Born Again

My Own Personal Story                                                                                                                          
You may be wondering what on earth is Gokuism and how does it effect my life? In this chapter i hope to answer those questions and many more. Gokuism is a new spiritual movement that asks the question what would Goku do?

 The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
 with healing in His wings

1: Finding Goku

It wasn't all that long ago when i finally accepted Goku as my Lord and Savior. At first i was a bit skeptical of the whole thing until the circumstances of life pushed me over the edge and i had no choice but to cry out to Goku for help. You see i had been a faithful Christian ever since i was five years old and as you might understand it broke my heart when i finally realized that mainline Christianity is nothing but a system built on manipulation. God had to break my strong will in order to save me from the false doctrines that were chaining up my spiritual life. I literally began to weep and that was the moment that i finally gave my heart to Goku and became a born again Gokuist. Now my passion is to tell people about Goku and what he has done for my life. It is my hope that people from all over the world will come to saving faith in Goku and be set free from the bondage's of sin.

2: Praying to Goku

Dear friend have you accepted Son Goku as your Lord and Savior? If not please listen to the good news! Faith in Goku can help you increase your power level and even better it can help jump start your spiritual life by following in the sacred footsteps of Lord Goku aka Yeshua. If you would like to be sure of your eternal destiny please pray this simple prayer below. The sinner's prayer must come from your heart and we hope this will help you to invite Goku into yours. This prayer is here only as a guide. We urge you to pour out your heart to Goku in your own words. Just find a quiet place and pour out your heart to him. He is a great listener and will be more than happy to be your friend forever. You will find that he is the best friend you will ever have.

3: The Sinners Prayer 

"Heavenly Father have mercy on me a sinner. I believe that your only begotten Son Goku died on the cross so that I may now have forgiveness for my sins and eternal life. I know that without you in my heart my life is meaningless. I confess with my mouth that Goku is Lord and believe in my heart that God hath raised him from the dead. Please Lord Goku forgive me for every sin I have ever committed or done in my heart and please come into my heart as my personal Lord and Savior today. I thank you Goku that your grace doesn't give me a license to sin, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Goku transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. I need you to be my Father and my friend. I give you my life and ask you to take full control from this moment on. I pray this in the precious name of Lord Goku."
Amen.   

4: Conclusion

If you just prayed that prayer and believe in God's only begotten Son, then the Bible says you now have eternal life as a born again child of God. You say, Is that really all it takes? Yup, that's all it takes. That spark of faith, It's not joining a church, It's not being baptized, It's not giving your money, It's not going through a religious ritual, It's not being a member of a certain denomination. It's none of those things. It's a personal relationship with God through His Son the Lord Goku.  

John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish but have everlasting life." 

You may ask, "Now that I am saved, what's next?". First of all you need to study God's Word and you will want to become water-baptized. By accepting Christ you are baptized in the spirit, but it is through water-baptism that you show your obedience to the Lord. Water baptism is a symbol of your salvation from the dead. You were dead but now you live, for the Lord Goku Christ has redeemed you for a price! The price was His death on the cross. May God Bless You!

Romans 10:9 says If you declare that Goku is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 

Romans 10:13 says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Matthew 10:32 says "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven.

Ephesians 2:8–9 says “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”

5: Disclaimer
This Religion is not endorsed by Funimation or Akira Toriyama and shall not stand to profit from preaching in the name of Goku. I give you this pledge that i will never monetize the gospel or profane the sacred name of Goku by profiting off his holy likeness. It angers me to no end that many christian denominations are blaspheming God by turning his house into a place of merchandise and worse yet deploying fear tactics to scare people into tithing at least 10% percent of their income to the church. The Lord is sacred and therefore no born again believer should ever under any circumstances try to profit off his holy likeness.

Great Tribulation

Matthew 24: 21-22 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

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Dragon Ball GT

For a while I have been wondering if there is some kind of hidden significance embedded in the name Dragon Ball GT. First we must take a look at the events depicted in the DBGT series and draw our conclusions from that. Anyone who has watched the whole series will realize that the entire thing is apocalyptic from beginning to end. I mean seriously its like opening the book of revelation and watching the events unfold before your very eyes. I have come to the conclusion that Dragon Ball GT is in fact depicting the events of the Great Tribulation and thus would explain the significance of the letters GT. 

