The meditation industry today promotes and claims that Eastern meditation offers many mental, physical and spiritual benefits. I wish to examine the religious roots of this practise and see if there are any mentally or emotionally reported dangers.

Some of the typical health benefits promoted are; stress reduction, mental relaxation, self healing, reduction in blood pressure, aids in anxiety and depression, heightened awareness of the inner self, the ability to look within and beyond the body and mind, consciousness shift, spiritual awakening and the discovery of powers to manifest wills and desires.

My research from case studies and testimonies, including Biblical understandings, have led me to believe that TM and Yoga type meditation is actually a Hindu religious service. It was designed to encourage spiritual detachment from the body for the purpose of contacting Hindu spirits. With this known intent, it is nothing more than spiritualism. We also discover the original purpose of Eastern meditation was for the use of only the elders, for the preparation of death. Studies also show it has the potential to trigger serious mental and emotional conditions.

The documentations below illustrates the potential mental and emotional dangers of this practise.

“What is often overlooked is that these Eastern meditation techniques were never meant to be methods to reduce stress and bring about relaxation.

He (Dr. Lorin Roche, a meditation teacher) points out that meditation techniques that encourage detachment from the world were intended only for monks and nuns. He has spent thirty years doing interviews with people who meditate regularly and says many were depressed. He says they have tried to detach themselves from their desires, their loves, and their passion. “Depression is a natural result of loss, and if you internalize teachings that poison you against the world, then of course you will become depressed.”

Dr. Solomon Snyder, head of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, warns that during meditation the brain releases serotonin. This may help those with mild depression but too much serotonin can cause, in some, a paradoxical relaxation-induced anxiety. Instead of relaxing during meditation, these people become distressed and may even have panic attacks. Snyder says that in some cases of schizophrenia, meditation can launch a person straight into psychosis.

Dr. Michael Persinger, a professor of neuroscience at the Laurentian University in Canada, studied 1,018 meditators in 1993 and found that meditation can bring on symptoms of complex partial epilepsy such as visual abnormalities, hearing voices, feeling vibrations, or experiencing automatic behaviors such as narcolepsy. Note that epileptic patients who suffer from seizures in the temporal lobes have auditory or visual hallucinations, which they often interpret as mystical experiences. Some are convinced that they conversed with God.

Geoffrey Dawson, a Sydney-based Zen meditation teacher and psychotherapist, has come across twenty people who had mentally distressing experiences as a result of attending courses at the Goenka Vipassana Retreat Center in Blackheath (located in the Blue Mountains of Australia). Dawson says these meditators became fragmented rather than integrated and their experiences included panic attacks, depressive episodes, or both that in most cases persisted months after the retreat ended. There were also some manic episodes, one of which later became diagnosed and treated as a bipolar disorder. Dawson was also contacted by a woman whose daughter had been to a retreat. Her friends and family noticed she became withdrawn and obsessive afterwards. Her psychological condition deteriorated and some months later she became psychotic. Within eighteen months she was hospitalized and committed suicide.”
http://thehumanist.org/humanist/MaryGarden.html

“Even more alarming is that there has long been evidence that meditation can have an unambiguously negative effect on some of those who take it up – something that rarely, if ever, gets mentioned in popular press articles on the subject. In one study (Shapiro, DH, Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992 39:62-7), two thirds of the subjects experienced some kind of adverse effect, ranging from increased anxiety to depression and a sense of disconnection from reality. Seven percent reported profoundly disturbing and lasting side effects.”
http://stats.org/stories/2003/why_meditat_bad_feb18_03.htm

“Long periods of meditation or meditation that has been done improperly may lead to negative psychological or physical effects. Psychosis, dissociation and uncomfortable sensations are all possible side effects of meditation. Meditation often helps to release emotions. If powerful emotions are released, it could cause psychological effects. Some individuals also may experience depression, panic, anxiety or confusion. A study at Stanford Research Institute in the 70s found that adverse effects such as antisocial behavior, confusion, depression, anxiety, frustration, emotional stability, tension, restlessness and procrastination correlated with the amount of time spent in transcendental meditation. Warnings persist through religious and literary texts that meditation is not an easy path, but rather one with many challenges.”
http://www.ehow.com/about_5270035_side-effects-meditation.html

“…the consequences can be psychosis, aggravation of neurosis, acceleration of disease processes and suicide”
Dr. W. Brugh Joy M.D.

