No Corners Cut, No Pacifying, No Round-About Way

By Lou Yeboah

Well, Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida, says the Lord. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you [Luke 10:13-15] Over and over again, I have sent My warnings to you, but they have gone unheard. How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? How long will you keep ignoring the warning signs and live for your own ways and desires as if there are no consequences for doing so? I’ve warned you, Repent before it is too late!

“And in Hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.” [Luke 16:27-28].

A lesson for all of us. “Being in torment” – “He cried” – “Have mercy on me.” That tells us two things; one, there is no mercy in Hell; second, there is torture, pain and suffering in Hell. He asked for just one drop of water on his tongue. I am tormented in this flame. There is no water in Hell. A great gulf is fixed so there will be no leaving it once a person gets there. No way to escape after arriving there. How could anyone ignore such a place as Hell? How could anyone not be concerned about their soul and the fact that they will be in Hell someday unless they come to the Savior?

Every lost person – lost without Christ will someday be in Hell for all eternity. They are headed for Hell as sure as if they were already there. For [John 3:18] says, He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. The word “believeth” used here means to have placed your trust in Jesus Christ for salvation. Those who have not done that are already condemned to Hell. “Too Little Concern About Hell!”

Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. [Romans 1:28-32].

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envying, murders, drunkenness, reveling, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. [Galatians 5:19-21].

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

To Little Concern About Hell – What tragedy!

By Lou Yeboah

Today, all the antagonists are in place. The Antichrist is about to arise, and the infighting among the prophesied 10 Super Nations is about to begin. Pay attention and listen carefully! God issued one of His most startling prophecies in all of Scripture. He foretold, in [Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39], that in the end times, RIGHT BEFORE the return of Jesus, the greatest political leader in history of Mankind will emerge from Europe. After taking over that area by diplomatic cunning and deceit, he will launch a military campaign that will result in his acquiring “authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation” [Revelation 13:7]. His empire will be the most extensive in all of history, encompassing the entire world, and his rule will be the most demonic the world has ever experienced.

The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones. Pay attention and listen carefully!

Russia is diplomatically moving into the Middle East, coalescing Israel’s implacable enemies. Once the regional war erupts in which Israel will annihilate the “House of Esau”, the Syrians, the Jordanians, and the Egyptians, the Antichrist will arise just as the Bible foretells. He will begin his rise to power as a dynamic, charismatic, insightful, visionary leader who will astound the world with the cleverness of his solutions to world problems. He will appear to be the savior of the world. But as he consolidates his power, his true nature will be revealed. He will emerge as a Satan possessed and empowered person who hates God and is determined to annihilate both Christianity and Judaism.

To anyone who is aware and watching and knows the Bible, it is evident that the world is moving toward the mark of the beast at an incredible rate. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.” [Revelation 13:16-18].

I tell you, “End times prophecy is rapidly being fulfilled.” [Revelation 3:10] and all who are not firmly established upon God’s Word and the righteousness of Jesus Christ will be deceived and overcome. For Satan “works with all power and signs and lying wonders with all deceivableness of unrighteousness” [2 Thessalonians 2:9-10] to gain control of mankind, and his deceptions will increase right up to the very end. Please surrender your life to Christ because we are in the last hour, the day of the Lord is at hand, and it is time to get ready. “The warning is going out to the world!” Time is so short. The headlines which you read each day, regarding the Middle East, are simply God’s prophetic Word being fulfilled. No one knows the hour!

By Lou Yeboah

You see, Jesus Himself pointed out the importance of discerning the signs of the times. Shortly before His crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus delivered a major prophecy of end-time events, recorded in [Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21]. He was asked by His disciples: “When will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” [Matthew 24:3].

In response, Jesus showed that Jerusalem would be the central focus of the political and military upheavals that would immediately precede His return: For He said,

“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near . . . For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled” [Luke 21: 20-22].

The end-time king of the North and king of the South [Daniel 11]. God revealed to Daniel that after Babylon, Persia would arise as the greatest power of the region, to be followed in turn by Greece. “At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. He shall also enter the Glorious Land [the Holy Land], and many countries shall be overthrown.” [Daniel 11:40-41].