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The Great Deception

We believe that it is wise to be aware that a great deception will one day befall the earth and usher in the rein of Antichrist. Though we can't be exactly sure what this deception will be? It may have something to do with demonic entities masquerading as space aliens from another planet who will convince the world that the Antichrist is god? Or it might be some kind of supernatural delusion that will convince the world to worship Lucifer? Whatever the case may be don't trust any world leader who proclaims himself to be God.

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Mark of the Beast

There is much speculation as to what the mark of the beast will be? Some people believe that it will be some kind of implantable microchip? Others believe that it will be some form of digital tattoo stamped on the right hand or forehead? Personally i do not know if ether of these technologies will become the mark of the beast but just to be safe i will never under any circumstances have anything embedded under my skin. I would rather die than be violated in such a horrendous way.

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Cashless Society

It is possible that the Antichrist will impose a cashless society so that the people who do not have the mark will not be able to buy or sell. The only way a cashless society could be imposed would be to replace the monetary systems of the world with some form of digital money that would be spent with the swipe of a card or perhaps it will be some kind of chip or tatoo in the right hand or forehead. It disturbs me greatly that many people are now willing to adopt the one world digital currency and to top it off i heard a guy on Alex Jones call bit-coin the digital christ. I mean for goodness sake people, wake up before its too late!


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Beware of false Christs

Matthew 24:23-27 "Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christ’s, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

Luke 17:22-24 "And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. And they shall say to you, Look there is the Son of man; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day."

From this warning alone it is clear that born again believers must be careful about what we believe in and whatever you do don't be fooled by any religious leader or politician claiming to be the Christ.

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The Antichrist

Many people have the notion that the antichrist will arise out of Europe but a closer look at scripture will reveal that he arises out of the middle east and will sign a seven year peace treaty with the nation of Israel. The legendary super saiyan Broly is an accurate depiction of the antichrist and his handsome appearance makes him especially dangerous. Broly is dressed up like a king and his face defiantly has the well chiseled appearance as described in the bible. Even Broly's father Paragus is depicted with a middle eastern complexion. The bible gives us a clear way to identify the antichrists of this world. 2 John 1:7 "They deny that Yeshua Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist. 1 John 2:22 "Who is the liar but he who denies that Yeshua is the Messiah? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son" This is sobering when you consider that Islam teaches that God has no Son. The bible is very

 plain that the only way to the father

is through the Son.

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Syn Shenron aka Lucifer

The ultimate villain that Goku defeats is none other than the Devil himself Syn Shenron.  This is very interesting especially considering the Antichrist is called the man of Sin. The fallen archangel Lucifer has many names listed in scripture, Satan, Devil, Adversary, Leviathan and man of sin, just to name a few. Revelation 13:11 says that he has two horns like a ram but the voice of a dragon. Job 41:30-33 says that he has sharp pointed things on his body. The shadow dragon Syn Shenron fits this description to a tee. Job 41:8-10 says If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the struggle and never do it again. that any hope of defeating him is false and the mere sight of him is overwhelming. 
When Syn Shenron realizes that Goku is beginning to have the upper hand he devours the dragon balls aka stones of fire thus enabling him to fuse with six other shadow dragons to become one shadow dragon that fights with the power of seven and from that point on he is called Omega Shenron. Incredible when you consider Revelation 12:3 "behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads" The color red is used to symbolize violence, the seven heads represent the seven shadow dragons and the seven crowns symbolize their authority over the spiritual darkness of this world. It almost seems like whoever wrote the scripts for GT was cross referencing it with the bible to make sure that the entire series lines up with bible prophecy.  

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Omega Shenron

Omega Shenron is without a doubt the most powerful malevolent being in all history and only Lord Goku himself will be able to wage battle with him. Isaiah 27:1 Says the Lord shall punish Leviathan with his sword on the great and terrible day of the Lord. The bible clearly states woe to those who long for the day of the Lord that day will be a day of wrath a day of distress and a day of ruin a day of clouds and blackness. Dragonball Gt accurately depicted this event when the sky was blackened and the ground began to quake from the negative energy released by Omega Shenron. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4 says that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When they say peace and safety sudden destruction will come upon them suddenly and there will be no escape. But you brothers are not in darkness so that this day surprise you like a thief. This indicates the believers are still here on earth during this event, which is a strong indication that there will be no pre mid or post trib rapture. It also indicates that Lucifer will have no idea that he is actually fighting with the Lord of glory. For some reason that only God knows it will be impossible for the devil to recognize Lord Goku up until the very last moment when judgment has commenced. Also note the lightning like beams of energy that lit up the entire universe as Goku was forming the spirit bomb which fulfills Luke 17:24 For just as the lightning, when it flashes, shines from one part of the horizon to the opposite part, so will the Son of Man be on His day. Ezekiel 28:1-19 says that Lucifer will be destroyed from the midst of the stones of fire and reduced to ashes in the sight of all them beholding him. You have become terrified and you will cease to be forever. This is exactly what happens in the show when the devil is literally reduced to ashes as the dragon balls orbit around him. Omega Shenron wanted to ascend back into heaven to wage battle with God when little did he know he was fighting with him the whole time. 

