Trying to find good Christian You Tube Channels amongst the many thousands out there is a daunting prospect, but this video aims with these tips, to narrow your search down, right down to a maximum of a dozen or so. There are some real gems out there, but they often get buried by the flashier, larger and more worldly looking Christian channels that focus more on thrills rather than Christianity itself.
If you are looking for fellowship with other Christians, this is a good way to find fellow sheep, it can be time consuming, but when you find these channels you will realise when you find a real brother or sister, it is well worth the effort. As always, if you are in the Christian faith, let the spirit guide you to the right channels. Discernment is key
The latest news and developments from The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel. What's in, what's out, what's happening behind the scenes and new styles of videos that are or will be appearing.
Update Frequency
Updates used to be 2 times a week with the update days being highly variable. After a lot of thought this has now been changed over the last couple of months with updates now reduced to once a week on a firm date which is Wednesday normally between 2-4 pm UK Time. This may be later in the day if there are issues with uploading the video. Again if there are Bank Holidays or unforeseen issues, the update may be on a Thursday as a result. Quality over quantity is the aim of The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel and reducing the update to once a week ensures a better produced and better researched and more in depth video. Increasingly more complex topics are being tackled beyond the normal average videos you see on You Tube and this ensures that the main website is not affected in update terms.
Video Lengths/Duration
Video length or duration used to be up to a maximum of 40 or so minutes but recently some experimenting has been done with extra long videos which are a minimum of 1 hour and up to 1 and a half hours in length. If the subject matter is more complex or requires more time to explain then these longer videos will appear or they may come as a Part 1 and Part 2. BUT most videos will be around the 30-40 minute in length time which seems to be the sweet spot for videos which are concerned with Bible Prophecy.
Comments:
As the comments seem to have improved and are more frequent in recent months, any comments that are added will be checked within 24-48 hours so your comment if approved should appear quicker than it did in the past. I still don't respond to comments direct but see details of the NEW video format below.
NEW Q and A and Video Response
Another new experimental type of video was released in two parts about 3 weeks ago and they seem to be getting some sort of interest. These videos are video responses from myself in the form of a Q and A session responding to comments that are being received on videos at The Twelve Gates You Tube channel. The quality of the comments seems to be picking up recently and a lot are not that easy to respond to and require some research to give a decent answer. So these new Q and A Video Response Style videos are an attempt to answer comments that need answering and mean I can reply in my own time instead of having to answer in say 24 hours or so. These videos as stated earlier are experimental and may have a couple of news items thrown in the mix as well. Update frequency is variable depending on how many comments are coming in but at present about every 4-6 weeks seems about right at present. These video responses will feature limited Bible quotes are these are just myself responding to comments. The two experimental videos are Q and A Video Response 1 and Q and A Video Response 2.
NEW Prophecy Maps in Videos
The most recent Bible Prophecy videos have been primarily focused on scripture via the Xiphos Bible Software which seems to be a winning formula which will not be changed, but the software does have the ability to display Biblical maps as well, so these will be featured in a Prophecy study alongside the existing Bible verses. Other maps may be farmed in from elsewhere as well. Just adds another dimension to the video and breaks up the wall of text so it appeals to a wider audience. Photos of Biblical locations may also appear in future videos. The latest video "Map of Locations Mentioned in Revelation" is an example of the possible look of some but not all future videos. I find adding maps to the Bible verses really makes the scripture pop and it sinks in much stronger when you know where the actual location is. Not all of us live in the Middle East?
More in depth and complex topics with a Neutral bias
Most people on You Tube I am aware watch hundreds if not thousands of videos that cover the subject of Bible Prophecy. There must be hundreds of thousands of videos out there, some are good, many are not so good. The aim of this channel is to go into more depth than most and cover more complex topics but with a Neutral Bias which means no pushing of ideologies, opinions and views or agendas at the expense of arriving at the truth according to scripture, which is the main concern of this channel.
Bible Prophecy in the News
These Bible Prophecy News Videos were mentioned in the previous news update bu have as yet to materialise, something that is in the pipeline and being chewed over, these will be shorter in length probably between 3 and 10 minutes going into detail on the latest developments that fulfil Bible Prophecy popping up in the latest news headlines. Still on the drawing board but a couple of experimental videos will be appearing in the near future. These will appear as and when so could be once a week or once a month depending on what headlines are in the news.
Summary The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel will always be trying out new things in connection with Bible Prophecy, trying out new formats, new styles but essentially it is all about Bible Prophecy and finding the truth via scripture. If the videos get interest they are continued, if they do not then obviously they will not.
The focus on this You Tube Channel will always be the Book of Revelation and books that cross refer to it such as Matthew 24 and from the Old Testament the Book of Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah and not forgetting Isaiah.
The latest news from The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel for March 2017. What's going on behind the scenes and the latest developments. What direction is the channel heading in, update frequency and days when updates, new equipment purchased and much more.
With the shift away from personal appearances on You Tube videos and instead using more of a voice over style of delivery which is featured on channels such as BP Earthwatch and other similar channels, it has been decided this is the way forward and the numbers speak for themselves.Video Views and subscriber levels have both jumped recently. Viewing levels still vary incredibly from video to video, but then that is the nature of You Tube.
With a change in focus on the The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel, various things have been looked at which could be improved. There is always something that could be done better!
Improved Sound and New Microphone
Looking around at other similar channels it has been noticed that those who do this voice over presentation video style delivery have rather good sound. As I am no longer appearing in visual form in videos but in voice form only, I've decided to up the game in the sound department and to invest in a new microphone which was bought recently. If you are doing this sort of video presentation the voice and quality becomes ultra important. This new microphone is a noticeably better microphone than what I was using before. The previous microphone was bought down a boot sale for a quid and was more designed for gaming consoles. It was an all plastic Logitech and was OK, but did have shortcomings such as a thin sound and noticeable popping and an annoying Kchhh sound when you hit the record button which involved a lot of work to edit it out so I just left it in.
