Oh, To Be Raised Up :: By Dennis Huebshman

Our world today has changed drastically, and not for the better. Satan and his demons are in “full production” mode, and their main targets are all true believers in Jesus. They especially love to give us a “review” of all we have done in our lifetimes, and especially all the evil acts we have done. Satan knows his time here is getting short, and because of his destructive pride, he wants to pull as many souls away from Jesus as possible. And yes, we have all sinned no matter how “pure” you may think you have been (Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23). (all emphasis mine)

There are times when I start to have thoughts about all I did in my past before calling on My Jesus to be My Savior forever. As I have told others, before Jesus was in my life, I committed some sins that I am not proud of at all. When these thoughts enter my mind, I can almost hear Lucifer saying, “And you think you’re worthy of being forgiven for all of this?” I have learned that when these thoughts attack me, I call on the Lord to bring me even closer to Him. I believe God’s word which states that when I confess my sins and ask for forgiveness, it is granted to me (1 John 1:8-10). Even the ones I still commit. Jesus died for all of our sins. Remember when He was on the cross, His blood reached forward through time to cover all who will receive and accept Him as their Lord and Savior. The answer to the question – am I worthy? – not even for a moment, but He is.

I am encouraged by Psalm 103:11-12; “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear [totally love and respect] Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our transgressions from us.”

What was done in the past cannot be changed other than to learn from our past sins. We are to turn from our habitual evil lifestyles and seek to serve the Lord in any way He will lead us. Plain and simple, right? Not at all. Our Father knows us better than we will ever know ourselves, and He knows who has truly repented and called on His Son, and likewise, who will not.

We’re told about this latter group in 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11; “and with all wicked deceptions for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the Truth, and so be saved. Therefore, God sends them a strong delusion so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the Truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” Who is the Truth that the apostle is speaking of? Jesus said in John 14:6, “He said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.”

Who can come to the Savior? Joel 2:32, Acts 2:21, and Romans 10:13 state that “All who call on the name of the Lord, will be saved.” That includes every living, breathing person on this earth. Jesus gave us an eternal promise in Matthew 11:28-29; “Come to Me all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Every time Satan tries to drag us down and cause us to lose hope, we need to call on Jesus to raise our spirits back up to be able to show Satan that we have no doubt as to who our Redeemer is, and one day soon, we will be with Him forever. We also know where Satan will be as given in Revelation 20:10; “and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.”

One note here: do not hold any conversations with the devil. We know through examining the scriptures just how deceptive and tempting he can be. We need to take our thoughts to Jesus and ask Him to give us the guidance and encouragement to keep us away from all of Satan’s lies. Jesus knows there are more who will fall for Satan’s deceptions than will accept Him (Matthew 7:13-14).

If we ask for Jesus’ help, He will give it; however, He will not force His will on anyone. It has to be voluntary for each and every individual; and believing and having faith that all of God’s promises are real keeps us in His loving arms. Romans 10:11 says, “For the scripture says that everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame.”

There is an inspirational song that has been performed by numerous artists. It’s called “You Raise Me Up” and was written by Norwegian author Rolf Lovland in 2001. On YouTube, Josh Groban did a very good version in 2003; however, my favorite version is done by Selah, which is also available on YouTube.

(1) When I am down, and oh my soul, so weary; when troubles come, and my heart burdened be; then I am still, and wait here in the silence, until you come and sit a while with me.

(ref) You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains. You raise me up to walk on stormy seas. I am strong when I am on Your shoulders; You raise me up to more than I can be. (x2)

(2) There is no life, no life without its hunger. Each restless heart beats so imperfectly. But when You come, and I am filled with wonder, sometimes I think I glimpse eternity. (refx2)

In our perishable human bodies, with a mindset that is subject to fear and hopeless feelings, it’s refreshing to have such hymns as “You Raise Me Up.” Jesus is there always, and God promises throughout the whole Bible that He will never forsake us. Yes, we fail Him, and sometimes miserably. However, He loves us so much that He is there for us when we truly seek His forgiveness (John 3:16-18; Romans 8:1; Romans 5:8 and many others).