“Not everything of a spiritual nature is good for us. Any time we venture into spiritual explorations we desperately need discernment. During the height of Transcendental Meditation fad in the 70′s, the TM instructors also had the highest suicide rate of any trainers in a spiritual system. TM is just recycled Hinduism which, at the heart of the system, inductees are given a mantra which is a past Hindu god which is to be chanted unnumbered times each day leading into peaceful bliss. The opposite is true. The person chanting the name invites spiritual parasites to oppress them. I speak out of experience and not theory. Gary Gold PhD”
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/opinions/17335/

These findings indicate that we are not dealing with something as simple as mind and body relaxation techniques. Clearly Eastern meditation has a real potential to cause mental and emotional problems. A recap of these dangers; depression, schizophrenia, psychosis, partial epilepsy, narcolepsy, panic attacks, bipolar disorder, increased anxiety, a sense of disconnection from reality, antisocial behaviour, confusion, emotional instability, restlessness, procrastination, aggravation of neurosis, acceleration of disease processes and even suicide.

A short history lesson on yoga:

“Yoga is an ancient Hindu religious system of meditation and discipline. Yoga practice is central to Hinduism and Buddhism. The term “yoga” means “union” or “yoke” in Sanskrit. Yoga philosophy maintains that yoga is a method for helping one achieve union of self consciousness with the “Universal Consciousness” (i.e., the chief Hindu deity, Brahma, the impersonal force of the universe).

Enlightenment occurs with the realization that self and Brahma are one (i.e., you are god). “A person is said to have achieved yoga, the union with the Self, when the perfectly disciplined mind gets freedom from all desires, and becomes absorbed in the Self alone.” Bhagavad-Gita 6.18. A yogi utilizes physical exercises, controlled breathing, vegetarian dieting, relaxation methods, and meditation techniques to enter altered states of consciousness, thereby opening himself up to spirit contact with Hindu deities

Hatha Yoga is the popular “physical yoga” practiced by millions of Americans today. It is a branch leading to Raja Yoga, the psychological yoga of the mind. As one progresses through Hatha Yoga, the practitioner “becomes wise like a god,” according to Yoga Swami Svatmarama in the HYP Ch.4.71. “The (real) Yogi becomes the creator and destroyer of the universe, like God. “ Ch.4.76. Yoga is motivated by a spirit that inspires self-deification in the practitioner with a promise of reincarnation. One may enter a spiritual realm where he experiences delusions, out-of-body feelings, contact with spirits, demonic oppression, and possibly demonic possession.”
http://www.moriel.org/articles/discernment/church_issues/Yoga.pdf

We find that TM (transcendental meditation) and Yoga actually promotes emotional and mental detachment, encouraging a spiritual union of the self consciousness with a universal consciousness, known in Hindu as Brahma, better known as the cosmic “christ” in more modern new age movements, not to be confused with Jesus Christ, Son of God. This theology has its roots in paganism, teaching the pantheistic view that god is an impersonal entity which exists only in nature and in the universe.

This short introductory video gives us a quick look into the occult nature of meditation.

Universal cosmic karma and the theological view of reincarnation plays a vital role in this doctrine, which has deep roots in the occult. This religious doctrine concerning the continuous recycled of the spirit is rebutted in the Bible, and believed to be one of the original lies of the devil.

