JUDGMENT AND THE LAST DAYS

JUDGMENT AND THE LAST DAYS

NOTE: These are not my words but rather a compilation of articles from other authors. I agree with most of what is said and question only a little. No matter how we interpret these articles, we can all agree with certainty that we are in the end game of God's prophetic plan.

Some of these articles go back a couple years, however, the world has suffered harsher times since these articles were written. America is quite possibly under judgment and only time will decide that.

In just the last couple months or so, we have been experiencing some rather tough times resulting in record breaking events to occur in this country and beyond. I fully believe that this is going to destabilize an already troubled world to the point of chaos. While Israel and the Middle East are engaging in a wide conflict, terrorist are planning their next attack on top of a world wide fuel and food crisis. When we add these events on top of the events written in the articles below, one can see that troubled times are increasing daily. There are threats of a Nuclear Dirty Bomb being detonated during the 2008 Olympics while close to the same time America and Israel will attack Iran resulting in retaliation unlike anything we have ever seen.

America has also suffered a major set back due to the upcoming elections that will either trigger race riots or open the door for an attack. We are witnessing record breaking natural disasters that is forecasted to bring much destruction to our country and abroad. America has had it's own share of problems in this year alone which include the following:
* Nation wide outbreak of Salmonella
* Over 1300 tornados (at present count)
* New Orleans style floods in the midwest
* Fires adding to the financial crisis
* Worldwide food shortages
* Worldwide fuel crisis
* Global mass unemployment (oil/food related)
* Corn shortages in USA (no feed for animals)
* Housing Crisis with a million foreclosures
* Possible election related crisis
These are but a few of the events occurring in this country at present with still another 6 months left in this year. If I were to compare with just half of these events and match them up with Judgments upon other nations in the past, I would wager to say that we are in the beginning if not well into a judgment coming our way.

We also have to understand that we are in the Birth Pangs nearing the final stage possibly accompanied with a Judgment for turning our backs on Israel, Turning our backs on God, Sick immoral practices consuming our generation and etc. I am getting a real bad gut feeling that we have not seen anything yet. I would urge everyone to not ignore what is going on in the world today and pay close attention to what the Bible has forecasted for these days and to prepare yourself and others for a rough rough road ahead......Thank You.....Terry/PWNG

A day of reckoning will come. There will be an end.

"WHAT IS SOON TO TRANSPIRE"
May 19, 20071The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2who testifies to everything he saw-that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. Rev. 1:1-3"Step inside my courtroom and I will let you know what is yet to transpire. For my timetable is not as man's. I tell you that another war will break-out upon your borders. It has been said before, but the present war that the United States has been involved in, will become another one. For the ancient neighbor of Babylon will rise-up. Your borders will fall prey to the siege. (Here I saw in the spirit, pillars break in half and fall. I saw stone crumble and the foundation of a building collapse and fall to the ground.)I tell you that your governmental system will break. For their attention will have been diverted elsewhere. These are the beginnings of woes. But in time, I will come with healing in my wings. I have my angels set at particular points around the globe. They will hold back the fury so that the siege will not kill all. There are already some whom I have instructed to provide places of refuge. Those that trust in Me will prevail. But then after a short time after the events of these days, one will arise who sets himself upon a throne. He will set himself up as a man of peace, but his aim is to control the entire globe. These days that you are now in are hastening forward to this time. It is much shorter than you think."Stephen Hanson
Signs of the Last Days
Events of the twentieth century have alerted Bible students to the tremendous potential for fulfilled prophecy. Many students of the Bible and eschatology recognize the events continuing to unfold in the world today as signs of the last days.The twentieth century was an unprecedented period of change and the twenty-first century is proving to be even more dramatic. At no time in history have more changes occurred in science and in the political structure of the world.
More changes occur in science in a single year than formerly occurred in a century.
With Israel restored as a nation in 1948, the panorama of end-time prophecy came into a focus in which Israel will be a prominent player.
The introduction of the concept of a world government, made real by the United Nations paints a scenario that is in harmony with prophecy concerning a future world government.
The wholesale collapse of ethical and moral values.
Is civilization coming to an end?
"Armageddon is now near not because of this event or that event which may, in isolation, look like a prophetic fulfillment. Rather, it is because of the very nature of what causes Armageddon, coupled with the fact that our world today is rapidly assuming, on a global scale, the characteristics of that which underlies Armageddon." [William R. Goetz, Armageddon Next]
Malcolm Muggeridge suggested, "The basic condition for a civilization is that there should be law and order. Obviously this is coming to an end. The world is falling into chaos, even perhaps especially our western world... There are many other symptoms. The excessive interest in eroticism is characteristic of the end of a civilization because it really means a growing impotence, and fear of impotence. Then the excessive need for excitement, vicarious excitement, which of course the games provided for the Romans and which television provides for our population. Even the enormously complicated structure of taxation and administration is a symptom of the end of the civilization. Above all, there is this truly terrible thing which afflicts materialist societies - boredom, an excessive boredom which I note on every hand."
Today many secular as well as religious authorities recognize ..."These are extraordinary times."A Wall Street Journal headline read, "Millennium Fever: Prophets Proliferate, The End is Near." A New York Times book review began, "Some 50 million Americans share a belief that these are the last days." Even the Chicago Tribune ran a front-page story about the end times in a recent Sunday edition.Dr. Linus Pauling, winner of Nobel Prizes in 1954 and 1963, has said he believes the greatest catastrophe in the world is approaching. This looming catastrophe might well result in a world war which could destroy civilization and spell the end of the human race. Or, it might take the form of mass starvation among a world population that has been doubling every 35 years. Civilization might end because of the collapse of the systems on which it depends; or the end of civilization might result from weather changes induced by governments to improve the yield of crops.
Even the most seasoned newsmen who have "seen it all" are in awe of the world developments in recent years. All of them realize that something unique in the history of the world is happening today. And what's most stunning about it all is the breath-taking rapidity of these recent developments.
Consider the following:
The crumbling of the Eastern Bloc of Europe and the Communist Empire.
The unprecedented vote by the Soviet communist party to relinquish its absolute hold on power for the first time since it seized power 70 years ago.
The opening of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of a divided Germany.
Events transpiring in the Middle East.
Growing Islamic - Zionist jihad
The failing ecosystem of Planet Earth.
Changing weather patterns worldwide.
The breathtaking pace of technological advancements.
The collapse of ethical and moral values.
The weakening influence of our churches and their leaders.
The world has entered a time of dramatic and ominous change. At the present moment of history, the planet Earth is in grave crises. This celestial ball is on a collision course with its Creator. We have reached the day which the prophet had in mind when he wrote,
"Woe unto them who call evil, good, and good, evil" [Isaiah 5:20]
Man has pushed the self-destruct button. Foundations of godliness have crumbled; things sacred have come unzipped. We are trying to build a peaceful world, but there is no peace within people's hearts. We must have an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Somehow God must reveal himself to this lost generation. Everything else has failed. Education has failed our youth. For the most part, parents have failed them. Government has failed to reach them. Dead religion has turned them off. Billy Graham quoted John Walvoord in his book, "Storm Warning":
"The present world crisis is not a result of any one factor, but a concurrence of causes and effects which combine to set the world stage for a conflict which may quickly bring an end to hundreds of years of progress in western civilization and establish new centers of international power. Whatever the future holds, it is going to be dramatically different than the past. In this dark picture only the Scriptures chart a sure course and give us an intelligent explanation of worldwide confusion as it exists today."
Where does it all lead? Even though we see it all so clearly, it's still difficult to comprehend. What does it all mean? Where is it all leading? Why is there so little peace in the world when we have such unprecedented knowledge and unlimited potential?The book of Revelation describes the end times. It speaks of a one-world government, a godless dictator, total regulation of all business, plagues, crime and rebellion, and devastating disasters. To many, it seems like a far-off time. But there are "signs of the times" in today's headlines - signs Jesus said would herald His return. Some people argue that the characteristic of 'end time' people have been our character throughout the ages and that people haven't really changed. In its simplest form, that is true. It's not that we don't do the same things, what's relevant is that we do it with increasing intensity and we are teaching new ways of doing it. Certainly, these things have been happening since the beginning of time. However, the intensity of these things today is such that we dare not blind our eyes to their meaning.
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, "When evening comes, you say, `It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' and in the morning, `Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away. [Matthew 16:1-4]
Jesus said, "You can read the signs of the weather in the sky, but because of spiritual blindness you cannot read the signs of the times." Our Lord was saying the Jews of that day were blind to the signs of their time. He indicated that only those who have spiritual illumination and discernment from the Holy Spirit can hope to understand the trends and meanings of history. This explains why so many people haven't got a clue about what's going on and why most of our political leaders are taking us down the path to destruction.
"The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons." [1Tim. 4:1]
We are now living in the "last days!" The only way to understand the big picture is to look at the Bible and the various categories of signs that the Bible predicted would come together just before the return of Christ. The key to understanding current events is in some familiar old scriptural passages. Jesus Himself gave us the best insight shortly before his execution on the cross.
"Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, ' and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. [Matthew 24:4-14]
General 'signs' Jesus said would be visible prior to His return.
Deliberate deception by men of God's Word
Rise of false Christs
Increase in wars and rumors of wars
Famines, Pestilence & Earthquakes
Discrimination and hatred against Christians
Backsliding, turning from the faith, betrayal
Hatred of Christian against Christian
False Prophets and "New Age" leaders
Lawlessness abounding
Love and concern for others grows cold
Gospel preached worldwide
Our Lord told us not to be troubled, because these are only the beginning of "birth pains" [Matt. 24:8]. I believe that God is warning the world. The world has broken His covenant and has gone away from Him and these events are warnings designed to turn us to Him. And what we have seen thus far is just a prelude. The warnings are going to continue during the next few years, even building in intensity. After these warnings, the real judgment is going to come.