There will be an event that will take place very soon that’s described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 and 1 Corinthians 15:51-53. Although the word “Rapture” is not in the Bible, these passages describe the “taking up” of all true believers to be with Jesus and avoid the wrath that is coming on this earth. It should be noted that the word “Bible” is not in the Bible either.

Just witnessing all the events that are taking place today that are “anti-God,” “anti-Jesus,” and “anti-anything Christian” should tell us just how close to going home we are. I firmly believe God is giving a bit more time so that more souls will call out and be saved. He doesn’t want to cause grief to anyone (2 Peter 3:9) but eventually will say “Enough!”

Avoid being left behind to face the tribulation of Satan, and the wrath of God, by following Romans 10:9-13 today. As mentioned earlier, “All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” This will still be possible after the “harpazo,” “rapture,” or “taking up,” but at a very high cost that you will not want to pay.

He is waiting right now for your call. The event will be over in less than one second – “in the twinkling of an eye” – so you need to be ready to “Be Raised Up.” Right now wouldn’t be too soon to call on Him as we do not know the day, hour, minute, or second that the call will come.

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

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Aborted Fetal Organs and Tissue Grafted to Rats :: By Geri Ungurean

If you call yourself a follower of Jesus Christ and believe that you are truly saved but have NO problem with what you will read in this article, then I think you should re-evaluate your spiritual condition.

Yes – I am questioning your Salvation.

From ncregister.com (A Catholic Website)

How Aborted Children Are Used in Medical Research in 2020

At a fundamental level, life-saving research ought to preserve human dignity.

You don’t need to go undercover and follow around employees from Planned Parenthood like David Daleiden at the Center for Medical Progress to find out how the remains of aborted children are used in research. All it takes is a look at scientific reports. The methods are detailed in the words of the scientists themselves, who depend on abortion to design experiments.

With the focus lately on the use of aborted fetal cell lines in vaccines, I thought it would be helpful to walk through what is really going on to show why some pro-life Catholics are so concerned about the passive acceptance of aborted children in research. We are not denying that vaccines serve a common good. We are, however, encouraging Catholics to unite a protest against the evil of abortion, to demand that university, government and industrial scientists stop using the remains of electively-aborted children in the research of anything, vaccines or otherwise. Actually, vaccines are only the beginning.

In the last few decades, scientific literature has reported new technologies such as single-cell transcriptomics, humanized mice and organoids, to name a few. What follows is a summary of three new research reports published in just the last half of 2020. There are many more.

Fetal Scalps and Back Flesh Grafted onto Rats and Mice

In September, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh published their work on the development of humanized mice and rats with “full-thickness human skin.” Human skin protects an individual from infection, but there is no way to study the effects of pathogens on individuals without subjecting them to disease. Full-thickness human skin from fetuses was grafted onto rodents while simultaneously co-engrafting the same fetus’s lymphoid tissues and hematopoietic stem cells from the liver so that the rodent models were humanized with organs and skin from the same child. These “human Skin and Immune System (hSIS)-humanized” mouse and rat models are meant to aid the study of the immune system when the skin is infected.

To make the hSIS-humanized rodent models, full-thickness fetal skin was taken from humans aborted at the gestational age of 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy at the Magee-Women’s Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Tissue Bank. The mothers provided written consent for the fetuses to be used in research.

From the aborted fetuses, thymus, liver, spleen and full-thickness skin were transplanted and grafted onto the rodents and allowed to grow. Then the rodent models were given a staph infection on the skin to study how the internal organs responded.

The human skin was taken from the scalp and the back of the fetuses so that grafts with and without hair could be compared in the rodent model. Excess fat tissues attached to the subcutaneous layer of the skin were cut away, and then the fetal skin was grafted over the rib cage of the rodent, where its own skin had been removed. The grafts lasted up to 10 weeks post-transplantation. Multiple layers of human keratinocytes and fibroblasts were observed in the grafts, and the human skin grew blood vessels and immune cells.

Human hair was evident by 12 weeks but only in the grafts taken from the fetal scalps. In the scalp grafts, fine human hair can be seen growing long and dark surrounded by the short white hairs of the mouse. The images literally show a patch of baby hair growing on a mouse’s back.

