The following guest editorial is written by retired pastor, Wayne Easley.  Pastor Easley is an avid birder and nature lover and we will also share nature editorials from him from time to time.  Enjoy!
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We had been in Costa Rica on a two week birding trip.  And now, we were on our way to the United States and back to our homes.  As we maneuvered through customs in San Jose, we found ourselves in a long line of passengers who were in the same situation as we were.  In glancing over at one of the ladies in our group, I noticed she was crying.  No, she was not just crying, she was in distress!  I walked over and calmly asked her,  "What's happening and how can I help you."  Through the tears she blurted out,  "I can not find my passport; I have looked everywhere."  I am sure she was having thoughts of spending the rest of her life in Costa Rica and that we would leave without her in a few minutes.  I motioned for her to step out of the line and suggested we ask the Lord to help us with this problem."  After petitioning the Lord to help us, I quietly suggested we do another search for the passport.  Sure enough, after a short search, there was the passport hiding at the very bottom of her suitcase. By the way, we learned something from that experience; we found out that she could have traveled on MY PASSPORT to our first destination in the United States which was New Orleans.  At that point she would have had to arrange to fly to Chicago but everything would  have been in English and it would have been much easier.  A second lesson we learned was THAT A PASSPORT IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING OVERSEAS , maybe not the most important thing in life but MIGHTY IMPORTANT.  In my new series entitled, JESUS IS EVERYTHING TO US, I want to show how JESUS IS OUR EVERYTHING: He is our Savior, our peace, our forgiveness, our example, our brother, and our protector.  I want to point out our great need for Jesus and the fact that we are not going to make it without Him.


I love what the Apostle Paul tells us in Philippians 4: 13,  "I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS US."  Now, it does not say, "I can do a few things or I can do many thing through Christ."  It says,  "We can DO ALL THINGS."  A few verses later in the same chapter, Philippians 4: 19 we are told,  "My God (that is Jesus) shall SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEED according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."  I believe that one of the greatest texts in all of the Bible is what we are told in Matt. 6: 33, "Seek ye FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD (that is Jesus Christ) and his righteousness and ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE ADDED UNTO YOU."  And what are these things?  Look closely at the few verses that lead up to Matt. 6:33 and it becomes clear that the essentials of life are : FOOD AND DRINK, CLOTHING AND SHELTER.  These are things we need on a a daily basis and here we have the promise that He will supply them.  And further, another of my favorite texts is Ephesians 3: 20 and 21, " Now to Him (that is Jesus) WHO IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL THE WE ASK OR THINK, ACCORDING TO THE POWER THAT WORKS IN US, TO HIM BE GLORY IN THE CHURCH BY CHRIST JESUS TO ALL GENERATIONS, FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN."  Wow!  That text seems to crescendo, adding more and more BLESSINGS as it continues.  Not only is Christ able to help us find our passport when we need it, He keeps adding more and more of the things that will help us and might I add, that will delight us.   He keeps adding on the blessings that will enrich our lives.  Psalm 103 records it like this, "Bless the Lord (that is Jesus Christ) and FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS; WHO FORGIVES YOUR SINS, WHO HEALS ALL YOUR DISEASES, WHO REDEEMS YOUR LIFE FROM DESTRUCTION AND CROWNS YOU WITH LOVING KINDNESS AND TENDER MERCIES AND SATISFIES YOUR MOUTH WITH GOOD THINGS SO THAT YOUR YOUTH IS RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLE'S." Are we aware of these benefits? Are we tapping into the Benefits that Jesus offers us?  Are you?  Am I?  We are if we believe that JESUS IS EVERYTHING TO US.  Next in this series is Part 2, "JESUS IS OUR SAVIOR!"  


Wayne Easley/written on May 2, 2023/in Sierra Vista, Arizona!

