Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | August 17, 2026

Life and Death

The Joy and Comfort of Knowing, and Believing God’s Truth; the Death of our Mortal Bodies is the Beginning, not the Ending!

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A conversation with God

Life and death are two sides of the same coin. It would be a terrible thing to live forever in a sin-cursed body. Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden to ensure they would not eat of the tree of life and live forever as they were. The expulsion from the Garden was an act of grace! In Genesis 3:22-24 it is written:

22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

Our bodies have been designed to self-destruct after a certain period of time known only to God. We have been given a finite number of Telemeres in each cell and when they run out, the cell can no longer replicate and begins to die.

While this summarizes the biological aspect of the life of the cell, there is a spiritual factor involved that provides a solid foundation for everything. In Psalms 139, there is written a verse which has provided many hours of peace for me in times of testing!

16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
    the days that were formed for me,
    when as yet there was none of them.

This verse tells me all the days of my life are in God’s hands; I cannot imagine a better place for them to be. God has permitted me to live 93 years and I commit all my remaining days to Gods service!

Fortunately, God does not require my understanding, only to trust him and be obedient to his commands! I cannot understand why my son, Kevan, died when he was 28, and my grandson, Brent, died when he was 10 months old.

Applying Psalms 139:16, I must believe both of those precious souls lived out all of the days appointed to them. They did not die too soon, but they died as God had scheduled their lives before they were even born! It is truly a great blessing to be ignorant of God’s timetable for our lifespans and to simply trust him!

God’s Solution to our Tent Problem!

The Bible refers to our present bodies as tents and references a future heavenly body that sounds wonderful to me!. In 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 it is written:

5 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

Our lives must be built on faith, not sight. I have no idea what the future holds, but I know the Lord Jesus Christ holds the future in his hands and that is more than sufficient for me!

4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | August 14, 2026

The Next Phase of Reality

The Tribulation Followed by the Millennial Reign

At a time, known only to the Father, all those predestined as gifts to the Son, will have been selected to be a part of the true church and the church will be taken from the earth. After that, Israel will sign a treaty with the Antichrist and initiate the beginning of Israel’s 70th week as prophesied by the prophet Daniel.

This 70th week, known as the Tribulation, will be a time of increasingly severe judgement which will be brought to a close by the victorious return of the Lord Jesus Christ, as King of kings and Lord of lords! All who have not been called will be cast into the Lake of Fire and the called remnant will populate the Millennial Kingdom which will last 1,000 years during which Satan with will be imprisoned.

The 1,000 years will conclude with the release of Satan who will lead a final battle against the Lord as described in Revelation 20:7-10:

7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. 9 And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, 10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

The Great White Throne judgement

Burning Sulfur

The final event will be The Great White Throne judgement as described in Revelation 20:11-15:

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

This will close out this phase of existence and introduce eternity.

Eternity

We are given a brief description in Revelation 21:1-8

21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

This is Biblical reality; the only reality that is true and inevitable! I urge you to make this reality the foundation upon which you base all of your personal decisions!

To the extent you are able, follow the commands described in the Bible!

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Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | August 11, 2026

41 Years Ago, Today

A New Beginning

On August 11, 1985 at 9:00 PM my older son, Kevan, went home to be with the Lord. The family was gathered around his bed as he stopped breathing and was pronounced dead; we had been by his bedside for many hours as he steadily declined and finally left his mortal body. For several hours he had been unresponsive so we were not sure he could even hear us. Just in case he could, I had started reading the gospel of John out loud until I got to John 14 and had only read a few verses when I started sobbing uncontrollably; the family understood my distress and waited patiently for me to regain my self-control.

After that we talked quietly and waited for the inevitable; at 9:00 PM that evening he was gone; we gathered around his bed and I led the family in prayer. We thanked the Lord for the precious life that had been entrusted to us by the Lord and asked that we might honor his life by demonstrating the sufficiency of God’s grace by living our lives, over the coming days, filled with faith and joy in the Lord.

We desired his memorial service to honor him and the Lord as we suspected several unbelieving friends would attend the service; we wanted his service to be a memorial to a life well lived, not a mourning for a life lost; a service that clearly displayed the joy and hope available to all who are born-again in Jesus Christ. By God’s grace we were able to do just that; a joyful reflection on a beloved life that had gone home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

I spoke during the service and told those assembled there how exciting the last few days must have been for Kevan, home with the Lord and seeing and hearing amazing things we cannot even imagine. Four years before his death Kevan had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, an Astrocytoma grade 3 and had only three months to live. The following years were a struggle for Kevan which had gotten ever more difficult as time passed. The last few months before his passing were particularly difficult for him and those who loved him.

