Where did TATTOOING come from?

MARKINGS

We see most of the popular athletes and movie stars putting all manner of markings and prints on themselves.And allot of our young people are following in the same direction,they follow they don't know what! So I thought that it is important to share this thought with all who view this blog.........Is it not a still shame for a woman to be baring herself to be painted?....

1 Cor 6:1919.... "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"(KJV)

Why are so unhappy about our bodies when God has made us with love?....."Ps 139:1414..... I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well".(KJV)

Leviticus 19:28

"Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD."

Leviticus 19:28
[Any cuttings in your flesh for the dead] That the ancients were very violent in their grief, tearing the hair and face, beating the breast, etc., is well known. Virgil represents the sister of Dido "tearing her face with her nails, and beating her breast with her fists." "Unguibus ora soror faedans, et pectora pugnis." AEn., l. iv., ver. 672. [Nor print any marks upon you] It was a very ancient and a very general custom to carry marks on the body in honour of the object of their worship. All the castes of the Hindus bear on their foreheads or elsewhere what are called the sectarian marks, which distinguish them, not only in a civil but also in a religious point of view, from each other. Most of the barbarous nations lately discovered have their faces, arms, breasts, etc., curiously carved or tatooed, probably for superstitious purposes. Ancient writers abound with accounts of marks made on the face, arms, etc., in honour of different idols; and to this the inspired penman alludes, , where false worshippers are represented as receiving in their hands and in their forehead the marks of the beast. These were called stigmata (grk 4742) among the Greeks, and to these Paul refers when he says, I bear about in my body the MARKS (stigmata) of the Lord Jesus; . I have seen several cases where persons have got the figure of the cross, the virgin Mary, etc., made on their arms, breasts, etc., the skin being first punctured, and then a blue colouring matter rubbed in, which is never afterward effaced. All these were done for superstitious purposes, and to such things probably the prohibition in this verse refers. Calmet, on this verse, gives several examples. See also Mariner's Tonga Islands, vol. i. p. 311-313.(from Adam Clarke Commentary)

Satan's Last Day Deceptions

Many are the tricks and deceptions that the devil plays on the man who does not fortify his heart with the word of God.In earths closing history,we need to be sure where we stand and what we stand for.Churches are opening on every street corner, most with the intent to swindle from blind foolish men and women their hard earned money.Still others use their power of persuasion to lead many to certain destruction.What is it about the Holy Bible that we don't like to read for ourselves and rely heavily on the pastors or priest to tell us what the word of God says?God will hold everyone accountable for the things we do,so we should search the scriptures to know what God is saying to us....be not deceived.

Under the Garb of Christianity
" We are approaching the end of this earth's history, and Satan is working as never before. He is striving to act as director of the Christian world. With an intensity that is marvelous he is working with his lying wonders. Satan is represented as walking about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. He desires to embrace the whole world in his confederacy. Hiding his deformity under the garb of Christianity, he assumes the attributes of a Christian, and claims to be Christ Himself.--8MR 346 (1901). {LDE 155.1} The Word of God declares that when it suits the enemy's purpose, he will through his agencies manifest so great a power under a pretense of Christianity that, "if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect" [Matt. 24:24].--Ms 125, 1901. {LDE 155.2} As the spirits will profess faith in the Bible and manifest respect for the institutions of the church, 156their work will be accepted as a manifestation of divine power.--GC 588 (1911). {LDE 155.3} The strongest bulwark of vice in our world is not the iniquitous life of the abandoned sinner or the degraded outcast; it is that life which otherwise appears virtuous, honorable, and noble, but in which one sin is fostered, one vice indulged. . . . Genius, talent, sympathy, even generous and kindly deeds, may thus become decoys of Satan to entice souls over the precipice of ruin.--Ed 150 (1903). {LDE 156.1}"......Ellen G White.....Last Day Events

DO WE HAVE THE CORRECT GENES?

