Hello From a New "Board Member"
Jul 30, 2017 15:38:06 GMT -6
Gary, watchmanjim, and 4 more like this
Post by watchman35 on Jul 30, 2017 15:38:06 GMT -6
Hey Guys:
Not sure if this is the best place for a post of this nature, but just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I am new to the group and excited to be back among like-minded people who understand the times we live in from a prophetically biblical perspective.
I was a regular participant on the old RITAN site, which you might be familiar with, for a couple of years until that site was shut down and moved over to Facebook earlier this year. I reluctantly created a Facebook account intending to remain part of that group, but then when Facebook pushed me for more information than I felt comfortable giving them, they decided to shut my account down. So, I tried another smaller board, which had some very nice people on it, but it just did not feel like home for me. Of course, being falsely accused of being part of a Hebrew Roots cult for merely using the name Yeshua instead of Jesus probably did not help...LOL. (To the credit of the Moderator of that board, he did a good job of setting things right.) Then I tried another larger board, where after being criticized publicly by one moderator for how I prayed on one thread and then being essentially censored for asking questions about the Revelation 12 sign, I painfully realized that was not going to be home for me either. (I sometimes cannot help but wonder if there will be some brothers and sisters who, while on their way up in the rapture, will still be reminding the Lord of their deeply held belief that "no man knows the day or the hour?")
For the past few months, I have been sitting on the sidelines in terms of online participation within the watcher community, feeling at times like a horse chomping at the bit to run, but being confined by my Master to the limits of my "stall", so to speak. Well, I feel like the Lord finally gave me the green light to get back into the race for the home stretch. I suspect many on this board have far more knowledge and understanding than what I may have to offer, but I am still hopeful to be able to make meaningful, valuable contributions that will encourage, edify, and sharpen others here. I am a Jewish believer who has walked with the Lord since 1983 (wow, how time flies!). I'm the only believer in my Jewish family and have walked the road alone in that regard. Been married for 28 years (and candidly have had to struggle very hard at times to stay that way) and we have one precious daughter. Jesus, I am ashamed to say, used to be a four-letter word with an extra letter for me as a kid growing up. Now, His is the Name I seek to bring honor and glory to in these final days of my life here on earth before He returns in the air for His Bride. I believe we are the Simeon generation. Just as Simeon knew he would see the birth of the Savior before he died, so I am convinced that we, collectively, are the generation of the "Simeonites", the ones who will see Him return in the air for His Bride. Maranatha, Lord Jesus!!! Watching, praying, and longing to be in Your presence where Your glory consumes all darkness!!!
Not sure if this is the best place for a post of this nature, but just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I am new to the group and excited to be back among like-minded people who understand the times we live in from a prophetically biblical perspective.
I was a regular participant on the old RITAN site, which you might be familiar with, for a couple of years until that site was shut down and moved over to Facebook earlier this year. I reluctantly created a Facebook account intending to remain part of that group, but then when Facebook pushed me for more information than I felt comfortable giving them, they decided to shut my account down. So, I tried another smaller board, which had some very nice people on it, but it just did not feel like home for me. Of course, being falsely accused of being part of a Hebrew Roots cult for merely using the name Yeshua instead of Jesus probably did not help...LOL. (To the credit of the Moderator of that board, he did a good job of setting things right.) Then I tried another larger board, where after being criticized publicly by one moderator for how I prayed on one thread and then being essentially censored for asking questions about the Revelation 12 sign, I painfully realized that was not going to be home for me either. (I sometimes cannot help but wonder if there will be some brothers and sisters who, while on their way up in the rapture, will still be reminding the Lord of their deeply held belief that "no man knows the day or the hour?")
For the past few months, I have been sitting on the sidelines in terms of online participation within the watcher community, feeling at times like a horse chomping at the bit to run, but being confined by my Master to the limits of my "stall", so to speak. Well, I feel like the Lord finally gave me the green light to get back into the race for the home stretch. I suspect many on this board have far more knowledge and understanding than what I may have to offer, but I am still hopeful to be able to make meaningful, valuable contributions that will encourage, edify, and sharpen others here. I am a Jewish believer who has walked with the Lord since 1983 (wow, how time flies!). I'm the only believer in my Jewish family and have walked the road alone in that regard. Been married for 28 years (and candidly have had to struggle very hard at times to stay that way) and we have one precious daughter. Jesus, I am ashamed to say, used to be a four-letter word with an extra letter for me as a kid growing up. Now, His is the Name I seek to bring honor and glory to in these final days of my life here on earth before He returns in the air for His Bride. I believe we are the Simeon generation. Just as Simeon knew he would see the birth of the Savior before he died, so I am convinced that we, collectively, are the generation of the "Simeonites", the ones who will see Him return in the air for His Bride. Maranatha, Lord Jesus!!! Watching, praying, and longing to be in Your presence where Your glory consumes all darkness!!!