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HIS COMING

Jimmy is standing on an old wooden bridge which connects both sides of the Canyon

with an elegant grace. The Sun slowly hides behind A huge dark cloud, and the winds

increase greatly, almost as if A storm were approaching. Jimmy kneels in the middle of the

bridge, his knees bent on the cold wood scaffolding, his elbows bent, and his palms held

gracefully together in front of his pale, cold lips, and his soft blond hair blowing freely in

the wind as he begins to pray.

"Dear Lord, I am here to tell you that I love you! Life has been rough here on Earth,

and unfortunately, I have seen the right road and taken all of the wrong paths. I never had

the privilege of going to Church, you see my parents were not Christians. It wasn't until just

recently that I realized you existed.

Sure, I had heard alot about you, but I guess I never put two and two together until

lately. And now that I do know that you exist, I want you to know I have been reading the

bible lately, I even read that you will have mercy on whomever you wish to have mercy on,

and that is why I am here, I want to ask you to have mercy on me, and bring me home. I

hate this world and do not feel that I belong here, I feel that I belong with you, in a kind

and loving world".

Tears roll slowly down Jimmy's cheeks and drip from his stout chin onto the wooden

bridge below, soaking in before the strong wind could blow the water from the tears off of

the dry old wood.

"Lord, I don't know where to begin. I was suppose to be at A Bible study tonight, but I

felt that I couldn't go with this black eye. I have so much on my mind. You know what I

have been through, people at school beating me up for no reason, my Parents fighting and

beating one another. I am sorry Lord, I just can't take it anymore, people here on Earth

are so cold hearted!. Life is hard enough to live without people hurting one another, and

using others!.

Lord, you know that I have always hated violence, maybe it is because of seeing my

Parents beat each other until the blood ran, or maybe I am just A big Chicken!, I don't

know. Lord, I didn't even like to fight in School!. I never knew if it was because I hated

fighting, or if it was because of all of the things in life that I had been through, or if I was

just plain Chicken!" Jimmy confesses almost in tears.

"But Lord, I do know that I have lived my life trying to Love people! I have given

people the clothes off my back, my last cent, and even given up A meal to someone whom

needed it more!." Jimmy exclaims as his lips begin to tremble.

"These days people just don't seem to care! If you are nice to them they take advantage

of you again and again. Please forgive me Lord for feeling sorry for myself, but life is so

hard to live. I love you Lord, with all of my Heart and Soul!, and I always will!.

Lord, we both know that I came here tonight to take my life, and give it back to you so

that you might give it to another more deserving. But Lord, as I walked up to this Bridge I

heard this voice in my head. It was telling me that if I took my own life, which would be A

sin, that my Soul would never enter the Pearly Gates of Heaven. I don't know if that's the

Chicken in me, or if its an Angels beckon", Jimmy wipes the tears from the sides of his

face. Before he can continue to pray, the Sun suddenly bursts out from behind the dark

clouds it was hidden behind, gazing upon Jimmies body like A spot light.

Jimmy's blue cheeks quickly turn red again as the warmth from the Sun not only warms

his body, but his heart as well, as he takes this as A sign from the Lord above.

Jimmy's eyes glisten, bluer than ever before as he gazes up, his lips crown upward in A

warm smile as he replies, "Ah, what the heck Lord, I will not take my life, I will be

strong, and with your help I will make it through these trying times".

Jimmy smiles, wipes A tear from his face, then rises, still looking into the brilliant warm

light emerging from the dark clouds, he smiles once again and then turns and begins back

down the bridge to the same end at which he entered with such dark despair and gloom.

Then after Jimmy gets back to the end of the bridge he stops, turns around and looks

back down the long bridge that seems to hold the almost never ending sides of the huge

canyon together with such grace and harmony. Then he smiles as the Sun seems to dash

behind the dark clouds, almost as fast as it came out.

Jimmy, now knowing that the Lord answered him, looks at the clouds and hollers in A

loud voice of never ending joy and fulfillness, "I Love you God!, more than anything, or

anyone!".

Jimmy reaches down and picks A daisy, and then rises again, and smells the daisy with A

warm smile on his face, then he looks across the Canyon and notices two men out working

in A field.

Jimmy turns to head back home when suddenly A huge bright flash, Jimmy disappears,

the Daisy slowly propels itself elegantly down, until its roots touch the beautiful green grass

below and they burl themselves back into the dirt, then, it miraculously stands once again

happily planted. The Sun dashes out from behind the clouds once again, and A little beam

of light shines down on the beautiful daisy which is happily replanted in the ground.

Suddenly, the huge mass of clouds turn A brilliant white, and they spread out to form A

beautiful white Pearly gate. The gates open and Jesus seems to float with A huge smile on

his face. Jesus opens his arms to gather his elect, as two Angels fly out from behind him

and sound their Golden Trumpets. One Angel flies east, the other west, and again they

blow their Golden Trumpets, one Farmer in the field disappears, the other is left.

One of the Angels fly over A cemetery and continues to blow his Golden trumpet as

Spirits rise from their Earthly graves, and rise towards Heaven . Those spirits not being of

the elect, but of those awaiting the final Judgment, for the elected of the dead are already

in Heaven, they went up first.

Then the Angel flies over the town from where Jimmy came, and he comes upon three

boys playing A game of Basketball at their home. Two of the boys were the ones whom

beat Jimmy up, the third A friend of theirs. Their friend looks up and sees Jesus coming

in the clouds, and an Angel approaching. His eyes widen with a glorified look of

amazement, then suddenly the Angel blows his trumpet, the boy disappears, the Basketball

drops to the ground, and the other two boys are left behind, as they watch and repent.

The other Angel then flies overhead at A funeral , but is as of yet unnoticed.

A Priest reads from the Bible, "ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST!", then suddenly

his body transforms to ashes, and turns into A cloud of dust, the Bible falls to the ground.

The Angel blows his Golden Trumpet once again, and Some of the Men, Women, and

Children at the funeral disappear, and some are left to face the final Judgment.

Then Spirits all around those whom were left begin to rise from their Earthly graves and

ascend into the Heavens. The people still standing in the grave yard, now realizing that

Jesus came, and they were left, scream in terror as they watch the spirits rise to the

Heavens.

MEANWHILE IN OTHER PLACES .....

Scott's family gathers around A fireplace to have Bible study, but Scott is gone.

Scott's father sits on the floor next to his wife, and the other two children sit side by side,

across from them, then he says A prayer, and begins the Bible study.

"What would you children like to talk about today?", The Dad asks in his usual polite tone

of voice.

His daughter asks, "Dad, did God make everyone on earth?, I mean white people, black,

red, and stuff ?".

The Dad smiles and replies, "Yes dear, he did. Just as A painter paints different pictures,

or A sculptor sculpts different sculptures, so did God also make different people. You also

want to remember that there was A man in the Bible, and his nick name was " black man ".

Lets turn to I Corinthians 15:39, and I will read what the Bible says about this to you.

They all turn their Bibles, and then listen quietly, as he reads outloud, "and just as there

are different kinds of seeds and plants, so also there are different kinds of flesh. Humans,

animals, fish, and birds are all different".

Then Ronny speaks up and asks "Dad, I know that we were already Baptized, but a

friend of mine was asking me why we get Baptized, and whether or not him and his family

should get Baptized and I told him they should, but I did not really understand what it was

for, so I told him it was to wash their sins away!".

"That was A good answer son, however, the true reason that people get Baptized is not

only to wash their sins away but to show that they are ready to start a new life.

You see, if we were Baptized just to wash our sins away then we would need to be

Baptized nearly everyday. Because people always sin, whether they mean to or not.

The true reason for being Baptized in water is to demonstrate a desire to turn from sin to

God. But it is very important that you know what Baptism is for, because when I was

young I was Baptized several times, because I also thought it was to wash away all of the

sins that I committed, but I was wrong.

You are Baptized to show God that you have realized your evil ways of living and you

are ready to let that old way of living die, and you are ready to begin A new life.

It tells in Luke 3:7 about men whom wanted to be Baptized because they did not want to

go to Hell, yet they were not ready to quit living their evil lives of sin.

Lets turn there and I'll read it to you!" he exclaims as he turns his Bible to Luke 3:7 and

begins to read.

"here is a sample of John's preaching to the crowds that came for Baptism:

You brood of snakes! you are trying to escape Hell without truly turning to God!

That is why you want to be baptized! First go and prove by the way that you live that you

really have repented. And do not think that you are safe because you are descendants of

Abraham. That isn't enough. God can produce children of Abraham from these desert

stones!

The axe of his judgment is poised over you, ready to sever your roots and cut you down.

Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the

fire".