Allot has been said about why we do the things we do,and frankly I think that all comes down to choices.If I was born a man then the natural attraction for me is a woman, but some have opted for the same sex and argue that they where born that way (attraction for the same sex),then if this true a thief should be left alone cause he/she was born that way,and thins most be put in place to accommodate his/her behaviour to make sure that all the rights are afforded.Being persuaded by the word of God and doing all the necessary research,I found all very important to listen to the word of God, remember that an entire city (or two) was destroyed for wanting to practice what God calls an abomination.....I therefore submit this passage of scripture for all who wanted answer,and for those who did no know,now you know.... (Men are not to have sexual intercourse with men nor women with women).
Rom 1:21-32...21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as
God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their
foolish heart was darkened.22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became
fools,23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like
to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.24
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own
hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:25 Who changed the
truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the
Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.26 For this cause God gave them up unto
vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which
is against nature:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the
woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which
is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which
was meet.28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God
gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not
convenient;29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,
covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity;
whisperers,30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors
of evil things, disobedient to parents,31 Without understanding,
covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:32 Who
knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of
death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them..(KJV)

One World Government and the 10 Kings of Revelation 17

After reading this article,am convinced that what is thaking place in the world right now with the financial fall-out is a master plan coming to fruition.It is well understood to control the world,the financies most be contolled by powerful figures,and to me it is in motion ;read and see where it leads the mind,to do more research or to brush it off and miss the real blessing.

"The idea that there is a behind-the-scene attempt to set up a one-world government is not the creation of a lunatic fringe. Malachi Martin was a close confidant of Pope John Paul II with access to intelligence data of the highest level. He held private audiences with the Pope. It would be difficult for anyone to be better informed on the trends in international politics than he was. In the introduction to his epic book The Keys of This Blood he wrote the following words,

Willing or not, ready or not, we are all involved in an all out, no-holds-barred, three way global competition. Most of us are not the competitors, however. We are the stakes. For the competition is about who will establish the first one-world government that has ever existed in the society of nations. … As to time factor involved, those of us who are under seventy will see at least the basic structures of the new world government installed.[6]

Martin identifies one group of the contenders for world rulership as “Transnationalist”. The Transnationalists are heads of vast corporations and business interests who “operate from two principle bases of power. The first is the power base of finance, industry and technology.”[7]

Martin states that these world financiers “all give speeches about the end to the nation system of our passing civilization.” [8] Is there proof of Martin’s assertion? Yes! At a Bilderbergers Conference held in Germany in June 1991 David Rockefeller told an assembly of the world’s elite that the world was now ready to accept a world government under the jurisdiction of the world bankers. Rockefeller declared,

The world is now more sophisicated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely more preferable to the national autodetermination practiced in past centuries.

At this point we need to observe one pertinent fact. One of the richest and most powerful men on the planet in an address to the other richest and most powerful individuals on earth stated that the time had come to set up a “world government” under the jurisdiction of “the supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers.” Rockefeller’s statement takes us out of the realm of imaginary conspiracy theories and speculation about possibilities and maybe’s and confronts us with a clearly stated intention of the world’s most powerful men.

President Bush mentioned the ‘New World Order’ in his commencement address at Texas A&M University May 12, 1989. "Ultimately, our objective is to welcome the Soviet Union back into the World Order. Perhaps the world order of the future will truly be a family of nations." President George Bush (January 1991) also stated: "If we do not follow the dictates of our inner moral compass and stand up for human life, then this lawlessness will threaten the peace and democracy of the emerging ‘New World Order’ we now see, this long dreamed-of vision we’ve all worked toward for so long."

The Seattle Post-Intelligence reported that Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State, said: "Our nation is uniquely endowed to play a creative and decisive role in the new world order which is taking form around us."

Mikhail Gorbachev, in an address at the United Nations (December 1988) stated: "Further global progress is now possible only through a quest for universal consensus in the movement towards a new world order." [9] In an article in the Straits Times dated March 29, 2002 Louise Branson wrote,

These days, Washington is a place where there is the sense that the world is up for grabs, that the early 21st century is a time when a new world order is emerging. Few believe they know how it will look definitively, say, five years from now. American academics and think-tank experts have taken to talking of the United States as the new Rome, a dominant empire with unprecedented power and global reach.[10]

Dan Smoot, a former member of the FBI staff in Washington conducted an investigation of the aims of the Council on Foreign Relations. He concluded that, “The ultimate aim of the Council on Foreign Relations [is] to create a one-world socialist system and make the United States an official part of it.”[11] Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, Clinton's roommate at Oxford, wrote this in Time magazine, July 20, 1992:

