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P age B8 J une 8, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver t e r fa a + i v e s Signs Of The Times by M. I saacs hose who believe in Jesu s C h r is t, the A nointed son o f the Living God, are fully aw are of the signs of the com ing again of this same Jesus who sacrificed him self, upon a cross, for a sinful world; whose death, burial and resurrection paid the penalty, the wages of disobedience (sin) to the W ill of God, the Father. There are apparent, in these tim es in which we now live, physical signs, social signs and religious signs, that make significant m an’s so c ia l r e s p o n s ib ility , s o rro w s, strengths, sufferings, tem ptations and victories in this life. Physical signs: Isaiah ch. 34: Isaiah Ch 35:1-2: Let the earth hear! for the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations and his fury upon all their arm ies. VS 5, For the L ord’s sword shall be bathed in heaven; behold it shall come down upon Idumea, (ie) a place; Herod, the Great, King of the Jews from 37 to 4 BCE was an Idom ean, A ncient descendent of EDOM. Physical signs are stated thus: A great slaughter shall come in the land of Idumea; the bul locks and the bulls, the unicorns shall be slaughtered with them. Streams shall be turned to pitch (tar), the dust shall be as brim stone; the whole land shall be come burning pitch; an accurate d e scrip tio n of the w astes of nuclear war. Thorns shall claim dwelling places; Owls, wild beast and vultures shall gather in this waste and comfort through the promise of the flourishing of the beast of the fields and the birds of the air and the blossoming of flow ers in this waste land. Isaiah Ch. 35 tells us to strengthen ourselves for God will save us. The Way of Holiness will be established. The ransomed of the Lord shall re turn, and only the redeemed shall walk there. Ezekiel 36:30 There shall be no more famine. Believ ers are told to prophesy of these things. Physical signs: A great army from the north shall come against Israel, so that ungodly men may see the power of God. Physical signs: D anie' Ch. 11, A king shall rise and exalt him self (anti-christ) above every god; he will have no desire for women, and he will honor forces, (vio len c e ); He sh all bring forth strange gods, whom he shall ac know ledge and increase with glory; he shall war against and have power over Egypt, Libyans and Ethiopians. These are the physical signs of the end, when M ichael, a great prince, shall stand up for the people of God. Social signs: Matthew 27:5- 7; “ Nations shall rise against na tions, false teachers famine, pes tilence, earthquakes, persecution of C hristians, hatred children against parents, men, lovers of themselves; Great signs and won ders (by men) shall come to pass; Mothers killing their children, etc. These are the days of tribula tion and except they be short ened, no flesh would be saved.” These signs are coming to pass even as I write. Matt. 24:22-24. Luke 21: “Men shall die of fear, who have no anchor in C hrist, the A nointed.” When we see these things come to pass, we know that the Kingdom of God is nigh at hand.” Vet, the intellectual, the proud, the non-believer persists in vain things, holding to the false notions that man is God and able to do all things. Luke 21:25-26: “There shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars, the sea and the waves shall roar.” 2nd. Thess. Ch. 2: “Let no man deceive you for the day (the end) shall not come until there be a falling away of believers (follow ing after vain fleshly things) and that man of sin, the son of perdi tion be revealed.” James 5th Ch.: Social signs: The rich shall weep and howl for the suffering that comes upon them; because they have lived in pleasure on this earth, wantonly pursuing the lusts of the flesh; they have condemned and killed the just; their gold and silver is cankered; their riches are corrupted, and their garm ents are m otheaten. Men having rela tio n s h ip s w ith o th e r m en, m other’s with sons and father’s with daughters. Men debate and fight over abortion rights and as sisted every imagination of the thoughts of the heart are an evil continually. Ezekiel 34: God will search out his sheep and will de- ' liver them. Matt. 24:37-39: As the days of No’e were, so shall the President, Convention Coordinator and Mrs. Lillian Whitlow, Second Vice President, Program Chairman, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church 8101 N . Fiske Ave. Portland Oregon 97203 Dr. Joe S. Hardie, Pastor We Invite You To Come And Worship With Us. The Church Where Everybody is Somebody And Christ Is All. June 11-12,1994 A Christian Woman's Challenge Rev. Denise Bell ers to be agents of change in the church and the larger community is reflected in her service on many com mittees and boards. Other luncheon features will in clude: the Annual Scholarship Awards to graduating high school seniors, Club Women of the Year Awards and Arts and Crafts Awards. Special program presentation will be by the Soldiers Of Light Girl’s Club, Ms. Heather Cain, President, Mrs. Queen Ann Deloney, State Supervi sor, Miss Kimberly Barney, the NACWC National Penny Queen, 1992-94 and Miss Celeste Calvin, N.W. Region Penny Queen contes tant will be presented. Music will be by vocalist Mr. Sam Jackson, III. The State Meeting concludes Sunday with the Annual Group Church Visitation, this year to be Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Mrs. Mary Harrison is State Presi dent. Mrs. Layola Brown, First Vice- P.O. Box 11 437 Portland, OR 97211 , 288-2919 North Portland Bible College is offering two classes in its Summer Session, starting, June 21: The Book of Romans, taught by Rev. Denise Bell of Mallory Avenue Christian Church, and Highlights