from various sources as well as from some of you, the PZ Insiders.

At times events take place at you which time appears to lay out a puzzle, sequence of events, pattern, etc.  We as watchmen on the wall see that “pattern” interpret it and then voice our alarm accordingly.

These past few days, that very thing has taken place with me and I assume, has taken place with several of you based upon the many emails I have received.

First of all I want to state very clearly that I am NOT some prophet, son of a prophet or anything like that. I do not believe in nor stand upon signs, wonders, dreams, visions, either. In the last days we are called to be sober and level headed.

I also want to thank PZ Insiders Jim C, Mark M, Denise S, Dave B, for your help with the timeline, news and council.

Second, in presenting this information, I have great excitement as well as great concern.

Let me explain why I am concerned.

Several weeks ago I wrote an article titled “ The Effects of A Middle East War.” In this article I lay out how a Middle East war will affect us globally, even though we as a nation or any nation for that matter, may or may not be involved. So no matter what, a war in the Middle East will have dramatic repercussions no matter where you live, here or abroad.

You can read the article “ The Effects of A Middle East War” by following this URL - http://www.prophezine.com/PZArticles/TheEffectsofaMiddleEastWar/tabid/602/Default.aspx

Now, let me explain why I am excited.

If situations play out according to what seems to be taking place, we as Christians may be presented one of the greatest opportunities to share the gospel, doors will be opening left and right. We need to be ready for this and not become victims of the events around us.

Situation Report – Where We Stand, a View from the Wall

As you know, a lot of news has been coming across the wires. This week we published a special PZ Insider Report on Isaiah 17, the destruction of Damascus.

Things are moving at a lightning pace there.

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A Post From My Wife

Encouragement From My Wife

On our Prophezine site my wife has her own blog. Recently she posted a great post and I thought that I would share it with all of you here.

Be Encouraged!
By Tracye Gano

It has been a while since I have posted to the blog. I have been very busy with our Wisdom Farms website. I hope you all will take the time and give it a look. www.wisdomfarms.com

This morning I was reading Spurgeon's Morning Devotional. It was a very encouraging piece.

Ray and I do much research and reporting on the trends and news of the day in light of Bible prophecy and as we grow ever closer to our Lord and Saviour's blessed return, this world grows darker and darker with each passing moment.

Daily we see people doing, accepting and condoning things that were unheard of 30 years ago. There are wars all around us. Weather is running rampant. People are growing cold. We see people who profess to be Christian's living their best life now with little or no heeding of Scriptures.

We live in a day and age where it is increasingly looked down upon to stand on the Word of God alone. People call good evil and evil good, they revel in the darkness and wallow in the worlds pits, all the while saying God does not see, He is only love, He does not judge.

I could go on and on with the ills of today that we see all around us, but you get my point.

But something that those of us who truly belong to the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ can take great comfort in and rest in is that this is not our home. We are just pilgrims passing through. We should hearken unto the voice of wisdom.

Spurgeon's devotion today spoke to this and I found it to be very encouraging.

Here it is for your encouragement...

"Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil." --Proverbs 1:33

Divine love is rendered conspicuous when it I shines in the midst of judgments. Fair is that lone star which smiles through the rifts of the thunder clouds; bright is the oasis which blooms in the wilderness of sand; so fair and so bright is love in the midst of wrath.

When the Israelites provoked the Most High by their continued idolatry, He punished them by withholding both dew and rain, so that their land was visited by a sore famine; but while He did this, He took care that His own chosen ones should be secure. If all other brooks are dry, yet shall there be one reserved for Elijah; and when that fails, God shall still preserve for him a place of sustenance; nay, not only so, the Lord had not simply one "Elijah," but He had a remnant according to the election of grace, who were hidden by fifties in a cave, and though the whole land was subject to famine, yet these fifties in the cave were fed, and fed from Ahab's table too by His faithful, God-fearing steward, Obadiah.

Let us from this draw the inference, that come what may, God's people are safe. Let convulsions shake the solid earth, let the skies themselves be rent in twain, yet amid the wreck of worlds the believer shall be as secure as in the calmest hour of rest. If God cannot save His people under heaven, He will save them in heaven. If the world becomes too hot to hold them, then heaven shall be the place of their reception and their safety. Be ye then confident, when ye hear of wars, and rumours of wars. Let no agitation distress you, but be quiet from fear of evil. Whatsoever cometh upon the earth, you, beneath the broad wings of Jehovah, shall be secure. Stay yourself upon His promise; rest in His faithfulness, and bid defiance to the blackest future, for there is nothing in it direful for you. Your sole concern should be to show forth to the world the blessedness of hearkening to the voice of wisdom.

In His Service,

Ray

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