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Too much of what is believed in Christianity is based on religion passed on from the 2nd & 3rd century apostate church, established in the 4th century Romish church and propagated by Protestantism since the 16th century. As part of our reprogramming as Kingdom citizens we must remove any belief that doesn’t line up with Heaven or is not based on spiritual reality.

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    TOPICS

What is Blasphemy? (LINK)
What is Heresy? (LINK)
Is There a Hell? (LINK)
What is Salvation? (LINK)
Understanding Judgement (LINK)
Death (LINK)
Re-evaluating the Book of Revelation (LINK)
Revelation’s Cosmology (LINK)
An Analysis of Some Christian Practices & Their Spiritual Benefits (LINK)

 
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An Analysis of Some Christian Practices & Their Spiritual Benefits

Complete series is found here: 

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WHAT IS SALVATION?

Evangelical churches heavily focus on salvation, so it’s important that we know what that really is. The whole Bible needs to be analyzed for information about ‘salvation’, particularly in relation to the Kingdom and with Preterist eschatology as the backdrop.
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(Below is the research that was presented each session – in date order)

0-“CHALLENGE – Can a Genuine Believer Lose their Salvation?” – download 5-5-2019

“Can a Genuine Believer Lose their Salvation?” (Frank Viola) – youtube

1-“The Old Testament” – download 2-6-2019

2 -“The Wrong Paradigm” – download 7-7-2019

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” – youtube

“Understanding What Jesus Really Did” (Graham Cooke) – youtube [“Ambassadors For Christ”]

“God isn’t Working on Your Flaws” (Graham Cooke) – youtube

“Revelation Part 2 – Session 1” (Brian Simmons) – facebook

3 – “Changing Paradigms” – download 4-8-2019

“Orphans or Sons? – Performance v Love” (Jack Frost) – youtube

“Experiencing the Father’s Embrace” (Jack Frost) – youtube

“The Mother heart of God” (Denise Jordan) – youtube

4-“Salvation and the Book of Revelation” – download 2-8-2020

5-“Will Only a Few be Saved?” – download 2-8-2020

             “Apostolic Lecture #1” (John Kingsley Alley) – youtube

6-“The Focus of the Gospels” – download 6-9-2020

7-“The Gospel in Chairs” – download 4-10-2020

             “The Gospel in Chairs” (Brad Jersak) – youtube

             “Who Said God Can’t Look At Sin” – download 1-11-2020

8-“NOT an Angry God” – download 1-11-2020

             MESSAGE: “The Wrath of God Wrongly Perceived” 13-10-2020 – download

             “The Difficulty of Understanding God’s Love Based on the Bible” – download 1-11-2020

9-“More Questions to Ask” – download 6-12-2020

10-“What is Eternal Life?” – download 7-1-2021

11-“Heaven & Salvation”  – download 7-3-2021

12-“Hell & Salvation” – download 2-5-2021

          “The Problem of Hell” (Brad Jersak) – youtube 2-5-2021

13-“The Resurrection of the Dead” – download 4-7-2021 (Introductory slideshow)

          “The Resurrection of the Dead” – download 4-7-2021 (Full documentation)

          “Resurrection is a Present Reality” (The Future of Preterism) – youtube 4-7-2021

          “PRETERISM: THE RESURRECTION – PART 1” (Frank Speer) – youtube 4-7-2021

14a-“Love’s Perspective?” – download 1-8-2021

14b-“Love’s Perspective?” – download 5-9-2021

15-“The Eternal Truth” – download 3-10-2021

16-“Shattering Some Dogma” – download 7-11-2021

          “Exploding the ‘Hell’ Mythology” (Peter Dunnet) – download 7-11-2021

          “Hell’s Illusion: Exposing the myth of Hell” (Don Keathley) – book 2-1-2022

          “Hell’s Illusion – Part 1” (Don Keathley) – youtube 2-1-2022

          “Hell’s Illusion – Part 2” (Don Keathley) – youtube 2-1-2022

          “10 Problems with Penal Substitution Atonement” (ReKnew) – read 6-2-2022

17-“Love Always Wins” – download 6-2-2022

          “Love Always Wins” (Peter Dunnet) – download 6-2-2022

          “Love Wins” (Rob Bell) – book 6-2-2022 (Chapter 6)