So, you see Son, that you must be willing to let your old ways of sin die, so to speak, and

then you must begin living A holy and righteous life from then on out. That is why Jesus

Christ came down in the form of flesh and died on the cross for us, to give us a way out.

lets all turn to Colossians 2:12 and you can read this time Son".

They all turn their Bibles and then Ronny begins to read outloud, "For in Baptism you

see how your old, evil nature died with him and was buried with him; and then you came

up out of death ( or up out of the water ) into a new life because you trusted the word of

the mighty God who raised Christ from the dead. You were dead in sins, and your sinful

desires were not yet cut away. Then he gave you a share in the very life of Christ, for he

forgave all of your sins, and blotted out the charges proved against you, the list of his

commandments which you had not obeyed. He took this list of sins and destroyed it by

nailing it to Christ's cross.

In this way God took away Satan's power to accuse you of sin, and God openly

displayed to the whole world Christ's triumph at the cross where your sins were all taken

away. So do not let anyone criticize you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating

Jewish holidays and feasts or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.

For these were only temporary rules that ended when Christ came. They were only

shadows of the real thing-of Christ himself.

Don't let anyone declare you lost when you refuse to worship Angels, as they say you

must. They have seen a vision, they say, and know you should. These proud men have a

very clever imagination. But they are not connected to Christ, the head to which all of us

who are his body are joined; for we are joined together by his strong sinews and we grow

only as we get our nourishment and strength from him.

Since you died, as it were, with Christ and this has set you free from following the

worlds ideas of how to be saved-by doing good and obeying various rules- why do you

keep right on following them anyway, still bound by such rules as not eating, tasting, or

even touching certain foods? Such rules are mere human teachings, for food was made to

be eaten and used up.

These rules may seem good, for rules of this kind require strong devotion and are

humiliating and hard on the body, but they have no effect when it comes to conquering a

person's evil thoughts and desires. They only make him proud.

Since you became alive again, so to speak, when Christ arose from the dead, now set

your sights on the rich treasures and joys of Heaven where he sits beside God in the place

of honor and power.

Let Heaven fill your thoughts; don't spend your time worrying about things down here.

You should have as little desire for this world as a dead person does. Your real life is in

heaven with Christ and God. And when Christ who is our real life comes back again, you

will shine with him and share in all of his glories.

Away then with sinful, earthly things; deaden the evil desires lurking within you; have

nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust and shameful desires; do not worship the good

things of life, for that is idolatry.

God's terrible anger is upon those whom do such things. You used to do them when you

were a sinner and your life was still a part of this world; but now is the time to cast off and

throw away all of these rotten garments of anger, hatred, cursing, and dirty language.

Don't tell lies to each other; it was your old life with all its wickedness that did that sort of

thing; now it is dead and gone. You are living a brand new life that is continually learning

more and more of what is right, and trying constantly to be more and more like Christ who

created this new life within you.

In this new life one's nationality or race or education or social position is unimportant;

such things mean nothing. Whether a person has Christ is what matters, and he is equally

available to all.

Since you have been chosen by God who has given you this new kind of life, and

because of his deep love and concern for you, you should practice tenderhearted mercy

and kindness to others. Don't worry about making a good impression on them but be ready

to suffer quietly and patiently.

Be gentile and ready to forgive; never hold grudges. Remember that the Lord forgave

you, and so you must forgive others as well. Most of all, let love guide your life, for then

the whole church will stay together in perfect harmony.

Let the peace of your heart which comes from Christ be always present in your hearts

and lives, for this is your responsibility and privilege as members of his body. And always

be thankful".

"I see Dad!," Ronny exclaims eagerly "we are baptized to let our old, sinful lives die on

the cross with Jesus Christ, and from that point on we are to live as he would want us to

live, and be good Christians".

"That's right Son!, you see, when I was a child, and even a teenager, I was Baptized

several times, but I never truly realized the full meaning of it at the time, and so when I

learned the full meaning of Baptism and what it represented, then I was baptized one last

time to show that I was willing to change my ways of life! And always remember that, to

be baptized and receive the Holy Spirit, and then keep on living A life of sin would be like

nailing Christ to the cross again, that is why we must be sure that we understand what

Baptism is all about .

But you see Son, baptism by being emmersed in water is only the first baptism, after that

you will be Baptized by the Holy Spirit. In Luke 3:16 John the Baptist goes on to tell the

people about the second baptism, it reads - John answered the question by saying ,

"I Baptize only with water; but someone is coming soon who has far higher authority than

mine; in fact, I am not even worthy to be his slave. He will Baptize you with fire and with

the Holy Spirit."

And then in John 3:5 it reads "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except A man be born of

water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God"

"Is that what people at Church have when they cry and praise the Lord Dad, because

they have the Holy Spirit?" Ronny asks.

"Yes Son it is!. alot of people try to say that its of the devil, the way these people jump,

and holler for the Lord, and that is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, an unforgiven sin.

When you are Baptized by being emmersed in water, you are showing that you have

changed your ways of living, and that you are A new person willing to live A good and

Godly life. Once the Holy Spirit see's that you are living this new life, he will come upon

you and claim you in front of the Lord so that your name will be written in the book of life.

When the Holy Spirit enters into your body it is the most beautiful feeling A person can

ever imagine. More sensational than any drug man can ever devise. You feel lightheaded

and so happy that you can't wipe the smile from your face even if you tried. When most

people receive the Holy Spirit, they immediately begin to cry, because they do not feel

worthy of such a beautiful thing".

As Scott's father finishes reading, Scott, the older son, and A friend enter through the

front door.

"Scott, your just in time for Bible study!", the father boasts proudly with A smile of joy

on his face.

"Dad, Michelle is going to call me in five minutes!", Scott replies hastily.

"Honey," the Mother speaks softly to her Husband, "we did agree that after the children

turned sixteen we would not force religion on them, it has to be something that comes from

their Heart".

The youngest son exclaims in A low tone of voice, "I wish that I was sixteen!".

"Thanks Mom!" Scott replies, "Come on Johnny, lets go to my room and wait for the

girls to call!".

The two boys walk around the corner to the hallway and disappear as the Family

continues their Bible study.

The two boys run into Scott's room and shut the door, quickly locking it. "Whew!",

Scott exclaims, "that was close!".

Johnny stops laughing and replies, "Thank goodness for your Mom, she is pretty cool!.

by the way, speaking of cool, open your window!".

Scott smiles and replies "Right on!", as he observes Johnny pull A Marijuana joint out of

his shirt pocket.

Scott walks over to the window, unlocks the latch, and slides the window open. Then

Johnny hops on the bed, pulls A cigarette lighter out of his shirt pocket and lights the joint

and puffs on the end of it.

Scott walks over and sits down on the bed next to Johnny and takes the joint as Johnny

hands it to him.

Johnny still holds the smoke in his lungs as he speaks under his breath, "Bible study, what

A bummer dude!. Did they use to make you study the Bible?", Johnny asks, then he

releases the smoke from his lungs and it fills the air.

"Yeah, sort of " , Scott replies, "we have always had Bible study, every since I can

remember. I remember how I just use to sit there bored stiff and pretend to listen, while all

of my friends were outside playing football, or going out roller skating and stuff."

Scott takes A hit of the Joint and hands it back to Johnny.

"Bummer dude, you missed out on alot of fun parties!", Johnny exclaims and then takes

another hit of the joint.

Meanwhile, in the livingroom, the fire in the fireplace warms the bodies of the family as

the love they share warms their hearts.

"Is there another subject one of you would like to discuss?", the Dad asks as he closes

the Bible.

"Dad," little Ronny asks in A confused tone of voice, "Mark told me that if someone

sins in his family or Church that they Shone them, or stay away from them and kick them

out of the House and Church. I don't understand, Marks sister is sixteen and she was

dating this guy from school, so when her parents found out, they told her she was too

young to date, and told her to stop seeing him. This guy has A good job, gets great grades

in school, but they would not let her go out with him. She kept on seeing him behind their

backs, and when they found out, they kicked her out of the House. Now she was forced to

move in with him because she didn't have anywhere else to go!".

"So, what is your question son?," the Father asks with A polite smile.

"Well dad, I thought God is Love. If you Love someone don't you help them and try to

work with them?" Ronny asks in A confused tone of voice.

"That is A good question son, lets turn our Bibles to Matthew 18:11. Read out loud for

us please son" the Father requests politely.

Ronny begins to read the Bible out loud, "For the son of man is come to save that which

is lost, how do ye think, if A man have A hundred sheep and one of them goes astray.

Does he not leave the ninety-nine and go into the Mountains, and seeketh that one which

has gone astray ?. And if he finds that one which went astray, he rejoiceth more of that

one he brought back then of the other ninety-nine. Even so, it is not the will of your father

which is in Heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

If thy brother trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone,

if he has heard thee, thou hast gained A brother, but if he will not hear thee, take with you

one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be

established, and if he neglect to hear them, tell it unto the Church, but if he neglect to hear

the Church, let him be unto thee as A heathen and A publican".