All countries are basically social arrangements.… No matter how permanent and even sacred they may seem at any one time, in fact they are all artificial and temporary.… Within the next hundred years … nationhood as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority"...By Victor Christensen

The New (Economic) World Order

In an article entitled Free Global Economy From Corporate Highjackers, Someshwar Singh writes,

There are 193 nations in the world, many of them ostensibly democratic, but most of them are dwarfed by the corporations that alone decide what will be produced, and where, and how much people will be paid to do the work. In effect, these multinational enterprises have become a kind of covert world government - motivated solely by profit and unaccountable to any citizenry. Only a small group of humans on the planet, roughly overlapping the world's 475-member billionaires’ club, rules the global economy.[12]

One of the foremost authorities on the International bankers that control the world is Dr. Carroll Quigley Ph.D., Professor of History at the Foreign Service School of Georgetown University. He has taught at Princeton and at Harvard University. His classic book Tragedy and Hope, published in 1966, explains the history and purpose of this international network of bankers.

Quigley states the goal of this international network was to establish a one world financial system under their control. He writes, "… the powers of financial capitalism had another far-reaching aim, nothing less than a world system of financial control in private hands to dominate the political system in each country and the economy of the world as a whole."

Quigley says, "I know of the operations of the network because I have studied it for twenty years and was permitted for two years, in the early 1960’s, to examine its paper and secret records (p. 950)." He goes on to say that he has no aversion to its aims and only believes the network should be known because of it role in history. But the network "wishes to remain unknown."

According to Chakravarthi Raghavan the Chief Editor of South-North Development Monitor (SUNS) by virtue of their having total control of world finances the world bankers have in effect already conquered the world. He identifies the current activities of the world bankers as “financial warfare [that] knows no territorial boundaries”. Raghavan writes,

This manipulation of market forces by powerful actors constitutes a form of financial and economic warfare. No need to recolonise lost territory or send in invading armies. In the late 20th century, the outright 'conquest of nations', meaning the control over productive assets, labour, natural resources and institutions, can be carried out in an impersonal fashion from the corporate boardroom: commands are dispatched from a computer terminal, or a cellphone. The relevant data are instantly relayed to major financial markets - often resulting in immediate disruptions in the functioning of national economies.[13]

At a summit on world trade Cuban President Fidel Castro identified world economics as a war zone. According to his understanding, “in the hands of the rich countries, world trade is already an instrument of domination.”[14]

In a release by The Third World Network entitled, “Unrestricted Globalization Would Lead to Disaster”, Thalif Deen identifies Wall Street bankers as a quasi world government. He writes,

Martin Khor of the Third World Network, explained how international economic policy was governed by institutions which served the interests of large corporations and banks, particularly by the IMF and the WTO. … “The world is not ruled by a military-industrial complex any more, but by a Wall Street-Treasury-IMF complex”.

Lets us summarise what we have seen so far.

(1) David Rockefeller promotes the concept of a “world government” under the control of the “supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers.”

(2) Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott in Time magazine, July 20, 1992: declared “nationhood as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority."

(3) Someshwar Singh wrote in his article that “these multinational enterprises have become a kind of covert world government.”

(4) Cuban President Fidel Castro has pointed out that “world trade is already an instrument of domination.”

(5) Martin Khor expressed concern that “The world is not ruled by a military-industrial complex any more, but by a Wall Street-Treasury-IMF complex.”

(6) Carrol Quigley stated that the goal of the international bankers is to establish “nothing less than a world system of financial control in private hands to dominate the political system in each country and the economy of the world as a whole.”

(7) Dan Smoot after investigating the aims of the Council on Foreign Relations concluded, “The ultimate aim of the Council on Foreign Relations [is] to create a one-world socialist system.