Genesis 3:4-5
“But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”

Hebrews 9:27
“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

Dave Hunt explains that one of the dangers of this Eastern meditation practise is contact with unholy spirits. It is absolutely frightening to see so many services advertising meditation as a tool for speaking with spirit guides, ghosts and the diseased. TM meditation, either with or without the intent, can lead to contact with these demonic spirits.

“According to Father Jeremy Davies, exorcist for the leader of Catholics in the UK, yoga puts people at risk from devils and the occult is closely associated with the scourges of “drugs, demonic music and pornography” which are “destroying millions of young people in our time”. DNA World, “Yoga leads to possession by devils?“
http://plutonica.net/2008/06/05/news-yoga-leads-to-demonic-possession/

“Clairvoyance is clear hearing. This allows me to hear sounds, including voices, that come from the spirits. Mostly what I hear is information in my mind’s voice. The best way I can describe it is to imagine you are reading a book, and at the same time having a thought like, “Did I turn the stove off?” I have two voices happening in my mind, one being my own thought voice which I have to bring down through meditation, and the other voice which would be the other side coming through.”
http://www.letusreason.org/NAM28.htm

“A couple of nights ago, I decided to go into deep meditation again. I don’t know what this is or what you call it, but I’ve had a few experiences where I’ve gone so deeply into meditation that I feel like I’m travelling. It’s almost unexplainable, but it’s an incredibly blissful experience; it’s like a communication with God… the outside world is blocked out and you get this light/tingling sensation. It felt wonderful, but all of a sudden I had a vision of these shadow figures coming towards me. I became intensely afraid and came out of the meditation. Even when I came out of the meditation, at first I couldn’t shake this kind of despairing fear – I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s like a kind of fear you feel you can’t escape from. I was very cold and nauseous and couldn’t stop shivering.. What were these figures and why did they affect me like that? I felt like I was attacked… Ever since then, I’ve still felt a sinister presence nearby at times, but I’ve tried to shut things out because that experience really terrified me. Is there a way to protect myself (and my family, I don’t want to think about things like that around my children) during meditation, or should I stop meditating and try to turn off my sensitivities again? Are these dark beings demons or something else, and why did they come after me?”
http://www.psychic-experiences.com/real-psychic-story.php?story=2017

What is the Biblical definition of a Demon:

“The Greek form, rendered “devil” in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Daemons are spoken of as spiritual beings (Matthew 8:16; 10:1; 12:43-45) at enmity with God, and as having a certain power over man (James 2:19; Revelation 16:14). They recognize our Lord as the Son of God (Matthew 8:20; Luke 4:41). They belong to the number of those angels that “kept not their first estate,” “unclean spirits,” “fallen angels,” the angels of the devil (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 12:7-9). They are the “principalities and powers” against which we must “wrestle” (Ephesians 6:12).”
M. G. Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary

“In the Gospels generally, in ( James 2:19 ) and in Rev 16:14 the demons are spoken of as spiritual beings, at enmity with God, and having power to afflict man not only with disease, but, as is marked by the frequent epithet “un-clean,” with spiritual pollution also. They “believe” the power of God “and tremble,” ( James 2:19 ) they recognized the Lord as the Son of God, ( Matthew 8:29 ; Luke 4:41 ) and acknowledged the power of his name, used in exorcism. In the place of the name of Jehovah, by his appointed messengers, ( Acts 19:15 ) and looked forward in terror to the judgement to come. ( Matthew 8:29 ) The description is precisely that of a nature akin to the angelic in knowledge and powers, but with the emphatic addition of the idea of positive and active wickedness.”
Smith, William, Smith’s Bible Dictionary. .

These demonic entities can also be understood through the Biblical warning in Deuteronomy 18:9-12, particularly concerning the consulting of familiar spirits, and necromancing (communication with the deceased) which were passed as an abomination, simply because God does not want anyone at risk of possession or gaining confidence in these unholy spirits.

Deuteronomy 18 :9-12
“When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.”