*This document is for educational purposes only and it not intended to diagnose, treat or prescribe in any way.  The reader and user of this document assumes full responsibility to do their own research and assumes all risk and liability for the use or misuse of the information contained herein.
How to do the parasite detox:
Components: Mimosa Pudica Seed, Anti-Parasite Blend, (optional: colon cleanse, activated charcoal)
*Please note that for a person who is relatively healthy, it will usually take at least 90 days to rid the body of a parasite infestation.  For one who has any chronic illness, it will likely take up to two years.  So be diligent.
Mimosa Pudica seed (MPS) is a very powerful anti-parasitic herb.  It has properties to mildly “stun” adult parasites, then suffocates them.  Nothing gets immune to suffocation, so it always works!  But as the adult parasites perish, they not only pass more eggs, but they send out chemical signals that “activate” cysts, which are essentially more eggs that were passed previously.  The MPS will not kill these cysts and eggs.  That’s where the anti-parasite blend (APB) comes in.  You will need both the MPS & the APB!  I tried it with just MPS once and terribly re-infested myself due to these thousands of eggs hatching out.
As the parasites die off they can create something that we actually call, “Die off”, or Herxheimer reaction.  This is the result of the toxins released as the parasites die and can make some people feel quite ill—like a mild case of the flu.  In order to help with that it can be very helpful not only to drink lots of water, but to take some Activated Charcoal powder, which can bind these toxins so that they can be safely passed in the stool. We usually recommend 1 tsp of Activated Charcoal powder in a large glass of water once or twice per day as needed for “die off” symptoms. The caution to using both MPS and Activated Charcoal is that both of them CAN cause some constipation.  This is one of the reasons why we use the Colon Cleanse product. For this product we start with one capsule of the colon cleanse, taken with food, and waiting a few days to see if the frequency of bowel movements increases.  If it does not, we increase by one capsule and again wait.  We do this until there are two bowel movements per day.

The definition of constipation is less than two bowel movements per day.  Really, no one should embark on a parasite detox until they are having two bowel movements per day and absolutely not if they’re not having at least one per day.  If your colon is plugged up, so is everything upstream.  If you think of your body as a funnel, the bottom part of the funnel representing the colon, you can see that if things are plugged up at the “bottom”, everything else will just overflow, and this can bring many issues including eczema, psoriasis, bad breath and much, much more.  If you haven’t watched our liver series on our YouTube channel, I encourage you to do so.  I go into great detail about the effect of both parasites and constipation on the liver and other parts of the body.  Here is a link for that playlist: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0-daQ7smSmHjQ4rUYz0rlib5FMPlncqn 
You can do the parasite detox basically two ways. Most people who have never done a parasite detox really need at least a solid month of taking the products daily, then switch to the “Full Moon Challenge.”  But if you choose to do the 90 days, you really need to do it for a few weeks, then give your body a break for a week or so, then come back to it again.  
Parasites are much more active during full moon, and this makes accessing them much easier and more effective, hence the Full Moon Challenge!
Either method works, it’s just that when you have to take it for a long time, as those with chronic illnesses will need to,  it gets old (and expensive) taking capsules every day.  The full moon makes it easier for a long term need.  And it works!  
Since Mimosa pudica seed works largely by its texture, be sure not to take it with any other supplement or food for at least 45-60 minutes before or after.  Only water—no juice, etc.  And again, it CAN cause some issues with constipation since it bulks up in the colon.  So make sure to keep your bowels moving at least twice per day.
For the full moon protocol, I like to start two days prior to full moon and take the product all the way through to two days after full moon for a total of 5 days.  I take 4-6 capsules twice daily, but it also depends on your size.  For example, I weigh a little under 100# and I take 5 capsules, my husband is around 170# and he takes 6.  I take these first thing in the morning with a big glass of water, then an hour or two before bedtime again.  How many months you will do this is entirely dependent on the results and your health conditions.  That’s not something we can give any definite time frame for, but personally I do the full moon challenge almost monthly and I almost always see parasites.  When you have a chronic disease (Lyme, mold toxicity, autoimmunity, cancer, etc.)  parasites really get a foothold in the body.  
For the Anti-parasite blend, we take 2-4 capsules per day, again, my husband takes more.  This can be taken with meals if you like.  (If you choose to use a tincture or extract blend instead of these capsules,  I use about 1/2-1 dropper full twice daily.  This can also be taken with food if you like.  Doesn’t really matter—just don’t skip it whether you get our capsules or a tincture or extract elsewhere!! ) 
Only about 30% of the parasites that you actually pass will be visible since their bodies begin to decay when they die.  It can take a day or two to pass a dead parasite, so be extra sure to keep the bowels open.  Do an enema if you need to, just do not allow yourself to go without having bowel movements!!  Often you will not see the parasites unless you take a stick and pull the stool apart. My husband passed what he thought was a normal stool once but when he got a stick and “excavated” it was actually parasites packed together with a little stool.  Gross, but if you want to know, this may be what it takes to see them.  Sometimes they’re readily visible though.
Often mucous strands are passed that are “garbage” from the colon mixed with MPS.  These can be mistaken for parasites.  Either way, it needs to be eliminated.  One of the nicknames of MPS is “gut scrubber”!
I really encourage you to check out our playlist above for a lot more information.  As a final note, it is my personal belief that everyone should do at least a quarterly parasite detox.   Many people are hesitant to do the parasite detox because they don't want to "see" what comes out of them.  But think about it...isn't "out" better than "in"?  They are eating your food, drinking your water and putting their waste inside of you!!  Evict the things already!!  Check our store tab for access to all of the products mentioned in this article.  Happy detoxing!  :-)

