"Numbers constitute the only universal language." Nathanael West "Nature's great book is written in mathematics." Galileo "Mathematics is a more powerful instrument of knowledge than any other that has been bequeathed to us by human agency." Descartes Whatever you think about the quotations above,...

Joseph Herrin (04-22-2014) Yesterday morning, prior to sitting down to begin writing the next chapter in the FOUNDATIONS series, I needed to walk to the mailbox with a sack full of newsletters so they could be delivered to men in prison. It was a beautiful morning here in South Georgia. The high...

Joseph Herrin (04-18-2014) My Daughter Kristin on My Catrike (Click on any image to view larger) I am spending considerable time studying and meditating upon this current series titled FOUNDATIONS. Because of the amount of research and study involved, my posts have been less frequent than normal....

Satan in Council by John Martin (1831) The Scriptures reveal that there are spiritual authorities behind the human authorities mankind recognizes on the earth. These spiritual forces remain largely hidden, concealed even to the knowledge of most Christian men and women. Like puppet masters in a...

Joseph Herrin (04-11-2014) A number of people wrote to notify me of a recent event that appears very symbolic. On Tuesday, April 8th, at the Atlanta Braves baseball team’s home opener, the pre-game fireworks struck the American flag and set it afire. It is not difficult to perceive a parable in...

Cherubim Covering the Ark of the Covenant There are a great many diverse and incompatible doctrines existent today concerning the identity of that being that the Bible calls Satan, the devil, the great dragon, and the serpent of old. Some have suggested that the Scriptural references to this being...

There are some things that Yahweh in His providence has chosen to reveal to His people in mere glimpses. There are some matters that are too great for us to bear at this time. The apostle Paul was given visions of heavenly matters that are beyond the ken of mortal man. He was at one time caught up...

Tokyo Dinosaur Museum (Click on any image to view larger) The dinosaur skeleton in the foreground of the picture above is a Mamenchisaurus. There have been a number of skeletal remains of this dinosaur species found throughout China, the earliest being discovered in Sichuan Province in 1952 during...

Joseph Herrin (03-26-2014) In the Gospel of Philip, an early Gnostic writing, and in the Zohar, the main literary source for the teachings of Kabbalah, there is found a teaching that is commonly referred to as “the serpent seed doctrine.” This doctrine purports that Eve was impregnated by the...

Joseph Herrin (03-13-2014) Recently I have had several people write to me on the subject of interracial relationships. This is a subject I have encountered repeatedly throughout my years of ministry. Not having a published teaching on the subject, I have found myself having to construct a response...

The Bible speaks much of the beginning of things. In understanding beginnings we are able to properly understand both the physical and spiritual world about us. If we do not properly identify beginnings our beliefs and doctrines will invariably be distorted. During the years in which I have...

Joseph Herrin (03-07-2014) The series I have just begun titled Foundations has elicited a significant amount of e-mails. One of the primary reasons I have not been posting to the Parables Blog as frequently as I have been accustomed to doing in the past is that many of my days have been entirely...

Joseph Herrin (03-24-2014) I thought I would take some time to get caught up on some recent news events even though I have recently started a new series of writings which I anticipate continuing for some time (the Foundations series). I had seen a news item last month regarding the National...

In posting the previous chapter of this book I have anticipated some objections that may be raised to what has been set forth. In trying to keep each post to a reasonable length it becomes untenable to attempt to address in one writing every concern, question, or objection to a doctrine as...

John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. From the time I was a child I heard Christ described as “the only begotten son.” Like many Christians I could quote John 3:16 from my youth....

FOUNDATIONS Psalms 78:2-4 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of Yahweh, and His might, and the...

Joseph Herrin (02-19-2014) I have been reading a number of books in preparation for a new series of writings. This is one of the reasons I have not been posting many writings of late. Much of my present time is being spent in research, collating notes, and clarifying various ideas for this new...

Joseph Herrin (02-15-2014) MaryAnn Kauffman and Baby Boy Psalms 30:5 Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Back in December I shared that the husband one of my daughter’s closest friends was shot as the couple returned home during the holidays. Marcus Kauffman...

(This is a re-post of an article I published six years ago. You can find it on the Heart4God website under the page for Presentations.) Valentine’s Day - Babylon’s Romantic Deception Joseph Herrin (02-07-08) NOTICE!: It was necessary in declaring the truth of the origin of Valentine’s Day, and the...

Joseph Herrin (02-06-2014) Back in Rural Middle Georgia (Click on any picture to view larger) Champ and I departed Jekyll Island on February 1st. We pulled out early in the morning before daylight. Traffic was very light since it was a Saturday morning. The route I take avoids Interstates as my...

Joseph Herrin (02-03-2014) The Illuminati, those servants of Satan who hold the reins of this fallen world system, frequently use major media events, especially those related to sports, to communicate their plans through subtle means. They use signs, symbols, song lyrics, even the outcome of...

Joseph Herrin (01-27-2014) A profound parable was observed yesterday when at the conclusion of the Vatican’s annual  Caravan of Peace event two doves were released and immediately attacked by a crow and a seagull. The crow grabbed one of the doves in flight. It also pecked at it and tore...

Updates to the Heart4God Website I have added a number of teachings to the Heart4God website. The recently completed Yahweh’s Book can now be found as a PDF file on the Book page. Additionally, I posted the series The Hearing Ear to the Articles page. It can be found at the bottom of the list of...

In 2013 the American Bible Society commissioned the Barna Group to conduct a survey. The focus of the survey was American’s attitudes and actions relating to the Bible. The results were published under the title The State of the Bible, 2013. The report reveals a tremendous disparity between what...

Joseph Herrin (01-15-2014) Champ on the Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia (Click on any image to view larger) My time on Jekyll Island is drawing to a close. I will be pulling up stakes and returning to Central Georgia on February 1st. Champ and I have about two weeks left here. It has been a...

Divine truth is exceedingly precious. In the same way that man places his treasures under lock and key, so does Yahweh. The treasures of the kingdom of God are not carnal things like silver, gold, and precious gems. In the treasury of heaven are hidden divine mysteries and the knowledge of the...

Accordance Bible Software Screen Shot (Image shows Accordance Bible study software with Bible passage, commentary, Greek New Testament, Brown Driver Briggs Lexicon, map, geographic coordinates, and personal notes panes open.) Daniel 12:4 “But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the...

II Timothy 2:15 Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth. [Amplified Bible] If what has been shared...

(Click on Image to View Larger) One of the disturbing facts relative to all existing Bible translations is that they are affected by the bias of the men and women who have labored to produce them. Not all such bias is the result of evil intent, or a lack of Christian character. To a large extent,...

Variorum New Testament (The Variorum Edition of the New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Translated Out of the Original Greek, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by His Majesty’s Special Command: with Various Renderings and Readings) The zealous student...