For serious more professional sound and for just a bit more money I now use a Samson mic(pictured above) which is an entry level studio mic and the sound is vastly improved and it weights considerably more being all metal construction. No more popping and hissing on the letter S and the annoying Kchhhhh sound every couple of minutes has gone also. Managed to get this microphone for very little money which is good because I have very little money these days. Still messing around with this microphone to get the best out of it, but this is the new microphone of choice that will be used on all future videos. Can't recommend this Samson Mic highly enough.
Bible Software for Bible Prophecy Analysis
Various Bible softwares have been tried for Bible Prophecy Analysis presentations but it looks like Xiphos seems to be the best when it comes to producing something that is easy to use and view on You Tube, so Xiphos is the Bible software of choice from now on. The Bible Prophecy analysis presentations seem to be popular on the Twelve Gates You Tube Channel, so this looks to be the way forward for this channel and they will continue into the future.
Covering topics mainly focused on the Book of Revelation Prophecy, but delving into other areas of the New Testament and the Old Testament Prophecy as well, especially the renowned Old Testament prophets and digging up some things that maybe most people are not really aware of in the Bible if you just read it from cover to cover. Some of the stuff revealed is an eye opener. Some topics may have nothing to do with Prophecy, but are interesting none the less.
These videos tend to be around half an hour long and sometimes longer but at present are shorter than an hour and will probably stay that way. All the videos carry a warning saying these are just my thoughts, views, opinions and just a general kicking some prophecy ideas around sort of scenario. What is said in these videos is not cast in stone and could prove to be correct or incorrect.
Other Forms of Video Presentation
Will be looking into other forms of presentation that are End Times focused but not so intensively focused on the Bible, but more in relation to current news headlines that are appearing that are fulfilling Bible Prophecy. Something that has been on the drawing board for some time, that could run in parallel with the Bible Prophecy Analysis but as separate videos under a different category. Something along the lines of the You Tube Channels BP Earthwatch which is more factual and news based or Dahboo7 which seems to be primarily News based but more Underground in Nature. A recent experimental video delving into Subliminal Advertising and One Eyed Symbolism that appears in Adverts (see end of news update for link) could be another way forward. Just another twist on the things that are floating around in our End Times Scenario, the sort of things that are not exactly mentioned in the Bible. These videos will be shorter with a maximum length of 25-30 minutes and probably shorter than that and more eye candy in appearance but crammed with hard facts to stretch the brain cells a bit with maybe a couple of relevant Bible Quotes during the video or placed as a closer at the end of the video. Some other things are being looked into as well.
Frequency of Updates
Currently updating the channel with two videos a week with Wednesday and Saturday being the choice days and lunchtime to early afternoon UK Time being the update time. These days may vary but most times should be on those days. So on average two videos a week, sometimes it may be down to one video update if it's a bigger topic especially Bible Prophecy, other weeks it could be up to three, but two seems to be the average at present to keep the quality of the videos high. Bible Prophecy Analysis is a slow and ponderous process and takes time and cannot be rushed.
Comments
Any comments left on the channel are automatically held for review as I have had problems in the past. If they are fine (that includes both positive and negative) they are approved and appear on the channel. If they are not, or they are spam in nature, promoting or trying to sell something or simply using the discussion area as a means of promoting your own channel or video, then they are removed or never appear in the first place. Persistent offenders will be blocked without warning.
Sometimes I may respond to a comment but most of the time I just leave the comment out there for others to reply, as I've said what I needed to say in the video. No sense in repeating yourself. If you agree with what I say in the video that is fine, if you disagree that is fine as well, but I have an issue with people trying to tell me how to run my channel, especially those who have channels themselves with 2 or no subscribers and have never produced a single video in their entire life. Everybody will take offence to such remarks. It takes a long time to produce any of these videos with research and video production, recording and rendering, when you realise the work involved, then you tend to avoid such comments, unless they really are warranted. Of course as they say in America, if the videos on the channel "Suck" big time, then the owner of the channel obviously needs to be made aware but with valid reasons.
That's the latest news update for March 2017. As always watch for further news on The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel.
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The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel News January 2017
The latest news and developments at The Twelve Gates You Tube channel for late January 2017. After the last news update just weeks ago, yet more changes in direction for this You Tube Channel which are starting to appear over there as we speak.
There has been a shift from myself appearing in the videos in the last week or so, to either a presentation style with me voicing over, or some eye candy and music laced with Bible quotes style videos. This looks to be the way the channel will be heading in 2017. The talking head, lip flapping style presentations will be a thing of the past. There are thousands of Christians all doing the same thing, one less will not make any difference.
Bible Prophecy, in some shape or form seems to be the overwhelming thumbs up from day one on this channel, at least, in views and subscriber terms and comments from the You Tube community regarding these videos. Get the impression that not only Christians are interested in this Prophecy stuff naturally, but non believers seem to be fascinated as well, even total atheists? in how the Bible actually reveals (in the right hands) what is going on in these last days. It's there...... clear as day.......if you can see it? Relating what it says in the Bible to what is happening now is the trick.