After Greece came the Roman Empire, “dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong.” This empire was to have “ten horns” [part of the fourth beast of Daniel 7] and would continue in some form until the establishment of God’s Kingdom at Christ’s return.

Just thinking about the horrors to be visited on the city caused Jesus to weep.

“Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, ‘If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation” [Luke 19:42-44]. I tell you; It is Critical for you to understand and recognize Biblical Prophecies of the End Time!

For there are so many signs that tell us we are living in the last days of earth’s history. Not only do we have the main Bible signs, and the 6000-year timeline plan of God, but we also have the apostle Paul’s description of the last days in [2 Timothy 3:1-5].

I tell you, as a people we desperately need to get right with God, because we are in judgment time and Jesus is going to return soon to give His reward. For there are so many signs today which point to the soon arrival of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Conflict and war rages across the globe. Disaster after disaster unfolds upon the nations. Economies are collapsing around the world. Animal life is diseased and dying. And wickedness and sin is rampant.

Do you have eyes to see what is happening? God is giving us plenty of warning!

Read Daniel 7 carefully. Consider unfolding world events. Consider the nations that are represented by the lion with eagle’s wings, the bear, and soon the leopard. Watch as prophecy that troubled Daniel unfolds before our eyes. Know that God’s word is sure.

Study Revelation 13 for insights into the beast, and by all means be on alert, praying at all times for strength to pass safely through all that is coming and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man. [Luke 21:36].

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for NOW, is our salvation nearer than when we believed. [Romans 13:11].

By Lou Yeboah

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, [daughter] of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, when I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: if when he see the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.  But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. But if the watchman sees the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. So, thou, O [daughter] of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore, thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. [Ezekiel 33:1-7].

O my soul, my soul! I am pained in my very heart! My heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. Destruction upon destruction is cried, for the whole land is plundered. [Jeremiah 4:19-22].

The great day of the LORD is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the LORD is bitter; there the mighty men shall cry out. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of trumpet and alarm against the fortified cities, and against the high towers. For, “I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD; Their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like refuse.” Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of My jealousy, for I will make speedy riddance of all those who dwell in the land. [Zephaniah 1:14-18].

Warning, Warning, Warning! Prepare, for a time of trouble.  We are living in the end times, facing war, world conflict and distress and are awaiting the second coming of Jesus in the Rapture. The signs are so strong now and the evidence is so clear that any person willing to accept the truth can see that the end of the world, as we know it, is near. Warning, Warning, Warning! Escape for your life! Run to Jesus for He is the only one that can save you from what is about to take place.

I want you to know that every prophecy of [Daniel 2 and 7] have been unsealed. I want you to know that [Daniel’s 70-week prophecy] has been unsealed; The 2300-day prophecy has been unsealed. And what is to follow which refers to the future, seven-year tribulation period and the second coming of Christ at the end of the tribulation [Matthew 24-25] is nearer than we may think! Warning, Warning, Warning – The End Times are Near!

The alarm has been sounded. What will you do? “

For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. [Matthew 24:37-39].

By Lou Yeboah

You see, Jesus prophesied to the disciples that there will be wars and rumors of wars. He said, “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this MUST take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.” [Matthew 24:6-7].

Hear me and hear me good. God has a plan for the End Times. The war between Russia and the Ukraine, is part of the plan. As told in the Bible, the world is moving toward the Tribulation and the Battle of Armageddon. God is preparing the nations. This is the most likely reason for the war between Russia and Ukraine, and God is allowing it. Ultimately, it is part of His plan. God has allowed Russia to invade Ukraine. He knew the events of March 3rd, 2022, before they occurred. He knew the Russian army would attack Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine in the city of Zaporizhian. He knew the fires would erupt during the battle over the nuclear reactor as the Russian invasion continued into its second week. He knew that on the morning of March 4th, the world would learn the reactor was safe, the fires would be extinguished, but the invasion would continue. Because as King David declared in [Psalm 139] God knows everything. It is obvious that God knew about the war before it started, and He continues to know all that will happen. So, why did God allow this war to begin and continue? The question to explore is, “What does the Bible reveal about Russia and Ukraine in the end times?”