"Good son!", the Dad exclaims, "also remember Matthew 9:12, "they that are whole

need not A physician, but they that are sick!", so the sick need the Lord, they need his

Love and his guidance. Now I don't want to Judge her parents, but maybe they should

have sat them both down and had A talk with them. They could have calmly, and patiently

explained to the two of them how they felt. They even could have met the boy, and given

him A chance to prove himself. Perhaps he was A nice young man, whom wanted nothing

more than A nice girl to go out with. They could have had him visit her A few times until

they got to know him well enough to trust him with their daughter. Also, they shouldn't

distrust their daughter until she has given them A good reason to do so. Instead, they were

forceful with her, and people mirror what you put out, so she disobeyed them.

So by throwing her out of the house, she was forced to move in with him, and thus they

forced her into an even greater sin. However, sometimes A church must go as far as

making A person leave, and go out into the World to learn. If A person refuses to listen,

and is causing problems for A Church, and his family, then sometimes that Church must

throw them out, at least until they have learned their lesson.

However, I do not believe that the Lord just wants you to give up on them. He merely

wants you to show them that they have A choice, between Heaven, and Hell, and that they

are headed in the wrong direction. But it does say in the Bible, as well as in the new

testament, that if the person is still causing arguments amongst the Church after the third

warning, that the Church is to throw them out and have nothing more to do with that

person".

Then little Karen asks her Father, "Daddy, why do we sometimes do things that we Don't

understand?".

"What kind of things Karen?", her Dad replies with A humble smile.

"Well, like when me and Scott disagree on something, I just keep quiet and even if I

know that I am right, I let him think that he is. And sometimes when I am at school and

two kids get into A fight, I try to stop it, when all of the other kids watch like it is A

ballgame or something" Karen says in her sweet little tone of voice.

"Why do you think that you are that way?", the Father asks.

"I don't know, I guess because I don't like to see people argue or fight, but I sometimes

get mad at myself for acting like I am wrong when I know that I am right" Karen replies.

" Lets turn to Matthew 5:9 ", her Dad requests.

They all turn their Bibles to Matthew 5:9, and listen as he reads out loud, "Blessed are

the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the Children of God", so you see Karen, you try

to keep peace, even at your own inconvenience, and that is good. Even if other people do

not recognize it, God will. Remember what I have always told my friends, "Scrape

together not pennies for your retirement here on Earth, but scrape together good deeds for

your retirement in Heaven!", you see!, you are saving A place for yourself in Heaven

already!" the father exclaims as he hugs her.

Scott and Johnny come out of the bedroom giggling, and they can be heard throughout

the whole house as they walk down the hallway and into the livingroom.

Scott enters the livingroom, Johnny behind him as he stops and exclaims, "We're sorry,

just came out to get A coke, we didn't mean to interrupt your bible study!".

"That's allright son, just try to be a little quieter" his Dad replies with A smile, not

noticing Scott's blood shot eye's.

Suddenly, right before Scott's very eyes, his entire family disappears into A cloud of dust,

and their Bibles drop to the ground.

"WOW!, trippin dude!, did you see that?", Johnny exclaims in amazement.

Tears run down Scott's cheeks as he realizes that the Lord has come and found him

drunken in the fields, so he was left.

MEANWHILE, ACROSS TOWN.........

AT THE MANSION.....

At the Mansion, music is playing as the guests whom are sitting around the table with

their hosts, Mr. & Mrs. Berkeley, talk amongst themselves.

The maid walks into the room with A large silver platter in her hands.

The maid walks up to an empty place on the table and sets the tray down. One of the

male guests asks for some more wine, so the maid reaches across the table and pulls A

bottle of wine out of an iced bucket, which was well within his reach, and pours some wine

into his glass. The rude man then glares up at the maid as he picks up his glass of wine,

and states in his usual rude, cocky tone of voice, "Silly, silly woman!, are you to stupid to

bring the cutting utensils in at the same time ?!?, or do you prefer that we lower ourselves

to your standards and tear the meat apart with our bear hands?".

Several of the guests begin laughing at the woman as A tear rolls down her rosy cheek.

The maid puts the bottle of wine back into the bucket of ice, and then replies, "I am sorry

sir, I thought that I had A knife at all of the place settings. I will go and get you one now!".

She exclaims as she hurries away into the kitchen.

"I am sorry Curtis, I can't believe that she is so stupid!. I'll tell you something, good help

is so hard to find these days! But she is as dingy as they come.

This morning she broke one of my best crystal Champaign glasses, with 24 karat gold

trimming around the rim. I'll tell you , poor people tend to be so revolting!", Mrs. Berkeley

exclaims with A nod of her head.

The maid comes back into the room and hands Curtis A knife. Curtis drinks his glass of

wine down quickly and hollers at the maid, "I still need A glass of Wine, heck, that was

barely even half full. Do you do anything right? . I bet you didn't even bring any utensils

to cut the tri-tip up with, did you?".

A woman sitting next to Curtis feels sorry for the maid, so she turns to Curtis and

exclaims, "Curtis, how dare you!?!. Leave the poor girl alone!. It has probably been A

long day for her!" she then looks at the maid and says, "Were sorry for his drunken

chauvinistic remarks sweetheart!".

Wiping another tear from her cheek, the maid smiles at her and replies graciously,

"Thank you miss!", she then lifts the lid off of the beautiful silver platter which she carried

in.

On the platter is A huge Tri-tip steak, already sliced, and arranged elegantly. Everyone is

silent as they realize that Curtis spoke before the maid even could show them that the meat

was pre-sliced by the Chef. The Woman next to Curtis looks up at him and giggles.

"I still need some more wine, or is that under the lid as well!", Curtis demands rudely.

The maid gets the wine and pours Curtis another glass of it, and then goes around the

table filling everyone else's. When she gets to Mr. Berkeley she is so nervous that she

accidentally spills some on his lap. "Damn it Beatrice!", he hollers at the top of his lungs,

"I Don't know why my wife did not fire you this morning!, give me the bottle!".

Beatrice gives him the bottle as she holds back the tears of humiliation that try forcefully

to escape their proud environment.

"This bottle is empty now that you spilled it all over me!, get me another one right now!",

Mr. Berkeley demands.

The maid walks over to another iced bucket , gets the unopened bottle of wine out, and

takes it back over to him. Beatrice opens the bottle of wine, and she reaches over to pour

some wine into his glass, which is now on the table, when suddenly they hear the sounds of

trumpets blowing.

Beatrice disappears, and the full bottle of wine drops to the table and spins wildly,

spraying everyone at the table. The guests begins screaming wildly, as the bottle spins until

it is empty. Then, they look at each other, utterly speechless. Curtis can't believe his eyes,

he turns to the kind Woman next to him and says, "Where did that idiot go?", then she

disappears as well.

They all look on in amazement, bewildered by the disappearance of the two women,

right before their very eyes, as they are still too ignorant to realize that the day of Judgment

is upon them.

MEANWHILE IN OTHER PLACES .....

A group of four men, whom are obvious gang members, are holding A woman down in

the park in an attempt to rape her. The woman is screaming at the top of her lungs, "God,

please help me!" when suddenly an Angel flies over head sounding his trumpet and the

woman disappears, and the man who was sitting on top of her falls flat on his face.

One of the gang members looks up at the Angel, and exclaims with A look of terror on

his face, "Oh my God!, the wrath of Christ is upon us!".

A tear rolls down his cheek and he drops to his knees in repentance, while down the

street, A woman driving her car disappears, the car drives unattended up over the curb, and

into the glass window of A huge department store.

A telephone worker is up on A telephone pole just up the street, and he disappears as

well.

Up in the air, two airplane pilots are carrying on A conversation, unaware of what is

going on below. The CO-pilot looks at the pilot and asks, "Hey George, why Don't you

come to Church with me and Louise tomorrow evening!?".

"Are you kidding!?, I am an Atheist!, I do not believe in God, and I never will!" the

Pilot snaps back in A rude tone of voice. Then the Pilot turns and looks ahead only to see

Christ in the clouds with his arms stretched out, the Pilots eyes widen with terror, then the

CO-pilot, whom is looking upon Christ with A smile, disappears.

Then an Angel flies alongside the airplane and looks in the window at the pilot that was

left, and the Angel lifts his Golden Trumpet, and blows it as he points it at the window next

to the pilot. The windows shatter, and the pilot is sucked out of his window and plummets

to the Earth below. The Angel flies into the plane, through the cabin door, and into the

passenger compartment. People stare in utter amazement as the Angel blows his trumpet,

and some disappear, the others are left.

