What happens to the soul after death?

Do you wonder what happens to the soul after death - for the faithful and ungodly?

2 ESDRAS 7

76 And He answered me and said, "I will show you that also; but you must not associate with those who have shown scorn, or count yourself among those who are tortured.

77 For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High, but it will not be shown to you until the last times.

78 For about death, the teaching is: When the final sentence goes forth from the Most High that a man is to die, when the soul departs from the body to return to Him who gave it, first of all it prays to the glory of the Most High;

81 The first way is that they have scorned the Law of the Most High.

82 The second way is that they can no longer make a good repentance, so that they may live.

83 The third way is that they will see the reward destined for those who have believed the agreements of the Most High.

84 The fourth way is that they will consider the torment destined for them in the last days.

85 The fifth way is that they will see that the dwelling-places of the others are guarded by angels in profound silence.

86 The sixth way is that they will see that some of them will pass over to be tormented henceforth.

87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, is that they will waste away in shame and be consumed in disgrace, and whither with fear, at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they they sinned while they lived, and before whom they are destined to be judged in the last times.

90 Therefore this is the teaching about them:

91 First of all, they see with great rapture the glory of Him who takes them up, for they will rest in seven orders.

92 The first order is that they have striven with much toil to conquer the wicked thought that was formed with them, so that it should not lead them from life to death.

93 The second order is that they see the labyrinth in which the souls of the ungodly wander, and the punishment that waits them.

94 The third order is that they see the testimony that He who formed them has borne to them, because they were alive and faithfully observed the Law which was given them.

101 "They have freedom for seven days, to see on the seven days the things you have been told, and afterward they will be gathered in their dwellings."

95 The fourth order is that they understand the rest which they now enjoy, gathered in their chambers, in great quietness, watched over by angels, and the glory that awaits them in the last days.

96 The fifth order is that they exult that they have now escaped what is corruptible and will possess the future as their inheritance, and besides perceive the narrowness and toilsomeness from which they have been freed and the spaciousness they are destined to receive and enjoy in immortality.

97 The sixth order is that it is shown to them how their face is destined to shine like the sun, and how they are made like the light of the stars, and be incorruptible thence forth.

98 The seventh order, which is greater than all those that have been mentioned, is that they will exult boldly, and that they will trust confidently, and rejoice fearlessly, for they hasten to see the face of Him whom they served in life, and from Whom they are to receive their reward when they are glorified.

99 These are the orders of the souls of the upright, as henceforth proclaimed, and the above ways of torture are those who would not give heed will henceforth suffer.”

Cultural Marxism: The Corruption of America - Video

Are we watching for the 6th Seal?

(guest post by Character Victory)

From the time of first becoming a student of the bible till today, the world's landscape has changed drastically.  Though much of the world was in poverty and some parts were suffering from little wars and injustices, the western world for the most part was still prosperous and with hope.  Today however we can't really say that, the tides of darkness seem to be at our feet from all directions.  What can we do in such dark times? Pray and read the Word of Yahweh...

DISCLAIMER: I'm not a preacher I'm just noting that back when I first read revelations I had a better chance of understanding a Chinese comic book story than the Book of Revelations.  However today, some of this book is actually starting to make sense, no pictures needed...

The Seals: 1-6 KJV

The 1st Seal - Rev 6.1 - 6.2

6 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

² And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

Most of this world has been conquered though monetary and international policies.  Governments and been installed and uninstalled in the third world and larger powers are all assimilated into one.

The 2nd Seal - Rev 6.3 - 6.4
³ And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
⁴ And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

There has definitely been war since 9/11 and hasn't really let up much.  No peace:  power definitely seems to have been given and even used a bit.

The 3rd Seal - Rev 6.5 - 6.6
⁵ 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.

A penny in scripture is a day's wage.  A measure of wheat or a 3 measures of barely is a days worth of food.  Yes, even in this great country, most of us are living paycheck to paycheck.  "Hurt not the oil and the wine" - that is the 1% and they are definitely not hurting.

The 4th Seal - Rev 6.7 - 6.8
⁷ And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
⁸ And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Not sure where (or when) the fourth part of the earth is but the power is there for whereever or whenever the fourth part of the earth is.  Millions of people have already died at the hand of war, hunger, death?, and beasts (govt's?) .  All in all, it is not outrageous to say that power has been given unto them to do all that.

