The little girl seated beside her painting is Akiane Kramarik.  She painted this portrait of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, at the age of 8.  She is a prodigy and has an amazing gallery on her website: artakiane.com  Her paintings are pricey, but she donates much to charity.  Jesus has visited her and she is amazingly gifted.  
 Jesus said concerning the last days, just before His return, in Luke 21:26, "Men's hearts will fail them for fear, looking after those things that are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken."  Jesus is referring to the ungodly, who have no hope.  Here is the Word of God for the righteous:  "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind stays on You, because he trusts in You" Isaiah 26:3.  

You may have been following this blog, possibly even since last year, and by this point you might be quite alarmed by what you are seeing.  God commissioned me to create this website in October 2010, and to tell you the truth, I would be shaken by what I am finding throughout the world, as I compare these events to the scriptures.  I have perfect peace regardless, because I serve the living God of all heaven and earth.  I am comforted to know that Jesus is coming soon and I am ready to meet Him.  Knowing the Word of God gives me great comfort, because all of the promises written in the Bible are mine.  You can have peace too.  If you haven't received Jesus as your Savior and Redeemer, I would like to invite you to visit the "How Can I Be Saved" page of this website.  God bless you and may you come to know the joy and peace that only God can give in this turbulent world.

A dear friend gave me a book recently, "Heaven is for Real."  The book is elementary and speaks much about the life of a four-year-old, but there are also testimonies of the miraculous in this book and it was actually one of the best books I have ever read.  Colton Burpo almost died with a burst appendix, which was misdiagnosed.  He went to heaven and met Jesus during his near death experience.  In the meantime, on the other side of the world, a little girl has visions of Jesus and heavenly experiences.  She is a prodigy and begins drawing at the age of four and painting at the age of six.  Colton's father and mother had often asked Colton if he recognized Jesus in many of the paintings and prints of Jesus they found in books and while shopping, etc, but he always said, "No, that's not him."  One day, Colton's father brought Akiane's painting of Jesus up on the computer screen and asked Colton the same question, but this time, Colton became very serious and said, "That's Him."  I was so curious when I read this part of the book that I went to my computer and brought up Akiane Kramarik's website to look at the painting myself.  I was shocked and amazed and I felt in my spirit that she captured the likeness of our Lord.  

Later, I remembered I had photos of the Shroud of Turin and I decided I would try to determine if the image matched the painting.  The structure of the face appears to be a perfect match!  I was even more amazed when I was searching the internet on another day about Akiane's visions and I came across a website about the Shroud of Turin (shroudofturin.wordpress.com), and I found another commentator who said the same thing about the comparison between Akiane's painting of Jesus and the Shroud of Turin!  

 I am blessed by these testimonials and I hope they bless and comfort you too.  Jesus died for us, to pay the price for our sins.  God commanded, "The soul that sins will die" Ezekiel 18:4.  Since Jesus redeemed us with his blood, the only thing we have to do is receive Him and surrender our lives to Him to gain eternal life.  I urge you to receive the Lord today; tomorrow may be too late.