of Church History, taught by NPBC Librarian, Elizabeth Nance. Class sessions will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 6;30 to 9:30 p.m., June 21 through July 21. V /ta/tv/ (j J /ie '( / h m m ffvtwnc ‘Cpnwfoit/ - lA tcm o iia / k a u fe n Lombard Chapel 3018 N. Lombard Portland, Oregon 97217 503-283-0525 Church Phone Number 287-7457 theme North Portland Bible College T/ie IS a fitiil dinvLofi 1 Sunday School -9:30am Sunday Morning Wor ship Service - 11:00am Sunday School Teacher's Meeting Tues - 6:30pm Bible Study Wednesday - 6:00pm Prayer Meeting Wednesday - 7:00pm The Awards Lun guests. Call 281-23( tion. Annual Women's Day <zSt- shall have their part in the lake of fire and brimstone. These are the social signs and the religious signs and the physical signs of the end of time. Rev. 22:12-13: Behold, I come quickly, my reward is with me to give every man according as his work shall be, saith the Lord. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Rev. 2 2 :1 6 :1, Jesus, have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the Churches. I am the root of the offspring of David and the bright and morning star. Rev. 22:4-5: and we (believers) shall see His face, and His Name shall be in our foreheads. Rev. 21: In a new heaven and a new earth shall be the throne of God. Rev. Ch. 21,22: In the Holy City of a new Jerusalem, there shall be no night there; and they (we) need no candle, neither light of the sun for the Lord God giveth light; And they (we) shall reign forever and ever. These are the signs; Behold, I come quickly, saith the Lord. 103 NE Morris St., Portland, OR 97212 Rev. Denise Bell To Keynote OACWC Awards Luncheon The Oregon Association Of Col ored Women’s Clubs will hold their Annual State Meeting Friday through Sunday, June 17-19, 1994. The convention theme/is Seek ing Contemporary Solutions To Old Challenges” with focus on the press ing societal problems: Health Care, Crime, Drug Abuse, Housing, Teen Age Pregnancies and Housing Ineq uities. The theme is being addressed by all National Association of Col ored W om en’s Clubs of which OACWC is an affiliate. Opening session will be Friday evening atthe Pacific PowerCommu- nity Service Center. Workshop focus will relate to the NACWC National Project: “Strengthening The Afro- American Family-Dispelling Myths About Health Care in the African- American Community.” Awareness and Prevention of HIV/Aids will be addressed by Mrs. Carrie L. Holiday, National Co-Chairman. The Rev. Denise Bell, Senior Pastor, Mallory Avenue Christian Church, Portland, will be the Key note speaker for the Annual Awards Luncheon, Saturday, June 18, 1994, 12:00 Noon at the Coliseum Red Lion Inn, 1225 N. Thunderbird Way. Rev. Bell is a graduate of Kean College, New Jersey where she obtained her B.A. in Public Administration. She received her Master of Divinity De gree from the Denver Theological Seminary, Denver, Colorado, major ing in Counseling. She was ordained at the Park Hill Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Denver, in 1988. She became Associate Paster at Mallory Avenue Christian Church in 1989 and called as Mallory’s Senior Pastor in 1991. Partnership with oth- coming of the Son of man be. R e lig io u s s ig n s : M ark 7:21,23: Out of the heart of man proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, cov etousness, wickedness. All these evil things come from within man. Luke 17:28-30: Likewise in the days o f L ot, men ate, drank, bought and sold, They Builded and Planted: Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. Luke 21:28: And when these signs begin to come to pass, then look up, lift up your heads, for your redemption draws nigh. 2nd. Timothy 3:1-5: In the last day perilous times shall come. Men shall have a form of godli ness, but denying the power of God; From Such Turn Away. Rev. 9:2: Neither do they repent of their murders, nor of their sorcer ies, nor of their fornication, nor of the abom inable;... and m urder ers and whoremongers and sor cerers and idolaters, and all liars Killingsworth Chapel 430 N. Killingsworth Portland, Oregon 97217 503-283-1976 heating oils Saturday, June 11th At 11:30AM • Seminars • NAACP • Urban League • Collins Memorial Day Care • Totally Dependent O n Christ Best Cash Prices 104 NE Russell Portland, OR 97212 282-5111 Speedy Service Friendly Call for Quctel jsH. Jjîaul (ÄtssTOitaru ^Baptist (ßjjurclj Lunch Served Afterwards Sunday, June 12th At 3:30PM Speaker: Sis. M ary Davis 8101 N. Fiske Avenue • Portland Oregon 97203 Church Phone: 289-0147 Come and join us in this glorious time!!! Study Phone: 2 i 3-1911 Sunday Service X. M a llo ry Avenue Christian Church "Come to me all you mho ore meary and heavy laden and I uuill give you rest." 10:45 Sunday School 9:30 Bible Study 6:00 Evening Service 7:00pm 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Morning Worship 7:30pm Tuesday Bible Study and Prayer Inter-racial C ongregation 126 N€ Alberto Portland, OR 9721 1 (503) 288-5173 Mt Olivet Baptist Church Has moved Sunday services to Family Life Center, 8725 N. Chautauqua Blvd., at Willis Blvd. Worship Services 8:00am & 11:00am, Church School 9:30 to 10:30 am, Bible Study, Wednesdays, 116 NE Schuyler, 10:30am & 7:00pm Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00am on KBMS A Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor Church Office 116 NE Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954 Pastor. Ro JamcsC C. Faulkner We W elcom e You to The Qüreatcr J^am t jBtepljcn afflissinrtarg ¿(Baptist CCljurdf “Serving The Lord With Gladness” Psalm 100:2 Sunday School 10am Morning Worship 11:05 Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 7pm Rev. G.L. Black I Pastor 3605 N.E. Mallory Ave. (503)281-8117 Portland, OR 97212 Rev. and Mrs. G.L. Black I