Avalon Chronicles #173: "If I Were to Die Tonight,...."

 Resource: Booklet The Lord's Prayer by Rev. Jon Redmond 

                  First Baptist Church, Pasadena, Tx     www.fbp.org                                                                   

     Usually we all consider ourselves a member of a "family." If I were to die tonight, the most important message in my so far 173 Avalon Chronicles messages is this one. It tells you how to join the Family of God. 

     When you sincerely accomplish that, you have the original and most important Father of all time and all places in your corner for the challenges of life and your well-being. We all sin, but we have a way for those sins to be forgiven because two thousand years ago, give or take five years, a Holy Man walked in the land which was to become Israel today. Earthly history previous to that was one great big constant conflict of fighting and dying amongst humanity. The Creator of all on earth, our Heavenly Father, God, had a plan. He sent His Son Jesus, born to a simple Hebrew woman by immaculate conception, meaning she was a virgin. He only had a three year ministry, but that period would change the world and humanity forever! Of course, Jesus was feared and reviled by secular society, but revered by those, whose lives He touched. The most important decision you will EVER make is to make God your ultimate Father. You can do that by praying this prayer.

    "Dear God,

              I need you. I am sorry for my sins. Please forgive me. I believe Jesus died on the cross in my       place and that He rose again from the dead. I ask you now to save me. I ask Jesus to come into my life and make me a Christian. And I receive Him by faith as my Savior and Lord. Thank you for adopting me into Your family. And thank you for becoming my heavenly Father.

                                                                                                      In Jesus' name I pray, Amen." 

     If you prayed that prayer, God just became your heavenly Father and you are prepared to pray the Lord's Prayer and grasp it in all its magnificent significance. "While we won't be perfect until we get to heaven, our lives should be such that we are pursuing holiness, godliness, purity, and peace with others now." We are now in a royal family with all its requirements and benefits. Jesus was crucified, died and was buried, but, ROSE FROM THE DEAD. There will be a time when He will return and bring ultimate peace for His 1000 year reign. All the turmoil, the killing, the uproar will disappear. Believing in Jesus does not mean we will no longer have problems, but, it means we have a Father in Heaven to pray to in order to assist us to unravel our daily challenges and issues. It beats counselling and psychotherapy(which I tried year after year on planet earth). I pray I will be bound to the Mind of Christ and have imparted to me from the Mind of Christ the Wisdom, Insight, Discernment, Knowledge and Maturity (WIDKM) that I encounter each day. That becomes practical application. GO WITH GOD. It is better than anyone or any alternative. Try it unless you have a better alternative that works!!!!!

Avalon Chronicles #172: Triage for Physical/Spiritual/ Soulful Emergencies or Conditions

     Triage: "A system of establishing the order in which acts are to be carried out in an emergency, esp.acts of medical assistance." Webster's New Dictionary and Thesaurus. 2002. Wiley Publishing, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio.

     Triage on the battlefield or after a disaster consists of an examination of the wounded/injured with a view toward treatment of those, who can be saved. All of humanity incurs issues related to body, soul and spirit and how to sort through a direction to addressing/healing our issues.

      First steps in triage relate to a question for each of us as to our spiritual state. Have we confessed all sins of thought, word and deed, known and unknown, in the Name of Jesus, with repentance and our intention to sin no more. Secondly, have we forgiven all others, whether or not we are still wounded and suffering the slight and do not desire to forget the hurt. This is mandatory. We can forgive the source, but not the hurt. Our Lord and His Trinity of Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit will not address our wounds until we do our part to be cleaned up to put it very bluntly. 

     1. ISSUES RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL: Some issues relate to physiology: issues of body, limbs, and living organism. Simply put, we incur accidents with injury or conditions of ill health. Admittedly accidents may occur due to negligence by us or others. Medical conditions may be a result of poor hygiene or eating habits, infection or poor health. This type of issue lends itself possibly to divine intervention by God through prayer. We can call for the elders of the church or friends or ministers to join us in agreement prayer for our healing. This need for healing goes way and beyond typical medical attention. I have asked God for healing and sometimes the condition is never healed or is delayed. 

      2. ISSUES RELATED TO PERSONALITY OR ACTIONS: There may be turmoil in one's life due to our personality or interpersonal relations. If this is prevalent, we must "Bind ourselves to the Mind of Christ and request impartation from the Mind of Christ for the Wisdom, Insight, Discernment, Knowledge and Maturity" to have divine understanding of wherein we should change our attitude or behavior.