"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand-- then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. See, I have told you ahead of time. "So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. - Matthew 24:15-28

God's Judgment and Americaby Pastor Art of His Sheep

In a recent episode of Manna-Fest, Perry Stone told this story. He said in the publication 'End Time Handmaidens' there was printed a prophecy found in an old Bible that was found when tearing down the walls of a monastery in Wismar Germany in 1761: Inside of that Bible was written: "The day will come when a new great war will begin between the east and the west. Mankind will suffer great loss through new weapons. People will run without horses and fiery dragons will fly in the air, spit sulfur and fire destroying many towns and cities. There will be other forces taken from the bowels of the earth. Such a time it will be that there will be no buying or selling because nobody will own anything. The quarters of the sky and water will be tinted. This terrible period will last for three years and five months. The nation of Pleiades will intervene and attack the bearded nation from the rear. (note that all the Shiite Muslims of the world wear beards) Thus all nations will get involved in the quarrel. The great struggle will begin when ears of corn will bow down being full. It will reach its acme when the cherry trees will bloom the third time and will end when the shadow of the sun slides down. But, there will be no victor since the victor himself will have been vanquished. Only death will be content, having such a harvest as never before. God will bless the nations which still survive, since they will be the grain that will make new ears of corn."
Perry Stone showed and told of three visions he had, the first in 1996 which he showed artist drawing of which he spoke and preached about including a prophecy conference and in several large churches who have TV ministries. He told of 5 tornadoes in one vision and of people of three ethnic groups in a church. He concluded by saying the storms are coming and it is time to hide in the cleft of the rock. That is the message for today. It is time to return to God, repent of our sins and hid in the Rock - Christ Jesus the Lord. That broadcast by Perry Stone I have taped and that is the basis of this message.
Another Pastor - David Wilkerson in New York City said that God warned his church some 6 weeks before the disaster that calamity was about to strike. They cancelled all special speakers and scheduled meetings and a planned missions convention and citywide youth rallies. They shut down and called the congregation to prayer. He said that a holy quiet fell on the church as the Holy Spirit moved and one time they sat in total silence for over an hour. This was revealed to be preparation for the trying times ahead that are to come.
In 1973 David Wilkerson saw a vision with 5 tragic calamities coming upon the earth. He wrote a book called "The Vision". Since He has also wrote books like 'America's Last Call' speaking of call to repentance before judgment would come to America.
Recently we came under a great terrorist attack in America but America and the Christian Church in particular have missed the message God was trying to deliver to us. These things are signs of the last days and of the soon return of the Lord Jesus Christ. After the attack on Sept 11th, Hal Lindsay said "This is the beginning of the end". The whole nation has been asking the question, "Where is God in all this?" They are asking the right question but it is only beneficial if they come up with the right answer. There have been many opinions from the media and Middle East experts, politicians and even preachers on TV. There is much talking but little understanding of what it is all about and what it means for us today and to our future in America. This destruction hasn't been without meaning and purpose. Know this one thing, God was in no way taken by surprise for He knows all things and the hearts and thoughts of all men and all their plans. He is in control of this world and all things within. Nothing has or can take place without His knowledge, his permission for it and even His being behind them. All true believers know that God has delivered to America an unmistakable message of our need of repentance through this disaster. God is warning America to repent for this is but an example and touch of what can and will happen to this country without true repentance and turning to God. Yet many preachers in America are telling the Christians and the nation that "God had nothing to do with these disasters" and "God is a God of love and not judgment" and "this is not the wrath of God but the wrath of man." Yet nothing is farther from the truth. God is a sovereign God who is in control of all things and nothing happens by accident, especially things that affect nations and the world. If we do not hear and get the message that God is proclaiming through the current events we can only expect things to continually get worse and not better. Let us consider some scriptures.
Isaiah 45:7 "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." Herein is the mystery of divine sovereignty and human freedom of choice. Throughout history we have seen a fulfillment of what God said would happen in prophecy. He foretold to Abraham what would happen to his descendants in Egypt and how God would bring them out with a might hand of judgment after 400 years. He gave Daniel a vision of the idol with the head of gold down to the feet of clay and iron. Then we were told the meaning beginning with the head of gold and history has proven the vision to be accurate. Likewise all things predicted by God have come to pass, whether the struggle and conflict that would be between the sons of Ishmael and the sons of Isaac which is what is still going on in the Middle East, to the prophesies of Judas had how he would betray Christ for 30 pieces of silver. In each case of prophecy being fulfilled, the men, as Pharaoh in Egypt in mistreating the children of Israel and hardening his heard against God was responsible for his own actions and judged for them and likewise are all other men. All men have freedom of choice and are responsible for their choices but God knows them ahead of time and when it suits His purpose in directing history He has stepped in and by His own hand destroyed an enemy of His people as He will do again when the Muslim nations come down as one against Israel. God said He created darkness. God takes responsibility for everything Satan does because He created Satan and He controls Satan and all the powers of hell. He uses them for His own purposes in this world. In a manner of speaking the devil and his cohorts are God's whipping boys that He uses for judgment.
Isaiah 54:16 "Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy." He fulfills his purpose for being according to the dictates of his creator - God. God raises up one nation to use them to judge another. Isaiah 10:5-6 "O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets." You say but those nations that God used to judge Israel and take them into captivity were also wicked or more so than His people. True, but God does all things in history around His people and for His purpose that some might believe on Him and be saved. God is concerned with and works in this world for the good of His people and those who will become His people and not the heathen. That is a hard doctrine but it is in the Bible. God has destroyed many wicked nations from off the face of the earth and don't forget the flood, His greatest judgment upon wicked mankind to date. Only the coming final judgments upon the world will be greater and destroy more men.
Notice the words of Jesus in John 17:8-9 concerning His disciples and the world. "For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine." Jesus only intercedes for His people. Ephesians 5:25 ". even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.." Who did He give Himself for? The church! Those who would believe on Him! What about the others? Romans 9:18-23 "Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory." Proverbs 16:4 "The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil." Jeremiah 18:7-10 "At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them." So is America now in the hands of God and we must remember the warning of Hebrews 10:31 "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." For an individual or a nation - for then is judgment. Or what about Psalm 50:22 "Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver." Is God just a God of love and blessing? Is He some big sugar daddy or heavenly Santa Claus waiting for His peoples give-me list? Did God originate the "name it and claim it" (which I call 'blab it and grab it) prosperity? Did God sanctify greed and covetousness as long as it is in the church? Have we not made prosperity an idol that God will judge and tear down as our other idols?
After using the heathen to judge Israel, when they repented God held that nation accountable for their sins, judged and destroyed them for what they did to Israel. Look what God said about Pharaoh. Exodus 9:15-16 "For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth." God showed His power by destroying the might of Egypt, their army and having Israel plunder their wealth as they left in payment for the years of slavery they suffered in Egypt. Today God is using the Muslim people for His own purpose and glory and in the end He will judge and totally destroy them and do to them as they have desired to do to Israel and it will be just like what happened to Haman in the book of Ester who built a gallows to hang Mordecai and was in the end hung himself on the gallows he built for God's servant. God's word is still true and Genesis 12:3 hasn't changed concerning the seed of Abraham through the promised son - Isaac. "I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:" In the end, God will curse the Muslims, the descendants of Ishmael for their hatred against Israel and efforts to destroy them. Don't forget my message "End Time Battle." This is all about the Muslims desire to destroy Israel and we are being attacked because we support Israel and they know they can't destroy Israel as long as the U.S.A. is with them.
To bring this into perspective: Isaiah 46:9-11 "Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it." Is this not what has happened? We were attacked by people from a far country in the East! Just a couple verses from the "End Time Battle" as a reminder and brief review.
[Genesis 16:10-12 "And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." Against every man. Was not the World Trade Center disaster against all men and nations and not just the USA? It was against all who are not radical Muslims! Remember bin Laden and all the other radicals are against even other Muslims who are not as they in their hatred of America and Israel. That is why they also hated the rulers of Kuwait and why bin Laden and crew supported Saddam in his effort. The purpose of the invasion was to replace the government with a radical Muslim government. For the same reason they are against the Saudi Royalty because they are friends of the USA. If they had succeeded in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia would have been next.
Isaiah 30:22-28 "Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire: And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err." Notice verse 25 - "When the towers fall". And God is sifting nations, not just America. Also notice this has to do with God's people, "to bind up the breach of His people." All events in the world are about God's people. Again does this not describe the disaster of the World Trade Centers? And did it not happen in a time when we were "at peace" and not at war with another nation or people? Should we also consider the scripture of 1Thessalonians 5:3; "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape."]
End of quotes from the message "End Time Battle for Jerusalem." Be sure to read it.
What are the patterns of this attack found in scriptures? Once again, what about the fact that some say that God had nothing to do with this and that God wouldn't kill innocent people. But the fact remains that this nation is not innocent in the eyes of God for it has sinned grievously in the past 40 years in particular as we have kicked God and prayer out of school, out of politics, and almost every facet of life and allowed abortion and homosexuals to do as they please and the shedding of innocent blood flows in our land. The fact is that more babies died in America from abortion on September 11th than died because of the terrorist attacks. Wicked men pay for their sins in eternity but God must judge nations in this time. Humanists say that this is just all the work of wicked men and God had nothing to do with it. Yet, wicked men did it and we cannot discount the fact that God allowed them to do it. And in scripture you see that God controls men and nations. When his people obeyed Him, He blessed them and protected them and no country would dare to raise up against them - as in Solomon's day until he sinned against God and then God raised up an enemy to attack and become a thorn in his side. God called His people to war and to destroy wicked men and God says that he can turn the heart of a king as a man turns the way a river runs and He is able to break the bow and chariot and bring wars to an end. Psalm 46:9-10 "He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth." Zepheniah 2:5 "Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant." God is in control of war and peace between nations. Ezra 6:22 ". for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel."
Job is a good example of how God is in control and allows things to happen for His own purpose but takes responsibility for them as He did for what happened to Job. Job 1:7-12 "And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD." God is in control and nothing happens by accident to His people or a nation that He made covenant with as America. Then after Satan had destroyed all the animals and the children of Job we see another conversation between Satan and God. Job 2:3 "And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause." Although Satan was the one who attacked Job, God took responsibility for what happened to Job because He allowed Satan to do it. And also note that God limits Satan and he cannot do beyond what God allows. Job 2:4-7 "And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life." Satan in saying, "put forth thy hand" was saying, "give me permission - authority to attack him - do this to him." So now say that God had nothing to do with what has happened to America!
God is omniscient and knows what is going to happen before it happens and so the Bible is full of prophecy because God wrote the end from the beginning. God is omnipotent and can stop war and cause war. God uses men and uses them to fulfill His purposes of judgment. When God's people and the nation that He has made covenant with walks upright before God then He puts a hedge about them and none can touch them but then when they sin that hedge is removed and the enemy comes in and destroys. Isaiah 5:5 "And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down."
