David Manalan

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have been employed in the electronic engineering and computing industries for many years. I have written many documents and manuals associated with this work, but have not until recently published a book.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
When I commenced my spiritual jouney through the churches (that represented the first 10-years of my Christian life), the information I gathered through emails and letters to those I shared my beliefs with eventually inspired me to compile these notes into a manuscript that enabled me to author my first eBook titled, ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide Through the Churches’.

Through my experiences in the churches, I discovered that God requires those who call themselves “born-gain” Christians to separate themselves from their former sinful lifestyle (after accepting Christ as their Savior) to be transformed into a new lifestyle that equates to ‘godliness’ (1 Tim 6:3-7); however such a choice to draw nearer to God (Acts 17:27) tends to separate such people from their (former) friends (1 Peter 4:1-6).

Since learning about these things more clearly, this motivated me to write my eBook.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes. As a Christian writer, I often refer to scripture verses and quote them for the purpose of justifying what I say.

When I quote scripture, I often underline and bold certain words to emphasize my claims. If more emphasis is required, I will CAPITALIZE maybe three of four words.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I find the notes in the Dake Bible very helpful for anyone wanting to seriously study the King James Bible. I have also purchased several of Finis Jennings Dake’s books such as God’s Plan for Man.

Other authors to influence my beliefs are Clarence Larkin (e.g. Dispensational Truth), Derek Prince (e.g. They Shall Expel Demons) and Ray Comfort (e.g. Hell’s Best Kept Secret).

What are you working on now?
I am researching material for an eBook that will explain the forthcoming Rapture of the Church (1 Tim 4:15-18) and especially how the Antichrist’s name can be calculated:

(Rev 13:18) “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast (or Antichrist): for it is the number of a man; and his number is SIX HUNDRED, THREESCORE AND SIX (i.e. ‘666’).”

The Rapture is where Jesus Christ returns to the earth (in the clouds only) to receive His faithful disciples (Luke 14:26, 27 and 33) so as to remove them from the wrath of God to come upon the inhabitants of the earth (Col 3:5-7; 1 Thes 5:9-11) throughout the following 7-years of the Tribulation.

(Luke 21:36) “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, THAT YE MAY BE ACCOUNTED WORTHY TO ESCAPE ALL THESE THINGS THAT SHALL COME TO PASS, and to stand before the Son of man.”

My eBook will explain (using current news events) how the Rapture is fast approaching. Sadly, I believe many Christians will be ‘left-behind’ because they have failed to “obey the True Gospel message” (Rom 10:16). In this claim, I have discovered that many Christians prefer to embace the teachings of Satan’s ministers in today’s pupits (2 Cor 11:14-15) rather than the teachings of the Holy Spirit, as revealed in the scriptures (John 16:13).

These same attitudes were common amongst God’s people in the days leading up to Christ’s days on earth 2,000-years ago. Apostasy has always been a problem among God’s people, and God has often stated that only a REMNANT of His people will be saved:

(Rom 9:27) “Esaias [or Isaiah] also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, [only] A REMNANT shall be saved:”

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I cannot consider myself to be ‘successful’ so far, therefore I cannot answer this question. However, I am using all available websites that offer free promotions of eBooks to help my work become exposed.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes – use the free services of Shelley Hitz at www.shelleyhitz.com.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Shelley Hitz at www.shelleyhitz.com provides the best advice yet – most of it FREE.

What are you reading now?
Currently I am researching information relating to news events that relate to my next eBook.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to engage with more Christians who are looking for more that just ‘church’ on Sundays.

The past 25-years of my spiritual jouney (representing my new life-in-Christ) has been an exciting an huge learning experience that has transformed my life!!

I have received a number of miraculous healings in my body that I would love to share with others as to why God allowed these sicknesses to happen (sometimes cancer); and what it took to receive the healings promised in scripture.

(James 5:14-16) “Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: [15] And THE PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL SAVE THE SICK, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. [16] Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, THAT YE MAY BE HEALED. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. ”

(1 Peter 2:24) “Who his own self [Jesus Christ] bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: BY WHOSE STRIPES YE WERE HEALED.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
My Dake Annotated Reference Bible.

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