He fought valiantly against the cancer and added four more years to his life before it finally sent him home; but in the end it took his mortal life. I call this “A New Beginning” because that is what really happened, our Kevan just moved on to his eternal home with the Lord. Kevan had been made in the image of God and the living essence which is Kevan, and for an all too brief a time occupied a mortal body of clay, had moved on to his eternal reward in the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Our Common Heritage

We are all just like Kevan, all of us have been created in the image of God and are eternal; there will never be a time when we do not have a living presence in the universe. From a human perspective I still miss Kevan and have a picture of him on my desk; I see it and think about him many times each day. From a spiritual perspective I know that I shall someday see him again, as my brother in the family of God; the timing on that is in God’s hands and I rejoice in the perfection of all his decisions including calling Kevan home at age 28.

Fortunately, the Lord does not require my understanding, just my faith and I choose to trust him completely. I think, from time to time on David’s observation on the death of his son where in 2 Samuel 12:22-23 it is written:

22 David said, “While the baby was still alive, I fasted, and I cried. I thought, ‘Who knows? Maybe the Lord will feel sorry for me and let the baby live.’ 23 But now that the baby is dead, why should I fast? I can’t bring him back to life. Someday I will go to him, but he cannot come back to me.”

We rejoice in the 28 years we had with Kevan and have many happy memories of his precious life; now we can look forward to seeing him again at a time known only to the Lord.

 

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Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | August 6, 2026

Are You Able to Make Peace with Reality?

What Does Reality Have to Say About Your Personal Situation?

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Adam’s Sin Brought Ruin and Death

If you have a human father, then you were born with a dead spirit and a living sin nature. As a descendant of Adam, you died spiritually in Adam, in the Garden of Eden, when Adam disobeyed God’s direct command. Your only hope is to be born again into the family of God by faith in Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. In Ephesians 2:8-9 it is written:

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

A key point is the second sentence, “And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” You cannot choose God because you are spiritually dead, you must wait on the gift of God’s call to your dead spirit to rise from your spiritual grave! Then, and only then, can your resurrected spirit respond to Jesus and seek Jesus Christ as Savior.

The new birth is the only way to the kingdom of God! In John 3, the Lord is speaking to Nicodemus and focuses attention immediately on the vital necessity of being born again!

3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

There you have it, the world today is divided into two types of human beings, those called by the father as gifts to the Son, and those who have not been called. In John 6:37-40 it is written:

37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

What Does Reality Have to Say About Your Birth Place?

You, and all of your generations before you, have been born on a spiritual battlefield called Earth. I have written more on that in the series, “To The Soldiers in The Spiritual War!” You will live your entire mortal life immersed in this spiritual war.

To complicate matters, you have a treacherous sin nature living in you seeking to aid the evil forces seeking to dominate the battlefield. You will have this sin nature, which you inherited from Adam, as long as you inhabit the fallen body in which you were born.

Earth was created somewhat less than 10,000 years ago. At the time of its creation, it was very good, a place of peace and harmony. That was changed when Adam brought sin into the world by disobeying a direct command from God. I have written more on that in a series that starts with, “The Garden of Eden”

From that point on, the situation continued to deteriorate until it got so bad, God decided to destroy every living thing that he had not called to the ark, built by Noah. The resulting cataclysm, which included a world-wide flood, reshaped the earth into what we have today!

The entire Earth, as it is today, is the direct results of that one cataclysmic event! Whereas it had been created to be a very good place, it had now become a place filled with dangers and challenges. Paul summarizes the situation in Romans 8:18-25 where it is written:

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Part 2, “The Next Phase of Reality” will follow.

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Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | July 20, 2026

Thank You! 100,000 Views and Counting!

It took just under 11 years to get to 50,000 and slightly over 3 years more to get to 100,000; many thanks to my faithful readers for making this happen!

I created “Life from a Christian Perspective” to provide a record of those Christian principles around which I have tried to build my life. In 2011, I was thinking about my family, and realized I had no idea what my father and grandfathers thought about the deeper matters of life.