The Angel then flies up out of the plane, exiting through it like A ghost, and it's engines

die, forcing it to plummet down towards the Earth. One of the passengers grab A

stewardess, as she passes by and asks her, "what is going on?, what the Hell is going on

here?, why are we going down?", just then they look out the window and see the pilot

whom is still screaming on his way down. One of the passengers, whom were left to face

the final Judgment, looks out of his window, and see's the pilot, his eyes open with great

terror, as he now realizes that the great wrath is upon them.

Down below, A heavy metal rock concert is going on, and as the band plays on, A

member of the rock group, whom is playing his guitar, looks up and sees the plane, right

before it crashes onto the stage, and explodes.

MEANWHILE IN OTHER PLACES .....

In another part of the World, it is getting dark outside, and people are gathered at A

Church, singing and worshipping in the name of Jesus Christ, their glorious saviour. They

are smiling, and singing A well known hymn, "I got that Holy Ghost down in my Soul", as

the Preacher leads them in the chorus.

They end the first song with A " Hallelujah, Hallelujah, amen, amen, praise his name".

The pastor then takes A sip of water, and speaks into the microphone, "Praise the Lord!

Hallelujah! I am so grateful that the Lord has been in my life, aren't you?".

The congregation replies "Amen, Praise the Lord!". Then the Pastor says, "Before we

begin our services this evening, lets sing one last song. A song that is heavy on my Heart

this evening. Jesus has just been so good to me, as he has to all of us here in this Church.

People in the Congregation replies "Amen".

Then the Pastor continues, "His mind is always on us, because he wants the best for us,

and he wants us all to make it up to that glorious place in Heaven that he has waiting for

us. Yes, Jesus is always looking after us, and that is truly, what is always on his mind, for

he prefers that not A single one of us should perish, no not A one. So, since we are always

on his mind, lets put our mind on him tonight as we prepare to begin our services, lets sing

"PUT YOUR MIND ON JESUS".

The Congregation follows the pastors lead, and they sing with such joy and harmony,

that some of them actually leap up and down with joy, showing that they do indeed have

the Holy Ghost, down in their Soul. As they are halfway through the song, an Angel flies

into the Church from behind them, and stops unnoticed, as he smiles down on them.

The Angel blows his mighty trumpet and they all disappear. The Church is now silent,

yet, one of them were left. The Angel looks up at A picture of Jesus Christ which is

hanging on the wall, he smiles at it, then flies out through the top of the Church, and

disappears.

The man whom was left, now realizing that the Lord had come and taken his elect and

left him, drops to his knees and cries "Lord, Lord, why was I left?", he begins to cry and

puts his hands over his eyes.

Then an Angel rises up through the floor, and stands in front of him and says in his low

voice, "What is troubling you my son?"

The man looks up at the Angel and wipes the tears from his eyes as he smiles and says

"Have you come for me too?"

The Angel then smiles and replies in A deep, sadistic tone of voice, "Yes, I have come

for you, my worthless hypocrite! join me in Hell!"

The Angel, one whom God had thrown out of Heaven, whom is Satan himself,

transforms into A monstrous figure, and grabs the mans hands and pulls him through the

very boards of the wooden floor, down into the eternal pits of hell.

MEANWHILE IN OTHER PLACES .....

In another town on the other side of the World, it is dark outside. Two men run up to A

little white house, one of the men is carrying A huge white cross, the other is carrying A

can of gasoline, a gun, and A cigarette lighter.

The man carrying the cross stabs it into the front yard at the little house, then the other

man pours gasoline all over it and lights it on fire. They stand there watching it burn until

A colored man comes running out of his house putting his shirt on as he goes. The colored

man stops on the front porch, his wife and children behind him.

"What are doing?, leave us alone!, we have done nothing to you!", the colored man

screams out as his frightened children begin to cry .

The man carrying the gun walks up closer to the porch and exclaims, "We told you and

your kind to leave this town, and you would not listen, so now we are going to make you

listen. Y'all get out of town tonight, or it will be your house next!. hear me?!?".

"Get out of my yard, or I'll call the cops, I mean it!", the frightened man exclaims.

"You idiot!, don't you know that my uncle is the sheriff in this here County?!. I can do

anything I want to do. Hell, he is the one who sent me here, he he ", the rude, young man

exclaims with A loud laugh.

The colored man grabs A broom off of the porch and runs at him yelling, "I said leave us

alone! get out of here!".

The young man raises his gun, points it at the colored man, and shoots. The colored

man falls to the ground, bleeding, and dies instantly. His family runs up to him crying, and

drop to their knees, embracing him, as tears roll down their cheeks. "Damn you!", the

Wife cries out loud, "Damn you to Hell!, you will pay for this, God as my witness, you

will all pay for this!", the woman then hugs her husband again.

The man holding the gun, walks up to her and points the gun at the back of her head,

when suddenly the sound of trumpets can be heard echoing through the night sky, then A

bright flash appears overhead. It is an Angel of flaming fire, the Angel blows his trumpet

and the colored man and his family disappear.

The man with the gun can't believe his eyes, he raises his arm to his face and wipes his

eyes with the cuff of his sleeve, and then looks up again.

The Angel lowers his Golden Trumpet, and stares at the man defyingly. The man raises

his gun and shoots at the Angel, but the bullets pass right through him. Then the Angel

raises his finger and A bolt of lightning strikes the man, throwing him up against the house,

which is at least twenty feet away.

The man falls to the ground, his clothing smoking, as his friend runs away unnoticed.

JUDGMENT DAY

A man in Heaven whom is awaiting his final Judgment, is led by an Angel into A huge

white room, there are beautiful golden candlesticks lit everywhere, and in the far end of the

room, up against A wall is A huge white throne.

The man is the one whom burned A cross in the colored peoples yard, and tormented

them on A daily bases. God sits quietly for A few seconds, and the man watches

nervously, his eyes squinted as he notices Gods face gleams with such A brilliant white

glow that it is almost impossible to look him in the eyes. God looks down at him, and

states in A loud, deep tone of voice, "So, you like to burn crosses do you?" God raises his

mighty hand and points his index finger at the man.

Suddenly, A huge white cross rises up from behind him, and he is instantly nailed to the

cross. Next, A hole opens up in the floor under him and flames rise and engulf him.

The man can be heard screaming, as no human being has ever screamed before. The

cross with the prejudice man on it continues to burn, as the man is slowly lowered into the

flaming pits of Hell.

God then motions for the Angel to bring in the next man waiting. The two golden gates

where the Angels stand are opened and A man is let in and led by the Angel towards the

white throne. That man is the man whom was with the last man at the home of the

friendly colored people, he was the man whom shot the colored man and took his life with

absolutely no remorse.

As he approaches the throne, the Angel releases his arm, and he walks in front of the

throne, but it is facing the other direction, so he sees not whom is sitting in the throne.

The Angel motions to the man to stop where he is, and so he does. He waits patiently,

looking behind him at the hole in the ground, which is about eighteen feet wide, and he can

see flames licking the top of the hole.

Suddenly, the huge white throne rises in the air, and slowly turns as the man lowers his

head towards the ground in shame. As the throne faces the man whom is still looking

down at the ground, it stops hovering and lowers itself down until it touches solid ground

and rests.

The man looks up only to see that God is A Black man. The prejudice man shrieks in

horror, his eyes widen with terror and disbelief. Then without saying A word the man

turns around and jumps into the eternal pit of flame. Flames burst up over seven feet high,

and then ease down again. Just then, the colored man whom he killed, walks up from the

side of the throne, and God says to him, "What A shame, he passed Judgment on himself

before I could tell him that you forgave him!". The colored man nods his head in disbelief

and looks into the pit, as God says to him, "Do not worry my son!, just as you forgave

him, so shall I forgive you for all of your sins!".

God's face then turns A brilliant glowing white again, he then motions to an Angel whom

takes the man to A higher place, for the forgiven.

Next, the Angels bring in A hypocrite, A man whom went to Church, and paid his tithes

and offerings, but lived as A heathen, and did not let his light shine for all to see.

God looks down at him and exclaims, "Woe to you my son, for you are even worse off

than all that I have Judged thus far! For you claimed to be A part of the body of Christ,

yet you were dismembered from the beginning. It said in the Bible to let your light shine

for all to see, and this was in hopes that they would want to be like you, and turn from A

life of sin.

Yet you cursed daily, even in front of my little children!, and you cursed your enemies

and talked bad about them behind their backs, yet it said in the Bible, in Matthew 5:44

"Love your enemies! pray for those whom persecute you! In that way you will be acting as

true sons of your Father in Heaven".

Yes, and in Matthew 5:46 the very Bible that you carried with you read, "If you love

only those whom love you, what good is that? even scoundrels do that much!