The forces that are intent on creating a one world government want to divide the world
into ten interdependent and mutually interacting regions. One of the agencies promoting a one world government is the Club of Rome, a collection of the mega rich and intellectual elite that established a think tank in Rome in April 1969. The Rockefeller family is part of this group. To all appearances the architect of the Club of Rome was Aurelio Peccei, an Italian industrialist with connections to the FIAT and Olivetti Corporations. On September 17 1973 the COR issue a report authored by Mihajlo Mesaroviv and Eudard Pestel that expressed a vision for the world. In the COR report the world is divided into ten political/economic regions which are called “kingdoms.” In his summary of the report by Mesaroviv and Pestel Peccei stated,

Their world model, based on new developments of the multilevel hierarchical systems theory, divides the world into ten interdependent and mutually interacting regions of political, economic or environmental coherence … .[15]

Revelation 17 teaches that in the closing moments of world history “ten kings” identified as “the merchants of the earth” will for “one hour”, or “a little while”, set up a one world government. This one world government will abolish all nation states and political boundaries and will “divide the world into ten interdependent and mutually interacting regions.” After they have set up this government prophecy says, “they [will] give their power and authority to the beast.”

The ground work need to bring the prophecy of the ten kings in Revelation 17 to a complete fulfilment has already taken place. Every day the world is never more than twenty four hours away from the fulfilment of the prophecy concerning the ten kings of Revelation 17. Those who propose to se up a one world government already have total control over the worlds economy. They have already divided the world into ten economic zones to suit their purposes. They are one crisis of their own making away from putting their plan into effect. One writer put it this way,

Transgression has almost reached its limit. Confusion fills the world, and a great terror is soon to come upon human beings. The end is very near. We who know the truth should be preparing for what is soon to break upon the world as an overwhelming surprise.[16].... ( By Victor Christensen...The New World Order and the Ten Kings of Revelation 17)

MEATS.... PT2

TAKEN FROM....FACTORYFARIMING.COM

With a growing number of consumers switching from red meat to poultry, the chicken and turkey industries are booming. In addition to the expanding U.S market, poultry companies are also benefiting from expanding markets around the world.
Record numbers of chickens and turkeys are being raised and killed for meat in the U.S. every year. Nearly ten billion chickens and over a quarter billion turkeys are hatched in the U.S. annually. These birds are typically crowded by the thousands into huge, factory-like warehouses where they can barely move. Each chicken is given less than half a square foot of space, while turkeys are each given less than three square feet. Shortly after hatching, both chickens and turkeys have the ends of their beaks cut off, and turkeys also have the ends of their toes clipped off. These mutilations are performed without anesthesia, ostensibly to reduce injuries that result when stressed birds are driven to fighting.
Today's "broiler" (meat) chickens have been genetically altered to grow twice as fast and twice as large as their ancestors. Pushed beyond their biological limits, hundreds of millions of chickens die every year before reaching slaughter weight at 6 weeks of age. An industry journal explains that "broilers [chickens] now grow so rapidly that the heart and lungs are not developed well enough to support the remainder of the body, resulting in congestive heart failure and tremendous death losses." Modern broiler chickens also experience crippling leg disorders, as their legs are not capable of supporting their abnormally heavy bodies. Confined in unsanitary, disease-ridden factory farms, the birds also frequently succumb to heat prostration, infectious diseases, and cancer.
Like meat-type chickens, commercial turkeys also suffer from serious physical malformations wrought by genetic manipulation. In addition to having been altered to grow quickly and unnaturally large, commercial turkeys have been genetically manipulated to have extremely large breasts, in order to meet consumer demand for breast meat. As a result, turkeys cannot mount and reproduce naturally, so their sole means of reproduction is artificial insemination. And similar to broiler chickens, factory-farmed turkeys are prone to heart disease and leg injuries as a consequence of their grossly-overweight bodies. An industry journal laments that:
Turkeys have been bred to grow faster and heavier but their skeletons haven't kept pace, which causes 'cowboy legs'. Commonly, the turkeys have problems standing and fall and are trampled on or seek refuge under feeders, leading to bruises and downgradings as well as culled or killed birds.
Chickens and turkeys are taken to the slaughterhouse in crates stacked on the backs of open trucks. During transport, the birds are not protected from weather conditions, and a percentage of the birds are expected to die en route. Birds freeze to death in winter, or die from heat stress and suffocation in warm weather. It is “cheaper” for the industry to transport the birds in open crates without adequate protection, despite high mortality rates. Upon arrival at the slaughterhouse, the birds are either pulled individually from their crates, or the crates are lifted off the truck, often with a crane or forklift, and the birds are dumped onto a conveyor belt. As the birds are unloaded, some miss the conveyor belt and fall onto the ground. Slaughterhouse workers intent upon 'processing' thousands of birds every hour have neither the time nor the inclination to pick up individuals who fall through the cracks, and these birds suffer grim deaths. Some die after being crushed by machinery or vehicles operating near the unloading area, while others may die of starvation or exposure days, or even weeks, later.
Birds inside the slaughterhouse suffer an equally gruesome fate. Upon entering the facility, fully conscious birds are hung by their feet from metal shackles on a moving rail. Although poultry are specifically excluded from the federal Humane Slaughter Act (which requires that animals be stunned before they are slaughtered), many slaughterplants first stun the birds in an electrified water bath in order to immobilize them and expedite assembly line killing.
However, stunning procedures are not monitored, and they are often inadequate. Poultry slaughterhouses commonly set the electrical current lower than what is required to render the birds unconscious because of concerns that too much electricity would damage the carcasses and diminish their value. The result is that while birds are immobilized after stunning, they are still capable of feeling pain, and many emerge from the stunning tank still conscious.
After the shackled birds pass through the stunning tank, their throats are slashed, usually by a mechanical blade. Inevitably, the blade misses some birds, who may still be moving and struggling after improper stunning. Proceeding to the next station on the assembly line — the scalding tank — the birds are submerged in boiling hot water. Those missed by the killing blade are boiled alive. This occurs so commonly, affecting millions of birds every year, that the industry has a term for these birds: "redskins." "farmsanctuary.com"