​The disciples of Jesus could not believe what they were hearing.  Jesus had just told them that the great stones of the temple would be torn down and not one stone would be left upon the other. And remember that one of those foundational stones was 44 feet in length and weighed over 50 tons. And what baffled the disciples is that the Master had seemed to tie the destruction of the temple to His coming again and the end of the age. See Matt. 24: 1  Pausing to rest on the Mount of Olives, the disciples eagerly questioned Jesus,  "TELL US WHEN WILL THESE THINGS BE? AND WHAT WILL BE THE SIGN OF YOUR COMING AND THE END OF THE AGE."  The reply that He gives here is found not only in Matt. 24, but also in Mark 13 and Luke 21.  We will CONCENTRATE ONLY ON THESE THREE GOSPEL PASSAGES: Matt. 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21.  We will look at SEVEN THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THE LORD COMES AGAIN.


1-BEWARE OF DECEPTION: It is very interesting that in ALL THREE OF THESE PASSAGES, Jesus told His followers that DECEPTION OR LYING WOULD BE A HUGE PROBLEM.  The truths of the Bible would be controverted and would be presented as the New Doctrines.  It reminds one of the saying, "Old HERESIES COME BACK IN NEW CLOTHES BUT THEY ARE STILL LIES."  One of the biggest lies will be when Satan impersonates Christ. 1 John 2: 22-23 reads like this, "Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ?  He is Antichrist who denies the Father and the Son." The 9th Commandment as is recorded in Ex. 20 tells us "YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST YOUR NEIGHBOR."  In other words, don't attempt to deceive your neighbor.  Don't lie to your neighbor.  Be truthful and develop a bond of trust.  It is said that in today's world we hear or come across from 10-200 lies each and every day.  The result is simple, the trust factor in our world of today is missing.  Lying is so commonplace, we tend to accept it and learn the hard way THAT MANY IN THIS WORLD OF TODAY CAN'T BE TRUSTED.


2-WATCH OUT FOR WARS:  Again in the three gospels that record the signs that tell us of the Coming of Jesus, war is listed as a sign of the end.  Matt. 7: 7, Mark 13 8 and Luke 21 10 talk of nations fighting against nations.  In the past century, we experienced two massive world wars which involved pretty much the whole world.  And now, just in the past few months, we have watched as Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine.  What makes war so frightening in today's world is that many of the nations possess nuclear weapons which could kill thousands in a single attack.  Nations such as Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and yes, our own nation of the United States have arsenals of nuclear bombs.  Just today, the news coming from the two countries that separate Korea is frightening.  It appears that North Korea, a communist country has fired missiles along the border with South Korea.  Would the dictator of North Korea be foolish enough to invade his southern neighbor or would he consider using nuclear weapons in an attempt to gain more power in the area. Only time will tell.  