If you are friendly only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else?

even the heathen do that".

Woe to you, you hypocrite! for you treated A fellow worker like A misfit, and you

laughed at him, rather than helping him. You yelled at him, rather than teaching him!

You joined other fellow workers in mistreating him, yet he was one of mine, Yea! even

from the beginning!

Would it not have been even more brotherly to offer him A helping hand, and to have

helped him learn his trade better. For he was not A stupid or misguided man, no, he was

just an uneducated man.

You knew that he was A fellow Christian, yet you scolded him, and made fun of him,

and Yea!, he cried to me many A night, asking for mercy!, and so, I put it into your heart

to be kind, and yet you yielded not!

You gave in to Satan, and treated this man like the dirt under your shoes, yet you

claimed to be A Christian. And then, you wondered why not one man from that work

place would accept your invitation to Church!

Yea, I heard his cries for justice, and though at the time he thought I heard him not, I

added up the many stripes, and now it is Judgment day!

It was hypocrites like you whom scattered the sheep from my flock! And it was

hypocrites like you that gave religion A bad name. It would be better for you had you

never been born!"

The man begins to speak in his own defense, but the Lord raises his hand, and the mans

lips are sealed, as if they were not even on his face.

"No, just as you never gave this man at work A chance, so neither shall I give you A

chance to speak!

You paid your tithes, and you attended Church services, but all you did is dirty the very

pew that you sat in! For you did more unholy things than some whom never even knew

me!

You snaked into my holy congregation, and you even took yourself A wife, whom was

married to one of my Children. Yes you, son of Satan!, you seduced one of the women at

my very home, and caused her to divorce her Christian husband, and lo, where is she now

but in the very pits of hell itself!

And so, just as you asked to be one with her on earth, so, also, shall I let that contract

still remain, and you, will still be as one again!"

God then looks at the pit of Hell, and commands to the mans unholy wife to rise and

come forth to claim that which is hers.

The frightened man turns and looks at the pit, as his wife rises out of the very pits of

Hell. Her whole body is engulfed in flames, as she rises and floats towards him.

The man tries to speak to God, but all that comes out of his mouthless face is loud

muffled words.

The mans wife reaches out her fiery hands and says as she takes her husband and

embraces him, "Come my Husband, and join me in the very home that you made for me to

spend eternity in!".

As she drags him, his body smoking and charring, into the pits of Hell as God lowers his

head and exclaims, "Justice has been served my Children, cry no more!"

The next man stands before God on Judgment day and pleads his case. The man is the

priest that had Roy arrested for stealing food. He stands before God in his expensive

clothing, and jewelry of silver and gold. God sits upon his throne, his hair A brilliant white,

more brilliant A glowing white than man has ever before seen, and his white robe even

brighter. The priest begins his defense, "I know Father that it says in the Bible that it

would be easier for A camel to go through the eye of A needle, than for A rich man to

enter through the gates of Heaven. I was rich, beyond A doubt, but I gave millions of

dollars to charitable organizations".

"Yes my son you did!. But who actually gave to the Charitable organizations, you or the

people?. For as you donated the money, you also deducted it from the taxes you had to

pay each year, so in reality, you received recognition among men on Earth for what

appeared to be A good deed, but you were credited the money towards taxes that you

would have had to pay anyway, therefore, you donated nothing!. Had you given and NOT

expected to receive that gift back, then it truly would have been A gift!.

Do you deny that when you gave all of that money, that you knew you would be able to

get the money back at the end of the year by deducting it off of your taxes?, and do you

deny that you gave to charity for recognition among man? .

For it was written, "when thou doest thine alms, do not sound A trumpet before men, as

the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men.

Verily I say unto you that they have their reward. But when you do these alms, let not thy

left hand know what thy right hand does, so that thine alms be in secret; and thy Father

which seethe in secret himself shall reward thee openly!" The Lord exclaims in his deep

voice of authority.

"Forgive me Father!", the man exclaims as he lowers his head in shame.

Then God continues his Judgment, "Yes, you did donate to charities, in which you

received your reward already. But what about other individuals, such as your employee

whom simply asked for A small advance on wages that he had already earned, so that he

could mail his daughter money to take A bus home. His daughter was thrown out of the

house by her Husband, left to wither the dark, cold streets seven hundred and sixty three

miles away from her family, people whom wanted to help her.

You refused her Father the advance on his paycheck, she was raped and murdered one

hundred miles from home, while hitch-hiking in the cold.

All this money that you had, all of these comforts for yourself, and yet you knew that

when your life was over you could not take them with you, so why did you not use all of

this money to help others?, are you better than A person with no money?, could you not

have helped the sick, the hungry, the homeless, and still had plenty left over to house

yourself, feed yourself, and also lived comfortably?".

"Forgive me father, I did not use wise Judgment. I guess all that I cared about was

having nice boats, cars, and houses with guards to keep the criminals out. I should have

thought more wisely , but I am truly sorry!", he replies, and lowers his head once again as

God continues his Judgment.

"Man had only to realize that, if those whom had, helped those whom had not, there

would have been far less crime. Mothers were left alone to raise their children, and they

often had no help. So the children went out and stole for the Family, to bring home

money for food, and to pay the bills. The poor went out to steal, stealing what you had an

abundance of. These crimes began as A thought of mercy, and slowly led these children

into A life of crime. Yet, I see even more haneous crimes than that. You were A priest, A

messenger of the Lord, and when you were taken, you wore such riches upon your body!,

yet people in your own temple were often poor, and hungry. Many sent you their last dime

in the mail, and you spent it on foolishness.

And now I ask you to tell me why you had this man thrown into Jail!", he demands as he

raises his hand from his right side and points to A face emerging from A dark cloud above

their heads. The face is that of Roy, the homeless man whom took food from the Church

for he and his sick friend.

The Priest recognizes the face and instantly speaks out in his defense, "Yes Father, I do

remember him, he stole from the Church!. The Church had been robbed and vandalized

many times before," he stops speaking as he is interrupted by God.

"Silence!. We speak not of those whom ruthlessly vandalized the Church and stole items

to sell, for their Judgment is yet to come!. We speak only of this man whom was

hungered, not only for himself, but for another man named Ernie, A sick friend of his".

The Priest looks up in awe, as he realizes that the homeless man did indeed tell the truth

that cold, gloomy day. "Then he did speak the truth!, but how was I suppose to know ?!?"

he exclaims outloud.

"Think my son of the very words that you yourself preached!, did you give him A chance

to explain himself ?" God asks.

"Well, I " He begins to answer when the God interrupts him , "Let us watch and see

what he may have explained to you, had you given him the opportunity!".

Once again God points to the dark cloud, and A scene immerses.

Two men can be seen rolling A stretcher towards an Ambulance, which is parked on the

grass at A park. On the stretcher Is A body, which cannot be seen, as it is covered from

head to toe with A white sheet.

The Priests eyes begin to water as he watches and listens to the Ambulance driver as he

begins to speak to the other worker.

"Poor guy, he never had A chance!", one man exclaims to the other as people stand around

watching, and A police officer stands to the side of them filling out his report.

"What do they figure he died of ?", A female news reporter asks as she walks up to the

Police officer. "Well ma'am, he was obviously malnourished. Witnesses say that he sat

here in the Park for two days!, in fact, he told one man that he was waiting for A friend of

his. They say that he never budged an inch. Also, along with the fact that he was half

froze, they found A medical bracelet on his wrist, and he apparently was suppose to be

taking pills for his heart condition. I do not know where his pills were, they were not on

him. Anyway's, we will not know the official cause of death until we get the coroners

report. Poor guy! ," The officer exclaims with A nod of his head, " its bad enough having

A bad ticker, but being out here in the cold without A jacket, and no food , God only

knows how he lasted two days!."

"But what happened to this friend that he was suppose to be waiting for?", the reporter

asks in A confused tone of voice, "I mean, he must have really loved his friend, and trusted

him A great deal to just sit here and wait for him!. I mean, I wonder why he just sat

around and waited instead of seeking shelter!".

"I guess only God has the answer to that question!", the officer replies with A frown,

"God and this guys so-called friend!".

The news reporter shakes her head slowly back and forth and replies, "With friends like

that, who needs enemies!".

THE SCENE SLOWLY DISAPPEARS, AND THE CLOUD DARKENS ONCE

AGAIN......

The Priest is in tears as he looks up to God ashamed of himself and says, "I am so sorry

Father, if only I had listened to him about his friend, I thought that he was just telling A lie,

trying to play off of my sympathy, so that I would feel sorry for him and let him go!".

"Lets put the fact that you did not listen to him aside, was the food that he took not

donated to the Church for the hungry?", God asks.