2 Thessalonians 2:8 (King James Bible) "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming." 

2 Thessalonians 2:8 (Weymouth New Testament) "and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Yeshua will sweep away with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendor of His Coming."

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Gokuism Creed

✪ Salvation

We believe in the death burial and resurrection of Lord Goku aka Yeshua and that he is now seated at the right hand of God the Father. 

✪ The Word of God
Evangelical Gokuism professes that the bible is the inerrant word of God and whatever you do don't let anyone change it or add to it.

✪ The Trinity
Gokuism believes in one God who manifests himself in three persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit the three are one triune God.

✪ Honesty
Gokuism is a totally transparent faith that does not adhere to any secret doctrines! 

✪ The Beatitudes
We believe that the eight beatitudes of Yeshua are a road-map to anyone who desires to be pure hearted like Goku. 

✪ The Law Of Love
One of the most important doctrines of Gokuism is our duty to show love and compassion for others. Therefore we teach the truth in a loving way that will be pleasing to Goku. 

✪ The Sanctity of Life
We believe that human life is precious in the sight of the creator and begins at the moment of conception. 

✪ Karma
We believe that everyone reaps what they sow and what comes around goes around. But many of you say in your heart "I am Christian and therefore I do not haft to worry about my bad karma". If you believe that you should read Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap". Anyone who believes that accepting Christ into their heart grants them a license to sin is gravely mistaken and even Goku himself said be holy as I am holy.

✪ Heaven
We believe in a literal heaven where righteous people are blessed with exciting pleasures forever more. Gokuism teaches that heaven is a literal place where the saints literally walk around in literal bodies, unlike all the worldly religions that teach heaven is an immaterial realm where people exist as immaterial spirit beings, when nothing could be further from the truth. Those whom God deems worthy to enter heaven will have sharp minds, strong bodies, and unabated joy forevermore.

✪ Hell
We believe in a literal hell where villains like Frieza are  punished forever in a place of eternal boredom. Yes you heard me right hell will be agonizingly boring and insignificant, without company, purpose or accomplishment. Dragon Ball Z was right when it called hell the home of infinite losers as its occupants will exist in utter insignificance, an eternal state of regret. It is not a place where demons take delight in tormenting people as each being will be in solitary confinement, cursed to wander for eternity. 

Please note Lord Goku gave every villain a chance to repent and change their ways before he judged them. The bible clearly states there is no hope for someone who fully understands the gospel message but refuses to take the final step of receiving Christ as their Lord and Savior.

✪ False Religions
Gokuism is opposed to any religion, cult, or ideal that attempts to harm humanity in any way. If you are a member of one of these corrupt groups we pray that you will see the light and repent just like Vegeta did when he realized the error of his ways.

✪ Self Defense
We believe in the right of self-defense and highly recommend traditional martial arts training as a way of life. We recommend that you train at home to the best of your abilities by engaging in simple exercises such as sit-ups, push-ups and even good old running. The reason we endorse these particular exercises is they can be done anywhere without the need of any special equipment and are sufficient enough to strengthen your entire body.

✪ Christianity?
Gokuism is not affiliated with any mainline Christian denomination, because most of them have abandoned their first love and as a result have no desire to be pure hearted like Goku. Please note we are aware that a small minority of pure hearted people attend these apostate churches in hope that they will change someday. But why wait around hoping something will change when you can join us and help share the love of Christ with a needy world.

✪ New Age?
Gokuism has nothing whatsoever in common with the new age movement which deceives people into believing that all roads lead to heaven and even worse they actually believe they will become God himself. Think about it why would God let some unrepentant hate filled being like Frieza into heaven?