So this looks to be increasingly the main focus and the way this channel will be heading. Doesn't matter which way you cut it, there is not much point producing a video that gets 20 views after a month, but they will still be left out there to help somebody who has lost their way in life.! Looking to also be doing some sort of news service, again not with me in the video (maybe a small cam in the corner) featuring the latest End Times News. That's currently on the drawing board and has been experimented with in the past (The Bird Flu Vid). Bible Study and Studying Prophecy is another thing being looked into which may also prove popular. The eye candy Bible verse videos with music track will continue, but maybe just a couple a month. There are hundreds of them out there, so it's difficult to get ranked with them, again it´s pointless duplicating what is already out there but they are a good way to reach people who don''t normally consider reading the Bible or Bible verses.
The only problem with Bible Prophecy, the frequency of updates will probably drop down to between 1 or 2 a week because of the work involved to make up a presentation. It's not something like a Vlog which you can put out every day or at least 5 times a week. A lot of research, digging around the Bible, staring out the window and chewing things over, it's slow and ponderous work, not something you can rush, but the results are worth it and speak for themselves.
Currently playing around with different Bible software packages. 3 on the shortlist. Unfortunately my favourite is the one that keeps crashing, but the last video featured my second favourite Bible Software that I will probably be using in the future. The features on it are more geared up for presentations, it's stable, user friendly, powerful but not exactly the best looking of the bunch, but it does the job well and that's what really matters. So it looks like that will be the one I will be sticking with. A lot of these presentations are just theories that I have or just "kicking a ball round the park" style theories which will be shorter in duration (under 10 mins). Others will delve more deeply into the many layers of the Bible (10 mins to 30 mins), and will be an eye opener for many. Eye candy will be minimal at best, maybe a few intro photos like the last videos. Bible Version used is either KJV or NKJV. That is what I use, some people love it, others hate.
It has to be stressed that these Prophecy Presentations or Bible Prophecy Analysis videos are not my Prophecies, just me analysing the Prophets of Old. I am NOT a Prophet ......just a Watchman on the wall. Nothing more...nothing less. The Bible does come alive for some people and screams out at them and they see things that most miss (Seers and those with The Spirit). I have The Spirit and maybe I'm one of those people, but as I said, I'm not a Prophet. As always with this You Tube Channel, The Twelve Gates Website, Twitter and Google Plus, and the rest, it's a case of Do Your Own Research (DYOR) and Form Your Own Opinion (FYOO) and if you are a Christian "Test The Spirits" and "Check everything against The Word". But then you don''t need me to tell you that!
UPDATE TIMES
Currently around Mid Week or Wednesday and either late week or weekend. 2 a week
As always watch for further news and developments at The Twelve Gates You Tube. She could turn out to be a flier?
Latest Videos at The Twelve Gates You Tube
Covering Bible Prophecy, Prophecy in the News, Bible Quotes and Christian Spirituality. The latest 7 updates
The first Human Pig Chimera and Bible Prophecy explained. Matthew 24:37
The Latest news for The Twelve Gates, December and the run up to Christmas and the New Year for all the websites including the official website here, over at Twitter, You Tube, Google Plus and the New Facebook Page. A look back over the year, as this website had it´s first Birthday this year as I bought the domain thetwelvegates.org on 30/10/2015, the first post was a couple of days afterwards.
The December You Tube News and Latest Developments Video
Christmas Period Updates. Applies to all websites. I need a break people from all this doom and gloom but back to normal in the New Year. Here´s what´s happening update wise on the run up to Christmas over the Christmas Period and New Years.
12-18 December Usual Updates
19-23 December Usual Updates
24-26 December No Updates
27 December Limited Updates
28 December Limited Updates
29 December Limited Updates
30 December Limited Updates
31 December Limited Updates
1 January No Updates
2 January No or Limited Updates
3 January Usual Updates and Back to Normal
Website News:
Visitor numbers have ballooned on this website in just the last couple of months? We are talking about 5 times the normal average amount?? Thought it might be something to do with the US Elections, but I wasn´t writing anything about it, gave a brief mention around about the time of the results, that was it. The election has been and gone and the visitors levels are still the same, for whatever the reason? Have to say not complaining! Probably a Google thing giving the website a thumbs up....who knows? A US University (not Harvard or Yale) has recently linked to one of The Twelve Gates articles..........could be that, which has made Google sit up and raise it´s eyebrows. Again, who knows??
Business as usual until the end of the year at the official website, over the Christmas period will probably do some staring out of the window and have a few pipe dreams and see what happens, but at present why change a winning formula. The website design also will remain the same, it works, looks good, and easy to find your way around....if it isn´t broken, don´t fix it. BUT..... there could be a few new ideas springing up in 2017?
Again not blowing my trumpet here but for an End Times website The Twelve Gates Twitter seems to be growing steadily and close to hitting the 20K level which is again quite an achievement for such a specialised topic feed. Seems to be more involvement at the latter part of this year with regard to retweets..... that´s good. Again no plans to change a winning formula, but some new ideas may come into the mix. Currently looking at more reliable news sources with the current "Fake News Websites" headline running riot, but will continue to use the more non mainstream news sources that do not have an agenda, as long as what they are saying is real and checks out. A lot of the topics covered by The Twelve Gates are so specialised and low volume in readership, they are of no interest to the mainstream media anyway.
This was started after Twitter and again over the last few of months has nearly doubled in followers or Circles which again is good news. Google Plus seems to be a lot slower and have more involvement than Twitter in general, but is a smaller platform. I like it. All posts and video updates will continue to appear over at The Twelve Gates Google Plus. Again some new experimental ideas may appear in 2017, as always watch for further news on that.