We had never taken the time to discuss them at all! This left me with a feeling of sadness and regret and I resolved to leave a written record of my thoughts and feelings on those deeper matters which have shaped my life.

It was not, until I was older, that such thoughts began to occur to me. As a young man, the responsibility of supporting a growing family seemed to focus my thoughts on the present and I devoted little or no time to speculating on the past.

As an older man, however, I thought more about those who had a part in shaping my life as a child. It was then I began to speculate on what motivated them to do as they did; and realized I knew virtually nothing about their deeper thoughts on life and the Bible.

In 2011, I finally decided to do something about it, and started writing down my thoughts, using WordPress as the medium. Now, 15 years later, I have published 696 essays on “Life from a Christian Perspective” which have been seen by over 100,000 viewers.

I have one primary goal in all this, to see that the Lord Jesus Christ is glorified and stress the importance of the new birth by faith in Jesus Christ as Savior.

A Richly Blessed Life

As I look back over my life, I can clearly see the Lord’s hand of blessing guiding my every step as I lived through both good times and bad! While I experienced some very difficult times, the Lord was there to see me through!

At this very moment, I am filled with thanksgiving and gratitude for the Lord’s gracious benevolence to me and my family. I am convinced that blessing follows obedience to the Lord’s commands. The Bible provides the guidance we need in Philippians 4:4-9 where it is written:

“4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”

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Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | July 6, 2026

Satanic Desperation!

The United States is a Country Riddled with Divisions of All Sorts!

In all my 93 years, I have never seen this nation more deeply divided than it is today! During the Second World War, I remember unity of purpose being a strong factor in making every citizen see this country and it’s mission as a shared responsibility in which we could all have a part!

Every thing changed because of the “war effort”. From children to adults, there was something we could all contribute to the “war effort”. It was a memorable time!

A Vocal Minority

Today, electronics has made it possible for a vocal minority to get a lot of attention. The media devotes too much time to the ranting of the radical elements of our society. This can give the impression they are of greater significance than they really are.

The vast majority of Americans love and support our country but patriotism does not capture the attention of TV producers. Radical ranting and chaos grow audience share while totally failing to covey the true love and loyalty of most Americans!

This vocal minority appears to hate the United States and seems determined to destroy the institutions upon which it has been established! They seem to prefer one or more political systems which have abysmally failed as historic records show!

Why would they think they could succeed when every previous attempt was a total failure? Their conviction suggests there are some powerful influences involved. I’m convinced their conviction is fueled by Satanic deception.

Satanic Deception

We are living in the closing days of the Church Age which shall end with the removal of all born again Christians and the restraining ministry of the Holy Spirit. From this point on to the Second Advent of the Lord Jesus Christ the world situation will grow increasingly bad!

Satan knows his days are numbered and is seeking to promote chaos and deception on an ever increasing scale. All those who have not been born again are under the control of their sin natures and very susceptible to Satanic deception! We are seeing this all over the world specifically including the United States!

None of the divisions featured in the media today are of any eternal significance; there is only one that divides humanity in a meaningful way and that is the matter of the new birth!

You Must Be Born Again!

All humanity is divided into two groups, those spiritually dead, by virtue of their birth into Adam’s family, versus those spiritually alive by virtue of being born again into the family of God. Only this division has temporal and eternal ramifications!

Spiritual life is created by receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and being born again into the family of God by the power of God, the Holy Spirit!

Satan will do all he can to bury that reality under a landslide of superficial divisions! The media is playing right into his hands by featuring these divisions as news.

It is the responsibility of Christians to focus on the only issue that truly matters:

You Must Be Born Again!

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Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | May 22, 2026

Happy Birthday to the True Church!

The Birth of the Church

2 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:1-4

As a Christian, You’re Part of a Body that is 1,993 Years Old!

On Sunday, May 24, 2026 some churches will observe Pentecost, the 1,993rd birthday of the true church; an event generally overlooked by many. It was “born” on May 25, 33 AD on the date that year of the Jewish celebration of the Feast of Pentecost.

God’s New Creation!

This was truly an amazing event as the face of humanity was changed forever! At that point a completely new type of human being came into existence, human beings who had been permanently indwelt by God, the Holy Spirit. The former type of human being was still around in great abundance but now a completely new creation, human beings indwelt by God, began living on the earth.