          “Love Wins” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 6-3-2022

18-“Is Universalism Wrong?” – download 6-3-2022 

          “Is Universalism Wrong?” – download 6-3-2022 (Notes)

          “Researching Universalism” – download 6-3-2022

          “William Paul Young answers, “How are you a Universalist?”” – youtube 6-3-2022

19-“Death and Salvation” – download 3-4-2022

          “Death and Salvation” – download 3-4-2022 (Notes)

          “Raising Hell: Christianity’s Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire” (Julie Ferwerda) – book FREE

          “Raising Hell: Christianity’s Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire” (Julie Ferwerda) – book  (AMAZON)

          “Hell? Journey Testimony Part 1” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 3-4-2022  [45:23-50:56]

          “Hell? Journey Testimony Part 2” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 3-4-2022  [36:00-36:25]

20-“Exposing our Preconceptions” – download 1-5-2022 

          ★”How Church Teaching Prevents Us Accepting Reality” (Ian Clayton) – youtube 1-5-2022
                  (“Radiant Fire” Session One, Promo)

          “Unconscious Bias” – youtube 1-5-2022  [0:00-2:00] 

          “The Spiritual Streams Contain Some Truth, Not All of It” (Mike Parsons)  – youtube 1-5-2022
                   (“4 Streams, 1 River of Restoration“)

          ★”What is Salvation?” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 1-5-2022

          “Death is Not the End of Choice” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 1-5-2022

          “What is the Fire?” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 1-5-2022

          “Penal Substitutionary Atonement” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 1-5-2022

          “The World has Rejected the Angry God” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 1-5-2022

21-“What About Judgement?” – download 5-6-2022 (slideshow)

          “What About Judgement?” – download 5-6-2022 (notes)

          “Kingdom Justice” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 5-6-2022 [3:05-22:55]
                  (“Mystic Mentoring Thursday 3rd February 2022 – U.S. Eastern”)

          “The Final Judgement?” (Mike Parsons) – read 5-6-2022

          “His Love Never Fails” (Mike Parsons) – read 5-6-2022 

          “God is Love…BUT” (Mike Parsons) – read 5-6-2022 

          “God is Love…BUT” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 5-6-2022

          “Unconditional Love in Action” (Mike Parsons) – read 5-6-2022 

          “Unconditional Love” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 5-6-2022

          “Unconditional Love 2” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 5-6-2022

22-“An Important Recap” – download 3-7-2022 (slideshow)

          “22-An Important Recap” – download 3-7-2022 (notes)

          “Mike Parsons on Hell” – download 3-7-2022

          “Hell? Journey Testimony Part 1” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 3-7-2022  [16:23-35:48]

          “Gospel of Relentless Love Conference” (various) – youtube 3-7-2022 [0:00-32:56] 

          “Unconditional Love 3” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 3-7-2022

          “God is love, not two-faced” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 3-7-2022

23-“More to Think About” – download 7-8-2022

          “Unconditional Love #4” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 7-8-2022  [0:30-30-45]

          “Evangelical Salvation” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 7-8-2022

          “What’s a Sin Nature Anyway?” (John Crowder) – youtube 7-8-2022

24 – “The Right Paradigm” – download 2-10-2022

          “Saved!” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 2-10-2022

          “Grace and Unconditional Love” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 2-10-2022

          “List of Unconditional Love Teaching” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 2-10-2022

          “God’s Dream For You” (Graham Cooke) – youtube 2-10-2022

25 – “Can Salvation Be Lost?” – download 6-11-2022

          “Born From Above” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 6-11-2022
              (What does that really mean?)    