"Yes but", he is once again interrupted by God

"And would it not have been more brotherly and righteous to go unto the one whom took

the food and offer he and his friend even more?, and to offer them clothing and shelter!?".

"But Father, as I sent this man to jail, he had clothing and A warm place to stay, he even

had food, and at the same time paid for his wrong doing!", the Priest proclaims.

"Was this truly on your mind when you had him arrested?, to send this man where he

would have these things?, or was it an act of anger that sent him there ?!?". God demands

"Forgive me Father, I beg of you!", the Priest begs.

You that preached my gospel unto many, yet you yourself did not heed the many

warnings in the Bible. On Earth man had A saying, "Practice what you Preach!"

did you not read Luke eighteen versus eighteen through twenty-five?"

"Yes Father, I did!", the Priest replies as he once again hangs his head low.

"Let me refresh your memory!", God exclaims as he points to the dark cloud.

The Cloud of darkness slowly brightens and clears in the middle as A scene slowly appears.

The scene is that of Jesus walking with his disciples, when A ruler comes up and asks him

A question, "Good master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?".

Jesus looks at the man and replies, "You know the Commandments, do not commit

adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness against thy neighbor, honor thy

Father and thy Mother."

"All of these I have kept from my youth up .", the man replies proudly.

"Yet," Jesus exclaims, "You lack one thing; sell all that you have and distribute unto the

poor, and then you will have treasure in Heaven; and come follow me".

The man becomes sad, and he lowers his head and walks away.

The cloud darkens once again, and God looks down at the Priest, "This man was also

rich, and he was not willing to give up his riches for the Kingdom of Heaven. You read

this several times, you preached it to thousands and yet you stand before me with

thousands of dollars worth of jewelry on your body!. You also wear some of the most

expensive clothing, you had four mansions worth millions of dollars, several expensive

vehicles which were themselves worth thousands, and even two private jets!.

I ask you, would man not have listened more carefully if you had lived in only one

house, drove only one car, and lived just as they lived ?!?. For many souls were turned

away because of your greed, the people knew that you preached only to take their money,

and so, they believed not. You had millions of dollars, and yet you pinched pennies, you

guarded your money, but not your soul!

You were suppose to gather my sheep, yet you laid up treasures for yourself on earth

instead of helping the poor and setting A good example of the words you so diligently

preached. So I end this conversation with the very words that you preached from your

lips, but were too foolish to heed, "Woe unto you that are rich!, for you have received your

consolation."

God raises his hand, and the man is tossed into the pit of eternal doom, again the flames

rise high into the air, and A scream can be heard, which is loud at first, but then it slowly

disappears as the man falls deeper and deeper into the Eternal fires of Hell.

Next the Angel escorts the rude old man from the Thrift store up to the throne of God to

face his final Judgment.

God points up to the cloud again, as the face of Roy is still in it, "This face of Roy,

which is still in the clouds, do you remember this man also?", God asks.

"Yes sir, I do!", the man exclaims.

God then demands, "WATCH!".

The cloud brightens, and the old man can see himself throw A bottle at Roy, the bottle

which cut his eye and ran him off.

"And as you watched the cloud of darkness, did you see where you encountered this man

Roy?" God asks.

"Yes, I did!", the man replies shamefully.

"What hast thou to say for yourself ?" God asks.

The man replies, "Many bums, I mean, (he stops for A second, and rewords his remark)

I, I mean many people dug through the trash can every day, and every day I had to pick up

after them. They scattered trash, and clothing all over my parking lot and the back alley!".

Then God replies, "Many people took from that bin, and afterwards they cleaned up after

themselves, and some of them even cleaned up after the others whom were less grateful,

such as this woman and her beautiful children!", God exclaims as he points to the dark

cloud once again.

The dark cloud turns white, the center clears and A woman and her five children can be

seen in the livingroom of their house, watching television, as the mother sews up A big tear

in one of her children's pair of pants.

"Mom, I do not have any socks, my one pair is torn, and every night when I wash them

the hole gets bigger and bigger!", the son exclaims as he holds up A pair of holey socks.

"I am sorry dear, my paychecks barely pay rent, and utilities, without food stamps I do

not know how we would make it!", the Mother exclaims.

"Can we go back to that Thrift store and get some of the clothes that they threw away?"

the son asks.

"Remember what that mean old man did to us the last time?", she replies.

"Yes I do Mother, but why is he that way?. Susan's friend works there, and she said he

throws that stuff away because it is dirty, or old and tore, and he would not be able to sell it

anyway. Why does he keep us from taking things that we desperately need, when it is

going to the dump to be buried anyway?".

The cloud darkens, and the scene slowly fades away.

God looks at the selfish, cold hearted man and exclaims, "Matthew 5:42 clearly states

"Give to him that asks of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away!"

You were given all of these things that you sold in your thrift store for free!, people

donated them to you in hopes that they would go to the needy. Yet you gave the needy not

even the remnants that you could not sell, but instead threw away.

A woman comes out of the cold rain, into your Thrift store and asks for any kind of jacket

or wind breaker. She begged you for something, anything to keep her warm.

Yes, she only asked for one such garment, of which you had many!. They were free to

you, yet you turned her away into the cold rain, and not only her but many, many more

like her!".

"But sir, that was how I made my living!", the old man exclaims spitefully.

"Yes, that was how you made your living!, and what A fine living it was. You made your

living by being A cold hearted , and selfish man, yet where are your riches now?.

You read the parable of the fig tree several times, now you must live according to the

fruits you beared!.

Oh foolish one, with such A cold, cold, heart and soul, depart from me ye that worked

iniquity!", God demands, and at those very words the man is snatched up by an Angel and

tossed into the eternal pits of Hell.

God then motions for the Angels to bring in Jimmy's Dad, whom always beat his mother,

as well as all of the children, and was A continual drunkard.

As he looks up at God, God says, "And you, why is it that you continually beat your

wife and children?, for it said in the book of Luke, which you read as A child, "But if A

man begins to think that 'my Lord won't be back for A long time', and he begins to whip

the men and women he is suppose to protect, and to spend his time at drinking parties and

in drunkenness, well, his master will return without notice and remove him from his

position of trust and assign him to the place of the unfaithful.

He will be severely punished, for though he knew his duty, he refused to do it".

And, again, you also read Ephesians 5:25 "And you husbands, show the same kind of love

to your wives as Christ showed to the church when he died for her."

And verse 28 "That is how husbands should treat their wives, loving them as part of

themselves".

But you were A boastful, proud and arrogant man, withering A storm of self destruction.

For inasmuch as you mistreated your family, you mistreated even your Lord whom died on

the cross for you. When you mistreated my children, you also mistreated me, and now it is

too late!

God signals to the Angels, and says, "Take this lost soul to the place of the unfaithful!".

And so the two Angels grab him up, and fly away with him as he screams for mercy.

AND SO WHEN IT WAS FINISHED, ALL THAT WERE CAST INTO HELL COULD

BE HEARD CRYING AND SCREAMING AS THEY GRIT THEIR TEETH IN PAIN

AND AGONY

IN CLOSING

So, the saga ends for now, in this book. But how much longer do we have? and what

will your fruits of life bring you?

Have you been saving pennies here on Earth for A short term retirement, or have you

been saving up Good Deeds for an eternal life in Heaven, where all will have plenty, and

there will be no more crime, hatred, wars, selfishness and greed, or any of the negative

things that we endure day to day in these temporary lives that we live.

Remember that this planet is not our home, we are just passing through!, and that the

only way to Heaven is through Jesus Christ our Saviour, and through being Baptized in his

name and Holy Ghost filled.

It does not matter what kind of life that you have lived up to this point in life, as long as

you are reading this book, then you are still alive, and there is still time to give your life to

A loving, and caring God, whom will look after your every need, if you only trust in him as

I have.

If only you knew how great it feels to put your life in his hands. Since I have accepted

the Lord Jesus Christ as my Saviour, he has helped me in so many ways that I would not

even know where to begin to explain it to you.

If you tell the Lord Jesus Christ about your problems, he will help you. Sometimes it

will seem as if everything is going wrong, and it seems as if your prayers are not being

heard. But if you trust in him, they will be answered. Satan will try every trick he knows

to win your soul away from the Lord, he will try to discourage you, tempt you, and

anything else he can think of.

Sometimes, God will test your faith, and let these things happen, and if you come out of

these problems smiling, and trusting in the Lord, your problem will be solved quickly, but

if you let Satan control your fears, angers, and emotions, then you will surely be on your

own.

Almost every single day that I live something goes wrong, and I just want to cuss, and

scream, and throw things, but I do not. Instead, I just smile, and pray, and wait for

however long it takes the Lord to answer my prayers, and he always does.