MEAT EATING .....IS IT TIME TO STOP? PT1

I have heard and read about some of the misdeeds that are done to animals in farms.But now am sure that after my research I will no longer be eating meat.My encouragement to all who read is to look into this sick and crazy business that is causing so much uproar in the world right now,with the swine flue/H1N1virus.Below is some clips from an organization that tries to help in what ever way possible to let the best meats get to our tables.Read and then ask yourself ,is it time to stop eating these meats,what about all these diseases that seem to pop up, are they stemming from poor farm habits or is there another reason?

"Farm Sanctuary Issues Statement on the Swine Flu Outbreak
Gene Baur: "Factory farms are.a prescription for disaster"
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - April 28, 2009 - Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, today issued a statement from Gene Baur, president and co-founder, regarding the current global outbreak of swine flu originating in North America: "For more than 23 years, Farm Sanctuary has warned that cramming thousands of animals into factory farms is not only bad for the animals. These stressful, filthy, disease-ridden confines are also bad for humans. Animals packed by the thousands in unnatural conditions suffer immensely and these unhealthy, overcrowded operations are a breeding ground for disease. For too long, agribusiness and the USDA have failed to adequately address animal and human health risks - swine flu, avian flu, MRSA, e-coli, salmonella, mad cow disease - the list goes on. Factory farms are nothing less than a prescription for disaster." Through its Anti-Confinement Campaign, Farm Sanctuary is urging the introduction and passage of legislation that would eliminate the use of some of the most common confinement systems in place on factory farms - gestation crates for breeding pigs, battery cages for egg laying hens and veal crates for calves. The organization is also urging passage of federal bills H.R. 1549 and S. 619 that would eliminate the use of sub-therapeutic antibiotics on factory farms. More information on pending legislation can be found at http://www.farmsanctuary.org/issues/legislation/. media@farmsanctuary.org
Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit humane organization, petitioned the Food and Drug Administration and the USDA to ban downed animal slaughter in 1998. While the FDA has not yet formally responded, the USDA officially denied the petition in 1999. Farm Sanctuary responded by filing a lawsuit against USDA to prevent the slaughter of downed animals for food. While the lawsuit was originally dismissed, it was reinstated by a federal appellate court on December 16, 2003.“Rather than protecting consumers by preventing high risk animals from entering the food supply, the USDA encourages the slaughter of sick animals for human food. Most downed animals brought to USDA facilities are slaughtered for food, and they are not tested for mad cow disease. We are calling upon the USDA to immediately ban the slaughter of downed animals and to serve the public’s interest, rather than the interest of agribusiness" states Gene Baur (formerly Bauston), Farm Sanctuary "

SORRY FOR THE MISCONCEPTION

Let me state here that am sorry for any misconception that may have been derived from some of my post,it is not my will to mislead or confuse or even disappoint any visitor(s) to my blog.I do endevour not to let my own ideas dominate the post(s) and to allow for research and questions.I am thankful those of you who chose to comment, for your ideas and opinion,in future I will differentiate between my words and those of the Bible,and also indicate when it is a quote from another source.My wish is that all come to the full knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ;I may not do alll the post correctly and i thank all for your insite and conscrutive criticism.....bless

THE LAW OF GOD..IS IT DEAD?