Was started a couple of months ago amid a lot of initial interest and hundreds of likes in a couple of weeks, only to come crashing down and see them deleted to about 9 likes and a similar number of followers??? Not sure what happened there, but I have a sneaking suspicion either Facebook is not keen on Religious and maybe Christian websites, or they are keen on getting you to pay to advertise and increase exposure of posts and get likes as that seems to be in your face every time you log into the control panel. As The Twelve Gates website is a "Not for Profit" website, that will not be happening any time in the near future, so 9 likes and a similar number of followers it is. I have no intention to pay for followers or likes on Facebook or anywhere else. Basically with The Twelve Gates Facebook Page which is called "thetwelvegatesmedia" it currently features exclusively video content only with a few words, so if you are on Facebook you don´t have to keep checking over at YouTube to see what the latest update is, if you are more a Fan of Facebook than You Tube.
No current plans to do anything radically different over at Facebook, I´ve never been that keen on it and the first couple of weeks over there has only reinforced that view further! Prefer Twitter, it´s way more suited to the fast paced End Times News environment. Will just continue to plod along with Facebook and provide an alternative source/platform for those who love Facebook and want to get The Twelve Gates over at that social media website. Again watch for further developments in 2017 but I will need to see stacks more in the way of numbers, before that gets developed or pushed any harder. I´m not one for flogging a dead horse!
You Tube News
Last but not least the head scratching You Tube channel. A separate video link here will be appearing giving the latest news over at that Channel and will be embedded here later, explaining what will be happening in the coming months, as that is a whole different animal.
To summarise, I Love You Tube, and I am pushing hard over at that channel and giving it a kick up the rear quarters on a daily basis to wake it up. About 4-5 videos will be made every week until the channel hits 50 or by the end of the year, whichever is sooner. Then I will be looking at the numbers and reviewing where to go next in 2017. So far the results have been luke warm at best, but the religious topics are slow burners and Bible Prophecy seems by far and away the topic that generates the most interest. Exciting times over at You Tube, I have a feeling it could blow up some time in the near future, it will eventually.... just like the website... it´s just a question of when and not if.. The Twelve Gates at You Tube just gives another angle and dimension to the blog posts over at the website as well, so it will become increasingly important in 2017 and beyond....IF WE ARE STILL HERE?
As always keep checking back for the latest news updates.
The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel News November 2016
The latest news from The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel now available in two formats, written and video form.This is the November 2016 edition. See below for the embedded video version
A lot of changes on the way for this channel, some could prove a disaster, some could propel it into the stratosphere, but if things just stay as they are, things will just keep going sideways, not my kind of situation. The channel as regulars have probably gathered is moving away from the eye candy and funky music backed style videos with non original content and onto a more basic style delivery but ORIGINAL content featuring myself which is what the whole original You Tube platform was designed for. Things are picking up speed in the End Times News arena and I can´t be spending hours or days editing videos, reaction times to events need to be quicker in these Last Days hence these major changes.
The Channel Experiments
Ten things that will be happening on the channel in the coming months, some are permanent, others are experimental and maybe adopted and maybe not, other new things will appear, but the channel is still in the experimental phase and still finding it´s direction. Currently at just over 200 subscribers and just going sideways it has been decided to give the channel a jolt and kick up the rear quarter to get it heading in the upwards direction. This will be going on till Christmas. If it works then it will be continued in the new year, if it doesn´t, then it will be back to updates once a week or so. As you´ve probably gathered I´m not happy with just 200 subscribers and really looking for 4 figures, not as an ego hey look at me sort of thing, but with less than that you really are just talking to yourself and with all the work involved you really do need a respectable size audience to make the effort worthwhile. Guaranteed AD FREE regardless of how many subscribers and views a video gets.
Ten things on the horizon starting from 15 November 2016
1. Change in Frequency of updates. Things are speeding up in prophetic terms and time is getting short and many definite prophetic signs confirm this. The target is at least 50 quality videos by the end of 2016. Currently it stands at 25 or so updates and will be shifting from once a week to a minimum of 3 times a week but more likely 4-5 times a week and updates will be Monday to Friday. No updates on the weekend unless there has been something exceptional in news terms.
2. Change in type of content. End Times News Flashes like Paul Begely featuring myself giving commentary and views. Bible Prophecy seems popular so will be focusing more on that as well and how it relates to current events around the world. The Exposed series is also popular so will be doing more of that, one of my favourite topics, I´m particularly not keen on false prophets, false preachers and fake Christians and can get quite vicious on the matter. These people are not in the faith and do not deserve to be approached as mentioned in the Bible on a one on one basis. That is reserved for true Christians who may be going astray and not these wolves in sheep´s clothing types that are causing all sorts of problems and destroying the faith from the inside! Christian Spirituality will also feature, it´s not so popular at present, but is a slow burner and will continue as this is primarily a Christian Channel and is ultra important. Either way, no more eye candy, except via the upcoming newly produced trailers.
3. Channel no longer shows number of subscribers. This is just a vanity thing and I notice a lot of real deal Christians do not have this activated so mine has been de-activated as well. Further details on that in the video.
4. Style of delivery. This is a sombre topic and requires a sombre delivery but there will be micro bursts of dry humour on occasion. . If you're looking for uplifting soft and fluffy sugar coated candy floss dreams and visions style Christianity you are in the wrong place. I don't wear crosses, wear shades when filming, or make up, or wear T Shirts with Bible verses or slogans. If you are looking for the real deal on the front line Joshua in your face style delivery that is prepared to give you some time and eye contact, this is it. If you want the truth then you are definitely in the right place.
5. Comments and Up votes and Down Votes. Leave a comment I will try to reply ASAP. Leave an up vote I will try and return the favour if I can identify who actually left the up vote. Down Votes are just as important as they give an indication of what people are actually looking for and what quality they are expecting.