I remember my fifth week in the Apostolic Church that I attend, I was previously injured

in A terrible slip and fall accident at work, and the workers compensation cut me off , and

stopped my checks, claiming that I was fine, even though I had x-rays that showed two

fractures in my neck, and A broken thumb, from falling down the steps.

When they stopped my checks, A friend said, " Why don't you call them and cuss them

out?, boy I would if I were you!", but I did not even let it bother me. I continued life with

A smile, and was happy knowing that the Lord was watching over me. Sure enough three

weeks later I received A back pay check for over five hundred dollars.

Then, A few weeks after that, they cut me off again. I had no money coming in, and

holes in the bottom of my shoes, and even worse, I wanted A suit to wear to Church, like

some of my friends had. But I just waited patiently, asking my Attorney to do something

about it. Yet, nothing was done, and no money came.

About two weeks later I prayed to the Lord, and asked him to please just let me get A

check big enough to buy A pair of shoes without the holes in the bottom. Two days later,

my grandmother, whom I hadn't seen in A long time, came to town and brought me several

pairs of shoes that were like brand new, in fact one pair was, and she also brought me three

nice suits to wear to Church, and many new pairs of pants, and shirts.

You see, the Lord blessed me through my Grandmother!. All I asked for was A small

check to buy one cheap pair of shoes, but God knew my needs, and answered my prayer

ten fold. So, it may take only one day, or it may take weeks, but if you have faith, and

keep calm, and wise, he will answer your prayers.

These were just two, little instances in which he answered my prayers, but there are

many, many more.

So my friends, if you are like me and have made A mess out of your lives, as I had done

myself, do as I have done and give your life to the Lord, and he will bless you as well, and

the rewards will be plentiful. No matter who you are, or what you have done, there is still

time to repent, and be saved!

I would also like to add that Satan tells you that to be A good Christian you have to be

sad and give up so many wonderful things, but that is not true!. Christians are some of the

happiest people in the World. They have Peace, Joy and Contentment. If you could only

spend twenty minutes in my Church, you would see people happier than any millionaire

you could ever meet.

When you do give your life to God, do not be discouraged at every little thing that goes

wrong, for it says in the Bible that it rains on the just, and the unjust too!

Sometimes Satan will do anything he can to make you backslide!, he will ask God for

permission to tempt you, or to try and test your faith.

So my friend, be ready for the many trials that you will go through, for A carpenter once

bragged about the beautiful new door that he had just made, and how perfect it was

working, but when bad weather came along, the door no longer worked right, and the

carpenter became so angry that he tore the door down and threw it away.

Oh what a waste! for the door merely needed to be trimmed, for the bad weather made it

swell up.

Always remember what it say's in the Bible, that after A man turns to the Lord and

chases the demon out of himself, that the demon will go out into the desert and rest, and

then he will return to that person, finding him clean and swept, so he will find seven other

demons and attack that person again.

If you are trying to win a relative, a friend, or even a complete stranger to Church, then I

beg you to remember these few rules that I try to live by:

First of all, and most important, you must be wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove!

Do not have a Holier than thou attitude, and do not force religion on anyone. All you can

do is plant the seed, and perhaps come back once in awhile to water it!

If you try to force religion on someone you will just scare them away, and if you are too

forceful, then you are likely to turn them away from religion forever.

If you live a Godly life, and walk straight in the Lords ways, then they will see what a

good example you are, and they will respect you and want to be like you. Do not let them

ever see you fall out of the good graces of the Lord!, do not let them see you gossip, or

curse, or be lazy, and inconsiderate.

Let your light shine for all to see, for you are a part of the body of Christ, and you

should live as he would live!

Do not argue over the things that you do not understand!, just trust in Jesus and know

that someday he will reveal the answers to us all.

Do not argue amongst newcomers, for this will surely chase them away!

Have patience, for patience develops strength in us and teaches us to trust God more

each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady.

Remember that we are of the flesh, fighting a battle! Our battle is a spiritual battle, and

our weapons are not oozies's or AK-47's, but our weapon is Jesus Christ, our precious

saviour. So put on your armor, and hold your shield tightly as to stop the fiery arrows

aimed at you by Satan, and wear your helmet of salvation.

Also, remember that whatever A man sows that he will reap, and people mirror what you

put out!

Keep in mind that the pleasures of sin are short lived and deadly!

If you are already Baptized and Holy Ghost filled, and you commit a sin, then by all

means, pray, and ask for forgiveness, but after that, go on with your life! Do not roll

around in the mully grubs mad at yourself, and therefore backsliding, for this is what Satan

wants you to do!

Satan wants you to sin, and then feel guilty for that sin, so guilty that it eats you up and

makes you feel unworthy of the Lord. Satan wants to demoralize you so bad that you will

give up and go back to a life of sin.

But, do not!. Do not even give him the pleasure of seeing you demoralized!, recognize

your fault, admit it, ask for forgiveness, and work that much harder on your strength, so

that Satan does not get you again.

Remember, that once you are Baptized and Holy Ghost filled, you no longer want to live

a life of sin, for this would be like renailing our precious saviour to the cross. So be strong!

As it says in first Peter 5:8-10 "Be careful, watch out for attacks from Satan, your great

enemy. He prowls around like a hungry, roaring Lion, looking for some victim to tear

apart! Stand firm when he attacks. Trust the Lord; and remember that other Christians all

around the world are going through these sufferings too!

After you have suffered a little while, our God, who is full of kindness through Christ, will

give you his eternal glory. He personally will come and pick you up, and set you firmly in

place, and make you stronger than ever!

Remember that the appetite of the flesh is never-ending. After meeting one appetites

demand, along comes another. Satan is A roaming lion, seeking whom he may devour!

To give you an example of how slick, and devious Satan can be, read this testimony of

mine, which deals with Satan's attempts to misguide me as I wrote this very book!

When I was working this book, I was also involved in some computer games, that you

play every day, at a local B.B.S. In these games you play against other people, and if you

miss one single day, you could lose months of hard work.

I normally would play these games right at midnight, to be the first player of the day.

Well, one night I was writing on this book, and I was on a real good roll, so to speak, and

at about 11:30 p.m. a voice in my head kept on telling me to quit writing on this book, and

play the games, almost as if the games were more important than my work for the Lord.

At first I ignored the voices, which kept telling me to quit writing, and play the games, or

else someone might beat me on at midnight, and kill my player.

I did quit writing, and started to play the games, then I realized that Satan had won!

Satan had succeeded in pulling me away from the work that I truly believe the Lord had

assigned to me. Then I remembered a Bible verse in Luke 9:62 that reads, "Anyone whom

lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God!"

So, I quit playing those games, and went back to writing on my book. This testimony may

not sound like much to you at first, but think about it real hard!.

Do you see how easy it is for Satan to take you out of the good graces of God with a

simple little voice that you usually do not even notice to be his evil voice?!!

Please, try to live A good, honest life, and most of all, love God with all of your heart,

soul and mind, for this is what the Bible commands. Also, do unto others as you would

have them do unto you, and be careful, for on judgment day, those whom you have done

wrong may demand justice, so apologize now, and make amends, so that there may be

nothing against you on that final day of judgment.

Do not insult or argue with new Christians!, it speaks of this in Romans 14:1, as well as

other parts of the new testament, and in Titus as well.

Also, remember that you will only be forgiven, inasmuch as you yourself forgave others!

So, hold no grudges!, sometimes it is hard to let go of anger, but do it anyway's, for it isn't

worth your soul!.

Always keep in constant prayer, and thank God for his kindness. If he answers A prayer

and you don't thank him, then why should he answer other prayer requests?

Be careful not to cause other Christians to stumble, and be even more careful around

newcomers. If A newcomer walks into your Church, and everyone besides him is wearing

A nice suit, he may feel unworthy, and never again return. It speaks in the Bible about this

and you should also look for newcomers, and talk to them, and make them feel welcome.

Remember that people mirror what you put out! I remember A particular case, from the

Church I started attending once. There was one individual, whom people from the Church

did not talk to, they said he had A chip on his shoulder, and I seen it as well.

However, I started greeting him at the beginning of every service, and before long he was

smiling, and other Church members began to greet him as well. Yes, people mirror what

you put out!

Always act as if God is your Pastor, and pretend that he is always at your side, then you

will be sure not to curse, and to always do what is right. Remember, you can't hide from

God, and some day you will answer for every idle word!

Think of times that you and your family wanted to eat at your favorite restaurant on

some special occasion such as Christmas, or thanksgiving, and if you did not make

reservations you were sent away. Such will be on the final day of Judgment, those whom

thought ahead will be given their seat in his glorious house, but those whom made not A

reservation, will not be let in, no, not at any price. He is not just going to throw A big

party one day and say every one is invited!, no, you must earn his trust, and friendship, or

you will not be on his list of guests, whom will inherit eternal life.