It is clear tha there are those who are opposed to the Law of God and those who live by it.Some call such people fanatic,others legalist and even devils;so my question is,what then do we use as the bench mark for sin?if it is "done away with" why then worry about right and wrong?Then there is no sin cause Romans 4:15 states"For where there is no law there is no transgression"(NKJV)......so please consider this little study and do telll me what you think am open to ideas....bless....

Compare below Moses' Law vs.
God's Ten Commandment Law
MANY people often confuse Moses Law with God's 10 Commandment law, but they are very different.
Moses' law was the temporary, ceremonial law of the Old Testament. It regulated the priesthood, sacrifices, rituals, meat and drink offerings, etc., all of which foreshadowed the cross. This law was added "till the seed should come," and that seed was Christ (Galatians 3:16, 19). The ritual and ceremony of Moses' law pointed forward to Christ's sacrifice. When He died, this law came to an end, but the Ten Commandments (God's law) "stand fast for ever and ever." Psalm 111:7,8.
There are two laws that are made crystal clear in the following verses below. Daniel 9:10 is talking about God's law and verse 11 is talking about Moses' law:
"Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.""Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him." Daniel 9:10,11
Special Note: Please note that God's law has existed at least as long as sin has existed. The Bible says, "Where no law is, there is no transgression [or sin]." Romans 4:15. So God's Ten Commandment law existed from the beginning. Men broke that law. "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." 1 John 3:4 Because of sin (or breaking God's law), Moses' law was given (or "added" Galatians 3:16, 19) till Christ should come and die. Two separate laws involved: God's law and Moses' law.

Moses Law vs. 10 Commandments

Called "the law of Moses"
LUKE 2:22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord.
Called "the Law of the Lord"
ISA. 5:24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Called "Law contained in ordinances"
EPH. 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace.
Called "the Royal law"
JAMES 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Written by Moses in a book
2 CHRON. 35:12 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.
Written by God on stone
EXO. 31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
EXO. 32:16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Placed in the side of the ark
DEUT. 31:26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
Placed inside the ark
EXO. 40:20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
Ended at the cross
EPH. 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace.
Will stand forever
LUKE 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Added because of sin
GAL. 3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Points out sin
ROM. 7:7 What shall we say then? is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. ROM. 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Contrary to us, against us
COL. 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.
Not grievous
1 JOHN 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Judges no man
COL. 2:14-16 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Judges all men
JAM. 2:10-12 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
Carnal
HEB. 7:16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
Spiritual
ROM. 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
Made nothing perfect
HEB. 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
Perfect
PSALMS 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple

