Deborahs-Lifetime

The purpose of this website

Hello my friends and thank you for visiting this website. The purpose of this website and the creation of Deborah’s Lifetime is to build the Lord’s church, by calling for true repentance and declaring the prophecies given to me by the Lord. True repentance produces holy living. If our compass in life does not lead us into obedience and the practice of holiness, it is leading us into a lie. Once we determine it is time to live for the Lord and cry out for his presence, he is going to put his Spirit within us and place a calling on our lives. For the Bible says he ascended on high and gave gifts. Of utmost importance is this link where I provide my understanding of how a soul is born again because Jesus said, unless this happens, we cannot enter the Kingdom of God: The born again process

The primary prophecy

Now, the Lord has not revealed to me any specific date and the Bible says no man knows the date or hour. The primary prophecy given by the Lord is he will return in my sister Deborah’s lifetime. I do not consider myself a prophet like the Old Testament Prophets but have been given key prophecies I am witnessing come true. Also, the Lord is allowing the Holy Spirit to confirm this prophecy to me continuously. Since January 2019, I have not ceased to experience the physical presence of the Holy Spirit. I dreamed of this experience before it begin in the real world. Currently, it feels like a small tingling sensation or electrical buzz throughout the entire body, it does not hurt and thank God I am not hearing voices!

During prayer and worship, the sensations get more intense and the wind blows over this little man. However, even when I am not praying or thinking about the Lord, the sensations never cease. The sensations took a while for me to get accustomed to. Now if they stop, I would definitely wonder why he stopped them. However, I was saved before the sensations started and will definitely be saved if they stop. Our salvation is not conditioned upon a feeling, but faith in Jesus death on the cross, our practice of holiness and we must continue in this lifestyle until our last breath. For the Bible says, without holiness, no man will see the Lord and the grace of God teaches us to say no to unrighteousness.

A greater judgment for Bible teachers

Yes my friends, any so called pastor, priest, theologian, scholar or bible teacher telling you we do not have to or cannot practice holiness, is lying. Now many of you probably believe you are saved only by your faith or belief that Jesus died for your sins on the cross and your works or holy living have no part in this. This is how I was taught when I first begin to follow the Lord. You have confessed your sins, been baptized and are all covered in respect to your soul. In fact, I was taught that we are all broken and cannot stop sinning. I was taught that as long as we are in this body and under the curse, we will continue to sin. In fact, they taught me that I was sinning continuously, but Jesus blood covers this. My friends, these teachers are confusing our past actions with our present state. There are many people named in the Bible who were righteous and living blameless according to God’s standard, Job was one as well as Zacharias and his wife. Then I was taught that Jesus blood covers my past, present and future sins. How can Jesus blood cover sins that I have not committed or repented of in the future? I recall this one guy asked me how many sins had I committed when Jesus died on the cross? The guy said all of them. I said how could I because I did not exist when Jesus died on the cross?

Is the doctrine of original sin Biblical?

I have discovered many bible teachers are afraid to or do not know how to teach on testing, temptation and if the soul fails the test and begins to live a life of sin. In addition, if the soul falls into a sin, they are afraid to teach on what true repentance and a life dedicated to following the Lord looks like. The reason is they are confused and think the body is in constant sin. They have been taught the doctrine of original sin which is confusing certain passages of the Bible. I remember asking a Pastor if he thinks its’ possible to go 24 hours without sinning? He smiled and said, I suppose so if the person was asleep. My friends, this man does not know what sin and disobedience is. He believes sin is somehow in his DNA. He is confusing being in the flesh with being in the physical body. Since he believes sin is passed down through the DNA or body, he believes it is impossible to go just 24 hours without sinning. My friends, God’s eternal curse has gone out and cannot be reversed, so our past sins will always condemn us, which is why we need Jesus eternal blood to overcome the curse. However, that is different from us continuing to disobey God or live for our fleshly desires and say I cannot help it because God made me a sinner. Please follow this link for more insight on this topic: The Flesh vs The Spirit

Is my physical body sinful?

Now after the 1st sin in the Garden of Eden, God pronounced the curse on the serpent, woman, man and his entire creation. Was the sin of our 1st parents passed down to us through our body or DNA? Is God going to hold me accountable for the sin of Adam and Eve? How should we understand the doctrine of original sin? Am I a sinner because I am human or is it a result of my choices?