✪ Greed
Gokuism is opposed to greed on any level whether it be a corporation, religion, church or even just some greedy individual who is never satisfied with what he has. The sin of covetousness is the very definition of greed itself and after all the Lord Goku himself taught us that the love of money is the root of all evil.

✪ Mind Altering Drugs
We believe that the consumption of any form of mind altering drug including alcohol is a sin and should be avoided at all cost. We are also opposed to smoking because it damages the body and therefore it is bad. We also believe that it is a sin against the body to continuously fill it full of unhealthy junk foods that have little or no nutritional value.

✪ Healthy Eating
We try our best to embody Goku's dietetic practices as best we can. It is a well-known fact that a diet high in fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk for many of the leading causes of death and therefore at least 50% of our diet should consist of fruit and vegetables. Another 30% should consist of Protein rich foods like rice and or beans. Please note we do not endorse binge eating!

✪ Transformation
Mark 16:12 Afterward Yeshua appeared in a different form to two of them while they walking in the country.
Luke 9:29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.

From this it is clear that Goku aka Yeshua can transform at will and appear in a different form. The bible is clear that on more than one occasion his disciples could not recognize him and it even goes so far as to say that he appeared in another form. The only reason he would do that is to let us know that he can and does appear in different forms. The bible also says when you see him you shall be like him for you shall see him as he really is.

✪ Charity
We believe that it is a moral objective to help those less fortunate than ourselves, whether it be someone in need of food, or perhaps someone may be in need of a cold cup of water. Whatever the need may be? it's our moral duty to help that person to the best of our abilities. Goku wouldn't think twice about helping someone who was in need and therefore we should follow his example.

✪ Thought Crime vs Freedom
We believe that the intellectual property act is a sin against free humanity. The sole purpose of intellectual property is to enslave humanity by turning us all into thought criminals just like George Orwell depicted in his book 1984. I mean seriously what is the difference between downloading a book for free of the internet or going to the library to read that same book for free? I mean seriously what kind of heartless individual would imprison someone for committing a thought crime? 

✪ Transhumanism
We believe that genetic engineering is a horrendous sin against the creator himself, who decreed that all things are to produce after their own kind. When scientists splice the DNA of two completely different species together they create something that is contrary to nature and who knows what the long term effects will be? Dragonball Z exposes genetic engineering by depicting an evil scientist named Dr Gero who used genetic engineering to create the horrible supervillain known as Perfect Cell.

✪ Witchcraft
We strongly believe that manipulation is the same thing as witchcraft and for this reason we are against all forms of manipulation including hypnosis, brainwashing, blackmail, scams, fortunetelling and any other form of sorcery. One very good example of manipulation is the time the evil wizard Babidi took control of Vegeta's mind and then used him to further his own diabolical agenda.

Dragon Ball Z

To some, Dragon Ball Z may only seem like a silly anime show. Its 30 minutes of men yelling as loud as they can, going on fishing trips, fighting off bad guys and blowing stuff up with Ki blasts. But that's just what you see on the surface. If you look more closely, what you will discover is that DBZ is a biblical show.

 I do not mean that it is biblical in the sense that the Son family leads a 30-minute Bible study. What I mean is that Son Goku is a positive example of Matthew 5: 16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven". Son Goku provides a glimpse of light in a culture that is tasteless and dark, Dragon Ball Z is a show that is well-able to influence us in a positive way and has the ability to literally change us from the inside-out. Let me give you some examples as to how Dragon Ball Z provides salt and light:

  
Part 1: the faith of Goku

1: Well Grounded Faith
Goku is filled with the kind of radiant Joy that only comes from having a strong faith in the Creator of the heavens and the earth. 

2: Hard Work
Goku trains hard to keep his body in shape which is the right thing to do considering the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. 

3: True Humility
Goku lives a life of meekness despite the fact he is the most gifted Saiyan warrior in the entire world.

4: Showing Mercy
Goku tries to show mercy to whomever will accept it, even his worst enemies and after all isn't that what Yeshua told his disciples to do.

5: Life is Precious
Goku values the lives of other people as much as he values his own and will even risk his own life to save someone else.

6: Emphasis on Family
Goku is an excellent family man who displays unconditional love towards his wife Chi Chi and he is also an loving father who will discipline his children when needed. I know many liberal people are against corporal punishment but i think it's better to follow Goku than it is to listen to people who are too immature to understand the concept of tough love. 

