Avalon Chronicles #192: Pre-Flood World-Nephilim-The Flood: Part Two

Reference: Pitterson, Ryan. Judgment of the Nephilim. Days of Noe Publishing: New York, NY. 2017.

     Beginning in the Garden of Eden a War of the World has been fought for thousands of years. "Humanity is in a great war between God and His allies, righteous angels and saints, and the Devil and his army of fallen angels, demons and human agents." (Introduction). God told Lucifer (Satan) that one day there would be birthed a male child that would overcome Satan and bring to an end his armies arrayed against humanity. Humanity would have the opportunity of redemption by what Jesus' death on the Cross proclaimed. Ever since, Satan has worked diligently to thwart God's plan 

     Satan convinced 200 angels to break off fidelity to God, enter earth, and mate with humans as a major attempt to cutoff and prevent God's plan for humanity to be fulfilled. They were termed "the sons of God." The fallen angels took human wives, the "daughters of men." These "hybrid half -human, half-angels became known as the Nephilim." (Introduction). This was an attempt by Satan to attack the human gene pool and to corrupt humanity's gene pool/DNA. If Satan were to have succeeded in this undertaking, there would be no Jesus and no salvation for mankind. It would be Check Mate by Satan. God would not and could not allow Satan to succeed.

     It is critical we be ever mindful of what is written in Ephesians 6:11-12. "Put on the full armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Humanity in the pre-Flood world did not have the benefit of scripture such as this. There was an invasion by these angels and their creation, the giants that have been named Nephilim. The Nephilim basically became monsters. 

     The Book of Enoch indicates, "...the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness." [Enoch 9:9] "And the angels taught them charms and spells,...And the women became pregnant, and they bare large giants,...The giants consumed all the work and toil of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against them and devoured mankind." [Enoch: 7, 2,4].

     Very simply stated, the abominations of the Nephilim caused God to start all over by causing Noah to build the Ark and collect the animals and take off with his three sons and their wives on the Ark. The earth was covered with water and humanity started all over again.   

Avalon Chronicles #191: Pre-flood World-200 Angels to Mount Hermon: Part One

 Reference: Lumpkin, Joseph B. The Books of Enoch. Fifth Estate Publishers: Blountsville, AL. 2011.

     All I knew until recently about the pre-flood world was the Garden of Eden, Cain killed Abel, God brought the flood because the "inhabitants" had become so bad. A study of First Book of Enoch describes those "inhabitants" and how bad they really were! To assist in establishing the credibility of the Book of Enoch it is helpful to know the book is in the Bible of the Ethiopic Christian Church. "...Dead Sea Scrolls found at Qumran prove the book was in existence before the time of Jesus Christ." (pg. 11). "Many of the early church fathers also supported the Enochian writings. Justin Martyr ascribed all evil to demons whom he alleged to be the offspring of the angels, who fell through lust for women; directly referencing the Enochian writings." (pg. 15).

     The book describes the proliferation of humanity after Adam and Eve. "...that in those days were born to them beautiful and fair daughters." [6:1] Certain angels, led by one named Semjaza, saw and lusted after these beautiful women on earth. They made a plan to come to earth and choose as wives these daughters. They planned to have offspring with them. In the days of Jared, father of Enoch, two hundred of these angels ascended to earth through the portal of Mount Hermon. On a trip to Israel, when I was in the Golan Heights, at the far northeast of Israel, I looked further north to the snow-capped top of Mount Hermon, a part of which was in Syria. 

     [Chapter 7] "And all of them together went and took wives for themselves, each choosing one for himself, and they began to go in to them and to defile themselves with sex with them." [7-3]. "And the women became pregnant , and they bare large giants..."

     Genesis 5 and 6 "There were giants in the earth in those days ...And God saw the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of his heart was only evil continually."

     Enoch 8:2; "And there was great impiety; they turned away from God, and committed fornication, and they were led astray and became corrupt in all their ways." Enoch 9-1; "And then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw much blood being shed on the earth, and all lawlessnes being done on the earth." Enoch 9:9; "And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness." 

     Special note! Enoch was taken straight to Heaven!

Stay tuned! 

     

Avalon Chronicles #190: History From Adam to Noah and the Flood in the Apocrypha

Reference: The Complete 54-Book Apocrypha. 2022 Edition. Literal Standard Version. Covenant Press of the Covenant Christian Coalition. www.ccc.one.

     There is scant information about the history between Adam and Noah. I was in my ninth decade of life before I came across The Books of Enoch, but, my introduction to Enoch has led me down a fascinating path of history about which I was totally uninformed. "The library of apocryphal works is not Scripture, but is the definitive collection of very early extra-biblical writings in the Judeo-Christian tradition. As such, this collection was meticulously collated and excludes writings foreign to the traditional Judeo-Christian stream of theological thought...there is little doubt the biblical writers had at least some familiarity with these texts or perhaps the oral traditions on which they were based. Jude seemingly quotes from Enoch. Paul mentions names found only in some of the apocryphal literature. Jesus celebrated the Feast of Dedication (Hannukah), a festival established according to the accounts found in 1 and 2 Maccabees....All included books had to have been composed prior to the third century AD. (Preface).

     "While Protestants largely reject the books as spurious or even heretical, and the Roman and Orthodox churches accept them as canonical, it may be wise to recognize that historic Christianity has held to more of a middle ground, including the reformers such as Martin Luther and early Catholic writers like Jerome." (pg. 5).

