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Post by Gary on Sept 1, 2018 10:45:07 GMT -6
Here at Unsealed we're not just teaching Bible prophecy and covering the news. We're on mission and we need your help. The LORD is coming and there is fleeting time left to make a lasting impact for the Kingdom. For you who have been fed from us, will you now go and feed others? We're in a brutal war and there are many who still need to be rescued. How you can be on mission with us:[/b] - Supporting our online evangelism efforts, primarily through social media. We run campaigns that reach hundreds of thousands of people with the gospel, but these campaigns cost money. You can support and expand these campaigns by contributing to our ministry. We don't pocket or profit. All of your contribution goes towards its intended purpose.
- Distributing comprehensive gospel tracts. We have begun distributing booklets that include a presentation of the rightly divided gospel, but they also cover biblical Christianity comprehensively. It's the best sort of tract you can give someone because it systematically answers all of the most important questions someone might have, including why God must exist, why Christianity is uniquely true, why Jesus is the only way, what the gospel is, how eschatology will unfold, and how Christians should live, among other topics. You can purchase them here for $3.63, or, if you're looking to do bulk distribution, we can purchase them for you wholesale for $2.15 (nearly 50 for $100) and ship them to you direct. If you'd like to help distribute, please make your contribution using the donate button above and leave a note with your donation. We will cover any shipping costs. If you are unable to cover the cost, we can still use your help distributing (email Gary at gary@unsealed.org).
- Purchasing and reviewing our books. 500 Years and Some Things You Should Know are published works dedicated to the gospel. All the money we make from the sale of these books we use to support this ministry. Please consider purchasing one or both for yourself and your friends and family. Leaving a review would also be greatly appreciated.
- Participating in The Bible-Seed Project. As Hitler rose to power his repressive regime burned hundreds of thousands of Bibles and pieces of Christian literature. No doubt when the ultimate man of lawlessness rises to power he will do much, much worse. The Bible says a time will come when people will wander from "sea to sea" looking for the words of God and not find them. It is likely that very few manuscripts of the Bible will survive the Tribulation. While many are looking to store up for themselves food and water, we are asking that you store something far more valuable. Jesus said, "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." You can help by purchasing Bibles and the gospel booklets mentioned above and storing them in well-hid places. An inexpensive way to preserve literature for a very long period of time is using Mylar bags with desiccants and oxygen absorbents. If done properly, each "Bible-Seed" can be preserved for hundreds of years or longer. We don't provide the Bibles or bags, but you can find them on Amazon for next to nothing—$25 for 50 Mylar bags with everything you need and $2.99 for ESV Bibles. The only reason we have the first five books of the Bible today is because someone hid the Book of the Law behind the First Temple wall. When workers were doing work on the Temple under the reign of King Josiah, they found the scroll(s) hidden (2 Kgs. 22).
- Sharing our articles on Facebook and social media. This is a very quick and easy thing you can do to make a big impact and it doesn't cost anything. Some of the biggest impacts have come from organic sharing that made articles go viral on Facebook. Because someone shared and someone else shared what was shared, they went viral and tens of thousands saw it.
[/ul] Blessings to all of you and Maranatha! |
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Post by kjs on Sept 1, 2018 13:12:27 GMT -6
Gary:
Two questions.....
1). Would you prefer a monthly or one time gift?
2). Do you have plans in the work that will keep this website up for awhile ... After the Raptire....
like paid months in advance or some such plan?
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Post by mike on Sept 1, 2018 18:51:08 GMT -6
Gary can donations be made without signing up for PayPal?
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Post by Gary on Sept 1, 2018 21:43:23 GMT -6
Thank you fellas for the warm responses.
KJS: #1 - Completely up to you. We have a few who contribute monthly and a few who've made one-time or sporadic contributions. Every little bit helps and I mean that!