3-FAMINES FAN THE FLAMES: In many parts of the world today, poverty is a very present evil.  I have lived in South America and Africa where a vast majority of the people are poor.  With food shortages looming will the people of Nigeria or Ethiopia survive?  Can the poor of Peru or El Salvador live through a world-wide famine.?  The answer is probably, 'NO'!   Already, we are seeing shelves that are empty in the local grocery stores.  I happen to be a vegetarian but I watched with amazement in a very large Super Walmart recently, crowded with shoppers, as no one, not even a soul was buying meat products.  The counter was long and well stocked and why was nobody buying meat for their tables?  One reason is the prices are outrageously high.  My daughter who is Food Service Director for Andrews University in Michigan sent me an e-mail she had received recently from one of her food suppliers, detailing the food shortages that are coming.  Heavy rains and hail have devastated many of the food and vegetable farms of Mexico and Central America. That is where we get a lot of our vegetables and fruits.  Crops of leafy vegetables: onions, beans, tomatoes, and melons along with many fruits will be in short supply.  When you tack on the massive hike in fertilizer prices, the world could be in big trouble. 


4-PESTILENCES BRING DEATH: Most of us watched as the whole world became aware of Covid-19.  The bad news swept across our population like a continuing nightmare.  We watched as scores of people died, others have experienced side-effects that may be with them for a long time.  We may never know exactly what happened but we do know that it has greatly altered life on planet earth.  Pestilences is mentioned in Matt. 24: 7.  Mark uses the term, 'TROUBLES' which he says is the "BEGINNING OF SORROWS". Since Mark uses that terminology right after the word famine, he likely is referring to pestilences.  Note, Doctor Luke does mention pestilences in Luke 21: 11.  Again, it has been incredible how this virus has affected not only the prosperous and modern cities of the world but also made its way into the most remote areas of the earth.  People in the Outback of Australia and those who live in the deep dark jungles of the Amazon were affected by Covid-19.  No area of the world was untouched!


5-EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS WRECK HAVOC:  Matt. 24: 7 tells us of earthquakes in various places.  Mark 13: 8 uses the exact same words, while Luke 21: 26 warns,  "Men's hearts failing them for fear of WHAT IS COMING ON THE EARTH,  Natural disasters will pound the earth like something straight out of Dante's Inferno.  Earthquakes will resonate through the Ring of Fire, while volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and other calamities will take the lives of many.  Much of he last ten years of my life I have lived in the shadows of one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It is called the Turialba Volcano and it is near the city of Turialba, Costa Rica.  No, it was not life-threatening but those eruptions were strong and persistent.  I will never forget a visit from my middle son who also lived in Costa Rica.  He arrived about 4: 30 in the afternoon one day and when he came into the house he yelled at me,  "Dad we are covered up with ants, they are everywhere.  We have to drive them away from the house.  Get the brooms and a water hose."  After a half hour of intense effort. we were able to herd the ants away from the house.  They went up the hill into the forest.  Shortly we both forgot the whole episode and at 8:30 that evening, I was preparing to got to bed.  Suddenly, there was an extremely strong earthquake.  The ground shook violently.  We found out later that ants can predict earthquakes and because they live in tunnels in the ground, a strong quake can destroy their homes. THAT IS WHY THE ANTS WERE ON THE MARCH.  That led me to think,  "When it comes to signs related to Christ's soon coming. are ants smarter than human beings?"  It sure looks that way.  By the way, I just read that 153 people were trampled to death in a stampede during a Halloween Festival in Seoul, South Korea on Oct. 29, 2022. 