     The Constitution of the CCC states: "The Bible is the final authority for all matters of life, faith, and doctrine and in its original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic form is completely infallible....The true canon begins with Genesis, ends with Revelation, excludes the Apocrypha, and likely includes several of these other referenced books, although it is not clear that the current translations of Jasher, Enoch, and others are accurate translations of the original writings and therefore their authority is in dispute." (pg. 5).

      Martin Luther wrote his opinion of the Apocrypha: "Apocrypha, that are books, which are not considered equal to the Holy Scriptures, but are useful and good to read." (pg. 5). 

     The study of the Book of Enoch alone has taken me down an incredible path that expands exponentially from Genesis 6:4 "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days-and also afterward-when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them." For decades Nephilim were a complete mystery to me. No more, get ready for opening up wide a probable history about which we are totally uninformed. 

     Before I proceed further I believe it important to establish an important statement of faith of the Covenant Christian Coalition found on page 6:

"In accordance with the Scriptures, Christ the Messiah, the Son of the living God, became human, incarnate in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, lived a morally perfect and sinless life, died for our sins on the Cross as a substitutionary sacrifice, was buried in a tomb, and was raised bodily from the dead on the third day. Everyone who hears and accepts this message of salvation, believing in their heart that God raised the Christ from the dead, will be pardoned of all their sins, given the gift of the Holy Spirit, and granted everlasting life in perpetual union with God. Salvation is found in Christ alone by grace alone through faith alone and not by works." (Page 6). 

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Avalon Chronicles #189: "Where do We Go From Here?"

Reference: The Evidence Bible (NKJV): Bridge-Logos Alachua, Florida, 32615. 2011. Commentary by Ray Comfort. Scripture quoted below is from this Bible. 

     If one does not believe in something, one will believe in anything. I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE INSPIRED WORD OF GOD! In the Old Testament it is the story of the evolution of the Hebrews from Abraham, called by God to move to what eventually was called the Promised Land. There was mostly nothing but warfare and sin and turbulence until God sent his Son Jesus as a real person to be born, immaculately conceived, to walk in ministry for only three of the most important three years of recorded history, related in the New Testament, to be a living and breathing human to walk the earth to teach how one must live to achieve a fulfilling, good and balanced life. Since Adam and Eve, Satan, the serpent revealed in the Garden of Eden, has had power over the earth. But, God remained with power and comntrol over the spiritual world. Since the beginning of recorded history there has been constant evil reflected in humanity. The counter for earthly goodness and blessings has been humanity believing one by one that Jesus is Who He said He was, that He was crucified at Golgotha in Jerusalem, which established that humanity's sins were paid for by that sacrifice for all of us. With repentance we can be redeemed from our sins due to His death on the cross. When Jesus returned to the Father, he left the Holy Spirit to be our guide for life. 

     The challenge has been that one by one we accept the truth of the Gospel message that we can have eternal life by believing in Jesus, denouncing our personal sin nature, confessing our sins and receiving forgiveness. It sounds easy, but, in fact, it is challenging each day to be "good" and withstand the fleshly temptations thrown across our path to be controlled by the flesh rather than the spirit. Many, perhaps even most people, go about their days lying, cheating and stealing! Eternity with God will not be achieved by them. What are some of the "things" that are repugnant to God and if, not repented of, will preclude one's eternal address being on a street in Heaven. 

     Galatians 5:19-26 "Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another." 

     We make these choices, flesh or Spirit each day. We must read the Revelation of Jesus Christ, last book in the New Testament, to become informed about the horror unfolding, when God pulls the plug and says, I suppose, "It is over, all have had their chance to enjoy a life directed by fleshly satisfaction or one directed by spiritual satisfaction."

     One may question, "How can I move from flesh-directed to Spirit-directed.?" The above rendition of ill behavior or thoughts may be addressed by us with changes in attitudes and behavior; inner healing; or deliverance from the evil/demonic spirits that obtain control over us due to unconfessed and unforgiven sin. These three arenas of confronting issues that must be addressed are covered in a myriad of books, especially in recent decades. With attention to our personal state, we can become informed to effect positive and enduring change for our own benefit much less the benefit of those around us. 

Avalon Chronicles #188: "The ISMs: JUDAISM, Bolshevism, Communism, Nazism, Fascism and Terrorism" PART TWO

 Reference: Clark, Allen B. Soldiers Blood and Bloodied Money Wars and the Ruling Elites. 2019. Amazon Books. pg. 241-245.

     One of my favorite historical characters of all time is Winston Churchill. On Feb. 8, 1920 the Illustrated Sunday Herald carried an article titled "Zionism versus Bolshevism: A Struggle for the Soul of the Jewish People," in which he describes his beliefs:

     "The conflict between good and evil which proceeds unceasingly in the breast of man nowhere reaches such an intensity as in the Jewish race. The dual nature of mankind is nowhere more strongly or more terribly exemplified. We owe to the Jews in the Christian revelation a system of ethics which, even if it were entirely separated from the supernatural, would be incomparably the most precious possession of mankind, worth in fact the the fruits of all other wisdom and learning put together. On that system and by that faith there is built out of the wreck of the Roman Empire the whole of our existing civilization."