Let’s see, according to the Bible, do we have a human being that never sinned? Yes, that was Jesus. So, therefore we know Jesus did not inherit sin through his DNA from his parents. Now you might say Jesus’ Father was God, true but his mother Mary was definitely a human being. Therefore, Mary would have passed down sin through her body to Jesus, unless she to was sinless. Now if we conclude that Mary was sinless, then her parents needed to be sinless and their parents and so on. My friends, the Bible is clear all have sinned, except Jesus and come short of the glory of God. Yes, my Catholic brothers, that includes Mary so you have missed the mark on this one. Remember, John the Baptist, the greatest man born of women said, I have need to be baptism by you, speaking to Jesus. The Bible is also clear when it says the soul that sins shall die, in other words God is not going to hold me accountable for my parents sins. Please visit this link for more insight on this topic. Understanding Sin

My friends, there is continuous testing and temptation occurring within our mind/soul/spirit while we reside in this physical body. As we get closer to God, we understand the spiritual warfare happening within us. So if our bodies are still practicing sin, then our mind/soul/spirit are trapped under the curse and we are failing the test. This is why the Bible says we must continually renew our mind by studying God’s word and the body will follow. Now everyone, that is Old and New Covenant, is saved through their faith by God’s grace. In other words, no one can demand entrance into heaven, except Jesus because he never broke God’s rules. However, the Bible is clear, if your faith does not cause your body to produce holy living, you will hear the words spoken by the Lord, depart from me you evil doers or you who practice sin. Remember, outside the city are those who practiced sin. Once we are born again, our bodies become the temple of the living God, therefore we cannot have sinful practices roaming around in them. My friends, when we understand the physical body is not sinful, this goes a long way to helping us realize whether we are obeying or disobeying the Creator. Please follow these links for more insight on this topic: Understanding Testing and Temptation

Please understand, no one is passed down sin through their DNA. Now this is not saying we cannot inherit physical traits from our parents, such as eye color, hair color, skin color, being taller, shorter, stronger or faster. However, inherited traits through our genes are different from us being held accountable by God for our parents actions. For instance, if my father chose to sexually molest people or live as a drunkard is God going to hold me accountable for these actions? Can I repent for the sins passed to me from my father? Of course not! Even if the Lord accepted some repentance and fasting from us on behalf of our dead fathers, if they died practicing sin do you think he is going to let them out of hell? No my friends, because purgatory is a false doctrine taught by some of our Catholic brothers.

Sin is a slippery slope

We sin when we use our mind or body to disobey God’s rules. My friends, there is a difference between taking pleasure in wicked thoughts or saying Lord I reject these wicked thoughts. Also, if we look at an individual and conclude they are sinful or we are more righteous, before speaking with them, there is something wrong with our thought process. Sex is a pleasurable expression given to us by our Creator until if falls outside of the boundaries God has set. This includes someone sitting around lusting, watching porn and abusing themselves. Then the act brings guilt, shame, brokenness, etc. Sin is a process my friends and since we have all sinned or disobeyed God rules in the past, our physical bodies are dying and subject to the 1st death as a result of the curse. Furthermore, it means we all have tasted of the forbidden pleasures of the flesh. Remember, sinning can be fun for a season but it brings a heavy price tag.

Are we in full grown sin, death and separation at the initial point of disobedience? I do not think so because Cain disobeyed God and God said sin lies at the door, which indicates it was not in his life yet. However, only our Creator knows when someone goes from the initial act of disobedience to full grown sin which brings death and separation. Therefore, even small acts of disobedience should be confessed before the Lord. My friends, small acts of rebellion can quickly turn south, because the process of sin is a slippery slope. Now our Creator is long suffering and will give us time to repent because he even gave the wicked Queen Jezebel time. But there is a point if the soul persist in disobedience that he will remove that soul’s lampstand.

As someone experiencing the continuous presence of our Creator, I know he is not sitting around ready to pounce on us when we initially step out of line. I believe if we make small corrections, the Lord does not have to drop the hammer. Remember, Paul said if we would judge ourselves, he would not need to. We must continually examine ourselves to see whether or not we are in the faith or in disobedience. Now after a soul has reached the point of persistent rebellion to God’s rules, a more lengthy process of repentance or restoration is necessary. This is why the Bible says we should continue to examine ourselves to determine if we are in the Lord or have genuine saving faith. I believe what Paul is saying is we should be making small corrections when necessary. Do not be deceived my friends, one man’s crimes against God is different from the next, which means the process of repentance and redemption is different for each soul. One size those not fit all because our God is an extremely personal being. Please see this topic on repentance. Understanding Repentance

Our theology can leave us in weakness

Many Bible leaders are living in weakness and therefore, they are leaving their congregation in a state of confusion. Is someone saved who believes in the doctrine of original sin? When our number comes up, if we are not actively sinning or living in disobedience, why would God reject us? Remember, Paul said we all see through a glass dimly. Yes my friends, I believe this brother is still saved. Again, the doctrine of original sin is not something to divide over like the Deity of Christ or is Jesus the only way to Father God. Remember, there is only one name given to us for the purpose of salvation. However, this believer is living a life of weakness. Our God can distinguish between those actually sinning and disobeying him, from those living in poor theology. However, this is why the Bible says let not many of us become teachers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment.

