Hi, I'm Shawn Driscoll.
My personal testimony is below. But enough about that...

Introduction

God loves everyone, so He made a Way for all to come to Him, to live forever with Him. But the problem is, we were all born into sin, born into God's wrath, for all have sinned. Therefore there was no hope for us until God made a Way.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 1Timothy 3:16

God came to us as the man Christ Jesus, lived the perfect life that we could never live. Then Jesus gave His Life for us when He died on the cross. This He did willingly. It is by His Blood that we are cleansed from all unrighteousness. It is through His death on the cross, and His Resurrection into Life, that we can come to God.

Jesus died for everyone, but that doesn't mean all will accept His Gift of Grace. Many are forever condemned because they reject Him.

1John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

For God So Loved the World: John 3:16-19

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

If we believe on Jesus Christ, then we will take up our cross daily and live for Him. That means to die to self and our desires, and to live for Him. We give our lives to Him, because He loved us so much that He gave His Life for us.

If we love God, then we will keep His Commandments. We know that those who live in sin will perish.

1Corinthians 6:9-11 Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

A Christian will always forsake unrighteousness and come to God.

Website's Purpose

The purpose of this website is obvious, it is to bring Honor and Glory to the Lord God Almighty.

It is designed as an excerise in wisdom and knowledge, to give insight to all those who need it. At this time, there is very little "preaching" and a lot of pure Words of God arranged in such a way as to aid in understanding.

In my experience, all the answers that we need are in the Holy Bible.

"Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God"...and again Alleluia.

Note About the True City of Our Lord

In the Old Testament, the "city of God" or the city of the LORD would be a reference to Jerusalem and/or to Mount Zion which a hill in Jerusalem. This website is not meant to be about ancient or modern Jerusalem or Zion, nor to a real city here and now on Earth.

The Old Testament concept of the "City of Our Lord God" can be seen in many places. Psalms 46 and Psalms 48 are great examples. But in the New Testament, Hebrews 11 and Hebrews 13, and Revelation 21 provides a clearer picture of the Heavenly City that is to come.

The City of Our God

The True City of Our Lord God is new Jerusalem, the city that is to come.

Hebrews 11:10 “For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”

Revelation 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

This website is a type of highway sign

As a young child, one of the first songs I learned was Psalms 48, Great is the LORD and Greatly to be Praised

This song has always had great meaning for me.

Another version: Psalm 48 Song: Great is the LORD and Greatly to be Praised

Psalms 48:1-3, Psalms 48:8-12, Psalms 48:14 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God in her high places is known for a tower. As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her—to the age. Selah. We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple, As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand. Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments. Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers, That this God is our God—To the age and for ever, He—he doth lead us over death!

A few hours after the shortest day and the longest night of the darkest moon, the sun rose, and I was born. A premie, born a month too soon because I wanted to see my first Christmas.

When I was very young, I became aware of the existence of God and that He was watching over me. Sometimes I wonder if I knew of Him “all the way back” even before they put me in a Christmas stocking. Around age three, I would play in our driveway, afraid to look up because God is so great. I knew way back then, that He was caring for me, protecting me, and therefore, He loved me.

At some point, I decided that this was because he chose to love me, therefore He must be okay to communicate with. So by age four, I began talking to Him.

In a way, I was a frightened little boy, cuddling up to God's warmth and hiding in His shadow. I would whisper my little secrets to Him because I knew He was listening. Not long after, I would give to Him my pathetic cares, and eventually tell Him about my concerns.

And what big concerns they were! Because of the way others acted and talked about God, I wondered if anyone else knew who God really was. I figured that surely, if they knew who God really was, then when they talked about Him, they would get it right.

When others talked about God, I would just listen to see if they understood who God was. Then I would pray to God with heavy burdens, prayers for them. Over a short time, these prayers became more intense.

Not long after my fifth birthday, our church had an end of the year, beginning of the New Year event where they stayed up past midnight.

It was almost midnight, the auditorium was mostly empty. Almost everyone was downstairs socializing, eating cake, or drinking punch. But I was in the auditorium, playing under the pews.

Some man wanting to be a preacher went to the podium to practice his sermons. He decided to preach on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I listened to him enough to follow along.

He preached about how everyone was lost in their sins and needed to be holy, perfect in order to come to God. The only Way to be Saved Eternally is to come to God and accept His Gift of love for us.

He spoke of Jesus, who is God manifested as a perfect man. Nobody is perfect or righteous in God's eyes. So Jesus had to do it for us, He became the perfect man and lived a sinless life, because He was the only one who could.

He said that Jesus willingly died on the cross for us, voluntarily taking upon Himself all the sins of the world. He did this because He loved us.

Somehow, I knew that everything he said was true, because that was my God he was preaching about, this was exactly what He would do! This gracious gift of love is what my God would give to anyone who would accept it.

