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8. Young ones, the appointed time has come

8. Young ones, the appointed time has come.pdf

Then, what appointed time has come?
The Petrodollar Is Dead! Long Live The IMF World Reserve Currency!
The IMF stops lending in US dollars and start using its own currency.
The global monetary system has started their special drawing rights (SDRs). The value of the SDR is calculated based on a weighted basket of major currencies including the US dollar, euro, Japanese yen, Chinese yuan and British pound. Russia has also recently indicated that the dollar-denominated share of trade between Russia and China has fallen below 50% (in 2015 this was still 90%). The IMF, International Monetary Fund, is an organization of the United Nations.
The superrich Rockefeller Foundation has a profound influence on the UN.
It is a first step, but the mighty US petro dollar will crumble herewith.
It will mean the end of the dollar as world reserve currency and the beginning of the downfall of the 7th world power, the US, and the bankruptcies of financial institutions. This will also cause financial problems worldwide, as these institutions have international links. In time, the financial rescue of the 7th world power, the US, will follow and the installation of the Antichrist.

For that reason, a whole new generation of young committed Christians is desperately needed. A generation of strong Christians, to carry out the Christian work of the last days together. Older Christians will give maximum support in what they can do and can add.
For the time to bring Christians from all Christian denominations together has now come.

Theme: The children of God, scattered everywhere, need to be gathered now

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7. Youth; Make the choice for the narrow path to life

7. Young ones; Make the choice for the small path.pdf

An explanation of topics for a dialogue with young people; topics where young people have to deal with in their lives, with support of Scripture.
.                           (All quotations from the New King James translation)

(Matthew 7: 13-14) 13 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

 

Once upon a time there was a king who had the finest robes and had everything his heart desired.
He had the most beautiful and impressive buildings built and laid out beautiful gardens, orchards and water basins, just as he wanted. Everything his eyes desired, all came. From all sides, extraordinary honor and admiration came for his achievements.
One day, he was looking from his castle at all that splendor and a remarkable thought came over him. He realized that all that extraordinary honor was only there for a limited time and therefore he could not stop expanding that magnificence.
He realized he could never be satisfied with all that toil, with all that splendor. Then he understood the futility of that pursuit of splendor, continuous honor and admiration. He compared it to grasping for the wind, which is never going to work, which is totally impossible. Wisdom came back to him and his heart opened. The creation was far more impressive and beautiful in the eyes of King Solomon, than anything he owned or had made. He had lost love for his Creator and love for his neighbors (and being good to them). He wanted those important qualities back in his life. (Ecclesiastes chapter 1-3)

(Luke 12:27) 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Theme: There is no midway, the choice for life has to be made.

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6. Youth; How can you love the God of creation

To love the God of creation.pdf

An explanation of topics for a dialogue with young people; topics where young people have to deal with in their lives, with support of Scripture.

Faith and religion are not a relevant issue for many younger today.
When you as a younger say that you are a Christian, you are often not taken seriously.
Occult cases do have an interest, as can be seen in the video clips of artists.
How can that be explained? This is largely due to the example that young people get.
Young people start comparing their own lives with popular people, which are often self-centered people without moral principles.
Also, the current elite do no longer know what sort of craziness they want to do again. They have already tried lots of things like drugs and different forms of sex.
They come in circles where they are tempted to do things with underage boys and girls, pedophilia, which has been regarded as extremely shameful since time immemorial.
For innocent youth, it is hardly to imagine that the world is largely led by elite through a (Satanic) cult. Who are more interested in secret agreements for the expansion of power (on a global scale) and self-interest than in the interests of the people:

NKJV (Luke 4: 5-7) 5 Then the devil, taking Him (Jesus) up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”

Occultism, the belief in the false words of Satan with his wicked rituals and sex worship, is a form of warfare. It is to wage war against our reliable Creator:

NKJV. (Ephesians 5: 11-12) 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

Young people, do not be afraid, you will know them by their fruits (Matt. 7:16).

The theme of this article is; How young people can love the God of creation.

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5. Youth; How can you love the God of truth

Youth 5; To love the God of truth.pdf

An explanation of topics for a dialogue with young people; topics where young people have to deal with in their lives, with support of Scripture.

For many Christian youths, almost their complete young life is planned with school duties, but also with Bible study and entertainment.
Unfortunately, some young people study very little in the Bible, and often because their parents ask so.
In the article 1. Youth; Raising and Social Media   https://www.dojc.nl/?p=4861&lang=en we have extensively discussed the raising of young people and the role of social media.
Young people are still disproportionately attracted by the smart-phone world. By sweet talk of people who do not believe in God, atheists, who with conviction tell their alluring lies as truth:

NKJV (Romans 1:25) 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie,

Because of these kinds of lies, for many the love for God no longer comes first.