Do you honestly think when the Holy Spirit comes into a persons life with power, they will continue to live a life of sin or rebellion, depression and weakness? Now can a believer have periods of rebellion, depression and weakness? Of course. However, the Bible says if a righteous man falls 7 times, he will get back up again. What did Jesus mean when he said I give you power to trample on scorpions, snakes, move mountains and bind the strong man? What did Jesus mean when he said, he who the son sets free is free indeed? Now my friends, I am not saying God has not given us support groups and Godly relationships to help us overcome. Therefore, if eating meat, drinking alcohol or any other action makes my brother stumble, then I will never do these things around them. Some of us have more freedom than others, however we must be sensitive to our weaker brothers and sisters. Some of our brothers have struggled with sexual lust so long that it would be difficult for them to evangelize around any beach.

The coming test of our souls

Jesus said to the Church of Philadelphia, the hour of trial was coming upon the whole world to test us and he would keep us from it. When we consider the level of testing John and all the apostles endured in their life, this should tell us the ultimate test has to be pretty tough. In fact, the Lord said about those days, that deception would be so great that if possible, the very elect would be deceived. When the Lord said I will keep you from it, my understanding is he will keep those who persevere from failing the test. I do not believe the church will be removed by some secret rapture. However, secretly, I hope we can escape some of the testing. I see the ultimate test as whether a person receives the mark of the beast, because without it, we cannot get to our money to buy or sell. Without receiving this mark, we will not have access to the basic necessities of life, such as food, water and shelter. If the mark is only symbolic then how would we know whether we have received it or not? I see the mark as some form of biometric technology that identifies the person and it must go on our hand or forehead. Now, does receiving this mark have spiritual implications? Without a doubt!

Once the mark of the beast hits our world, which will be really soon because physical cash is slowly being phased out, we will see the true cost one must pay to obey the Lord. When this happens, how many will still believe we are only saved by faith and our works or actions do not play a part? However, refusing the mark because you are antigovernment does not mean you are saved. But rest assured, receiving the mark because you are deceived or afraid to pay this high cost to obey the Lord, will definitely doom the soul. Now, as we approach the ultimate test, the testing of our faith is increasing. My friends, we must truly understand what it means to deny ourself, pickup our cross and follow the Lord, so we can stand as deception increases in our world. Now even if our number comes up before the mark hits our world and we are not living a sacrificial holy life, we will not make it. However, for some souls like the thief on the cross, it will come down to the wire! The study of eschatology or the end times is a complex topic. Please follow this link for more information. End Times (Eschatology)

The teachings on my website

The Gospel of Luke says the Holy Spirit was upon Simeon, a just and devout man to indicate to him the Lord’s birth in his lifetime. Now, the Holy Spirit is upon this little man indicating the Lord’s 2nd coming in my sister Deborah’s lifetime. The Bible says in Amos 3 that the Lord does nothing unless he reveals his secrets to his servants the prophets. My friends, God loves us so much but it is time to press into the Lord and ask the Holy Spirit to help us stop sinning so we will not end up in torment. God’s desire is to save us and use our talents and resources to further his agenda in the world. However, we have freedom of choice, so each of us must decide to allow him to work in our lives. My website covers these topics.

How we know we are saved and reborn in the spirit.
I am documenting my experiences from the Holy Spirit.
My conversion, a miraculous healing and a word on fasting.
The Principles of Christianity, my understanding of truth.
What God has revealed in the Old and New Testament.
Street ministries and guidance on interacting with the public.
My prayer and fasting approach, spiritual warfare.
Eschatology or the study of the end times.
My dreams and visions to date.

Beginning presence of the Holy Spirit

Again, I do not consider myself a prophet but have received prophecies I am witnessing come true right before my eyes. Again, I am experiencing the physical presence of the Holy Spirit in the form of what feels like small tingling or electrical charges throughout the body, crawling sensations on my feet, head, back and occasional wind over the body. Again, I dreamed of something similar to this before it began in the real world. This experience has not ceased, which confirms to me I am not hallucinating, since it began in January 2019. Below is my testimony of this phenomenon.

The Lord’s initial visit

Around June 2017, the Lord did something very strange to me. I am unsure if this was a dream or vision. I felt the Lord come into my room and sit on my bed, in the dream or vision, I opened my mouth and the Lord breathed into me. I woke up and chills were over my body.

The Lord’s subsequent visit

Around November 2017, in a dream or vision, the Lord was in my bedroom, he reached his hand through my wall and grabbed my hand. I felt the Lord’s hand on my hand in the bed. The Lord stayed there for a few seconds and after he left, I felt strange sensations over my entire body.

Deborah’s lifetime prophecy

Around August 2018 in a dream, I received the prophecy that he is coming in my sister Deborah’s lifetime. In the dream, the Lord was within me and I felt similar sensations I am feeling now.

The rise of the Antichrist prophecy

Around November 2018 in a dream, I was taken down to hell and meet a man who said the Antichrist was rising soon. I was given an understanding that the Catholic Church would propel him to power. Now, I am not saying there are no born again Catholics.

Angelic visitor

Around January 2019, I felt a presence enter my room. I was not asleep because I had just laid down. I felt the presence touch my feet and I immediately felt warm sensations over my entire body. I turned to see a glowing, white face without a blemish. The being appeared male and had two eyes, normal nose, mouth and chin. His eyes were piercing blue. I said, you are an angel. He smiled and said, Marvin you have eternal life, you will never die. I stared at him for a while and could feel his strength within me. This experience lasted for about a minute.