      3. ISSUES RELATED TO THE SOUL AND SPIRIT: In past writings and in the future I will address extensively the wounds caused by the eternal enemy of all of God's people, that caused by Satan, the god of this world. Satan left Heaven in rebellion and was accompanied by one third of the angels. In military terms they are defectors and traitors to God. However, these demonic entities have the legal authority to enter us and work us over to cause turmoil in us if we have unconfessed sin and unforgiveness. These issues are much more complex and relate to an arena termed "spiritual warfare," which, unfortunately, certain denominations totally refrain from understanding and are engaged in sermons that focus on the "loving God," which He is, but ignore the antagonist from Creation, his soldiers, the demons, and the havoc we create by ourselves or was created by our ancestors through sin and wrong decisions.  (To Be Continued)

Avalon Chronicles #171: "Who are these guys sent to torment us?" Part Two

 Reference: Larson's Book of Spiritual Warfare,. Bob Larson. Thomas Nelson Publishers. 1999.

     Readers of this blog must believe that demons do exist. As a military veteran I was schooled in "chain of command." Who reports to whom? In the spiritual realm, Lucifer, Satan, the devil, spurred on by jealousy and pride left Heaven in rebellion. On a chart of an evil chain of command the devil is at the top. It has been his original purpose from eternity back to stop the birth of our Savior, Jesus the Christ and torment humans, whether or not we have accepted Jesus as Savior.  Until the End Times, documented in Revelation, Satan has had enormous power in the world. When the fall of Adam and Eve happened in the Garden, he was given dominion over the world system.

     Satan has command of the "demons," his foot soldiers that are a constant thorn in humanity's side. Author Larson writes, "In all my years of dealing with demons, I have never encountered a case that contradicts my conclusion about the origin of evil spirits: They are angels who fell from their estate as did Lucifer (Ezek. 28;11-19; Isa. 14:12-15). Approximately one-third of all created angels succumbed to the devil's pleas of insurrection against God (Rev. 12:4), and they are now his emissaries of evil (Matt. 25:41-'the devil and his angels')." (46). There is belief that some of these angels are already inhabitants of hell. However, the ones we humans must pay attention to are the ones, who actively work us mere humans over. 

     Larson's writes of three theories to describes these "shock troops" in Satan's chain of command. "Pre-Adamic race, mongrels, or fallen angels. (45). In the first case there is the theory that there occurred before Adam and Eve another original created perfect earth, which was judged by means of a cataclysm, a judgment by God due to evil humanity. "The spirits of this wicked race were disembodied and roamed the earth seeking humans to possess." (45). There is a second theory set forth in the Enoch book of the Apocrypha, "...which theorizes that fallen angels sexually commingled with certain human females before the Flood. This perverted union resulted in mongrels, who were part human and part demonic, the genetically mutated giants of Genesis 6:4." (45). The offspring were called the Nephilim. They caused so much horror and depravity that God caused the Flood which , "...destroyed the natural bodies of these monsters, leaving their spirits to seek human possession and habitation." (45). Larson believes they were sent to a hellish prison.  

     My study and beliefs come to a more easily accepted conclusion that the "demons" are the angels, who left Heaven with Satan and became the soldiers reporting to their "Commander in Chief." They are humanity's enemies. Stay tuned as to learn about their modus operandi and from what they derive their power. Think about Points of Entry. 

Allen Clark     allenbclark@aol.com

  

Avalon Chronicles #170: "What you need to know about demons-your invisible enemies" Part One

 Resource: They Shall Expel Demons by Derek Prince. Chosen Books. Grand Rapids, Michigan 1998.

     My wife and I became acquainted with author Prince perhaps two decades ago. We have become big fans of his teachings and writings. His father was an officer posted to India in the British Army. He was educated in British schools culminating with honors graduation from Cambridge University. As an Army veteran I was especially intrigued with his service in the ambulance corps in North Africa in WWII. 

     I have had extensive exposure to demonology through the study of spiritual warfare. In an interview I watched recently the interviewee said he had been in church in America for forty years and had never heard the preacher talk about demons in a single service. This is a sad commentary on the church in the United States. God sent His Son Jesus to earth in human form two thousand years ago to break the power Satan had acquired by his successful temptation of Adam and Eve. That success by Satan gave him the legal power to be the God of this world. His instruments of evil and tormenting us are the "angels," who left the heavenly realms with him upon his rebellion. Perhaps in some future writings I will cover the earth's pre-flood time that comprised the period dominated by the controversial Nephilim. "Jesus came to the help of suffering humanity, working miracles by healing the sick and casting out demons."(8).