     Churchill reflected that he perceives the Jewish of the world as belonging within three political groupings. The first two are contributory to a 'high degree" of humanity, but the third, he says is "absolutely destructive." The first grouping relates to a definition of "national" Jews, those regarding themselves as loyal citizens of a certain country foremost, in which they practice faithfully their own religion. The second group contains the "political Zionists," those desiring their own homeland in Palestine. With the Balfour Declaration the full support of British policy was supportive of this endeavor. The third group are the "International Jews." From this third grouping Churchill demonstrates their involvement in the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, which he describes as being primarily led by this third class of mostly atheistic Jews. He relates that this is a malevolent movement seeking an equality of mankind that is practically unachievable, was responsible for every insurrectionary movement of the nineteenth century, and, as of his writing in 1920 had total control of the massive land mass of Russia. 

     Significant Jewish influence has been in the financial arena. Author Walter Hurt wrote "Robbed the world over with ruthless hand, and deprived to all possible extent of the privilege of acquiring wealth, to- day he holds the treasure keys of every land. And whoever masters the world's finances is potential master of that world itself. Werner Sombart makes the case that the incredible influence in finance of the Jews originated in their being the treasurers and money lenders on behalf of European royalty. In the 17th and 18th centuries many Jews, due to extensive exclusion became 'crypto-Jews,' the forced "converts to Christianity."

Avalon Chronicles #187: "The ISMs: JUDAISM, Bolshevism, Communism, Nazism, Fascism and Terrorism" PART ONE

Reference: Clark, Allen B. Soldiers Blood and Bloodied Money Wars and the Ruling Elites. 2019. Amazon Books. (All written below is in chapter 14 of the book)

     The major difference as I see it, between Christianity and the following definition of Judaism in the Life Application Study Bible (KJV) is that Christians believe the Messiah Jesus came 2000 years ago and the Jews believe the Messiah has not yet appeared! When He does appear for them, it will be the second time for Christians, commencing the Millenial Kingdom. In the Bible referenced above Judaism is described:

     "Judaism is not about being second-rate or easy. Divinely designed, it was the best religion, expressing true worship and devotion to God. The commandments, the rituals, and the prophets described God's promises and revealed the way to forgiveness and salvation. Then Christ came, fulfilling the Law and the Prophets, conquering sin, and freely providing eternal life." (pg 2154)

     It is important to begin a study of Jews by beginning with the Judaism of Abraham. The foundation of the Judeo-Christian ethic is found in the Torah. (The Chumash Torah). Scherman: xxiv. 

     "In his most exalted state of mind, a person can realize that the true essence of all his earthly endeavors is his service of God, and that plows and fences can dull the spirituality and blind them to the purpose of his mission. For example, we are all too familiar with sad tales of idealists who long to improve the world-only to fall in love with power and forget why they sought it. Some people gain authority and use it to make the world better and and accumulate money that they contribute to important causes. Others become strong and rich only to swell their egos and gratify their desires. Or let us imagine that we could make a wish and improve people's lives. How would we do it? Some would give them homes and bulging bank accounts; others would give them knowledge and morality."

     Both Gentiles and Jews may be people of character, or people in pursuit of greed, avarice and materialism. Extensive references to Jews appear in many sections of my book because Jews are prevalent in many arenas of society. Although a minority in population worldwide, collectively they are possessed of incredible talent and success, especially in business and financial circles, The extensive articles and references to Jews throughout history, their exiles, the Holcaust, and the ill will directed towards them are explained in many ways, many of which are not always understandable. However, the more I studied these opinion pieces, I realized many opinions I read have been due to jealousy. 

Please feel free to make comments about this writing.

Avalon Chronicles #186: "A Time to Live and a Time to Die"

      Uppermost in my spirit and memory always remains the shadow of the Vietnam War, which changed the trajectory of my life. My own severe wounds caused significant bodily and emotional wounds, but I lived and healed from double leg amputations and severe PTSD only by the grace and mercy of God. However, 20 classmates of my West Point class of 1963, which had 504 graduates, returned in caskets. 

     Several days ago I rejoiced in hearing that both granddaughters of dear and long-term friends were safe at a Texas Kerr County summer camp. Then despair gripped me this morning! Tears fell onto my cheeks as Linda related the sadness of a family related to one of her closest friends. Her friend's sister-in-law was vacationing on the Guadelupe River with her husband, daughter, son-in-law and two granddaughters. The family was caught in the flooding. The sister-in-law has not been recovered. The son-in-law was recovered as well as the two sisters, who were recovered HOLDING EACH OTHER'S HANDS!

     Even with just my limited reading the past few days I have been struck with reports of the catastrophes worldwide: earthquakes in Japan, flooding in China, dust storms in Las Vegas, hurricane in South Carolina, widespread flooding from torrential downpours in the Texas Hill Country. Deaths and injuries abound. The world can be a very dangerous place. Casualties were reported in most of these situations. It was a time to live and a time to die. 

     As a Believer in the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior, because He died for me on the cross close to 2000 years ago, I do not fear physical death itself. I believe I will live in eternity as promised by the faith message I trust to be true. I believe in the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. When wounded in Vietnam at a Special Forces camp on June 17, 1967, I was spared death by the grace and mercy of God. It was my time still to live and not die. At age 25 my spiritual belief and commitment probably was insufficient to have gone to Heaven then. Through months of rehabilitation I suffered horrendous pain  alleviated by morphine shots. The years of emotional pain with pills alleviated some of the emotional wounds and discontent. However, only a walk of Christian faith brought me peace and contentment. If a reader of this writing does not know for sure whether upon death one is assured of Heaven as final residence, then a choice is necessary. Time to take inventory.