Before the creation of the church, the Holy Spirit had been with individuals chosen by God for special ministries but the Holy Spirit had not permanently indwelt them as He would indwell all who were born again during the church age.

Before that momentous occasion, the Spirit of God, had dwelt successively in the Tabernacle, and later in the Temple in Jerusalem before the Babylonian Captivity, but had not been present in the restored Temple in Jerusalem which later came to be known as Herod’s Temple. During those earlier periods, the indwelling of God produced visible results in that the radiance of God was manifested when the Spirit of God dwelled in the Tabernacle and the Temple.

Just as the visible glory of God was hidden in the Lord Jesus Christ, the visible glory of God would also be hidden as the Holy Spirit indwelt each and every human being who received Christ as Savior regardless of denominational affiliation or lack thereof. The situation was complicated by the fact that the outward appearance was not changed at all and by simply looking at people, one could not tell whether they were indwelt by God or not.

A Hidden Change with Great Eternal Significance

Although the visible manifestations of the new creation are now hidden, the spiritual realities are profound and eternal. Long after this physical realm in which we find ourselves has been destroyed, these spiritual realities will still be in full force and effect. The eternal destiny of those who are spiritually dead is the Lake of Fire, for those spiritually alive and indwelt by God, the Holy Spirit, a future in the new heaven and the new earth as a member of the family of God.

Those who are alive are cautioned to avoid being unequally yoked with those who are dead; there is a great gulf fixed between the living and the dead which can only be bridged by faith in Jesus Christ as Savior. We who are alive are commanded to offer directions on passage over that bridge to those who are dead. Those who choose to cross the bridge can join the ranks of the living and become a part of the new creation while those who reject the offer to cross that bridge continue to live under the wrath of God.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. John 3:36

Happy Birthday to All Who Have Crossed from Death to Life by faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior!

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Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | May 19, 2026

We Are Not Alone!

“Trump Opens UFO Files in Historic Government Release

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday opened a new government UFO portal, releasing declassified records, videos, photos and documents tied to unexplained aerial encounters as part of what officials called a historic transparency push.

The new database, hosted at WAR.GOV/UFO, includes material tied to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) through an inter-agency effort called the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, or PURSUE.” From https://www.military.com/trump-opens-ufo-files-in-historic-government-release

The announcement of the release has created concern in some Christian communities. The May 9th issue of the Daily Mail featured an article By CHRIS MELORE, DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 17:47 EDT, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 08:41 EDT, 6 May 2026By CHRIS MELORE, DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

“Influential pastors are claiming that they have been told to prepare their followers for shocking revelations about UFOs which may upend belief in the Bible.”

The above statement would be laughable if it had no truth to it, but, sadly, there is likely some truth there where Christians with little or no knowledge of Bible doctrine are involved.

The Bible is very clear, we are not alone. We are, in fact, the polar opposite of being alone in the universe; we are created beings who exist by the will and power of the only true reality, the Divine Trinity! (For more on reality, see “What is Reality“)

The Bible reveals the truth of our situation, we live in a universe created by the Trinity, and are joined by the angelic creation which exists in two groups God’s angels and the fallen angels, known as demons.

There has been warfare between the two angelic groups for a very long time, but this will be brought to an end during the Tribulation. The fallen angels operate under Satan’s direction.

Gods and Aliens

The spiritual war, in which all Christians are soldiers, has been waged for thousands of years. (See “To the Soldiers in the Spiritual War” ) This war will end at the end of the Tribulation when Satan is bound for 1,000 years.

The Book of Genesis describes the first major attack on humanity in Chapter 6 where it is written:

“6 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.”

The objective of this attack was the corruption of human DNA so the Messiah could not be a fully human kinsman/redeemer. The fact that all but eight humans did not have the corruption shows how close Satan was to accomplishing his objective.

I am of the opinion the mythology of the Greeks and Romans was based on this era. The first attack, the demons came as gods and devastated humanity, the second attack, they may come as aliens and deceive many!