The Bible teaches us that the fallen angles, from the old testament are the entities responsible for masquerading as false deities throughout history. Whether they were known as teachers from above, ascended masters, spirit guides or even intergalactic aliens, these entities have always being at work to bring in a strong unbelief against the spirit of God and are stronger than ever working behind the scenes in today’s western cultures through the New Age movement. These forms of meditation also encourages the chanting of mantras, which are designed to attract and worship these very same unholy spirits, which God does not want you to have relations with.

The Bible also describes several cases in which demons are expelled from a possessed person. One example is found at Mark 1:23-26, which says that Jesus cast out a demon from a man in a crowd. There is another example at Luke 8:26-40, which describes how Jesus expelled several demons from a single man. Other biblical passages which mention casting out demons include Luke 8:2-3 and Mark 9:17-30. The existence of demons is consistent with historical worship systems and the Biblical teachings.

Mark 1:23-26
“And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.“

Dhyana or yoga meditation involves concentrating on the void, on emptiness, as opposed to Christian meditation, which involves meditating on Biblical principles and doctrine for the sake of seeking and understanding what is true and pure. The Bible clearly outlines that we do not pray in continuous repetitions nor in tongues, rather we speak intelligently, sincerely with full consciousness. Christian meditation is required for seeking protection against unholy influences, for seeking the Lord’s merciful nature to actively intervene with our troubles and a means to testify through the blood of Jesus Christ the promise of redemption and blessings.

Matthew 6:7-13
“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen”

Joshua 1:8
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

Psalm 19:14
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”

Psalm 119:15
“I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.”

Psalm 119:97
“how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”

Psalm 1:2
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”

Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

The purpose of Christian meditation is to bring individuals to repentance of sin and guide them in a fuller understanding of the truth. Whether it be for one’s own spiritual progress, or for the glory of Christ, or for the prosperity of God’s interests upon earth, it must always be in line with the word.

The new age industry is also thriving today selling meditative items and merchandise, such as sage and other herbs for the purpose of burning, singing bowls or bells, crystals, birth stones, word stones, gem stones and chakra charms. These items simply do no provide any protection or enlightenment and unfortunately one puts them selves in a very vulnerable spiritual position, by not realising they are in fact receiving a Hindu church service every time they practise these meditative techniques.

The new age movement is just a modern term for the old age Babylonian occult, and is growing on a global scale, in line with prophesy and naively accepted as a reliable health practise. I encouraging anyone who practices Eastern meditation to be weary of its Hindu roots and its religious intentions, and realise that only your own personal relationship with Jesus, Son of God, can only protect you, heal you and bring truthful spiritual knowledge. Although many people who practice these meditation techniques may be very sincere in their desire to build a relationship with God, they don’t in fact realise they are putting them selves in a dangerous spiritual position and separating them selves further from the Lord.

VIDEOS ON YOGA AND MEDITATION – A MUST SEE

These series of videos are a MUST see for anyone who wants to understand the roots of meditation, especially yoga, sort to be truly a means of disrupting the karmic religion of reincarnation.

MEDITATION – The path to deception

Yoga and The Emerging Church by Dave Hunt
An interview with Dave Hunt

An incredible testimony of the life of Professor Walter Veith. An atheist evolutionist turned creationist Christian. A witness to the living God through his struggles and battles with poverty and demonic forces. We applaud Professor Walter Veith for his courage in exposing the spiritual influences behind the new world order and teaching God’s word through his fantastic series “The Total Onslaught on Jesus Christ”. God bless.

Below are the KJV scriptures pertaining to the Father’s love letter:

Psalm 139:1
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].

Psalm 139:2
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising

Psalm 139:3
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways

Matthew 10:30
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his [own] image

Acts 17:28
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring

Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew

Ephesians 1:11
being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will

Psalm 139:15
yet being unperfect; and in thy book all [my members] were written

Acts 17:26
and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation

Psalm 139:14
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made

Psalm 139:13
thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb

Psalm 71:6
By thee have I been holden up from the womb

John 8:41-44
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

1 John 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him

1 John 3:1
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God

Matthew 7:11
how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Matthew 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

James 1:!7
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights

Matthew 6:31,33
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Jeremiah 31:3
I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Psalms 139:!7
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
[If]  I should count them, they are more in number than the sand

Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing

Jeremiah 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good

Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine

Jeremiah 33:2
Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD [is] his name;

Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find [him],

Psalm 37:4
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Philippians 2:13
For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.