          “Can You Lose Your salvation?” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 6-11-2022

          !This is a critically important! (Mike Parsons) – youtube 6-11-2022 [24:30-27:26]

          “Once Saved Always Saved” (Jonathan Welton) – youtube 6-11-2022
              (Evangelical view – FOR COMPARISON)

          “Eternal Security v Losing Salvation” (Jonathan Welton) – youtube 6-11-2022
              (Evangelical view – FOR COMPARISON)

26 – “Salvation Sealed” – download 4-12-2022

          “Sealed to Salvation: Assurance in the Book of Revelation” (Bill Berends) – read 4-12-2022 (FREE)

27 – “Salvation Recap” – download 1-1-2023

          “Salvation Part I” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 1-1-2023

          “Salvation Part II” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 1-1-2023

28 – “Repentance” – download 5-2-2023

         “Evangelical Repentance” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 5-2-2023

          “Unconditional Love #4” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 5-2-2023 [33:15-55:45]

         “NOT laying again a foundation of repentance…” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 5-2-2023

          “286. Unconditional Love in Action” (Mike Parsons) – read 5-2-2023

29 – “The Son of Perdition” – download 5-3-2023

          “Son of perdition” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 5-3-2023 [3:04-5:11]
                 (VIDEO TITLE: “Mystic Mentoring Monday 29th June 2020 US PST”)

30 – “Salvation & OT Grace” – download 2-4-2023 

          “The Bible Unfiltered – Approaching Scripture on Its Own Terms” (Michael S. Heiser) – book 2-4-2023 [p:53-54]

31 – “Is the Gospel of Salvation Very, Very Dodgy?” – download 7-5-2023 [slideshow]

          “Is the Gospel of Salvation Very, Very Dodgy?” – download 7-5-2023 [notes]

          “The Gospel” (Francois Du Toit) – audio 7-5-2023

 

Other Salvation Resources

These are some of the extra resources used in the series
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“Assured Salvation: Not Works Dependent” – download 6-3-2022

“Sealed to Salvation: Assurance in the Book of Revelation” (Bill Berends) – read 6-3-2022

“Her Gates Will Never Be Shut” (Bradley Jersak) – book 6-3-2022

“Lies We Believe About God” (Wm.Paul Young) – book 6-2-2022

“Lies We Believe About God” (Wm.Paul Young) – youtube 6-2-2022 [18:20-30:55]

FOR COMPARISON: Notes from a Roman Catholic short-course on Salvation (Peter Totleben) – read 2-4-2023

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IS THERE A HELL?

Hell is regarded as a real place where the unrepentant go after judgement. Hell is an accepted tenet of all branches on the Christian religion. But is this belief based on reality or convention?
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(Below is the research that was presented each month – in date order)

“The Challenge” – download 14-6-2018

“Biblical References to `Hell`” – download 1-7-2018

“Weeping & Gnashing of Teeth” – download 5-8-2018

“Separating Sheep & Goats” – download 2-9-2018

“The Rich Man & Lazarus” – download 7-10-2018

“The Different Views of Hell” – download 4-11-2018

“Hellbound?” – download 4-11-2018 (Movie notes)

“Hellbound?” – youtube 7-10-2018 (trailer)

“Visitations to Hell” – download 2-12-2018

“What is Heaven Saying About Hell” – download 2-12-2018

“Final Thoughts” – download 2-12-2018

“Summary of What was Discovered” – download 2-12-2018

“Scriptures Not Covered in Hell Investigation” – download 10-12-2018

Investigation Wrap-upyoutube (Webinar by Mike Parsons)

          RESOURCES

“Mike Parsons on Hell” – download 

“Hell? Journey Testimony Part 1” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 

“Cognitive Dissonance on ‘Hell'” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 

“Parables of ‘Hell’?” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 
(FILE TITLE: “Unconditional Love 11”)

“Hellfire Preaching” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 
(FILE TITLE: “Unconditional Love 13”)

“Hell’s Illusion: Exposing the myth of Hell” (Don Keathley) – book

“Raising Hell: Christianity’s Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire” (Julie Ferwerda) – book  (FREE e-book)

“Raising Hell: Christianity’s Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire” (Julie Ferwerda) – book  (FREE e-book)

“Raising Hell: Christianity’s Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire” (Julie Ferwerda) – book  (AMAZON)

BOOKS: Covering the different views of Helldownload

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UNDERSTANDING JUDGEMENT

Judgement Day is the fear of all Christians, but should it be. It’s feared because a believer doesn’t know within themself whether they’ll suffer ‘eternal’ punishment or not because of the sins of their life. This is  an issue that must be resolved in our hearts and minds so we can live the Kingdom life now in freedom, liberty and joy as we’re meant to.
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(Below is the research that was presented each session – in date order)