If I remember correctly, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior before the preacher gave the invitation. I repented of my sins, as far as I knew what they were. I was aware that sin was, in general, living in disobedience to God and not listening to Him.

I got to thinking about what all this meant. The man was preaching, but I was listening to someone else, someone much higher up. I was listening to God's Spirit, who was reaching all the way down to comfort a lost little boy who had just been found.

Many would call me a Christian at this point, but I knew something was missing. The Spirit of God told me that in order to be a true, genuine Christian and receive salvation, I needed to give my life to Christ — all of it.

I thought about it for a couple of minutes. Did I really want to do that? I was thinking along the lines of forever: now, forever past, and forever future. I wondered if it was possible. I decided that whether it was possible or not, God could make it happen. So I put my trust in Him and believed that He would save me.

So I trusted Him and threw my life into His hands, because I was just a small child crying, "Here I am, Lord; save me."

My spirit was brought to life at that very moment. The Lord's Spirit came into me. He comforted me by answering all of my questions on these matters of Salvation. He explained everything I needed to know.

I had to tell someone, but the preacher was gone, so I ran out of the auditorium.

I rushed up to a man dressed in a suit and told him that I had accepted God's Christ as my Lord and Savior, and that I had just given my life to Him. The man did not know whether to believe me or not, so he began asking me questions, trying to explain salvation to me. But I was listening to him, to see if he got it right, for I knew what God had done.

The man then told me that I needed to be baptized, and roughly explained to me what Baptism was and what it represented. But I did not want to be baptized because I was already. I had been baptized into the Spirit of God, the only true baptism. But he said God had commanded it, so I obeyed. The next week they would baptise me.

Later, as I learned to read, I started reading through the Holy Bible of God. The dictionary at the back of the Bible was inadequate, so I kept a large Webster's dictionary beside me to look up the words that I did not understand.

When I came to the books of Isaiah, and especially Jeremiah, I didn’t understand. How and why did these books include my prayers to God? The passages were not word-for-word, but they had the same meaning as my prayers.

Then, when I read Lamentations, what I shock! For there, in places, were my prayers, word-for-word. Of course, sometimes it was not word-for-word because it was in the King James English. Also, I wasn't praying for Jerusalem or Israel, though one could say I was praying for true Israel.

From then on, when I read my Bible, I had a large 1942 Webster's Dictionary on one side and a massive Strong's Exhaustive Concordance on the other.

This is how I began my life for Christ. I wasn't perfect, and I didn't have any great examples to follow. It would be a rough road ahead.

~ Shawn Driscoll

Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

About the Seal of the City of Our Lord God

The City Seal is a stand for the Lord with Meaning and Sincerity.

Numbers in the Seal. This is not meant to be an excersize in numerology, but rather an acknowledgement that in the Holy Bible, numbers do have meaning and significance. They are placed in the seal to underline, to emphasize what it stands for.

The 24 spokes represent many things.

Let's start with 3 times 8.
The 3 represents divine wholeness, perfection, and completeness (see 1 John 5:7 about the Trinity bearing witness in heaven for all things).
8 represents new beginnings, salvation, and resurrection (see 1 Peter 3:20 where 8 people representing all persons on earth were saved). The combination represents the fullness of salvation.
Also, it represents 2 times 12.
The 2 represents the Two Witnesses, the Old and the New Testiment. It also represents two as one, such as Holy Matrimony and the Lord God and His Bride.
The number 12 represents the Disciples of Christ, the Apostles, the patriarches of the Tribes of Israel, and the 12 gates of Heavenly Jerusalem.
Let's not forget 4 times 6.
4 represents all the cardinal directions, basically, everywhere. And the 6 represents mankind in general. Together 4 times 6 represents all mankind everywhere.
And finally, 24 represents the 24 Thrones of Heaven and their Elders.

The banner across the center has two crowns.

The crowns represent the power and authority of God the Father and God the Son. We do not have any biblical references to the Holy Spirit sitting on the Throne of Glory, the Throne of Grace. But we do have reference to God the Father and Christ Jesus sitting at His right. Presumably, all or any crowns, which are symbols of authority, are representative of God's Glory, Power, and Majesty. So this is why all crowns will be given to Jesus.
The crowns have 5 spikes, 5 standing for the Grace. Also, 5 stands for the number of crowns a believer can earn.

The over arch banner "City of Our Lord God" is refering to the city made without hands, the Eternal City of God, the Heavenly Jerusalem, sometimes called New Jerusalem or Zion.
It has 16 letters, and in general we are not told in the bible what the number 16 might represent. However, it is 2 times 8 the meanings of which are referred to above. 16 might be a reference to God the Father and God the Son, as we see in John 3:16

The under arch banner "In God We Trust" is refering to the Blessed Assurance that Jesus is Our God. We are in His Care. It has 12 letters, see 12 referred above. This arch also has 2 Royal Olive Branches with 5 leaves representing Peace of God and His Redeemer through Grace.