Remember to give up whatever is necessary to gain life in heaven, for even John said that

you must be willing to give up the things of this world, or you will burn in hell, and in

Mark 8:36 it reads "For what shall it profit A man, if he shall gain the whole world, and

lose his own soul?"

Work hard, to be A good Christian, and let your light shine for others to see, so that on

judgment day, the good Lord can say to you "Well done!".

Read A few chapters of the Bible every day, even if you have read it before, because

every time you read it, you find something that you seem to have missed before.

When you read about the things that happened to people in the bible, such as in the cities

of Sodom and Gomorra, remember what the Bible says in I Corinthians 10:11

"All these things happened to them as examples, or object lessons to us, to warn us against

doing the same things"

Always follow the Lords instructions, and live A good life, as he lived when he walked

the earth, for Jesus was kind, considerate, and all the good things that we should strive to

be. Follow the Lords rules for doing his work, just as an athlete either follows the rules or

is disqualified and wins no prize!

God loves sinners, but hates sin, so we should hate sin like he does, but love the sinners

and try to help them find their way to him. Think of the Bible as A blue print, some day

you'll live by the work that you have done.

Make sure to pay your tithes and offerings, for so many people try to make excuses, and

claim that they don't think God would ask this of them, yet it speaks of this time and time

again in the Bible, in I Timothy 5:17-18, and many others. And, yes!, the Bible does

mention ten percent, but do not make any man pay this, let the good lord convict his heart,

and if he does his job, and reads the bible, he will learn that this is required of him, besides,

it says in the bible that he whom gives up the most on earth for the Lord, will have the

greatest rewards in Heaven.

I would like to close this letter with a few verses from Ephesians.

The first verse begins in Ephesians 4:18, it reads,...

"Live no longer as the unsaved do, for they are blinded and confused. Their closed hearts

are full of darkness; they are far from the life of God because they have shut their minds

against him, and they cannot understand his ways.

They do not care anymore about right and wrong and have given themselves over to

impure ways. They stop at nothing, being driven by their evil minds and reckless lusts

But that isn't the way that Christ taught you!

If you have really heard his voice and learned from him the truths concerning himself, then

throw off your old evil nature, the old you, that was a partner in your evil ways, rotten

through and through, full of lust and shame.

Now your attitudes and thoughts must all be constantly changing for the better.

Yes, you must be a new, and different person, holy and good. Clothe yourself with this

new nature.

Stop lying to each other; tell the truth, for we are parts of each other and when we lie to

each other we are hurting ourselves.

If you are angry, do not sin by nursing your grudge. Do not let the sun go down with you

still angry!, get over it quickly! For when you are angry you give a mighty foothold to the

devil.

If anyone is stealing he must stop it and begin using those hands of his for honest work

so he can give to others in need. Don't use bad language. Say only what is good

and helpful to those that you are talking to, and what will give them a blessing.

Don't cause the Holy Spirit sorrow by the way that you live. Remember, he is the one

who marks you to be present on that day when salvation from sin will be complete.

Stop being mean, bad-tempered and angry. Quarreling, harsh words, and dislike of

others should have no place in your lives. Instead be kind to each other, tenderhearted,

forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you because you belong to Christ.

Follow God's example in everything you do just as a much loved child imitates his father.

Be full of love for others, following the example of Christ who loved you and gave himself

to God as a sacrifice to take away your sins. And God was pleased because Christ's love

for you was like sweet perfume to him.

Let there be no sex sin, impurity or greed among you. Let no one be able to accuse you

of any such things.

Dirty stories, foul talk and course jokes, these are not for you. Instead, remind each

other of Gods goodness and be thankful.

You can be sure of this: The Kingdom of Christ and of God will never belong to anyone

who is impure or greedy, for a greedy person is really an idol worshipper, he loves and

worships the good things of this life more than God!

Don't drink too much wine, for many evils lie along that path; be filled instead with the

holy spirit, and controlled by him.

Talk with each other about the Lord, quoting Psalms and hymns and singing sacred

songs, making music in your hearts to the Lord. Always give thanks for everything to our

God and Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

One day, when I lost the faith, I wrote this letter for the Lord:

I still love you Jesus, and I always will

Thankyou for still being there for me!

I will work on the stronghold and build my foundation on A rock

And someday soon, when the wave comes, I will be standing firm on my thresh-hold

with you by my side.

And I will glorify your great and beautiful name.

What little I had was taken away, for I was building my foundation on sand

But I will still rejoice, as I know together we will find that rock, and start anew!

praise your glorious name!

Here are A few

poems that I wrote, that I feel the good Lord gave me to share with all of you,

FRIENDLY VOICE OF WOE

You meet this person whom claims to be A friend

he swears that he will be there until the end

he seems so trust worthy there at first

little did you know that he was evils worst

he was for you lives evil thinker

his evil suggestions your lives sinker

he spoke with A friendly voice of woe

influencing you to go where he wouldn't go

slowly but surely he led you astray

but where will he be come judgment day

he said it was O.K. to do A few drugs

before you knew it you were running from thugs

it was he whom persuaded you to have that first drink

for he knew that under the influence you would not think

it was he whom taught you such good lies

and set you up with false alibi's

before long your problems did double

even he knew that you were headed for trouble

now that he suckered you into A life of sin

he hid himself deep in the shadows within

your family tried to set off your conscious alarms

as they sadly watched him lead you into Satan's arms

so now your at that dividing road

wondering which way to carry your load

give in to your heart and follow the Lord

let that friend carry his own sword!

THE LORDS BLESSING

Because you came to me before the end

now it is for your soul that I will send

you have realized your Sin's and that is good

you are sorry for sinning against your brotherhood

In the end you were no longer fighting Life

you finally gave in to it's strife

you finally realized that I wanted you to love me by Faith not Fear

that is why you couldn't see me but knew that I was here

At first you hated Life and it's demands

until you reached out for my loving hands

Tell your family, "Please do not grieve!"

for I promised Eternity for he that would believe

Tell them you will be waiting in the promised land

someday together you will play in the sand

Tell them to go after that one that went astray

bring them closer, Don't push them away

work together, stay by their side

teach them my love, but Don't insult their pride

show them my love, raise their spirits high

do this and they will join you in the wink of an eye.

Be a good friend and a good host

show them the way to the Holy ghost

be there when they fall to lift them high

do all these things and they will join you in the sky

HOT DANCE

(FEAR HELL !)

Listen people to the cries in the street

Souls emerged in fire from head to feet

Listen people to the screams from hell

you had better listen and listen well

Listen to the cries that last eternally

souls burning in hell painfully

keep in mind that this is your only chance

so live by the word, or do THE HOT DANCE

The road to heaven is a one way street

so follow it or get blistered feet

Fear hell or expect impending doom

for the day of Judgment is coming soon !!!

THE BEAST

Life can be confusing to say the least

every hour of the day we fight an invisible beast

he puts evil suggestions in our mind

he tells us to be mean, when we should be kind

He tells us to eat more, when we should eat less

he does all that he can do to make our lives a mess

he makes us do things that we normally wouldn't do

he railroads us on that train that leads to a human zoo

He controls our lives with that little voice

he tells us to steal candy, or perhaps a Rolls Royce

he puts anger in our hearts when we should be calm

he puts knifes in our words, sometimes in our palms

so my friend, ignore Satins little voice and judge with your heart

do what is right and someday in heaven you may take part.

Please remember that this book was only A self starter, so to speak, to get you off and

running, and give you insight into the very near future, where you will live in one of two

places, HEAVEN or HELL, which will it be ?

The reason that I wrote this book is because I picked the Bible up, and put it back down

several times in my life, simply because I found it hard to understand. Then one day I

prayed to the Lord, again, and again, asking him for the wisdom to understand what I was

reading, and I personally think that he granted me that prayer request, however, that is for

you to decide!

If you doubt anything that was said in this book, then read the Bible and decide for

yourself, and ask God for the wisdom that you will need to live day to day.

The most important thing to remember here is that you never know when he is coming,

so I beg of you, please do not gamble with your Soul.

Good luck, and God bless ,

SINCERELY : James Dewayne Hoskison

p.s I suggest that you read your Bible, and find out for yourself what the Lord wants,

please do not take my word for it, instead, be wise and investigate.

Here are A few scriptures for you to begin with:

Luke 16:10-15 & 17:1

Matthew Chapter 5 & 6 & 7

Matthew 18:3-35

Luke Chapter 18

Luke 6:20-49

Matthew 25:31-46

Luke 18:10-14

Acts 4:12 & 5:32 & 12:16 & 2:38

John Chapters 1 & 2

II John 1:9-13

Psalms 119:104

John 3:16-21

Acts 2:38

Acts 4:12