#2 - That's a really good question and the answer is "yes" (: My intention is to keep all of it running as long as possible. There are several ministry websites (including Unsealed) and I've done my best, based on resources available, to extend the registration, and in some instances, hosting. Setting aside the very real possibility of a media purge when you know who comes to power, Unsealed should stay up-and-running until 2024, at least with registration. I'm looking into contingency plans for hosting, too. That's part of the benefit of the forum, since most of the material is here, as well, and hosting is separate.
Mike: That's the man way, but no pressure whatsoever. If you feel called to contribute, I can PM you some other options.
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Post by kjs on Sept 3, 2018 12:33:54 GMT -6
I got thirty of the tracks from Amazon .....
A bit disappointed .... The type set is terrible ..... Needs a larger font size at least....
It makes very hard reading and one must be very motivated to finish it .... Suspect many with poorer eyesight will just give up.....
Also, a few items of disagreement ..... Not of the basics ..... But more of the application ......
For example on page 20 ... It correctly points out the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the only requirement of salvation .....
yet a few paragraphs later it says water baptism is a first step of required obedience .....
Umm no it is not .... Yes I am all for water baptism and I was baptized in a Baptist church and in the river Jordon (when I was in Israel )
so I have no problem celebrating with someone who wants to be water baptized.....
BUT it is NOT a requirement .....
There other portions that seem "ify" to me as well .... But not so much to reject it all together ....
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Ideas of were to hide these "bags" would be most welcome .......
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Post by Gary on Sept 4, 2018 8:16:36 GMT -6
I'm sorry to hear you're disappointed with them. The idea behind them is to keep costs as low as humanly possible, while still having a full, systematic presentation of Christianity, which is why they're 30 pages. I could play around with this though. Do you think the type set would be better w/ a different font and/or more contrasting background (i.e. white paper instead of cream)?
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On the essentials and the gospel there's agreement and imho, that's what most matters. There are few resources that correctly divide on the Gospel of Grace and eschatology. About water baptism - I totally hear you. It's not essential. Definitely not a requirement for salvation (as p. 20 says), but I do think a strong case can be made it's non-optional if a Christian is intending to live a life of obedience (it's commanded in Mt. 28:19; one of only two things Jesus commanded in Matthew's record of the Great Commission). It was also performed by just about everyone in the book of Acts and usually very close to the moment of inner conversion (e.g. the Ethiopian eunuch). Anyway, I don't mention that to persuade, but just to point out it's an important non-essential. It does have a purpose.
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As far as hiding bags (: Supposing you use Mylar, or some other tightly sealed, non-acidic packaging, they should be pretty much impervious to dirt. You could bury them, put them in the hollow of a tree, in a metal chest in the attic, inside of a wall (via attic), etc. According to tradition, the Torah was found behind the wall in the First Temple in the 2 Kings account. More recently, they found a nearly perfectly preserved original copy of the Israeli Declaration of Independence buried at the base of a tree. It had been tightly sealed in a cylindrical capsule.
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Post by kjs on Sept 4, 2018 9:16:02 GMT -6
Something with a bigger font, would be best -- or if keeping the same font size, more spacing between lines.... Us old folks have trouble reading small text ....  Seriously, going up one more font size should not impact the number of pages..... But I read the track with my glasses which included magnification and I still had problems reading the text.... Thanks for listening..... ... Not sure where I will place the bibles and tracks (but I am getting the bags).... Here is an idea -- maybe --- what if I packaged in two bags and allow them to go to the garbage landfill .... It will definitely get buried and if Tribulation gets as bad as it sounds like .... people maybe going to landfills trying to get useful items that they no longer can get through stores...... |
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Post by Natalie on Sept 4, 2018 11:14:46 GMT -6
Put one in your pantry or one of your cabinets with food. Bathroom medicine cabinet if big enough. Vehicles.
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Post by Gary on Sept 4, 2018 14:38:36 GMT -6
Ok, I've now had two people mention the font... so I fixed it! Thank you KJS for the suggestion. Should be much easier on the eyes (up two font sizes). And publishing cost is the same because I did some clever formatting tricks to keep the pages to a minimum.
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