     Recruits in basic traing are awakened very loudly by their drill sergeants banging on various devices. The recruits are immediately awakened. Many in the world need to be awakened, not out of fear, but, out of the peace that comes with a solid and sincere recognition that a life with an all-loving God as life's leader (balanced with the recognition of His judgment) prepares us each day to live a life of joy and peace. We are then ready for what time brings us!

      

Avalon Chronicles #184: "Freedom is not Free nor Cheap nor Easy" Part Two

 Reference: Life Application Bible. NIV. Tyndale and Zondervan Publishers. 1973. 

A nation's virtue collectively is upheld by the virtue of its citizens. With the various and sundry sinful and evil conditions evident in our world today, much less in my beloved America, there seems to be no hope for us, calling forth our Lord pulling the plug and Jesus returning in final judgment as described in the Book of Revelation. I believe humanity, even if knowing of a God, who created all and watches over all, still lives in a climate where there is constant vice, which erases our peace and our individual freedom. But, there is hope to be cleansed and see a powerful life of prayers answered! See I John 3:22 "...and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him."

Abraham Lincoln wrote a very short sentence that relates to moral turpitude (baseness, vileness, depravity): "A rat gnaws alone and so does a moral weakness within us even though we know it is securely hidden."

On pg. 2125 of my Bible reference above in the Galatians 5 section there is an extraordinary listing of "specific actions and attitudes that are either right or wrong." For the wrong list the question is: "Are there a number of characteristics from the wrong column that are influencing you?" The wrong column will be covered in upcoming Part Three. 

Galations 5:19-21. "The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God." (Emphasis added). If you are not aware of the kingdom of God, it would be wise to do some study on this topic and soon for your own sake.

In conclusion, as, when and if we have any of the above attitudes and depravities, we must make a determined effort to change. That will not be easy, but, it will bring you God's freedom, a freedom unavailable, if one is consumed in Satan's world.  

Avalon Chronicles #185: "Freedom is not Free nor Easy nor Cheap" Part Three

 Reference: Life Application Bible. NIV. Tyndale and Zondervan Publishers. 1973.

pg. 2125 Galatians 5 Footnotes: "Our only way to freedom from our evil desires is through the empowering of the Holy Spirit....Those who ignore such sins or refuse to deal with them reveal that they have not received the gift of the Spirit that leads to a transformed life. One may pray and ask that the "Fruit of the Holy Spirit" be our guideline as we address the rats that gnaw away at us. 

The following listing  is an enumeration of vices with a scripture reference in the Bible applcable to that vice, weakness or negative character trait.

Sexual Immorality and Impurity (Galatians 5:19)       Lust (Colossians 3:5)

Hatred, Discord, Jealousy, Anger, Selfish Ambition, Dissension, Arrogance (Galatians 5:20)

Arrogance (2 Corinthians 12:20)       Envy, Drunkenness, Wild Living (Galatians 5:21)

Wild Living (Luke 15:13)      Idolatry (Ephesians 5:5)

Idolatry, Witchcraft (Galatians 5:20)        Cheating (I Corinthians 6:8)

Adultery, Homsexuality, Stealing, Greed  (I Corinthians 6:9, 10)       Greed (Ephesians 5:5)

Lying, Murder (Revelation 22: 12-16)

There is a code phrase to address these vices. It relates to TECAC.

A Thought enters one's mind. It triggers an Emotion that leads to a Choice of an Action.

But, how many look ahead to the CONSEQUENCES? That is where the temptaion ends up.

In future messages I will address another way to conquer our vices besides exercising free will.

Stay tuned!

Avalon Chronicles #183: "Freedom is not Free nor Easy nor Cheap" Part One

References: The Christian History of the American Revolution. Foundation For American Christian Education. 1976. San Francisco.

Life Application Study Bible. NIV. Tyndale and Zondervan Publishers. 1973.

This Friday July 4, 2025 in the United States of America constitutes the 250th Jul 4th since the first one on July 4, 1776 on which the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, PA. This was our declaration of freedom from Great Britain. It was obtained at a cost of spilt blood of American patriots on battlefields beginning with Lexington, MA in 1775 and ending at Yorktown, VA in 1781. "To 'consider' America's Christian history means to behold the Hand of God in all events leading to the Declaration of Independence...All these 'human events' required 'a peculiar people zealous of good works.'"(xxiii) (Titus 2:14; "...,who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.") (I Peter 2:9; "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God...") (I Peter 2:11; "Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.")

If you have unconfessed sin, you are not, "zealous of good works,...redeemed from all wickedness, ...purified, abstaining from sinful desires, which war against your soul."

We live in a very unique and special nation, whose freedom was waged in the fires of rebellion. Many of us personally do not have freedom and are in rebellion to the precepts of God. We do not realize we are in bondage to Satan. When we address and deal with our wayward behavior, we attain a freedom from the attacks of Satan. Freedom is free in God's world. However, I admit it is not easy to break away from the familiarity of sinful behavior and to be guided and controlled each day by the Holy Spirit. In Galatians 5:17 it is explained in footnotes "Paul describes two forces conflicting within us---the Holy Spirit and the sinful nature (our evil desires or inclinations that stem from our bodies.") See Part Two for the vices and attitudes that keep one in bondage. These are enumerations of the specific issues that are evil and go against the teachings of God. Release from them brings one personal freedom and the necessity not to be judged by a God, who is assuredly a God of love, but also one, who will not give us peace and love until we escape inappropriate behavior. 