The first prophecy that helps to answer the question is [Daniel 11:40-45]. The prophecy describes a series of battles that will occur BEFORE and DURING the Battle of Armageddon. The prophecy refers to the major countries that will be engaged in the Battle of Armageddon. It states that the king of the north and the king of the south will attack Israel. So, who is the king of the north? The prophecy in [Ezekiel 38-39] reveals that most likely it is Russia. These two chapters provide more detailed information about the role of Russia’s army in the battle of Armageddon at the end of the tribulation. Read it. Pick up your Bible and read it. So that you will not be caught off guard as to the things that is YET to come.

Here are His words, “This is the plan devised against the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out against all the nations. For the LORD of hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out hand, who can turn it back?” [Isaiah 14:26-27]

The message is that God rules over human history. No one can stop His plans. [Isaiah 40:1-23] says, “Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. It is He who reduces rulers to nothing, who makes the judges of the earth meaningless. [Isaiah 40:21-23].

The best example of why God can allow such overwhelming evil, suffering and any circumstance to exist is the crucifixion of Jesus, Himself. The GREATEST wrong, evil and sin EVER committed by any human or humans was when Jesus was crucified. The creation tortured its Creator and then nailed Him to a tree to suffer the most agonizing of deaths. This is the reason God can allow such awful suffering and circumstances to exist in the world: if God can take the GREATEST evil/sin [the Crucifixion] and turn it into the entire creation’s greatest blessings, our salvation, how much ‘easier’ will it be for God, through Jesus, to eventually bring about blessings and a glorious ending from ALL the ‘lesser’ evils, sins and sufferings that exist today, as well as in times past.

No one can frustrate God’s plans. Russia may plan, march, invade, murder, and destroy, but that nation cannot do anything that God does not permit and cause to happen. No President, head of state or ruler of any country can carry out any decision or policy they have made UNLESS God give them ‘permission’ to do so: As [Proverbs 16: 1] state, “Mortals make elaborate plans, but God has the last word.” An illustration of this is in [Job 1:6,12; 2:6] where Satan, himself, is shown to be limited ONLY to what God gives him ‘permission’ to carry out. [Job 1:6, 12; 2:6].

My faith is in God not man. What about you?

By Lou Yeboah

The World is Now on the Eve of Destruction, and near the great deception that was foretold in the Bible. The Great Tribulation with the Antichrist is almost upon us. The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. The stage is being set for the Final, the Great, Apostasy. [Revelation 13]. Listen to me like you’ve never listened to me ever in your life!

When the Lord tells you to run don’t hesitate, don’t argue, and don’t look back. As the angels urged Lot, saying, “Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished. [Genesis 19:15-26]. Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains; for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon the people. For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.  [Luke 21:21-23]. Listen to me like you’ve never listened to me ever in your life!

Jesus warned that just prior to His Second Coming, an all-encompassing World War would threaten the very survival of mankind. We are living in those times today. There are four prophetic developments occurring right now that demonstrate how close we are to the Euphrates River War, otherwise known as World War III. I can’t tell you exactly when this is going to happen, but the Bible tells us where World War III will originate. [Revelation 9:14-15]. According to Bible prophecy, it will be the Battle of Armageddon which destroys all things. It will be when Israel is attacked by Russia and Iran [Gog and Magog]. I tell you, when the Lord tells you to run don’t hesitate, don’t argue, and don’t look back because the setting up of the Abomination of Desolation will mark a time of danger that will come so swiftly that in [Luke 21:34-35] Jesus said it would be like a snare—catching us completely off guard. Isaiah compared it to the collapse of a high, swelling wall “whose breaking comes suddenly at an instant.” [Isaiah 30:13]. Do not be deceived. Take heed, be alert, watch and pray because current events right now, show this day rapidly approaching.

Jesus spoke of these major world events to come before His return in what is called His Olivet Prophecy. [Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21]. His disciples began by asking Him, “What will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” Christ’s reply included this warning of an unprecedented time of trouble: “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.” [Matthew 3; 21-24]. When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled… For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon the people. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. [Luke 21:20-24; see Revelation 11:2; emphasis mine]. Listen to me like you have never listened to me ever in your life. The weapons will be used. The world will be destroyed. Cities will disappear. No nation will be spared.

