Money

Someday, and I don't know when, (but I suspect within 40 years or less) the Antichrist and the False Prophet will come to power in the political and religious realms and forbid buying and selling through the regular means of trade at that time, which will likely be through electronic transactions completed by using the Mark of the Beast as identification. Unless one takes the Antichrist's mark, which symbolizes worship of Satan and rejection of God the Father and Jesus Christ, they will be unable to engage in normal trade. One will very likely have to barter with commodities to obtain food and necessities.

(Rev 13:16-17 NIV) He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.

(Rev 16:2 NIV) The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly and painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image.

(Rev 14:9-11 NIV) A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name."

In effect, taking the Mark will be the same as swearing allegiance to the devil, and that leads first to painful sores and ultimately to eternity in hell. That's enough to ruin anyone's day. > Silver 1 < Click here to read chapter one of "A Study of Silver."

THE MYSTERY OF MONEY

THERE ARE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES CONCERNING THE HANDLING OF MONEY. IF YOU FOLLOW THESE PRINCIPLES, YOUR MONEY PROBLEMS WILL, FOR THE MOST PART, VANISH.

THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT WE SHOULD DO THREE THINGS:

1. GIVE TEN PERCENT.

2. SAVE TEN PERCENT.

3. LIVE TEN PERCENT BELOW OUR MEANS.

IF YOU MAKE IT YOUR GOAL TO ACHIEVE THESE THREE THINGS, MONEY WILL BECOME THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES. IF YOU SET UP YOUR LIFESTYLE TO LIVE ON SEVENTY PERCENT OF YOUR INCOME, YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM MAKING ENDS MEET.

THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF BIBLICAL MONEY MANAGEMENT IS TO RETURN A TENTH, A TITHE, TO GOD. IT IS HE WHO AS GIVEN YOU ALL YOUR MONEY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

NOW, I REALIZE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE ALREADY IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND CAN HARDLY MAKE ENDS MEET, BUT IF YOU BEGIN NOW TO MANAGE YOUR MONEY MORE WISELY, YOU WILL, WITHIN THREE TO FIVE YEARS, BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THE ITEMS ABOVE.

GOD DOES NOT WANT YOU TO NEGLECT YOUR BILLS YOU HAVE ACCRUED BEFORE YOU LEARNED OF THESE PRINCIPLES. IT IS A SIN TO DEFRAUD SOMEONE YOU OWE MONEY BY NOT PAYING THEM OR BEING LATE WITH THE PAYMENTS YOU AGREED TO IN A CONTRACT. GOD DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SIN TO ENABLE YOU TO PAY YOUR TITHES. GOD ALREADY OWNS EVERYTHING. HE DOES NOT NEED YOUR MONEY TO COMPLETE HIS PROGRAM AND DO HIS WORK. THE PURPOSE OF TITHING FOR GOD’S PEOPLE IS TO PLEASE GOD BY OBEYING HIS COMMAND AND LAY UP TREASURE IN HEAVEN.

Matthew 6:19-21 NIV "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

THE PURPOSE OF GIVING IS SO THAT WE CAN LAY UP TREASURE IN HEAVEN. IF YOU CHEAT SOMEONE ELSE TO GIVE IT TO GOD'S WORK, YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. ANY GOOD THAT YOU DID WILL BE OFFSET BY THE EVIL YOU DID IN CHEATING SOMEONE ELSE OF THEIR RIGHTFUL DUE.

WHAT YOU CAN DO IS BEGIN SMALL AND WORK YOUR WAY UP GRADUALLY TO THE BIBLICAL STANDARD. START WITH ONE PERCENT. GIVE ONE DOLLAR FROM EVERY HUNDRED THAT YOU MAKE TO GOD'S WORK, AND PUT ONE DOLLAR IN THE BANK. IF YOU MAKE $300.00 A WEEK, THIS IS ONLY $6.00, WHICH IS ABOUT THE PRICE OF A MEAL FOR ONE IN A RESTAURANT.

EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO START OUT WITH ONE PERCENT; BUT, IF THIS IS STILL TOO MUCH, THEN START EVEN SMALLER, WITH ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT, BUT START!

THIS GRADUAL METHOD OF BEGINNING TO TITHE AND SAVE IS ONLY INTENDED FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEEP IN DEBT. THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO DO SO SHOULD BEGIN TO TITHE AND SAVE IMMEDIATELY.

THEN, FOLLOWING THIS, SIT DOWN AND MAKE UP A BUDGET. JESUS TAUGHT THAT FINANCIAL PLANNING WAS THE WISE THING TO DO.

Luke 14:28-30 NIV "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? ‘For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.'

Proverbs 22:7 NIV The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

IF YOU DON'T ENJOY BEING A SERVANT, THEN GET YOURSELF OUT OF DEBT. THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT YOU SHOULD NOT BORROW TO BUY BIG TICKET ITEMS, LIKE A CAR OR A HOUSE OR A BOAT. BUT, IF YOU BORROW, MAKE A LARGE ENOUGH DOWN PAYMENT, SO YOU CAN EASILY SELL WHATEVER IT IS YOU HAVE BOUGHT WITHOUT STILL OWING MONEY ON IT.

THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT SAVING IS THE WISE THING TO DO. GOD HAS COMMANDED THAT TEN PERCENT IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT THAT WE SHOULD SAVE TOWARD HEAVENLY THINGS, SO IT STANDS TO REASON THAT TEN PERCENT IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT AMOUNT TO SAVE FOR EARTHLY NEEDS. TEN PERCENT IS BY NO MEANS THE MAXIMUM THAT WE SHOULD GIVE FOR GOD'S WORK OR FOR EARTHLY SAVINGS. IT IS THE MINIMUM ONCE YOU ARE OUT OF DEBT AND CAN AFFORD TO DO IT. AFTER YOU REACH THE TEN PERCENT GOAL OF GIVING AND SAVING, IF GOD BLESSES YOU WITH MORE THEN ENOUGH OF EVERYTHING, YOU CAN GIVE FREE WILL OFFERINGS AND FREE WILL SAVINGS. SOME PEOPLE GIVE THIRTY PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME TO GOD'S WORK.

Proverbs 6:6-11 NIV Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-- and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

THE ANTS HAVE MORE SENSE THAN MANY PEOPLE. THEY SAVE UP THEIR PROVISIONS DURING THE SUMMER SO THEY WILL HAVE FOOD FOR THE WINTER. SOME WOULD SAY THAT THESE ACTIONS SHOW A LACK OF FAITH BECAUSE THEY WERE SAVING IN CASE HARD TIMES COME. THIS IS NOT TRUE. GOD COMMANDED JOSEPH WHEN HE WAS IN EGYPT TO STORE UP THE GRAIN FOR THE SEVEN GOOD YEARS SO THERE WOULD BE FOOD DURING THE COMING SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE. GOD GAVE US A BRAIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING IT. WHEN TIMES ARE GOOD, WE SHOULD SAVE SOME MONEY. EVEN THE SQUIRRELS HAVE THIS MUCH COMMON SENSE. THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE SHOULD BE GREEDY AND HOARD EVERYTHING EITHER. SAVING TEN PERCENT IS SUFFICIENT.

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