Avalon Chronicles # 182: Binding Oneself to the Virtues of the Trinity?

 The following is a suggested exercise each day to call on the Trinity for assistance:

I bind myself to the character and attributes of God: Righteousness, Holiness, Integrity and Purity and to the Will, Purposes, Timing, Truth of God. This is a tall order, but required to be a Godly person!

I bind myself to the Mind of Christ: Wisdom, Insight, Discernment, Knowledge and Maturity. Practically speaking, when I have an issue, question, predicament, I bind myself to the Mind of Christ and ask that Christ's WIDKM above be imparted to me to resolve or understand my issue for guidance.

I bind myself to the control by the Holy Spirit, to reflect the fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and to have imparted to me Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control. These are the by-products of living for God). 

Notes for Life Application Study Bible NIV Tyndale House and Zondervan pg. 2125 Galatians

(To be Continued)

Avalon 181: My "Alive Day" June 17, 1967 at Dak To Special Forces Camp in Vietnam

 A North Vietnamese regular Army battalion had come across the border from their privileged sanctuary in supposedly neutral Cambodia in the week before June 17, 1967 and ambushed two Green Beret patrols, killing perhaps as many as six of our Special Forces soldiers. I had been at Dak To for almost four months attempting to recruit native Montagnards to go into the jungle areas to our west on spy missions. I was under cover with a false name and wore infantry brass instead of my Army Intelligence identification. My commanding officer in Saigon 280 miles to our south radioed me that he was evacuating me from the camp by air at 9:30AM on June 17 because of the heavy enemy presence in our area. At night every two hours an American Special Forces soldier had a two hour shift for alert in our inner perimeter. My turn came up that morning at 4AM. After my two hour shift I would have breakfast, pack my duffle bag and be on the airstrip to leave. 

Elements of the communist unit had moved quickly through the jungle to set up mortar and rocket positions on the high ground to the south of our camp. A heavy barrage began at 4:30. I began literally to grab men to man our own mortars to return fire and send up flares in the event the enemy also conducted a ground attack. I was on a radio conversation with the camp commander, who was in an underground bunker, when I was violently thrown down on my stomach. I felt no pain, but yelled out, "My legs, my legs, Oh God, I'm dead!" Green Beret combat medic SGT St. Lawrence got to me fast and, not having his medic kit, used his fingers to clamp down on my femoral arteries to stop my bleeding. I was taken on a litter downstairs to the bunker of Green Beret combat medic Jimmy Hill, where he began to work on stopping my bleeding. Jimmy told me later, "You were alert and oriented, however, you were in shock from massive blood loss. You kept telling me to help the others, even though you had traumatic injuries to both your legs. Your blood pressure was dropping, veins were collapsing, weak pulse. I started the IV,  injected you with morphine and loosely applied tourniquets in the event the bleeding might start again. At that time you told me your real name and asked me to contact your wife and parents, because you 'knew' you were going to die. I told you, 'not today...because (having just gotten in country) you are my first casualty to treat.'" He said, "There was a third One in the bunker with us."After a couple of hours our nine wounded and two Killed in Action were removed by Medevac choppers to Pleiku Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH).

My left leg was amputated below the knee and the right one, fractured in five places, was casted. I woke up Sunday night and the chaplain at my bedside said the hospital had run out of my A-neg blood and made a call to the airbase and Green Beret camp to call men in to donate a total of twenty five pints of blood. I returned to Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio and my right leg was also amputated there. My wife Jackie had been notified by telegram that was delivered to her parent's door, where she was living, while I was in Vietnam. When she answered the door, the delivery man asked if there was someone else at home with her. She said, "Is he alive, is he alive?" He said, "Ma'am, I do not know." Her mother quickly came to the door and the family doctor came to give her a sedative. The telegram indicated I was "VSI." She called a contact at the Pentagon and asked what that meant. The man said, "It means Very Seriously Injured and he could die at any time." Not the best of news! Jackie pursued in her questioning, but, the man said he had to leave to go to lunch!

I did live by the grace of God! Fourteen weeks in a closed psychiatric ward, seven years of psychiatric treatment and anti-depressants and twenty surgeries later, I emerged in the mid-1970s relatively well-recovered. However, the mid-June period every year and especially every June 17 are very emotional. All of us wounded combatants remember our "Alive Day." This in 2025 is my 58th one. I have been blessed to live, father two daughters, and become remarried to Linda. My Army wife Jackie suffered immeasurably. Jackie and I are on very good terms and pray together for our two daughters and two grandchildren. In accordance with Psalm 27:13, "I have confidence still, having witnessed the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living," that my Lord has seen me through the ultimate trials and tribulations that a human may experience. I survived and live on three days before my 83rd birthday! I am not buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Avalon Chronicles #180: We live in Two Worlds, but Many Only Know One of Them

I John 4:4 "You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he that is in the world." New King James Version.