     It is distinctly probable for all of us that many of our seemingly unmanageable soulful issues are acquired by us through our lives and we are in a daze to understand how to be healed. During Jesus' ministry on earth for three years there are many accounts of His "casting out of demons." When He left the confines of his earthly ministry, He told His disciples that He was transmitting His authority to them to cast out demons. That authority has been passed along to us also. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

     Derek Prince writes of the two opposing spiritual realms, Kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. Since the creation of humankind there has been and is an ongoing battle of these opposing powers. Prince writes, "...some people are under demonic oppression who do not know how to get free and are enduring the various degrees of torment that demons inflict." (11). Prince himself was besieged by depression on his own. He recognized, "...the mental, emotional and physical torment is as severe as that of people imprisoned and tortured in totalitarian prison camps or gulags." (12). Jesus' Gospel is what provides humanity the hope and release we need from our torments of demonology. 

     I was in my early fifties when I first became aware of this aspect of our faith walks and the healings and release from the demonic spirits that has a grip on us. In my own writings that follow I will spend extensive time in extending and teaching on what I have learned by reading and studying what ministers have learned and appropriated for healing from demonic oppression. Stay tuned!   

       

Avalon Chronicles #169: Deliverance Ministry Oklahoma City, OK

 Resource: Reverend Everett E. Cox,  Sr. Minister and Founder of Deliverance Ministries, Inc. www.delmin.org     Author: Doing the Supernatural Works of Jesus 2010. Quoted verbiage is from the ministry web site. 

The Reverend Everett Cox is a personal friend and has been an overnight guest in my home twice. I have been privileged to have known him for three decades. His web site is the most comprehensive site to elaborate on the definition of deliverance and to what it relates for individuals. In Avalon Chronicles blog #168 soulful injuries was introduced for the healing thereof. Everyone learning of the healing to be addressed by deliverance and prayer must recognize that physiological injury is a separate issue and may or may not be able to be healed through prayer. Assuredly, most of us in the community of Christ are repeatedly called upon to "pray" for a friend for some issue. A study of Chronicles #168 and 169 delves in to a much deeper analysis of how to obtain healing. There are blockages many times to the healing process because there are issues holding back God from healing individuals. These relate to problem areas in our lives that inhibit our healing. This ministry site at www.delmin.org/onlineguide lists in a most complete manner the innumerable negative issues that are a part of our current or past lives. Prayers may not be answered because the root causes of blockages have never been considered.

Deliverance Ministries at www.delmin.org/onlineguide lists a comprehensive roster of current problem areas in which we may be affected or involved with issues that are unhealthy spiritually for us. These may all be addressed by the methodology one may follow on this ministry site to come to grips with issues to bring us to wholeness spiritually, emotionally and physically.

"Deliverance Ministries, Inc. is a holistic ministry to the body of Christ training believers to do the supernatural works of Jesus....Jesus went about doing good, healing all who were oppressed by the devil. Today the body of Christ is experiencing oppression at a level that undermines the ability of the church to be the church and undermines individual believers to fulfill their role in driving out demons, healing the sick and preaching the gospel of the Kingdom in such a way that people's lives are truly changed forever and they, too, can participate in the great commission....We have been called by God to equip an army with teaching the basics of the door-closing (to sin and demon oppression), followed with the simple ministry steps of breaking ungodly soul ties, inner healing, driving out demons, ministering physical healing and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Most are unfamiliar with these terms, but, an understanding of them may lead one to experience life in a far deeper and meaningful fashion and become a blessing in one's life.

Definitely, all who have not accepted Jesus the Christ as Savior and for many, who are familiar with the healing aspects through prayer and deliverance, there are still major voids in our lives that never are adequately dealt with. The recent ministry sites I have introduced to my readers are an incredible resource to bless our lives!

Avalon Chronicles #168: Healing From Soulful Injuries

Source: Rev. Daniel Pinckney Sozo Ministry Chattanooga, TN. www.sozochatt.com. Commentary in quotes is directly from Sozo web site. Author of Whole & Free.

It has been with great pleasure that Linda and I in recent evenings have heard of the extraordinary healing ministry of the Reverend Daniel Pinckney. We viewed on Youtube: "Walking in God's Supernatural Power A Stronger Faith Ministries Jan. 15, 2025." "Healing of soulful and bodily injuries sometimes can be accomplished through a spiritual analysis and application of a ministerial approach centered on spiritual warfare, sin, unforgiveness, stress and generational curses. 