The 5th Seal - Rev 6.9 - 6.11
⁹ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
¹⁰ And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
¹¹ And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

This is the part that is still unknown to me and not clearly revealed hence the title of this post.  Is this the signs of times or not?  At this point I do not know but when the 6th seal opens it should be awfully clear:

The 6th Seal - Rev 6.13 - 6.17  
 ¹²And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
¹³ And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
¹⁴ And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
¹⁵ And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
¹⁶ And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
¹⁷ For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

No big enough of an earthquake has occurred to fit this description but if you just take a look at the earth's climate and geological changes, its not illogical to think something is going to pop soon.  Tectonic and volcanic activity has risen.  You might think that just more information is available but I remember back in the days we had like one major earthquake every year or two max.  Now its like every month or even week or two.  Also, there are bunkers built in the mountains in every country private folks have even taken it upon themselves to buy and modify silos or build their own bunkers.

The only thing clear is that there are signs of this going on now and this chapter makes a lot more sense today than it did before.

Crash Course: Ch 7 - Money Creation

Money Creation by Chris Martenson

Television - Media

Stand for TRUTH - Truthquest

If anything is the endemic trait of our zeitgeist, it is capsulized in one word-- deception. Maybe I'm just too hyper-sensitive to 'BS,' but to me it's the grating tenor of the times that almost everything that reaches my consciousness from 'official sources' of any kind-- be they government, corporate, religious, academic-- has the stench of self-serving deceit about it. If it's not outright lies, it is usually a noxious mix of lies and selected truth. It's everywhere; all pervasive; in every aspect of our daily lives. And the worst thing is that most people either don't even notice it... or are so inured to 'relative truth' that they accept it as normal. The current generation have grown up in an 'age of persuasion,' with ‘commercial messages' bombarding us incessantly in every corner of urban life, so that distortion and hyperbole are taken as commonplace, and an inevitable part of modern existence.

A world without ultimate truth is a world without God. And such a society is a hopeless, Orwellian nightmare, not worth living, neither for the trampled masses nor for their soulless overlords. The only way to survive in such a world is to shut one's eyes to the reality of its bleakness, and live life in a constant frenzy of activity, pretending that everything is fine and dandy. That is how the 20th century was lived by a growing majority in the Western nations. While we were madly accumulating material goods, and scrambling for success, we didn't have time to think about the omnipresent question of truth. The hidden manipulators used this materialistic smokescreen to advance many of their objectives, all the while completely unnoticed by a populace drunk on the perverted, fermented fruits of science and technology, the neo-religions of the modern age.

- Read the full article, "Final Stand for Truth"

Things You Should Know About Satan

John 16:11  "Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged."

Satan cannot "read" our minds directly, but neither can human beings, yet human beings who have enough knowledge can often tell when you are lying by examining your body language, for instance. As they get to know you, human beings learn what your weaknesses are, what would make you most vulnerable. Satan is dangerous to us because of that type of phenomenon, but much more than any flesh human can for five reasons:

1. He is in a spiritual body. Someone in a spiritual body is by default able to think much more clearly than we can, and has much more mental capacity.

2. He is more intelligent than anyone else in a spiritual body except for LORD GOD Himself.

Ezekiel 28:3-4  "Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures."

Satan is the "prince of this world," [four hidden dynasties: education/media; politics; economics/banking; religion] maintaining wicked things of all shapes and forms, from riots to politics, to the lives of many different individuals that he has a hand in. That's an unimaginable amount of multitasking. His brain is like a supercomputer that is far beyond any of our capabilities to out-think.

Jude 1:9  "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The LORD rebuke thee."

You don't necessarily have to be right to win a debate; you have to have great debating skills, and/or be more intelligent than the other person, even if you are totally wrong in reality. This is the case with Satan. Though we "know" he's wrong automatically, because it's the truth, his logical reasoning capabilities are such that even Michael the Archangel would lose in an argument with him. This is an example of how he is able to process all his large-scale plans which have come to pass, from mass deception to delicate and deliberate torment in someone's life.

3. Unless we disallow it to, his spirit can monitor us: our mannerisms, things we say often, et cetera. He's able to determine our psychology through monitoring us.

4. For the vast majority of his existence, he used to be our ally, and perhaps for some of us, a personal friend.

Ezekiel 28:15  "Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee."