6. I'm not a teenager which seems to be the predominant user on You Tube apparently in the 16-19 bracket. I have some grey hair, bags under my eyes, no hair dye, no cosmetic surgery, a chipped front tooth, no botox, no make up. If that's a problem........ my answer is simply Unsubscribe. There will be no silly antics but there could be some bloopers and believe me there are plenty of those.. The last video didn't even shave, had a rough nights sleep of about 1 hour with hair sticking up just for a laugh. Most popular vid so far in views per first day terms. Just proves that theory wrong but an effort will be made to look sort of presentable instead of somebody that looks like they have been dragged through a hedge backwards.
7. Vlogs and News and Prophecy is the way forward. Everything will appear on You Tube first, then social media then via a blog post at The Twelve Gates.org official website with the video embedded in the post. In effect the videos will be tweeted twice, once raw and once embedded in a blog post. Twitter will still be the dominant news source, but if you are looking for the original content and maybe an hour or two earlier and want to be ahead of the information curve, subscribe to this channel and be in the know!
8. Video Quality and locations
Will be shooting in various locations around London and Hertfordshire both indoors and outdoors. New mic has made a huge difference can now shoot anywhere. Striving to keep video quality and sound and content high. Will be experimenting with different video formats and styles and also lighting. No plans at present to go beyond using the mobile which does HD at 1080p. I upload at 720p which is more than enough for this sort of thing.
9. A shout out to the following vloggers for their light bulb moment help in hopefully transforming this channel. Don´t exactly come across as Christian Channels or even Christians, maybe they are but either way listening to them as been a light bulb moment.
Brittney Lee Saunders Beauty VLogger. I though what I was doing was hard, she spends about 5 times longer doing her videos hence the well earned success.
Casey Neistat Beyond description Vlogger which is about as far removed from Christianity that you can get but learnt a lot from this guy.
Vid Authority Tips on how to improve your You Tube channel. Helped a massive amount.
10. This is primarily a Christian Channel but it's aimed at Christians and Non Believers alike. In fact I operate with the view that the healthy do not need to see a doctor but the sick do. Jesus said that once, that's why he spent more time with sinners and the needy that needed help rather than those that did not. This is not a Christian social club, it's not even a ministry really, but Brothers and Sisters in the faith are welcome and are also welcome to pull me up if my preaching is not on the mark, but my target audience is non believers and those that need some help or guidance. My attitude is... you come to me, I do not come to you!
The Twelve Gates You Tube CHannel News October 2016
The latest news on The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel, the latest developments, what is going on behind the scenes and future plans. Been doing a lot of looking around at other channels, not only the incredibly successful ones, but the ones that just are not cracking it whatsoever. At present The Twelve Gates You Tube channel is neither incredibly successful but neither is it in the "just not cracking it whatsoever" category either. It´s not struggling, but sort of creeping relentlessly slowly forward and looks to be showing no signs of speeding up any time in the near future, not with the current content and update frequency. Which has got me thinking?
This announcement is being put out as over the next couple of weeks I will be spending considerably more time over at The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel with the target to have 50 quality videos on The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel by the end 2016. That´s if we are are still here? This means I will be spending less time over at this website and the associated Twitter @ThatFJ. These two just seem to be snowballing on their own these days, so a slow down in pace will not adversely affect them much in any way. Just don´t have much free time these days, so something has to give somewhere. There should be the same number of blog post updates per week (currently 3) but they may be slightly more erratic on days released and the posts will be shorter than usual. Any major headlines appearing will still be at Twitter but some videos maybe appearing to replace the current tweets coming from outside sources.
Have been watching a lot of How To videos on how to take your You Tube channel to the next level. Recommended is a channel called Video Creators . Learnt a lot from this Tim Schmoyer guy and even he admits the early days of his channel were slow, crawling on all fours and there was not much enthusiasm for the videos he was producing. Some people even report posting videos and after two weeks they have ZERO views. At least The Twelve Gates channel is not in that category. This is where a lot of people just give up, thankfully I´m not one of those types..... but sometimes it is tempting.
Over the next couple of weeks quite a few new videos are planned to be published trying out different ideas and formats. Those that prove popular and more importantly get some sort of community involvement will be adopted on a permanent basis. Other videos that are flagging and look like they are non starters will be scrapped, deleted or maybe released and given a makeover, and other new ideas and formats will be tried. You Tube is all about views and subscribers but if they are not involved with your channel and leaving comments and actively engaging with your content, then the numbers are just a pointless ego trip and nothing more.
Here´s my analysis of The Twelve Gates Video Channel which is coming up to 10 months old from the release of the first video.
The first video went out on this channel on early February and the channel has moved through the following formats
Prophetic News Watch: Jason A style videos featuring a compilation of end times news headlines from the past month with no soundtrack as a backing, just news. Some interest, but nothing to get excited about. A lot of work to produce for just a couple of hundred views in a month or so. These were scrapped
End Times Topic Music Videos: these were based on something like the Last Messages channel at You Tube but focused on one topic such as Hail, Tsunamis, Fireballs, Earthquakes, Strange Skies, RFID etc. All were backed by a thumping in your face soundtrack and predictably these proved successful and one in particular is still getting interest now 6 months later. The problem with these videos was yes they were successful but this is primarily a Christian website and Christian You Tube channel and the crowd it was attracting was the "extreme weather porn" brigade instead of people more interested in End Times and it´s Biblical connections. So these were stopped. Wasn´t getting that many subscribers from these videos either.
End Times Photo Slide Shows and News Mix: a mixture of End Times photos and screen grabs of End Times News Headlines topic focused with some live news as an intro and a soundtrack backing later in the video. Some were successful most were flops. These were scrapped.