God created our world, but another power entered when Adam and Eve succumbed to Satan's lies in the Garden of Eden. An angel Lucifer had rebelled in Heaven, was cast out, but took one third of the angels with him. Satan got so much control on earth that he was able to tempt Jesus (unsuccessfully) during the forty days story in the wilderness. We all live in two worlds. One can look around, read the news and watch worldly happenings and understand Satan's world very easily and every day. As one who survived my war in Vietnam, I am acutely aware of the horrors in the world every day: wars, crime, hunger, trafficking, drug and alcohol addictions, beatings, murder, hurtful treatments, sins of thought, word and deed and the list never stops. This litany of issues identifies Satan's world. It is a world without the greater one of God's world. The challenge is reaching humanity for the healing and peaceful world God offers.

There has been a history in the story of the Hebrews and Judaism that expressed true worship and devotion to God. In the New International Version of the Life Application Study Bible (Tyndale and Zondervan 1988) it is written, "(Book of) Hebrews is a masterful document written to Jews who were evaluating Jesus or struggling with this new faith. The message of Hebrews is that Jesus is better, Christianity is superior, Christ is supreme and completely sufficient for salvation." This is the One True and safe world in which to live amidst the chaos, horror, hurts, violence, and depravity et al of the non-Godly world. But we can have a new life when we learn from the Bible's teachings. Hebrews 8:10 "I will put my laws into their minds and write them in their hearts and will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people." Acceptance of Christ offers a distinct and powerful choice to subsist, exist and truly overpower Satan's world, at least for ourselves. And through prayer to change people, events, ourselves and others. We add in prayer, "In the Name of Jesus and by the Holy Spirit.

Even though we accept Christ as personal Savior, all will not be rosy. Satan's evil world will exist, but we have a special weapon to turn on and counter humanity's enemy. At least our own world will take a turn and have a powerful weapon in the daily warfare of our minds and spirits. Christ has been at work through the Holy Spirit since Jesus went to be with His Father in Heaven. We have the weapons to combat the world system. The choice for each of us is "which world do we wish to live in?" I have made my choice, albeit constantly tormented and tempted by the evil one, but, always back to the solid ground on which I walk with Jesus Christ as Savior. 

Avalon Chronicles #179: "I Sing to the Glory and Goodness of God"

 In a recent church service I attended there was posted on the screen the words to a hymn. The line that stood out to me was "Sing to the Goodness of God." I began to have recollection of the horrific day in my Dak To Special Forces camp on June 17, 1967 when the enemy mortar attack began at 4:30AM. An enemy force of regular army North Vietnamese communists had entered South Vietnam from their protected sanctuary in Cambodia. The unit had ambushed two of our Special Force patrols and killed several of our Green Berets. I was in the camp undercover setting up South Vietnamese Montagnards (native mountain people) to spy on the enemy in the area to our west toward Cambodia. My operation was shut down and our camp was in danger of being under constant siege. My commanding officer in Saigon 280 miles away was to have arrived at 0930 hours by air to remove me from the camp. I was not there when he arrived. For some time after the church service I could not remove from my mind the picture of my being flat on the ground in the camp. I began to tear from the events of that morning. 

Racing through my mind was what happened to me when I survived a mortar round hitting the ground a few feet to my left rear, amputating my left leg below the knee and fracturing my right leg in five places (later also amputated). Looking back, I should be dead, but, by the Goodness of God, I survived. I teared because I realized my Lord God allowed me to live. It was terrifically horrible. However, I felt no pain! My God did not allow me to suffer. It could have been pretty painful. Green Beret combat medic Sgt. St. Lawrence reported, "Cpt. Clark was bleeding to death with both femoral arteries severed and many other wounds. I had no clamps/instruments of any kind with me. I used my fingers to clamp down on the bleeding and hung on that way until another Green Beret appeared and we took him to the A-team medic Jimmy Hill's bunker, where he received morphine." Air Force gunships rained fire on the enemy and the attack ceased. The hospital did not have enough of my blood type and a call out to the Special Forces camp and air base brought 20-25 men in to donate for my transfusions.

I survived! It was not easy ever or since, fifteen months in hospital, twenty surgeries, fourteen weeks in a psychiatric ward, 150 or so stitches, but I lived with prostheses for both legs and psychiatrists for several years. It was only by the GOODNESS OF GOD that I can today write about it. He watched over me and healed me. Yes, I believe in the Goodness of God! That Goodness is available for all. Seek it.

Avalon Chronicles #178: A Man Called Jesus

Reference: Josephus Complete Works. Original copyright 1968, 1978, 1981 by Kregel Publications Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501 Antiquities of the Jews page 379. Josephus was a Roman-Jewish historian and military leader (c. 37-c. 100) Anno Domini.

"3. Now there was about this time, Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works--a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day." 

Josephus wrote about the Christ in a secular publication and he identified Jesus with a great amount of good works and influence. "...for he appeared to them alive again the third day." Josephus was a writer in the first century. He was not an apostle or disciple of Christ! Pretty strong commentary on the Christian Jesus Christ being a REAL PERSON that walked in what today is called the Holy Land. 

Evidence that demands a verdict? What is your verdict?

Avalon Chronicles #177: Healing from Bitterness

      My wounds in Vietnam War on June 17, 1967 originally caused me to be bitter. I lost both my legs below my knees in a mortar attack at Dak To Special Forces camp. I started out originally being mad at God for allowing me to be wounded. I was three days from my 25th birthday. Over time and years I realized I had put myself in harm's way with three stages of "volunteering."

1. Choosing to become a cadet at West Point and become a regular Army officer.

2. Volunteering for Vietnam even though I had the alternative of a tour in Korea as an aide to General Robert H. Safford. That assignment would have kept me out of Vietnam. After a tour there I would have had maybe eight months before an Army resignation would have been effective. Volunteered for Vietnam secretly without telling my then wife. I knew if I missed the war, I could not attend future West Point class reunions where most classmates would have served in the war.