After the attack on the World Trade Centers one network anchor declared "Think of it, our two symbols of power and prosperity have been smitten in one hour." Little did he know that he was basically quoting Revelation 18:10. "Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come." The scripture continues in V.11 "And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more." Already in New York City alone over 100,000 have lost their jobs. People are no longer buying like they were before further hurting our economy.
2Thess.2 reveals what most consider to be the antichrist - a man who will be a world dictator in the world who signs a 7-year treaty of peace then breaks it in the middle. 2Thessalonians 2:6-8 "And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 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:" Withholdeth means to restrain. God is restraining this man of sin from being revealed and when the restraining is removed then evil will have its way. God allowed His hedge of protection that protected Job to be removed for a season for Satan to tempt him and that through it He might be glorified and reveal Himself in a greater way to Job and multiply and double all his previous blessings in the end. When the trail had run its course and Job had come out, then once again God put a hedge about Job and gave him a double blessing of what he had before removing the hedge. America had a hedge of protection because it was a nation that began with a covenant with God. We like Israel of old in the Bible have been a nation in covenant with God though not all people believed or were Christians. That was also true in Israel. There has never been a time when all men of a nation were righteous and saved or a time when there has not been a remnant of the seed of God who were faithful to him as in the days of Elijah when God had reserved to Himself 7000 who had not bowed the knee to Baal that Elijah didn't know about.
Because of America's sin God has partially taken down the hedge of protection and is allowing the enemy to attack us to drive the nation to repentance and back to faith in Him and obedience to His Word. If God's people do not pray this nation through this time of trial and testing allowed because of our sin, with repentance and seeking of God, this nation will in the end be humiliated. Only God could turn around Jobs fortunes and only God can turn around the direction America is headed. Right now we are headed for economic collapse. The government is now pumping out billions of dollars in red ink to try and stimulate the economy and to fight this war on terrorism. Financially we can't win this economic war. That is just one of the calamities this nation is facing!
As an example of God's control and grace in the midst of this judgment and that we are but getting a sample of what can happen if the hedge of God's protection on this country is fully dropped. The terrorist had planned numerous other attacks including by other hijacked planes, but as God's people began to pray after the first planes hit the trade towers, God gave wisdom and the two airlines that had planes hijacked began to shut themselves down even before the government mandated the stopping of all flights and the one flight that was intended to hit a fourth target was stopped by brave passengers who died as heroes and saved countless other lives. Then much of what could have happened was stopped. This is a preview of what will happen if America doesn't repent. Since then the FBI and CIA have stopped numerous other attacks as they had back at the turn of the century.
2Kings 2:11 "And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." Zechariah 2:5 "For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her." There is that hedge of protection. Psalm 34:7-8 "The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him." There is God's hedge of protection again. Put this in context of Job who was an upright man who feared God who had a hedge about him that kept Satan from attacking him until God allowed it. First Jobs' finances were attacked through foreign invaders from the east then against his family and then his health. Job was a blessed and wealthy man - the greatest of the east. But his children who had inherited the blessing were indulging themselves with partying. This is why Job was offering the daily scarifies. Such is this generation like Job's children who are indulging in the blessing and forgetting the God who gave the blessing. Also each clan like Jobs' extended family had their own laws and were self-governing. We as a nation were protected because of those who feared God. But when happens when that nation forgets God and turns against the very God who has blessed them and ceases to fear God and worships the blessing rather than the one who blessed them and their children wear shirts that say 'no fear'? God begins to take down the hedge of protection and the enemy attacks that nations finances, people, government and health. Our economy was attacked beginning with the attacks in New York and continues, people have been attacked and died, our government is being attacked and our health is being attacked. God is allowing the nation to get a taste of what it is like to have no protection and giving us an opportunity to repent and turn back to him while just this week I heard a large ministry on TV saying that Jesus couldn't come back until we 'get our stuff' and God repays us 'double for our trouble.' I recorded that message so I can prove it as some other harlot teachings I have recorded so that I can back up what I say if needed. These harlot preachers are the problem in America today and the reason we are facing judgment - because those who are supposed to be preaching the truth to the nation have compromised to preach what feels good and makes people feel good in their sin so that there is no true heartfelt repentance and turning from sin to God, but only getting a religious covering for their sin with no real change in life or lifestyle while calling themselves Christian. They appeal to the greed of fallen man. 2Peter 2:1, 3 "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you." That is their purpose, money and are they making it and living like kings from the donations of the poor, widows, retired and even jobless. Moreover there is no real difference in the lives of their followers. That is why there is no difference today in the number of abortions of those going to church and those not, no difference in the number of divorces in the Christian community and those who are not, except at some point it go to where the divorce rate was actually higher for those who profess Christianity than those who don't. That sounds like 2Timothy 3:5; "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." The power they deny is the Lordship of Christ over their lives. They say He is Lord, but do not surrender their lives to Him as the Lord. Let us consider the words of Jeremiah 23:16-20 "Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD. They say still unto them that despise me, (This is all in the church - of professing Christians) The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it? Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly." Is this not the latter days and is not the coming of the Lord surely nigh as He spoke in Mark 13:29-30 "So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done." We are seeing all the prophecies of the end time come to pass before our eyes. We are that generation that will see all things, all the final prophecies, come to pass. Continuing:
Exodus 34:24 "For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year." Israel has 7 feasts a year and they "go up" before the Lord 3 times a year for the feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. God said He was able to take away the desire of the enemy to have their land when they went up before Him to worship. God can remove the desire of men to attack this country as he put it in their hearts to begin with. It is no different with this attack now and what happened in 1Kings 22:19-22 "And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so." Here as in Job we see behind the scenes of events that happened in heaven and how things were decided there spiritually before they happened here. And we see the spiritual forces behind men, as those who attacked Job's animals and family and this lying spirit that went to set things up so King Ahab would be killed in battle as God's judgment for his sin.
Was God in control then? Is He not just as much in control now? But we must remember in all war that it is first a spiritual battle that decides the physical battle as God is in control of war. Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." 1Samuel 17:47 "And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands." God decides who wins the battle by limiting the powers of hell as well as sending them to do His bidding and at times by direct intervention whether men see it or not, recognize it or not. Zechariah 4:6-7 "This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it." What this country needs is God's grace. That is our only solution and the only way to overcoming in this battle - not by might or power or military might if God is not with us we will not win in the end. Romans 8:31 "If God be for us, who can be against us?" And if God is against us we cannot win.
When George Washington took the oath of office to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and become the first president of the United States, he took that oak not far from the World Trade Center at federal hall on Wall Street. When they brought the Bible to him to take the oath it was opened to and his hand was placed upon Deuteronomy 28, a chapter that speaks of the blessing of God for obedience to the covenant and the curse of God for disobedience to the covenant. Then the things that were a blessing become a curse. You say, but there are other countries worse than America, like Amsterdam. True, but that country was never in covenant with God and was not established by God and men who made covenant with Him and have no documents to show it. This nation like Israel was raised up and ordained by God. Today they are trying to change our history but it is a fact that God raised up this country. George Washington said that God had his hand upon this nation from the beginning. There are many documents that prove the faith and stand of our early founding fathers. George Mason of Virginia, the father of the Bill of Rights, who insisted that they be placed in the Constitution, said that because nations can't be judged or blessed in the next life they must be judged or blessed in this life and so providence dictates that national sins must be punished by national calamities. Why is America paying for her sins and others countries seem not to - because this nation was founded by God for His purpose. Wicked men have carried out this attack, but God has allowed it. God will not forever protect unrighteousness and continue to bless iniquity, so if our country doesn't repent and turn back to Him it will in the end suffer the consequences of His full judgment. Today we have gone so far that even when men of God have for years attempted to speak the truth and warn the nation that we were headed for judgment - as David Wilkerson, the countries says he is a doom and gloom preacher and that isn't God and we are blessed. That has been the word of the majority of preachers and professing Christians and not the sinners on the street that don't claim to know God. So God has to allow something to get our attention and tells us that if we continue in disobedience and don't learn from this we will be turned over to the power of our enemies. Because it is God's Word!
Let us look at Deuteronomy 28 and see the blessing of obedience and curses of disobedience for God's people and their country. Deuteronomy 28:1 "And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth." When His people in covenant with Him obey His Word! In battle the result will be V.7 "The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways." And concerning their finances: V.8 "The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee." But when His people sin and disobey the Lord it is reversed. V.15 "But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee." What happens to the finances? V.17 "Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store." V.20 "The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me." Their prayers won't be answered - their religiosity does them no good when they are in sin and disobedience. V.23 "And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron." V.43 "The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low." Have we not been attacked by a stranger within our midst? V.48-50 "Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee. The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young." It isn't over yet, great depression can come if America doesn't find favor in the eyes of God worse that what we call the Great Depression. Is this not a description of our enemy? They have said that all Americans are the enemy and there are non "innocent" and unworthy of death at their hands. Those in the towers that died were not innocent victims to them but the intended victims. And note V.63 "And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it." But nobody believes that - right? After all God is only a god of blessing and mercy and not judgment and evil. And what about when you face your enemies in war? V.25 "The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth." So again, God determines the outcome of every war! He brings peace and He brings war and He alone determines the outcome. The most potent weapon in the hand of America in this battle is that of the prayers of the saints - PERIOD! We can only win this war when the saints follow the admonition of 2Chronicles 7:14 "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." That is the only way our land can be healed and delivered from the situation we face. Now getting to the heart of the message and why we are at war.
Leviticus26:25 "And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy." The sword is war! There is a quarrel with the covenant we had with God - the nation is fighting an internal war with God and Judeo-Christian morals and ethics. As those trying to destroy and take over the boy scouts and make them accept homosexual scoutmasters.
And no matter what God's people have tried to do for years they have been attacked and opposed by atheists, God haters who want to destroy our faith and stop all mention of our God and Lord Jesus Christ in public outside the confines of church walls. But the problem is that the church has avoided controversy for so many years and not stood strong against the opposition and faithful to the Word of God and proclaimed the truth from the rooftops but has been trying to please people to get the crowds to come and for the money, running the church like a business rather than a mission for sinners to get delivered, set free and saved by the grace of God and keeping the gospel inside the church and not wanting to directly confront the wicked who have opposed them and the gospel. Because of this the Christian and God hater, those who want to say there is no God so they can live any way they want and be amoral and immoral without anyone telling them they are wrong and sinning against God and we all just die like a dog and rot like a log and wonder why there is no more respect for life and life is so cheap and men can kill without remorse. Look at what has happened in our schools since God and prayer got kicked out. Where was the church then? Hiding behind their walls of safety and being silent. So what was being bad in my day - writing notes in class and throwing spit-wads and such small minor things is now every kind of crime imaginable. When abortion was legalized where was the church then? Why couldn't they get upset and cry out before God for these things as they now are because of this attack of terrorism. Why has the church not fought to stop those in church from having abortions? Now there are so many prayer meetings being called and meeting of remembrance, but where is the true repentance this nation needs to be delivered? If we miss our opportunity then much worse is in store for America.