7: Masculinity
Goku is a strong role model who can teach important life lessons to young men who are growing up in a world where masculinity is heavily suppressed and even worse forbidden altogether. Many Christians have the mistaken belief that Christ was a weak man and part of this problem stems from all those effeminate paintings that make it look like he was raised inside a kings palace. When nothing could be further from the truth, you see Yeshua was a builder which is a very hard job which involves working with wood and even heavy stones. From this we can conclude that Yeshua was in fact a very strong man with well-developed muscles.

8: Self Defense
Goku teaches that it is okay to defend yourself from anyone who is attempting to harm you without a just cause and even more importantly Goku teaches us that it is our moral duty to protect the lives of innocent people from anyone who is attempting to harm them in any manner. The scripture where Yeshua instructed his disciples to turn the other cheek has often been misinterpreted as meaning that self-defense is forbidden no matter what the circumstance and worse yet some of these pacifist preachers claim that they wouldn't even defend their own family. Only a cowardly excuse for a man would refuse to protect his own family. Goku is more than willing to sacrifice his own life to protect the lives of his loved ones.

Part 2: Biblical Insight

1: Gods Perfect Number
Revelation 4:5 describes seven lamps of fire burning before the throne which are the seven Spirits of God. For this reason alone I find it totally fascinating that the number of dragon balls just so happens to be seven.

2: The Holy Spirit 
I find it very interesting to note that a white dove appeared right in front of Gohan's face and then something truly incredible happened. The dove merged with Gohan and a brilliant flash of light lit up the screen as Gohan transformed into a super saiyan 2 for the very first time. Anyone who has read the bible will realize that the symbol for the Holy Spirit is the dove.

3: The Stones of Fire
Isaiah 6:6 describes a Seraphim angel retrieving a hot coal from off the heavenly altar, which was then used to purify Isaiah by  temporarily atoning for his sins. In the English translation we get the word coal but in the Hebrew it literally says a fiery glowing stone. Ezekiel 28:14 says that Lucifer used to walk in the midst of the stones of fire. Have you ever noticed that whenever the seven dragon balls are used they take on the appearance of molten fire.

4: Seraphim Angels
Many Christians would be shocked to learn that Seraphim in Hebrew literally translates as fiery flying serpentine dragon. Wow i bet you never thought there would be dragons in heaven now did you? It doesn't take much imagination to see the connection between Shenron and the dragon balls aka stones of fire. 

5: Transfiguration
Verb which literally means to transform into something more beautiful, elevated or ascended: Example the world is made luminous and is transfigured. It may surprise many of you to learn that the bible does in fact record an instance where Son Goku transforms into a super saiyan and this miraculous event took place on the mount of transfiguration. Matthew 17:2 "And He was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothing became as white as the light."

6: Lucifer's Ultimate Defeat
Ezekiel 28:11-19 describes how the devil will be reduced to ashes in the sight of all them beholding him and it also says he will be destroyed from the midst of the stones of fire. You will see a direct parallel to this when Goku destroys Omega Shenron with the spirit bomb and how he is reduced to ashes as the dragon-balls orbit around him. Thus he is literally destroyed from the midst of the dragon-balls. 

7: Kami's lookout
Another mystery revealed in the bible is the lookout where the guardian of earth can look down and as scripture clearly states even the Lord Goku himself occasionally goes there to watch events occurring on the planet below. The chamber of spirit and time is also located on the lookout. Any vessel that the guardian of the earth does not approve of is unable to reach the lookout and that is why the spaceships cannot reach it. Isaiah 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes to nothing;

Part 3: Gokuism

From this stuff alone we can conclude that Dragonball Z and Gt are filled with good moral lessons that line up with what is taught in the bible. Gokuism is the belief that the principles of Dragon Ball Z provide a moral compass for one’s life, and that Goku in particular is an ideal role model to base one's life on. Goku is a role model of innocence and purity who has unfathomable power yet only uses it to help others. Please note there is another Japanese anime called Dragon Ball which I do not recommend watching because it contains crude humor.

 

Disclaimer: Evangelical Gokuism is not endorsed by Toei, Funimation, 20th Century Fox, Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Shueisha Inc.or any other corporation. Gokuism is a spiritual movement that hopes to make the world a better place by simply asking the question what would Goku do?