Ephesians 3:20
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us

2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given [us] everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort

Psalm 34:18
The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit

Isaiah 40:11
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom

Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

John 17:23
and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

John 17:26
And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare [it]: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them

Hebrews 1:3
Who (Jesus) being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high

Romans 8:31
What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?

2 Corinthians 5:18,19
And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation. To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation

1 John 4:10
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.

Romans 8:32
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

1 John 2:23
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also]

Romans 8:38
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord

Luke 15:7
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Ephesians 3:14
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named

John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God

Luke 15:32
for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found

Video #1 The Prophecy Club – Demonic UFO’s

Paul Christopher reveals a demonic perspective regarding why UFO events are occurring worldwide. Also the amazing correlation as to why it is believed amongst Christian that these alien encounters are in fact the biblical fallen angels who were cast out of Heaven, more commonly known as demons.

Paul sheds some light on today’s new age religious movement and their relation to these false deities, referred to as great masters. He also makes the connection between the fallen angels and the false gods of the Old Testament. Paul investigates this demonic influence in today’s government and their plans for a new world global order.

Paul Christopher also dwells into the world of channelling, exposing the different levels and how the popular occult writings and doctrine were created through demonic trance channelling.

Video #2: Chuck Missler – Return Of The Nephilim

Chuck Missler examines the evidence behind the UFO phenomena and the biblical view. He investigates tangible evidence relating to the 1947 Roswell incident and the Rendlesham Forrest incident in England in 1980. One very important discovery from the two top respected UFO researches who conclude that these aliens are not intergalactic, but in fact demonic.

Chuck Missler reveals numerous astronaut testimonies of UFO sightings and some key evidence into the mysterious Crop circles appearances. Also a very mysterious aspect of the bible regarding who the Nephilim are, and their connection with mythology.

Other topics he covers are; the possibility of the return of these Nephilim in the end times, the stratagems of Satan, the nature of Angels and the abundant claims of alien abductions

These videos are a must see for all Christians to understand the biblical warnings and for those who are blindly following new age religions

Video #1

Video #2

A Chalk Talk Message by Dr. Peter Ruckman

This is a video of Dr. Peter Ruckman doing a ‘Chalk Talk’ presentation from the Bible entitled ‘Three Reasons Why Men Reject Christ’

For those who have watched the documentary “Zeitgeist”, here follows a very well researched refuted video. It presents the many errors in the original documentary intended to confuse Christians and non Christians. It is a very thorough documentary illustrating truths of the Christian faith through validated historical and scriptural evidences.

John 8:32
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”

To glorify our creator is the most precious gift.

He is:

King of the Jews (a racial king)

King of Israel (a national king)

King of all the Ages

King of Heaven

King of Glory

King of Kings

and Lord of Lords

He was:

A prophet before Moses

A priest before Melchizedek

A champion before Joshua

An offering in place of Isaac

A king from the line of David

A wise counselor above Solomon

A beloved/rejected/exalted son like Joseph,

and yet far more

The Heavens declare His glory….

and the firmament shows His handiwork

He who is, who was, and who always will be

The first and the last

He is the Alpha and the Omega

The Aleph and the Tau

He is the first fruits of them that slept

He is the “I AM that I AM”