Zeus

Zeus is the Olympian god of the sky and the thunder, the king of all other gods and men, and, consequently, the chief figure in Greek mythology. The son of Cronus and Rhea, he is probably most famous for his infidelity to his sister and wife, Hera. Athena, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Dionysus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, and the Muses are all children of his numerous erotic affairs. Hephaestus, Hebe, and Ares are his legitimate children.
Source: https://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Zeus/zeus.html

We are, I believe, getting ever closer to the second attack by Satanic forces, but this time it may well be as aliens. What we are seeing now could be the opening move by Satanic forces. The scope of public interest in UFO’s and extraterrestrials is widespread, this could be a very persuasive deception!

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Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | May 11, 2026

Immune to the Poison

Humanity has Been Bitten and will Die From the Venomous Attack of Satan, the “Old Serpent”!

Every human being, born of a human father, is included in this death sentence. When Adam sinned against God, all his descendants died when he disobeyed God’s one command to him. In Genesis 2:15 it is written:

15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

The results of his sin is written in Romans 5:12-14 where it is written:

“12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.”

All who remain in Adam’s family will suffer eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire!

Jesus Provides the Antidote to the Satanic Poison!

In the Gospel of John, Chapter 3, an important Jewish Pharisee came secretly to meet Jesus at night.

3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

No idle conversation here, Jesus jumps directly to the heart of the matter, “Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

There was no mention of Nicodemus’s life, of good works or bad works, just, “you must be born again!” Personal sin was not the biggest problem, being a part of Adams family was the root of the problem!

The only way to escape the judgement facing all of Adams family was to be born again into another family, God’s family! Therefore Jesus opens their conversation, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Wooden cross wrapped by snake in desert camp with tents and people at sunset

At first, it may be puzzling to discover the scripture portion chosen by Jesus to illustrate the new birth, but careful observation reveals how perfect it is as a type of the crucifixion! It is the crucifixion that makes the new birth possible!

In Numbers 21:4-9 it is written:

4 They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; 5 they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!”

6 Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. 7 The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.

8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.

All the Israelites had to do was look at the bronze snake and they would live. Simply looking was enough! All humans are invited to look to Jesus on the cross as their Savior from sin and receive the new birth into the family of God.

I have found other parallels of interest, the Israelites were not separated from the snakes but given immunity from their bite; as Christians, we are not removed from our sinful environment, but given an immunity to its control. The Israelites did not have to provide any works or payments to live, just look to the bronze serpent. All we need to do to receive the new birth is to receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

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Posted by: davidbowerkingwood | April 28, 2026

The Utter Foolishness of Racial Conflict!

What do you Know, the Bible was right All Along!

In Genesis 10, we find a record of the early division of humanity into nation groups:

The chapter begins with:

10 These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

And ends with:

32 These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.

At Noah, we all share the same lineage, at his three son we are divided into three groups. The entire 10th chapter is devoted to tracing these groups.

You are a part of one of those groups as is every human being who has lived since the flood!

WE ARE ALL ONE RACE DESCENDED FROM NOAH!

Modern scientific investigation into genetics has produced some very interesting results. An organization, https://99point9.org/index.html, offers some helpful studies on genetics.

“99.9% the Same. One Human Race.

Modern genetics has revealed a wonderful truth: all humans share over 99.9% of the same DNA. The differences we see — skin color, hair texture, eye shape — are surface adaptations, not separate races. We are one extended family. Imagine what could follow if we all lived by this truth.”

To certain groups of people, this premise challenges the very foundation of their belief systems.

From a Biblical perspective, it adds meaningless confusion to the only true issue, the matter of the new birth. I have written before concerning the true division facing the human race and that is spiritual life versus spiritual death.

Satanic Deception!

One feels compelled to ask the question, who is the primary beneficiary of this confusion and the answer is clearly Satan. Racial division takes the focus off spiritual division and the vital importance of the new birth. The new birth is open to the entire human race on an individual basis.

Satanic deception is clearly visible as various forms of racial conflict are promoted and encouraged by groups as found in the media today. Diversity of races is a social distinction, not a scientific distinction!

The Final Solution to Racial conflict

When one adopts a Biblical worldview, racial conflict is not an issue. The Bible teaches all humanity is one race, descended from one man, Noah. We all have a common problem, however, we all died spiritually with Adam in the Garden of Eden!

All of us, with a human father, enter this world spiritually dead with an Adamic sin nature within us. By God’s grace, the second person of the Holy Trinity took on human form so that he might die and offer his mortal life as a sacrifice for our sins.

We receive forgiveness and are born again into the family of God by faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior!

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