The apocalyptic revelations are a warning to all mankind. The end is coming – sooner than we think!  And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch! This is not only a commandment, it is a warning. [Mark 13:37]. The Day is real, and the hour is set … [Zephaniah 1:14-18]. The Antichrist will rise and conquer … [Revelation 6:1-2]. A Great War will ignite the Earth … [Revelation 6:3-4]. Global famine will follow… [Revelation 6:5-6]. One-fourth of Mankind will be destroyed … [Revelation 6:7-8; Revelation 9:13-15; Revelation 9:16-19]. One-third of all trees on Earth will burn [Revelation 8:7] One-third of all life in the sea will die … [Revelation 8:8-9; Revelation 16:3]. One-third of all fresh water on Earth will be poison … [Revelation 8:10-11]. One-third of the light of the Sun, Moon, and Stars will be blocked … [Revelation 8:12-13). Rivers and springs will turn to blood … [Revelation 16:4-7]. A great heat will scorch the Earth … [Revelation 16:8-9]. A thick, darkness will cover the Earth … [Revelation 16:10-11]. Millions who come to the Lord will be executed … [Revelation 14:13; Revelation 20:4; Revelation 6:9-11]. A massive Earthquake unlike any other in the history will convulse and change the face of the Earth … [Revelation 16:18-20; Isaiah 24:19-20].

Listen to me like you’ve never listened to me ever in your life. God leaves us with an ominous warning . . .”Search from the book of the LORD and read: Not one of these prophecies shall fail…”[Isaiah 34:16]. “Indeed, I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it…” [Isaiah 46:11-12]. Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand!

“To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Indeed, their ear is uncircumcised, And they cannot give heed. Behold, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them; They have no delight in it.” [Jeremiah 6:10].

“Also, I set watchmen over you saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen. ” [Jeremiah 6:17].

By Lou Yeboah

Trust me, I’m going somewhere with this. Confining the history of an entire race of people to a twenty-eight-day period, not only does it diminishing the significance of our contributions, but it also allows the greater truth to be erased. The declaration of February as National Black History Month is but a tiny baby-step in the right direction towards understanding and wholeness in our country, but twenty-eight days is not nearly enough to celebrate and remember Black History. The celebration should continue all year round, as Black people’s achievements and successes are not limited to the twenty-eight days of February. But as the African Proverb translated says: Since you [we] do not have control over the help someone is rendering to you [us] it may [the help] not turn out exactly as you [we] expected. Ahh!

Because they have decided, “We are granted a whole twenty-eight days to remember Carter G. Woodson, Arthur A. Schomburg, Drusilla Dunjee Houston, Letitia Woods Brown, and John Hope Franklin; A whole twenty-eight days to remember Nate Turner, Colin Power, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, Lorraine A. Williams, Lorenzo Greene, John Henrik Clarke, Bill Picket, John Taylor, Alice Coachman, and Mary McLeod Bethune; A whole twenty-eight days to remember Otis Boykin, George Washington Carver, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, John Lewis, and W.E.B. Du Bios.”

“We get a whole twenty-eight days to remember Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Dorothy Height, Ida B. Wells, Alice Coachman, Ella Baker, and Sojourner Truth; A whole twenty-eight days to remember Langston Hughes, Robert Hayden, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Marcus Garvey, Daniel Hale Williams, Crispus Attucks, Honorable Shirley Chisholm, Fannie Lou Hamer, Thurgood Marshall, and Adam Clayton Powell; A whole twenty-eight days to remember Ella Baker, Claudette Colvin, Gordon Parks, Bayard Rustin, Robert Sengstacke Abbott, Jesse Owens, Bessie Coleman, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, and Dr. Patricia Bath.”

“We get a whole twenty-eight days to remember the 30 times Martin Luther King Jr., was arrested between 1955 and 1965; A whole twenty-eight days to remember the year Muhammad Ali lost his championship title for simply standing up for something he believed in; We get a whole twenty-eight days to remember countless people of color who fought and died in the Civil War, laying down their lives for a country who wouldn’t think twice about theirs.”