“1-The 1st Century Concept of Eternity” – download 4-6-2023 [slideshow]

“The 1st Century Concept of Eternity” – download 4-6-2023 [notes]

“2-Convict the World of Sin” – download 4-6-2023

“3-The Right Understanding of Repentance” – download 2-7-2023

“What is Repentance?” – download 2-7-2023

“Repentance from a Kingdom Perspective” – download 2-7-2023

“Evangelical Repentance” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 2-7-2023

“NOT laying again a foundation of repentance” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 2-7-2023

“4 – After Death comes the Judgement?” – download 6-8-2023

“Physical Death” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 6-8-2023

“5 – Sin is Covered for all People” – download 5-11-2023

             “The Kindness of God” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 5-11-2023

“6 – An Understanding of ‘Judgement’” – download 3-12-2023

             “Understanding of ‘Judgement’” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 3-12-2023

“7- Problems with PSA” – download 4-2-2024

             “Penal Substitutionary Atonement [1]” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 4-2-2024
                       (“Sounds Nothing Like Jesus”)

“8-What About God’s Wrath?” – download 3-3-2024

             “Penal Substitutionary Atonement [2]” (Mike Parsons) – youtube 3-3-2024
                       (“Wrath is Not the Solution”)

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DEATH

(This topic will be investigated next)

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WHAT IS BLASPHEMY?

(Below is the research that was presented each session – in date order)

“Blasphemy Research”– download 4-3-2018

“Blasphemy Research – Going Deeper” – download 4-3-2018

“The Cursing Type of Blasphemy” (Peter Dunnet) – download 6-5-2018

“Blasphemy Research: Summary” – download 6-5-2018

“Blasphemy Research: Conclusion” – download 3-6-2018

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WHAT IS Heresy?

(Below is the research that was presented each session – in date order)

“COMMUNITY: Are We Heretics?” – download 26-4-2015

“Some of our heretical friends” – download 26-4-2015

“RECOMMENDATIONS – We Are Not Heretics” – download 28-6-2015

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RE-EVALUATING THE BOOK OF REVELATION

(Below is the research that was presented each session – in order)

“1-What’s it Really About?” – download 1-9-2019

“2-Putting the Future `to bed`” – download 6-10-2019

See “Glorious Kingdom Eschatology” for full details:  LINK

“3-Unveiling the King” – download 2-2-2020

“4-The Kingdom Perspective” – download 1-3-2020

“5-The Cultural Context” – download 5-4-2020

“6-Allusion and Symbolism” – download 3-5-2020

“7-My Final Word” – download 7-6-2020

“8-The King’s Word On It” – download 5-7-2020

“9-A Lover’s Perspective” – download 3-1-2021

“10-Revelation: The Greatest Parable” – download 7-3-2021

        “Revelation: The Unveiling of Jesus Christ” (Brian Simmons) – book 7-3-2021

        “The Book of Revelation Revealed” (Brian Simmons) – youtube 7-3-2021

Ruth’s Summaries Of Revelation Teaching

Summaries of Malcolm Smith’s MP3 teaching series on the Book of Revelation (circa 1975) by Ruth Smart, 2020.

“Introduction and 1st Vision” – download
 “2nd Vision” – download
 “3rd Vision” – download
 “4th Vision” – download
 “5th Vision” – download
 “6th Vision” – download
 “7th Vision” – download

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REVELATION’S COSMOLOGY

The book of Revelation was a letter written to believers in Asia Minor in the 1st century AD containing an astronomical/astrological message. It needs to be read from their perspective because it wasn’t written to us. They had a different cosmology to 21st century believers, so an investigation into how they instinctively understood it is essential to decide whether it’s relevant to us, and how.
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(Below is the research that was presented each session – in order)

1-A Tantaliser – download 6-9-2020
(“The Woman & Child in Revelation 12 was Understood Astronomically in the 1st Century AD”)

“2-Biblical Cosmology” – download 1-9-2020

“3-The Jewish View of Astrology” – download 1-9-2020

“4-The Hebrews and the Constellations” – download 1-9-2020