The voice of the Burning Bush

He is the Captain of the Lord’s Host

• He was the conquerer of Jericho

He is enduringly strong

• He is entirely sincere

• He is eternally steadfast

He is immortally graceful

• He is imperially powerful

• He is impartially merciful

In Him dwells

the fullness of the Godhead bodily

The very God of very God

He is out Kinsman-Redeemer

and He is our Avenger of Blood

Our Performing High Priest

Our Personal Prophet

Our Reigning King

He is

• The loftiest idea in Literature

• The highest personality in Philosophy

• The fundamental doctrine of Theology

• The Supreme Problem in “higher criticism”

• The Miracle of the Ages, the superlative of everything

You and I are the beneficiaries of a love letter

It was written in blood on a wooden cross, erected in Judea 2,000 years ago

He was crucified on a cross of wood

Yet He made the hill on which it stood

By Him were all things made, that were made

without Him was not anything made that was made

By Him are all things are held together

What help Him to that cross? It was not the nails!

At any time he could have declared “I’m out of here!”

It was His love for you and me

He was born of a woman

• So that we could be born of God

He humbled Himself

• So that we could be lifted up

He became a servant

• So that we could be made co-heirs

He suffered rejection

• So that we could become his friends

He denied Himself

• So that we could freely receive all things

He gave Himself

• So that He could bless us in every way

He is available to the tempted and the tried

He blesses the young

He cleanses the lepers

He defends the feeble

He delivers the captives

He discharges the debtors

He forgives the sinners

He franchises the meek

He guards the besieged

He heals the sick

He provides strength to the weak

He regards the aged

He rewards the diligent

He serves the unfortunate

He sympathizes and He saves!

His Offices are manifold

His Reign is righteous

His Promises are sure

His Goodness is limitless

His Light is matchless

His Grace is sufficient

His Love never changes

His Mercy is everlasting

His Word is enough

He is indescribable

He is incomprehensible

He is irresistible

He is invincible

The Heaven of heavens cannot contain Him

Man cannot explain Him

The Pharisees couldn’t stand Him,

and learned that they could not stop Him

Pilate couldn’t find any fault with Him,

the witnesses couldn’t agree against Him

Herod couldn’t kill Him

death couldn’t handle Him

the grave couldn’t hold Him

He has always been and always will be

He had no predecessor and will have no successor

You cannot impeach Him, and he is not going to resign

His name is above every name

That in the name of Yeshua

Every knee shall bow

Every tongue shall confess

That Jesus Christ is Lord.

His is the Kingdom, the power and the glory

…….. for ever and ever.

………..Amen!

A special thanks to Chuck Missler

I would like to share with you the most amazing, incredible and convincing Messianic prophecy from the book of Daniel that identifies key events in the life of our Messiah Jesus Christ. It is a mathematical prophecy that predicts the exact day the Messiah would begin his ministry, when the Messiah would be crucified and when his teachings would be spread to the gentiles.

Before we begin we need to do some homework. When dealing with prophetic calculations we are told in Ezekiel to take each day for a year.

Ezekiel 4:6

And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Thus in prophecy 1 day = 1 year

1 weeks = 7 days = 7 years

Examples: 7 weeks = 49 days = 49 prophetic years

62 weeks = 434 days = 434 prophetic years

70 weeks = 490 days = 490 prophetic years

1 year = 360 Days (old calender)

490 x 360 = 176,400 days

Therefore : 70 weeks = 490 years = 176,400 days

Also 69 prophetic weeks = 483 years = 173,880 days

This prophecy is found in Daniel 9:24-27.

Daniel 9:24-27

24

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy

25

Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

26

And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

27

And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Chapter 9:25 explains that this prophecy begins on the Commandment to restore Jerusalem. It also explains that the Temple would be restored in 7 weeks (49 prophetic years), then in threescore and two weeks (62 weeks = 434 prophetic years) the Messiah the Prince is to arrive.

Records show that the decree to restore and build Jerusalem occurred in 457 BC. This occurred during the Decree of Artaxerxes Longimanus, the Persian ruler. By calculating 457 BC + [49+434 years] (not including the Year 0000 since that never existed) this date comes to the year 27AD. This prophecy predicts that Christ’s ministry should begin in 27AD.