6-PERSECUTION IS IN OUR FUTURE:  Matt. 24: 9 puts it like this, "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, AND KILL YOU AND YOU WILL BE HATED BY ALL NATIONS FOR MY NAME'S SAKE.  Mark 13: Verse 9 says, "You (the Christian) will be brought before rulers and kings, for my sake, for a testimony to them."  Later, in Mark 13: 13, it stresses that YOU WILL BE HATED BY ALL MEN FOR MY NAME'S SAKE. Later in Verse 19, it tells us, "FOR IN THOSE DAYS THERE WILL BE TRIBULATION, SUCH AS HAS NOT BEEN SEEN FROM THE BEGINNING OF CREATION."  Luke 21: 12 warns the Christian that THEY WILL LAY THEIR HANDS ON YOU AND PERSECUTE YOU."  And at this point, let's ask a very important question.  Why would the authorities: law enforcement and those leaders at Federal and State levels persecute the Christian?  Isn't the Christian the model for good living in the last days? One would certainly think so. One of the pioneers of the Adventist Church put it like this in a book called The Great Controversy. "In the end time, many Christians will be blamed when things go wrong."  Great Controversy P. 592  Later in the same book, the author pens it like this, "Those who honor the law of God will be accused of bringing judgements upon the world, and they will be REGARDED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FEARFUL CONVULSIONS OF NATURE AND THE STRIFE AND BLOODSHED THAT IS FILLING THE EARTH WITH WOE." Great Controversy P. 614  Using lies and deception, authorities will seek out someone to blame for the chaos that is sweeping the world and MANY CHRISTIANS WILL COME UNDER FIRE.  That is the reason why the good Christian will be persecuted.  But the great Prophet Daniel predicts in a prophecy for the end time, "And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time.  AND AT THAT TIME YOUR PEOPLE SHALL BE DELIVERED EVERYONE WHOSE NAME IS FOUND IN THE BOOK OF LIFE.:  So, victory is assured if OUR NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN HIS BOOK. Daniel 12: 1-3


7-THE GOSPEL WILL GO TO THE ENTIRE WORLD:  Certainly one of the greatest verses in all of the Bible is found in Matthew 24: 14 where it reads,  "AND THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM WILL BE PREACHED IN ALL THE WORLD AS A WITNESS TO ALL THE NATIONS AND THEN THE END WILL COME."  And what is this Gospel that will be preached into all the world?  IN A WORD IT IS JESUS CHRIST.  He is our Savior and Lord.  He is our Peace and Forgiveness.  He is OUR SUFFICIENCY, OUR EVERYTHING.  And this text here in Matt. 24: 14 predicts that the message of Jesus Christ will go to the whole world.  That is great news.  How it will happen, we are not really sure.  Missionaries have labored long and hard but there is much more that needs to be done.  Technology may help but I doubt that it will be the final answer.  But most likely, it will happen as men and women and young people around this globe of ours are filled with the Holy Spirit in the Last Days and can't be stopped in sharing with others the good news of salvation.  Joel 2: 28 reminds us, "And it shall come to pass afterward THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH. YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY.  YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS, YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS."  Sometimes it is called the Latter Rain.  And when this happens, our text above says,  "THE END WILL COME!"  The next to last verse in the Bible, Rev. 22: 20 Jesus tells us, SURELY, I AM COMING QUICKLY!: And the Apostle John's earnest reply was,  "EVEN SO COME LORD JESUS." Rev. 22: 21 


Wayne Easley/written on Oct. 29, 2022/Harvey, North Dakota

It was one of the saddest days of my life.  My wife of some fifty-seven years passed away about midnight.  The date was May 20, 2013.  She had fallen victim to an aggressive cancer that ended her present life.  But in the meantime, I have been getting little gifts from her.  Yes, gifts from someone dear who is resting in a cemetery next to our Manfred Country Church here in North Dakota. And you would be quick to ask, "How can you still be getting gifts from your wife since she is sleeping in the grave?"  Simple!  She had given away a number of books and quite a few articles that I did not  know anything about before her passing.  And since her death, friends of ours and former church members are reminding me of some of the things they had received from my wife. "I have been wanting to tell you about this book that Wanda gave me or I finally ran across the article that Wanda gave me and I wanted to share it with you."  When that happens,  "I call these things 'GIFTS FROM WANDA' even though she did not intend them for me. It gives me courage to live my life in such a way that I can see Wanda again and thank her for these continuing gifts.  The Apostle Paul in Titus 2: 13 suggests that seeing our departed loved ones again is part of what is called THE BLESSED HOPE.


Just this week, one of our dear church members of the Goodrich Church sent me a letter with a story that Wanda had shared with her while she was still with us. This lady lives now in Kingsville, Missouri and, in the meantime, she too has lost her husband.  I just think she realized how much that story would mean to me and she wanted to share it.  The story is titled simply, SECRETS OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE.  