Warning

The Warning of the Third Angel And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name. (Revelation 14: 9-11) This angel warns about receiving the punishment of the seven last plagues. It is the final message to the world. It is therefore significant that God is giving us a complete understanding of the plagues.
The Third Cup: The Cup of Indignation For a cup is in the hand of the Lord and the wine foams. It is well mixed and He pours out of this. Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink down its dregs. (Psalm 75: 8). This is the event prophesied by the third angel and in the third cup of the Passover seder. In that third cup God redeems His people then He pours out wrath on the wicked. The dregs of the third cup must be this "cup of indignation". These are the words that are said after they drink the seder cup. Pour out Your wrath upon the nations which do not know You, and upon the kingdoms which do not call upon your name. For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his habitation. (Psalm 79: 6-7). You shall pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the heavens of the Lord. (Lamentations 3: 66). It must be this cup of indignation that He uses to fill the vials of the seven last plagues.
The Legal Basis for the Plagues: The seven last plagues are the final curses that are applied to the whole world for continued disobedience to the covenant and continued hostility towards God. They are the response from God to an attempt to build a rival sanctuary that tries to corrupt the people, worship and covenant of God. God responds by destroying the sanctuary, the city of Babylon and the false worshippers.
The Final Curse of God: The images in the plagues come from the legal contract in the curses. In Leviticus 26, we find that God promises blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. In it, we see that Israel is given five chances to repent. With each escalation of hostility towards God, He escalates the curses until the fifth time when He makes a complete destruction. Let us take a look at the final curses in Leviticus 26: 27-34. The Covenant Contract. This is the summary of the terms of the covenant in Leviticus 26: 1-3. It essentially emphasizes the first four commandments before adding our duties to all of God's laws. You shall not make for yourself idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves an image or a sacred pillar, nor shall you place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it for I am the Lord your God. You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary; I am the Lord. If you walk in My statutes and keep my commandments so as to carry them out ... (Leviticus 26: 1-3)
Do not worship the idols or images.
Do not make idols or images of idols and bow before them.
Reverence the sanctuary. The name of God.
Keep the Sabbaths.
Obey the commandments.
The Crime. Yet if in spite of this you do not obey Me, but act with hostility against Me, Then I will act with wrathful hostility against you, and I even I will punish you seven times for your sins. (Leviticus 26: 27-30) The crime is described in the final curse in the law. Notice the key elements here:
Disobedience and Hostility. They were disobedient and acted with hostility towards God. According to Revelation 16: 9 and 11, the wicked blaspheme the name of God and do not repent. Then, they escalate their hostility by starting a war against God - the Battle of Armageddon. Revelation 16: 14 and 16.
Wrath of God. God acts with wrath and he punishes them seven times just as He does in Revelation 16: 1. Then I heard a loud voice form the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God". (Revelation 16: 1)
The Punishment. It is described in Leviticus 26: 29-34. Look at the key words. Cannibalism. Further, you will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters you will eat. Sanctuary and City Destroyed. Then I will destroy your high places, and cut down your incense altars, and heap your remains on the remains of your idols, for my soul shall abhor you. I will lay waste your cities as well and will make your sanctuaries desolate and I will not smell your soothing aromas. Desolation. I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it will be appalled over it. Exiled. You however, I will scatter among the nations, Sword. and will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste. Sabbath Rest. Then the land will enjoy its Sabbaths all the days of the desolation, while you are in your enemies' land; then the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths. (Leviticus 26: 29-34)
Destroy the False Sanctuary (verse 30). This part of the curse is fulfilled by the seven last plagues.
Idols. False gods.
High Places. Altars of sacrifice.
Incense Altars. Prayer shrines.
Soothing Aromas. Prayers are the incense rising up.
Cannibalism (verse 29). In the end, after the collapse of Babylon, the coalition of governments who acted to persecute the saints will turn against the great whore in a cannibalistic frenzy. They will eat their own. And the ten horns which you saw and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and will burn her up with fire. (Revelation 17: 16)
Destroy the City (verse 31). Babylon the Great and the cities of the earth are destroyed.
Desolation. Land is made desolate (verse 32). The earth is desolated in preparation for the millennium. The enemies who settle in the desolated land, who will be appalled by it are Satan and his angels.
People Exiled (verse 33). The wicked die at the Second Coming and are in the land of the dead. The Righteous are sent to Heaven. The exile lasts 1000 years.
Sword (verse 33). In the seventh plague, Jesus comes with a sword in His mouth and an army (Revelation 19: 15). They fight the army assembled for Armageddon in the sixth plague.
Sabbath Rest. Land will enjoy its Sabbaths (verse 34). This is the period of 1000 years after the Second Coming.

The Purpose of the Plagues: Therefore, we see in the punishments of the final curse, similar events at the end of the world. The seven last plagues precede the Second Coming and the Millennium. It prepares the earth and the wicked people for the world to come because the curse also includes other punishments.
Create the Abyss. The plagues destroy the earth in preparation for the millennium. God reverses creation to bring the earth to the status of the dark abyss that existed in the beginning. It is this world where Satan must be bound until the final judgment. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time. (Revelation 20: 1-3).
End Corrupt Government. It punishes Babylon, the system of false religion and government. The great city that corrupts the earth.
Destroy False Religion. Taking each furniture, it destroys the false sanctuary created by Babylon.
Revenge. He sends the final curses on the wicked and makes them unclean and unfit to enter the true sanctuary in heaven. They are exiled to the land of the dead and Satan is exiled to the broken earth.