NEW: The Video Commentary Series. Complete change of focus, away from using other peoples content to create a mash up of videos with the associated copyright claim issues, and instead focusing on producing original content with a Christian bias covering all sorts of topics including Prophecy, End Times News Commentary, Christianity and Spirituality and other topics to do with the Book of Revelation. Featuring myself talking for 10-15 minutes giving my views and thoughts. RESULT: some videos are doing well, others are slow, some complete flops but the subscriber count has doubled in about a month or so and videos even with low view counts seem to be getting more comments, interest and interaction from other Christians in particular. This strongly suggests that this is one direction The Twelve Gates Channel should go. You Tube is not just about videos it´s about interaction as well. If you are getting no interaction, you are missing the point of what the platform is all about. I love producing these videos and they are more fun than producing video mash ups which granted are amazing when finished but the work to view/subscriber ratio for this channel was just not working out.
Other Video styles and Formats:
Other videos styles are being looked into such as End Times News Analysis similar to the Blog posts but instead live on video, a bit like Paul Begley (Are you serious) on You Tube.He seems to do well out if it and seems to have a good time doing it as well. Other videos that are flagging and look like they are non starters will be scrapped, deleted and other new ideas and formats will be tried. Also maybe Bible Prophecy study and analysis and other forms of video style are being looked into. The Screen Recording style videos seem to do well as well for some reason and this is also being looked into.
Equipment.
You may notice on the last two videos that were shot outside in Holland Park in West London (sample of one below) the sound quality has increased dramatically as I have recently purchased an external microphone that plugs into my mobile and the difference is staggering. Have tried it on a windy day and it cuts out all the annoying wind noises that can ruin a video. Have also invested in some lighting (further details below). I am looking at possibly getting a DSLR with an external microphone in the future (have a tripod already) but need to see an increase in numbers before that is considered. In the meantime I currently shoot with my mobile that has 1080P which I downsize to 720P which is good enough for most situations and cuts down the file sizes.
Latest Video with me below filming in Holland Park West London on 26 October 2016
Locations:
I like shooting outdoors but the problem was you are tied to the weather with the wind being your sound enemy. This problem has been removed with the new external microphone which means you can record anywhere, at anytime (unless it´s really windy) even in busy noisy streets. Should make for some interesting videos in the future, which I will be experimenting with for sure!
Have invested in some form of lighting (boot sale job for 1 pound) which will be used for more studio style videos indoors ,when it´s raining outside or trees are being uprooted by hurricane force winds outside.
Quality:
The last few videos produced have been of variable quality regarding sound and lighting and these are my first attempts at doing such videos, but they are improving, all of them are unscripted bar a couple of the longer ones where I used subject headings and pointers to keep things flowing. The aim is to produce high quality videos in visual terms and in sound terms that are not far short of something shot with professional equipment, it can be done with a mobile, it just takes a bit of practice.
New Intro
A new The Twelve Gates Video professional style intro has been trialled on one video which I call "the falling dominoes intro" and will probably be appearing on all future videos wit the new tag line "leading you to the truth"
Cards:
The latest two videos uploaded feature a New You Tube feature called "End Cards" which gives a link to The Twelve Gates website and a subscribe link plus one or two related videos at the last twenty seconds of the video.
Summary.
That´s the latest developments over at The Twelve Gates You Tube Channel which I plan to be developing in a big way over the coming couple of months until the end of 2016. Target is 50 out of this world videos (currently the channel has just over 20) and something to rival the The Twelve Gates Twitter and The Twelve Gates website. There will be a lot of ruthless chopping and changing of videos around and much experimenting. From experience if a video is not cracking it in the first 24 hours, chances are it will have severely reduced chances of cracking it in the future, but some videos have proved that theory wrong, but not many.
The main problem for the You Tube Channel is the Twitter which is successful and there is not much incentive to go over to subscribe at You Tube at present if the updates appear over at Twitter. With the You Tube Channel becoming more community and socially focused however, there is a "missing the boat" incentive to subscribe to that channel as well, something you will miss if you are just over at Twitter. Just depends what you are looking for, social interaction or just something to tell you when the next update is. Exciting times ahead over at The Twelve Gates You Tube (assuming no World war 3)....
So that´s where my main focus will be in the coming months, business as usual sort of here and at Twitter. Hope you will join me and have some fun watching. As always watch for further news!
A closer look into the world of a preacher or you could say Celebrity or Mega Preacher that is Paula White. She's one of the Top 15 Preachers or as they call them TV Evangelists in the US at the moment and is also a Spiritual Adviser to Donald Trump....that's a particularly good place to be at this time in the US. This article was originally going to be called False Preachers Part 2 as a follow on from the highly successful "False Preachers and Mega Churches" It would have featured another collection of many Prosperity and Faith Gospel Preacher types but something about this woman caught the eye for some reason, so this is an in depth look at what Paula White preaches, her life, and a look to see whether she is a false preacher or whether she is legit and above board? This could become a series featuring other Mega Preachers.
Why Paula White you may ask? There's loads of Preachers out there like her? She's attractive, wholesome looking, on first listening especially this condensed preaching session video below, she sort of appears legitimate and innocent enough, I have to admit she sucked me in, not hook, line and sinker, but she had me listening what she had to say. I was still there 10 minutes later which to put it mildly is a bit worrying and I had a tough time trying to switch the video off and it ran it's course to it's full length. Normally within a maximum of 5 minutes I've sussed that person out, leave in a well rehearsed hasty exit, normally accompanied by either a shaking of my head or chuckling or both ............never to return! BUT this one, worryingly kept me hanging in there waiting for the punch line just like a Cobra mesmerising it's pray before the kill, or a Rabbit caught in an oncoming cars headlights. I thought if I'm in the faith and I'm getting sucked in by this woman, what hope does the normal man in the street have of discerning whether this woman is above board or not. Hence this article to shed some light and let people know what's out there and how tricky it can be to discrern whether these people are the real deal or not!