Initial presence of the Holy Spirit

A few days later, I woke up and experienced a small tingling sensation in my right hand. Of course, I assumed that I must have just slept wrong. However, I noticed that when I prayed the sensations got stronger. My friends, this was the beginning of me experiencing the physical presence of the Holy Spirit. Now, I did not hear a voice saying, Marvin this is the Holy Spirit you are experiencing.

Initial supernatural resistance in prayer

Approximately 6 months to a year later, I began to experience strong physical sensations in prayer. When they first began, I had no clue of what was happening or why I was struggling to breathe during prayer. The chest pressure, dizziness and coldness got so intense that I just did not want to pray. Also, fearing that this would be my normal experience in prayer, I dreaded the experience.

However, now I prepare my mind before entering prayer because I know the attacks are coming. Also, the chest pressure, dizziness and cold hands is not as persistent and throughout the prayer, I feel a warm burning sensation on my hands and feet. At times during my prayer sessions, it feels like I am being transported somewhere, there is occasional popping in my ears and against my window. Occasionally, I feel things crawling on my head, back and feet. Lately, I hear what appears to be someone walking in my room. My friends, I am definitely interacting with the spirit world and receiving continuous confirmation that the prophecy is true.

My Dreams and Visions

My friends, any dreams, visions or spiritual experiences must be compared with the Scripture. Anywhere our experiences contradict the Scripture, we must conclude they are not coming from the God of the Bible. However, we must be careful not to put God in a box, otherwise we will miss encounters he has planned for us. I have received and documented certain dreams from April 2017 forward that I believe are from the Lord. Also, I attempt to provide an interpretation for many of them. Notice I said attempt, because I am not hearing a voice saying, Marvin this is the meaning. When you read the Bible, the Lord uses symbols in many of the dreams and visions. I invite you to visit my page on dreams and visions and let me know if the Lord has given you any. Feel free to reach me at the email provided on the how to get involved page.

The Scripture says in the Book of Joel that in the end, the Lord will pour out his Spirit and we will receive dreams and visions. Of course, this began at Pentecost in the Book of Acts and will continue until the Lord returns. Also, when you read the gospels, you can see how the Lord directed Mary, Joseph, Zacharias the wise men, Paul and others through their dreams and visions. It is a reasonable assumption the closer we are to his return, the more details will be provided. In the Book of Daniel, the Bible says in the end knowledge will increase. As the Lord provides additional dreams and visions, I will post them. However, I am very cautious when proclaiming a vision or dream is from the Lord because just as Satan gave the Lord a vision of full authority in exchange for worship, he can give us the same thing. Trust me my friends, many of us are having supernatural experiences, which is why we must compare them against Scripture.

My Conversion

My born again experience happened in my senior year at college around the age of 24. Now, I initially confessed my sins and was baptized at the age of 16, but now realize that I did not have the Holy Spirit. After my conversion in college, I began passing out tracts and witnessing on the campus of Fullerton State University. Many of my night clubbing buddies just thought I got religious and went off the deep end. Coming from a poor family, I chose Finance as a major and the plan was to move to New York, become a stock broker, make all the money and run all the women! Now being a fairly good looking guy, physically strong and relatively smart, this plan was definitely within my reach.

One day, I was returning to my apartment with my then girlfriend, who became my first wife, whom I lost to cancer after 11 1/2 years of marriage. The complex was full of police officers. An officer said, sir you cannot enter your unit because someone is threating to commit suicide and we are trying to talk them down. Now being the sensitive guy I was, I said I do not care I have to go to the bathroom. A man in the complex was near us and he said, you can come use my bathroom. I said thanks and my girlfriend and I went to his apartment. I noticed this guy had very little furniture, no TV and a Bible open on his coffee table. When I came from the bathroom he asked me, are you a Christian? I said yes, while sleeping and living with my girlfriend. He said I am new to the area and do not know many Christians, so would you like to begin studying the Bible with me? Not wanting to be viewed as a hypocrite, I said yes.

Over the next few months we studied Corinthians. I came under tremendous conviction because my girlfriend and I were sleeping and living together. During that time, the Lord gave me a powerful dream. In the dream, I was struggling with following a guy on a stage saying, follow me and I will lead you to riches. In that dream, I remember saying no I am not going to follow you, but I am going to follow Jesus. After waking up from the dream, I found my bed soaking wet! It felt like someone had poured water on my bed. My girlfriend and I stopped sleeping together and within a month or so, we were married. My big proposal was we have to get married or break up. I began reading the Bible approximately 8 hours a day and listening to nothing but Christian teaching and music. I remember this lasted for about 6 months and on a Monday night at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, when Greg Laura was teaching, I went forward, publicly confessed the Lord and was baptized shortly after.