Leviticus 26:37 "And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies." When the Trade Towers came down it is interesting to note that they came down upon themselves and the bodies within - they fell one upon another. But we won't add anything else to that except that if America doesn't change it's ways the latter part will come to pass and we will have no power to stand before our enemies. We had an attack worse than a war during a time of peace when we were not at war and not expecting it. If Israel, which was in covenant with God, were made accountable to their covenant with God and turned from it, which caused God to turn them over to their enemies, is America any different? In the book of Judges the people would sin and be taken into captivity, cry out to God, be delivered and serve God, then turn back to sin and be put under the yoke of another nation, cry out to God and be delivered, again and again. It was their national history. Each time they were turned over to the hands of their enemies for a time for the purpose of getting them to repent and turn back to God. As ancient Israel worshipped the bull (when they came out of Egypt) so American has worshipped the bull market. The stock market has a bull outside and when things are going good they call it a bull market. So God has allowed the bull to suffer to try and get out attention - it is the first thing that is attacked when the hedge comes down and our market was suffering for some time before the terrorist attacks - which just picked up the economic suffering of the nation from a dropping stock market to losses of jobs. God always attacked and destroyed the Idols of the people and money has become one of the great idols of our society. Each of the 10 plagues as judgments against Egypt were an attack against the idols of Egypt. Ra was the Sun god supposed to take care of the darkness, there was a god of the lice and god of the flies and god of the Nile river etc. God judged these 10 idols and brought His people out and God is judging the idols of America.
What are the long-term repercussions of this attack upon America and upon Israel?
This is a serious time for our nation. When Israel had turned to idolatry God warned them but they would not listen and repent but hardened their necks. 2Kings 17:12-14 "For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God." They mocked the prophets who called them to repentance before God. V.15-18 "And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers (as we have rejected the covenant between God and the founding fathers of this nation), and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them. And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God. and served Baal... Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only."
God gave them a wake up call to Israel when they were invaded by Assyria who attacked two of their provinces, Zebulum and Naphtali and they missed the message of this limited attack against them. Then came a second wake-up call that was severe when the Syrians and Philistines, two enemies of Israel combined forces for an attack yet still they did not listen and understand what God was telling them. Isaiah 9:12-13 "The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts." God has sent us warnings through His true servants who are not men pleasers and kingdom builders and by more limited attacks against our military overseas and our Embassy's and we did nothing, either as a nation to stop the attacks or as a church (speaking of the larger church rather than the few faithful) in praying for our nation and warning the people.
The fact of the matter is - if this nation will not hear the truth of God's Word and face that truth and turn back to Him in humility and repentance, we as Israel was, are doomed to destruction. It is clear that the Lord used enemies of Israel to chasten them for their sin. Isaiah 10:5-6 "O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets." Israel would not head the warnings and saw their enemies attack and destroy their cities. Isaiah 9:10 "The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycamores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars." I have heard the mention of rebuilding the trade towers after the cleanup, if not as two 110 story buildings then as four 50 story buildings. We must not respond in pride as they did though it seems that is what is happening to some degree. The shout is we are strong and we are proud and we will rebuild greater than before for we are a great nation. Then Israel never acknowledged God's hand in their judgment nor accepted what He was telling them - for God always painted physical pictures in the natural for them to understand spiritual truth - all through the Old Testament that was God's way.
What many religious leaders have touted as a proof and example that America is turning back to faith in God and repentance is not true or real national repentance. For example the made a big deal of the congress standing together and signing "God Bless America" and think that is the sign of a nation turning back to God. Is it? There is a big difference between a show of patriotism and repentance of heart. Let me first say that today, since we are a nation of many religions and many God's, rather than "One Nation Under God" being the God of the Bible, the term "God" in "God Bless America" can mean something different to each religion. The name or term God without a context tying it to the God of the Bible, Jehovah, or mention of Jesus, will not even be understood in the same way by millions of people in America. To the Muslim's; the fastest growing religion is America today, the term God means Allah. To some Americans, God to them is Lucifer, for they worship him instead of the One True God. Many of those same leaders of the Congress hate everything Christians stand for and believe in and want to run God out of American society and take Him out of our history and the history books and say this is not and never has been a Christian nation and so they attempt to re-write history. They also stand for abortion - the murder of innocent lives and support open homosexuality and homosexual rights for a homosexual couple to be treated like a normal married couple and have all the privileges and benefits thereof and be allowed to marry and adopt children. They voted to allow Wiccans - witches to be chaplains and hold services in the military and made them a protected religion with tax-exempt status.
These things are still an abomination in the eyes of God and until we as a nation repent and turn from these things we will not escape the judgment of God. According to an article in USA Today, and several other major publications, on October 14th in California, Gov. Davis signed AB25 into law. In summation of it: "This bill marks a stellar advance for lesbians and gays in California," said California State Assemblywoman Carole Midgen, who authored the bill. The bill allows homosexual "domestic partners" to make medical decisions for incapacitated partners, sue for wrongful death, adopt a partner´s child and will property to a partner, according to the Sacramento Bee newspaper. It will take affect on January 1, 2002. Of this bill Gov. "Davis said, "This bill is . most of all about family-and it's about time."" About family? Or is it rally about destroying the family, as we know it? How can two homosexuals or lesbians be a family? They are trying to actually put them before and give them more privileges than a true family. Besides it is obvious that only a couple can make a family and have children. Families procreate and homosexuals recruit! Homosexuals can't obey the command of God to man to "be fruitful and multiply." The article further stated: "Apparently, many homosexual activists are planning on using the tragedy of September 11 to further their agendas." It is these kinds of things that is bringing God's judgment on this country and there is no sign that anything is changing as the Nation goes.We are talking about some of what has happened since September 11, 2001 and what is occurring in a nation that God has been trying to bring to repentance and get the attention of His people by allowing the terrorist to successfully invade us. There has been a new and strong barrage of efforts by the homosexual groups to take advantage of the current situation to gain ground and push their agenda, even in Houston, Texas. Right now there is a ballot referendum concerning homosexuals having the full benefits and rights of normal married couples and there are some 125 ministers according to the news, from this area that are supporting the homosexuals and calling it discrimination that they do not have the full and same benefits as married couples. They are using the slogan, "equal pay for equal work." Look at the TV shows. Recently I found out that on a new Survivor series in Africa - that the contestants had to drink blood. Something strictly forbidden by God and something I have never before heard of being on TV. Here are some specifics of other tings planned for this fall season on TV. On NBC, a character on The West Wing will "curse in a way that uses the Lord's name in vain," breaking a long-standing network taboo. On ABC's Philly, they plan to use 4 letter words never before used on ABC programming. One of CBS's shows of Wolf Lake will begin with a nudity warning and will contain "a particularly revealing sex scene." That is some of what all the major networks are now planning for America on prime-time TC programming when millions of young children will be watching. Where is the outrage against these things?
Or what about another decision since the terrorist attack by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine that spurned this article: ""Designer Babies Ahead?" New York Post, October 1, 2001." And another; "Kolata, Gina, "Fertility Ethics Authority Approves Sex Selection," New York Times, September 28, 2001." Here is a news quote: "The American Society of Reproductive Medicine has recently issued a deeply troubling proclamation. Without benefit of a full committee meeting - since the September meeting was rescheduled due to the terrorist attacks - the chair of the society´s ethical committee, John Robertson, decided that "it is sometimes acceptable for couples to choose the sex of their children." This response overturns a 1999 ruling by the society holding that such selection "should be discouraged." Dr. Norbert Gleicher, the doctor who requested the new ruling is thrilled: "[W]e have a list of patients who asked for it."" America is still trudging forward as a nation, continuing to do the things that are wrong before God and doing everything possible to do further and greater wickedness before God.
Another example and supposed sign of the nation repenting and turning to God is having a minute of silence before a ball game in a sports stadium. Then the people go back to painting their bodies and screaming like wild animals and getting drunk on beer and carrying on like heathen with their idol of sports. Remember by message on "Sports: False God of the World"? This is all nothing more than hypocrisy and lip service without turning from the sin that has brought us to the place we are today. It is the national sins and idols that are being judged and even if there is a national repentance, it will only bring relief from the extent of God's judgment, but America must still pay for it's sins - there is no escaping that.
Our best hope would be the parallel to what happened in Rehoboam's day. 2Chronicales 12:2 "And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD," V.5-9 "Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak. Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous. And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house." IF America repents as they did, she will have some repose and "some deliverance" as Judah did then, but still America must pay for its continued sin and transgression against God and one of the ways it will pay is as they did - FINANCIALLY! I believe economic collapse is something that will happen to America regardless. The cards are being stacked against us.
America is at a crossroads and the question is which direction will it take. Will we humble ourselves before God or rise up in pride thinking we can overcome in our own strength and abilities? Patriotism and war is not the solution to America's problem. Yes it is great to see our nation coming together and in agreement about something, but it isn't about that which is most important thing, but merely a war against those who attacked us - to get vengeance and revenge. That will not deliver us from the hand of God upon this nation. Listen to what God said to Israel then and consider its relevance to us today. Isaiah 10:11 "Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?" If God judged other nations and Israel who was in covenant with God for their idolatry what makes us think He will spare America for the same sins and worse? Today there are so many meeting for prayer and remembrance to remember the dead but that is not the answer for what we need are meetings of prayer and repentance! Remembrance and revenge will not bring deliverance but only repentance. If we will truly repent as a nation, then God will deliver us and destroy our enemies. When God had finished using Assyria as "the rod of mine anger" against Israel (Isaiah 10:5), then He destroyed them for their wickedness and pride. Isaiah 10:12 "Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks." Likewise in the end God will judge the terrorists and give them their just reward in a hot devils hell rather than in the heaven they expect for 'dying' as martyrs to their faith in the name of Allah. Each one of those suicide bombers in Israel and those here in those planes have been told that if they die for Allah in this 'holy war' against the infidels (those who don't serve Allah) then they will go directly to he


The Stage Is Set: Will It Be Judgment Or Destruction?