So when did Christ’s ministry begin according to scripture and history?

Records show that Tiberius was appointed in 14AD (Augustus died in August 19^th, 14AD), and Luke 3:1-2 explains Christ’s ministry began within the 15^th year of Tiberius.

Luke 3:1-2

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2.Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness

In todays traditional method of counting years, this comes to the year 28AD, but Luke may have been using any of several methods to define the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar.

Lets have a closer look.

Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great, who ruled Judea until March or April of 4 B.C., when he died (Encyclopedia Britannica on the web).

“…Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king …” (Matthew 2:1 KVJ)

It is unknown how soon Jesus was born before Herod’s death. However, Jesus was born no later than April, 4 B.C., the latest possible month of Herod’s death.

In eastern provinces [of the Roman empire]…years were reckoned from the accession of the reigning emperor, the second beginning on the first New Years day after the accession, and the date on which this occurred varied from one province to another. (Encyclopedia Britannica, Chicago, IL, USA: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 1994, vol 15, p. 421)

Based on the above passage, Luke may have counted Tiberius’ accession year (the time between Tiberius’ August accession and the following New Years day) as his first regnal year.  The earliest possible New Years day may have been in the Jewish lunar month of Tishri (September/October).

“R. Hisda said: The rule [that New Year for kings is in Nisan] was only meant to apply to the kings of Israel, but the years of non-Israelitish kings are reckoned from Tishri…” (Talmud, Rosh HaShanah, 3a)

Or the New Years day may have been, as the passage below states, on October 1.

Luke possibly used the Syrian method, which counted the interval between Aug. 19 and the beginning of the new year (Oct. 1) as the first regnal year. In that case, the fifteenth year extended from, Oct.1, 27AD till Oct. 1, 28AD. Jesus, therefore, was baptized toward the end of the year 27. (Brown, Raymond Edward. The Jerome Bible Commentary. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA: Prentice Hall, 1968 [Logos Library System 2.1, 1997])

Based on the information in the three quoted passages above, the earliest possible first regnal year of Tiberius extended between August, A.D. 14 and the autumn of A.D. 14. His earliest possible second regnal year extended between the autumn of A.D. 14 and the autumn of A.D. 15. John the Baptist’s ministry, therefore, began no earlier than the autumn of A.D. 27. John baptized Jesus sometime afterward. The Jordan river, between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, is below sea level, and the weather there is warm year round, so Jesus could have been baptized at any time of year.
Below is a summary of what has been presented so far:

• Herod the Great died in March or April of 4 B.C.

• Jesus was born no later than April of 4 B.C., while Herod was alive.

• John the Baptist began his ministry in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar.

• The earliest possible time for the beginning of the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar’s reign was the autumn of A.D. 27.

So we are witness to this incredible prophecy, which predicted the exact year Jesus of Nazareth would begin his ministry. Jesus Christ is the only true biblical Messiah.

So far we have dealt with the first 69 weeks. In Daniel 9:27, we read that “..and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease”. This refers to the final week of prophecy. The final week, which is composed of 7 prophetic years is divided into two 3½ years duration from the baptism. After the first 3½ years, it is predicted the Messiah will be crucified and sacrificed on the cross for humanity. 3½ years from the fall of 27AD leads us to the spring of 31AD. Thus, Christ was crucified exactly on time.

The correct translation of the words “..cut off..” in 9:26 comes from the word Karat, which meas to eliminate, to kill, to execute. This prophecy depicts the death of Jesus Christ. These verses tell that the Messiah would die by crucifixion on the fourteenth day of the first Jewish month in the year 31AD. And these predictions have been fulfilled in every detail.

The final 3½ years of the prophecy brings us to 34AD. According to the prophecies of Daniel, God’s covenant with the Jews would cease in 34AD. Thus the sacrificial system was complete and perfected as Jesus our Messiah fulfilled this. In 34AD, Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was stoned. The Jewish leaders rejected the Gospel and it went to the Gentiles, thus completing the final phase of the 70 week prophecy.