Miraculous Healing and Words for Fasting

Our Lord is gracious and can heal us even after we have glorified the flesh and allowed the locust to eat up so much of our lives. Without this miraculous healing of my herniated disc, there is no way I would be able to perform so much street ministry. After receiving this healing, the body was strengthened and he gave some direct words on fasting. Now, I am sharing the words with you, but everyone’s approach to fasting might not be the same. We always compare any teaching with Scripture to see if the spirit recommending it, is consistent with the Bible.

A miraculous healing

To summarize, these experiences happened over approximately 2 weeks from November 10 to November 23, 2011. After visiting the doctors, getting an MRI, falling down at times and fighting with intense pain, one day I was taking a shower just trying to get some relief and I heard a word in my shower. The voice said, just stay home. After I got out of the shower, my wife was going into town to run some errands and asked me if I wanted to come. I remembered the voice and said no.

After she left, I was knelling down over my bed to pray and before my knees hit the floor, I felt a hand on my back. After the hand moved my pain immediately left and my room was as bright as the sun for about a minute. The tears began to flow, I jumped up and ran around the room! The following morning I felt the same hand on my back. I was lying on my face and it felt like the hand was sweeping from the top of my head to my feet. I recall uncontrollable prayers just coming out. This lasted for a few minutes. The next day I woke up and heard a voice say, good morning Marvin. I did not say anything and just figured I was imagining it. The voice said it again, good morning Marvin. I said, ok who are you? The voice said, I am Jesus.

Over the next 4 days, I would ask the Lord something and he would immediately answer. On my job, I walked by about 6 different people and ask the Lord if he knew them. He responded yes or no. Eventually, the Lord said, do not ask me that question again. Also, at night when I walked to the bathroom, wherever I stepped, there was a light on the floor. It seemed like someone was shining a light on my foot. Also, during this time, Satan entered my room in the form of a white pit bull and sat by the bed. I said in my mind, Lord that’s the Devil! The Lord calmly said yes. I looked directly at him and said out loud, Satan you do not love God and you do not want anyone else to love him. Satan did not say anything but just walked out the room.

Also, during this time, I remember speaking with a co-worker who had just been diagnosed with cancer. I was performing Chaplaincy at that time and asked my boss could I pray over this person. During the prayer, I asked him what he would want from the Lord during this time. He said that the Lord would be with him. That day, he went to lunch and I happened to go to lunch at the same location. We sat down and the Lord gave me the exact sin of this person. I told him and he started to cry and asked, how did you know that? I said, do not worry about that but go home and read Genesis 1-3. By the way, that man’s exact sin was pride and the Lord gave me some details to reveal to him. After a week or so, this person began to go to a local church and reported to me that he had repented, received Christ and was baptized. He died a few months later. I recall wondering if this open dialog with God was my new normal. After approximately 4 days, I remember his voice shut off.

Words for fasting

The information on fasting recommended on my “Prayer & Fasting” page came directly from the Lord during my physical healing period. No doubt, my hernia was the result of weight lifting for years and glorifying the flesh. The words were given during the time I was having an open dialogue with the Lord. I remember it took about 5 – 10 minutes to receive them. After typing this out, I got up and walked around the room for a while. I remember going back to edit it and my hands began to shake and the Lord said, do not change it. While working, I followed this religiously for about 10 years. I fasted for 24 hours on the 1st Saturday of the month. Now that I am retired, I do not fast as often because the prayer sessions are quite difficult. The Lord does not guilt me out for not fasting more. However, one word from the Lord to get back on this routine will definitely be obeyed.

Street Ministries

My friends, I have been doing some form of public ministry such as evangelism, preaching, feeding the homeless and witnessing on the streets for over 25 years. I recall when my current wife and I were just married, I took her around our new neighborhood to evangelize. We knocked on a few doors, introduced ourself as new neighbors and invited them to our Bible study. I recall one house where the gentleman opened the door and before I could get my little sales pitch out, he said I do not want any and slammed the door in our face! I said, honey do not worry because this will happen often. Now, I turned toward my new wife expecting to see her beautiful face, but she was already halfway back to our house. Street witnessing can be tough my friends! Without a doubt, all of us are commanded to witness for the Lord, but not all of us have a direct gift of evangelism. However, if you desire this type of work, chances are the Lord has put that desire in you. Please read the guidance I provide on my Street Ministries page, which can help prepare you to engage the public. Street Ministry Guidance

During my street ministry career, I have experienced God working through me. I have laid hands on people and seen instant healings, demons have come out and spoken with a different language and many confessions of sin have occurred. When I am on the streets, I ask individuals if they would like prayer and to be added to my prayer list. Anyone hitting my prayer list receives at least 30 days of prayer. Please review the confidential prayer list I have maintained over the years and feel free to request prayer. My prayer list continuous to grow and is being maintained on my phone. I record and post my street preaching and witnessing videos to my channel for others to see this great work in action! Remember, he said let your light shine before men so they may see your good works.