November 27, 2007By Jeffrey K. RadtWe need to repent and pray for the forgiveness of our nation's sins. Specifically, we need to pray for God to have mercy on us all.In a few days, America will never be the same as I fear that we are about to enter a new realm in our spiritual relationship with our Lord and Creator. I might even go so far as to say that we will have reached the proverbial point of no return.Our God is a God of grace, mercy, and love. However, He is also a God of holiness, righteousness, and justice. For instance, Nahum warned that while God is one who is righteous and holy He is also one who will not tolerate sin (Nahum 1:2-3):"A jealous and avenging God is the Lord; The Lord is avenging and wrathful. The Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries, and He reserves wrath for His enemies. The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished."The Bible also says that God will bless those who bless Israel, and He will curse those who curse Israel (Genesis 12:3). The Bible says that he who touches Israel touches "the apple of God's eye" (Zechariah 2:8).The upcoming Annapolis conference is akin to our government thinking they can poke God in the eye and blind Him long enough so that they can create a legacy on their own terms and independent of His plan for His chosen people as well as mankind.They will leave a legacy all right, but will anyone be around to read about it in history books?Does it bother anyone else to watch a so-called Christian president and his administration blatantly thumb its nose at God? I'm sorry, but any true Christian who has spent time reading his or her own Bible would know that Israel is off limits and that true peace will never be established until Jesus Christ returns again.To ignore history - - especially recent history - - all for the sake of political expediency is dangerous and arrogant. To continue to push such initiatives is suicidal, borderline psychotic, and it shows a disdain for God and His truths not to mention a complete misunderstanding of Scripture and eschatology.SETTING THE STAGEDr. David R. Reagan has published a truly remarkable study of recent world events and their prophetic significance in relation to Israel on his Lamb & Lion Ministries website. I encourage you to take some time to read his report in its entirety because it provides some additional in-depth information on this topic and adds comments on why we may be at a critical juncture in our nation's history.His thesis is the foundation of this piece and in many cases several excerpts will be included here given their grave importance to upcoming world events with immense spiritual implications.What emerges from the reading is a clear and accurate account that we are on the threshold of the Tribulation and, as Dr. David Reagan puts it, "we are living on borrowed time."To begin with, God is the one who establishes nations and He is the one who takes them down (Daniel 2:20-21). When a nation rebels against God, He responds first by raising up prophetic voices to call the nation to repentance.These are not people with supernatural knowledge of the future. They are simply those who have the spiritual gift of discernment to see where a nation is missing God's mark. In other words, they know how to apply the Scriptures to current events.If a nation refuses to listen to the prophetic voices, God will then send remedial judgments. That is to say that God will do what He has to in order to get our attention. Deuteronomy 28 lists the many forms that these judgments can take, which includes economic failure, rebellion of youth, an epidemic of divorce, confusion in government, foreign domination, and military defeat. The chapter also mentions natural disasters like drought, crop failure, and pestilence.Sometimes God uses signs of nature to underline the importance of major events. More often, He uses signs of nature as remedial judgments to call nations to repentance. He has always spoken to the world through signs of nature. One example that comes readily to mind is the birth of Jesus when God placed a special light in the heavens. Another is when Jesus was crucified and the earth experienced three hours of darkness and a major earthquake.There are also many examples of remedial judgments in the Bible that involve natural disasters. For example, the plagues with which God afflicted Egypt in order to convince Pharaoh that he should release the children of Israel from captivity. I could go on and on.Clearly, both the Bible and history attest to the fact that God has a pattern of dealing with nations.Sadly, there are times when a nation ignores such messages from God and instead digs in against Him and His calls to repentance. This is the point of no return and it is often referred to as "when the wound becomes incurable" (Nahum 3:19, Jeremiah 30:12, and Micah 1:9).It is at this point that the Lord will deliver the nation from judgment to destruction.Do all natural catastrophes represent remedial judgments of God? No - - most are products of the natural processes of our weather systems. How then can we determine when a natural calamity is a remedial judgment?Dr. David R. Reagan suggests, "One important factor is the timing of the event as it relates to the sins of the nation. Another factor is the magnitude of the event. Remedial judgments are designed to have great shock value in order to capture people's attention and force them to think with an eternal perspective. The most important factor is God's Spirit witnessing to the spirits of those to whom He has given the gift of prophecy. They will be motivated to speak forth with a united voice."The culmination of the remedial judgments on the U.S. in recent history seemed to come with 9/11. This tragedy was a wake-up call from God for our nation to repent. Personally, it fulfilled this very purpose in my own life.There is no question that our national sins have called down remedial judgments from God. Yet, as Dr. David R. Reagan brilliantly catalogs, "what I think we may have failed to realize is that since 1991, many of the judgments we have experienced have been directly related to our mistreatment of Israel."DRESS REHEARSALThe Bible provides us with many signs we are to watch for that will signal the soon return of Jesus Christ. The signs related to Israel are the most important.The key to understanding where we are on God's prophetic timeline is to take a closer look at the Jewish people and the state of Israel since they are God's timepiece.God often points to future events and says they will occur when certain things happen involving Israel. A good example can be found in Luke 21:24 when Jesus is quoted as saying that He would return "when Jerusalem is no longer trampled down by the Gentiles."In the end times, all the nations of the world will come together against Israel over the issue of Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3). Tragically, even though many of our blessings as a nation have been due to the fact that we have historically been a safe haven and friend to the Jewish people, it was the early 90's when we began to turn against Israel.Believe it or not, we were the ones who forced Israel into adopting the current suicidal policy of appeasement and we have been twisting her arm ever since, pressuring them to divide up the land that God gave them as an everlasting possession.White House correspondent William Koenig recently wrote a book titled Eye to Eye. It was subtitled, Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel. The thesis of the book is that many of the natural calamities, economic setbacks, and political crises experienced by the United States since 1991 have been directly related to actions we have taken to force Israel to surrender territory to the Arabs.Koenig is a devout Evangelical Christian who has the gift of prophecy. Accordingly, he has the discernment to see the supernatural relationship between world events and judgments of God.His book had a very prophetic cover. It showed President Bush looking over his right shoulder at a hurricane, and in the eye of the hurricane was a Star of David, the symbol of Israel.The title of the book, Eye to Eye, was suggested by Koenig's wife. She took it from Matthew Henry's commentary on Isaiah 52:8 - -"They [the watchmen] shall see an exact agreement and correspondence between the prophecy and the events, the promise and the performance; they shall see how they look upon another eye to eye, and be satisfied that the same God spoke the one and did the other."In other words, in the end times there will be people who are prophetically gifted to recognize the correspondence between Bible prophecies and world events.In his book Koenig shows the amazing parallels between U.S. mistreatment of Israel and subsequent natural calamities, economic setbacks and political crises. Let me share just a few of the examples he gives.The Madrid Conference - This conference, which we forced on Israel, marked the beginning of the "land for peace" process. The opening of the conference on October 30, 1991, coincided with the formation of "the Perfect Storm." This was the record breaking storm along our Atlantic seacoast which produced 100 foot high waves and heavily damaged President Bush's home at Kennebunkport, Maine. The headlines of USA Today on November 1, 1991, had the stories of the storm and the Madrid Conference side by side.Round Six of the Bilateral Peace Talks - In June of 1992 Yitzhak Rabin was elected the new Prime Minister of Israel. We immediately insisted that he come to Washington, D.C. and meet with Yasser Arafat. The day that meeting began, August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew slammed into Florida with winds of 177 miles per hour. The damage done amounted to over $30 billion - the most costly hurricane in U.S. History to that point in time.Arafat at the United Nations - In September of 1998 Yasser Arafat was invited to speak to a special session of the United Nations that was held in New York. President Clinton arranged a meeting with him to put pressure on Israel. As the meeting took place, Hurricane Georges smashed into the Gulf Coast causing over $6 billion in damage.Arafat and a Palestinian State - With our encouragement, Arafat announced that he was going to proclaim a Palestinian state on May 4, 1999. Even though President Clinton later persuaded Arafat to postpone the declaration to at least December, on the very day the proclamation was to have been made (May 3rd in the U.S.; May 4th in Israel), the most powerful tornado in U.S. history tore through Oklahoma City with wind speeds of 316 miles per hour, destroying over 2,000 homes.The Camp David Summit - From July 11 through July 24 in the summer of 2000, President Clinton hosted a summit conference between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Clinton pressured Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to surrender the heartland of Israel. During these precise dates, a major heat wave struck the South Central U.S. and fires broke out in our Western states. At one point, there were over 50 active fires that consumed over 500,000 acres before the end of the month.White House Ramadan Celebration - On Thursday evening, November 7, 2002, President Bush hosted a dinner at the White House to honor the Muslim religious holiday called Ramadan. In his speech that evening, the President said:". . . this season commemorates the revelation of God's word in the holy Koran to the prophet Muhammad. Today this word inspires faithful Muslims to lead lives of honesty and integrity and compassion . "We see in Islam a religion that traces its origins back to God's call on Abraham . . ."Two days later a total of 88 tornados hit Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania..The Middle East Peace Plan - On April 30, 2003, U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer presented the "Road Map" peace plan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. It was a plan formulated by an ungodly coalition called "the Quartet." This group was made up of Russia, the European Union, the United Nations, and the United States. It called for Israel to surrender Gaza and its heartland of Judea and Samaria to the Palestinians. On May 3rd Secretary of State Colin Powell departed for the Middle East for talks to implement the plan. On May 4th Secretary Powell met with terrorist leader Hafez Assad of Syria and made a commitment to him to include the surrender of the Golan Heights in the peace plan. That day a swarm of tornados began tearing apart the Central United States. Over the next 7 days, there was a total of 412 tornados - the largest cluster ever observed by NOAA since it began its record keeping in 1950. The previous record had been 177 in 1999.In summary, between October 1991 and November 2004, the United States experienced:
* 9 of the 10 largest insurance events in U.S. history.* 9 of the 10 greatest natural disasters as ranked by FEMA relief costs.* 5 of the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history* 3 of the 4 largest tornado swarms in U.S. history.