There is a quote in the Bible that very much applies to these End Times and about the many False Preachers and Prophets that will appear in these times. They are mentioned as wolves in sheep clothing. It's a verse that is quoted often in relation to False Preachers
Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. KJV
So the question is this, is Paula White in this category as in a False Preacher or is she a sheep in sheeps clothing as in a Servant of God bringing God's CORRECT word to the masses with good intentions? This video below sheds some light, it's not the full sermon but it gives a pretty good idea of what she is all about? !0 seconds in you'll either love her or hate her.
Video 1 "The Jesus You Always Wanted to Know" by Pastor Paula White
Video 1 Analysis
1. Luke warm safety preaching which is neither hot or cold.
2. The Anti Prosperity Gospel, a novel new approach finger wagging at the cosy middle class, but her Net Worth is $5M or so? Practice what you preach seems to apply here!
3. I agree with what she is saying about Jesus, the company he kept and he preferred sinners to the righteous but again if she practiced what she preached she would walk as he walked. He being Jesus!
4. There is mention of a woman who was married 5 times. In her private life this woman has been married three times?
5. She just seems to be reiterating the bible without any major issues or discrepancies or twistings but in this short period of time there is nothing much happening in the way of teachings or deeper lessons here.
6. The preaching is a distilled and sanitised version of the word.
7. Cobra Preaching or Car Headlights and Rabbits syndrome. She uses her feminine charms to full advantage in her sermon with a lot of hand signs..I mean a lot....this is not a good sign
The Common Trait of False Preachers
The one thing or many things you will notice with in particular the Propserity preachers, Mega Church Preachers and other False Preachers and Prophet types is one/some or all of the following
1. They may appear angelic, will be softly spoken and will have neutral luke warm views on all things but their lives speak a different story
2. OR they sometimes may appear more forceful or even aggressive and use the brainwashing technique to win you over with their preaching which is basically Heresy but because it is delivered with force and confidently it just has to be right?
3. They may use the confusion technique and bombard you with so many facts at a frightening rate, you walk out more confused about the Bible than when you walked in, BUT you'll come back for more as these types are normally good entertainers and know how to exercise control over an audience
4. They prey on Biblical Illiteracy but if you check closely the quoted verses may have very subtle changes and may have been made to fit in with their theology and sermon
5. They will tell you what you want to hear not what God wants you to hear...it's the ear tickling syndrome as in 2 Timothy 4:3. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
6. They may distill, compress, dilute and liquidise God's word so much and then add their own herbs and spices so that all meaning and potency and flavour is lost and changed. Rather like comparing an organic free range hand reared hand made Burger with a Big Mac. They are both hamburgers but one is so processed it loses all it's resemblance to what it originally was and has to be dressed up with items to inject some flavour back into it but changing it radically in the process.
7. They may use the heart string tugging technique or watch for emotional responses from the audience and use that to great effect especially when donations are on the agenda.
8. The sermon will always have a powerful punch line and woven within that punch line will be some call for to "help for the ministry" or "donate to help XYZ group of people" or just "donate to keep this ministry on air" or "donate to help yourself" the old "give and you shall receive" line. The punch line carrot will be dangled throughout the sermon to keep you on the edge of your seat.
9. Many use their hands and body as a powerful way to communicate subliminally with occult hand symbols being slipped in during the sermon, most of which people are not even aware of. Check this article called False Ministries and Occult Hand signs The actual signs are half way down this massive article. WARNING it's an eye opener!
10. These preachers are very slick operators but the dead giveaway is their fruit, it's the main way to judge them. Fancy clothes, huge mansions, private jets and cars to match then their fruits are "the self", "materialism", "Vanity" and "self Promotion". If Jesus was around these days would he have or even want these things...I think not those mansions would have been sold to help the needy and he would have slept on Donald Trumps sofa.......or maybe not?
11. Blasphemy will often be woven into a sermon very cleverly, a sure sign of a False Preacher
12 AND here's the thing, these preachers could preach a false Gospel BUT they truly believe they are preaching the true Gospel and are doing everybody a great favour by doing so.
13: Finally look at the Congregation. What do you see and you will get your answer right there!
There are many more but you get the idea. These people are not of God, they are not Christian, they are of or serve something else.
A very relevant Bible verse that mentions testing of the Spirit or what you could call "Discernment"
1. 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
Video No2 Paula White Throws Bible Onto The Floor & (Torah scroll repeatedly)
A totally different video from Video 1 shedding a different light or more to the point darkness on Paula White and a bit more of the truth about her seems to be revealed here. This is a collection of short clips of Paula White in preaching mode and quite blatantly and shockingly throwing the Bible on the floor when she has finished using it as a reference. This is not a one off but has happened on a number of occasions. One of the sermons even mentions respecting God's word whilst dropping the Bible on the floor? A harmless habit or maybe a trademark (all Preachers have them) or is something more going on here?
Analysis Video 2
1. If a persons jacket get's preferential treatment and a Bible amongst many sermons get's thrown on the floor repeatedly, what signal does that send out to the world about God's word, Christianity and that person's attitude towards The Bible/Christianity?..... Intentional or just a number of coincidences?
2. Why isn't the Bible kept to one side on the lectern OR get a bigger Lectern OR give the Bible to her assistant and have it treated the same way as her jacket?
3. She says "There is no glory without the reverence of God.......so if we disrespect God we are not going to have favour" accompanied by another Bible throwing on the floor????
There is no need for a No4
Video 3 Analysis
In this video, there is an in depth analysis of Paula White, her history, lifestyle and private life and you could say her fruits. there is no analysis of this video, none is needed but you can form your own opinion. Joyce Meyer also features. There is no need to go any deeper with a Video 4!