We must be born again

My friends, what does it mean to be saved, born again or know God? Please understand, just like there is an element of mystery in the physical birth, there is an element of mystery to the spiritual birth. Remember, our Lord used the analogy of the wind blowing. We do not know what causes the wind to blow or stop. For my thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways not your ways. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, God’s thoughts are higher than ours. Therefore, we must submit to God’s rules and trust he knows best for our eternal souls. Throughout my teaching sessions, I explain what I believe it means to be living in this state. However, allow me to present this miracle in the following way.

First, we must understand God does not need to save us, but he literally killed his Son Jesus to bring us the light of the gospel. God will not cease to exist if our souls are lost. Now the Bible says God is long suffering and patient, not willing any should perish, but all to come to repentance. Also, we know John 3:16 says how much God loves us, but also says he who does not believe will perish. The Bible says God manifested in the flesh as Jesus and also says God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself. The Bible says Jesus is the Light which lights everyone that comes into the world. I understand this to mean that God, through his Son Jesus, has given everyone an understanding he exist or the light of conscience. For the Bible says God has placed eternity in man’s heart. Therefore, we conclude God has made the first step to reach us.

Second, we must understand our relationship with God is that of Creator/Creation which is similar to a Parent/Child. This is what the Lord meant when he said we must humble ourselves as a child to enter his kingdom. Another way of saying this is God makes the rules and we submit to them. Now as you get to know God better, you definitely feel more authority, this is evident to me, a person experiencing his physical presence. However, there is always an element of Master/Servant present. Therefore, we must never come to God in a proud way thinking we are going to bring some new information to him. For Jesus says his Father knows what we need even before we ask and is aware even when a feather falls to the ground. God says the one he will look upon has a poor, contrite spirit and trembles at his word.

Finally, God has appointed a time when he will judge the world, through his Son Jesus. If my prophecy is correct and based on me experiencing his continuous presence, I believe it is. Therefore, we are the final generation. In this last hour, God through his Holy Spirit, is calling everyone to become reconciled to himself. I like to summarize the born again process in this manner.

The 3Rs of the Rebirth

The Rules (Sin): Prior to our spiritual rebirth, we come to an understanding we are breaking God’s rules or laws and disobeying him, which means we are sinning, worthy of his eternal wrath. Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save or ear heavy that it cannot hear, but your iniquities have separated you from your God.

The Repentance (Righteousness): We feel shame over rebelling against God and desire to turn from our rebelliousness lifestyle and want to live according to God’s rules. This includes not believing the facts of the Bible. When ready, we get baptized to demonstrate we are dying to the old lifestyle of disobedience or sin and coming out of the water to walk in the new lifestyle of obedience or holiness. When God sees we are sincere, he gives us his Holy Spirit. Now this may or may not be when you come out of the physical water. I know for me, it did not happen upon water baptism.

The Rescue (Judgment): We understand until we obey God that the wrath of God is upon our life and if we die in disobedience, which I understand means practicing sin or unbelief, then he is going to send us to torment for our rebellious, sinful lifestyle. We understand that God loves us so much and has given us his Son, Jesus Christ to be the only blood sacrifice to pay for our sin debt. We understand we deserve God’s wrath, but develop a hunger and thirst for righteousness and want God to fill us with the Holy Spirit so we can live a life according to his rules.

The power to overcome sin and death

My friends, the only power that can overcome our past sins, shame, hurts, unfulfilled dreams, while helping us live holy, is the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. As we pick up our cross and follow the Lord, God is unleashing the power of the Holy Spirit within us. Remember, Satan is going to ensure we never forget our deepest failures, while he accuses us before the throne. We must walk in holiness so the Holy Spirit can continue to bear witness to our spirit that we are forgiven. In Revelation 12:11, we get a good picture of how the soul enters eternal life. Our Lord promises us that if we overcome, we will be a pillar in the temple of his God.

And they overcame by the blood of the lamb (God’s part). The Father has sworn that Jesus is a High Priest forever, so if we come correct, the blood will never fail. This means if we fall into sin, let’s humbly repent and ask the Lord for help. In other words, no matter how bad our past was, if we walk in holiness, the blood will do its’ work. Remember, God wants us to come boldly before his throne to receive help in time of need.

And they overcame by the word of their testimony (Our external actions). This means to overcome the power of God’s curse, we must continue to submit ourselves as living sacrifices so the power of God’s life flows in us. There is no such thing as a closet Christian. Our Lord says we are the light of the world, so we must let our light shine before men, they will see it and glorify our Father in heaven. Remember what the Lord said to the guy who received his 1 talent and hid it. If we do not live a bold Christian life, we will cower in fear, before others as well as our own sin. Some of the scariest words our Lord said was, if we deny him before men he will deny us before his Father. If we are faithless, he remains faithful for he cannot deny himself.

And they did not love their lives or this world (Our internal actions). We must not love this fallen, perverted world because if we do, the love of the Father is not in us. For all that is in the world is the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. Remember, when Satan showed our Lord all the kingdoms and offered him authority over this world, in exchange for worship. Make no mistake my friends, our eternal souls are worth more than all the riches of this world. This is why the Lord ask the question, what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Remember Lots wife and those crying out alas, when Mystery Babylon is destroyed. Why did she look back and why are they crying out? My friends, their hearts are being broken because the world they love is being destroyed.