There are 3 gold rings, the rings representing eternity, gold for authority, and 3 for the Trinity. It represents Eternal Glory, Wisdom, Power, and Worth.

There is 1 orange ring, the ring representing eternity, orange for purification and fire. It represents Eternal Holiness and Righteousness.

There is 1 dark blue ring, the ring representing eternity, and the dark blue for royalty. It represents Eternal King and Majesty.

The interior circle colors are crimson and royal blue which stands for Jesus' Royalty and the Blood that He shed for us. The two olive branches are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. They also stand for old and new, past and future. There are 40 leaves on the branches, 20 on each. They stand for trials, tribulations, hardships, warnings, being made read for Triumph and Victory. They represent the Divine Order in the Kingdom of God, ultimately, Peace with God.

The balanced scales in the right upper quadrant of the inner circle stands for Holy Judgment, a balance of Justice and Mercy.

The flaming fire in the left upper quadrant stands for the Light and Flame of God which is our life in Christ through the Holy Spirit.

The Open Book stands for the Word of God (which is Christ Jesus) or the Book of Life (which is through Christ Jesus).

The flying dove represents the active Spirit of God, leading us to the Cross of Jesus, and therefore leading us to God and His Salvation. He is carrying an Olive Branch of Peace between God and man.

The white cross represents the Cross of Jesus. First it was a symbol of shame, made of wood, used to crucify criminals. Then it became dark with the sins of the whole world. Then it began red with the Blood of Jesus. And it is His Blood which cleanes us from all unrighteousness, making us as white as snow. The cross is now white (pure) because Jesus is Alive and His Righteousness has Overcome sin and death.

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

About the Symbol and Logo at the bottom

I needed a general symbol, logo, and/or icon to put on my various websites.

It seems that nowadays with any symbol someone will say something like “that symbol was used by the pagans or in the occult” no matter how benign or godly. So I decided to use the least controversial symbol that I could find.

I chose the 8-pointed Star of Bethlehem.

The 8-pointed star can also mean or represent: The Birth of Christ, Christ and His Divinity, the Seal of Melchizedek, star of Saint John, Christ’s Resurrection, Star of Redemption, reflects the Kingdom of God and eternity. It is sometimes called the Star of Christ.

In the Holy Bible, the number 8 usually represents holiness to God in some form. So there are 8 points. The number 8 can represent: Holiness to the Lord, New Birth, New Creature, Born-Again, Salvation, Regeneration, Resurrection, New Beginning, Circumsion (circumsized heart), Deliverance and so on.

There are 8 symbols beyond the points of the main star. The 8 symbols are 4 circles and 4 stars. The circles represent eternity. The stars represent the four cardinal directions, everywhere. Also, the four-pointed star is often used to represent the Star of Bethlehem and the Cross of Christ. As a child, sometimes I would draw the 4-pointed star above the manger. Technically, there are 5 circles, because there is one around the initials "SD". The number 5 represents Grace, in this case, the Grace of God, which is also the meaning of my first name.

When I was a child, I would draw the Star of Bethlehem with either 4 or 8 points. The bottom point would always point to Jesus (specifically to His Birth, to the manger). But Jesus is in heaven now, and His Spirit is always with us, so it seems appropriate to have the points of the star representing all directions because God is everywhere.

The letters “SD” are simply my first and last initials. It's probably not a good idea to include my middle initial, "A". Overall, it's supposed to represent that I’ve been reborn into Christ.

The colors that I use vary according to the background color so that it will show up. But I like to use the colors white, blue, and gold for Israel or red, orange, and yellow for fire (as in God's Baptism of Fire).

This is a page from the Lennigrad Codex, showing the six and the eight pointed star. The Leningrad Codex (Codex Leningradensis) is the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in Hebrew.

The animation is to help show the Hebrew text underneath.

The meaning of my full name is “The Noble Angel of God’s Grace.” I put that into Google Translate, it comes out in Hebrew as "המלאך האצילי של חסד אלוהים”

"Angel" could also be interpreted as "Messenger, Interpreter, or Intercessor" (it's all the same word). I'm busy experimenting with a logo, maybe I'll come up with something better?

Repeated across the very bottom is the Name of God in Hebrew. The first is in Ancient Pictographic Hebrew. The second is in Paleo-Hebrew script, also known as Proto-Hebrew. And the third is God's Name in Modern Hebrew.

Wanting to know about these three?

They represent the three happy children who I saw in heaven; they were holding onto my right arm. The oldest, who had blonde hair, was holding onto my wrist. The second, who had brown hair, was holding onto my forearm. And the youngest, who had red hair and was all smiles, was holding onto my elbow. I believe that they were my granddaughters; and in the years to come, yet to be born, yet to die.