Below is the final expression of the 70 week prophecy of Daniel.

Why is prophecy important?

• Prophecy Makes Up Over One-Fourth of the Bible
• Prophecy is Exalted by God Himself
• Prophecy Proves the Authority of Scripture
• Prophecy Arms the Believer Against Cultism
• Prophecy Challenges the Believer to Holy Service
• Prophecy provides the most powerful evidence which validate that our Holy Bible was written outside of our space time domain by an extraterrestrial source

In Old Testament times there were men known as prophets who declared or spoke forth God’s word. These prophets were “mouthpieces” of God with personalities similar to ours, and they would get a Word from the Lord and speak it out using their own personalities, and the message spoken out or written was the very word of God. Therefore it says:

2 Peter 1:20
knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

According to J. Barton Payne, Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy, there are:

• 8,362 predictive verses
• 1,817 predictions
• 737 separate matter

The first question we need to investigate is when the Old Testament was penned and completed. The Tenach was completed approximately 400 BC. These Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek by 270 BC, known as the Septuagint version. Comparing the original Hebrew texts with the Septuagint version validates that the 300+ prophecies detailing the Coming Messiah were written before his arrival.

“Some skeptics have suggested that these prophecies were accidentally or coincidentally fulfilled by Jesus. According to the Science of Probability the chance of any one human being – up until the present – fulfilling a selection of just eight of these prophecies (including the one on the crucifixion) is 1×10¹⁷ . And here we are considering only 8 prophecies. What if we were to consider 48 prophecies? The chance then becomes virtually zero at 1×10¹⁵⁷ .

Evidence The Demands a Verdict – Josh McDowell

Approximately 300 prophecies have been penned in the Old testament which give us detailed events proclaiming the Messiah’s place of his birth, the manner of his birth, his betrayal and the manner of his death.

Below are several important prophecies Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled:

He was to be of David’s family; 2 Samuel 7:12-16, Psalms 89:3-4, 110:1, 132:11, Isaiah 9:6, 7, 11:1

He would be born of a virgin; Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 7:14

He would be born in Bethlehem; Micah 5:2

He would sojourn in Egypt; Hosea 11:1

He would live in Galilee; Isaiah 9:1, 2

He would live in Nazareth; Isaiah 11:1

To be announced by an Elijah-like herald; Isaiah 40:3-5, Malachi 3:1, 4:5

Would occasion massacre of Bethlehem’s children; Genesis 35:19-20, Jeremiah 31:15

Would proclaim a Jubilee to the world; Isaiah 58:6, 61:1

His mission would include the Gentiles; Isaiah 42:1-4

Ministry would be one of healing; Isaiah 53:4

The messiah would work through miracles; Isaiah 35:5,6

He would teach through parables; Isaiah 6:9-10, Psalms 78:2

He would be disbelieved, rejected by Rulers ; Psalms 69:4, 118:22, Isaiah 6:10, 29:13, 53:1

Would make a triumphal entry into Jerusalem; Zechariah 9:9, Psalms 118:26

Betrayed by a friend for 30 pieces of silver; Zechariah 11:1-13, Psalms 41:9

He would face the 7 events of trial; Isaiah 50:6

Would be like a smitten shepherd; Zechariah 13:7

Would be given vinegar and gall; Psalms 69:21

They would cast lots for His garments; Psalms 22:18

His Side would be pierced; Zechariah 12:10, Psalms 22:16

Not a bone would be broken; Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12, Psalms 34:20

Would die among malefactors; Isaiah 53:9, 12

His dying words foretold; Psalms 22:1, 31:5

Would be buried by a rich man; Isaiah 53:9

Rise from the dead on the 3^rd day; Genesis 22:4, Psalms 16:10-11, John 1:17

Resurrection followed by destruction of Jerusalem; Daniel 9:26, 11:31, 12:1, 11