All of which were linked to our attempts to pressure Israel into either dividing up its land or surrendering part of its capital city of Jerusalem.The world would laugh and call these coincidences, but Christians don't believe in coincidence. God is sovereign. He is in control.The most recent chaotic event in Israel was the forced withdrawal of all Jews from Gaza. It began on August 7, 2005 and continued through the 22nd, as nearly 9,000 Israelis were uprooted from their land and homes. Many had been in the area for as long as 35 years.It was a heart-wrenching event to watch women and children manhandled, synagogues violated, torah scrolls desecrated, houses bulldozed, graves dug up, and farms destroyed. Entire Jewish communities were forcibly removed from land which God has given to the Jewish people as an everlasting possession (Psalm 105:8-11).And while this travesty was taking place, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began applying more pressure with the following statement: "Everyone empathizes with what the Israelis are facing . . . but it cannot be Gaza only."What was the supernatural response from God?The withdrawal ended on August 22nd, and ON THE VERY NEXT DAY, the government of Bermuda announced that a tropical depression had formed off its coast. Dubbed "Katrina," the storm quickly developed into the most powerful hurricane in modern history.It slammed into New Orleans and the Mississippi coast four days later on the 27th. The hurricane disrupted 25% of our crude oil production and destroyed our nation's largest port (the 5th largest in the world in terms of tonnage).It is also interesting to note that the hurricane hit just three days before New Orleans - which often refers to itself proudly as "Sin City USA" - was scheduled to host an ungodly event that had come to be called "The Gay Mardi Gras." The theme this year was to be "Jazz and Jezebels."The previous year the event drew 125,000 revelers who proudly flaunted their perversion publicly in a parade that featured the bizarre. Incredibly, this event was sponsored by a group that has named itself "Southern Decadence."New Orleans is known for its occult practices, particularly voodoo. The city is also infamous for its high murder rate and its rampant political corruption.Nonetheless, I do not believe the storm was meant primarily as a judgment upon the city of New Orleans. Rather, I see it as a judgment on our entire nation for our mistreatment of Israel. The consequences of the storm were national in scope.Still not convinced that perhaps God was trying to tell us something?Rabbi Joseph Garlitzky, head of the international Chabad Lubavitch movement's Tel Aviv synagogue, recounted for WorldNetDaily a speech he gave soon after Hurricane Katrina:"We don't have prophets who can tell us exactly what are God's ways, but when we see something so enormous as Katrina, I would say (President) Bush and (Secretary of State Condoleeza) Rice need to make an accounting of their actions, because something was done wrong by America in a big way. And here there are many obvious connections between the storm and the Gaza evacuation, which came right on top of each other. No one has permission to take away one inch of the land of Israel from the Jewish people."Some of those "obvious connections" or eerie similarities between Katrina and the evacuation of Gush Katif, including parallels in events, names and numbers:
* Close to 10,000 Jews were expelled from their homes in the Gaza Strip and parts of Northern Samaria. Katrina's death toll was just over 10,000.* America's population ratio to Israel is about 50:1. Ten thousand Jews who lost their Gaza homes is the equivalent of about 500,000 Americans who have been reported to have been displaced as a result of Katrina.* Gaza's Jewish communities were located in Israel's southern coastal region; America's southern coastal region was hit by Katrina.* Katrina, written in Hebrew, has a numerical equivalent of 374, according to a biblical numbering system upheld by all traditional Jewish authorities. Two relevant passages in the Torah share the exact numerical equivalent: "They have done you evil" (Genesis 50:17) and "The sea upon land" (Exodus 14:15).* Bush, from Texas, and Rice, from Alabama, were the most vocal U.S. backers of the Gaza evacuation. Hurricane Katrina hit the states in between Texas and Alabama - - Louisiana and Mississippi.* Similarity in scenes: Many residents of Jewish Gaza climbed to their rooftops to escape the threat of expulsion, while residents of the Gulf Coast climbed on their own rooftops to protect themselves from the rising waters.* Gush Katif was an important agricultural area for Israel, providing the Jewish state with 70 percent of its produce. A New Orleans port that exported much of the Midwest's agricultural production was destroyed by Katrina.
Why is the Bush Administration so willing to ignore recent history in pursuit of the elusive prospect of peace in the Middle East?CURTAIN UPPresident Bush could have created a historical legacy by promoting and pushing a domestic agenda that resonated with the hearts and minds of his conservative base of supporters.However, instead of using his bully pulpit to advance vital measures important to us he's decided to take a path that will lead to infamy, not fame.Speaking of President Bush, many are asking why such a committed Evangelical would put such inordinate pressure on Israel. More and more, people are asking, "Why doesn't President Bush see the prophetic significance of end time Israel?" Dr. David R. Reagan recently put that question to Bill Koenig when he interviewed him. His response was very illuminating.Koenig pointed out that President Bush was raised in the Episcopal Church and in recent years has attended the Methodist Church. Although there are pastors in both of these churches who recognize the prophetic significance of modern Israel, the vast majority of the spiritual leaders in both churches (and especially those on the national level) believe in Replacement Theology. This is the theology that says God washed His hands of the Jewish people in the First Century and replaced Israel with the Church. They therefore see no prophetic significance to the re-establishment of Israel.Koenig stated that within the Bush Administration the President is not the only victim of this erroneous theology. He is surrounded by godly people who have also grown up spiritually in Replacement churches. So, even though these people may respect the Judaic roots of their faith, they have no appreciation for the prophetic significance of modern day Israel.I guess it's just another case of the blind leading the blind.I also find it incredibly fascinating that Jesus said the signs of the times would be like "birth pangs" (Matthew 24:8) describing the end times by referring to them in a way that all cultures and peoples can understand - - pregnancy and birth.A casual reading of any of the media's news reports on the upcoming Annapolis peace summit from this past week has uncovered some striking parallels with Jesus' use of symbolism that should raise some eyebrows.For instance, consider that one article stated that "Annapolis may well bring us closer to what European Union foreign policy Chief Javier Solana is saying is doable within nine months, referring to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians that would birth a Palestinian state on Israel's covenant lands." (italics mine).I do not believe that it is mere coincidence that such verbiage has been used in connection with issues involving God's holy land.Blogger Michael Mickey of The Rapture Alert recently postulated that the United States could be sitting on a cataclysmic time bomb.In a widely read post from last week, Mickey wrote:"As the United States prepares for its upcoming Middle East peace conference to be held in Annapolis, God is, in my opinion, drawing our attention to the fact that He is keeping a close eye on developments concerning this most blessed of nations lending an ear to Israel's enemies and, in fact, providing them with support to obtain portions of Israel's God-given covenant lands."How is God drawing the attention of those willing to see the spiritual connotations of events transpiring in the world around us as Annapolis draws near, potentially placing our nation in great peril of coming up on the curse side of God's promise of blessing and curse recorded in Genesis 12:3? He's drawing our eyes toward Yellowstone - - and dramatically so of late, in my opinion."The Independent recently unveiled an article on its site entitled "Yellowstone: The Time Bomb Under America.""The opening lines of the article are anything but comforting, reading as follows:"Deep beneath Yellowstone National Park lies a vast super-volcano which, if it blew up, could devastate much of the US. Recently, it's been a bit too restless for comfort.'"Too restless for comfort indeed when we consider that Annapolis may well bring us closer to what European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana is saying is 'doable' within nine months, referring to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians that would birth a Palestinian state on Israel's covenant lands!Conclusions?"Trying to find the United States of America in Bible prophecy is like looking for a needle in a haystack. May Yellowstone be an answer as to why? I'm not sure but the last paragraph of the Independent's article certainly doesn't close the door on that being a possibility:"And what if the ground at Yellowstone does not start to go down? Well, these calderas, he admits, occasionally they burp. Let's hope the park's belly-ache resolves itself - such a "burp" would shake half of the planet."In spite of God's clear warning provided in Genesis 12:3 that He will bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse her, the United States, potentially within a year of a peace deal coming into existence that may well lead to the prophesied cries of 'peace and safety' foretold in 1st Thessalonians 5:3, is casting God's Word aside in spite of many Christian leaders and Jewish rabbis publicly warning against the United States helping Israel make what Bible prophecy clearly demonstrates to us is the equivalent of a covenant with hell is anything but wise!"I don't know about any of you but, if I was sitting on a time bomb, I think I'd be careful concerning how my actions might influence the outcome of my predicament, especially if the bomb's designer was watching my every move with trigger in hand and I'd been amply forewarned by those who know him best that certain practices of mine could lead to disaster for me!"But that's just me."May the Lord have mercy on those He is willing to, particularly those of us who love Him and fear His righteous judgments."A major eruption at Yellowstone in modern times would be devastating. It would obliterate the national park and nearby communities, spread ground-glass-like volcanic ash from the Pacific coast to the Midwest, and cause worldwide weather changes from the airborne dust and gases, according to Smith, who described the potential effects in detail in his book Windows into the Earth, published in 2000.A modern full-force Yellowstone eruption could kill millions, directly and indirectly, and would make every volcano in recorded human history look minor by comparison.God is on His throne. He is in control. He cannot be mocked. He will not tolerate the division of His holy land. Nor will He tolerate gross immorality that mocks everything that is moral and decent.God loves our nation. He has blessed us more than any other nation. His Word says that to those to whom much is given, much is expected (Luke 12:47-48). His Word also says He disciplines those whom He loves (Hebrews 12:7).Another thing His Word makes clear is that when He sends discipline, the fundamental purpose is never to punish. Instead, the purpose is to call us to repentance so that we might be saved.Here's how the prophet Isaiah expressed it: "When the earth experiences Your judgments, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness" (Isaiah 26:9b).Our God is truly a God of amazing grace. Even when He pours out His wrath, He does so hoping that it will provoke repentance so that people can be saved.We as a nation have set our jaw against God. We are tempting Him to move us from judgment to destruction. Our God is so merciful. He is patiently sending us one wake-up call after another because He never pours out His wrath without warning.Make no mistake, a wake-up call from God is on the horizon. It is imperative that when that call comes we don't simply roll over and hit the snooze button - - again.I pray that this time we'll have the heartfelt desire to want to change our ways, repent and refocus our hearts and minds on what's truly a worthwhile pursuit: A relationship and life with our Lord and Savior.I pray that the hearts of our leaders to be opened to the significance of Israel in Bible prophecy.As the representatives from many nations across the globe converge on Annapolis this week, they are all ready to play their role on the stage of world history.The curtain may be rising on this 'historical" peace summit, but the curtain might also be closing upon the stage of human history as we know it.The rest of us will wait with baited breath for the resulting spiritual response that looms over us. The only question that remains is whether or not God will send us judgment or destruction.Sources CitedLamb & Lion Ministries: Home of Christ in Prophecy. (2005). Hurricane Katrina: The Prophetic Significance Retrieved November 23, 2007, from http://www.lamblion.com /articles/prophecy/signs/Signs -10.php
Dark Mysteries of Earth's Last Days!