Our previous memories may have been erased when we were incarnated into flesh bodies, but we are the same souls sailing the ship as always. Just as LORD GOD hated Esau and loved Jacob in the womb because of their actions in the First Earth Age and turned out to be right about how they'd act in the flesh, it's extremely likely that any person will exhibit the same general type of behavior they did in the first earth age. There are exceptions, such as a Kenite being converted or someone who loved GOD, woefully turning away from Him now, but for the most part, that notion applies.

We are the same "person" as before, and Satan had many years to get to know that "person" in the First Earth Age. For the vast majority of that time, he was on our side; he rose up in the ranks to become one of the Cherubs that guarded the Throne. We would have treated him no differently and with no greater suspicion than we would have treated, say, Michael the archangel, and he could have gotten to know us very well indeed.

5. Most of all: we're his enemy.

Ecclesiastes 4:1  "So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter."

Job had a pretty horrible time. Satan has no peace of mind whatsoever. His actions such as sending the Nephilim to try to prevent the birth of Christ say that he has not accepted the judgement against him, rather, the force that actually motivates him to act is one of self-preservation, trying every single second to think of loopholes he can exploit in order to avoid the Second Death which is decreed to be his punishment. Before Christ's birth, his main focus was preventing that birth in whatever way he could.

After Christ's death, here in the End Times, Satan's focus is to eliminate us in whatever manner possible before we stand against him, by [promoting] us to die by suicide, etc, or abandon our faith or lose our rationality or turn against GOD before that time. Though we sometimes fall into his traps, GOD's Elect (including the Kings/Queens, the Archangels, and obviously LORD GOD Himself) are the only people in existence who would never allow themselves to totally break or be totally defeated by Satan, but that doesn't keep him from trying any more than the vanity of fighting Almighty GOD does. Rather, it just makes some of us his greatest enemies.

This is a critical time for Satan. He's going to do everything he can to win us over to worship him before we're delivered up [to witness against him]. When that fails, he will try to get us to disallow the Holy Spirit by having people brow-beat us and accuse us and make us afraid. All his attempts will end up failing, just like his attempts failed with Job; I feel he will eventually threaten to destroy the Americas literally if we do not worship him, and when we still refuse, that will be the motivation behind the Gog/Magog conflict. At that point, of course, we know that God Himself will begin dropping the hammer down on an already frantic and distracted Satan, and that's when the immense hailstones flatten Satan's armies.

We and the Two Witnesses are literally going to drive Satan so crazy by not giving in, he's going to damn himself further by breaking his pact with LORD GOD and killing the Witnesses, even despite the fact that all this was spelled out in the WORD of GOD and is being typed even now and published on the Internet. He will never make us break, but LORD GOD gives us the honor of irony: we get to be the ones who finally break him, with ALMIGHTY GOD being the one who truly accomplishes it, of course.

However, let's go back to this present moment. Satan could have known that this was going to happen for 13,000 years (or more) since the Katabol. He could have been planning an attack on our lives based on what he knew about us for thousands of years, just waiting until we were born in the flesh, this time is so important to him. He's frantically cooking things up even as we speak. We rebuke him out of our lives in the name of JESUS CHRIST and he is gone, but we will still be on his mind, and he will still do everything he possibly can to attack us, because he knows that his very life is "on the line."

We know that Satan loses the war, but let's not let him win any battles. We put on every part of the Gospel Armor, because LORD GOD provided that part of the Bible for a specific reason: every part of the Gospel Armor is a protection against specific areas that Satan exploits when harming people even today. We need to work as hard as we can to implement it in a very literal way in our lives, while at the same time keeping Satan out with the power of JESUS and being wiser than the serpent, and we will be fine.

Satan doesn't necessarily know what we are thinking at any moment, but he knows HOW we think. He knows what would be devastating to us, and he knows our psychology, personality and weaknesses. He can and will set devastating traps for us if we allow him to do so. He doesn't get his information by reading our minds, which he can only do to people who allow themselves to be possessed, but he uses his observations and extreme intelligence and genius to analyze things like no other and then acts accordingly.

To him, we flesh humans are often as simple and predictable as animals, but because of what LORD GOD has shown us, Satan is predictable, too, not because we can possibly match his level of thinking, but because GOD tells us exactly what to be on guard for.

- EastGate

John 14:30  "Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in Me."