Bøger af James Stone

The mystery of life coming out of death is everywhere present in the created world: morning comes out of night, spring breaks out of winter, and flowers bud after being planted. Jesus spoke of this mystery of life when he said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, 'Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.'"The early followers of Jesus recognized that the death and resurrection of Jesus was crucial to their belief and to their experiences in the kingdom of God. They also soon began to realize that their life experiences were mirroring the death and resurrection of Jesus. In fact, the early disciples of Jesus did not identify themselves as Christians. Accordingly, to the Acts of the apostles, the early followers of Jesus seem to be known as the people of the way. Encountering death-producing circumstances, they experienced being raised to newness of life in Christ.Paul, when challenged by a Roman governor to speak of "concerning the faith in Christ," "reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come." In one sentence, Paul encapsulated the Christian's experiences in life. The follower of Jesus experienced righteousness (led of the Spirit), temperance (not being controlled by enticements), and judgment to come (brought to a place of temptations, a place of growth or stagnation).Believers in every generation have not only the promise of experiencing resurrection life in their "mortal flesh," but they also have been told of the process by which it happens. The revelations contained in this book will reveal how every believer can be identified with Jesus and the people of the way. All the power and the glory of the kingdom of God can be experienced in this life, for "the way" has been revealed.

There is a place just beyond the horizon where the milk and the honey flow without reserve. Water surging down the mountain streams into the river of the valley is in bountiful supply. The plants of its fields, the herbs of its grass, and the trees within its boundaries are pleasant to the sight and good for food. In the valley, there is peace and joy where everything that happens is always just and right. Human words cannot express the majesty of the glory that permeates every hill, every plain, and every crevasse of the valley. It is a beautiful garden of Paradise where man can spend and enjoy the full days of his life. The grandeur of this magnificent garden drove a man many, many years ago to cry out that he would lay down his life to protect the essence of its glory. The response to that cry, however, was a simple question, "Will you?" Sadly, the reality of the man's effort brought only denial, after denial, after denial when the opportunity came to make the sacrifice. Mercifully, the Expression of God entered into the inadequate effort of the struggling man. Reaching down to an uplifted hand, the visible Expression of God said, "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me." The story of Job, the story of every man, is the struggle to believe that the Expression of God can indeed take man to the place where he was intended to dwell. The story of Job began simply with, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil" (Job 1:1). Although the beginning of Job sounds like the aspirations that most men desire to achieve, it is only the beginning of the story of Job. Mysteriously, the "good" produced by man for God must be replaced by the greater good produced by God in man. The story of Job is actually the story of how God brings man to the place of the greater good. The end of the story of Job reveals the greater good, experiencing the Garden of Paradise. The three fairest of the fair daughters of Job reveal the end for which all men were created. As was the custom of the day, Job named his first daughter to commemorate what was happening in his life at the time of her birth. The name Jemima means "warm affection." Job now knew that he was being loved. The name of his second daughter, Kezia, means "to strip off, that is, (partially) scrape as to strip off the bark of a tree." At this point in the life of Job, he had been stripped of the controlling influence of his intellect, his emotions, and his will. He had been delivered from his captivity. He has been brought to a place of completion (perfection). Job named his third daughter Karenhappuch. It means "horn of cosmetic." Like a horn of plenty, Job was experiencing at this moment the abundance of the life of God. He knew the great Cosmetologist had beautified the experience of his life by placing him in the Garden of Delight, Paradise. Job heard God speak, the Expression of God, and he was taken to a wonderful mansion to spend the days of his life. The author of Job proclaimed, concerning Job's arrival at the place where he was intended to dwell, "After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. So Job died, being old and full of days" (Job 42:16, 17). The consummation of all our lives is to be brought to the place where we could live the days of our lives in soul-satisfaction (literal meaning of full of days). God brought Job to where he not only was experiencing God (as all men do), but also he was now able to know, to appreciate, and to revel in the joy of the life of God he was experiencing. The beginning of life (Genesis) had been brought to the end (Revelation) of life. It is the mystery of living in a physical world and yet being able "to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God." This is the story of Job, the story of every man's path to the Paradise of God.

While many Biblical commentators remain focused on a Western European Anti-Christ and End Time Apocalyptic Scenario, the real force and evil of the Anti-Christ grows daily without our notice through the power of radical Islamic beliefs which will soon bring about an Islamic Apocalypse. In Islamic Apocalypse the author examines the most foundational Biblical End Time icons in light of their fulfillment by Radical Islam. Discover the following disturbing truths: * The Anti-Christ will be the Al Mahdi of Islamic End Time Prophecy * The False Prophet will be the Isa of Islamic End Time Prophecy * The Empire of the Anti-Christ will be a Ten Nation Islamic Confederacy * The Wound that was Healed will be the Future Rebuilt Nation of Iraq * The Mark of the Beast will be a Tattoo of Loyalty to the Al Mahdi * The Power of Middle Eastern Oil will Control Who Can Buy or Sell * The Feet of Iron and Clay will be the Division of Sunni and Shia * The Battle for Jerusalem will be a Islamic Surprise Attack Against Israel * The Woman Riding the Beast will be the Islamic Power of Saudi Arabia In these End Times recent events and revealed truths have helped students of Biblical End Time Prophecy realize that we are racing ever faster to an Islamic Apocalypse.

Enter a world where efficiency is king and those who can't keep up disappear. A futuristic landscape where a once heralded A.I. has enslaved and pacified the citizens of its city while underground a group of refugees work together to free their brethren from the surveillance state. Meanwhile the world outside has moved on, with groups of bandits and travelers trying to make their own way in the wastes left behind by the A.I.'s war. Follow along with citizens, police, and the outsiders as they all try to make a living in the city that is always watching. --- City with No Name is a novel that has its roots in dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction, containing classic themes from each genre in a fast-paced multiplot story. The novel itself is comprised of many differing points of view, from a few main characters to one off characters that encounter our protagonists in the wild, all of which come together to tell the story of the AI's destruction. The novel's unique structure contains 8 large serials or acts that are broken down further into chapter-like subtitles. Each subtitled story is structured in such a way as to keep the reader moving quickly through the story. Many classic science fiction elements are contained within the work, recalling themes and ideas established by through the history of genre.

The internet landscape is changing rapidly. Did you know that within a very short time, your website may be virtually invisible to the search engines? Did you know that soon the only way you are going to get any traffic at all is to pay for it? Google wants your money. They have been eliminating from their indexes websites that do not meet their stringent standards. Only legitimate websites offering non-duplicated original content will get any free search engine traffic. The list of problems is long and so many bloggers are causing their own problems and they don't even know it. This book details every aspect of what you need to do to stay out Google's cross-hairs and flourish in this new landscape. You can achieve Web Authority in your niche and make sure a significant percentage of your traffic to your site is always free.

The book of Revelation reveals the apocalypse of Jesus Christ with its consequential consummation of the kingdom of God on earth. This "great wonder" (the words of the author of Revelation) would be the greatest apocalyptic event in the history of the created world. With its fabulous word pictures of a great red dragon, a woman clothed with the sun, a slaughtered lamb standing, and the mysterious 666 with its mark of the beast, the things which John saw are primarily spiritual in nature, and therefore, they are often expressed in rich, powerfully laden allegories and metaphors. Within the generation between the resurrection of Christ and the destruction of Jerusalem, the story of Revelation is how the power of the risen Christ enables believers to overcome the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet as portrayed in the visions of John.

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