Are You a Voice?

This blog is not just for us, but for all the voices in the wilderness out there. We never believed that God's truth was meant to be a one man show. We would like to hear what God has shared with you. If you are a voice and would like to have your article published on our blog, then please read the guidelines below.

1. We are Bible believing Christians who hold the Word in higher authority over man, tradition, doctrine and religion.

2. We quote from the King James Bible for the English translation.

3. Make sure that your article belongs to you or that you have permission to post someone else's article for copyright purposes.

4. Email us your article at avoiceinwilderness@gmail.com. 

(Note: We hold the right to approve or deny articles for submission.)

5. Your article will be signed as "A Voice in the Wilderness" for we believe God holds the credit for all His truth and that we should not take the glory for it.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.

To Be Present with the Lord

Here is a verse that is the first one that most Christians will give in order to support that souls are gone to be with the Lord, or to be in hell the moment they die. We are here to show you this one verse for what it really is, and to debunk the popular belief. Hear us out, and let us use scriptures to prove this.

"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:8

Before we begin, let us read the whole context first.

"For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 2:5-8

Paul begins to speak of an earthly tabernacle and a heavenly tabernacle which is not made with hands, and that we are clothed with which refers to our bodies. He expresses his desire to receive the heavenly tabernacle and to be released from his earthly tabernacle (body).

This heavenly one is the one we shall receive at the coming of Christ. We shall be transfigured into a celestial body that is incorruptible. (Read all of 1 Corinthians 15 for an in-depth description)

"So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. " 1 Cor 15:42-44

Paul stated above:


"..that mortality might be swallowed up of life." 

This aligns with 1 Corinthians 15 again. He is speaking of mortality putting on immortality and that death shall be swallowed up in victory.

^"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" 1 Cor 15:52-55


The grave shall be defeated at His coming.

Finally, Paul said that we would rather be absent from this body and to be present from this Lord. We all should desire to receive these things and look forward to these earnestly.

But, does this occur before the coming of Christ? It does not.

Because of Adam and because of sin, we all must die.


"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23

But in Christ, he shall make us alive. Jesus was the firstfruits of the resurrection, and we shall be at His coming. Not before then.


"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming." 1 Corinthians 15: 22,23 

But can we enter heaven before then? Do we receive our spiritual bodies before then?

"Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die." 1 Cor 15:36

We cannot receive these things for we are mortal and we will die. We cannot enter the Kingdom of God; not until Jesus comes to transform us and redeems us at the Second Coming.

"Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption." 1 Cor 15:50

The Bible also tells us that no man has been to heaven except Jesus,


"And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven." John 3:13

We cannot receive these things on our own. We are simply mortal and await for that promise when Jesus shall come and give us immortality. Until then, we wait in our graves. We await to be released from our earthly tabernacle and to receive the new heavenly tabernacle.

The dead in Christ shall be raised up incorruptible, their graves shall be broken and death shall be defeated.  That is why the Bible calls us "sleeping" for we shall awake again.

Paul's desire is to be with the Lord and he shall be when Jesus returns.We will all be caught up together in the air, and then there we shall be with the Lord for always.

"Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." 1 Thessalonians 4:17

Let us comfort one another with these words.

How to Understand the Bible

In the past, I would read the Bible and nothing ever really stuck to me. I would read it and it would pass over from me with none effect. Although the Bible was written in English, I could not understand.

I also heard that the King James Bible is in the sixth grade reading level, so I couldn't exactly say that it was too hard for me to read. I realize that now while I look back is that I was in the carnal mind and could not understand the Spiritual things.

We can take classes, go to Bible college, attend church for years and still not understand the Bible fully. Yet, the Bible is the living Word of God, and excruciatingly important for all Christians to read. We try to get the Word out of alternative sources like through a sermon, or a Christian book, and so forth... yet none of these things can ever take the place of the Saviour speaking to you directly in His Word.

The Bible is most certainly the living Word, for God speaks to us in His Word. It is a book that will never be finished even if we read from Genesis to Revelation. God reveals His truth in His Word as He chooses to do so. He hides the others, and even goes as far to blind those from His Word. He deliberately chooses to confuse wise men and scholars.

It is as a veil covering our eyes that we cannot see the truth, and we are blind unto it. Only Christ Jesus can lift up the veil and allow you to see.

"And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away." 2 Corinthians 3:13-16

God blinds whom He chooses to, and He reveals His Word and truth unto whom He chooses to.

"He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them." John 12:40

Let us turn to Him and ask for the Spirit of truth which is a gift unto us from God.

"Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you." John 14:17


"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come." John 16:13

And when we receive this Spirit, it is an anointment from God. We need to abide in God and He shall teach us all things.