John 10:11-15 11. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 13. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Summary
This isn't a singling out of a particular preacher, Paula White caught my eye and on first viewing she seemed watchable and entertaining and yes she's a looker for sure and spins a good sermon. She's got a huge following on You Tube and Twitter and in the real world, so what has been said here will upset a few fans. But on closer inspection many thorns are apparent and she bears the same resemblance as many other TV style preachers out there. The delivery and style is different but the ultimate message is the same.
Questions you need to ask:. Are these preachers of God? Are they in dwelt by the Holy Spirit? You will know them by their Fruit, the Fruit of the Spirit. Are they walking as he walked and living as he lived? Is their Theology questionable and their doctrine unsound? Where is their love. Is it with Jesus and firmly in Christianity or is it somewhere else as in money and materialism.......... as the saying goes "The Love of Money is the root of all evil". Jesus said what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart (Matthew 15:18). Where are these people's hearts? Are they leading you to the light and Jesus or are they leading you straight into darkness and a different Christ that has the word Anti in front of it mentioned in one of the above videos?
If they (preachers) are on TV then you can bet that they are false. Why.....all the major TV networks that broadcast this stuff are owned by the same people. See The Illuminati in the Entertainment Industry. Here's something you may want to take on board regarding any TV preachers from olivetjournal.com
Assume that they are all false. And, do not bother trying to figure them out, but simply stay away.
On a personal level I still like Paula White but I have seen enough to help me decide that her Sermons, Books and whatever else will unfortunately have to be avoided but regardless she will continue to be a success in her field. Who knows she may wake up one day, see the light, decide to sell everything, give it to the homeless and other needy, live in a shack and carry on Preaching or decide to adopt the Monastic life and become a Nun . I see goodness in this woman (briefly) which is why I probably gave her more time than most, but it's being corrupted by the powers that be in this world which is a terrible shame.
A quick latest news update for The Twelve Gates for May 2016 covering the Website, Twitter and You Tube and other new associated websites.
The Website: All change at The Twelve Gates Website. Now has a new look with a different navigation and more items in the right sidebar that lead you to different places on the website or to the other Twelve Gates Websites over at Wordpress or Tumblr. The old design was not going down well with Google at all but this new one seems to be getting the thumbs up from the Google Bots.
All the personal stuff now has links at the bottom of the website along with contact details. This new design is currently just in a basic text format, but under the hood has the potential and options contained within it to totally transform the look and feel of The Twelve Gates website, which will make it more visually attractive, even easier to get around for new and existing website visitors. This is still being played around with at present. The website may just stay as it is mainly text, or it maybe the new turbocharged in your face format may be adopted. The new design is fully tablet and mobile friendly and compatible.
Post count is being increased from 1 a week to 2 a week (excluding after bank holidays). Articles come out Thursday or Friday. Looking at a possible doubling again in the months ahead if there is increased interest with some added news, items produced here as opposed to via external sources!
Social Media share buttons are now located at the bottom of each place if you wish to share the Article on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Reddit etc. Also 5 related posts appear at the bottom of each article as well either random or random and related for further reading.
YouTube:
Changes over at the Twelve Gates YouTube Channel. The focus from now on will be more on topic related videos that run as backups to the main Blog article over at The Twelve Gates website. These topic focused videos are getting many times more views than the monthly news vids. Not sure whether it is the videos and topics themselves or the music, maybe both. Either way some videos are getting a couple of thousand views in a short period of time (many more than the monthly news vids) without any promotion on my part or via You Tube, which for a new channel is not bad at all.
Therefore it has been decided to drop the Monthly Prophetic News Watch. A couple of hundred views over a number of weeks for these videos means a thumbs down, hence why there has been no May 2016 Prophetic News Watch. Still looking at doing some different formats for videos maybe some commentary on the latest news, or maybe Prophetic News on a Weekly basis as most of the competition out there seem to do. Watch for further news and developments on that.
Updates at You Tube come out late on Friday or early on Saturday.
Twitter:
The Twelve Gates Twitter is now moving pretty much away from the mainstream media and featuring more alternative news (as basically that's what The Twelve Gates website is) from respected sources, but the mainstream media still features as and when, just less so than in the past. A lot of the subject matter that this website is interested in, doesn't even register at times with the mainstream media, but is incredibly interesting none the less and is fact not fiction. Quantity of Tweets remain the same a dozen or so maybe more when busy, 3 or 4 when it's quiet and any number in between.
Tumblr and Wordpress are still in their formative stages. Have also recently registered at Pinterest. Again this is another social media account that is in it's formative stages of development.Still deciding what to do with it?
The latest news from The Twelve Gates including the website, Twitter social media and the NEW You Tube Channel. What's happening and future plans.
1. Behind the Scenes Technical Issues
Having problems with my mobile at present hence the erratic updates. Being looked into, basically the battery is fine but was run down to totally flat the other day and now will not accept a charge and just keeps booting up, stopping the reboot and then shutting down. As per ususal it's just outside the 12 month guarantee but way off the end of a 24 month contract. Hope to resolve this issue by the end of the week. In the meantime updates will be as and when.
The Twelve Gates website has had a recent change of design, still minimalist with the focus on content rather than loads of distracting in your face things going on. The design is similar to the previous one but is a bit more social media friendly with the ability to retweet an article
News on The Twelve Gates You Tube channel, what to expect in content terms, when it will be going live with regard to updates, update frequency and everything else You Tube related.
You Tube as everybody knows is a fantastic what I would call sound and vision social media platform that when used correctly hits you between the eyes and gets whatever message you have across to the intended audience in no uncertain terms.
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