“We get a whole twenty-eight days to remember 246 Years of Slavery [1619-1865]; A whole twenty-eight days to remember 400 Years of Oppression [1619-2019]; A whole twenty-eight days to remember 99 Years of Jim Crow Laws [1865-1964]; A whole twenty-eight days to remember 86 Years of Lynching [1882-1986]; A whole twenty-eight days to remember 14 years of Fighting for Civil Rights [1954-1968].” Why? Because “Water That Has Been Begged for Does Not Quench the Thirst.”

Are we aware of the extent to which we honor our predecessors? Or are we just celebrating what and when we’re told to celebrate? Is it that plausible to fit the entire span of hundreds of years into twenty-eight days? I quote Morgan Freeman, “Black history is American history.” The relegating of our history into one single month does nothing less than undermine the great things black people have done for this country. It’s almost like a subconscious insult to the entire black race, built on the premise of the “affirmative action” concept. It’s like someone is saying, “Give them their month so they can shut up already.” We were inventors, doctors, activists, botanists, scientists, poets, authors, carpenters, dancers, actors, artists, dreamers, and believers. We were all of the things for which white people were and are remembered. Some of the most important milestones achieved in American history go without proper acclaim. Meritorious, hard-earned accolades were stripped clean from the black man’s hands before he could touch them because at one point, he was only considered three-fifths of a person. But don’t worry, there’s still a little hope: This is the one month out of twelve where everyone else gets to praise us. We have twenty-eight days to show the world just how much we matter, so let’s act fast. Isn’t it great!” [Clip of an interview between Morgan Freeman and Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes a few years ago].

Celebrate and dance to the music “Black History” for there is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history. And there is no higher cause than honoring our struggle and ancestors by remembering.  For the progress of the Black community in spite of the terrors of Diaspora from our homelands on the continent of Africa, the brutality of slavery, the horrors of inequality, discrimination, and lynching during the Jim Crow era, the disgrace of legal racial segregation, and current struggles against racism and injustice is nothing short of phenomenal.

“Only be careful,” as Moses warns, “and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.” [Joshua 4:9]. For our history as Africans and people of African descent in the Americas has been everything but comfortable, yet there is joy and hope to be shared and celebrated.

“Black History – Remember, Educate, Celebrate!”

“Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, ring with the harmonies of liberty. Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, let us march on till victory is won… May we forever stand, true to our God, true to our native land. [ The Black National Anthem…” Lift Every Voice and Sing was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson].

By Lou Yeboah

Understand that nothing – no calling or circumstance, no adversity or advancement, no pain or promotion, no status or station – escapes the brush strokes of My love for you. My love bleeds into every fabric and fiber of your being. There is nowhere you can escape My love. My love for you is unconditional, unending, and unmistakable. You see, before your first conscious thought, before even your first breath on Earth, I already loved you! [Jeremiah 1:5], says the Lord. Until death do us part! Nothing can escape the brush strokes of My love for you! I will never leave you. I will never abandon you.” [Hebrews 13:5].

I tell you; Paul was right. “Nothing can separate us from the love of God. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God …” [Romans 8: 35, 37-39]. “

I want you to pause this morning, afternoon, evening, night, whatever time of day it may be where you are and consider the overwhelming love of God. [Romans 5:8]. A love that was mocked, beaten, spat upon and had a crown of thorns twisted into His skull as He was beaten beyond recognition all because He loved you and me. I can imagine Angels watching in a state of shock when they saw how their great and glorious Master, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, the Lord of Hosts, was humiliated and taunted by demons and sinners. The powers of the universe shuddered and trembled when Jesus died. Even Satan couldn’t believe his own obscured eyes when he saw how this Mighty Son of God, who was so full of the Amazing Power of God, could be killed so easily. He could hardly believe it. This same Jesus cast out thousands of his demons, and healed tens of thousands of people who had been overcome by the devil… And now… He was defenseless, powerless, a willing lamb… Why? Because “No Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” [John 15:13]. Jesus wasn’t forced to die. He wasn’t overpowered, outnumbered, or tricked into it. He chose the Cross because of the love He has for you and me.

So, if you are searching for love this Valentine’s, then look no further – “God is waiting for you, with open arms. Ready to receive you, forgive you, embrace you. And it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, it doesn’t matter what you’ve done, it doesn’t matter what you’ve experienced, it doesn’t matter what you have thought about yourself or what other people may have said about you – God loves you unconditional. His love is not like human love which can be fickle and fragile. “His Love is stronger than death,” says the Song of Solomon.