"And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many; he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true; wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it."
Daniel 8:23-27
"And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand."
Daniel 12:8-10
"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
II Thessalonians 2:11-12
In this issue of the Last Trumpet Newsletter, we will examine an amazing phenomenon that is prevalent throughout the world, and especially in the United States, during these last and final days of time. We are living in a strange time when almost no one knows what is really happening or why it is happening. It is as if there is an unobservable barrier between the vast majority of the people and an elite few, who impose their will on the masses of humanity. It should not be hard to believe that this is the case, for it is the only explanation as to why things are the way they are and why conditions never seem to depart from a conspiratorial pattern. This holds true no matter who occupies the high offices of worldly authority.
In the Bible verses above, we read of a strong delusion from God that would engulf the people of the world that have rejected truth. We are also told that the wicked will continue to due wickedly and that they will never understand. In fact, there is only one remnant of people who can sort out all of the confusion of the last days and clearly see what is truly happening. In Daniel 12:10, they are called the wise, and they are the true children of Almighty God.
The satanic ruling elite of this nation of the United States and the rest of the world depend heavily on the maintenance of ignorance of the people, who are also encouraged to express their disbelief and consternation regarding any notion of any conspiracy at all. That is why radio talk show hosts, who are all paid stooges of the Illuminati, laugh and scorn those who think evil operates in secrecy. In the first Scripture portion above, however, we read that an evil man will rise up in the latter days when the transgressors are come to the full. Quite obviously, the world is currently realigning for unification, and when that objective is achieved, someone is going to run it! Also remember that in the new age one-world system, diversity is encouraged as long as a common satanic thread runs through every diverse component of thought, religion, and ideology. True Christianity is the only thing that isn't allowed. Test that in any public (government) school!
The man who is to control the world for a little while is said to stand up, which means to seize power quickly. He will also have a fierce countenance and will understand dark sentences. The word sentences, in this case, means riddles. Thus, he wields his power by a perfect understanding of clandestine power and by the use of dark riddles. The evil world dictator will control the people by keeping them confused and guessing until they finally resign themselves to ignorance and fear as subservient stooges, who will never raise a question or think for themselves again. Truly, these days are upon us!
We will now look at our world and its current condition. I do offer this word of encouragement, however: You do not have to be in the realm of darkness and uncertainty. You are held there only by your sin and rebellion against the Almighty Saviour. If you stop right now and pour your heart out in prayer, God will hear you and lead you into the full obedience of the Gospel. You can be set free and walk in the light of God, where there is peace for the soul and a joyous hope for a glorious eternity very soon. It is later than you think!
One World Under Satan!
A prime example of the efforts to unify the world is the recent proposal made by presidential candidate John Edwards. Edwards was speaking at Pace University in New York City, where he proposed the expansion of a type of Department of Homeland Security to encompass the entire world. His proposal calls for the establishment of a totally new and innovative organization called the Counterterrorism and Intelligence Treaty Organization, or C.I.T.O. (1) This is to be a one-world, all-seeing eye organization, which will no doubt have unlimited surveillance power over all the people of the world. The constant threat of terror is being used to unify the world into a single brainwashed population unit.
Another example of population control in the new one-world dictatorship is the planned microchip implantation in all people. Unquestionably, we live in an electronic world, which is already cursed with cancer-causing stray current everywhere. On September 9th, 2007, the Associated Press reported that it has now been proven that implanted microchips induce malignant tumors in animals. This was also verified by Dr. Keith Johnson, a retired toxicological pathologist who leads microchip research at the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan. It is even more shocking when we consider that the research was conclusive regarding the cancerous tumors in 1996, well before the U.S. Government approved the chips for human implantation on January 10th, 2005. (2)
The reaction of the Food and Drug Administration is still a full endorsement for the use of the chip in humans, which allows the manufacturer, VeriChip, to continue its marketing plans. Obviously, VeriChip and the FDA are sharing the same bedroom on this one, and the FDA, the Federal governmental agency to which our health and well-being is supposed to be entrusted, is turning the trick for them. How heinously frightful is this situation? VeriChip plans to implant microchips in forty-five million Americans as soon as possible! (3) Countless animals already have them, and over two thousand Americans are implanted with them already. Certain doctors have used the words: "..they are to be widely implanted in people." (4) Here let it be known that it was former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, who became President Bush's Secretary of Health and Human Services and thus was in charge of the FDA, that arranged for the approval of microchipping humans. Five months later, Thompson promptly resigned his post, and within five months he became a board member of VeriChip and Applied Digital Solutions and was rewarded heavily, including stock options. (5) I must also mention that I personally met Tommy Thompson at his first inauguration in Madison, Wisconsin. I remember him looking directly into my eyes and telling me he needed prayer. Tommy Thompson is a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Freemason, who has done his ritual work at the massive Masonic Temple on Wisconsin Street, just off from the Capitol Square. I was once kicked out of that building as a visitor at their open house for exposing the mysteries of the high degrees to low-level fellowcraft Masons.
When I think of the implanted microchips causing cancer, I am immediately reminded of Revelation 16:2, which reads as follows: "And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth, and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image." Noisome and grievous indicates that the sore is loathsome and will not heal. We also read in Isaiah, chapter one, of a sinful nation that is to be burned. It is also a nation that is to be afflicted with sores. Isaiah 1:6 reads as follows: "From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment." We know that God is speaking of a spiritual condition of a nation, but is He also speaking of individuals by the millions who have malignant tumors which have metastasized, all because they have committed the ultimate act of disobedience to God and received the mark of the beast?
Clearly, our world is unifying into large segments, and one of those segments that is being realigned right now is the North American Continent; including the United States, Mexico, and Canada. You would have to be blind to not see this happening! Unfortunately, spiritual blindness is the very condition of our day! On August 20th, 2007, President Bush met once again with the leaders of Canada and Mexico at Montebello, near Ottawa, Canada. There was something very strange going on as these three leaders met to exchange dark sentences. Their scheme is to unite the three nations of the North American continent, but they are releasing no real information to the constituents of those nations. (6) Ten days later, the Bush Administration opened up the highways in the United States to Mexican trucks, which can now freely roll up and down our highways carrying who-knows-what! (7) The very next day, Mexico's President, Felipe Calderon, issued a formal protest against any crackdown on illegal immigrants in the United States. (8) Calderon is no doubt a cauldron of trouble and is getting over-anxious about merging his nation with what is left of the United States.
It was also announced that Red China is going to install sensors along the I-35 NAFTA superhighway corridor in order to monitor its products as they are shipped by truck. All containers from China are to contain RFID, or radio frequency identification transmitters. Lockheed Martin tracking technology is being used in the project as well. (9) What they are not telling us is that the equipment being installed along the highway can also read the microchips implanted in humans, providing a continual checkpoint system. In Communist countries, we used to hear of the little booths along the roads at check points, and all cars were stopped and inspected. In the United States, we will have the same program except that it is to be electronic with no need for the little booths as the traffic rolls on. Big Brother will know where you are at all times. It is also interesting to note that Michael Chertoff recently made a statement regarding national identification cards. In a recent CNN report regarding the ID cards, Chertoff used the words, "Resistance is futile!" (10) Remember, the word Chertoff literally means son of the devil in the Russian language!
On September 7th, 2007, President Bush was in Sydney, Australia, at the Sydney Opera House for a meeting with APEC, which is an organization comprised of the twenty-one Pacific Rim nations. Our President, George Bush, also known as Mr. Embarrassment, proceeded to address the summit as OPEC, which is the oil producing cartel and an entirely different organization. Mr. Bush tried to correct his error by saying he confused the two names because Australian Prime Minister John Howard invited him to OPEC next year. That would be impossible, because neither Australia nor the United States are members. President Bush continued to dig himself deeper into the pit of error and incompetence when he referred to the Australian troops in Iraq as Austrian. (11) President George Bush is the first American President to become the laughingstock of the entire world!
My primary reason for bringing up the subject of President Bush and the APEC summit is because only a few days after the summit, massive earthquakes began to rock the entire Pacific Rim region. On September 12th, 2007, a powerful magnitude 8.4 earthquake hit near southern Sumatra. This was followed by numerous other quakes and aftershocks with magnitudes up to 7.4. Homes, shopping malls, and especially Moslem mosques were heavily damaged. Tall buildings as far as twelve hundred miles away swayed dramatically. Ten people were known to be dead, but the injuries were numerous. (12) It is quite obvious that Almighty God is not pleased with this region of high immorality and false religions. The Pacific Rim is also known as the Ring of Fire because of the many active volcanoes that form a concentric pattern. Judgment will soon hit so hard in that area that it would stagger the imagination.
In the Middle East, the State of Israel has announced that it is preparing for a major conflict with Syria. Syria has been firing upon Israeli war planes flying over Syria. (13) Meanwhile, on September 2nd, 2007, the London Times Newspaper featured a story stating that the Pentagon is planning a "three-day blitz" against 1,200 targets in Iran. (14) This three-day blitzkrieg, orchestrated by Herr Bushler, could easily catapult us into World War III, unless God would intervene. The entire Middle East is pulsating with potential to trigger the final World War. We have already invaded the land that was ancient Babylon. Is the land that was ancient Medo-Persia next? When will the Kings of the East begin to strike? In these perilous times, we truly need the Saviour!
On September 6th, 2007, BBC News reported that UK jets have been shadowing Russian bombers. Russia has been sending long-range bombers on long-distance patrols. The Norwegian Air Force also reported that they had to intercept eight Russian Tupolev Tu-95 Bear aircraft. (15) We also know that on September 12th, 2007, Reuters News Service reported that Russia had just successfully tested the world's most powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shockwave power of a massive nuclear blast. This bomb has been given the name father of all bombs. It is said to have no match in the world! The Russians said that this bomb is their answer to the U.S.-built Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb or MOAB.
The test area where the Russian bomb went off was completely destroyed as strong buildings were flattened and the ground was scorched from intense heat. Reporters said that the ground afterward looked like a lunar landscape. The small initial blast dispersed a main load of explosive material into a massive cloud, which ignited in the air. A pressure wave was generated along with a partial vacuum. The main destruction was inflicted by an ultrasonic shockwave with amazingly high temperatures. In a populated area, anything alive would instantly evaporate. (16) All of this is quite astounding when we consider the words of Zechariah 14:12 as follows: "And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth."