There was once a man and woman who had been married for over sixty years. They had shared everything.  They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other, except the little old woman had a shoe box in her closet.  She had cautioned her husband to never open it or to even ask about it.  For all of those years, the husband had never thought about the box but one day the little old lady got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.


In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside.  She agreed that it was time to open the box and that he should know what was in it.  When he opened it, he found two crocheted doilies and a stack of money totaling $25,000 dollars.  The little old man asked his wife about the contents of the box.  She replied, "When we were to be married, my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage.  She said WE SHOULD NEVER ARGUE.  My grandmother told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doily.  


The little old man was so moved, he had to fight back the tears.  THERE WERE ONLY TWO DOILIES IN THE BOX. That meant she had been angry with him only two times in all those years of living and loving.  He brushed tears from his eyes.  And then he asked his wife,  "Where did the money come from?"  Oh, she said that is the money I made from selling all those doilies."  


The story finishes with a wife's prayer.  It goes like this.  Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him; and patience to deal with his moods.  BECAUSE IF I DON'T PRAY FOR STRENGTH, I WILL LIKELY  BEAT HIM TO DEATH.  Of course, we believe that marriage is a two-way street.  There can be faults on both sides and we have to learn to get along. And maybe, just maybe, we men might need to learn to crochet.   


Wayne Easley/written on Oct. 13, 2022 in Harvey, North Dakota

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​When I read the story, my mouth dropped open.  Apparently, five extremely unique Red Heifers have just arrived to Israel.  These five young female calves are totally red, if they have as many as two black or white hairs on them, they will be rejected. Even the calves feet must be red. They were raised in Texas by Zionist Jews who believe strongly in the rebuilding of the third Jewish Temple and the coming of the Messiah.  According to the Temple Institute which is a group of Jews who are organizing the entire project, the procuring of these five animals is a great event.  Let's take a look at what the Bible has to say about the Red Heifers.  We begin with Numbers Chapter 19 which bears the title, "Laws of Purification."  Allow me to summarize what we find there.


The Chapter begins with the Lord telling Moses that Israel should select a Red Heifer, one that had no blemish, no defect and which had never had a yoke on it. Eleazar, the High Priest at the time, was to take the animal outside of the camp, slaughter it, and then take some of the blood with his finger and sprinkle it in the direction of the sanctuary or tabernacle (remember neither of the two Jewish Temples had been built).  Then, he was to take the carcass, the hide, the flesh, the blood and burn it completely.  Into the fire, the priest was to mix a bit of cedar wood and once everything was burned, the ashes were to be collected and mixed with spring water.  The mixing of the ashes and the spring water is clearly a symbolic ritual that pointed to Jesus Christ who would come much later and make a complete atonement for sin. According to Numbers 19:9, last part, the ritual of the Red Heifer WAS TO DEAL WITH SIN.  It functioned somewhat like all the other sacrifices that were used before the coming of Christ.  Those sacrifices involved sin, death, blood, and fire, actually messy things that are pretty gross.  But remember, the Bible says "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6: 23) Sin does nothing but cause us problems, so God is trying to warn all of us, of the evils of sin.  Sin leads to our death, and I believe that is the reason that God employs such graphic measures urging us to STAY AWAY FROM IT.  When Jesus came later and died on the cross, ALL OF THESE PRACTICES WERE ABOLISHED.  Matthew 27: 51-52 and Mark 13: 38 both remind us that when Jesus died on the cross, "The veil of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.  JESUS DEATH ON THE CROSS ENDED THE SACRIFICIAL SYSTEM.  Hebrews 9: 13 and 14 gives us an even clearer picture of what happened.  "For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, satisfies for the purifying of the flesh. HOW MUCH MORE SHALL THE BLOOD OF CHRIST, WHO THROUGH THE ETERNAL SPIRIT OFFERED HIMSELF WITHOUT SPOT TO GOD PURGE YOUR CONSCIENCE FROM DEAD WORKS TO SERVE THE LIVING GOD."  Let's look at a few more texts that show us the importance of blood in the act of redemption.  