3. Volunteered for service in Army Special Forces, the Green Berets, an elite fighting force.   

Several years ago I learned a technique to analyze situations. It relates to TECAC. This is a methodology for us all to utilize before making major decisions in life. 

Think TECAC. The THOUGHT for each choice made me feel the Emotion of goodness and pride. Each thought led to a CHOICE of an ACTION that had an unforeseen CONSEQUENCE. My consequence was my horrendous wounding. If I had to blame anyone, it was myself. The lesson is before major decisions in life are made, look out to the consequences that may occur. Admittedly it is not always easy to look forward to an ending, but attempting to do so may serve to keep one from very bad consequences.

That is how I came to not being bitter!

 

Avalon Chronicles #176: Do Your Batteries Need Recharging?

      Our world had begun to swirl about us with medical issues, various challenges, observations of the tinderboxes of areas of the planet and a sin-saturated society. In addressing our negative attitudes, my wife said, "We need our batteries recharged." That made sense and I opened the Book of Hebrews in two versions of the Bible. What follows is a modest rambling through of the thirteen chapters. My batteries got recharged!

     If our mind is not set on the future beyond our demise, then we are very short-sighted. If one says, "Is this all there is," then one will remain discouraged as to what this life is all about and question its worthiness. There are many thorns surrounding the rose bushes of every day life. 

     The Bible is a the best source for us to obtain a big picture of, "All that there is." The energy source to recharge our batteries is in those pages. We spend hours on the computer, updating ourselves on the political machinations of the secular world, watching movies, becoming engrossed in the latest new publications and reading the latest gossip of the pop culture. All undertaken substantially without real importance to our soul and only with its appeal to our secular selves. Before the Advent of Jesus Christ in the flesh approximately two thousand years, there had developed through Judaism a divinely-established religion that was based on devotion to God, the Creator of all. 

     God in His infinite wisdom knew that a flesh and blood example of Himself was  necessary for humanity to get the big picture of Who He was and to establish guidlines for worship of Him. The coming of the Christ on the world's scene established the perfect representation of a way of life, that, when followed, is a constant energy source for our batteries, when they start to get run down. Christianity in fact is replete with dos and donts. Every day we all confront challenges, behavioral, financial, governmental, criminality, etc. It is very easy to become discouraged, but the Word of God is in the pages of the Christian Bible. It defines a way of life that brings peace and the answer to the ultimate question of life on this earth. 

     There is life after physical death. Not all of us go up to Heaven. There is an alternative and that is into the fires of Hell. How does one ensure that they go up rather than down? It is simple. If one believes that Jesus is truly Who He said He was, the Son of God, and in faith appropriate and take action on that belief, then we go to Heaven. I have always had a multitude of prayers that need answereing. I focus on, "You know that your prayers are answered because you obey His Commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight." This becomes the basis for my daily life and how to live it. Belief that Jesus is the Messiah, comes first, confession by our mouth of that fact comes second, then a code of behavior comes third, then move on with the confidence, "That there is more, much more," when Christ becomes the center of one's life. I like keeping the batteries charged!!!.

Avalon Chronicles #175: The Importance of Confessing Our Sins to God

Source: The Reverend Hugh H. Morgan         www.hughsnews.com  5/6/25 

"But if we truly admit that we have sinned, we find God utterly reliable and straightforward-He forgives our sins and makes us thorouighly clean from all that is evil." (1 John 1:9, The New Testament in Modern English, J.B. Phillips).

I was six years old when I knew that I was a sinner as I read the Bible. My parents taught me that everyone has sinned and has fallen short of the glory of God. 

The Christian lady who led me in the process to confess my sins, to experience genuine repentance, and receive what Jesus offered me from the cross, occurred on the last day of a daily vacation Bible school I will never forget. We lived in East Lake, a community in the eastern part of Birmingham, Alabama. The day I was saved I became an instant evangelist.

As my sister, Mary Evelyn, and I walked home I told her. When we got home, I told my mother, and when my dad got home from work, I told him.

Then, I visited every family in our neighborhood and shared my salvation experience. I've never stopped telling the greatest story ever told. 

Not only do we confess our sins, and we get saved, we must continue to confess our sins to God. I call them "keeping short accounts with God."

God wants you to experience the abundant life that only Jesus provides.

Receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord of your life.

"But if we freely admit that we have sinned, we find God utterly reliable and straightforward-He forgives our sins and makes us thoroughly clean from all that is evil." (1 John 1:9, The new Testament in Modern English, J.B. Phillips).

Avalon Chronicles #174: A Morning Resolve

                                                         A Morning Resolve

                                   I will try this day to live a simple, sincere and

                                   serene life, repelling promptly every thought of

                                   discontent, anxiety, discouragement, impurity,

                                        and self-seeking; cultivating cheerfulness,

                                   magnanimity, charity and the habit of holy silence;

                                           exercising economy in expenditure,

                                   generosity in giving, carefulness in conversation,

                                           diligence in appointed service, fidelty to

                                           every trust and a childlke faith in God.

                                        In particular I will try to be faithful in those

                                   habits of prayer, work, study , physical exercise,

                                              eating and sleep which I believe the 

                                              Holy Spirit has shown me to be right.