"But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him." 1 John 2:17

And the Holy Spirit will help us see God's Word clearly. Think of the Holy Spirit as a pair of glasses to help us see clearly what was blurry to our eyes. We need not any man to teach us or instruct us in the Word, for once we have the Spirit, we also have the mind of Christ.

"For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ." 1 Corinthians 2:16

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" Philippians 2:5

God  desires us to worship Him in Spirit and truth. If we want to worship Him, we must do it with Spirit and truth.


"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. " John 4:23


"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."John 4:24

Let us ask God for wisdom and understanding in His Word. Let us ask God for the Spirit of Truth to guide us. Let us ask God to give us a deep hunger for His Word and to remove the veil from our eyes that we may see.

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." James 1:5

And lastly, in this world so many are deceived daily. All Christians must know the Word well to distinguish between truth and deception. So many are led astray into false doctrine, churches and by false prophets because they know not the Word. Let us make that a priority in our lives.

Knowlege of Good and Evil

We all know the story of Adam and Eve from the Genesis book in the Bible. We are familiar with the story of how satan as a serpent beguiled Eve into disobeying God and eating of the forbidden fruit. Here is the story:

"Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said,Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?


And the woman said unto the serpent, we may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree that 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.


When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desired of to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat." Genesis 3:1-6



Before I begin, remember that deception is 99% truth and 1% lie. The enemy works daily to deceive us in any way, shape or form. He even deceives us through false Bibles, false churches, false prophets and so forth. God tells us to try and test these things whether they be of God, or not.

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1


Some may teach that satan told a complete and blatant lie to Eve. You may hear from some that the knowledge of good and evil was also lie that satan told Eve while wrapped around the forbidden tree. That wasn't a balant lie, but a deception from satan. He seduced Eve first by telling her that they would be like gods knowing good and evil, then he deceives her by saying "thou shall not surley die!"

Was it an illusion or lie that we know good and evil? First, let's check ourselves.. do we know good and evil? Yes.

Secondly, God confirms it in His Word by acknowledging what had happened,


"And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil.." Genesis 3:22

Also,

When Adam and Eve ate of the fruit, 


"And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons." Genesis 3:7

Their eyes were indeed open, just as the serpent said in verse three listed above. 


Satan is the father of lies, and he is a liar, that we do not deny. A flat out lie would be easy to detect, but satan was the most subtle serpent in the garden and he deceived Eve by mixing a lie into the truth. We see that in the world everywhere today with false Bibles, false churches, false prophets and so forth. Beware for the enemy seeks to deceive us all.


Adam and Eve were originally protected by innocence and purity until that was shattered. Now we became cursed by living in a mortal flesh driven by it's own lusts. We see good and evil everyday, and we die. This brought on the law, and the law brought us into grace. Now when we sin, we are not condemned for we are in Christ (Romans 8:1) and we strive to walk in the Spirit.

We as Christians have our sins covered by the blood of Jesus. I am a sinner, and I sin, but I have grace from Christ that whenever I fall, I can rise up again and keep going. I won't stay in iniquity, but I can continue to keep fighting the good fight.

"For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief." Proverbs 24:16


And even the great apostle Paul struggled with his own flesh while desiring the things of God. It is a daily battle, we must continue to deprive our flesh and it's lusts, and walk in the Spirit with Christ Jesus. We don't pretend it does not exist, but we acknowledge it, and hate it.

"I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin." Romans7:21-25 

And it is not love to ignore sin in others. It is love to rebuke our brethren and we need to keep each other walking along the straight and narrow way. If we see a bear trap in our brother's path, we need to let them know. The Bible tells us not to judge (for that is the wrong spirit), but to rebuke them in love and intreat them as brethren. (Proverbs 24:24,25, Proverbs 27:5,6, Amos 5:10, 15, Luke 17:3, 2 Timothy 4:2, Titus 1:13, Titus 2:15)

If we say that we have no sin, then we call God a liar.


"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." 1 John 1:8-10


Sin is not an illusion or a lie, for this was the whole purpose of the law, of grace, and our need of a Saviour. We will arrive to the point of perfection when Jesus returns. That is the blessed hope we look for. We will become incorruptible when we are freed from this mortal body (what is corruptible cannot inherit incorruption until we are raised incorruptible in 1 Corinthians 15:50).

One day we won't have this flesh anymore. This flesh is a curse from the first Adam, and we shall soon inherit the new body from the second Adam (Jesus) who is the firstfruit of the children of the resurrection. We have to keep turning to God for that and fighting the good fight daily, instead of pretending sin doesn't exist.

If there is no sin, there would be no Saviour.

And I am a sinner that is no longer condemned, for I have grace by the blood of Jesus.