Understanding the cost to the Godhead

Now salvation is a gracious gift from God, but do not let anyone tell you it did not cost God to send Jesus and therefore, you better believe it will cost us to enter into eternal life. It stands to reason that if God put his Son Jesus through the cross, then he is definitely going to put us through something. Remember when our Lord was in the garden before going to the cross, he pleaded with the Father. My friends, the redemption of our soul continues to be a heavy cost to the Godhead. The reason the Lord commands us to observe the ritual of communion, on a regular basis, is he wants this cost to always be before our eyes.

The Bible says the Holy Spirit is convicting the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. Do you think this is easy work for the Holy Spirit? If we believe God is completely holy and righteous, while the unrepentance person is extremely vile, then he is allowing himself to experience this rebellion to win the sinner’s soul. My friends, while we are living in sin or disobedience, God is putting up with our perverted sexual fantasies and actions, prideful attitudes, hating our fellow man and obsession with ourselves.

Remember, our Lord says my Father is working, so I must continue to work and Paul says do not grieve the Holy Spirit. Now, no one knows how long God will labor for any particular soul, but we know he labored for the thief on the cross until his final hour. We are so grateful that our Creator is long suffering, not willing that any would perish, but all would come to repentance. Our Lord Jesus paid the cost, overcame temptation and now is sitting on the Father’s throne waiting for the word to return. We to, must pay the cost and overcome temptation, so we can reign with him.

Understanding the cost to Us

Now my friends, even though we are paying a cost to follow our God, can we really compare it to the glory God is going to reveal in us? Now we know how holy God is, therefore, no human being, except Jesus, can earn or demand salvation. The Bible says Jesus blood is the only blood that can pay the sin debt. However, the Bible is clear that we will strive to enter his rest. In other words, we are denying ourself pleasures that are against the Lord’s rules (2 Cor 7:1). We pick up our cross or accept persecution for living for him (1 Pet 2:20). We follow the Lord, which means carrying out the great commission (Mat 28:18).

Hebrews tells us that many who came out of Egypt did not enter because the word they heard was not mixed with faith, thus leading to obedience. For our Lord said, no one begins to build before sitting down and counting the cost. Our Lord said, deny yourself, pickup your cross and follow me. My friends, we must humble ourselves and fall on the cross and the strong rock, that is Christ, will lift us up. Now is there a cost to denying some of our desires to follow the Lord? Of course, but we who are paying this cost realize God still gives us a lot of other pleasures. However, once the mark of the beast hits our world, we will lose a lot of these comforts.

Salvation is more than just believing Jesus died on the cross and other facts of the Bible. Salvation is us entering into the cross and dying daily to our ways and asking God to give us his Holy Spirit, so we can live by his rules. This means us allowing the Spirit to help us keep the sin out of our lives. Remember, Paul said I die daily and he was crucified with Christ. Do you know dying daily to the things trying to lead us astray is hard work? This includes filling all our hours up with things not of God. When we have strong discussions and just must have the last word or choose not to forgive, Satan as well as our flesh, loves this. My friends, is it easy or hard to respond the right way or turn the other cheek, when someone is attacking you? This is why we must lean into the Holy Spirit for help during periods of weakness.

Do the parables demand we go to work?

Please find 1 parable in the Gospels where the Lord is not saying we must work to enter the kingdom. Remember the parable of the talents, the Lord gave one 5, another 2 and another 1. What did the Lord say about the servant hiding his 1 talent? Remember the parable where the Lord is hiring workers to go and work for him. His question was friend, why have you been standing here idle all day? Remember the parable where the Lord says, no one who puts his hands to the plow and looks back, is fit for the kingdom. My friends, how do farmers use a plow? Remember the parable of the lost pearl, the per son swept the entire room looking for the pearl? Can you see the effort the person is putting out to find the pearl?

Remember the story of the prodigal son in the Gospel of Luke. What did the prodigal son do after living a worthless life and wasting his father’s money? Did he hope or believe or have faith that his father still loved him, that he could receive a pardon and be received back into the family? Yes, otherwise he would not have attempted a reunion. Do you think his hope or belief or faith would have gained him forgiveness unless he got up out of the pig pen (old life of sin), ran to the father (confession of sin) and asked the father to allow him to serve no longer as a son but a hired hand (repentance and new life of service to God)? Do you remember the older son choosing not to forgive his brother and come to the celebration? Now, we know what the father did when he saw the son from a long distance.

The physical and spiritual birth

Now, we cannot know God other than through his Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus says the one who does my Father’s will and obeys me will be given the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will lead us into a life of holiness, not a life of sin. For the grace of God that brings salvation teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly lust and to live soberly, righteously and godly in this present age. Our love for the Lord and our neighbor is demonstrated through being involved in the great commission to reach the lost, by meeting physical needs and abstaining from the practice of sin. Obviously, we need the Holy Spirit’s power to pull this off. This may appear black and white, however, as you continue to read, you will see that falling into sin is a process. The letter of James gives us a hint of this process, but consider this for now.