Are the people of the world safe from their own respective military forces? On August 8th, 2007, the Courier Mail Newspaper reported that Australian RAAF F/A-18 warplanes were locking in and targeting civilian automobiles with class four lasers. The government said it was a mistake and that the pilot forgot to turn the lasers off. The government also said, "Members of the public are being advised to seek medical advice if they are concerned that they may have been exposed." The class four lasers are the most powerful in use by the RAAF. (17) We must also note that President Bush has induced the Boeing Aircraft Company to install powerful lasers on commercial 747-400 aircraft as anti-missile devices. (18) These are amazing times when commercial passenger aircraft are being equipped with war devices and capabilities.
We have also learned from an Associated Press report dated September 6th, 2007, that nuclear warheads were flown across the United States after a B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed. Six nuclear warheads were in the skies over America for three hours at armed status. This was originally reported in the Military Times Newspaper. (19) The government said it was an error and that they are looking into it! We are living in a time when anything can happen anytime, and eventually, something will happen. God help us all!
The Proliferation of Perversion!
I am sometimes asked this question: how can we be sure these are the last days? The answer to that question could be quite involved, but to be concise, everything that the Bible said would happen during this unique time of the end is indeed happening. Even without reading the Scripture, simple logic and common sense would tell you that if society continues its current course, it would self-destruct in the not-to-distant future.
The Scriptures tell us in II Timothy 3:1-5 of these days as follows: "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
Why should God bless America when this evil American society persistently offends Him and either ignores or scorns His mercy and grace? Recent reports indicate that a full thirty percent of adult Americans have an alcohol problem. (20) One in twelve adult workers in America, which is over ten million people, are using illicit drugs and alcohol to the extent that they need treatment. (21) It has also been reported that over twenty-five percent of American females between the ages of 14 and 59 are infected with the HPV virus. This is the sexually transmitted human wart virus, which causes most cases of cervical cancer. The Centers for Disease Control also reported that among the age group of 20 to 24, the percentage of those infected is 44.8 percent. (22) There is a heavy price to pay for disobeying and defying the Almighty. The Lord warned Israel what would happen to them if they rejected Him. We read of this in Deuteronomy 28:60-62 as follows: "Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed. And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God."
For those who think this warning is for the ancient past only, consider the words of Revelation 22:18, which says, "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book." Thus, if you have ever wondered why there are so many and varied diseases, and many of them incurable; and if you wonder where they are coming from, you have your answer. Conditions have never been like they are now. If you are reading this, and have one or more of these diseases, there is hope. Repent and obey the Gospel. Use natural remedies and pray and walk closely with the Saviour. Miracles still happen. God's mercy is beyond comprehension; otherwise He would have destroyed this world long ago!
By now you may be thinking, are things really that bad? Are people really that sinful? One shocking problem is the Internet, which features a flood of filth from the very mouth of Satan. Hard core child abuse images, including child rape, now comprise twenty-nine percent of all the images investigated. The children involved are mostly under twelve. (23) On the other end of the age spectrum, there is so much sexually transmitted disease among senior citizens in New York City that the city is sponsoring AIDS education programs and handing out thousands of condoms at the senior centers and other places where the elderly congregate. The Staten Island Advance Newspaper reported that the big complaint among women in their eighties who were given condoms is that they wanted to be given a man to go with it! (24)
The New York City Health Department has also allocated 600,000 dollars to promote and supply the morning after pill, which destroys conception in the womb. This is being called an "emergency contraception." (25) The program zeros in on thousands of teenage girls who are being told that "this is plan B."
Another sure sign of judgment soon to come is the takeover of the world by sodomites or homosexuals. In the month of June 2007, major cities around the globe were the sites of massive "gay pride" parades and other programs to honor their cause of perverted sexual appetites. I have in front of me a photograph of the Gay Pride Parade that took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this past June. The wide street lined with skyscrapers is filled with a sea of humanity as far as the eye can see. This was also the case in scores of cities elsewhere. (26) Is this a sure sign of the end of the world? Nothing could be clearer regarding this fact than the very words of the Lord Jesus himself as found in Luke 17:28-30 as follows: "Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed."
Even our frontrunning Presidential candidates for 2008 advocate homosexuals and lesbians. MSNBC News stated, "Hillary Clinton has been eager to bask in the gay love." (27) Hillary Clinton has received forty-eight percent of her campaign contributions from "gays." (28) Hillary has also been holding campaign rallies at such places as the Abbey in West Hollywood, which is a notorious gay hangout. (29) On March 15th, 2007, the Ides of March, which is a day honoring witchcraft, Hillary appeared on Bloomberg News. Hillary clearly stated, "I do not think homosexuality is immoral..let's not be eliminating people because of who they are or who they love." (30)
On August 8th, 2007, TIME-CNN featured the story of how Dr. Billy Graham endorsed Hillary for President and was ready to ordain Bill Clinton as an evangelist. Dr. Graham's exact words were, "I told President Clinton, when he left the Presidency, he should become an evangelist, because he had all the gifts. I also told him he could let his wife run the country." (31) This was stated in all seriousness, even though Billy's son Franklin tried to pass it off as a joke. Even if it was a joke, and there was nothing to indicate that it was, such foolish jesting from a crusade pulpit is abominable and forbidden in Scripture.
Yes, most assuredly it is gross sin and rebellion against God that is causing our nation to crumble, and if there is no repentance, great will be the fall of it! A spiritual shroud of gross darkness has covered our land as millions of people pour into the country that have never known the principles upon which our nation was founded. Businesses continue to fail, loans are in default everywhere, the housing market is in destruct mode, prices of goods and services continue to rise dramatically, crude oil prices have reached eighty dollars per barrel, and the worst is yet to come.
As our U.S. dollar continues to slide against other major currencies of the world, our national debt has now passed the nine trillion dollar mark. As of September 13th, 2007, at 12:17:34 GMT, our national debt was exactly $9,017,934,140,665.62. (32) There is no way to correct this massive debt. In fact, this debt is now analogous to light years of measurement. How much is nine trillion? Light travels at an approximate speed of 186,000 miles per second, which means it travels around the world at the equator seven and one-half times per second. Try to imagine how far light would travel in a minute, hour, day, week, month, or year. In one year, light travels about six trillion miles. Our national debt is one and one-half that in dollars. Truly, that's an astronomical debt!
Distress in the Creation!
Almighty God does speak through his creation, and awesome things are happening everywhere. More stars continue to explode in space, producing colorful displays. The latest calculations now reveal that the planet Mars will be only 55 million miles from earth on December 24th, 2007, and will indeed appear twenty-one times larger than it did one year ago. In the realm of witchcraft and the occult, this would mean a horrible war is about to break out on earth. The planet Mars is even now appearing larger every night.
Mars, which is known as the "angry red planet" and ancient "god of war", is making a lot of spiritual waves in the world of astrology. Meanwhile, Red China is trying to prepare for the 2008 Olympics, which are to be hosted in that Communist country. The San Jose Mercury News reported that the government of China is "drawing on decades of Communist Party discipline in preparation for the Olympics." (33) The lighting of the cauldron, which signals the beginning of the games is to take place in Beijing at exactly 8:08 P.M., August 8, 2008. (34) In the astrology of witchcraft, the number eight is the number of the sign of the scorpion. It appears in the fifth month of the zodiac with five months left in our calendar year. In Revelation 9:10-11, we read of a strange army that rises up as follows: "And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon."
The Olympics are Greek in origin, and even in this present time, the Olympic torch is always lighted by the rays of the sun god while a priestess holds the torch on Mt. Olympus. The torch then is taken around the world and carried by many dignitaries before lighting the cauldron under the five rings of earth, wind, water, fire, and spirit. We must also note that the summer Olympics always takes place once every four years and always in a leap year to reconcile the calendar with the pagan sun god. In the United States, we also have our Presidential elections aligned with that same year. Here let it be noted that during the last week of August 2007 fires began to break out in southern Greece until half of the nation was on fire. Witnesses said, "It was like hell everywhere around the Olympic site." (35) In all of the recorded history of Greece, there has never been anything like this before. Without question we are in the last of the last days, and the signs of this time are everywhere. Eternity is just ahead, and you can be ready if you will seek the Saviour now!
In closing, I once again invite you to send your prayer requests to us, and we will give them individual and personal attention. I also extend my heartfelt thanks to all who support this ministry in so many ways. I pray that you will be blessed greatly with overcoming power from on High as we see the day approaching. Grace and peace be unto you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
David J. Meyer
Are You Saved?
"Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be."
God does have a plan for your life and He has provided a way for your salvation.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." [John 3:16]
The problem is: Man is sinful and separated from God. Thus he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life. Man was created to have fellowship with God; but, because of his stubborn self-will, he chose to go his own independent way, and fellowship with God was broken. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is an evidence of what the Bible calls sin.
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. [Romans 3:23]
The result of this sin, if not dealt with, is eternal damnation. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." [Romans 6:23]
However, this is not God's perfect plan for you because He loves you and does not want you eternally separated from Him. "He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." [2 Peter 3:9]
Man however is continually trying to reach God and the abundant life through his own efforts, such as a good life, philosophy or religion. But, all man's efforts do not bridge the gulf that separates a holy God and sinful man.
Jesus Christ is the Answer! Jesus Christ is God's ONLY provision for man's sin. Through Him you can know and experience God's love and plan for your life. God has bridged the gulf which separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. [Romans 5:8]
We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know and experience God's love and plan for our lives.

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. [John 1:12]

Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive our sins and to make us the kind of people He wants us to be. Just to agree intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for our sins in not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of the will.
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. [Revelation 3:20]
Do you hear Him knocking at your door right now?

You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer. Can you think of anything more wonderful that could happen to you than receiving eternal life through faith in Christ? Would you like to thank God in prayer right now for what He has done for you? By thanking God, you demonstrate your faith. If the following suggested prayer express the desire of your heart, Christ will come into your life, as He promised. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart.
"Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be."
So, What's Next? The moment that you received Christ by faith, as an act of the will, many things happened, including the following:
Christ came into your life (Revelation 3:20 and Colossians 1:27).
Your sins were forgiven (Colossians 1:14).
You became a child of God (John 1:12).
You received eternal life (John 5:24).
You began the great adventure for which God created you (John 10:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17 and 1 Thessalonians 5:18).