                                   And as I cannot in my own srength do this,

                                   nor even with a hope of success attempt it,

                                           I look to thee, O Lord God my Father 

                                                  in Jesus Christ my Savior,

                                         and ask for the gift of the Holy Spirit.

                                                         Amen 

                                   anonymous

                                           

                      

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."

Avalon 166: The Serpents Behind it All. Part Two

      Reference: Cahn, Jonathan. The Dragon's Prophecy. Frontline an imprint of Charisma Media. 2024 Lake Mary, Florida. 

     The serpents are under deep cover. They are behind the wars and use the first two groups to oversee a world dominated by Lucifer, God's adversary, since the attempted coup in Heaven. Lucifer and his "foot soldiers," the one third of the angels, who followed him in the rebellion, are the demonic spirits, driving so much of the evil carnage and suffering by humanity. It is my belief that throughout history, beginning with the murderous outrage within Cain to kill his brother Abel, that Satan has totally controlled individuals such as the recent historical characters such as Hitler and Stalin to kill and destroy and cause so much human suffering in the aftermaths of warfare. This includes the suffering by what today is reflected in veterans and their families, who are the sheep and the lambs. The wolves are expressed in modern ages as the "Elitists," who personally profit from continual warfare. Sometimes there are wolves, who lend money to both sides. 

     Jonathan Cahn in his latest book The Dragon's Prophecy writes of governing institutions, directed by Satan, and power-hungry individuals, taken over by demonic spirits. He writes, "...the Enemy opposes all of God's work, so he opposes each of God's works...He wages war against each. He wills and seeks the breaking of every life, every soul, every relationship, every marriage, every home, every hope and dream, every heart."

     Our military and veterans have been the targets of these attacks as we have suffered through earthly warfare. It is only with Second Coming of Jesus, the Messiah, that the serpent will finally be vanquished, when the millennial kingdom is established. Only then will the lambs and sheep be protected from the wolves and serpents. My own healing from my survival on that Vietnam battlefield in 1967 has only come through accepting Jesus the Son of God as my personal Savior. No healing was received from the "earthly" leaders in the political and financial arenas. Only my Father in Heaven has not let me down. 

     Unless, through divine and miraculous intervention by our Lord God, the future will be fulfilled as prophesied in Revelation. The flower of the youth of America and other nations will ultimately be engaged in the Final Battle of Armageddon to be fought in the Jezreel Valley at Megiddo, north of Jerusalem in Israel. We veterans may suffer again by offering our blood, sweat, tears, limbs and emotional stability. But, it will be the final sacrifice by our veterans, always having been the casualties of the "spiritual warfare" waged from the Garden of Eden through the populating post-Flood to the modern world. On Veterans Day 2024 I wrote, "May we be proud to have been qualified and able to have served. May we all be blessed to be healed from our battlefields."

Avalon #165: Deep Dive: 'Who is the Real Enemy?" Part One

                              IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THE WARS TO BEGIN!

Reference: The Complete 54-Book Apocrypha. 2022 Edition. Covenant Press. www.ccc.one

     Book of Jubilees. Chapter 11: After the Flood Noah and his three sons began to spread out over the Middle East and were given responsibility for certain geographic areas. At some point thereafter "And the sons of Noah began to war on each other, to take captive and to slay each other, and to shed the blood of men on the earth, and to eat blood, and to build strong cities, and walls, and towers,...to found the beginnings of kingdoms and to go to war---people against people, and nation against nation, and city against city, and all [began] to do evil, and to acquire arms, and to teach their sons war,...and malevolent spirits assisted and seduced [them] into committing transgression and uncleanness....And the prince Mastema (an evil angel connected to the Nephilim)...sent out other spirits,...to do all manner of wrong and sin,...and to shed blood on the earth."

     Fast forward several thousand years. The "malevolent spirits" are still at work on humanity.

     Our patriotic, dedicated and committed military have served since the Revolutionary War to free, protect and save our nation and countless others from the ravages, assaults, killings, invasions and sometimes barbarous actions of those we have opposed in warfare. The "enemy" has many names, "Japs, Nazis, Hun, Chinks, Charlie, gooks, dinks, Talibs, Mahdi, militia or just plain terrorists." 

     These were our enemies, the front-line battle warriors we faced in combat. They were common soldiers across the lines of battle just like most of us. Sometimes the geo-political backgrounds are discussed, but a deep dive into the underlying causes of conflicts and the "Usual Suspects" are ignored. Allow me to pull back the curtains of history to discuss spiritual warfare. My past research is covered in my third book, Soldiers Blood and Bloodied Money Wars and the Ruling Elites. 

     Secular Fulfillment of Prophecy: "Usual Suspects' are fulfilling the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation right in front of our blinded eyes. My bottom line is that there are three basic groups/motives that exist for those involved in this myriad of motivations to cause wars to move us to an inevitable one world religion and government. Constant conflict and warfare sets up the the need to be addressed by the antichrist, who arrives on the political scene to promise a cessation of the problems of the world, which the antichrist actually originally founded with his legions of secret warriors. The antichrist offers a solution to bring peace. The different groups reflect the strategic explanation of our constant warfare from times of recorded history. The lambs and the sheep are the ones manipulated by wolves and serpents to suffer through history. The second group are the wolves, motivated by achievement of financial gain or achievement of economic power.

     Stay tuned for a description of the third group, the "serpents."