The work was funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the same branch that Moderna collaborates with for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Fetuses Used to Study Racial Differences in PBDE Exposure

In July, also in the journal Scientific Reports, a team in the United States published their findings on racial differences in fetal exposure to flame retardants. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardants, and they are a public health concern because they interfere with hormone activity, immune function, and fetal brain development during pregnancy.

In North America, high flammability standards correlate to high PBDE exposure — especially in California, where safety regulations are highest. The fetus becomes exposed to PBDEs as the chemicals transfer through the placenta from the mother, but since their liver cannot metabolize the chemicals as readily, PBDEs collect in the developing child and continue to build in infancy and childhood, all critical times for the development of the endocrine, immune and neural systems.

To assess exposure in unborn children, researchers at the University of California and the California Environmental Protection Agency conducted a study from 2008 to 2016. In four study waves, they recruited a total of 249 women scheduled for a second-trimester abortion.

The women gave written or verbal consent for their blood, the placenta, and the child’s liver to be dissected from the dead body so scientists could make mother-child comparisons of PBDE levels. The authors note that until this study, sample collection had been “largely constrained to labor and delivery rather than earlier in gestation” when the chemicals transfer and begin to build up during “critical prenatal windows of vulnerability.”

The work was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Services. All study protocols were approved by the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) institutional review board prior to recruitment of women scheduled for abortions. The aborted children were collected by the clinical staff at the San Francisco General Hospital Women’s Option Center. This is the largest study of its kind to date.

As expected, fetal levels of PBDE were higher than that of the mothers. The evidence also suggested that Black women may be disproportionately exposed to the chemicals in flame retardants. The paper emphasized the need for further study of fetuses in this gestational range. These second-trimester fetuses essentially lived their short lives in utero as analytical machines and then were used to provide information to keep children living in society safe.

Fetal B-Lymphocytes Used to Study Autoimmunity

In July, a team at Yale University’s Department of Immunology reported in the journal Science on the development of immunities in newborns. When bacteria and viruses attack the body, it fights back by producing three types of white blood cells — macrophages, B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes. It has been assumed, due to competing biochemical mechanisms among lymphocytes, that antibody production is limited in early fetal development, leaving newborns vulnerable to infection. However, newborn blood samples show abundant auto-antibodies.

To investigate this unexpected immunity, the team at Yale dissected the bodies of aborted children to remove their liver, bone marrow, and spleen. Then they collected B-lymphocyte cells and produced hundreds of antibodies. The 15 fetuses, all of whom were aborted in the second trimester of pregnancy, were obtained from the Birth Defects Research Laboratory at the University of Washington. Blood, bone marrow, and stool samples from healthy adults were compared to assess antibody production and gut microbiota.

The study found that incomplete B-lymphocyte tolerance mechanisms in fetuses favor the accumulation of similar cells that also have the properties to bind bacteria and promote colonization in the gut, thereby encouraging an alternative development path for antibodies in newborns. This work was funded, again, by the NIH, a fellowship at Yale and Pew Charitable Trusts.

Biomedical Research Ought to Preserve Human Dignity

In his encyclical Evangelium Vitae, Pope St. John Paul II declared that “the use of human embryos or fetuses as an object of experimentation constitutes a crime against their dignity as human beings who have a right to the same respect owed to a child once born, just as to every person” (63).

At a fundamental level, life-saving research ought to preserve human dignity. The fetal specimens described in these scientific papers — the children who were killed and dissected like the best kind of lab rats — all deserved to be named and counted in the human family.

They were more than a statistic in a table of chemical exposure levels, or a chart of PBDE levels across maternal-placental-fetal biological matrices, or a chunk of scalp grafted grotesquely onto a rodent. They were unwanted children who were killed by an industry that exploited them to make the lives of the wanted humans better. Catholics have a duty to demand better from scientists. – Source

I do hope that the reader noticed that all of these inhumane experiments are supported by NIH. How can we trust Dr. Fauci with our lives (Vaccines) when this monster has no regard for human life?

I am quite certain that Bill Gates has poured his money into experimentation using aborted fetal tissue.

Why wouldn’t he? After all, his late father was the head of Planned Parenthood at one point.

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Shalom B’Yeshua

MARANATHA

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