We begin with Leviticus 17: 11 where it tells us THAT THE LIFE OF AN INDIVIDUAL IS IN THE BLOOD AND THAT IT IS THE BLOOD THAT MAKES AN ATONEMENT FOR SIN.  Ephesians 1: 7 states. "IN HIM (that is Jesus) WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE.  Rev. 1: 5 reminds us THAT WE HAVE BEEN WASHED FROM OUR SINS BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS.  And Rev. 12: 11 says we overcome the devil, BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS AND BY THE WORD OF OUR TESTIMONY. Hebrews 10: 8-10 brings up a great point. In the sacrificial system of old, with all of the animals that were sacrificed including the blood and ashes of the Red Heifer, Jesus was MOST interested in the sinner seeing the real help that was coming in the person of Christ.  The text tells us that God was not INTERESTED SO MUCH IN SACRIFICE, BURNT OFFERINGS, AND OFFERINGS FOR SIN, NOR HAD PLEASURE IN THEM, but that the sinner should focus on THE OFFERING OF THE BODY OF JESUS ONCE AND FOR ALL. So according to these verses, THE BLOOD OF THE RED HEIFER HAS LOST ITS IMPORTANCE. It was simply a ritual that pointed directly to Jesus Christ as He hung on the cross for you and I.  Once Jesus experienced the cross, the animal sacrifices were not necessary. What the Temple Institute wants to do runs counter to what the Bible teaches. Oh yes, I firmly believe that the Jews may attempt to use the Red Heifer as a sign to rebuild their temple.  If the Jews even begin to rebuild their temple, the Middle East will erupt into a hotbed of conflicts that we don't even want to think about. 


The Temple Institute and the Jewish people are searching for anything that will help them to rebuild their temple.  King Solomon somewhere around 950 BC built the first Temple.  That was a glorious edifice and was the pride of the nation.  In fact, King Josiah who reigned from 640 BC until 609 BC decreed that ALL SACRIFICES WOULD BE DONE AT THE TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM.  That temple was destroyed around 600 BC by King Nebuchadnezzar of the Babylonians.  Most of the Jews were taken into captivity at that time (this is the time of Daniel) the holy vessels from the temple were taken as well.  Following seventy years of captivity, the Jews were allowed to return to their homeland and at that time under the supervision of Zerubbabel, the Jews built a Second Temple which was inferior to the earlier one.  The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in AD 70 when they conquered Jerusalem.  And since that time, THERE HAS BEEN NO JEWISH TEMPLE.  For much of that time, the area of the  Temple Mount in Jerusalem has been occupied by Palestinians.  And that presents to the Temple Institute a real problem.  THERE IS NO WHERE TO KILL THE RED HEIFER AND NO WHERE TO SPRINKLE THE BLOOD.  And remember too that only NINE RED HEIFERS have been killed over the years and there has been NONE since the temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.  And that is the main reason many Jews are saying,  "Get those Red Heifers from Texas, examine them carefully and if they pass the inspection, sacrifice ONE OF THEM and START BUILDING THE THIRD TEMPLE. The Temple Institute sees THIS AS THEIR GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.  The big question is, "Will it happen?"  Let's see.


The Temple Institute may accept one or all of the Red Heifers from Texas and may decide to begin building.  BUT ALL HADES WILL BRING OUT IF THAT HAPPENS.  The Bible suggests that that Temple WILL NEVER BE BUILT."  And why is that?  A couple of answers come to mind. For one thing, The Messiah has already come in the person of JESUS CHRIST.  And the second reason is that God is working now through the Christian Church and not the Jews.  Please allow  me to be very clear.  The Bible teaches that the Jewish Nation as a light to the world was terminated because they failed in their duties. JESUS IS NOW WORKING THROUGH THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. And He has promised a finished work through them. See Matt. 24: 14  In the earth made new (see Rev. 21 and 22) there is an interesting thought brought out in Rev. 21: 22, where John says plainly, "I SAW NO TEMPLE THERE FOR THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY AND THE LAMB ARE ITS TEMPLE."  And why is that?  Because sin has been conquered.  The temples and the Red Heifers and all the other animal sacrifices are no longer needed.  The dark night of sin is over.  And sin will never lift its head again.  See Isaiah 65: 17-25. What a great promise!



Wayne Easley/written on Sept. 23, 2022/Harvey, North Dakota