He loves you so much that he has engraved your name on the palm of His hand. [Isaiah 49:16]. He loves you so much that He knows how many hairs are on your head. [Matthew 10:30]. He loves you so much that He saves your tears in a bottle. [Psalms 56:8]. He loves you with an everlasting love. [Jeremiah 31:3]. For there is no greater love than the love the Father has for us. To send His one and only Son to sacrifice His life on our behalf is the greatest love story of all time. [John 3:16].

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power… to grasp how wide, long, high, and deep is the love of Christ. — [Ephesians 3:17-18]. But if you ever doubt that you are loved, read the love letters He’s written you. They’re in the Bible. The history of His love, the depth of His commitment, your worth – how much he values you and cherishes you, the lengths He went to in order to have a relationship with you. It’s all there. Just for you. Maybe this Valentine’s Day, it’s time you discovered your greatest love.

Happy Valentine’s Day in Advance!

By Lou Yeboah

What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away. [1 Corinthians 7:29-31]. I tell you; our entire lives are about to change.

You see, we are moving forward toward the Biblical description of the last era of human history prior to Christ’s return. [Romans 13:11-14]. Events will unfold soon to destroy the world’s way of life as we have known it. How much time is left? We do not know. That is a mystery that God holds in His hand, and He will not tell us. But what He does tell us is, “IT’S LATER THAN YOU THINK.” Time is passing quickly. It will not be long before this present age as we know it will end. I tell you our entire lives are about to change. Wake up!

The Bible reveals that the worst, most indescribably terrifying time in the entire history of this planet is soon to occur. This terrifying time [the Great Tribulation] spoken of as the time of “Jacob’s trouble” [Jeremiah 30:7] will be such an awful time that the destruction and genocide of World War II will seem like a picnic in comparison! Just thinking about the horrors to be visited on the city caused Jesus to weep. [Luke 19:41].

“For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened” [Matthew 24:21–22].

I tell you, we are now approaching that time, and these things are now being revealed. War, violence and lawlessness, drought and famine, earthquakes and other natural catastrophes, disease epidemics, the rise of an aggressive, fundamentalist Islamic power, an ascendant European Union seeking global primacy, the crisis involving Jerusalem, the abomination of desolation. Understand the significance of today’s news and where it is all leading, for the end of all things is at hand. [1 Peter 4:7]. The night is nearly over the day is almost here. Our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.  [Romans 13:11-14].

And Jesus said to the multitudes on one occasion: “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so, it is. And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is. Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?” [Luke 12:54-56]. Days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation” [Luke 19:42-44]. Wake up! Everything is about to change!

Even though Moses, wrote in [Psalms 90], “Teach us to number our days aright that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” We don’t know how to do that. We don’t know how to measure the number of days we have left. And therefore, the heart of wisdom is for us to assume that today might be our last day on earth, and that we should make the most of the hours we have today, to live them to the fullest to the glory of God, and do this, understanding the present time.

None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand” [Daniel 12:10].

I say, and I say again, “Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand!”

By Lou Yeboah

There ain’t no other way to put it. Hear what Jesus says in [Mark 9:43-48]; If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell…. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire where worms do not die, and the fire is not quenched.

I admonish you, detour off the road to Hell. Hell is a place prepared for the devil and his angels, not for you. How will you escape if you ignore God’s salvation? How will you escape His wrath? [John 3:36]; His condemnation? [John 3:18]; His word of banishment? [Matthew 26:41]. You will not! Detour off the road to Hell which the Bible describes as a terrifying and horrible place. “Eternal Fire” [Matthew 25:41], “Unquenchable Fire” [Matthew 3:12; Mark 9:44-49], “Shame and Everlasting Contempt” [Daniel 12:2], “Everlasting Destruction” [2 Thessalonians 1:9]. A “Lake of Burning Sulfur” [Revelation 20:10] where the wicked are “tormented day and night forever and ever.”

Sinking into Hell, hopeless and without excuse!

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. [Revelation 20:12-20].

“And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night…” [Revelation 14:11].