To enter the physical world we experience a 9 month painful growth process that ends in extreme pain. Just ask any woman. Now, if the physical birth is associated with this much trauma, then it is only logical to believe the spiritual birth will have much more. Paul says we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God and our Lord says strive to enter the narrow gate because many will try and not be able. Our Lord promises us that in this life, we will have testing or tribulation, but he encourages us to be of good cheer. For more insight on the testing and temptations coming into our lives, click on this link: Understanding Testing and Temptation.

Eternal life requires focus

Trust me my friends, eternal life is not something we are going to just stumble into. Before we are born again, we all have a hard, prideful resistant heart to the ways of the Lord, but once we are born of him, we get a soft, humble heart that bends to his will. The Christian life is a sacrificial, unselfish, focused life. However, without this level of commitment, we will definitely stumble into hell. Will we continue to struggle with obeying the Lord and saying no to the flesh? Yes. However, struggling with sin is not the same as giving into sin. Remember, we pluck the eyes out or cut off the parts leading us into sin. Jesus said the right path is narrow, difficult and few are on it. Alternatively, the wrong path which leads to destruction is broad and many are on it. Notice, there are no other paths our lives can take. In other words, you are either in the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Satan. No one is walking both paths at the same time for it is impossible to be in two places at once.

During Jeremiah’s day, God said, because my people have forgotten me and turned from the ancient paths to walk in pathways and not on the highway. In Ezekiel’s time, the Lord said I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take the stony heart out of them and give them a heart of flesh. My friends, this is the same message the Lord is giving us New Testament people, we must walk on the narrow path. Then, they will walk in my statutes and keep my judgments, then they shall be my people and I will be their God. Now that I am experiencing his life, moment by moment, I can honestly say there is no other experience down here, that even comes close! When we die to ourself on the altar, the Lord pours his life giving blood on us and the Holy Spirit lights us on fire. Then, our lives ascend as a sweet smelling aroma of holiness before the Father. If our lives are not giving off the sweet smell of holiness they are giving off the stench of sin! Now, do you think God has a limit on how much stench he is willing to smell from a person’s life?

Prayer & Fasting Guidance

My friends, my prayer sessions last for about an hour. Even though we are commanded to pray, there is nothing fun about prayer, it is definitely work! However, without it we cannot advance the kingdom. I finally understand what the Lord meant when he said the Kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent take it by force. In other words, the demonic attacks against our lives, especially our prayers, will increase and we must deny ourself, pick up our cross and forge ahead. I am experiencing all types of sensations in that prayer room. Do I know which sensations are from the Holy Spirit and which are from spirits to stop me from praying? Mostly, but not always. However, thank God I do not do drugs because I am definitely interacting with the spirit world!

Understand, the Holy Spirit interacts with each of us in his unique way and leads us in different directions according to our gifts. Please do not pray or try to interact with the spirit world in any other way other than how Jesus teaches us in the Bible. Do not visit fortune tellers, palm readers, death shrines, hold seances, use crystals, burn sage, seek spiritual guides, use Ouija boards, practice Astrology or certain types of yoga, attend new age retreats or any form of spiritualism. Remember, Satan transforms himself into an angel of light. Trust me, the spirit world is extremely real and eager to interact with us. Now that I am so close to God, I understand how jealous he is, so we must always obey the rules, so he will not allow us to be deceived.

Now, if the spirit world begins to interact with you, like it is doing with me, run directly to the Bible and compare your experience with the Scriptures. If your experience appears inconsistent with the Scriptures, then ask the God of the Bible to help you understand what is going on. Remember, our experiences, though extremely real to us, never trump the revealed written word of God. Please visit my page for guidance on prayer and fasting.

About Deborah’s Lifetime

You can visit my “About Deborah’s Lifetime” page to learn a little about the founder and how you can get involved. The page on “The Principals of Christianity”, includes some fundamental teachings on testing, temptation, sin, repentance and the born again state. The pages on the “Old and New Testament” are crucial for everyone seeking to understand what life is all about and what God has revealed in written form.

If you would like to begin street witnessing, please visit the page on “Street Ministries” for guidance on interacting with the public. The page on “Prayer and Fasting” provides guidance to deepen our personal relationship with the Lord. I have teachings on the “End times or Eschatology” and how I believe this age will culminate, which based on my prophecy, is in my sister Deborah’s lifetime. Obviously, if I am wrong then, I am delusional and will probably end up in hell for lying on God. That was a joke my friends because I assure you, I am interacting with the Holy Spirit even as I type this.

Can you imagine what God would do to me if what I am saying on my website is not true? Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams and cause my people to err by their lies and by their recklessness, says the Lord! Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! Because you have spoken nonsense and envisioned lies, therefore I am indeed against you, says the Lord! Woe is me my friends, if I am prophesying lies and misinterpreting what it means to be saved! I encourage you to follow the teachings and share any material from this site.