"It is common that people suffer "soul injuries" throughout life, sometimes beginning even from the womb, or inherited generationally and those hurts can often result in spiritual, emotional and physical maladies....According to the American Psychological Association, chronic stress is linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide. And more than 75 percent of all physician visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints."

"Chronic stress can affect your brain, suppress your thyroid, cause blood sugar imbalance, decrease bone density and muscle tissue, raise blood pressure, reduce your immunity and ability to heal, and increase fat deposits around your abdomen that are associated with heart attacks, strokes and elevated 'bad' cholesterol."

"In our ministry, we meet a lot of people who are struggling with serious physical, emotional and spiritual problems. Many feel themselves in bondage to some addiction, whether that be fear and worry, anger, alcohol, drugs, sex, porn, overeating, etc....Some feel tormented and don't know why life just isn't going well for them." Be aware that the above conditions in one are what is termed "doorways."

In Matthew 18: there is the story of unforgiveness of debts by the king's slaves. A slave was turned over to the "torturers" for a lack of forgiveness. "Many commentators believe and we have seen true in our ministry, that the torturers are demons....The way God sets us free from the destruction that comes from Satan and his demons is for us to repent (of our sins) and forgive (all others)...from the heart....We have seen so many people set free from all kinds of physical, emotional and spiritual problems when they genuinely forgive."

Few totally realize that not only do we suffer from our own sins and unforgiveness, but, amazingly enough also what are sins and unforgiveness back through our family bloodlines. These are termed "generational curses." The technique utilized by ministers such as at Sozo is as follows (and we can personally do so ourselves): An example is: "We apply the blood of Jesus shed on the cross to set captives free from bondage and in Jesus' name, we break the power of this generational (from parents, grandparents their anger, lust, alcoholism, sin, etc) off of" of her, her children and all future generations."

Stay tuned for the next Avalon Chronicles and a deliverance ministry, whose Founder is a long time personal friend.

Avalon Chronicles #167: The End Times

 Reference: Who's Who in the Cosmic Zoo The Heavens Book Five by Ella LeBain 

http://www.whoswhointhecosmiczoo.com

    In mid-2024 it was for my extraordinary enlightenment that I viewed an interview by Ella LeBain on a podcast. My interest in her and her amazing research led me to order directly from her the first five books she has written. They constitute 2704 total pages. I am thru page 356 on book 5, therefore I have read 2484 pages since last mid-summer. I am thoroughly amazed at her content which sweeps from her encounter with the Christ in the Negev Desert, through New Age involvement, eventual conversion to sincere and committed Christianity and deep research into innumerable topics on Christian faith. Some of the more significant writings relate to the End Times prophecies. Her strong Christian faith has been inspiring to me!

     A review of these prophecies are worthy of study: Daniel chapters 7 to the end , Matthew 24, 2 Thessalonians 2, 1 John 2  and all of Revelation. Another author, whose book I am reading, also writes, "...the conspiracy of the ages is playing out on the streets of human life...right now." LeBain writes, "Cataclysms such as massive Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, fires (California?), hurricanes (North Carolina?) and meteors or fireballs" are prophesied. We have experienced world wars, nuclear wars, civil wars and constant violence."

     "All of us need to take the warnings of the Bible seriously. We must be careful not to make the mistake of rejecting any of its teachings,...Bible prophecy shows that earthquakes, along with other major calamities, will strike the earth in the not-to-distant future. Repentance and reconciliation  to the Lord, will save souls for the Kingdom of Heaven which is coming to Earth in the Age to Come."

     "God takes no pleasure in the suffering humans bring on themselves (2 Peter 3:9). Instead, He wants us to choose the way of joy and abundance that comes with a reconciled relationship with Him, as He offers to those who seek Him and live His way of life . (Isaiah 2:2-4; 11:9)."

     "The fall of the Babylonian system extant at the end time, will happen quickly and suddenly; 'Her plagues will come in one day---death and mourning and famine...In one hour, your judgment has come...In one hour, such great riches came to nothing. In one hour, she is made desolate.'" (Revelation 18:8, 10, 17, 19).

    I do not know about you, but I do not expect to be around for all these final calamities. I place my trust in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17!

     In the timely motto of the Boy Scouts: "Be Prepared."