The theme of this article is; How young people can love the God of truth.

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4. Youth; They want to mislead you!

Youth Part 4.pdf

An explanation of topics for a dialogue with young people; topics where young people have to deal with in their lives, with support of Scripture.

Young Christian, are you only interested in your smart-phone and iPad?
Or are you aware of how young people are misled in this world?
Do you see through those, with their smoothed out face, who ‘say’ they care for young people? Today’s young people are promising, but certainly need Christian attention.

NKJV (Proverbs 14:15) 15 The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.

Can you distinguish word-artists with their word-games?

Some are adept at inventing contemptuous words for others whose thoughts and behavior they do not like, or whose ideas do not fit with their policies.
Especially (young) people who ponder, who critically follow the results of others, are not respected and are put away as conspiracy thinkers.
Christians have already been given the ‘label’ doom thinkers.
People who think traditionally are also called ‘populists’, a word that intentionally has been given a negative charge.
Populism – from the Latin word populus ‘people’ – is really nothing else, but opting for the interests of ‘the people’.

Jesus also suffered from such word-artists.
On a certain occasion they called him Beelzebub, or possessed by Beelzebub (= Satan):

NKJV (Matthew 12: 22-26) 22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” 24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” 25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

The theme of this article is how young people can protect themselves against deception, by structural practicing of Christian principles.

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3. Youth; Disappointments and how to deal with

Youth3.pdf

An explanation of topics for a dialogue with young people; topics where young people have to deal with in their lives, with support of Scripture.

In the previous part, in part 2, we spoke extensively about the value of money and how young people can deal with this. In that part it emerged, that love for capital or money apparently has become very obvious for many young people.
The Scripture says about people who desire wealth, that those people are pitiable, that such persons lack love for God (YHWH) and for his neighbors:

NKJV (Revelation 3:17) 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’–and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked–

In this part, the preparation for disappointment for young people will be treated, because disciples of Jesus, just like Jesus himself, will get disappointed.
Jesus was regularly disappointed in His days, by the traitor Judas Iscariot, by the Jewish priests, by the traders in the temple:

NKJV (Matthew 21: 12-13) 12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ “

The theme of this writing is dealing with disappointment as part of the development of Christian youth.

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2. Youth; money and how to deal with

Youth2.pdf

An explanation of topics for a dialogue with young people; topics where young people have to deal with in their lives, with support of Scripture.

In the previous section; in part 1, we talked extensively about the education of young people and the influence of the Social media.
In that part came the advice of doctors that a tablet or smartphone does not belong in the bedroom.
Also the use of especially online games and the addiction to Social media was discussed extensively. In this writing, money and wealth are discussed, or as young people sometimes respond:
I want a lot of things and without money that is not possible…..
Capital or money is apparently something very obvious to many young people.

The wise King Solomon concluded that everything he had done in his life was merely the chasing of wind:

NKJV (Ecclesiastes 2:10-11) 10 Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, For my heart rejoiced in all my labor; And this was my reward from all my labor. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done And on the labor in which I had toiled; And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind. There was no profit under the sun.
NKJV (Ecclesiastes 11: 9-10) 9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment. 10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth are vanity.

The theme of this writing is; what is the value of money and how young people can deal with this.

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1. Youth; Raising and Social Media

Youth1.pdf

An explanation of topics for a dialogue with young people; topics where young people have to deal with in their lives, with support of Scripture.

What is the best gift that people can get?
The social status or regard to have a luxurious home?
To be seen in an expensive tough car or to wear exclusive clothing?

NKJV (1John 2: 15-16) 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world–the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life–is not of the Father but is of the world.

Not showing off the means of existence, but children are the most precious gift that is entrusted to parents.
However, children are not a possession and there is probably nothing more difficult than raising children, every parent tries to do well to the best of his knowledge.
But difficult challenges occur in the lives of young people.
It all started with the blessing of the first people:

NKJV (Genesis 1:28) 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it;….

Children are and remain the property of the Creator:

NKJV (Psalms 127: 3) 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Or as God (YHWH) explained it to the prophet Jeremiah:

NKJV (Jeremiah 1: 5) 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you;…

What a privilege has a child that can grow up in a Christian family, where love and Christian care determine the upbringing. Grandparents are also happy with their grandchildren:

NKJV (Proverbs 17: 6) 6 Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.

As parents, you get children during a temporary life phase, you bring up the children, but in the next phase to maturity, you have to let them go slowly.

The theme of this writing is; The care for young people and the influence of social media and online games.

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