IN CHRIST ARE HIDDEN ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE

(Colosssians 2)

I want you to know how much I am Struggling for you

And for those at Laodicea,

And for all who have not met me personally.

My Purpose is that they may be Encouraged in heart

And United in Love,

So that they may have The Full Riches of Complete Understanding,

In order that they may know the Mystery of God,

Namely, Christ

IN WHOM ARE HIDDEN ALL THE TREASURES

OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE.

I tell you this so that No One may Deceive you

By fine sounding Arguments.

For though I am Absent from you in body,

I am Present with you in spirit

And Delight to see how Orderly you are

And how Firm your Faith in Christ is.

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,

Continue to live IN HIM, Rooted and Built-up IN HIM,

Strengthened in the Faith as you were Taught,

And Overflowing with Thankfulness.

See to it that No One takes you Captive

THROUGH HOLLOW AND DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY

WHICH DEPENDS ON HUMAN TRADITION

AND THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THIS WORLD

Rather than on Christ.

FOR IN CHRIST ALL THE FULLNESS OF THE DEITY LIVES

In Bodily Form,

AND YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN FULLNESS IN CHRIST,

Who is the Head over Every Power and Authority.

[Satan and his demonic horde]

IN HIM you were also Circumcised,

In the Putting Off of the Sinful Nature,

Not with a Circumcision done by the hands of men

BUT WITH THE CIRCUMCISION DONE BY CHRIST,

Having been Buried with Him in Baptism

And Raised with Him through your Faith in the Power of God,

Who Raised Him from the Dead.

WHEN YOU WERE DEAD IN YOUR SINS

And in the Uncircumcision of your Sinful Nature,

GOD MADE YOU ALIVE WITH CHRIST.

He Forgave us All our Sins,

Having Canceled the Written Code, with its Regulations,

That was Against us and that Stood Opposed to us;

He took it away, Nailing it to the Cross.

AND HAVING DISARMED THE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES,

[Satan and his demonic horde]

He made a Public Spectacle of them,

Triumphing over them by the Cross.

Therefore do not let anyone Judge you by what you eat or drink,

Or with regard to a Religious Festival,

A New moon Celebration or a Sabbath Day.

These are a Shadow of the things that were to come;

THE REALITY, HOWEVER, IS FOUND IN CHRIST.

Don't let anyone who delights in False Humility

And worship of angels disqualify you FOR THE PRIZE.

Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen,

And his Unspiritual Mind Puffs him up with Idle Notions.

HE HAS LOST CONNECTION WITH THE HEAD,

From Whom the Whole Body,

Supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews,

GROWS AS GOD CAUSES IT TO GROW.

SINCE YOU DIED WITH CHRIST

TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THIS WORLD,

Why, as though you still belonged to it,

Do you Submit to its Rules:

DO NOT HANDLE! DO NOT TASTE! DO NOT TOUCH!”?

THESE ARE ALL DESTINED TO PERISH WITH USE,

Because they are Based on Human Commands and Teachings.

Such Regulations indeed have an Appearance of Wisdom,

With their Self Imposed worship, their False Humility

And their Harsh Treatment of the body,

BUT THEY LACK ANY VALUE IN RESTRAINING SENSUAL INDULGENCE.

(Colossians 2)

Christ Jesus warned us:

Be always on the Watch,

And pray that you will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,

And that you may be able TO STAND before the Son of Man.

(Luke 21:36)

Today, the World is Raging against God, Rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)

This World in it's Present Form is Passing Away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)

America is being Ground to Powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on Earth as in Heaven!